... Amy Winehouse and her "Back to Black" album are the latter of all these choices. The album was and is a classic from the first pressing, Ms Winehouse is undeserving of respect and yet commands it nonetheless and both Ms Winehouse and the album are about as dark and emotional as mainstream ... Read review
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otherwise, to come out for years. Frank, her first album, was a sparse and stripped-down affair; Back to Black, meanwhile, is neither of these things. This time a...
BACK TO BLACK
It doesn't take much listening to Amy Winehouse's 1960s pop period piece to realize that
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this is a tribute with an edge--nice girls back then didn't sing about boozing and rehab. Since her 2003 debut album, FRANK, Winehouse has been a frequent presence...
her debut album 'Frank' to huge acclaim in 2004. Three years later she's back with 'Back to Black' and a more mature and edgy feel, gutsier lyrics and melodies and backing vocals comparable to the great soul legends, confirming her position as the Queen of modern day Motown. Contains all the songs arranged for piano, voice and guitar. Includes 4 pages of colour photographs.. Addicted ,Back To Black ,He Can Only Hold Her ,Just Friends ,Love Is A Losing Game ,Me And Mr Jones ,Rehab ,Some Unholy War ,Tears Dry On Their Own ,Wake Up Alone ,You Know I?m No Good .
Advantages: Cross-appeal Disadvantages: Does she HAVE to profit from my love of music?
...chick. Visually she's harping back to the past with her signature beehive and dark eyes, musically too she's there with that raspy sound and 50s vocal jazz style but she's better than that. She brings her sound right up to date mixing in blunt hip-hop and R&B and romanticizing that which should be cursed.
Even if you couldn't name any of Ms Winehouse's music off the top of your head if you've had any exposure to the radio and the press over the ... ...her music and her name. Undoubtedly a great musician in her own right much of her celebrity has come not from her talent but from the fact that she's such a troubled icon. In and out of drug rehabilitation, missing concerts or turning up on stage drunk and drugged she's climbed to the top of the media's celeb list for all of the wrong reasons. It is for this reason that I was deeply unhappy to part with good cash for an album, the proceeds of which ...
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Advantages: A new staple of British music Disadvantages: Quite repetitive and can wear on you
...A HUNDRED TIMES, YOU GO BACK TO HER, AND I GO BACK TO..." - AMY WINEHOUSE
Whilst you would not expect Winehouse to milk a fairly short and sweet album the way she did, for a second track her management team strumbled drunkenly into 'You Know I'm No Good' in the UK. The single received the type of lukewarm respection I would expect, at #18 in the UK charts, and after a later release in the US it peaked at #77. 'Back to Black' would be a third ... ...NOPE
STARS - THREE
*05, Back to Black (4.03), "He left no time to regret, kept his dick wet"
SOUNDS - GOOD
SINGS - GREAT
SINGALONG - YES
STARS - FIVE
*06, Love is a Losing Game (2.35), "More than I could stand, love is a losing hand"
SOUNDS - GOOD
SINGS - GREAT
SINGALONG - POSSIBLE
STARS - FOUR
*07, Tears Dry On Their Own (3.06), "He takes the day but I'm grown"
SOUNDS - BRILLIANT
SINGS - GOOD
SINGALONG - YES
STARS - FIVE
*08, Wake ...
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Advantages: Emotive, original, technically excellent Disadvantages: Makes you feel a bit like a voyeur
...a hundred times
You go back to her-
And I go back to... black.
One for anyone who has ever had their heart well and truly broken. If it doesn't remind you of the pain, you have no soul! Although grim in lyric, it musically has a strangely upbeat feel that also reminds you that you got over it. Eventually. For me, it's like a tuneful reminder to stop picking at the scars of the past, without lessening the reality of the pain at the time. If ... ...should be this one.
6. Love Is A Losing Game
Another heartbreak song, although mellower than the previous song. Perhaps a less memorable track than some of the others on the album, it's still going to go onto my mp3 player. Do the same if you want to find yourself being poked into introspection while you commute. :-)
7. Tears Dry On Their Own
This song has a lovely 60s feel, although the use of the word "f**k" and the lyrics in general make ...
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Advantages: Great listen, new jazzy sounds Disadvantages: A couple of tracks that could be passed over.
...will not GO, GO,GO!!!
Back to black can be purchased from most Cd shops. Amazon has it for £6.98 (£8.98 for the deluxe edition), can be found on Ebay for £5.99 on buy it now (£9.99 for the deluxe) and £6.99 in HMV (£8.99 for the deluxe) so excellent value.
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Advantages: Mostly good tunes with brilliant vocal performances! Disadvantages: Some lyrics seem to loose their way!
...enjoy. On finding the album Back To Black I hit the jackpot, a new album for me to enjoy, one that was recorded after 1978, at last I was in with the in crowd again.
THE TRACKS ON THE ALBUM ALONG WITH MY OPINION
Rehab - this is the first track on the album and admittedly my least favourite, its one of those catchy tracks that the youngsters will enjoy but it has no real depth or thought provoking lyrics and for me lets this great album down a bit. ... ...decent though. 5/10
Back To Black - This track for me is excellent, limited instruments a great drum beat and Amy`s excellent vocals. I have tracked down an almost acoustic version of this track with just Amy and the drummer and it is fantastic but even with the added instruments in this version this track illuminates the album without doubt. 10/10
Love Is a Loosing Game - this track took me back a bit, a kind of late sixties feel to it. Again ...
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Album Notes: It doesn't take much listening to Amy Winehouse's 1960s pop period piece to realize that this is a tribute with an edge--nice girls back then didn't sing about boozing and rehab. Since her 2003 debut album, FRANK, Winehouse has been a frequent presence on the gossip pages of the U.K. tabloids, and her songwriting here candidly reflects her experiences with drinking, sex, and drugs.
Album Reviews: Rolling Stone (p.76) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Winehouse is a nervy, witty songstress whom indie rockers, pop fans and hip-hoppers can dig."
Titles on disc 1
1.: Rehab
2.: You Know I'm No Good
3.: Me And Mr Jones
4.: Just Friends
5.: Back To Black
6.: Love Is A Losing Game
7.: Tears Dry On Their Own
8.: Wake Up Alone
9.: Some Unholy War
10.: He Can Only Hold Her
11.: Addicted
12.: Love Is A Losing Game
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