In The Beginning - Nile

Advantages: It's real music
Disadvantages: None

...the drums, the lyrics of Mr Buchanan again deal with ordinary events in his and other peoples lives and he makes them sound magnificent and noble in the process. The Album The collection begins with “Happiness” (4.40) this song might be familiar to some of you as it was used for many years on the Scottish tourist board T.V. adverts, open beautiful scenery and ancient buildings with “The Blue Nile” playing in the background, picture postcard perfect. The song begins with an opening refrain on a keyboard and if you listen really closely you can hear Paul counting 2, 3, 4 and the tapping of his foot on the floor of the recording studio (a trick used by John Lee Hooker on his recordings) and the strumming of an acoustic guitar the vocals begin with the lines “Now that I’ve found Peace at Last, tell me... Read review

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Advantages: BRUTAL and kick ass!!!!
Disadvantages: None

...Anything played by Nile must be BRUTAL. Notice the word brutal was in capitals. I have never once been dissatisfied by a Nile album, and this one certainly was brutal enough to satisfy me. The album was released fairly recently, which was July 17, 2007. The track list on this album is: 1. "What Can Be Safely Written" - 8:15 2. "As He Creates So He Destroys" - 4:36 3. "Ithyphallic" - 4:40 4. "Papyrus Containing the Spell to Preserve Its Possessor Against Attacks from He Who Is in the Water" - 2:56 5. "Eat of the Dead" - 6:29 6. "Laying Fire Upon Apep" - 3:25 7. "The Essential Salts" - 3:51 8. "The Infinity of Stone" - 2:04 9. "The Language of the Shadows" - 3:30 10. "Even the Gods Must Die" - 10:01 Niles style of death metal still hasn't changed from anything but unique and kick... Read review

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Advantages: Soulful real music
Disadvantages: It's an old pressing

...Background Who are and what is The Blue Nile? These are questions many have asked, as this band are famous for their lack of interviews, keeping their lives very private which has added to their enigma. The Blue Nile are in fact 3 university graduates, who graduated from the University of Glasgow at the end of the 70’s, two of them had know each other since childhood both of them playing as children on the Northern streets of Glasgow. Paul Buchanan (degree in English literature) and P. J. Moore (degree in Electronics) where not aware of Robert Bell (degree in mathematics) during their time at university but not long after they finished their studies where introduced to each other through mutual friends, a friendship between Paul and Robert was soon struck up through their love of music. Paul remembered he got him... Read review

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