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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 6025176923056 Label: Decca U.S. Manufacturer: Decca U.S. Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Decca U.S. Release Date: August 19, 2008 Studio: Decca U.S. Sales Rank: 627 MPN: 001133502
Amazon.com: Amy MacDonald is that proverbial old head on young shoulders, a Scottish singer-songwriter who, despite her tender 19 years, writes songs with the grace, wisdom, and proficiency of one with a score more on the clock. As influenced by the Libertines as by any venerable old folk hand, the eleven songs on This Is the Life combine a traditional, acoustic folk-rock sound with a youthful spirit and self-assured lyrics that veer between the observational and the confessional. "Poison Prince" is a jagged guitar strut dedicated to some Doherty-like bad boy, a song every bit as pathos-laden as the Libertines at their doomed, romantic best with a closing treatise to find "An upbeat song/So we can dance the night away," while "Mr. Rock & Roll" begins as a wryly withering jibe at some perennial party animals, but by the chorus has softened into a subtle, touching tale of human coupling. MacDonald's age doesn't seem to have been an impediment--"Youth of Today," reportedly written when she was 15, is one of the better tracks here, while "Footballer's Wife" is a clear-headed attack on vapid Barbie-doll celebrity that suggests this girl is very much on the right track. "Rolling Stone, here I come, watch out everyone/I'm singing my song," she sings on "Let's Start a Band." Let that be a warning to you. --Louis Pattison
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Bring the coffee house home
I would describe her voice as a mix between Natalie Merchant & The Cranberries. Every now and again it reminded me of a calmer Alanis Morissette.
It's bright and very instrumental. The ... Read More
Rating: - she is amazing
Amy is a great singer, her voice is powerful and very pleasant.
I love the song This is the Life, especially the acoustic version.
Rating: - Leaves you humming
Amy MacDonald's sound is refreshing, new, vibrant, this CD will leave you humming. I play it over and over again. This is a sound which will put a smile on your face instantly! An everyone's must hear!
Rating: - Its Ok. Not offensive but not memorable either
I got this cd in the mail the same day I had to drive to another town on business. So I popped it into my car's cd player and hit the road
I listened to it the whole way through, and the good ... Read More
Rating: - New artist exploding her way to the top
Amy MacDonald's newest CD "This is the Life" is an creative, self expressive album that mixes various genres to develop a unique sound that is folk, mixed with rock and then mixed with up-beat welch vocals. ... Read More
- she is amazing
- Its Ok. Not offensive but not memorable either