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I have to admit I have been waiting in anticipation for the release of a live lounge CD for a number of years. My mornings are often much happier after hearing the Jo Whiley show, partly for her sexy voice (unfortunatly not featured on the CD) and for the amazing live lounge sessions.
For those of you that dont listen to radio 1 mid-morning during the week, Jo Whiley often invites artists into the studio for a chat and to perform a few tracks. These are often stripped down accoustic versions of thier most famous songs and an inpromptu cover which can range from the sublimly beautiful to the hilariously funny.
This CD compramises the best performances from the last couple of years and there should be something for everybody on this list. The songs range from moving acoustic versions of artists well known hits (KT tunstall other side of the world and coldplays the scientist) as well as numerous covers. I Have included a track listing to help you pick out your own favourites
Titles on Disc 1 1.: DOA - Foo Fighters 2.: Love Machine - Arctic Monkeys 3.: Run - Snow Patrol 4.: Crazy - Kooks 5.: Golden Touch - Razorlight 6.: Munich - Bailey Rae, Corinne 7.: Gold Digger - Automatic 8.: All Sparks - Editors 9.: Maneater - Boy Kill Boy 10.: No One Knows - Queens Of The Stone Age 11.: How Come - Embrace 12.: If There's Any Justice - Blunt, James 13.: Scientist - Bedingfield, Natasha 14.: Molly's Chambers - Kings Of Leon 15.: Frontin' - Cullum, Jamie 16.: Living For The Weekend - Sugababes 17.: I Believe In A Thing Called Love - Lemar 18.: Hey Ya - Young, Will 19.: Tied Up Too Tight - Hard-Fi 20.: Songbird - Oasis
Titles on Disc 2 1.: Scientist - Coldplay 2.: Smile - Allen, Lily 3.: With Or Without You - Keane 4.: Other Side Of The World - Tunstall, K.T. 5.: What You Waiting For - Franz Ferdinand 6.: Family Portrait - Pink 7.: Ms Jackson - Outkast 8.: Hounds Of Love - Futureheads 9.: Numb - Jamelia 10.: Jus' A Rascal - Dizzee Rascal 11.: Nice Weather For Ducks - Lemon Jelly 12.: In My Arms - Mylo 13.: Song 2 - My Chemical Romance 14.: Dreaming Of You - Coral 15.: Gone Missing - Maximo Park 16.: Honest Mistake - Bravery 17.: Let's Push Things Forward - Streets 18.: Romeo - Basement Jaxx 19.: Push The Button - Orson 20.: In Da Club - 50 Cent
For me this CD really comes alive with the cover versions, there are so many amazing songs here from artists that i would not usually care about. Lemar's version of I beleive in a thing called love is fantastic, he strips the lyrics down to its core and gives a vocal performance that makes the song far more soulful and meaningful than the darkness ever managed. Other highlights for me include Jamilea's version of linkin' Parks Numb, which is my personal favourite and the hilarious rendition of "Love machine" my the arctic monkeys (you will be laughing as much as they were while trying to perform it ).
Overall this CD is a unique mixture of Britains best music talent doing what they do best and fooling around at the same time. There are no manufactured, miming, acts here and the quality of each performance can not be ignored. There are a few weaker tracks in my opinion (milo, 50 cents) but I dont want to criticise them. I dont like them purely down to my more indie preference of music rather than anything specific to these artists.
Go out and buy this CD, either treat yourself or somone else this x-mas
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Good review, I havent heard Lemars cover of thing called love, I'd love to hear what it sounds like though! xx
salem_witch 13.12.2006 18:04
I'd quite fancy hearing Jamelias version of Numb. That's about it though!
a-true-ben 12.12.2006 16:52
I like this sort of thing, but not sure about the CD because there are too many duds (James Blunt, 50 Cent) for every song that sounds like it should be good...
Disc 1 Foo Fighters - DOA Arctic Monkeys - Love Machine Snow Patrol - Run The Kooks - ... more
Crazy Razorlight - Golden Touch Corinne Bailey Rae - Munich The Automatic - Goldigger The Editors - All Sparks Boy Kill Boy - Maneater Queens Of The Stone Age - No O...
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Advantages: Wide range of tracks and styles, unpredictable but enjoyable songs and covers, listenable and fun Disadvantages: Some songs will be disliked depending on your musical tastes
Dec 12th, 2006
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