The Band Who Can't Be Moved (The Script - The Script)

Member Name: GeordieNick

Product:	The Script - The Script
Date:	20/07/09 (35 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Easy to listen to, Some good tracks

Disadvantages: Nothing unexpected

I first encountered The Script in one of my regular laze around in the common room moments during a free period. The song was called 'Man Who Can't Be Moved' and I instantly found it very catchy and began singing it in my head, and out loud... It is a song that is easy to understand and doesn't take many listens to decipher, so I decided to keep a look out for them. I then heard 'Breakeven' and 'We Cry' so decided I would take the plunge and listen to the album, The Script. Original I know.

The Script is the debut album from the Irish band and features eleven tracks including five singles. It was the twelfth best selling album of last year and peaked at number one in the UK album chart. The album was given a great reception in the press as shown by the amount of people who bought the album.

The album shows off the vocals from The Script exceptionally well coupled with the obvious mainstream elements of Sony BMG. I do not mind this though as there are some cracking songs. I would describe this album as a mix of many genres to create The Script's fairly unique sound. It has elements of hip hop mixed with elements of pop, rock and very Irish vocals which may seem like an odd mix. But the way I see it is it leads to a nice sound which has been accepted by a wide audience as shown in their chart positions. I listen to a lot of music from a wide variety of genres and I think The Script is something that slots nicely into my music collection.

On the album itself, my favourite song would be 'We Cry' which has a nice blend of the soulful vocals and hip hop. I also really like 'Talk You Down' which is another one of the singles. To get a full flavour of The Script you do not have to listen to all of their songs, but you certainly would enjoy listening to them if you like the first ones you hear.

Here is the track listing for the album.

We Cry - 3:43
Before The Worst - 3:23
Talk You Down - 3:50
The Man Who Can't Be Moved - 4:01
Breakeven - 4:21
Rusty Halo - 3:34
The End Where I Begin - 3:34
Fall For Anything - 4:32
If You See Kay - 3:12
I'm Yours - 4:13
Anybody There (Bonus Track)

The songs are of average length for a Sony BMG album and work fairly well in my opinion.

On the whole I would say The Script's self titled album is an easy album to listen to with nothing unexpected, following the script if you will. It is a fairly different sound to anyone else and I look forward to hearing their second installment.

Summary: An good, easy to listen to debut album from a promising band.