Greatest Hits - Rick Astley

Yum! Rick with long hair. Actually, I think I preferred him with his nice auburn quiff. Note I said auburn, not ginger. Rick was at the height of fame in the late nineties, when a gap appeared in the music market for a slightly short looking public schoolboy type with ill fitting blazers and terrible dance moves. Rick fell into the hands of Stock Aitken and Waterman, who effortlessly guided his career for a few years before Rick fell out of favour and out of the charts. This is is best of, so let's remind ourselves what he had to offer. 'Never Gonna Give You Up' is three minutes of pop indulgence as he laments of his loyalty for some lucky lass. Rick's vocals ...  Read the complete review