70th Birthday Concert - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers/Friends

Advantages: Fantastic songs wonderful singing
Disadvantages: None

...whisper in my ear A thousand feet have been through here" Three Sons is a semi-autobiographical song, telling the story of a family of cattle farmers, and, of course, John's family are farmers. And, as the farmers in the song, his family have suffered terribly through the recent drought years. I don't propose to list all the songs on this wonderful CD. Why? Because I really would like you to find them out for yourself as you listen to the CD or catch John Williamson in concert. The remaining tracks are Queensland Bungalow, Wonthaggi, Mountain Hideaway, Singing in the Rain, Would I be the One, We're still here, Happy Birthday My Old Friend, Railwayman, Great Ocean Road, Purple Roses, Do I Love You? Thargomindah the Way it is) and The Land of the Truly Free. John has a website at www.malleeboy.com I received the CD as a free gift (I... Read review

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Advantages: Live, and excellent sound
Disadvantages: NONE

...Recorded live at the impressive Althorp Park in Northamptonshire U.K., it's easy to tell why this album was nominated for a Grammy. What a better way to celebrate her 60th birthday then with a live concert! Bassey is vocally superior to counterparts half her age, as she flawlessly belts out all her best on this CD. Having studied voice and music theory myself, I can appreciate the quality of Ms. Bassey's voice that progessively gets better with age. There's no shaky grandma voice here when she hit's those unbelievable high notes in "Hey Jude", "This Is My Life", and "I Wanna Know What Love Is"! Not only is every song a vocal masterpiece, but her audience interaction is fun and playful. An expanded version of this same concert is available on the Import CD titled "Diamond Collection" and on another CD titled "Contemporary Classics... Read review

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Advantages: John Entwistle and Eric Clapton were Gods
Disadvantages: John is no more.

...Well, here I am doing another opinion, and guess what, I don’t care whether you give me a Very Helpful or a Very Useless so neer.”Why” I hear you say. “It’s because 29th Candidate has asked me to join his Dinosaur Rock off” I reply. He also asked me to say "The following op was written as my entry for the 29thCandidate's "Dinosaur Rock-Off;" a tribute to the memory of rock legend, John Entwistle, recently departed bass player of The Who, and a true artist in every sense of the word." So, there ya go. He actually sent me a mega large E Mail that crashed through my letter box and smashed our floor, but that’s another story. What else have I been doing this week you want to know ?? Well, it was cheekychicken’s birthday, and I haven’t heard from Sue26 either, but there has been... Read review

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