Advantages: Great Easy Listening CD Disadvantages: Last Song personally is depressing!
After seeing this CD advertised on the TV last night and being somewhat a fan of Russell Watson I decided today that I would treat myself and so I bought it. I am very pleased with my purchase as this is a lovely easy listening CD.
The cover of the CD is white and has a picture of Russell standing to the right hand side and the title in white lettering on the arm section of his picture. The back cover of the CD has a picture again of Russell standing with a microphone to the left hand side and the track list in black to the right hand side.
The tracks on 'PeopleGetReady' are:-
1. Me and Mrs Jones - This track has a swing feel to it and is a very well know song which he does sing very well and has kept to the original version instead of trying to make it different and spoiling such a good song. The band is also very good in ...
Advantages: Some superb tracks with very thought-provoking lyrics Disadvantages: A couple of slightly 'iffy' tracks
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Russell has become known as the ?People?s Tenor? but has also suffered a lot of critical opposition from those who believe that his untrained voice is not up to operatic standards. Russell himself however is not bothered by the criticism believing that he has transcended the bickering and helped bring about a classical crossover that didn?t exist before.
Russell?s 8th studio album ? PeopleGetReady ? is the album I am now going to review and is a mixture of soul music, rock and easy listening.
Track 1 ? Me and Mrs Jones
?Mr and Mrs Jones? has a very soulful feeling from the very beginning and the backing track must get the initial credit for this. As the singing kicks in however it is very clear that Russell has all the ability necessary to continue this feeling throughout and proceeds to project the lyrics forward in a powerful ...
Advantages: Great sound, no real duff tracks - really consistant Disadvantages: Accused of selling out (I disagree)
The band:
Sammy James Junior - lead vocals, rhythm guitar + percussion
Graham Tyler - Lead guitar, vocals, percussion
Augie Wilson - Drums, vocals, percussion
Michael Miles - Bass guitar, percussion, vocals.
Also on the album:
Mike Finnegan - Clavinet on 'New York Girls' and Hammond organ on 'Sometimes Somethin' and 'Naked Lady'
Lynn Davis - vocals on 'Alive and Amplified', 'loose n juicy' and 'Naked Lady'
The Matrix - Additional vocals on 'Alive and Amplified'
Victor Indrizzo - additional percussion
This album is absolubtly fantastic! It is one of the most well written albums and doesnt have one single bad track. The MooneySuzuki are quite unknown but are one of the best sounding rock bands around.
The tracks:
Primitive Condition
Alive & Amplified
Legal High
New York Girls
Shake That Bush Again
Sometimes ...
Product Information for "People Get Ready - Mooney Suzuki (The)" »
Product details
Title
People Get Ready
Performer
Mooney Suzuki (The)
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
01/02/2005
Recomended Retail Price
13.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2000
Label / Distributor
Estrus / Cargo
Engineer
Tim Kerr
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
745058127322
Catalogue Number
ES 1273CD
Additional notes
Album Notes
Recorded at Sweatbox Studios, Austin, Texas. Just when you're ready to think that the only sound youngsters are interested in is made with two turntables and a microphone, one listen to PEOPLE GET READY will convince you that rock lives. The Mooney Suzuki turn in a disc full of blood, sweat, beers...and a whole lot of testosterone. These aren't balding, potbellied boys in their forties slavishly recreating a sound of a bygone area (two of the band were in their teens when this disc was recorded). The Mooney Suzuki make garage rock sound alive, radical, and even revolutionary. The performances are wild and confrontational, and the tunes are terrific. Is this the most exciting recording since the MC5 kicked out the jams? You decide.
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