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.
Peter Ould, Youtube
Peter Ould, Youtube
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Bosco239, youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Brighton Argus
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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John Robins, Comedian
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Pudabaya, 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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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter