Once again NME is full of *beep*. "THe most important album you could own". Their motto should be "Mediocrety or Death". This album is just another of the massive crop of mediocre, bland, samey albums that have been released since The Strokes. The music (again), simple chords being strung, with the occasional riff. No different than other "garage" or "indie" bands (Arctics, View etc.), who seem unable to conjure up any new musical ideas. Just the same thing we've been hearing for the last 6 years. Saying all that, it isn't exactly awful, just really bland, generic and mediocre, which seems to be what brings success these days, unfortunately.… Expand

still not sure what the big deal with this album is. i still struggle to tell the difference between the songs. dull

great fun. unbelievably catchy bar anthems

Freaking awesome. One of my favorite new bands.

Though they do sound a lot like the Arctic Monkeys, their musical ability when it comes to hooks is stronger, though they lack in the lyric department in the comparison.

Excellent! I like it a lot, and listen to it often, catchy and sometimes a little old, but worth the cost.

great powerfull and eletric song. high speed sound. GREAT.

I blindly picked this album up at the local libary yesterday and was pleasantly surprised by the energy, drive, and humor is this music. This is a good soundtrack for fun times, simple as that. Cool right through!

almost perfect

Kind of the missing link between Franz Ferdinand and My Chemical Romance. Not incredibly substantive, but you will be hard pressed to find a more enjoyably catchy and jubilant CD.

Nothing new here. Quit an unpleasant din!

It's hard to have more fun with a CD this year, yet still retains that all-important strut. And it's furlongs ahead of Franz bleedin' Ferdinand. Highly recommended.

When Costello Music is on, it's a lot of fun. Some songs miss the mark, but on the whole it's good. Worth the 8 bucks it cost. Flathead and Chelsea Dagger in particular are good.

I got Flathead and thought to myself "Hey this is good!" ...Then I got the rest of the album. Extremely repetitive.

I gotta agree with billboard and the other 60 on this one. This is not really a grower. Too sugary, get's old after repeated listens... Still better than alot of stuff out there (I'd rate most on this site at 1-4)

Just fun. I hope I'm not alone in feeling like modern rock is a pretentious waste of time, overblown angsty crap that doesn't speak to me at all. Costello Music doesn't exactly speak to me either, but it understands that music doesn't have to - it just has to entertain you.

Absolutely excellent

One of the best albums of the last 5 years! The first 4 tracks are worth the purchase price. You must get this one.

An excellent album - like all the tracks. Can see it getting old over time. Not buying those who say it all sounds the same...great summer music!

Excellent album. Catchy and fun. I've been listening to it for weeks.

This is definitely one of the best albums so far this year. Every song is catchy and makes you want to rock out (or get in a bar fight!). The Fratellis have got it going on!

One of the single worst albums you will ever hear. Glorified oom-pah music for morons.

Incredibly catchy tunes that are more fun than you should have by listening to a debut album

oh dear

Been in the CD player since it's UK release in September and I still listen to it with joy 7 months down the line.

This album is the most fun I've had in ages! Tracks like 'Henrietta' and 'Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night' will leave you grinning for days. It's a flashback to when music used to be fun...

This is an awesome album, full of unpretentious rock, skinnied down to three glaswegians kicking up a storm. Great Stories.

Amazing. A truly worthy of 10/10 album. A MUST-HAVE in every indie collection. With each song worth a listen, it is a great pity that they only managed to give 2 brilliant albums before splitting, even if that split has been classed as "Temporary" by the boys themselves. It is not often an album comes along with which i enjoy every song, and this album had many of its songs in my iTunes top 25 most played playlist, including "Flathead", from the old iPod advert, which topped my list with about 120 listens. Until i had to reinstall my computer, setting the play count back to 0 again. 10/10. Why? a Truly essential album that everyone should have the pleasure of listening to. There is a song for everyone on this masterpiece.… Expand

A highly enjoyable album. Fast-paced, fun, lots of energy and bawdy lyrics. Can understand the detractors but never fail get excited when listening to this album. Unfortunate that Chelsea Dagger has become synonymous with football chanting imbeciles but never mind.

There are only two or three songs on here I didn't like a lot. There's about 4 tracks I absolutely adore. I love their style. The melodies are catchy as hell. My favorite songs are "Flathead", "For The Girl", "Got Ma Nuts From A Hippy", and "Chelsea Dagger". I'd definitely give this album a shot!