The Whip
X Marks Destination

Haven't heard this album, but this isn't the first damning verdict I've come across

on whether i should buy this album. 1. it's too fucking late as it's been out for quite a few weeks and the everybody else got their reviews out of the way weeks ago 2. This review is highly inaccurate, I actually really like this album but to give it 1/10 is a load of bollocks - that would suggest this record has nothing whatsoever going for it which is untrue, it's at least a 7/10 record. Words fail me on the quality of this review.

It's really not that bad, but it's not that good either, seems really dated in places.

'Divebomb' is an absolute monster though.

of writing a review if you can't be bothered? Reviewing is not supposed to be about 'making an example' or slamming a whole scene, surely it's about whether or not the album's any good? So ten years ago you didn't care - sounds like that still holds true...

its not great but hey.

I think the album's pretty average with some second rate New Order stylings going on but I'd sooner listen to it than have to read something thats as half arsed, lazy and utterly gash on this site ever again. Sort it out DiS

I told you not to bother me at work.

- this is a solid 6/10 album. It doesn't change the world, but it does the job efficiently enough.

The review itself is a big pile of word wank though, and says more about the prejudices of the writer, who seems a most unpleasant individual.

but you don't want us to worship dreadful 'alternative' bands?

So, I ask again - what should we be covering? Not what shouldn't we, what SHOULD we.

If I spent my entire day replying to emails from smaller labels I'd never get to cover dreadful alternative bands. Just talk about them to smaller labels.

not taking the piss.

?!

mungo2 you remind me of statler and waldorf (the two old blokes on the muppets )

"S: That was the worst thing I’ve ever heard!
W: It was terrible!
S: Horrendous!
W: Well it wasn’t that bad.
S: Oh, yeah?
W: Well, there were parts of it I liked!
S: Well, I liked alot of it.
W: Yeah, it was GOOD actually.
S: It was great!
W: It was wonderful!
S: Yeah, bravo!"

Great stuff : )

should realise that its meant to be dumb ass dance music.

Its not meant to change the world. I agree a 7/10 would have been more sufficient.

not all music can have the cosmic significance of fucking Sunn O))), The Fuck Buttons, Neutral Milk Hotel and Boris.
;-)

and argued it as such by putting his case forward and saying it was 4/10 or 5/10 with justification then fair enough most people would accept it as taste is subjective. But he didnt, he wrote the review on the bus to Uni - it's lazy and sloppy journalism. I thought the point of a review was a subjective critique on said product as well as to help influence purchasing decisions?

and i am smirking at the lack of effort the writer has put into the review - it's really not that awful an album. One other thing, Tom King writes: "Ten years ago I couldn’t have cared less" but surely you would have been ten years old Tom - all you would have been doing is going to school, sniffing copydex glue and eating turkey twizzlers surely - of course you wouldn't care!

Good review. Feel bad for The Whip getting sole responsibility for the problems mentioned, but yeah, its a pointless album.

I'm concerned by everyone saying 'its not a great album by any stretch, maybe give it a 6 or 7' viewpoint. If its a bit of a non-event, then it deserves a worse score than something that at least has the decency to be properly amusingly crap.

I think I speak for thousands when I pick up this album and say 'meh' at it, and then put it down and walk out. Even knowing I couldn't have bought it anyway cause my cards have been cancelled. Principle innit.