Diamond Hoo Ha -
Oxford's Supergrass have relaxed into a comfortable sort of middle age, the youthful rush
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of their early albums replaced by a muscular, if somewhat conservative breed of rock'n'roll.Diamond Hoo Ha, however, shows their early mischief hasn't entirely de...
Diamond Hoo Ha -
Oxford's Supergrass have relaxed into a comfortable sort of middle age, the youthful rush
... more
of their early albums replaced by a muscular, if somewhat conservative breed of rock'n'roll.Diamond Hoo Ha, however, shows their early mischief hasn't entirely de...
Album Notes: Issued in 2008, DIAMOND HOO HA finds Supergrass returning to its signature raucous, rollicking Britpop sound after the more subdued ROAD TO ROUEN. Helmed by revered post-punk producer Nick Launay (Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs), the album is darker in tone than Gaz Coombes and company's early outings (I SHOULD COCO, IN IT FOR THE MONEY), but it's no less energetic, as revealed on the opening trio of tunes--glam-tinged "Diamond Hoo Ha Man," the fierce "Bad Blood," and the slinky "Rebel in You." Although there are lighter moments on HOO HA, most notably the relatively airy "Ghost of a Friend," a defiantly rocked-out attitude runs through most of the record, resulting in one of the U.K. band's most immediately engaging outings.
Advantages: Great all-round CD instead of buying all the albums. Disadvantages: CD dwindles towards the end.
...I new I liked Supergrass, but I didn't own any of their albums. That is why this album is so good. By buying this album you get the best bits of Supergrass, then if you want to fill in the gaps in the Supergrass history, you can get their albums.
In my opinion this is one of the best 'Best of' albums around. There are plenty of songs on here that you know, but didn't realise were by Supergrass.
Towards the end of the album there are a few tracks that I wouldn't personally have put on, but of course this is personal taste, and you might completely disagree.
The album design is great and taps into the 60s revival thing that, in my opinion, the songs on the album relate to.
This is one of my favourite albums of all time, and I'm always playing on my iPod, I never get bored of it!...
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Advantages: Grace Disadvantages: too many distorted vocals, long solos and sound effects,
...If Blur and Oasis were the kings of Britpop Supergrass must surely be the dukes. They were always the type of band that came up every now and again with dazzling catchy songs such as All Right and Moving. They are one of those bands that I quite like, but they are by no means one of my favourites I tend to buy their albums if I see them at a decent price. I had been thinking about getting their latest album Life on Other Planets for a while but only bought it when I saw it for the bargain price of £6.99 reduced from £14.99 in the HMV sale.
I bought the CD last year and have rarely plated it after a few initial listenings. My impressions of the album were that apart from a couple of catchy songs the album was a bit messy and quite unmemorable. I have dug the CD out of the bottom of the pile and dusted it off to give it another...
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