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The Music | 
| Artist: Music
Label: Hut
Category: Music
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 4570
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 724353680022
EAN: 0724353680022
ASIN: B00006FX2Y
Release Date: September 2, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Dance | | • | Take the long road and walk it | | • | Human | | • | Truth is no words | | • | Float | | • | Turn out the light | | • | People | | • | Getaway | | • | Disco | | • | Too high |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The Music, the much-touted quartet of schoolmates from Kippax, Leeds, signal their self-titled debut album's intentions straight from the off. Opener "The Dance", with its psych-rock swirl intro, a Beatlesque "yeah yeah yeah", and then a crashing, impatient chaos of guitars, drums and dubby effects, with Robert Harvey howling Robert Plant-ishly about "angels", is a ridiculous blast of unrestrained noise. The Music are not about subtlety or coffee-table good taste. The Music gives a sideways nod to baggy beats and the Stone Roses' Second Coming, but is mainly a wild, almost desperate mix of Led Zeppelin blues-metal histrionics, and the stadium end of 1980s alt-rock, particularly the Chameleons, the Cult and U2. The lyrics are little more than excuses for Harvey to howl and wail, but the constant twin-guitar invention of Harvey and Adam Nutter, taking in everything from bluesy riffs through funky wah-wah to Edge-ish atmospherics, keep you endlessly guessing and enthralled by their sheer recklessness. Put simply, it's a breath of fresh air to hear a British "indie" band who are so unafraid to rock, so blatantly uninterested in choirboy self-pity, and so almost comically in thrall to chest-beating Big Rawk. --Garry Mulholland
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
 Greatest first album ever? March 4, 2008
I have been playing this Album for years and watching them live for years, their music touches my soul and something within, that I havent felt for 20 years, (yes I am that Old)
Ita not going to be everybodys cup of tea, but music is all about opinions, how can you fail to be moved by Getaway, Too High, Take the Long Road, its up to you but my thoughts would be just buy you will love it, or not, probably no middle ground
 brilliant September 15, 2007
this is phenominal.
its that simple. i very much doubt that anyone will ever cram so much into a debut album ever again.
there is a little something for everyone on thisa album...the quiet quirky little melodies keep the indie kids happy but the band have got far too much energy to play it safe and rock out all over the place ending almost all the songs in a wall of noise and guitars.
and that is where this album scores the big points....all the energy its hard not to get sucked into it all and not to enjoy the ride.
if you think how led zeppelin would sound if they wer dragged kicking and screaming upto modern day then this is how they would sound.
and what a great sound it is too!
Best. Debut. Ever. November 28, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It really is the best debut album i've ever heard. Its 4 years on now since its release, and still no album has quite such an effect on me. Just the sheer energy coursing through the whole CD is staggering, for a band so new and so young at the time. But even four years on, it seems so fresh still, and is one of very very few albums I own that is still so listenable after that amount of time. There's not a track on there that i'd even consider skipping past. The album sounds good straight from the off, but it really does go to another level after seeing the live show that The Music put together too, where the energy from the album is multiplied up and up to give such a powerful performance.
If ever anything was worth 5 stars, this is.
Take The Long Road And STRUT It January 20, 2004
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
The Music ARE the greatest thing to ever come out of Leeds, no doubt about it. This electric debut album breaks all boundaries forming a new genre in itself. Yes, that is right, to fit this band to a single genre would be impossible, they have set the trend for others to follow, with such a high standard that others will probably fall flat on their face copying it.If I had to try and stick The Music into a genre I would say that they are Psychedelic Indie Dance Rock. Yes, a mouthful but true, this band wants to make you DANCE, which is perfect for attributably named first track “The Dance” (which also opens most of their live gigs). The Dance is everything that The Music are about, swirling riffs, catchy dance style drum beats and Rob’s (vocalist) psyched out vocals. All of these contribute to a sound perfectly formed into one making an almost life changing listening experience. Tracks that follow the album keep up on the dance trend bending the rules of what is accomplishable with just 4 people. Singles “Take The Long Road and Walk It”, “The Truth Is No Words” and “Getaway” act as joints to mainstream in the album. Experimental in their entirety but still flowing as freely as any well accomplished band could produce, remember, these lads were 19/20 when they recorded these songs (younger when they wrote them). Other tracks on the album worth noting are “Human”, a chilled out masterpiece of a song that calms you mood faster than a “Chill Out Collection 432” album. “Float” is an action packed lightning bolt of a song hitting you hard and taking you on a ride for 5 whole minutes and “Disco” is perfect lyrically and fits even more so with the whole dance vibe to the album. This album is a must with anyone who likes good music. If you enjoy live music even more then going to one of their gigs is even more recommend as their live performances are even more euphoric. The Music are the music, top notch and mind blowing.
Fabuloso! January 7, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
First off, this lad can sing. I mean, REALLY sing. He may not cite them directly but I'm getting distinct early-blues vibes from him. Fred MacDowall or Sam Hopkins. He's got a great wail and a good sense of phrasing. He can project ethereally or spit out funky, syncopated gobbets. It's joyous to listen to him.As for the band as a whole, they're a sort of halway-house between Spiritualized and Jane's Addiction. More rocking than the former but not as eclectic as the latter. But then, this is their first record. I am suitably hooked to anticipate their next album with great excitement. Live, they must be something quite special.
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