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offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-05-03 15:47 [#02078938]
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UNKLE is back with a third album, War Stories, which finds
James Lavelle teaming up with Richard File for a second
time. War Stories' guest vocalists include Josh Homme
(Queens of the Stone Age), Ian Astbury (The Cult), 3D
(Massive Attack), The Duke Spirit, Autolux and Gavin Clark
(Clay Hill). James makes his vocal debut on War Stories,
singing on Hold My Hand as well as dueting with Richard on
Morning Rage.

War Stories will be released on James Lavelle's new label,
Surrender All, and the packaging features paintings
specially commissioned by Massive Attack's 3D. The standard
CD comes with a 32-page booklet. The 2xCD limited edition is
a gatefold case, with an extended 50 page booklet and an
outer slip-box opening up to reveal the standard CD and a
second CD featuring the instrumental versions of the songs
appearing on War Stories.

UK/Europe/Australia Release: 9 July 2007
US Release: 24 July 2007
Japan Release: 20 June 2007

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Great news.


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2007-05-03 15:48 [#02078939]
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50 quid says it'll be shit


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-05-03 15:53 [#02078941]
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Never Never Land was awesome imo. DJ Shadows absence didn't
bother me in the slightest (and considering how shite The
Outsider turned out to be, perhaps it was a good thing), and
it was an interesting, enjoyable direction for Lavelle and
co to take. "Inside" in particular is quite simply a
beautifully produced, understated epic of a track.

I have all the UNKLE stuff, including those japan-only
releases he put out a few years back. I have confidence the
new album will be just as good as the back cat.


 

offline mortsto-x from Trondheim/Bodø (Norway) on 2007-05-03 16:08 [#02078951]
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I love Psyence Fiction, but never bothered to check out
Never Never Land for some reason. With the line-up, the new
album have potential, but I'm kinda with redrum on this one.
Gonna check Never Never Land. Maybe it can give me that good
ol Trip Hop Feeling?


 

offline mylittlesister from ...wherever (United Kingdom) on 2007-05-04 06:06 [#02079245]
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same here, i've never really looked further than psyence
fiction. on the strength of dennis' words i'll have to take
a further look.

i hope there's some guitar work from josh homme, always
loved the qotsa guitar tone.


 

offline zoomancer from Kabul (Afghanistan) on 2007-05-04 06:09 [#02079246]
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Never Never Land..just barely exists..heard it once never
bothered to play it again...Psyence Fiction blows it to so
much flying dust...


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2007-05-04 06:10 [#02079247]
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psyence fiction was ace, never never land was dull. im going
to check new one, though i feel it won't be that interesting
either.


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2007-05-04 06:27 [#02079263]
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Everything produced after psyence fiction was pure shite.
I'd rate it below The Outsider (at least the outsider has
ONE good track on it).



 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-05-04 06:37 [#02079271]
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Inside
Reign
In A State
What Are You To Me
Panic Attack

These are all great tracks. It is true that some of the
tracks on the album are a bit wank (Eye For An Eye never did
anything for me, neither did Glow or Safe In Mind), but on
the whole I love it just as much as Psyence Fiction. I'm
shocked most of you dislike it actually. Any particular
reasons why?


 

offline zoomancer from Kabul (Afghanistan) on 2007-05-04 06:41 [#02079276]
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not dislike...just oblivious to it


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2007-05-06 07:34 [#02079867]
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it's painfully DRAB

D
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A
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offline xkejjer from Malta on 2007-05-06 07:35 [#02079868]
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dj shadow did nothing of worth asides from endtroducing. it
must be said


 

offline Babaouo from Dolce (Monaco) on 2007-05-06 10:49 [#02079926]
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Perhaps the Instrumentals will out do the Full versions of
the songs...


 

offline Brisk from selling smack at the orphanage on 2007-06-21 03:29 [#02095678]
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I take it all back. The album is pretty shit.


 

offline tolstoyed from the ocean on 2007-06-21 04:41 [#02095695]
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i heard one song..it was enough..dunno why del naja joined
this silyness :(


 


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