Sign up
Search
Advanced search settings

Search only in certain items:

Search results
All (1189)
Content
People
Apps
Books
Orbs
Movies
Music
Podcasts
Shows
Tabletop Games
Tech
TV
Video Games
YouTube Channels
Videos
40x40

Tom Jones recommended Sunny Side Up by Paolo Nutini in Music (curated)

 
Sunny Side Up by Paolo Nutini
Sunny Side Up by Paolo Nutini
2009 | Rock
(0 Ratings)
Album Favorite

"I saw him on the Jay Leno show, and I thought 'wow, this is a good band'. It was like the Kings of Leon, southern rock, and he came on with that thing and I thought 'I wonder where this kid's from, he must be from the South somewhere'. And then when Jay Leno says 'that was great', Paolo says [adopts Scottish accent] 'thank you very much', and I thought 'he's fucking Scottish!' So it's great, but the album he did as well, that's great. I play that - there's so many great things on there. Again, it's fresh, it's different from other things, so I hope he can come up with more, because he writes as well. And Ethan John [Jones's producer for Spirit In The Room] produced the album, which I didn't know, when I heard the album. There's a jazz band thing, a traditional jazz band thing. 'Simple Things In Life', I like that, about going round to his mother's for tea, it's great. He paints a picture, you can see him do it."

Source
  
40x40

Chris Hooker (419 KP) rated Out of Tune in Books

Jan 12, 2018  
OO
Out of Tune
Jonathan Maberry | 2014
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This collection of short stories with has a interesting twist in that they are all based on traditional ballads. I really enjoyed the variety and the dark twist on all of them. Some of my favorites were "Driving Jenny Home" and "John Barleycorn Must Die". As a person who loves Irish and Scottish folk music these stories gave me a new perspective on the music I listen too.

I will be recommending book. Especially to my friends with literature and music degrees.
  
40x40

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2680 KP) rated Kilt Dead (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
KD
Kilt Dead (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #1)
Kaitlyn Dunnett | 2007
6
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Liss MacCrimmon has returned to her hometown in Maine to help her aunt run the Scottish Emporium she owns. But when the local busy body winds up dead in the stock room, Liss must clear herself of murder. I liked the characters well enough, but there wasn't enough plot to sustain a 300 pages novel. It would have worked better at 200 pages.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-kilt-dead-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
40x40

Chloe (778 KP) rated Gone Again in Books

Jun 8, 2020  
Gone Again
Gone Again
Doug Johnstone | 2013 | Thriller
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Father-son relationship (1 more)
Setting
Silly story (1 more)
Over-dramatic
Too fast-paced, verging on silly
Mark Douglas' small Scottish life is about to take a bit of a turn, starting with his wife not picking their son up from school. The story spirals into despair and heart break.

I enjoyed the relationship between father and son but the story feels very rushed and silly. It was quite predictable really with such a focus on key parts of the story as it goes downhill.