Great Explorers, The - Frank Gambale

Frankly, It's Great

Advantages: Musically and lyrically entertaining
Disadvantages: The nature of the collection does provide a couple of patchy moments

When Frank Turner left Million Dead, he expressed a desire to keep playing songs and to keep touring, but didn?t want to be part of a band any longer. Three years later ? hence the title ? after a couple of EPs and a couple of studio albums, we have this collection. ?The First Three Years? contains the tracks from both the EPs as well as collecting together material he recorded with other artists early in his solo career and a few other random tracks. The album begins with the title track from his second EP, ?The Real Damage?. It?s an interesting song that rather worryingly proves to be an accurate reflection of far too many nights in my own life recently and it?s such a vivid story of life that most people would find something in the lyrics that they can identify with. Musically, it?s a heavily folk influenced tune with a quite ...

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Review of First Three Years, The - Frank Turner

Being Frank

Advantages: A good sound
Disadvantages: No Weslife's usual type of music

Shane, Bryan, Kian, Nicky and Mark. They were signed by Simon Cowell and are currently managed by Louis Walsh. Since their formation the bands music has greatly evolved and moved from teen pop to contempary adult music. In 2004 Bryan left the band to work on solo projects but despite rumours the rest of the band carried on performing and are still performing today. Together the boys have released - albums, sold more than 40 million records worldwide and gained 14 number one singles in the UK with I Have a Dream/Seasons in the Sun staying at the number 1 spot for 4 weeks in 1999. Their albums are; Westlife, Coast to Coast, World of Our Own, Unbreakable, Turnaround, Allow us to be Frank, Face to Face, The Love Album, and Back Home. It is Allow us to be Frank that I will be reviewing today. Track list 1. Ain't that a Kick in the Head 2 ...

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Review of Allow Us To Be Frank - Westlife

Frankly my dear this is great

Advantages: Westlife with a difference
Disadvantages: None

a talent contest in which fans got to audition in front of the boys in order to win a prize of a lifetime to sing on their album. The results were shown in an ITV christmas special called "She's The One" last year. If I am honest when I first heard Westlife perform Ain't That A Kick In The Head, my first thoughts were "Oh no this is not Westlife at all" but when i listened a bit more I got used to it and now to date this is got to be my favourite album so far. You can purchase this from HMV for around £12,99 but if you shop in all major supermarkets you can pick it up from around £9.97. If you havent heard this album yet and not sure if you want to purchase it, if you go to www.hmv.co.uk you can hear samples of all the songs. Although this album is great, I was glad to hear that Westlife are realeasing their new album "Face To ...

happygoluckygirl 01.10.2005 · Read full review
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