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Bob Harris
This album is Daniels best work to date – absolutely stunning.
A pop genius…
Utterly gorgeous. Beautiful summery jangly pop. Define Love is probably my song of the year so far.
A pop genius…
Utterly gorgeous. Beautiful summery jangly pop. Define Love is probably my song of the year so far.
Classic Rock Magazine - Gavin Martin 8/10
...a cornucopia of ear-tingling sounds and eagle-eyed songs from a great, underrated British singwriter. Recommended.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is pretty much business as usual. It's more acoustic based than his debut solo album, Ramshackle Beauty, but that doesn't alter the fact that this guy can write killer hooks. This album is chock full of melodic genius. Like other reviewers, I'd liken this to the Cosmic Rough Riders, Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine album. It has all the great qualities that album has. Brilliant songwriting with melodies to die for, great acoustic guitar sounds and wonderful harmonies the Beach Boys would have been proud of. The fact that these songs aren't all over the radio baffles me. Listening to this in the car as the winter sunshine breaks the morning begs the question, why would anyone want to listen to the radio in their cars when you could listen to this instead. Even the artwork this cd is housed in is great. It's impossible to pick a standout song as they all merit being on the cd. Only one song lets it down a little, Rainbow City, which is a bit sugary pop for my taste. Be assured, this is a classic album by a classic and underrated songwriter. It's a funny old world that puts James Blunt and Paolo Nutini inthe charts, yet ignores this marvelous album. Buy this cd with confidence. You will not regret it.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
No worries about difficult second album (Postcards being an album of outtakes) syndrome here as Wylie unleashes another beautiful classic. This one's more acoustic with reference points ranging from Harvest era Neil Young to Notorious Byrd Brothers. The Neil Young influence is particularly strong on Broadcast News, Tell Them The Truth and the opener, That Was The Day. The Sound Of Children sounds like a Byrds classic and there's a great ballad called I Wouldn't Lie. This album has more in common with the Cosmics Enjoy The Melodic Sunshine than with Ramshackle Beauty and the highest compliment I can give is that it's up there with those albums. This album is a joy to listen to and the frosty acoustic guitars sparkle and shine underneath the melodies. Go get it.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
More acoustic than Ramshackle Beauty and yes it is more like Enjoy the Melodic Sunshine but apart from the tunes being as cool as they always are, the lyrics are definitely more mature. This is his best album and I can imagine still listening to this 20 years from now. I'd like to echo what others continually say about him and that is, when will the world wake up and discover this amazing music. I'm not going to single out any songs for special attention, just trust me, they are all the beez kneez.
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Happiness guaranteed
Some albums you buy, you know you won't be listening to them a year down the line. However, this album by Daniel Wylie, I can imagine playing forever. Read more
Published on 28 Aug 2007 by Zac Anderson
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I read all the reviews of this album and came to the conclusion that given just about no one agreed with the two bad reviews and lots of people agreed with the great reviews, it... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2007 by Donald Mooney
High cost of breaking up a really good band
I bought this album on the back of the reviews that i read hoping this was going to be the one that had the same feel and quality of CRR's first album. Read more
Published on 16 May 2007 by Mr. Shane Coyle
dreary
beauty it seems is in the ear of the beholder.
this less than dreary effort makes an attempt at the classic singer/songwriter genre but falls startlingly short of the... Read more
this less than dreary effort makes an attempt at the classic singer/songwriter genre but falls startlingly short of the... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2007 by sean mullen
Uplifting
Truth is I work for the label - but I don't see why I shouldn't add my voice to those who have discovered what I've already known for some time: this is a great album by one of... Read more
Published on 14 Nov 2006 by D. Wells
Thank you XFM
I bought this album after hearing the single Define love on XFM. It wasn't until I'd bought the album that I realised he's the guy who was in Cosmic Rough Riders. Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2006 by Ricky W
Winner takes it all.
With every album release, it becomes more apparent that Daniel Wylie was the talent in Cosmic Rough Riders. This is Daniel's third solo album in three years and it's his best yet. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2006 by Handy Andy
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