Charlatans - You Cross My Path

Anyone else downloaded it?

Not bad for free. Not bad at all.

Sounds just like New Order in parts though. Particularly the bass on Bad Days and the orchestration (get me) on Mis-takes.

Anyone else think that?

me! me! me!

thanks to baldrick for posting the d/l link i like this new album a lot

I downloaded it as well and I like that album a lot. Yes indeed, some songs sound like NO and Tim Burgess' voice sounds like Bernard's sometimes. Oh Vanity! is a very catchy song. :)

NObabe wrote:

thanks to baldrick for posting the d/l link

Just putting it on now

Only at the fourth track,

but a big fuckin so far..

It reminds me of Some Friendly, which I always thought of as one of those albums to listen to all at once, rather than as a collection of tracks.

Really looking forward to seeing them next month. Might try for an extra date, as well as Aberdeen...

Are they touring Col?

Where they playing?

MAY 2008:

10 - Leicester University 11 - Liverpool Carling Academy 12 - Oxford Carling Academy 13 - Bristol Carling Academy 15 - London The Forum 16 - Southampton Guildhall 17 - Lincoln Engine Shed 19 - Aberdeen Music Hall 20 - Glasgow Carling Academy 22 - Newcastle Carling Academy 23 - Sheffield Carling Academy 24 - Manchester Academy 1

So not April

I'm having the 20th off to get over the 19th. Might have 21st off and go to Glasgow too. If I can get a ticket.

Rev Big wrote: MAY 2008:

10 - Leicester University 11 - Liverpool Carling Academy 12 - Oxford Carling Academy 13 - Bristol Carling Academy 15 - London The Forum 16 - Southampton Guildhall 17 - Lincoln Engine Shed 19 - Aberdeen Music Hall 20 - Glasgow Carling Academy 22 - Newcastle Carling Academy 23 - Sheffield Carling Academy 24 - Manchester Academy 1

So not April

I'm having the 20th off to get over the 19th. Might have 21st off and go to Glasgow too. If I can get a ticket.

If ye fancy doing Glasgow,

we can call it a date

Sorry I'm washing my hair

Stick then!

Yer a cow anyway...

I'll see about the time off and whether there's tickets available. I do fancy two nights of the Charlies

Rev Big wrote: I'll see about the time off and whether there's tickets available. I do fancy two nights of the Charlies

Im washing my hair...

Ally wrote: Downloaded it from the XFM site yesterday on Mr Nonsenses' recommendation and it's pretty good on first few listens. The Charlatans are never gonna set people's worlds on fire in terms of innovation but there's a couple of quality pop songs on there.

Mis-takes is highlight... really like that one.

The bassline on Bad Days sounds more of a swipe of PiL's Public Image to me; still a not bad tune though. Not gonna knock a record with a heavy New Order and the odd PiL influence

Hello hello hello.........

I was actually surprised by how good it is. VERY New Orderish, though (not such a bad thing). You can hear New order on at least 2/3 of the album.

The whole thing is marred for me by the couplet which contrives to rhyme "me" with "paranoid schiztophrenic".

The problem with this is:

1, It doesn't rhyme

b, It sounds shit

and

iii, it's in poor taste.

or is it 'be'?

No matter, it's crap

It's:

Now I’m all grown up to be A paranoid schizophrenic

Rev Big wrote: It's:

Now I’m all grown up to be A paranoid schizophrenic

PULL YOURSELVES together!

Shug wrote:

Rev Big wrote: It's:

Now I’m all grown up to be A paranoid schizophrenic

Barney musta been co-writing

Most definately. Hooky and barney are allover this disc.

Rev Big wrote: It's:

Now I’m all grown up to be A paranoid schizophrenic

i thought the last word was schizophreny, but that doesn't make sense

You can just about hear an apologetic-sounding 'ic' at the end.

Shug wrote: This album gets better and better,

Was just about to post the same

Great minds,and all that..eh Shug

Some of the basswerk really is a Hooky-alike.

Wonder how he feels about it?

Tribute or rip-off? You decide!

Rev Big wrote:

Tribute or rip-off? You decide!

Influenced

There certainly proud of their influences.

Yes that's a nice way of putting it.

I can't wait to see how he holds it.

Quality stuff... Even went rummaging about upstairs in the deepest darkest reaches of the unorganised and messy section of the CD collection to pick out some old Charlies stuff... Was toying with the idea of doing Leicester, and having seen that it's a Saturday it looks like a more than attractive proposition...

Snorri xxx

Oh...!!!! go on then!!! i'll download it to see what yer all fussing about!

Just need to work out a way of getting there and back without having to drive - I ain't doing another sober one like Re: Order in Corby...

Snorri xxx

The only New Orderish bit i've noticed is a brief snippet in the intro to Mis-Takes .But i have had a few drinks on both occasions i've listened to it.Then again i have to be drunk to consider listening to The Charlatans

Mind you i think Cherry Ghost are ace so what the fuck do i know?

cherry ghost singles are ok but let down with the rest of album. anyway the charlatans album is ok.see new order in the general sound,singing and arrangement of the songs but not really any of hooky bass as some said here .still like the early albums more. anyway time for me to put head over heels cocteau twins on,some of the best bass ever

Didnt do anything for me, just seemed like any indie rock band from the last 10 years or so. However early 90's Charlatans has so much youthful exuberance but after then just seems to fall apart. Still anyone giving praise to New Order is a good thing.