Universal Audio

Delgados

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2004)
• Original Release Date: September 28, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chemikal Underground
• ASIN: B0002ZDW30
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #51,487 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It says something about the melodic powers of the Delgados when coming from the same geographic region as Belle & Sebastian and Teenage Fanclub, they can still melt hearts with their chiming guitars and bright choruses. After two albums of lavish orchestrations made with Flaming Lips producer David Fridmann, the Scottish group takes a more primal approach with its fifth--stripping back the strings and reinforcing the choruses. It takes a while to get under your skin, but with songs like "Everybody Come Down" and "Girls of Valour" channeling both the Pixies and XTC at once, it's an investment that ultimately pays off. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Their Best, November 13, 2004

By	music fan (Maryland) - See all my reviews

I really like the Delgados, but initially, I didn't like Universal Audio. It sounded bare compared to their traditional sound, and the songs were more sugary than I expected. After repeated listening, however, the album grew on me. The melodies sound more basic but there is a great deal of subtlety in the songs. The strings are gone, but the Delgados texture their songs brilliantly even without them. I especially like what they did with the vocals.

There is great variety in this album and all of the songs are great. Although I love the moody feel of Albums like Hate and Great Eastern and the great melodies of Peloton, Universal Audio is the best collection of Delgados songs thus far.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars universally excellent , October 13, 2004

By	Martin Grace (ireland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The fact that this is a wonderful album came as no surprise, and it will come of no surprise to anyone who likes this band. Songs like "everybody come down" sound like the best music that could have been written by a joint combo of the breeders , pixies and teenage fanclub and it is immediately infectious. There are other more broody numbers such as "i fought the angels" and "the city consumes us" but all have a sweet melodious undertone that is the hallmark of the music produced by this band.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars can't stop listening to it, November 28, 2004

By	G. Phipps (Seattle) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Universal Audio is their masterpiece. I've been a fan since Peleton and have all their albums, so I think I have a bit of perspective. Oddly enough, even though the sound is stripped down from Hate, there so much happening sonically in each song that I unearth new sounds every time I listen. Universal Audio is so good that I can't listen to anything else. It truly bears repeated listening. Album of the year, definitely. Do yourself a favor and get this immediately. Highlights: The City Consumes Us, Sink or Swim, Bits of Bone, Girls of Valour, Keep on Breathing, Now and Forever, Come Undone. It's all good. I get chills when I listen to it.