Rebel In Styylle - U-Roy

Advantages: Good songs, flows nicely.
Disadvantages: Lack of originality.

...Track Listing: 1. Love Burns 2. Red Eyes and Tears 3. Whatever Happened To My Rock 'N Roll [Punk Song] 4. Awake 5. White Palms 6. As Sure as the Sun 7. Rifles 8. Too Real 9. Spread Your Love 10. Head Up High 11. Salvation Black Rebel Motorcycle Club can easilly be pegged as 'britpop wannabies', but though fairly unoriginal the bands songs are quite good, so that makes up for the lack of originality. After buying this album BRMC became easilly one of my favourite bands. This album is an impressive debut, and it manages to combine (nicely!) 60's psychadelic rock and garage rock. And although sounding fairly like a mix of Primal Scream and Jesus and Mary Chain, they have still managed to create a bit of their own style. I would recommend this album to fans of the Dandy Warhols, or Jet.... Read review

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Advantages: Some decent tracks, well written and decent vocals
Disadvantages: A tad long in places, which detracts a little from certain tracks

...While last year seen The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club release their third album it also reminded me that I hadn't listened to the debut effort B.R.M.C. for quite a while. So having dusted it down and put it into the CD player it quickly reminded me just how good their debut was. It was released in late 2001 off the back of a couple of singles and very quickly the boys from San Francisco started to really make a name for themselves. It didn't take them long to break the UK and were pretty much an instant hit. The origin of the bands name comes from Marlon Brando's motorcycle gang in the film The Wild One. The album was part of an American rock invasion that started earlier in the year with the Strokes and saw a number of bands arrive on our shores at the same time. Only a few had the tracks to back up the hype that followed and Black... Read review

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Advantages: brain opener
Disadvantages: you'll get odd looks if you stick this on at a party

...Yet another CD review! This time it’s with a difference! No pop, dance or toe tapping fun to be had here! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chumbawamba ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ English Rebel songs 1381~1914 In the name of all the oppressed in the land of England -------------------- ****** Due to popular demand I have cut down the lyrics on the longer songs, but you’ll still get the idea! ****** As most people of at least average intelligence, will know that the England’s history has been a very turbulent one! Chumbawamba has looked back at England and dug out the rebel songs that were around… It is important to understand that it is our violent past as well as our peaceful past that has shaped the lives in which we live today - Most of the songs are not to music, they are, as they should be, just peasant songs, some have... Read review

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