This Is What It Is [Import]

The Cruel Sea | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Polygram Int'l
• ASIN: B00000B9GU
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #361,496 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Is What It Is

2. Just a Man

3. Anybody But You

4. Too Fast for Me

5. Teach Me

6. Hard Candy

7. Baby Meet

8. Save Me

9. Gimme Back My Thing

10. Better Get a Lawyer

11. Brain Wash

12. Three Legged Dog

13. The Lot

14. Strange Thing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, December 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: This Is What It Is (Audio CD)

This is the 2nd copy I have purchased - left the first with a friend in the states 'cause we couldn't find one there! WHY! Is the most played CD in my collection. Bluesy, funky, great lyrics, a very interesting group of players, what more could you ask. Can't recommend highly enough. Yes I am Australian, but no I am not biased. Do yourself a favour and buy this CD

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this is an excellent australian album, October 29, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: This Is What It Is (Audio CD)

the cruel sea is probably the most happening band in australia at the momment. the album has a unique "hard edge" sound. the album needs at least two listenings to really appreciate the bands great sound. well worth a look.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of my favourite Cruel Sea albums, November 9, 2003

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Paul (Brisbane, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: This Is What It Is (Audio CD)

Compared to their two previous LP's Three legged dog is a lot harder to listen to. On this album they seem to move away from the country influences that can be heard on the earlier albums and focus more on gritty, hard edged blues/rock, which results in less melodic content. Apart from "Better get a lawyer", the rest of the album starts to grate after repeated listenings. Good in parts.