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Keep Music Miserable by Lowgold

Released August 2005 by Dedted Records

What can I say about this album ….. basically the title sums it up, 29 tracks that seem to be written for the pure intention of making you want to run away and slit your wrists !

2 cd’s of absolute rubbish as far as I’m concerned. Track after track of the same depressing sounds. Lowgold have never been known for their happy tunes but this album really goes to the extreme.

Eddie Lejeune (Cd1 T9) has some nice guitar chords but is still really depressing.
Miles is my favourite (Cd1 T13) is a more upbeat funny track but unfortunately it is only 50 seconds long !
I’d rather fuck up than miss out (Cd2 T1) is a heavier rocky track but it’s not enough to save this album.
Atlantic Pacific (Cd2 T9) has some great guitar work but no vocals, maybe that is what makes it worth mentioning.
Absolute Exocet (Cd2 T14) Is a bit of a surprise, really heavy rock sounds blast out at you, very reminiscent of the 70’s rock stadium sounds. Fast and furious playing and again no vocals ! But unfortunately it is only one and a half minutes long. The whole album should have followed this theme.

It’s not as if the band members have no talent because they do. They have a great vocal ability and a nice voices, they just need to use them to produce better tracks. Instrumentally they are perfect as is clearly shown on Absolute Exocet, so can someone please explain to me why they have taken the time to produce a double album of 29 tracks of (almost) pure rubbish ?

Disc 1:

Every train
Please be good to me
Make over, make up
End of the hammer
Time reclaims all frontiers
Flavour
Burn a hole
The feelings (extended studio mix)
Eddie lejeune
If people were vinyl
Beauty dies young (graham coxon mix)
See how the world's moved on
Miles is my favourite

Disc 2:

I'd rather fuck up than miss out
Remission time
Can't say no
Whatever you think you're wrong
The third one
Coming on strong
Silver ocean
B.land
Atlantic pacific
God willing
Don't deny your own happiness
Beauty dies young live
Never alone live
Absolute exocet
Hip hop cooperative
Jacob's ping pong