Soup (The Best Of) - Beautiful South/The Housemartins > Reviews

Advantages: A little bit of Housemartins
Disadvantages: Regurgitated Beautiful South

...it is pretty much condensed soup from The Housemartins, and reheated soup from The Beautiful South. ~~~~ Track Listing ~~~~ Housemartins 1. Flag Day Unmistakeable Paul Heaton vocals but rather sombre number. 2. Happy Hour Undoubtedly the Housemartins greatest ever song. This has a much more upbeat and happy tone to it. 3. Think for a Minute To much like Flag Day for my liking. One to avoid. 4. Caravan of Love Another ... Read review

Advantages: Clever, catchy pop
Disadvantages: A bit nerdy and twee at times

I was never a big fan of the Housemartins (a bit nerdy) or the Beautiful South (too twee) but feel more kindly towards them after seeing main man Paul Heaton play Stoke's Sugarmill the other week. I'm not a fan of his bands and didn't know his solo material yet had a really good time. This greatest hits collection contains the condensed Housemartins (only seven tracks) and the cream of Beautiful South (the remaining 15 songs). From the HMs you ... Read review

The best and I mean the best of the Housemartins and Beautiful South. Nice easy listening to music from one of the best bands ever to come out of Hull. With all the greatest hits like Caravan of love and Happy hour from the Housemartins and Don't marry her and Perfet 10 from The Beautiful SOuth. A must have for any fan.