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"This is just a modern rock song/This is just a sorry lament/
We're four boys in corduroys/We're not terrific, but we're competent." With these words, Belle and Sebastian defined not a thing about their generation, just their own mastery as the kings and queens
of literary Scottish indie-rock chamber music. This long-awaited compilation gathers the group's rare non-album singles dating back to 1997. It's two discs of steady brilliance, especially cult faves
like "Dog on Wheels," "Lazy Line Painter Jane" and "Legal Man." But the best song is the most recent: "Marx and Engels," a 2001 piano-and-violin ballad where singer
Stuart Murdoch explains why some shy girls would rather stay that way. It's a quintessential Belle and Sebastian gem.
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Track List
- Dog on Wheels
- The State I Am In
- String Bean Jean
- Belle & Sebastian
- Lazy Line Painter Jane
- You Made Me Forget My Dreams
- A Century of Elvis
- Photo Jenny
- A Century of Fakers
- Le Pastie De La Bourgeoisie
- Beautiful
- Put The Book Back On The Shelf
- This is Just a Modern Rock Song
- I Know Where The Summer Goes
- The Gate
- Slow Graffiti
- Legal Man
- Judy is a Dick Slap
- Winter Wookskie
- Jonathan David
- Take Your Carriage Clock and Shove It
- The Loneliness of a Middle Distance Runner
- I'm Waking Up To Us
- I Love My Car
- Marx and Engels
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Bluemask writes:
A deft collection of B-sides and EP tracks from the hardest working band in indie rock. This covers almost their entire career with songs that are delicate (I Know Where The Summer Goes), hillarious (This Is Just A Modern Rock Song, Judy Is A Dick Slap) and haungtinly beautful (Marx & Engles). A must own for all fans.
Jan 5, 2006 03:51:49
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