Pull the Pin
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Pull the Pin
- Artist: Stereophonics
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- Release Date: October 01, 2007
- Type: Lyrics are included with the album
- Genre: Rock
Review
Ten years in, Stereophonics sound appropriately settled on their sixth album, 2007's Pull the Pin. Then again, Stereophonics were never the liveliest of rock bands even in their youth. They beat out the likes of Travis to be perhaps the stodgiest of all the post-Oasis bands, aspiring to nothing more than being a solid stadium rock band, borrowing some of the sweeping sonics of U2 but relying more on the revivalism of Oasis with a slight hint of the epic scale of fellow Welsh rockers Manic Street Preachers. Stereophonics soldiered through album after album, aided considerably on their march to popularity by the cinema star good looks of guitarist/vocalist/all-around nice guy Kelly Jones, who was undeniably attractive in photos. Nowhere is that soft center in sharper relief than on Pull the Pin, which sounds bigger and slicker than anything they've ever done -- a large-scale album suited for their large popularity in the U.K. -- but Jones seems to be carried along by the sound instead of driving it. It's not as much that he's overwhelmed as he is...settled. Stereophonics have achieved the maturity they've aspired to all these many years, easily emulating Oasis on "Bank Holiday Monday" while they wash out Nirvana and mellow out the Manics elsewhere, turning out music that's louder than Coldplay (or even Travis' 2007 album) but feels less rock & roll, as everything here is immaculately manicured and mastered; it's a stadium rock album in form, but not in sound. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi| Pull the Lever, Pt. 2 (2006 Album by Test Icicles) | |
| Pull the Pin [Bonus DVD] (2007 Album by Stereophonics) |
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Pull the Pin
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| Studio album by Stereophonics | ||||
| Released |    12 October 2007 10 October 2007 |
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| Recorded | 2006–2007 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 46:25 | |||
| Label | V2 [Vox Populi Records] RMG Chart (Ireland) Sony Music (France) Rough Trade (Germany) |
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| Producer | Kelly Jones, Jim Lowe | |||
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Pull the Pin is the sixth studio album by Stereophonics, released in the UK on 15 October 2007. A Stereophonics newsletter released the "Pull the Pin" album artwork to subscribers. The cover was also shown to MySpace users that had added the band in a bulletin. The album reached number 1 in the UK selling 49,012 copies in its first week, becoming the band's fifth consecutive album to do so.
The taster track "Bank Holiday Monday" had its world premier on Radio 1's Chris Moyles Show on Tuesday 1 May 2007 and was made available for digital download on Monday 28 May 2007 from online retailers.
"Daisy Lane" is about a young boy who was stabbed to death on the street where Kelly Jones lives. He told The Sun: "It was something I saw looking out of my very own window. I saw a row of seven policeman searching an area of my street. Then I read in the paper that they'd been searching for a knife as this kid had been stabbed." The band's newsletter on 24 July 2007 confirmed details and artwork of the first 'proper' single to be released from the album. "It Means Nothing" was released in the UK on 24 September 2007, followed by My Friends on 10 December 2007.
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Reception
Initial critical response to Pull the Pin was generally mixed to positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 46, based on 12 reviews and the album was mostly well received by fans of the band.[1]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Kelly Jones
- "Soldiers Make Good Targets" – 4.37
- "Pass the Buck" – 3.24
- "It Means Nothing" – 3.48
- "Bank Holiday Monday" – 3.14
- "Daisy Lane" – 3.37
- "Stone" – 4.17
- "My Friends" – 3.35
- "I Could Lose Ya" – 3.17
- "Bright Red Star" – 3.39
- "Ladyluck" – 3.45
- "Crush" – 3.56
- "Drowning" – 5.08
Charts
| Charts (2007) | Peak position |
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| Dutch Albums Chart | 46 [2] |
| Irish Albums Chart | 15 [2] |
| French Albums Chart | 30 [2] |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 38 [2] |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 40 [2] |
| UK Albums Chart | 1 [2] |
Worldwide Sales: 314,300
References
- ^ "Stereophonics:Pull the Pin (2007): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/stereophonics/pullthepin. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ a b c d e f "Stereophonics - Pull The Pin worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
| Preceded by Change by Sugababes |
UK Albums Chart Number-one album 21 October 2007 |
Succeeded by The Trick to Life by The Hoosiers |
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