Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager, The - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

Advantages: A decent debut album that mixes Folk and rock superbly
Disadvantages: He still hasn't got the radio play he deserves

...press since the release of Chronicles of A Bohemian Teenager and from the first listen it isn’t exactly hard to see why he is garnishing such a reputation. In truth since the release of the album back in September 2006, he should really have gotten more radio play. With a wide range of influences from the likes of Lemon Jelly and Blur to At The Drive In, Duckworth draws his influences from a wide range of genres. With the debut album recorded in ...
...the verge of is quite an achievement. Having taken his bands name from a Computer game magazine it adds to the mystery around the band and with such an unusual name, ensures he will be an artist you won’t forget in a hurry. A range of influences that diverse and with a list of favourite bands that include Green Day and Athlete it was a safe bet that GCWCF were going to be a band I’d like. I personally came across them during Reading festival last ... Read review

Advantages: Amazing tracks, fantastic Lyrics, brilliant artist comparisons
Disadvantages: Perhaps 2 weaker tracks

...lyrical content of track 3, Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager Part two is perhaps my favourite on the entire album. It is one of the most heart breaking songs that you may ever hear and I consider it one of the strongest tracks on the entire album. I Spy is probably the most well known track on the album except for the closing track Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager Part One. Both of these tracks are full of melodic beats and soulful lyrics that ...
...Very High Praise Indeed! "And this song is more, than the self indulgant rantings, closure for the times that have let you down, you know I need you around" is one of my favourite songs on the entire album and can be found in its closing track, it really is a touching song despite the memories it brings back to me of the happiness and times spent singing it with my friends! Lighthouse Keeper , War Of The Worlds and Get Cape Wear Cape Fly are the ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to listen to, thought provoking lyrics
Disadvantages: Some may find that certain songs sound similar

...Cape. Fly.'s debut album, ''The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager'' made it to #26 in the UK charts. The album, recorded mostly in his bedroom, is a blend of folk, acoustic, and videogame inspired sounds, played under thought provoking lyrics about life, eduacation, work and issues in the world today, including poverty and the problems that corperate buisnesses cause. He sing's about making life worth living, and not living for someone else, but ...
..."An Oak Tree" 3. "The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part Two)" 4. "I-Spy'' 5. "Lighthouse Keeper" 6. "War of the Worlds" 7. "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly" 8. "Glass Houses" 9. "Whitewash Is Brainwash" 10. "Call Me Ishmael" 11. "If I Had a Pound For Every Stale Song Title I'd Be 30 Short Of Getting Out Of This Mess" 12. "The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part One)'' I recomend this album to anyone who's after something different. I ... Read review

Advantages: Some excellent acoustic music intelligently written and crafted.
Disadvantages: The production is not always as fine as it possibly could be.

...really. Released in 2006, 'The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager' is his début album and consists of twelve excellent tracks. Many times I have listened to this album, it is not the best in the world but a good one nonetheless. For me this album is containing of some obvious highlights. The tracks 'I-Spy', 'Whitewash Is Brainwash', and 'The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager (Part Two)' for instance have a distinctly long lasting impact on me and ...
...the sorts of tracks that I can never quite dislodge from my mind, no matter how much I'd like to at times. The music is laid back acoustic Indie with elements of folk rock, it is greatly effective in its approach and is music that you can really relax to. 'Whitewash Is Brainwash' is a particular favourite of mine, of the three named it is most definitely my favourite and is in fact my favourite Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly track to date. With a new album ... Read review

Advantages: Calm, Varied
Disadvantages: Too Short

...and mainstream friendly melody, 'The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager' is the kind of album that leaves the competition in its wake. When you've got tracks like 'I Spy' there's no need to pretend your good, the song speaks for itself with its mellow guitar and soulful lyrics, 'War Of The Worlds' is the other epic song on this album with its simple but elegant rytham. The songs arent just heart wrenching or tear jerking, they are purely inspirational. ...
...dissappointed. 'Whitewash Is Brainwash' and 'Call Me Ishmael' hardly need an introduction, They make the album what it is rather than being the songs that would fill up any mediocore bands album. 'The Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager' is fast becoming the Billy Bragg of this millenium. ... Read review

Advantages: Some unexpected songs, excellent tracklist
Disadvantages: Not for non-indie fans, mostly recent tracks

...This is a 2CD compilation with a track list as follows: CD1 1. Same Jeans - View 2. On Call - Kings Of Leon 3. Standing In The Way Of Control - Gossip 4. How To Save A Life - Fray 5. Starlight - Muse 6. Our Velocity - Maximo Park 7. Empire - Kasabian 8. Hard To Beat - Hard-Fi 9. Munich - Editors 10. Motorcycle Emptiness - Manic Street Preachers 11. Valerie - Zutons 12. Waterfall - Stone Roses 13. Killamangiro - Babyshambles 14. Dakota - Stereophonics 15. Do Or Die - Super Furry Animals 16. In The Morning - Coral 17. Chronicles Of A Bohemian Teenager - Get Cape Wear Cape Fly 18. She's Got You High - Mumm-Ra 19. Closer - Travis 20. Whatever - Oasis CD2 1. Stop Me - Mark Ronson & Daniel Merriweather 2. Get Down - Groove Armada 3. Acceptable In The 80s - Calvin Harris 4. Drop The Pressure - Mylo 5. Fit But You Know It - Streets 6. Insomnia... Read review

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Advantages: One great track and a lot of fillers
Disadvantages: Only one track that you'll want to listen to too many times

...After falling in love with 'No Tomorrow', I was expecting Orson's 'Bright Idea' to be one of the albums of the year. With plenty of great breakthrough albums released this year such as The Automatic's 'Not Accepted Anywhere', The Fratellis 'Costello Music', and Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly's 'The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager', the question that needs to be asked is - was Orson's 'Bright Idea' one of them? Well, if you've listened to the album before then you've probably already made up your mind about that, however here is what I thought of the album. The first track here is 'Bright Idea'. This is an extremely soulful, laid back track with a chilled out vibe about it, however there's nothing really particularly interesting which takes place over the course of the 4 minutes that the track runs for. It's an inoffensive pop song... Read review

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