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Runout Groove | 
| Artist: Stephen Duffy And The Lilac Time
Label: Universal
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 44434
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 684340001837
EAN: 0684340001837
ASIN: B000WEWHOQ
Release Date: October 22, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | Another time | | • | Driving somewhere | | • | A dream of a girl | | • | Desert shore | | • | Dark Squadrons | | • | Until I kissed you | | • | Aldermaston | | • | Pruning the Vine | | • | Happy go luckky | | • | Parliament Fields | | • | No Direction | | • | The kite and the sky |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Tired January 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Have been a fan of this band since their first album but have been a little disappointed by their last two records - like its predecessor Keep going Runout Groove is a tired-sounding record , only the slightly more uptempo tracks like Driving ,the excellent Aldermaston and the folky Parliament Hill fields are in the same league as previous gems from Paradise Circus or Astronauts - Until I kissed you I find unbearable to listen to ,the Western swing of No Direction might work on stage but here it is just a filler and some of the slower , more sombre songs sound a lot like songs from KG , in general I find the whole album is very short on tunes
A light that never goes out November 20, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Nice one Mr Duffy, my faith in music has been restored. My good friend Dave got me into your music and i have never looked back. The artwork is superb and you have to play the album a few times for it to grow. This is the mark of real music i feel. I love the Aldermaston track-echoes of the early days of lilac Time. The only slight critism is i would have welcomed the release on Vinyl..
Keep going
Mart
Laid back songs with a country flavour November 9, 2007
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
As a massive fan of Mr Duffy's pop alter ego (I Love My Friends is one of my favorite albums - full stop) I've bought a couple of Lilac Time albums out of curiosity. I'll be the first to admit that the words "folk" and "country" aren't the first ones out of my mouth when people ask me what kinds of music I like and maybe that's why I found this album a little disappointing - a bit like the last Lilac Time one I bought, which I played a couple of times and never went back to.
These songs for me are pretty rather than beautiful, interesting rather than spellbinding and a backdrop rather than a landscape. Nicely performed, produced and recorded but lacking an ingredient somewhere. Definite mood music for a definite mood.
No doubt LT fans will love this but I'll be waiting for Mr Duffy's next solo project to see if this offers more meat and a little less salad.
 We can be free, live in a lilac time... October 25, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
On first listen to this album I liked it, on second listen I love it, this deserves to be played to death!
Outstanding are No direction, Aldermaston, another time and the single driving somewhere. The other tracks to me are taking longer to sink in and absorb which is how it should be.
I have followed the lilac time from the start and this is right up there with the best. Check out their myspace if you want to test before you buy and then when you love it come back and sign up!
QEH beckons on 15th November - something to look forward to at least, this album was worth the 5 year wait...
Stephen Duffy - Folk God! October 16, 2007
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
After reading Mr SAJD's own review, I thought I'd be the first fan to add some thoughts on yet another quality release by Stephen and his Lilac pals.
Since their respective releases, Lilac 6 and Keep Going have been on almost permanent rotation in my house, car, i-pod thingy, etc, etc - driving my neighbours, dogs (Alfie & Dewi say hi to Arthur), family and friends insane. Well after listening to Runout Groove in full twice so far, I can safely say that it will soon join it's predecessors at the very top of the poppermost tree!!!
The opening track, Another Time, is the perfect opener, setting the melancholy mood which always seems to grip me when listening to a Lilac Time album - which is no bad thing. Driving Somewhere lifts the pace and mood a little and was an excellent choice for the first single. It sounded great on the odd occasion BBC Radio 2 & 6 chose to play it and deserves a much wider audience.
The whole album is full of highlights, with A Dream Of A Girl, Pruning The Vine and Happy Go Lucky already early favourites of mine. Stephen and Claire's (Worrall) vocals harmonise perfectly - particularly on the Everly's cover, Until I Kissed You.
The Lilac Time are an unknown pleasure who are cherished by those of us who have been lucky enough to discover them along the way. Unlike most artists, Stephen's writing and melodies seem to improve with age, which is perhaps partly due to him not ever chasing the limelight and playing the fame game. I guess he writes mainly for himself, with almost perfect results.
If you already aware of the Lilac Time, well I'm preaching to the converted and you'll be buying this album regardless. However, if you've got here by chance - go on, take the plunge and buy this album. You won't regret it.
Here's to another great concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall next month and many more years of enjoying Stephen and the Lilac's music. Wonderful!
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