Young Team

Mogwai | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1997)
• Original Release Date: October 21, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Jet Set Records
• ASIN: B0000058SE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #137,245 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yes! I am a long way from home

2. Like Herod

3. Katrien

4. Radar Maker

5. Tracy

6. Summer (priority version)

7. With Portfolio

8. R U still in 2 it

9. A cheery wave from stranded youngsters

10. Mogwai Fear Satan

Editorial Reviews

Mogwai's seminal debut has now become a double CD. The album has been completely remastered & greatly improving on the original. New bonus nine track CD features sessions, live tracks and original, unreleased material. Both physical formats come with new liner notes by writer and author Keith Cameron. CD now comes in brand new, deluxe edition slip case. Vinyl enthusiasts are served by a limited edition, quadruple vinyl box set (2000 copies only). --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

46 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HARD, SOFT, SWEET, ANGRY, MELLOW. EVERYTHING I AM., December 27, 2000

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M. Starr "Amneziak" (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Team (Audio CD)

What a great cd. Very mellow, very hard, very sweet, very angry. This cd has it all. In buying this cd, I had hoped that it would compare to GBYE! of which I am a big fan. I must say that this gave me tons more than I had even hoped for. I bought this and "Come On Die Young" at the same time and I believe this is the better of the two. While "Come On Die Young" is an incredible album, this just seems to be more touching and melodic with less slow drum beats. I love the song entitled "Tracy". There are no drums in this song and I just love the way Mogwai uses Television and Phone Conversations as background filler for their songs. It adds an element of life that no other group can match. In the song "R U Still In 2 It", you get to hear Aidan Moffat test his vocal skills. Not an incredible singer by any means, but who cares with the instruments to back him up. You won't even care about the fact that his voice is very somber. My favorite song on the album has to be "Yes! I am a long way from home". It's got a kicked back, sweet beat and a very mellow flowing bass line and is slowly lifted by beautiful guitars towards the end. The melodies on this song were just meant to be. Simply put.

Also, the production of this album is just phenomonal. I feel like the bass is sitting in my lap on this whole album. The clarity of the songs is just great. For most of the album, nothing is overdone. Everything is just so subtle it makes you wonder why all music isn't this good. This music makes you happy that they play the crap they do on the radio because it just confirms that you have great taste in "REAL MUSIC".

Buy this album today, or tomorrow I guess. The longer you put it off the more upset you'll be with yourself for putting it off. You can download .mp3's of this album but I guarantee you'll just delete them in a few days when you go to buy the album. In other words, don't waste your time with the computer, just buy it and enjoy. I can't wait for you to hear the song "Like Herod" Hold on, folks. Keep all arms and legs inside the roller-coaster for the remainder of the ride. Thank you, and we'll see you on the other side.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Same great album...made better!!, September 3, 2008

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Bryan Coole "Educator" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Team (Audio CD)

If you are already into Mogwai, I needn't tell you how amazing this album is by itself. When it was first released in October of 1997, it hit me with such impact, that it forever changed how I listen to music and what I feel about it. It still blows me away even today. Mogwai heralded something challenging and different to what I previously knew about music. In that respect, it is worth every penny. However, this is a remastered/expanded version.

Typically, I am skeptical about the whole 'remastered' thing. It seems that the results are mixed--and sometimes not even discernible from the original. Had it not been for impulsive behaviour in action, I might have given this a miss when I came across it the other day. Thankfully, I didn't. 'Young Team' given the remastering treatment is truly revealing.

The album always rocked, but now the guitars threaten global meltdown, the bass conspires to raze every building to the ground, the drums pound crisper and more ferocious than before, but that is just the half of it. On the softer pieces, each instrument is somehow showcased individually in the mix rather than being heard within the whole composition. The amazing clarity with which that comes through astounds me. I have to say this is impressive and makes it worth owning this version compared to the original.

The second CD 'Young Team Appendix' is equally brilliant. Featuring outtakes, rarities, and some live tracks from the same time, it builds on the music of the original album and keeps the experience of the album burning longer. Like the first CD, the clarity is fantastic. The listening experience equally satisfying.

With anticipation building for the release of 'The Hawk is Howling' this month, it has been refreshing to revisit 'Young Team' again and to hear it in a new way. The romance began here, so it has been appropriate!! For newbies, this is a great place to begin with Mogwai. For those in the know, it is worth buying again!! I only hope 'CODY' gets the same treatment in the future from Chemical Underground. Nice one!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great, But Not The Masterpiece It's Made Out To Be, May 2, 2004

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Paul H. "rmj84" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Young Team (Audio CD)

I like Mogwai as much as the next person, but I'll be the first to admit that their records can be pretty spotty and inconsistant. The reason Mogwai are rightfully held in such high regard is that when they're good, they're really, really, really f'ing good. There are many moments on Young Team where Mogwai are mind-blowing, but there are also instances of filler that disrupt the flow of the record. The strengths are hard to ignore: "Yes, I Am A Long Way From Home," "Like Herod," the gorgeous "Tracy," and the earth-shattering "Mogwai Fear Satan." But "Radar Maker" and "With Portfolio"? Needless interludes. The latter is especially obnoxious as the noise in the end becomes louder and louder to the point of being unbearable. And considering the CD is mixed very low in terms of volume, the noise is a very unwelcome guest. Otherwise, Young Team is a pretty great record. It's pretty much an essential for Mogwai fans and perhaps a good starting point, but I honestly think that Happy Songs For Happy People is their most consistant album.