''Pub'' is the only album by the British band
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, released in 1994.
Critical reception
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'' praised the "clever" lyrics and "charmingly rough-edged" singing.
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'' declared that "every one of the 16 songs on ''Pub'' boasts an ear-catching melody driven by an energetic, economical rhythm section."
Ira Robbins of ''
Trouser Press
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'' found Denzil to be "a welcome entrant in the English furrow between early
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Richard Thompson", praising the "memorable tunes ... tastefully backed by an electric trio".
In a retrospective review for
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, Andy Hinds gave the album a positive review and stated, "Based around Denzil's everyman voice and workmanlike acoustic guitar, the well-recorded tunes are usually augmented by drums, bass, jangly electric guitar, and other well-chosen instruments. This excellent album and artist were nearly completely overlooked."
In 1999, ''
The Tulsa World
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'' included ''Pub'' on their list of the "100 Greatest Albums You Never Heard Of".
Track listing
All songs written by Denzil Thomas.
#"Fat Loose Fancies Me"
#"Running This Family"
#"Rake Around the Grave"
#"Useless"
#"Sunday Service Hengistbury Head"
#"Too Scared to Be True"
#"Bastard Son of Elvis"
#"Funnymoon"
#"Shame"
#"Who Made You So Cynical About Me?"
#"Autistic"
#"If Only Alan Won the Pools"
#"Seven Years in These Boots"
#"Your Sister Song"
#"Cutie"
#"Goodnight Darling"
Personnel
*Denzil – vocals, acoustic guitar
*Steve Ennever – bass, harmonica
*Craig Boyd – guitar
*Andrew Place – drums
;Additional musicians
*Tich – fiddle
*Jo Garret – additional vocals
*
Jeremy Stacey
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– drums
;Technical
*Steve Ennever – producer
*Michael Leshay – executive producer
*
Tony Cousins
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– mastering
*Stuart Flynn – photography
*Denzil – art direction, co-designer
*Michael Diehl – co-designer
References
External links
*YouTube
www.youtube.com/user/denzilpub
1994 debut albums
Giant Records (Warner) albums
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