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Welcome To A Great Band

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4 Jan 12th, 2001 

10 Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful

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great tracks, the first album of a brilliant band

Disadvantages:
a couple of weak tracks

Recommendable Yes:

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I have been a fan of Paul Heaton since the days of The Housemartins. He is a very talented singer and songwriter, creating some poetic lyrics and singing them with emotion and feeling. A lot of his songs come from his personal experiences, so the degree of feeling he can put into singing them is probably understandable.

This is The Beautiful South's first album and features eleven tracks. It begins with Song For Whoever, which is very catchy and good fun, but as always, has a deeper meaning, with its theme of love and how fickle it can be.

My personal favourite on this album is I'll Sail This Ship Alone, which is a beautiful tune too, especially with the violins, which accompany the moving lyrics well. I have the 12" single version of this too, which is even more impressive.

You Keep It All In and The Woman In The Wall are the highlights of Side Two of the album, but there are only a couple of weak tracks and as usual, I would recommend this album.

The Beautiful South are one of the best bands in Britain, but are often forgotten about. They rarely have Top 10 hit singles, but their albums are continually hugely successful. The amount of talent in the group is amazing and Paul Heaton is a genius. 

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jo1l 12.01.2001 11:55

They are such a great band! i remeber with fond memories my days following the Housemartins around Hull b4 they made it!

clanmac4 12.01.2001 11:54

I had forgotten all abou them!, must look out the cd when I get home tonight.

LostWitness 12.01.2001 11:52

Definietly preferred their earliest stuff - agree with all your comments.

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