An English musician sits on the outskirts of the Spanish desert town of Tabernas, where Italians shot American cowboy movies on now abandoned sets, and concocts a widescreen country rock record influenced by the mariachi hued soundtracks bashed out to accompany them.
Scott Walker only sang themes to two Spaghetti westerns, Joe Hill and The Rope And The Colt, but the Choppers’ musical director and vocalist Ben Nicholls swells his lungs and ghosts the tortured troubadour a whole album of horse opera hits.
Be Ready is so ingrained with acutely observed inauthenticity it swallows its own tail and becomes thoroughly convincing.
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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John Robins, Comedian
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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World Without End, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Bosco239, youtube
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Z-factor, Twitter.