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    Pugwash - The Olympus Sound (2011) Expanded Edition 2012

    Posted By: Designol
    Pugwash - The Olympus Sound (2011) Expanded Edition 2012

    Pugwash - The Olympus Sound (2011) Expanded Edition 2012
    EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 364 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 125 Mb | Scans ~ 67 Mb
    Power Pop, Chamber Pop, Britpop | Label: Lojinx | # LJX038CD | Time: 00:54:45

    The Olympus Sound is the fifth studio album by Irish power pop band Pugwash. It features contributions from Ben Folds, Neil Hannon of The Divine Comedy, and Dave Gregory and Andy Partridge of XTC. The album was released in Ireland by 1969 Records and EMI on 19 August 2011. The iTunes version featured two bonus tracks not included on the CD. On its release, The Irish Times hailed it as "the best Irish album of the year to date" while Hot Press said it was "the best thing [Pugwash] has ever done". The Irish Daily Star named it among its top 10 Irish albums of 2011. It was nominated for the Choice Music Prize 2011, an award given to the best Irish album of the year, in January 2012. After signing a three-year deal with British indie label Lojinx, The Olympus Sound was released outside Ireland on CD and vinyl on 16 April 2012. The CD version includes three bonus tracks not included on the original physical or iTunes releases.

    The Duckworth Lewis Method did much to elevate the profile of head Pug Thomas Walsh in 2009. A top 40 UK album and appearances on national TV and Radio to promote the 'best cricket album ever' helped spur our gallant boys onto a convincing Ashes win. It was also a cracking record.

    Well now it's time for Walsh to step back into the spotlight with his own band Pugwash. Anyone with a fondness for melodic, crafted and smart pop/rock will know these Irish boys already. If your new to the Pugwash experience then The Olympus Sound is a wonderful introduction. It may even be the bands finest, and without doubt most coherent and accessible, long player to date.

    Now down to a core four piece, with occasional help from Dave Gregory, Neil Hannon and Ben Folds, Pugwash have upped the ante with an album full to bursting with potential hits, delicate ballads and Beachboys quality harmonies.

    There You Are, Fall Down and Here We Go Round Again are swaggering guitar pop gems (the latter featuring backing vocals from XTC head honcho Andy Partridge) overflowing with lovely musical flourishes and earworm melodies. First single Answers On A Postcard is a jaunty, cheeky Madness/Small Faces style foot tapper, Be My Friend Awhile the best song Jeff Lynne didn't write and gorgeous closer Four Days is the perhaps Walsh's greatest track yet.

    It's hard to criticise The Olympus Sound - it's erudite, beautifully played (stand up and take a bow multi-instrumentalist Mr Tosh Flood) and the vocal arrangements are exceptional. Lyrically peerless (think prime Elvis Costello and Ray Davies) and bursting with clever touches - the parping Penny Lane keyboards on Here We Go Round Again, the perfectly realised string arrangement gracing To The Warmth Of You and the Steely Dan like chord changes and vocals on the stunning See You Mine. Yes there's nothing massively original about what Pugwash do but, when you find yourself grinning like an idiot as yet another mile wide chorus hoves into view, it matters not. And who but Thomas Walsh could compose a ditty based on the tone only dogs can hear - 15 Kilocycle Tone - then turn it into a great tongue in cheek Revolveresque wigout.
    FAB. In all senses of the word.

    *****This 2012 version of the album comes with 3 bonus tracks - Heal Me, Happy Again & Waltz With Me…all of which are excellent. The latter is a symphonic masterpiece that would have sat happily on ELO's OUT OF THE BLUE and still been a highlight*****

    Get this if you like ELO, BLUR, THE KINKS, MADNESS, BEACHBOYS, XTC, CROWDED HOUSE and…….yes The BEATLES.

    Review by Mr. Christopher J. Welch, Amazon.com

    Pugwash - The Olympus Sound (2011) Expanded Edition 2012



    Tracklist:

    01. Answers On A Postcard (02:53)
    02. There You Are (03:27)
    03. To The Warmth Of You (03:12)
    04. Fall Down (04:08)
    05. Be My Friend Awhile (04:12)
    06. Dear Belinda (02:34)
    07. 15 Kilocycle Tone (02:49)
    08. I Don't Like It But I Gotta Do It (02:45)
    09. Here We Go 'Round Again (03:14)
    10. Such Beauty Thrown Away (03:19)
    11. See You Mine (Coda) (05:03)
    12. Four Days (04:30)
    13. Heal Me (bonus) (03:49)
    14. Happy Again (bonus) (03:37)
    15. Waltz With Me (bonus) (05:06)


    Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

    Отчёт EAC об извлечении, выполненном 20. июля 2012, 21:06

    Pugwash / The Olypmus Sound

    Дисковод: PIONEER BD-RW BDR-206D Adapter: 1 ID: 1

    Режим чтения : Достоверность
    Использование точного потока : Да
    Отключение кэша аудио : Да
    Использование указателей C2 : Нет

    Коррекция смещения при чтении : 667
    Способность читать области Lead-in и Lead-out : Нет
    Заполнение пропущенных сэмплов тишиной : Да
    Удаление блоков с тишиной в начале и конце : Нет
    При вычислениях CRC использовались нулевые сэмплы : Да
    Интерфейс : Встроенный Win32-интерфейс для Win NT/2000
    Обработка зазоров : Добавлено к предыдущему треку

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    Выбранный битрейт : 128 kBit/s
    Качество : Высокий
    Добавление ID3-тега : Нет
    Утилита сжатия : C:\Program Files\Exact Audio Copy\Flac\flac.exe
    Дополнительные параметры : -V -8 -T "Date=%year%" -T "Genre=%genre%" %source%


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    Трек 2

    Имя файла E:\Pugwash\02 There You Are.wav

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    Трек 3

    Имя файла E:\Pugwash\03 To The Warmth Of You.wav

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    Имя файла E:\Pugwash\07 15 Kilocycle Tone.wav

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    CRC теста FDF1190D
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    Трек 9

    Имя файла E:\Pugwash\09 Here We Go 'Round Again.wav

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    CRC теста FEF66008
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    Трек 10

    Имя файла E:\Pugwash\10 Such Beauty Thrown Away.wav

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    CRC теста 5DBD213B
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    Имя файла E:\Pugwash\14 Happy Again (bonus).wav

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    CRC теста 4C451AAB
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    Точное извлечение (достоверность 2) [C798CDE1] (AR v1)
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    Трек 15

    Имя файла E:\Pugwash\15 Waltz With Me (bonus).wav

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