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- Summary: The Liverpool band's debut disc was, like similar-sounding recent discs by The Coral, produced by Ian Broudie. It was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize.
- Record Label: Sony
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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| It's funny how it tears me apart Well, first it breaks your head then your heart I should've loved you better From the start It's chewin' at my... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 15
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Mixed: 4 out of 15
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Negative: 0 out of 15
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Alternative PressFuse[s] the best parts of '60s rock and '90s rock without sounding dated (see Oasis) or contrived (paging Franz Ferdinand). [Jan 2005, p.113]
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Entertainment WeeklyBlithe blues boogies for the tumbleweeds set. [22 Oct 2004, p.95]
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SpinThey find a woolly warmth and loopy generosity few English art-rockers have stumbled upon since the first Beta Band record. [Dec 2004, p.124]
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Inevitably, how they treat their dominant influences is what separates the Zutons from the Coral. While the Coral have yet to truly define their sound, The Zutons can bounce from funk, to zoot-suit swing (“Dirty Dancehall”) to alt-country (“Remember Me”) and yet have that tangible, original quality to their music that makes for an impressively cohesive debut album.
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They’re waay better than The Coral, exhibiting none of the tedious, skunk-smoke wackiness that characterises their labelmates.
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BlenderWeird, hook-filled, and irresistible. [Nov 2004, p.146]
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While it's easy to break Who Killed the Zutons? down into a series of emulations, you still end up wishing it wasn't all so plastic and more... well, lifelike.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 12
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Mixed: 1 out of 12
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Negative: 1 out of 12
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KimmyHOct 30, 2007This is my all-time favorite album.
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GOJan 10, 2005
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PawadeeSApr 24, 2005I think The Zutons awesome, I love all of their songs!!!!
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slobodanApr 1, 2005Very, very good
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KatyJul 21, 2005
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skelly2010May 2, 2007I first encountered this band when they opened for Keane at a show i attended. They have long outlasted Keane in my music collection. A fine album.
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JohnFDec 31, 2004Utterly ridiculous; by the time the disc ends, we are left wondering, "Who really did kill the Zutons? I WANT TO KNOW, DAMMIT!"
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