Semi-Detached [Import]

Semi-Detached [Import]

Track Listings

1. Church of Noise

2. Tightrope Walker

3. Black Eye Purple Sky

4. Lonely, Cryin', Only

5. Born too Soon

6. Stay Happy

7. Safe

8. Straight Life

9. Heaven's Gate

10. Don't Expect Roses

11. Tramline

12. Boy's Asleep

13. Suing God

14. Sixty-Watt Bulb

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks.

Semi-Detached,Therapy,Polygram Int'l,Alternative Metal,Alternative Pop/Rock,Heavy Metal,Pop,Rock

Average customer rating:

Their best?

More than Semi Sweet

Even better than Troublegum

Therapy?'s weakest...

Great!

Semi-Detached
Therapy?
Manufacturer: Universal/Polygram
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000088CW
Release Date: 1998-03-30

Tracks:

Church of Noise
Tightrope Walker
Black Eye Purple Sky
Lonely, Cryin', Only - Therapy?, Theresa
Born Too Soon
Stay Happy
Safe
Straight Life
Heaven's Gate
Don't Expect Roses
Tramline
Boy's Asleep
Suing God
60 Watt Bulb

Album Details

All New Material, 12 Tracks Including: Church of Noise, Tight Rope Walker, Straight Life and More.

Customer Reviews:

Their best?.......2005-06-20

Semi Detached is one of the more underrated Therapy? albums. Personally it is one of my favourite Therapy? albums. The album is a combination of Therapy's love for catchy but also experimental songs. "Church Of Noise" is one of the rawest and punkiest songs on the album. "Lonely, Cryin' Only" sounds like a sixties harmony rock/pop song. " "Tightrope Walker" and "Black Eye Purple Sky" have a great guitar harmony. "Stay Happy" and "Straight Life" are my favourite tracks. "Stay Happy" is a over-the-top up tempo song and "Straight Life" could have been on the album Troublegum. "Tramline" really is an experimental/noisy song, pure chaos. The only track that I don't like is "Don't Expect Roses". It is a rock and roll track that is not bad, but is not really my cup of tea.

Overall Therapy? combines noise and melody and also melancholy and joyness perfectly. The songs are pretty layered. The bands uses different sounds to enhance the songs. Semi Detached is a diverse album and when the album ends it invites you to press play again. The album is just a perfect mixture of Nurse, Troublegum and Infernal Love.

More than Semi Sweet.......2004-10-14

I really didn't care for this album when I first heard it. I was accustomed to their older releases ala Nurse & Hats off to the Insane, and this struck me as odd. Therefore, I didn't play the album again until a few months later, and I was really drawn in that second hearing. I realized this is a really good album. The songs are crafted well, and the playing and singing are among the groups finest. They don't beat around the bush here either. Each song is short and most contains a catchy hook. Therapy? pulls their pop side off very nicely here. May these Irish greats offer more interesting music for many years to come!

Even better than Troublegum.......2001-08-22

According to most fans Therapy? will never be able to top Troublegum, an album of sheer genius. I think they did, when they released Semi-Detached. Semi-Detached is a crossover between Troublegum and Infernal Love, being more poppy than the first and less slick than the latter, and creating an atmosphere which is a mixture of Troublegum's anger and IL's melancholy. Songs like "Church of Noise", "Lonely Cryin' Only", "Straight Life" and "Don't Expect Roses" are great uptempo rocksongs comparable to "Screamager", "Stop It Your Killing Me" and "Loose". More dynamic songs are "Tightrope Walker", "Black Eye Purple Sky", "Born Too Soon" and "Tramline"- they may take some time getting used to, but in my case these songs made me really really like the album. It's hard to explain why, but if you like Nurse's "Zipless", Troublegum's "Brainsaw" and Infernal Love's "Jude The Obscene" my guess is you'll like these songs as well. If you really want to know whether you'll share my opinion, just listen to "Safe". If you also think that is one of the best rocksongs ever, yoú just have to get "Semi-Detached", because you'll dig it.

Therapy?'s weakest..........2001-03-18

This is the first time that I'm slightly dissappointed with a Therapy? Album. The Band doesn't like this effort either, and it's pretty obvious why : The Therapy? trademarks become a soap opera on this album and the songs that could have been great are ruined by the "poppy" melodies : "Stay Happy" is a prime example for this problem. They just take the pop too far on this record. On "Infernal Love" they managed to keep the parce between the genius Therapy? sound and some poppy experiments. Here, the nice melodies drain the edgyness and agression which is not good. Most of the record seems too overladen with radio-friendly melodies ( of course they get all disorted but they are there ) which are cool on some moments but very annyoing on others. To me, this isn't half as deep as "Infernal Love" and a far cry from the milestone "Troublegum" was ( which is one of the best records ever, period! ). But Therapy? wouldn't be Therapy? if they hadn't something big going for them, even on a weak effort like this : "Tightrope Walker", "Straight Life" and "Safe" are examples of this group's abilities. Especially "safe" is very haunting and beautiful, the line "I'm clean and I'm clinging, like I've never held on to anything in my life" sends shivers down my spine. "Straight Life" is certainly the best song on the record, bringing back the spirit of the "real" Therapy?. "Tightrope Walker" is what all of this album should have been : a mixture between a poppy chorus and a truly disturbing basic idea. All in all, stay away from this record if you are new to the band. Get "Infernal Love", "Suicide pact", "Troublegum", "Nurse" and "Caucasian Psychosis" first. These albums never stay too far from my CD player and for good reason : Therapy? are on of the best bands ever. Sadly, this albums mostely disappoints.

Great!.......2000-10-22

Fist of all, let me say that people who are looking for Troublegum II will be disappointed, since this isn't a Troublegum II, and there will probably never be one. Therapy?'s 7 albums (Born in a crash not counted) are all different. Although this album comes closer to Troublegum than the other albums, this album should not be compared with T? greatest album yet, beuse it wouldn't be fair. Now, let's talk about this album. Unlike their latest release Suicide Pact, this album is pretty mainstream and 'radio-friendly'. The album starts with Church Of Noise, a perfect opener for this album. Then there are some more or less 'similar' songs Tightrope Walker and Black Eye, Purple Sky. Then one of T? best songs comes: Lonely, Cryin' Only, which is a perfect song in every sense. It's loud, but not too loud, and Andy's lyrics complete the song. Other great songs are Stay Happy, Safe (which starts out pretty slow, but turns out to be a great rock song, with emotional content), and the best track of the album: Straight Life, which kicks in immediately as it starts. The guitars are great, and Andy's almost screaming lyrics fit the music perfectly. The only weak track is Tramline, which is just too edgy and too loud. On the whole, this album is one of T?'s finest yet. Although many T? fans claim that it's the weakest yet, I think this album would be perfect to start your T? collection with, but be sure to get Troublegum and Infernal Love too!

Average customer rating:

Great Video, a must have for every CRASS fan
PUKE

Semi-Detached Video Collages 1978-1984
Crass
Manufacturer: Crass
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Punk | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00005QAR7
Release Date: 2001-10-02

Customer Reviews:

Great Video, a must have for every CRASS fan.......2005-03-01

Thiis video shows the clippings of videos used during CRASS performances. The scenes are in black and white and the quality is like watching it throught a TV from the 70's. However if CRASS is one of your favorite bands of all time (like me) this video is a must have because it portrays a great majority of what CRASS was about. All I have to say is you are in for a real treat if yuou order this.

PUKE.......2001-11-02

I did enjoy this video allot and showed images of what crass was talking about in (yes sir i will, the album) It is very touching when they get to the yes sir I will part of the video before that was kind've boring for me, crass is my favorate group ever but there videos i usually dont keep I did not enjoy christ the movie that makes me get a headache but I did enjoy this movie but I can't watch allot it's only a one time thing for me Maybe not for you but I say "this video is allot better then christ the movie." But if your looking for the way crass looked at things, "I think" this video is really for you but you might feel like pukeing or crying when you watch it they also give lyrics allong with this video just like with christ the movie! well I hope you enjoy this video in some sort of way I did.
well any ways peace.

Average customer rating:

Heathens of Vaudeville
Dominic and Semi-Detached , and Serene
Manufacturer: Worry Bird
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B00004YLNT
Release Date: 2000-03-28

Tracks:

I Don't Care Girl
You Don't Know Anything (Until You've Lost Everything)
Master of My Only Emotion
Who Are You Now, Victoria?
I Wouldn't Hurt a Fly
Ominous
Everything Grandmother Loves
Delores in Her Butterfly Costume
Unreal Man
Advice to the Lovelorn 1897

Average customer rating:

A must own for any Therapy? fan
Nice edition for North American fans
Excellent work and a job well done!
A must for Therapy? fans

Semi-Detached
Therapy
Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000895Y
Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

Church of Noise
Tightrope Walker
Black Eye Purple Sky
Lonely, Cryin', Only
Born too Soon
Stay Happy
Safe
Straight Life
Heaven's Gate
Don't Expect Roses
Tramline
Boy's Asleep
Suing God
Sixty-Watt Bulb

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Two Bonus Tracks.

Customer Reviews:

A must own for any Therapy? fan.......2000-02-29

With the Semi-Detached project, Therapy? takes a brief break from their usual hard rocking style. Out of all of the Therapy? albums, this is the most melodic. Andy finally got married right before this album, and it reflects his new found love. Gone are the depressed, angry lyrics. The entire album is a welcome change. The style of the album is similar to that of the songs Nowhere and Die Laughing off their masterpiece, Troublegum. The bonus tracks included on the Japanese release are a welcome addition. Whereas Troublegum had 100% awesome songs, this album does have a few lame tunes. The good songs are so good that they make up for the bad. If you don't have Semi-Detached, import it today.

Nice edition for North American fans.......1999-11-22

Due to the departure of this great band from A&M in North America, imports are the only way to go for Semi-Detached and Suicide Pact-You First. This Japanese edition has some nice bonus tracks that add some value to the disc. Lonely, Cryin' Only is a favorite of mine and is an instant Therapy? classic.

Excellent work and a job well done!.......1999-10-19

Semi-Detached could possibly be Therapy?'s best album to date. It comes very close to Troublegum, but it does beat out Nurse and Infernal Love. The songs are just so catchy and memorable that I have to listen to them everyday. And of course, with great guitar riffs come excellent lyrics to go along with them. The songs sound quite different than those of their earlier days. They seem more up-beat and less "down on the world." Therapy? has always had fantastic choruses, and believe me, this album won't let you down. Every song on this cd will keep you wanting more. Semi-Detached delivers! Keep it up, Therapy?

A must for Therapy? fans.......1999-09-30

Great come back for Therapy? Semi detatched see Therapy? back with a new line up and prove to the world they can still write songs which kick the arse off any other band in the world. They are also one of the best live bands around . After listening to semi detatched you are left asking the question how are they going to top that? Welcome back THERAPY?