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- Summary: One of the more attention-grabbing British bands to emerge in the last few years--their fun, genre-jumping debut album landed them a Mercury Music Prize nomination--The Coral returns with a more coherent, '60s-influenced sophomore LP.
- Record Label: Deltasonic / Columbia
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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| Pass It On | |
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| Every day I recognize What's deceased and what's alive But don't repeat what I just said Until boulders turn to lead Then all the tales will be... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 18
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Mixed: 3 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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Under The RadarThis time around, a more restrained approach means a less exhausting listening experience. [#5, p.99]
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Q MagazineAll of the elements that make the band great--the Shadowsy guitar solos, James Skelly's Eric Burdon-meets-Jimmy Corkhill croon, the breadth of imagination--are well lubricated, but the songwriting has rocketed. [Aug 2003, p.106]
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Though it's fair to question their sense of tradition, they succeed where other blues-aping artists, like Gomez and Arnold, have failed, because they're not wholly indebted to the customs of the blues. They've merely co-opted its grisly spirit and transformed it into something unique.
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The expansive palette of the debut has been shorn of its tumult and restlessness.
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MojoThis isn't a great departure from The Coral but mainman James Skelly's increasingly witty words and ear for a killer jig put this in a loveable place of its own. [Aug 2003, p.95]
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Magic & Medicine is hardly a record that will catapult The Coral to the next level; but at the same time, it's also far from being an embarrassment.
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Pretty though much of Magic and Medicine is, it's an ultimately frustrating piece of work.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 4
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Mixed: 0 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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NseEMar 28, 2004
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NedFAug 1, 2003
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NorthFreedomFighterApr 6, 2005Beautifully crafted and innovative, a definite must have for anyone with any interest in Brit Rock and psychedelica.
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RobertAApr 3, 2004This album is lively but a little less fun then their debut.
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