Hold on It Hurts

Hold on It Hurts

Track Listings

1. Jason Donovan/Tessa Sanderson

2. Kalluri's Radio

3. Readers Wives

4. Change

5. Inside Rani

6. Born Disco/Died Heavy Metal

7. Counteraction

8. Where d'U Get Your Information

9. Tera Mera Pyar

10. You Always Said My Language Would Get Me into Trouble

11. England's Dreaming

12. Trip Easy

13. Summer Fun in Beat up Datsun

14. Breaking Every Rule Language English

Tracks:

Jason Donovan/Tessa Sanderson
Kalluri's Radio
Readers' Wives
Change
Inside Rani
Born Disco, Died Heavy Metal
Counteraction
Where D'U Get Your Information
Tera Mera Pyar
You Always Said My Language Would Get Me Into Trouble
England's Dreaming
Trip Easy
Summer Fun In A Beat Up Datsun
Breaking Every Rule Language English

Customer Reviews:

L:yrics.......2006-03-22

When Cornershop writes a song with lyrics it is awesome. Everyone here is special. The only dud is the spoken word piece. Is a band just lazy when they make an instrumental or spoken word song? They are always useless to listen to, ALWAYS. I hate them. This album really shows how exciting Cornershops music can be. Please make an effort to finish your songwriting. When you complete songs they rule. This is a work of genius.

A pivotal moment for indie rock.......2004-06-18

Forget "Brimful of Asha", this band's noble yet watered-down attempt at a crossover hit song... "Hold on it Hurts" is their finest moment.

As has been mentioned before, the influences are there - Velvet Underground, Pavement, 60s garage, and traditional Indian music. What you might not hear - unless you're familiar with the band's history - is the influence of the scene that they grew out of. As documented in the underground - and criminally unknown - video fanzine "Getting Close to Nothing", Cornershop were part of a somewhat politicized, new scene of socially aware London indie rockers, where issues of race, gender and sexuality were focal points and even central themes for many bands of the time (Huggy Bear, Voodoo Queens, Sister George, etc.). It's notable that - in their call-to-arms anthem "England's Dreaming" - they not only urged a protest against racist attacks, but also against sexism and homophobia as well. That song mixed Morrissey's lyrics with Public Enemy, as both a way to critique Moz's recent flirtation with fascist imagery ("National Front Disco") and as a statement of cross-cultural protest... by namechecking icons of both black and white music, they subverted the usually polarized and simplistic ideas of race and made a name for Asians - especially South Asians - in the rock scene.

All that aside, this is a really fantastic, interesting, provocative and heartfelt album, succeeding as only the best music does... by allowing you to transcend your normal existence on this planet and to imagine a greater one.

Like it a lot.......2002-04-11

This album is nicely different from other, later, Cornershop albums; it has a great independant alternative sound. My tolerance for boring Creed ripoff bands is at an all-time low, and Cornershop is a very refreshing change.

A different Cornershop.......2001-04-20

Hold On It Hurts is the most recent Cornershop cd I purchased, preceded by Woman's Gotta Have It and When I Was Born for the 7th Time. Every Cornershop cd has its own appeal and flavor instead of following the exact same formula every time. While the indie rock and indian flavor pervade this album as much as the others, Hold On It Hurts displays the punk side of Cornershop, especially the song "England's Dreaming" from the Lock, Stock & Double Barrel segment (an obvious reference to the Sex Pistols lyrics). This puts it above 7th Time in my opinion, and I like this one about as much as I like Woman's Gotta Have It. You'll like this album, especially if 7th Time was too poppy for your tastes. Standout Tracks: Jason Donovan/Tessa Sanderson Change Born Disco; Died Heavy Metal Where D'u Get your Information You Always Said My Language Would Get Me Into Trouble England's Dreaming*** Breaking Every Rule Language English

A sketchy outline of what was to come.......1999-01-27

For anyone who has heard Cornershop's last two albums "Woman's Gotta Have It" and "When I Was Born For The 7th Time", hearing their first album may be something of a disappointment. The band had yet to add the pop and dub influences that pervade much of the last two records and some of the songs are downright unlistenable. Although the East Indian influence is detectable, Cornershop was, by and large, a rough, lo-fi indie band at the time. The first album may be difficult for anyone but the hardcore Cornershop fan to like.

String Quartet Tribute to John Cougar Mellencamp

Average customer rating:

Does it work? Yes, oddly enough it does!

String Quartet Tribute to John Cougar Mellencamp

Manufacturer: Vitamin Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000BWVNW
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

Hurts So Good
Check It Out
Small Town
Jack And Diane
Paper In Fire
Hand To Hold On To
Pink Houses
Your Life Is Now
Cherry Bomb
Peaceful World

Product Description

1. Hurts So Good
2. Check It Out
3. Small Town
4. Jack And Diane
5. Paper In Fire
6. Hand To Hold On To
7. Pink Houses
8. Your Life Is Now
9. Cherry Bomb
10. Peaceful World

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Does it work? Yes, oddly enough it does!.......2007-07-21

I am a dyed-in-the-wool Mellencamp fan and I have been since "American Fool" came out. Fans like me could either love projects like this, or absolutely hate them and view them like a desecration. The attitude taken torwards the project has a lot to do with it and this album has taken a respectful attitude torwards Mellencamp's work.

The songs have been adapted for String Quartet but have not been radically altered - you can sing right along with them if you'd like. Most have been thoughtfully chosen - for example, if it featured a strong fiddle component, such as "Paper in Fire" than it was worked in to the album.

"Peaceful World" is achingly beautiful in this adaptation. "Small Town" has a more melancholy tone than the original song, but it is not at all inapproriate. It is also quite beautiful and it is respectful reinterpretation of this anthem to small town life.

The only duds in the group are "Hurts So Good" and "Jack and Diane." Unlike the other songs which seem to have been carefully chosen for their string quarted friendliness, these had to have been chosen because they are two Mellencamp standards - you cannot have a collection of his work without them. Heck, the first song I cued up was "Jack and Diane". It just did not translate well.

So, final grade: A-. Most are strong, two are tremendous, two are weak.

If you are a true Mellencamp fan (a Mellenhead, if you will) this one is one to pick up.

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