Audio CD review:
Unbelievable Truth - Misc. Music

Unbelievable Truth - Misc. Music

Band: Unbelievable Truth Title: Misc. Music Rating: Release Date: 2001-05-07 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Live Without This (previously Unreleased) 2: Building (Shifty Disco Single Version) 3: Roadside Number 2 4: Landslide (Acoustic Version) (previously Unreleased) 5: In The Beginning (previously Unreleased) 6: Believe In Anger (previously Unreleased) 7: Some Of These People (previously Unreleased) 8: Nightlight 9: Over (previously Unreleased) 10: History Fiction (previously Unreleased) 11: Unwanted Gift (previously Unreleased) 12: Ciao My Shining Star (previously Unreleased) 13: All This Time (previously Unreleased) 14: Heaven Sent Me 15: Mea Culpa (previously Unreleased) 16: Everyone Has To Eat 17: Disaster (previously Unreleased) 18: Whose Side Are You On (previously Unreleased) 19: Almost Here 20: Pedestrian 21: Landslide 22: Whos To Know 23: Stone 24: Home Again 25: Daylight 26: Hypnotist 27: Higher Than Reason 28: Forget About Me 29: Covers 30: From This Height 31: Building 32: Agony 33: Finest Little Space 34: Solved 35: I Cant Wait

Post-brit-pop's best kept secret Yet genius obviously runs in the family. While it's true that Unbelievable Truth's front man Andy Yorke is the brother of Radiohead's living legend Thom, their sounds are miles apart. Misc. Music is a treasure! The first two albums took a few listens to grow on me (an ironic indication of quality) and before I knew it, I was in love with every song. At that point I knew I was ready for this one. The live stuff alone is worth the trouble- some highlights are Landslide, Higher Than Reason, Covers, and Building. Among the live songs are a few gems that don't appear on either of the studio albums. The other disk in the set is a collection of b-sides and unreleased songs. I have to admit, I was somewhat hesitant- B-side collections can be risky (it would stand to reason that they're B-sides for a reason), but this one is certainly an exception. Overall, I believe these b-sides are even better than the previous albums. In The Beginning, Mea Culpa, and Disaster are my favorites. I'll go out on a limb and say that Disaster is the best Unbelievable Truth song period. I believe they are post-britpop's best kept secret, but it is unfortunate that they are so under-rated. 35 TRACKS FROM THIS GREAT OVERLOOKED BAND The first disc contains previously unreleased material and remix tracks. Now sadly defunct, many saw this album as another way for the band to make some money but even so, fans need this album. The remix of 'Building' is very similar but the remix of 'Landslide' is great. Other stand out tracks on disc 1 include tracks 3, 5, 7, 9, 10 and 16 of which 9 is the best. Thats 8 great tracks (6 new, 2 remixes) on just the first disc. On the second disc, the Unbelievable Truth's last gig. This is basically there best of containing the best Tracks form both there albums. I reccommend Misc. Music to a fan buying a UB album for the first time because its basically there best of and more. Of course there 2 normal albums have other great hidden gems that don't feature on this disc set, but that just means you need the whole collection. P. S -I can't believe that i am the first reviewer to rate this. It just goes to show how under-rated they are (and its the same story in the UK). All specialist indie fans need this. You can see a complete list of all Unbelievable Truth discography, or go back to the Unbelievable Truth tabs