Gratitude/Open Our Eyes - Earth, Wind & Fire

Advantages: Some great 70's and 80's tracks
Disadvantages: May just be for disco (and similar style) fans

...I've been a very naughty girl recently spending obscene amounts of money treating myself, disgraceful aren't I! Ok, so when I say obscene amounts of money I actually mean the grand sum of £2.10 and when I talk about treating myself, well it was on a 2nd hand CD on Ebay, but who cares about the minor details eh! So what was the must have CD that tempted me to spend such a huge wad of cash? Well it was Earth, Wind & Fire Lets Groove, once again proving my musical taste is much older than my age. Earth, Wind & Fire are an American band formed in the very late 60's who released some classic 1970's Disco hits and some 80's classics with a bit more of a R&B edge. The band have seen many line up changes over the years and have released nearly 40 albums which include studio albums, live recordings and compilations, their singles tally is over... Read review

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Advantages: Great 2nd attempt from the newcastle band. New instant sing along athems
Disadvantages: Sound has not significantly moved on and nothing compares to apply some preasure

...They said it couldn’t be done, but Maximo Park’s Paul Smith has invented a new rock-star hairstyle: the bad literary comb-over. Bravo, Master Smith. He’s a poet of the people in the classic Brit-pop style – his funny thrift-store suits, his strong Newcastle accent, his habit of whipping out a book to read onstage. On Our Earthly Pleasures, he comes off like a young John Cleese playing Morrissey, singing, "When it comes to girls, I’m mostly hypothetical/If I list their names, it’s purely alphabetical." The U.K. indie band’s second album has beefed-up sound (from Pixies producer Gil Norton) and increasingly brilliant, not-at-all-pretentious gems like "Girls Who Play Guitars," "Russian Literature" and "Karaoke Plays." Whether he’s rocking out ("Our Velocity") or breaking down ("Nosebleed"), Smith sings every line like his girlfriend... Read review

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Advantages: Better than their First Album. Upbeat songs, great lyrics. Great Songs
Disadvantages: Can't think of any

...This is the Second album from Maximo Park. From my experience it is better than their previous album “A Certain Trigger". The album consists of some great songs. “Our Velocity" " The Unshockable" stood out to me and will have you jumping about like vocalist Paul Smith when he’s playing live. Also "Karaoke Plays" was another one that stood out, a much more smoother, slower song. The music is a sort of "electronic Pop - Rock" and if you like bands like Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, Feeder and Bloc Party then you'll most likely like Maximo Park. The album is one I recommend for anyone to buy and you will not regret it, Maximo Park are a band that’s going places. Hope this review was helpful, Owen... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful