Keep On Your Mean Side (Deluxe Edition)
The Kills
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Superstition | The Kills | 4:40 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Cat Claw | The Kills | 3:32 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Pull a U | The Kills | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Kissy Kissy | The Kills | 5:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Fried My Little Brains | The Kills | 2:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hand | The Kills | 0:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hitched | The Kills | 4:02 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Black Rooster | The Kills | 4:24 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Wait | The Kills | 4:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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F**k the People | The Kills | 4:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Monkey 23 | The Kills | 2:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gypsy Death & You | The Kills | 2:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Gum | The Kills | 1:22 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Jewel Thief | The Kills | 2:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Sugar Baby | The Kills | 4:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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The Search for Cherry Red | The Kills | 2:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dropout Boogie | The Kills | 4:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 17 Songs |
iTunes Review
When American Alison Mosshart (guitar/vocals, a.k.a. VV) started trading song tapes across the Atlantic with London-based Jamie Hince (guitar/drums/vocals, a.k.a. Hotel), little did they know it was the beginning of a particularly fertile and robust musical relationship. Following their dirty-blues laced 2002 EP, Black Rooster (three of those songs are here in new forms), the duo released their full-length debut for Domino, Keep On Your Mean Side, and a more appropriate title would be hard to find. VV’s canny blend of sinewy snarl and purr set against gritty, clanging, grinding guitars is taut and lean, and everything rock ’n’ roll should be: thrilling, menacing, and a tad bestial. If you have a soft spot for the Velvet Underground, Jon Spencer or PJ Harvey (and especially all three), the Kills are for you. Note: The original release has 12 tracks; the Deluxe Edition offers five extras, including the hilarious interlude “Gum” and the pulsating “Sugar Baby,” as seductive as “Cat Claw” or “Fried My Little Brains.”
Customer Reviews
The Kills friggen kill.
I’m a HUGE fan of The White Stripes & Jack White. When Jack came out with a new band, The Dead Weather, I was eager to hear. I thought it was merely okay, but something intrigued me about the lead female singer, Alison Mosshart (a.k.a. VV), whom I’d never heard of before. Turns out she came from a band called The Kills which has a similar (not identical, just vaguely similar) dynamic as The White Stripes: one dude and one chick, garage rock blues, etc. I listened to this entire album and loved it. But their dynamic also reminds me of another power duo. Jamie Hince’s (a.k.a. Hotel) musical style is rather similar to one Mark Knopfler of Dire Straits fame: the bluesy guitar work somewhat, but particularly his voice. While Alison does not exactly sing like Sting, her higher range vocal compliments Jamie’s lower range much as how Sting’s does for Mark Knopfler on “Money for Nothing.” That dynamic, mixed with very raw electric guitar sounds, mixed with very cool and totally unique beats, The Kills friggen kill. If you’re into that sort of thing, download this album. (I’m not as impressed with their newest album Midnight Boom, though I really like “Sour Cherry” and “Last Day of Magic.”) I see this is considered the “Deluxe Edition” and appears to have five more songs than the non-deluxe, so definitely go with this one (especially considering as of now the price is identical). Besides, I see the reviews from the non-deluxe have a number of listener complaints that iTunes messed up the order of the songs. Don’t know if they corrected it there, but the order on this deluxe edition is spot on as far as I can tell.
channeling beefheart
Great Captain Beefheart Cover!
Great band
And while Midnight Boom was good, I think this is their best so far. Definitely get this "deluxe edition" as the bonus tracks are not only great, but they flow with the rest of the album, making it feel like the "full" album. Only complaint is I liked the version of Black Rooster from the EP of the same name.
Biography
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '00s, '10s
Top Albums and Songs By The Kills
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Sour Cherry | Midnight Boom (Bonus Track Version) | 3:07 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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U.R.A. Fever | Midnight Boom (Bonus Track Version) | 2:16 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Cheap and Cheerful | Midnight Boom (Bonus Track Version) | 2:26 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Black Balloon | Midnight Boom (Bonus Track Version) | 3:46 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Future Starts Slow | Blood Pressures | 4:05 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Night Train (Bonus Track) | Midnight Boom (Bonus Track Version) | 3:04 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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U.R.A. Fever | U.R.A. Fever - Single | 2:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Tape Song | Midnight Boom (Bonus Track Version) | 3:35 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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Black Balloon | Black Balloon - EP | 3:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Satellite | Blood Pressures | 4:13 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
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- $9.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Punk, Indie Rock, Rock, College Rock
- Released: Apr 01, 2003
- ℗ 2003 Domino Recording Co. LTD
