10 Bluegrass Classics - Deer Lick Holler Boys

Advantages: It's Mick and the boys.
Disadvantages: None

...it was on the radio as I woke up!!! What's going on here??? So I thought that in order to exorcise this demon from my brain, I needed to find a copy of the song and listen to it over and over till I knew it off by heart, then they'll stop victimising me with it and leave me alone. So I wandered off to my local record shop to look at the Rolling Stones section, and my, what a huge selection they had. There were about 4 different "greatest hits" collections, one going over about 4 volumes! Well I suppose that's what you get when you've been around for a long, long time... I chose "Forty Licks" because of the nice colourful cover, the large selection of songs that I had heard of, and it was the cheapest option in Virgin at £19.99, although I could have saved quite a bit by buying it from Amazon, silly me. There are 2 CDs in the album, with 20 songs... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: A large selection of great tracks
Disadvantages: Just a couple of bad ones thrown in, but it all really depends on your taste

...Before I start can I just say that I have never tried to review a CD before so please cut me some slack!!! I first heard this CD in a music lesson. We had to practice our listening skills because part of the music exam is a listening section, where you have to listen to a piece of music and write about it. Our teacher played a couple of pieces of this CD, and I instantly wanted it! I ordered it off a website and the day after it arrived, I was so pleased that I could listen to all the tracks myself. When the cover of the box says The best cinema classics ever, it really does mean the VERY best cinema classics ever. This is a double CD pack, and to be honest, it is pretty impossible for you not to recognize at least one film or piece of music on the CD's. If you think you have seen a great film with great music... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: Unique example of early nineties Pop
Disadvantages: Not enough of it!

...sneaking into the sales so watch out for them. Under £15 is a bargain for a 2 CD set, as most albums cost around £10 for one CD! ******** Overall ******** Overall, this album is one I can only reccommend. I have to admit this is my favourite album from the Pet Shop Boys, I'd even go as far to say this is my favourite album from the nineties! Its one of those albums that sums up the nineties well, and with 5 singles released off the album one can not underestimate its success. The boys mix pop music with art pretensions, what they are known for. Theres not one song on this album I don't like, whether its slow and dark or fast, upbeat and camp, the Pet Shop Boys have created one remarkable album which is certainly a classic examples of nineties pop. The only disadvantage I can think of is that there's not enough of it, although give... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful