So... The new album then... well? - Expect Spoilers.

[Nickinvincible]

i still think that she's all that is, while not terrible, a little bit slightly rubbish.

but then i'm sitting here at work and my brain has been chirping along 'shes all thaaaat, shes all thaaat' all bloody morning, so the song must be doing something right!!!

[MikeH]

It physically hurts to read all these glad tidings while I sit and stare at my "delayed" email from my friends at amazon whilst having not heard any of the songs yet, lol. Must learn the virtue of patience....

[chris_j]

It physically hurts to read all these glad tidings while I sit and stare at my "delayed" email from my friends at amazon whilst having not heard any of the songs yet, lol. Must learn the virtue of patience....

You could always do what I did ... I bought the album from iTunes cos I couldn't wait for the CD to get here. I feel a bit silly for doing that but, to be honest, it is worth it in this case.

\m/

[Damian]

It physically hurts to read all these glad tidings while I sit and stare at my "delayed" email from my friends at amazon whilst having not heard any of the songs yet, lol. Must learn the virtue of patience....

Take up the eMusic (www.emusic.com) free trial and get it from there, safe in the knowledge that you'll soon have the physical copy to follow it up...

[Trudi]

Yep, I agree - I don't see a problem with temporarily acquiring a copy of something you've already paid for!

I transferred the album to my ipod last night, then got on the bus this morning to find that I'd somehow managed to wipe EVERY SINGLE SCRAP OF MUSIC off said ipod. What a fecking genius!

[inglorious01]

Well, I got my copy last night and since I've only listened to it about 4 times so far, I will reserve final judgement and give it more time to sink in. On my first couple of listens, the best word I could think of to describe it was "accomplished".
Now the melodies seem to be getting stronger with each listen. I really love The Revolution Will be Televised and I hope it will be a single at some point. I think the lyrics some up modern Britain more so than any song I've heard for a long time.

All in all, a potentially brilliant album. It works best as a body of work I think, rather than picking out too many specific tracks. It deserves he accolades everyone has given it so far I reckon.

[Ross]

I'm on my third listen and it's getting a lot better. It's sinking in as only a WH album can do and some songs are really hitting the old joy buttons...

I think some of the lyrics are highly accomplished, the Revolution Must be Televised and The New Flesh are fantastic. Some of the riffing is worthy of classic WH status. Rooting for the Bad Guy is for me, let down by twee and cheesy lyrics... but hey ho, it's a cracking tune. And I think if you look at "epic" in the dictionary, it plays Slaughtered Authors.

She's all That is a bit of a non-tune, it really doesn't seem to go anywhere, and in the context of the rest of the album is the only real disappointment. Everything else pretty much rules from on high though!

[Gigantor]

She's all That is a bit of a non-tune, it really doesn't seem to go anywhere, and in the context of the rest of the album is the only real disappointment. Everything else pretty much rules from on high though!

Word!

[Mattie]

I feel like the only person who DOESN'T dislike She's All That

[Ross]

It's not that I dislike it, it's just in comparison to the rest of the album it doesn't excite the old listening glands. I'm sure from a band of lesser stature it would be a fine tune, but from The Wildhearts, and in particular on this album, it feels like a let-down.

[horrid_jon]

.... and "excorsise"? on Inner City.

Doesn't whoever designed this and printed it own a dictionary?

I know, I know I'm a pedant.

The worst one I saw the other day was a shop which said "Wale's best flower shop". Urgh.

At least the apostrophe was in there, and only in the wrong place by one letter. Better than most, even though it looks hideous.

You're all lucky bastards for having the album already. I think mine's due to arrive tomorrow from Play.

[shockingcandy]

In a word, awesome. Just what the doctor ordered. I'm not gonna break it down track by track cause plenty of people have already done that well enough. Time will tell if it is a bona fide classic. All I know is I wanna listen to it again and again. And that's a good enough indicator for me!

[SteveP]

I'd somehow managed to wipe EVERY SINGLE SCRAP OF MUSIC off said ipod. What a fecking genius!

Well done Trudi

[illlogickill]

Is it me being videogame nerd, or does the begining of Slaughtered Authors sound a lot like the music from Xenon 2 (Amiga/PC/Other formats) ? It's not a complaint, just an observation.

[Robdj]

Part way through first listen and.....

Not really sure. Rooting For The Bad Guy didn't do much for me first time round if I'm honest.

Can't believe they didn't play Sweetest Song last night - for me it's the most obvious live track on there.