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~ Shining (UK)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (16 Sep 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Zuma
  • ASIN: B00006GODL
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,578 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

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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Amazon.co.uk Review
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

CD Description
Debut album from London quintet featuring Simon Jones and Simon Tong, formerly of the Verve, who formed the band with ex-Stone Roses guitarist John Squire (who has since left). Their anthemic, swaggering rock is reminiscent of their formerband but is also influenced by Led Zeppelin and the Stooges. The album, produced by the legendary Youth, includes the singles 'Quicksilver' and 'I Wonder How'.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sits nicely in my collection, 25 Sep 2002
By M. Speller "mattwareherts" (Herts, England) - See all my reviews
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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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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars ho hum, 21 Nov 2002
By Steps "steps_lowe" (Luxembourg) - See all my reviews
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Yes the names Tong and Jones have previously been printed in Verve record sleeves and yes John Squire (he of Stone Roses infamy) has had a lot of input, but those expecting Urban Hymns rediscovered can forget it. 'Quicksilver' opens as if the 60's are still around, its lazy Zeppellin riff rumbling across impassive vocals. 'Young Again' is a momentous (read commercial) single and there are undoubtedly a number of highs on this record. The Mandolin on 'Crest of an Ocean', the doo doo doo sing a long on 'I Wonder How' and the aforementioned 'Quicksilver' for example, but there are also a select few tunes that won't be troubling the stereo; 'What You See' and 'I am the One'. The Shining paddle in the kind of bluesy pyschadelia that is the bain of an already troubled genre offering moments of quality alongside guitar staples and tired ideas.

Whilst The Shining don't really find themselves a niche to call their own they can clearly do anthems; whether this debut allows them to cut their teeth on something altogether more special is another matter, for now The Shining are a band it's okay to like.

Not much fuss, no cod-political sound-bites and a handful of quality earnest indie-rock tunes.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Old school just the way you like it!, 24 Oct 2002
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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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For those that felt Verve lost their way when they gained the definitive article, The Shining offer fresh hope for fans of dreamy guitars with wigged-out singers everywhere... Read more
Published on 23 Jul 2004 by S. P. Moses

3.0 out of 5 stars Feels a little deflated...
Let's make no mistake - riding out of the Verve stable into a new project is going to leave you open to comparisons with "Urban Hymns," an album which anyone would find difficult... Read more
Published on 3 Jan 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality Stuff!
After being a huge fan of The Verve, sTone Roses, Oasis and other Brit Guitar bands, this album comes a refreshing sound. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ex- Verve boys come good!
As a Verve fan, and having only heard one of The Shining's singles before, I approached this album with a sense of trepidation. Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2002 by Mike

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