Looking Back - Eddy Arnold

Advantages: A taste of delicious melancholy
Disadvantages: Some insipid lyrics

...Bird', with lines like "just like that little bird / it's time for me to fly" veers perilously close). She could usefully adopt some humour and wordplay from her songwriting heroes. She'd also benefit from the more rough-and-ready approach of a producer like Nick Lowe (who has worked with Chrissie Hynde). But such weaknesses can be forgiven. After all, this is a debut album, and a very assured one at that. If subsequent outings improve on this, they'll be impressive indeed. So if you fancy a taste of delicious melancholy wrapped in strong, bittersweet melodies; if you value a voice whose soul is evident, not stuck into the album title by marketing types, you'll enjoy A Girl Called Eddy. Catch her if you can, she's goin' back. Track listing: 1. Tears All Over Town 2. Kathleen 3. Girls Can Really Tear You Up Inside 4. The Long... Read review

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Advantages: Superb lyrics and vocals
Disadvantages: None for me

..., 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 their latest album Back Home that I will today be reviewing. Back Home was released on 05 November 2007 and is... Read review

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Advantages: A couple of big Grime tracks
Disadvantages: Inconsistent

...** 5. "Boy" I was never gogin to get into this one, It has him trying out a little Grindie (Grime and Indie fusion), alongside Babyshambles. I have to say that I felt his rhymes, but the whole Babyshambles thing just never came close to being soemthing that I would like to listen to, and it seemed as though he wasted some decent bars on poor backing. **Two Stars** 6. "Look What You Done" This one has him doing an even deeper Grindie cut as he collaborates with Kate Nash, and does things to some typical Indie instrumentals, but it really made things sound work. The way he trials Nash's unique style of delivering the lyrics made it all fall apart, so it left it as a flop of a track. **One Star** 7. "Come Up" We finally get a break from the weak work from him, and it seemed as though he got right back to the top of his game as he does... Read review

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