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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best British Rock Band In Years, 20 May 2006
If your looking for non-pretentious, non-theatrical straight up no nonsense hard, loud (but accessible) alt rock then look no further!!
Its along time since i've heard a band and thought 'this is it!!, flawless!!' but this one really is, trust me! Monster crunching riffs, thumping bass hooks & gutsy strong vocals with just the right amount of screaming/shouting, so as not to be too inaccesible, all held together with the perfect blend of melody and 'noise'. Every song has something to offer, even the odd ballad with a strings section seems to work beautifully.
Personal fave's include 'Some Mothers Do Ave Em', Blamethrower and the epic Return Of The Jedi.
Reuben are a talented bunch of decent British lads and we all need to get behind them, buy their records and spread the word!! This is what the music industry really needs at the moment and I just hope they get all the credit and recognition they deserve!! BUY THIS ALBUM NOW!!!!!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A masterpiece of an album from British rock's brightest hope., 7 Jan 2006
Released a little over a year after their debut album, "Racecar is Racecar Backwards" (a collection of songs written over the course of their years of touring the toilet circuit), Reuben come into their own with this outstanding album.
Racecar was just a taste of what was to come. I didn't think it was possible, but Reuben have got even better. The album is more or less the story of the band's minor fame from the eyes of singer/guitarist Jamie Lenman. He frequently makes remarks and quips about the realities of the music industry, animosity from his former peers, and the fact that he still doesn't drive. I've always been a fan of albums that paint a sincere picture of where somebody is at that point in time, and this album does a fantastic job. Perhaps the crowning achievement is the epic masterpiece "Return of the Jedi," a song about how difficult it is pushing a "real" band into an industry full of image-obsessed tryhards and record producers that just want to shift units.
The songs on this album are certainly more commercial than those on Racecar, but what they lose in technicality, they gain in maturity. Jamie's unorthodox guitar work and Jon's bass grooves do a good job at keeping these songs intelligent and not just commercial mainstream alt rock. Let's not forget Guy's drumming, which although somewhat toned down in this album compared to the last, is still showcased with a few fantastic fills and some incredible beats here and there. Tracks like "Nobody Loves You" demonstrate Jamie's ability to sing softly and sincerely just as well as he screams his larynx out on the heavy tracks.
If you want to hear some loud, balls out, gimmick-less rock with an IQ, then this album is for you.
Standout tracks are: "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em", "Nobody Loves You", "Lights Out" and "Return of the Jedi".
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very Fast...And Very Dangerous!, 29 Dec 2005
Since falling in love with Reuben's style a few months after their debut 'Racecar Is Racecar Backwards', I got back from holiday to find that this album was to be released the very next week. I pre-ordered on Amazon, and it arrived 2 days before the release. The second it arrived, i slammed it into my CD player, to find that the boys have managed something very few bands can do, and have released a brilliant second album.
What makes this work is the beautiful and unique vocals of Jamie Lenman, the harmonies, and the most wonderful riffs. They have taken a step forward from their previous album, becoming more riff-based, and less experimental with their approach. This band deserve to be big, they will be big, and with songs like the epic 'Return Of The Jedi', and 'Every Time A Teenager Listens To Drum And Bass, A Rockstar Dies', why shouldn't they be?
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