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Music CD - Supergrass: Diamond Hoo Ha
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Music CD: Diamond Hoo Ha
Artist: Supergrass
List Price: $12.98
Our Price: $4.98
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Manufacturer: Astralwerks
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Tracks:
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1. Diamond Hoo Ha Man
2. Bad Blood
3. Rebel In You
4. When I Needed You
5. 345
6. The Return of...
7. Rough Knuckles
8. Ghost of a Friend
9. Whiskey & Green Tea
10. Outside
11. Butterfly
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0766485555175
Label: Astralwerks
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Astralwerks
Release Date: 2008-06-10
Studio: Astralwerks
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Their weakest, but still fun
Comment: I am a long time Supergrass fan and have all their albums, etc. The first five songs are great, though the lyrics weaker than usual (they're terrible in other words). After that, its a little more dicey. My favorite cuts are 345, Rebel in you and Butterfly. Its hard to pin point why I don't like this album as much as the others. Maybe its the production gloss? I mean Diamond Hoo Ha Man is a good rocker, but the guitars are too compressed, kind of like the Foo Fighters or something. Maybe its the songwriting - even my favorite songs still need more. Oh well, I'm still listening to it periodically after having bought it last spring. That's the ultimate test.
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Summary: Supergrass is still fantastic!
Comment: I have been a fan of Supergrass since "I Should Coco" came out. Since then, they have put out some so-so releases (the self titled "Supergrass" and "Road to Rouen" come to mind) but they have never put out a bad album in my opinion. "Diamond Hoo Ha" is going back to their fun Brit-Pop beginnings, I love this album!
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Summary: Great Rock Music.
Comment: If you are actually taking time to read this you probably like Supergrass anyway. But for what it's worth here's my two cents. I don't understand why these guys aren't bigger. I mean damn whats a band got to do? This album got lukewarm reviews but don't believe them. This album starts out great and gets better with each listen. This album is like a burst of seratonin. Check out the crazy sax break in 'Whiskey and Green Tea and you'll know what I mean. Plus these guys have soul. Not many white rock bands have soul anymore but if you like soul music like Curtis Mayfield or Major Lance then listen to 'Rebel in You' and tell me these guys don't have soul.
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Summary: Plenty of Hoo Ha but no Diamonds...,
Comment: I recieved "Diamond Hoo Ha" with much anticipation after the successful "Life on Other Planets" and their best album yet "Road to Rouen", but unfortunately to my ears sems a bit of a disappointment, just a collection of unexceptional, rather average songs apart from "When I Needed You", also "345" is a good song, I like the speeded - up "Clapton" guitar effect but overall the album isn't bad, maybe average, it just lacks the progression, immediacy and novelty of their previous LP.
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Summary: The weakest Supergrass CD to date
Comment: I have been a huge Supergrass fan for many years, own all their CD's, their DVD and have seen them in concert. So, I eagerly awaited their newest CD. I have listened to it several times and can honestly say it's a disappointment. It's got a harder edge than the Road to Rouen CD, but lyrically it is lame and immature for a band that has really impressed me lyrically over the years. Very little in the area of catchy melodies. I can remember when I could have a Supergrass song playing in my head for days on end. I could listen to their disks multiple times per day. But this CD is largely forgettable; I expected much more from these guys as I have considered them outstanding songwriters, musicians and performers. This sounds like they stayed up late one night and slapped the whole thing together in a hurry. I still consider myself a fan of the band, but if this is the best they can come up with then Supergrass may want to consider calling it a day.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Recorded in Berlin's legendary Hansa studios over a 3 week period with producer Nick Launay (Arcade Fire, Nick Cave, Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Diamond Hoo Ha captures the energy and enthusiasm of a band firing on all cylinders, none more evident than on opening track Diamond Hoo Ha Man (released as a limited edition 7" in January and achieving single of the week status in NME and The Fly). To quote one review, "the beefy, stomporific riffs are back on board". A notable departure from 2005's more pastoral and reflective (yet still critically acclaimed) Road To Rouen, Diamond Hoo Ha features a handful of rocking tracks debuted last summer when Supergrass were hand-picked as main support for the Arctic Monkeys at their Old Trafford shows. Tracks such as Rough Knuckles and future singles Bad Blood and Rebel In You are welcome additions to the band's already impressive cannon of classic songs like Caught By the Fuzz, Richard III, Moving and Pumping On Your Stereo. 13 years into their career and with 5 albums and a Best Of already under their belts, Gaz, Danny, Mick and Rob are sounding fresher than ever. Since finishing the album the band have played 2 Christmas homecoming shows at Oxford Town Hall, as well as the XFM Winter Wonderland show at Brixton Academy with Bloc Party. Not to mention a series of "hush hush" club dates from Gaz and Danny under the not-so-secret identity of the Diamond Hoo Ha Men. EMI. 2008.
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