Bleeding Love plays to Leona’s strengths, pure emotion and massive vocals come alive next to rolling drums, at the time it was a monumental shift in what people expected from an act like Leona. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2015
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 22. Dirty Dancing – Various Artists
Songs like Hungry Eyes and She’s Like The Wind are massively popular both in and out of context, but the album isn’t just 80s pop as I imagined it would be. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 24. No Angel – Dido
Dido’s vocals on openers Here With Me and Hunter contain genuine emotion and personality too, something I didn’t think was possible after hearing Life For Rent. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 20. 1 – The Beatles
What is there left to say about 1, the ultimate Beatles greatest hits collection, that hasn’t already been said before? Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 24. Crazy Love – Michael Bublé
Though in recent years he’s gone full circle into a parody of himself, sort of an impersonator of a Frank Sinatra impersonator, back in 2009 everyone loved Michael Bublé. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 26. White Ladder – David Gray
Stick any daytime radio station on and you’ll hear at least one of the singles from White Ladder, it’s that perfect type of acoustic pop that the British public seems to clamour for. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 28. Talk On Corners – The Corrs
The UK chart is no stranger to a band made up of brothers and sisters, but it’s interesting that The Corrs are the only band of their kind in the top 40 of all time. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 29. Spice – Spice Girls
I was very excited to listen to Spice for the first time. The debut album by the biggest girl group of all time is something you’d assume I’d have heard before. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 30. The Fame – Lady Gaga
The Fame was instantly iconic, thanks to Gaga’s uninhibited attitude towards her own music and her reluctance to be anything other than an artist at all times. Continue reading
The UK’s Greatest Hits: 31. A Rush Of Blood To The Head – Coldplay
The brilliance of the album is the simplicity. Pretty much just 11 brilliant rock songs, Coldplay are at their best when they hold back just a little. Continue reading
