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The World Is Yours |  | Artist: Ian Brown
Label: Polydor
Category: Music
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Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 2244
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 48 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602517246645
EAN: 0602517246645
ASIN: B000TAI2TW
Release Date: September 24, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | The World Is Yours | | • | On Track | | • | Sister Rose | | • | Save Us | | • | Eternal Flame | | • | The Feeding Of The 5000 | | • | Street Children | | • | Some Folks Are Hollow | | • | Goodbye To The Broken | | • | Me and You Forever | | • | Illegal Attacks - Ian Brown, Sinead O'Connor | | • | The World Is Yours |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 14
 What's Going On? October 26, 2007
The BBC Hate BRFC (Blackburn, England)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Get past the fact that despite some of the subject matter already sounding a little old hat, given that so many other artists have already worn out the skin on an already heavily beaten drum - the War in Iraq, the Church, suffering in the 3rd world et al and forgive the man his indulgence, because no matter what you say, these issues are still relevant and still continue unchallenged or unresolved.
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br /Personally, I think this album is superb. Ian Brown is very much like Mark E. Smith of The Fall - he never gives his fans (or rather fans who cling desparately to the memory of the Stone Roses - f*ck off and give the man a break. The Roses are DEAD. Period.) exactly what he thinks they would really like or expect and instaead throws them a curve ball to contend with. That's the beauty of his music - his constant evolution (nice 'Primate' link).
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br /This album is no different. It doesn't push boundaries but it doesn't kiss the arse of the current "mainstream" either. I believe one of Ian Brown's favourite albums of all time is Marvin Gaye's seminal "What's Going on" and in my mind there is no doubt that "The World is Yours" is heavily influenced, to the point of plagiarising subject matter, by this album. I'd also imagine that many reviewers reactions (not necessarily on Amazon) to it's release were pretty similar to Berry Gordy's at Motown when Marvin Gaye explained the concept of "What's Going On" i.e "What the f*ck IS going on!
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br /This is Ian Brown's contemporary take on Gaye's Motown classic, it also takes in a lot of '70's Blaxploitation Soul/Funk (Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, etc), the lush orchestral arrangements in particular (in fact other than Drums and Bass, other instruments are very sparsely used) which works perfectly from a historic perspective and the evolution of 'Black' music, when you consider the Hip Hop beats which underpin many of the songs.
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br /This album will ultimately benefit from a retrospective perspective - time will show this to be one of the best, if not the best, Ian Brown album - in fact it could be argued that IS a retrospective perspective on an era of music that was underpinned by the album that inspired this album - "What's Going On."
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br /Anyway just buy it. It's a great chill out record. Best Track for me "Some Folks are Hollow."
Great... but he needs a co-writer for the music September 24, 2007
robbyyy
3 out of 23 found this review helpful
First impressions of the album are... great if you are a fan. Not so great if the guys voice grates you.
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br /Personally, i would rank it as his 2nd best solo album after the debut.
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br /Second impression is that whilst the tunes are good, the lyrics better than 99% of what else is around today, you are still left to wonder if this is it? Is this the standard that we should expect from King Monkey nowdays?
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br /If it is then its such a waste of arguably the best 'popular culture' lyricist of the last 20 years.
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br /Reform the Roses, form a new band, but please get someone to tell you what sounds crap and what doesnt.
Monkey Magic October 22, 2007
Tricky Dicky (Perth, WA Australia)
As a teenager my musical bread and butter were bands like the Stone Roses, Charlatans and Happy Mondays so I will always be a fan of the genius that is Ian Brown.
br /However, as I've matured so has the music of Ian Brown. This is one hell of an album. Full of powerful lyrics but surprisingly easy listening and toe-tapping at the same time. There's not a bad track on the whole album.
br /Some prefer the hard hitting guitars of his earlier stuff but I equally love the classical elements in this album.
br /I live in Australia and I had a bit of a job getting hold of a copy. So if you're sitting on the fence: Buy this album !!!! It's a shining example of what British artists are capable of.
 Mr Consistent October 1, 2007
M. Speller (Herts, England)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ever since he released 'Unfinished Monkey Business' he has been making his own musical strides, constantly producing innovative music. 'Unfinished Monkey Business' and 'Golden Greats' come from the same roots as much of the Stone Roses stuff, whereas 'Music Of Spheres', 'Solarized' and 'The World Is Yours' are a huge leap away in terms of musical makeup.
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br /Damian Alburn is another artist who arguably has jumped from one style to another with apparent ease, the Gorillaz project is a huge success and it is people like Ian Brown and Damian Alburn who are the first great musicians to appear from the rubble of the fallen Brit Pop empire.
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br /Ian Brown's latest offering is solid. Not his most spectacular release but nevertheless good. Ian Brown continually is morphing with his arrangement and delivery and this album is no different. The string section that we first heard back on F.E.A.R in 2002 has returned and features on most of the album. Nearly all tracks, including 'Sister Rose' and 'Save Us' are built round the core of an orchestra jamming with a dirty broken beat and Brown's lazy lyrical delivery. It works too, the lyrics are as politically charged and dreamy as ever.(See 'Street Children lyrics - "Wish that I could scoop; all of those children in my arms; give the love they need; and protect them all from harm;") Some of the songs like 'Eternal Flame' have an almost R'n'B feel about it.
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br /This album is a rather laid back chilled affair, the funky guitar riffs on 'Sister Rose' is as upbeat and rousing as it gets, but that is not a bad thing. Once again Brown has moved with the times and not content in keeping safe in familiarity. Would recommend this album to anyone with an open mind and has liked the two previous albums Brown has released.
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br /*** Like :- Ian Brown -thankfully **
same masterly lyrics different beat! November 9, 2007
l cfl bryan (north yorkshire)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
ian brown has done it again!! he has come up with a quality new album no, not in the mould of his other stuff but this works!! he has mixed his own great lyrics with the hip hop beats and the string quartet and it does work!! there is.nt really a weak track on the cd but highlights for me are the world is yours,Sister Rose ,Eternal Flame ,Feeding Of The 5000 ,Some Folks Are Hollow ,Me And You Forever. but the brilliant illegal attacks is the track of the album browny shoots straight from the lip and the lyrics really hit home! just go buy it, it's is different to what he's done before but it's brilliant
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