Brassbound - The Ordinary Boys
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics What's this?

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Universal acclaim- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: Stephen Street produced this more ska-oriented sophomore release for the Brighton, England outfit.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 7
  2. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. 70
    Brassbound is a far better played, better written and lyrically grown-up record than its brash, Brit-pop-punk predecessor. [Jul 2005, p.102]
  2. Resurrect[s] the 1970s white ska world of The Specials, The Jam et al with varying degrees of success.
  3. Had the entirety of ‘Brassbound’ been as polished as these final two tracks, the Boys would be closer to the promise they exhibited on their debut. Instead, they’ve produced – and have the frightening candour to admit to – their “second debut”.
  4. This bears the same relationship to pop music that wallpaper paste does to food.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. MelvinM
    10
    Are these the critics who are awe inspired by bands like Coldplay and Keane? If they think that's musical depth, I'd like to take them to a puddle and invite them to dive in head first. Expand
  2. AndyH
    10
    This album is like PROPER excellent, d'ya know what I mean? It's well good.
  3. sarahs
    10
    Amazing!
  4. TomL
    0
    This is pitiful, if you're still listening to this a month after you bought it you're either deaf or your CD player's broken

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