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True Skies

Shining (UK), The Shining | Format: Audio CD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (16 Sep 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Zuma
  • ASIN: B00006GODL
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 65,784 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. Quicksilver
2. Young Again
3. Find A Reason
4. Crest Of An Ocean
5. Show You The Way
6. I Wonder How
7. I Am The One
8. Danger
9. Find Your Way Home
10. What You See
11. Until The End
12. Quicksilver - Outro

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Those impassive, multicoloured faces, gazing from the artwork of True Skies may lead prospective purchasers to conclude--somewhat optimistically--that the Shining's debut album is some kind of post-millennial Brit-rock stab at psychedelia. Unfortunately, the truth--and, therefore the music--is a lot less polychromatic than the sleeve-designer and the bands' radiant moniker would have us believe. Heralding the welcome return of ex-Verve men Simon Tong and Simon Jones, the Shining have the occasionally handy way with a stadium-enhancing tune but, regrettably, give every indication that they inhabit a world where the only true gods are Noel Gallagher and Jimmy Page, two deities whose rhymester platitudes and Richter-troubling riffology must be worshipped and replicated at every turn. Indeed, the sort of idolatrous Led Zeppelin fixation that permeated the Stone Roses' lazy second album is all too apparent and may just be--conjecturally speaking--the lingering influence of John Squire's inceptive involvement with the band. While the persuasive, chiming mandolin of "Crest of an Ocean" and the excellent, consumer-friendly "Young Again" augur well for the future, True Skies does lack what description-seeking police officers commonly refer to as "distinguishing features". --Kevin Maidment

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sits nicely in my collection, 25 Sep 2002
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M. Speller "mattwareherts" (Herts, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: True Skies (Audio CD)
This album was brought on a hunch that it may contain some tracks that were good. I have listened to it a few times now, and still there are not any tracks that I have found that seem out of place. The album starts with the current single Quicksilver, and continues very much at the same pace.

Quicksilver, Young Again and What You See are the stand out tracks.

Like an upbeat electrified Verve as you would expect.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Old school just the way you like it!, 23 Oct 2002
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This review is from: True Skies (Audio CD)
Unfairly slated in some music mags, True Skies has some cracking tunes on it. The first two in particular (Quicksilver and Young Again) provide a top intro to the album. Young Again in particular is fantastic.

True, it doesn't sustain the pace and the last three or four efforts are pretty uninspired, but there's a great energy about the album and Simon Tong can clearly write tunes. You could say the 'rock' is in the first half and the 'psychedelic' stuff covers the second half.

Maybe The Shining would have been better served by releasing a Verve style EP first, but you can't deny this is better than a lot of the pretend young 'rawkers' around at the minute. Why they've not sold more albums is a bit mystifying to me, as this album sounds fresh, vibrant and has loads of catchy riffs.

One really important, nay imperative thing I have to say is that this album is NOTHING LIKE the abysmal Hurricane #1, which Q magazine compared it to. That review prevented me from buying the album for a couple of months until I'd seen them on TV.

A returning question is when you listen to this, and you listen to Richard Ashcroft's new stuff, which are fairly different. Individually, really good (The Shining better??) but together again . . . well, we can but hope.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ex- Verve boys come good!, 19 Sep 2002
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As a Verve fan, and having only heard one of The Shining's singles before, I approached this album with a sense of trepidation. After all the Verve's past glories, this album had a lot to live up to.

The opening track 'Quicksilver', is the single I had heard before and liked, hearing it again was a revelation. The flawless production suddenly became even more apparent. Fans of great British rock are going to be in for a suprising treat with this album as nearly every track is a standout in its own right. From the Verve-esque 'Young Again', to the sublime 'Danger' and the final almost psychedelic throws of 'Until The End' this album packs a punch.

It can only be a matter of time before this band plays to pack out stadiums...the huge tunes and grandiose melodies are just begging for it.

A very pleasant suprise indeed!

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