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Kris



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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 10:07    Post subject: The Charlatans - Up At The Lake. Reply with quote

What the hell went wrong?!
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 10:26    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it crap? I hope not, I'm going to see them on Saturday. To be honest I've lost interest in them but my girlfriend fancies Tim Burgess so I've got no choice!
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 10:44    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'd say career wise it's comparable with Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants.

There is maybe one fantastic tune on there and lot's of average ones.

I'm massively disappointed.
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 10:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bugger.
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 15:15    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought the charlatans were incapable of making a bad album these days. Their last few i have really enjoyed. I guess they are getting on though. I heard the Tim Burgess solo album was utter shite but never got to hear any of it.
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Kris



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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 15:19    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am absolutely amazed that this album is the follow up to Wonderland. That album seemed to have so much confidence running right through it.

This album, and I've only heard it the once, seems to have "Paul Weller" running through it. Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 19:33    Post subject: Reply with quote

surely you need to listen to it more than once to form a solid opinion?
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 20:42    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well the point is, that one single listen has put me off wanting to give it another go.

I shall of course but not til tomorrow.
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 21:47    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought "Wonderland" ages ago but I've only listened to it once. I think it was quite decent actually, don't know why I forgot it.
I think I'm going to listen to it tonight.
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 08:25    Post subject: Reply with quote

That Charlatans album seems to have come out with a bit of a whimper, I've not heard the single played anywhere and there doesn't seem to be much publicity about it. Tim Burgess seems to have a decent life these days though, living in LA and releasing albums when he feels like it.
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 16:00    Post subject: Reply with quote

i have it on now. sounds good and quite summary. mind you i could grow to hate it!
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PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 10:57    Post subject: Reply with quote

i like it!
best album they have made since "tellin stories" i reckon...
much better than "wonderland" or tims hippy dippy solo shit anyways
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PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 12:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

columbo wrote:
i like it!
best album they have made since "tellin stories" i reckon...
much better than "wonderland" or tims hippy dippy solo shit anyways


I bought "Tellin' Stories" yesterday. Haven't listened to it yet, but I must say that it has one of the worst album covers ever. 'Awful' isn't enough to describe it.
I think I could give it a listen now though.
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PostPosted: Sun May 30, 2004 00:08    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've now listened to Tellin' Stories as well, and it's the best Charlatans album I've heard so far. (I have Wonderland , Tellin' Stories and Between 10th and 11th )
With No Shoes and Tellin' Stories are good tunes, and One To Another sounds nice and happy, but the others are nothing too spectacular, although none of them are awful either. But just like all the Charlatans albums I have, Tellin' Stories gets much too boring in the end as well - all the songs sound too similar after all.

All those three albums have truly awful album covers though.

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PostPosted: Sun May 30, 2004 03:56    Post subject: Reply with quote

I my humble opinion if you want to listen to a solid album by the charlatans the get 'us and us only'. Otherwise get 'meltin pot' which is their best of. Every song on that is ace. The Charlatans are definately a singles band who have managed to make some good albums along the way. A great live band too.
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