What Are You Listening To?

[SteveO]

you keep it all end track...loved it! up tempo and happy feel!

THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH "welcome to the beautiful south" cd, 1989

when UK group The Housemartins split, Norman Cook went off to become Fat Boy Slim, the remainder became Beautiful South...
this is their debut set...still have the melancholy type vocals of the previous group but themusic for the most part is like Housenartins in their quieter moments...
still tuneful,melodic and catchy...
this one made it to #2 on the UK charts and went platinum out there, three singles lifted off this one "song for whoever" made it to #2 in the UK, "you keep it all in" #8, and "i'll sail this ship alone" #31...the second single was unlucky not to be my favourite track here, instead giving it to "woman in the wall"..
this band released ten studio albums, eight of which made it into the UK top10, before they split due to "musical similarities"...LMAO!, their previous group, Housemartins, split after two albums citing "chart success" as their reason for parting ways...either these guys are very strange or have a weird sense of humour!

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

worst track: straight in at 37
best track: woman in the wall

tracks:

1. song for whoever **
2. have you ever been away? **
3. from under the covers *
4. i'll sail this ship alone **
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtMzE4WC5kg live
5. girlfriend **
6. straight in at 37 *
7. you keep it all in ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzhpJlDC9V4 live
8. woman in the wall ***
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjZFC0v6gqo audio
9. oh,blackpool **
10.love is... **
11.i love you(but youre boring) **

3s=2
2s=7
1s=2

rating: 2.0