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A Good Comilation Album Of Easy Listening Pop

Advantages: All tracks are good or at least listenable to.
Disadvantages: It will not blow you away apart from "Song For Whoever"

The band came into being around 1988 and was created by former members of The Housemartins, although not including Norman Cook (who went in to become “Fatboy Slim”) They have been very successful but their chart success started to dip in 1999 and has not recovered since. The band eventually split in 2007. The only track of real genius by this group is “Song For Whoever”. It is exceptional but only made it number 2 in the UK charts. They have only ...
...was also a number 2 hit. This album comprises of 19 tracks and in my opinion is a very easy listening kind of pop that is perfect for radio airplay, of which it gets a lot, or for generally relaxing to. You are never going to get that excited or lyrically inspired by but it will give you a happy and uplifting feeling when listening to it. Other well known and very enjoyable tracks on it are “Rotterdam” (Or Anywhere), “Don’t Marry Her”, “Everybody’s ...

bella6789 05.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Solid Bronze (Great Hits) - Beautiful South (The)

Smashing All star Album

Advantages: Great Upbeat Album
Disadvantages: Leaves you wanting more

...groups best known track - All Star. As mentioned, this was the opening theme to the animated movie Shrek. It's an upbeat rock-ish song and I'm certain almost everyone will have heard it on the radio at one time or another. It's quite difficult to pin Smash Mouth down to one genre of music as the second track, 'Walkin' On The Sun' opens very much in a 60s style of music. However, the style of singing is still a bit rock-ish. The third track, 'Flo' ...
...track with punk undertones! This tempo and style continues with the fourth track, 'Beer Goggles', which is even more punk-ish with hard fast lyrics. Just when you think you've got the gist of their music the fifth track, 'Why Can't We Be Friends?' takes another twist and is very similar to Ska. The sixth track, 'Diggin' Your Scene' sticks with the Ska style. The seventh track, 'Waste' throws you again as it slows the tempo right down to what could ...

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Review of All Star Smash Hits - Smash Mouth

Fuzzbox's Greatest

Advantages: Some classic hits across two distinct styles, DVD included
Disadvantages: non fans will probably be alienated by one half of the music here

...pop sensibilities and with a look to match. To our modern PC mindset, the corresponding videos such as Self! appear almost crass with the vocalist slowly undoing her top as the song progresses and pulling it down whilst leaning forward to offer maximum cleavage to the camera. The cover version of Yoko Ono's Walking on Thin Ice works well but alas the excellent 12inch mix is absent. This track does contain a spoken section that sounds a bit forced ...
...must be a challange! Work did start on a third album and one track, Your Loss is My Gain from these sessions did see the light of day and shows an attempt at moving away from the overtly pop sound and back to what they felt was more them although the ensuing lack of success, infighting and label problems eventually caused an implosion and that was that. Fans of the band will buy this CD/DVD combination purely for the videos although there are also ...

ilaskey 08.03.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Look At The Hits On That (The Best Of We've Got A Fuzzbox & We're Gonna Use It/+DVD) - Fuzzbox

this is how Morrissey grew up!

Advantages: best of the new stuff + old classics
Disadvantages: a fair few fillers

...in my opinion, probably the greatest to ever pen such classic, personal lyrics. Only last week I witnessed him live for about the 6th time in a couple of years. Yet rather than go all over the top and give him five stars just for being amazing to me I am gonna hold back and give what my head, not my heart tells me. Opening with 'First of the Gang to Die' , arguably his best song in recent times is a Morrissey classic that deserved to reach the summit ...
...ten hit for Moz. This greatest hits failings are evident with the next two songs 'in the future when alls well' and 'i just want to see the boy happy', which are solid enough singles but not really classics that are going to be remembered when we look back on his best work. The albums highlights are undoutedly the most defining moments in his solo career: - 'Suedehead', 'Everyday is like Sunday' as well as 'The last of the famous international playboys' ...

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Review of Greatest Hits - Morrissey

Absolute Garbage

Advantages: Top Quality Songs
Disadvantages: can't really think of any

I have decided to review each song for you just so you get the feel of it. 1. Vow - Whilst preparing for a night out on the town, listen to this great punk punchy beat. 2. Queer- reminds me of Tom's Dinner by Suzanne Vega but an underground version. 3. Only happy when it rains - Classic, its moody and self indulgent the perfect thing for teenagers to play loud on sunny afternoons. 4. Stupid Girl - fantastic song to sing you will become an instant ...
...of Biork slightly eerie, slow and surreal you can imagine cold white walls and an almost banshee like women ... nice though but, for me its purpose is background music 6. #1Crush - apart from the moaning I love this song, so much passion, empathy and defiance, what person does not like all those things? 7. Push It - this made me buy the album, you can dance to it, sing with it, use it background music, it is hip, cool, and whatever you say, it rocks! ...

Alison.03 25.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Absolute Garbage (Greatest Hits) - Garbage