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| | God Help The Girl | | | Music Artist : | | God Help The Girl | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Matador Records | | Release Date : | | 2009-06-23 | | Store Price : | | $14.98 | | Artistopia's Price: $13.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Act Of The Apostle
2. God Help The Girl
3. Pretty Eye In The Tub
4. A Unified Theory
5. Hiding Neath My Umbrella
6. Funny Little Frog
7. If You Could Speak
8. Musician, Please Take Heed
9. Perfection As A Hipster
10. Come Monday Night
11. The Music Room Window
12. I Want Your Jeans
13. I'll Have To Dance With Cassie
14. A Down And Dusky Blonde
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 intelligent, thought provoking, beautiful music
Submitted on: 2009-10-19 |
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| I heard the title song on the local public radio station and was intrigued. You know how sometimes you hear one song on the radio and love it so much you buy the album and then you're disappointed by the rest? Well, that's not the case here. All the songs, taken together, tell a story. It's an interesting story. The characters are complex and likable. And the music is beautiful. |
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 Funny Little DEAD Frog
Submitted on: 2009-09-24 |
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| Iam a big fan of belle and sebastian, and first the version or cover... of Funny Little Frog is horrible!!! I dont like the voice of the girl... I expect more of this album, why? I dont know I have in mind a better album... but no... you need hear this before buy it, 2 stars beacuse cover arts singles etc.. are nice.. |
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A perfect album!
Submitted on: 2009-08-14 |
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| This album gets better and better every time I listen to it! Beautiful songs, great 60s sound, astonishing female vocals (and some nice male vocals too). I bought the vinyl edition, which is great, and that also gave me a free mp3 download. I can listen to it everywhere, which I do! My 4 years old daughter has also become a God Help The Girl Fan! |
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Superb Contemporary Art-Pop
Submitted on: 2009-08-06 |
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| This is possibly Stuart Murdoch's finest production yet. I can hardly add to the superlatives awarded to this gem by other reviewers; even if you are not a Belle and Sebastian fan, you'll enjoy this if you like melodic pop with witty and moving lyrics. Brill Building, Girl Groups, 60s Brit-pop, 70s soul - are of these influences are present but meld into a unique and cohesive musical style. It was a joy to listen to this disc (literally, as I bought the vinyl, which is beautifully mastered and pressed). THIS is the type of writing Stephin Merrit should be doing instead of car commercials (sad). |
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One of the finest bits of pop seen this decade.
Submitted on: 2009-07-26 |
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I'll be honest. I've been excited about God Help the Girl since word was first released of its existence. I was delighted to hear the snippets of songs released on imeem ("The Psychiatrist Is In" and "Perfection as a Hipster") and have been hoping the album would live up to how much I loved those tracks.
I was not disappointed. If you're looking for something overtly Belle-and-Sebastian-esque, this isn't quite it. Stuart Murdoch sings relatively little (though the other members of B&S make many appearances), leaving the vocals mainly up to a crack team of female vocalists who outdo themselves at every opportunity. God Help the Girl is, simply, a stunning collection of pure pop for now-and-then people -- those who dream of a return to Phil Spector's girl-group confections but with, perhaps, a bit more modern spice. Catherine Ireton's voice charms the listener as soon as she begins "Act of the Apostle" (yes, the album contains two retreads of tunes from The Life Pursuit -- namely "Act of the Apostle" and "Funny Little Frog", the latter done beautiful, soulful justice by Brittany Stallings, one of the two young imeem contest winners), but the harmonies introduced by the other vocalists later on are absolutely gorgeous. The album's high points lay in its more upbeat songs, usually anchored by B&S guitarist Stevie Jackson's trademark jangle -- songs like "Perfection as a Hipster" (a winning, if vaguely creepy, duet between Ireton and Neil Hannon of the Divine Comedy), the title track, and "I'll Have to Dance With Cassie" never fail to make me smile.
This is not to say, of course, that the album is without its faults. The lyrics of "Pretty Eve in the Tub" are slightly sleazy (although apt for the character singing, I suppose), and the record contains two fairly useless instrumentals ("A Unified Theory" and "The Music Room Window"). However, the biggest problem would have to be the criminal underuse of Dina Bankole, the other imeem contest winner. She sings little more than backup throughout the record, but when she sings lead on the record's final track, "A Down and Dusky Blonde", one can't help but want to hear more.
Overall, a splendid collection of tunes, reaching its zenith in the final verse of the album with heartrending harmonies from all seven women involved. Beautifully done. |
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