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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. --
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Tracks - Disc 1
- Mr. Rock & Roll
- This Is The Life
- Poison Prince
- Youth Of Today
- Run
- Let's Start A Band
- Barrowland Ballroom
- L.A.
- A Wish For Something More
- Footballer's Wife
- This is the Life (Acoustic Amazon Exclusive MP3 track)
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- Studio - Decca U.S.
- Publisher - Decca U.S.
- Label - Decca U.S.
- Binding - Audio CD
Amazon Product ID: B0017OLUUC