Mar A Tha Mo Chridhe - Julie Fowlis

Advantages: Some great rock tinged soul and funk songs
Disadvantages: Not enough original material

...and might not have been a direction either the band or the fans particularly wanted Thunder to go in. Whilst I can't say for sure that this latter option is the truth, I can certainly see how it may work. Some Thunder fans were upset by how unlike the untraditional Thunder sound "Moving Swiftly Along" sounded, which was to miss the point - it wasn't a Thunder album! But if those fans didn't like that album much, they're really going to hate "Mo's Barbeque" They're going to hate it from the opening bars of "Desire", where the horn intro sounds like it would have been right at home on the soundtrack to "The Commitments". It's got a sound very much like some of the old soul classics with the horns and piano and you'd be pretty hard pressed to tell that this band are more used to playing pop-rock music until a couple of minutes in, where... Read review

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Advantages: Classic chocolate bar
Disadvantages: They changed the nougat filling

...This is perhaps the most classic chocolate bar from my childhood. It has long been my favourite as a kid and I sort of have to say it still is so as not to feel as if I have disowned it (sorry Mars Bar but I have found other favourites - I still love you though!). 'A Mars a day helps you work rest and play' - this was the little catchphrase that was associated with Mars Bar. Funny really; it's like saying a chocolate bar a day is good for you. The slogan has now changed to 'Pleasure you can't measure' which definitely seems more appropriate. A standard Mars bar comes at 58g, about 11cm long and 1.8cm high. You'll pay about 32p for this bar in supermarkets which is well below the norm of 50p. They used to be more expensive but in recent years, the classic nougat and caramel filling has obviously lost its appeal as new and more... Read review

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Advantages: Energy, Easy to drink, Smooth
Disadvantages: Weak Taste, high price

...I bought a bottle of yet another energy drink today, this time a bottle of Mars Refuel, I had intended to drink this during the afternoon yesterday but felt a bit of heart burn and an icky stomach for the vast part of the afternoon-cum-evening, when it comes to a bad stomach something I stay away from is a milky drink such as this so I've kept it. Now with Murray playing Gulbis in the US Open and unable to sleep anyway it seems the perfect chance to review this and cheer on the world number 2 and probably the greatest Scottish tennis player of all time. The huge confectionery company Mars, arguably the chocolate version of Coca-Cola, have gone into the drinks industry with this energy drink. Now when talking about energy drinks we usually refer to Isotonic drinks (Powerade, Gatorade and Lucuzade Sport) which replenish the body via... Read review

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