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~ The Sleepy Jackson
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (14 Jul 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Virgin
  • ASIN: B0000A2ZV9
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 51,240 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Good Dancers
2. Vampire Racecourse
3. Rain Falls For Wind
4. This Day
5. Acid In My Heart
6. Fill Me With Apples
7. Tell The Girls I'm Not Hangin' Out
8. Come To This
9. Miniskirt
10. Morning Bird
11. Don't You Know
12. Old Dirt Farmer
13. Mourning Rain

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Lovers, the debut album from Perth's the Sleepy Jackson, is another fine example of a bright modern pop album that steals liberally from the past, yet presents its thefts with such skill and charm that ultimately, it feels churlish to cry foul. Besides, frontman Luke Steel clearly boasts such a broad musical knowledge that just as you've sussed out the particular ghost he's channelling, he's cast it out and hopped to the next willing spirit. The spectre of George Harrison stalks the swooning, string-laden "Good Dancers", but it's not until right at the end that the debt becomes explicit in a swirl of backward sitars. The sleepy "Acid in My Heart" is Gram Parsons with a poisonous case of indigestion, Steel musing over the vulture-picked bones of a long-dead love affair as pedal-steel notes curl in the heat of the midday sun. And "Vampire Racecourse" borrows the thudding repetition as perfected by The Velvet Underground's "Waiting for the Man", but fuses it to the glammy, sew-on sequins strut of David Bowie's "Suffragette City". So, does Lovers display an impressive talent? Unquestionably, but sometimes you're left wondering if the Sleepy Jackson have a voice of their own. Still, they're breezily successful at breathing new life into tired old chords, and that's a fine place to start. --Louis Pattison


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Debut full length album for the Perth-formed act whose sound takes in psychedelia, country and folk music. Fronted by Luke Steele, their music has been compared to that of The Beatles, Neil Young and The Flying Burrito Brothers. The single, 'Vampire Racecourse', is included.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars nah, nah, nah, nah, NAH, NAH, 8 Aug 2003
By James Packer "jamespacker" (Chester) - See all my reviews
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I bought Lovers on the strength of one song (This Day) included on one of those compilation CDs on the front of a magazine. Why they chose to give away this one as a freebie is a mystery, I’d have thought it a certainty for release as a single. The chorus is a strong one anyway, even before the magnificent nah, nah, nah, nah, NAH, NAH (believe me, this sounds WAY better than it looks) hook kicks in – surely the moment of the album.

Luke Steele demonstrates on this song, and others, an uncanny ability to marry raw emotion with a killer tune. Acid in my Heart has emotion in spades, from the vitriolic first line ‘It’s true, I never had no fun with you…’, but this is housed within a melody that nags away at you all day long, despite not having a ‘chorus’ in the massive, signposted, sing-along sense that catchy songs are supposed to have.

Other notable tracks are Rain falls for Wind, with another killer first line ‘I’ve been drinking, and I’ve been thinking of you…’, and Tell The Girls I'm Not Hangin' Out, which, with it’s swirly guitars and dancy drums, sounds like the commercial end of Primal Scream.

Trying to pigeonhole the sound isn’t easy (or necessary) – lets just say if you enjoy mellow guitar music WITH EDGE, you will enjoy this. It doesn’t rock, but neither does it make for comfortable listening at times.

The only real downside to this album is the way it tails off just a bit towards the end. Songs in the latter half of the album tend to be barer and less produced, which is fine in it’s own right, but they are also a little weaker. Reshuffling the running order or having higher production values on these tracks could have alleviated the slight anticlimax of the last half.

This is being picky, though, as this is still a great album. If country-alt-rock (OK, I tried) is your thing, you will appreciate The Sleepy Jackson.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Australi-cana via Cali-forn-ia, 10 Nov 2003
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Forget the preening reviews from the indie press..this isnt the new Beck or Mogwai or Flaming Lips.
Aussie one man outfit Sleepy Jackson deliver the a nice ragged stew of sxities-influenced country music.George Harrison is in the mix on a few tracks as a ghostly influence,alongside some nice,chirpy mainstream rock.
But for something I usually find abhorrent this is a great album...its not 100% feelgood fun and Luke Steele has mixed some great twists in the tracks.."Vampire Racecourse" wss a forgotten classic from the summer whilst "Come To This" is an aussie harmony-fest.
On the spoken tracks Steele's attempts to sound Yankee are a tad strange but overall this is a sold and interesting debut long player.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Summertastic, 2 Aug 2003
By R. A. Langham "Rob Langham" (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is a highly inventive new album from a bunch of Australians. It lies somewhere between the cut 'n' paste approach of the Avalanches - only less dancey - with elements of the wierder side of alt country - cf. Flaming Lips. Great tunes -and altogether a great debut.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
Think of a mixture of George Harrison, Brian Wilson, The Velvet Underground, The Byrds and the Flaming Lips and you have The Sleepy Jackson. Read more
Published on 25 Jul 2006 by Mango Boy

5.0 out of 5 stars Trippy, psychadelic country/electro with bits of Yoko Ono?
On waking from a beautiful dream on a cold winter afternoon, my ears were caressed by what sounded like George Harrison being joined by a choir of children singing some kind of... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2005 by futureman24

3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe it'll grow on me...
I bought this on the back of a glowing review in 'Q', and hoping torecapture some of the magic of those classic Aussie albums by TheGo-Betweens and The Triffids. Read more
Published on 23 April 2004 by not_a_real_folkie

5.0 out of 5 stars Folk, country, rock . . . the new Elliott Smith?
While everybody seems to be mentioning the country aspects, and Gram Parsons; the guitar based structures, and George Harrison etc etc, the names that came to mind most, for me... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Album Of 2003 (well at least top 3)
Kicking off with the sublime single 'Good Dancers' (surely up there with 'Crazy In Love','Seven Nation Army' and 'Hey Ya' as a single of the year) this was probaly the album I... Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2003 by johnnyp123

5.0 out of 5 stars Winter is a time for Hibernation
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Published on 6 Dec 2003 by Mr. G. C. Cutter

4.0 out of 5 stars Fill me with apples, I am lovesick (drunk voice)!!!
Hey, don't worry about all those George Harrison comments- I don't even like Georgey Peorgey and this is just a cool wee album on its lonesome. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2003 by raywhoisking

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely
Since ditching the juice and finding God, Luke Steele has finally got his act together and crafted a truly wondrous work of art. Read more
Published on 11 Oct 2003 by Mr. M. Walsh

4.0 out of 5 stars Another 'best kept secret' LP...
Remember the first time you heard Nick Drake? Chances are a friend told you to have a listen. Same here. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2003 by TheJonesBoy

4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a listen
I stumbled across this album without ever having heard of the Sleepy Jackson, but was very impressed with it from the first listen. Read more
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