40th Anniversary Tribute Album to Led Zeppelin, The - Various Artists

Mostly tops, very few flops

Advantages: Extremely nostalgic and enjoyable for everyone
Disadvantages: A couple of bad song choices, but not enough to detract from the enjoyment

night, which was a mistake as I had been to the bingo and won £47 and had, subsequently, got tanked up. I woke in the morning and couldn't remember any of it, apart from a few strained memories of Noddy Holder. We did, however, get full marks on the music section, and ultimately came 9th of a possible 15. This was a success as we were all born in the 80's, and each member of the winning team were so old that when they got up to collect their prize, their artificial hips all started clicking like a ticker-tape machine. I'm exaggerating slightly, although I'm not sure they'd have done as well on a quiz about the 'nought-ies'. Anyway, back to the DVD - a celebration of the 40th anniversary of 'Top of the Pops', released in 2004. Featuring a live (and I use the word advisedly) performance from each of the past 40 years, it offers the viewer ...

kevindye 26.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Top Of The Pops - 40th Anniversary - 1964 To 2004 (Various Artists) (DVD)

IT'S RUMOURED TO BE A TRIBUTE

Advantages: Recognisable tunes
Disadvantages: Neither fish nor foul. Best stick to the original

here, are reproductions of a single album track by track. Their output to date has been both prodigious, varied and at times esoteric with features on such names as Led Zeppelin, Bjork, David Bowie, Madonna and Yanni. At the last count Vitamin Records lists 198 titles!! So who are "The String Quartet Tribute"? Well, despite my best research efforts I'm still not too sure. I'm not even clear whether 'Tribute' is part of the group's name or whether it belongs in the title of each of their albums. They are led, at least in this instance, by Todd Mark Rubinstein who plays cello and bass. On the album under review the other performers are David Davison - 1st violin - and Paul Tobias - viola and 2nd violin (hey - doesn't that make a trio?!). They are joined on three tracks variously by Dominic Hradek (cello), Wesley Hredek (violin), Johnny ...

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Review of The String Quartet Tribute To Fleetwood Mac - Various Artists

Led Zeppelin IV. A real classic

Advantages: Great album
Disadvantages: None

Track listing: 1) Black Dog 2) Rock And Roll 3) The Battle Of Evermore 4) Stairway To Heaven 5) Misty Mountain Hop 6) Four Sticks 7) Going To California 8) When The Levee Breaks As the name suggests, this was the 4th Zeppelin album and the one that really illustrates the versatility of the band, encompassing elements of folk and blues as well as their trademark hippy rock. I have never quite worked out what Black Dog is all about - apart from lauding the merits of a skinny woman and warning that big-legged women ain't got no soul. It's a quirky tune with quirky lyrics but somehow it works (8/10) Rock And Roll could have been produced by Ronseal - it does exactly what it says on the tin. It is no more than a standard rock n roll riff with lyrics that have no real meaning but celebrate the rock n roll genre ...

rabidbadger 06.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Led Zeppelin IV (Remastered) - Led Zeppelin