Up All Night - Razorlight > Reviews

Advantages: Frantic paced rock
Disadvantages: One or two dodgy tracks

...shout which made me sit up and pay attention. The song is a bit of a rollercoaster ride, one minute its all quiet subtle and the next it shouts and screams "Leave Me Alone". A good start to the album but not a memorable song. 2.Rock n Roll Lies Starts with a big drum roll and had me thinking this is more like it! There is a sense of urgency to Borrell's vocals and then he breaks into songs. The song is a good rock tune, the guitars provide a good ... Read review

Advantages: Some genuinely excellent songs
Disadvantages: Quality not consistent, poor end to the album

...finally makes the album step up to the plate. The former is a gloriously driving, punky song with real aggression/passion. 'Up All Night' is edgy twitchy song, constantly looking over it's shoulder checking there isn't a townie behind it ready to beat it's brain in to the nearest gutter. Both songs are perfectly measured and don't out stay their welcome. 'Which Way Is Out' is just dull. 'Rip It Up' (a previous single) is a standard pub rock outing ... Read review

Advantages: Energetic
Disadvantages: Only one outstanding track

...28th June. The band is made up of four members: Johnny Borrell on guitar and vocals Bjorn Argen on guitar and backing vocals Carl Dalemo on bass and backing vocals Christian Smith-Pancorvo on drums This band is full of confidence and self-belief that can be seen in both their music and their interviews. Album Track List 1. Leave Me Alone 2. Rock'n'Roll Lies 3. Vice 4. Up All Night 5. Which Way Is Out 6. Rip It Up – Released as ... Read review

Advantages: Fast paced, eminently listenable, jagged and smooth, a great album
Disadvantages: Maybe slows down too much on occasion

...suitable name then! I picked this up having heard Stumble and Fall, which is simply sublime, it has a driving insistant drumline, a bassline that bobs and sweeps like a pro boxer, sweet sweetness flowing from second guitar, powered along by Johnny Borell's jaggedy riffs. This is a great song, and one that displays Razorlight's undoubted ability to write a song that displays both energy and emotion, pace and pose. You might notice though that both ... Read review

Advantages: fun, light-hearted, sleazy - great for applying make-up to
Disadvantages: well, it's all been done before hasn't it?

...that make you want get up and dance, break down and cry, and go wild at gigs to. There's even a couple of potential anthems in there. But this isn't, and never will be, a classic album. This won't be talked about in five years time, never mind twenty. For that you require passion and substance. Razorlight have neither, though they're still eager and sometimes that will do. Easy listening for the 21st century. My main gripe with this album is ... Read review

Advantages: Really fresh music
Disadvantages: No lyrics in in-lay book

...beat to this track, speeding up for the chorus' quite strong vocals. (7) 4>Up All Night. Quite a laid back track this with the lyrics being the focus and the instruments just adding the occasional punch. (7) 5>Which Way Is Out. Starts off very soft and quiet, gets a bit stronger in the chorus' (6) 6>Rip It Up. Possibly the best track on the album to get the label of Rock, loud lyrics (verging on shouting at times) with the music very much ... Read review

Advantages: Every song is great
Disadvantages: None

...passed onto thir Debut album- up all night. The day after the gig, I went and bought this album, and gave it a listen, and I have to say- this is probably one of the best debut albums of recent times. Every track is well written, with great instrumentals, and the whole album flows nicely. Razorlight's music is a soft rock. Something nice to listen to when you're stressed out, or when you want to get in the mood for a party or a night on the ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic new rock band, great attittude
Disadvantages: Needs a few listens to appreciate fully.

...and slowly progresses and builds up to a dramtic ending on about 3 minutes with guitars going full blat and burrell yelling into the mic. Several of my mates have claimed this to be their favourite song on the album. My rating:4/5. 2. Rock and roll lies=One of my faves, good guitar riff and tone, and nice drums. My rating=4.5/5 3.Vice=Fantastic vocals, back up vocals. I think everything comes together in this song. From the drumbeat buliding up ... Read review

Advantages: An amazing first album
Disadvantages: None

...Touch Vice Rip it up As well as Up All Night, To the Sea... There are a couple of weaker songs but as a whole the album is a brilliant first album, maybe a bit of a masterpiece. I would definitely want to see them live again. They had an energy that is rare to see nowdays and I cannot wait to hear the next album. I would guess Razorlight are bound by the confines of their management company - which is sad, because apparently Borrell had ... Read review

Advantages: Excellent Debut Album
Disadvantages: None I Can Think Of

I have been listening to this constantly for weeks. Razorlight are in my view the band of the moment. If you get this album you won't be disappionted. Although there is nothing to groundbreaking there are some real classics on this album. The frontman, Johnny Borrell is a proper Rock n Roll star unlike what we have become used to in recent rock releases. The attitude and charisma make him a perfect frontman. Ranking alongside the libertines and ... Read review

Advantages: Fresh, Livley, non-released tracks just as good as the singles,
Disadvantages: Some songs change pitch, so their not good for tapping feet to!

Razorlight have introduced rock music to a huge audience this year due to their largest singles 'Golden Touch' and 'Vice', but if you thought these were good, you should listen to the rest of the album. It was these songs which I bought the album for. But listening to other tracks, such as 'Rock n' Roll Lies' and 'Up all Night', I realised that the best music is on the album, and the best way to hear it is to buy it. Every song on the album is ... Read review

Advantages: Golden Touch, their best song ever
Disadvantages: some songs seem to sound the same

...I have managed to pick up the words to most of the song, so now I can sing along while dancing around my room. Im not very clued up on music so i can't really comment on the guitar solos or druming skills, but I will say the music is all great and the guitarist is one of the best ive heared. ... Read review