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The chorus to a pop song can be a wonderful thing. No matter how unsettling or scratchy the verse, no matter how atonal and challenging the bridge, everything comes right in the joyous rush of a decent chorus. The chorus is where storm-clouds are parted, waves calm, and sunshine lights up the darkest corners of the human soul as abruptly as fluorescent strip-lights in a scary cellar.
The Script have just such a chorus, and they know it: so much so that it has been crammed, with minor trims and fiddles, into almost every song on their second album. It’s their secret weapon, a chugging, stately thing which is designed to be equally at home in a stadium sing-along or as the soundtrack to an emotional montage in a TV drama.
What they do is set up a four (or sometimes three) chord trick, where the piano and bass play an urgent four-beats-to-the-bar and Danny O'Donoghue urgently crams a ton of words into a short melodic fragment, which he repeats a lot. He gets to rant and hoot, and they get to strike a few epic rock poses. Everyone’s a winner.
You can tell he loves his hip hop as much as his Keane and U2 – although let’s not get carried away, it’s Keane that win, by a mile – and his sandpaper croon carries a lot of emotional force, particularly on lovelorn snuggles like For the First Time and Nothing.
The downside of relying on this one good idea quite so much – apart from the rising suspicion that you’re stuck in a musical mirror-maze – is that songs which are not blessed with The Chorus seem to be half-finished. Walk Away, for example, is a moodier beast than everything else on offer, being closer to Eminem’s self-piteous darkness than Coldplay’s sunny optimism. But after a heap of consecutive Big Chorus songs, it’s hard to escape the feeling that something has been mislaid.
Luckily, it’s not a problem anyone has to put up with for very long.
--Fraser McAlpineFind more music at the BBC This link will take you off Amazon in a new window
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By Lexia269
Format:Audio CD
While not quite as eclectic as their debut, Science and Faith is still packed with great songs, with catchy choruses that will be stuck in your head from the first listen.
Aside from the catchy lyrics, the music tracks themselves are wonderfully produced and expertly showcase their individual musical talents.
It may not quite reach the heights of their first album, with less variety in styles between songs, but to anyone who loved 'Breakeven' and 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved', this will in no way disappoint.
Aside from the catchy lyrics, the music tracks themselves are wonderfully produced and expertly showcase their individual musical talents.
It may not quite reach the heights of their first album, with less variety in styles between songs, but to anyone who loved 'Breakeven' and 'The Man Who Can't Be Moved', this will in no way disappoint.
27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By smartblonde
Format:Audio CD
I was a great fan of the first album and had high hopes for The Script's follow up.....I wasn't disappointed. Stand out tracks are You Won't Feel A Thing, which sets off the album with powerful guitar solos and heartwrenching lyrics, first single For The First Time, and If You Ever Come Back, which is filled with soulful melodies that won't leave your head all day.
Soulful, calming music with a rocky edge....but it's the lyrics which make this album five stars for me.
Soulful, calming music with a rocky edge....but it's the lyrics which make this album five stars for me.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By JBeezi
Format:Audio CD
I am a musician. I like many types of music. I feel that I shouldn't really like the Script, but their music just really moves me. This album is a definite improvement over the last with a more solid overall feel. From the start to end, the album has catchy chorus one after the next. This is by no means a classic, but I can't stop listening to the album. A guilty pleasure! What I will say is that the lyrics, rhythms and melodies really impress me. Best songs for me are For the First Time, Science & Faith, Nothing, This is Love and Exit Wounds. Not a bad album at all. If you like infectious pop by real musicians then get this...
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science and faith
My mates a script lover so always playing there music, which its now got me hooked&I actually like there music its a good cd
Published 6 days ago by lynda
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the script
I absolutely love the script and I am loving my cd I would definitely recommend amazon to a friend as you were quick and the cd was in perfect condition
Published 8 days ago by kim oneill Kim ONeill
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Great CD - my favourite of the moment!!
Great CD...varied songs...as a newly converted Script fan - I'm sorry i didnt take notice of them earlier!! very easy to listen to!
Published 9 days ago by Karen Seymour
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i loved it
my husband loved the cd very much it was enjoyable to sit and relax and listen to well done to the script
Published 19 days ago by paula beckett
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brill
i think the script are absolutely fantastic, i have all there albums and can't wait to see them live, whenever that maybe, fantastic music
Published 26 days ago by tina charnock
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great
i love the script so this was perfect, listen to it all the time, in perfect, new condition yay thanks
Published 1 month ago by Abbey
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they were quick to ans my query.
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i would recommend as thisseller.
i received it very quick.
they were great to deal with.
i would recommend as thisseller.
i received it very quick.
Published 1 month ago by Princess Gertie
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Cannot fault it
Fantastic album - This is the second time that I have bought this album as I scratched the first one- the Script are just QUALITY !
Published 1 month ago by wraggz
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Very under played on radio/TV
Really like The Script; but I am at a loss as to why they get so little air time! Talented Band.
Published 2 months ago by C Crawley
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Just love it.
Just love it.
I won't be doing any more reviews as I want to listen tothe music not write an essay!!
I won't be doing any more reviews as I want to listen tothe music not write an essay!!
Published 2 months ago by Helen Reilly
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