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Have we seen this review from the London evening standard

 

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/articl...nd-wretch-32.do

Thanks Sunday! another brilliat one! loved most of that, here it is in Full for those that don't link. :thumbup:

WILL YOUNG

http://i.thisislondon.co.uk/i/pix/2011/08/WillYoung7_415.jpg

Echoes

(RCA)

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Ten years after a youthful Will Young sang Blame It on the Boogie to an underwhelmed Simon Cowell, the original and best Pop Idol is still riding high. Echoes, his fifth studio album in a career spawning more than eight million record sales, will be followed by a 23-date UK tour.

 

Here, the 32-year-old (pictured) teams up with in-demand producer Richard X (MIA, Goldfrapp), who brings a playful, dancey quality to the record - a welcome change from the schmaltzy ballads that have characterised too much of Young's output.

 

Lead single Jealousy is a case in point. Pounding piano and bass propel paranoid lyrics about love-gone-bad: even Young's voice - still the greatest discovery of Cowell's talent shows - sounds stronger and surer. Come On takes Coldplay's anthemic beats to the dancefloor, while Losing Myself adds Eighties synths to the mix.

 

Elsewhere, Silent Valentine spends its first two minutes pretending to be an anaemic ballad, before exploding into a glorious pop sing-along.

 

Not everything works. Lie Next to Me's lumbering backing and little-boy-lost lyrics are wearying.

 

But when they're followed by the strutting funk of I Just Want a Lover all is forgiven.

 

There are a few cosier moments later on, presumably to please the old faithful, but Echoes is a daring musical makeover that will win Young many new fans. Myself being one.

RICK PEARSON

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Have we seen this review from the London evening standard

 

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/articl...nd-wretch-32.do

 

Love that review Sunday :thumbup: thanks :thumbup:

love that hes getting such rave reviews all over the place :w00t:

 

still the greatest discovery of Cowell's talent shows

:rofl: thats just it, much to Simons, dreadful taste in talent, he has no claim to anything Will has done. enter the main man... simon FULLER :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Will Young: 'Echoes'

Released on Monday, August 22 2011 Add comment

By Robert Copsey, Music Reporter

 

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Will Young has "gone dance". After four successful albums of mum-friendly pop, most would consider it a bold move; but punctuated by the ten-year anniversary of his Pop Idol win and recent retrospective, it feels right that he should be allowed to spread his wings.

 

He does just that on Echoes, and in the careful and graceful manner that one might naturally expect. Better still, he's hired electro-dance aficionado Richard X (Goldfrapp, MIA) to steer him through the genre's now-murky waters - the fruits of which can be heard in the triumphant lead single 'Jealousy'.

 

The precedent continues throughout the remaining 12 tracks. From the modish synths of sad disco-pop number 'Runaway' to the Pet Shop Boys-esque 'Personal Thunder' to the lounge-pop twinkles in 'Losing Myself', it's a style that allows the melodies and thoughtful lyrics to breathe with ease.

 

The result is a perfectly-crafted adult pop album; one that sounds contemporary without straw-clutching and classy without the pretension. The hands-in-the-air ballads 'Lie Next To Me' and 'Silent Valentine' prove that he's still the Will we've always known, just in a shinier, sharper and altogether more comfortable skin.

 

 

 

 

Tracks to download: 'Jealousy', 'I Just Want A Lover', 'Silent Valentine', 'Losing Myself'

 

Irish Itunes Jealousy #47

 

UK Itunes Echoes #48

 

Thanks Gill

Uk i tunes Echoes up to 37 :yahoo:

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You beat me to it phil. :cheer:

 

hes up to 4 again on Amazon best sellers :w00t:

 

RobertIsleofman Robert Simpson

@ @will_young31 Echoes arrived in post this morning. Fantastic. Love the electronic feel.

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I want mine :cry: :lol:

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Irish Itunes

 

Echoes #5 (really 3 due to compilation & ep in front)

 

Jealousy #45 #60 (album version)

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Irish Itunes

 

Echoes #5 (really 3 due to compilation & ep in front)

 

Jealousy #45 #60 (album version)

 

Thanks Gill :yahoo: :yahoo:

its all so exciting :w00t:

 

dont see the point in this as it sends you over to Wills facebook :wacko:

WeLovePopMag WeLovePopMag

Exclusive stream of @Will_Young31's new album.... http://t.co/XhmF3ud

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Irish Itunes

 

Echoes #5 (really 3 due to compilation & ep in front)

 

Jealousy #45 #60 (album version)

Thanks TT I didn't see the second version :thumbup:

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Irish Itunes

 

Echoes #5 (really 3 due to compilation & ep in front)

 

Jealousy #45 #60 (album version)

 

 

#41 # 55

Pearl (Gill) has her album :thumbup: she ordered from Amazon.

she said the artwork is lovely there is a pic of him standing on a bench near the sea.

and all the words to the songs are in there :cheer:

 

Will at 36 echoes on uk itunes :cheer:

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The pictures actually look as though they were taken in New York. Especially the one on the back of the booklet.

Thanks for all the reviews and updates girls :yahoo:

 

I got my cd at 12.30 - I haven't played it yet as my son is asleep and i want to hear it through proper speakers instead of my computer. The sleeve note pix are so good - showing a bit more of the city, one of the bridge and lying across an old car and the back page is him standing on a wall with the bridge as a backdrop. And there's a beautiful head and shoulders piccy of him on the last page. Head turned to his right looking soulful mouth slightly open :wub: :wub: Most of the pix are thumbnail size underneath the lyrics.

 

I'm really looking forward to seeing what we get on the tour programme. :dance:

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Thanks to Iscagill

 

IscaGill Gill Stanley

@will_young31 Will you might like to know Radioio's Gregg Parish is playing Jealousy on station and in retail shops in USA!

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:cheer: :w00t: :yahoo: :cheer: :w00t: :yahoo:

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Echoes #4 on my feed for Irish iTunes...really # 2 because there is a comp and an EP above. It.

 

Jealousy #46 #53

 

Edit .... strange one of my feeds is showing echoes at #7

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Thanks for all the reviews and updates girls :yahoo:

 

I got my cd at 12.30 - I haven't played it yet as my son is asleep and i want to hear it through proper speakers instead of my computer. The sleeve note pix are so good - showing a bit more of the city, one of the bridge and lying across an old car and the back page is him standing on a wall with the bridge as a backdrop. And there's a beautiful head and shoulders piccy of him on the last page. Head turned to his right looking soulful mouth slightly open :wub: :wub: Most of the pix are thumbnail size underneath the lyrics.

 

I'm really looking forward to seeing what we get on the tour programme. :dance:

 

Thanks Chris :thumbup: :thumbup:

 

What a tart :lol:

 

sounds really nice pleased you got yours today :thumbup:

 

Thanks Pearl :thumbup:

 

 

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