Up All Night [Special Tour Edition with Bonus Track] - Razorlight

A Good Debut Album

After hearing Razorlights 2nd record and enjoying it at the time. I decided to buy this debut offering, and after hearing this record i decided to listen to razorlight again and i found out that it actually isn't that good, Johnny Borrell's lyrics are heavily influenced by Pete Doherty and Carl Barat formely of The Libertines. Unlike 2006's Razorlight which is trying to be a album with a U2 epic scope, but this album is trying and succeds to be a album full of Libertines influnced tunes about London nights and romance. The first Track Leave Me Alone isn't the greatest opening to an album, although it is catchy enough to be a decent opening to the album. Rock N Roll Lies was the first single Razorlight did and is a great first single that should have got higher in the charts while Vice is a perfect example of the London influence in Borrell's lyrics, even though he makes out to be Bob Dylan(which he cleary isn't) he does on this album prove to be a fine Songwriter. Up all Night is one of my favourites on the album a slow title track. Which way is out is a decent if not outstanding song while Rip it Up is a classic Razorlight song.Dalston is a great song, a great guitar riff, even though the lyrics are not amazing. The albums classic Golden Touch is a live favourite and a Razorlight classic, the Razorlight breakthrough. Stumble and Fall is another great song. I find Get it and Go a poor song really, preety good, but a bit boring, not much excitement. In The City is my favourite, an epic song about London life with some great lyrics "The Boys Are in The Bar mixing up there medicine and the girls are in there mobiles tryin' to get reception" great tune, which To the sea is like Get it and Go, a boring song, Fall,Fall,Fall is decent ballad and the bonus track is the classic Somewhere Else a classic Razorlight tune that ends a fine debut album.

Key Tracks:Rock N Roll Lies,Vice,Rip it Up,Up all Night,Golden Touch,Stumble and Fall,in The City,Somewhere Else

Also Buy:The Libertines "The Libertines"

Pure Talent

Really good album, very very good. This is a brilliant album. But I reccomend you listen to the tracks first. But very good album, no hype just pure talent.
Fantastic!

No Hype, Just Talent

Does it really matter whether an artist or band is flavor of the month, or the latest hype by institutionalised promotion?

Well I only caught up with Razorlight from the Live 8 concert, and instantly recognised that there was more to this band and their sound than just an image, fad... whatever you may like to call it. On the back of that, I got hold of their studio output and listened deeper. Was I dissapointed? Nah! Only invigorated. Loved the many differing tunes and after also getting hold of a couple of DVDs, loved their live selves.

Golden Touch, Stumble and Fall plus of course Somewhere Else. Fine tunes, fine performance, knockout album!

A Truely Great Album

Johnny Borrel and the rest of Razorlight have created a truely great album, unlike so many other albums there are no weak songs, after buying it i have been unable to stop listening to it. BUY IT

Lives up to demo 110%

After seeing the wonderfully arrogant Borrell and the boys perform on the new bands stage at Leeds I was hooked and needed to get more of this band. They were a welcome breath of fresh air to this indie rock scene which was becoming a little too commercial, gritty punky and sexy as hell.
I managed to get hold of a six track demo which reminded me of how phennominal this band had sounded. I waited with baited breath to get hold of the full album and was not disappointed.
This album is the stuff of dreams its rough, ready and a bit raw around the edges. Apart from the obvious stand out Golden Touch I would list Vice as my all time favourite. Other great tunes include the title track Up all Night, Rock n Roll Lies and In The City which is one hell of a live track.
Also fear not weather you get the version with Fall Fall Fall on or Hang By Hang By as neither will dissapoint. A must for all serious music enthusiasts.