Quicken The Heart - Maximo Park

...more popular. == Quicken the Heart == '''Wraithlike''' We kick into the album with a nice little guitar riff, leading into the drums. It is immediately obvious that they have managed to keep their lively sound through to a third album, something bands seem to gradually lose overtime, as success kicks in. It is from this song that the album’s title is taken, something they have done with all albums – pinching the title from a line in one of the songs. ...
...is both lively and fresh sounding. Smith’s vocals add the Maximo magic, giving it a great depth, provided by great indie music, nice sounds from the Keyboards and his lyrics. It works great, and is an excellent way to open up an album… '''The Penultimate Clinch''' Opening with a strong bass line which keeps firmly in the background as the high pitched notes from the guitar gradually creep in. Musically, it is blissfully simple, but works perfectly ...

obscuredbykep 28.07.2009 · Read full review
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One of the great clichés in the music industry is that of “the difficult second album”, the struggle to live up to expectations second time around after a promising debut. Maxïmo Park has this struggle when coming to follow up the Mercury Music Prize nominated “A Certain Trigger”. Their second album, “Our Earthly Pleasures” more than answered any questions on that score, but could “Quicken the Heart” keep the momentum going? The album certainly starts ...
...song a lovely up-tempo indie-rock feel. The track in general is reminiscent of Franz Ferdinand or the Fratellis, although there is a strange break towards the end that does interrupt the flow of the song a little. But it’s certainly a lively start to the album. There’s quite a dark, but quite simple, bass intro to “The Penultimate Clinch” that sounds a little like the White Stripes. Once the guitars come in, this gets a little buried and it loses ...

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...Indie - rock (alternative pop). Quicken The Heart gives the Indie world a run for its money. Maximo Park fans will be excited to hear they have their third album out now. Although Maximo Park's sound takes us down a time warp and meets us with sounds that we are familiar with they are still a very talented band. I feel with a bit more of a kick and a little experimenting this band could lead the Indie world by storm. They have a sophisticated sound ...
...which I am reviewing is Quicken The Heart released in Spring 2009. The lead single from the album Quicken The Heart is 'The 'Kids Are Sick Again'. Maximo Park support the charity No Surrender which was set up by their deceased friend Jason Boas to support cancer sufferers. Maximo Park always manage to deliver good songs though some of their songs are not as good as others in my opinion. Although I like this band I do feel that some of their songs ...

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...got to live with. Quicken the Heart is the third album from the five-piece, following the underground success of “A Certain Trigger” and “Our Earthly Pleasures”. When I say underground success, I do of course mean they were extremely successful in their own right, but still lacked the killer punch to get Maximo Park into the mainstream, A-list bracket which British bands such as Arctic Monkeys and Kaiser Chiefs have done with such aplomb in recent ...
...Pleasures)…but all we’ve seen from Quicken The Heart, despite now being out for several months, is a number 50 entry for “The Kids Are Sick Again”. On that basis straight away then, this album is weaker than their previous two. Having reached number 6 in the UK album charts though, their success is consistent and impressive, proof that can be seen at their energetic live shows. The first few tracks on the album such as “Wraithlike” and “The Penultimate ...

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...track 'Our Velocity' in 2007, Quicken the Heart sets the pace from the outset with the strong opening and then gradual buildup of 'Wraithlike', it continues to guide you on a lyrical journey through another outstanding 11 tracks before a warm-down to the eventual, 'I haven't seen her in ages'. The first single released, track three, 'The kids are sick again', in my opinion is not the greatest on the album. However the forthcoming release of the romantic ...
...the highlight for me. Whether you are an existing fan of Maximo Park, or if in the past, like most listeners you've only encountered some of their better known anthems such as 'Apply some pressure', I would definately recommend checking this album out. Musically and lyrically I rank it as their greatest achievement to date. The hankering 'let's get clinical' is a hooky, yearning account of the writer's longing for nookie. Buy this album, sing along ...

Eduardo77 19.07.2009 · Read full review
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...copy in the car also! Quicken the heart seems to be more of a 'play it in the background while i do the ironing' CD as opposed to 'i have to play it as loud as humainly possible!' The album still holds MP's trade mark of 'loud and fun' style music, and for just £1 more you can purchase the dvd edition which features the live shows from the 1st and 2nd albums (Great!). The track i personally enjoyed the most was 'Roller Disco Dreams', i felt it developed ...
...felt matched the style of music well. Over all, i thought that the album held a very 'real' sound to it and that the music did sound a little less 'commercial' than in the previous two albums. I think this will be an album that will have to 'grow on me' in time. ...

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