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Fifth Beatle

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  The Grand Theatre Volume One............The Old 97
  
  
  
• I was not sure what to expect here, the packaging suggests something theatrical but you never know!
  
  
  Track One The Grand Theatre Traditional rock based music with pop overtones. The sound is

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Try this one ..............it's good !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All Time Low……………………………..Dirty Work

Nothing Dirty about this one!

Track One Do You Want Me (Dead) A striking start to this album with an Oasis type of approach . This is a happy and likable track that makes a good start to the album.


Track Two I Feel Like Dancin` This is a strong driving track which to my mind seems

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Charles Bradley…………………No Time For Dreaming

Track One The World ( Is Going Up In Flames ) A soul man is at work here, horns, deep voice and a good groove all add up to a good starting track


Track Two Telephone Song .An interesting idea using effects to start the track, the follow through is smooth piece of soul.


Track Three Golden Rule : Based on a strong riff “Golden Rule” is a classic slab of soul: Its lyrics reflect a loss and its

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Cake - Showroom of Compassion

A band which talks about making popular music!

Track One Federal Funding : Lyrics are prominent here with what is clearly a simple piece of popular music. It is not without appeal and to my ears is quite good fun to listen to.


Track Two Long Time: This is not just popular music, it is music which Cake hope will be popular and I think it is……..Their approach is clever and memorable,

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Crystal Bowersox………………………………….Farmer’s Daughter

I was not sure what was to be expected here: previous posts from the site told me that Crystal was associated with “Idol” but even that can produce talent at times and here it seem to have managed it.

Track One Ride With The Radio: Rock and Country was how the beginning of this one struck me , quite quickly, I liked

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