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The Automatic

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 19, 2006)
• Original Release Date: July 24, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal
• ASIN: B000FUU2IA
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #274,124 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. That's What She Said

2. Raoul

3. You Shout You Shout You Shout You Shout

4. Recover

5. Monster

6. Lost at Home

7. Keep Your Eyes Peeled

8. On the Campaign Trail

9. Team Drama

10. By My Side

11. Rats - The Automatic, The Automatic

12. Rats

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Debut album from Welsh four-piece, a mix of blistering pop in the vein of The Futureheads, Maximo Park and The Kaiser Chiefs. The band has often been compared to Super Furry Animals and The Kooks, but occupy their own space in the world of Britpop. They are eclectic and quirky but are also sharp, melodic and musically dynamic. With each single, the band's popularity seems to grow even stronger and the fans have become more fanatical than ever before. This is definitely one of the few bands in the charts that have made it due to talent and word-of-mouth instead of the over-used hype machine that cranks out mediocre bands by the dozen. Features the singles 'Raoul', 'Monster' and 'Recover'. 12 tracks. B-Unique. 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, fizzy and devoid of nutritional value, February 12, 2008

By	Matthew T. Medlock "the q is slient" (Cincinnati, OH) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Automatic are kind of like the AC/DC of catchy post-punk. There's not a whole lot of thematic or melodic difference between tracks, they have the uncanny ability to grab a hook and ride that sucker right up to the point where it begins to get stale and quit, and they sing lyrics of the Tyrannosaurus-dumb school for easy rock. And also like AC/DC, most of the time, they make it work. Inexplicably, against all odds, almost-embarassed sort of way.

Not quite a guilty kind of pleasure, the album is simply strung together by a collection of manageable and bite-sized nuggets of ultra-contagious and blistering pop. There's nothing at all groundbreaking or even note-worthy going on here: it's the Coca Cola of their genre. But then again, do their peers (Kaiser Chiefs, Futureheads, etc.) really do it so much better? Of course not. And those who enjoyed the singles should find plenty to enjoy here (even if the singles are mostly the best songs).

Best cuts: "Recover," "Monster," "On the Campaign Trail," "That's What She Said," "Raoul," "You Shout You Shout You Shout You Shout," "By My Side," "Keep Your Eyes Peeled"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent music, January 3, 2007

By	P. Hoskin - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This album, not yet released in the USA for some stupid and unknown reason, is one of the best albums of 2006. These Welsh youngsters from Cardiff (home of some of the best rugby in the world) have a unique sound with some catchy and sensible lyrics. The two singles (so far) are "Monster" and "Raoul" but there is much more to this album. For those interested in alternative rock, it's a must have album.

2.0 out of 5 stars ...what's that coming over the hill? Another senseless record...(and awful pun of a title), April 2, 2008

By	OMNIGOSS (UK) - See all my reviews

...I'll start by saying this...some of these songs were reissued from a slightly less sucessful album (e.g. Raul) but now on with the sound of this album...

...the welsh quartet that are the automatic play punky poppy anthems with an attempt to mainstream sucess (from the sound of it)...and of course the hit monster was a large success in the UK to the point of irritation in my opinion...because it would seem that saying the chorus of monster amused to many people and it irritated me along with a billion other people...I just didn't see what was so great about it (plus the keyboardist has an annoying backing voice)...

...then there was the second single recover which was the exact same in song structure only with a slightly more "oh I was hungover and now I need to recover" manner to it...still had the annoying keyboardist in the background...please go away...

...and finally...raul...which was a reissue from an older album...which I still found very annoying from the last time that I heard it...they are reliant on a huge chorus which really isn't there...keyboardist needs to be neutered...

...so here is the formula to the automatic:
1. Get some chords. (about three or four).
2. Singer sings...it all sounds the same.
3. Get a chorus and make it stand out more then the other stuff but keep in the bland flavour.
4. The Keyboardist sings high and monotoneously in the background.

...every song on the album is like that...so enjoy...