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You Cross My Path

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The Charlatans are on of my all time favorite bands. Over the years they have experimented in different sounds and genres, which haven't always worked (mostly Simpatico), but then they usually return true to form with a great rock album. That is the case with this new album, You Cross My Path. It is the Charlatans at their best, with the Hammond Organ coming back full force as in their earlier work. Some of the best tracks on here include Oh! Vanity, The Misbegotten, and the dark My Name is Despair.

This is the finest cd that I have heard by any band in over a decade. Up there with their first two releases but with more energy than either. A little New Order a bit of Stone Roses and alot of the Charlatans. "This is the End", "BIRD", "Mis-Takes"..... how does this music not sell in the US? It doesn't get any better.

If you happen to like rock music and haven't bought any "CD" in 2008, well this is the one you must get. The Charlatans make a bold statement on how a band should sound and perform these days. With the special edition discs you get a sample from both worlds; their spectacular return to studio and samples of peaks of the band performance during recent tour dates. If you're a fan be sure to complete your collection no matter if you downloaded the songs before, i'm sure it's worth it. Without mis-takes, this a timeless piece of history in music.

I've liked this band since their first album in the early nineties. Recently, while going through my old CD collection it occurred to me to see what music they've put out recently. I bought You Cross My Path and on my first listen, I knew it was something special. This album hasn't left my cd player since I got it. Almost every song is amazing, just a couple that aren't. Since then I bought every Charlatans album and some are good, some not so good, but You Cross My Path is the best.

Unfortunately, the copy I bought used on Amazon was demo clearly marked "illegal to sell". Something that Amazon claims they strictly prohibit on their rules for vendors page. When I notified Amazon about this, the told me I should return it (I pay for the return shipping of course). If you ask me, if Amazon won't enforce their copyright infringement policy, then they are complicit in it. Great album, its a shame that the Charlatans didn't get to make a dime off of my copy, but some unscrupulous vendor and Amazon did.