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On 2008's ODE TO J. SMITH, Travis largely leaves behind its signature light, lilting melodies (see THE MAN WHO and THE BOY WITH NO NAME), with the Britpop ensemble going for a more restless and amped-up sound. While Travis doesn't follow a heavier aesthetic as naturally as its U.K. peers Coldplay, SMITH is an undeniably immediate album that allows frontman, Fran Healy, to cut loose, often taking a more dramatic approach than his typically laid-back vocals (as on the stomping "Something Anything"). The entire band also responds in kind with notably edgier playing (particularly the jagged guitars and driving rhythms fueling "J. Smith"), easily making ODE one of Travis's most rocked-out offerings.
Travis (UK): Francis Healy (vocals, guitar); Andy Dunlop (guitar, background vocals); Douglas Payne (bass guitar, background vocals); Neil Primrose (drums, percussion).
Personnel: Ian Burdge, Sally Herbert (strings).
Arrangers: Joby Talbot; Sally Herbert.
Additional personnel: Claes Björklund (accordion, piano, keyboards); Crouch End Festival Chorus.Alternative Press (p.129) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The band flex all their muscles from a decade-plus of experience without hesitation and, more importantly, without overdoing it."
Billboard (p.29) - "[I]mpressionistic...with frontman Fran Healy wringing out a few philosophical nuggets atop the power chord-led rock groove of 'Chinese Blues'..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "'Broken Mirror' is best of all, a fragile, slightly psychedelic reverie delivered before a distorted sonic backdrop."
Clash (magazine) (p.110) - "'Chinese Democracy' is a cracker of an opener; set at stadium rock pace it strums out like a Britpop classic..." Ode To J. Smith Music Review Purchase Ode To J. Smith CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Chills Kaleidoscope World CD (1986) (Import) Import; Australia
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KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD contains 10 bonus tracks and represents everything the band recorded through early 1986, including all of the LOST EP, and the I LOVE MY LEATHER JACKET/THE GREAT ESCAPE 12"
KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD, The Chills' 18-track compilation culled from The Chills early and mid-'80s EPs and singles, is highlighted by the song "Pink Frost."
The Chills' Martin Phillipps mixes up melodic pop with elements of garage rock and punk, creating songs with a sweet melancholy all their own. Phillipps has always been the focus of the Chills, writing and singing the band's songs. His group has also rivaled Menudo in its sheer number of personnel changes. In a just world, the Chills would have sold just as many records.
KALEIDOSCOPE WORLD showcases the shifting line-ups and many moods of the early to mid-'80s Chills. "Rolling Moon" captures a mood of shambling joy, its simple, repeated keyboard riff sounding ...
| | Lo Mejor Del Chavo Del 8 - Vol. 2 DVD (1973)
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For over three generations, El Chavo del 8 has charmed Spanish-speaking audiences the world over with its wildly zany appeal. A Mexican television ...
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The first solo album from Fleetwood Mac singer/songwriter Daniel David Kirwan ...
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| | Jimmy Webb And So On CD (1971)
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After penning a series of middle-of-the-road pop hits in the late '60s and early '70s ("By the Time I Get to Phoenix," "Up-Up and Away," "MacArthur Park," etc.), 24-year-old Jimmy Webb launched his career as a recording artist in his own right with Words and Music in November 1970. (Jim Webb Sings Jim Webb, a collection of demos never intended as an album had preceded it, but Webb disavowed the release.) Reprise Records may have expected the album to sell on Webb's name, but it didn't, especially because, compared to his hits, it was under-produced (most of the instruments were played by the songwriter and Fred Tackett) and because Webb's writing had taken a more personal tone; for example, he devoted a three-song suite to the travails of being a songwriter. With the disc's commercial failure, Reprise was prepared to give him a second chance, and as soon as possible. So, in May 1971, only six months after Words and Music, And So: On was released. Webb hadn't had time to write an album's worth of new material. In fact, only four songs -- "Met Her on a Plane," "Laspitch," "One Lady," and "If Ships Were Made to Sail" -- carried 1971 copyrights, and songs dated back as far as 1967. ...
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