Young At Heart - Val Doonican

Advantages: Classic hair metal of its day
Disadvantages: shame its days where back in the 80s

...Kip Winger has an amazing voice, it can handle ballsy rock tracks like def leppardesque "easy come, easy go" and "cant get enough" and the softer "In the days we'll never see" Highlight and stand out track of the album is the power ballad "Miles Away" gaurenteed to melt a rock chicks heart. Reb Beach's guitaring is wasted on this kind of music but there are occational flashes of what he can do. Overall its a "not bad" album with some decent tracks on it but about half you would class as just "b" sides or fillers. Probably not for the current rock fans but more for the ageing rockers like myself whos time was in the 80's. If you like Bon Jovi, Great White or Def Leppard this may be for you but if you prefer Metallica, Iron Maiden or slipknot you may be better off looking elsewhere. On a scale of one to ten i;d give it about 6, its... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Chilled, grown up, amazing voice
Disadvantages: Too short!

...There is a certain vicarious thrill of ownership one can experience in watching someone struggle from obscurity to learn, grow and attain their true individuality and potential, know what I mean? And that is exactly how I felt when listening to Friday's Child. In his second album, Pop Idol winner Will Young has become the artist I hoped he would be. He has thrown off the shackles of reality tv stardom, and the grip of the pop supremos who probably thought they could control him, and is comfortable in his own skin. And he shines. After the disappointment of From Now On (more the hasty, milk-it-while-it's-hot Pop Idol winner's album than a Will Young album), Friday's Child is a true display of talent and a wonderfully distinctive voice. I'd never jumped on the Pop Idol/Stars/Fame Academy bandwagon, I always found the formats... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: fun to listen to, thought inducing
Disadvantages: people instantly discard it as kiddy music

...on the album), which is a very touching ballad from the twins to their father . 'Its been a long hard road without you by my side, why weren't you there all the nights that we cried, you broke my mothers heart, you broke your children for life, its not OK, but we're alright'. I give that example to display the seriousness behind this record that some will instantly write off purely as teen angst. The Young And The Hopeless This song is about not being good enough, about not living up to expectations that your parents or your peers set for you. 'cause im young and im hopeless, im lost and I know this, im going nowhere fast thats what they say, im troublesome, ive fallen, im angry at my father, its me against this world and I dont care'. Again this is a very personal song which could also be seen as a dig at anyone that forced Good... Read review

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