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;0a 专辑名称：Off The Radar
"a`0s_F,^ 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
JO7IzD\ 唱片公司：Much Obliged
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发行日期：2008年4月xx日
YT, 1E>rd 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
>H5BY9]I 推荐指数：4星
v>)[NAY9 Y#{KGVT< 专辑介绍：
',6QL4qV/ {)ZbOq2 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
GMgsM6.R Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
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G ~a/g6M4 jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
yKOf]m># intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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`W?aq]4x5 as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
2;[75(l6|} bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
*-_` xe Toothbrush Song" would also make a quality country song due to
):LJ {. 0R its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
IDE@{Dy accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
vxr3|2` truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
:XB eGNI*# laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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!pw%l4]/t younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
"@GopD and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
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Gk799SDL be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
3Eiy/ heartbreak.
?)4|W N|c_ 8d I gw The thing that impresses most about this album is the songs
L V33vy themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
W|D'S }J lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
0[PP Vr: than they actually are. It must be Ally Kerr's choice to do so
JYm@Llf)$ but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
kt X(\Hf! kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
xE;fM\7pu his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
o0s+ roiD doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
X_Y$-I$qd icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
,!%[CpM3 in life to have a cherry on top for it to be appetising.
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G} X[NsdD?w1+ Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
|%&WYm 6&# polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
B`RbXk68q affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
1/gY]ghL your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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4w]u: eU his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
>?U (w< of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
O~fRcf:Q welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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S r2c'T" }Ax$}# QE< 63| 曲目列表：
2l AuO!% 4vBZb^W;9 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
Z9=Cw0( w? 2. Be The One
w{2V7*+l 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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",&}vfD4M 5. The Toothbrush Song
_a15R/S 6. Off The Radar
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_k5KJKvr 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
6sQ"go$} 9. Mystery Star
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<Er|s^C 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
-BQM i0 12. Footprints
