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Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There to Come Back ( V2 North America )
Release Date: 2003-06-30
Average Customer Rating:
List Price: $13.98
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1 - Help Me
2 - Maybe Tomorrow
3 - Madame Helga
4 - You Stole My Money Honey
5 - Getaway
6 - Climbing The Wall
7 - Jealousy
8 - I'm Alright (You Gotta Go There To Come Back)
9 - Nothing Precious At All
10 - Rainbows And Pots Of Gold
11 - I Miss You Now
12 - High As The Ceiling
13 - Since I Told You It's Over
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 I Went There and I'm Glad ( jfizzle1 )
Although it's their fourth studio album, this just happened to be the first one that I scooped up. I was prompted to buy this because of how much I loved the track "Maybe Tomorrow", which I had discovered on the Wicker Park soundtrack. I'm really glad that I bought it. Although it's not my favorite Stereophonics album, it is excellently produced and shows them going in some new directions, that lead up to some of the experimental sounds that can be heard on Language, Sex, Violence, Other? Along with "Maybe Tomorrow", Jones and crew have put out some cool tracks here. "Help Me" is a rocker that really pushes some of their rawness to the test. "You Stole My Money Honey" is great in the fact that the alt-country flavor is there along side Jones' screeching vocals. Then there is the orchestrated "Rainbows and Pots of Gold", which shows that they as a band are willing to try out something that they really haven't done to this extent with the use of unconventional rock instruments. I'd have to say that my favorite though would have to be "I'm Alright"(You Gotta Go There to Come Back)" due to the fact that this is their most exploratory sound yet to date. The lyrics are seductive also. Great tune and all in all, great album.
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what's all the negative reviews about? eh? ( hater_of_pop_forever )
the stereophonics have always made good acoustic rock sounding sounds on previous albums they were filtered in here and there espically on J.E.E.P but this is there next album and i must say i don't agree with most of what the other reviewers on amazon are saying "so what is they've mellowed out" if it's good who cares? this is a fantastic stripped album with great melodies and hooks [jones's playing and singing are superb]
check out "getaway" "nothin' precious at all" too excellent tracks that are up to the standards you would expect from the phonics...
the singles they chose to release from this album were good choices
madame helga" being the rockin' head twistin' stadium rocker
maybe tomorrow being the morning chorus dawn song that draws you in
"since i told you it was over" being the song for the lighters ablaze
this album starts with a ear grabbing song "help me[she's out of her mind]
and doesn't stop till the previous song and single i mentioned
the stereophonics surely buttered their bread with this album
and what i hear from their new album they went back too the "performances and cocktails" days of hard edged rock
the stereophonics are a fantastic band and their not just a band that does songs that go up to eleven..kelly jones can write beautiful melodies and witful words that makes you think of a summers afternoon with a glass of wine in your hand relaxing
PEEEEERFECT
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I bought this album because I liked "Maybe Tommorow" ( mrascati )
and that stands as my favorite track on the album.
I very much enjoyed the whole "garage" feel to this album, and it's mellow energy... if that makes any sense. I think this album is best if you are relaxing and just looking for good entertaining music. I would buy another Stereophonics CD.
Reason I gave it a 4?
Because I want to leave room to give a better score for any future stereophonics albums.
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There's a reason "Maybe Tomorrow" has been on every sound track in the last year, it's that good! ( joseph-michael )
This album is seriously amazing, especially the single "Maybe Tomorrow" which has to be one of the best driving-pensive-songs in recent history, yesterday it inspired me to just get in my car and drive, which I did, to Wisconsin. I just think they have something special, it's the perfect soundtrack song, and that's why it's on like 100 soundtracks! Great work from a great, prolific band.
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 Disappointing. Don't start here! ( ml8764 )
I Absolutely loved Cocktails, Word Gets Around, and JEEP...especially JEEP! I was so excited about this band and for this album I actually ordered The Import before even available in the US!
Unfortunately, this album never really bears fruit. The songs are all over the map...they range from just noise, to bad 80's power rock (e.g. High as the Ceiling)...to feeble attempts at soul (e.g. Miss You Now). What happened to the great (and incredibly witty) songwriting of the earlier albums!? It's like they said "let's do something different...for the sake of doing something different..."
I was so disappointed in this album...I've yet to check out LSVO!
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