Stars Of CCTV - Hard-Fi

Advantages: One of the better albums of the year
Disadvantages: Some may find it samey, no variation of instruments

...album, and the title track, Stars of CCTV, is self-explanatory really. A perfect choice to end the album, due in part to it contrast with Living for the weekend (this has a much slower tempo), but also by carrying on the theme of the whole album. It about how we're constantly being watched, dressing up for the government, and holding up shops for the sake of fame. Like many other songs on this album, it sounds beautiful superficially, but once heard ...
...quite difficult to sit through. This album is, in my opinion, the best of the year so far, and had I any say, it'd win Mercury by a mile. You can probably tell just how much I loved this by the volume I've written, but please, if you've read this, buy it! Everyone need to own this album, it's the "Definitely Maybe" for the ASBO generation! ... Read review

Advantages: If you like rock music, you'll love this.
Disadvantages: Not much variation; songs are very similar.

***INTRODUCTION*** I bought the Stars of CCTV album the other day because of the seemingly unstoppable flow of adverts on channels 3 and 4. The "Q" magasine describes Hard-Fi as "the next major British band," and I have to agree with them. I bought the album in one of my study periods (tut tut!) in the supermarket, Tesco. I couldn't wait to get home and play it because of the great things TV ( and television NEVER lies) and my friends had told me ...
...The four lads in Hard-Fi are Richard Archer, Ross Kemp, Kai Stephens and Ross Phillips. They are from a very poor background, and indeed some of their songs express what it is like to have no money. ***FURTHER DEPTH*** But don't get me wrong, this is no melancholony gothic-type CD only for those hell-bent on being miserable. No, this album appeals to anyone with a sense of rhythm! Each song provides a strong riff pattern that renders the listner ... Read review

Advantages: One of the best new bands
Disadvantages: short

A greatly convincing first album, stars of CCTV jumps out with its excellent music; it sounds nothing like other bands what you have heard before and the current bands you are are hearing. The sound of hard-fi comes as a massive surprise. It was HMV which I bought this disc with my gift card. The disc is common one to buy with the gift cards; It is like the new future of money since the last time I used gold coins. The CD I buy - Stars of CCTV starts ...
...that it becomes slightly loose. Stars of CCTV is like the above but I will say it has a hard sound with of a surface much like punk music of the late 70's only the very late ones, and it also breaks out like you would hear of the time when it was the early 90's. Its is an integration of the elements belonging to the two different styles like a cross of independent rock and independent dance. The singers voice is a vibrating mixture, an unashamed ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic album, even for beginners.
Disadvantages: Some sounds are dreary

...his weekend is saved. Stars of CCTV (3.58) This last track from which the album gets it’s name is about the role of CCTV cameras on the streets and how the youth see these are there cameras. The song is very mellow and does not have the loud or fast tune that the others song have. It is very acoustic and the ability to end on this song is a triumph to the boys. The album offers intense (but not punky) alternative rock as well as incorporating influences ... Read review

Advantages: Catchy Indie Band
Disadvantages: Some songs do sound very similar

...fool and like shouting Stars of CCTV - The intro takes you to a Mexican bar doing tequila shots - I don't like this song solely because falsetto vocals freak me out big time. It does have a catchy chorus though Overview: If half way through this album you think - this sounds like its been recorded in a taxi rank - you are right - it was! Puts all those production fiends to shame. This is a great album and deserves all the recognition it got at ...
...is a good thing - being their signature sound, or bad - meaning they aren't maximising their potential. It doesn't seem like a very long album either - I downloaded mine and got 3 bonus videos with it, so if you aren't bothered about having the physical CD in your collection it may be worth looking into that (plus ladies you get to see Archers sexy smouldering eyes!) I would definitely recommend this album, before they release a mediocre follow ... Read review