Le disque commence avec un morceau/hymne : "Get It ON" et déroule une série de bombinettes pop qui feront se bouger les foules dans les concert que le groupe donnera dans les salles parisiennes des années 80, notamment le Gibus. Generally well received by critics, the album's sound was characterised by acoustic guitars, but also featured accordion, marimba, strings, and trumpet sounds. Those would have been worth an extra star. 35 on the UK Albums Chart. Infectious is perhaps the best term to describe this music. Stop This Car (7" Single Mix) Do you know any background info about this artist? The Woodentops continued to play live, touring the world until 1992, and tracks such as "Tainted World" became a regular on New York radio station Kiss FM with DJ Tony Humphries. Add an image, Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. "Love Affair With Modern Day Living", "Good Thing" and the thoughtful "History". It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. [2][3], After a debut single, "Plenty" on Food Records in 1984, which received a glowing review from Morrissey in Melody Maker, they signed to the independent label Rough Trade Records, releasing a series of singles in 1985 and their debut album, Giant, in 1986. La musique de Woodentops est très reconnaissable : une basse/batterie unique et des guitares limpides, inspirées et speedées. Hmm, it looks like we don’t know much about this artist. Do you have any photos of this artist? I still listen to this record regularly and enjoy it as much as I did when it was spinning at 33 1/3. It is a collection of excellent pop songcraft. Leave feedback. attitude and one heckuva caffeine buzz. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. I defy anyone to remain still during the headlong rush of Get it On, Love Train (not the O'Jays version) or Traveling Man. Good Thing (Live) 2. Please try again. Please try again. Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2004. Or the b-side I can't recall the title about the friend dying? Last Time is a standout track as well. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. You Make Me Feel (Late Night Version) 4. Des générations, trop tardives, ont raté les Woodentops. Something we hope you'll especially enjoy: FBA items qualify for FREE Shipping and Amazon Prime. Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2003. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Woodentops Theme Tune. The album reached No. Stop This Car (Motor Mix) 3. Audio CD, Extra tracks, Import, April 5, 2004. Tag this artist. 'Giant' is just a great pop album that still holds up today. Au cocktail ajoutez une voix formidable et des claviers/percus tribaux et vous obtenez un groupe parfois imité, mais jamais égalé. "Good Thing" is a masterpiece, and there are numerous other places on the album where that same term comes to mind, including "Everything Breaks" and "Love Affair With Everyday Living", among others. Au cocktail ajoutez une voix formidable et des claviers/percus tribaux et vous obtenez un groupe parfois imité, mais jamais égalé. The Woodentops, performing in Hamburg, 24.February 2010, "The Woodentops – Stop This Car - Un día, un disco", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Woodentops&oldid=957402806, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, "Move Me" (1985) Rough Trade (UK Indie No. The Woodentops Lyrics - by Popularity. If you're a seller, Fulfillment by Amazon can help you grow your business. Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2006, I put some thought into the best way to describe the general vibe of "Giant", The Woodentops' 1986 debut LP. 7 on the UK Indie Chart.[2]. The Woodentops always reminded me of the Smiths with a positive (giddy?) 1), "It Will Come" (1985) Rough Trade (UK Indie No. Ferris, Sloane, and Cameron could easily have had The Woodentops in the tape player of the Ferrari 250 GT California as they escaped on the eponymous day off. Go directly to shout page. Don't take my word for it, buy it and judge for yourself. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. In 1987, Thompson left to be replaced by Anne Stephenson of The Communards. Des générations, trop tardives, ont raté les Woodentops. My favourites? It's ashame that none of the Woodentops' subsequent releases would resonate like the brilliance found on 'Giant'. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The Woodentops is a children's television series first shown on BBC Television in 1955. Guitarist Simon Mawby was briefly a member of The House of Love in the early 1990s.[5]. This is a classic album and since it was never really a part of the mainstream, it sounds pretty timeless even today. This a rarity, an album that sounded quirky at the time, remains quirky, and still sounds very good. Some user-contributed text on this page is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2003. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Nothing wooden here, and definitely Giant, Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2008. Created by Freda Lingstrom and Maria Bird, it featured on the Friday edition of Watch with Mother and regularly repeated until 1973. 9), "Well Well Well" (1985) Rough Trade (UK Indie No. Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Shout to the top!!! 1. Learn more about the program. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. Can you help us out? I think I read an interview with Morrissey in the mid-80s where he mentioned the Woodentops and it piqued my interest. Listen to music from Woodentops Theme Tune. I don't know how I found this album, but I am so happy I did. [2] The more experimental mood continued on the second album Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway, released the following year, which failed to live up to the expectations set by their debut. Start the wiki, Do you know what kind of music this is? Unable to add item to List. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. They have a laid-back, hyper-kinetic energy and sound that reminds me a little of Fairground Attraction, but even that's a stretch. You can never have too much of that. Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2015. The song "Good Thing" has to be one of my favorite feel-good ballads from that era, or any other era for that matter. I don't know how I got turned on to this album. [4] A single from the album, "Good Thing", reached No. Ce disque n'a pas pris de ride, l'énergie et l'intensité du groupe restent intactes des années après et c'est une vraie réjouissance de réécouter cet opus au fil du temps. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. WOODENTOPS Giant C 40468 Sterling P(AP) LP Vinyl VG++ Cover VG++ Sleeve. Another great find by the boys at Rough Trade, the Woodentops were a band that projected uniqueness while epitomizing the sound of acoustic pop England so effortlessly churned out in the mid-eighties. Good Thing and So Good Today are go-to tracks for establishing a european summer picnic vibe. ), Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2012. They also curated the events in the Front Room of the same theatre with an exhibition of works by artist Panni Bharti, and concerts by musicians Worm, Othon and Ernesto Tomasini. 4), "Good Thing" (1986) Rough Trade (UK Indie No. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2010. It is probably no coincidence that this film and "Giant" were released in the same year-- it might just be that both works share a recognizable feel that captures their year of 1986. Great to hear this album again but didn't excite as much as I'd expected & why couldn't they have included Move Me in the extras? "Giant" is a real, genuine, bona fide shiny pop classic. The main characters are the members of a middle-class family living on a farm. (Side note: an official soundtrack for Ferris Bueller's Day Off was, lamentably, never released. What suddenly popped into my head was this: had Ferris Bueller been a real person, "Giant" would have been his favorite album. Bottom line is - boy, am I glad I picked this one up! Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The Woodentops returned to live performances in September 2006 and, in October 2009, they performed in a special concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London's South Bank. Une chance : il y a cours de rattrapage ouvert à tous. Stunning production; crazy songs; groovy tunes - Giant has it all. The band formed in 1983 in South London with an initial line-up of Rolo McGinty (vocals, guitar, formerly of The Wild Swans and The Jazz Butcher), Simon Mawby (guitar), Alice Thompson (keyboards), Frank DeFreitas (bass guitar), and Benny Staples replacing Paul Hookham (drums). La musique de Woodentops est très reconnaissable : une basse/batterie unique et des guitares limpides, inspirées et speedées. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2016. The band also started to become more 'raw' and unpredictable live, becoming one of the most exciting independent groups from the UK, while gaining an early hit on the burgeoning club scene in Ibiza with '"Why". Let us know what you think of the Last.fm website. Released back in 1986 (the age of Yuppies, The Smiths (at their best), perestroika/glasnost, the Reagan/Thatcher love-in and generally insipid, uninspiring over-coiffured pop chart trash) it has not dated - unlike so much of that eras music. The tunes are infectious, the production is punchy (but not overproduced, like many 80s dated-sounding record productions), and the quirky and sometimes-frenetic rythms make ya wanna move!

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