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Author's product rating:   

Originality	Definitely a cut above the rest
Lyrics	Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks	A couple of weak links
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Good
Value for Money

Advantages:	Probably their best work
Disadvantages:	some songs are a bit long

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

The Bluetones first album was excelletn, their secon was good and this at the very least matches their first album. It was critically aclaimed but didn't really get that much commercial succsess, it should have done though as this is a very good album.

It is best played whilst driving on a hot summers day as it has that sort of feel to it, one of the tracks "Slack Jaw" (which has an ocordian in) was actually recorded outside. The opener "Zorro" has an excellent bass riff and the jangely guitar of "Last of the great Navigators" is very warming. The excellent single and perhaps slightly risky when played at Glastonbury "Mudslide" is here. The lead single "Home Fires" is as good as "Slight return" and the slightly strange "Autophillia" sounds like nothing else that has ever been done.

The Paranoid "Basement Song" is probably the best track and "Emmilys Pine" is a great way to close the album. If you are a fan of the band you will definetly like the album, you will also like it if you like laid back indie rock with a bit of bite, ecspeciil in the instrumental "Blood Bubble" whcih also features as a b-side with Matt Lucas doing a hillarious parody of student life. There is also a multimedia section with the videos for "Home Fires" and "Autophillia"