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Stereophonics
Pull the Pin
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (12) - Disc #1
1. Soldiers Make Good Targets
2. Pass the Buck
3. It Means Nothing
4. Bank Holiday Monday
5. Daisy Lane
6. Stone
7. My Friends
8. I Could Lose Ya
9. Bright Red Star
10. Lady Luck
11. Crush
12. Drowning

CD Details

All Artists: Stereophonics
Title: Pull the Pin
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Vox Populi Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 9/9/2008
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: British Alternative, Europe, Britain & Ireland
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 602517636194

Synopsis

Album Description

Deluxe edition of their 2007 album now comes with a bonus DVD (NTSC/Region 0) that features four tracks recorded live at Wembley in 07; 'Bank Holiday Monday', 'My Friends', 'Pass The Buck' and 'It Means Nothing'. Written by Kelly Jones and featuring the impressive lead single 'It Means Nothing', it combines the band?s rockiest and most melodic aspects in one blazing LP that comes out fighting on all fronts. A 12-track tour de force, it looks set to be one of the definitive albums of their incredible ten-year career. Produced by Kelly and Jim Lowe (Foo Fighters, Manic Street Preachers), Pull The Pin is a Rock record of epic proportions. Mixed by Spike Stent, whose previous credits include U2, Depeche Mode and Massive Attack, it?s a welcome return for the band and follows a decade of uninterrupted commercial success.

CD Reviews

3.5 Stars... Decent album but several filler tracks, with so

Paul Allaer | Cincinnati | 10/01/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I am a long-time fan of Stereophonics, going back to the great first three albums, 1997's "Words Get Around, 1999's "Performance and Cocktails" (still their best album), and 2001's "Just Enough Education to Perform". The band has religiously continued to release a new album every two years, and this album, originally released in Fall, 2007, is the latest installment.

"Pull the Pin" (12 tracks, 46 min.) starts of tremendously, with the 1-2 punch of the hard charging "Soldiers Make Good Targets" and "Pass the Buck", as good as anything the band has done. It is followed by the more mellow "It Means Nothing" (1st UK single), which is Ok. However, after another hard-charging "Bank Holiday Monday" (which was released as a free download before the album was released), the album starts a downward spiral with too many forgettable songs, on e of the exceptions being "My Friends" (2nd UK single, and incidentally the lowest charting single ever for the band). Frankly, the album would have benefited from a slightly shorter running time, cutting out a couple of the weaker filler songs.

The album was re-released in 2008 with a bonus DVD, which brings 4 songs (yes, regretfully just 4) from the album, recorded at London's Wembley Stadium (indeed the band is that popular in the UK). The DVD is enjoyable, with "Bank Holiday Monday" and "Pass the Buck" in particular showcasing the band, and singer-songwriter Kelly Jones, at it's best, but why not give us a whole bunch more than just 4 songs? In all, "Pull the Pin" is not a bad album, and certainly miles better than their two previous studio albums, but it's not at the same level than the "Performance" and "JEEP" albums."