30 Degrees Everywhere - Promise Ring

Advantages: Fourteen fantastic, interesting tracks, showing a real evolution in the bands work
Disadvantages: Some naff moments to behold

..., Lennon) 4) Love You To (3.01, Harrison) 5) Here, There and Everywhere (2.25 minutes, McCartney) 6) Yellow Submarine (2.40 minutes, written by McCartney, sung by Starr) 7) She Said She Said (2.37 minutes, Lennon) 8) Good Day Sunshine (2.09 minutes, McCartney) 9) And Your Bird Can Sing (2.01 minutes, Lennon) 10) For No One (2.01 minutes, McCartney) 11) Doctor Robert (2.15 minutes, Lennon) 12) I Want To Tell You (2.29 minutes, Harrison) 13) Got To Get You Into My Life (2.30 minutes, McCartney) 14) Tomorrow Never Knows (2.57 minutes, Lennon) Although, even up until the last record the band ever produced the songs were always credited to Lennon/McCartney, 'Revolver' is a fundamental example of the changing life and times of easily Britain's most successful group export; with the exception of one track here, gone were the two minute... Read review

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Advantages: Melodic, Consistent, Exciting, Really shows the bands maturity
Disadvantages: In places the REM similarities seem to get a bit tiresome

...here, and the band go through their 12 track strong album with immense style and with impeccable precision. This is most certainly a remarkable album and Idlewild show off perfectly their maturity and increased security about their direction as a band. There is never a dull moment on 'Warnings/Promises' - the band fire through many tunes with immense precision, intense power and a high degree of emotion. 'I Understand It' is most certainly one of the best tracks that the band has ever written, and demonstrates perfectly the bands new levels of greatness and is a perfect representation of their maturity. The band seem untouchable on this album, and when softcore classic, and album finale 'Goodnight' begins you realise just how great this band has become. This really is a track of epic proportions and finishes the album spectacularly... Read review

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Advantages: emo pop never tasted so good
Disadvantages: they never made a record as good again

...pop may not be a genre that anyone knows how to play in 2005, but in 1997/98, bands like the Promise Ring, Braid and even the Get Up Kids were on to something. Something that will never be repeated. Killer.... Read review

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