Product Description

The Enemy's second album is described by the band as havinga more 'raw and punkier sound' than their debut effort, 'We'll Live And Die In These Towns'. 'Music For The People' wasrecorded on traditional analogue technology, rather than digitally, which the band says makes it 'sound huge, like a proper old-school rock record.' The album is preceded by the single 'No Time For Tears'.

Track Listing

1. Elephant Song
2. No Time For Tears
3. 51st State
4. Sing When You're In Love
5. Last Goodbye
6. Nation Of Checkout Girls
7. Be Somebody
8. Don't Break The Red Tape
9. Keep Losing
10. Silver Spoon

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #794 in Music
• Released on: 2009-04-27
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: CD
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Amazon.co.uk Review
If the title hadn’t already given it away, the appropriately heavy opener "Elephant Song" makes their intentions clear from the off. Music For The People is a big stadium ready rock album, miles from the relatively parochial approach of the Enemy’s chart-topping 2007 debut We’ll Live and Die In These Towns. That record’s downbeat lyrical approach rankled with some, who wondered just what a band of young men who left school to sign a record deal were so grumpy about. But it was full of good tunes. And the Enemy remain aggrieved--the sparky, piano-led "51st State" bemoans a fading democracy while the witty "Be Somebody" is the sharpest comment on Britain’s enduring class system in years, echoed by the thumping closer "Silver Spoon". Cheerful they are not. The heroically resigned "Keep Losing" bears the definitive Enemy song title. Even the catchy "Sing When You’re In Love" is as gloomy as Glasvegas. Music For The People isn’t perfect. "Last Goodbye" could fit seamlessly on any Richard Ashcroft record--not a strong recommendation--and "Nation of Checkout Girls" lifts its melody straight from Pulp’s classic "Common People". But as an exercise in populism, a record that manages to combine the rowdiest moments of the Clash and Jam with the proven commercial potential of Stereophonics (and some slick harmonies oddly evocative of old Def Leppard tunes), Music For The People actually lives up to its title. --Steve Jelbert

Customer Reviews

Good, not brilliant.
I think that this is a pretty good album. I really liked the first album and listened to that dozens of times. Having listened to this album a couple of times now and I do like it. The songs are all different, a problem which bands these days can't seem to get over but with them all sounding different they begin to sound a lot like other bands. "Don't Break the Red Tape" stands out as a carbon copy of "London Calling" I guess that is just how they are influenced though. I heard a lot of people coparing "Nation of Checkout Girls" to "Common People" personally I am yet to see a huge resemblance.
I saw then live at T in the Park last year and was highly impressed, I know that songs like "Elephant Song" and "No Time For Fears" would only improve their live show, they are energetic and thumping songs which are brilliant to listen to.

Stay with it
Music For The People took a few listens to appreciate fully but now I really like it - the influences are obvious and worn proudly on The Enemy's sleeves (Oasis on the early tracks and then back to Weller of course). This really blows you away at times and will make a great live set.

TOP BAND, TOP ALBUM
this is an awesome album. great tunes, catchy with some familar sounds thrown in. Oasis, The Clash, The Jam with aires of Kasabian. This is what it is - a great guitar band that's produced a great 2nd album. it's a lot better than the skinny jean culture and music that seems to be churned out these days. being in my 30's perhaps I'm not down with the kids or something! but this reminds me of the brit pop heyday of my younger days. Top music, great album