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* OneWomanSong: "Dakota" and "Lolita".

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* OneWomanSong: "Madame Helga", "Dakota" and "Lolita".
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* OneWordTitle: While there are other examples in their discography, ''Language. Sex. Violence. Other?'' notably has a tracklist entirely filled with these.
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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Kelly is well known for having a very limited vocal range, which is sometimes described as a "whiskey vocal".

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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Kelly is well known for having a very limited vocal range, which is sometimes described as a "whiskey vocal".vocals" by a few critics.
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* Adam Zindani – guitars, (2007-present)

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* Adam Zindani – guitars, (2007-present)(2007-present);
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* SadClown: The band in the clown make-up and costume in the "Mr. Writer" music video.
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* WorstWeddingEver: "Too Many Sandwiches" is about a wedding that's quickly falling apart.
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* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: In the "A Thousand Trees", a man sees his partner being hugged by a stranger. He assumes this means she is having an affair (though he should have wondered why she was so open about it when near enough to their house). He storms out after she gets back, and in the ensuing row on the street steps into the road as a car is going past, running him over - with the driver being the stranger from earlier, who then comforts his now distraught girlfriend - via the hug seen earlier. And all this for a music track that is seemingly about a report of sexual abuse by a girl against a man (the 'match that burned a thousand trees').

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* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: In the "A Thousand Trees", Trees" video, a man sees his partner being hugged by a stranger. He assumes this means she is having an affair (though he should have wondered why she was so open about it when near enough to their house). He storms out after she gets back, and in the ensuing row on the street steps into the road as a car is going past, running him over - with the driver being the stranger from earlier, who then comforts his now distraught girlfriend - via the hug seen earlier. And all this for a music track that is seemingly about a report of sexual abuse by a girl against a man (the 'match that burned a thousand trees').
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* PersonalRaincloud: "Maybe Tomorrow" opens on this line:
-->''I've been down and I'm wondering why / These little black clouds keep walking around / With me, with me...''
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: The person in "Superman", who thinks too highly of themselves but it's obvious they're a self-centered douchebag.
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* AwesomeMcCoolname: Kelly Jones. Heck yeah!
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* CoverVersion: Their version of "Handbags and Gladrags" by Music/RodStewart.

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* CoverVersion: Their version of "Handbags and Gladrags" by Music/RodStewart. They also recorded Music/TheBeatles' "Don't Let Me Down" for ''Film/IAmSam''.
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* ''Oochya!'' (2022)

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* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Their career has always ranged from 2-4, with some of their heavier songs heading above to 5 and 6.



* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: In the "A Thousand Trees", a man sees his partner being hugged by a stranger. He assumes this means she is having an affair (though he should have wondered why she was so open about it when near enough to their house). He storms out after she gets back, and in the ensuing row on the street steps into the road as a car is going past, running him over - with the driver being the stranger from earlier, who then comforts his now distraught girlfriend - via the hug seen earlier. And all this for a music track that is seemingly about a report of sexual abuse by a girl against a man (the 'match that burned a thousand trees').

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* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: In the "A Thousand Trees", a man sees his partner being hugged by a stranger. He assumes this means she is having an affair (though he should have wondered why she was so open about it when near enough to their house). He storms out after she gets back, and in the ensuing row on the street steps into the road as a car is going past, running him over - with the driver being the stranger from earlier, who then comforts his now distraught girlfriend - via the hug seen earlier. And all this for a music track that is seemingly about a report of sexual abuse by a girl against a man (the 'match that burned a thousand trees').trees').
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* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: In the "A Thousand Trees", a man sees his partner being hugged by a stranger. He assumes this means she is having an affair (though he should have wondered why she was so open about it when near enough to their house). He storms out after she gets back, and in the ensuing row on the street steps into the road as a car is going past, running him over - with the driver being the stranger from earlier, who then comforts his now distraught girlfriend. And all this for a music track that is seemingly about a report of sexual abuse by a girl against a man (the 'match that burned a thousand trees').

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* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: In the "A Thousand Trees", a man sees his partner being hugged by a stranger. He assumes this means she is having an affair (though he should have wondered why she was so open about it when near enough to their house). He storms out after she gets back, and in the ensuing row on the street steps into the road as a car is going past, running him over - with the driver being the stranger from earlier, who then comforts his now distraught girlfriend.girlfriend - via the hug seen earlier. And all this for a music track that is seemingly about a report of sexual abuse by a girl against a man (the 'match that burned a thousand trees').
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* TitleTrack: "Graffiti on the Train"

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* TitleTrack: "Graffiti on the Train"Train"
* YouAlreadyChangedThePast: In the "A Thousand Trees", a man sees his partner being hugged by a stranger. He assumes this means she is having an affair (though he should have wondered why she was so open about it when near enough to their house). He storms out after she gets back, and in the ensuing row on the street steps into the road as a car is going past, running him over - with the driver being the stranger from earlier, who then comforts his now distraught girlfriend. And all this for a music track that is seemingly about a report of sexual abuse by a girl against a man (the 'match that burned a thousand trees').
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* {{Britpop}}: ''Word Gets Around'' is probably the only album that could be classified as such. Nevertheless, the band was commonly associated with the post-Britpop scene by the press and still carried the genre's influence throughout their career.
* CoverVersion: Their version of "Handbags and Gladrags".

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* {{Britpop}}: ''Word Gets Around'' is probably the only album that could be classified as such. Nevertheless, the The band was is commonly associated with the post-Britpop scene by the British press and still carried carries some of the genre's influence throughout their career.
* CoverVersion: Their version of "Handbags and Gladrags".Gladrags" by Music/RodStewart.



* OneWomanSong: "Dakota"

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* OneWomanSong: "Dakota""Dakota" and "Lolita".
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* {{Britpop}}: ''Word Gets Around'' is probably the only only album that could be classified as such. Nevertheless, the band still carried the genre's influence throughout their career.

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* {{Britpop}}: ''Word Gets Around'' is probably the only only album that could be classified as such. Nevertheless, the band was commonly associated with the post-Britpop scene by the press and still carried the genre's influence throughout their career.
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!!Tropes applying to Stereophonics:

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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Kelly is well known for having a restrained vocal range, some have described it as "whiskey vocals".

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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Kelly is well known for having a restrained very limited vocal range, some have which is sometimes described it as a "whiskey vocals".vocal".



* TakeThatCritics: "Mr. Writer" is speculated to be a dig of a music journalist who Kelly seemed to have a good experience with them but have turned on them.

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* TakeThatCritics: "Mr. Writer" is speculated to be a dig of a music journalist who Kelly seemed to have a good experience with them but have turned on them.
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* EpicRocking: "Rooftop" (6:13), "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)" (6:54), "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (6:50) and "This Life Ain't Easy (But It's the One That We All Got)" (6:12)
* HiddenTrack: ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' aptly titled "Surprise" after "Rooftop".

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* EpicRocking: "Rooftop" (6:13), "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)" (6:54), "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (6:50) and and "This Life Ain't Easy (But It's the One That We All Got)" (6:12)
* HiddenTrack: ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' Perform'''s track, aptly titled "Surprise" "Surprise", which comes after "Rooftop".

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* ''Graffiti on the Train]]'' (2013)
* ''Keep the Village Alive]]'' (2015)

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* ''Graffiti on the Train]]'' Train'' (2013)
* ''Keep the Village Alive]]'' Alive'' (2015)


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* RockTrio: The band have been a trio until 2007 when Adam Zindani was hired as the second guitarist.
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->''"Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is?
Why don't you tell it like it really is?
Before you go on home"''

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->''"Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is?
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: Adam Zindani, Richard Jones, Kelly Jones and Jamie Morrison]]
->''"Mr Writer, why don't you tell it like it is?
Why don't you tell it like it really is?
Before you go on home"''
-->-- "'''Mr. Writer'''"

Stereophonics is a long-running Welsh rock band formed 1992 initially as a rock trio formed by vocalist and guitarist Kelly Jones, bassist (and not family related) Richard Jones and drummer Stuart Cable, with the former two being the only remaining original members of the band.

Since the release of their debut album ''Word Gets Around'', the band became one of the most successful bands in the UK, with eleven released studio albums, seven of which cracked the number #1 spot in the UK Album Charts, and various top 10 singles, with their biggest hit, "Dakota" hitting #1 in the UK Single charts, as well reaching the Top 40 in the Alternative Charts across the pond.

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!!Band Members
'''Current members:'''
* Kelly Jones - lead vocals and guitars (1992-present);
* Richard Jones - bass and backing vocals (1992-present);
* Adam Zindani – guitars, (2007-present)
* Jamie Morrison – drums, (2012-present);

'''Former members:'''
* Stuart Cable – drums (1992-2003, died in 2010);
* Javier Weyler – drums (2004-2012).

!!Album Discography
*''Word Gets Around'' (1997)
*''Performance and Cocktails'' (1999)
*''Just Enough Education to Perform'' (2001)
*''You Gotta Go There to Come Back'' (2003)
*''Language. Sex. Violence. Other?'' (2005)
*''Pull the Pin'' (2007)
*''Keep Calm And Carry On'' (2009)
*''Graffiti on the Train]]'' (2013)
*''Keep the Village Alive]]'' (2015)
*''Scream Above the Sounds'' (2017)
*''Kind'' (2019)

!!Tropes applying to Stereophonics:
* AlbumTitleDrop:
** ''Word Gets Around'': "Billy Daveyʼs Daughter";
** ''Performance and Cocktails'': "Roll Up and Shine";
** ''Just Enough Education to Perform'': "Mr. Writer";
** ''You Gotta Go There to Come Back'': "I’m Alright (You Gotta Go There to Come Back)";
** ''Graffiti on the Train'': the title track;
** ''Scream Above the Sounds'': "All In One Night";
** ''Kind'': "Restless Mind"
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Kelly Jones. Heck yeah!
* {{Britpop}}: ''Word Gets Around'' is probably the only only album that could be classified as such. Nevertheless, the band still carried the genre's influence throughout their career.
* CoverVersion: Their version of "Handbags and Gladrags".
* EpicRocking: "Rooftop" (6:13), "Help Me (She's Out of Her Mind)" (6:54), "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" (6:50) and "This Life Ain't Easy (But It's the One That We All Got)" (6:12)
* HiddenTrack: ''Just Enough Education to Perform'' aptly titled "Surprise" after "Rooftop".
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Their career has always ranged from 2-4, with some of their heavier songs heading above to 5 and 6.
* OneWomanSong: "Dakota"
* PrecisionFStrike: "Superman"
* PerishingAltRockVoice: Kelly is well known for having a restrained vocal range, some have described it as "whiskey vocals".
* RippedFromTheHeadlines: "Local Boy in the Photograph" is based on the newspaper article of a kid he knew who died by jumping off of a train.
* TakeThatCritics: "Mr. Writer" is speculated to be a dig of a music journalist who Kelly seemed to have a good experience with them but have turned on them.
* TitleTrack: "Graffiti on the Train"

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