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Magic & Medicine

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  • Audio CD (28 Jul 2003)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Deltasonic
  • ASIN: B0000A0UB1
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (45 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 9,711 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. In The Forest 2:39£0.69
Listen  2. Don't Think You're The First 4:03£0.69
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Listen10. Pass It On 2:19£0.69
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On Magic and Medicine, Hoylake's the Coral call an end to the wild-eyed pirate pantomime, snip away at some of their most deranged edges, and confirm that there are great songs hiding beneath all the screaming and skulduggery. A wise decision? Generally, yes, because where on their debut it was evident they'd assimilated much of the rabid complexity of their truly esoteric influences--everything from Captain Beefheart to Herb Alpert--on Magic and Medicine, the key tracks are more typically conventional: the bare-floorboards acoustic strum of "Pass It On", where frontman James Skelly proves his croaky Scouse lungs are capable of achieving a warm soulfulness; or "Liezah", a sweet, cantering love song that's all the better for its simplicity. These jaunty Merseybeat numbers never regress into the stagnant trad-rock doldrums once frequented by the likes of Cast, chiefly because the Coral's love for grand fictions remains intact. Mind you, the juvenile yarns about marauding pirates that characterised The Coral have been replaced by new, darker fables: that of "Bill McCai", an aging commuter who longs to be "that boy again", but closes the song by hanging himself--a grisly fate that the band, rather uncharitably, don't seem especially sad about. --Louis Pattison


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'Magic & Medicine' is the follow up to the Coral's 2002 eponymously titled debut album. On this release the Liverpudlian sextet continue to fuse Merseybeat inspired guitar pop with psychedelic folk-rock. The singles 'Don't Think You're TheFirst' and 'Pass It On' are included.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Reined in supreme, 22 April 2004
By Greg Farefield-Rose (Hertfordshire United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Contrary to the path trod by most groups, The Coral's second album Magic & Medicine is more reined in than their manic eponymous debut LP...and all the better for it. It's an album which could have been made in the mid 60s but this doesn't matter when the songs, playing and arrangements are this good.

The influences on this album are generally more mainstream than the debut album with the band wearing their record collection more on their sleeves. Whereas "The Coral" had strong connections to Syd Barrett and Captain Beefheart, Liezah on Magic & Medicine is indebted to early Simon & Garfunkel and Talkin' Gypsy Mountain Blues akin to Highway 61 Revisited era Bob Dylan.

Among the best songs on M&M are the singles Don't Think You're The First and Pass It On as well as the delicate Careless Hands. All the songs though are memorable apart from the last couple of tracks on this excellent album.

It will be interesting to see what this young and very talented band do next. A return to the less conventional song structures of The Coral LP may be the best move for their long-term career. I doubt though that they are worrying too much about it and whatever they do, Magic & Medicine is an excellent album by one of the best bands in the UK.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars More magic from The Coral, 26 Nov 2003
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The Coral pick up where they left off with this gloriously atmospheric follow-up to their self-titled debut album. Three listens in and it grips you and won't let go, mixing elements of just about every psychedelic sound you've ever heard, it's the sound of a band fast-approaching their true masterpiece. This isn't quite it, but it does contain their best moment yet in "Pass It On", and the equally brilliant "Liezah", "Secret Kiss" and "Don't Think You're The First".
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Coral have done it again!!, 31 Jul 2003
After picking up my copy of Magic and Medicine on monday i immediatly took it home and put it in my CD player. Once again you sit there wondering what instruments are being used as 'forest' kicks in, a good start if somewhat strange (but in the good 'coral sort of strangeness'). They have basically picked up where they left off after thier first album so fans of the that one should definatly get this! Highlights are 'Liezah' and 'Bill McCai' which both have an upbeat flava similar to 'dreaming of you' from the first one, whilst others like 'don't think you're the first' and 'pass it on' go for a more quieter approach.

But don't be mis-lead the rest are just as good and are definatly worth a listen. Likers of the first one or the singles: get it! and if you haven't heard of the coral's stuff yet then listen and give it a chance as you might not be what you'd expect.

The Coral are a totally original band that haven't just tried to copy everyone else for easy record sales, and it pays off, they have produced an excellent worthwhile album.

I just can't wait for the next one!

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not so good
Their first album was wonderful & Roots and Echoes also brilliant. This is almost as though they have stopped trying. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Justin

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice
Well, the coral do have some very attractive songs, but I find this album a let down. It's not got a real flare, or anything to make you feel something big about it. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2004 by sockette

4.0 out of 5 stars Rythm and Soul
With Magic and Medicine, the Coral have produced what has been expected of them. At the very least they have done enough to rise above the second album trap. Read more
Published on 31 May 2004 by jc1981

2.0 out of 5 stars not amazing, thoroughly avererage and generally allround sh*
this cd is not as great as it seems. i ordered it then rushed home when i got the comformation e-mail (from school) threw it in my cd player.......... and cried. Read more
Published on 17 May 2004 by blobbyb

1.0 out of 5 stars Dire
There is one good track on this album; Pass it on. I was really looking forward to this album but the songs sound like improvizations and include rhythms from the 30's, and... Read more
Published on 2 May 2004

2.0 out of 5 stars Distinctly low on the magic count...
The Coral's debut, full of pirate-isms and sudden chunks of ballroom or Russian polska, was totally insane. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2004 by gazthefool

4.0 out of 5 stars An Addictive Drug of Mystical Sounds
The Coral reinvigorate much of what has been forgotten by past masters of British/American Music in recent years... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2004 by frost-byte

3.0 out of 5 stars Scouce Skiffle
Trippy is one thing the Coral do well. I stole their debut from my unforgiving sister and dug the tunes that I heard. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2003 by Mr. G. C. Cutter

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic album
this a fantastic new release from the coral. Their best yet. Although everyone is not a great fan of the country/ western gerne the coral mix it in with modern rock and pop giving... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 2003 by realistic-reveiwer

4.0 out of 5 stars Shack and The La'a would have been proud
The first album although great in places was a mess in other's.
You can t keep churning out the same album again and again. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2003 by smead3471

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