Compare Prices
Postage & Packaging: Free!
Postage & Packaging: £1.​21
Postage & Packaging: £0.​00
SHOPPING > Music > Rock & Pop > Southside - Texas > Reviews

Southside - Texas

from (3 offers) · Product Information

Southside - Texas

Quote-start

Southside-Texas

Quote-end

4 May 28th, 2009 

3 Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful

Advantages:
Tuneful,classic pop - rock,best of the 90s . Lyrically,musically and vocally chairming and catchy

Disadvantages:
If you dont like pop/rock then you might not enjoy this blast from the past .

Recommendable Yes:

Detailed rating:

Originality

Lyrics

Quality and consistency of tracks

How does it compare to the artist's other releases

Value for Money

SpookyMoon

SpookyMoon

About me:

I am a 30 year old journalist and enjoy reviewing albums and bands and do this as part of my daily w...

Member since:22.06.2008

Reviews:60

Members who trust:1

Right so today I am really on one with bands/albums ranging from the mid 80s to the late 90s and seeing as I am, what sort of reviewer would I be if I didn't at least give a quick mention to Texas?

Southside by Texas is one of their most acclaimed albums. Released in 1995 with timeless classics like 'I dont want a lover', the album still rings true with audiences today.

Although they have taken their name from an american state, they are essentially a Scottish pop/rock band. Their music does seem to adopt some of the texan stealy guitar sound and although singer and rhythm guiatris Sharleen Spiter has a lovely Scottish accent, she sings with an american accent (which is a shame but common of the era).

This album has some really great pop songs, I dont Want a Lover being one of many. The overal quality of the vocals is really smooth and undisputable Sharleen has a brilliant and melodic voice. The lyrics are typical of the genre lending themselves really well to romantic melancholy that we seem to love in our pop-rock ballads. In some ways the band sounds a little like some of the early Pretenders stuff (which is definitely a good thing) and I really think although they have had lots of other albums since this one, this is the one that defines them in the time they were beginning to become massive.

 

How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines

exceptional

very helpful

helpful

somewhat helpful

not helpful

off topic

Products you might be interested in »

Appetite For Destruction [PA] - Guns N' Roses

Appetite For Destruction [PA] - Guns N' Roses

Hard Rock - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Geffen - Distributor: Universal Music - Released: 10/1995, 01/1991 - 8811928629, 720642414828

User reviews (57)

Buy now for only £ 4.98

River Is Wide, The [Remastered] - Forum (The)

River Is Wide, The [Remastered] - Forum (The)

Rock & Pop - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Rev-Ola - Distributor: Plastic Head - Released: 20/01/2003 - 5013929431423

Rate it now

Buy now for only £ 7.98

Back In Black [DualDisc] - AC/DC

Back In Black [DualDisc] - AC/DC

Hard Rock - MixedRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: Epic - Distributor: Sony Music/Arvato Services - Released: 26/09/2005 - 5099751076551

User reviews (8)

Buy now for only £ 6.98

Top Ten Hits Of The 60's - The Best Sixties Groups Ever - Various Artists

Top Ten Hits Of The 60's - The Best Sixties Groups Ever - Various Artists

Rock & Pop - 1 CD(s) - Label: Pegasus - Distributor: Trilogy Logistics - Released: 29/08/2003 - 5034504202023

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 2.98

101 [SACD] - Depeche Mode

101 [SACD] - Depeche Mode

Synth Pop - Studio, LiveRecording - 2, 1 CD(s) - Label: Mute, Mute Film - Distributor: EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics - Released: 02/02/2004, 01/1989, 05/12/2005 - 724359470726, 5016025611010, 94634465861, 0724349087392

User reviews (4)

Buy now for only £ 6.95

Live Concert At The Forum - Barbra Streisand

Live Concert At The Forum - Barbra Streisand

Classic Pop Vocals - LiveRecording - 1, 2 CD(s) - Label: Columbia - Distributor: Sony Music/Arvato Services - Released: 07/1997, 27/09/2004, 10/1994, 18/09/2000 - 5099748794321, 5099748048820, 5099747759925, 4250079731497, 5099720234494, 5099749743526

User reviews (1)

Buy now for only £ 3.98

Comments about this review »

hughesmonger 21.06.2009 04:11

Decent review. ^_^

LawrenceP 29.05.2009 00:23

The only good album they did :)

Compare prices for Southside - Texas »

1 to 3 out of 3 offers for Southside - Texas   sorted by: Price 
Southside - Texas

Southside - Texas

This modest, hesitant and unassuming debut album offered little hint of what was to come a ... more

decade or so on. At this stage, Texas were a world
away from the clinical polish and base-covering
genre-hopping of White On Blonde, and seemed happy
enough, and...

amazon.co.uk

Postage & PackagingFree!
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 24 hours...
 Visit Shop  >
amazon.co.uk
Southside - Texas

Southside - Texas

This modest, hesitant and unassuming debut album offered little hint of what was to come a ... more

decade or so on. At this stage, Texas were a world
away from the clinical polish and base-covering
genre-hopping ofWhite On Blonde, and seemed happy
enough, and ...

amazon marketplace music

Postage & Packaging£1.21
AvailabilityUsually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
 Visit Shop  >
amazon marketplace m...


More reviews »

Southside - Texas - review by brownp1

Advantages: classy production
Disadvantages: none

Southside - Texas - review by brownp1 brownp1 21.12.2000 · Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful
Review of Southside - Texas



Are you the manufacturer / provider of Southside - Texas? Click here