374. Belle and Sebastian - the boy with the arab strap
This was my first B&S disc, and to a very large extent I think that's why it's my favourite. If I am not mistaken it is also the first album in which you can clearly hear Isobel, adding a much needed secondary voice to the band's tales. It is slightly campier than its previous efforts, but never cheesey. 'Rollercoaster Ride' was made for sunny days outside (or inside, slightly buzzed, looking outside while it is sunny).
Rollercoaster Ride
8.5 out of 10
Rollercoaster Ride
8.5 out of 10
posted by Jazz at 8:11 PM
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Great album. Summer wasting, Boy with the Arab Strap, simple things, and it could have been a brilliant career, dirty dream number two. All fabulous songs that travel along the lines of earlier B&S songs with a bit more "maturity". Then there is stuff like Space boy's dream and Seymor Stein which mix stuff up a bit allow B&S to take a few risks.
Only dud on the album for me is Chick Factor, and even as a dud, it's not awful.
what's an arab strap, again? ;)
I don't know, what?
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