(2020) The Charlatans - Between 10th and 11th (Expanded Edition)
Review: …The bonus content on the reissue is remastered tracks from the live show from Chicago in 1991, known as ‘Isolation 21.2.91.’ A few songs aside, the Charlatans generally regard this release as their least successful album, considering it was recorded at a personal and professional crossroads (Baker’s departure, Rob Collins’ conviction, and so forth). Criticism within and without settled on Flood’s production style as well, his crisp, technically sharp abilities seem to go against the band’s natural flow. In hindsight, though, Between is much stronger than its reputation, with many fans proclaiming it their favorite. It’s partly due to Burgess’ more up-front vocals — his singing is still some of the calmest one will ever hear at the front of such a band, but his performance maintains Some Friendly‘s loose flow while sounding more compelling. Similarly, Blunt’s bass sounds stronger and Rob Collins’ keyboards stand out more, either shading or leading the songs perfectly. “Weirdo,” the album’s lead single and strongest point, has a brilliant lead organ break from Collins and series of great funk stabs that became his strongest performance ever. Equally fine is the electric piano start to “Tremolo Song,” leading to a deep Blunt bass and sassy flow of a song. Brookes and Mark Collins also fill out their parts equally well, with Flood’s production strengthening and creating excellent arrangements for everyone as a whole. His numerous touches are really something, from the sudden shift to buried/flanged production on “Ignition” to “Subtitle”‘s atmospheric mixing and burbling bass. Other highlights include the string-laden charge of “Can’t Even Be Bothered” and the concluding “No One (Not Even the Rain).”
Tracklist:
Between 10th & 11th 1. I Don’t Want to See the Sights 2. Ignition 3. Page One 4. Tremelo Song 5. The End of Everything 6. Subtitle 7. Can’t Even Be Bothered 8. Weirdo 9 .Chewing Gum Weekend 10. (No One) Not Even the Rain
Live at Chicago Metro 1. Imperial 109 2. The Only One I Know 3. Not Very Well 4. Believe You Me 5. Then 6. Happen to Die 7. Flower 8. White Shirt 9. Indian Rope 10. Opportunity 11. Sproston Green 12. 10th and 11th
Media Report: Genre: indie-pop, indie-rock Format: FLAC Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM Bit rate mode: Variable Channel(s): 2 channels Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz Bit depth: 16 bits
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Disc 1/01 - I Don't Want to See the Sights.flac
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Disc 1/02 - Ignition.flac
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Disc 1/03 - Page One.flac
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Disc 1/04 - Tremelo Song.flac
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Disc 1/05 - The End of Everything.flac
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Disc 1/06 - Subtitle.flac
27.6 MB
Disc 1/07 - Can't Even Be Bothered.flac
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Disc 1/08 - Weirdo.flac
24.6 MB
Disc 1/09 - Chewing Gum Weekend.flac
36.1 MB
Disc 1/10 - (No One) Not Even the Rain.flac
31.6 MB
Disc 2/01 - Imperial 109 (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
23.8 MB
Disc 2/02 - The Only One I Know (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
29.2 MB
Disc 2/03 - Not Very Well (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
25.9 MB
Disc 2/04 - Believe You Me (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
26.9 MB
Disc 2/05 - Then (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
29.8 MB
Disc 2/06 - Happen to Die (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
36.3 MB
Disc 2/07 - Flower (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
37.8 MB
Disc 2/08 - White Shirt (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
25.8 MB
Disc 2/09 - Indian Rope (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
44.2 MB
Disc 2/10 - Opportunity (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
52 MB
Disc 2/11 - Sproston Green (Live at Chicago Metro).flac
56.4 MB
Disc 2/12 - 10th and 11th (Live at Chicago Metro).flac