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| ![The Age of the Understatement [VINYL]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51NWXhoFkPL._SL500_.jpg)
| Artist: The Last Shadow Puppets
Label: Domino
Category: Music
Buy Used: £31.72
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Rating:  28 reviews
Sales Rank: 381229
Format: Import
Media: Vinyl
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 12 x 0.2
UPC: 801390018114
EAN: 0801390018114
ASIN: B0015RRNNE
Release Date: May 6, 2008
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Wonderful 60's style sentimental lovelyness! August 5, 2008
Aly cat 50 (Reading England)
I must admit I was cynical initially but I loved the Opening track 'The Age of Understatement' and was hooked after hearing 'Standing next to me'so brought the CD. Its an album full of lush strings,feelings and warmth.The songs border on the 'lovely' and are well crafted. Love the vocals esp on 'meeting place' and The time has come - both such 60's sounding film tracks. I'm a fan of metal and Rock ( Dillinger Escape Plan and Deftones ) but this album is so 'sentimental' that it will melt the most hardened metal heart- as its done with me- call me a big softie why dont you?
Voice of a Generation and ..who? June 13, 2008
John Woods (Lancing)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A lovely debut from maybe Britians cutest male duet but is it only famous because of the legacy of Alex Turner? br /The strings of Age of the understatement kicks in followed by miltary drums and sweeping strings galore. The pair racing through the lyrics like hurdles. I must say the title track lives to its title it is a big understatement. 2nd track "Standing next to me" makes you feel like your shooshing through the swiss alps in a classic car. With Alex Turner showing that fast indie rock is not the only trick up his sleeve. "Calm like You" is a large swooping landscape yet again with ... yes you guessed it Alex Turner on lead vocals again but an enjoyable song all the least, referring to a realtionship falling apart " I am craving heartbreak as you are making your demands". "Separate and ever deadly now" and whats this? another voice? This must be the Miles Kane the 2nd shadow puppet as he's referred as. Miles earns his stripes in this song showing that he is not shadowed by Alex (Shadowed Gettit? Oh don't worry) The music is now getting quite samey now and dragging on but still a lovely accompiant to the stunning poetry of lyrics. "The Chamber" giving a different slant on a winning formalua with a story of a torture chamber probably? The Highlight of the album being "My Mistakes were made for you" br /Strings, Guitar, Brass etc spot on. A chorus of "It was fame that put words in her mouth, she could'nt help but spit them out, innocence and arrogance entwined, in the filthest of minds" Timelessness is the only way to describe "MMWMFY". The remander of the tracks are all the same in the way that there is nothing more to the album than the tracks i've outlined. br /If it was only 6 tracks i would have said that the album was a masterpiece. But the other tracks let it down slightly showing that Timelessness is a good thing but trying to the same thing all over an album is not a very good thing. br / br /Andrew Snickett br /(1st Review)
 probably best if you like the monkeys May 25, 2008
Blue Naters (Switzerland)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like Alex Turner's voice so as he sings most of the time he is on to a winner already. br /They manage to make the 60s retro sound interesting (Duffy how come you can't). Quirky lyrics well delivered. Not bad at all. br /Busy production and orchesteral/big band sounds means it doesn't make it all the way through very often in out house.
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