- Audio CD (April 17 2001)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.
- ASIN: B00005B1GY
- Other Editions: Audio CD | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #77,608 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Vegas Two Times |
| 2. Lying In The Sun |
| 3. Mr. Writer |
| 4. Step On My Old Size Nines |
| 5. Have A Nice Day |
| 6. Nice To Be Out |
| 7. Watch Them Fly Sundays |
| 8. Everyday I Think Of Money |
| 9. Maybe |
| 10. Caravan Holiday |
| 11. Rooftop |
Product Description
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Three albums in, and Stereophonics have written their first truly mature work, Just Enough Education to Perform. While the Welsh trio's first two albums were blighted by the occasional spot of facile pub-rock tub-thumping, which served only to dilute Kelly Jones's emotive laments into ear candy, Just Enough Education to Perform evokes the ragged croak of early Rod Stewart or the world-weary country lament of Neil Young without feeling the need to unnecessarily embellish its content. It's not all good: the album's first single, "Mr. Writer"--a stab at dismissive music journalists--is, ironically, petulant and unwieldy, spoiled by Jones's clunky lyric: "You've just enough, in my own view, education to perform/ I'd like to shoot you all." Far more successful are the simple semi-acoustic readings of "Nice to Be Out", "Step on My Old Size Nines," and "Lying in the Sun," which prove that, stripped down, Jones can match most singer-songwriters of an alt-country persuasion without breaking into a sweat. By this time in their career, Oasis began losing themselves in bland bombast and a fog of hollow guitar solos; to their credit, on Just Enough Education to Perform, Stereophonics do not let fame cloud the clarity of the record's meaning. --Louis Pattison
Product Description
STEREOPHONICS Just Enough Education To Perform (2001 US issue 11-track CD album including the singles Mr Writer & Have A Nice Day and has Handbags & Gladrags removed complete with lyric booklet picture sleeve)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a good cd.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Just Enough Education To Perform (Audio CD)
I had never heard this band in America till last year, when over the summer I was glued to one of the very addictive music television channels in India. They played many Stereophonics videos. When I came back to the States, I programmed my Yahoo Launchcast radio station to play them, and I really enjoyed them. After looking at their CDs available in Borders, I bought "Just Enough Education to Perform". I enjoyed most of the tracks, except, for some reason, the first one about Las Vegas. The lead singer's voice is very nice, and the music is comforting.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Fantastic,
By A Customer
This review is from: Just Enough Education To Perform (Audio CD)
I consider myself a pretty mature and well traveled conossieur of music. I am into everything from the Dead to Pearl Jam to Sinatra. I discovered this band about 6 months ago and absolutely fell in love. They are simply fantastic by having a familiar yet completely new sound. I am seeing them open for Bowie next week and am as psyched to see them as the Thin White Duke himself. Do yourself a favor and give these guys a listen. They represent all that is good with British music today and for my $ are the best band, outside of Guns N Roses, Nirvana, The Black Crowes and Radiohead to emerge in the last 15 years.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
As good as your favorite pair of jeans,
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This review is from: Just Enough Education To Perform (Audio CD)
I was suprised to read all of the negative reviews of this CD. I happened to think this one of the best records I've ever purchased. To each his own, I guess.I think of it this way. To me and a lot of other people, this record is like your favorite old pair of jeans. When a new style of clothes hits the stores, we may buy it because it's new, exciting, or different. But, if you're anything like me you eventually get sick of the novel and go back to the old favorite pair of jeans. There's nothing flashy, shocking, or groundbreaking about this Stereophonics album. Most music that is those things fades out as quickly as it hit the scene. Bands like the Stereophonics stay on the radar because they continue to give you what you like. If you like bands like Travis, Starsailor, or any of the myriad bands of this genre, this album is terrific. It delivers a lot of the emotion and feelings that got you liking the Phonics in the first place. If you're not a fan of this type of tunes, you may want to stay away from it. "Just Enough Education to Perform" won't be enough to "convert" you to Britrock or even to this band. But if you like this stuff, you won't be dissapointed.
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