--SCOUTING FOR GIRLS--
Scouting For Girls has to be my favourite band at present. Their uplifting style of music really captured my imagination. They have been a definite favourite on Radio 1 and a personal favourite of Chris Moyles. Their songs are catchy, euphoric and great ... Read review
Advantages: Music that is uplifting, fun and with great catchy choruses Disadvantages: None really.
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Scouting For Girls has to be my favourite band at present. Their uplifting style of music really captured my imagination. They have been a definite favourite on Radio 1 and a personal favourite of Chris Moyles. Their songs are catchy, euphoric and great fun and this 3 piece band have had one hell of a year. -
Having formed in 2005, this London based Indie/pop band have had tremendous success since their ... ...which is produced for the Scouting association...
On my birthday I received a lovely message from the band on Myspace wishing me a 'Very Happy Birthday', which I thought was really sweet of them and absolutely made my day and this CD was one of my 'asked for' birthday gifts this year. They are great with their fans and are constantly aware and grateful who they owe a huge part of their fast success to-
Scouting For Girls has to be my favourite band at present. Their uplifting style of music really captured my imagination. They have been a definite favourite on Radio 1 and a personal favourite of Chris Moyles. Their songs are catchy, euphoric and great fun and this 3 piece band have had one hell of a year. -
Having formed in 2005, this London based Indie/pop band have had tremendous success since their debut, self titled album 'Scouting For Girls' sold over 500,000 copies and reached platinum status in January 2005. The band consists of: Roy Stride (Vocals, keyboards), Greg Churchouse (Bass Guitar) and Peter Ellard (Percussion. Roy Stride is the singer/songwriter of the band and produces songs that call on memories of childhood and adolescence. Songs of 'Innocence and Experience'. The band chose their unusual name from the 'Scouting for boy's handbook' which is produced for the Scouting association...
On my birthday I received a lovely message from the band on Myspace wishing me a 'Very Happy Birthday', which I thought was really sweet of them and absolutely made my day and this CD was one of my 'asked for' birthday gifts this year. They are great with their fans and are constantly aware and grateful who they owe a huge part of their fast success to-
-SCOUTING FOR GIRLS-
-KEEP ON WALKING-
The album kicks off with 'Keep on Walking' which is a really nice, fairly up-tempo song with accompaniment of keyboard, bass, and percussion. Though the lyrics are a little downbeat the tune is definitely uplifting and the song has a great melody and lyrics and a very catchy chorus. It's a great start to the album and really sets the mood for the remaining 9 tracks.
-SHE'S SO LUV-ER-LY-
The next track is 'She's So Lovely' which is a tremendous track and totally encapsulates the 'Scouting for girls' sound. I love this one. This is a really rousing number with great drumming. It has a brilliant beat, terrific lyrics and a good catchy chorus. It has a really lovely melody and brilliant harmonies too. I like the repeating of lines in this one and they are used to great effect, over and over again. This track has a great uplifting, euphoric feel to it and is very catchy. The lyrics are brilliant here and there are some great lines within this song. The harmonies are used to really good effect and the whole song is just great. The keyboard is fast and melodic and this track has a real 'sing along' feel to it. It really is an excellent track and I never tire of listening to it. -
-IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU-
The third track is 'It's Not About You'. It opens to strong drumming and has a fast even rhythm. I do like the lyrics to their songs they are always excellent and varied from track to track. This song uses the repeating of lines again quite a lot and normally I would get bored at listening to this process, but with Scouting For Girls, it works really well and just adds to the build up both musically and vocally, which produces this rousing, spirit lifting quality. This is another really strong track with excellent keyboard accompaniment.
-THE AEROPLANE SONG-
The fourth song on the album opens to a great display of Roy Strides keyboard talents. A slightly slower pace on this song, but once again the lyrics are excellent, with a real sense of the poetic here. The track possesses a nice catchy rhythm and strong chorus. I love the singer in this band and he really has great keyboard style. He usually plays standing up and puts everything into his playing. He is lively and cheeky and really fronts the band well. The songs always build vocally and in pace to a real crescendo and this bring that rousing happy quality to their songs which will get your toes tapping along with them.
-HEARTBEAT-
What a terrific song this is and their last single. I love this one and again really brilliant lyrics here and a great lively melody and chorus. Uplifting and great fun, their melodies have that 'sing a long' factor that makes you want to belt them out at the top of your voice. What a brilliant track Heartbeat is, fast and changing with great bass, keyboard and rhythmic drumming. This song contains brilliant lines: "I'll give you my jacket, I'll give you my heart", "Always up for a laugh, she's a pain in the arse", everytime that we meet I skip a heartbeat" This is a vibrant, young and fun track and a real sing a long song too. This whole album is full of excellent tracks that really are very enjoyable to listen to.
-ELVIS AIN'T DEAD-
The next in the running order is 'Elvis Aint Dead', and this is probably my most favourite song on the album. They are all actually really good, but this is the first one that I heard and I immediately fell in love with their sound. I don't know what it means, just an observation of something that he heard on the radio, as the words tell. I just think it is a brilliant track; really strong and with unique lyrics. This track has a really lilting melody to it with quite a simple and repetitive musical accompaniment of keyboard, drums and bass, but there is just something about this track which is totally original. It is quite short but it's one I can happily hit the repeat button on.
-JAMES BOND-
This is the concluding track on the album and a real belter of a song it is. It is a real fun song with an arrangement of intrigue. Very tongue in cheek with a great sense of fun and a very fitting end to the album. Roy sings of how he would like to have been James Bond when he was younger and get all the girls. You have a bonus track entitled Michaela Strachen and Roy sings of how she broke his heart when he was 12. You get a sense that all his songs are drawing on real life events and influences and this just adds to their appeal for me.
-SUMMARY-
I think 'Scouting for Girls are great'. They don't take themselves too seriously and they produce a really uplifting and happy sound with their music. There is just something really positive and exuberant with their music and their head-spinning melodies always make me smile when they are played on radio 1, which is very often. Apparently they are really nice guys too. The album is impressive, track for track and an excellent debut album. The lyrics just seem to flow and I don't think they'll have any trouble in finding material for their second album. With influences such as: 'The Beach Boys', The Byrds', ' REM' and also, Thomas Hardy, Seanus Heany, and Dylan Thomas, you can also see where the poetical nature of their lyrics come from...
I have just looked on their Myspace page and I notice that they are playing the Brighton Centre in November, so I have just begged my Husband to go. He turned his nose up, but I think that secretly means he will get me tickets!:) It's been one hell of a year for 'Scouting for Girls' and I'm sure that their future is more than rosy. There's a lot of space on the music scene for positive, upbeat, feel good music. These boys have a great sound and I'm sure that their second album, when they bring it out, won't let us down one little bit. They are young, raw talent with a potential to stay around for quite some time. Their first single EP 'It's not about you', Keep on Walking, which was a clear green 7 inch, became the highest ever, charted, limited EP in chart history. Quite an impressive start to life of the excellent band that is, 'Scouting for Girls'. -
Thank you for reading. Morning_Becomes_Electra June 2008*
Morning_Becomes_Electra 17.06.2008 (17.06.2008)
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Advantages: A Brilliant Bouncy Album Disadvantages: Theres only 10 Tracks!!
Scouting for Girls is the superb debut album from the London threesome Scouting For Girls. Consisting of a just a piano, bass guitar and drummer this up and coming ban have a massive future. In my review I'll be telling you what i think about all the tracks, the value for money and the cd case. The Tracks
1) Keep On Walking - A great opening to a brilliant album. The song is about a man grieving after his wife left him. He waits up each night "listening ... ...yet effective. It has just Scouting for Girls wrote on a papyrus-esce background, and the single image of two boys in a boat. The back of the case contains the full track listing, but beware, the back looks quite tatty, but this is how its meant to look. The album label is Epic. Thanks for reading my review xx Dodgeinator ...
dodgeinator 17.02.2008
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Advantages: Some good tunes Disadvantages: A bit samey
== Who are Scouting For Girls? == Scouting for Girls are a London based indie pop band. The band consists of three members: by Roy Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard and was formed in 2005. The name for the band isa play on the idea of the 1908 Scouting for Boys handbook and is a spirited way of leaning more towards childhood fantasty rather than the drudgery of everyday life. == Their Albums == Up to date the band has only released one album, ... ...top spot. == Scouting For Girls - Album Inlay == For me the Scouting For Girls album inlay isn't anything special. I personally like the small booklets to include band information and song lyrics but unfortunately this one contains neither. The 1o page full colour booklet instead looks like a songwriters scrapbook and contains scribblings, done for the inlay I don't doubt, of song lyrics and a little bit memorabilia. In my opinion this booklet adds ...
MI9to5 23.07.2009
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Advantages: Some superbly catchy tracks, the music works without a guitar in sight. Disadvantages: All the songs sound the same, lyrical intelligence is low, mass repetition of lyrics.
Scouting For Girls are a Pop Rock band from London. They are currently signed to Epic Records, and with lyrics exploring subjects such as wishing to be James Bond for the day and lusting after Michaela Strachan when they were the age of twelve; it is clear that Scouting For Girls do not take themselves too seriously. They formed in 2005, released this self-titled album in September 2007, and already they have shifted over 300 000 copies of it. This ... ...The sound of Scouting For Girls is one that you will either love or hate; I feel that there is generally no middle ground with this sort of music as you will either take on board and be amused by the cheesy lyrics, or this will be a factor that will make you despise and detest the band. I personally don't mind the lyrical content of the band at all, it actually adds to the charm and enjoyment that can be gained from listening to Scouting For Girls ...
RazzaLazza 10.02.2008
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Advantages: Great energy in some songs Disadvantages: songs sound quite similar
About the band:
Scouting for girls are an indie pop band that formed in 2005 when Roy Stride, Greg Churchouse and Peter Ellard decided to join together to make a band. The Name ,scouting for Girls, came from the Scouts book called "Scouting for Boys." The band were originally going to call themselves "Scouting for boys" before they decided on there name.
The Scouting for Girls Line up consists of; - Roy Stride, on Piano, Guitar and lead Vocals ... ...songs are great and energy filled. Although each song sounds quite similar to one another, I still really like them. I don't think that Scouting For Girls are going to last for that long, maybe another album or two. They will never be classics, but for now, they are great! ...
ILIKEMONEY 13.02.2009 (14.02.2009)
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If you don't mind a slice of cheese with your rock, pop and fries then the debut album "Scouting for Girls" by the band of the same name might be an album you'll enjoy. The band were only formed in 2005 so to have not only released but achieved success with an album in 2007 is pretty impressive considering all the would-be rockers out there who've struggled for a decade or more without finding fame. Unfortunately it does have to be noted that a large ... ...to marketing as much as real talent. In fact real talent is not a good reason to be buying this album.
The second track on this album "She's So Lovely" has been the band's biggest hit to date; it made the UK top ten in both the singles and downloads charts. The lyrics are absolutely appalling: "She's pretty, a fittie; she's got a boyfriend though and that's a pity" is a prime of example of just how medieval and simplistic it can get. But, the reason ...
Lizamabug 06.04.2008
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Product details
Title
Scouting For Girls
Performer
Scouting For Girls
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Alternative
Release Date
17/09/2007
Original Release Year
2007
Label / Distributor
Epic / Sony Music/Arvato Services
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Format
Performer
EAN
886971551921
Catalogue Number
88697155192
Additional notes
Album Notes
This is the self-titled debut by the piano-led indie-pop trio, Scouting For Girls. Catchy, clever melodies and lyrics that recount tales of being young and finding your way in life provide the base for what is an accomplished, feel-good album, full of handclaps and fantastic backing vocal work. The single, 'She's So Lovely' is included.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Keep On Walking
2.
She's So Lovely
3.
It's Not About You
4.
Airplane Song
5.
Heartbeat
6.
Elvis Ain't Dead
7.
I'm Not Over You
8.
I Need A Holiday
9.
Mountains Of Navaho
10.
James Bond
11.
James Bond
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