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Review Summary: Album recipe: 1 solid pop base (polish first); two spoons of sweet vocal harmonies; a hearty dollop of sarcasm (but not too much); and a pinch of the blues. Served warm Sick of snide comments about the flora and fauna up there in the north of England, The Beautiful South started as they meant to go on by giving themselves a sarcastic name. Sarcasm comes easily to Paul Heaton. The group's songs have contained his bitterly sardonic ponderings since its conception, but are deftly cloaked in extremely easy-on-the-ear music that keeps it simple with a standard guitar, bass and drums set-up, although there are occasional forays into wind or string instrumentation, keyboards, piano; anything is an option, really. This unusual blend results in most songs having a softly pleasant feeling until you find yourself singing along to lyrics that deal with subjects you wouldn't expect from the approach. Blue Is The Colour is probably the defining BS album, and is also one of the contenders for their best.

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'Don't Marry Her' sets the tone right away; a dreamy, catchy pop song that's great to sing along to in the car on a sunny day. Just make sure no-one's listening. You see, melodic and accessible as this group is, it's the lyrics that gives them their appeal. It's astonishing how easily words that are usually hissed in spite can be sung in a soft, innocent manner; take this little sample - ' I'll never grow so old and flabby/That could never be/Don't marry her,. me' Jacqueline Abbott is on top form on this album - such a shame she only takes the lead on three tracks.

Artist: The Beautiful South Title Of Album: Blue Is The Color Year Of Release: September 23, 1997 Label: ARK 21 Genre: Blues, Folk, Indie, Pop/Rock, Alternative Quality/Bitrate: MP3 / VBRkbps / 44.1 Khz / Stereo / Studio Total Time: 51:39 min Total Size: 76,3 mb WebSite: The Beautiful South: Paul Heaton, Jacqueline Abbott, Dave Hemingway (vocals); David Rotherary (guitar); Sean Welch (bass); David Stead (drums). Additional personnel: Damon Butcher (keyboards, programming); Andy Duncan (percussion, programming); Martin Ditcham (percussion). Formed in 1988 from the ashes of the short-lived, socialist pop group The Housemartins by singer/songwriter Paul Heaton (a Scotsman from Hull), The Beautiful South has continued plumbing Heaton's fascination with underdogs, domestic breakdowns, drunkenness (both relative to the previous and for its own sake) and social inequities. In place of The Housemartins' ringing, British Invasion-inspired guitar backdrops, however, songwriter/guitarist David Rotheray and singers Dave Hemingway and Jacqueline Abbott have crafted a distinctive, folk-laced variety of chamber pop to draw Heaton into a more adult milieu. Buoyed by great singing and stately melodies, the arrangements pointedly underscore each composition's lyrical content. BLUE IS THE COLOUR breaks no new ground for The Beautiful South, yet for consistent quality and stylistic variety, it ranks with their very best. Tracklist - 01.

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Don't Marry Her 02. Little Blue 03. Blackbird On The Wire 05. Sound Of North America, The 06. Liar's Bar 08. Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) 09.

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Foundations 10. Artificial Flowers 11. Alone Songs from album (live versions).