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Elly Roberts reviewsChris Bathgate: A Cork Tale WakeDistributed byTangled Up Recordings January 2008 Rating: 2/10 Local hero? Yes. Big star? No. Bathgate might be going down a storm in his native Ann Arbor in WashtenawCounty, …
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The Very Best Of The Beach Boys: Sights And Sounds Of Summer
Elly Roberts reviewsThe Very Best Of The Beach Boys:Sights And Sounds Of SummerDistributed byCapitol Released: July 2006 Rating: CD 10/10, DVD 10/10 Format: CD & DVD As soon as the temperature rises, its time to …
Continue readingFrank Baijens: Odd Man Out
Elly Roberts reviewsFrank Baijens: Odd Man OutDistributed byRiver Records January 2008 Rating: 10/10 With a little help from his famous friends, Frank Baijens cuts the mustard – and a debut CD. So, when Paul McCartney …
Continue readingBishop Allen: Grrr…
DVDfever.co.uk – Bishop Allen: Grrr… CD reviewElly Roberts reviewsBishop Allen: Grrr…Distributed byDead Oceans Records Released: March 2009 Rating: 6/10 Vote and comment on this album:View Comments Number three from NY indie rockers. New York seems …
Continue readingBarry Manilow: The Greatest Songs Of The Seventies
Elly Roberts reviewsBarry Manilow: The Greatest Songs Of The SeventiesDistributed byArista September 2007 Rating: 8/10 Never give up a winning formula, so Barry Manilow sticks with it., Following a similar path to Rod Stewarts American …
Continue readingBadly Drawn Boy: Born In The UK
Elly Roberts reviewsBadly Drawn Boy: Born In The UKDistributed byEMI Released: October 2006 Rating: 6/10 Having had a crisis of confidence for well over a year,woolly-hatted Mancunian Damon Gough (aka Badly Drawn Boy) finallynailed this …
Continue readingJoan Baez: Day After Tomorrow
Elly Roberts reviewsJoan Baez: Day After TomorrowDistributed byProper Records Released: September 2008 Rating: 6/10 Vote and comment on this album: Baezs swansong? Possibly. In her prime, Queen of Folk Joan Chandos Baez had one of …
Continue readingBrian Auger Re-issues
Elly Roberts reviewsBrian Auger Re-issuesDistributed byCastle Music Released: October/November 2006 Ratings: Reinforcements: 8/10 Live Oblivion: 8/10 Search Party: 4/10 Here And Now: 8/10 Keys To The Heart : 10/10 Brian Auger(and the Trinity) hit the …
Continue readingThe Aviator: Original Soundtrack
Elly Roberts reviewsThe Aviator: Original SoundtrackDistributed byColumbia (Sony Music Soundtrax) Released: January 2005 Rating: 10/10 Leonardo DiCaprio has definitely come of age as a an actor. His portrayal of the eccentric billionaire in the Aviator, …
Continue readingBabyshambles: Shotters Nation
Elly Roberts reviewsBabyshambles: Shotters NationDistributed byParlophone October 2007 Rating: 8/10 Hey man, Pete finally gets down to work! Really. OK, so we all know Pete Doherty as a drug addled prat and for on-off Kate …
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