And The Battle Is Won - UpCDownC

Advantages: Contains songs that are rarely heard now
Disadvantages: Couple of poor songs

...This is a good CD and one that any Orangeman will enjoy. This includes some classic Orange songs that you will be familiar with and others that you won't be. Which is always good to find new songs that you can sing along too. My favourite track has to be "The Union Cruiser" which is great and also menitions a lot of good loyal places in Ulster. Also in my favourites are the first track "On Boyne's Red Shore" which is enjoyable listening to the facts before going into the song. Also enjoyable songs are, Lurgan Town, Battle of Garvagh, Crimson Banner and the final track with the fife and drum is just excellent. This is one CD that any Orangeman or woman can buy and should have in their collection... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Its stirring, emotional and all blended together seamlessly
Disadvantages: Surely there could be more- I hear rumours of a second CD so maybe there is

...and of course the Colloseum battles. He says on the second disc of the DVD about not knowing what music was like then, and so having to make it up and imagine what style it woud have been. This alone earns him credit, as he has created pieces that instantly sound right, although no-one knows what right is.He has done this by playing tunes that seem to play on the heart, each scene is instantly recognisable and possible to visualise just by playing the relevant track on the CD. My favourite thing about this CD however, is the way each track leads seamlessly into the next, creating an unbroken piece of music that could be easily one piece, the music on the CD (though some 90 minutes shorter than the film) encapsulates every emotion the film had to offer. I dont think there's one scene not covered by this amazing score. These are some of my favourite... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: plenty of classic songs
Disadvantages: only ten of them!

...Oasis and Blur were in battle at the time this album was released. Roll With It and Country House battled it in the singles charts, with Blur’s Britpop number going in at number one, with Oasis right behind at number two. That was how far the battle went really, as Oasis won the war of the albums. Where The Great Escape by Blur didn’t really have much of an impact, Oasis’s (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? Did excellently. I am not sure about how many were sold at the time, but well over a million I should think, and probably a lot more now! This is really no surprise! This album is now considered a classic by most top magazines and music critics. This, Oasis’s second album has the correct mixture of songs to make a good album. It kicks off with Hello, ‘It’s good to be back’ Liam sings, and yes it certainly is! Everyone has heard... Read review

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