3 Phasis - Cecil Taylor

Advantages: Great CD, new tunes which are just as great as the old ones!
Disadvantages: A couple of more boring tracks slipped in there.

...Where to start......... I am a big fan. James Taylor's music is all great! Though there are obviously going to be better albums than others. The best by far is Sweet Baby James, so if you're looking for where to start, start there. However, this is a contender. Just because he's not in the hight of youth does not stop James from producing a great album which is even better (in my opinion) than the highly acclaimed "Hourglass", the previous album. This album starts with the classic Jam"es Taylor fingerpicking technique and great songwrting of October Road" which has got to be the best song of the album. "September Grass" is not far off though the cover "Mean Old Man" is less of my cup of tea. I'd say that this album ranks around fifth in my Taylor Collection. Preceed by "Sweet Baby James", "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon", "JT... Read review

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Advantages: couple of good tracks
Disadvantages: Le Bon

...Duran Duran were one of the bands that arrived with the new romatic movement in the early 1980’s. Fronted by the universally despised Simon Le Bon, the musical backing was provided by Nick Rhodes (keyboards), Andy Taylor (guitar), John Taylor (bass) and Roger Taylor (drums). Throughout their career they were derived by the critics and panned for their preoccupation with form rather than substance, but they did make some good singles in their time. 1981 earned the group plenty of flak from British music papers like New Musical Express and melody Maker, which accused them of being frivolous and trivial. However, new magazines like the Face and Smash Hits enthusiastically welcomed the group. That same year, their debut album, eponymously named, sold well, reaching number 3; it contained a number of hit singles, Planet Earth, Careless... Read review

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Advantages: Relaxing music with Taylor's characteristic sound
Disadvantages: Some may find it bland

...Beautiful laid-back music. Can be found on Amazon for £6.97, Wea (Audio CD) - April 1984. James Taylor is famous for his acoustic guitar and soothing vocals with laid-back accompaniment (including influential singer/songwriter Carole King on piano). These songs draw on folk, soul, and rock influences. The cover reads: "Built around a winning collection of songs, including the major hit "Fire and Rain," James Taylor's second LP as a solo performer features the country-flavoured musicianship of such notables as bassist Randy Meisner (of the Eagles), steel guitarist Red Rhodes, fiddler Chirs Darrow and pianist Carole King. When it first appeared in 1970, Sweet Baby James thrust Taylor into the forefront of the emerging singer/songwriter movement of the Seventies, achieving Top Five chart status and remaining a best-seller for some two... Read review

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