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as anything else he's done, but it still deserves to sell more than this weeks' top 20 albums combined.

just for ...dance parties alone.

Ok, maybe not. I found (and still find, though not as much), that except for the first track, the first half of the album isn't that great, but the second half is frippin' awesome.

8 could be a mite generous, but that's what i'd give it.

are on their messageboard:
FRI 27.4.07: 65daysofstatic, Kling Klang, Stuart Braithwaite DJ Set
Sub Club, Glasgow
SAT 28.4.07: 65daysofstatic, Kling Klang, Paper Cut Out
Tunnels, Aberdeen
SUN 29.4.07: 65daysofstatic, Park Attack
Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh

lol. whoever said that sucks at describing bands.

their music's good, but I'd probably agree with you about the guy's voice. It was pretty good some of the time, but they need to learn that you don't need vocals to make good music.

and twentysixfeet were frikkin awesome.

though PRR weren't great on Monday. That's coming from a fan...though when that riff came in on arrival/the intention craft, that was pretty epic. They really should work on tightening up their live shows.

...is out on 30th April. According to their blog. More dates there as well.

Heard it t'other day, and it's damn good. Should be a good night out in Feb. :-)

No Leicester date. Missed them when they came here a month back. Bugger.

I meant #4.

Jarvis Cocker is at #5.

Surprised Damon Albarn isn't in it. Not that I think he necessarily should be, but the NME normally goes in for fawning wankery over the 'alternative, forward-thinking' crap he's putting out now.

Yes, that is an actual quote, but I'm buggered if I can remember where from at the moment.

were f*cking awesome at Download. Best festival performance I've ever seen.

As much as I like Black Holes... to play it all the way through didn't strike me as a great idea. I went hoping they'd play most of the great songs from Origin of Symmetry and Absolution (Bliss, Plug In Baby, Newborn, Darkshines, Feeling Good, Time Is Running Out, Stockholm Syndrome, Hysteria, Butterflies & Hurricanes), plus maybe half of BH&R. And the stage show didn't particularly overwhelm me either - I've seen better at the Rescue Rooms.

I can't say it was £30 wasted, though.

they were crap. Though the drummer must be related to Animal from the Muppets.

surprised about the lack of Nottingham. Not so much about Leicester. It's a musical black hole. for any band anywhere near the mainstream, anyway.

Well?

Nice to see them in there. Thought everyone had forgotten about them since they split up. My Elixir... is a great album. Certainly wasn't expecting to see it in this list though.