Because we are dedicated to honest customer opinions Dirty Words (Departure) (Audio CD), we have also included Amazon's customer reviews for this item (of which 6 are displayed below). Amazon customers have given Dirty Words (Departure) an average rating of 4.0/5.
Top Amazon Review
On Dirty Words, Northampton?s The Departure stake their claim as the elegantly British riposte to The Killers and The Bravery, dramatically coiffeured new-wave dandies with a brace of songs about angst and girls delivered in frontman David Jones? broad, undiluted Midlands accent. While on the surface somewhat reminiscent of a crop of 80s bands ? The Cure, U2, and even, occasionally, Duran Duran ? as a band, they?ve got a tight dynamic of their own, the neat, stattaco stylings of lead guitarist Sam Harvey proving a neat foil to the jumpy, elaborate bass lines of Ben Winton on the likes of "Talkshow". For all the passionate spirit of numbers like "Lump In My Throat" and "All Mapped Out", it?s hard to shake the feeling that The Departure haven?t penned their masterpiece yet, but it?s a solid debut from a band with genuine promise. Buy it, and some hair-straighteners while you?re at it; we guarantee you?ll get some use out of them yet
Customer Review 1
Good debut. Very nice and criminally underrated debut. A little too mannered to be Franz Ferdinand. Not sinister enough to be Interpol. But then again, too stark to be Editors. Vocal melodies and intonation suggest a healthy diet of "The Pleasure Principle"-era Gary Numan and Bauhaus-era Peter Murphy. Lovely faux-Cockney accent from these Northampton-based lads. Not all songs on this debut album are strong ones, but quite a lot are. "Be My Enemy" and "Lump In My Throat" were wisely chosen as singles, "Arms Around Me" and "Time" are beautifully tragic. Indeed "Time", with its touching "You can't be mine" chorus, is probably the album's highlight, a song the Editors would kill for. The album closer and title track "Dirty Words" is a little Tour de Franz, but not quite as mad. And "Changing Pilots" is a perfect example of what some might call "dark disco".
Customer Review 2
WOAH. Simply.. I had never heard of The Departure until my friend said..."hey, you gotta check this band out. Their amazing". So i thought, yeah, I'll see what their like. As soon as i put the CD on...i was immediatley blown away!The opening track, "Just like TV" is a great opener and is so catchy - as are all of the songs on this album! Seriously, every track on this album is brilliant. Normally with a album, you find yourself skipping to the good songs...but all these songs are simply woah! My absolute favs include "Changing Pilots", "All Mapped Out" and "Dirty Words".The Departure...an indie/alternative band that emerged late 2004...deserve much more attention. They really are a great band. I saw them play live in Norwich, they were fanastic! So full of energy. They're great guys that really engage with their audience.So yeah...buy this album.Its WOAH.
Customer Review 3
Exceptional album for the U2 conniseur. A absolute gem among recent my purchases. Forgive me if I don't wax lyrical for the full 1000 words, I'd echo other positive comments made about the band. The new bit I'd add to the previous reviews is that anybody who is a fan of Boy/October by U2 should buy this album, not since those days have I heard an album with such haunting guitar melodies, yes it's rough round the edges (no pun intended), but it is a thing of beauty that one can only hope develops with the band.
Customer Review 4
Excellent Debut. I first heard this band when they were supporting Feeder, and the live atmosphere was incredible. On first lisning to the album, it is clear to see that they have replicated this energy onto CD. Comparisons to the Killers are perhaps justified - many of the songs on "Dirty Words" are instantly catchy, for example "Just Like TV" or "Be My Enemy". However, other songs are much edgier than anything found on "Hot Fuss", such as "Talkshow" and "Don't Come Any Closer". Bring on album number 2!
Customer Review 5
Elegant debut from The Departure. From the first listen to The Departure's brilliant Dirty Words the sonic comparisons with the likes of The Killers are obvious. But what marks this band out from, well, every other band who sound like The Killers is their unmistakable Britishness. It's not just in David Jones' accented but effective voice. It's in their sound. They sound like a cross between pre-Joshua Tree U2 and The Cure with a little bit of Interpol thrown in (OK, I know the latter aren't British, but their attitude is so pervasive on this album that I couldn't fail to mention it). Some of the tracks bring back memories of intelligent, brooding 80's rock such as Joy Division and a lot of the guitar and rhythm section work sounds like early Placebo.There are some outstanding tracks on this album, my personal favourite being 'Arms Around Me' although that is closely followed by 'Just Like TV', 'Talkshow' and 'All Mapped Out'. The music is elegant, rough around the edges, catchy and infectious. You won't be disappointed. There may be some imperfections lyrically and sonically but overall The Departure have produced an excellent record and one can only imagine just how good these guys could be.
