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Outlaw
Alabama 3, one of Britain's most exhilerating live bands, returns with 'Outlaw', which is perhaps their best work yet. A more stripped down, melodic album than its predecessors, a superb mixture of tongue-in-cheek nobility and honest, heartfelt song writing. Tracks like 'How Can I Project You', 'and the first single 'Hello I'm Johnny Cash' highlight an album that is down to earth yet eccentric, uplifting yet reflective and a sure fire instant classic. One Little. 2005.
Price Range: $13.25 - $35.99
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rating: 5
Positively brilliant! Particularly if fusion is your thing, with heaping portions of technical precision, you will love this effort from Alabama 3.
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alabama 3 rocks...
rating: 5
i had a weird luck when i attended to see PRIMAL SCREAM playing in london. the openning act was a bunch of hilarious "mafia look" lads... alabama 3. IT'S ONE OF THE BEST GIGS I EVER ATTEND IN MY LIFE... to my surprise, they were better than the Scream. they were so new... that "exile" was not in the record stores. i strongly recomend to see this guys playing live... i adore their sense of humor.
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These people rock
rating: 5
I love this CD. A good place to start is the song "Up Above My Head". They have it all when it comes to great rock. They play great. They don't take themselves seriously BUT they take the music seriously. They are from Brixton (South of London) but they have an authentic sound from the depths of Alabama.
Their new DVD is a hoot. I recommend it if you already know you like this group. I wish there were more groups out there like A3.
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How are these guys not better-known in the US?
rating: 5
Seriously, it's getting embarrassing. This is the fourth great studio album they've put out, and everybody knows The Sopranos' theme song. That's how I have to describe this group to people, as "the guys who sing the theme song to The Sopranos." "Oh yeah, I like that," they all respond. You're telling me the lords of commercial radio couldn't squeeze a little airtime for "Ain't Goin' to Goa" between Coldplay and Bright Eyes?
Fine. But this is maybe the best thing A3 has done and would be quite an awesome gift for anybody who likes two out of three of rock, country, or gospel music. This made me want to listen to Beck's folksier stuff, if that's a useful comparison. "Have You Seen Bruce Richard Reynolds" is folk rock that stands up next to Zeppelin's best. "Gospel Train" samples a Bob Dylan song that I never liked and turns it into a weirdly soothing beast of beauty. "Keep Your Shades On" is a bluesy anthem with the random babblings that semi-define A3. I don't know what "Adrenaline" and "How Can I Protect You" are except great cross-genre pieces that you really just have to listen to. This album has no weak songs, though for some reason I have a hard time with Hello, I'm Johnny Cash, which is more traditionally country than the others. Beck might be a good comparison after all: the lyrics or melodies won't necessarily blow you away, but the overall sound is so original that it defies categorization.
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The best A3 yet...
rating: 5
I should preface this review by saying that I have been a fan of A3 since Exile on Coldharbour Lane came out. That being said, each of their other albums was flawed in one way or another: Exile had a bunch of bizarro material between the songs, La Peste and Power in the Blood both had a certain moodiness that I didn't care for.
Outlaw is exactly what I'm looking for in an A3 album - complex rhythms, well-matched complex melodies, interesting lyrics and vocals. If you are less familiar with A3, their music is a combination between country, acid house, techno, and gospel. Each album has a different mix of these styles. This one is heavier on the techno in my opinion, but there are differences from song to song. "Johnny Cash" and "Have You Seen Bruce Richard Reynolds" are more country. "Adrenaline" is ironically mellow.
Hopefully, Amazon will have samples for this soon so that you can get some idea for yourself what this album sounds like. Best listened to with the bass turned up, these guys have a really unique sound that should be heard!
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