As Upon The Road There To - Langtry

Advantages: 3 good singles
Disadvantages: too many mediocre songs

...I bought this one off eBay in mid 2003 for a few pence. Not really sure why I bought it I just remember the singles being listenable to from the 90s & I had a few quid in my Pay Pal account which I thought I'd spend. Upon receiving the CD I did what anyone else would do & listen to the songs I knew. Open Road, Forever Love & Love Won't Wait. It turned out that Them 3 songs would be the only 3 I'd ever listen to twice & more. I let the album play & just wasn't impressed at all. Too many similar sounding songs. I read about the first single release in the US 'So Help Me Girl' If that's an attempt to crack the US chart, maybe it should be 'So Help You Gary.'... Read review

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Advantages: The wit, the songs, the dialogue, the costumes
Disadvantages: A satire on anyone who follows the asthetic movement

...the Dragoons. The operetta is a satire on the aesthetic movement of the nineteenth century. Gilbert directs his libretto at some of the notable aesthetic trend setters of the time, Oscar Wilde is particularly spotlighted in the line ‘if you walk down Piccadilly with a poppy or a lily in your medieval hand’’. Story has it that Wilde used to buy a single lily for Mrs. Langtry, the actress known as the Jersey Lily, and walk down Piccadilly carrying the solitary bloom.The biggest irony of the operetta is that the aesthetic Bunthorne is left the only person without a partner. Some of the move memorable songs include the chorus by the village women Twenty love-sick maidens we, Patience’s soloI cannot tell what this love may be that cometh to all, but not to me, a Quintet, If Saphir I choose to marry. The best way to experience Patience is undoubtably... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Catchy summer tune.
Disadvantages: Way, way, way too much exposure!

...Okay, so when I first heard "Pure Shores", I liked it. I was surprised that All Saints' long-awaited comeback wasn't stronger, but it was a decent track with a summery vibe. However, massive overplaying has turned this song into one I can't stand to listen to any more. Constant airing by music TV channels and radio stations means that I strongly dislike this track and don't want to listen to it at all. It was a nice, catchy, middle of the road pop tune until the media turned it into an over-exposed and now hated song. Nice enough at first, but could you cut the exposure?... Read review

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