Wet Wet Wet
Undoubtedly a musical phenomenon, Wet Wet Wet have remained a relevant institution in British culture from the time they formed in 1982 up until present day. With an incredible back catalogue of songs including three U.K. No. 1’s - ’With A Little Help From My Friends’ (1988), ’Goodnight Girl’ (1992) and ’Love Is All Around’ (1994), the guys have been making an impact with their music for 20 years now and what have become the familiar ingredients to the Wet Wet Wet sound - cascading instrumentals, killer hooks and that stunning voice - have made them one of the most successful bands in British pop history.
Following their reunion in 2004, the much loved Scottish boys embraced the future and advanced their already fruitful career by selling out a UK-wide arena tour and achieving UK top 20 chart success with their second greatest hits album The Greatest Hits, which included the hit single ’All I Want’. Now, Wet Wet Wet are at it again with a 20th anniversary tour and forthcoming album release? The major arena tour, to commence on Tuesday, 4th December 2007, will stop at most major UK city centres including Glasgow, Birmingham, London, Aberdeen and Cardiff. All shows will include new material from the Wets’ forthcoming album ’Timeless’, which they’ve spent the first part of 2007 perfecting down to the last sweeping orchestral detail. In other live news, the guys recently previewed their new set at the Newmarket Racecourses, where they took the July Course stage on Friday 17th August for the final "Newmarket Nights" of the season, pulling a crowd of 18,000 - a record-breaking figure for the series of events.
The album is an updated twist on the classic Wet Wet Wet formula of melody, harmony and lyric. As usual, Pellow’s voice is immaculate, strong and full but is now set against a combination of luscious background of luscious guitar chords mixed with the symphonic depth of an orchestra, fantastically hook-laden melodies/lyrics and gorgeous, crisp production. Standout tracks include the up-tempo modern rock masterpiece ’Run’, the harmonically layered ballad ’Weightless’ and other favourites ’Through The Night’, ’Too Many People’, ’Eyes Wide Open’ and ’What Do You Know’. Collectively, all twelve tracks that make up ’Timeless’ come together to create a sublime and polished presentation of pop rock at it’s best.
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