Free the Bees 4455693 225466339 2008-07-13T21:04:36Z J Milburn Bot 7423137 All Music Guide has now been rebranded to Allmusic {{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> Name = Free The Bees | Type = [[Album]] | Artist = [[The Bees (UK band)|The Bees]] | Cover = Freethebees.png | Released = [[August 17]] [[2004]] | Recorded = 2003-2004, [[Abbey Road Studios]] | Genre = [[Indie rock]] | Length = 43:57 | Label = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]<br/>{{flagicon|United States}} [[Astralwerks]]/[[EMI]] | Producer = [[Paul Butler (musician)|Paul Butler]] | Reviews = * [[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1gjleat74xa7 link] *[[Collective (BBC)|Collective]] {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2776827 link] *[[Drowned In Sound]] (8/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/content/view/10093 link] *[[Pitchfork Media]] (4.9/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15848/Bees_aka_A_Band_of_Bees_Free_The_Bees 23/08/04] *[[PopMatters]] (favourable) [http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/bandofbees-freethebee.shtml 28/07/05] *[[Stylus Magazine]] (D+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/the-bees/free-the-bees.htm 16/7/04] | Last album = ''[[Sunshine Hit Me]]''<br />(2002) | This album = '''''Free The Bees''''' <br /> (2004) | Next album = ''[[Octopus (The Bees album)|Octopus]]''<br />(2007) | }} '''''Free The Bees''''' is the second album from [[United Kingdom|British]] band [[The Bees (UK band)|The Bees]] in 2004. Their first release for [[Virgin Records]], it is also the first album to feature the current sextet that evolved during the tour that promoted debut album ''[[Sunshine Hit Me]]''. However, all the members had performed with core duo Paul Butler and Aaron Fletcher before the album was produced, whether in other projects or simply in informal jams. The album was originally planned to be recorded in Butler's shed (the same one where ''Sunshine Hit Me'' was produced). However, the band decided to record it at the famous [[Abbey Road Studios]]; Indeed, ''Free the Bees'' is a much more slicker sounding and uptempo album than their debut, but the group's diverse range of styles and influences remain intact. The album's standout cut, "Chicken Payback", was used in a UK advert for Sure Deodorant For Men during the [[2006 World Cup]]. ==Track listing== #"These Are the Ghosts" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 3:08 #"Wash in the Rain" <small>(The Bees, Julian Batley)</small> – 3:38 #"No Atmosphere" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 3:48 #"Horsemen" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 3:27 #"Chicken Payback" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 3:12 #"The Russian" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 5:36 #"I Love You" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 4:35 #"The Start" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 2:19 #"Hourglass" <small>(The Bees, Julian Batley)</small> – 4:45 #"Go Karts" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 3:43 #"One Glass of Water" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 2:41 #"This Is the Land" <small>(The Bees)</small> – 3:01 US Version Bonus Tracks #"It Isn't Exact" (Demo) #"These Are The Ghosts" (Undead Version) Japanese Version Bonus Track #"Nothin" (Live) ==Personnel== *Kris Birkin – guitar, vocals *Paul Butler – lead vocals, guitar, piano, saxophone, trumpet, clarinet, mandolin, drums, percussion, producer *Michael Clevett – drums, percussion, bass, Hammond, vocals *Warren Hampshire – Hammond, piano, celeste, acoustic guitar, percussion, vocals *Aaron Fletcher – bass, guitar, piano, drums, percussion, vocals *Tim Parkin – vocals, trumpet, bass, piano, Rhodes, percussion [[Category:2004 albums]] [[Category:The Bees albums]]