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"Our Town" represents Deacon Blue's greatest hits and in a run that lasted nearly 10 years there are a lot of tracks to choose from. The track listing for the album is to be found at the end of this review, but rather than ... Read review
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Advantages: Speaks to everyone, mix of different styles, great vocalists Disadvantages: May not appeal to those who dislike blues rock
...there is always hope, whatever our circumstances and that we must not give up our dreams of a better life.
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Well, I hope I have managed to share a little of what makes this group special. Someone said to me recently that they considered Deacon Blue to be "the poor man's 'Texas'". While I grant that there are similarities between the two I think this is doing something of an injustice to ... ...that Texas' Sharleen Spiteri is and for me Texas have always been that bit more country-influenced than Deacon Blue. "Our Town" really has something for everyone I think, whether your taste lies in fast blues rock, slower more poignant ballads or even country and western. Of course everyone has different musical tastes and there are those for whom blues rock or country-influenced music may not appeal, but I would urge even these people to give this ...
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20.11.2006
Our Town Review ofOur Town (The Greatest Hits) - Deacon Blueby
frank11
Advantages: Excellent "best of" Album Disadvantages: None
Deacon Blue were one of Britains top bands in the nineties, this compilation features all the big hits and one or two, weaker fillers. Personally, I think Deacon Blue are one of Britains most underated bands, the best of the material on this release support this theory.
At times they could be a bit too "poppy", Queen of the New Year" for example, but tracks such as, "Dignity", Wages Day", "Real Gone Kid", "Loaded", "Fergus Sings The Blues", "Your ...
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