A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window
Cardiacs
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A Little Man and a House | Cardiacs | 5:01 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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In a City Lining | Cardiacs | 5:53 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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I'm Eating In Bed | Cardiacs | 5:00 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Is This the Life? | Cardiacs | 5:37 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Interlude | Cardiacs | 0:46 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Dive | Cardiacs | 4:08 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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The Icing On the World | Cardiacs | 4:02 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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The Breakfast Line | Cardiacs | 4:54 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Victory Egg | Cardiacs | 3:07 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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R.E.S. | Cardiacs | 5:15 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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The Whole World Window | Cardiacs | 5:46 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 11 Songs |
Album Review
Shrill and freaky. Anarchic and a bit oompah-oompah. Almost unanimously loathed. Perhaps what you'd expect if you raised small orphans solely on prog-rock records scratched into the higher channels of Megadeth's Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! while they formed a union to demand to go catch the latest Dexy's Midnight Runners tour. Cardiacs' first studio album is one for the amnesiacs of the world. It leaps about, chews on its own rhythms — like "In a City Lining," often 43 times within the same song — eschewing choruses as if conventional songwriting caused cancer. It's reckless, difficult music that still retains a sense of celebration. The equivalent of a top-secret document with the best bits blacked out.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant album
For many fans, The Whole World Window and Is This The Life were the songs that we simply stood and cried to when watching the Cardiacs play live, all those years ago. Many other brilliant tracks on here (in fact all of them!). Try out R.E.S. for the authentic Cardiacs experiance.
Ignore the idiot from iTunes!
They take more than 1 listen to understand - but perseverence pays dividends with this band. Once you start getting it their music becomes addictive and everything else starts becoming bland. Step away from the mainstream and discover passion for music like never before!
God bless the Cardiacs.
Never believe what you read....
Well, only if it is the itunes review - "Almost unanimously loathed". Listen and make up your own mind. The Cardiacs are a matter of taste, an that matter of taste is what is commonly known as good taste. This album will give you a good introduction to earlier Cardiacs, but I urge you to listen to the live albums and especially to Sing to God (both parts). RES is probably the most accessible song on this album.
I hope that now the Cardiacs are available on itunes that they get the recognition they have always deserved. It has been said that they are the most popular band that noone has ever heard of. Jump into the pool crammed full of die hard Cardiacs fans (yes we are many), the water is warm, just keep an eye out for the big ugly shark.
Biography
Formed: 1978
Genre: Pop
Years Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Cardiacs
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Is This the Life? | A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window | 5:37 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Jibber and Twitch | The Seaside | 4:34 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Fiery Gun Hand | Sing to God (Part 1) | 5:12 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Gena Lollabridgida | The Seaside | 3:12 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Dog-Like Sparky | Sing to God (Part 1) | 4:53 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Eden On the Air | Sing to God (Part 1) | 2:21 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Eat It Up Worms Hero | Sing to God (Part 1) | 2:33 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Fairy Mary Mag | Sing to God (Part 1) | 3:44 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Manhoo | Sing to God (Part 1) | 4:59 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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Insect Hoofs On Lassie | Sing to God (Part 1) | 3:00 | £0.79 | View In iTunes |
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- Genres: Pop, Music, Alternative, Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock, Adult Alternative
- Released: 01 January 1988
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