Angels With Dirty Faces

"Freak Like Me" and "Round Round" are terrific singles, and "Supernatural" is extra-good, but it's all a little too perfect, yes, as Tom says, "solid". Having nothing as touchingly vulnerable as "Run For Cover" or as sweet as "Soul Sound" makes it a bit of a letdown. I plan to pretty much delete all but those three songs and bung it on a mix disc or something. A whole album from them does seem unnecessary.

Zebedee I've not played it yet! I have been working and not in the mood for flighty pop which would let me dream of escape. Also I wanted to work out why I didn't like another record I was expecting to.

Im willing for a fierciful FITE over this. I simply adore One Touch

I thought it was going to be a thread abt Tricky.

We're virgin, vigin sexy (sexy)
If you want me, just text me (text me)

Which is kinda funny, but seems a bit clunky as well - you know, like something an exec would think would be something the kids would dig. Is it the worst lyric this year?

Also in the title track (I assume it's the title track as I don't have the tracklisting, but it has 'Angels with Dirty Faces' as one of the lyrics) and they say their names before each line, and 'Heidi' just seems out of place.

A r r r r g h ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! I forgot the Sting sample. N o o o o o o o o o ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

This is exactly my problem with some of the album. For all the bluster about how they write their own songs, I can't believe they either wrote this line or thought it was good. I mean, come on!

No. I take that back. I can't believe they wrote that whole SONG or thought it was good. It's bloody terrible, embarassing and doesn't suit them at all. They should leave crap like that to Atomic Kitten, who do that sort of thing much better.

Haha the Sting karaoke thing rules.

The problem with the Sugarbabes is they always deliver a first single that raises expectations so enormously high. Compared to "Overload" and "Freak Like Me", both "One Touch" and "Angels With Dirty Faces" seem a bit, erhm, faceless. I mean, it's a nice little record- nifty hooks, good beats, catchy all around, but it just doesn't have the *attitude* of "Freak Like Me"- the sexuality seems forced, the good girl stuff banal ("Breathin' Easy" is pretty sweet in the begining tho.)

Btw, speaking as one of The Kids (TM), I hafta say you guys are seriously overestimating the good taste of today's youth- girls in my class went crazy for stuff much more embarassing than "Virgin Sexy" (they're all into Nu Metal and R&B now, tho- Pop's pretty much played out in my school, even the "dangerous" Sugarbabes type)

I'm rather annoyed to discover that the euro version I bought has three fewer tracks on it than the UK version (I'm missing: "Just don't like this", "No man no cry" and "Round Round (alternate mix)" Are any of these essential?)

However, the plus side of this is that "Shape" and "Switch" follow eachother in the LP sequence (one of the best one-two punches on any LP I've heard this year). Indeed, the second half (6-11, "Side 2" if you like) on my version is pretty much impeccable.

I love this album more and more. NB Graham I bought the first Atomic Kitten album on your recommendation last week.

(Ooh wow, the Repackaged version?)

Criminally underrated cuts off AWDF - "More Than A Million Miles", "Blue", "Switch" and the title track.

More Than A Million Miles is good, yes. Switch is a bit nondescript, but better than No Man Nor Cry which it comes after. The FLM B-side "Breathe Easy" was good too.

The tough-as-nuts beats together with the laidback harmonising on "Angels With Dirty Faces" are just gorgeous.