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Friday October 15 2010
Games review
Mahmoud Ghanem 4B Review section team
When Apple released their iPhone a few
years back they could never have predicted
that by entering the phone market
they were also entering another market
altogether-Gaming.
Since then the iPhone has become the
Gadget Show’s top portable gaming device
as well as one of the world’s most
prominent smartphones. So here is The
Citizen’s top three iPhone games.
Angry Birds
Angry Birds is a casual slingshot game
in which you fire chickens at small green
monsters in wooden (or concrete) bunkers.
Lack of plot aside, Angry Birds is incredibly
addictive, as most students (and
teachers) will testify.
Doodle Jump
Doodle Jump is a tilt based jumping game
and nothing else, it sheer simplicity is its
very charm. You steer a little cannon/thing
upwards to gain points.
Nova
Nova is a 3D shooting game and the only
game with a storyline on this list. In it you
guide the hero through a Metroid style
story line whilst shooting anything that
gets in your way, sure it’s not COD but its
a great touchscreen shoot em up all the
same.
Album of
the week
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Daoud Al-Janabi J6PTB & Jack Wearing 5A
Review section team
Last Saturday it would have been the 70th
birthday of John Lennon, arguably one of
the most important men to ever influence a
medium. So in his memory our Album of
the Week is Abbey Road.
Something that really strikes us is that
the songs all feel like they are part of a
whole which makes the album a pleasure
to listen to. Yet at the same time the songs
themselves are diverse and astounding in
their own right, be it a psychedelic chant
in ‘Because’, or a psychotic nursery rhyme
Single of
the week
Kings of Leon - Radioactive
Marcus Collier-Wright 5B Review section editor
Ever since the release of Only by the Night
and the venture into the unknown territory
of chart-toppers, many old school, long
time Kings of Leon fans have branded them
as sell-outs. The reason? I don’t know, but
they obviously preferred their older stuff
to what’s coming out of the studio now.
Unfortunately I’m not in a position to judge
this as, well, I’ve hardly heard any of their
old stuff (an album is on hold, but that’s not
much use now).
Early reaction to the material being heard
from their upcoming album, Come around
Quality music at
First Form recital
Citizen music correspondent
Parents and friends were treated to some
vituoso performances at Tuesday’s First
Form recital.
No fewer than twenty-two boys playing
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News and comment
in ‘Maxwell Silver Hammer’. However,
the second side is the real highlight, an 11
song medley which provides a breathtaking
finale to the album, each track barely longer
than a minute. These frequent changes in
pace make it as exciting and varied as it is
cohesive and wholesome.
This album is definitely much more than its
iconic cover art.
Sundown, has been mixed: some hate it
and others think that it’s sounding like
their old stuff again. Listening to it from a
“newcomer” point of view, it’s ok, catchy
certainly, but the entire song sounds the
same, almost like a drone, whilst the backing
vocals leave much to be desired. There isn’t
anything remarkably special that gives it a
huge reason to be noticed. The proper fans
won’t like it much, the “Sex on Fire” fans
will love it. It’s Kings of Leon, so expect it
to be in the top ten come next week.
Rating: 4/10
twelve different instruments took part.
They ranged from relative novices to
highly accomplished players. Highlights
included: a strings trio, two performances
on the guitar, some incredible piano and
violin pieces and the longest single piece
of music manuscript ever seen at City of
London School.
Well done to all the performers.