Description
The album was produced by James Allan (the band’s lead singer and principal songwriter) and Rich Costey (Interpol, Muse, Franz Ferdinand, Mew)
The band hail from Glasgow, UK and James Allan’s resume includes a couple of years on the dole.
Music offered a way out of a working class environment that offered unemployment as often as labour and the reality and rawness of James’ life experience is apparently clear in the songs.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Glasvegas
- Number of Discs
- 1
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Label / Studio
- COLUMBIA
- Media Content Format
- Album
- Original year of release
- 2008
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Year of release
- 2008
- Cast & Crew
- Glasvegas (Music Performer)
- Charlie (Producer)
- Justin Gerrish (Producer)
- Max Dingle (Producer)
Press Reviews
3 stars out of 5 -- "'Daddy's Gone,' with its elegiac keys and choral harmonies is the FIELD OF DREAMS of rock songs....Glavegas make it cool to care. Blender (Magazine) (p.64)
Opener 'Flowers And Football Tops' sneers of Phil Sepctor, while the Ronettes-ringing 'Daddy's Gone' wonderfully couples dampened innocents with the black-clad cool of The Velvet Underground....Each tune laments a lush and epic musical story... Clash (magazine) (p.109)
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]hey're a glorious return to the reverb and Jack Nitzsche production sound that The Jesus And Mary Chain trumpeted back in the mid-'80s. Mojo (Publisher) (p.108)
Ranked #7 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[I]t's James Allan's lyrics that leaves the longest shadow... Mojo (Publisher) (p.72)
3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Glasvegas create wall-of-distortion melodrama that draws on the Jesus and Mary Chain, Sixties girl groups and the Velvet Underground's rain-dance pulse. Rolling Stone (p.67)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Flowers and Football Tops
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Geraldine
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It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry
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Lonesome Swan
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Go Square Go
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Polmont On My Mind
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Daddy's Gone
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Stabbed
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S.A.D. Light
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Ice Cream Van
Customer Reviews
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviewsPros
- Can listen over and over (4)
- Original (4)
- Great lyrics (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- At home (4)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Adult (5), Young adult (3)
REVIEWS
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Great Lyrics
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
- In The Car
Comments about COLUMBIA Glasvegas - Glasvegas:
This album is both original and very enjoyable. Each song has its own personality, but plays well with the rest of the album too. It is just a perfect mixture of haunting music and clever lyrics. Songs like 'It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry' stay in the memory of listeners for a very long time, and leave them wanting more.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Great Lyrics
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- Gift
Comments about COLUMBIA Glasvegas - Glasvegas:
I like strong vocals which stand out. Like this. He can convey a lot of emotion through his singing. I will certainly buy their second album as well. Great epic melancholy. And the good sound/production is interesting.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
- Parties
Comments about COLUMBIA Glasvegas - Glasvegas:
Fantastic album. Great melodies, awesome sound and the songs are solid. Definately worth a go.
Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Great Lyrics
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
Comments about COLUMBIA Glasvegas - Glasvegas:
This album is absolutely stunning. I knew a few of the songs on it and had seen them doing a small gig but I bought the album before seeing them in concert and it is an excellent debut album. Some of the most beautiful lyrics I've ever heard.
Pros
Cons
- Not What I Expected
Best Uses
- In solitary confinement
Comments about COLUMBIA Glasvegas - Glasvegas:
A lot of people have raved about this band but I found the lyrics and sound really depressing. They was no spark when I listened to it
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Best Uses
Comments about COLUMBIA Glasvegas - Glasvegas:
This was an absolutely brilliant debut release by Glasvegas-working class heroes.
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