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Bad News - Bad News

Advantages: Comis Strip Presents, Comedy, Music, Value
Disadvantages: Heavy Metal, Explicit Language, Dated

The first thing you need to appreciate is that this is a spoof British heavy metal band, and therefore should not be taken seriously. If you've heard of Spinal Tap and enjoyed them, then you'll no doubt enjoy this. Rik Mayall, Adrian Edmondson, Nigel Pla ...

smillie-world 13.08.2005 · Read full review
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Nightmare! Here comes the beast again!

Advantages: Metal, nostalgic, incredibly funny
Disadvantages: Vulgar

...After the Comic Strip did their hilarious Bad News and More Bad News, came the Bad News album. A selection if spoof songs, all intentionally played badly, interspersed with dialogue of the band arguing, being interviewed, getting drunk and locking each ot ...

tuftie 14.11.2005 · Read full review
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Definitely The Best

Advantages: A great album, lots of songs, all funny, moneys worth
Disadvantages: Can be boring if listened to lots.

What an album. Not only is Peter a fantastic comedian but he's also a great singer. All the songs are taken from the series of 'Phoenix Nights' and 'Max & Paddy'. His singing is very often cabaret but this is intentional. He has not done this to make a ca ...

Davidhutt 12.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Best Of Peter Kay, The (...So Far/Parental Advisory) [PA] - Various Artists

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Satire with a touch of innocence from a bygone age

Advantages: Witty, funny, entertaining, charm of a lost era
Disadvantages: A few of the references seem a little dated

If you long for humour which doesn't depend on vitriol, swearing, sexual innuendo or childishness, this three CD set is just what you have been looking for. Michael Flanders and Donald Swann were big stars in England in the late 1950 and early 1960s, a ...

lobourse 08.04.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Complete Flanders And Swann, The - Flanders & Swann

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