Advantages: Feel-good punk-ska music Disadvantages: Not easy to get hold of
Not many bands can boast collaborations with the likes of Green Day and Reel Big Fish on their debut album. However, American-fronted Surrey ska band Fandangle can.
The new album, FlyAway, was recorded in Zebrahead's LA recording studio, featuring collaborations with Reel Big Fish frontman Aaron Barrett and Green Day's Jason Freese.
It features songs such as "I'm High", the band's live favourite "Cheap Escape", "Oliver Twist" and "Laws of Gravity", and is the perfect "windows down" soundtrack for summer 2008. It is highly recommended to fans of Reel Big Fish, Spunge and Less Than Jake, who will note the band's influences on the music, but also see that they have developed their own unique style.
With the exterior artwork designed by the two guitarists, and the interior drawings provided by drummer Jack Usher, it's clear to see ...
Advantages: Happy, feel-good tunes Disadvantages: Fandangle aren't as big as they deserve to be!
I bought this album from one of Fandangle's gigs after seeing them twice and enjoying their exciting and lively shows and I have to say I was very impressed. For such a small band (in terms of exposure anyway!!) they certainly have the production values of some of the more mainstream bands out there whilst still retaining an almost live feel. Their sound is very much influenced by the likes of Reel Big Fish and [spunge], each song is as memorable as the last with a great upbeat, "beachy" atmosphere.
In short FlyAway an album I can see myself listening to for a long time to come (even if it is just a vain attempt to make the winter months feel a little sunnier!) Personal 'stand-out' tracks for me are "I'm High", "Cheap Escape" and "Pornstars (Aren't for Everyone" and are definitely worth a listen on the band's Myspace. ...
Advantages: fun and easy to make appealing to adults and kids Disadvantages: waiting for them to be cooked!
Some of you may know that I enjoy cooking, and since Easter is coming up I thought I would share with you some cakes I enjoy making.
****** FlyAways ******
At school we had to take a cake dish and make it our own, so I played around with Chocolate Butterfly cakes (As there easy to make and yummy to eat). I came up with some great idea's which I hope you all will enjoy. And it's easy for kids too. This is one of my favourite cake dish's to make, and one I make at least once a month they are very appealing to adults if your anything like me, and I haven't found a kid that doesn't like them yet!
As with any cooking please be aware of all the ingredients you're using and be cautious that you and the people trying them are not allergic to any of the ingredients used.
First of all I will go over the basic way to bake chocolate ...
Product Information for "Dreams Fly Away - Linda Thompson" »
Product details
Title
Dreams Fly Away
Performer
Linda Thompson
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
British Folk Rock
Release Date
07/1996
Recomended Retail Price
14.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1996
Label / Distributor
Hannibal / ADA/Cinram Logistics
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Mixed
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
31257137928
Catalogue Number
HNCD 1379
Additional notes
Album Notes
Full title: Dreams Fly Away: A History Of Linda Thompson. 10 of the 20 tracks on DREAMS FLY AWAY are previously unreleased. Personnel includes: Linda Thompson (vocals); Richard Thompson (vocals, acoustic, electric 6- & 12-string guitars, mandolin, dulcimer, bass); Simon Nicol (various instruments, background vocals); Herb Pedersen (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Graeme Taylor (acoustic guitar); David Lindley (slide guitar); David Grisman (mandolin); Jerry Donahue (electric guitar); Nic Jones (fiddle); John Kirkpatrick (anglo concertina, accordion); Betsy Cook (piano, synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals); Dave Mattacks (piano, drums); Bruce Hornsby (piano); Steve King (keyboards); Dave Pegg (bass); Gerry Rafferty, Glen Tilbrook, Julian Littman, Shelia & Sheryl Parker, Marc Ellington, Kate & Anna McGarrigle (background vocals). Producers: John Wood, Richard Thompson (tracks 1, 5, 7, 13, 16); Hugh Murphy, Gerry Rafferty (tracks 2, 19); Simon Nicol (track 3); Mike Steyn (track 4); Hugh Murphy (tracks 6, 9, 15, 18); David Roach, John Tams (track 8); Peter Ruchel (track 11); Leo Lyons (track 14); Herb Pedersen (track 20). Compilation producer: Edward Haber. Engineers: John Wood (tracks 1, 5, 7, 13, 16); Barry Hammond (track 2); Simon Nicol (track 3); Mike Steyn (track 4); John Maddon (track 8); Wolfgang Haesen (track 11); Chris Holebone (track 14); Barry Hammond (track 19); Scott MacPherson (track 20). Includes liner notes by Richard William and Linda Thompson Kenis.
Album Reviews
Rolling Stone (8/8/96, pp.58-60) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...reconfirms endorsements of Linda Thompson as one of rock's premier women vocalists and interpreters....[she] sings spectacular music with a muscular delivery and intensity of timbre that imbues every syllable with embarrassing honesty and clarity." Q (9/96, p.134) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...one of the great voices of British folk-rock....there are rare `live' performances, unreleased songs and many of the well-known titles appear in previously unreleased versions....a fitting tribute to what has been achieved to date." Entertainment Weekly (8/16/96, p.63) - "...This career wrap-up set of favorites and rarities, both with and without her ex, is a bummer--but a rich, moving one." - Rating: A
Titles on disc 1
1.
Lonely Hearts
2.
Walking On A Wire
3.
I Live Not Where I Love
4.
Sometimes It Happens
5.
For Shame Of Doing Wrong
6.
Talking Like A Man
7.
Sisters
8.
Shay Fan Yan Ley
9.
One Clear Moment
10.
First Light
11.
Pavane
12.
Many Dreams Must Fly Away
13.
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
14.
Great Valerio
15.
Insult To Injury
16.
Poor Boy Is Taken Away
17.
Blackwater Side
18.
Telling Me Lies
19.
I'm A Dreamer
20.
Dimming Of The Day
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