You the Night & The Music

Gallon Drunk | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Satorial
• ASIN: B000SQKZEC
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,810 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Rev Up -- TPA

2. Some Fool's Mess

3. Just One More

4. Two Wings Mambo

5. You, the Night...and the Music

6. Gallon Drunk

7. Night Tide

8. Eye of the Storm

9. The Tornado

10. Ruby [Alternate Take][*]

11. Draggin' Along [Steve Stapleton Mix]

12. All Mouth, No Trousers [Unreleased Demo][#][*]

13. Arlington Road [Live][*]

14. You Should Be Ashamed [Live][*]

15. Push the Boat Out [Live][*]

Editorial Reviews

Re-mastered & re-released on August 7th, 2007 on Sartorial Records. All Gallon Drunk reissues include multiple extra tracks, radio sessions, b-sides, live & unreleased material, plus new artwork. "Why do I like them? Because they don't sound like anybody else." --John Peel. Led by James Johnston, the legendary Gallon Drunk first erupted onto the London gig circuit in 1990 and wasted little time becoming, and remaining, one of the capitals most essential and exciting live propositions. A succession of startling and wildly abrasive singles, including the classic Some Fool’s Mess followed, their mix of primal rock & roll and abandoned noise coming as a breath of fresh air to the independent charts. A trio of unique and pioneering albums, Tonite... the singles bar(1992), You, the Night... and the Music (1992) and the Mercury Prize-nominated From the Heart of Town (1993) followed, cementing Gallon Drunk’s burgeoning reputation as one of Britain's truly uncompromising bands. Standard Jewel Case

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best psychobilly albums ever crafted, March 12, 2011

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McGuildicuff "cartoonist and music lover" (Orange County) - See all my reviews

This review is from: You the Night & The Music (Audio CD)

Before this, Gallon Drunk's singles were wild, dramatic, and bewitching, but borderline exhausting. After this, their LPs flowed more smoothly, but a mock-lounge attitude gradually replaced the haunted quality of their early work. YOU, THE NIGHT...AND THE MUSIC may be their best album because it straddles that line almost perfectly. From the funky rave-up "Some Fool's Mess" and the brooding drinking song "Just One More," to the primeval boogie of "Two Wings Mambo" and the climactic bruiser "The Tornado," the energy of the band never lets up -- but it's delivered with purpose, as well as slick production that amplifies rather than compromises it.

Admittedly, it's still a brisk album and can overwhelm the casual listener, even after 32 minutes. (The seductive title track and the ballad "Eye Of The Storm" break up the fierce rhythm, but only a little.) Plus, the band makes the LED ZEPPELIN IV mistake by not saving their biggest song, which is in fact called "Gallon Drunk," for last. With music this good, though, it's all nitpicking. This is rock and roll for a voodoo soul, extravagantly dark but just as entertaining.