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| This Is The Life | 
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| Artist: Amy Macdonald
Label: Decca U.S.
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (115 reviews)
Sales Rank: 246
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 001133502
UPC: 602517692305
EAN: 6025176923056
ASIN: B0017OLUUC
Release Date: August 19, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Mr. Rock & Roll | | • | This Is The Life | | • | Poison Prince | | • | Youth Of Today | | • | Run | | • | Let's Start A Band | | • | Barrowland Ballroom | | • | L.A. | | • | A Wish For Something More | | • | Footballer's Wife | | • | This is the Life (Acoustic Amazon Exclusive MP3 track) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Amy MacDonald is that proverbial old head on young shoulders, a Scottish singer-songwriter who, despite her tender 19 years, writes songs with the grace, wisdom, and proficiency of one with a score more on the clock. As influenced by the Libertines as by any venerable old folk hand, the eleven songs on This Is the Life combine a traditional, acoustic folk-rock sound with a youthful spirit and self-assured lyrics that veer between the observational and the confessional. "Poison Prince" is a jagged guitar strut dedicated to some Doherty-like bad boy, a song every bit as pathos-laden as the Libertines at their doomed, romantic best with a closing treatise to find "An upbeat song/So we can dance the night away," while "Mr. Rock & Roll" begins as a wryly withering jibe at some perennial party animals, but by the chorus has softened into a subtle, touching tale of human coupling. MacDonald's age doesn't seem to have been an impediment--"Youth of Today," reportedly written when she was 15, is one of the better tracks here, while "Footballer's Wife" is a clear-headed attack on vapid Barbie-doll celebrity that suggests this girl is very much on the right track. "Rolling Stone, here I come, watch out everyone/I'm singing my song," she sings on "Let's Start a Band." Let that be a warning to you. --Louis Pattison Amy MacDonald Photos
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| Customer Reviews: Read 110 more reviews...
 New artist exploding her way to the top October 9, 2008
Amy MacDonald's newest CD "This is the Life" is an creative, self expressive album that mixes various genres to develop a unique sound that is folk, mixed with rock and then mixed with up-beat welch vocals. Her writing style is "catchy" and holds you tight from one song to the next. The tracks are laid down to where you enter into a releam where each song takes you through one door after another door while giving you one journey after another journey. In basic terms once you start listening to this CD you will get lost into the most amazing music experience. This is a must have CD for any music lover who is tired of having Top 40 muzak being shoved down the throats of true music lovers.
MadCow Music Review
This Is 'The Real Thing' October 5, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
In the wake of `American Idol' neo-talents and Radio Disney wanna-bes, I get the heebie-jeebies whenever I see some new female artist vying for my attention. My instincts warn me to take flight while my conscious brain tells me I'm bound to be disappointed by whatever two-dimensional presentation the new face has to offer. Amy McDononald's new disk offers me a panacea for my paranoia. First of all - and this is very important in this age of emotionless warblers - she writes her own material. Secondly, she knows how to write memorable melodies, and best of all, her words are genuinely meaningful. "This Is the Life" overflows with catchy riffs that support personal tales of difficult relationships, but she speaks from (and for) a perspective that includes both sexes. The opening track spells it out instantly. "Mr. Rock and Roll" brilliantly conveys pigeon-holed individuals willing to overcome their narrow-minded perspectives in order to find happiness together, while "Poison Prince" tells the tale of an aloof "poetic genius" who can't see beyond his own bad habits (Are you listening, Pete Doherty?).
This return to topicality and personal expression is heady stuff when compared to the new breed of pop star, and it is most welcome. As you listen to "This Is the Life," you are left with the distinct impression that McDonald has lived with, and inside of, these songs for quite some time. Her appeal ought to cross age barriers as well. "Youth of Today" chastises baby boomers who apply judgmental aspersions toward their kids without acknowledging their talents, and parents would be wise to heed her perspective. In a marketplace where intelligence and melody are being abandoned, and record labels drop singer/songwriters like hot potatoes, it's wonderful to hear someone unwilling to compromise her expressive talents for lowest-common-denominator pop. To my mind, "This Is the Life" is extraordinarily commercial, and extraordinarily good. I hope that Amy McDonald finds an audience that agrees with me, because she deserves it.A-Tom Ryan
 Beautiful Voice and Great Potential October 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I started listening to this CD my first reaction was "what a beautiful voice." Amy McDonald definitely has great talent and also a lot to say. However, she seems to be spread too thin and I think she is trying to take on too much for someone of her young age. I found the lyrics to be preachy and callow from a bright young woman who still has much to learn and experience. Someday much greater things may come from Amy McDonald and I will look forward to that time.
A Fun Time October 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The cellophane wrapper had a sticker that said "Number 1 in 5 countries". Not sure if I understand why that would be but it's a really fun CD. It reminds me of pub music where everyone is a little tipsy and sings along -really loudly. That being said, I find some of the lyrics and music popping into my head at different times during the day ... it made an impression and I like that in my music.
Pleasant vocals and music September 23, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have to admit, I don't listen to music in any intellectual way. I don't pay any attention to the actual lyrics. Even for some of my favorite artists and songs (Sarah McLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Hem) I can recognize the songs instantly, but I couldn't quote a line of lyrics if I tried. So for me music is enjoyable if the vocals and music are pleasant, interesting and energetic. That in mind I think this album scores a very good, but not outstanding. It falls solidly into my second-tier of female vocalists, an album I'll happily add to my playlist of female vocalists, but not an album that has enough outstanding qualities that I actively choose to listen to it specifically.
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