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Elly Roberts reviewsLulu: To Sir With Love(The Complete Mickie Most Recordings)Distributed byEMI Catalogue Released: January 2005 Format:2-disc CD Rating: 8/10 Cat.no.: 5603692 Lulu stats: First hit at 15 with Shout (UK No.7), US chart topperTo …
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Elly Roberts passed away in 2011, but he was a man who was so passionate about all types of music and loved meeting his musical heroes, such as Mick Hucknall at a book signing at the Trafford Centre, Manchester in 2007.
A former teacher and also a music journalist, DJ and radio presenter on local community station Calon FM, plus appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 2, Elly started doing reviews for DVDfever.co.uk in 2004 and he did the majority of the CD and concerts reviews on the website.
I know also that he loved getting away for the summer to Spain and I hope that wherever he is now he is enjoying the hot sunshine and, as one of his friends has said on his Facebook page, that he is interviewing his musical heroes.
Loney, dear: Loney, Noir
Elly Roberts reviewsLoney, dear: Loney, NoirDistributed byREGAL April 2007 Rating: 8/10 Loney, dear is the alter ego of Swedish multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanangen. Holed up for years in his home studio or his parentsÂ’ basement, this‘phenomenonÂ’ …
Continue readingLone Official: Tuckassee Take
Elly Roberts reviewsLone Official: Tuckassee TakeDistributed byHonest Jons Records Released: July 2006 Rating: 6/10 When Matt Button moved from behind the bar to the mic at the infamous Springwater Club, he began an unexpected musical …
Continue readingEmily Loizeau: Pays Sauvage
DVDfever.co.uk – Emily Loizeau: Pays Sauvage CD reviewElly Roberts reviewsEmily Loizeau: Pays SauvageDistributed byBella Union Records Released: Out now Rating: 8/10 Hippy… French style. With the benefit of a French father and English mother (her …
Continue readingLisa Gerrard: Lisa Gerrard
Elly Roberts reviewsLisa Gerrard: Lisa GerrardDistributed by4AD March 2007 Rating: 8/10 Enchanting 15-track career retrospective from one of the most gifted songwriters on the planet. Spanning 20 years, her career began in the early ’80s …
Continue readingLightspeed Champion: Falling Off The Lavender Bridge
Elly Roberts reviewsLightspeed Champion: Falling Off The Lavender BridgeDistributed byDomino January 2008 Rating: 10/10+ Ex-Test Icicle guitarist forms new band, with surprising results. I say surprising because of some of his previous collaborations havenÂ’texactly spawned …
Continue readingLily Allen: ItÂ’s Not Me, ItÂ’s You
DVDfever.co.uk – Lily Allen: ItÂ’s Not Me, ItÂ’s YouElly Roberts reviewsLily Allen: ItÂ’s Not Me, ItÂ’s YouDistributed byRegal Records Released: February 2009 Rating: 6/10 Vote and comment on this album:View Comments Lily Allen ..issues, issues, …
Continue readingBob Lind: Elusive Butterfly: The Complete Jack Nitzsche Sessions
Elly Roberts reviewsBob Lind: Elusive Butterfly: The Complete Jack Nitzsche SessionsDistributed byAce/Big Beat Records June 2007 Rating: 10/10+ Whether youÂ’re a folk fan or not, this is esssential listening. ItÂ’s more of a jangle-strings driven …
Continue readingLinda Lewis: Live In Old Smokey
Elly Roberts reviewsLinda Lewis: Live In Old SmokeyDistributed byMarket Square Cat.no: MSMCD141 Released: March 2006 Rating: 8/10 Linda Ann Lewis doesn’t do pop songs any more;she does classy adultorientated and accessible music. Recorded live at …
Continue readingLove Is All: Mixed Up
Elly Roberts reviewsLove Is All: Mixed UpDistributed byParlophone Released: January 2008 Rating: 6/10 Gothenburg new wave punk funksters get make-over. Not always a good idea. Sandwiched between two remixes of Felt Tip (tracks 1 & …
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