Paris Lite - Monique

Advantages: A B&S tune you can properly dance to!
Disadvantages: Winter Wooskie - unless you like David's work..

...extended version of this - its pretty good as instrumentals go; and the final song is the former band member Stuart David's Winter Wooskie (who also does the vocals), a straightforward acoustic-led number which is very similar to David's Paperboat (from the Paris Black Sessions).... Read review

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Advantages: Clever indie music,great songs,catchy melodies and brill lyrics
Disadvantages: None

.../songwriter/guitarist and unfortunately named Shirley Lee.He is supported by a bass player,drummer,keyboard player and another guitarist.There music is nothing lass than eclectic with influences ranging from Indie,Punk,Motown,Northern Soul and contemporary pop music.With this you get some of the finest lyrics written and as a Smiths fan I include Morrissey in this statement. So 'Paris In A Bottle' released in July 2006 is probably best described as a concept album.It revolves around 4 strangers who spend a night with each other in a hotel in Paris 11 years ago who never see each other again after that night.Set in the present it looks at them as they live out there lives in contemporary Paris and London. 'First Time Music' describes how Graham and Shirley meet Monique and Genevieve two French girls.The music is montage of tunes and Shirley delivers his... Read review

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Advantages: excellent gothic rock, nice cover artwork
Disadvantages: not as catchy or upbeat as Blessed Be and Devils

...Hot on the heels of the rather splendid Blessed Be comes the follow-up, Paris Kills. The songs aren't as memorable and it's more difficult to pick out the strong tracks although Betty Blue (a hommage to the erotic French film and its star Beatrice Dalle) was a hit in their native Finland. On the whole, Paris Kills is a lot slower than Blessed Be whilst Jyrki still manages to retain his ball-dropping deep vocals and the overall mood of the CD is dark and gloomy. Don't turn Your Back on Fear is my favourite track - it's a catchy little dark rock ditty with a sing-a-long chorus. It's a good album for completists otherwise save your pennies for Blessed Be or Devils.... Read review

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