Pros: Some great songs and some good songs... Cons: Not too dynamic and not too original on the whole...
The world of British pop tilted a specific direction in the mid-1990s following the worldwide success of bands like Oasis, Blur, Pulp, and Suede to name a few. There were plenty of new acts that followed in their footsteps. Some were talented ...
Pros: The amazing ballads that encompass most of the album Cons: The few rock and roll songs that just don't work
Oh, what we miss out on in America. The truth is that only a select few British bands smoothly make the transition to American radio stations. For every Oasis and Blur that managed to break into American mainstream music, there are hundreds of groups ...
Pros: A few great songs, promising band overall Cons: Occasionally pretentious lyrics, "filler" songs
With the release of "The Good Will Out", Embrace set about becoming the next big thing in the world of British indie-rock. Radio friendly unit shifters like the excellent "Come Back To What You know" and "My Weakness Is None Of Your Business" brought...
Pros: Catchy, earnest, uplifting Cons: Oft-bland singing, bland arrangements
I had heard of this group Embrace through the English music press. Apparently they are a fairly big indie band. They are pretty cocky bastards, it seems. Cockiness was made chic by Oasis, remember.
Embrace was touted as the net big thing out of th U.k., following the example of Oasis an d The Verve. Unfortunately, the only thing they share with these heavy weights are bad hair-cuts and a pair of song-writing brothers; but these mama's mboys would...
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