Best Of Dorothy Love Coates & The Gospel Hummingbirds, The - Dorothy Love Coates & The Gospel Hummingbirds

Advantages: Delicious, decadent music which steps outside the indie pop template
Disadvantages: Too much filler and lack of a killer single hinder commercial potential

.... In the intervening years Jarvis seemed determined to become an ‘It’ boy, attending everything up to and including the opening of an envelope. The band meanwhile suffered, losing long term member violinist Russell Senior and apparently ditching an entire albums worth of material to work with infamous difficult ‘artiste’ Scott Walker. Anyone who has ever attempted to listen to Walker’s solo magnum opus ‘Tilt’ might suggest this was not perhaps the best of ideas. Despite this, or indeed perhaps because of it, ‘We Love Life’ is one of Pulp’s most cohesive albums to date. Grand commercial returns may have waned, and Jarvis may now be more interested in appearing on Stars in Their Eyes then Top of the Pops, but on the basis of this their fourth record on Island, Pulp remain a dynamic force. The music press opted to label this as Pulps ‘pastoral’ album... Read review

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Advantages: classic gospel
Disadvantages: none

...I have watched these guys a few times on GOD tv( very good), and they are undoubtedly one of the best gospel groups in the UK! I have not got this album at homebut after listening to my cousins i was astounded, and just the way they present both modern and old songs sends shivers down my spine. Classic Gospel. The best thing about i however is that it is done 'live' with a full-on proper audience there, but there is also that feel to it that it is done in a studio because of the professionalsim. This adds atmosphere and good harmonies in harmony. I like the fact that they have other well known Christian music artists with them doing their own songs for example Martin Smith from Delerious and Matt Redman. This all combines to make a great album for both believers and non-believers. I LOVE IT... Read review

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Advantages: Very good music
Disadvantages: None

...Mention Eric Coates to most people these days and you might be met by a blank stare and the words: "Eric Coates?" No, sorry. I have never heard of him. Who did he play for? Yet at one time Eric Coates was seen as an up-and-coming modern British classical composer. Eric CoatesEric Coates 1886 was born in and lived until 1957. He was widely acknowledged as a fine composer of modern light classical music. The CD The Music of Eric Coates is expertly performed by the band of the Royal Yeomanry Band. And perhaps here it has to be said that the music of Eric Coates, when not being completely militaristic might best be described as quasi-militaristic. And that is not an insult or necessarily a bad thing. For one must recall that for men of Coates' generation, there lives had been formed in the terrible heat of the trenches of World War... Read review

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