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<DIV><SPAN class=650393603-29112000><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know this is way
off topic and out of period but I was excited to see it and had to share it with
my friends. This is from a company in London and about my cousin.
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT size=3>Welcome to the
Christmas mailer. This issue is a little different to normal; <BR>it's more a
review of the year' than the usual reviews of new releases. The <BR>exception
to this is our album of the month, a great new album from Chicago <BR>based
singer/songwriter Bob Collum - a name we'll all be hearing more of in <BR>the
future, 'Low Rent Romeo' is a disc that will appeal to everyone.<BR>Looking
back over the last year it's been an excellent period for releases; <BR>there
have been so many great albums available it's been difficult to pick <BR>our
top 10 - hope you agree with at least some of our list..<BR>This mailer is
available on our website, with album covers and formatted <BR>text -
<BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff size=3><U><A
href="http://www.fishrecords.co.uk/xmas00mail.html"
eudora="autourl">http://www.fishrecords.co.uk/xmas00mail.html<BR></A></FONT></U><FONT
size=3>This months competition is for a variety of signed discs, posters &
free <BR>discs - great prizes and the entry form is <BR></FONT><FONT
color=#0000ff size=3><U><A href="http://www.fishrecords.co.uk/xmascomp.html"
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size=3>------------------------------------------------- <BR>Album of the
Month <BR>Bob Collum - Low Rent Romeo<BR>Low Rent Romeo' is the second solo
release from Chicago based Bob Collum, <BR>and it's a release that, if there's
any justice, will see him known as one <BR>of the very best singer/songwriters
around. <BR>The 12 tracks on display here cover a wide a variety of styles,
but it's <BR>best described as contemporary folk with a pop/rock edge - it's a
wonderful <BR>combination that has the best of all worlds; great lyrics &
musicians, and <BR>it's full of hooks - what more could you ask for? <BR>On
first listen the songs are refreshing and immediately appealing, but it's
<BR>the consistency of the disc that impresses the most - it never lets up,
good <BR>track follows good track and there's definitely no filler on here.
<BR>It's difficult to highlight tracks from albums as solid as this, but the
<BR>melody and lyrics on 'Empty Hands of Love' combined with the great
interplay <BR>between the acoustic guitar and fiddle make it obvious choice.
Other <BR>standouts include the final song 'Laws of Gravity', a disarmingly
simple <BR>acoustic track, and the folk-pop of the opener, 'Falling Blue'.
<BR>Throw in intelligent & subtle use of instrumentation, and excellent
<BR>production that works well on the variety of song styles and you have one
of <BR>the best discs to come through our doors this or any year. <BR>It only
has to be a matter of time before a big label comes in and picks the <BR>disc
up - pioneering listeners should make sure they grab their copies of <BR>the
disc earlier. <BR>£11.99<BR>Samples <BR></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff
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size=3> (Full MP3)<BR>-------------------------------------------------
<BR><BR><BR>Thanks to everyone for their support and custom over the last 12
months - <BR>Fish Records has now almost completed it's second year, and we
keep growing <BR>and going from strength to strength - things have certainly
come a long way <BR>from Issue 1 of the mailer.<BR>Please feel free to contact
me if you have any questions or queries.<BR>best
wishes<BR>Neil<BR>------------------------------------------------- <BR>Fish
Records <BR>Suppliers of singer/songwriter, folk & acoustic music
<BR>Shrewsbury, England<BR>neil@fishrecords.co.uk <BR>tel +44 (0) 1743 231546
<BR>fax +44 (0) 1743 354354
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is the bird that sings while it is still
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