http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/ Burnley and Pendle Citizen /leisure/reviews/cds/ en-gb Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:39 +0000 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:00:39 +0000 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/resources/images/447985/?type=rsslogo http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/ http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/967200.Double_delight/?ref=rss Ranging from the quirky to the bawdy: Teddington Theatre Club's Double Take, in the studio of the Hampton Hill Playhouse last weekend, illustrated that humour can take many forms. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:26:00 +0100 c6a4c10b1ca697b7a3c551b5a69cea42 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/611773.Spandex_tight_playing/?ref=rss With heavy traces of Placebo and other like-minded, goth-metal boys, Ariel-X are a devastatingly spandex-tight act. Wed, 06 Jul 2005 14:59:00 +0100 26b7cc582c6ae6498bf44ff4bca1e9b5 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/593658.The_pop_life_of_Brian/?ref=rss Brian Auger This Wheel's On Fire: The Best of Brian Auger (Castle) One-time Beckenham resident Brian Auger will always be known for AbFab theme This Wheel's On Fire, but as this 17-track best of reveals there's so much more to him than that. From mod classics such as Black Cat and Fool Killer to acid jazz inspirations Freedom Jazz Dance and Indian Rope Man, he has been a touchstone for Britain's underground R'n'B/jazz scene since the 60s. This rounds up all the best bits plus a smattering of single-only releases making it a must for casual music fans and devotees alike. Wed, 04 May 2005 15:34:00 +0100 ada465f29b59a1c0c3d89e5158f62c62 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/593656.Kings_and_queens_/?ref=rss Various Artists - The Kings and Queens of Country (Sony/BMG) This is an unashamedly populist comp aimed squarely at the squares. No harm in that when the quality is this high. Think of a country classic by a country artist and odds on its on here. So Dolly Parton's Jolene nestles with Johnny Cash's Ring Of Fire, Tammy Wynette stands by her man and Kenny Rogers reveals the Coward of the County in 40 tracks across two CDs. Wed, 04 May 2005 15:32:00 +0100 c28fe3e606c3c0e974c425b7f4cf9104 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/517755.Starry__Starry_Nights/?ref=rss Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theatre has announced its star-studded autumn season featuring top names including Nicholas Lyndhurst, Tara Fitzgerald, and Britt Ekland. Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:33:00 +0100 30cec740b37f6352176a82370c3ac878 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/517753.California_country/?ref=rss The Lights In This Town Are Too Many To Count (BMG)is the fourth album from Croydon-based band Grand Drive. Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:29:00 +0100 adaf07f451f3f593a69efe7e2bfe78fb http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/511406.Lynyrd_Skynyrd____Live__The_Vicious_Cycle_Tour__/?ref=rss With the Kings of Leon, Kid Rock and Oz cousins Jet taking on the mantle of southern rock, it's about time the likes of the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd got their due respect. Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:04:00 +0100 307bb1e16107b28a06ab554cd64d0b54 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/511405.The_Kinks____Village_Green_Preservation_Society/?ref=rss There are certain 60s British pop albums which are fated to be anointed both classic and obscure. The Small Face's Ogden's Nut Gone Flake is one; The Pretty Things' S.F. Sorrow is another. Both acclaimed upon release - and obliterated by rival era-defining cultural artefacts. Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:03:00 +0100 bbc8a65a0adb50cf333f7ad4803647d3 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/511404.Reggae_hitmakers/?ref=rss V/A Young, Gifted and Black 2 V/A Sucker Punch:Jamaican Boxing tributes The follow-up to the hugely successful Young, Gifted and Black 2 compilation takes its cue from the 70s to the present day. A wide ranging trawl of reggae hits reveals sparkling hits plus poppier cousins reggae-lite if you may. So you get the good: Jimmy Cliff, the bad: Boris Gardner, and with Shabba Ranks' Mr Loverman, the plain ugly. Still, fans of both reggae and pop will get some satisfaction from rediscovering treasures such as Errol Dinkley's OK Fred. Wed, 21 Jul 2004 16:00:00 +0100 4fd7755b4a59dbcdc8e860554caa11a7 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501859.King_Tubby_s___In_Fine_Style/?ref=rss King Tubby's - In Fine Style (Trojan Records) Album Out July 14. Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:59:00 +0100 ffc1382422b020d20b101bbf69b6f3db http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501855.Various_Artists___Club_Dread_/?ref=rss Various Artists - Club Dread (Sanctuary) Album Out July 5 A Penny Marshall Film. Starring Robin Williams. There are film tag lines designed to cut public opinion as surely and as irrevocably as cheese wire through prime cheddar. From the warped minds who bought you super troopers is one of those film tags. Lord knows what Club Dread will be like and my minds made up as well as your's. The film's saving grace could be this curious soundtrack. Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:57:00 +0100 fa761230c10f24b939e00abb6f402ed9 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501850.Envoy__Shoulder2Shoulder/?ref=rss Envoy- Shoulder2Shoulder (Soma) Album Out now Envoy is not afraid to reference the current dance floor craze for all things 80s in this varied set of soulful house grooves. Red Mist begins like New Order's seminal Blue Monday before mutating into something Visage would have done with Fade to Grey if Steven Strange hadn't lost the plot. It's a corker nonetheless. Move On sounds like Seal produced by Air, the rightside of tech-pop and a possible crossover hit. Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:56:00 +0100 3b54a98867984c72934f886da10677c2 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501755.Nicolai___Way_off_the_Mark/?ref=rss Nicolai - Way off the Mark (Complete Control) single released June 7 Debut three tracker single from new Brit rock trio. This is an assured slice of modern rock: angular yet anthemic but not ashamed to be poppy. Expect great things from messrs Greer, Doherty and Lumb. Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:17:00 +0100 1bbb9b7540d892bdeab0d284153fa5bc http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501754.Various_Artists___Detroit_Soul__Real_Soul_Music_from_Motor_City/?ref=rss Various Artists - Detroit Soul: Real Soul Music from Motor City (Unisex) Album The title's a misnomer. What it really means is a round up of the current cream of urban musicians in Detroit. Less concerned with their Motown heritage, the current crop step back to be-bop jazz, brazillian, and latin, and forward to drum and bass, hip-hop andeven ambient textures. Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:10:00 +0100 294a7d46e59e72096b45da1f81b3d234 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501753.Lach__Today/?ref=rss Lach -Today (Fortified) Album Released June 14 This is the sprightly third album from Lach, the founding father of NY scene antifolk, which builds on Kids Fly Free. Lach's way with words betrays his twin loves of punk and poetry. There is also a heavy dose of politics, especially the current climate in America. Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:08:00 +0100 9d354928743817d4a1dee201aebd0695 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501752.Various_Artists___Disco_Connection_2/?ref=rss Various Artists - Disco Connection 2 (Warner Brothers) Album Despite the oxymoronic sub-title 'authentic classic disco 1974-1981' (aw, come on, Disco was/is the most shallow and artificial of pop music genres - and I mean it in a good way!) this, the fruits of the latest sortie into Warners vaults, offers up a number of killer dancefloor tracks. Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:06:00 +0100 07e0c200d48a3f9235dfeecb15c27db6 http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501751.Various_Artists___This_is_the_Modern_World_/?ref=rss Various Artists - This is the Modern World (Universal) Album Just what makes a mod anthem? The funny thing about this bountiful compilation is the smattering of 70s revivalists like Secret Affair and The Jam among what is to all intents and purposes a 'best of' 6os and 70s pop and soul classics. Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:06:00 +0100 014c277b64ec2058d9ef02437e43f81c http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501750.Kid_Creole_and_the_Coconuts___Too_Cool_to_Conga_/?ref=rss Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Too Cool to Conga (Snapper/Charley) Album "Get that stick from out of your behind!", urges August Darnell aka Kid Creole - the 70s NY scenster turned 80s UK hit maker. So lets party like its 1949. And why not? If Michael Parkinson can dictate the music scene to the masses (easy listening equals easy money) who am I to argue with the original arch retro-stylist if he's determined to grab a slice of the nu-jazz bonanza? Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:04:00 +0100 3c6624f85cce761bfe02fe4a88c02c4b http://www.burnleycitizen.co.uk/leisure/reviews/cds/501746.The_Quireboys___Well_Oiled/?ref=rss The Quireboys - Well Oiled (SPV) Album released June 7. Fri, 18 Jun 2004 16:00:00 +0100 6d3ab678f195d42c2f9cec48f4aa4751