Young And The Guest List - Paradise Boys

Advantages: Fun, Racy Tracks
Disadvantages: Songs aren't labeled by which band wrote them.

...I bought the album, The specials and fun boy three from a music store in Birmingham town centre with my last two pounds as it was the last one on the shelf and it was the best £2 i ever spent! This is a brilliant abum featuring Neville Staple and his guest band with special appearences from Jane Wiedlin Jennifer and Leila Avila. The front cover design is based on traditional ska style with the black and white check and fully dressed Rude Boys, Pork Pies and all! The album inclides ska classics such as, -Ghost Town (which hit number one in 1981) -A message to you rudy -Our lips are sealed -Gangsters The specials were an English ska band formed in coventry 1977. The members were, Jerry Dammers Terry hall Neville Staples Sir Horace Gentleman Roddy Radiation Lynval Golding John Bradbury Their debut LP was 'Specials... Read review

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Advantages: Totally original
Disadvantages: none

...bass line is used to hand the simpler guitar work and the sumptuous harmonies. Meanwhile back in the realms of Greek Myth Artemise is having a bad day and Cry Carrion is the musical account of this. The song runs through many phases from up beat pop, to epic rock and comes off almost as a sampler for a progressive rock concept album, but at only five and a half minutes is a bite size and managable rendering. The final track on the album is Stonehaven, and almost unrecognisable reworking of the song that first appeared on the Pastor Skull album a number of years previously. Its pure pop in the real sense of the world, not this fabricated boy band or computer generated dance rubbish, but a group of musicians playing real instruments to great a great dancey groove and some fantastic harmonies from guest Rachel Swindelhurst really add a touch... Read review

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Advantages: Unique example of early nineties Pop
Disadvantages: Not enough of it!

...and smiles and looking across the room and staring at each other. Young Offender This begins with a techno beat and a generally upbeat melody, its generally quite a high, exciting song and always seems to be one the boys perform live. Its about a generation gap between an old man and young man and the difference between their knowledge of the world, like computers for instance. Hes not a young offender literally, in that he hasn't done anything wrong, but in the old mans perception he is because he dislikes and annoys him. The idea of a computer is enhanced throughout by the jazzy computerised noises in the background melody. One in a million Men This has to be one of the most upbeat songs on the album (how many times have I used the word upbeat now!?...it seems to sum up the album well!) It starts off very high and lighty... Read review

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