Stop Doing Bad Things [Enhanced]

Spitalfield | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 2005)
• Original Release Date: March 22, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Victory Records
• ASIN: B0007LPMFU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #69,204 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Spitalfield returns with Stop Doing Bad Things a fine album that demonstrates a marked leap forward from the Chicago-based outfit’s 2003 release Remember Right Now. While still reminiscent of Jimmy Eat World, the quartet shows signs of reaching beyond the borders of the emo nation with tracks such as the opening "So, I Heard You Joined A Convent," with its occasional (albeit smoothed-over) post-hardcore tendencies and the unapologetically aggro beats of "What Were You Thinking." As you might expect the choruses linger, the bass lines bob and the guitars and vocals feel like the moment before new love’s first kiss on a darkened side street on the best night of the summer. But what the album really demonstrates is that the band’s apprenticeship is over, that Spitalfield seems ready to climb to its creative summit, sans fear, with an ever-widening throng of fans behind it. --Jedd Beaudoin

Product Description

'Stop Doing Bad Things' promises mainstream success for Spitslfirld, kicking up the intensity with airtight arrangements, edgy rock guitar and truly unforgettable lyricalhooks.Victory. 2005.

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Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spitalfield doesn't disappoint (me, at least.), March 1, 2006

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Dan (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stop Doing Bad Things (Audio CD)

This album is a strong and worthy sequel to "Remember ...". It's mellifluous, a good amount catchy, and partially insightful! Spitalfield has matured, as it seems every band must, including the obligatory social commentary. (Though it's not all banal, thankfully. "Simple Minds, Simple Lives" is exemplary.)

The best feature of this CD, as was of their first major release: the consistency of quality through the length of the disc. The better songs are distributed well on the album, and the rest aren't filler. A full CD, no tracks need to be skipped. I enjoy this disc from beginning to end.

"Building A Better City...", "Van Buren", and "What Were You Thinking?" remind me of their previous album, though feel fresh and inviting. Perhaps I'm the only reviewer to feel that the style and quality of this release is similar to their previous. I've enjoyed their follow-up and think that those disappointed among my fellow reviewers may find a second or third listen very rewarding.

A worthy replacement for the worn out copies of "Remember ..."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ha, January 29, 2006

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Aaron Johnson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stop Doing Bad Things (Audio CD)

I usually don't write reviews but I was reading some of the ones for this cd, and omg... it was given like -no- credit at all... anyways, Remember Right Now was sooo good, and i was in love with it for the longest time. Spitalfield is so unique its not even right. So I buy their new cd, and it kicks the old ones ass. I'm sorry, but it does. I still rock out to Remember... but Spitalfield has really gotten so much better musically in this cd. I mean seriously, anybody who reviews this cd and says "omg no it sucks! stick with remember right now!" is very narrow-minded and shallow. Sure they changed styles a bit, but its for the better. So if you're thinking of buying this, then you should. I promise you won't regret if you have any type of good music taste at all.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RoX my SoX! (4.5 stars), July 10, 2005

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TheArtOfHeartbreak (Los Banos, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stop Doing Bad Things (Audio CD)

Before you read any further, I like to note that if you're a fan of spitalfield's older stuff, you may find yourself upset with this newest release. I, however, fell in love Stop Doing Bad Things and have no beef with the style change. Here's what I thought of each song:

So, I heard you joined a convent...5/5
Texas with a $ sign...4.5/5
Gold Dust...5/5
What were you thinking...5/5
Tampa Bum Blues...3.5/5
Restraining order blues...5/5
The furure is now...4/5
Van Buren...5/5
From the desk of B. Larson...5/5
Building a better city...3/5
Simple minds...4/5

Overall, this is a great record, and produced by Ed Rose means you simply can't go wrong. Also check out: Always leave the ground by: This day and Age