THE SCRUFFS - THE ACTUAL SIZE (2002)
Hailing from Sydney, The Scruffs (as they were known at the time) released this album in Spain only courtesy of Indiana Records. The band found themselves playing around Spain for three weeks in April 2001 to completely gonzo audiences. With the help of Love To Art, the band's Spanish management team, the record received favourable reviews both in Europe and the USA, and good press and airplay for "Can't Believe My Luck" and "Let You Down" on Spanish radio was ensuring favourable sales for the band in that part of the world. Later, thanks to Laughing Outlaw Records, the band changed their name to "The Wake Ups" , the album title (now "Wanna Meet...") and cover art were also changed. It is now available for ownership by all smart, sensible and switched on homes on this side of the planet.
"Historians might recognize this album title as a slight twist on the name of the debut LP by late '70s popsters The Scruffs. That's no accident; this Sydney, Australia, band used to be known as the Scruffs. The sound on this excellent disc is gleaned from several sources, including the college radio sounds of the Connells, the garage pop of Aussie icons The Stems, the powerpop of Tommy Hoehn and, you guessed it, The Scruffs. Ryan Ellsmore is an excellent singer songwriter, and is able to adjust his vocals from smooth and tender to gruff and edgy. Urgent power pop and garage numbers like "Let You Down", "Can't Believe My Luck" and "N Scale" sit alongside tender ballads "It's Not Me" and "Little Bird". The album was co-produced by the ubiquitous Michael Carpenter." - David Bash, Amplifier Magazine
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Songs
Let You Down / Can't Believe My Luck / What's The Big Idea? / Second Time Around / Trash / Nobody Slows / It's Not Me / Keep It To Yourself / N Scale / My Friends Are So Boring / Little Bird / You Make Me Nervous
"Historians might recognize this album title as a slight twist on the name of the debut LP by late '70s popsters The Scruffs. That's no accident; this Sydney, Australia, band used to be known as the Scruffs. The sound on this excellent disc is gleaned from several sources, including the college radio sounds of the Connells, the garage pop of Aussie icons The Stems, the powerpop of Tommy Hoehn and, you guessed it, The Scruffs. Ryan Ellsmore is an excellent singer songwriter, and is able to adjust his vocals from smooth and tender to gruff and edgy. Urgent power pop and garage numbers like "Let You Down", "Can't Believe My Luck" and "N Scale" sit alongside tender ballads "It's Not Me" and "Little Bird". The album was co-produced by the ubiquitous Michael Carpenter." - David Bash, Amplifier Magazine
ZS (332 mb)
Let You Down / Can't Believe My Luck / What's The Big Idea? / Second Time Around / Trash / Nobody Slows / It's Not Me / Keep It To Yourself / N Scale / My Friends Are So Boring / Little Bird / You Make Me Nervous
8 comments:
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Great review! I think I have this CD so I will have to check it out again.
This is an absolutely amazing album. We were fortunate to accompany the band on that 2001 Spanish tour (well, OK, they were supporting us!) and neither they nor the audiences knew what had hit them. People, do not hesitate to grab this!
Thanks for this.
Don't know if it's the same band or not, but I'm having a terrible time finding The Scruff's "Take a Bath" EP. It's got a GREAT cover of the dB's "Black & White," and I'd love to hear more than 30 secs of that & the rest of it.
Any chance you can help?
absolutely, this is the same band the cdep "take a bath" was released in 1977
That's so cool, Angelo!
Any chance you could post the "Take a Bath" EP? It's rare as hen's teeth...
Cheers & thanks again for a great blog!
Dude: Now it feels like I'm bugging you, so I won't ask this again, but -- any chance you have & can post The Scruffs' "Take a Bath" EP? Thanks for letting me bug you!
Good afternoon
Could you please repost both albums by The Scruffs (AUS)?
Thank you very much
Kind regards
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