Name: 0898 Beautiful South
Brand: Beautiful South
SKU: 211364
Price: 6.35 USD
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0898 Beautiful South

Rating

Album: 0898 Beautiful South
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Old Red Eyes Is Back	More Info...	3:36
2)	We Are Each Other	More Info...	3:39
3)	The Rocking Chair	More Info...	4:44
4)	We'll Deal With You Later	More Info...	4:07
5)	Domino Man	More Info...	2:41
6)	36D Full Version	More Info...	5:17
7)	Here It Is Again	More Info...	3:28
8)	Something That You Said	More Info...	4:20
9)	I'm Your No.1 Fan	More Info...	4:28
10)	Bell Bottomed Tear	More Info...	4:35
11)	You Play Glockenspiel, I'll Play Drums...	More Info...	5:07
12)	When I'm 84	More Info...	4:32
2)	We Are Each Other	More Info...	0:03
3)	The Rocking Chair	More Info...	0:04
4)	We'll Deal With You Later	More Info...	0:04
5)	The Domino Man	More Info...	0:02
6)	36D	More Info...	0:05
7)	Here It Is Again	More Info...	0:03
8)	Something That You Said	More Info...	0:04
9)	I'm Your No. 1 Fan	More Info...	0:04
10)	Bell Bottomed Tear	More Info...	0:04
11)	You Play Glockenspiel, I'll Play Drums	More Info...	0:05
12)	When I'm 84	More Info...	0:04

Album: 0898 Beautiful South
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Old Red Eyes Is Back	More Info...	3:36
2)	We Are Each Other	More Info...	3:39
3)	The Rocking Chair	More Info...	4:44
4)	We'll Deal With You Later	More Info...	4:07
5)	Domino Man	More Info...	2:41
6)	36D Full Version	More Info...	5:17
7)	Here It Is Again	More Info...	3:28
8)	Something That You Said	More Info...	4:20
9)	I'm Your No.1 Fan	More Info...	4:28
10)	Bell Bottomed Tear	More Info...	4:35
11)	You Play Glockenspiel, I'll Play Drums...	More Info...	5:07
12)	When I'm 84	More Info...	4:32
2)	We Are Each Other	More Info...	0:03
3)	The Rocking Chair	More Info...	0:04
4)	We'll Deal With You Later	More Info...	0:04
5)	The Domino Man	More Info...	0:02
6)	36D	More Info...	0:05
7)	Here It Is Again	More Info...	0:03
8)	Something That You Said	More Info...	0:04
9)	I'm Your No. 1 Fan	More Info...	0:04
10)	Bell Bottomed Tear	More Info...	0:04
11)	You Play Glockenspiel, I'll Play Drums	More Info...	0:05
12)	When I'm 84	More Info...	0:04

Tracks

1. Old Red Is Back

2. We Are Each Other

3. The Rocking Chair

4. We'll Deal With You Later

5. Domino Man

6. 36D

7. Here It Is Again

8. Something That You Said

9. I'm Your No 1 Fan

10. Bell-Bottomed Tear

11. You Play Glockenspiel I'll Pla

12. When I'm 84

Performer Notes

Recorded at Air Studios, London, England.
Despite being one of England's most successful bands, it wasn't until 0898, their third album, that the Beautiful South found an audience in the US. This success (though by no means huge) might be explained by the fact that the band adopted a slightly more muscular sound on the album. Where in the past they had used deceptively sweet, even sentimental, musical backing, here there are slashing guitars and gruesomely bubbling bass lines to toughen the sound. Fans can rest easy, though, the band's unbelievable cruel and bitter lyrics remain in full force--for proof, look no further than "Something That You Said," which begins "The perfect love song/ it has no words/ it only has death threats."
Standouts include "We Are Each Other," a peppy but claustrophobic love song propelled by a meaty bass line, "36D," an ambiguous tract on prostitution which starts on a quiet but vicious note before exploding into a snarling rocker during the choruses, and "Here It Is Again," another in the band's series of screeds on horrific-sounding relationships, which here is presented with a roiling cauldron of guitars, military drums, and booming piano.

Professional Reviews

Q (May/92, p.71) - 3 Stars - Good - "..The Beautiful South offers us boozers and losers, reshaping the world and overthrowing the government from the comfort of a bar stool.."

Audio Magazine (11/92, p.122) - "..The Beautiful South effortlessly renders their sophisticated pop melodies and signature lyricism with silken production...wickedly clever.."