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Here We Stand | 
 enlarge | Artist: Fratellis
Label: Universal
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
Buy New: £5.05
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 297
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 53 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 4.9 x 0.4
UPC: 602517724983
EAN: 0602517724983
ASIN: B0017VSCGA
Release Date: June 9, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: NEW BUT NOT SEALED
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| Tracks:
| • | My Friend John | | • | A Heady Tale | | • | Shameless | | • | Look Out Sunshine! | | • | Stragglers Moon | | • | Mistress Mabel | | • | Jesus Stole My Baby | | • | Baby Doll | | • | Tell Me A Lie | | • | Acid Jazz Singer | | • | Lupe Brown | | • | Milk & Money |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk review
In spite--or perhaps because of--being written off by many critics as a commercial pub-rock outfit, Glaswegian band The Fratellis have managed to procure themselves a fairly prodigious fan base. Their catchy songs, gigantic hooks and good-time lyrics have earned the band an army of fans keen to indulge in a bawdy sing-a-long. If the trend-setting press were tough on the band's 2006 debut Costello Music though, The Fratelli's weren't listening. Here We Stand continues pretty much where that album left off, although it could be argued that a lot of the charm of their first album has disappeared. The clanging rock riffs of songs like "Shameless", "Mistress Mabel" and "Acid Jazz Singer" show the band in typically ribald form, while "Tell Me A Lie" and "A Heady Tale" attempt to revive the big-haired rocker spirit of 70s acts like Slade and Status Quo. Infectious as some of this material is, Here We Stand somehow doesn't capture the same cocky joie de vivre that made Costello Music so much fun. At the same time, it's refreshing to hear a band so determined to do their own thing and have a good time - no matter what the critics say.--Danny McKenna
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 A great follow up June 4, 2008
Carolyn Hayter (England)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I've been a fan of The Fratellis since Costello Music was first released and Here We Stand certainly rivals it. From the fantastic piano in 'A Heady Tale' to the heavy guitar in 'Tell Me A Lie'. Their style hasn't differed greatly so fans of the original should be pleased with this one.
Harder Rock, More Rythm and again instantly loveable July 4, 2008
Steven Stewart (steveo.stewart@hotmail.co.uk)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Costello Music, when the Fratellis debuted on the mainstream in 2006 was an album that from the very first song, you fell in love with the album and the band. Their music was instantly memorable and something that you could get up and dance to without giving much thought to what you were listening to. The art of the Fratellis is that they can make music with excellent lyrics for those who pay attention to that aspect of music, and it's catchy making them the prime choice for parties. Costello Music made an impact and gave the indie bands some credibility amongst the mainstream audiences. Usually when a new band or artist has such a successful debut they generally fail to live up to that hype with their second album.
Here We Stand, was not just the second Fratellis album, but it was an extension of their musical ability. The "Rock" aspect of their music is instantly more apparent with the first song of the album "My Friend John."
You instantly become aware that the Fratellis aren't necessarily moving away from the Costello Music sound, but they seem to be wanting to extend their sound into something even more memorable. The first released single of the album Mistress Mable is once again a unique sound for what we're used to from the Fratellis. That song can only be compared to the Elton John piano rock songs of the past and is something that the Fratellis can be thanked for, for bringing them into the present.
My top 5
1. My Friend John
2. Shameless
3. Mistress Mable
4. Look Out Sunshine
5. Acid Jazz Singer
Brilliant June 1, 2008
Mr. G. R. Nightingale (Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom)
2 out of 11 found this review helpful
This album is absolutely brilliant! Costello Music is a classic but this could blow it away. Cant wait to see them live again!
fratellis album ROCKS! June 20, 2008
Mr. I. Badzic (Surrey, UK)
i bought this album with a degree of curiosity. having seen coldplay's rubbish being advertised for weeks on adverts, newspapers and interviews of chris martin being in love with take that and all sorts of stuff to flog their parp (i must admit the instrumental in coldplay is good, its just martin as a singer that i dislike), i had been shocked to see the fratellis new release. having LOVED costello music in which every single song was genius. i stuck on here i stand and wow! as a fan of slightly heavier rock in the style of guns and roses and the likes i was pleasantly suprised by the rapid guitaring that hit me. each song is a classic and the lyrics, rhythm, riffs are fantastic, they really are. having to revert to skimming through new unsigned american bands to get away from this annoying indie scene of today the fratellis album has gripped me. old fans will love the catchy and quirky songs and new fans will be enticed by their tunes.
overall, take a chance and buy this. it is well worth it. i'm dissapointed of it not being first in the charts but none of the greats ever are. favourite tracks: babydoll and acid jazz singer.
give it time!! June 22, 2008
S. Tuck (uk)
Not as instantly catchy as Costello Music but give it a few listens and you'll be hooked. my Friend John, A Heady Tale and Straggler's Moon are my favourites.
Much better lyrically and the piano playing is terrific!
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