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Singing in shops

2005-07-23T15:44:27+02:00

You're in the supermarket or similar sort of place..a blast of "two hearts" by Phil Collins or maybe "Lady in Red" by Chris De Burgh hits you as you reach the cut price sausages..

Do you suddenly sing along to it and maybe perform a little dance..?

I have one friend and one mother of mine who undertakes in such past times..am I right to be a bit concerned?

When I say dancing..I suppose what I mean is:

http://rhapsody.nu/DancingGranny.gif

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New Haircut

2005-07-17T04:08:53+02:00

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Beautiful

2005-07-16T20:55:27+02:00

What a gorgeous sunny day in Birmingham today. Temps reached around 79-80F but with a lovely cool breeze that made things very pleasant - none of that suffocating humidity we've been experiencing recently. So I went to get a haircut, lazed around in the garden eating strawberries and took Sally for a nice walk..followed with some fish and chips and some pretty nice grape/apple/raspberry juice

Tonight I am helping with babysitting my nephew.

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Sons And Daughters - Repulsion Box (My Review)

2005-07-15T18:48:12+02:00

This is one of the treats of 2005. "Repulsion Box" explodes from the first
minute to the last with
a brand of organic punk country that includes tense hypnotic chanting, whistles, handclaps and a ballsy devastating vocal perfromance from
Adele Bethel. It's one of the most original sounding records I have heard in a long time.

It takes a few plays for the songwriting to shine through. The guitars thrash around nicely but it isn't mindless
noise for the sake of it. "Dance Me In" and next single "Taste The Last Girl" are awesome treats that will leave those who
adored "Johnny cash" very happy indeed. "Taste The Last Girl" should be Number 1 forever in a fair world. It's a wonderfully confident and anthemic blast of power pop.

These songs are pure - no gimmicks, no over-production and no stylish quirks.
This band make Scotland sound the centre of the universe. From one
danger packed adventure to another,Repulsion Box sounds young, spikey, exciting and is over in 30 minutes - but it's a taste that should leave you coming back for plenty more.

(new single "Taste The Last Girl" will be released on August 15th in the UK on CD
and 7" Vinyl. They are working with Gareth Jones (erasure, Depeche Mode) on b-sides in London).

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Gazza - My Story (book review)

2005-07-14T01:28:07+02:00

Love him or loathe him, Gazza is a household name who will always receive attention wherever he goes. The press have had their share of stuff to say about him over the years but Gazza's "My Story" lifts the lid on his life and is told with (sometimes) painful honesty.

As you'd expect from Paul Gascoigne, there is lots of humour and funny tales..but behind the clowning around lies an Obsessive Compulsive person battling his fear of death and never quite finding peace within himself.

Despite being alchoholic, he admits he doesn't even like the taste of booze..being drunk merely numbed him..he lived for the highs on the football field and was one of the most naturally gifted footballers this country has seen in a long time.

But he could never handle the high publicity and fame and often played up to the Gazza image the public had of him. Determined not to let go, Gazza continued (until fairly recently) to still play at the highest level, despite a number of injuries and lack of pace with advancing years.

You get the feeling on reading this that his high publicity friendships did him no good at all - during times he needed stability and rest, he would do more and more daft things.

It's hard to understand this complex character entirely and at the end of the book, there are still many questions left unanswered.

But his story does serve as a good reminder to people like Wayne Rooney just how not to deal with new found fame..

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Pic of Birmingham sky tonight

2005-07-14T01:04:00+02:00

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New Pic of me

2005-07-14T01:01:39+02:00

Got no manners have I?

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feeling hot hot hot

2005-07-11T01:19:09+02:00

So I finally succumbed and got myself an air conditioner. it cost £200 from B and Q and I was a little sceptical to be honest..£200 isn't really a lot to pay for something quite so big and bulky and electrical..

but yeah it seems to have made a difference to my room. It does cool it down and it makes things much more bearable. i'm one of those guys who constantly moans about heat. I know it's very British etc..I can't help myself. I perhaps would be happier in Iceland or somewhere..so a hotblooded boy like me needs some extra help

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Casio QV-R61 Digital Camera Review (By Stuart)

2005-07-09T18:41:11+02:00

I Purchased this camera for £199-99 in the January sales (half-price) but I notice that you can still buy this product at a similar price if you look around.

It's an excellent camera. All a non-professional usually wants is speed and good picture quality and this camera delivers on both those things. The camera comes in an attractive silver/aluminium stle finish. It is quite solid and comfortable to hold - without being too bulky and heavy - and doesn't suffer from the awkward style "bulges" you can sometimes find with cameras of a similar price.

It has a reasonably good 2" TFT colour screen.

it is lightning quick to start up and the menu options aren't too difficult to use. one of the most fun things about this camera is that it has 23 different camera set-ups to play with. These include things like "Night Scene" (which is quite lovely and cancapture a city scene for example really well). The Macro focus can only go down to 10cm which is a little restrictive.

The camera is capable of some very good quality shots and the size ranges from 640x480 pixels to 2816x2112. movies are recorded without sound at 320x240..and last as long as the memory allows in your card.

Other features include: 3-type self-timer, continuous shutter mode, slideshow, trimming/copying/resizing, alarm, world time and calendar. There is also a histogram available to display technical information about the image (either in Record or Play mode).

There is enough diversity to "tweak" images and so please the more demanding photographer.

But all in all this camera is made for the non-professional who just wants to obtain neat and fast pictures. For this price, it's hard to think of a better camera on the market.

Picture Quality: Excellent
Range & Quality of Features: Very Good
Ease of Use: Excellent
Overall Look & Design: Good
Value for Money: Excellent

Advantages: Picture Quality and ease of use
Disadvantages: No audio on movie mode,

Recommend to potential buyers: yes

Specifications:

Image Sensor Type: CCD
Resolution: 6.37 Megapixels
Optical Zoom: 3x
Camera Type: Standard Point and Shoot

Interchangeable Lens: Without Interchangeable Lens
Optical Zoom: 3x
35mm Zoom Lens: 39 - 117 mm
Digital Zoom: 4x
Focus Type: Autofocus and Manual Focus
Macro Focus Range: 3.94 - 27.56 in. (w)
Focal Length: 8 - 24 mm

Image Resolutions: 640x480, 2816 x 2112, 2816 x 1872, 2048 x 1536, 1600 x 1200, 1280 x 960
Video Resolutions; 320 x 240 (QVGA)
Video Speed: 15fps
Max Movie Length: Depends on the camera free memory size
Video Format: AVI

ISO Speeds: Auto, 125, 250, 500, 64
Aperture Range: f4.8/f8.4 (w/t) - f2.8/f4.9 (w/t)
Shutter Speed: 4-1/2000 sec
White Balance: Auto, Manual

Memory type: Built-in, MMC Card, SD Card
Built In Memory Size: 9.7 MB
Compression Modes: Fine, Normal, Basic
Compression Type: JPEG
File Size (High Res.): 2.9 MB (44 images on 128MB card)
File Size (Low Res.): .09MB 91422 images on 128MB card)

Flash Type: Built-In
Flash Functions: flash Off, Auto Flash, fill-in Flash, Red-eye reduction flash

Viewfinder: Optical
LCD panel: With LCD Panel
LCD Panel Size: 2 in
LCD Screen Resolution: 84,960 pixels
LCD Protected Position: Without LCd protected Position

Interface: USB

Battery Type: 2 x AA Batteries
Battery Life: 280 Images

Self-Timer: 2 sec, 10 sec
MP3 Built-in: No

Width: 3.48 in
Depth: 1.31 in
Height: 2.38 in
Weight: 0.37 lb

Included Accessories: Software, USB Cable, 2 x AA Recharhable Batteries, Battery charger, Strap
Release Date: October 2004

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The city that wont be knocked out

2005-07-08T23:00:04+02:00

Time does go on --
I tell it gay to those who suffer now --
They shall survive --
There is a sun --
They don't believe it now --

Emily Dickinson

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Terror hits London

2005-07-07T17:46:14+02:00

I woke up today to switch on the television and what I saw numbed me. London's transport network had been hit by a series of bomb explosions. Over 30 people have died and hundreds more injured (some very seriously)as the city of London faced up to a major incident.

At 09:24 British Transport Police said an explosion at London's Liverpool Street Station was possibly caused by a power cut but less than ten minutes later, another incident was reported at Edgware Road station. At 10:02 Scotland yard said they were dealing with a "major incident". At 10:14 it is emerging that an explosion had occured on a bus in Tavistock Square. At 10:39 all london hospitals were on major incident alert. At 11:30 major roads issued signs saying "Avoid London. Area closed. Turn on radio".

At 12:05 Tony Blair talks to the nation and visibly shaken, he says: "a series of terrorist attacks in London... people have died and are seriously injured... It is reasonably clear this is designed and timed to coincide with the opening of the G8".

Scotland Yard have issued a casualty hotline number for people worried about their relatives after this morning's bombings in London. The number is 0870 1566 344.

The emergency services and the people of London done a superb job today. I am proud of the city.

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Marc Almond - In Search Of The Pleasure Palace (My Review)

2005-07-06T22:05:41+02:00

Anybody who read "Tainted Life" couldn't have helped but gasp, gulp, wince and laugh their way through Marc Almond's extraordinary life and career. With enough nine lives gone to kill off the entire feline species, Marc Almond has always been a survivor. A man with guts, courage and conviction. In recent times, Marc stared death in the face again after suffering horrific head injuries in a road crash. Once again, he has defied the odds and emerged a strong survivor. So I thought it was time to grab a copy of his follow up to "Tainted Life".

"In Search Of The Pleasure Palace" finds Marc in mid-life crisis. With his big hit-making days seemingly long over, he finds himself a 45 year old man in a world that has moved on considerably. He writes in such a warm way that you almost feel he is writing you a gossipy letter full of personal thoughts, acidic wit and beautiful observations. He launches into attacks on the pop-idol generation, the cloning of the high street, daytime television and worries about the internet generation. When he writes "The Internet, like the TV, is just a trick of the light. What seems to have happened to sex is that it's lost its sexiness. We have become desexualized. Spayed. Explicit has replaced erotic", you can't help but nod along with him.

Marc tackles his fears of growing old and his need to find excitement and inspiration by embarking on a set of journeys to some of the places which excited him in the past. Once a new nose-job is out of the way, he visits the cities where he felt alive in the past and looks to see if he can find some excitement there again. So we get his accounts of the seedy spots of London ("Soho has moved on, and it seems in many ways so have I"), New York ("New York still gives me a song or two"), Barcelona ("We've matured together and like old lovers we've found a common ground from the closeness of our intimate past."), Paris, Southport, Leeds, Berlin, Hamburg, Amsterdam ("Amsterdam is a place I could imagine myself living in, being a bit of a dinosaur myself."), Rome, Moscow, St Petersburg, Vegas, Los Angeles ("Everyone who lives in this city does so because they want to live the dream, otherwise you wouldn't be here. It's that simple.") and Mexico City. He finds that he has changed as much as the cities but that he can still find beauty and meaning in these places.

It's a journey that brings back ghosts from the past, reawakens excitement, new found inspirations and he clearly feels he has found himself by the end of the book "I've actually come to like myself, and I can't believe it's taken me so many years and so many miles to find that out."

This is a story of hope, of courage and of doing something that many of us never do..asking questions about our place in life and then looking for the answers.

He may not see himself as a pop star anymore..but he clearly still is a star. A beautiful twinkly shining one at that.

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stopping by to say a proper hello

2005-07-05T01:13:33+02:00

I haven't said much about myself yet, so I thought I'd put that right now. Hello, I'm Stuart. The limepop thing is..well, just cos I am known to drink a lot of fizzy pop sometimes (I don't touch booze).

I'm a fairly shy/quiet person living in the West Midlands. I have one dog - the lovely Sally - and adore animals in general. Some of my interests including listening to music (as you can probably tell so far), reading (ditto), following my favourite football team Aston Villa (through thin and thinner it seems..but I digress), eating out, cinema/movies, gadgets and technology, shopping, playing games, going to gigs.

I "came out" when I was 17. It was tough but my friends all stuck with me. I am now non-scene (I wont slag off people who enjoy this but it's just not my thing at all..and I have tried it. I'm a tender hearted romantic. I like cuddling and holding hands, watching the stars in the sky late at night, bringing breakfast in bed to someone. Except there is no-one at the moment *cue violins please*. I am also recovering from Agoraphobia. This is taken over my life for a long time. I lose track of what I have been labelled over the years - panic disorder, ocd, agoraphobia, social phobic..start taking them in too much and you feel a total failure. But I don't and i'm not. I've a load of compassion for other people and I always want to learn and ask questions. I'm not stuck in my ways or immunue to changing. That's what makes human beings brilliant though, I think. The capacity to see through difference and still emerge with so much understanding, tolerance and warmth.

If you read this and want to say hello, do so. I'll always say hello back

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Charlie Williams - Fags and Lager (book) : My review

2005-07-04T23:41:33+02:00

Charlie Williams has now surely proved himself to be one of the finest new writers around. His first novel "Deadfolk" was an extraordinary book but follow up "Fags and Lager" is even more of a triumph.

The book is set in Mangel. A small community full of inbreds..the type of place where even the local shopkeeper could make sausages out of you if you dare to cross him. The place is so grim that i'd imagine you'd thank the lord for developing agoraphobia there because at least you wouldn't have to run into characters like..

Royston Blake.

With Blakey, Charlie Williams has created a kind of anti-hero. He has no idea how to treat the few friends he has, he has practically no compassion for anybody else and is a full-on ego maniac. As long as he believes he has still got a hard man reputation, he's happy. Throw him an endless supply of larger and the right fags and he's delirious. If there's one thing Blakey does love though, it's his car. Not just any car will do though. Blakey is fantatical about his Capri 2.8i.

It's impossible to love Blake (and christ knows, he'd hate us if we did!) but it's equally impossible to hate him. His appalling childhood meant he was destined to be fucked up but he always thinks he is doing the best he can. He's nearly always misguided, often plain stupid and unforgiveable but while he thinks he can make a difference..we are on his side all the way.

The humour in this book is very dark. We laugh along at things we know we shouldn't..perhaps it's sometimes a kind of nervous laughter too. Afterall, Mangel might be overblown but we all know places with that level of self-importance and small-town false pride. It's part of an England we know is rotton to its core.

We rejoin Blake in "Fags and lager" and find Mangel in very hard times..crime is spiralling out of control and the local newspaper reports from the Crime Correspendent are totally overblown and very funny..Blake finds himself in the thick of the action again. He is asked/bribed/offered a job that he can't refuse from the local shopkeeper Doug (and this guy will consider most things if it means lots of tinnies and smokes). But as ever with Blake, things don't quite go to plan. Despite his self-delusional view that he is still as hard as he ever was, we see him beaten up by a 16 year old giant who then takes away Blake's pride and joy - his head doorman job at Hoppers..Blake is developing a beer belly, coming off second best in scraps and drinking mouldy lager from the fridge that contains earwigs..

In a crazy town full of hooded teenagers eating myserious "sweets" and without his beloved car for much of the book, can Blake deliver the goods and come out on top?

And why is our hero singing The Theme from Minder on the top of his voice..?

And who the hell is the J-Man?

"Fags and lager" is tense, fast paced, addictive and quite gruesome. But despite making us face the very things, we clearly want to run away from, Williams has once again written a brilliant book with lots of twists.

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Thingbox launches

2005-07-04T19:44:35+02:00

Nice to see a decent gay site open up. Following the near coma state outintheuk finds itself in and with gaydar still far too sexual for many people, Thingbox is the pick of a number of new launches as people search for the answer to the gap in the market left wide open by out's stubborness to listen to its membership.

http://www.thingbox.com

is currently free and offers - profile section with picture uploads in thumbnail form, tags, ability to start groups, post forum discussions, live chat and even upload adult pics if the mood strikes (but it's never "in-yer-face" like some sites). Only launched yesterday but already doing ok with around 20 members online at any given time.

What's cool is that the pics are approved quickly, the design is very neat - almost like using a mac without owning a mac - and it isn't too buggy at the moment. I think it's well worth a try and has a decent chance of doing well. Give it a try.

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The Tears - Here Comes The tears (My Review)

2005-07-02T23:03:49+02:00

Just a couple of years ago, the likelihood of Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler even being the same room together (let alone in a studio recording an album) seemed as unlikely as Birmingham City winning the premiership title. But the pair have managed to patch up their differences and release an album that is equally as good - and in some cases better - than anything suede ever recorded.

The question music lovers have often asked is "What would Brett and Bernard have achieved if they hadn't fallen out?" is now finally answered in front of our eyes. What's remarkable is how effortless this record sounds. Everything seems to flow so perfectly that it just seems as if they have carried on where they left off. Brett Anderson's voice, which in latter suede days was sounding very nasal and rough - has improved considerably and on this record, he sounds very confident. Likewise, his lyric writing has improved by a distance. Gone are the stale and predictable old references to gasoline and petrol and instead he finds other subjects closer to the heart to write about.

Bernard Butler meanwhile puts in some awesome guitar work and its complemented wonderfully by band members Will Foster, Nathan Fisher and Makoto Sakamoto. The music often sounds epic and majestic and yes, like suede at their very peak.

Single "Refugees" with its 3 minute blast of perfect guitar pop could have come straight from "trash" era suede. The songs are instantly accessible and many of them soar, fly and take off in the chorus, such as the ace "lovers". There is a playful and joyous romanticism that lurks on this record. "Lovers" is one good example of this when Brett sings "All the silly things we do just remind me of the flippancy of youth/Kissing under statues, throwing food and getting into trouble". It's a celebration of here and now.

On "Brave New Century" Brett sings about a pop-idol/big brother saturated England where "we sit and choke on magazines and celebrate shit celebrities". The final three tracks are stronger still and reveal a real maturity and confidence in their song writing. "The Asylum" is a moody affair - equal parts warm and also a shocking condemnation of how we treat mentally ill people. Lines such as "If they burned my brain away would you understand?/If they tried to hold me down would you hold my hand?/Could you stand, stand the asylum?". Strong stuff indeed. "Apollo 13" is epic to the point that it will destroy the repeat button on your cd player and closing track "A Love As Strong As Death" features Anderson's best ever vocal performance. Its fragile beauty will make grown men sob.

The component parts all fit together so well that this is yet another contender for one of the finest records of the year. Let's hope that this is just the start and even better things await The Tears. If so, we're in for a heck of a treat.

They say you shouldn't go back in life, but all Anderson and Butler have done is prove that as a pair, they are a song writing duo who are truly special. Now if only Morrissey and Marr weren't so damn stubborn!

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Beck - Guero Review by stuart

2005-07-02T02:18:50+02:00

Beck is cool. We know that but the nagging doubt in some people's minds is that he is all too aware of it too. "Guero" may not break any new ground but he does sharpen everything he has learnt so far and craft one of the records of the year. From the catchy "na-na-na" chants of the storming rocky opener "E-Pro" right the way through to the bonus track "Send A Message To Her","Guero" is like listening to the best of Beck and then some..

The urban hipster is home again on familiar territory. "Sea Change" may have been about a mans soul being ripped apart but on "Guero", Beck steps back to the eclectic mixture of white boy rap, indie slacker, full on rocker, laid back groovster and within 2 or 3 plays, you can't get enough. It's like the return of your favourite friend after several years absence. The wickedly seductive "Que Onda Guero" shakes around and invites everyone to party along. "Missing" and its samba swirl features that aching Beck vocal that can make him sound like the saddest soul on this earth. If his sincerity was ever in doubt then the first lines to this track should silence his doubters "I prayed heaven today would bring its hammer down on me..and pound you out of my head..I can't think with you in it". It's an awesome killer opener to a brooding little masterpiece.

Beck teams up again with The Dust Brothers for the percussive low key (but still mildly addictive) track "Black Tambourine". Much more impressive is the blue eyed soul of "Earthquake Weather", which wears a sexy little number on the street corner. Music for big retro beat box systems. Tribal drumming dominates the breezy "Black Tambourine" and "Hell Yes" funks out beautifully. A hard edged "Broken Drum" is followed by the superb "Scarecrow" which is a major highlight. Another stand out track is "Go It Alone" and its handclap funkiness, effortless vocals and deep groove. Anyone accusing Beck of playing it too safe should just listen again to the tunes. He has improved in all areas and its hard to see too many people who buy this not playing it into submission all year.

There is still nobody out there who can make records like this. Funky, eclectic, modern but retro and with a beauty that will win back those who feared the scratch king had vanished forever. "Guero" is a joy from start to finish.

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Come on Thunder..Come on Thunder

2005-06-29T02:54:22+02:00

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Gorillaz - Demon Days (My Review)

2005-06-28T04:01:47+02:00

DAMON CALLING

Damon Albarn should forget all about Graham Coxon and Blur. Quit now. Walk out and leave the boys to it. He's found his home here. No matter who designs the artwork, comes out with concepts like "Reject False Icons" and whoever is hired to produce some guest vocals, none of it can camouflage the fact that Gorillaz is mainly led by the boy Damon. A pop star's playthang. In nine cases out of ten, this would be horrific..established song writers doing "side projects" rarely amounts to much at all. But Albarn has helped to create a pop monster and after hearing this record a few times now, it's hard to see an album as original or fresh this whole summer.

For all the ridicule aimed in the direction of Albarn over the years, he may well have just saved pop music. Make no mistake, "Demon Days" is that good. No, it's better..

"Demon Days" was quite a long time coming..remix and b-side albums helped keep their profile up but many wandered how on earth you could follow up that first album. The answer it seems is easy peesy, you make a new record that's even better. And don't they just.

"Intro" opens up with a modern day "London Calling" feel. Cries of "kill Kill Kill" make way for the beat box driven "Last Living Souls" and the imagery is very much of a dangerous world in almost total anarchy. If you thought these cartoon chums were all innocence and light then think again. Noodles, 2d, Murdoch and Russel are entering a weird universe this time around.

"Kids With Guns" with its wicked bass is a catchy little pop song that revisits the ghosts of the Specials in its street know-how, "They're turning us into violence" sings Damon. Neneh "Buffollo Stance" Cherry guests to sing snatches of old salt n pepa tune "Push It". It's top stuff.

The weird monkey screeching meets casio bleep sound opens up the chanting and fairly punky "O Green World". Damon's eco-awareness is as sharp as ever here - "bring me back..where someone is still alive" - and things are sounding like an epic film score. The vocals and words are merely complimenting the musical juices that flow so freely throughout this album. They are not the focus in itself.

2d3.jpgWhich brings us onto the outstanding "Dirty Harry" with one of those outrageously catchy electro-boogie beat.The children's choir mixed with Bootie Brown vocals is a match made in heaven. It's sometimes hard to forget in a world saturated by here today gone tomorrow faceless pop acts that pop music can still sound this groovy.

The track flows easily into the single "Feel Good Inc". There can't now be too many people who haven't heard (and loved) this track this summer. It's been everywhere. On the radio, car stereos and even on i-pod adverts. De La Soul shake their funky stuff and the manic laughter alongside Damon's crooning and the electro pop backing make this an instant winner.

That the dirty guitar riffs that dominate the brooding "El Manana" could be considered a weak spot on the album is testament to the strength of "Demon Days". "Every Planet We Reach Is Dead" is a strange affair with its darker chilled out keyboardy riff. Very enticing though.

"November Has Come" starts off with a cool laid back rap and the moody vocals of Albarn. It's subtle and it's laid back - but it's not dull or boring. Musically, there's just too many little touches and surprises to let it all fold or become stale. "All Alone" is a dark and hypnotizing beast with some very nice vocals from Roots Manuva. "White Light" sounds like robotic dance punk but the final four tracks take things to another level entirely.

Shaun Ryder finally sounds alive and relevant on the ultra funky (and a bit bonkers) track "Dare". It sounds like a definite future single, and should be the sound of 2005. Nice to see Shaun back on form, even if he doesn't say too much at all.

Wow. On an album like this, nothing should be a surprise but "Fire Coming Out Of The Monkeys Head" features none other than Dennis Hooper who puts in a superb narrative. Musically, Dangermouse deserves the fullest credit available as he seems to know exactly which sound will fit in well everywhere on this record and here he produces a thumping little treasure. It's a haunting little tale with a nice catchy chorus sang by Damon.

"Don't get Lost In Heaven" is like the Beachboys in its summery lazy detached feel. It's a breezy song. Like the final song "Demon Days", it features vocals from London Community Gospel Choir. It especially works on the latter track, which is a rich and soulful finale to a brilliant record.

He's done it again. Originality, eccentricity, diversity. Three labels that could be attached to this record. Three words that we don't hear enough in 2005 when applied to Pop Music. And this is essentially what all this is - the perfect pop band for kids who want something a bit different. And it delivers. Boy it delivers.

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Some New Pics

2005-06-26T18:33:27+02:00

I took some new pics today. Beautiful warm day here in Birmingham (but not sweltering hot like last weeks heatwave!)

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