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  • Vote Up0Vote Down HolyOwlHolyOwl
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    ^ That's a better one. :)
    Be patient.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down CervusCervus
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    LuDux said:

    This one uses curse words, like "Café Del Mar"

    Good grief that is shoddy.
    '' Sometimes I think I've felt everything I'm ever going to feel and from here on out I'm not going to feel anything new, just lesser versions of what I've already felt ''
  • Vote Up0Vote Down cw37frappcw37frapp
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    The_Carpathian said:

    Latest issue of freebie mag NARC:-


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    Thats a good review by a Frapper.
    JAMIE CARRAGHER= LEGEND
  • Vote Up0Vote Down hunterhunter
    Posts: 205
    Don't know if its been mentioned yet but Metacritic has a page for TOU now and it's scored at 74 out of 100 (granted it looks like that is off only four reviews so far).

    Would be lovely to see that number go up.

    hunter
  • Vote Up0Vote Down ArchwayArchway
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    The Album Of The Year website has a page up for Tales Of Us as well now, but no reviews as yet. There are a few (not too great) user ratings (not that any of it matters really). The page can be found at -

    http://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/8010-goldfrapp-tales-of-us.php


    Any Decent Music has a page as well. Average rating based on a five reviews are 7. Here's the link -

    http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/5807/Goldfrapp-Tales-of-Us.aspx
    Post edited by Archway at 2013-09-04 01:49:46
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down tattmaylortattmaylor
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    LuDux said:

    This one uses curse words, like "Café Del Mar"

    http://www.nme.com/reviews/goldfrapp/14745

    haha.. have to admit that is a pretty pointless review.  The reviewer obviously has 2 many 'now thats what i call chill' albums!

    Then again the NME is pretty much the smash hits of the 'twenty tens' now.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down The_CarpathianThe_Carpathian
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    tattmaylor said:


    Then again the NME is pretty much the smash hits of the 'twenty tens' now.



    I 'obtained' the last couple of digital issues of NME and they was only just worth the £0.00 they cost me. I understand entirely that I'm no longer their intended demographic but compared with the olden days there is just so little actual worthwhile writing in there. It's all flashy box-outs and tie-ins and 1cm square items about what trainers a bass player is wearing, all seemingly targeted at people they assume have no attention span.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down rewakrewak
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    I honestly wonder just who IS the demographic for NME anymore, because they're just so all over the place that it becomes something that pleases no one. I actually wonder that about quite a few publications actually.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down ArchwayArchway
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    I struggle with the UK music mags. They just seem to have become so irrelevant. The NME is terrible and Q had got zero credibility.

    Mojo is more serious and the reviews better compared to Q and NME, but it is very much there for the "old guard". Personally I'm tired of seeing The Beatles etc. on the cover and having articles about 60s and 70s groups. Mojo comes across as a bit nostalgic at times.

    I haven't quite worked out what Uncut is trying to do or to be. They don't really seem to offer anything different, but at least they aren't Q or NME.

    I love The Wire, but that is really for experimental, avant garde stuff.

    I don't mind Music OHM (http://www.musicomh.com/).

    Post edited by Archway at 2013-09-04 11:08:43
    I hope that you die in a decent pair of shoes
    You got a lot more walking to do where you're going to.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down The_CarpathianThe_Carpathian
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    Couldn't agree more on all that. I do have a lot of time for The Wire as it happens to fit my wonky tastes but the rest do seem to be preaching to either the already converted or the frankly uninterested.
    A million fires before your harvest comes. To burn out.
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  • Vote Up0Vote Down SartoriSartori
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    The_Carpathian said:

    tattmaylor said:


    Then again the NME is pretty much the smash hits of the 'twenty tens' now.



    I 'obtained' the last couple of digital issues of NME and they was only just worth the £0.00 they cost me. I understand entirely that I'm no longer their intended demographic but compared with the olden days there is just so little actual worthwhile writing in there. It's all flashy box-outs and tie-ins and 1cm square items about what trainers a bass player is wearing, all seemingly targeted at people they assume have no attention span.


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  • Vote Up0Vote Down tattmaylortattmaylor
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    CLASH was great (especially for new music) but a year or so ago it went all fashion centric and seems to pick bands that were more style led than music lead. They still have a great monthly download of new bands mind.

    I miss SELECT. Last good glossy music mag. Was a bit britpop lead at times (but they were the times) but had the right balance of new and current. There was also a good one (small format) that had links to XFM.

    I suppose magazine are a dying thing. I just pick up THE FLY. Great for a free music mag.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down cw37frappcw37frapp
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    All the music mags have gone down in quality. The best one is Kerrang. Although i do not think there are many people into Rock and Metal on this forum. Even that is aimed at teens. Like i have always said, Its about my taste not somebody elses. Though i do love it when someone else praises Frapp.
    JAMIE CARRAGHER= LEGEND
  • Vote Up0Vote Down The_CarpathianThe_Carpathian
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    tattmaylor said:

    I suppose magazine are a dying thing. I just pick up THE FLY. Great for a free music mag.



    The Fly, NARC & Loud And Quiet are three regular grabs for me. Loads of places in Newcastle have them piled up each month.
    A million fires before your harvest comes. To burn out.
    Wear the mask of a heathen. For the moon's lonely eyes.
  • Vote Up0Vote Down pingping
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    Review here...
    http://m.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-entertainment/music-and-gigs/album-review-tales-of-us-by-goldfrapp-1-6014531
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