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

by **Ben Wright** » 25th Apr 07, 14:44

Finally got around to getting the new Wildhearts album - and I think it is indeed a classic.

Great tunes, great riffs, really heavy tunes mixed with some fantasically poppy moments.

Could it be their best album yet? Think time will tell on that one, but Endless, Nameless will take some beating.......

by **Orient** » 26th Apr 07, 10:44

Any idea where I can get the new album (preferably today!), I've just tried Play and they're out of stock...HMV online doesnt seem to have it either....I want a while to listen to it before Nott...

by **Ean** » 26th Apr 07, 12:35

Orient wrote:Any idea where I can get the new album (preferably today!), I've just tried Play and they're out of stock...HMV online doesnt seem to have it either....I want a while to listen to it before Nott...

There's always itunes or eMusic, if you wanna go that route, or Cargo and Fopp, seem to be pretty sharp when it comes to deliveries. (You might even get it tomorrow if you get your order in sharpish.

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by **Orient** » 26th Apr 07, 12:46

Thanks Ean, I'm off into town in a minute so I'll have a quick look around HMV whilst I'm there (impatient moo that I am!) and if not I'll order from Cargo

thanks for the links.

by **Nickinvincible** » 26th Apr 07, 13:24

Sir Euan wrote:r how lily's gardens's slowly warms up and explodes with getting it.

and indeed fire up goes into lily's garden right at the end before it fades out, if you turn the volume right up!

by **Sir Euan** » 26th Apr 07, 13:27

Yeah, I reckon thats cos PHUQ was meant to be that whole double album deal, maybe that crossfade there is a leftover.

by **MikeH** » 26th Apr 07, 13:46

FINALLY got hold of the album, copied it all to my mp3 player and took it with me to work. I drive for 3 hours at a time so plenty of time to give it a couple of listens. On first listen all the songs are toe-tappingly good but it's going to take a few days to mull over just how good it actually is. The first 15 seconds of "Bipolar Baby" blows me away every time I listen to it and I seem very drawn to listening to "The New Flesh" over and over...

One thing though - does anyone else listen to New Flesh and keep expecting Ginger to suddenly start singing "We didn't start the fire...."? :oops:

by **Stuart Brackpool** » 26th Apr 07, 17:05

Anyone biting their fingernails wondering which album will be number one on Sunday, The Wildhearts or Arctic Monkeys' new one? No, me neither. Went and bought the album in Dudley yesterday as my Japanese copy won't arrive before I see them on Monday. And there was I thinking Yoni was going to be album of the year. Somebody's going to get a nice (well-played) present when my other copy arrives.

by **kriscoverdale** » 26th Apr 07, 17:29

MikeH wrote:One thing though - does anyone else listen to New Flesh and keep expecting Ginger to suddenly start singing "We didn't start the fire...."?

Yeah

Also, I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone comparing the 'and my hearts in the song, and my heads in the sand' line in Hard Way to Mindslide. Or maybe its just me...

by **Orient** » 26th Apr 07, 17:41

Ordered the album from HMV, said they should get it in the next couple of days :lol:

charged me £10.50 though, different price to what it said online so hope she's ordered the right thing lol

by **Trudi** » 26th Apr 07, 17:58

That's what I paid over the counter from HMV on Monday.

by **horrid_jon** » 26th Apr 07, 19:15

illlogickill wrote: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.

It sounds very like the bass riff from assualt on precinct 13 (john carpenter version). I think xenon 2:megablast credited this (mixed by bomb the bass? I think)

by **WiredOut** » 26th Apr 07, 19:33

horrid_jon wrote:
illlogickill wrote: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.

It sounds very like the bass riff from assualt on precinct 13 (john carpenter version). I think xenon 2:megablast credited this (mixed by bomb the bass? I think)

Yeah, it was Bomb The Bass. I remember it on 'Xenon 2 'as well. We were talking about it recently in this thread:

http://www.gingerandthesoniccircus.net/board/viewtopic.php?t=1778

by **horrid_jon** » 26th Apr 07, 19:44

Just got the album today. Liking it so far but plenty of adjusting to it to do yet.

However.....I really, really wish that the Wildhearts would put as much effort into the UK releases as they do into the Japanese versions. I'm tired of the scratty-looking booklets we seem to get in the UK (without lyrics, grrrr) and the lack of the extra tracks that are present on the Japanese releases.

Sort it out, guys! You have fans in the UK as well, you know.

by **Nickinvincible** » 26th Apr 07, 19:59

kriscoverdale wrote:
Also, I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone comparing the 'and my hearts in the song, and my heads in the sand' line in Hard Way to Mindslide. Or maybe its just me...

yeah i keep thinking he's gonna say 'my heads in the battle' at that bit!

bi-polar baby has well won me over, as had destroy all monsters which i think is a motherfucker of a song, definitely worthy of phuq or ffl - the solo right near the end that keeps getting higher and higher, it floors me everytime!!!

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