Up to Our Hips

The Charlatans UK | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Beggars UK - Ada
• ASIN: B0000018B0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,204 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #31 in Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > Alternative Pop

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I NEVER WANT AN EASY LIFE..., September 17, 2000

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EriKa "E" (Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Up to Our Hips (Audio CD)

"I Never Want an Easy Life" could be the anthem of the Charlatans much beleaguered musical career. This album full of melodic, flowing music and well-crafted songs is a very solid effort from a band that never seems to give up, despite the fact that it has been written off and overlooked so many times by critics and listeners alike. While a small amount of this album is stale at moments (harkening back to a certain "Charlatans sameness, since every band comes to be associated with a "sound" that is theirs) there is a lot more groundbreaking sound here... more serious, more thoughtful, with more depth, particularly in terms of the music.

The "You are no brother of mine" refrain in the first track opens the album in a memorable way and the album continues a flow of great songs like "Can't Get Out of Bed" (haven't we all felt that way before?) and the quirky "Jesus Hairdo" (quirky reminiscence of "Weirdo" from a previous Charlatans album.)

The Charlatans have proven that they are not a flash in the pan and indeed have produced an album here (as with the majority of their albums) that is one of the sort that should be listened to from start to finish. Not a bad song here at all.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid Stuff, December 4, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Up to Our Hips (Audio CD)

Overall this is the second best Charlatans album - only their self-titled album is superior in quality. "I Never Want An Easy Life" and "Can't Get Out Of Bed" were both inspired by keyboard player Rob Collins' jail sentence for assisting an armed robbery, and are two of the finest tracks the band has ever recorded. Other great songs include "Patrol", "Feel Flows" and "Jesus Hairdo". A truly magnificent album.

"Jesus hairdo, I mean we all live in America, and if everything you say is true, it's just bad TV."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Awesome, May 22, 2003

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Ken (Wilmington, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Up to Our Hips (Audio CD)

I've bought three other Charlatans albums, but it's just not the same. I've had to purchase this cd three times (theft, scratches from overuse). I've played this album a million times. After all this, I still can't figure out why "Up To Our Hips" is just the coolest album. Melancholic, subdued, heavy, laid-back, insightful . . . ? Sorry, if I can't figure out why I love this album so much, I'm bound to fail when telling others about this gem. This priceless gem.

No doubt there are those who will just think this is an OK album, or who who will not like it at all. Whatever. If you're into this album, you know what I'm talking about. From the first few dissonant bass strums on "Come In #21" to the last refrain of the chorus on "Inside Looking Out," this album just floors me. The vocals. The organ. And was there ever cover art that better matched the mood of an album?

There aren't enough stars to rate this album, period.