Advantages: A full-barrelled onslaught of witty pop Disadvantages: That it's self-indulgent hardly needs saying
I don't know about you, but I'm the sort of person who will lay in bed at night, staring at the ceiling, and just before sliding into my slumbers will contemplate the great enigmas that beset mankind. Can we not all just live in peace, tolerance and understanding? Is there a God? Is this all there is, and after this comes merely an inky blackness? And most important of all, why has there never been an album of songs about cricket done by two Irish blokes?
Well agonise about the latter no more, as Thomas Walsh and Neil Hannon have adopted the moniker of The Duckworth Lewis Method (the name given to the formula used to calculate by how many runs England would have lost a one-day international match if it hadn't been cut short by rain) and stepped into the breach. Or strode up to the crease. Or something...and provided a collection ...
Advantages: A good excuse to re-discover a great album. Disadvantages: You may have bought it a couple of times before.
Having recently re-discovered this album I had forgotten just how great it is. The album contains classics such as 'Helter Skelter', 'Yer Blues', 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' and Harrison's awesome 'While my Guitar Gently Weeps'. In my opinion this is a sometimes overlooked album when the Beatles catalogue is considered and often remains a source of disagreement between fans. For me 'The White Album' remains an incredible and often ambitious piece of work. In my opinion 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' contains one of Lennon's best vocals and the instrumentation is beautiful throughout, especially McCartney's bass parts and Harrison's playing on 'While my Guitar Gently Weeps'. Despite containing a few of my least favourite Beatles songs I still find it full of inventive lyrics and interesting musical ideas. For me a genuine classic. ...
Advantages: Easy listening and unique Disadvantages: Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
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I'm sorry I got it in for your girlfriend
America has always been about living the dream, apparently. One artist who certainly is living that American dream right now is, The-Dream, who you have probably heard me mentioning a lot lately. That's because this guy, born Terius Nash, has been garnering the reputation of Timbaland for his production and praise for writing like Ne-Yo. Whilst he has been around for a while, writing the Britney Spears and Madonna collaboration, 'Me Against The Music' -- The-Dream has worked with artists on more recent projects including; Mariah Carey's request to 'Touch My Body' and Usher 'Moving Mountains'.
When recently promoting his aspirations to be a recognised solo artist on the BET channel, The-Dream also advised we watch out for Ciara's upcoming project where he has worked ...
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