Antidotes
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It's hardly the cure for anything but Antidotes , the debut album from Oxford's Foals, is a strong addition to the eternal tradition of dance-friendly art rock most recently exemplified by Franz Ferdinand and Klaxons. The five ex-public schoolboys that make up Oxford's Foals are hardly lacking self-confidence--comically cocky frontman Yannis Phillipakis could annoy for the nation and the band rejected producer David Sitek's original mix--but Antidotes is anything but pony. After spending their youth in rigorous "math rock" outfits, Foals started out in 2005 with the stated intention of having fun. Rather delightfully, this amounted to the discovery that audiences are well disposed to acts they can dance to. A clutch of well-received singles and a guest spot on popular sixth-form satire Skins sealed their popularity. Their origins in academic rock are sometimes obvious, but fine drummer Jack Bevan keeps things moving throughout. Opener "The French Open", with its gleeful chanted vocals (in French) and fashionable Afrobeat tinged guitar lines, evokes Talking Heads' dada nonsense classic "I Zimbra", itself older than any Foal. First top thirty hit "Cassius" saw jazz-punk back in the charts for the first time since that perennial football crowd favourite "Papa's Got a Brand New Pigbag". "Olympic Airways" is a charming if oblique tale of escape that couldn't be further from the bus stop/chip shop style while "Red Socks Pugie" already sounds like a single in waiting. The lyrics might charitably be described as impressionistic and Phillipakis's voice remains nondescript. But with better tunes than Bloc Party and a self-conscious precision that recalls Mogwai in their pomp, the effortlessly pretentious Foals are unmistakably the sound of 2008. --Steve Jelbert This is the debut from Oxford, England's five piece, dance rock band. Completing the circuit between the minimalism of American composer Steve Reich, guitars that sound like insects and tennis player Andy Roddick, theirs is a uniquely winning formula. Driving percussion high in the mix, guitars played above the 12th fret, no chords and splashes of synth color all come together like the schematics for a piece of precision engineering. Review: Excellent, Deceptively Dark Post-Punk - I was listening to this record periodically on the official Foals YouTube channel over the last year, and finally decided to get a copy. This record has a freshness and urgency approximately 13 years later that still translates well. Based on an interview dated around the same time as this record, I believe that quite a lot of the lyrical subject matter deals with singer Yannis Phillipakis' family and personal issues stemming from a dysfunctional family upbringing. This lends a LOT of power to both the lyrics and their vocal delivery, and I think that's something that gets lost on a lot of people who tend to focus more on such musical elements as the danceable beats or the apparent math rock qualities (honestly, they're just using a lot of syncopation and odd meter; it isn't nearly as mathy as groups like Periphery). This is a deceptively DARK record, as a result, which is how I like it sometimes. It may not be your thing, so go listen to it and maybe others on the Foals YouTube channel first, and see how they evolved from this to what they're better known for doing. I think this one is my favorite of them all. Review: Give it a couple of listens. - I got into Foals with their What Went Down album. That is an awesome album so wanted to check out their others. I got Antidotes and at first listen was a little disappointed. It is a little more punk than I was expecting. However after the second listen through, it made my daily playlist and now I love this album. It has a little different sound but it is still Foals and that is what makes it great. I have three of their albums now and there isn’t a bad song on any of the albums. This is highly recommended.
M**T
Excellent, Deceptively Dark Post-Punk
I was listening to this record periodically on the official Foals YouTube channel over the last year, and finally decided to get a copy. This record has a freshness and urgency approximately 13 years later that still translates well. Based on an interview dated around the same time as this record, I believe that quite a lot of the lyrical subject matter deals with singer Yannis Phillipakis' family and personal issues stemming from a dysfunctional family upbringing. This lends a LOT of power to both the lyrics and their vocal delivery, and I think that's something that gets lost on a lot of people who tend to focus more on such musical elements as the danceable beats or the apparent math rock qualities (honestly, they're just using a lot of syncopation and odd meter; it isn't nearly as mathy as groups like Periphery). This is a deceptively DARK record, as a result, which is how I like it sometimes. It may not be your thing, so go listen to it and maybe others on the Foals YouTube channel first, and see how they evolved from this to what they're better known for doing. I think this one is my favorite of them all.
T**D
Give it a couple of listens.
I got into Foals with their What Went Down album. That is an awesome album so wanted to check out their others. I got Antidotes and at first listen was a little disappointed. It is a little more punk than I was expecting. However after the second listen through, it made my daily playlist and now I love this album. It has a little different sound but it is still Foals and that is what makes it great. I have three of their albums now and there isn’t a bad song on any of the albums. This is highly recommended.
S**Z
Excelente vinilo
Un muy buen disco, uno de los mejores trabajos de esta banda. Suena perfecto. Envio fácil rápido y seguro.
D**L
Great service
Great album and great service
P**S
Great album!
Fantastic first album from a great band
N**A
Excellent album
I bought this for Christmas for my fiance because Foals is his number one favorite. The record itself was in perfect condition, but during shipping the sleeve got slightly damaged. It's not a big deal to us, but to some people it could be a huge one. Other than that, though, it was great.
M**T
excellent
Such a insanely good album. Cassius and tron are my favorite. Dony know about the rest if their albums but this one is amazing.
A**R
Hey, thats pretty good.
Just classic Foals. Really good album. CD quality and case were great.
A**ー
雑貨屋で聴いて以来耳から離れなかった
レンタルしようと思っていたのですが一向に見つからず、でも音源は欲しくて仕方がなかったので購入しました。買ってよかったです。特にcassius最高かよ。。。
M**K
Antidote à la morosité ambiante
Sorti en 2008 au Royaume-Uni (qui malgré ses défauts s'entête à sortir chaque année un groupe monstrueux de derrière ses fagots), Antidotes marque le début d'un groupe qui, à n'en point douter, fait déjà partie des grands. J'ai nommé Foals. Après cette entrée en matière digne d'une animation de supermarché, que dire ? Je vous le demande. Simplement que des vrais musiciens qui font de la musique minimaliste, ça fait du bien. Côté influences, ça m'a évoqué Blur sous acide boosté avec une pile de plutonium enrichi croisé avec MGMT, saupoudré de Talking Heads, avec des faux airs d'Arcade Fire. Le titre "Cassius" est littéralement obsédant, avec son riff qui évoque immédiatement le fameux "Kung Fu Fighting" de Carl Douglas. Le guitariste-chanteur Yannis Philippakis a une voix géniale, limite martiale. Foals abuse des syncopes rythmiques et des cuivres, la basse est brute, sans fioritures. Les saligauds ont poussé le vice jusqu'à ne pas adjoindre à l'album les singles qui les ont fait connaître. Fallait oser, mais pari réussi, et très grande qualité d'ensemble. Un tout petit défaut : ça a tendance à se répéter un peu, mais comme c'est dans la qualité, ça ne se ressent guère. Bref, c'est créatif, ça fait avancer le bazar, c'est pêchu et optimiste. Vous me direz, pour un groupe d'Oxford, c'est une seconde nature...
A**O
Grandes Foals
Los había escuchado pero nos les había dedicado mucha atención, hasta que a través de una banda sonora descubrí su Spanish Sahara y de ahi hasta completar toda su discografia.
A**.
Großartiges Album
Endlich konnte ich meiner Sammlung dieses phänomenale Debütalbum von Foals hinzufügen. Leider ist die Platte im ersten Lieferanlauf durch das Logistikunternehmen zerstört worden, der Händler hat mir aber völlig kostenfrei und unkompliziert eine neue Platte zukommen lassen. Vielen Dank dafür!
N**G
Album to own
Album to discover and own, necessary acquisition for Foals fans and not only. In my opinion, they are similar to none.
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