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Universal acclaim- based on 50 Ratings
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Positive: 43 out of 50
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Mixed: 4 out of 50
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Negative: 3 out of 50
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Dec 15, 2010An album that tries too hard to push its working class motives. That is the only thing that this album suffers from since I am not convinced about how the vocalist sings about the hardships of the British working class but aside from all of this, it's a cleverly layered album with catchy, joyful but strangely dark songs with Clash like guitar and crowd like atmosphere.
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EdwardMMay 12, 2007Probably the most energetic album I've heard in the last 5 years. It takes a few listens to fully appreciate, but after that you'll be hooked.
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LuckyMay 4, 2007A great combination of punk, reggae, dance, and ska. Definitely worth checking out.
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CatApr 30, 2007Surprisingly good. One of the better debuts in recent times.
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ShayApr 24, 2007I'm stunned at how good this album is, considering I had no idea who these guys where and if it wasn't for a co-worker of mine (a girl) recommending them to me I would of missed out on this incredible album. Anyway, Buy it! You won't regret it.
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MikeApr 20, 2007Awesome debut
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JJApr 20, 2007Really cool album. Fun and energetic, also very addictive. Can't wait for there 2nd album.
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MeatBagApr 8, 2007
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CCDevilleMar 7, 2007I keep playing this album off of my iPod, when I am searching for something to play. Hard to Beat - Tied Up Too Tight - great songs. The lyrics are a bit weak - but who cares.
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TrekDFeb 27, 2007Awesome, addictive & catchy. One of the best albums of 06.
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JCFeb 19, 2007Best album of 06.
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ACJan 22, 2007Terrific album, plain & simple. Clearly one of the best debuts I've heard in quite sometime and it gets better & better the more you listen to it. Hopefully, with there next album they can repeat the same great formula as they did with this. Best Song on the album: Tied Up Too Tight
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AlanRJul 25, 2006Meh. Radio 4 has a lot more substance.
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MorganGMay 10, 2006No wonder this is a hit in Britain! This band rocks and the songs "Cash Machine", "Tied Up Too Tight", and "Feltham is Singing Out" should be enough reasons to get this album.
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RossRApr 21, 2006I just dont get hard-fi, and not in the i dont know what your singing about stakes but in the what qualities do you have to enhance my life stakes lyrically, musically, to look at , to listen to in interviews there not even mediocre - they really have pulled a rabbit out of a hat with all the interest their getting
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harrydApr 10, 2006i just wanted to mention how ridiculous andrew t's comment is. how could his words, "the Bloc Party would be too much like Hard Fi" be true when Silent Alarm was released first AND i very much doubt hard-fi are trying to copy bloc party or bloc party are trying to copy hard-fi seeing as their LP's were released the same year. and anyway. silent alarm has so much more than stars of cctv.
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KateBApr 6, 2006I listen to this regularly. It's energetic and wild, but very repetitve. Sometimes I can't work out the lyrics, and some of the lyrics were weak, but generally I loved it. Especially 'Tied Up Too Tight', 'Living for the Weekend', 'Middle Eastern Holiday' and 'Better Do Better'.
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ancagApr 3, 2006best debut album in recent memory, way better than artic monkeys.
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WallyWMar 30, 2006With every successive play it grows on you because you realize that what these lads sing about is real. They're not making a band for the sake of making a band, they do it to escape the tedium or the real lives they lead and they do it with such a flare that you can't help but want to listen. Their passion transcends onto every track making this one of the strongest records of 2005.
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andrewtMar 25, 2006A good album,just too much like the Bloc Party, or if you were to buy Hard Fi first, the Bloc Party would be too much like Hard Fi. You should only buy one of the two... "We need the next "big different band"".
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MeyaC.Mar 24, 2006when i first heard feltham is singing out, i thought this was something else. when i listened to the rest of the album, i said wow. they ARE something else. sometimes it can start to get boring after a few listens though...even though, they are better than a lot of other crap out there.
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DavidAMar 22, 2006Best Album I have heard in a while, hasn't been out of my CD player since I got it.
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ElizabethPMar 21, 2006I am appalled by the low reviews! There are no bad songs although there are a few average ones. I don't see how anyone cannot love this album. I haven't heard such stellar hooks in a long time. Hands down "Tied Up Too Tight" is the best song on the album. "Tied Up Too Tight" sounds like something the Arcade Fire would sing, but with more of a darker edge. I HIGHLY recommend this album!
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JasonRMar 20, 2006This album is the dog's bollocks.
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TomHMar 20, 2006Lots of energy, very listenable, but they make to much fuss about cash machine, that sn't that good. Living for the weekend and Tied up too tight are better.
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FrankMar 20, 2006really good
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MusicMavenMar 19, 2006
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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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JohnHMar 18, 2006A melodic blend of musical influences. I saw 'em live in Tempe in February and they were assured and fun. Try "Stars of CCTV' and "Better Do Better."
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ChrisMar 18, 2006Truly awful. This is rife with cliché, overblown bombast and trite "eclecticism". On top of that, some of the worst lyrics I have heard recently - "Can you feel it? Rocking the city, Ah yeah, straight out of nowhere-ness, Like a fist, can't resist you" - I mean come on, nowhereness!
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mickMar 18, 2006Not a world changing album, but I can't stop listening to it. The influences on this album are wide and varied. Daft Punk, Clash, Oasis (Archer can sound surpisingly like Noel), The Specials to name but a few. If you are not British and want to listen to a Decent British band try these, it's up beat a worth a listen
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juckesMar 17, 2006decent enough band, seen them at live at cardiff uni. the album won't change ur life and you'll probably find that after about a dozen listens you can't be arses with it anymore. Hard to beat is worth a listen
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MartinJMar 17, 2006This was one of the most expecting british album in 2005. I like it :)
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RogerSMar 16, 2006
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Awards & Rankings
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Q MagazineA rousing debut. [Aug 2005, p.123]
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Entertainment WeeklyAn album of tight and spiky blue-collar dance rock. [17 Mar 2006, p.114]
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"Stars of CCTV" is that rare British import that lives up to the advance billing.