Sound of the Underground is a great debut album, especially considering the fact that it's from a group from a TV talent show. The production is pop but so different from everything that was going on at the time, all of them sing and it just makes a very balanced group dynamic. The first half of the album is fantastic but the second one holds its own too. The consistency is very much appreciated.
Highlights: Sound of the Underground, No Good Advice and Life Got Cold.
'You Freak Me Out' should've been released on the original pressings of this record, it's their best song by far.
sound of the underground HAS to be one of the most adventurous debut albums from a pop group of like,, all time? i guess? girls aloud go hard when they incorporate more d&b / breakbeat elements into their music, and it's really a sound like no other that works super well with most other elements of the album. the title track, "life got cold," and "white lies" are all highlights.
1 | Sound of the Underground 3:41 | 96 |
2 | No Good Advice 3:48 | 86 |
3 | Some Kind of Miracle 3:09 | 73 |
4 | All I Need (All I Don't) 3:38 | 83 |
5 | Life Got Cold 3:57 | 84 |
6 | Mars Attack 3:28 | 85 |
7 | Stop 3:35 | 77 |
8 | Girls Allowed 3:26 | 73 |
9 | Forever and a Night 3:17 | 69 |
10 | Love/Hate 4:40 | 79 |
11 | Boogie Down Love 3:22 | 63 |
12 | Don't Want You Back 3:19 | 57 |
13 | White Lies 4:00 | 78 |