Eastwood (album)
Eastwood is British Synthpop band, Cuban Boys' first and only major label album. It was released in 2000, after some delay[2], following the band's only UK hit single, "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia".
The album is named after Steve Eastwood, music review editor at Teletext[3] who had given the band early coverage[4] and features sleeve-notes by John Peel[5].
Critical reception
Professional ratings |
Review scores |
Source |
Rating |
NME |
(very unfavourable)[6] |
Eastwood received a very poor review in the NME—who labelled the album "a 19-track procession of pretend disco and A-level Aqua novelty wank"[6]—and sold poorly.
Track listing
- "<boot>"
- "Kenny"
- "I Like Everybody"
- "Inertia Kicks"
- "Patsy Prozac"
- "Automation and On"
- "Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia"
- "Skinhead Cowgirls"
- "Czar Zoo"
- "The Heel"
- "My Clone"
- "Self Esteem" (cover of the Offspring song)
- "Hooked On Cuban Boys"
- "Stardust Part 3 (Ariana in Space)"
- "Finale"
- The Secret Discotheque For The Subterraneans bonus tracks
- "Inertia Kicks (Fuchisarama Mix)"
- "How To Survive In The Atomic Age"
- "My Clone (Pink)"
- "Inertia Kicks (Donkeyslap Mix)"
Singles and chart positions
Cognoscenti vs. Intelligentsia reached number 4 on the UK Singles chart on 25 December 1999[7]. It was also number 1 in John Peel's Festive Fifty in 1999[8]. "Kenny" had previously been released in a different version called "Oh My God They Killed Kenny" and failed to chart, although it reached number 6 in the 1998 Festive Fifty[8]. Following the band's split from EMI, "Inertia Kicks" was released as a self-published limited edition single in a five track format ineligible for inclusion in the UK Singles Chart[2].
Release history
References