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The Age of the Understatement | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Last Shadow Puppets
Label: Domino Recordings
Category: Music
List Price: £13.99
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 94
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.7 x 0.3
EAN: 5034202020820
ASIN: B00151HZA6
Release Date: April 21, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Tracks:
| • | The Age Of The Understatement | | • | Standing Next To Me | | • | Calm Like You | | • | Separate and Ever Deadly | | • | The Chamber | | • | Only The Truth | | • | My Mistakes Were Made For You | | • | Black Plant | | • | I Don't Like You Any More | | • | In My Room | | • | Meeting Place | | • | The Time Has Come Again |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Famous for demonstrating how less is more when it comes to publicity, it comes as no surprise that The Age of the Understatement, the first side project from Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, should appear to no great fanfare. The Last Shadow Puppets are Turner and Miles Kane, formerly of Monkeys tourmates The Little Flames and now in the Rascals, aided by producer (and here, drummer) James Ford, also of Simian Mobile Disco. Inspired by the widescreen orchestral Sixties pop of Scott Walker and legendary arranger David Axelrod, they enlisted the London Metropolitan Orchestra under the aegis of Canadian Owen Pallett (aka Final Fantasy and an erstwhile member of the Arcade Fire's string section). The result is entirely successful, owing as much to the romanticism of Richard Hawley and the eclectic approach of the Coral as any sixties precursors. The thundering title track is pure Scott though, "I Don't Like You Anymore" is twisted pop in the best Cosmic Scouse tradition and the beautiful "Meeting Place", brilliantly enhanced by Pallett's orchestration, already sounds like an old classic. "Standing Next to Me" is genuinely exciting, "Calm Like You" is a new take on Turner's familiar style while "The Chamber" even sees him crooning. The Age of the Understatement is a fine, convincing album that proves Turner's talent is truly adaptable and marks Kane out as a talented songwriter too. --Steve Jelbert
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 Arctic Symphonies April 23, 2008
Tony Floyd (UK)
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
Wow, what an album. These guys are 22. I'm an old fart in my 40s. But I love this record. It's a beautiful headrush of pleasure. The Arctic Monkeys I can take or leave, probably because my ears need a break from staccato guitars and that trebly punky thing. But this is a bold and exhilarating record. I suppose it is Scott Walker-ish (think Seventh Seal) and James Bond-ish (think Chris Cornell's Casino Royale theme song) and Arctic Monkey-ish (Alex Turner's distinctive vocals) but Alex and Miles have done their influences proud and can easily stand up there with the people who served as their inspiration. The first 4 tracks come rushing out of the speakers backed up with a breathless and soaring orchestral accompaniment that is so bombastically over the top you can only grin at its sheer joie de vivre (did I really say that?). Thereafter the quality control wobbles a bit, though I'd say it's only a couple of tracks that are not that great, but things rapidly improve again and the album ends on another, though less thunderous, high.
Big Cinematic Sized Gem May 24, 2008
pjr (London, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I will be honest and say that I don't know The Rascals but I am all too familiar with the precocious talents Alex Turner of Arctic Monkeys fame. Side projects of this type could be dismissed as mere vanity projects. Taking inspiration from the epic soundscapes of Scott Walker's quartet of albums from the 60's should be ambitious beyond reach.
It isn't and isn't so for a number of reasons. Firstly Turner writes wonderfully taught lyrics and here they are given a different setting which seems to make them soar. He also adds some darker tones to his writing which suit the mood well. Musically the wish to make something akin to Scott Walker's album works and this is largely due to the pretty much unhearalded talents of Owen Pallett who, at 21, has already made a name arranging strings for Arcade Fire and Beruit. He emulates the sweeping strings of Wally Stott (Walker's arranger) wonderfully. His work is quite literally the highlight of the record and hopefully this will help elevate his band Final Fantasy into the public conciousness.
The sound is very 60's and fans of the likes of Scott Walker, John Barry and countless other 60's icons will find much to enjoy in this. The production is wonderfully executed and adding the merest hint of echo to Turner's voice really sets the mood of songs. It's not really going to set the fans of the Monkeys alight as this is something quite different.
It is ambitious and sumptuous and rarely hits anything short of its desired for hieghts. Picking out individual highlights is hard as each one of the tracks is a joy. Here's hoping there's more from this trio of prodigiously talented individuals. One of the highlights of the year.
It's a beautiful album April 21, 2008
D. Payne (Teesside)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
It confirms Alex Turner's genius.
It's the best Walker Brothers album you've never heard.
It's the best Bond soundtrack you've never heard.
It's gorgeous, sexy, classy and very, very cool!
absolute quality....... May 24, 2008
J. O'NEILL (nottingham,uk)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
from start to finish. album of the year so far for me , by a distance. great strings , great tunes , great lyrics.
marks out of ten for each track...
the age of the understatement 9/10
standing next to me 9/10
calm like you 8/10
seperate and ever deadly 10/10
the chamber 7/10
only the truth 10/10
my mistakes were made for you 9/10
black plant 8/10
i don't like you anymore 8/10
in my room 9/10
meeting place 10/10
the time has come again 9/10
What's not good about this? September 11, 2008
Mr. T. Graham (N Ireland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Anyone who doesn't enjoys this...doesn't like music...wonderful, uplifting and super driving music etc. Better than the two Monkey's CDs
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