See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.

10 used & new from £1.98
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Advertisements for Myself
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

Advertisements for Myself

~ Brave Captain
4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


5 new from £9.98 4 used from £1.99 1 collectible from £1.98

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
Brave Captain CDs
   www.cdconnection.com    Large selection of Brave Captain CDs in stock at discount prices! 
  
 

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Fingertip Saint Sessions, Vol. 2: Go With Yourself

The Fingertip Saint Sessions, Vol. 2: Go With Yourself

~ Brave Captain
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)  £5.97
All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace

All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace

~ Brave Captain
The Seldom Seen Kid

The Seldom Seen Kid

~ Elbow
4.4 out of 5 stars (171)  £4.98
Merriweather Post Pavilion

Merriweather Post Pavilion

~ Animal Collective
4.2 out of 5 stars (35)  £8.98
Hey Venus!

Hey Venus!

~ Super Furry Animals
4.3 out of 5 stars (26)  £8.98
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Audio CD (1 Jan 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Wichita
  • ASIN: B00006J4AZ
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 204,263 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Track Listings

1. The Sound Of Wichita
2. Birth Of The Project
3. Stand Up & Fight
4. The Blair Bush Project Live At The Old Skool
5. Rod’s Got One
6. I Was A Teenage Death Squad
7. Bees Of The Left Bank
8. Dive
9. This Weight That You Have Wound
10. Kissinger
11. Betsi’s Beads
12. Fucking Sunday
13. Wreckers Off Message
14. Mobilise
15. Down Between
16. My Mind Pictures
17. Zr/Rifle
18. Release
19. Love Will See Us Thru

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
If your knowledge of Martin Carr ends at the fact that he used to be the songwriter for The Boo Radleys, his third solo album, Advertisements for Myself, under the guise of Brave Captain, should come as an impressive curveball. An illogical progression from the inventive indie-rock offerings showcased on his earlier records, it immerses itself in a kaleidoscopic world of glitchy, technoid jitters, acid-fried drum & bass, and laptop-tweaked songsmithery with little precedent in any coherent musical field.

It's a breath of fresh air to find a singer-songwriter using such cutting-edge technology, and even if sometimes, he does end up making a dog's dinner of things--the Ramones-esque rock & roll clatter of "Stand Up And Fight" has a little too much fun with the electronic distortion dial--much of the Aphex Twin-style sequencing trickery is well up to par. That wicked sense of humour is still sharply honed, too: when Carr does pull out a grandiose tear-jerker, he goes and calls it something such as "I Was a Teenage Death Squad" to keep you on your toes. Sure, Advertisements For Myself is a flagrant piece of electronica bandwagon-jumping, but the Captain does it with such rabid enthusiasm--and occasionally, genuinely impressive skill--that it barely seems to matter. --Louis Pattison

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

3 Reviews
5 star:
 (2)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.3 out of 5 stars (3 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The sleeve art is great, too., 27 Jan 2003
By A Customer
"I won't always be around, but I will live forever," declares Martin Carr on this album, "as long as I'm remembered as somebody who mattered." It would be nice if, in terms of his musical output, people did remember him like this. It's more likely he'll just be half-remembered as the man who wrote "Wake Up Boo", which is a shame because this (Carr's third album under the Bravecaptain name)deserves to be heard.
Following on from the rather more meloncholy 'Go With Yourself', 'Advertisements...' is a decidedly more upbeat listen. Plenty of tracks are still laden with horns and strings, but now they are joined by all manner of cold, mechanical effects, beats and elements of electronica. It's a move that works well, especially on 'Rod's Got One'which mutates halfway through into something not a million miles away from Death in Vegas' 'Dirt'. Only better. This approach serves much of the album, with many of the tracks taking the form of inspired electronic doodles. The best of these is the slightly creepy 'zr/rifle', which initially sounds like something indistinct crawling round in the shadows which suddenly decides it's coming after YOU.
Despite this, there are still a few tracks which wouldn't be out of place on any of Carr's previous albums, such as 'I Was a Teeange Death Squad' and the magnificent, summer-y 'This Weight That You Have Found'(If the afore-mentioned 'Wake Up Boo' is the sound of waking up with morning sunlight streaming through the curtains, then this song is that same day when it has reached evening).
Reassuringly, the song titles are as odd as ever ("Oh, not ANOTHER song called 'Bees of the Left Bank")and, frustratingly, the silver-on-blue tracklisting will be the most difficult read of your life.
This is easily the best of the Bravecaptain albums so far, which even finds room for a song that - strangely - sounds like Embrace's 'Hooligan'.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Eat Pigs, Eat...", 14 Dec 2004
This is one of those albums that you just know is going to be brilliant as soon as the first song kicks in... - okay, having loved Giant Steps, C'mon Kid etc. I've always been a fan of Martin Carr's songs - but this is pure class. Impossibly to review obviously, like all great albums are. The style is all over the place - the closest Carr has got to Giant Steps in one way, just because it is all just a wonderful mismash: strange samples, distorted guitars, Beatles melodies, Aphex beats, short 'doodles' between tracks that are better than most band's best songs... As for the lyrics, well there's some angsty introspection, some boasting, some revolutionary politics, some love, and some... well, I dunno, you listen to 'I Was A Teenage Death Squad' and tell me what you think it's about. The quote on the album sleeve is from Orwell: "Advertising is the rattle of a stick in a swill bucket" so I doubt Brave Captain wants me to praise him too much. I'll just say: "Eat this, piggies, eat THIS!"
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Martin Carr's brave side-project, 14 May 2004
As the brains behind the music of The Boo Radleys, Brave Captain provides Martin Carr more artistic freedom, a wider latitude to experiment. 'Advertisements For Myself' combines everything from Aphex Twin/Mouse On Mars electronica and Flaming Lips psychadelia, to ringing industrial clanks and the Dandy Warhols-type fuzz-pop. You can sense Carr's musical thought process here, dabbling in different genres creating a pastiche of sounds and styles. Yet the CD has an undercurrent of The Boo Radleys' quirky structures and melodic wispful sound (sans trumpets and shoegaze tendencies) Martin Carr almost seemed liked a restless spirit with The Radleys, an unconventional musical visionary making music on 'his terms', which continues with side-project Brave Captain.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

The Body Shop

The Body Shop - Vitamin C Skin Boost
Protect and boost your glow with The Body Shop Vitamin C Skin Boost.

›Shop The Body Shop

  

Let Olay Amaze You

Olay Total Effects Day Moisturiser SPF15 50ml
Amazon.co.uk sells all your favourite ranges from Olay, including Regenerist and Total Effects.

›Discover Olay at Amazon.co.uk

  

A Close Shave

Philips Nivea Coolskin HS8060 Moisturizing Rotary Shaving System
For all types of hair removal, stay smooth with Amazon.co.uk.

›Discover Shaving & Hair Removal

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates