Malins Plaisirs - Genticorum

Advantages: Singer-songwriter to be reckoned with
Disadvantages: Still trying to find any

...This guys rocks, I cannot say it enough! He used to be in a punk outfit, now he's out on his own, with a sparse sound and an eye for stories, but the same angry spirit. The sound is all about jagged New York guitars and his sweet, broken voice. The subjects are life on the road (Swinging Man), his home town (Silver Manhattan), heartbreak, dealing with your ex (Since You're in Love), America, even incest (Basement Home). The instrumentation is simple enough to showcase the lyrics, which are poetic in the way that only simple, carefully chosen images can be. It's all spiced up with humour which reassures you that he doesn't take himself too seriously even in the depths of depression. Jesse Malin is a songwriter this world needs, who tells stories you can connect with, makes you laugh, makes you cry, all with the kind of energy Coldplay... Read review

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Advantages: Great songs, huge talent, Westerberg cover version
Disadvantages: Some naff lyrics in parts

...Years ago I bought Jesse Malin's first solo album on the back of a three line review in the Times and fell in love with something I would probably have regarded as deeply unfashionable before then. A punk poet, a rock'n'roll troubadour, a Springsteen wannabe - however you want to describe him, there's no disputing Jesse Malin's passion and his ability to craft the perfect pop song. Admittedly Jesse Malin writes about only two things: how terrible life is in the gutter, or something a little more upbeat about being in the gutter but fighting to get out. Both types of song are set against the backdrop of Malin's native New York and with a real feeling of the 1970s and early 1980s - classic Springsteen material in fact. Glitter in the Gutter is Malin's third solo album and while it breaks no new ground thematically it does offer some... Read review

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Advantages: Lively, fun, recorder solos
Disadvantages: None

...style of music. His works include operas, cantatas, oratorios, chamber music, suites and symphonies. His work retains popularity and is often played today. The Music The Suite in A-minor for Recorder and Strings is one of Telemann’s most popular works. It is in seven movements. The Suite is a combination of the typical French dance suite and the Italian concerto. The suite reveals something of Telemann’s cosmopolitan experiences with typically French-derived pieces combined with Italian and polish styles. It opens with a French Overture followed by Les Plaisirs, "Air à l'Italien", Minuets 1 & 2, the Rejouissance, the Passpied 1 & 2 and the Polonaise Polish. The Suite is thus made up of theatrical dances and character pieces rather than the traditional dance movements. The piece is in turn; joyful, graceful, stately, lively and fun... Read review

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