Dog Man Star

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Review Summary: Wondrously and agonizingly lovelorn; 'The Asphalt World' alone justifies the price of admission. Unencumbered by the second half, 'The Wild Ones' is the best of Anderson and Butler, the former's favourite Suede moment. His booming intro is accompanied by Bernard on a glistening dobro, recorded outside atop his dad's old car. Singer and the song move centre-stage, delivering a ballad whose tuxedo strings and jet-setting lyric blows the cobwebs off the gothic grandeur elsewhere. It's a luxurious yearning pop song (Roxy's 'Oh Yeah', ABC's 'All Of My Heart') with the dust of cosmic American music on its heels. "It's the one that got away," says Buller now, feeling that the song should have been the album's trailer.

Webber, Brad (8 December 1994). "The London Suede: Dog Man Star (Columbia)". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 30 June 2013. Diver, Mike (9 April 2014). "Britpop Was Rubbish, Apart From These Six Records". Clash . Retrieved 10 February 2017.This distinction is both logical and illogical. Yes, it’s neat and tidy, but that doesn’t reflect the actual history. Together was after all promoted as a double ‘A’ side with New Generation, a DOG MAN STAR single. The twelve-inch and CD single also contained Bentswood Boys. Both of these were written by Brett Anderson and new guitarist Richard Oakes and both are missing from this set (as they were from the 2011 reissue). The fact is that the Dog Man Star era didn’t end with a clean straight line – there was a messy overlap with Oakes appearing on singles and of course performing on the Dog Man Star tour of 1994/5. In trying to tidy up the messiness of the division between Dog Man Star/Bernard Butler and Coming Up/Richard Oakes Suede and Edsel have created an imperfect and not a not really comprehensive summation of the Dog Man Star era. If you wanted to be provocative you could say they are guilty of rewriting history. a b c d Harris, John (1 October 1994). "Diamond 'Dog'!". NME. p.47. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000 . Retrieved 26 January 2017. Caulfield, Keith (26 September 2008). "Ask Billboard: Blue Suede Shoes". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Bracewell, Michael (2 September 2008). "I'm surprised I made it to 30". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 July 2013. a b c Petridis, Alexis (9 June 2011). "Suede: Dog Man Star – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 June 2013.

Unlike most reformed bands, Suede still have the same creative fire in their belly and have released some of their best material, with the current album Autofiction being named Louder Than War’s album of 2022. The prospect of seeing this performed live is one that has resulted in sold-out shows right across the country Suede are still a big draw. The timing for the gig works out well for me, having watched the first episode of Channel 5’s Britpop series and reading bassist Mat Osman’s novel The Ruins. Suede are taking up a fair amount of space in my head at the moment. Top Albums (Week 38, 2022)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 26 September 2022. Kot, Greg (23 August 1996). "The British Are Not Coming!". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 15 June 2020. Let’s be honest, Edsel were probably regretting putting quite so much content on their 2011 deluxe reissue of Suede‘s 1994 album Dog Man Star when they sat down to discuss a possible 20th anniversary set only a few years down the line.It never sounds as good on that album as it did live. There’s hardly anything of the energy, it’s over-produced, it’s all a bit FX, it’s a bit grim. All except Suede and Dog Man Star: "Discographie Suede". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien . Retrieved 12 April 2013. Turner, Luke (10 June 2011). "Still So Young? A Personal Exploration of the Suede Reissues". The Quietus . Retrieved 24 July 2013.

a b Price, Simon (28 September 2003). "I was right all along, they're a work of genius". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 May 2011 . Retrieved 29 May 2013. a b c d Monks, Jon (1 September 2003). "Suede – Dog Man Star – On Second Thought". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 15 June 2020. a b "Swedish 1987-1998 certificates" (PDF). ifpi.se. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2011 . Retrieved 16 July 2009.a b Sharman, Martin (9 April 2013). "A Retrospective on Suede". There Goes the Fear . Retrieved 26 July 2013. The big question is how does the Pure Audio blu-ray sound? I compared Heroine with the original CD and to be frank the 1994 CD sounded muffled and horrible in comparison although there was a lot of ‘splashy’ cymbals on the blu-ray. The Wild Ones, surprisingly, didn’t sound that different, but the more pertinent comparison between the 2011 remaster and the blu-ray revealed little audible difference to these ears. Scratch that – they sounded identical. As a fan of hi-res audio this was a rather disappointing although perhaps not too surprising since they do share the same remastering.