... Green man was the first album, that Mark Owen wrote. It is very very different. I would discribe it as a bit "grunch".
btw. : the pictures in the booklet are great as well. Inspiring.
I don't find albums very often, where I can listen to every single song. Usually you buy an album and ... Read review
Advantages: easy listening Disadvantages: different
...of the Take That songs. Green man was the first album, that Mark Owen wrote. It is very very different. I would discribe it as a bit "grunch".
btw. : the pictures in the booklet are great as well. Inspiring.
I don't find albums very often, where I can listen to every single song. Usually you buy an album and you like one, two maybe 3 songs out of it, but on this one, I don't want to turn if off, untill it's ... ...about the songs:
1. Green man
2. Clementine,: was released as a single (the name was taken from a diner in which Mark wrote the song)
3. Child: was Marks first single
4. Are you with me
5. Naturally
6. Ask him to
7. backpocket and me
8. move on
9. secondhand wonderland
10. my love (this is my favorite, a great love song)
11. I am what I am: was the 3rd and last single from ... more
This album is one of my favoriets. It's not a new album anymore, but I still keep listening to it every so often.
If you think this will be like Take That music, then you're wrong. Gary Barlow was writing most of the Take That songs. Green man was the first album, that Mark Owen wrote. It is very very different. I would discribe it as a bit "grunch".
btw. : the pictures in the booklet are great as well. Inspiring.
I don't find albums very often, where I can listen to every single song. Usually you buy an album and you like one, two maybe 3 songs out of it, but on this one, I don't want to turn if off, untill it's finished. I find the lyrics are very interesting and it's worth to listen to the songs a couple of times, just to understand the real meaning.
Here's a bit about the songs: 1. Green man 2. Clementine,: was released as a single (the name was taken from a diner in which Mark wrote the song) 3. Child: was Marks first single 4. Are you with me 5. Naturally 6. Ask him to 7. backpocket and me 8. move on 9. secondhand wonderland 10. my love (this is my favorite, a great love song) 11. I am what I am: was the 3rd and last single from this album 12. Is that what it's all about
My verdict is, that everyone should at least listen to this album once. Either you will love it, or you will hate it. But like I said, it's got nothing to do with Take That music! I think it's great.
Mark Owen is the small, sexy one from Take That... in my opinion of course haha. This is Mark Owens' first album after the split of Take That in 1996 which shows there is so much more to him than the typical boy band label he was given. He wrote most, if not all, of the songs on the album with great catchy dance type tunes and a couple of slower ballad type tunes. His vocals are just amazing and perfect. Clementine is my particular favourite because ... ...type of song that stays in your head. Although the album did not do as good as Robbie Williams albums, it was still a hit. It is good to listen to whatever mood you are in and it will chill you out and make you feel happy. I love this album just because there is something about it that just gives you a warm feeling inside. I would highly recommend this album and any other of Mark Owens albums. ...
STARgirl__x 18.03.2007
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Advantages: new music, easy listening Disadvantages: a bit slow but interesting
After Take That broke up in 1996 (it cant be that long sob sob ) MarkOwen the small sexy dishy one (sorry got carried away) started his own solo career with his first album GreenMan. Mark had a lot to do to keep his fans from Take That, plus more. He also had to follow in the great footsteps off Robbie Williams, so all eyes were on Mark.
Mark changed his appearance, longer hair, more hippy look and changed his style of music. Gone was the pop, dance music in came the more soulful, slower songs. Ones with great lyrics. There?s 11 tracks on this album.
1st GreenMan
2nd Clementine
3rd Child
4th Are you with me
5th Ask him to
6th Backpocket and me
7th Move on
8th Second-hand Wonderland
9th My love
10th I am what I am
11th Is that what its all about
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1st GreenMan ...
Advantages: Great songs, original, good variety Disadvantages: The odd weak song
MarkOwen was the pretty one in Take That, whose shining moment was singing lead vocals in their hit 'Babe' - but this pleasant little tune did very little to show off his vocal talents & I wasn't expecting much from is debut album 'GreenMan'. But I was pleasantly surprised ! More indie & rock than pop, MarkOwen displays a versatility & style few would have suspected. This album is excellent, including the singles 'Clementine' & 'Child', but for me, the best tracks on this are 'Ask Him To' & 'My Love', both of which are beautiful, with haunting lyrics & great tunes. Since this album, he seems to have disappeared again, but hopefully he will return with more of his music. Highly recommended. ...
Advantages: Some excellent tracks, beautiful lyrics, written by Mark himself... Disadvantages: Overshadowed by Robbie, underrated by the music buying public...
Celebrity Big Brother and as second placed Les Dennis left the house, the nation watched as MarkOwen wept. A few minutes later as he was welcomed by Davina McCall, he said he had wanted Les to win. A million hearts melted all over again.
So it was that I dug out my old copy of Mark’s debut solo album – GreenMan – and once again filled my room with these beautiful songs. He wrote all of the twelve tracks and some of them are extremely impressive.
The album begins with the title track and this is definitely a hippie one, with rumbling chants and instrumental plunges. It sounds a bit cliched lyrically at times and the image of the sweet boyish one from Take That singing ‘Peace, man’ is rather comical. It works though. It’s worth a listen, but I wouldn’t say it was a favourite of mine. Other tracks ...
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