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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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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World Without End, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Bosco239, youtube
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Idrie, Youtube
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Shit Crit, Twitter