Track Listing

1. Strength In Numbers
2. The Spike
3. Drugs
4. Idle - The Music, Flood, Paul Hartnoll, Max Dingel, Alex Mackenzie, Howie Weinberg, Robert Harvey, Adam Nutter
5. The Left Side
6. Fire
7. Get Through it
8. Vision - Flood, The Music, Paul Hartnoll, Max Dingel, Alex Mackenzie, Howie Weinberg, Robert Harvey, Adam Nutter, Stuart Coleman, Phil Jordan, Alex McKenzie
9. The Last One
10. No Weapon Sharper Than Will
11. Cold Blooded
12. Inconceivable Odds - The Music, Flood, Paul Hartnoll, Max Dingel, Alex Mackenzie, Howie Weinberg, Robert Harvey, Adam Nutter
13. The Price - Flood, The Music, Paul Hartnoll, Max Dingel, Alex Mackenzie, Steve Fitzmaurice, John Davies, Rob Harvey, Adam Nutter, Stuart Coleman, Phil Jordan
14. The Rain - Richard McNamara, The Music, John Davies, Robert Harvey, Adam Nutter, Stuart Coleman, Phil Jordan

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20655 in Music
• Released on: 2008-06-16
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Extra tracks, Special Edition
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 55 minutes

CD Description
The Music return with 'Strength In Numbers', an album that follows up 2004's 'Welcome To The North' perfectly. A combination of dance music and bluesy rock is The Music's distinctive sound, with uplifting lyrics belting out over big riffs and bigger beats. The title track is the first single to be lifted from the record and epitomises the band's ethic of music that deserves to be turned up and played to packed dancefloors.

Customer Reviews

A fantastic album. Rocking, thumping and impressive.
This album is fantastic and will not disappoint existing fans and should win plenty of new ones. All the tracks have that trademark dance rock sound that makes The Music stand out from the rest of the indie scene.

* Please note that this version DOES contain two bonus tracks, 'The Price' and 'The Rain', but NOT 'No Danger', that is only available on the standard edition.
Also, the booklet DOES NOT contain track lyrics, just 4 art cards and one page of album credits. The lyrics can be found in the standard edition. *

Been worth the wait
Got this CD yesterday and I have to say this album for me is the best i've heard so far this year. I've been a fan of The Music since I heard 'Take the long road and walk it' back in 2002 and immediately purchased their debut which I found to a top record.
It's been four years since the last album was released and it has been well worth the wait. The overall feel of the album is that it has a more dance orientated feel to it then the previous two albums, though the indie sound is still there. All the tracks are amazing, though the stand out one's are strength in numbers, the spike, the left side, get through it, vision, the last one and cold blooded. I hope this album will do well cos the band really deserve it on this effort, the last album was under recognised which was a disappointment. Buy this album because you will not be disappointed at all. Five stars for sure.

Bigger, older, wiser
After what seems like an age; The Music are back with a statement to make. The Leeds quartets last outing; `Welcome to the North' was unfairly missed by the press. However you get the feeling the main reason was that the band themselves didn't really believe in the album themselves. This is a complete contrast to `Strength', as you get the sense this is a band on the ascendency, brimming with confidence (Just take a read at Rob's blogs on his my space!). The album title is symbolic of the bands aim: to spread the word that they are back and to build on a fan base who have been waiting eagerly for this album, the minute the `Welcome to the North' tour finished.

Singles `Strength in Numbers', `The Spike' and `Drugs' are your floor filling anthems and have slotted in nicely into their explosive live sets. `Strength in Numbers' comes out all guns blazing, with, `The emptiness it burns inside, see how they run see how they hide, all the animals come out at night'. To me this highlights Britain's binge drink culture and saying that nightlife in cities around Britain can turn ugly with fighting and drug abuse. All three singles for that matter are infectious, catchy dance rock songs to get even the most rigid person moving.

As you get further in to the album, it's as if you are delving deeper into the mind of lead singer Rob Harvey, as he puts into words his personal battles over the last few years. The honesty, passion and energy puts into his vocals transforms the album and makes it one many people can relate to. In tracks such as `Fire', `No weapon sharper than a will' and `The Price', you can feel the anger and frustration Rob was going through with lyrics like `Politics are getting in the way, people trying to tell me what I should say', from Fire. But also shows his sheer determination and that he will never give up through lyrics; `I'm gonna keep stamping down, till I until I know I've got myself' from my favourite track on the album ` No weapon sharper than a will'. The Price furthers the sentiments of `Fire' with lyrics like `you all better run and hide' as he once again echoes his frustrations. These tracks are the types of songs that got their fan base so excited about them in the first place with banging baselines, topped off with great riffs and fast drumming.

For the first time, The Music have gone for a more stripped down approach to some of the songs which are normally left for B-sides. The two tracks in question are `Idle' and `Inconceivable Odds'. The first, `Idle' has a hypnotic like feel to it, capturing the loneliness and emptiness, Harvey went through, `I want to be like everybody else.' The loop really works well, in creating that feeling that you're going round in circles, getting nowhere fast. `Inconsiderable Odds' is the natural ending to the album indicating hope and a more positive outlook. With just the acoustic guitar and vocals it creates a very intimate atmosphere.

This was clearly a difficult album to make for the band. But in laying everything out on the table and turning what happened to them into music. This in turn has allowed them to create an absolute belter of an album and one which can propel them further in the future. Although the lyrics tell a very deep and real story at times; the guitars, base and drums turn the songs on their heads with that feel good, uplifting vibe.