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Advantages: Well-produced, melodic rock Disadvantages: Didn't quite have the magic of Fields of the Nephilim
Formed from the ashes of prog-rock-goth Fields of the Nephilim following the demise of that band in 1991, Rubicon were, some say, cursed from the outset by virtue of the strong identity and image of their former incarnation. FOTN vocalist Carl McCoy having departed to immerse himself in other projects, the remaining members of the band formed Rubicon with new vocalist Andy Delany, who was much more of a prog-rock singer than Carl McCoy was, complete with a clean, dramatic style which *should* have worked well with the music but somehow didn't.
Still, there is much to commend Rubicon. Their first album, "What Starts, Ends" was released in 1992 to a mixed reaction from critics and fans alike, but it deserves better than the lukewarm reaction it initially received. To an extent it continued the arty prog-rock leanings of Fields ...
bagoproverbial 05.01.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Rubicon
Advantages: Healthy, Tastes Good Disadvantages: Tastes Healthy
When I went to the corner shop yesterday, I was looking for something different to drink. I spotted this drink called Rubicon Sparkling Mango. This came across as very different as I have not tasted a fizzy mango flavoured drink before. I usually go for fizzy orange flavoured drinks.
The drink was in a 500ml bottle and the label was blue and orange. This meant it was very eyecatching. Even more eyecatching was the orange band along the top of the label that said ?thirst quenching 89p?. The front of the label also tells you that this drink contains real fruit juice.
On the back of the label it tells you that the drink contains real mango juice, no artificial sweeteners and that it is made with spring water. The ingredients are:
Carbonated Spring Water, Sugar, Mango Puree (8%), Malic Acid, Preservatives (E452i, E202), Anti ...
Advantages: Tasty and refreshing Disadvantages: Not a pure fruit juice
Before this afternoon, Rubicon was a name unknown to me. Trawling round Sainsbury's, searching for something to cook for dinner tonight, I, as usual, wandered over to the "Reduced" section of the supermarket. The blue and orange of the packaging stodd out immediately. Mango juice? Could be interesting - and it's on special offer, so if I don't like it, it doesn't matter!
I wandered over to the till to pay for my purchases, and stumbled home, arms overflowing, as normal, with dozens of carrier bags.
Thirsty from the trek back, I decided to try it on my return. Pulling the carton from the carrier bag, I first looked more closely at the packaging. The carton is a standard Tetra-Brik fruit juice carton, and I'm very grateful to the manufacturers for sealing the carton with a tab, as hunting around for a pair of scissors to snip ...
