Belle and Sebastian - Boy with the Arab Strap

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Feb 6, 2017 Sold Date

Jan 14, 2017 Start Date

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Artikel Name: Boy with the Arab Strap
Genre: Pop/Rock Produkt Typ: LP (Vinyl) Label: Matador Titelanzahl: 12

Trackliste LP - 1

1. Belle and Sebastian - It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career 2. Belle and Sebastian - Sleep the Clock Around 3. Belle and Sebastian - Is it Wicked Not to Care? 4. Belle and Sebastian - Ease Your Feet in the Sea 5. Belle and Sebastian - Summer Wasting 6. Belle and Sebastian - Seymour Stein 7. Belle and Sebastian - Space Boy Dream 8. Belle and Sebastian - Dirty Dream Number Two 9. Belle and Sebastian - Boy With the Arab Strap 10. Belle and Sebastian - Chickfactor 11. Belle and Sebastian - Simple Things 12. Belle and Sebastian - Rollercoaster Ride

Beschreibung

Belle & Sebastian quietly built a dedicated following after the release of their second album, If You're Feeling Sinister, as word of mouth spread from indie kids to record collectors to store clerks to critics. By the end of 1997, the Scottish septet had developed a following every bit as passionate as the Smiths did at their peak, which is only appropriate since leader Stuart Murdoch is as wittily literate as Morrissey. If You're Feeling Sinister proved this as did the three excellent EPs that followed, increasing expectations for The Boy With the Arab Strap. Even if the album doesn't match the peerless If You're Feeling Sinister or break new ground for Belle & Sebastian, it's not a sophomore slump. From the Motown stomp of "Dirty Dream Number Two" to the Paul Simon shuffle of the title track, there is more musical texture on Boy than Sinister, but much of this was already explored on the EPs, which means Arab Strap essentially consolidates the group's talents. Murdoch recedes from the spotlight on occasion, letting Steve Jackson deliver two music-biz spiels and giving Isobel Campbell space to shine with the lilting "Is It Wicked Not to Care?" All three songs are highlights, but Murdoch's songs still attract the most attention. His vicious wit, often overlooked in favor of his poetic narratives, surfaces on the title track, while "It Could Have Been a Brilliant Career" summarizes his effortless gift for elegant melancholia. Such small, precious gems are what Belle & Sebastian are all about, and The Boy With the Arab Strap offers another round of timeless, endlessly fascinating folk-pop treasures. [Boy with the Arab Strap was also released on LP.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine