In Blue

by

The Corrs

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It's a wonder the Corrs haven't yet broken into the United States yet, with only a handful of other people who have had the opportunity to get to know (and ultimately love) the Corrs, it's hard to believe that a band that can achieve so much success around the world hasn't yet made its impact on us.

That being said, "In Blue" is a great album. Andrea's voice once again never fails to float in the air and hang above your head in a misty haze, even with more fast paced dance-type songs like "Give Me a Reason."

As always, the Corrs display their unique style, combining the sounds of guitar, violin, drums and tin whistle, each contributed by Jim, Sharon, Caroline, and Andrea, respectively. The songs themselves range from upbeat ("Say," "Breathless") to mellow and hauntingly beautiful ("Remember," "Somebody for Someone," "One Night"), not skipping a beat by adding in an exceptional instrumental track, "Rebel Heart."

The Corrs are a type of band you can randomly listen to on the radio and recognize. Their music can help you fall asleep and sit up and listen attentively at the same time. They combine aspects of pop, rock, and Irish sounds and manage to blend them together as only they can. How can you not take notice of the wonderful Corrs? They're one of my favorite groups, among the Beatles, No Use for a Name, the Ataris, and Nina Gordon.

I highly suggest you buy this album, umm.. NOW, and while you're at the store, pick up "Talk on Corners" [listen to "What Can I Do" and "Queen of Hollywood"], "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" [check out "Runaway" and "Closer"] and don't forget to listen to "Unplugged." The quality of the music is amazing, as are the Corrs themselves.

The Corrs are great. Their popularity in the rest of the world is well earned. But listening to this cd, I wouldn't blame anyone for never listening to them again.

This cd is extremely repetitive. It in unoriginal, typical American pop, boring. One or two stand out songs are catchy and worth a listen. Breathless and No More Cry are catchy.

Part of the problem with this cd is that they're straying so far from the Irish music infused with pop that made their other two cds so great. THAT was what made only slightly above average songs good, and their really good songs great.

I really do like the Corrs. I was tempted to give this three stars just because of that fact. But this cd really doesn't deserve it. For their best work, try Talk on Corners. Forgiven, Not Forgotten has the most amazing instrumentals and is a solid cd to check out as well, though Talk on Corner has superior lyrics. But don't bother with this one. If you just can't get Bretathless out of your head, buy the single.