Four Thousand Seven Hundred [Import]

Teenage Fanclub | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 28, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sbme Import
• ASIN: B0000894N0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #801,445 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Concept

2. Ain't That Enough

3. The World'll Be OK [#]

4. Everything Flows

5. Star Sign

6. Mellow Doubt

7. I Need Direction

8. About You

9. What You Do to Me

10. Empty Space [#]

11. Sparky's Dream

12. I Don't Want Control of You

13. Hang On

14. Did I Say [#]

15. Don't Look Back

16. Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From

17. Neil Jung

18. Radio

19. Dumb Dumb Dumb

20. Planets

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Full Title - Four Thousand Seven Hundred Sixty Six Seconds...A Shortcut to Teenage Fanclub. 2002 compilation from the ultra-cool Scottish indie rockers. The album collects singles, album favorites, & three new songs, 'The World'll Be OK', 'Empty Space' &

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A forgotten band on the landscape of good pop music..., January 8, 2004

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Eugene (Columbus, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Four Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Six Seconds (Audio CD)

Over a decade ago, amidst the grunge period in alternative music's hey day, Teenage Fanclub was quietly releasing albums on the same SubPop imprint that birthed hundreds of alt/grunge/punk bands that we've all come to know and love. I remember hearing a song of theirs on a compilation, thinking how out of place it sounded among other more disjunct and chaotic members of the imprint, and how a band like this would never reach the pinnacle of success seen by bands with less skill and purity that they possess...because Teenage Fanclub makes the music that you don't fall in love with at first sight, you ease into it until it becomes a comfort....like an old recliner in the living room that's been worn down to your shape...

I've always said that Teenage Fanclub is what the Beach Boys would be if they grew up today and didn't surf. And while this can't really be the perfect album (being a best of...retrospective kind of effort), it's a worthy addition to the collection of anyone trying to get caught up, or needing a crash course in one of the most underrated bands in the world.

Teenage Fanclub played before the Brit-pop invasion, and they're playing just as well after we saw it come and go. Their mix of relaxed lyrics and jangly guitars don't really fit into a genre other than pop, but it doesn't have to. They create the kind of sad, sweet music that manages to have some prestige to it, rather than just sound cheesy or hollow.

"Your Love Is the Place Where I Come From" is a short acoustic number that tugs at all the right strings, while "Ain't That Enough" is the closest proof I can find to the Beach Boys comparison stated above. But even looking at the song titles, "The World'll Be OK", "I Don't Want Control Of You", "Don't Look Back", they sing with reckless abandon about love, loss, peace, etc.....things that should warrant a roll of the eyes but strangely work in their context.

Buy this, and if you like what you hear, go buy the album "Songs from Northern Britain". Find out why Teenage Fanclub has lasted the test of time, and never had to change their tune.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best!!!, November 9, 2004

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C. KING "Kinger" (Burnham-On-Sea, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Six Seconds (Audio CD)

I am not going to bother you lot with too many superlatives about this Scottish band. Needless to say there are ommisions to this 'Best Of' compilation such as Mount Everest and If I Never See You Again, and yet it is a quality retrospective of their work. They remind me of The Beach Boys, not only because of the close harmonies, but also the fact that a lot of the songs are very understated in tone. But also Nirvana, as they could prove just as comfortable with an accoustic guitar as an electric guitar. The MAIN reason why I purchased this album though is because of the 3 new tracks available on it. Of the three new songs I would have to rate 'Did I Say' as not only the best track on the album, but quite possibly one of the most beautiful and uplifting tunes of the last ten years by anyone. Forget Travis, Coldplay and all the other British music chancers of recent years, Teenage Fanclub are the real deal!

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Generous and selfless, January 17, 2004

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Peter Bridgman (London United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Four Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty Six Seconds (Audio CD)

There's a Teenage Fanclub song called 'Norman 3' (alas, not on this collection) that follows its first verse with 'Yeah, I'm in love with you, I'm in love with you, and I know that it's you'. After this simple chorus you expect a second verse but you don't get one. Instead the chorus is repeated, without variation, another TEN times - way beyond any conventions of songcraft. At first you feel surprise, then you start to believe that the singer is really in love, then a kind of euphoria takes over as you start to share the same feeling. Another song of theirs (on this collection) starts with a selfless expression of love that must be unique in rock music: 'I don't want control of you. Doesn't matter to me. The very heart and soul of you are places I wanna see'.

Teenage Fanclub sing songs of love. Love for their partners, love for nature (the Scottish Highlands in particular) and love for the planet. Their songs are generous and selfless. They have no trace of archness, hipness or postmodern irony about them. Their songs have gorgeous melodies, aching harmonies and neat arrangements played on jangly guitars. Although they have learnt a great deal from the Beatles and the Byrds, they are definitely their own men. In my humble opinion they are the finest songwriters working today. This CD is an excellent collection of some of their best songs. You should buy it.