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 A load of bails. I think not. August 6, 2010
Pat McGoolies
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Recently while sitting in a hospital room awaiting surgery, I flicked on Ireland a.m. to find Neil Hannon of The Devine Comedy sitting on the couch with a familiar face. This face turned out to be Thomas Walsh, with whom via a mutual friend, (hello Paul Casey) I had the pleasure of recording a demo of one of my own tunes back in 1993. His home studio in Drimnagh, consisted of a shed, a four track, an old Rickenbacker and a bass guitar with missing E and A strings! Despite this we knocked together a definitive rendition of my tune in a short time and it would appear, unbeknownst to me, that Thomas has forged himself a pretty respectable career in music since our one and only meeting.
The Duckworth Lewis Method created by Hannon and Walsh is a beautifully crafted album, with some very fine songs, the stand outs for me being The Age of Revolution and Meeting Mr. Miandad. I am in the first few listens so this may change as there are many strong contenders here.
As with any concept album, (this one being about cricket!), some songs are perhaps made to fit the concept, such as The Sweet Spot which seems more to do with the erotic than cricket, or The Nightwatchman which would be a great song on an album about Hurling or Bricklaying, in fact any album for that matter.
To summarise, The Duckworth Lewis Method is another one of those great concept albums very much in the vein of Ray Davies' classic concepts Arthur and Village Green, as DLM have captured the essence of Britishness that is cricket. In short they have expanded the sentiments and themes of Davies' "End of the Season" into an album's worth of material. Howzat! As such many reviewers here have perhaps mistakenly thought that Hannon and Walsh are English, not men from Enniskillen and Drimnagh, but perhaps this is the best compliment they could give them.
PMG
 A simply wonderful album July 15, 2010
Vicky M
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This should be the soundtrack to anyone's summer, a lush beautiful record. Every track is a winner in its own way, this album is surely a hidden gem. Hints of 10CC, XTC, Beach Boys to name just a few. Standout tracks for me are The Age of Revolution, Meeting Mr Miandad, The Nightwatchman and Test Match Special. That said, it is one of those CD's you can put on and you won't feel the need to skip tracks. I can't recommend this album highly enough.
Neil Hannon at his creative best June 16, 2010
John H (Renfrewshire)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
It's all been said before - this is brilliant. I heard it when it came out and for some reason didn't buy it. Now that I have I can't prise it off the CD player. The best concept album since the last best concept album .... by a mile.
pleasantly surprised June 8, 2010
Barbara L. Bradley (Scotland)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I finally bought this cd after holding back for a while from buying it. I'm a big Divine Comedy fan and I've bought nearly every album but because this album was about cricket,( a sport i have very little interest in or knowledge of), I did hesitate.
At first listen, from the first song I was hooked by the catchy tunes, clever and funny lyrics and the various types of musical styles used. The collaboration between Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh on this album works well, the contrastig tones of their voices and the clever arrangement of songs. Even though I do not watch cricket, the way the sport is captured in the lyrics cathes my imagination and takes the listener back to a bygone era of British culture, producing a vision of Englishness where cricket is an sacred practise among 'gentlemen' and 'players'. Songs like 'Flatten the hay' also show the pleasure the sport gives and provides a idyll rural setting in contrast to green lawns and cricket stadium, showing that cricket is enjoyed outwith England and in various settings. 'Meeting Mr Mianband' and 'Jiggerypokery' (think I've spelt it right)
are also memorable songs and show the great talent of both artists, gave this album a try, it's worth it, the song writing and the music are refreshing and imaginative.
Superb delivery April 28, 2010
TDC FAN (England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Another superb collection of humourous, thought provoking and melodic songs which get better every time I listen to them.
In my view this is an absolutely essential purchase.
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