20th Anniversary Box Set (+DVD) - Omen

Advantages: A more commercial sound, brilliant lyrics
Disadvantages: It's not Thick as a Brick

...' Said She Was a Dancer might perhaps have missed off the CD to no great loss. The remastered version adds an additional song - Part of the Machine - which originally appeared in the 20th Anniversary Box Set and this is certainly one of the best songs Tull produced in the 80s and 90s and in itself worth the price of the album. Overall, probably the last really good album Tull have produced and one that ought be in the collection of non Tull fans as well.... Read review

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Advantages: A Goldsmith classic, absolutely brilliant
Disadvantages: Main theme maybe too familiar

...combined with the orchestra make for some great self-sustaining and aural music, like in the cues "The Cloud", "Vejur Flyover", "The Force Field" and "Spock Walk". There are also some atmospheric space cues where the music just seems to float around the room weightless. These are mostly found from "Klingon Battle", Floating Office" and "Spock's Arrival". 20 years after the first appearance of Goldsmith's instantly recognizable main theme for Star Trek: the Motion Picture, Columbia/Legacy have finally released an expanded and re-mastered presentation of the original Goldsmith score, called the "20th Anniversary Collector's Edition". Finally included are the tracks "Floating Office," "Spock's Arrival" and "A Good Start" so long missed by fans of the music (and me too if I had been old enough). Compared to the more action-oriented sequel scores... Read review

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Advantages: Great collaboration, rare recordings, rare footage
Disadvantages: Maybe not your thang

...Simonon by former PR man, Kosmo Vinyl. Based on original hand held filming done by the band themselves during the making of the “London Calling” album, the footage was produced into a watchable format by Don Letts. Also featuring promos of “London Calling”, “Train in Vain” and “Clampdown”, the DVD will appeal to muso historians as well as excitable fans trying to rediscover better times in a post-Strummer world. The25th Anniversary Collection is a true triumph for fans of The Clash. With an impressive collaboration of what was probably the band’s best album, a Holy Grail find of rare rehearsals and a DVD including priceless archive footage then this is a must for collectors. I was lucky enough to get this as a present at Christmas but if you want to buy it then it currently retails at £15.99 at Amazon although it pays to shop around. You... Read review

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