That 'Burn Baby Burn' could easily have been lifted from '1977' makes Ash setting fire to a heap of Westlife CDs in blissful ignorance of the fact that their own songs
are as formulaic as the Bonsai Boyzone all the more amusing.
But it doesn't stop there. Tim's probably as cute as Nicky Westlife, and 'Burn Baby Burn' - all flailing guitars and massive upside down bouncing off the ceiling choruses (see Ash singles 1995-2001) - is
as catchy as the 'Life's 'My Love'. A bad thing? Hardly - Ash have always thought bigger than their peers and 'Burn Baby Burn' reinforces the fact that they're still one of the most exciting young bands around.
Peter Robinson
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