Haile I Hymn - Ijahman

Advantages: outstanding
Disadvantages: shame they have split

...It always takes me a little time to adjust to a new music taste or Band , The Verve were a classic example of this. I like to live in my comfort zone and don't like to admit to liking these rough looking groups. Can you remember the video to "Bitter Sweet Symphony" an arrogant Richard Ashcroft walking down a street pushing old ladies out of the way. This is just not cricket. Then I told myself to grow up and listen to the quality of the music. This track and the CD it comes from "Urban Hymns" is an anthem for the 90's. Other brilliant tracks such as "The Drugs Don't Work" and "Lucky Man" make this a CD to be played and played. But then they split , just as I had opened my Music Ears to them they had gone. Never mind , a CD to treasure in my collection.... Read review

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Advantages: every track playable
Disadvantages: no enough tracks

...urban hymns was without doubt one of the best albums of the nineties.every track was differant,from the awsome energy of "come on"to the downbeat and mellow "the drugs dont work"i have almost worn out this c.d. it sounds just as good today as it did when i first heard it.in my eyes it is a masterpeice,never to be bettered.i dont know many people who dont like it.the album takes you through almost every mood you feel. definetly worth a place in your c.d. collection.although not playing any more,this album will continue to sell for years.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Excellent unconventional music, some beautiful songwriting
Disadvantages: Takes a while to grow on you.

...a raw sound the likes of which you won't find anywhere else on the album, or indeed in the band's repertoire. You have to credit them for the consistent ability of reinventing their music. It's a chaotic song with drums falling everywhere, Yorke choking on his lyrics and relentlessly refusing to be moved. Not my personal favorite, but an admirable addition to an album which revels in its experimental nature. Scatterbrain - ( I'm walking out in a force ten gale / Birds thrown around, bullets for hail ) - 6/10 More experimental work with intriguing lyrics hinting towards a further disillusionment with the world as we know it. Yorke seems lost as his voice speaks on its own accord, preaching that we're all scatter-brained and losing its way in the storm. There's no real rhythm or melody to the track, just the floating regularity of Thom... Read review

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