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There is no getting around it: the Script are unabashedly cheesy. But it is a very good kind of cheesy, done so skilfully there is simply no resisting it, if only as a guilty pleasure. The "together we cry" refrain that kicks off their first record is a perfect opener -- it proceeds the same way from there, strings and keyboards overshadowing the simple guitar lines and Danny O'Donoghue crooning his heart out, as serious about his love woes as any 16-year-old has ever been. But the music is, all told, prime pop/rock, with solid rhythmic grooves and passably energetic guitars, and that goes a long way toward selling the songs. It's not reckless or fuzzy enough for power pop; instead, the prime rock influence is U2, with guitar textures free of reverb but still simmering with romantic tension much the way the Edge likes 'em, though the piano is also as prominent in the mix. Between Coldplay and the Fray, the Script are not the first by far to plunder U2's legacy and reinvent it this way, but the Script are the most straightforward of the bunch, keeping the songs uncluttered and focusing on emotion, not arrangements; this pays off, with the exception of one blunder, the unbearable '80s trip "Rusty Halo." It's sappy as a maple plantation, but the rock part gives Script's debut just enough honesty to keep it firmly above the soulless, teary-eyed dross you'd hear in rom-com soundtracks -- even though it's every bit as melodramatic.
© Alexey Eremenko /TiVo
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Andrew Frampton, Composer - Andrew Frampton, Lyricist - Andrew Frampton, Producer - Dan Frampton, Engineer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Glen Power, Composer - Glen Power, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Mark Stent, Mixing Engineer - Paul Inder, Bass - Paul Inder, Guitar - Steve Kipner, Composer - Steve Kipner, Lyricist - Steve Kipner, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer - The Script, Vocal
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Andrew Frampton, Keyboards - Andrew Frampton, Producer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Glen Power, Composer - Glen Power, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Paul Inder, Guitar - Stephen Kipner, Drums - Steve Kipner, Producer - The Script, Performer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Glen Power, Drums - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Mark Stent, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Andrew Frampton, Composer - Andrew Frampton, Drums - Andrew Frampton, Keyboards - Andrew Frampton, Lyricist - Andrew Frampton, Piano - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Glen Power, Drums - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Mark Stent, Mixing Engineer - Steve Kipner, Composer - Steve Kipner, Drums - Steve Kipner, Lyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Andrew Frampton, Composer - Andrew Frampton, Drum Programmer - Andrew Frampton, Guitar - Andrew Frampton, Keyboards - Andrew Frampton, Lyricist - Andrew Frampton, Piano - Andrew Frampton, Producer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Glen Power, Drums - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Mark Stent, Mixing Engineer - Steve Kipner, Composer - Steve Kipner, Lyricist - Steve Kipner, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dan Frampton, Mixing Engineer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Paul Inder, Guitar - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Andrew Frampton, Producer - Dan Frampton, Mixing Engineer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Glen Power, Drums - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Steve Kipner, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dan Frampton, Engineer - Dan Frampton, Mixing Engineer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer - The Script, Vocal
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dan Frampton, Mixing Engineer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Elad Fish, Drums - Mark Sheehan, Composer - Mark Sheehan, Lyricist - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Paul Inder, Guitar - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer - Tony McGuinness, Composer - Tony McGuinness, Lyricist
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dan Frampton, Mixing Engineer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Composer - Daniel O'Donoghue, Lyricist - Daniel O'Donoghue, Producer - Mark Sheehan, Producer - Paul Inder, Guitar - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - The Script, Performer
(P) 2008 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Albumbeschreibung
There is no getting around it: the Script are unabashedly cheesy. But it is a very good kind of cheesy, done so skilfully there is simply no resisting it, if only as a guilty pleasure. The "together we cry" refrain that kicks off their first record is a perfect opener -- it proceeds the same way from there, strings and keyboards overshadowing the simple guitar lines and Danny O'Donoghue crooning his heart out, as serious about his love woes as any 16-year-old has ever been. But the music is, all told, prime pop/rock, with solid rhythmic grooves and passably energetic guitars, and that goes a long way toward selling the songs. It's not reckless or fuzzy enough for power pop; instead, the prime rock influence is U2, with guitar textures free of reverb but still simmering with romantic tension much the way the Edge likes 'em, though the piano is also as prominent in the mix. Between Coldplay and the Fray, the Script are not the first by far to plunder U2's legacy and reinvent it this way, but the Script are the most straightforward of the bunch, keeping the songs uncluttered and focusing on emotion, not arrangements; this pays off, with the exception of one blunder, the unbearable '80s trip "Rusty Halo." It's sappy as a maple plantation, but the rock part gives Script's debut just enough honesty to keep it firmly above the soulless, teary-eyed dross you'd hear in rom-com soundtracks -- even though it's every bit as melodramatic.
© Alexey Eremenko /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:25
- Main artists: The Script
- Composer: Daniel O'Donoghue
- Label: Phonogenic
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2008 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LIMITED
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