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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.
come a 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...
come a 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 ...
21.06.2009 04:11
Decent review. ^_^
29.05.2009 00:23
The only good album they did :)