Rose Of Tralee And Other Irish Favourites, The - James Last

Advantages: Paved the way for every great guitar band since 1989.
Disadvantages: Slightly muted production, "Don't Stop".

...Your initial thought upon finding this review may have been "Why do we need another review on The Stone Roses?" On one level, you might be justified in taking that view. Writing reviews on albums by The Stone Roses, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin et al will always run the risk of carrying the cache of pointlessness. Those who love bands such as these (or other canonical 'greats') will not need any further eulogies to strengthen their ardour. Those who hate them will never have their minds changed. However, I think it is important that when something is generally considered to be a work of genius that it is highlighted and reappraised down the ages, as a landmark, or a piece of treasure. That is, after all, what led me to this album in the first place. As a country, we have been very lucky to produce some of the finest... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful songs, emotional, clever lyrics, great voice
Disadvantages: Not keen on the cover art

...) One of the Brightest Stars This is one of my favourite songs on the album. It is about loss, fallen stars, tragic lives cut short, the tabloid use and abuse of celebrity. Well, that's how I interpret it anyway. One of the great things about Blunt's songwriting is that he writes about things which are personal to him, yet this doesn't alienate the listener. Instead, I find I can usually relate to his lyrics and put my own emphasis on them. This means his songs often have the power to make me cry! This is a gorgeous song, both sad and poignant. His voice is clear too and he has great diction, which means it is easy to understand the words. The song lyrics are printed in the booklet if you miss any - or, in my case, if you fancy singing along! 9/10 3) I'll Take Everything James Blunt ups the pace for this one, as this track is... Read review

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Advantages: Deep lyrics, great lyrics good vocals
Disadvantages: a bit too deep, not easy listening,

...MANIC STREET PREACHERS - THE HOLY BIBLE --------------------------------------- So my previous review was about the Manic Street Preacher's second album, gold against the soul, so I thought what better a time to tackle their next album, 1994's The Holy Bible. Most people will be familiar with the band due to a number of chart topping singles released over the last few years, the problem is that these don't really show how good this band was in the earlier days, so im going to review the album that really shows what the Manics were about. The four members of the band grew up close to each other in a small mining town in Wales The band all had a love of rock music, especially groups like 'The Clash' and 'Guns and Roses', they were also very intelligent and interested in politics etc. The band formed in the late 1980's... Read review

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