Suede - Bloodsports (album stream)
It's streaming here and here:
http://thefourohfive.com/news/article/suede-bloodsports-full-album-stream
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/mar/11/album-stream-suede-bloodsports
For some reason The Guardian stream wouldn't work on my laptop. The damn lefties. Sounds very good so far...
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Surely the 405 have viewed source and copied the code from the Guardian
Seems a little odd for a site to so brazenly and repeatedly do this (seen it a lot)
Oh right. I don't know how all the rights to streaming works. Were
The Guardian supposed to have exclusive rights to the stream for a few day?
Anyway, I've heard the album all the way through. Not as good as their first three albums. Few albums are good as their debut and Dog Man Star (both 90s classics) but an excellent comeback album on first listen.
Does the job it's supposed to do
of being a confident record for big stages on the comeback circuit, but I find the ultra-bombastic production really alienating, it's all a bit stadium rock.
After watching the 6music live thingy
I'm really excited about this, Barriers is a great song.
Can't wait for this
sounds like a solid comeback album that should rescue their legacy a bit. I like that while many of these reunions result in bands just playing their back catalogue ad nauseum that Suede just got right on with putting out some great music that stands up with anything being released right now.
Nothing painfully bad but incredibly mediocre
Like a Suede tribute band recorded their debut album but forgot to write anything of merit. Really by-the-numbers and sometimes even a bit desperate in how hard it tries to make another typical Suede anthem happen.
Man I can't disagree more
Did we listen to the same albm? Sounds like they completely re-discovered their voice and what made them unique. Songs are incredibly self-assured. The last 4 tracks are a powerful, very dog man staresque closing to the album. Very ambitious, beautiful, and very Suede. Honestly if they put out an album sounding like early suede a lot of people would play the "they just sound like they're trying to duplicate past" but if they pushed on and did something really different most fans would have been disappointed hoping they would made another Dog Man Star. Suede have always been in a lose lose situation. I personally don't get how Suede fans could be disappointed in this. I was completely satisfied after first listen it could easily slot in next to Coming Up and DMS. There are at least 3 great singles on here as well. I was a little worried about ISAEWY that they were trying to make a radio friendly pop album. Thankfully the album is full of that dark, tragic Suede sound they captured so well early on.
the 90s are over
it's time to move on
I really like it
I was expecting to hate it, to be honest. I've been pleasantly surprised and am glad that my favorite band still has it in them.
Last few tracks are excellent
like it, might even buy it, wow
Hmm.. bombastic.
It'll take quite a few listens before I can really pick up its substance.
Still better than the Tears though!
I've only ever listened to the debut
Always was a fan of Animal Nitrate, Metal Mickey and The Drowners, but never bothered listening to an album by them until 4 or 5 years back.
Should I give the other albums a go?
I wonder, btw, whether the Carter USM reference is deliberate
Only Dog Man Star...
I'm a huge fan of their first two albums. Coming Up is very good too.
1994 was a big year in music for me. It was literally in a few weeks that Nirvana were over and after the aftermath the spotlight turned onto what became known as Britpop (the worst unbrella term in music for a while). In 1994, Parklife, Definitely Maybe, The Holy Bible, His n'Hers and Dog Man Star all came out (as did Portishead's Dummy but I guess that's not Britpop). From all those British albums Dog Man Star was the best then and remains easily the best now for me. Do check it out.
I remember Suede getting 2 NME* covers on the strength of one single
It made me laugh because it really annoyed one of the guys who worked at my local independent record store. Kept banging on about them being Bowie rip-offs.
*Might've been Melody Maker. Either way, getting the cover page when you hadn't even released an album was considered, back then, completely outrageous.
Listened to Dog Man Star
pretty disappointing. Takes about 6 songs before there's anything remotely like Moving, Animal Nitrate or Metal Mickey, and even then I can't say anything stood out enough for me to take note of the title of the song.
Listen again...
We Are The Pigs is an absolute belter and then Heroine goes and tops it! Then you get the best ballad Suede have ever done, The Wild Ones. This album is the ultimate slow-burner. After one or two listens you'll wonder where the tunes are but it'll get under your skin. The 2 Of Us could move you to tears, The Asphalt World will take you on an epic 8-minute journey around a broken-down relationship (seriously, that Butler solo...?!) and Still Life gives you a massive show-tune of a finale to round off 70 minutes that pisses all over anything their 'rivals' ever delivered. Listen again... :-)
^ This
You just said what I said
only you named some of the titles along the way.
You've lost me...
We Are The Pigs and Heroine are this album's Animal Nitrate and Metal Mickey, only darker, beefier and more intense (and better). They are tracks 2 & 3. Did you not notice them on your way through to track 6? When I say it's a slow-burner I mean that by your 3rd listen you should be falling in love with it and by your 4th or 5th listen you might well be thinking that it's a staggering work of genius and every song is bloody amazing - even the psycho-drug-chant of 'Introducing The Band' (track 1 in case you miss it...) So, not pretty disappointing at all.
Yeah, true. That used to happen a lot in The NME and MM before
the internet started. You're right about the hype that Suede had, I remember it as a kid. Bands like S*M*A*S*H and Terris were hyped unbelievably and put on front covers of the big press in those days that included Select (which was quite a good magazine). I have to admit to not being the biggest Suede fan as I didn't really like their later stuff at all but Dog Man Star remains an all time favourite of mine. They're great live too. I've found this list of The NME's Top 50 of 1994. It's worth having a look not necessarily to see the order but which albums were released back then. There are some huge albums there probably more than most years. I have to admit that 1994 was a sort of coming of age year for me as I started uni that summer and so I have fond (and not so fond) memories of that year.
http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/1994.html
I like Suede, but I find it impossible to understand someone loving them
The first 2 albums and Coming Up are really good records, beautiful arrangements, Brett's voice.
But the lyrics - any sustained listening and you can't get round them. Which is not to say they're all bad. But it's a narrow repetetive palette, whereas the music isn't anywhere near so narrow.
I mean.. make your own Suede lyrics..
She's fucking with a slip of a man
Inside of an abandoned ice cream van
He's running out of gasoline
Whilst she lets out a nuclear scream
<Song title> <Song title>
I can't find my horse
Oh If you were here we'd drink our fill of gin
I'd find it in due course
Or at least some ketamin
<Song title> <Song title>
those lyrics are inspired!
Just had my first listen
Sitting at my desk grinning like a wanking chimp. It's an absolute monster. The production doesn't bother me at all - Suede were never exactly lo-fi to begin with. Snowblind and Always seem like the standouts so far.
I've listened to it a few times now
and it gets stronger every time I hear it. I was a bit concerned before as I didn't understand the praise that Black Rainbows received and presumed that this would be very similar, but this is a totally different beast for the better. I also wasn't particularly impressed with Barriers when I first heard it but as part of the album it sounds stronger and is a great opener. I don't think there are any weak tracks on there although 'Always' sounds like it should grow at the end into some sort of overblown piece a little like 'Still Life' did but unfortunately stops short. All in all its a great return and a stunning return to form when considering A New Morning and Head Music.
I imagine a lot of people will diss it before they give it a chance...
Yeah most people will
I think this could grow into being one of the greatest comeback albums ever from a completely dead band. The last 4 tracks are very Dog Man Star and give the album it's depth. Definite growers. First six very Coming Up. It's a very Suede fan's album. Much better lyrics this time as well which is maybe a result of Brett being very focused on a single concept.
It's a very good Suede album.
The only question for me is whether I want to listen to Suede in 2013.
Why not
you're most likely still listening to Radiohead. If this were a debut album from a hot new band everyone would be slobbering over it.
I don't agree entirely
but when I first heard It Starts And Ends With You, one of my first thoughts was "a band like Chapel Club just fucking WISH they could write a song like this"
The earlier Suede albums have stood the set of time I think.
It doesn't seem 20 years ago that their debut came out. I guess I'm showing my age.
MusicOMH give it 3.5 out of 5. I've heard it through about three
times and it gets better with each listen. I'm a biased fan though. I'll do a Pitchfork and give it 8.2
http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/suede-bloodsports
It turn out quite good, haven't it?
Like the approach on the tracklist. First you have your pop songs and then the you end up with four ballads on a row. Hardly innovative but very effective
Grows with every listen
Dawn Chorus one of the bonus tracks on Japanese version is great too. Recent reviews over the weekend have been raves which makes the DIS review all the more minority.
To be fair, I'm not sure Suede are really a DiS band...
You're right
Dawn Chorus is very good, not a surprise as they always had some very fine b sides
it's bizzarre to hear such theatrical, bombastic, earnest music in 2013
the ballads are ridiculous, but not actually bad, and possibly very good. I don't think it sounds '90s' or anything, but it sounds very Suede. I bought it today on a whim after discovering how much I liked hearing the single about 5 times a day on 6Music, got it from Rough Trade and it turns out that they're playing instore on friday and i got given a wristband, which was unexpected but nice, I can't wait! Seen them once and it was amazing ('Suede' album gig at Brixton academy), but can't afford that Alexandra Palace gig.
Also, I don't get why they still haven't done a proper UK tour?
Do they all have day jobs or something?
UK Tour
Totally agree with this! It always just seems to be one off gigs in bloody London!
Well done for the wristband. I'd love to have seen them at a small
venue but it's all been Brixton gigs for me; both before break up and two years ago. I've got an Ally Pally gig. It'll be fun no doubt but it's at Ally Pally and so won't be too memorable I think.
Don't say that!
I'm flying over from the US for the Ally Pally show.
Saw them at Hammersmith Palais 1994
and Roundhouse in 1996. Amazing both times.
After hearing this about 3 or 4 times I love it
i think it easily outclasses Coming Up, maybe even the debut which I never really rated compared to Dog Man Star.
I don't know
Is more consistent that CU, there isn't a clunker like Starcrazy in it, and the lyrics are better; but its true that it lacks a single like Trash or Beutiful ones. At least is on par with it
The debut and DMS are untouchable by the way
I reckon It Starts and Ends With You is up there with Beautiful Ones
it came on in a shop earlier today and it briefly made me pine for a time where good indie rock songs entered the consciousness of the mass public. Unexpectedly hearing an ace new pop song is all too rare an occurrence.
Its pretty fucking great.
Snowblind is a killer.
The album got 7.6 on Pitchfork!
Best review of it I've read, actually: http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17779-suede-bloodsports/
Saw them at Rough Trade East yesterday and it was amazing, absolutely heroic, especially the new stuff, wish I was going to see them next week.