It

Rate It! Avg: 3.5 (42 ratings)
Sample Album
ALBUM INFORMATION

Total Tracks: 8   Total Length: 30:58

Write a Review1 Member Review

Please log in before you review a release. Log in

user avatar

doesn't sound like "Pulp", not always a bad thing

Emilya

I found this album new for $3 at a big-box retailer a couple of years ago - I have no idea how it found its way there, but I'm so happy I got my hands on it. If you want grand, moody Pulp, you know where to find it, but these are nothing more than lovely, unassuming pop songs with JC's coveted voice. My favorite ones are "Boats and Trains" and "In Many Ways", I love them so much I can barely stand it. Again, not very complex or Pulp-ish or whatever, but they are beautiful little songs in their own right, and shouldn't be missed.

Recommended Albums

They Say All Media Guide

It is a gentle, mainly acoustic album that gives very few signs to the musical directions Pulp would later pursue. Lacking any hint of synthesizers or dance music, the album occasionally touches on the majestic, theatrical ballads of Scott Walker, as well as the stark, folky song poems of Leonard Cohen. However, at this stage, Jarvis Cocker is hardly the lyrical equivalent of either songwriter, and his singing is endearingly awkward — occasionally he misses notes, and he misses the tune every once in a while. Nevertheless, there are tunes throughout the album, whether it’s the light opening single “My Lighthouse” or the silly, music hall stomp of “Love Love.” It isn’t a great album, but it has an effortless, amateurish charm that makes up for the unformed songs and the band’s rudimentary musical skills. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine

more »

Activity

  • 02.07.12 The truth will out. Pulp's first time in Mexico City. Palacio de los Deportes, 23 April 2012. x
  • 01.28.12 Is everybody in? SF sold out in 8 mins, NYC a couple of hours. Live on. x
  • 01.23.12 Pulp in San Francisco at the Warfield Theater, 17 April 2012. http://t.co/ymukJIrj
  • 01.23.12 Pulp to take on New York's historic Radio City Music Hall. 11 April 2012. http://t.co/KQ3FJIi8
  • 01.23.12 Want some more? You got it!
  • 01.10.12 Pulp. Coachella. 13 & 20 April 2012.
  • 01.09.12 You think this is over?
  • 09.05.11 Thanks everyone for an amazing summer. We all had a great time & hope you did too. Live on. Pulp xxx
  • 09.01.11 Whoa! That was lively. Anyone up for some more tonight? xx
  • 08.23.11 There's a first time for everything ... Our Reading Festival concert will be broadcast by BBC3 at 8:45pm on Saturday. http://t.co/stgdJ7r
  • 08.20.11 Amazing audience in Greece for last mainland Europe show. Thank you all. xxx
  • 07.23.11 Pulp are down below. First Australian show this evening !
  • 07.08.11 Once is never enough. Pulp to play second night at Brixton Academy on 1 September 2011. Tickets onsale at 9am today. http://tiny.cc/pulp2nd
  • 07.04.11 Pulp are taking it indoors ... A Hot August Night at London Brixton Academy, 31 August 2011. Do it!
  • 07.01.11 Live on ! Band and audience completely drenched at our first ever East European concert. Fingers' crossed for lovely sunshine on Sunday. xxx
  • 06.29.11 Apologies for the oversight ... If you are the curious type, you can sign up for Pulp Mail at http://t.co/yiIWa7j
  • 06.28.11 The countdown has begun. Are you on our mailing list ? You should be ... (Might miss something.)
  • 06.25.11 Pulp are hovering above. Get thee to the Park. x
  • 06.24.11 Surprise! Probably not what you were expecting ... We just played at a closing party for Central Saint Martins. Keeping it real. xxx