Customer Reviews
A guilty pleasure Ting - By: Amanda Richards, 04 Oct 2008 
This is a fun, funky & successful debut from the hot UK group with the onomatopoeic name. All the songs are original material, written & composed by the fresh & fabulous duo, & it's a great pity that the album is so short.
Turn on the radio at any time of the day, & before long you're probably going to hear either of the two reallly big singles from this album, or both of them. The single "Shut Up & Let Me Go" recently won the MTV Video Music Award for "Best UK Video", the other hot single being "That's Not My Name". "Great DJ" is yet another single, with "Be the One" scheduled for release soon. I recently received some PepsiStuff Points to buy an MP3 download from Amazon, & I had no hesitation in picking "Shut Up & Let Me Go"
Most of the tracks are cool, catchy & current, & although you can't honestly say that the lyrics are either deep or profound, you'll remember the infectious beats & at least you'll be able to sing along while you're dancing.
Fans of Brit pop will enjoy this album, but there are a couple of tracks that were just a little too trippy for my liking. Other than the singles mentioned above, you should also try "Keep Your Head" & "We Walk".
Buy the singles, if not the album, & prepare to shake your groove Ting.
Amanda Richards
Don't knock it until you've tried it... - By: Hugh Evans, 22 Sep 2008 
It's not that bad I suppose. The main flaw this album carries is that most of the songs sound the same: the structure, rhythm, vocals & instruments have very little variation between tracks. Unfortunately this tends to be the case with a lot of Indie Pop albums, but I won't go into that.
I think the standout track on the album is probably the single "That's Not My Name" (which, to be fair, is probably why people buy the album). It's fun & catchy, although We Walk has quite a nice chorus as well. Mind you, because of the similarities throughout the album, if you love one of the songs you'll probably love the album, & the reverse if you loathe one of the songs.
Overalll though I would have to say that I feel that the album will begin to bore people after a few plays. This music is probably best handled one song at a time, so if you're not buying this to fill space on your Ipod then perhaps just buy a single.
A shake up for all the boring British bands of the moment - By: R. Essery, 20 Sep 2008 
OK lets cut to the chase. I was brought up with punk & I can say that the Ting Tings are the best thing that can happen to the over serious, retentive British music industry at the moment. They are quirky, fun & yes original. They are the perfect cure for the boring navel gazing crap that appears from bands such as the Kaiser Chiefs, the Killers, Babyshambles & most particularly the musicallly inept Artic Monkeys & the arrogant but retentive Kasabien.
The reason I like the Ting Tings is because I am fed up with listening to the dirges produced by the bands named above (and others). Its boring!
Oh & if you want to see hype in action - look at Coldplay - utterly bland & the whole group takes themselves far to seriously. Next thing Chris Martin will be like Bono from U2 giving us lectures about global warming & other subjects he knows nothing about.
I have heard that Chris Moyles from Radio One does not like the Ting Tings & that for me is about the best recommendation I have for buying this CD.
punky!!!! - By: Stutones, 02 Sep 2008 On first listen this reminded me of very early 80's Culture Club beats with early Kim Wilde vocals mixed with loads of funk!! Then it hit me, that The Ting Tings are a reincarnated Transvision Vamp, with the punky / rocky edge!! It's gonna take a few listens to get me hooked but the tracks Great DJ, the huge No.1 single That's Not My Name & Shut Up And Let Me Go are so full of attitude & funk they over-power everything else what's on the cd - worth a listen definately - not a bad cd, & they sound like nothing else around at this moment in time.
Marmite - By: O. Neale, 31 Aug 2008 This is one of those pop groups that divide opinion along pre-determined lines. For some, this group's work is a dreadful indictment of everything wrong with pop music. For others, it is the greatest record of the decade. Well, it's not THAT good, but anyone who dislikes it so vehemently as some reviewers here must not have a cheerful atom in their body. The first two songs are basicallly perfect. The rest of the record can be judged by how you view these two singles. If you like these, you'll like the rest. Shut Up & Let Me Go is also pop genius. Traffic Light is floaty enough to be inoffensive. Keep Your Head is buoyed by a nice chorus. My favourite song on the whole album is Impacilla Carpsung, a tune with few discernible lyrics, but, rather like the work of the Cocteau Twins, manages to be remarkable anyway.
Lauren Laverne of the Culture Show has the idea that the best pop songs are ones designed for a guy to be able to dance to with a girl. Every song hear fits that criterium perfectly. It's not emotionallly engaging - in fact, at times, it feels cold & efficient. But these guys are veterans of pop. It is a clean, shiny, piece of perfect pop. It may not stand the test of time, but then, in pop music, what does?
