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- Record Label: XL Recordings / Beggars Banquet
- Release Date: Oct 3, 2000
- Summary: The debut full-length album from Damon Gough (who records under the Badly Drawn Boy name) earned Britain's Mercury Prize for Best Album in 2000.
- Record Label: XL Recordings / Beggars Banquet
- Genre(s): Rock, Alternative
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Top Track
Pissing in The Wind | |
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I've been pissing in the wind I chance a foolish grin And dribbled on my chin Now the ground shifts beneath my feet The faces that I greet never know... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 15 out of 18
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Mixed: 3 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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SelectA work of warm-hearted ambition, embracing ragtime, disco beats, melodic Johnny Marr-isms... and echoes of Bacharach.... A classic debut LP with a lifetime's worth of triumphs and tragedies packed into it. [July 2000, p.112]
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A wonderfully offbeat blend of atmospheric folk and lo-fi rock that never fails to charm.... One of the year's most well-rounded and consistently satisfying albums.
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The loose, scatterbrain album operates much like the early solo endeavors of Paul McCartney, with 80% developed gems flowing effortlessly from the damp, rustic English countryside.... Piano, strings, harps, and wurlitzer attach insect wings to the lovely songs. They'll swarm and pester your head for days.
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These songs are sonically interesting and pretty as Mom on Easter, but they don't really ring true...
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The results are engaging without quite reaching flashover.
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Sounds like Elliott Smith's English cousin, or Nick Drake's almost-upbeat nephew.... sweet, gently burning songs.
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SpinGough's dewy little tunes are mere scribblings in the margins of alt-folk's dog-eared hook-book, while his too-cool-to-care singing is drip-dry dreary. [12/2000, p.232]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Aug 15, 2011
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RicN.Jan 4, 2002
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JaredSSMay 12, 2004
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phillMar 3, 2004A rare pop talent - this album is loaded with memorable songs.
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CHRISFeb 25, 2005nifty.
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Oct 26, 2011
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BenjaminBunnyMar 26, 2004
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