8,RqhT)2# _ eBNbO_J 专辑名称：Off The Radar
JLo E)\Mi 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
R[v<mo[s 唱片公司：Much Obliged
L&:A59)1k 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
Vraz}JV 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
nFG X2|d 推荐指数：4星
4 Sk @ v W|rAn2H 专辑介绍：
*dBmb P{` fav Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
l$c/!V[3 Radar" provides us with the opportunity to enjoy 12 more of
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' Opening the album is "Could Have Been a Contender" - all
+`Nu0y!rj polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
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#<m2Xo?d] intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
%'e$N9zd underlying country flavour to it. Whilst once again presented
G,Eh8 HboK as a happy little song, there is more than a touch of
F^!O\8PFd bitterness in his words. Funnily enough, the rather twee "The
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f B]2"( its dry lyrics even if a cowboy would feel the need to
OiZ-y7;k^ accompany such emotions with bourbon rather than sparkling
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]|w~{X!b4 #EE<MKka The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
PlA#xnq# truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
8L/ XZ) laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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s % Ph younger years seem a common theme to the songs in this album
j R\ ! 2! and, indeed, regret is once more evident in "Is It Too Late to
40].:9VG Work for NASA" even if it is disguised here with wry humour.
T>#~ .4A0 If Bluesbunny closes his eyes, on "Mystery Star" Ally Kerr
BOM0QskLf seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
G^SJhdO(Q Dropkick and there are certainly worse things to be than that.
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iS.gN&\z^ be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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f8r7 SFwUv themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
+/mCYI lyrics, they are however presented as a whole lot fluffier
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@RuMo"j s but it does seem that he is deliberately avoiding giving any
AOcUr) kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
>< S2o%u~ his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
5pY|RV6: doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
DQV9 = icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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Y*#TfWv: ls9Y? Overall, this is a happy, upbeat album that is just a bit too
y <R5}F polite and well mannered to try and force itself upon your
:ntAU2)H affections. The production and arrangements are smoother than
9X33{ your average Starbuck's decaf latte but it is perhaps fair
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S-Vxlku] his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
x 00'wY| of fire and even some unpredictability would have been
wnXU = welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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OuWRLcJ! lm&^`Bn) Q/j# Pst 曲目列表：
4JO 16 x=x%F; 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
+t g${3ti_ 2. Be The One
Rm$( X5x>o 3. I Think I'm Bleeding
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' T7 3V 5. The Toothbrush Song
v AeVQ~ 6. Off The Radar
~Ij/vyB_ 7. Old Friend
J#3[,~ 8. Is It Too Late To Work For NASA?
MMD=4;X 9. Mystery Star
\xC#Zs[< 10. Amorino
K g.O2F77 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
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