To tell the truth there is very little I can add that hasn't already been said by those reviewers more knowledgeable and eloquent. Most here obviously feel the same way I do about this music Still there is something about "The Bairns" that creates a need to share my delight.
I discovered this album as part of my annual buying of the "Mercury Prize shortlist". Suffice to say all of the others have already faded away into the background and pall in comparison to this exquisite piece of work.
I remember the Guardian blabbing on about The Winterset when this was released but did the shameful "folk: I don't really do folk" thing and ignored it. My embarrassment at that earlier narrowness of vision is luckily smothered by ... Read More:
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To tell the truth there is very little I can add that hasn't already been said by those reviewers more knowledgeable and eloquent. Most here obviously feel the same way I do about this music Still there is something about "The Bairns" that creates a need to share my delight.
I discovered this album as part of my annual buying of the "Mercury Prize shortlist". Suffice to say all of the others have already faded away into the background and pall in comparison to this exquisite piece of work.
I remember the Guardian blabbing on about The Winterset when this was released but did the shameful "folk: I don't really do folk" thing and ignored it. My embarrassment at that earlier narrowness of vision is luckily smothered by ... Read More:
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One of Oasis's finest as Liam finds supreme inspiration for this John Lennon tribute. Not a dry eye in the house from Beatles fans for this quite beautiful number. The verse is as catchy as you'd expect the chorus to be, the twists are nice and the music exemplary and there's even some vocal from the great man himself near the end. This is going to be a Juke-Box favourite over the Xmas period. Nice video too - if only Liam could be bothered to mime in time! (10/10).
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There are basically two types of movie soundtrack album. There are the ones where you get a song from the opening titles, a song from the closing titles and 10 tracks of incidental music or, alternately, the ones where a movie is set in a specific period and the sountrack is a "greatest hits" of that period.
This breaks the mold. Instead of 15 tracks of inoffensive incidental music designed not to detract from the movie (and hence, be pretty forgettable) someone had the ingenious idea of throwing Eddie Vedder, a guitar, a banjo and a mandolin into a recording studio and using the results.
The results are an album that stands up in its own right as a great record and a superb soundtrack. The simple chord sequences, evocative ... Read More:
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Yeh, ain't great guys... what has made Keane so great are those incredible and original melodies, hooks, and massive delay piano lines that stick in your head... bar track 1 and track 6, there's not a lot that sticks in my head or that is making me want to come back for more... so although it's produced to the normal high standard, after 5 back to back listens, I'm sorely disappointed. it's just average. Hope they sort it out for number 4... ;)
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Well the title says it all, this CD/Album is a great one, in bought this from recommendation and loved it. Been using it for a long wile now, the music will never be out dated.....
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I have only had this album for two days and it is already one of my favourites! Although I had heard of Ray Lamontagne, I had not heard any of his music and ordered this album from Amazon on a whim. Just pure beautiful music, very Damian Rice-esque, execpt more upbeat!!
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Unpromoted which is a shame, Thanks to Amazon This Compilation is easy to obtain. As an OMD fan from thier early days this a must for all collectors. I bought this for the DVD alone but I am sure the Cd will get some use. Excellent purchase for any music fan as this Band have infuenced so many over the years. Great to see them on thier reunion Tour. And may they continue to please thier fans for years to come, Timeless.
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Like real Stars that burn out, or implode. i was hoping that Snow Patrol would not be one of these. Apart from a few goods songs, i never quite see the point of Snow Patrol, giving rather plain songs. This album is no expection and is imensely plain. One of the greatest sadness, is that in bedsits around the world there are people writting better songs and lyrics than these, but of course, those people are totally annonomous, and may never to be found by record companies.
Track 1 & 2 are commercial and ok, but actucally, surprisingly, right at the end the three songs, merging into one lasting over 14 minutes for me, appeare to be the real talent of Snow Patrol and offers a glimpse into where they should push themselves.These three songs are great!
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and no-one better offset the uncertain, shifting Zeitgeist of the 90s than Oasis. Far from the masterpiece many aver, this nevertheless carried enough swagger and sympathy to etch itself onto many a lager-soaked student's heart...
1: Hello
A good start, saying "hello" at the beginning of an album. So is going on to say "it's good to be back." It is also a borrow from, ahem, Gary Glitter.
2: Roll With It
To think that anyone thought Country House was better. One of those classic Oasis songs - perhaps the quintessential one - that DEMANDS you to ackowledge that life is a wonderful thing and you should get out there now and HAVE IT LARGE!
3: Wonderwall
To me, the most mysteriously overrated song of modern times. ... Read More:
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