Whales And Dolphins (The Best Of Terrorvision) - Terrorvision

Early 2001 was a dark time for fans of British rock. Terrorvision, the self-proclaimed "best band from Bradford starting with a T" announced that they were to split up later in the year, following a farewell tour and the release of a Greatest Hits album. Not having missed either a tour or an album by the band in years, I made sure to get my hands on both. "Whales and Dolphins - the Best of Terrorvision" isn't a great album for the fans. It was put ...
...of years previously in an attempt to reclaim some of the money they'd lost in the band, it was done virtually without the input of the band. In real terms, what this means is that the inlay card is badly designed and doesn't give an overview of the band's career, written by a music journalist, as does nearly every other "Greatest Hits" albums around, and also that there are no new tracks on the album, providing nothing extra for the fans who were ...

Soho_Black 24.07.2005 · Read full review
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If you have heard of Terrorvision but never brought any of their music then this is the album to buy. If you have never heard of Terrorvision then this is their "best of" album, and for £5 new then I can't see how you can go wrong. As a band Terrorvision are difficult to classify, in the broadest sense they are a British Rock-Pop act but I have never been able to find any band to compare them to. Terrorvision are the epitome of the UK student scene, ...
...at various student bars and graduation balls, as a student myself I was lucky enough to see them numerous times, including my own graduation ball. Despite the student support the band never managed to hit the big time, although the majority of their singles charted in the UK Top 40. Die hard fans may argue about whether the 18 songs on the album are a true reflection of Terrorvision "Greatest Hits" but they are certainly the most well known and ...

mrtimharry 20.11.2007 (16.11.2007) · Read full review
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