Achtung Bono
Studio album by
Released12 September 2005
RecordedFrog Studios, Warrington [1]
GenrePost-punk
Length40:34
LabelProbe Plus Probe 57
ProducerCarl Wark
Half Man Half Biscuit chronology
Saucy Haulage Ballads
(2003)
Achtung Bono
(2005)
CSI:Ambleside
(2008)
Dedicated to the memory of John Peel
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Stylus MagazineA− [3]

Achtung Bono is the tenth album by UK indie rock band Half Man Half Biscuit, released in 2005.[4]

In 2010, a Facebook campaign was mounted with the aim of saving BBC 6 Music from threatened closure and, as a sign of protest, to get "Joy Division Oven Gloves" from Achtung Bono to No. 6 in the UK Singles Chart on 12 April 2010.[5][6] In the event, it entered the Singles Chart that week at No. 56 and the Independent Singles Chart at No. 3.[7][8] Whether or not the campaign was influential, BBC 6 Music was saved.

Critical reception

Reviews were generally favourable:

  • Stewart Mason, Allmusic: "One of their finest albums".[2]
  • Roger Holland, PopMatters: "Achtung Bono is a worthy addition to the HMHB canon".[9]
  • Ben Granger, Spike Magazine: "This is probably not one of Half Man Half Biscuit’s best albums. And yet its [sic] still fantastic".[10]
  • Dom Passantino, Stylus Magazine: "UK album of the year, by a landslide".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Restless Legs"1:53
2."Corgi Registered Friends"3:39
3."For What Is Chatteris..."2:05
4."Shit Arm, Bad Tattoo"2:41
5."Surging Out of Convalescence"3:38
6."Upon Westminster Bridge"2:45
7."Joy Division Oven Gloves"3:10
8."Mate of the Bloke"3:37
9."Asparagus Next Left"2:55
10."Depressed Beyond Tablets"3:00
11."Bogus Official"1:22
12."Letters Sent"2:38
13."Twydale's Lament"3:31
14."We Built This Village on a Trad. Arr. Tune"3:48

Notes

References

  1. "Frog Recording Studios". Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Mason, Stewart. Achtung Bono at AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Passantino, Dom (21 September 2005). "Half Man Half Biscuit: Achtung Bono". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  4. Half Man Half Biscuit  Achtung Bono at Discogs
  5. McCabe, Maisie (22 March 2010). "6 Music supporters push Half Man Half Biscuit song". mediaweek.co.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  6. Plunkett, John (7 April 2010). "Campaign to save 6 Music takes the Biscuit". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100: 11 April 2010–17 April 2010". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  8. "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50: 11 April 2010–17 April 2010". Official Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  9. 1 2 Holland, Roger. "Kicking Against The Pricks! An Interview with Half Man Half Biscuit". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 February 2016. Date c.2005.
  10. 1 2 Granger, Ben (1 November 2005). "Half Man Half Biscuit : Achtung Bono". Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  11. Stewart, Michael (24 November 2014). "URGE FOR NIGEL: an interview with Nigel Blackwell of Half Man Half Biscuit". Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  • "Achtung Bono". Retrieved 26 February 2016. The oldest-established Half Man Half Biscuit fansite.
  • "Achtung Bono". Retrieved 26 February 2016. The Half Man Half Biscuit Lyrics Project.
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