Label: Sony/Epic
Category: Music
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Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 9399700114799
ASIN: B00013WW7U
Release Date: 2004-02-05
Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker
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Artist: The Coral
Label: Sony/Epic Category: Music Average customer rating:
Format: Import Media: Audio CD Number Of Discs: 1 EAN: 9399700114799 ASIN: B00013WW7U Release Date: 2004-02-05 |
Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker
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Indie Rock
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Album Description
Full title - Nightfreak & the Sons of Becker. Limited edition mini-album, the UK indie rockers' third album, considered a stop-gap between the band's second LP (2003's 'Magic & Medicine') & a fully formed fourth. 11 tracks. Deltasonic. 2003.Customer Reviews:
A true "Nightfreak".......2004-06-16
A very blistery riff starts off the plodding "Precious Eyes." The rest of the album is predominantly very basic guitar rock like the catchy, raw "I Forgot My Name," the meandering "Sorrow or the Song," and the very ordinary "Keep Me Company." But there are also a few richer numbers like the slow, ominous "Song of the Corn," the spacey "Grey Harpoon," and the deliciously catchy "Venom Cable" with its reverberating organ.
Don't expect "The Coral" all over again, because that is not what you're going to get. "Nightfreak" is a lot less polished and musically deep, but it has a certain rough-hewn charm. More often than not, it's very basic guitar rock without a lot of complexity, augmented by little psychedelic flourishes like the zig-zag sound effects in "Grey Harpoon."
If the instrumentation is rough, at least it has some variety -- hollow drumming, psychedelic swashes, unpolished guitar riffs, with little additions like organs and surreal spoken interludes. The instrumentation is basically something that could be brilliant rock if it weren't lacking in dimension, needing more layers and more complexity.
The lyrics definitely leave something to be desired, with howls of "I can see THROUUUUGH YOOUUU!", and the poppy ditty: "Migraine - Doctor, doctor, tearing my hair out/Migraine - Doctor, doctor, what's it all about?" At least they sound like they are enjoying themselves -- the elated yowls and cheerfully muted vocals of "Lover's Parade" drip with barely-restrained enjoyment.
"Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker" has the recognizable Coral sound, but it sounds like the guys simply put it out rather than polishing it into their more typical sound. Entertaining, but not terribly good. (Small note: "Nightfreak" can be found as part of "Magic & Medicine" in the US)
Decent, yet rough........2004-02-25
As far as the album is concerned, it's nowhere near as produced as the Debut or Magic and Medicine. If it had been, though...
A lot of different styles of music, so you don't get bored there. The best songs of the album are(in no order):Grey Harpoon, Venom Cable, Migraine, Precious Eyes, and Lovers Paradise. Grey Harpoon is great now, but if slightly more produced, it would awesome. Some songs however, just don't make it for me.(i.e. I Forgot my Name, and Auntie's OPeration). Overall not too bad. Can't wait for the next album!
Great "experimental" album, but don't buy it as an import!!.......2004-02-21
"Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker" (11 tracks, 28 min.) was recorded "live" in studio in a matter of a week. The sound is clearly "rougher" and less-produced than their earlier albums. But those songs!! The quality just oozes out! Musical styles are all over the place. From straight-on rock to reggae-flavored to Beatlesque pop to 80's punk, the Coral don't tie themselves down, and to great effect. Best songs include "Grey Harpoon", "Migraine", "Precious Eyes" and "Sorrow or the Song".
For obvious reasons, there really is no point buying this release separately when you can get it for free with the purchase of the US version of "Magic & Medicine. But "Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker" is a fine album on it own nevertheless!
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