Original Pirate Material Appreciation Thread

[jimmy dread]

Surely, i'm not the only one round these parts who has failed to get past this one (in regards to his repertoire). Just came across the CD and some of the CD singles I thought I binned/given to a new home, don't even need to say how much I'm lovin' it. Lady due back in little over an hour and a half, I've got the jams on, grooving it along, no intension what so ever to tidy up this shit den of a flat, instead i'm preparing for a night of some mischievous fun. Listening after a year or so of not, and it's still as good as was back when it was my bible during my misspent youth

Where's the love peeps? Let's be 'avin it!

That's it that's it that's it
Yeah oh tunes heavy
At street level
That's it that's it that's it yeah.. oh oh right there

[AntlionUK]

a grand don't come for free is one of my alltime favourite albums.

[jimmy dread]

a grand don't come for free is one of my alltime favourite albums.

I haven't heard that one. That's the 2nd one right? I heard some of the singles from it on the radio way back whenever, just seemed like a total downer, where as Original Pirate Material is where your friday night begins. Total bangin' tunes, with deep lyrical flow and my exact same mindset, then, as it, STILL, is to this day.

I'm not sure, I just like the roughneck sounds of it all, really funky harmless fun.

[AntlionUK]

grand is incredible because the whole album is written as one story that carrys brilliantly and ends with two different endings, a pessemistic one and an optimistic one.

[jimmy dread]

grand is incredible because the whole album is written as one story that carrys brilliantly and ends with two different endings, a pessemistic one and an optimistic one.

Will see if I can conjure up some pennies and grab it from a second hand bin somewhere... but yeah, Original Pirate Material is a story in itself too, I just didn't think it could be topped (by Mike Skinner and co. at least, will report back with findings in due course.)

[magma]

OPM is amazing. Grand Don't Come For Free is pretty good; though all the best tunes sound a bit like ripoffs from OPM... after that, he goes into SERIOUS decline.

[DRTY]

Great album. Still has the same punch it did on release

[mercutio]

this is one of favourite albums ever, lyrical content and the beats are incredible.
a grand dont come for free is good but isnt on the same level as this

[james fox]

incredible record, 'weak becomes heroes' might even be one of my favourite records of the past ten years - makes the hairs on the back of my neck do a mexican wave

[lloydnoise]

yes, amazing album, one of the best British releases in years, so original (lol) and influential but also open about it's influences and the cultures that it came from. Also it's just fucking heavy

[Dead Rats]

cal grabs er' phone like OI OI OI OI

[uncle bill]

I love Original Pirate Material and still listen to it all the time.

Not that fussed about anything he's done since though.

The second album was nowhere near as good (except 'Blinded By The Lights' which is great).

[DustyBunzzz]

'has it come to this?'.... such a timeless track..

Lock down your aerial

[Motorway to Roswell]

Got it on atm.

[horse]

if only blinded by the lights was on OPM...

[magma]

if only blinded by the lights was on OPM...

Blinded By The Lights still pales in comparison to Weak Become Heroes, IMO.

[horse]

if only blinded by the lights was on OPM...

Blinded By The Lights still pales in comparison to Weak Become Heroes, IMO.

hard choice to make.
BBTL wins it for me tho, it just sounds so sad and uplifting and heartbreaking and life affirming all at the same time

[gnome]

Haha I read this thread as "original pirate metal" o well might as well now I'm here

[magma]

Haha I read this thread as "original pirate metal" o well might as well now I'm here

Original Pirate Metalwork

[Motorway to Roswell]