| Musicomh |
The bespectacled Reid twins have often met with stifled titters. It's easy to remember the slightly late '80s cheesiness of I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles and Letter from America but, when you think about it, they were really good songs. So good in fact that Comic Relief can adopt them as their official single and it doesn't seem to do anyone's career any harm....full text |
| Manchestereveningnews |
| THIS hard working duo are always associated with 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)'- so much so that fans are always in search of its sequel, when listening to an album by the bespectacled two. ' Life With You' follows the re-release of their most famous hit and it does contain the odd rebel rousing number; yep, the twins still have it. The title track shows they still have a backbone....full text |
| Indielondon |
| BY THE Proclaimers standards, new album Life Without You is an extremely serious record, reflective of our troubled times. It’s as much informed by the war on terror and the recent cash for honours scandal as it is feelings of warmth and love. Yet it retains a distinct style that’s firmly in keeping with the elements that helped turn Craig and Charlie into one of Scotland’s best (and most enduringly popular) bands....full text |
| Digitalspy |
| After the success of Peter Kay's Comic Relief rendition of their biggest hit as 'I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)', the Proclaimers clearly felt Christmas had come early. As such, there's a huge UK tour on the cards as well as new single 'Life With You', a tune to warm the cockles if ever you needed one and a song that might just break the Proclaimers out of being known (by non-fans, that is) for drunken anthem '500 Miles'....full text |
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The bespectacled Reid twins have often met with stifled titters. It's easy to remember the slightly late '80s cheesiness of I'm Gonna Be 500 Miles and Letter from America but, when you think about it, they were really good songs. So good in fact that Comic Relief can adopt them as their official single and it doesn't seem to do anyone's career any harm.