Advantages: Brilliant drama! Disadvantages: none that I can think of.
I have watched the Bill on and off since it started. They had improved it by changing from the original format of two ½ hourly episodes a week to two hourly ones now. Then last year they decided to give the whole cast a revamp and get rid of some of the cast that had been there since day one. Some of the cast members that they got rid of I don't miss but they also decided to kill off John Bolton, he was one of my favourite characters, and quite sexy with it.
Why am I telling you all about this! Well its the special episodes that are currently being shown that I am actually writing this about but I think you need to know why they are so popular with a lot of people. Its because DS John Bolton was murdered by Don Beech, played by Billy Murray a great actor, and he is now on the run from the police.
This series of special episodes ...
princesssoapy 06.09.2001 (07.09.2001)
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Advantages: occasionally funny, well performed musically with great stage effects Disadvantages: much of the new material isnt funny, frequently recycles old material
As a huge fan of Bill Bailey, I had high expectations for 'Tinselworm' after the hilarious 'Part Troll', but Bill's newest dvd left me feeling very disappointed indeed. Bill's career has been going from strength to strength of late, his hard-won and much deserved popularity culminating in this, his latest dvd, in which he takes his latest tour to Wembley for his first arena performance. Inevitably, the intimate feel is lost, and combined with the lukewarm nature of his new material the whole show feels like Bill Bailey dumbed down for the masses. His clever, surreal and often philosophical material doesn't translate well to an arena setting, and his performance often seems forced, as if he is uncomfortable but doing his best to put on a brave face.
Much of the material is recycled from his previous shows; a comedic reworking ...
The bill is a very good programme, I never miss an episode. It think what makes this programme such a sucess is the attention to detail of the producers and how realistic it is. The actors are also great, many of us wonder what its like to police the country and this programme gives us a great insight even if its not all true as to what it would be like. Continuity is very important and this programme has always kept many of its main characters which helps alot. The viewing public like to see the same old faces telling new jokes and new stories. This is a great show. ...
pool182 18.09.2000
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Product Information for "Woke On A Whaleheart - Bill Callahan" »
Product details
Title
Woke On A Whaleheart
Performer
Bill Callahan
Genre
Rock & Pop
Sub Genre
Alternative
Release Date
09/04/2007
Recomended Retail Price
14.99 GBP
Original Release Year
2007
Label / Distributor
Drag City / PIAS UK/Sony DADC
Guest Artist(s)
Callahan, Bill
Engineer
Jeremy Lemos
Producer
Neil Michael Hagerty
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
781484033226
Additional notes
Album Notes
When the '90s lo-fi revolution was in full swing, Bill Callahan was its Leonard Cohen, turning out dark ballads under the nom de plume of Smog. WOKE ON A WHALEHEART finds Callahan stepping out from behind his alias for the first time. Accordingly, there's an increased sense of directness here, although the arrangements don't stray too far from the Smog style (casual acoustic and electric strumming; gentle, loping rhythms). There's also a greater feeling of emotional ease, if not contentedness. Whether or not this comes from his romantic involvement with neo-folk pixie Joanna Newsom, it adds an intriguing new chapter to the Callahan/Smog story.
Album Reviews
Alternative Press (p.150) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Callahan's dark baritone, rich with observational languor, echoes classic wordsmiths like Leonard Cohen and Lee Hazlewood while retaining the micro-operatic immediacy that's been his career trademark." The Wire (p.49) - "[A]n invaluable addition to his prolific discography, which continues to subtly evolve without ever quite tracing the same steps..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
From The Rivers To The Oceans
2.
Footprints
3.
Diamond Dancer
4.
Sycamore
5.
Wheel
6.
Honeymoon Child
7.
Day
8.
Night
9.
Man Needs A Woman Or A Man To Be A Man
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