To See The Lights:

arussell77@email.com

It is no exaggeration to say that this collection of rarities, b-sides 
and live tracks is in a different league to any other indie albums 
released in the 90's. Martin's voice range throughout this album is 
simply marvellous, from the ballads 'I Can't Help Myself' and 'Her 
Fifteen Years' to the upbeat live version of 'Sleep Well Tonight' not 
forgetting the classic 'Olympian' which ebbs and flows to probably the 
greatest chorus (and longest) that I have ever heard. A guage of a song 
writers talent can be found in artists/bands b-sides and it is clear that 
Martin Rossiter and the rest of Gene are a class apart from the majority 
of 'Indie' bands around today. With a hidden track at the end, albeit 
another version of 'For The Dead' this collection of tracks represents 
what was so good about the Britpop revolution. Quite simply this album is 
pure class. Buy it! 



brett6@btinternet.com

To see the lights is a brilliant album, containing all the stuff you 
loved from Olympian and loads of other cool bits in one perfect package. 
Sadly for most fans of their earlier work its also marks the beginning of 
the end, when the band decided to leave the bedsit to go rock, (with 
dispointing results!) 
However, the ablum remains a classic with storming live renditions of old 
standards like 'olympian' and 'left-handed' as well as some great covers 
including one of the best versions of 'say a little prayer' ever to grace 
your stereo - its only a shame that for so many of us it had to end here! 



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