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Monthly Archives: May 2015

The UK’s Greatest Hits: 22. Spirit – Leona Lewis
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 22. Spirit – Leona Lewis

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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 →

The UK’s Greatest Hits: 22. Dirty Dancing – Various Artists
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 22. Dirty Dancing – Various Artists

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 24. No Angel – Dido

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 20. 1 – The Beatles

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 24. Crazy Love – Michael Bublé

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 26. White Ladder – David Gray

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 28. Talk On Corners – The Corrs

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 29. Spice – Spice Girls

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 30. The Fame – Lady Gaga

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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
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The UK’s Greatest Hits: 31. A Rush Of Blood To The Head – Coldplay

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Sam Atkins • Leave a comment

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 →

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