... It was on this, 1998's The Good Will Out, that Embrace really made a name for themselves. At the time they were being touted as Noel Gallagher's favourite band and a decent debut album would really set them up.
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the New Oasis (two Northern brothers in love with rock's classic years, one plays guitar and one sings), Embrace could certainly write a fine tune--"Come Back To Wh...
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You Know One Big Family Higher Sights Retread I Want The World You've Got To Say Yes Fireworks The Last Gas That's All Changed Forever Now You're Noboby T...
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the New Oasis (two Northern brothers in love with rock's classic years, one plays guitar and one sings), Embrace could certainly write a fine tune--"Come Back To What You Know" is the Verve's "The Drugs Don't Work" but about something more comforting and familiar: "The Hugs Don't Work", perhaps. But the songs were always left vulnerable when Danny opened his mouth. Still, it ain't over 'til the flat laddie sings, and when you've got songs as air-punchingly redeeming as "All You Good, Good People"--imagine the Waterboys singing "I Am The Resurrection"--who cares if your singer sounds like Ian Brown on the rack? After all, Shaun Ryder is just Grandpa Simpson with a bag of drugs and a rhyming dictionary, and we all love the Happy Mondays. The good will out.--Caitlin Moran
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Of course, it all comes down to whether you can stand Danny McNamara's voice. Touted as ... more
the New Oasis (two Northern brothers in love with rock's classic years, one plays guitar and one sings), Embrace could certainly write a fine tune--"Come Back To What You Know" is the Verve's "The Drugs Don't Work" but about something more comforting and familiar: "The Hugs Don't Work", perhaps. But the songs were always left vulnerable when Danny opened his mouth. Still, it ain't over 'til the flat laddie sings, and when you've got songs as air-punchingly redeeming as "All You Good, Good People"--imagine the Waterboys singing "I Am The Resurrection"--who cares if your singer sounds like Ian Brown on the rack? After all, Shaun Ryder is just Grandpa Simpson with a bag of drugs and a rhyming dictionary, and we all love the Happy Mondays. The good will out.--Caitlin Moran
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Advantages: A fanatstic debut album, possible the best the band have made to date Disadvantages: They have moved away from the ideals they set on this album
...was on this, 1998's The Good Will Out, that Embrace really made a name for themselves. At the time they were being touted as Noel Gallagher's favourite band and a decent debut album would really set them up.
The 5 piece from Brighouse in West Yorkshire seemed to appear from nowhere and take the charts by storm. The debut was released by the Geffen record label and as a result it seemed to have a much faster pace than the following ... ...in itself speaks for how good it was.
They enlisted the help of Martin Glover to produce the album. He'd worked previously with the likes of The Verve and Crowded House so not a bad name to get on board for your debut. The album itself draws on a number of influences from a lot of Northern bands. Of course with having the co producer of The Verve's Urban Hymns on board there is a definite hint of the band about Embrace's debut album. ... more
While this years World Cup seen Embrace release a very mellow football track that failed to capture the imagination it also coincided with their 5th studio album. Over the years the band seem to have transformed from a up-tempo Indie band into a band who specialise in ballad's and slower numbers. It was on this, 1998's The Good Will Out, that Embrace really made a name for themselves. At the time they were being touted as Noel Gallagher's favourite band and a decent debut album would really set them up.
The 5 piece from Brighouse in West Yorkshire seemed to appear from nowhere and take the charts by storm. The debut was released by the Geffen record label and as a result it seemed to have a much faster pace than the following efforts. The McNamara brothers had teamed up with a few mates and set about recording this in follow up to a debut EP. The album itself went on to sell some 500,000 copies in the UK alone and that in itself speaks for how good it was.
They enlisted the help of Martin Glover to produce the album. He'd worked previously with the likes of The Verve and Crowded House so not a bad name to get on board for your debut. The album itself draws on a number of influences from a lot of Northern bands. Of course with having the co producer of The Verve's Urban Hymns on board there is a definite hint of the band about Embrace's debut album. Coupled with that there are clear influences by the likes of Oasis and The Stone Roses that combine to create a fresh sound on this album.
This album is a total contrast to the current Embrace material but it is certainly my favourite of the 5 albums to date. The album is dominated by the guitars taking the lead on just about every track and keeping the album at quite a high tempo. The bass compliments the guitars and adds a bit of structure to the album while the drums really provide a decent backing beat to round it all off. As far as debut albums go this is musically one of the best from the time. It has a good mix of raw energy with decent musical ability that makes it even more appealing.
At the time of its release a lot of press attention was focussed on lead singer Danny McNamara. While musically they were being praised to the hilt a few sections of the press were claiming that McNamara couldn't actually sing. In truth this couldn't be further from the truth. His vocals really suit the style of the album and while at times may sound a little stretched they are effective. His writing ability is certainly shown to the full on this album with some incredibly catchy, well written songs.
While there are a couple of tracks on the album that perhaps don't stand out quite as much as some of the other material there aren't any weaker tracks as such. There are a couple where Danny's vocals do sound strained but it doesn't make them any lesser than anything else on the album. Of course while there aren't any tracks that particularly stand out as being bad tracks there are a couple of tracks that sound fantastic.
For me there are two tracks in particular that really make this album. The first of these is the track that kicks off the album. "All You Good Good People" was one of the first singles and really the track that brought Embrace to my attention. It's got a nice steady tempo that allows the vocals and guitars to really build up and express themselves. The other is possibly my favourite Embrace track ever. It's a lot slower than the majority of this album but "Fireworks" is one of the most touching, heart felt songs the band have ever done. They've tried to recreate the same sort of emotion on the later albums but nothing beats the feeling in this track.
Overall it's a fantastic album and only helps to emphasis the point that when a band makes an album as good as this it's always hard to make something better. If you like Oasis, The Stone Roses or The Verve then this is certainly an album you would enjoy. On the whole it's totally different to just about everything else the band have done. In fact if their recent England track had been in the same vein as this album then it may have been greeted with a bit more enthusiasm. For me this is their best album so far and while they carry on heading down the mellow route they won't make one better.
Advantages: Breathtaking vocals, great melodies, good mix Disadvantages: None
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Was it a good first attempt? Mmmmm, you bet it was!! It is a phenomenal collection of hits that will prove so addictive you will not put it down for weeks never mind days. That was the effect it had on me when I first listened to it on holiday in Ibiza in 98!
The vocals of lead singer Danny McNamara are breathtaking and he displays a great range on this album. The band can switch quite comfortably from fairly lengthy mellow ballads to ... ...intro) is titled 'All You Good Good People'. This is a bit of a mixture. It is certainly an anthem and there is a fantastic mix of rock, pop and, er, well brass throughout. The song starts triumphantly after the intro and listeners are treated to Danny's amazing voice for the first time throughout a truly memorable first song. It ends with a nice slow piece of guitar work with a pianist dinking the keys in the background. It is quite awesome.
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Advantages: The groups debut album and i think there best Disadvantages: There music has changed from this recently
...Crowded House in the very good harmonies produced with the lead singer being Danny McNamara,this moved them on from being an Indie band to one who really brought the slow ballady numbers back to the fore.
The album/songs are mostly dominated by orchestra backing and acoustic guitars,and this really gives an even feel to the music and keeps it very meloncolic in its deliverance.
The whole musical vocabulary of instruments are used, in both the way ... ...tracks which ,are of a good tempo, and they flow effortlessly along allowing you to really dealth into their music, and i found after only a few times of listening to them i could really start to sing along to them.
The other song on the album that i think is very good is ' Higher Sights' ,which uses a very strong wind section within the whole fabric of the song.
I will not go into detail on every track as i feel that it really requires each and ...
Jamie73 20.12.2006 (02.06.2009)
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Advantages: Once you like it, you'll begin to love it Disadvantages: Needs a few listens before really making an impact
...the charts - "All You Good Good People" and "Come Back To What You Know" are outstanding - but there are some other quality tracks on here that most people won't have heard - my favourite's being "Retread" and "I Want The World".
I can't really fault a single track on this album. There's a good variety here of slow, moody tracks and loud, noisy stuff showing that Embrace have some real talent. Their new album isn't as good, but I recommend picking ...
thedarkjedi 21.08.2000
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Advantages: superb mix with many great songs Disadvantages: the price
...goes straight into 'All you good good people', their first single. This is the perfect way to start the album and set the scene. It is an infectious tune that you will find yourself singing along to no doubt. It is followed by 2 superb tracks in 'My weakness is none of your business' and 'come back to what you know'. These do not disapoint following the cracking opener. The middle section of the album is a mixture of loud, oasis-esque songs such ... ...with the title track 'the good will out'. This song is brilliant and the la's at the end are just a great way to round off a superb album.
As a whole, this album has a great number of songs that are individually strong enough to be released as singles, but also work very well together. For me this is probably the reason why it makes it such a great album. The one disadvantage is that it keeps it's price well and therefore it is likely to be quite ...
sash 21.08.2001
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Advantages: Great songs, great songs, great songs!! Disadvantages: Iffy singning, but who cares?
...idea but ultimately crap. 'The Good Will Out' continues the tradition. From the opening kettle drum rolls of '...Good Good People' to the multiple 'la's' which finish the title track this is a massive album, big expaectations, big attitude, big songs. So naturally everyone hates it. Overblown, bloated, we've heard it all before. I much prefer big and communal. Embrace were born to reach thousands and you don't reach thousands by writing puny, lo-fi ... ...triumph to the wonderful '...Good Good People', how can you argue with such a chorus? How can you argue with any chorus on this album? each and every song posesses the kind of climatic chorus which cries out for 60,000 crusties in a muddy field in somerset to warble their tye dyed hearts out to, for buildrs to whistle them on their tea breaks. Surely the chorus is the very essence of a good song, after all, it's the bit that everyone remembers and ...
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Advantages: Some Absolute Indie Classics Disadvantages: Poor overall track selection
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Product details
Title
Good Will Out, The
Performer
Embrace
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Brit Pop
Release Date
08/06/1998
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1998
Label / Distributor
Hut / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Engineer
Hugo Nicolson; Dave Creffield
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
724384601522
Catalogue Number
CDHUT 46
Additional notes
Album Notes
Embrace: Danny McNamara (vocals); Richard McNamara (guitar, background vocals); Steven Firth (bass); Mike Heaton (drums, background vocals). Producers: Youth, Dave Creffield, Embrace.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Now You're Nobody
2.
You've Got To Say Yes
3.
Retread
4.
That's All Changed Forever
5.
I Want The World
6.
Fireworks
7.
My Weakness Is None Of Your Business
8.
Last Gas
9.
Higher Sights
10.
All You Good Good People
11.
Intro
12.
Good Will Out
13.
One Big Family
14.
Come Back To What You Know
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