Like everyone ...else I got the first cd, but luke-warm reviews put me off the follow-up. Then The Darkness were playing in Birmingham, but it clashed with WNO's Don Giovanni. . . In the end I decided on The Darkness, and was really glad I did so. Really good concert. What you see is what you get. Nothing new, just good in your face rock. I bought the above cd and was not disappointed. At first I thought that it was better than the first, but digging that one out again, maybe not. But still good. Criticisms of pastiche and repeat may be valid, but if you like that sort of thing, then who cares? Listen to them both. The Darkness' songs are English, British if you prefer, and to my mind preferable to US equivalents. I just hope JH and the band can keep it together and produce another cd just as good. I wish them luck.
The "difficult" second album proved no... problem for this lot.Easily as good if not better than their first outing.Dont believe the critics, this albums rocks in every way,shape and form.Like Permission to land, this album is short but most certainly, sweet with a capital S.The singles is it just me,one way ticket and girlfriend are only the froth on the surface of another excellent pint from the mighty Darkness!!
I decided to buy this album because: I enj...oy listening to the Darkness other album [Permission To Land] and I had heard two of the songs from this album before I bought it. I have only listened to a few songs from this album, but I can already tell that it is another piece of evidence to support my claim that The Darkness are one of the greatest British bands ever! If The Darkness have been recomended to you, and you cannot decide which of their albums you want to buy, I would suggest you listen to songs from both of them first, because [in my opinion] they are quite evenly matched. Classic Rock magazine said that this is the album of the year 2005! I agree with them! Every fan of The Darkness should own a copy of this album!
This was the difficult second album, not ...hitting the heights of Permission to Land. While it's not a hit the first time you listen to it, it could grow on you especially if you liked the first album. Could this be one of those underated rock albums or one simply not as good as it needed to be. Whatever, it does not have that staying power to be a true classic.
CD's are a great way to get cheep high quality music that... you can put on itunes but also listen in higher quality on a decent hifi. Lots of bargins on e-bay on CDs like this one!! sroll on..