MM Vol 1 - 043 - Stereophonics

MM Vol 1 #043

Stereophonics

"Thousand Trees"

(1997)
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Genre:Alt Pop

Wales. Why are they so good at Modern Alternative Music? Look at this impressive roll call: Catatonia, Manic Street Preachers, Feeder, Stereophonics, Bullet For My Valentine, LostProphets, People in Planes & Funeral For A Friend and oldies like Tom Jones, Badfinger & Budgie. Hell, Wales could throw their own Glastonbury! They can have it in Haverfordwest.
All but Budgie and Feeder are in all my volumes of music.If i ever get to Europe, Wales is the first place im going to.

In the late '90s, a rash of Welsh rock bands emerged, among them Catatonia, Super Furry Animals, 60 Ft. Dolls, and the Stereophonics. On the surface, the Stereophonics' gritty rock & roll seems relatively uninspired, but upon close listen Word Gets Around proves to be a very accomplished debut. Vocalist/guitarist Kelly Jones' vocals are raw and rip the songs apart, as his loud, arena-ready guitar assault gives every track a gritty edge. Jones' lyrics are also of note; highly poetic and meaningful, he writes about the underbelly of a small town. The anthemic opener, the outrageously catchy "A Thousand Trees," details how a respected high school athletic coach ruined his career through a lurid sexual encounter with a female student, and the quick, jagged "More Life in a Tramp's Vest" displays the view of the world through the eyes of a supermarket bag boy. Word Gets Around isn't all about hard rockers, though; the hit "Traffic" is a beautifully constructed ballad that works marvelously when a juxtaposition is made between the music and Jones' rough vocal styling. While Word Gets Around occasionally suffers from blandness, it is a remarkably accomplished debut LP. ~ [Jason Damas, All Music Guide]
For Catatonia visit The Def 1000 Songs of all Time Number 915
For Manic St Preachers see Number 062
For more Manic St Preachers visit The Def 1000 Songs of all Time Number 687
For Tom Jones visit The Def 1000 Songs of all Time Number 943 & Number 740

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