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  • Issued : 27 Jul 2005

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : BRE19
Format : CD Label : Beat Records
Issued : 27 Jul 2005 Item sourced from : Japan
Number of Discs : 1
Other : Collection

Missing Songs

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Gathering all of the B-sides from the band's U.K. singles as well as some of their demos, Missing Songs presents more of Maximo Park's sharp, witty guitar pop. For better or worse, the compilation shows that the band knew exactly what songs to put on A Certain Trigger -- few of the songs here scale the heights of their debut album. But even if Missing Songs is slighter and less focused than Maximo Park's A-game material, it's still pretty engaging. A19 and I Want You to Leave are two of the band's quintessentially energetic, twisty rockers; Fear of Falling, with its great backing harmonies and start-stop rhythms, shows that the band can even make a go-nowhere love affair sound exciting. Hammer Horror, meanwhile, speeds along on a spy-theme-influenced bassline and twinkly keyboards. Maximo Park stretches out a bit on A Year of Doubt, a sweet, bouncy vignette that flirts with indie pop, and on the lovely Stray Talk, an acoustic ballad that shifts gears almost as many times as their plugged-in songs do. These are hardly experimental songs, but it is nice to hear the band try other approaches besides its more usual sound, as appealing as it is. There are a few stumbles on Missing Songs: Trial and Error lives up to its name by starting with a good idea and taking it nowhere, while the minute-long cover of John Lennon's Isolation is creative but not entirely successful. A trio of demos -- including a tiny, tinny Apply Some Pressure -- rounds out the collection, and though they're nothing new, the versions of Graffiti and Once, a Glimpse capture a little more of the bristling energy of Maximo Park's live shows than A Certain Trigger did. While Missing Songs doesn't have the power of that album, it is a lot more focused than some bands' odds'n'sods collections, and works well as a between-albums release for completists. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Credits

Francis Gavet(Engineer),  Robert Blamire(Engineer),  Tony Davis(Engineer),  Francis Gavet(Mixing),  Ian Davies(Photography),  John Lennon(Composer),  John Lennon(Composer),  Robert Blamire(Mixing),  Maximo Park(Audio Production)

Songs

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    1
    Going Missing
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    2
    Fear Of Falling
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    3
    Apply Some Pressure (Original Demo)
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    4
    A19
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    5
    Graffiti (Original Demo Version)
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    6
    Traial And Error
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    7
    Kiss You Better (Acoustic Session)
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    8
    Hammer Horror
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    9
    Stray Talk

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