Do It Yourself [Extra tracks, Import]

Ian Dury & The Blockheads | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 30, 1998)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Repertoire
• ASIN: B00000BICN
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #423,048 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Inbetweenies

2. Quiet

3. Don't Ask Me

4. Sink My Boats

5. Waiting for Your Taxi

6. This Is What We Find

7. Uneasy Sunny Day Hoysy Totsy

8. Mischief

9. Dance of the Screamers

10. Lullaby for Francies

Editorial Reviews

Import reissue of 1979 album includes seven bonus tracks, 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick', 'There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards', 'Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3', 'Common As a Muck', 'I Want To Be Straight', 'That's Not All' & 'Reasons To Be Cheerful, Part 3' (Extended Version). Repertoire.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Do It Yourself' best captures the spirit of the times, December 7, 2004

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J. Yeary (Oklahoma City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Do It Yourself (Audio CD)

This release best captures the spirit of the times with its quirky sound of fused punk, new wave and disco.
Most people know the song "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll," another Dury song that captured the era, but the songs on Do It Yourself blended the mental state of the club kids I best knew at the time.
Alienited(sp) and counter-culture but not wanting to do much more than spend the evening on the dance floor.
I regard this album along with Remain In Light by Talking Heads, and the first B-52's album as the best reflection of the care-free times of my college days. ***Also: give Ian's son Baxter Dury a listen. His debut CD is fantastic.***

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New wave jazzy disco, April 16, 2001

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Nathan Pease (Asheville, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do It Yourself (Audio CD)

I bought this album in the early 80's to check out Ian Dury's take on "new wave." What I heard wasn't what I expected. This album sounds like very jazzy disco powered by a slick, tight band. At the time, I didn't think much of it, but now it just seems so unique and fun. The band is great, and Ian is a terrific vocalist, although not a terrific TRADITIONAL vocalist. The original album had only the first ten tracks listed above, so I'm not sure where the other tracks are from.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, July 20, 2000

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J. GENIO (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Do It Yourself (Audio CD)

Ian's death certainly left a void in the music world. Ianintroduced a break-water ripple to the new wave scene. That is, Ianis the master of good fun "pub punk." What Benny Hill is to British comedy; Ian Dury is to music -- cleverly provacative and entertaining. Ian Dury employed a mixture of lyrics and music to generate songs that either increased awareness on a social issue (such as "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll") or were simple pub tunes to cheer you up -- such as "Reasons to be Cheerful" and "Hit Me With Your Rhythum Stick" that are featured on this CD, and are the strongest songs on this recording. You will love the way Ian effectively uses his deep voice to create the English "pub singer" atmosphere. True, Ian's voice is "limited." But, he uses it to absolute perfection. I definitely recommend this CD. After one listen, you will be hooked on Ian Dury and the Block Heads.