1998 studio album by Half Man Half Biscuit
Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral |
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Released | 29 June 1998 |
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Recorded | Bus Stop Studios, Leigh [1] |
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Genre | Post-punk |
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Length | 41:25 |
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Label | Probe Plus PROBE 46 |
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Producer | HMHB and Geoff Davies |
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Half Man Half Biscuit chronology |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic | [2] |
NME | 5/10[3] |
Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral is the seventh album by Wirral-based UK rock band Half Man Half Biscuit (HMHB), released in June 1998.[4]
Critical reception
- Stewart Mason, AllMusic: "Half Man Half Biscuit released this album within one calendar year of its predecessor, 1997's Voyage to the Bottom of the Road [...], and perhaps that accounts for the somewhat lackluster feel. [...] [T]here is enough of interest here to appeal to the converted, but newcomers should perhaps start elsewhere."[2]
- Simon Williams, NME: "Chances of cracking open the notoriously fickle American market: slimmer than Lena Zavaroni's mop handle."[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Children of Apocalyptic Techstep" | 2:51 |
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2. | "Four Skinny Indie Kids" | 2:35 |
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3. | "You're Hard" | 2:13 |
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4. | "On Reaching the Wensum" | 3:02 |
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5. | "Moody Chops" | 2:39 |
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6. | "Turn a Blind Eye" | 2:25 |
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7. | "Split Single with Happy Lounge Labelmates" | 2:11 |
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8. | "A Country Practice" | 6:34 |
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9. | "Secret Gig" | 3:06 |
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10. | "Soft Verges" | 5:37 |
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11. | "Multitude" | 2:46 |
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12. | "Ready Steady Goa" | 3:36 |
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13. | "Keeping Two Chevrons Apart" | 1:50 |
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Notes
- The album title is a parody of a phrase associated with The Beatles, "Four lads who shook the world", referring instead to the band's origin in Wirral.
- Techstep is a subgenre of drum and bass that was popular in the late 1990s.
- Wensum is a river in Norfolk.
- A split single is a single which includes tracks by two or more separate artists.
- A Country Practice was a multi-Logie award-winning Australian television serial/drama series 1981–93.
- Goa is a state located in the southwestern region of India, formerly a Portuguese colony, known as a destination for hippies.
- "Keeping Two Chevrons Apart" refers to the official UK motorway road sign "Keep Apart 2 Chevrons", advising drivers of safe distances between vehicles;[5] the song title is quoted in "Lord Hereford's Knob" on the 2008 album CSI:Ambleside.
References
- ^ Bus Stop Studios discography at Discogs
- ^ a b Mason, Stewart. Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral at AllMusic. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ a b Williams, Simon (18 July 1998). "Half Man Half Biscuit - Four Lads Who Shook The Wirral". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Half Man Half Biscuit – Four Lads Who Shook The Wirral at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ "Know Your Traffic Signs" (PDF). Department for Transport. p. 88. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
External links
- Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral at the longest-established fan website Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral at the Half man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project
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