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Diamond Hoo Ha | 
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| Artist: Supergrass
Label: Parlophone
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 1272
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5099951973421
ASIN: B00104W7XI
Release Date: March 24, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW - Sealed IMPORT!! -
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| Tracks:
| » | Diamond Hoo Ha Man | | » | Bad Blood | | » | Rebel In You | | » | When I Needed You | | » | 345 | | » | Return Of ... | | » | Rough Knuckles | | » | Ghost Of A Friend | | » | Whiskey And Green Tea | | » | Outside | | » | Butterfly |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Oxford's Supergrass have relaxed into a comfortable sort of middle age, the youthful rush of their early albums replaced by a muscular, if somewhat conservative breed of rock'n'roll. Diamond Hoo Ha, however, shows their early mischief hasn't entirely deserted them. The opening "Diamond Hoo Ha Man" surfs out on a distinctly White Stripes riff, Danny Goffey's drums beating out a distinctly Meg-like pulse; Gaz Coombes' lyrics, meanwhile, rock out with tongue firmly planted in cheek: "When the sun goes down, I just can't resist… bite me!" Supergrass' sixth album continues along such playful lines: "Bad Blood" melds swooning melodies and gloomy lyrics ("Milk and honey!/Won't heal my heartache") to lolloping, upbeat glam riffs, "Rough Knuckles" gets surprisingly funky with some great keyboard work from fourth member Rob Coombes, and the hilarious "Whiskey & Green Tea" is a gonzoid rock number peppered with horns and lyrics about "being chased by Chinese dragons". The heartfelt "Ghost of a Friend", meanwhile, is a Dylan-tinged number that mourns the loss of an old acquaintance to the "vultures, peacocks and hounds"--a veiled diss at celebrity culture?--and throws some grand shapes towards the close. --Louis Pattison
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
Definitely back in the groove July 21, 2008
After Road to Rouen, I must admit I thought Supergrass had lost it. But here they are, less than two years later with a real cracker of an album. Not a bad track on it and Butterfly just shot into my all-time top 10 songs. Well done boys. Out of the rut and into the groove.
 Consistently strong album May 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Supergrass have been producing consistently excellent for years and only a couple of listens will tell you this is pretty much as good any of their previous efforts. This marks album marks a return to the more energetic sound of their past albums, following the more mellow and mature Road To Rouen.
The two openers - Diamond Ho Ha Man and Bad Blood are both catchy and entertaining setting up the album perfectly. But things get better with Rebel In You which is infectiously bouncy and upbeat. When I Needed You is a darker affair and probably as Road To Rouen as you're going to get here. Some good rocky tracks are then followed by Ghost Of A Friend which is a catchy sixties-influenced number. Whiskey And Green Tea sees the silly side of Supergrass re-emerge and is very much Life On Other Planets territory. The final track, Butterfly is the stand-out track on the album and I would consider this to be as good as anything the Oxford band have ever come up with them - spine tingling stuff.
Supergrass have proven with this album that they are easily the most consistent and long living of any of the Britpop bands of old. Whatsmore, they clearly still have a few more albums in them. They continue to produce both technically excellent, fun, mature and great albums.
the almighty Supergrass strike again.... May 10, 2008
Long after many people had forgotten about Supergrass following their debut album, they are still churning out awesome albums. The last was a slower lennon-esque piece of awesome songwriting quality. This latest example shows that they can also play more mainstream indie-pop to a tee. Long may they rule the world :)This album has me playing air-guitar more than most :)
Great Album April 28, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've never been a massive Supergrass fan but Diamond Hoo Ha just grows with every listen thanks to some stylish guitar riffs and polished vocals + a fantastic Glam undercurrent throughout. Highly recommended.
Supergrass Album No 6. April 14, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Britains most underated band are back! A fresh sound and fresh look for supergrass. Diamond Hoo Ha is the 6 studio album from the Oxford rockers. A complete change from their last 2005 album 'Road to Rouen'. This is a decent listen, a good album! All 12 tracks are stand outs. This is rare today, as many artists are pushed to release catchy radio songs, rather than a good old solid ablum, that has substance. Personally, i am massive supergrass fan. Diamond Hoo Ha is the potential to be one the best supergrass ablums. The album has a muddy darker feel to it, with raw passition bellowing from within. Top tracks, include Bad Blood, Rebel in you, 345. So special, but yet so underated! The best ablum of 2008 so far!
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