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Whistle Stopper - Konk
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List Price: $12.98
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Manufacturer: Astralwerks
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 5099951937522
Label: Astralwerks
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Astralwerks
Release Date: 2008-04-15
Studio: Astralwerks
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Summary: Not Inside in/Inside out part 2
Comment: Let me get this out of the way first; this album isn't as good as their brilliant debut "Inside in/inside out" (nothing here matches "Ooh la", "Naive" or even "I want you back"), but it's still rather good.
The first few times I listened to it, only 2 or 3 songs grabbed me and luckily I didn't write my review then. The album sounded more restrained and not as immediate (it still is) than their debut but it's grown on me.
Lead vocalist Luke Pritchard has a distinctive yelp of a voice which I quite like. The brilliant stomping dance/rock "Do you wanna" (with nice shimmery synths) reminds one of Franz Ferdinand and gets me bopping (his wailing at the end is priceless).
Things are definitely calmer and slower this time around, and they've mostly ditched the Ska influences which I loved. Despite this, the gentle "Gap" (with a groovy bassline) is another standout, as is the sunny clap-filled "Mr Maker" (which could fit into their debut).
Other good songs are the swaying "Stormy weather", the jangly ballad "Sway" (excellent guitar work, reminds me a bit of "I want you back"), the swinging but gentle retro sounding "Shine on", the bouncy faintly Ska-tinged "Down to the market", the acoustic "One last time" (with awesome howling for a chorus, another favourite of mine), the Folk-ish clowning around of "Tick of time" (with a Ska feel), and the hidden acoustic ballad "All over town".
I'm glad I gave this CD another chance as I was pleasantly surprised by its charm. This should prove just or almost as successful as their debut (it hit #1 in the UK). Looking forward to album #3.
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Summary: Outstanding
Comment: This is the best rock CD I've heard since Jet: Shine On.
The CD has at least four, beautifully written, complicated, almost poetic love songs. Of course, it has a few less complicated "cock rockers" that will get you a speeding ticket. There also songs that fall somewhere in between.
I am tempted to call The Kooks "retro-rockers", but they're better than that. The music is too diverse and original. It's like a fusion of classic Stones, Oasis & The Cure. Sometimes they're down & dirty. Sometimes they're the sensitive new wave boy in love. Whatever it is, it's always fun and it always rocks.
Finally, I believe the Kook's singer is named Luke Pritcherd. The young man is blessed with a voice that can not be learned or imitated. It is heaven sent. It just feels unfair, that someone can sing & write songs almost as good as Lennon. It gets 4 stars, I'm too jealous to give 'em 5.
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Summary: A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
Comment: At first Konk didn't seem to have the strength of Inside In/Inside Out which I absolutely loved, but after a few listens I've changed my mind. Whether it's haunting melody of a ballad or a beat that makes you want to jump around, this album is a fantastic follow-up. "Mr. Maker" is my current favorite track, but with songs this good, I'm sure I'll have a new favorite next week.
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Summary: Excellent album
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As with everything else in life its just a matter of opinions either if we like something or not. I only say this after reading the other reviews for this album.
To my the most important thing at the time of rating an album, is that it has to be playable without skipping a song and without bothering the audience, something in which the lows are unnoticed and the highlights are when everybody asks he I like this song! who sings it?
To me this album fits the description nicely, The kooks of course don't have a new sound or something fresh to your ears if you are looking for that you are in the wrong category buddy and you will be better searching for some experimental releases. This albums has a great brit rock/pop sound more of the greatness we are used to and we are looking for. The sound is really good the album has a good mixing and the selection of songs is pretty strong. The last songs in the album are more into a mellow acoustic sound which to me is already a difference from this album compared to others.
My favorite songs are shine on, Mr. maker, Love it all, One last time, Tick of time.
You wont be disappointed.
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Summary: Kooks- Konk
Comment: This was a very disappointing follow up to a great first album. The first 3 songs sounded very good and then the rest really dropped off. They seemed to have lost the punkish energy that Eddie's Song, See The World, and others had. They sounded more like they tried to adjust bad 1970s music to their style. Even the slower songs could not compare to She Moves in Her Own Way from the first album. Maybe they are trying to differentiate themselves more from some of the other good British groups like The View but I think that they went the wrong direction.
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Konk, the second album from indie pop starlets The Kooks, will appeal to those who enjoyed the catchier, hookier elements of their best-selling debut Inside In/Inside Out. For the band are more "pop" than "indie" this time around, and Konk is an overt attempt at winning even more chart-topping kudos: and it's not a bad attempt at that. Recorded over a six-week period at the end of 2007 (in Ray Davies' Konk Studios in London), the album's first single "Always Where I Need to Be" is as insouciantly catchy as a contemporary rock band can get, while tracks like opener "See the Sun," and "Mr. Maker", with its infectious hand claps, are equally accessible. There's tougher fare like "Sway", which show the boys can blast it when they want, but the album generally plays it safe, grappling (clumsily in places) with themes of love and sex, and revealing not a great deal of musical or lyrical depth in the process (see "Do You Wanna"). The album runs out of steam towards the end, and though fans of their earlier material will love it, fussier indie fans will probably point their ears towards something less contrived. --Danny McKenna
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