Mistrial - Lou Reed

Advantages: a couple of decent songs
Disadvantages: too much avearge material and average production

...Arguably the least regarded Lou Reed album, Mistrial just seems to receive indifference from most people. It doesn't upset anyone, like Metal Machine Music did, nor does it excite audiences in the way that Transformer did. Mistrial consists of ten average songs, played competently, sung ok, and produced ok. And that's about it. There's nothing that really stands out, the resolutely 1986 production utilises very basic drum machines for the first and last time in Lou's history, and everything sounds rather boomy and upfront, but hollow and lacking in substance. The ttle track at least features a cracking melody, but Mama's Got A Lover, whilst not a bad song, sounds like a bad Lloyd Cole copy. A rather bizarre achievment sounds like a bad copy of someone who sounds like a bad copy of Lou Reed. "Video Violence" has a sparky sound but...

adams66 17.09.2008 · Read review
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Lou's Best Moment

Advantages: Totally original
Disadvantages: none

...Tracklisting 1. Berlin 2. Lady Day 3. Men Of Good Fortune 4. Caroline Says I 5. How Do You Think It Feels 6. Oh, Jim 7. Caroline Says II 8. Kids, The 9. Bed, The 10. Sad Song I wouldn't recommend this album to anyone who has just bought Transformer because they like Perfect day or Walk on the Wild Side or anyone with just a passing interest in the man. This is not an easy listen - its Lou Reeds concept album about the breakdown of a marriage between Jim & Caroline and the mental collapse that follows. It was produced by Bob Ezrin - a legendary producer who has worked with everyone from Lou to Pink Floyd to Janes Addiction - and the album sounds like it was recorded in Reeds head. Opening song Berlin sets the tone with its creepy opening bars and its sparse lyrics about how they met by the Berlin Wall...

tilly77 16.05.2005 · Read review
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My Take - Gary Barlow

Advantages: Nicely written, honest and revealing
Disadvantages: As you'd expect it won't win a literacy prize

...I only got this book because I quickly needed to find something to take advantage of WHsmiths 2 or 1 offer. I'm not really a Take That fan although I do like some of their songs and I like Gary Barlow as a songwriter. The book is actually a really good read. Obviously it won't win any prizes for literacy but it's got some really interesting stories. The book takes from Gary's early beginnings, from when he got his first musical equipment and started to get gigs in working mens clubs, through to the Take That days and the solo career and if you buy the updated version the reunion. Probably the most interesting parts concern his relationships with key people such as the Take That manager Nigel Martin-Smith and Robbie Williams. Gary is also honest enough to admit failings and some levels of immaturity in certain situations which is...

Malachi1999 19.06.2007 · Read review
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Take No Prisoners (Live) - Lou Reed

Advantages: superb sound, superb performances
Disadvantages: a couple of songs drag a bit

...Lou Reed himself originally wanted to call this album Lou Reed Talk And Talk And Talks. It's certainly an odd album, pitched midway between a straight live album and stand up comedy. There's over 100 minutes of music but only ten tracks which gives you an idea straight away that these are not simple live renditions of Lou's songs. By 1978 Lou had pretty much come out of his mid 1970s drug period. He was still not entirely clean, but was in better shape than he had been for at least five years. He had a superb band behind him, led by keyboard player Michael Fonfara, and most of them had been touring with Lou for a few years. The musicians were capable of playing the most tender ballad before suddenly and shockingly roaring off like a locomotive at full speed. Lou had a habit of extending or shortening songs on a whim, but the band...

adams66 25.09.2008 · Read review
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LouLou - is it toilet water!!!

Advantages: lasts forever on the skin and not expensive
Disadvantages: not the most up to date fragrance

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Review of Cacharel Lou Lou

Young and Sexy ? Maybe .

Advantages: Good value , distinctive perfume , good packaging , different and quirky
Disadvantages: May be too strong and in your face for some .

...Lou Lou was the first perfume I ever bought from a duty free shop whilst on holiday abroad . At that time Lou Lou retailed at a much higher price in England than you can often buy it for today . I had already noticed this fragrance on a young colleague and would drive her mad every time I smelled it on her saying ,' Hmm what perfume are you wearing today '. I think part of the reason for that was because although Lou Lou has a very distinctive smell at times it seems to appear different , even on the same wearer . One of the original attractions also was the packaging and bottle . Personaly these days I think that's crazy . Overall the actual smell must be the most important purchasing decision . However looking at a perfume as a product in all it's parts the packaging on LouLou is still unusual . Unlike the photgraph above usually...

grafter123 03.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Cacharel Lou Lou

Gary Barlow

Advantages: has a Wife, kids, big house, job he likes, can play piano
Disadvantages: easily piles on the pounds

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ladlee 04.07.2006 · Read review
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Gary Barlow - 'My Take'

Advantages: A must for all Gary and Take That fans - even for Robbie fans, too!
Disadvantages: None

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derventio74 04.08.2008 · Read review
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I JUST CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF IT

Advantages: Staying power, average price
Disadvantages: some find it too over powering

...Why is it that throughout the year, I usually find something that I need, but when asked to write out a Christmas list, I find myself having to think long and hard? Well, I decided to look at my perfume collection to see which ones were running low.This particular perfume has been on the market for years and yet it is still one of my personal favourites and it’s called Lou Lou, which is made by Cacharel. This perfume comes in a turquoise box, the bottle its self is an unusual shape a bit like pyramid, but hexangular design. The actual bottle is different from most, as it is not made from see through glass; it is coloured turquoise with a burgundy stripe for where the lid pulls off. Once the lid is removed it reveals the burgundy top, the spray nozzle is also the same colour. This scent comes in different sizes and is...

Deni 20.12.2002 · Read review
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Review of Cacharel Lou Lou

Tange Can be Girlie too.

Advantages: Lasts well. Relatively inexpensive for a perfume spray.
Disadvantages: A bit too strong for some people...so apply sparingly!

...I love my perfume and love to experiment with new fragrances. There are some perfumes, however, that I always return to; these are ones that I leave for a while, when I try new brands, but that I always seem to have in my bed-side cabinet. Lou Lou is one of these fragrances! It was one of the first; in fact it WAS the first, "grown up" perfumes that I had bought for me. Before Lou Lou I had dabbled with Impulse and other body sprays. A relative bought me some Lou Lou back from her holiday, and I immediately liked the smell of it. Lou Lou was launched back in 1987 by Cacharel, a leading French design house. The original bottle was designed by Annegrit Beier and the perfume itself by Jean Bousquet. Apparently it was inspired by a 1920's film star, called Louise Brooke. There are many different products in the Lou Lou range...

tange 20.12.2002 · Read review
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