Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Advantages: a wonderful return of an american master
Disadvantages: lyrics

...begging for forgiveness with a deep and almost biblical intensity, fueled by the fear of dying alone. “I'd Still Choose You” is Al talking to the same woman after she decides to stay with his ass. Set to a bass and horn driven track, it's the sound of a man who's worked through all of his midlife crises, and is deeply searching for an innocent childlike love that he once had with his woman. Like “Why Did I Choose You,” Marvin Gaye's melancholy masterpiece, Green tells his woman that, through all the events and elements that can damage a relationship, he would do it all again with her. Unlike Gaye, who acknowledges his fuck ups before retreating into a cocaine induced hell, Green offers himself as a changed man, with the chops and the passion to make you believe him. The result is a spiritual regeneration of a man, the picture of a fresh... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent stress relief
Disadvantages: Too high for most people to sing along to properly!

...Having heard a few of his songs in the recent past (Tired of Being Alone - covered by Texas and Let's Stay Together - featured in the magnificent Pulp Fiction) and the inclusion of a few tasty snippets in a few episodes of Ally McBeale, I was propelled into buying this fab CD. It has a blend of upbeat, dancy numbers and some toe-tapping ballads, but there's a part in most of the songs on this album that I just have to close my eyes to! And I don't consider myself to be an avid fan. This is my only Al Green album, but I definitely wouldn't rule out buying another!... Read review

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Advantages: Something Different, Great to get into a good mood with
Disadvantages: Not as Rocky As Avril'd like

...the softer sounds at the start of the track. As an opener it does well, it gives you an idea of what you’ve let yourself in for, as a stand-alone track then no - its not single material, but its just enough to make you want to keep going, giving you a good idea of what vocal range Avril has (obviously ranging from the soft quiet tone’s of the verse’s to the loud screaming sounds of the chorus), so it ain’t done nowt wrong for me. 2. Complicated (4 min’s 5 seconds): If you haven’t heard of this one get your head out of the sand now - some people are using it as a good indication for what the album’s going to be like to listen to - when they shouldn’t, it’s just that this is the track that has the catchiest tune so of course, if they release it as single first, you’re going to hook more of your part-time album buyers in. This ain’t Punk... Read review

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