You Can't Sit Down - Phil Upchurch

Advantages: Original, Unique, Catchy.
Disadvantages: Maybe too different for some.

...listening the thought provoking lyrics then this is for you, perhaps some of the lyrics are a bit inuenduous but they are not blatantly obvious. It takes quite a few times of listening to actually understand a lot of the songs and if you don't listen you've got no chance. I love the originality of the lyrics though there are still a few that I don't understand! ■Tracklist■ 1. Introduction 2. The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coveage 3. London Beckoned Songs About Money Written By Machines 4. Nails for Breakfast, Tacks for Snacks 5. Camisado 6. Time To Dance 7. Lying is the Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off 8. Intermission 9. But It's Better If You Do 10. I Write Sins Not Tragedies 11. I Constantly Thank God For Esteban 12. There's A Good Reason The Number's Are Numbered... Read review

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Advantages: Good music, impressive lyrics and very few weaker tracks
Disadvantages: Barely any, depends on your personal preference. I know of none. :-)

...paced song. In fact, the majority of the song is keyboards and drums, with the guitar providing the occasional riff. Phil's voice is just as good as always. A great, upbeat song. - 9/10 3 - Driving the Last Spike - The tempo is reduced just slightly for this, my favourite song of the album. This ten minute marathon tells the story about the builders of the railroad in England. Excellent keyboard work again by Tony, along with Phil's vocals give us an excellent song. The trademark Phil Collins drums come into the sound just over two minutes into the song, followed shortly by some good guitar work by Mike. This is a brilliant song that almost teases you with it's building up and then slowing down, before it really gets going just short of six minutes in. - 10/10 4 - I Can't Dance - The weakest song of the album isn't terrible... Read review

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Advantages: a few good songs
Disadvantages: very unadventurous, lacks ambition

...U2 made their name in the 1980's with albums such as the 'Joshua Tree' and 'War'. They wrote earnest, epic sounding rock with a social and political conscience. However, their relevance in the 90's became more questionable in the 1990's as they found themselves sidelined in favour of less clean living and more exciting rock bands such as Guns and Roses and later Nirvana. U2 responded in a way nobody expected. They embraced dance music, irony and conceptualism. They produced the groundbreaking 'Acthung Baby' and later the flawed but fascinating 'Pop' and 'Zooropa' where dance and rock collided. 'All that you can't leave behind' marked the band's first record of the new millenium and depressingly found them looking back to the unadventurous, but commercially successful 1980's sound.Whilst many fans dislike the 1990's sound, it finds... Read review

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