Allegory - Divinity

Advantages: Brilliant music
Disadvantages: no real mass appeal

...I owned all the divine comedy albums (excluding the very rare fanfare for the common muse) before purchasing Cassonova but I have to say I saved the best till last. This album is great. It shows Divine Comedies unique style of music off to its best abilities. The Divine comedy, headed by Neil Hannon, mix a wide varity of songs from the very poppy 'National Express' to strong orchestral pieces. This album however contains many very 'strong' 'loud' and upbeat songs with electric guitars backed with strings and percussion. the song 'Charge' is typical of the album with the orchestra backing hannons very very good voice and also a touch of the divine comedies humour with extracts from the sound of music. Its not however an album that will appeal to all who may prefer their more recent more poppy stuff with their new album 'regeneration... Read review

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Advantages: It's Madness!
Disadvantages: Rip off

...Well this album is such a rip off, it's unbelievable!!! Basically this is Divine Madness with one extra track. It even says on the cd somewhere that this is the same as Divine Madness (back cover I think). The boys are fantastic, the best band to ever walk the earth, but this is commercialism at it's worst, and numbers the fourth or fifth greatest hits album they've had out!! Of the two buy Divine Madness not this one!!! Of even buy the 6 cd set of all of the albums, including pc videos of 20 songs.... Read review

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Advantages: It's Blondie
Disadvantages: Poor quality control

...TRACKLISTING 1) Screaming Skin (Harry/Ashby/Stein/Foxx) 2) Forgive & Forget (Stein) 3) Maria (Destri) 4) No Exit (Destri/Harry/Ashby/Stein) 5) Double Take (Harry/Stein) 6) Nothing Is Real But The Girl (Destri) 7) Boom Boom In The Zoom Zoom Room (Harry/Ashby/Burke/Valentine/Freeman) 8) Night Wind Sent (Harry/Ashby/Foxx/Stein) 9) Under The Gun (Stein) 10) Out In The Streets (Greenwich/Barry) 11) Happy Dog (Harry/Ashby/Stein) 12) The Dream's Lost On Me (Harry/Ashby/Stein) 13) Divine (Burke/Valentine) 14) Dig Up The Conjo (Destri/Stein/Harry) Blondie reformed in early 1998 after an absence of sixteen years, during which time their place as the World's Greatest Band (copyrighted - and it is official) was overtaken by younger superstar pretenders to the throne. Debbie Harry and co., however, laid the framework, the foundation for so many... Read review

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