{"product_id":"2565433","title":"Chris Pope \u0026 The Chords Uk - But Then Again The Best Of [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Chords UK, the alt-rock heroes helmed by Chris Pope, will release the mammoth 44-track 'But Then Again: The Best of The Chords UK' on 3CD on 4 April 20205 on EPOP Records. Chris was described by \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Weller\u003c\/strong\u003e as \"the best songwriter of his generation\", by \u003cstrong\u003eUncut\u003c\/strong\u003e as \"savage as Townshend with a toothache\" and \u003cstrong\u003eVive Le Rock\u003c\/strong\u003e as creating, \"timeless song writing and understated brilliance!\" This collection underlines all that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned to truly tell the tale of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Chords UK\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003e'But Then Again'\u003c\/strong\u003e is an ambitious and inventive collection, featuring new and previously unreleased tracks, remastered \/ remixed \/ remade versions of favourites, unashamedly obscure B-sides, and even live recordings. This is a set of songs that draw on what has gone before - and the fans will find all their favourites - but they have been revisited and taken to another place!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Pope\u003c\/strong\u003e himself said, \"I decided a few years ago to start work on a 'compilation\/ best of', of sorts.But simply to add 20 plus songs from six albums onto Vinyl\/CD and put it out there: that would be far too easy and wouldn't interest me one bit!Instead, I looked back at songs from the three \u003cstrong\u003ePope\u003c\/strong\u003e albums 'Grace of God', 'Tall Tales', 'Peace of Mind'and the Hat-trick of \u003cstrong\u003eChords UK\u003c\/strong\u003e albums 'Take on Life', 'Nowhere Land' and 'Big City Dreams', then picked the ones we knew we could 'dream up' again, or re-imagine. The new tracks are renderings of unrecorded songs written between 1982 up to 2024. Finally, we hit the acoustic guitars and some old original Chords tunes got laid down too\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Chords UK\u003c\/strong\u003e were formed over a decade ago to continue playing classic \u003cstrong\u003eChords\u003c\/strong\u003etunes such as 'Maybe Tomorrow', 'The British Way Of Life' and 'So Far Away'. But Chris isn't interested in remaining frozen in time and his aim has always been to push forward, \u003cstrong\u003e'But Then Again: The Best of The Chords UK'\u003c\/strong\u003e does just that. This album is a milestone, sure, but also a statement of intent - \u003cstrong\u003eChris Pope\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eThe Chords UK\u003c\/strong\u003e have plenty to celebrate, but also plenty more to achieve along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFULL UK Tour thru APRIL _ MAY In support of 'But Then Again '\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront Cover \u0026amp; Main feature In Sunday Express mag week of release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMAIN Album review Full page in VIVE LE ROCK March edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbum reviews in MOJO, CLASSIC ROCK, Record Collector, Uncut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbum feature special on BBC ulster, BBC London, Dozens of internet Stations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54465420263809,"sku":"2565433","price":20.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/5060356470860.jpg?v=1752146722","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2565433","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}