40 Greatest Hits - Hank Williams

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: waste of money

...I am sorry to all you take that fans but they cant sing as a group. The only good singer is robbie williams. Some of their songs are ok but as a whole i think the are better by them selves singing solo. Althought i may not be a big take that fan i still like robbie william coz he is great. well what more is there to say about them. When they were on tv i thought they were quite funny. most of my friends liked them. i suppose they are ok but i would not but any of their singles or album. i think that the stuff they sell is not value for money... Read review

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Advantages: All the songs you know and love
Disadvantages: ends on a downer

...I wouldn't count myself as a Robbie Williams fan. I certainly wasn't a Take That fan! And yet there's something about him....... I like the cheeky image, and I like the music. I'm not sure I'd be interested in a new CD, but having the best ones all in one place is great. I like the fact that his music has a slightly retro feel about it. I'm not talking about his Frank Sinatra period - I mean that his normal 'pop' songs all have a rocky 70s feel about them. A greatest hits album is always good because you know most of the songs, although a few are usually thrown in to fill up the space. On this CD, they are all hits - a bonus! I like the way the mix goes from hard-and-fast to slow and back again - it sort of takes you up and down. Perhaps I wouldn't have ended on Misunderstood (I'd have chosen something more up-beat) but that's possibly... Read review

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Advantages: Her style of singing, as usual!
Disadvantages: Old songs covered.

..."Jukebox" is Cat Power's second chapter on covering other people songs. The first covers album was recorded in 2000, and it represented an amazing step forward in her career. But for those who know that first covers album, I have a warning, don't you expect from this one, a similar exercise. Then, Cat Power almost made a solo album, with her hands always on the guitar or the piano, and her voice, as only companions. Barely no other instruments allowed. This time, and following the positive experience of her latest original album "The Greatest", Cat Power has an entire band (jazz/blues kind of thing) behind her, supporting the reconstruction of these old successful songs. More upbeat certainly, but nothing far off her usual pace. Her swiftness is all there, as well as her shredding moods. The universal hit "New York" opens the record... Read review

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