Kitchens of Distinction

Charlie (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 10, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: United States Dist
• ASIN: B0026OTR8E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,083 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Get a Life

2. Kitchens of Distinction

3. Popstar

4. Shit TV

5. Don't Let Go

6. Alcohol

7. Cars

8. Blue Sky Bullshit

9. The Art of Cool

10. West Coast Thing

11. Never Be the Same

12. It's Not Enough

Editorial Reviews

Repressing. 2009 release from the British Jazz-inflected rockers. Charlie was formed by guitarist and vocalist Terry Thomas in the '70s. The band continued until 1986 when the final studio album entitled In Pursuit of Romance was released. Terry has decided to resurrect Charlie and the band has recorded their first album in almost 25 years. The album also includes contributions from former member and keyboardist Julian Colbeck. Kitchens Of Distinction harks back to the AOR sound of the bands heyday and most successful period. Voiceprint.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Assault on Societies Idiocies, February 6, 2010

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BWayne (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews

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Terry Thomas has launched an assault on societies idiocies in the best way he can, through his music. In many ways, he has summed it all up in the title track, perhaps one of the best songs of 2009 and ending with one of the best guitar solos of the 21st century. The extra edge and extra tasty guitar work has made this an exceptional album. But it still sounds like Charlie even though Terry played nearly all of the instruments and sang all of the vocals. For me, this is his best album and I hope he plans to keep on making albums in the same vane. Everyone I play it for likes it and most were unfamiliar with Charlie (most are too young). Alcohol has a garage feel to it and the pop sound is still there in most of the cuts. But he has managed to place a lot of good guitar in nearly all of the songs which brings it back to the 1970's a bit. If you were a Charlie fan you will like this album as they have been dredged out of the past. If you are new to Charlie you will find an interesting style of music that combines a pop feel with very edgy digs at society and the popular.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like Good Wine, Charlie Improves with Age, November 28, 2010

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I've been a Charlie Fan for almost 35 years. It's unfortunate Terry Thomas waited almost 25 years to put out another album. Yes, I said album. But for those of a certain age you will be pleased. The hook-filled melodies, the biting, cynical lyrics are all in place on this 2009 release. Even though the band line-up has changed more than the Charlie's Angels line-up, this has always been Thomas's band. This album is also one of the hardest rocking albums released under the Charlie banner, borderline metal on a few cuts. Well done Terry! Now if you would only launch a tour!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Hard edged Charlie, distorted CD!, March 25, 2011

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EP in TX (Texas) - See all my reviews

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Been a Charlie fan since the '70s. Always liked their style of music and their records were always recorded top-notch quality. This CD is very poorly mastered, compressed, loud and distorted, it is hard to listen to with all the clipped maxed out audio. It actually causes the D-A converter in my Pioneer AV receiver to go mute at 4:03 into the first song. Would love to have the music from this newest Charlie offering properly remastered clear and clean like their old recordings. I left a note about this problem on the Charlie-music dot com web site, of course unanswered, no reply. Think I'll crank up "No Second Chance" on the turntable and listen to some GOOD audio!