The Charlatans UK - Tellin' Stories
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Article name: Tellin' StoriesGenre: Rock englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Beggars Banquet Number of tracks: 20
Tracklist LP - 1
1. The Charlatans UK - With No Shoes 2. The Charlatans UK - North Country Boy 3. The Charlatans UK - Tellin’ Stories 4. The Charlatans UK - One to Another 5. The Charlatans UK - You’re a Big Girl Now 6. The Charlatans UK - How Can You Leave Us 7. The Charlatans UK - Area 51 8. The Charlatans UK - How High 9. The Charlatans UK - Only Teethin’ 10. The Charlatans UK - Get on It 11. The Charlatans UK - Rob’s ThemeTracklist LP - 2
12. The Charlatans UK - Two of Us 13. The Charlatans UK - Reputation 14. The Charlatans UK - Don’t Need a Gun 15. The Charlatans UK - Down With the Mook 16. The Charlatans UK - Title Fight 17. The Charlatans UK - Keep it to Yourself 18. The Charlatans UK - Rainbow Chasing [Don’t Need a Gun first take] 19. The Charlatans UK - Clean Up Kid 20. The Charlatans UK - Thank You [live]Description
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The Charlatans made a surprising comeback in 1995, turning in an eponymous album that earned them their best reviews and sales ever. Tellin' Stories, the follow-up to The Charlatans, should have been triumphant, but tragedy struck midway through its recording, when keyboardist Rob Collins was killed in a car accident. Collins was an integral part of the band's lineup, creating a distinctive, swirling, neo-psychedelic sound, and it seemed unlikely that the band could carry on without him, much less record a record as earthy and warm as Tellin' Stories. Primal Scream's Martin Duffy volunteered to help the band complete the album, which was basically written before Collins' death, and that might explain why there are no overt references to his absence anywhere on the album. Instead, Tellin' Stories is another collection of classicist rock & roll spiked with dance beats, much like any other Charlatans album. Where its predecessor was more informed by mechanized beats, the rhythms are more organic, which perfectly suits the rolling "North Country Boy," the sweeping "One to Another," and the heart-tugging "How Can You Leave Us?" And, like any other Charlatans album, it doesn't quite hold together, falling apart with instrumentals and ill-conceived songs toward the end. On the whole, however, Tellin' Stories is more consistent than their earlier records, and the best songs showcase the band at its strongest, which is quite an achievement considering the traumas the Charlatans underwent during its recording. More than anything, that's a fitting salute to Collins. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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- Artist: The Charlatans UK
- Record Label: Beggars Banquet
- Guest Artist: Martin Duffy
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