Inside In/Inside Out [ENHANCED] [IMPORT]

The Kooks

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 2, 2006)
• Original Release Date: February 7, 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Import
• Label: EMI Int'l
• Copy Protected
• ASIN: B000CEVU8U
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #394,322 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Inside In/Inside Out is the eagerly anticipated debut album from young Brighton four-piece The Kooks, produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, Air, Supergrass) and recorded at Ray Davies' KONK Studios in North London. The Kooks fully demonstrate their plenitude of clever guitar hooks and jerk-pop antics, with fourteen quirky and energetic tunes including 'Eddie's Gun'. Virgin. 2006.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm going kooky, June 12, 2006

By	Glen (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside In/Inside Out (Audio CD)

What a superb album! Picked it up on the strength of Naive that's been doing a bit of rotation on one of the local music video channels. The whole album is so refreshing, so spinetinglingly good I feel as though i've just discoverd the joy of music for the first time.
A little bit arctic monkeys but not as frantic and more hook-laden. So very british, I love it!
Every song is really good, I can't fault it. Very very promising stuff.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They will conquer the world, October 3, 2006

By	Tankery "Tankery" (New Orleans) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Inside In/Inside Out (Audio CD)

The Kooks is the best new band to come out of England since the Who. Aggressive power-pop blended with an incredible sense of musical timing and those ballads mixed in showcase more talent than I've heard in years.

The opening acoustic "want to go to the seaside" and then a power leadin to "do you want to see the world?" The Kooks write incredible songs, plain and simple. While they might not have the post-punk sensibility of their peers like Arctic Monkey and Maximo Park, etc. They make up for it in universal power-pop appeal not unlike the Who did in their early days. Oh la is classic and there just isn't a weak track to be found. When the quirky bands have passed their attraction, the Kooks will be writing their equivalent "Who's Next."

On my top five list this year.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great debut! Believe the hype., November 29, 2006

By	Brian C. Springer (St. Louis, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Inside In/Inside Out (Audio CD)

This debut has generated quite a buzz fueled by significant hype in the UK. But it lives up to the hype, and then some. It sounds like a combination of the Dirty Pretty Things and the Artic Monkeys, with flashes of Ted Leo (See The World), the Knack (Eddie's Gun, the first single), the dub-era Clash (Time Awaits, Got Not Love), etc. Naive, the second single, is a great one too. While not at the level of Ted Leo or the Clash yet, they demonstrate significant songwriting chops, and there are few weak spots. And while very enjoyable on first listen, it still grows on you. Plus, it's just a lot of fun. This is a good one, and a band to watch.