Average User Rating: 80% (80 Reviews)
5 / 5	Best band of 2006 rob "robthecool" (Guildford, England) - 23 August 2006 Ever since I heard the single 'creepin up the backstairs' a couple of months ago, i have been waitin'for their debut album. Finally here it is. The songs are witty and very skilled. These guys do modern music proud, especially given most of todays's music is genuine rubbish. Are they just another indie band? No way! They are so much more than that. To make things better, i've just heard they're supporting kasabian on their upcoming uk tour. If like me you're going to see one of their tour dates, then you get two quality bands for the price of one. BANGING!! ... Read Full Review »
1 / 5	Dull, tepid and tiresome Mr. M. J. Archer "Loque" (South Shields, UK) - 12 December 2006 Next up to cash in on the faux-indie pop market after the likes of Arctic Monkeys/Kaiser Chiefs ect are the frankly pointless Fratellis. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor was bad enough and annoying as hell after the millionth listen, but I'd rather hear that a million times than hear Chelsea Dagger once. This new breed of bands that think strumming a few random chords and going "doo doo doo dee doo" a few times gains them the right to be called Beatles-esque are an insult to all that music stands for. Furthermore, people think this is indie music. THIS IS NOT INDIE. This is indie like Kelly Clarkson is rock. It's just simply not true. Boring, uninspired, written with the sole intention of making money by appealling to college teens who thought the Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight were "pretty damn cool". Avoid.... Read Full Review »
5 / 5	Watch this space Punk & Disorderly - 1 September 2006 Be warned:The Fratellis aren't simply another mediocre band on the conveyor-belt on indie bands. This trio from Glasgow dare to be different and with fantastic effect! I have just returned from the Carling Weekend and missed Muse to see the Fratellis and wasn't disappointed, and judging by the noise, manic dancing and how far I managed to crowd-surf the audience agreed! Think Libertines mixed with Ramones with a sprinkling of T-Rex and you come close to the sound created by the Fratellis. Everyone I have spoken to agreed that the Fratellis will be on the Main Stage next year as opposed to the Carling Stage, watch this space!... Read Full Review »
4 / 5	FAO Mr Archer N. Welch "blatantarrogance" (Yeovil, Somerset United Kingdom) - 19 December 2006 I grew up listening to Hip Hop, my music being form what is now considered "the golden age" My taste has diversified. Rap music has steamrolled and gained a massive following. I don't like where it has gone but still, others do and it's still rap music. The Fratellis have released a strong Album which best fits the indie category. Indie music gained momentum and grew to prominence in the 90's and is now enjoying the same mainstream appeal that rap does. Music is written by the artists and it is their own interpretation. The Fratelli's have written some fantastic songs which are meant to be enjoyed. You can still be taken seriously and enjoy yourself. I have to laugh at your non-conformalist conformalist stance of hate something because it's popular. The irony really is then to compare them to the Beatles like an appreciation of Beatles music entitles you to an elistist snobbery. That's before you look at The BEatles popularity, even 40 years after the event!! The Artic Monkeys have written some very good songs. The lyrics capture social issues of todays late teens and early twenties and apply a wry humour to them. Perhaps you missed some of the subtle undercurrens in the lyrics. Such wordsmithery is somewhat reminiscant of early rappers lyrics and should be praised. Enjoy the Fratellis for what it is. Good heartfelt music, catchy melodies, the sort of thing yo'll enjoy live. Music is entertainment, not State Policy!!!!!... Read Full Review »
4 / 5	A Solid Album A Davies (Birmingham, UK) - 20 September 2006 Barely a week ago, I had my first Fratellis experience thanks to airplay. Following this I immediately developed an unhealthy obsession with hearing them again. So I bought the Fratellis album, 'Costello Music' on impulse and consequently, I was taken by surprise. Costello Music truly is a solid album. In the opening track, Henrietta, you'll notice the Fratellis' massively praised T-Rex inflections. Chelsea Dagger, too, boasts a great riff and 70's party atmosphere. For The Girl, the next track, sports a completely different sound - a dizzy mix of ska and punk whose verses somehow, unbelievably, verge on folk at times. From the start, Costello Music displays the entire impressive variety that New Wave can support whilst still sounding like New Wave. But why so many genres? Occasionally this factor can grate. Creepin Up The Backstairs is virtually Arctic Monkeys by numbers. For The Girl's hideous la-la-la's could well be Hell's themetune. And in Vince, a great 50's-sounding rock-n'roll lick cries for help, lost in the album's most mediocre song. Yet, the lyrics are often witty. Main offender Vince contains the line "I haven't seen a pupil in his eyes for 16 days", whilst not redeeming the song, ranks surely among this year's best lyrics. Remember 'Digsy's Dinner' on Definetely Maybe? Well, Costello Music's final track 'Ole Black and Blue Eyes' is a gorgeous, melodic indie-pop gem of jangling guitars, plodding rhythm, and perfect sound in an album where it doesn't belong. Just like Digsy's Dinner, it's there for a poppy ironic wink. Unfortunately for me, that is the track that I first heard and which drove me, drooling rabidly, to buy this album. And as much as it should serve me right, I don't hate it.... Read Full Review »