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This Is the Story

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  • Audio CD (1 Jul 1990)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • ASIN: B000006N5M
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 36,618 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Throw The 'R' Away 2:45£0.69
Listen  2. Over And Done With 2:48£0.69
Listen  3. Misty Blue 3:35£0.69
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Listen  9. The First Attack 3:58£0.69
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars You will be suprised how great this album is...., 14 Jan 2004
This review is from: This Is the Story (Audio CD)
.... since the late 80's, i always had The Proclaimers down as "the scottish blokes with glasses who sung 'letter from America" and basically that was it. A few years ago i seen this album in a sale and decided to get it for a joke. I was blown away completely. I had bought it to sing along to 'letter to america' for a laugh, but when i played it, realised i had missed out on,no joking, probably one of the top 20 albums easily of all time. Leave whatever predudices you have about these two at the door, they are a classic band and this album isn't a one off - the next 4 albums after this are just as good....
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4.0 out of 5 stars Acoustic and loud...., 10 Jul 2003
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I saw this wonderful act in Dublin 1986 supporting the Housemartins. They were as good as any live act I have ever seen since. They believed so much in their own unique sound and they certainly surprised 4,000 Housemartin fanatics. On this album are the main highlights from that very memorable cold October night. 'Misty Blue" is a beautiful, slow love song. "Letter from America" (folk and band version) needs no introduction at this stage...possibly the most poignant tribute to emigration you'll ever hear. "The first attack" is fantastic; the acoustic chords coupled with affecting harmonies.... You'll find yourself singing along, so infectious is it.
My favourite track is "Sky takes the Soul"....if ever a song made you want to take up playing the guitar this is it...a fast song with raw but wonderful lyrics ("it could be tomorrow it could be today when the sky takes the soul, the earth takes the clay") and, yes, those harmonies again..
"The joyful Kilmarnock Blues" even introduces a simple but very effective way of grabbing your attention ...a fast clapping sound...
The band scores well for this album - 4 stars for their honesty, their harmonies, their feel-good music and their inventiveness.
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3.0 out of 5 stars ...morning glory, 9 May 2009
By Binro The Heretic "mattieboyz" (Hillsborough, Sheffield) - See all my reviews
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Not as essential as 'The Best of the Proclaimers', this album has two versions of breakthrough hit 'Letter from America' (one too many surely?), as well as a frankly pointless cover of 'I'm Gonna burn (your Playhouse Down) and the passable 'Throwing the R Away'. Apart from these tracks the album is forgettable, and I'd recommend buying the 'Best Of' instead.
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3.0 out of 5 stars good harmonies and lyrics but many tracks sound similar to one another
The harmonies and lyrics of these songs are great.But too many of them sound alike.These guys are good.But this cd is a case of twins producing quads or quintuplets! Read more
Published 16 months ago by dan the fan

5.0 out of 5 stars Flatten all the vowels and throw the R away!
What can be said about the Reid brothers that hasn't already been said?

Just have a listen to this album and you will find a number of things to be true, firstly -... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is one of the greatest folk albums of all time..
Great lyrics, great guitar strumming. Mix of moderately jumpy tunes with some classical folk art... Read more
Published on 24 Jul 2001 by reeda@ca.ibm.com

5.0 out of 5 stars This cd is great!
The cd of the proclimers is the best scottish group I have heared in my whole life. They are the best. Read more
Published on 6 Oct 2000

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