20 Tracks Of Cocoa Tea - Cocoa T

Advantages: A fantastic album
Disadvantages: None

...Iron Maiden performed at Monsters of Rock in August 1992 as part of their Fear Of The Dark tour. They performed in front of almost 70,000 for this live recorded album. This is a personal favourite of mine and one of the most played albums of my collection. It features 20 classic Maiden songs across 2 discs and really brings the atmosphere of the event into your room. It features the timeless classics of Fear Of The Dark, The Number of the Beast, Wrathchild, Can I Play With Madness, The Evil That Men Do, Run To The Hills, 2 Minutes To Midnight, Iron Maiden, The Trooper and Hallowed Be Thy Name that everyone knows and loves and still gets a strong audience reaction whenever played. It also features the not so well known or not so often played songs of Be Quick or Be Dead, From Here To Eternity, Wasting Love, Tailgunner, Afraid... Read review

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Advantages: Unique, original, underrated.
Disadvantages: Not for the faint hearted / pop lover!

...'Version 2.0' is one of those albums that takes a while to get into, but it is definitely worth the effort. At first I thought 'Garbage' was by far the better album but now I've listened to 'Version 2.0' a little more, I'm finding it hard to choose between them. 'Version 2.0' is quite different to 'Garbage' and you can see how the band have developed their sound with more high tech wizardry and sound effects. There are still songs with the hard, punky edge, such as 'Wicked Ways' and 'I Think I'm Paranoid'. However, tracks like 'The Trick Is To Keep Breathing' and 'You Look So Fine' have a softer but amazingly atmospheric feel. There are some brilliant acoustic versions available also: in particular 'Medication' and 'You Look So Fine', which can be found on Napster. Unlike many bands, Garbage realise that to produce an acoustic... Read review

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Advantages: Beautifully crafted
Disadvantages: Lacks the rough edge of the first album

...it is for Matchbox Twenty. In the four years between their 1996 debut album “Yourself or Someone Like You” and this, they have changed, albeit subtly. They’ve altered their name, now insisting upon Matchbox Twenty, as opposed to Matchbox 20. Their lyrics have developed a little more insight, and there’s a little less anger, and a smoother edge to their music. Is this better? Well, it depends on how you look at it. This album has more instant appeal to the first one. You like it from the moment it goes on. The first album was a “grower” – you like it, but perhaps not immediately. There’s a little less raw emotion here, and the music’s a bit more laid back, making this album more likely to have a slightly wider audience. The lyrics seem to have been a little better thought out as well, so ensuring a new way of saying the same things. I’m a bit... Read review

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