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- Summary: The English indie rockers garnered a lot of attention with this debut album, which combines elements of ska, dance and punk.
- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Hard To Beat | |
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I've seen you darling, seen you hanging round town You in a short skirt, shining eyes of deep brown You had a dirty look, you caught me on your... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 22
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Mixed: 7 out of 22
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Negative: 0 out of 22
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"Stars of CCTV" is that rare British import that lives up to the advance billing.
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Archer and friends deserve praise for making an album so rooted in its locale so appealing to a wider audience due to the never-ending amount of catchy hooks and melodies on display on Stars Of CCTV.
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It possesses that raw energy that was present in two other exciting debuts, Is This It? by The Strokes and Definitely Maybe by Oasis.
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UncutThe likes of "Hard To Beat" and "Cash Machine" jack not just the offbeat skank and dubby bass of The Specials but some of their creeping dread and downbeat humanity as well. [Aug 2005, p.92]
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Exciting, catchy and highly promising.
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Musically there's nothing on 'Stars of CCTV' that stands out as particularly innovative or imaginative[;] it's above average modern indie fare made with gusto by people who want to make records that sound like the records they like: The Clash, The Specials, The Verve and a bunch of other bygone Britpoppers.
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MojoA steely-eyed desperation to succeed is transparent all through Hard-Fi's debut. [Aug 2005, p.112]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 31 out of 36
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Mixed: 3 out of 36
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Negative: 2 out of 36
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EdwardMMay 12, 2007
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ancagApr 3, 2006best debut album in recent memory, way better than artic monkeys.
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TrekDFeb 27, 2007Awesome, addictive & catchy. One of the best albums of 06.
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DarrenMar 18, 2006Very listenable. Not earth-shattering, but they show great range and fantastic promise for the future.
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ElizabethPMar 21, 2006
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andrewtMar 25, 2006
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ChrisMar 18, 2006
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