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The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell... And Back (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC(Image)+CUE+LOG - 291 MB + 5% | MP3 320kbps - 111 Mb +5% | Full Scans | 35:04 min
Genre: Hard Rock | Label: Warner Music UK Ltd. | 5051011-1218-2-1

“More than 3.5 million debut records sold are enough to stuff any band from Lowestoft, UK, with a follow up full of bohemian rhapsody, and with one-time Queen producer Roy Thomas Baker in tow, the Darkness has managed to parcel its sophomore effort with notoriously ogress riffs and (Freddie) Mercurial bravado. Led by audacious (and high-octave) singer Justin Hawkins, the foursome channels the pompous arena rock of the late-seventies with flaunting glam bands like Slade and T-Rex, parading mellotrons, flugelhorns, sitars and saxophones into a bawdy mix already conquered by double-barrel Gibsons and layered vocals. While the assemblage of power ballads ("Dinner Lady Arms," "Hazel Eyes") hearkens back to mid-eighties MTv, the Darkness brightens the play list with hook-heavy rockers like "Is It Just Me," "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time" and "Girlfriend." And with a sarcastic spirit and stretch-limo approach, there's no telling whom the band might round up to produce its third record. Is George Martin available? --Scott Holter”


Tracklist:

1. "One Way Ticket" – 4:26
2. "Knockers" – 2:43
3. "Is It Just Me?" – 3:05
4. "Dinner Lady Arms" – 3:16
5. "Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time" – 3:34
6. "Hazel Eyes" – 3:25
7. "Bald" – 5:31
8. "Girlfriend" – 2:33
9. "English Country Garden" – 3:06
10. "Blind Man" – 3:25

Personnel

* Justin Hawkins – Lead/backing vocals; Lead/rhythm guitars; Piano; Hammond organ; Mini-moog; Synths; Sitar
* Dan Hawkins – Rhythm/lead guitars; Bass guitars; Tubular bells; Marching drums; Tambourine; Triangle; Backing vocals
* Richie Edwards - Bass guitars; Backing vocals
* Ed Graham – Drums