Silent Sigh BADLY DRAWN BOY "About A Boy" Original 2002 UK Import Soundtrack LP

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Badly Drawn Boy / About A Boy [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] - Universal/XL Recordings TNXL LP-152 (UK)(2002) ...This auction is for an original Import issue Record on (UK) vinyl.

  Though both artist and label hedged bets by explaining it away as an outside work and not the "official" Badly Drawn Boy sophomore album, it's difficult to imagine how Badly Drawn Boy could've improved on The Hour of Bewilderbeast any better than this astonishing work. The single "Silent Sigh" is the highlight, with Damon Gough masterfully tripping over his lines and accentuating the title with his breathy delivery. It's the cumulative weight, however, that really impresses. Each of these songs works well.

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Detailed item info:

Album Features UPC: 634904015213
Artist: Badly Drawn Boy Format: LP
Release Year: 2002 Record Label: Universal/XL Recordings Genre: Rock & Pop
Track Listing
(Side One)
1. Exit Stage Right
2. A Peak You Reach
3. Something to Talk About
4. Dead Duck
5. Above You, Below Me
6. I love NYE
7. Silent Sigh
8. Wet. Wet. Wet.
9. River, Sea, Ocean

(Side Two)
01. S.P.A.T.
02. Rachel's Flat
03. Walking Out Of Stride
04. File Me Away
05. A Minor Incident
06. Delta (Little Boy Blues)
07. Donna and Blitzen

Details Distributor: BMG (distributor) Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo
Album Notes
Music composed by Badly Drawn Boy aka Damon Gough.
Producers: Tim Rothrock, Badly Drawn Boy.

What's a budding musical genius to do in the pent-up lull between albums? Mercury Prize-winning singer-songwriter Badly Drawn Boy (aka Damon Gough), in his spare time between heralded debut THE HOUR OF BEWILDERBEEST, and a follow-up to be released later in 2002, approached the filmmakers adapting Nick Hornby's acclaimed novel ABOUT A BOY about the soundtrack for the film starring Hugh Grant. There's no question to the logic of the combination as Gough's sublimely literate, disaffected yet still charmingly breezy pop music fits the story of life's apparent losers at two stages of life, one an apathetic womanizer approaching his 40s, the other a bullied misfit boy passing into his teens, between whom an unlikely friendship ensues.A folky singer/songwriter scoring songs to help set the tone of a movie about unlikely friendship could stir up memories of Cat Stevens' unreleased soundtrack for "Harold & Maude," a fair enough assessment. In a similar fashion (but in its own way), Badly Drawn Boy's take on ABOUT A BOY weaves a mournful, yet upbeat tapestry drawing from its source material while managing to enrich the story itself. There are even some pop mega-hit hooks such as in the rolling "Silent Sigh" and in the head-bobbing, ostensible theme song "Something To Talk About."

Editorial Reviews
8 out of 10 - ...At its best, it wears its misery with a casual wryness, breezy instrumentation blowing away the sad cobwebs....eminently listenable yet deceptively gentle...
NME

...Lush real strings and the familiar one-take roughness....milkman-friendly classics all...
Mojo

...The CD is split between completely songs and fleeting instrumentals, all of it laced with that big-screen vibe...
CMJ (20020422)

8 out of 10 - ...A solid set of songs...
Alternative Press (20020701)

4 out of 5 stars - ...Original and gladdening music...
Q (20020401)

Included in Q Magazine's The 50 Best Albums of 2002.
Q (20021201)

...A mix of songs and themes balancing obsessive craft with flippant style... - Rating: B+
Entertainment Weekly (20020503)

3.5 out of 5 stars - ...Gough's greatest strength is how calm and assured his voice and melodies are....You can tell he wanted to guild a grand orchestral-pop monument...
Rolling Stone (20020509)