The Streets

[lac999]

Call me out of touch with reality but The Streets basically passed me by until earlier when I realised they have some pretty good tunes & I may well end up getting down that way on the Sunday.

BUT, I only know (well) Fit but you know it (from some FIFA days ) & Dry your eyes.

Aside from these, can folk recommend me 8-12 songs that are his finest & most likely to be played.

Thanks!

[JC-Mo'Fucka]

1. Download 'Original Pirate Material' its one of my favourite albums, ever.

2. Go on setlist website to see what they play

3. Dont download the latest album

[Porcelina]

The new album's not too bad, it has a few fillers in but it's not terrible by any stretch.

A Grand Don't Come For Free is their masterwork.

[FluffyFairy]

yeah listen to Original Pirate material and A Grand don't Come For Free in full as they tell a story which I like.

Saw them in 09 and had the best time, one of my favourite performances of the weekend. I do kinda have a crush on Mike Skinner though

[paulomas]

played at my uni summer ball on saturday and were great

[paulbrock]

grand don't come for free is excellent - other than the hits you know...check out "could be well in ","blinded by the lights" and "empty cans". The album is a story though so if you can listen to the whole thing in order.

[Mardy]

Original Pirate Material is great, as is A Grand don't com for free. After that, well, the new one is OK, maybe 4 really good tunes on it, the previous one had 'Everything is just borrowed' which is probably my favourite track by the Streets. It's only the third album which is really poor.

Great band, can't wait to see them. Probably the act I'm most excited about seeing this year.

here you go, a little spotify playlist of my favourite tracks

Edited May 31, 2011 by Mardy

[thesecretingredientiscrime]

Original Pirate Material is one of the essential British records of the past twenty years.

[MyTwistedWords]

1. Download 'Original Pirate Material' its one of my favourite albums, ever.

2. Go on setlist website to see what they play

3. Dont download the latest album

[jjbeeson]

Was I the only one that liked the new album...?

No original pirate material but a really great album

[pinback]

Just get 'Original Pirate Material'.

Everything else he's done has been a pale imitation of it.

[Robster86]

Brilliant live act, fully reccommend seeing them. I've seen them a number of times and am thinking of going again @ glasto. Blinded by the lights is the BEST.

[JID]

Was I the only one that liked the new album...?

No original pirate material but a really great album

[eoinca]

Weak Become Heroes is an incredible tune. Love the piano riff in it.

[fightoffyour]

the new album is good! Especially 'OMG' and 'Soldiers'.

[JID]

setlist from the manchester academy gig in feb,

1.Outside Inside (Intro)

2.Trust Me

3.Don't Mug Yourself

4.Let's Push Things Forward

5.Puzzled By People

6.ABC

7.The Escapist

8.OMG

9.Ain't No Sunshine (Bill Withers cover)

10.Everything Is Borrowed

11.Weak Become Heroes

12.It's Too Late

13.We Can Never Be Friends

14.Soldiers

15.Blinded By The Lights

16.Katy on a Mission

(Katy B cover)

17.Never Went To Church

18.Heaven For The Weather

19.Dry Your Eyes

Encore:

20.Turn The Page

21.Fit But You Know It

22.Going Through Hell

would imagine it will be something similar

this thread has made me realise i will miss the streets when they are no more

[Big Vern]

As has been said above, start with Original Pirate Material and take it from there.

Best song ever by The Streets - The Irony Of It All

[paulbrock]

never went to church is sweet as well, if rather sad.

[amfy]

I also love "Never Went to Church"

The problem with trying to get into The Streets in a short time is that they are not really an easy listen.

I do have most of their stuff but I don't know what half the tunes I like are called!

I would also say that Original Pirate Material is the best album, but every album has one or two complete masterpieces on it.

That playlist is OK but where is "Geezers need excitement"? I also love "Empty cans" and have used both of these as a starting point for working with violent offenders!

[Josepipe]

It was supposed to be so eeeeeaaaasssssyyyyyyy!

A grand dont come for free is their best for me. I'll be their on the sunday in all liklehood.

[windy_miller]

Can't stand their new stuff. Blinded By The Lights is an amazing tune though, especially the Nero remix

[Churchills Mohican]

I saw them in 2009 at Kendal Calling and they were fab, the place was rammed. As previously mentioned a grand don't come for free is probably my favourite material by the streets - I will do a setlist search for what they played at KC - might give you a vague idea of what's to come.. I'd deffo give them a look in though.

[elfimaju]

Was I the only one that liked the new album...?

No original pirate material but a really great album

[budvar]

I'm currently planning on joining Mr. Skinner on the Sunday - seems only fair to give him a decent send off (by all accounts these are the last live dates he'll be doing as "The Streets"; we'll see...)

A Grand Don't Come For Free is one of my all time favourite albums. It's basically a concept album but still manages to contain some wonderful singles.

I agree that The Streets is not the easiest listening there is and, in truth, he's not always brilliant live. I still think it'll be a great way to close the festival.

[gooner1990]