Disco de Chumbawamba: “Swingin' With Raymond”

This is Chumbawambas last "indie" recording before going major with Tubthumper and what a way to end that stage of their careers!! This is a 'split' album, the first half of the cd being calm,melodic and slow-all featuring brilliant vocals from Lou Watts.The song Love Will Knock You Over is aperfect example of Chumbawamba at their best.This is the "Love" part of the album.Then comes "Hate"!Just when youre at your most mesmerized the speakers shake with some of the loudest punk rock I've heard this band produce(and Ive been to more than one of their concerts!)The barrage never stops as Alice Nutter,Danbert Nobacon and Dunstan Bruce each take turns in tackling issues such as the way royalty lives,the British class system and police brutality.Stand out tracks are:Salome, The Good Cop and Ugh Your Ugly Houses. If you want to hear what Chumbawamba sounded like after ANARCHY and before TUBTHUMPER then grab this one,its brilliance at its best.

This is the best CD Chumbawamba has ever made. They sing incredebly good and the songs are great. If you do not buy this CD you are definetley missing out on somthing.

the Swingin' with Raymond sessions from Chumbawamba are very groovy.

the problems some fans might get from this particular album is that fans won't leave without a sore throat from shouting along with this awesome album! first half of the album is very smooth to sing along to. the second half of the album will make you want to dance and shout along to the music. by the end of the CD, the fans end up with a sore throat from all the screaming and shouting, along with some sweat. it's two parts soft and hard edge. the fans have to prepare themselves before the songs begins and ends. it also gives the fans a headache, but the best kind. you'll know what i'm blubbering about when you get your copy of Swingin' With Raymond, i recommend it only 'coz it's different and fun.

Wow, I'm totally blown away by this album. I have two other CDs by Chumbawamba and like them very much, but this is my favorite of the bunch. So far. This one was so impressive I'm going to go through the back catalogue and pick out a few more. If you ARE a fan of this band, you need to hear this CD. Truly brilliant stuff, combining their exciting musical presentation with astute and stirring lyrics. If you haven't heard Chumbawamba before, or only know them by their 90s hit "Tubthumping", be prepared to have your head turned around. To my ears they sound a lot like another UK band, Mekons. Both bands have a thrilling and intoxicating "alternative" rock sound, but also use similar alternating vocal chores, diving the songs between the (is it "Lou" ?) has a lovely, melodic voice that lends itself perfectly to the nicer "Love" songs on the first half of this disc, while the male singer lets things rip and roar on the louder "Hate" songs on the second half of the album. Brilliant concept ... and brilliant music. I'm amazed that this was released in 1995 and I'm only now hearing it for the first time. But it's never too late to spread the word about bands this great. And great they are. And great this is. Get it!

this first 6 songs are the folky numbers. the last 7 are a bit more on the rollicking side of things. Chumbawamba knows how to flawlessly perform both of these styles with class. they are geniuses and master songwriters. every cut on here is great...but my favoriters would have to be "All Mixed Up", "Ugh! Your Ugly New Houses!", and "This Girl." quality stuff from this cool band.

...oh, did i mention that they are funny, as well?