1958 (Featuring The Preacher) - Woody Herman

Advantages: Brilliant and Original Compositions
Disadvantages: A Bit Rough around the Edges For Modern Tastes

...dared speak their mind (especially against the banks and railroads). Social comment pervades Guthrie’s music through and through and most of the remaining songs are of this type: ‘Dig My Life Away’ ‘Hard Aint it Hard’ ‘Jackhammer Blues’ ‘Muleskinner Blues’ ‘Poor Boy’ ‘Better World a’Comin’ embodies a more cutting social comment and features Woody’s view that the rise of the unions and eventual demise of fascism would lead to a better world. The remaining two tracks are children’s songs – ‘Ship in the Sky and ‘The Car Song’. The latter is still very well known today and often features as background in TV programmes, whilst the former seems to embody some comment on the (1940s) proliferation of technology. That’s Woody Guthrie, then, a singer / writer was at ease recording popular protest, social comment and children’s songs in his own... Read review

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Advantages: nate dogg makes good sound out of the mic
Disadvantages: cannot think of any

...I have not heard much of nate's music but what i have heard i like. my favourite song is oh no! featuring mos def and pharoahe monch. It has wicked lyrics with a light beat and all my favourite rappers working together in this one song. I looked the other day in HMV for nate dogg's album but i couldn't see it so instead i bought a phife dawg CD. I enjoyed phife's album but i really wanted that album so if anyone has seen it around e-mail me. peace out. bernie.... Read review

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Advantages: Catchy as hell
Disadvantages: Not their best production quality

...This is a high-octane blast onto the music scene by one of the most promising metal bands to emerge from Britain for years. Already an underground sensation among power metal fans, it features all the songs featured on their internet-downloadable demo (then called 'Dragonheart') plus a few more strong additions. To dub this band simply 'power metal' however would be an injustice. The band's sound features qualities of death/black metal (listen to those drums!) no doubt due to guitarists Sam Totman and Herman Lee's previous project 'Demoniac' (check them out!). If you're a guitarist, and you're into shred and fancy fretwork, you'll love this. Some of Herman's solo's are mind-boggling in speed and accuracy, not to overlook Sam's often underrated complimentary more melodic approach, with lots of tapping and unusual sounds, reminiscent... Read review

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