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Rating: - Ian Brown Music of the Spheres

This album is great. its extremly remanicant of previous works and that of Stone Roses, Led zeplin. incredible singles and an interesting sleeve, with lyrics fo el mundo pequeno and FEAR. over all - fantastic

Rating: - Legend

First two albums are very good but if your a stone roses fan and you want some more of the mellow tones of mr browns voice then this album is an absolute must for your collection. The man just gets cleverer with the lyrics and music every time he brings out another album. This would definitely be in my top 3 favourites.

Rating: - The Godfather part 3

And so Ian Brown returns to the fray with his third solo album in four years. This piece is certainly his finest since the Roses and is a terrifically well put together project.

Opening with the hit single " F.E.A.R " which is slightly different on the album. Ian proves he still has one of the most enchanting voices in the business. That together with pounding drums and a tight guitar working out with strings make this a good choice for album opener. We then rocket to " Stardust " with Ian claiming he has the " Same DNA as Stardust " and with a song as good as this who could blame him. Check out the super swirling riff towards the middle of the song. " Gravy Train " sees Ian return on his quest to try and destroy coccaine for good. " Bubbles " a heavily dubbed song which further indicates Browns intentions to push the boundaries even further. We then come to the most dissapointing song on the album, if you can call it a song. " Hear no, See No , Speak No " which is literally as it says on the tin, with very little to Hear on it. " Norhtern Lightes " is a lovely progressive song that builds into almost an anthem. Ian singing " If I`m your rose, You are my sun and rain " A strong single contender. It is then that we arrive at " Whispers " My personal favourite of the album simply because of the fantastic melody. Its melody, vocals, drums, strings , everything about it is just so right. There`s even in my opinion the most appealing guitar riff off the album." El Mundo Paqueno " Or " The Small World " is next. Its Brownie`s first attempt at singing in Spanish on a record and he carries it off handsomely. " Forever and a Day " is the penultimate track on the album and it see`s Francis Dunnery put his Pink Floyd connections into the melody. Its a very good song but could have been longer at only 2 minutes 44 seconds. Finally we round off Ians truimphant comeback with " Shadow of a Saint " Which is a sweeping ballad that really takes off and develops from a rose bud into a huge colourful rose bush. It is the grandest of closures to an all together superb album that asserts Ian Brown once again as the " Godfather of Indie music "

Rating: - Top return enhanced by collaboration with Francis Dunnery

Much has already been written about how this is a return to top form form by Ian Brown, but surely there can be no coincidence that this album shows many influences from that much under-rated singer, song writer, guitarist Francis Dunnery. Although more dance / trance based than Francis' owm albums, this albums shouts Mr Dunnery's influence, from the musical layers and developmets through to the lyrics and song matter - "too much Saturn not enough moon", FEAR itself reeks of Francis subjects and clever lyrical twists. How could this album fail, the singer from THE band of the 80's teaming up with the most under-rated songwriter of modern times. Buy this album....if you've already got it, check out any of Francis' albums - the most resembling this is probably Tall Blonde Helicoptor, but you won't go wrong with Fearless (recognise anything here) Francis' first UK release or Man - his latest album.Invest in these, along with Ian Brown's and "let's go see what happens......"

Rating: - good, but let down by a couple of naff songs

Brown again manages to accommodate his limited vocals into some excellent tunes. The first single 'F.E.A.R.', has superb strings and guitars to accompany the lyrics. 'Whispers' is definitely the best track on the album, sounding not to distant from 'I wanna be adored' and 'Dolphins were Monkeys'. 'Gravy Train' has a very catchy chorus, and 'Stardust' could well be another 'My Star', but tracks like 'El Mundo Pequeno' and 'Hear no, see no' and 'Shadow of a Saint' are poor.

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