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~ Thrills (Ireland)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (30 Jun 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin Records
  • ASIN: B00009AQM9
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,806 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)
2. Big Sur
3. Don't Steal Our Sun
4. Deckchairs And Cigarettes
5. One Horse Town
6. Old Friends, New Lovers
7. Say It Ain't So
8. Hollywood Kids
9. Just Travelling Through
10. Your Love Is Like Las Vegas
11. 'Til The Tide Creeps In/Plans

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'So Much For The City' is the debut album by Dublin five-piece, The Thrills. Their sound is influenced by US West Coastacts of the 60's and 70's such as Buffalo Springfield and The Beach Boys - and the majority of the album was recorded in California. The singles, 'Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)', 'Big Sur' and 'One Horse Town' are all included.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good album but whats all the fuss about, 14 Sep 2003
This is a really nice album.Good musicians.Good vocals.And some quite nice songs.But with the amount of press focus and general media attention i was expecting something more than a nice album.I was expecting a great album.An exellent album.
Unfortunately i did not get that.I got three good tracks "Santa Cruz" "Say it ain't so" and "One Horse Town".And one great track:"Big Sur".But I was still very disapointed.I dont really listen to the album past track seven anymore.

However if you are just lounging about on a Sunday morning it is a pleasant start to the day.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Pure pop perfection, 24 Jul 2003
By Shikha Sharma (Middx, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
With this album, The Thrills have created an immediately likeable collection of effortless pop tunes. From the catchy opening track, Santa Cruz, you're carried away on a summer holiday as singer Conor Deasy croons about familiar American locations.
No doubt you've read in every other review about The Thrills that their sound pays homage to the era of West Coast and The Beach Boys and it works well for them in this breezy collection. The singles One Horse Town and Big Sur are a good indication of the other songs on the album so if you liked those, you're bound to love this. But at the same time, the more catchy, upbeat tunes are tempered by more melancholic sounding songs such as on the achingly beautiful Deckchairs and Cigarettes.
This is the perfect soundtrack to the summer with breezy, sunshiney tunes to lie back and enjoy.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Stuff!, 7 Jul 2003
By P. M. Wolter "Penny IOM" (Union Mills, Isle of Man United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This has got to be the best sound for the summer! It's just the happiest, easiest, summer sound from the very first time you hear it. If you like the surfing sound of The Beach Boys and the raw sound of The Saw Doctors this is the album to listen to. Well, I would like to listen to it but my 13 year old son seems to think its his... no chance!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Still playing 5 years on
I remember this album when The Thrills burst onto the scene 5 years ago with a clutch of California-inspired singles that captured the mood of what was a record-breaking summer... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mark Kobayashi-Hillary

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Prozac
This is a stunning album. Beautiful songs, sung in a beautifully original voice with gorgeous melodies and hooks-a-plenty. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Stephen Fern

3.0 out of 5 stars A Time-grower
I heard "Big Sur" at a friend's house and feel in love with the vocal harmonies, the sweet 60s-lyrics and the melodies. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jens Christensen

1.0 out of 5 stars Derivative candyfloss
Take anything by the Beach Boys and filter through anything by The High Llamas and this is what you will get. Read more
Published on 16 Dec 2006 by casalingua@hotmail.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Album
This is a great album with very singalong songs. A pleasant change from all the rubbish around these days. Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2005

2.0 out of 5 stars Good potential, but a very mixed bag...
The second half of this album I like - the slow-burning laid-back songs really hint at some genuine potential as UK alt-country contenders. Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2004 by A. E. Van Weyer

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic summer album
I have had this CD for nearly a year now and it is still one of my most played. I saw The Thrills perform 'Big Sur' on a Jools Holland show and was immediately hooked. Read more
Published on 26 Jul 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Good album, recommended
The Thrills are the best thing to come out of Ireland. Apart from U2, Guisness and potatoes. This is a really good album. Read more
Published on 11 May 2004 by nickskijnr

4.0 out of 5 stars So Much For U2
While in theory the idea of an "Irish Beach Boys" doesn't work, andshouldn't work, it does in reality. Read more
Published on 22 April 2004 by jc1981

2.0 out of 5 stars Of all the band-names...
Santa Cruz. One of the loveliest summer songs I've ever heard, it gentlybreezes into a lightly energetic chorus, and then back to woozy, sweetpop. Read more
Published on 22 April 2004 by gazthefool

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