Pirate Radio - Pretenders (The)

Advantages: Mikeee's Originality
Disadvantages: Mikeee is losing his originality

...from the street, an authentic normal young person just telling the simple story of your life. How can you make a new album and keep that authenticity for being just a no-one when you have spent the last two years on radio and TV-shows, being invited to all the famous parties and with more money on your bank account than you can possibly spend? I would have liked to see the Streets shift grounds, doing something totally new and if he really wanted to stay on the “Mikeee just talking into a mike”-sound, done something either very serious or very ironic (“Life as being famous” would have worked on both). But for some reason Mikeee thinks we don’t know that he's spent the last year making bigger bucks than we can dream of and he keeps on doing the same old thing about chicks and kicks, pretending to be something he used to be, but is no more... Read review

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Advantages: Jarvis Cocker = legend, lyrically incredible, catchy songs.
Disadvantages: None really.

.... Album highlights are, obviously Common People ("I said "Pretend you've got no money." But she just laughed and said "Oh you're so funny." I said "Yeah? Well I can't see anyone else smiling in here"), one of the greatest songs of the nineties, without doubt, and one which defined Pulp as an incredible band. Also, Mis-Shapes ("We won't use guns, We won't use bombs, We'll use the one thing we've got more of - That's our minds."), a song about youth and the future, which is an optimistic, powerful, lyrically spectacular opening to the album, and Sorted for E's and Wizz ("Oh yeah the pirate radio told us what was going down. Got the tickets from some fucked up bloke in Camden Town."), the ultimate song for the festival culture of the nineties. All songs on the album are brilliant, there's not one let-down on the whole album. In my opinion... Read review

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Advantages: Good variety of songs, catchy and easy listening
Disadvantages: Unknown but big future

...mandolin, vibraphone and harmonica displaying the range found in the album. Streebeck is backed by Kev Plummer and Simon Jones. Total time: 41.59 11 tracks Track 1- Twilight 3:47- Long guitar intro leads to a slow song reflecting on the aftermacth of a break-up. 'Whats the point in moving on if there's no place to go?' Track 2- Eighty Eight 3:32 - more upbeat tune, 'if it's all the same with you then I'd rather not pretend that we're still friends' Track 3- Wasted Time 3:33- most well known song, currently starring on youtube and Radio 2. Harmonica and guitar combine well. Upbeat song, with a good lyrics, and catchy chorus. 'And off you went with everything I ever wanted, or so I thought at the time'. Great harmonica solo towards the end. Track 4- Tomorrows Rain 2:58- Slower song, very well written song, shows true range of voice... Read review

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