I Can See Your House From Here

The Scooters | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 1, 2002)
• Original Release Date: March 1, 2002
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Aeronaut Records
• ASIN: B00005YTVN
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #231,977 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

The Scooters - Where Did It All Go Right? Where to begin? Perhaps the first gig, in the backroom of Cardiff's legendary Royal Oak pub. You could go back further, to the day that Anthony, Chris and Bob asked Tim to drum along to a couple of tunes, creating the band in the process. You might choose to pick up the story a couple of years later, when Tim's brother Simon joined up, adding his Hammond warmth to an already unmistakable band sound. You pick for yourself. The Scooters don't really care. They're not in the habit of looking back themselves. I picked up the thread in December 1998. I was looking for something new, something vibrant, something that actually meant something. The Welsh music scene as a whole was feeling a bit stale. The people were crying out for a fix of red-blooded Rock and Roll, but could only find imitation and regurgitation. The Scooters were a revelation. On a rainy Boxing Night in Cardiff, they played as if their life depended on it. A rhythm section so tight it could hardly breath, harmonies tossed off with a swagger so perfectly timed, it hurt. And they actually looked like they wanted it, needed it, lived for it as much as the audience. Not a bad place to start, I guess. The band themselves don't seem to have ever come down from the high that they created that night. They seem to enjoy scaling new heights just to show everybody else how it's done. Like a Rock and Roll dream come true, they've got a resume that proves they've paid their dues. Played the Viper Rooms? You bet. Collaborated with the New Radicals? Well, it seemed rude not to. Had Diana Ross turn up to a gig in LA? Well yes, actually. As the BBC documentary of their last American tour attested, wherever The Scooters play, they leave an audience of willing converts. Their sheer musical ability is as infectious as their enthusiasm. Their debut album, Peepshow, premiered at an emotional Cardiff homecoming in late 2000, showed that they could cut the mustard in the studio as well. Since then, The Scooters have toured the States again. They've been playlisted by BBC Radio 2 and American College Radio. They've played the CMJ Music Festival. They’ve recorded a new album. Most importantly, they've continued being themselves, resisting the temptation to stray from their musical ideals in search of five minutes of fame and a quick buck. So what now for Cardiff's finest? 'A dirtier, scruffier version of The Beatles' said one LA journalist. 'Set to bring a smile to the UK as a whole' said Britain’s Melody Maker. The band themselves, though, probably don't even have an opinion. They know by now that their time will come. Besides, The Scooters aren't in the habit of looking back themselves. And with a future as dazzling as theirs, who can blame them?

Luke Holland
thescooters.com

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great brit pop/rock, December 12, 2002

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rockin'@50+ "northbayer" (North Bay Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I Can See Your House From Here (Audio CD)

Unfortunately not available yet here in Canada. Very Beatlesque with guitars, organ and strings.Vocals are excellent with awesome harmony.IMHO this band is destined for great things if they could get a label behind them.If you like 60's Brit music ala Beatles, Beegees, etc this would be for you.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good band, but it's another band's name!, August 19, 2006

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John D. Pride (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: I Can See Your House From Here (Audio CD)

The reviews you see here are true - this band is very, very good, much like Crowded House in sound. However, I must address something that's been happening with all too-much frequency. Can't some of the newer bands simply do a bit of research before naming themselves, quite innapropriately, after legendary bands of the (recent) past? I realize that some of these newrer musicians were very young when legendary bands from the 70s and 80s were at their peak, but it's really no excuse for having no knowledge of their forebearers - these were not obscure bands, they were on Capital, A&M, Mercury etc., and they are some of the very people who paved the way for the newcomers. Sometimes it makes me think that some newer acts have no clue about the very world they inhabit - rock and pop didn't just happen last week, guys. The Brains, The Features, Traffic, The Scooters and many others are having their legacies stolen with alarming frequency by newer bands although many, like this one, are definitely worth your time. But, just because the copyrights may have expired on a band name doesn't mean another band should take it, especially if the original band earned it's props and reputation long before. In all, good music but please try to get your own name, okay?

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This band rocks!, August 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: I Can See Your House From Here (Audio CD)

I saw this band live 2x when they were in the States last spring. They were great! They're album is excellent!