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Mobile Home

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For me, the Longpigs long awaited follow up to 'The Sun Is Often Out' was a masterpiece that every UK music magazine seemed to forget about. From what I saw only one major UK music paper had it in their final album of the years list whilst others dismissed it completely. I can not express in words how much i love this album or how much i've listened to it since i've bought it. It's fantastic, every song is wonderful but the stand outs for me have to be 'Blue Skies', 'Dance Baby Dance', 'Frank Sonata' and 'I Lied I Love You'. As much as I also love the Longpigs debut, I think this is in many ways a much better album, more accomplished, more mature and it really does deserve to go down in music history as the classic album that is. I would recommend it to anyone. Its just one of those albums where you love every track and which you never get bored of listening to. Unfortunately, it's also going to be one of those albums that only a minority of people will ever hear. But those people will be all the better for it.

The record is a masterpiece. But it takes a lot of gettinh used to. I was pretty appalled by 'Gangsters', which featured a long unfocussed rant at the end, and this song remains the weakest, along with 'Dance Baby Dance', a ramshackle piece of disco. But who can argue with 'Blue Skies'? 'Dog is Dead' and 'In the Snow' are also classics, which are destined never to be heard. i think Hunt's vocal virtuosity is the difference between the Pigs and the detritus of Britrock. He can do things with his voice that Liam Gallacher wouldn't dream of trying-check out 'I Lied I love You' for a prime example.

This may be the last limit before what is called "emotional overload". Mobile Home pulls you into itself and doesn't let you go. How beautiful it is to listen to a such a sincere piece of art...

This is the finest collection of works from a relatively unknown band, one I consider to be the finest to emerge from the UK. Filled with enrapturing melodies and bittersweet lyrics, each track resonates with the masterful talents of Crispin Hunt and his now defunct cohorts of incomparable stylistic rock. Once you hear this eclectic collection of songs you will undoubtedly agree that the Longpigs could have secured their place in the forefront of the British rock scene had they not parted ways.

Mobile Home is captivating, a recording that truly putsLongpigs on the map for me. From the first listen alone, I washooked. My best evaluation is if James, Marion and Suede met A House for a whining lesson. MH demonstrates the originality of Blur's rebirth of The Kinks for Modern Life Is Rubbish. The slow songs are sexy (I don't use that word often) and the faster ones are sleek. Do not trust the British press for reviews...They are only giving Primal Scream 5 stars ( ). I am giving Longpigs 5 stars, because it truly deserves more. END

I loved the single 'On & On' from Longpigs' other album "The Sun Is Often Out." This single alone had me anticipating all of their other songs. I realize I have arrived a bit late as a Longpigs' fan. But I glad that I bought "Mobile Home." Hopefully "The Sun Is Often Out" will arrive shortly.

Listening to this album is surely a pleasure. The opening song 'The Frank Sonata' is impressive. 'Blue Skies' boasts manipulative guitars and the following song 'Gangstars' has Crispin Hunt constantly singing, rhyming, and gave me a reminder of what Greg Alexander did with the New Radicals. I enjoyed Dance Baby Dance mostly because I have been listening to a band called The Music whose music is electronic guitar rock. 'Miss Believer' is soft, gentle with vocals overlapping each other every once in awhile. Many Remy Zero songs are similar to this. 'I Lied I love You' is very lovable and great to sing along with while being sad and depressed. 'Speech Bubble' again boasts the same distorted guitars heard in 'Blue Skies.' The song 'Loud and Clear' features wonderful country steel guitars and violens at a not-so-country beat.

These are just a few highlights of an excellent album that still works 5 years after its release. The album hangs its hat on the vocals of Crispen Hunt, who has a lot of range from top to bottom. Comparisons to Radiohead and Coldplay are valid, however, keep in mind "Mobile Home" was created before Coldplay and after "OK Computer." It's not a concept album like OK Computer and the even though the songs reach depressing subjects, the album feels much lighter and more uplifting then the dark and dreamy sounds of "OK Computer."

"Mobile Home" brings back memories of so many awesome bands but still the album stands perfectly on its own. One might think that bands like Remy Zero, Coldplay, and even Radiohead and U2 might be influenced but such a wide range of songs.

The album is as impressive as "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too" by The New Radicals. Crispen Hunt's talents are equal or perhaps even great then that of Greg Alexander of The New Radicals. His vocals range from a dark Thom Yorke of Radiohead to a melodic Cinjun Tate of Remy Zero to the tragedy in Greg Alexander of The New Radicals.

The more I listen to this album, the more I like it. It's very hard to give 5 stars to an album (I think only 3 or 4 off the top of my head, none of which I have reviewed).

But "Mobile Home" only has minor faults. I'm gonna rate it 5 stars but state here that the album is a very strong FOUR AND A HALF STARS. I don't want to even go down to 4 stars because the album is by all accounts, British Rock at its best.

this disc is unusual b/c Crispin Hunt actually writes lyrics that have meaning/depth
anyone who has lost at love needs to hear "I Lied I Love You"
"Speech Bubbles" reminds one of the Stones at their peak, i.e. "Honky Tonk Women"
the entire disc is challenging, intelligent and well crafted

I cannot believe these guys are not huge. Frank Sonata alone is enough to to send these guys over the top. Makes oasis and coldplay look like rookies.

this is one of the best albums ever! I'd like to write more,but it's distracting me from the cd. Honestly, this might be the best cd you ever hear.

I first listing "Moblie Home".OH..My God!!SO nice."Longpigs" is better thna "James" and "Suede" and "Plup".I give 5 stars to "Suede(Dod Man Star)",But I give 6 stars to "Longpigs(Moblie Home)".