Advantages: A touching, very British story Disadvantages: Nothing particularly outstanding about it
depressing; there is nothing like the drama of a pit about to close to make a film dismal and disheartening. However, the odd bit of comedy, for example, Phil dressing up as Mr Chuckles the clown, lightens the atmosphere enough to make it bearable.
Being primarily a story about a brassband, the film is naturally interspersed with brassband music played by the real Grimley CollieryBand. I'm not a big fan of brassband music, but this added to the Britishness of the film and made me feel proud to be British!
This isn't an outstanding film by any stretch of the imagination. However, I enjoyed it and I think that most of my generation and older will like it and probably those younger will too. Recommended.
I watched the film only version, but the DVD is available from Amazon at the enormous cost of £20.99 in the new and used section. Ouch ...
Advantages: Some stonking 70's hit singles Disadvantages: B sides are a little ropey soundwise
launching into a roll up to the key change. Great stuff. Just For You which hit the top 10 soon after is a faster paced number with ringing chords and big singalong chorus. Probably their most remembered song is Let's Get Together Again, a UK no 8 which is a slower song, with sliding chords and one of those classic early 70's "hands in the air" choruses so favoured by such as the Bay City Rollers. Many of the band's themes were optimistic love songs and this is one "please come home, I'm on my own" and a great piece of production brings the guitars and drums right to the top of the mix at the last verse.
So three top 10 hits in a row meant the Band were major chart players and this was stiffened with their No 2 hit the sounds of Goodbye My Love, a descending chord 3/4 drumbeat provides the background to a sad tale of airport ...
Advantages: Great Tracks Throughout, In A Different Style To Their Others Disadvantages: A Few More Bonus Tracks Would Have Been Nice
that gives more focus to the backing, one of the main strengths of the original song, with the brass backing notably brought slightly forward in the mix and given more focus. This larger sound helps to give the song that slightly over-the-top and crowded feel, a for me that improves upon the earlier mix, but again the differences are only slight and you would need to know the songs well to hear them, as well as a good set of speakers.
14. Radio Commercial N/A
This is simply the radio commercial that was put out for the album, featuring someone talking over a few of the songs and simply stating the group and the name of the album, before closing with the phrase, ?And the Band plays on?, a line that I feel is very much suited to the album, showing that they are still here and able to put out a good album in the process.
Overall then, this ...
If you can get into Enya, then this is in my opinion the best of her 5 albums and is a very passionate and romantic album, which is great with a glass of wine, candles, nice food, an open fire, followed by...........
There is none and I challange anyone to argue with me, ok!!! (*)
