Inside in / Inside Out

The Kooks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 3, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Astralwerks
• ASIN: B000H7JDHM
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #14,485 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #73 in Music > Rock > Oldies & Retro > Garage Bands

Editorial Reviews

Japanese pressing with 3 bonus tracks, 'Be Mine', 'California' and 'Bus Song'. 2006. EMI. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth a Listen, December 29, 2006

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mroxie "mroxie" - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: Inside in / Inside Out (Audio CD)

I had heard The Kooks' single "Naïve" on the radio enough times for it to get stuck in my head. I actually didn't think it was that good of a song...just barely catchy enough to be likable! I debated buying "Inside In/Inside Out", since I expected (and feared) that the other songs would be much in the same vein as the only one I had heard, but in the end I gave in.

The album opens with "Seaside", a short acoustic song that mixes nicely with Luke Pritchard's pleasant vocals. His voice doesn't sound as affected and overambitious as I had previously expected. The vocals, as well as the instrumentation, show a great deal of variety and style. The Kooks, though they do sound unmistakably British and modern, don't sound particularly like any other band that's around right now.

In my opinion, "Inside In/Inside Out" sounds best when listened from to from start-to-finish. Though there are a few stand-out tracks, especially "Ooh La", I tend to enjoy it more if I listen to the whole thing; "Naïve" even sounds better in this context!

Though The Kooks can come across as trying a bit too hard at times, they've still made a strangely professional, seasoned-sounding debut (selling 1,000,000+ albums in the UK!). This wild popularity will likely heighten fans' expectations of their second album, released April 14, 2008.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars power popfest, March 5, 2007

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fluffy, the human being. (forest lake, mn) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside in / Inside Out (Audio CD)

choosen as the eleventh best album of 2006 by "Q" magazine, this is a fine gathering of fifteen power pop tracks. tuneful melodies performed with energy and joy, this is an all around winner for pop-rock lovers. supergrass fans in particular should find much to appeal to their sensiblities here. very well done stuff.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ooh La..., August 29, 2007

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J. Cox "inertiatic ESP" (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Inside in / Inside Out (Audio CD)

I'm glad British bands have stopped trying to copy the popularity of Coldplay. This band just decides to do their own thing. And like the name, their music is quirky. The sound is very british. And we can all sing along to it. If you looking for some happy music... try this band out. I'm sure many of you have ventured here because of their many catchy songs like "Naive" "Ooh La" and "She Moves In Her Own Way". Perhaps many of their songs sound similar... but really it's because the band have developed their own sounds. This is easily a solid debut from The Kooks.