Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: The Horrors Title: Strange House Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Label: Stolen Transmission Original Release Date: 1/1/2007 Re-Release Date: 5/15/2007 Album Type: Enhanced Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock Style: Hardcore & Punk Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 602517271074 |
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Ah, those Horrors, perhaps one of the most divisive bands to cross the Atlantic in recent memory. Mindless noise? Fashion victims? Absolutely not. The Horrors are one of the most complete, intellectualized, though-provoki... more » |
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Product Description Ah, those Horrors, perhaps one of the most divisive bands to cross the Atlantic in recent memory. Mindless noise? Fashion victims? Absolutely not. The Horrors are one of the most complete, intellectualized, though-provoking bands out there. This is music for youth. It is unifying in its chaos, startling in its simplicity - all those things that music fans have been bemoaning as dead and gone. And now, its up to you, dear music fans, to allow the Horrors to take you on their journey back in time - to a time when music evoked fury, evoked interest, evoked debate. A time when you spent all your pennies at record fairs trying to find the most twisted explosions of sound ever pressed to vinyl. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsMy new favorite album Plooba | 05/18/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Best album I've heard in years. Primal, noisy, spooky etc. When you hear terms like horror punk, garage, even goth, one might think "pfft we've certainly heard that before" but these guys do sound unique. They are a breath of fresh air. Loud, noisy, brash, Adams Family organs, early goth and punk, garage twangy reverb guitars, stick figure physiques. What more could one want in a band? The USA is so infantile in it's acts that even decent singers like Gwen Stephani, Nelly Fertado, and Fergie are reduced to child-like nursery rhyme vocals over repetitive beats. Our rock is reduced to whiny, bratty emo kids with the same whine/scream vocals, the same lyrics, the same production, the same haircuts. We are way too steeped in R&B and Hip Hop culture on the main stream front. Oh, and Nickelback (gag reflex kicks in) whom I categorize as "rock for people who don't like rock". Most British acts that the zines herald now are kind of poor Franz Ferdinand type clones or boring balladeers. The Horrors remind me of more pure times in music. Sifting through record shops in the East Village for word of mouth underground bands. They make a joyous noise. Bravo! Anyone else wanna chime in?" "Psychotic sounds for freaks and weirdos" J. Wiseman | SLC, UT USA | 05/17/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "Wow, what an album! This is the kind of music that no matter how loud you turn up your speakers, you still want it louder. If you want a fun, eccentric record, this is it! And the CD pressing is all black (as in BOTH SIDES of the disc) . . . really cool (gives the impression of 45 vinyl). Buy this album. Your ears and head will thank you. Oh, and my favorite track: #7, "She is the New Thing" (awesome, awesome track--the sample here will not do it justice). P.S. There is a US band by the same name, so don't confuse these guys with them (although the US band isn't half bad, so you might want to check them out, too). This band is from the UK, and besides an EP, this is their debut album." Bauhaus Meets The Standells andy7 | Los Angeles, CA United States | 05/25/2007 (4 out of 5 stars) "Pretty good 80's tribute band, if you like the Birthday Party you'll probably like this. A lot of this reminds me of "Junkyard" to be precise.
The best songs on here are the amazing "Count In Fives" and "She's The New Thing", which sounds exactly like the Stranglers. "Gloves" steals the guitar riff from Siouxsie and the Banshees' "Nicotine Stain". You could play "Count The Influence" all day but ultimately The Horrors have still turned in a very entertaining record. For all the carping I've made about their influences this is still more solid than anything else currently out there." |
