Here Come The Tears

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 3:56 pm

Has no one here heard the Tearsâ€™ album? Iâ€™m completely floored by it and honestly, I didnâ€™t expect it to do much for me, considering the poor quality of the last Suede album and Bernard Butlerâ€™s second solo outing. Aside from a few clichÃ© Anderson lyrics, itâ€™s really a pop masterpiece. Any thoughts at all???

herman · Post by **herman** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:13 pm

Nop, but I recently received a cd ep from a band called the Swear. It's a bit the Strokes alike. Does anyone's got more info about them?

a beautiful noise · Post by **a beautiful noise** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:11 pm

personally, i think that brett anderson has the worst voice in music.

stop. go away.

can bernard sing??

xxxshonnxxx

TheWarmth · Post by **TheWarmth** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 6:22 pm

Brett's voice sounds exceptional on the Tears' album. He's extremely talented. Bernard isn't much of a singer, but his guitar work and production techniques are brilliant.

a beautiful noise · Post by **a beautiful noise** » Thu Jun 09, 2005 7:11 pm

yeah yeah, always thought that about suese, fantastic guitar work, if only the brett would shut-up so you could hear it!

xxxshonnxxx

p/s- i actually saw them on their first tour of the states, before the 'nude' album was even released here. it was fantastic, bernard played with a giant sunflower in his mouth that somebody had given him. maybe 20, 30 people max were at the show.

Zenchan · Post by **Zenchan** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 11:15 am

I think most of the songs on the record are great, but as an album it wears thin to hear the same "outcast lovers" themes over and over and over.

Still, lots of great songs.

Juzba · Post by **Juzba** » Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:20 pm

Fantastic album this...

Suede have always been a guilty pleasure for me, but like The Warmth noted, the last couple of albums didn't just cut it. Regarding the vocals, I think Brett's voice has matured quite nicely. Production (by Butler) is quite on the lines of the first two albums (produced by Ed Buller, whose guts Butler hated, I've read). The production style really supports the guitar playing and vice versa. This signature Butler/Suede -sound just gets me every time. Lyrically nothing new for Anderson, quite clichÃ©d as stated. Laughed quite a bit on "Apollo 13", "If you follow me/ I will folllow you to the unknown / Aaahaaaa, like Apollo 13 we'll explode". However quite like the lyrics on "The Ghost of You", though I can't say why. "Brave New Century" is a strong song, and I suppose the lyrics are allright, but each time Anderson goes "political" it just seems awkward. His notions of society are quite tame and very obvious.

Best cuts: Refugees, The Ghost of You, Fallen Idol, Brave New Century, Beautiful Pain

veiko · Post by **veiko** » Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:10 pm

good review, Juzba.

Tears are playing at Roskilde fest. i wonder will they get away without playing any Suede songs....

neal · Post by **neal** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:04 am

i am a suede fan but i will agree that they went downhill w/o butler and i would rather see anderson and butler back together than have a 6th suede record.

unkle_karl · Post by **unkle_karl** » Mon Jun 13, 2005 12:16 pm

I actually got this album last week, and was really heartened by some really good reviews (I'm a big fan of early suede, and I think Butler is just amazing....). But I was very disappointed....musically it's pretty good in places (not all the songs are that great though), but the lyrics are just awful. 'Imperfections' is quite embarrassing in places ("You taste like orange chocolate..."), and the 'political' lyrics....hmm....

I'm hoping it grows on me, as I was very excited about this album, but at the minute a big thumbs down from me....