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~ The Ting Tings
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  • Audio CD (19 May 2008)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: SonyBMG
  • ASIN: B0017PCXMA
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 68,126 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Great DJ
2. That's Not My Name
3. Fruit Machine
4. Traffic Light
5. Shut Up And Let Me Go
6. Keep Your Head
7. Be The One
8. We Walk
9. Impacilla Carpisung
10. We Started Nothing

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Amazon.co.uk Review

The debut album by Salford's The Ting Tings comes hot on the heels of their No.1 single "That's Not My Name", a nugget of pop gold that comes on like a genetic splicing of Toni Basil's "Micky" and The Knack's "My Sharona". The bulk of We Started Nothing follows a similar formula, navigating a path between the smart, angular indie of CSS, Bonde Do Role, et al and the pop mainstream. Here and there, they pull it off perfectly: the stutter-rap of "Fruit Machine" sees vocalist Katie White leading on some poor sap with sultry charisma and lip-gloss sass, while the excellent "Shut Up and Let Me Go" is snappy dance-punk in the spirit of Blondie's "Rapture" or Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love". Elsewhere, they branch out with mixed results. "We Walk" builds from quiet flourishes of piano into a surprisingly steely manifesto: "Smash the rest up/Burn it down/Put us in the corner cause we're into ideas", sneers White. Rather less good is "Traffic Light", a light, jazzy number that employs a number of somewhat forced driving metaphors to describe a relationship hit the skids. Still, it's a debut with promise, and a string of good singles is nothing to be sniffed at. -–Louis Pattison

CD Description

'We Started Nothing' is the debut album from The Ting Tings. Mixing pop and indie without diluting the power of either is no mean feat, but this album succeeds in spectacular style. Includes the singles 'Great DJ' and 'That's Not My Name'.

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25 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A shake up for all the boring British bands of the moment, 20 Sep 2008
By R. Essery (Monmouth, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We Started Nothing (Audio CD)
OK lets cut to the chase. I was brought up with punk and I can say that the Ting Tings are the best thing that can happen to the over serious, retentive British music industry at the moment. They are quirky, fun and yes original. They are the perfect cure for the boring navel gazing crap that appears from bands such as the Kaiser Chiefs, the Killers, Babyshambles and most particularly the musically inept Artic Monkeys and the arrogant but retentive Kasabien.

The reason I like the Ting Tings is because I am fed up with listening to the dirges produced by the bands named above (and others). Its boring!

Oh and if you want to see hype in action - look at Coldplay - utterly bland and the whole group takes themselves far to seriously. Next thing Chris Martin will be like Bono from U2 giving us lectures about global warming and other subjects he knows nothing about.

I have heard that Chris Moyles from Radio One does not like the Ting Tings and that for me is about the best recommendation I have for buying this CD.
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43 of 55 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars It's just a bit of fun..., 25 May 2008
By Rob "Rob" (England, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: We Started Nothing (Audio CD)
Seems, once again, that some people are taking this far too seriously. So what if NME are getting it wrong by bigging them up. So what if they aren't the most original band in the world, so what if you've heard it done before - music doesn't have to be ground-breaking, original or that important.
If you're willing to listen to an album which is fun and catchy then this might be for you. If you want something deeper with a message then try having a word with yourself... just lighten up!
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13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars punky!!!!, 2 Sep 2008
By st'pot!! "Stu" (North Wales.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: We Started Nothing (Audio CD)
On first listen this reminded me of very early 80's Culture Club beats with early Kim Wilde vocals mixed with loads of funk!! Then it hit me, that The Ting Tings are a reincarnated Transvision Vamp, with the punky / rocky edge!! It's gonna take a few listens to get me hooked but the tracks Great DJ, the huge No.1 single That's Not My Name and Shut Up And Let Me Go are so full of attitude and funk they over-power everything else what's on the cd - worth a listen definately - not a bad cd, and they sound like nothing else around at this moment in time.
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4.0 out of 5 stars cd
This album was a good dance, sing along cd and good for the car, the best song of course is "its not my name" i must of played it a 100 times. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. A. J. Tinkler

5.0 out of 5 stars fab album
Love this cd, get on the road with your roof off and the sound maxed up. Brilliant
Published 5 months ago by P. As Need

4.0 out of 5 stars Vincent's view
I like the album a lot , it reminds me of many of the good things that came from the eigthies . Not sure they'd thank me for that but it's my opinion .
Published 6 months ago by Vincent Bean

4.0 out of 5 stars my opinion
a very good cd it lived up to expectations on hearing several tracks before hand
Published 6 months ago by G. Barker

5.0 out of 5 stars Tin Tings!!!
I like this Album its got half the tracks repeated in acoustics, so which ever version of the songs you listen to they sound fresh and complemnt each other. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. A. Pearson

5.0 out of 5 stars Ting Tings R Tops
A fantastic pop album with around half a dozen top tunes. Easy listening, catchy tunes, a lovely voice and some quirky lyrics to boot. I'd highly recommend the album.
Published 10 months ago by C. J. Millward

3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining fluff when the mood takes you
First of all, I absolutely love "That's Not My Name". There - I said it.

The bad things... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Peter Lee

3.0 out of 5 stars I like it. How bizarre.
I actually like this CD. I'm stunned.

The first time I heard The absurdly named Ting Tings I merely raised my eyes skyward and moved on. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Eric Ambleside

5.0 out of 5 stars The ting tings
I downloaded it because it was cheap and i new 1 track on the album, but what a great album, well worth it.
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Kh Brummitt

4.0 out of 5 stars the ting tings
Happy, catchy, fun, cool, pop!! Love the singles 'great DJ', 'shut up and let me go' and 'thats not my name' . Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ms. M. A. Dopwell

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