- Record Label: 1969 Records
- Release Date: Jul 6, 2009
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With not a dot ball or an overthrow, The Duckworth Lewis Method is an unqualified success.
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Played, boys, oh well played.
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It's a record of beautifully constructed songs--pastiches, yes, but so perfectly rendered as to be melt-in-your-mouth lovely.
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Under The RadarIt's an eclectic mix for sure, but Hannon and Walsh make it work via some superior orchestral rock craftmanship. [Fall 2009, p.62]
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Concept album about cricket from Divine Comedy and Pugwash frontmen hits the sweet spot.
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It is hard to really know if there is a place for cricket concept albums. Certainly there's a time and a place for them and at the start of an Ashes summer is just that--it's perfect timing from Hannon and Walsh.
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UncutThe songs are often gently ironic '70s orchestral pop with overtones of striped caps and Edwardian moustaches. [Aug 2009, p.90]
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The record lurches between cliched harpsichord-driven ditties and cringeworthy soft-rock pop songs that rely on the inventiveness of their concept over the originality of their music.
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MojoUnfortunately, much of the rest veers from lightweight to teeth-grindingly irritating, suggesting a private joke that perhaps would have been best left in private. [Sep 2009, p.93]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 12
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Jul 13, 2013
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TonyOct 4, 2009Absolute enjoyment.
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S.U.Sep 28, 2009Regardless of the subject matter, if Neil Hannon has a hand in it, you would do well to listen.