... To add to my list is “Hats off to the Buskers the Mercury nominated debut by by Dundonian quartet the View.
The View are a young indie band who hail from the Dundee district of Dryburgh. There music is rooted in their background with lead singer Kyle Falconer's vocals proudly displaying ... Read review
Advantages: versatile indie punk rock Disadvantages: some more difficult tracks
.../> It's not hats off to the buskers but hats off to the View. Hat's Off to the Buskers shows great promise with its mix of pop, punk rock and hints of ska and folk added to by Falconer's distinctive Dundonian brogue. I look forward to hearing subsequent releases and seeing if they can build ion their debut without loosing their identity and sound. ... more
From Oasis's “Definitely Maybe” to “Word gets Around” by the stereophonics and Wet Wet Wet's “Popped In Souled OutI” have always liked band's debut albums. I find them raw , enthusiastic and aspirational but at the same time down to earth and easy to relate to. To add to my list is “Hats off to the Buskers the Mercury nominated debut by by Dundonian quartet the View.
The View are a young indie band who hail from the Dundee district of Dryburgh. There music is rooted in their background with lead singer Kyle Falconer's vocals proudly displaying the Dundonian burr, which is a pleasure to listen to. I really like regional accents in music and think there should be more of them although at times they can be hard to understand. “Hat's off to the Buskers” is produced by Owen Morris, who also produced Oasis and The Verve , was released in January 2007. Its is an album full of three minute slices of sunny guitar driven indite mixed with a bit of folk and some angrier punk inspired numbers.
The album bursts into life from the first squall of feedback heralding “Coming Down”, an energetic song evoking the golden era of punk circa late 1970s. It's certainly a statesmen of intent with its semi shouted vocals, dirty guitars and a chugging bass line that give the song a real raw energy and excitement. Its the sound of a young band experimenting and having fun.
The View do punk but they can also do very good catchy pop songs with sing along choruses and thought provoking lyrics. Superstar Tradesman with its chiming guitar riff is a song about doing what you want and following our dreams rather than doing what your parents want to do even if that might be more profitable or secure. “Ssuperstar Tradesman stand at the bar, get a trade son you'll go far” Kyle sings rolling his rs like a trooper. . On this track alongside others his vocals sort of remind me of Kelly Jones from the Stereophonics.
From one catchy slice of indie pop rock to another “Same Jeans” a song about being scruffy and trying not to be an embarrassment is probably the View's most famous song. mid paced with a nice harmonica riff and a chorus reminiscent of Cornershop's “Brimful of Asha”. I especially love the ending live when the song is speed ed up and goes a bit frantic as the cymbals are crashed and the guitar gets more manic.
Some songs are more immediate than others. I really was not keen ”Skag Trendy” at first as it was totally different from the rest of the album but it has grown on me since but it is certainly a challenging song compared to the more radio friendly stuff. “Skag Trendy” is a character based story song about a young lad rejected by his parents and his girlfriend due to a drug problem and is wasting his life away. This song is his cry for help. On first listen all I could hear was a stream of incomprehensible yodeling and chanted broad Dundonian performed at various speeds throughout the song although the distinctive bass introduction is very good. On subsequent listens I began to apprentice the story telling aspects to the song with the different voices of the narrator and Master Skag Trendy himself, as part of th song is sung quite melodically which contrasts with the harsher spoken vocals.
. “The Don” has a lot in common thematically with “Skag Trendy”. Its about another outcast character this time a lonely studious boy doing piano lessons whilst his peers are “hanging round the shop and stealing milk bottles”.. Musically it is completely different, its more melodic and listenable than “Skag Trendy” . It has a nice jaunty feel to it with its guitar and bass lines bouncing along. It has a an upbeat cheery feel to it turning into an indie rock song towards the end.
Another song another style, as the pace is brought right down for tone of my favourite songs on the album “Face for the Radio”. It's a sunny acoustic number with pretty melodies and harmonious backing vocals backed by a acoustic guitar. Kyle's vocals sound purer, sweet and more conventional as the Dundonain brogue seems to have faded on this number. I love it as it is so pretty and simple. It reminds me of some of the early Stereophonics songs. Its a breath of fresh air before we get back to the rock and roll influences of “Wasted Little DJs”
“Wasted Little DJ s” was the first song I heard by the View and its a good one. The song berates trendy hangers on such as DJs only into something because its cool and not because they are fans and plays tribute to the Libertines. Its also strongly punk influenced with angry guitar which would not sound out of place on a Sex Pistols track.
“Gran's for Tea” gets the prize for the most domestic song title since “Mum's Gone to Iceland” by one hit wonders Bennett. “hat's off the Busker's” is full of these little glimpses of ordinary life from “signing on the brew (the dole)” to “Mile length queues at th chippy” and references to places in Dundee such as “house in the Ferry (Broughty Ferry the posh area of Dundee)”. Its place specific but there are also themes you can relate to.
The next two tracks ”Dance into the Night” and Claudia hark back to the days of rock and roll. I even think “Dance Into the Night” has a touch of skiffle thrown into the mix. Claudia is a laid back mid paced number with a definite older feel to it due to the guitar work
We go forward twenty years to the early 80s for the “Wasteland. It has a heavily distorted and warped introduction morphing into a ska based song about unemployment surly influenced by the Specials with at times a very angry hostile feel to it.
One last short song and one last change of styles. At under a minute “typical time is a quirky little folk number with jaunty harmonicaa and humorous lyrics rounds the album up very nicely.
It's not hats off to the buskers but hats off to the View. Hat's Off to the Buskers shows great promise with its mix of pop, punk rock and hints of ska and folk added to by Falconer's distinctive Dundonian brogue. I look forward to hearing subsequent releases and seeing if they can build ion their debut without loosing their identity and sound.
Advantages: No filler, all killer Disadvantages: None
The View are a young (average age: 18) band from the Dryburgh area of the Scottish city of Dundee, who started out in local pubs, such as 'The Bayview Bar', which is where they get their name from. After a lack of progression and integrity, and an incident involving one of the band members riding a scooter across the bar, the pub moved them on and they were consigned to recording at nearby venue 'The Doghouse', where they began living a "Monkees-like" ... ...impressing the locals, they ended up with a local following. One thing led to the next, and before they knew it, the View were recording their first album, 'Hat's Off To The Buskers', with record label 1965.
The View have had three major hits so far: 'Same Jeans', 'Wasted Little DJs' and 'The Don'. Same Jeans is an upbeat, youthful song that tells of modern life and contains the lyric that the album is named after. Wasted Little DJs is a more enthusiastic ...
edward_stapleton 09.06.2007
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Advantages: raw, catchy Disadvantages: last couple of tracks
The Tracklist
1. Comin' Down - 7 (out of 10)
2. Superstar Tradesman - 9
3. Same Jeans - 7
4. Don't Tell Me - 6
5. Skag Trendy - 8
6. The Don - 8 7. Face for the Radio - 7
8. Wasted Little DJs - 10
9. Gran's for Tea - 5
10. Dance Into the Night - 5 11. Claudia - 8
12. Street Lights - 4
13. Wasteland - 4
14. Typical Time - 5
The Review
This scottish foursome from Dundee had been in and around the ever-growing british indie circuit for ... ...babyshambles and likewise primal scream have put this band in the hearts of many a scottish working class hero. Drinking and drugging their way through the urban Scottish wastelands with this debut, they look set to dawn a new age of punk fledged pop. Tramp-chic for the masses.
Gatecrashing your living room is opening track 'Coming Down', with its raw and ragged belches of guitar and vocal lead by frontman Kyle Falconer and his celtic yelps of 'yawwwha' ...
carneypingu 17.02.2008
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Advantages: Mixture of pop and rock, brilliant melodies, fresh talent Disadvantages: None
...Lights' standing out with their pop-like melodies.
As I say, these boys can only get better but this album is simply a must have. It is the best album I have bought in a long while and I do like to buy music. Hats of to the View! ...
antonio79 26.02.2007
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Advantages: Fresh, easy to listen to. Disadvantages: Nothing really.
Well, where do I start with this amazing, new, band? I've heard many people call them the new 'Libertines', even though I don't really agree with this statement, I can still see where they are coming from.
This band is from Dundee, Scotland, they are new, fresh, and full of life. I have even had the priveledge to see them live and they were nothing short of breathtaking. The catchy bass lines, the blistering guitar riffs, good drumming and not the ... ...this band what they are. This album doesn't lack of contrasting songs, some quick, noisy ones, some acoustic, and some laying in between them both.
I will definately be looking forward to hopefully seeing them again live in the near future, and definately I'll look out for any new material that they produce.
Overall - must buy, and must see. ...
Shimynor 10.05.2007
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The view, tipped to be the next big thing by the sun newspaper. Legendary new band from Dundee Scotland. These young lads really have there heads screwed on when it comes to writing music as the album went straight to number one... Not bad for a new comer.. The released single 'Same Jeans' did not to bad in the charts aswell and is played on the radio constantly.. A definate must by if indie rock is ure fortae.. The band live are just as good and ... ...Babyshambles and fritellies, theyve already had there own show on MTV 'on tour with the view' and their album has only been released for 2 months. The song are really catchy and the lyrics are just so true to life that anyone can relate to what they are singing about.. It takes a prized position in my music collection and it should do you'rs. ...
bigdavesrave 25.02.2007
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Advantages: Some terrifically catchy tracks, excellent vocals and brilliant guitar work. Disadvantages: At times their sound is a little too plagiarised for my liking.
plagiarism of The View here, I would still recommend you listen to this album as it really isn't at all a bad one. Originality may not be their forte, but the sound they are creating is enjoyable to listen to nonetheless and their 'HatsOffTo The Buskers' album is therefore one that I would urge you not to avoid. Obviously if you're not much of a fan of the Scottish accent then this isn't going to be one for you as this is something which is extremely prevalent in the music of The View and can hardly be missed when listening to this album. The View are a decent band, and when they release their second album later this year we will soon see whether it proves to be a sophomore slump or whether they carry on where they left off and continue to be extremely successful. ...
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Product details
Title
Hats Off To The Buskers
Performer
View (The)
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Alternative
Release Date
22/01/2007
Recomended Retail Price
15.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2007
Label / Distributor
1965 / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
886970555722
Additional notes
Album Notes
Hugely popular in its native U.K. by the time of this debut's early 2007 release, the View (not to be confused with the U.S. talk show) lived up to the hype by presenting an impressive set of edgy yet pop-savvy rock. Like a less-cheeky version of the Arctic Monkeys, the youthful Scottish group tempers its proudly unpolished approach with sharp melodic hooks, as best revealed on the surging "Superstar Tradesman" and the winsome "Same Jeans." Adding extra punch to the proceedings is revered producer Owen Morris, who worked with the Verve and Oasis and gives HATS OFF TO THE BUSKERS a full, unifying sound that easily marks it as one of the most noteworthy Britpop offerings of the year.
Album Reviews
Mojo (p.105) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Packed with knock-kneed riffs, scowling us-against-the-world menace and radio-friendly rock hooks, HATS OFF TO THE BUSKERS burns with pop ambition." Uncut (p.81) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "'Coming Down' rips from the speakers, while 'Wasted Little DJs' exhibits shades of Teenage Fanclub."
Titles on disc 1
1.
Comin' Down
2.
Superstar Tradesman
3.
Same Jeans
4.
Don't Tell Me
5.
Skag Trendy
6.
Don
7.
Face For The Radio
8.
Wasted Little DJ's
9.
Gran's For Tea
10.
Dance Into The Night
11.
Claudia
12.
Streetlights
13.
Wasteland
14.
Typical Time
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