Say No To Being Cool Say Yes To Being Happy - SoftLightes (The)

Advantages: 'My Life', 'Money', 'Cali Sunshine'
Disadvantages: 'Bulletproof Diaries', 'Ya Heard', 'Let Us Live'

....22), 4* *18, Letter to the King ft. Nas (5.46), 2* *19, Outro ft. DMX (1.28) 'Pain' was the first track released from the album, and shows so much promise it's a shame there have been so many other singles pushed out that did not live up to the early promise. Whilst this and 'My Life' have made for excellent singles, the other two are questionable. Keyshia is most recently memorable for her appearance on a track with P Diddy. Nas's second featured appearance on the album comes in the shape of the longest song on the album, and as I'm not even a Nas fan you can forgive me for not getting excited about that. I feel for you if you can get through this track, and I don't even really know what it's about. "The Game's won Round 3 by making his third straight album that's better than it has any right to be-- but the fact that the Game can... Read review

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Advantages: A great debut album
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...sub-headliners to Muse at the same festival this year, have a platinum-selling album and are conquering America - not bad for a bunch of lads, who just a few years ago couldn't play any instruments. But is "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" able to be greeted in the same presence as other world-dominating full length debuts over the past couple of decades by British bands such as "Definitely Maybe", "Pablo Honey", "The Stone Roses" or "Parachutes"?? On first impressions, you'd have to say yes. Selling figures state it as being the fastest selling of all-time. The debut single rocketed to the number 1 spot, as did the follow-up single "When The Sun Goes Down". Also NME, somehow, voted it the 5th greatest British album of all time in January 2006 - staggering! Opening track "The View From The Afternoon" symbolises the music... Read review

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Advantages: excellent music, history recorded, Dylan at war with the audience, unique expirence
Disadvantages: addictive, NONE!

..., he didn't talk to the audience and he seemed a little impatient with them. The clapping is faded out on the disc which is a shame as I'd like to hear it's actual length compared to that of the end of the show, which is played in full length and is another remarkable feature I'll come to! From the recording and I dare say even from being there in the audience on the night it is hard to judge the emotions Dylan was going through. On the one hand he appears to be eager to avoid giving the audience any sense of security but on the other hand his singing and music throughout the set bar the odd burst of harmonica and one line seem soft and pleasing. If it wasn't for the songs themselves not being full appreciated by some in the audience you could say that Dylan was a crowd pleaser in the first set. Yet underneath it all and with the second... Read review

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