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 Incredible Indelible Artist Oct 07, 2008
Justin proves here he's the self-depreciating talent behind Del Amitri's greatness. This is a beautiful and haunting late night with a drink sorrows album with some rays of sunshine sprinkled in. Love isn't always beautiful, in fact, much of the time it can suck, and Justin can bring that mood and feeling up to the surface like no other artist can. To all those heartbroken lovers to losers, this album is for you!
1 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 A Terrible Disappointment Jul 03, 2008
I looked forward to this release as much as anything that came out in 2007. This cd may have been better off as a book of poems. Although there are some beautiful lyrics, the cd comes off as terribly bland and depressing. Not what a Del Amitri fan would expect.
Hopefully his next solo cd will bring back some of the Del Amitri mixed bag of songs that most fans would expect.
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Just Surrender...and buy it. Mar 31, 2008
Mr. Curries very own brand of melancholy can, at the first listen, sound soul-destroying and dreadfully depressing, but keep listening to this smooth-talking Glaswegian and you'll be hooked. Love may be pointless, but with this album, you've found a sound track to help you enjoy the ride. As with the Del Amitri albums, each song is carefully written, the melodies are perfect, and there is not a b-side on there. Buy it and then go see him live.....soon everyone is going to catch on to this guy and you'll not be able to get close for young girls with broken hearts in the front row.
1 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Exquisite! Feb 22, 2008
This recording is simply gorgeous. With a rare honesty, Justin Currie gives us rich stories and touching reminiscences to frame our own intimate truths. Del Amitri fans will find this new direction enchanting. The wistful radiance of love, loss and undeniable hope has a faithful voice. Make a night of this and Frank Sinatra's "In the Wee Small Hours".
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Justin Currie escapes Del Amitri Jan 12, 2008
Justin Currie's songwriting is on par with Don Henley, John Hiatt and John Lennon. I know, that's pretty "out there." But if you go back to the Del Amitri catalog you'll be hard pressed to come up with a parallel team the calibre of Currie and Iain Harvie.
But with "What is Love For," Currie has written the album that the Dels couldn't. It's uniformly gloomy, although the melodies are predictably strong. Currie plays more keyboards than ever here. With the Dels he was a bassist and acoustic player using alternative tunings.
Per usual, he remains the mordant social critic, and self-effacing to a fault. I doubt there's a more honest writer out there -- at least in this genre.
As he said in an interview with The Scotsman (Glasgow), discerning fans will buy this CD and swallow it up. But anyone looking for 12 iterations of "Roll to Me" will wonder if they blundered into one of Currie's bad dreams.
If you appreciate the craft of songwriting, add this to your collection.
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