op7FZHs H4<Nnd\ 专辑名称：Off The Radar
,EEPh>cXc 歌手姓名：Ally Kerr
x &=9P e( 唱片公司：Much Obliged
*t9eZ!_f? 发行日期：2008年4月xx日
|(% u}V? 专辑流派：Indie/Pop
.px:e)iW 推荐指数：4星
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Q\kub_I{@ RT*5d;l0 Glasgow's Ally Kerr does a nice line in pop songs and "Off the
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x?r1s#88> polished pop perfection that brings back memories of the
%_gho jaunty hits of the Housemartins and their catalogue of
6C-YyI#s# intelligent and catchy songs. "I Think I'm Bleeding" has an
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]=&L _(34 raB+,Oi$G The pace picks up with the title track "Off the Radar" that
/"#4T^7& truly highlights Mr Kerr's pop sensibilities and offsets his
[CN$ScK, laidback vocal delivery with some spirited guitar. Loves lost
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pSAR/':eg seems to transform himself into Edinburgh master popsters
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@}LZ! y be "Amorino" evoking, as it does, the melancholic pleasures of
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zg}YGu|J themselves. Well crafted and melodic with sharp and observant
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45+ {nN[ kind of offense. Maybe he never gets angry himself - although
m *X7T his words suggest otherwise -but Bluesbunny feels that he is
+]!lS7nsW doing his own songs a disservice here by sprinkling an inch of
;# anZC; icing sugar on everything. It is not necessary for everything
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his fans. However, and maybe this is a reviewer thing, a bit
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<@#PF$! welcome. Then again, the Bluesbunny was always a quadruple
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&7 [[h+Lb I$jvXl=$ hu@7?f_"L/ 曲目列表：
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R[Cu D3]BTkMMS; 1. Could HAve Been A Contender
3N4.$#>#9@ 2. Be The One
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0|Uc d 4. There's A World
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F[E? A95W 7. Old Friend
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ZF{~ih*^u 10. Amorino
=3'(A14C= 11. The Truth That I Have Earned
AK/:I>M 12. Footprints
