Did She Mention My Name/Back Here On Earth - Gordon Lightfoot

Advantages: A number of highly infectious, incredibly catchy songs
Disadvantages: The tracks don't sound as good on CD as they did live

...Adequate Seven were a UK band that use to often get misplaced in the genre bracket of 'Skacore', however their sound was always far more than this in truth; bridging the divide between Funk and Hardcore, fusing the two in order to produce their own unique brand of music. I feel that the band were always at their best when they opted to show off their more Hardcore side, however the band do this less so on their second album 'Here On Earth' in favour of exploring their funkier nature. Unfortunately in the December of 2006, having been around for 6 years and after playing over 500 gigs the band decided to call it a day. This was a great loss for UK music as Adequate Seven were an exceptional live band; however their music still lives on today through the records that they released. 'Here On Earth' kicks off with the catchy single... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of unforgettable, catchy yet undemanding songs
Disadvantages: Nothing I can think of

...the ability to come up with songs that could be performed without the tense, raw-edged grunge-rock sound that Veruca Salt embraced so vigorously in albums such as "American Thighs" and "Eight Arms To Hold You". In fact, listening to parts of "Tonight And The Rest Of My Life", you could almost be forgiven for wondering how this softly-singing performer was part of such a band. There's some debate as to why Gordon and Post had a parting of the ways - Nina Gordon left the band in 1998 and started creating some solo demo material. "Tonight And The Rest Of My Life" was actually completed in 1999 but left label-less after a record industry merger, it was another year before she was picked up by Warner Brothers. Despite being a commercial failure in terms of immediate impact, this album managed to sell something like 375,000 copies and at least one... Read review

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Advantages: fantastic vocals, music and songwriting.
Disadvantages: non really

...CROWDED HOUSE - TIME ON EARTH ---------------------------------------------------- As one great band decides to come back so do I! Long ago in a land not very far from here, infact this very same land, I wrote a few reviews, some of which revolved around music some of these revolved around an Australian/New Zealand band that had been going for almost the entirety of my life….Crowded House. The band formed out of the ashes of Split enz, a new wave style punk/rock/pop/whatever you want band that included Crowded Houses lead singer, Neil Finn and drummer Paul Hestor who sadly committed suicide in 2005. After split enz Neil Finn went on to great things starting with the great self titled album, cunningly titled.. "CROWDED HOUSE". This contained some great songs and some even greater songs, such as the masterful "Don’t dream its... Read review

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