The English Roses admonishing her older provocative self. Madonna's narration was described by Ginny Dougary as "bossy". She also found parallels with the singer's childhood in "The English Roses". "Slate"s Polly Shulman found the book to be "charmless, didactic" and egoistic since she felt it revolved around Madonna and her daughter. Shulman added that ""The English Roses" is a dull little thing, though not incompetent. Madonna does understand the basic structure of storytelling—perhaps too well", with multiple cliches present while making the titular characters "so passive that they might as well be good." David Kipen of the "San Francisco Chronicle" humorously said that
The Days of Wine and Roses by the English writer Ernest Dowson (1867–1900): The album is ranked number 99 in "Blender (magazine)'s 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever" This is the track listing of the original release. Later re-releases have included bonus tracks from the earlier "Down There" EP, rehearsals, alternate takes, and the 1981 single recorded by 15 Minutes (a Steve Wynn collaboration with members of the Davis, California band Alternate Learning). All tracks written by Steve Wynn except as noted. The Days of Wine and Roses The Days of Wine and Roses is the second record and the debut full-length album by American alternative rock