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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 33 reviews)
Sales Rank: 26
Category: Music
Artist: Kooks
Publisher: Virgin
Studio: Virgin
Manufacturer: Virgin
Label: Virgin
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
EAN: 5099951937522
ASIN: B0010YOJNO
Release Date: April 14, 2008
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | See The Sun | | • | Always Where I Need To Be | | • | Mr. Maker | | • | Do You Wanna | | • | Gap | | • | Love It All | | • | Stormy Weather | | • | Sway | | • | Shine On | | • | Down To The Market | | • | One Last Time | | • | Tick Of Time |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Konk, the second album from indie pop starlets The Kooks, will appeal to those who enjoyed the catchier, hookier elements of their best-selling debut Inside In/Inside Out. For the band are more "pop" than "indie" this time around, and Konk is an overt attempt at winning even more chart-topping kudos: and it's not a bad attempt at that. Recorded over a six-week period at the end of 2007 (in Ray Davies' Konk Studios in London), the album's first single "Always Where I Need to Be" is as insouciantly catchy as a contemporary rock band can get, while tracks like opener "See the Sun," and "Mr. Maker", with its infectious hand claps, are equally accessible. There's tougher fare like "Sway", which show the boys can blast it when they want, but the album generally plays it safe, grappling (clumsily in places) with themes of love and sex, and revealing not a great deal of musical or lyrical depth in the process (see "Do You Wanna"). The album runs out of steam towards the end, and though fans of their earlier material will love it, fussier indie fans will probably point their ears towards something less contrived. --Danny McKenna
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 3.5 would be fairer May 10, 2008
The album Konk is quite similar to the first album 'Inside In/Inside Out' but lacks the catalogue of summer singles to match its predecessor. The album starts off well with the brilliantly catchy 'See The Sun.' It is followed by first single 'Always Where I Need To Be' which is a great first single, proving the band can still write some quick, catchy singles. Following song 'Mr Maker' is good but not great, it is a summery song but never quite lives up to anything on the first album in my opinion. Next up is the rawer sounding 'Do You Wanna' which catches the Kooks in great form. It has a great guitar riff and is perhaps a future single. 'Gap' follows which is a poor song by their standards, it is quite bluesy but never quite gets going and drags on. The song 'Love It All' starts well but its Beatlesesque chorus is cringey and just makes you want to skip it. 'Stormy Weather' starts off with a great bass line and continues until the chorus where it is just as strong, a good song! Then comes 'Sway' which is the new Naive for this album. It is an anthem and will be a sure hit should they release it. 'Shine On' then drops the form and although it has an uplifting chorus it is a B side at best.
'Down To The Market' starts off similarly to previous song 'See The World' but doesn't have its raw edge which lets it down, it is still a good listen though. 'One Last Time' is the last highlight of the album and is great acoustic sing-a-long, much like 'Seaside' from the previous album. 'Tick of Time' finishes the album with a jam start and it is poor, it feels so staged that you want to turn it off. Once the song gets properly under way it is a good foot tapping song, but no more.
A good album but it is let down by some poor songs but when they hit their peek they make some great songs.
Great second album May 9, 2008
ok, so it isnt quite as good as the masterpiece that was Inside In/Inside Out but its still pretty great and definetly not dull as other people have said. There are lots of really good songs on there (along with a few misses i.e Shine On). Sway is an absolute gem and Love It All is briliant. This is a great effort from Luke and the rest of the boys and is well worth the money.
Their too good to give them 5! May 7, 2008
We all know the kooks 1st album was fantastic but their new album's getting lots of mixed reviews. Personally i really do like this album.
I can't really answer the question to whether it's better then the 1st as they are so different. The harder electric guitars have been replaced with soft acoustic and the lyrics are more light hearted.
My prediction is that they have plenty of summer hits on this album with 'see the sun' and 'mr maker' especially and the singles are no doubt going to reach top places, if not getting a no.1 with mr maker!
But this is the irritating thing about them. It's that this album seems too over produced. You know that every single note has been debated about and it doesn't sound natural. Furthermore, in a recent interview, luke said that thye have about a hundred songs made ready to record and that just like they are churning them out and not putting heart into the album. It's clear that although im not saying that the kooks didn't write these songs, the producers have had an enormous say in them.
On a final note have you seen the advertising campaign for this album! It's been everywhere! However, (despite just ranting on about this) it's still a great album with plenty of catchy singles that wont leave your head. For me, the over producing is just a niggle.
 Poo Album by a Poo band May 7, 2008
Since seeing the Kooks live once and booing them off the stage after they played Naive for the second time and claimed they had no more songs, I completely lost all faith in this band that seemed quite promising at the start.
Live they were the worst band I have ever seen, completely full of themselves with no charisma or personality.
Luke Pritchard is an arrogant loser who seems to believe a successful first album implies being able to delivery a crap follow-up and get away with it. Sadly people are buying into it.
The songs are all boring and lack immagination. The word "Always" seems to be part of every chorus and the titles are a perfect introduction into the stupid lyrics.
Konk??? I thought Portishead's "Third" was a boring title but at least the album is great and Beth Gibbons is a one of a kind on stage.
The Kooks should better think about a change in career.
 I feel all alone April 28, 2008
I must be the only person who thinks this is better than the first (which I loved)
The first relied on 3 -4 absolute stand out tracks, this one doesnt its more consistent but still very uplifting.
And I recommend the special edition, RAK is mellow and slow but good. worth having.
Now for that difficult 3rd album :-)
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