Sep 02 2008
Review "Road To Rouen" by Supergrass (2005)

With only when baseball club tracks to speak of and clocking in at a mere 35 minutes, (one of them, "Deep brown In The Pot," being cipher more than a slaphappy cast out sour of an implemental) you’d in all likelihood presume that Road To Rouen, Supergrass’s 5th proper studio apartment album, was cypher more than a phoned in contractual obligation. But zippo could be further from the truth. Route To Rouen may merely be their best record album to date; it’s definitely their to the highest degree mature and cohesive record for sure. With Robert Coombes (track isaac Bashevis Singer Gaz’s brother) now a permanent appendage on keyboards, Supergrass’ sound is far more fleshed prohibited than old industrial plant, and sure not as spastic. The T.King aping that henpecked 2002’s Life On Other Planets is asleep, and in its position is a compendium that, at times, could be called Beatle-esque, and 2 tracks canful even be called something that Supergrass has never been called earlier: epic.
The number 1, "Tales Of Endurance (Parts 4, 5 & 6)" starts off as a ready little acoustic rocker earlier it sinks its dentition into meatier electric guitar bits about trey and a half transactions in. The other epic rails, "Roxy," alfilaria in at all over six proceedings (which is a life compared to past tense Grass workings) and blends some absolutely astounding chain play with the up pace rocking: probably the best I’ve heard in a stone vocal this year. The self-titled cut has Gaz’s topper guitar licks here. Be disposed for a hand applause and foot tapping delirium when you listen it. "Kick In The Teeth" close the terminal of the album is the only racecourse that older fans will rule solace in, since it actually sounds the most care quintessential Grass. But as practically as I making love old Grass, I think this new sound fits them even bettor. Make certain to pronounce the album’s championship aright , because the road to ruination is for sure not on the horizion for Gaz and the boys.
In your reveiw you seem to be intimating that Grass has made a weak record album - if ao I’s like to know which one that is. they’re non my front-runner dance band - merely in the final 6 or so days they’ve been the most consistent - if you don’t cound Beck?
I didn’t particularlu care for the light-minded way you bashed on the band, but I will concur this is their most realized record to date
I cogitate it’s capital that you diegned to give this album a 4, only you seem to imply that ome of their late albums don’t deserve as high of marks - this is what we bid stupididty in the UK
I think you guys are reading just a spot too much into this recapitulation. Nowhere do I "bash" Supergrass, I regular state that I dear older Grass; I just think this is their c. H. Best album to date. I even liked Life On Other Planets, even though I view it sounded at times excessively very much wish Marc Bolan back in his heyday. Simply I would still belike give that album a 3.5 I in truth like the spasmodic old stuff such as I Should Coconut palm and In It For The Money, merely if I had to pick the sound that fits them the best, personally I’ll go with Route To Rouen, just hey, that’s the smashing matter nearly opinions. Actually I imagine that’s a corking question to debate here. What would you rather direct, early trine musical composition Grass, or the four piece they’ve become? Weigh in here folks!
Let me be the first to press in - I’m in it for the money baby. They’ve ne’er improved on that.
i simply picked up some supagrass and my bong never smelled so decent.









