Anyone hear any fuss being made about "Up All Night"? Nah, me neither. I ask because it's ten years old this year. "Up All Night" being Razorlight's first album released in 2004. I like "Up All Night", it's a pleasant listen. Most tracks play into one another, I like it when an album does that. Too bad Johnny Borrell became quite unbearable in the following years. It is the best Razorlight album, no doubt about that.
The album includes "Don't Go Back to Dalston", a minor key track apparently addressed to Pete Doherty, then a member of The Libertines, to go a bit easy on the drugs. There are two halves to this song. The first half being distinctive verses and choruses, and the other being a long coda with the refrain "Come back, come back, come back" repeated numerous times. That half is longer than the first.
Borrell said the song was barely written, he just envisaged it in his mind after waking up from a hangover. It kinda shows. Still good though.
Ah. The third single from Razorlight's second album from 2006.
I like this song, no matter how many people may not like Johnny Borrell's voice or as a person. The song was released as a single in December 2006, months way after the actual album was released.
I had actually heard the song before it was released as a single. In primary school, I had a friend and we were into the same music and we would talk about songs that were out and whatever. Baring in mind, we were about eleven at the time. He had this huge musical library on his computer, and I would always request songs for him to send to me through MSN. I don't know if that annoyed him or not, because I asked for a lot of music. I will just assume that he was cool with it. He invited me around his house one time, so he probably was.
The video always confused me though. I have no idea what's going on. It probably should have just been a perfomance video. It does feature Guy Pearce, and Scorpio from Gladiators though.
In the late spring of 2006, I was eleven years old and in the final weeks of my last year at primary school.
A highlight of that period of time was the trip to the Isle of Wight where I, most of my 'bestest' friends (and a few kids from year 5) stayed for a week in 'Friends' Hotel and basically spent the last trip I would have in primary school not giving a shit about anything. It was all about having good times with my friends, and making the most of the time we had left.
However, a week away from the house meant a week away from the Internet or MTV2. The World Cup was being held at the same time, and we watched England vs Trinidad and Tobago on ITV, that was pretty cool. But that did not get rid of the fact that I was missing out on my music.
Friday 16th June - I come back home, switch the TV to my favourite music channel, and see Razorlight's new video for their 'new single' In the Morning. That got repeated almost every day during that time. It's not a bad song though, so I never got annoyed. I liked Razorlight anyway - Up All Night is good stuff.
'In the Morning' was their second highest charting single in the UK, getting to #3. 'Somewhere Else' had peaked higher at #2 a year before. And then they released this song.
'America' got straight to number one - in it's first week of release too! I didn't think it was that captivating of a song that it could ever get to that position. It was there for only one week though, then The Black Parade marched into town.
The funny thing is that the song was actually written by the band's drummer Andy Burrows. Johnny Borrell still got recognition in the song's credits though, you've gotta keep stacking up those pound sterlings.
I like America. The song isn't too bad either.
Seriously though some fans don't like Razorlight's self-titled album, they found that the band were raising their butts towards the radio and waiting for a pounding. (Sorry for the imagery.)
For me, this is Razorlight's last album where they actually made good songs. Those that I could listen to. 'Razorlight' and 'Up All Night' are the ones you want to listen to.
