Pull the Pin

Stereophonics | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 9, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 2008
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Vox Populi Records
• ASIN: B0013F3XMI
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #158,944 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

2007 album from Kelly Jones and co., their sixth studio album overall. Written by Kelly Jones and featuring the impressive lead single 'It Means Nothing', it combines the band's rockiest and most melodic aspects in one blazing LP that comes out fighting on all fronts. A 12-track tour de force, it looks set to be one of the definitive albums of their incredible ten-year career. Produced by Kelly and Jim Lowe (Foo Fighters, Manic Street Preachers), Pull The Pin is a Rock record of epic proportions. Mixed by Spike Stent, whose previous credits include U2, Depeche Mode and Massive Attack, it's a welcome return for the band and follows a decade of uninterrupted commercial success. V2. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pull the pin & have a blast!!, October 23, 2007

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Nse Ette (Lagos, Nigeria) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pull the Pin (Audio CD)

Stereophonics return with what to me is their best album. It's already topped the UK album charts too, giving them their 5th chart topper.

Filled with shimmery, upbeat rockers, "Soldiers make good targets" (dealing with the ills of war), "Pass the buck" (reminiscent of REM, and one of my favourites), "Bank holiday" (with great pulsing/squealing guitars), next single "My friends", "I could loose ya", "Lady luck" and "Crush".

Where they really shine though is on the more downtempo songs. My favourite Stereophonics song is "Maybe tomorrow", and there are loads of songs in that vein on this album.

Lead off single "It means nothing" is an anthemic lighters aloft ballad with lyrics finding Kelly Jones singing about appreciating family and friends more after the London bombings of 2005. Other standouts are "Daisy lane", the stripped down acoustic "Bright red star", the U2-esque "Stone" (with pulsing guitars), and closing is the lovely psychedelic epic "Drowning".

Pull the pin and get ready for a blast!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally the stereophonis are back!!, October 22, 2007

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R. Vincenzo (Caserta, Italy) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pull the Pin (Audio CD)

Finally the Stereophonis have published an album that is worth every cent that you pay for it. It is a typical Brit-sounding rock album. It has a sound that is typical of the stereophincs but has a shade of Oasis and some of the sound that can come close to some of the Brit group that are dominating the scene today. This album shows a come back to the strength of the album "Just enough Education...". I must say I enjoy every single track. It's worth the buy!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pulled the pin....no explosion!, December 9, 2007

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Trevor Grafflin (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pull the Pin (Audio CD)

So I finally got the new CD from the boy's with great anticipation. I have now gone through it seven eight times and.....well still waiting to get excited. It is a good effort, with some good intentions, but just misses that Stereo's magic. It seems to be somthing left over from Sex and JEEP. I am not going to say I hate, because I don't but I am sad to say that this one does not leap out at you, but when your a fan, as I am, it is still the Stereo's and I will gladly wait for the next one with great anticipation.