Inside In/Inside Out
by The Kooks
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Inside In/Inside Out is ranked as the best album by The Kooks.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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I was there in 2006 when this awful album was released. A trilogy of shit down the indie disco every Thursday inevitably went: Chelsea Dagger / [Naive] / A Town Called Malice.
Even as an impressionable 18 year old, I knew that a) this was awful and b) in years to come, this would be misguidedly hailed as a classic by the youth of the 2020s.
To quote Seymour Skinner (it is for you to decide the scale of irony): It is the children who are wrong.
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The Kooks' debut album Inside In/Inside Out is a classic piece of indie rock induced with the best parts of 60s' and 90s' Britpop. It's very guitar and rhythm-driven, with strong choruses and uniquely monotone vocals from singer XX. It contains several classic tunes, such as the calming Seaside or the nostalgic Naive, not to mention the infectious love songs Ooh La and She Moves In Her Own Way. The singles are all strong and memorable, but most of the other songs fail to stand out. You Don't Love Me, for instance, has strong percussion and fine lyrics, but it sounds a bit like See The World from earlier on the album, so it falls into obscurity fairly quickly.
The simple but powerful melodies and guitar hooks coupled with the vocals and the effectively short songs give this record a sense of nostalgia and keep the overall tempo pretty high. The emphasis on messy noise instead of melody on songs like If Only and Matchbox is the only aspect about the album I'm not very fond of. In that sense, this is a pretty uneven album, since the singles are spread throughout the album and there are pretty forgettable songs sprinkled in between them.
Favorite Tracks: She Moves In Her Own Way, You Don't Love Me & Naive
LedZep 02/20/2017 23:13 | #186040 | TOP COMMENT
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It's an ok indie pop record. I thought it would have better rating on indie website though
Sorry, a playlist with some Strokes, Kings of Leon, James Blunt and Damien Rice has already been made.
Should have cut this album shorter. Has some amazing stuff and some really shitty stuff.
meruizh 04/13/2014 08:41 | #109149 | TOP COMMENT
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Four tracks that stand out, the rest is forgetable
Great album!
Inside In/Inside Out is an excellent debut.
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