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Taproot's sophomore disc replaces the Korn worship of the band's debut with a much more melodic replication of post-grunge Alice in Chains idolatry down to the muted minor-key harmonized choruses that appear on every song (and practically with every verse, for that matter). Vocalist Stephen Richards does shriek a bit more than Layne Staley ever did, and Welcome offers some ideas that would have been out of place in 1993 Seattle, but they're not much different than what could be found on 2003 rock radio -- a bit of Tool melodrama here, a dash of Staind's acoustic-flavored melodrama there. The fact that the group tried to do something different for them is notable but severely mitigated by the fact that they didn't do much different for anyone else. Even though a few tracks, such as lead cut "Mine," will evoke a Pavlovian reaction due to the familiarity involved, that's not nearly enough to save Welcome from being average and nothing more. ~ Brian O'Neill, All Music Guide
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Fairytale Of New York The Pogues Feat. Kirsty MacColl |
| Included in our selection of "Five Christmas records you can play without embarrassment", "Fairytale Of new York" is the perfect song for people who don't really like Christmas songs: despite lyrics that work as an antidote against the typical sugary feast of good intentions ("Happy Christmas your arse, I pray God it's our last"), this rude vocal fight between the booze-shaped voice of Shane McGowan and the late Kirsty McColl has become a season favourite. Based on the story of many Irish emigrants escaping from the potato famine to the US in hope to become entertainers but failing in their venture, it has been reissued regularly since its original release on The Pogues' 1987 album "If I should fall from grace with God" and has even inspired a documentary about how it was conceived. ©2008 Shazam Entertainment Limited. All rights reserved. | |
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