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WINTERVILLE -BEST ALBUM BY A BRITISH BAND THIS CENTURY?

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THIS IS A HARD THING TO DO,AS THE BAND HAVE SPLINTERED AND GONE THEIR SEPARATE WAYS ALREADY,BUT THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS YOU'RE EVER LIKELY TO HEAR,IF YOU'RE A ROCK FAN.
   PETER,MARIO AND JOSS,MANY THANKS FROM A MASSIVE FAN OF YOUR WORK,SHAME THERE COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE AS I STILL PLAY THIS ALBUM ALL THE TIME AND IT NEVER FAILS TO AMAZE WITH THE BREADTH OF SONGWRITING GENIUS,THE AMAZING PLAYING FOR A POWER TRIO(RIGHT UP THERE WITH MUSE,THE POLICE AND NIRVANA) AND THE GREAT VARIETY OF STYLES ON HERE.IN PARTS THEY ARE REMINISCENT OF FREE,GOMEZ,AUDIOSLAVE,EARLY BLUESY WHITESNAKE AND THERE'S A SONG THAT COULD'VE BEEN WRITTEN AND PLAYED BY MUSE.
  ALL TRACKS ARE SUPERB,IT'S HARD TO SINGLE ONE OUT WHEN THERE ARE SONGS AS GOOD AS "BREATHE","MY ANGELS","NOBODY","UNDER MY SKIN","PENNY FOR THE FOOL" AND THE STAGGERINGLY HEARTFELT,GORGEOUS AND DOWNRIGHT STUNNING "SOMEDAY SOON". EVERY TRACK THERE IS PURE CLASS AND I'VE NOT EVEN MENTIONED THE FABULOUS "MOCK HALO" AND "IDLE HANDS".....SEE WHAT I MEAN,IT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A TRACK THAT I DON'T LIKE.
   UNFORTUNATELY,THE RECORD BUYING PUBLIC,IN THE MAIN,HAVE UTTERLY APPALLING TASTE...EXAMPLE: A SONG AS GENERIC,BLAND AND STAGGERINGLY UNDERWHELMING AS BLOODY "UMBRELLA" BY RHIANNA,STAYS AT THE TOP OF THE BRITISH CHARTS FOR 19  YEARS,WHEN BANDS AS GOOD AS THIS DISAPPEAR IN A HAZE OF GENERAL INDIFFERENCE.IT'S MIND-BOGGLING HOW BANDS CAN BE TOO GOOD FOR THE RECORD BUYERS......JUST THINK ABOUT GREAT BRITISH BANDS THAT HAVE GONE IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS,LIKE SKUNK ANANSIE,22/20s,IT BITES(A BIT FURTHER BACK BUT STILL!)AND NOW WINTERVILLE.
   IF ANYONE EVER READS THIS,TAKE A CHANCE ON A GENUINELY TALENTED BAND THAT DESERVED TO BE AT THE TOP,INSTEAD OF NO-MARK,NO-BRAIN TWADDLE LIKE MOTLEY CRUE,KISS,POISON ETC. A GENUINE SHAME BUT AT LEAST WE HAVE THIS ONE CHUNK OF ROCK BLISS TO FALL BACK ON,SO GO ON GO ON GO ON GO ON....BUY IT AND LOVE IT FOREVER!


Guide ID: 10000000005544721Guide created: 09/02/08 (updated 04/06/08)

 
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