When the Charlatans UK first emerged from the Manchester scene of the early 1990s, there wasn't much to suggest that they'd still be making solid albums a decade later....
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Seven albums in, and the Charlatans haven't so much settled into a groove as they've settled into a style. They long ago carved out a niche between classic British rock and...
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The Charlatans UK have always been the precious secret of American Brit-pop fans, an institution in their own homeland -- and this album celebrates the band's B-sides from...
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The first of two stand-alone EPs released during 1991 by the Charlatans, Over Rising shows the unexpected hitmakers now comfortably settled into their established mood,...
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A few songs aside, the Charlatans generally regard this release as their least successful album, considering it was recorded at a personal and professional crossroads...
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Heralding both the band's return to the fray after Between 10th and 11th, and its artistic shift towards using the Rolling Stones as definite role models, Can't Get Out of...
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Some Friendly 10/23/1990, Yahoo! Music, Jim Derogatis
The group's debut boasted the hit "The Only One I Know," but it basically sounded like a transparent Stone Roses and Happy Mondays rip-off with organ....
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The highlight track is the title cut, a huge smash hit in the summer of 1990 in the UK and still a deserved classic from the high watermark of the Madchester/baggy scene....
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Produced by Gong veteran Steve Hillage, the Charlatans' third album was the first to hint that the band might not be just a flavor of the moment. It incorporates hip...
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Having experienced initial fame and its retreat, the Charlatans (perhaps somewhat self-consciously) set out to create a series of classic-rock-inspired albums, fusing...
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The Charlatans demonstrated signs of a revival on Up to Our Hips, yet that record in no way suggested the full-fledged return to form of The Charlatans [UK], the group's...
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The Chemical Brothers have always sounded like a shotgun festival being held inside nearby Earsplitting Canyon, so it's more or less what you'd expect as they fire off all...
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The Charlatans made a surprising comeback in 1995, turning in an eponymous album that earned them their best reviews and sales ever. Tellin' Stories, the follow-up to The...
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The Charlatans U.K. have aged gracefully, now a senior band in the U.K. pop firmament. Not for the Charlatans have there been embarrassing ventures into electronica or lame...
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Us and Us Only picks up where Tellin' Stories left off and twists that album's virtues around. Where that record was essentially a stripped-down, straight-ahead collection,...
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As a follow-up to "The Only One I Know," "Then" saw the Charlatans retreating a touch to the realms of "Indian Rope" while pleasant, it wasn't very distinct, a low-key...
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