Als eerst correctie op mijn post van 14 april 2008, 12:36 uur, de single Acrylic is wel op deze album als hidden track. Op de deluxe versie zit het op de 2de disc samen met originele versies van o.a. Cavorting, No You Didn`t ..., en acoustische versies van o.a. Bide Your Time, Acrylic & Not Nineteen Forever.
tijdje gewacht om stem te geven. Beste debut album van het jaar tot nu toe verdient een 8.5 uit 10
Hieronder recensie (in engels) van deze album ... ok, ik weet dat ik hier o.a. Kooks en Libertines fans ga beledigen maar ... get over it, move on ... you`re not nineteen forever so pull yourself together!!
THE COURTEENERS - St. Jude (Polydor)
Released 7th April 2008
After only a few single releases last year their gigs across the UK were already selling out months in advance, which helped turn "St Jude" into one of the most eagerly awaited debut albums of 2008! Then for some bizarre reason, certain sections of the music press all started jumping on an identical bandwagon in their attempt to offer criticism? (some female reviewers gave it a big thumbs down mainly due to the lyrical content, while others seem to want to criticize it as being too formulaic!) The Courteeners come across brash and like so many Manchester bands before them are full of confidence. They’re clearly not afraid to speak their mind - some of the lyrics will be viewed by the politically correct amongst us as arrogant, yet having resided for years in Manchester I found them much more entertaining, which results in an album full of songs that are head and shoulders above anything bands like The Kooks will ever deliver or those overrated Libertines have ever delivered! So far, their songs have drawn comparisons with other Manchester bands like The Smiths and Oasis, but if you listen closely you can also hear influences by a wide range of artists (past and present) including Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, The La`s, Belle and Sebastian, Carter USM, New Order, and even The Housemartins. The album is produced by Stephen Street (The Smiths, Blur and Kaiser Chiefs) and in this post-Arctics indie pop scene, here is a record bursting with guitar noise, great choruses, plenty of melody, and energetic vocals. The end conclusion is that this is rousing, yet melodic, indie rock which makes a similar kind of impact that Oasis did in the early 90`s or Arctic Monkeys did back in 2006. This is in fact the best debut album of the year so far and therefore a must have for your record collection. And come the end of 2008, a lot more people will hopefully realize this! - 8.5/10 - TerryA – April 2008