Badly_Drawn_Boy-Born_In_The_U.K.-2006

Artist...............: Badly Drawn Boy Album................: Born in the U.K. Genre................: Indie Source...............: CD Year.................: 2006 Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520 Codec................: LAME 3.90 Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III Quality..............: Extreme, (avg. bitrate: 220kbps) Channels.............: Joint Stereo / 44100 hz Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3 Information..........: http://www.badlydrawnboy.co.uk/ Ripped by............: oraf on 19.12.2006 Posted by............: oraf on 21.12.2006 News Server..........: news.astraweb.com News Group(s)........: alt.binaries.sounds.mp3.metal.full.albums Included.............: NFO --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tracklisting --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. (00:01:33) Badly Drawn Boy - (Swimming Pool) 2. (00:02:35) Badly Drawn Boy - Born in the U.K. 3. (00:04:18) Badly Drawn Boy - Degrees of Separation 4. (00:03:24) Badly Drawn Boy - Welcome to the Overground 5. (00:03:45) Badly Drawn Boy - A Journey From A to B 6. (00:05:21) Badly Drawn Boy - Nothing's Gonna Change Your Mind 7. (00:05:07) Badly Drawn Boy - Promises 8. (00:04:47) Badly Drawn Boy - The Way Things Used To Be 9. (00:05:31) Badly Drawn Boy - Without A Kiss 10. (00:04:54) Badly Drawn Boy - The Long Way Round (Swimming Pool) 11. (00:03:46) Badly Drawn Boy - Walk You Home Tonight 12. (00:03:19) Badly Drawn Boy - The Time Of Times 13. (00:04:52) Badly Drawn Boy - One Last Dance Playing Time.........: 00:53:10 Total Size...........: 83,17 MB NFO generated on.....: 21.12.2006 17:58:33

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E_Beth (2008-03-24)

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alfa57 (2009-12-20)

Thank you.
Here we have album number 5 from the "wooly-hatted one". In true Damon Gough style, it has a playful, punning title ("Born in the UK" - a nod to his idol, Springsteen.) In true Damon Gough style, the music here is beautiful, exhilirating, uplifting and GODDAMN LIFE AFFIRMING! I hate to be so predictable, and bestow it with 5 stars, but...WHAT THE HELL?! This music is making me happy. 5 STARS it is. Let me guide you through, track by track:-
1.Swimming Pool. - Some spoken word philosophising from Damon. Would probably sound lame coming from other artists, but from Mr Gough, this outspoken love for his family sounds earnest and real. A powerful start to the album.
2.Born In the UK. - Vintage BDB. Impossibly catchy and energetic. Power chords on the piano and a Joy Division-style rolling beat. A very infectious vocal line. Be prepared to fall in love with this tune!
3.Degrees of Separation. - Piano-driven kitchen sink pop. Beautiful.
4.Welcome to the Overground. - Sounds like something from a 1970s musical!(Godspell, possibly?) This brings the album to a whole new level. Operatic backing vocals, a triumphant melody, gigantic piano stabs. The energy here is tangible.
5.Journey from A to B. - Very remeniscent of New Order's "Run". This contains a very captivating one-finger piano hook.
6.Nothing's Gonna Change Your Mind. - This one you know. A melodramatic masterpiece!
7.Promises. - Introspective and melancholy. Builds and builds, then the beat kicks in and this tune spreads its considerable wings! Superb.
8. The Way Things Used to Be. - Good use of slide guitar.
9. Without a Kiss. - Classical-style arpeggiated piano. Another introspective beaut.
10.The Long Way Round. - My personal favourite. A gorgeous vocal line, accompanied by an equally gorgeous muted trumpet and minor piano chords. This sounds like early Belle and Sebastian. Possibly even better.
11.Walk You Home Tonight. - Perfectly executed tune. Piano and ghostly synthesiser. This would have fitted snugly into the "About a Boy" set.
12.The Time of Times. - A rythm guitar heavy, golden sunset tune.
13.One Last Dance. - Upbeat ballad as a finisher. This is a beautiful love song that floats on perfect waves of melody. The climactic chorus makes this the perfect closer to a pretty much perfect album!
So there you have it. Buy the album. Slap it in the HI-FI. Feel your hair stand on end. Feel alive.