A' The Best Fae Banffshire - Colin Dewar

Advantages: Unique Compositions and outstanding playin
Disadvantages: Not as much supporting instruments as just for seamus cd.

...Gordon Duncan (Highland bagpipe, chanter, whistles) with Neil Fergusson (bouzouki), Tony McManus (guitar), Ewan Vernal (bass) and John Scullion (snare drum). Produced by Tony McManus. Well what can i say, if you haven't heard this late great legend play then i do recommend buying this cd. I can honestly say that he was one of the best bagpipers in the world, and it was a huge shock when he passed away. His playing in this cd is phenomenal, from the traditional march, straspheys and reels, to his own unique compositions, one of which is the title name of this album. Track listing 2/4 Marches - The marches are Glengarry Highland Gathering, Bonnie Ann, and Renfrewshire Militia. Gordon plays these 2/4's with great fingering technique. The '98 Jig - The Trip to Moreda, Jig o' Beer, The '98 Jig The Belly Dancer - This track is a first... Read review

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Advantages: Great album, still sounds great twenty years later.
Disadvantages: A few duff tracks.

.... This is was a minor hit for XTC. The track starts with plenty of big drumbeats and once again, Colin provides the voice. As with most of the album you get a distinctly "green" feeling with this track. The lyrics are cleverly constructed and the anthemic chorus "Save us from the ball and chains" will get you singing along in no time. Track three is "Senses working overtime", the first Andy Partridge composition of the album. Another simple pop song with Andy?s distinctively strained vocals delivering classic melodic pop to the ear. The repetitive drumbeat really gets your head nodding and the brilliant chorus line is one the best on the album. Senses was another single release from the album and if memory serves me well it did marginally better than Ball and Chain. Track four is "Jason and the Argonauts. Andy Partridge. This is probably one... Read review

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Advantages: beautiful new country ballads
Disadvantages: Some may like there albums a lot more pop

...Style: Country Approach: Mainstream Released: 03/11/1997 Floyd Collin Wray aka Colin Raye, is an American country singer from Arkansas. He released his first album called "All I Can Be" back in 1991. After five prior album releases, Colin gives us his first greatest hits album. The album "Direct Hits" contains four previously unreleased tracks as well as eleven top five country hits, three of these reaching number one, with fourteen tracks on the album altogether. Song Listing 1. "Little Rock" #2 2. "I Think About You" #3 3. "Not That Different" #3 4. "That's My Story" #6 5."If I Were You" #4 6."One Boy, One Girl" #2 7."In This Life" #1 8. "My Kind of Girl" #1 9. "That Was a River" #4 10. "What the Heart Wants" #2 11. "The Gift" 12. "Open Arms" 13. "Little Red Rodeo" #3 14. "Love, Me" #1 * Tracks 10, 11, 12, 13 are all... Read review

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