Good Will Out, The - Embrace

...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 ...
...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 ...

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...flies.... 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. The ...

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...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 ...

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...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 ...

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...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 ...

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...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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The good will out by Embrace is their debut album and was released in 1998.From the first track that you listen to you know that this is a great album and stood out for me from everything else. Normally I would say that the singles aren’t always the best songs on the album but this is an exception. The first three tracks are just pure class indie/rock with true anathematic songs which have that epic sound to them. Then you get to the ballads namely ...

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...from their newest album. 'The Good Will Out' starts off with the classic 'All You Good Good People.' This set the mood for more great music. I really like the track, 'Come Back To What You Know.' The album is quite upbeat, but can appear as though it drones. I like the quite high pitched and steady sound of Embrace. The cover design is fairly interesting and the sunlight and shadows cast by the band makes it look different and inviting. The album ...
...least one track that stands out from the rest as being slightly dull. This is a fantastic ablum to relax to as it is quite slow and quiet in places, and can be a little depressing, but I feel that it is a well written and slightly different style of music. ...

PeterFarrell 22.06.2001 · Read full review
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The good will out is a good album that has some really good songs on it but it lacks that all round quality. Songs such as all you good good people and my weakness is none of you business make the album seem to be great but it is let down slightly by there not been enough quality songs. The highlight of the album for me is definitely come back to what you know as it is almost the perfect song as you can sit back and listen, sing a long in your car ...

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