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Media reviews<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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No, not the lad with the amazing dancing bear. This is
the other Simon Smith, the one who sings about the unfairness
of society, naked sexual lust, charity telethons and the scars
of everyday life from the point of view of a man with no
hands. If that seems a distressing, disturbing perspective, ask
yourself what else he could do. After all, he has no hands.
Smith’s greatest strength, apart from a grainy, rough-hewn
voice, is this unflinching honesty, which enables him to
present his points of view without slipping into the kind of
maudlin self-pity which would be perfectly justifiable but
counter-productive.<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
His Useless Eaters can slip into a Dire Straits-ish boogie or
conjure a swirling ambient soundscape depending on what
his songs need and, perhaps most encouraging of all, is the
fact that, with most of his material, the emotions and feelings
could belong to any sensitive human being and that’s one
measure of a great songwriter<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Johnny Black<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Big Issue\n\n\"Smith's tender vocals are deeply moving... \nSmith and the Eaters have produced a gorgeously \nmellow LP to melt the hardest of hearts<\/strong>\"\n\nThe Big Issue May 10 to 16 1994\nBest album of the week scoring **** against \n\"Erasure's\"**. \n\"The Fall's\"**, \n\"Tom Robinson's\"*** \n\"Doughboys'\"*** <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
It’s not the first time that radio-friendly pop tunes have been used to hammer home hard-hitting lyrics. In Simon Smith’s case, the subject on the agenda is disability. Born with no lower arms, he knows all about the prejudice that a disabled person faces every day of their lives. Singing about the injustice he experiences, Smith’s
tender vocals are deeply moving. Sounding at times like Lloyd Cole,
Dire Straits and Chris Rea, Smith and The Eaters have produced a
gorgeously mellow LP to melt the hardest of hearts. Best of the
bunch is Little By LittLe, a haunting ballad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GARY CROSSING<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Chiefly remarkable for the power of
Simon’s lyrics and also the quality of his voice
Michael Cable
Albums Review Daily Express April 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n\n \n\n\n \u00a0\n\u201cWhat set's the songs apart is Simon's lyrics\u201d\n The stud Brothers\n Melody Maker Jan '94<\/strong>\n\nSimon Smith And The Useless Eaters look set to rise above the swamp of indie-wannabes that clog up the airwaves at the moment\nAdam Norsworthy\nLondon Newspaper Group Jan'94<\/strong>\n\nWonderful record\nPaul Anderson\nDJ. Radio Mercury 28 March 1994<\/strong>\n \u00a0\nOne of the most lyrically dense and compelling\u00a0 collections I've ever struggled through\nPhil McMullen\nPtolemaic Terrascope summer 1994<\/strong>\n\nSmith and the Eaters undoubtedly have an enormous potential. [Entitled] moves fairly effortlessly between rock, punk and new-age music, and there are even some rap sections\nMichael Turner\nLDN Nov '93<\/strong> \n\nI believe that Simon Smith And me Useless Eaters have the necessary ability, stamina' and talent to succeed.\nClive Dunn\nContact UK. Jan '94\n\nI've been bouncing around the office and wearing out my Walkman listening to some very\npleasing sounds familiar messages are put in a masterful way through Simon's lyrics. A welcome intelligence, in particular the understanding and portrayal of image\u2026 This is an album to join the others in your collection.\nKit Wells \nDAIL Nov '93\n \u00a0\nCategorising Entitled would place it within the adult orientated rock genre, with a style reminiscent of The The, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd, Lloyd Cole, Leonard Cohen, Peter Gabriel\u00a0 and with strong lyrics and a predominantly guitar based arrangements\nDisabled Magazine Dec '93\n \u00a0\nI \u00a0enjoyed this album so much \u00a0and played it so often that I had to get it reviewed\nRoland Humphries\nEditor Disability Arts Magazine\n \u00a0\nOn first listening to this album I was struck by the perfect recording quality. The first track sounds great... The guitar work is excellent. it needs to be danced to! The beat gets to you... \u00a0and your feet start tapping.\nFrancis Rwama\nDisability Arts Magazine Dec '93\n\n \u00a0\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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TV coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
PROMOTIONAL DETAILS<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
TV coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>Program  <\/td>Type of article<\/td>Date  <\/td>Audience<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Link (ITV)<\/td>15 minute feature<\/td>Mar. 94 <\/td>1 Million<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>From The Pledge (BBC2)<\/td>Direct dubbing <\/td>Nov. 93 <\/td>1 Million<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Beam & Da Silva <\/td>Appearance<\/td>Nov. 93 <\/td>Nov. 93 <\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>From The Edge<\/td>15 minute feature<\/td>Nov. 95<\/td>1 Million<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n



Radio Coverage<\/strong>
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<\/td>Program   <\/td>Type of Article<\/td>Date <\/td>Audience<\/td><\/tr>
1<\/td>Radio l unsigned artists<\/td>Air Play<\/td>Nov. 94<\/td>1 Million<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Does He Take Sugar<\/td>Interview\/Feature\/Air Play<\/td>Dec. 93<\/td>500,000<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>BBC Stoke (Afternoon slot)<\/td>Interview\/Feature\/Air Play<\/td>Feb. 94<\/td>100,000<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>BBC Stoke (Evening Slot)<\/td>Interview\/Feature\/Air Play<\/td>Feb. 94<\/td>100,000<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Radio Mercury<\/td>Feature by Paul Anderson<\/td>Mar. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Breeze FM<\/td>Interview<\/td>July 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>BBC Coventry<\/td>Interview<\/td>July 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


Press coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/td>   Magazine \/ Paper<\/td>Type of Article   <\/td>  Date<\/td>Circulation<\/td><\/tr>
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1<\/td>Sound On Sound<\/td>News Ite<\/td>Jan. 94        <\/td>  70,000<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>London News Paper Group<\/td>Full page feature        <\/td>Jan. 94<\/td>300,000<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Melody Maker <\/td>Review<\/td>Jan. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Melody Maker<\/td>Reader’s letter                <\/td>Feb. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Melody Maker<\/td>More reader’s Letter           <\/td>Mar. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Hifi News & Record Review<\/td>Review<\/td>Apr. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>DAIL<\/td>News item<\/td>Nov. 93<\/td>5,000<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>DAIL<\/td>Interview<\/td>Dec. 93<\/td>5,000<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>DAIL<\/td>Advertisement<\/td>Jan. 94<\/td>5,000<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>DAIL<\/td>Feature<\/td>Mar. 94<\/td>5,000<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>DAM<\/td>Review<\/td>Dec. 93<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>LDN<\/td>Review<\/td>Nov. 93<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>DSC<\/td>Feature<\/td>Dec. 93<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Disability Now<\/td>Disability Now<\/td>Mar. 94<\/td>10,000<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Ceefax<\/td>News item<\/td>Dec. 93<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Contact UK<\/td>Review\/Feature<\/td>Jan. 94<\/td>92,000<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Evening Standard<\/td>Review<\/td>Apr.  94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>The Big Issue<\/td>Review<\/td>May. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>The Daily Express<\/td>Review<\/td>Apr. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>All TV listngs<\/td>Re Link info<\/td>Mar. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Ptolemaic Terrascope<\/td>Review<\/td>Aug. 94<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Dail magazine<\/td>Live review<\/td>Dec. 95<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Time Out<\/td>Listings<\/td>Aug. 95<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>DAIL<\/td>Further live reviews<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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