Swords of a Thousand Men

Tenpole Tudor | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 13, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Recall Records UK
• ASIN: B000006TK0
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #205,425 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Underrated genius, March 3, 2000

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"saracen" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swords of a Thousand Men (Audio CD)

Unfortunately, Amazon doesn't provide song samples for the this double-CD set so, unless you're familiar with Tenpole Tudor, you're buying blind. Their sound can best be described as Fred Schneider of The B-52s ("What You Doing In Bombay") meets Adam & The Ants ("Let The Four Winds Blow") with a dash of Big Audio Dynamite ("Conga Tribe" & "Tenpole 45") and George Thoroughgood & the Destroyers ("It's Easy To See") thrown in for good measure. Which is one reason TT never hit it big - from the anthemic rock of "Swords Of A Thousand Men" and "It's Easy To See" to the incredibly infectious "What You Doing In Bombay" (which would be right at home on any B-52s album) to the country-tinged "Love And Food" to the total inanity of "Wunderbar," this band is all over the musical map. Although TT is usually regarded as a punk band, there's none of the disaffected rage of the Sex Pistols or The Clash. As the upbeat TT didn't take their band's image at all seriously, this is a group that would have found its true calling as England's punk-rock version of The Monkees (complete with TV show). Their musicianship is another matter entirely - it's virtually flawless. If your music collection contains any Adam and the Ants, Wreckless Eric, Bow Wow Wow, Plastic Bertrand, or Big Audio Dynamite, then this double-CD set (containing almost their entire catalogue) deserves a place of honor in your CD carousel.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Need This CD...if you like to grin while you sing., October 19, 1999

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Kari Danforth (NYC, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swords of a Thousand Men (Audio CD)

I was actually searching for a compilation that included Tenpole Tudor's version of Rock Around The Clock and came across this release. My album only has about half of these songs, but I also have 2 of their 45's. I love this group and their lyrics are hilarious and clever(favorite cut "Love And Food")...I highly recommend this and will have to buy it on CD now! Now if I could only find that compilation-"We Did 'Em Our Way".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Brilliance, May 16, 2000

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David (England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Swords of a Thousand Men (Audio CD)

Ten Pole Tudor, probably the most underrated group of all time. The sheer quality of Ed Tudor Poles' voice mixed with some banging beats, guitar reps and other sounds makes Ten Pole Tudor stand out. After hearing the album i could not think of a better album that anyone has done. With the incredibly catchy 'Swords Of A Thousand Men' and the great track 'Wonderbar'. Who knows why they didn't make it big all over the world. I want to make it my goal to bring Ten Pole Tudor back, so they can entertain us with more legendary music of theirs. Bravo!