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  • Artist: Subways
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 18, 2008
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Rock

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Adhering to the age-old Brit-rock playbook that dictates your second album must be tailored to appeal to American audiences, the Subways recorded their second album All or Nothing in Los Angeles under the direction of producer Butch Vig, the man who helmed such '90s landmarks as Nirvana's Nevermind, L7's Bricks Are Heavy, and Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream before forming Garbage. Vig is an ideal choice for a trio so steeped in '90s alt-rock that they can't help but swipe titles from alt-rock hits of yesteryear: the album opens with "Girls & Boys" (just like Blur's 1994 hit), a couple of tracks later they get to "Alright" (just like Supergrass' 1995 single), and then get to "Turnaround" (Devo via Nirvana); they even unwittingly pay homage to the grunge-era Brad Pitt film with "Kalifornia." All this is appropriate, as Vig helps turn All or Nothing into a perfectly fine post-grunge album that could have easily come out in 1998 as 2008. The Subways' youthful exuberance has been harnessed, streamlined, and scrubbed, so there's not much kinetic energy but a whole lot of professional punch, which not only makes them sound just a little bit older than their years, but also has the effect of blunting whatever sorrow guitarist/vocalist Billy Lunn has channeled into his songs about breaking up with bassist Charlotte Cooper. A modern-day Rumours or Shoot Out the Lights, All or Nothing isn't, largely due to the glossy veneer Vig puts on the band -- something that is appealing on the surface, especially when the Subways have a good punk-pop song like "Kalifornia" or "Shake! Shake!" (or the very British Brit-pop of "Move to Newlyn"), but has the end effect of dulling both the emotional pull of Lunn's tunes and the Subways impact as a band. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

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All or Nothing
Studio album by The Subways
Released June 30, 2008
Recorded 2007 on Conway Studios, L.A
Genre Alternative rock, post-grunge, indie rock
Length 38:23
Label Warner Bros. Records
Producer Butch Vig
The Subways chronology
Young For Eternity
(2005)		 All or Nothing
(2008)		 Money & Celebrity
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars [1]
Alternative Press 4/5 stars (Oct 2008, p.161)
The Fly 3.5/5 stars [2]
The Guardian 3/5 stars [3]
NME 8/10 stars [4]
PopMatters 3.5/5 stars [5]
Q 3/5 stars (Aug 2008, p.143)
Spin 3/5 stars [6]
The Times 3/5 stars [7]
Uncut 3/5 stars (July 2008, p.113)

All or Nothing is the second studio album by English trio The Subways and was released on 30 June 2008. Recorded in Conway Studios in Los Angeles by producer Butch Vig, the album was preceded by the release of two singles: "Girls & Boys", released 27 March 2008, and available as a free download, and "Alright", released 16 June 2008.

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History

Songs such as "Kalifornia" and "Shake! Shake!" had been played as early as 2005. More recently, songs such as "Girls & Boys", "Alright", "Obsession", "Turnaround" and "I Won't Let You Down" were played at gigs and festivals throughout 2007 and early 2008.

The album was delayed in recording after Billy Lunn was diagnosed with nodules in his vocal cords, which almost resulted in the frontman losing his voice. This led to the naming of the album All or Nothing. The effort was recorded in two periods at Conway Studios during 2007 by Butch Vig, who has produced albums for Nirvana (Nevermind), Jimmy Eat World (Chase This Light) and The Smashing Pumpkins (Gish and Siamese Dream).

The album was leaked onto the internet on June 23, 2008.

The album entered the UK album charts at number 17 on July 6, after being released on June 30, 2008.

The song "Kalifornia" is credited to being featured on the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles.

The song "I Won't Let You Down" is featured on the video game Colin McRae: Dirt 2.

The Subways performed the song "Shake! Shake!" as well playing themselves in a guest appearance in the episode "Golden Lady" of the TV series FM.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Billy Lunn, except where noted. 

No. Title Length
1. "Girls & Boys"   3:33
2. "Kalifornia"   2:54
3. "Alright"   2:51
4. "Shake! Shake!"   2:45
5. "Move to Newlyn"   2:44
6. "All or Nothing"   3:12
7. "I Won't Let You Down"   3:42
8. "Turnaround"   2:48
9. "Obsession"   3:08
10. "Strawberry Blonde"   4:38
11. "Always Tomorrow"   2:58
12. "Lostboy"   3:10
13. "Streetfighter" (Japanese Bonus Track) 3:33
14. "Burst" (Japanese Bonus Track) 3:49
15. "Love and Death" (Australian Bonus Track) 2:52
16. "This Is the Club for People Who Hate People" (Australian Bonus Track) 2:32
17. "Clock" (Australian Bonus Track) 2:55
18. "The Only Ones" (Australian Bonus Track) 2:45

Special Edition CD

  1. "Love and Death" [bonus track]
  2. "This Is the Club for People Who Hate People" [bonus track]
  3. "All or Nothing" [25min documentary/DVD]
  4. "Kalifornia" [live/DVD]
  5. "Shake! Shake!" [live/DVD]
  6. "Turnaround" [live/DVD]
  7. "Alright" [live/DVD]

Singles

  1. "Girls & Boys" - 25 March 2008 (free download available through the band's MySpace page and website) - failed to chart in the UK due to it being a free download via the band's Myspace page
  2. "Alright" - 16 June 2008 - charted at No.44 in the UK
  3. "I Won't Let You Down" - August 25, 2008 - UK #137

("I Won't Let You Down" also went to No 3 on XFM's top 7 at 7 and has also peaked at 16 on the HMV singles chart.

Personnel

  • The Subways — Music on all tracks (Except for "Lostboy", all music by Billy Lunn)
  • Billy Lunn — Guitar, vocals, lyrics on all Tracks
  • Charlotte Cooper — Bass, vocals
  • Josh Morgan — Drums, vocals on "All or Nothing"
  • Butch Vig — Producer
  • Rich Costey — Mixing
  • Chris Testa - engineer

References

  1. ^ All or Nothing (The Subways album) at Allmusic
  2. ^ The Fly review
  3. ^ The Guardian review
  4. ^ NME review
  5. ^ PopMatters review
  6. ^ Spin review
  7. ^ The Times review

External links

The Subways
Billy Lunn • Charlotte Cooper • Josh Morgan
Studio albums
EPs
The Platypus · I Lost You to the City · Summertime · Rock & Roll Queen · No Heart No Soul · Young for Eternity · At 1AM · Milk · Mary · Live at Birmingham Academy · The Live Videos · Live and Acoustic in Magdeburg
Singles
"1am" · "Oh Yeah" · "Rock & Roll Queen" · "With You" · "No Goodbyes" · "Girls & Boys" · "Alright" · "I Won't Let You Down" · "We Don't Need Money to Have a Good Time" · "It's a Party"
Compilation albums
Glastonbury Unsigned 2004 · Music from the OC: Mix 5 · Transgressive Singles Collection Vol.1 · Rescue Me (Soundtrack) · Charlie Bartlett (Soundtrack) · RocknRolla (Soundtrack)  · Die Welle (Soundtrack)

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