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"The Invisible Invasion"

Bought this yesterday and it's definitely up there with THe Coral (debut album), for me. Some of the songs have a depth that they're simply not reached before. It's hopefully a sign of things to come from Skelly and chums.

For those of you who have the first album, it's more like I remember when then Dreaming of you, but that hasn't cost them anything in terms of overall genius.

Their best, however, is clearly So Long Ago. It's what The Coral do best - feel good (for want of a better description), upbeat guitar songs that stick with you. I can see it becoming my favourite song by the dirty scousers.

So yeah, if you've got a tenner and you're a Coral fan, pick it up. Or even go the extra yard and spend about £13 on the special edition with the live disk included. It's all the rage, nowadays.

mattributé wrote:
> Ah, amazon. The place to go for imports, for me. And for bargains. I
> ordered Doves - last broadcast from there for about £4. It's
> genius, under the used and new. And if you've got money to burn, FFF,
> you need some Libs EPs and stuff, n00b.

I've got just about every song they've ever made now anyway.
So, meh.

Ahhh, suck it up boyo.
£30 whenever you like vs. just over £2000 whenever I like.

FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> I always go on Amazon for scoping out new bands - they've got loads
> of reviews of the CD, and the whole '... you might also like:' thing
> has lead me to many quality discoveries.

Ah, amazon. The place to go for imports, for me. And for bargains. I ordered Doves - last broadcast from there for about £4. It's genius, under the used and new. And if you've got money to burn, FFF, you need some Libs EPs and stuff, n00b.

Clazon wrote:
> I'm in the boat with you. Nice to hear some old stuff. Because
> sometimes unveiling one band, can lead to a couple. It has for me
> anyway.
>
> Problem is, band names don't Google well and everyone on here appears
> to be as helpful as a lead weight.

Bands to look out for:

Arctic Monkeys
The Rails (I absolutely adore them)
The Mystery Jets (though they're completely different to everything)

I'll link you to some of their stuff in a minute...

Clazon wrote:
> Problem is, band names don't Google well and everyone on here appears
> to be as helpful as a lead weight.

I always go on Amazon for scoping out new bands - they've got loads of reviews of the CD, and the whole '... you might also like:' thing has lead me to many quality discoveries.

I'm currently doing well though - I somehow manage to have a constant stream of (a bit) of money. I'm selling Forza Motorsport too, which means I've have about £30 to keep me happy for whatever I need.

Having a job would:
-ruin my saturdays
-make me converse with people
-make me one of... them
-make me rich beyond my wildest dreams
-enable me to get whatever I want.


The sad thing is, it annoys me seeing people spend the money they earn on random crap that they don't really watch. I was talking about the credits on a film the other day and he went and bought the film just to look at something in the credits. Stupidity.

But I think I'll have to. I'm a crap worker, though.
but think of all the CDs and games, matteh
Get out of my head, FFF
stfu, n00b

mattributé wrote:
> I've started 'paying my dues' so to speak with my music collection.
> Picking up little old CDs for cheap (Blur - Blur for £2.00 inc.
> postage, for example), but I still need a lot more. I think the CDs
> (and growing social life) are going to be what pushes me over the
> edge and makes me get a...j...j...job. I feel dirty after saying
> that.

:)

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I'm in the boat with you. Nice to hear some old stuff. Because sometimes unveiling one band, can lead to a couple. It has for me anyway.

Problem is, band names don't Google well and everyone on here appears to be as helpful as a lead weight.

Good stuff - I'll probably pick it up eventually.

I seem to be doing the same as you both - getting all the CDs I seemed to have missed along the way, building up an epic collection. Get a job, matteh - it helps wonders. I bought 6 or 7 CDs in the last few weeks without a backwards glance.

FinalFantasyFanatic wrote:
> Back on form, then?

I've not heard much of Nightfreaks, but if you liked calendars and clocks on the first album (or could stand it, even), it's probably worth getting for the standout tracks, alone, which are, upon 5th listen of the CD:

so long ago
in the morning
far from the crowd (though I'm not sure about this one)
arabian sand

I've started 'paying my dues' so to speak with my music collection. Picking up little old CDs for cheap (Blur - Blur for £2.00 inc. postage, for example), but I still need a lot more. I think the CDs (and growing social life) are going to be what pushes me over the edge and makes me get a...j...j...job. I feel dirty after saying that.

But yeah, I can't afford to be picking up CDs left right and centre on my current £10 a week EMA budget. At all. Pretty gutting, really.