The Rumble Strips
Welcome to the Walk Alone
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AMG Review of Welcome to the Walk Alone
Tim Sendra
All Music GuideFor their second album, Welcome to the Walk Alone, the Rumble Strips hired Mark Ronson to produce. While it may have been a good idea from a commercial sense due to Ronson's rep and track record, he exchanges the buoyant and rambunctious sound of the band's debut for something much slicker and reserved. And the songs singer Charlie Waller and the rest of the band wrote are more thoughtful and melancholic, less bursting at the seams with energy and life. There's nothing here as immediate as "Alarm Clock" or as bouncy as "Girls and Boys in Love," nothing that screams out hit single like those tracks did. The loosely arranged horns that lent such a sense of abandon to Girls and Weather are gone for the most part -- when they do appear, it's in the middle of a tightly arranged and slickly produced setting. The vocals sound passionate, however, and Waller hasn't toned down his style at all: he still sounds like Kevin Rowland (of Dexys Midnight Runners) on a bender, only now, with the restrained backing, there is a disconnect between the vocals and music that didn't exist before. Still, once you get past the more toned-down and sophisticated approach, there are quite a few positive aspects to the album. A few of the songs have some of the punch of the early singles; "London" has a dramatic, driving feel and a very hooky chorus and "Running on Empty" charges and rumbles like an out-of-control lorry. Some of the ballads also work well, especially tracks like "Not the Only Person" and "Back Bone," when Waller exchanges his Rowland-esque rags for an Ian McCullough trench coat and the epic production fits.
REVIEW // THE RUMBLE STRIPS - WELCOME TO THE WALK ALONE
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The Rumble Strips. Think sporadic outbursts of Charlie Waller’s adeptly versatile vocals, think big brass melodies and upbeat songs about puppy love.Now, erase all preconceptions. The Rumble Strips have, by their own admission, grown up as a band and that difficult second album has undoubtedly...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
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When The Rumble Strips arrived with their first album Girls And Weather in 2007 they were rated as a possible "next big thing". And it was a decent first effort, full of energy, brash horns and an obvious love of Dexy's Midnight Runners. However, it didn't set the music scene alight and I hadn't thought about them for some time.Two years later they are back and they seem to have thrown the baby...
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The Rumble Strips: Welcome To The Walk Alone
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Listening to The Rumble Strips newest record is much like the act of castrating oneself. It's painful, pointless and downright absurd, but the worst thing about it is that every moment afterwards is filled with deep, deep regret. Moving away from ridiculous and not-at-all-autobiographical analogies, and onward with the critiquing, Welcome To The Walk Alone is not so much a record you can revi...
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Album review: The Rumble Strips – Welcome to the Walk Alone
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Devonshire-bred band, The Rumble Strips, primarily gained a named for themselves back in 2007 following the release of their debut album, ‘Girls and Weather’. Filled with soulful pop tinted with hints of reggae and ska, the band sounded like something along the lines of a modern day twist on Dexys Midnight Runners. Fun, uplifting and [...]
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The Rumble Strips - Welcome To The Walk Alone
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When The Rumble Strips arrived with their first album Girls And Weather in 2007 they were rated as a possible "next big thing". And it was a decent first effort, full of energy, brash horns and an obvious love of Dexy's Midnight Runners. However, it didn't set the music scene alight and I hadn't thought about them for some time.Two years later they are back and they seem to have thrown the baby...
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MOG it up!
REVIEW // THE RUMBLE STRIPS - WELCOME TO THE WALK ALONE
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Artist:
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The Rumble Strips. Think sporadic outbursts of Charlie Waller’s adeptly versatile vocals, think big brass melodies and upbeat songs about puppy love.Now, erase all preconceptions. The Rumble Strips have, by their own admission, grown up as a band and that difficult second album has undoubtedly...... READ MORE @ www.noizemakesenemies.co.uk (click the title to read on!)
More >
The Rumble Strips: Welcome To The Walk Alone
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Artist:
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Listening to The Rumble Strips newest record is much like the act of castrating oneself. It's painful, pointless and downright absurd, but the worst thing about it is that every moment afterwards is filled with deep, deep regret. Moving away from ridiculous and not-at-all-autobiographical analogies, and onward with the critiquing, Welcome To The Walk Alone is not so much a record you can revi...
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Album review: The Rumble Strips – Welcome to the Walk Alone
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Artist:
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Devonshire-bred band, The Rumble Strips, primarily gained a named for themselves back in 2007 following the release of their debut album, ‘Girls and Weather’. Filled with soulful pop tinted with hints of reggae and ska, the band sounded like something along the lines of a modern day twist on Dexys Midnight Runners. Fun, uplifting and [...]
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