10AM And The Sky Is Blue - SWAD (2)

Advantages: Some decent rhythm and blues
Disadvantages: Film dialogue in the wrong places

...'m not a fan of instrumentals and so, despite this being a great up tempo rhythm and blues number with some soulful touches, I can't see it as anything more than filler and it seems to last longer than the 2 ½ minute playing time. Fortunately, after this comes a run of great songs, starting with the classic soul number that is "Respect". Aretha Franklin has appeared in both films and so we get her amazing singing voice on this classic song. It's a track that is actually improved by being on the soundtrack album, as I always felt it was shoe horned into the film, but you don't get that feeling here. You can just sit back and enjoy the Queen of Soul singing one of the tracks she will always be associated with, even if it is a slightly updated version from the original and has an ending written just for the film situation which isn't fitting... Read review

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Advantages: It's real music
Disadvantages: None

...installment of their musical vision “Peace at Last” was released to universal acclaim with magazines like “Q” saying “What do the Blue Nile do all day? And what do we care as long as roughly every 2 World cups they bring us something this special” this album even made the Top 50 albums list of the year in “Q” that year, not bad for a band most people haven’t heard of and for a group that has yet to have a top 10 hit single. The album became another top 20 hit in the UK, this album is seen by fans of the band as a bit of a departure from their usual sound which was built around the possibilities of the fairlight keyboard, this time the chosen musical palette included more guitars and even a gospel choir to bring a more soulful bluesy feel to the songs making the album more assessable... Read review

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Advantages: Dark | Excellent lyrics | 15 great songs
Disadvantages: Too dark for some | Just 1 not so great song

...The Eels debut album, Beautiful Freak, made them known(ish) on both sides of the Atlantic. The album was a mix of quirky tunes, such as ‘My Beloved Monster’ (on the Shrek soundtrack) and ‘Lucky Day In Hell’ (as used in Scream 2) and ‘Mental’. Mark Everett, more commonly known as ‘E’, could come up with some good stuff and drummer Butch and Tommy doing the bass made the Eels a good group to listen to if you wanted something alternative but not straying too far. Eels returned (minus Tommy) with their second, and bleakest album, in 1998. Songwriter E was having a turbulent personal life to say the least, his sister had committed suicide and his mother was dying of cancer. However through the obvious pain came this album, Electro-shock Blues. He was reported at the time as to not caring... Read review

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