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The Charlatans - Us and Us Only (1999) Japanese Edition

Posted By: Designol

Date: 10 Apr 2022 08:24:44

Us and Us Only picks up where Tellin' Stories left off and twists that album's virtues around. Where that record was essentially a stripped-down, straight-ahead collection, Us and Us Only dresses up the band's continually impressive songcraft in a moody atmosphere, borrowed in equal parts from Blonde on Blonde, Beggars Banquet, and the Chemical Brothers. The album unfolds in a haze of keyboards and subdued beats, and this murky veil never really lifts throughout the record, even as harmonics and acoustic guitars break through the mist every once and a while. Consequently, the album can initially seem a little amorphous, albeit intriguingly amorphous, filled with deep grooves and tantalizing sonic textures. Repeated plays reveal that Us and Us Only is merely a step below their previous high point of Tellin' Stories. If nothing is as immediately grabbing as "North Country Boy" or "One to Another," that's not a problem, since nearly every song works its charms with subtle grace and considerable muscle. "Forever" soon reveals itself as a minor masterpiece of swirling menace and swagger, while the Dylan inflections of "A House Is Not a Home" and "My Beautiful Friend" seem natural instead of grandstanding. Soon, it becomes apparent that, unlike most of their trad rock contemporaries, the Charlatans figured out how to make their music sound both timeless and modern by quietly adding influences and changing their attack each time around, while remaining true to their core sound, much like the Stones did in their prime. The Charlatans may not be as innovative or as song-oriented as the Stones, but after a decade of recording, they're turning out to be nearly as consistent as the Stones were at the same point in their career, which is no small accomplishment.

Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic.com

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Tracklist:

01. Forever (07:25)
02. Good Witch/Bad Witch (00:51)
03. Impossible (05:04)
04. The Blonde Waltz (04:34)
05. A House Is Not a Home (04:52)
06. Senses (Angel on My Shoulder) (04:46)
07. My Beautiful Friend (04:34)
08. I Don't Care Where You Live (02:58)
09. The Blind Stagger (04:59)
10. Good Witch/Bad Witch (03:24)
11. Watching You (05:40)

Bonus Tracks:
12. Your Precious Love (03:29)
13. Sleepy Little Sunshine Boy (04:45)
14. Good Witch/Bad Witch (05:57)

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EAC extraction logfile from 15. April 2012, 1:06

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