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Liam · **Posted:** Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:51 pm

I quite liked it!

66/100

Sound 25 · **Posted:** Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:04 am

Really didn't grab me but it isn't a bad song. 50/100

Liam · **Posted:** Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:20 pm

Right, I believe that makes it Philip's go!

Philip · **Joined:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 12:53 pm **Posts:** 81

OK

Here's a bloke calling himself Kid Harpoon.

I've seen him a few times in small clubs and he was amazing - thrashing the hell out of a beat up accoustic, singing amazingly strange songs, and doing a fantastic and unusually frenetic cover version of Leonard Cohen's 'First We Take Manhattan': http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8E9jrOFC-Po

But, wait, that's not the song you judge!

That's to come.

So, I got to meet 'Kid', said how much I liked his stuff, and he said to look out for his first album.

Waited, got it, and was then confused.

Gone was the beat up accoustic for a rather beautiful Gibson electric, and folky, strange Kid Harpoon had now become a blue-eyed soul boy. It reminded me of early Orange Juice, but with a decent singer!

At first I didn't like it because it was so different from what I expected, but I've been playing it in the car and it's a real grower.

Here's the track: Stealing Cars by Kid Harpoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxKV8CHCoTo

What do you think?

louise · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:56 pm **Posts:** 92

Well I listened to First we take Manahattan first, being a big Leonard Cohen fan, an interesting version.

As for the voting on one I thought it lacked the energy of the first anddid nothing for me 50/100

bigshaoon · **Posted:** Wed Mar 17, 2010 5:53 pm

I quite liked it, but I didn't click through the "Manhattan" cover first, so maybe I would have felt the same as Louise.

Nice tune, not so sure about the lyrical content... but still 70/100

Fisher · **Posted:** Thu Mar 18, 2010 7:14 pm

i will listen at the weekend

Fisher · **Posted:** Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:51 am

Just got round to listening to it. I would give it 55. The song is a bit lifeless for my tastes. Not awful though

louise · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:56 pm **Posts:** 92

this thread has gone quiet! I would post a new one but off on holiday for a couple of weeks, hope its still going when I get back

Philip · **Joined:** Sat Jan 09, 2010 12:53 pm **Posts:** 81

Nobody hated it! Result!

I hope you check him out if he plays in your city/town/village/hamlet/solitary dwelling.

Fisher · **Posted:** Fri Mar 26, 2010 6:52 pm

Yeah it didn't do too badly, are you skipping your turn this time round then louise?

louise · **Joined:** Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:56 pm **Posts:** 92

OK here one by another band I really like, sadly they split up last year

Hold that gun by Keith

Fisher · **Posted:** Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:29 pm

Wicked, i will have a listen over the next few days - and you can see how it got on when you get back

bigshaoon · **Posted:** Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:20 pm

A nice thumping tune, but unfortunately I don't like the singer's voice, he sounded a bit like Morrissey on helium, so for me it can't be more than 65/100 - sorry Lou.

Gill · **Joined:** Mon Jan 11, 2010 10:29 pm **Posts:** 27

It's pretty good. I like the rhythm of it but it didn't grab me. 70/100

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