The Hybirds 'The Hybirds' (Heavenly)


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Imagine for a moment, if you will, a band who combine the sounds of the 60ft Dolls, Oasis and, on one occasion, country music bloke Billy Ray Cyrus, while pinching tunes left, right and centre from the likes of Paul Weller, Shed Seven and even Meatloaf! Or, on second thoughts, dont. It�s quite horrible isn�t it.

But now try and imagine a band who do this with a little bit (and I did only say little bit) of credibility. This is probably the best attempt I�ve ever heard at passing off a covers album as your own work. And it ain�t half bad. Some tunes could even give the bands they were inspired by a run for their money.

The only thing that this album really shows though is that The Hybirds have a rather large record collection. And as my psychiatrist keeps telling me, size isn�t everything.

James Berry