Inside In/Inside Out - Kooks > Reviews

Advantages: Catchy summmery songs, easy to listen to, singers unique voice
Disadvantages: Maybe not as lyrically strong as other current bands

The Kooks take their name from a David Bowie album, Hunky Dory, they're a punky band with modern rock flare. They come from the South Coast and are a Brighton based band. Brighton has produced bands like The Electric Soft Parade and British Sea Power, and it's a fantastic night out! The band met at college and started sending out demos to record companies, the band eventually managed to secure a record deal with Virgin despite only being together ... Read review

Advantages: Decent debut album, sprung from nowherem building a gradual reputation
Disadvantages: Maybe the wrong choice of track to end the album.

...Supergrass I'd certainly recommend giving Inside In/Inside Out a try as I'm 99% sure you'll love it. If your not convinced then listen to a couple of tracks, in particular "Naïve" and "You Don't Love Me" and I'm sure it wont take long for the album to become part of your collection. Amazon: £6.99 Amazon marketplace: £5.52 ... Read review

Advantages: Some great tunes, and good raw talent
Disadvantages: A few weak links

Background information: The Kooks originate from Brighton and formed at the “Brighton Institute of Modern music” where they all studied. The band is made up of 4 members: · Luke Pritchard – vocals and guitar · Hugh Harris – backup vocals and guitar · Max Rafferty – bass · Paul Garred – drums This album “Inside in/inside out” was released in January 2006 ***Track by Track:*** 1. Seaside - The album begins with an acoustic and the ... Read review

Advantages: Full of pure class
Disadvantages: Some of the songs are too short

...again. 6/10 Overall, the Kooks album Inside In Inside Out is a fantastic album. If you have heard hits such as Naïve and Ooh La and like them, then I would strongly advise you to buy the album as it is jam packed full of other similarly great songs. There is enough variation to keep you interested throughout too! If you like band such as Razorlight, Hard-Fi, Kasabian, Bloc Party and the Kaiser Chiefs then I you should love the Kooks too! A ... Read review

Advantages: Summery anthems, and excellent songwriting
Disadvantages: Album peaks at Naive, and loses the flow.

...2006 with the debut album, Inside In/Inside Out from Brighton based band, The Kooks. The album is full of anthemic summer songs, and the a perfect British festival set in its own right. The name of the band comes from David Bowie's album 'Hunky Dory' on which he had a song entitiled 'Kooks.' The band themselves were spotted at a festival in Brighton, and instantly signed to major label Virgin. The album opens with 'Seaside,' a short acoustic ... Read review

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...thought that their first album Inside In Inside Out was one of the best albums that I had bought in the year that it was released. I'm surprised that it didn't get worn out and still remains in my car with the others that I listen to on a more regular basis. The Kooks from Brighton are an Indie Rock band and were established in 2004. Following the release of their first track, Naive, off the album, they had a succession of hits from their debut ... Read review

Advantages: The summer packed into a CD box!
Disadvantages: The odd raw track, and basic lyrics at times.

Overview: There's been a lot of new bangs springing up, producing quality debut albums over the last 2 years. It's almost like every week you are shelling out more and more money to keep your CD rack up to date with the newest quality. Bands such as "The Kaiser Chiefs", "Kasabian", "Hard-Fi" and "The Killers" have released absolutely chart storming albums, and that must put added pressure on newer bands now to try and follow this success and break ... Read review

Advantages: Brilliant lyrical work, all round fantastic album
Disadvantages: A couple of weaker songs, the last two in particular

The Facts: Inside In Inside Out is the debut album by English indie rock band The Kooks, released on 23 January 2006 on Virgin Records. Reaching number two in the British Album Charts, the album has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide since release. The Tracks: 1) "Seaside" – 1:40 2) "See the World" – 2:38 3) "Sofa Song" – 2:14 4) "Eddie's Gun" – 2:14 5) "Ooh La" – 3:30 6) "You Don't Love Me" – 2:36 7) "She Moves in Her Own Way" ... Read review

Advantages: Consistency and simplicity of tracks
Disadvantages: Familiarity and brevity of tracks

THE KOOKS - INSIDE IN/ INSIDE OUT INTRODUCTION The Kooks are a Brighton-based indie rock band, named after the David Bowie song ‘Kooks’ on the album ‘Hunky Dory’. There are four members in the band: Luke Pritchard, vocals and guitar, Hugh Harris, back-up vocals and guitar, Max Rafferty, bass, and Paul Garred, who plays the drums. Lead-singer Luke Pritchard has famously dated not only Katie Melua, who he studied at college with, but also Fearne ... Read review

Advantages: This is SOOOOOOOOO Good
Disadvantages: How do you follow this up????

...them could become great. But Inside In/ Inside Out by The Kooks stands head and shoulders above them. These Brighton group have a gift for original songwriting. Some of the tracks will make you nod your head and tap your feet in rhythym, others will make you grab two pens and beat out the accompanying percussion, and yet some others will have you hollering out the words (badly in my case) I'll be honest, I don't know the band memebrs names (yet!) ... Read review

Advantages: great listening, very deserving adition to a cd collection
Disadvantages: one or two songs are not so great

The first album from the Brighton boys doesn't disappoint, Rock/pop at its best. Its an album Packed with great rock songs and catchy pop undertones. The album starts with a song titles seaside which is a slow melodic number that in no way shape or form sets the tone for the album however it shows how raw and full of emotion lead singer Luke Prichard's voice can be. Then starts the song 'See the world' which in complete contrast to Seaside has ... Read review

Advantages: some brilliant songs!
Disadvantages: a little bit samey.

...their first album 'Inside in Inside Out' is a brilliant debut. The songs are generally quite short, so there are none that drag too much. perfect for driving along to, or just rockin out in your room. It's a good indie rock album filled with good listenable tunes. The Track Listings: (i've made a few comments by each to give you a better idea of the songs...bear in mind these are just my opinions...so please dont be horrible if you have a different ... Read review