Let's talk about the new Streets album A GRAND DON'T COME FOR FREE.

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I thought it was a scooter.

― N. (nickdastoor), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 12:51 (twenty years ago) link

i'd like to hear scooter covering dry your eyes!

― Marcello Carlin, Wednesday, 12 May 2004 12:52 (twenty years ago) link

It's not better than OPM, but I fucking love it now. It all clicked when I heard it late night, after trolling around downtown. Seriously, the way things are connected from song to song is really clever and in some cases, the songs work without the whole album. Surely, Mike went for concept over straight songs and it worked.

The beat on "I Was Supposed To Be So Easy" is hard as fuck.

And I think this record is best for it's lighter, sweeter, more ambient moments. "Empty Cans" could end up being one of my favorites of the year.

DJDee and Rollie = championing rap-esque arrangements 4ever

― Rollie Pemberton (Rollie Pemberton), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 20:09 (twenty years ago) link

i'd like to hear scooter covering dry your eyes!

HOW MUCH IS THE FISH IN THE SEA?!

― JoB (JoB), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 22:03 (twenty years ago) link

giles peterson has just said he doesn't feel the new streets album. i don't know what this means or why it's even important but he say's he's going to give it another week. maybe i'm subconsciously tracking the haters in the media. the fools.

― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Wednesday, 12 May 2004 23:14 (twenty years ago) link

That's interesting because I was just thinking last night how the LP is almost entirely without Groove. That's not a criticism, but I suspect that a certain section of the Streets' audience - the Gilles Petersons of this world - will react badly.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 13 May 2004 07:44 (twenty years ago) link

my sneaking suspicion is that Gilles Peterson disliking it makes it even better than I thought

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:11 (twenty years ago) link

I agree, although I decided the other day that I am pro-Peterson. I mean, bless him.

Nevertheless, if AGDCFF can alienate the London lip goatee jazzers, so much the better.

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:15 (twenty years ago) link

I didn't realise there were any lip goateed jazzers left in London. Aren't they on the IUCN red list?

Gilles looks more 'mobile DJ' to me these days:

http://www.montreuxjazz.com/NR/rdonlyres/ejnwj4iktpsc56fjdbbo67ls7yh76tpvikrkformtopoqkxumxape45fwt72zbbshkj5d3qb4nufvcaczh73dddwmsg/peterson_gilles028.jpg

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:24 (twenty years ago) link

They're still here, N.

IUCN?

― Tim (Tim), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:28 (twenty years ago) link

isn't everyone looking more like a mobile DJ now, though? I mean, there really isn't any money left in it, at least as far as I can tell.

― Matos W.K. (M Matos), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:28 (twenty years ago) link

International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 13 May 2004 08:29 (twenty years ago) link

saw the MCs version of 'Fit But You Know It' on CD:UK Hotshot last night, very cool - the female MCs come off best, Lady Sovereign esp. the skilful editing of the video really boosts their power tho when you see it.

― stevem (blueski), Thursday, 13 May 2004 09:27 (twenty years ago) link

"Could Well Be In" is so defeated but pragmatic, so fragile and resolute, fuck it, I've been up all night, pissed, playing it over and over, this record KILLS

― noodle vague (noodle vague), Friday, 14 May 2004 06:36 (twenty years ago) link

strange (in a good way) to see how this record is filtering into the context of mainstream radio. caught a bit of ian camfield on xfm last night playing "get out of my house" and it occurred to me just how WEIRD this sounded in isolation. interestingly djs are reluctant to programme "empty cans" for fear it will give the plot twist away, which i suppose is a nice subtle inducement for actually buying the record (though i should have remembered to put a "this article contains spoilers" warning on my blog review).

― Marcello Carlin, Friday, 14 May 2004 07:10 (twenty years ago) link

I WANT A LADY SOVEREIGN ALBUM NOW. WHERE CAN I BUY ONE OK PLS THX

― Dave M. (rotten03), Friday, 14 May 2004 07:20 (twenty years ago) link

aaargh I still have not heard the MCs version of FBYKI and I can't find it on slsk!

Lady Sovereign album U&K.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 14 May 2004 10:50 (twenty years ago) link

i share the mcfbyki alex. also a whole bunch of other lady sov stuff. just search for my slsk user name.

― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Friday, 14 May 2004 10:58 (twenty years ago) link

thanks! Not at home now so not on Slsk, but will be on later.

― The Lex (The Lex), Friday, 14 May 2004 11:15 (twenty years ago) link

After listening to this for a month or so, I'm now of the opinion that Mike Skinner should have thought "Nah, instead of a concept album, I'll put out a concept EP and put out a decent, proper album a couple of months afterwards".

If the tracklisting had been...

1. It Was Supposed To Be So Easy
2. Blinded By The Lights
3. Dry Your Eyes
4. What Is He Thinking?
5. Empty Cans

...it would have been so much better.

― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 11:04 (twenty years ago) link

no way

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 11:09 (twenty years ago) link

Three of those songs are directly responsible for the album being such a disappointment!

If you had to make a (non-concept) EP...

1. Fit But You Know It (MCs version)
2. Get Out Of My House
3. Such A Twat
4. What Is He Thinking?
5. Blinded By The Lights

Not much else worth salvaging. Oh god, "Dry Your Eyes" is going to be INESCAPABLE and it's so BAD.

― The Lex (The Lex), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 11:32 (twenty years ago) link

I feel like I don't want to hear it so much now, but I wouldn't say it's bad.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:09 (twenty years ago) link

STOP RUINING THE ALBUM FOR ME.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:11 (twenty years ago) link

Shut up, poochy.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:12 (twenty years ago) link

10/10

― Enrique (Enrique), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:56 (twenty years ago) link

Poochy?

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 12:56 (twenty years ago) link

Poochy, yes. That's your new name.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:02 (twenty years ago) link

I hate you.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:07 (twenty years ago) link

is it too early to put money on DYE going to number one?

actually it'll probably be a two won't it?

so what theres a *video* for the lady mcs version of the song? be nice if that had been on the dvd version of the FBYKI single as opposed to a fan-fleecing 2 tracks for 3 pounds.

― piscesboy, Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:10 (twenty years ago) link

Someone pasted a link to a web version of it at the end of the other thread - don't know it it still works. It was great.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:13 (twenty years ago) link

they plkayed it on CD:UK Hotshots. my FBYKI promos arrived today and i too am disappointed to find the DVD lacking in content - it is a DVD for fucks sake

― stevem (blueski), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:17 (twenty years ago) link

You only just got sent the promo? Are you reviewing it for the Altai Republic or something?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:20 (twenty years ago) link

anywhere hosting 'soaked in the ale' online?

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:23 (twenty years ago) link

there is some crazy buzz harshing on this thread.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:23 (twenty years ago) link

yes.

― Ronan (Ronan), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:26 (twenty years ago) link

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA "Poochy"!!!!

Mike Skinner, ALL IS FORGIVEN

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:26 (twenty years ago) link

I'll give you a copy of Soaked By The Ale tonight, if you like, cozen.

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:27 (twenty years ago) link

I will show you my bum in exchange.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:27 (twenty years ago) link

I meant 'could'.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:33 (twenty years ago) link

all i'm ready to say about this album right now is that the photography is really nice

― s1ocki (slutsky), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 13:36 (twenty years ago) link

another v. good piece from scott:

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/s/streets/grand-dont-come-for-free.shtml

― mark p (Mark P), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:43 (twenty years ago) link

the vinyl is so tempting.

― cozen (Cozen), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 14:46 (twenty years ago) link

That Pitchfork review sounds too negative for a 9.1 score.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 21:12 (twenty years ago) link

i have something which will make everyone hate mike skinner.

should i read the pitchfork review - i'm skeptical about it.

― myke boomnoise (myke boomnoise), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 21:34 (twenty years ago) link

i have something which will make everyone hate mike skinner.

Is it... THIS???

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 22:58 (twenty years ago) link

I liked this review a lot: http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/0420/matos.php

Makes me want to hear the thing.

― scott seward (scott seward), Tuesday, 18 May 2004 23:27 (twenty years ago) link

pfork and vv in "boy meets girl" mindmeld shocka

― mark p (Mark P), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 01:55 (twenty years ago) link

OH GOD I LOVE THIS

― .rob (rgeary), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:27 (twenty years ago) link

ok ok sorry let me reboot. managed to avoid hearing anything but "fit but you know it" once or twice before today. loved original pirate material and would have happily listened to another randomized collection of skinner tracks, but this- holy hell. the storytelling aspect is such a great hook, i'll be listening to this long after the beats bore me just to follow through the story.

i'd love to see him put out a few anthemic singles just to keep up on that end, but still- "grand" is funny, sad, touching, what have ya. slick rick award to skinner for really telling a story and not letting it get in the way of a great set of music either.

― .rob (rgeary), Wednesday, 19 May 2004 02:30 (twenty years ago) link

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