Grace - Simon Webbe

Advantages: A decent pop album
Disadvantages: A few weak songs

...You will probably know of Simon Webbe as he was in the popular british boy band Blue, since they split up a couple of years ago he has gone solo and released two albums. He is the most successful solo member from Blue, and out of all four members he probably has the best voice. He has been compared to other artists such as Lighthouse Family and Seal; I can definitely see the comparisons with these artists as their music is similar. Grace is Simon's second album and is full of soulful pop songs. Coming Around Again - This was the first single from the album, and is a catchy feel good song about how if you have troubles on your mind you should put them to one side and watch the good times come round again. This is definitely one of the stand out tracks on the album and a good choice for the first single. Seventeen - I really like...

Natanna 03.06.2007 · Read review
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Spin Your Webbe On Me

Advantages: Good Music By A Good Man
Disadvantages: Only A Couple Of Weaker Tracks

...I received this much wanted CD from Simon Webbe called "Sanctuary" from my daughter for mother's day which I played over and over again. I'm sorry to say that, sad as it may seem I liked the group "Blue" when they were together, and when I heard that Simon Webbe was making a solo career I eagerly awaited the release of his new single, which he released as "Lay Your Hands" and then I heard that he was bringing out an album in November. I waited with anticipation to wait to hear more of his music before buying. But, my daughter beat me to it and bought it for me. Some of you may be expecting something like the music when Blue were together, sorry to say, but, boy band music. Well this is different than that and portrays a more adult male singer instead, and is seen as more of a soul singer. A bit about Simon, well I think he is...

chattell 09.04.2006 · Read review
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The Mitchell and Webb Situation

Advantages: Great tireless comedy
Disadvantages: Not enough of it perhaps? I dunno

...Okay so first of all I'm a big fan of Peep Show and was quite looking forward to watching this after discovering it in Virgin Megastores (I'd never heard of it before) Can't say I'm too big a fan of sketch shows though I hate Little Britain and Jon Cussacks stuff but this was really good. It stars both David Mictchell and Robert Webb from Peep Show and is also written by them, and it is basically I rather unheard of but brilliant comedy show. Unlike other shows it doesn't rely too much on one or two jokes being repeated in everysingle episode it works on a series of similar sketches and places throughout one episode like a small serial. For example in episode one there are a few sketches all about a servant trying to poison his master but after that Mitchell and Webb had the imagination to leave that joke behind and move on not like...

Phelthew 13.10.2007 · Read review
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Simon Webbe Sanctuary

Advantages: Appeals to all ages, great vocals and lyrics
Disadvantages: disappointing finish to the album after a great start

...Sanctuary by Simon Webbe is his debue album as a single solo artist since he left the very popular and well known band ''Blue''. He has created an exceptional album that will appeal to people of all ages and all interests in music. This album includes the hit singles 'Lay your hands' and 'After all this time'. It has 12 songs in total which I will run through individually below. 1. ''Lay Your Hands'' is a song about a close partner or girlfriend in which he desperately needs in order to overcome this phase he is going through. If you were to read the lyrics without listening to Simon sing the song you would find it quite depressing, but he manages to turn it into a mellow and relaxing song which certainly doesnt make you feel depressed. 2. ''No Worries'' appears to be an opposite of his first song. It seems as if he is the 'healer...

jt247 19.07.2007 · Read review
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Webbs of Wychbold

Advantages: Very big, lots of choice, new shops there as well
Disadvantages: Parking can sometimes be difficult and the resturant can be busy

...Webbs of Wychbold is a garden centre which has grown and grown. It is 70 years old this year and still run by the Webbs family, it was extended again last year and had an official re-opening. It now has a pet section and Hobbycraft inside and a Cotswold outdoor leisure shop to the left of the store, also Royal Porcelain have a shop inside, they also sell Julian Graves products in the food hall. This is a very big garden centre which is 2 minutes off the M5 Junction 5 at Wychbold on the A38 road between Droitwich and Bromsgrove. A lot of coaches stop here for a break, not good timing if you want to go to the toilet or restaurant as a coach comes in. There is a big car park quoted as having 650 spaces quite often staff are there to direct you to spaces. There is a very big outside garden area called ?Riverside Gardens?, Marigold...

Susanimber 08.06.2007 · Read review
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FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

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Gone to Earth by Mary Webb

Advantages: Extremely well written and good storyline
Disadvantages: Uses a wide vocabulary, particularly in the longer descriptive passages

...descriptive passages that are not to everyone?s taste. The spoken dialogue of Hazel and her father are in Shropshire dialect, but this is very understandable and reflects their simple way of life. The author, Mary Webb, was a poet, mystic and lover of nature. She spent her childhood in the Shropshire countryside and part of her early adult life convalescing from an illness. These aspects of her character and experience are all reflected in her style of writing and the story she tells. The issues of religion, sexuality and the crushing of the weak by the strong, particularly symbolised by fox hunting, are all integral to the plot and obviously reflect the author?s strong opinions. The book is recommended for those who particularly enjoy 19th century classics....

gillianae 19.04.2009 (21.04.2009) · Read review
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A romantic whodunnit from Nora Roberts

Advantages: An absorbing read
Disadvantages: A little predictable

... ANGELS FALL NORA ROBERTS In this book - "Angels Fall" - Nora Roberts mixes mystery and romance. This book, published in 2006, contains three main subplots in the story -- a murder mystery, Reece's romance with Brody, and Reece's struggle to gain back normality. Ms Roberts manages to incorporate the three aspects together resulting into and novel. The story starts with the heroine, cook Reece Gilmore, as her car has broken down in Angel's Fist, Wyoming. Reece decides decides to stay in the little town for a day - but that day turns into months as she takes a a job as a cook in the local diner, rents the apartment upstairs and settles into town life at Angel's Fist. It is then, through dreams and flashbacks from Reece, that e learn that she hasbeen the victim of a viscious and brutal crime in...

oldchem 18.07.2009 · Read review
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Robert Ludlum's Moving Tale of Betrayal...

Advantages: Fabulous book, one of Ludlum's best..
Disadvantages: None at all..

...The Tristan Betrayal Author: Robert Ludlum Pages: 521 About the author and the book ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Ludlum is the author of 23 novels published in 32 languages and 40 countries, and, at one time was the world's best selling author. His novels are a blend of sophisticated plotting and extreme pace.There are more than 210 million copies of his books in print. He is best known for 'The Scarletti Inheritance', The Chancellor manuscript , Osterman Weekend and the Jason Bourne series - 'The Bourne identity, The Bourne Supremacy and 'The Bourne ultimatum' among others. His plots are intricate with twists upon twists, managing to mesmerize the readers. He is an expert at writing Political Thrillers.The Tristan Betrayal is a classic Political Thriller set in the 1940's in Paris , Moscow both reeling under Hitler...

kiran8 15.03.2009 · Read review
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