|
Soundboy Rock: Limited Edition ALBUM | 
 enlarge
| Artist: Groove Armada
Label: Columbia
Category: Music
List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £4.79
You Save: £8.20 (63%)
New (31) Used (3) from £4.79
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 38607
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 707686
UPC: 886970768627
EAN: 0886970768627
ASIN: B000NJLR1Y
Release Date: May 7, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: BRAND NEW CD DISPATCHED WITHIN 48 HOURS BY FIRST CLASS MAIL.
|
| Tracks:
| » | Hasta Luego Mr Fab | | » | Get Down | | » | Things That We Could Share | | » | Save My Soul | | » | What's Your Version | | » | Paris | | » | Love Sweet Sound | | » | Girls Say | | » | Lightsonic | | » | Soundboy Rock | | » | Drop That Thing | | » | Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control) | | » | From The Rooftops | | » | See What You Get | | » | What's Your Version | | » | Feel The Same | | » | Hands Up |
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Seven albums in, and if Groove Armada show no sign of handing in their chill-out crowns, Soundboy Rock suggests London's popular downbeat alchemists are more eager than ever to branch out. As the title suggests, this is an album that plays down Groove Armada's cocktail-supping Balearic side in favour of a more robust sound inspired by hip-hop, house and dub reggae. Immediate highlights are "Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control)", which could almost be a long-lost Madonna single of the '80s, but for the fact it features ex-Sugarbabe Mutya Buena on vocals; and the title track, a simmering reggae skank that sees Groove Armada joined by their MC, MAD, and Hard-Fi's Richard Archer on melodica. It's a surprisingly guest heavy record - also on board is Alan Donohue of The Rakes, soul queen Angie Stone, Tony Allen of The Good, The Bad, And The Queen, and Simon Lord of Simian Mobile Disco. Being old hands now, however, Groove Armada are wise not to let this celebrity cavalcade distract them from the matter at hand - that is, making bouncy, unpretentious dance music that balances a crate-digger's taste with maximum mainstream appeal. --Louis Pattison
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Groove Armada Soundboy Rock July 17, 2007
Absolute amazing album!
My album of the year so far!
What's so extraordinary about this album is the huge range of genres put onto one disc.
Being a dance fan, i've followed both Andy Cato and Tom Findlay as they pursued individual projects.
Andy set up his packupanddance label and released a mix for the sessions series (which was excellent), whilst Tom released an album under he's Sugardaddy concept (which again, was excellent).
I've got to say, their time apart to pursue their own sounds has meant that once they got back together for Groove Armada, it really is an explosive return. There are many album highlights, of which define a different sound that may only appeal to certain fans, but if you have an open ear, this album will not disappoint.
A must buy!!!
Stunning! July 17, 2007
From someone who dislikes much of the UK music scene and who's staple diet tends to be based around fairly loud American rock bands (Breaking Benjamin, Mute Math, Chevelle, et al), there are two bands that for me stand out as truly brilliant masters of their art on 'this side of the pond', Faithless being one and Groove Armada the other.
From start to finish it's a winner all the way. Personal highlight is 'Lightsonic' - a true headphones classic. Amazing album. The array of sounds and textures are quite mind bending and the sonic quality is also pretty incredible.... spend your money on some real quality!
 A really good release May 30, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There's a big move to 80's-retro, clicky and 'Commodore 64 game soundtrack'-style sounds in a growing wave in the wide and wonderful world of Dance Music.
Much of this kind of music doesn't do anything for me at all. It's often barely tuneful, sometimes grating, and smacks of a sound that is going to date very quickly, once folk realise that isn't nothing short of annoying to listen to. It appears that underproduction is the new overproduction.
This album goes down that sonic avenue. But this album is different - it's a pleasure to listen to! They do allow big multitimbral sounds as well as minute '8-bit' waveforms. It is reminiscent of some of the better production values of the Nu Wave and Electric era in the early 80's, and a reason to reminiscence on quality music from my youth.
Some tracks stand out in both tunefulness and sound. Tracks 4, 6, 12, 15, 16 particularly so. That, for me, is alot of outstanding tracks on one album.
As the first reviewer here has said, it _is_ a grower. Listen to it once or twice, drop it for a week or two, and when you're in a good mood, pull it out again, pump up the volume - put the needle on the record
when the drum beats go like this.....
Simply AMAZING! May 25, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I can not properly express the way i feel about Groove Armada, and in particular this album, i can not think of another artist/artists that have progresseed this much throughout there albums, i have every album they have released so far and each one could be mistaken as coming from a different artist.
On Soundboy Rock, there are a couple of tracks that stay true to Armadas chill out laid back roots such as tracks heard on the classc Verigo but mjority of the album is very electro(ish) its hard to explain really what the style the album is, the title track is almots completly Dub style but with a nice modern edge, on the first listen it was my standout track.
Somehow though i think nearly every track has been my standout track at some point, which is something i have never experienced from any album!
the intro is sublime, but i cant explain why?? its just sets the album up perfectly and is the perfect length.
Get down the first single is ok but in my opinion the poorest track on the album, i think i would prefer just an instrumental version because the vocals annoy me. from here on though there is not a single second of the album that i would skip.
Most tracks are upbeat but the arrangment of the album is perfect with laid back tracks such as Paris and From the rooftops slotted in just to calm the album down just when needed. From the rooftops is such a beautiful track, it is instantly relaxing with it lazy piano and bass and featuring a simply georgeous slight vocal.
I do not want to say too much about each track but this album is amazing, i can not pick a standout track anymore, excluding the first single Get Down, they are all standout tracks in their own right.
I can not wait to see which style the boys are going to take their next album into.
In my opinion the best album of 2007 by a long long way, The Armada never fail to deliver, BUY IY NOW!!!
A great comeback album, but it won't blow you away May 9, 2007
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Even though this album is called "Soundboy Rock", Groove Armada have left behind the rockier more guitar-heavy sound of previous album "Lovebox" and replaced it with a more Ibiza- and beachy-friendly mix of arrangements.
As well as being less rocky than "Lovebox" it's not as laidback as their classic album "Vertigo" (famous for "At The River"), so what you end up with is an inbetween-y album, not quite distinctive enough in too many places.
The first single "Get Down" is not representative of the album, as "Get Down" and "Out Of Control" (featuring ex-Sugababe Mutya) are by far the toughest tracks here. Some of the others border on lounge music, and there's plenty of atmospheric house. "Lightsonic" shows that they can do electro. Other highlights are "Love Sweet Sound" and the ballad (no really) "What's Your Version?". It's certainly varied enough to keep you listening.
The 'special edition' has two extra tracks "Feel The Same" and "Hands Up", bringing it to a generous total of 17 tracks. The two bonus tracks are pretty good but not essential listening.
This is a decent comeback album for Groove Armada (who have said in reviews that when they released their "Best Of" album they expected that the band would then split up), but it won't blow you away.
|
|
|
| |
