Up Where We Belong - Buffy Sainte-Marie

Advantages: AMAZING!
Disadvantages: ummm, I can't think of any!

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Advantages: William H Macy's performance
Disadvantages: Translation of play to film not good

...Edmond is a high flier, working for a well-known firm, and is obstensibly happily married, although he knows that something in his life is not right. Then one day he goes to a fortune teller, who explains that he is not where he belongs. He snaps, goes home, tells his wife he is leaving her and walks out, planning to live a little. He tries to get laid, generally unsuccessfully, and gets badly beaten up by some card hustlers. Having bought a knife in a pawn shop, he meets a man who promises to take him to a girl, only for the man to try and assault him. Pushed to the end of his tether, he knifes the man and leaves him badly injured. Then he finds a girl he likes and persuades her to take him home with her. In his delicate state of mental health, will this help him to decide where he belongs? Or will things go badly and lead to him losing... Read review

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Advantages: Good CD
Disadvantages: Doesn't sound like their new stuff - some fans may be put off

...I think that some people may think that this is a new album from the band and they have had a massive progression in sound, however in actual fact it is a re-release of an album they recorded back in 1999 - and when you look at it in this light, it is really quite an impressive album. With a different singer, and less top heavy violin work this band really do sound completely different. Ok, so this album's never going to be your favourite album, but still - for what it is, it's certainly very good. I have a feeling that some Yellowcard haters may enjoy this record if they didn't know who the artist was - it really is that different. In 'Where We Stand,' Yellowcard created a far more edgy Punk sound, a far cry from the highly defined, perfectionist recording approach of the Yellowcard of today. Instead of being led by the violin, it is... Read review

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