History Music / PocketRevolution

* LongTitle: "If You Don't Get What You Want" and "What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)."

** "Stop-Start Nature" references Myth/KingArthur:

** "What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)" is the title of a novel by ''Raymond Carver'' and was inspired by "Some Kind of Love" by the Music/VelvetUnderground from ''Music/TheVelvetUnderground'' (1969).

'''Personnel:'''

** "Stop-Start Nature" references UsefulNotes/KingArthur:

* {{Malapropism}}: "Include Me Out," a reference to a quote attributed to film producer Samuel Goldwyn.

The album sold well and scored hits with the songs "Nothing Really Ends" [[note]] already released on single in 2001 [[/note]], "If You Don't Get What You Want" [[note]] already released on single in 2004 [[/note]], "What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)" and "The Real Sugar."

** "What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)" is the title of a novel by Creator/RaymondCarver and was inspired by "Some Kind of Love" by the Music/VelvetUnderground from ''Music/TheVelvetUnderground'' (1969).

''Pocket Revolution'' is the fourth studio album by Music/{{dEUS}}. Released in 2005 it was their first album since ''Music/TheIdealCrash'' (1999). Most of the original band members had left the group by this point, though some of their contributions are still present on some of the tracks. Craig Ward and Danny Mommens were replaced by guitarist Mauro Pawlowski (Evil Superstars) and bass player Alan Gevaert who completed the rest of the recording. Apart from the problems within the band the recording sessions were slowed down because Barman collaborated with CJ Bolland and his dance act Magnus and directed his first film ''Anyway The Wind Blows'' (2003).

The album sold well and scored hits with the songs "Nothing Really Ends" [[note]] already released on single in 2001 [[/note]], "If You Don't Get What You Want" [[note]] already released on single in 2004 [[/note]], "What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)" and "The Real Sugar".

"Pocket Revolution" was re-released in 2006, complete with a bonus CD with seven songs from the album remixed by Jagz Kooner as "Pocket Revolution Burnt".

'''Tracklist'''

'''Personnel'''
* Tom Barman: vocals, guitar
* Craig Ward: guitar
* Tim Vanhamel: guitar
* Danny Mommens: bass, backing vocals
* Stef Kamil Carlens: vocals
* CJ Bolland: programs
* Guy Van Nueten: piano
* Anton Janssens: wurlitzer
* Kobe Proesmans: percussion
* Tom Wouters: vibraphone
* Angelique Wilkie, Esmé Bos, Sian Bolland, Nicole Letuppe, Sabine Kabongo, Ann Van der Plassche, Radio Candip, Lies Lorquet: backing vocals
* Bill Funk, Carmen Betsabé Lugo Rodriguez: parlando.
* Mark Steylaerts: violin
* Reinard Vanbergen, Saartje De Muynck, Evelien Vandeweerdt, Lode Vercampt and Slow-Up Quintet: strings


!! What We Trope About (When We Trope About Love)
* AlliterativeTitle: "'''C'''old Sun Of '''C'''ircumstance", "'''S'''top-'''S'''tart Nature", "'''W'''hat '''W'''e '''T'''alk About ('''W'''hen '''W'''e '''T'''alk About Love)".
* BreakUpSong: "Nothing Really Ends"

--> ''Do I have a chance of doing that old dance again''

* CoolStarship: On the album cover the Von Neumann Machine can be seen, a lower part of a giant rocket made out of numerous derelict spaceships welded together. It was drawn by Don Lawrence (''[[ComicBook/StormDonLawrence Storm]]'')
* CradleOfLoneliness: "The Real Sugar"

* CueTheSun: "7 Days, 7 Weeks"

* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The album cover is designed by Don Lawrence, author of the comic strip ''[[ComicBook/StormDonLawrence Storm]]''.
* EpicRocking: "Bad Timing", "Include Me Out", the TitleTrack, "Cold Sun of Circumstance" and "Sun Ra" are all over five minutes long.
* HistoryRepeats: Barman said in an interview that "Include me Out", "Stop-Start Nature" and the title track are all about people making the same mistakes again and again.
* {{Homage}}: "The Real Sugar" is a homage to Mark Sandman of Music/{{Morphine}}, who became a personal friend of Tom Barman in the 1990s, but died unexpectedly from a heart attack during a concert.
* InTheStyleOf: Within the album booklet a group shot of the band is seen where all the members are dressed up as members of a police team. The band manager got the idea of doing this, because Barman basically "interrogated himself on the album."
* LastNoteNightmare: "Nothing Really Ends" ends on a mysterious and haunting arrangement.
* LongTitle: "If You Don't Get What You Want", "What We Talk About (When We Talk About Love)".
* {{Malapropism}}: "Include Me Out", a reference to a quote attributed to film producer Samuel Goldwyn.
* NewSoundAlbum: "Pocket Revolution"'s sound was less experimental than their previous albums and provided the group with a more standard rock sound. The album also combined recordings from two different band line-ups. On some tracks Craig Ward and Danny Mommens play guitar and bass, on others their successors Mauro Pawlowski and Alan Gevaert fulfill these roles.
* NoEnding: "Nothing Really Ends" is about a relationship where the lovers wonder whether they should end it or start over again? The song concludes with an open ending, where the music dissolves into a mysterious, haunting LastNoteNightmare:

--> ''I'd take it all from you''.
* OneWordTitle: "Nightshopping".
* ThePowerOfLove: "Real Sugar"

* RepurposedPopSong: "Nothing Really Ends" was a hit single from 2001 that hadn't been available on any other regular studio album, but was included on their GreatestHitsAlbum "No More Loud Music" (2001). "If You Don't Get What You Want" had been released in 2004, also on single.
* RepressedMemories: "Sun Ra" was written by Barman to reflect on all the embarrassing memories that keep haunting people later in life.

* RuleOfSeven: "7 Days, 7 Weeks".
* ShoutOut:
** "Bad Timing" is a shout-out to the film ''Film/BadTiming'' (1980), which is lead singer Tom Barman's favorite film. He referenced the picture again in "Nothing Really Ends":
--> ''The accusations fly like in that movie. You know the one where Creator/MartinSheen waves his arm to his friend on the street''.
** "Stop-Start Nature" references KingArthur.

** "Sun Ra" is a reference to eccentric jazz musician Music/SunRa, whose bust is also seen on the back cover. A quote by him can be heard throughout the beginning and the end of the song

--> ''Hello from the children of planet Earth''.
** "Cold Sun Of Circumstance" was inspired by Music/BobDylan, to whom Barman listened a lot while recording this album.
** "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love" is the title of a novel by Creator/RaymondCarver and was inspired by "Some Kind Of Love" by Music/VelvetUnderground from ''Music/TheVelvetUnderground'' (1969).
* SpecialGuest: Stef Kamil Carlens, former member of dEUS, provides backing vocals on "Pocket Revolution" and "Sun Ra". CJ Bolland provies programs on "Stop-Start Nature" and "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love", while Tim Vanhamel (Millionaire) plays guitar on "If You Don't Get What You Want".
* StopAndGo: "Stop-Start Nature"

* TitleTrack: "Pocket Revolution"
* VelvetRevolution: The album title was explained by lead singer Tom Barman as the changes everyone always plans to do, but are never all-changing, just in small doses. As he described it: "it's a revolution in pocket format." Originally the album title in progress was "Used Future", referring to Barman's feelings of burn-out as most of his band colleagues had left the band at this point, except for him and Klaas Janszoons. But because friends and family members felt the title wasn't that snappy and reminded them too much of a {{Techno}} song they went for "Pocket Revolution" instead. The phrase "used future" can still be seen on the back cover, in the right below corner.

'''Pocket Revolution''' is the fourth studio album by Music/{{dEUS}}. Released in 2005 it was their first album since ''Music/TheIdealCrash'' (1999). Most of the original band members had left the group by this point, though some of their contributions are still present on some of the tracks. Craig Ward and Danny Mommens were replaced by guitarist Mauro Pawlowski (Evil Superstars) and bass player Alan Gevaert who completed the rest of the recording. Apart from the problems within the band the recording sessions were slowed down because Barman collaborated with CJ Bolland and his dance act Magnus and directed his first film ''Anyway The Wind Blows'' (2003).

# "Cold Sun Of Circumstance" (5:44)

* {{Homage}}: "The Real Sugar" is a homage to Mark Sandman (Music/{{Morphine}}), who became a personal friend of Tom Barman in the 1990s, but died unexpectedly from a heart attack during a concert.

* InMemoriam: "The Real Sugar" is a homage to Mark Sandman (Music/{{Morphine}}), who became a personal friend of Tom Barman in the 1990s, but died unexpectedly from a heart attack during a concert.

* NoEnding: "Nothing Really Ends" is about a relationship where the lovers wonder whether they should end it or start over again? The song concludes with an open ending, where the music dissolves into a mysterious LastNoteNightmare:

--> ''Do you feel the same''
--> ''Do I have a chance of doing that old dance again''
--> ''Is it too late for some of that romance again''
--> ''Let's go away, we'll neer have the chance again''

--> ''So I'm asking you now: "Could it possibly be that you still love me?"

* NoEnding: "Nothing Really Ends"