The Cribs

This is the first time I have ever reviewed an album here at Amazon but this album is so good I feel compelled to. I know whether or not I like an album or you like an album is purely subjective but I can not but help tell you how much I like this album. There is a very Squeeze quality about them, especially the song "Men's Needs". I'm not sure how to explain why but maybe it's the singing or maybe it's the musicianship as well. I've always liked Brit Rock or Brit Pop going back to the early '80s with The Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen and so forth. During the '90s the music scene was owned by the UK acts such as Oasis, Blur, Placebo, Super Grass and others. Those bands saved music. On this side of the Atlantic we were subjected to the likes of Sound Garden, Puke Jam, oops I mean Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Green Day and the like, but the UK saved us from that and gave us great music in Oasis and other bands of that like. Well The Cribs continue to carry the torch with this fine album. First and foremost the song writing is great. I mean without even mentioning other aspects of the songs the songs are very well written. They also have tight musicianship along with excellent production and excellent singing. They bring an overall feel to the CD that really makes the experience of listening to it a real pleasure. Not only is "Men's Needs" a great song that I never grow tired of but standouts are songs such as "Moving Pictures", "My Life Flashed Before My Eyes", and "Girls Like Mystery". All the other songs are great too. I'd love to see them live and missed my chance to see them at the El Rey Theatre on Wilshire in Los Angeles. I'm still kicking myself for that. It's a beautiful theatre by the way in which I saw Scotty Moore of Elvis fame play there with Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats, and also saw another Sun Records recording star James Cotton play there. Very excellent.

I'm not even sure how I found out about them other than I can only guess I saw something on the internet about Johnny Marr formerly of The Smiths playing a live show with them or something, then I sought out info on this band and heard some songs and bought the album. Get it you'll like it.

I tripped across this band when listening for Oxford Collapse (Remember the Night Parties) on Pandora. The Cribs are tight and catchy. It's got everything I love. High tempo rock without being mindless punk; interesting varied distorted guitar work that is neither indulgent nor fuzzy, driving bass lines, and a rock beat you can feel.

This CD is not one of the seminal albums of all time, but it is a really really good one, from start to finish. Good head-bopping rock n roll fun. And c'mon, you gotta love the title!

"Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" seems like it ought to be late night lounge music from the brown & white silhouettes on the cover. However, this rock pumps hard & punk. From Yorkshire, England, this is the third new set from this band of three brothers, their first major label outing. For the most part, it was recorded in Vancouver, Canada. While most of the tracks share a loud approach, there are differences such as on "Moving Pictures" with the vocal pyrotechnics of guitarist Ryan Jarman. "Women's Needs" is another favorite of mine with its wild bounce and the thundering guitar storm that concludes the piece. "Ancient History" is raucous guitar rock, "By the end of the evening, I was saying "no doubt" of all of the things you can live without." The opener, "Our Bovine Public" is a bouncy keeper. The Cribs pump out classy trashy rock for those who like to listen with the volume turned up so it makes the walls rattle. Enjoy!

I fell upon this gem of band, thanks to an entry on Ben Gibbards "MOG" which urged fellow DCFC fans to go out buy MNWNW. Their sound is definitely unlike any "others" out there. The three brothers produce a combination of rock and indie, think Kaiser Chiefs (who are their friends) with a different lead singer. And don't let the track titles steer you wrong, although the Crib's lyrics have that dry sense of humor/cynicism about them, the songs themselves are made to put you in a good mood. The catchy tune on a long drive.

Not a skipable track, but my favorites are Our Bovine Public, Mens Needs, I'm a REALIST, I've tried everything and the awesome Be Safe, which has the same idea as Radiohead's Fitter Happier.... "These are the days when I hate the world Hate the rich, hate the happy, hate the complacent, the TV watchers, beer drinkers, the satisfied ones. Because I know I can be all of those little hateful things. And then I hate myself for realising that"

Pricelesss. Give the Cribs a try!

The Cribs have created a small masterpiece of spiky guitar pop. Somewhere between Nirvana, the Libertines, and most importantly, the La's. An album that rewards repeated listens although Alex Kapranos' production is straight forward relying on the bands ability to tightly shine. Tracks like "Girls Like Mystery", "Moving Pictures", "Men's Needs", "Our Bovine Public", and most deliciously "I've Tried Everything" grow upon familiarity because of the emotion and chops the band bring to the table and Alex gives them the space to demonstrate these formidable talents. A gem to cherish.

I had never heard of the Cribs until about 2 months ago or so, when I heard that they were touring with Franz Ferdinand. I of course went to the show, and realized what I had been missing!

The Crib's music isn't anything new, or out-of-the box, or something you've never heard before- it's just simply good. Exciting, fun guitar-pop songs mixed in with all the goodness that punk and garage bands have to offer. Their lyrics are blunt (the chant- "You know it's not right but it's something you like!"), fresh ("But now you think you're right/with your reluctance to accept us/but I know that will change/when it's cool to be an outsider") and often-times funny ("I've got problems with chances/like groupies with cameras"). They make fun of the "cool" indie kids on songs like "Hey Scenesters!" and "I'm Alright, Me" and it makes for fun, catchy tunes that make you hate the in-crowd too. It's not like this is the band that will change your life, but they will make it a lot more fun music-wise.

I would definitely recommend seeing them live- they epitomise the rock star lifestlye with their tight jeans, drum- hopping, and on-stage smoking- it makes for an entertaining evening. Also, I would check out their first album although this one is better.

The Cribs have obvious influences from the Strokes and Libertines school of rock. On this CD they are produced by Edwyn Collins and it shows beautifully. Collins revolutionized indie pop in the '80's with Orange Juice and has been a major catalyst with everything he has since touched. (Unfortunately, this may be one the the last albums Collins produced before his recent brain haemorrhage.) The album opens with a cracking classic, "Hey Scensters!," and maintains a steady rhythm of rocking songs and sing-along lyrics. Once I opened the CD months ago I have listened almost daily. If you like The Strokes, Libertines, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, give this a chance. If you like this and have not experienced Edwyn Collins' other work, I highly commend it and a historical drill-down to the recent Orange Juice compilation "The Glasgow School."

I had never heard of the Cribs until about 2 months ago or so, when I heard that they were touring with Franz Ferdinand. I of course went to the show, and realized what I had been missing!

The Crib's music isn't anything new, or out-of-the box, or something you've never heard before- it's just simply good. Exciting, fun guitar-pop songs mixed in with all the goodness that punk and garage bands have to offer. Their lyrics are blunt (the chant- "You know it's not right but it's something you like!"), fresh ("But now you think you're right/with your reluctance to accept us/but I know that will change/when it's cool to be an outsider") and often-times funny ("I've got problems with chances/like groupies with cameras"). They make fun of the "cool" indie kids on songs like "Hey Scenesters!" and "I'm Alright, Me" and it makes for fun, catchy tunes that make you hate the in-crowd too. It's not like this is the band that will change your life, but they will make it a lot more fun music-wise.

I would definitely recommend seeing them live- they epitomise the rock star lifestlye with their tight jeans, drum- hopping, and on-stage smoking- it makes for an entertaining evening. Also, I would check out their first album although this one is better.

The Cribs have obvious influences from the Strokes and Libertines school of rock. On this CD they are produced by Edwyn Collins and it shows beautifully. Collins revolutionized indie pop in the '80's with Orange Juice and has been a major catalyst with everything he has since touched. (Unfortunately, this may be one the the last albums Collins produced before his recent brain haemorrhage.) The album opens with a cracking classic, "Hey Scensters!," and maintains a steady rhythm of rocking songs and sing-along lyrics. Once I opened the CD months ago I have listened almost daily. If you like The Strokes, Libertines, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, give this a chance. If you like this and have not experienced Edwyn Collins' other work, I highly commend it and a historical drill-down to the recent Orange Juice compilation "The Glasgow School."

This is the first time I have ever reviewed an album here at Amazon but this album is so good I feel compelled to. I know whether or not I like an album or you like an album is purely subjective but I can not but help tell you how much I like this album. There is a very Squeeze quality about them, especially the song "Men's Needs". I'm not sure how to explain why but maybe it's the singing or maybe it's the musicianship as well. I've always liked Brit Rock or Brit Pop going back to the early '80s with The Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen and so forth. During the '90s the music scene was owned by the UK acts such as Oasis, Blur, Placebo, Super Grass and others. Those bands saved music. On this side of the Atlantic we were subjected to the likes of Sound Garden, Puke Jam, oops I mean Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Green Day and the like, but the UK saved us from that and gave us great music in Oasis and other bands of that like. Well The Cribs continue to carry the torch with this fine album. First and foremost the song writing is great. I mean without even mentioning other aspects of the songs the songs are very well written. They also have tight musicianship along with excellent production and excellent singing. They bring an overall feel to the CD that really makes the experience of listening to it a real pleasure. Not only is "Men's Needs" a great song that I never grow tired of but standouts are songs such as "Moving Pictures", "My Life Flashed Before My Eyes", and "Girls Like Mystery". All the other songs are great too. I'd love to see them live and missed my chance to see them at the El Rey Theatre on Wilshire in Los Angeles. I'm still kicking myself for that. It's a beautiful theatre by the way in which I saw Scotty Moore of Elvis fame play there with Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats, and also saw another Sun Records recording star James Cotton play there. Very excellent.

I'm not even sure how I found out about them other than I can only guess I saw something on the internet about Johnny Marr formerly of The Smiths playing a live show with them or something, then I sought out info on this band and heard some songs and bought the album. Get it you'll like it.

I tripped across this band when listening for Oxford Collapse (Remember the Night Parties) on Pandora. The Cribs are tight and catchy. It's got everything I love. High tempo rock without being mindless punk; interesting varied distorted guitar work that is neither indulgent nor fuzzy, driving bass lines, and a rock beat you can feel.

This CD is not one of the seminal albums of all time, but it is a really really good one, from start to finish. Good head-bopping rock n roll fun. And c'mon, you gotta love the title!

"Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" seems like it ought to be late night lounge music from the brown & white silhouettes on the cover. However, this rock pumps hard & punk. From Yorkshire, England, this is the third new set from this band of three brothers, their first major label outing. For the most part, it was recorded in Vancouver, Canada. While most of the tracks share a loud approach, there are differences such as on "Moving Pictures" with the vocal pyrotechnics of guitarist Ryan Jarman. "Women's Needs" is another favorite of mine with its wild bounce and the thundering guitar storm that concludes the piece. "Ancient History" is raucous guitar rock, "By the end of the evening, I was saying "no doubt" of all of the things you can live without." The opener, "Our Bovine Public" is a bouncy keeper. The Cribs pump out classy trashy rock for those who like to listen with the volume turned up so it makes the walls rattle. Enjoy!

I fell upon this gem of band, thanks to an entry on Ben Gibbards "MOG" which urged fellow DCFC fans to go out buy MNWNW. Their sound is definitely unlike any "others" out there. The three brothers produce a combination of rock and indie, think Kaiser Chiefs (who are their friends) with a different lead singer. And don't let the track titles steer you wrong, although the Crib's lyrics have that dry sense of humor/cynicism about them, the songs themselves are made to put you in a good mood. The catchy tune on a long drive.

Not a skipable track, but my favorites are Our Bovine Public, Mens Needs, I'm a REALIST, I've tried everything and the awesome Be Safe, which has the same idea as Radiohead's Fitter Happier.... "These are the days when I hate the world Hate the rich, hate the happy, hate the complacent, the TV watchers, beer drinkers, the satisfied ones. Because I know I can be all of those little hateful things. And then I hate myself for realising that"

Pricelesss. Give the Cribs a try!

The Cribs have created a small masterpiece of spiky guitar pop. Somewhere between Nirvana, the Libertines, and most importantly, the La's. An album that rewards repeated listens although Alex Kapranos' production is straight forward relying on the bands ability to tightly shine. Tracks like "Girls Like Mystery", "Moving Pictures", "Men's Needs", "Our Bovine Public", and most deliciously "I've Tried Everything" grow upon familiarity because of the emotion and chops the band bring to the table and Alex gives them the space to demonstrate these formidable talents. A gem to cherish.

This is the first time I have ever reviewed an album here at Amazon but this album is so good I feel compelled to. I know whether or not I like an album or you like an album is purely subjective but I can not but help tell you how much I like this album. There is a very Squeeze quality about them, especially the song "Men's Needs". I'm not sure how to explain why but maybe it's the singing or maybe it's the musicianship as well. I've always liked Brit Rock or Brit Pop going back to the early '80s with The Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen and so forth. During the '90s the music scene was owned by the UK acts such as Oasis, Blur, Placebo, Super Grass and others. Those bands saved music. On this side of the Atlantic we were subjected to the likes of Sound Garden, Puke Jam, oops I mean Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Green Day and the like, but the UK saved us from that and gave us great music in Oasis and other bands of that like. Well The Cribs continue to carry the torch with this fine album. First and foremost the song writing is great. I mean without even mentioning other aspects of the songs the songs are very well written. They also have tight musicianship along with excellent production and excellent singing. They bring an overall feel to the CD that really makes the experience of listening to it a real pleasure. Not only is "Men's Needs" a great song that I never grow tired of but standouts are songs such as "Moving Pictures", "My Life Flashed Before My Eyes", and "Girls Like Mystery". All the other songs are great too. I'd love to see them live and missed my chance to see them at the El Rey Theatre on Wilshire in Los Angeles. I'm still kicking myself for that. It's a beautiful theatre by the way in which I saw Scotty Moore of Elvis fame play there with Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats, and also saw another Sun Records recording star James Cotton play there. Very excellent.

I'm not even sure how I found out about them other than I can only guess I saw something on the internet about Johnny Marr formerly of The Smiths playing a live show with them or something, then I sought out info on this band and heard some songs and bought the album. Get it you'll like it.

I tripped across this band when listening for Oxford Collapse (Remember the Night Parties) on Pandora. The Cribs are tight and catchy. It's got everything I love. High tempo rock without being mindless punk; interesting varied distorted guitar work that is neither indulgent nor fuzzy, driving bass lines, and a rock beat you can feel.

This CD is not one of the seminal albums of all time, but it is a really really good one, from start to finish. Good head-bopping rock n roll fun. And c'mon, you gotta love the title!

"Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever" seems like it ought to be late night lounge music from the brown & white silhouettes on the cover. However, this rock pumps hard & punk. From Yorkshire, England, this is the third new set from this band of three brothers, their first major label outing. For the most part, it was recorded in Vancouver, Canada. While most of the tracks share a loud approach, there are differences such as on "Moving Pictures" with the vocal pyrotechnics of guitarist Ryan Jarman. "Women's Needs" is another favorite of mine with its wild bounce and the thundering guitar storm that concludes the piece. "Ancient History" is raucous guitar rock, "By the end of the evening, I was saying "no doubt" of all of the things you can live without." The opener, "Our Bovine Public" is a bouncy keeper. The Cribs pump out classy trashy rock for those who like to listen with the volume turned up so it makes the walls rattle. Enjoy!

I fell upon this gem of band, thanks to an entry on Ben Gibbards "MOG" which urged fellow DCFC fans to go out buy MNWNW. Their sound is definitely unlike any "others" out there. The three brothers produce a combination of rock and indie, think Kaiser Chiefs (who are their friends) with a different lead singer. And don't let the track titles steer you wrong, although the Crib's lyrics have that dry sense of humor/cynicism about them, the songs themselves are made to put you in a good mood. The catchy tune on a long drive.

Not a skipable track, but my favorites are Our Bovine Public, Mens Needs, I'm a REALIST, I've tried everything and the awesome Be Safe, which has the same idea as Radiohead's Fitter Happier.... "These are the days when I hate the world Hate the rich, hate the happy, hate the complacent, the TV watchers, beer drinkers, the satisfied ones. Because I know I can be all of those little hateful things. And then I hate myself for realising that"

Pricelesss. Give the Cribs a try!

The Cribs have created a small masterpiece of spiky guitar pop. Somewhere between Nirvana, the Libertines, and most importantly, the La's. An album that rewards repeated listens although Alex Kapranos' production is straight forward relying on the bands ability to tightly shine. Tracks like "Girls Like Mystery", "Moving Pictures", "Men's Needs", "Our Bovine Public", and most deliciously "I've Tried Everything" grow upon familiarity because of the emotion and chops the band bring to the table and Alex gives them the space to demonstrate these formidable talents. A gem to cherish.

This is wonderful record, filled with catchy songs and great guitar figures. It's obvious that the Cribs and the Strokes have the same influences. But instead of New York attitude, the Cribs have a fresh and (almost) innocent take on life. The production is very simple -- I'll bet their live shows sound just like the record.

I loved this album. Theese hip indy rockers have alot of potential. although i think that theese guys are kind of a strokes/libertines knock off.

well i'll keep this short and simple. I had never even heard of these guys before i saw them open for the kaiser chiefs a few days ago. they are an opening band that i would certainly go and see if they ever tour by themselves. many of their songs are addictively catchy, some of them are thoughtful, and all of them are super high energy. good job to england for producing another quality band.

The Cribs are one of the best bands around at the moment , the three brothers have been credited as inspiration by bands such as The Kaiser Chiefs. After one listen its not hard to see why , they are exellent . Haveing had the luick to see them live and meet them a few times i can honestly say they deliver live and on CD . Buy this CD , you will not regret it

THE STROKES? Good. Have to keep that up. Promise you'll never read a review of this band without hearing the S word. Up tempo garage rock that doesn't suck? "Check". Deep gravelly voiced singer? "Check". British lineage? "Che-wait, are The Strokes-I mean, I thought they were-oh! Good one!"
Check 1- The most surprising thing about this band is that they don't sound pitiful and helpless, like most imitators are want to do. Completely unpolished, completely angular, and completely innocent makes the Jarman's jolly lads. The three brothers that comprise The Cribs will unfortunately be met at every turn with sneers and smirks from those members of the music community who, upon realizing the vast extent of their intellectual superiority to all others, will "knowingly" remark to their buddies, "Hey" (dramatic pause while waiting for attention) "I liked them better when they were called... The Strokes!" (followed by overly emphatic knee slap, followed by self congratulatory laughter at ability to turn intellectual superiority into highly comical, socially relevant joke)." The fact that these same people said the same thing about The Hives, The Vines, The Libertines, Phantom Planet, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, and the Velvet Underground (not realizing the irony of such statements) makes them fun to be around.
Check 2- Yea, the one singer, Ryan, sounds like a much deeper voiced version of good old Julian, and the guitars too sometimes, and-oh drat! There I go again. Who am I reviewing anyways, The Strokes or this other band? Why don't I just start a new checklist, which might come in handy for all future reviews-Reasons Why (insert band name here) Don't Sound Like The Strokes. Ok, for one, they sometimes do this thing where a couple of them sing at the same time, which is really neat. Then, this other time, they have this circus organ thing that jumps in and out of the song. And, overall, they tend to make the Strokes' "lo-fi" sound downright polished. Also, they really are from England, which is where we all know The Strokes whish they were from (pesky birth certificates!).
So, at least we know that The Stro-I mean, The Cribs are good enough to form their own band based upon a unique band identity without having to worry about any extraneously annoying comparisons to other bands. I mean wouldn't it be crazy if you had to, hypothetically, follow the lineage of "sounds like" back to the dawn of time? We would just end up comparing every band to the noises of the Big Bang during the formation of the universe! Good thing we don't do that, then.

I love this cd its so awesome. You must have it. I saw the cover and thought to myself that I didn't wat it at first but, I just said, What the heck, so I bought it. This cd is played everyday when I wake up. I love poop now. I would definetly recommend this to everyone.

How can anybody even think about buying a cd that is totally disgusting as this one is. I don't even understand how a music company can allow such trash to even be put out on the market. I would never allow my kids to own this. The cd cover tells me all I want to know about this disgusting piece of trash!!

You see I think that track number 13 is a highly ampificated song but in a malaise kind of manner, toning out the reprocity. in conclusion I believe that poop is only made for one thing: coming out of your as*

I had never heard of the Cribs until about 2 months ago or so, when I heard that they were touring with Franz Ferdinand. I of course went to the show, and realized what I had been missing!

The Crib's music isn't anything new, or out-of-the box, or something you've never heard before- it's just simply good. Exciting, fun guitar-pop songs mixed in with all the goodness that punk and garage bands have to offer. Their lyrics are blunt (the chant- "You know it's not right but it's something you like!"), fresh ("But now you think you're right/with your reluctance to accept us/but I know that will change/when it's cool to be an outsider") and often-times funny ("I've got problems with chances/like groupies with cameras"). They make fun of the "cool" indie kids on songs like "Hey Scenesters!" and "I'm Alright, Me" and it makes for fun, catchy tunes that make you hate the in-crowd too. It's not like this is the band that will change your life, but they will make it a lot more fun music-wise.

I would definitely recommend seeing them live- they epitomise the rock star lifestlye with their tight jeans, drum- hopping, and on-stage smoking- it makes for an entertaining evening. Also, I would check out their first album although this one is better.

The Cribs have obvious influences from the Strokes and Libertines school of rock. On this CD they are produced by Edwyn Collins and it shows beautifully. Collins revolutionized indie pop in the '80's with Orange Juice and has been a major catalyst with everything he has since touched. (Unfortunately, this may be one the the last albums Collins produced before his recent brain haemorrhage.) The album opens with a cracking classic, "Hey Scensters!," and maintains a steady rhythm of rocking songs and sing-along lyrics. Once I opened the CD months ago I have listened almost daily. If you like The Strokes, Libertines, Orange Juice, Aztec Camera, give this a chance. If you like this and have not experienced Edwyn Collins' other work, I highly commend it and a historical drill-down to the recent Orange Juice compilation "The Glasgow School."