Advantages: return to form for Stone Roses ex-frontman; single FEAR is probably the best (released) song of the year so far; high quality throughout the whole album; new directions for Brown, as well as proof that he can still do exactly what he used to when he wants Disadvantages: Only 10 songs on the album, and a runing time of only just over 40 mins. Probably will get neither the coverage, airplay, chart position or respect it deserves. (And I wanted to give it 4.5 but there's no box for that - so you have to round up!)
Hmm. So I come to write an opinion on one of the late twentieth centuries most influential musicians and find that, not only is there no category for Brown's new album, "Music of the Spheres," but Ian Brown himself has no category. Well, apart from being dismayed about the fact that no other Ciaoer seems to have picked up on this and added the category themselves, I decided it was about time that the former Stone Roses frontman had his own section. ... ...40. He's a dad, who's days in the sun should be long over now - the Stone Roses, despite being one of, if not the, greatest band in the late 80's/early 90's Indie era (and I mean proper Indie, not O-bloody-asis) are long gone, and, although their songs live on everywhere students gather together, Brown as a solo artist has had very limited success. His first two albums, "Golden Greats" and "Unfinished Monkey Business," bombed, both critically and ...
spacemonkey 03.10.2001
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Advantages: A good strong album, was his best to date before 'Solarized' Disadvantages: Not the Stone Roses...
This was easily King Monkey's best album before 'Solarized' arrived on the scene. The song includes Brown's best song ever wrote or done in his solo career, 'FEAR'. The album includes the well known techno voice of Brownie, the album hardly contains any proper weak tracks.
Track By Track:
1. F.E.A.R - Strongest track on the album, a clever song done by words in which all the words go in the pattern of F.E.A.R such as 'freeing excellence affects ... ...The violins in the song give it a lot of effect too. 10/10!
2. Stardust - Another 'My Star', a very rocket of a track... 9/10
3. The Gravy Train - A song about when Brown was on cocaine, another great song 10/10
4. Bubbles - Another one of the weaker tracks, listenable but nothing special. 7/10
5. Hear No See No - One of the weaker tracks, nothing special just an album filler. 7/10
6. Northern Lights - A song that Brown stretches his voice as ...
manc_azza 21.01.2006
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