The Rolling Stones - Shine A Light
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The Rolling Stones Shine a Light (Universal) £11.99Recorded over two nights in New York in 2006 and released to accompany Martin Scorsese's film of the same performances, this live double album will split opinion. Versions of 'Brown Sugar', 'Satisfaction' and 'Sympathy for the Devil' will delight insatiable fans, but Stones dilettantes may wonder how much Shine a Light differs from the band's other numerous live recordings. Songs from dustier corners of their back catalogue and guest appearances from Jack White , Buddy Guy and Christina Aguilera pique the interest but don't dispel a sense of overkill. Ally CarnwathCamille Music Hole (Charisma Records) £9.99Camille Dalmais is an adventurous young Parisian singer known for her innovative use of vocals. On her second album , Le Fil , she did everything with her voice short of mimicking keyboards and the double bass. Her larynx is under even more strain on Music Hole. One moment, she's pulling off impressions of Whitney and Mariah on 'Money Note '; the next she's leading the choir on 'The Monk'. The album is so alive with ideas and vocal tics, they sometimes tangle the music up in knots, but Camille (who for the first time in her solo career is singing mostly in English ) is such a vital presence, it's hard not to be bewitched. Killian FoxThe Courteeners St Jude (A&M) £9.99The Manchester fourpiece, NME's latest attempt at creating 'the new Oasis', are so desperate to be considered heirs to the lad-rock crown that they namecheck the Stone Roses in their lyrics. Unfortunately, this only emphasises the dearth of ideas in their debut. The 'working class saviours of rock'n'roll' template is well worn and done with little passion or charisma here; the four-piece come across as a sketch show parody. Most songs attempt to combine Libertines jangle with Arctic Monkeys social commentary, but just ape the worst aspects of both and add a slice of utterly unwarranted arrogance. Matt BoltonBarry Adamson Back to the Cat (Central Control International) £9.99Ambitious and prolific, this Manchester composer has cut a path through British pop. Adamson's roots may be in rock but big-band jazz and film soundtracks shape his solo work. Back to the Cat is a parade of his enthusiasms, shifting between noirish mood pieces like the opener 'Beaten Side of Town', purring orchestral jazz ('Shadow of Death Hotel', which pays homage to Jimmy Smith's 'The Cat') and strutting Sixties soul like 'Civilisation'. With lyrics that focus archly on obsessive, deviant passions, the album is a bracing, widescreen ride through the modern city. Neil SpencerTony Kofi Quartet...
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