Belle and Sebastian The Boy With the Arab Strap
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Ryus
February 17th 2021


36745 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

"Ryus bump that rating man come on







The opener, Summer Wasting and the title track alone justify it"



its weird, idk why but this hasnt really clicked with me. i do need to check it again for sure but ive heard it probably 3 or 4 times now and little really sticks. t/t is my favorite song by them and one of my favorite songs ever tho



Pheromone
February 17th 2021


21372 Comments


if you guys dont use this as an excuse to listen to the actual arab strap then idk you're lost causes

Ryus
February 17th 2021


36745 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

arab strap is a cool band too =)

Ryus
February 17th 2021


36745 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i guess youre not the boy with the arab strap

gabba
January 20th 2024


907 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

It is funny that supposedly the band wasn't aware what an arab strap is when they wrote the song. Hard to believe.

gabba
January 20th 2024


907 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

But this level of charming naivety/innocence one could expect from a band like them. Not many others would qualify, though. Sufjan and Enya comes to mind.

Colton
January 20th 2024


15234 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

what did they think it was

gabba
January 20th 2024


907 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

They were friends with Arab Strap, I guess they just thought of that band.

Colton
January 20th 2024


15234 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

sounds like cap

gabba
April 20th 2024


907 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hmm, this one may even top If You’re Feeling Sinister, can’t decide which one’s better in their betterness.

markjamie
April 20th 2024


705 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This was when they became more of a band and less of a Stuart Murdoch solo project - never quite had the same magic for me over the course of a whole album.

zakalwe
April 20th 2024


38852 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Seymour Stein is the absolute bollocks

markjamie
April 20th 2024


705 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Honestly, I struggle with most B&S songs sung by Stevie or Sarah. Just love Stuart's voice I guess...

Haha - just realised I've now commented on Saint Etienne, Belle & Sebastian and Suede in the past 2 minutes - add Pulp and I've got my 4 desert island 90s UK bands.

gabba
April 21st 2024


907 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Seymour Stein starts like a fcked-up Simon & Garfunkel pastoral, but I actually like its ending a lot.



Suede & Pulp are way better than Blur & Oasis, so I’m there with you markjamie on that island, like it or not.

markjamie
April 21st 2024


705 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

From the 90s (but not from the UK) I'm also inviting Björk and Nick Cave, so if you can deal with them too you're very welcome. Blur can come if they bring 13.

gabba
April 21st 2024


907 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Sounds like a party! “13” is peak Blur, no doubt about it.

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
April 21st 2024


47607 Comments

Album Rating: 4.3

Blur >>>>>>

Gyromania
April 21st 2024


37028 Comments


Only B&S I haven’t heard the whole way through. Minus their last few, but all the songs I heard from those was trash so who cares

zakalwe
April 21st 2024


38852 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Definitely Maybe is tops

Gyromania
April 21st 2024


37028 Comments


Blur’s best album is clearly Parklife



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