Aladdin - Various Artists

Advantages: Great for those who love Disney, great for the kids and many adults
Disadvantages: -

...I have a friend in Bloomington with whom I go to films on a regular basis. We have several genres of films which we prefer, and others with which we will experiment, but animation, particularly Disney, was never among them. However, I've often enjoyed Robin Williams characterisations, and so persuaded my friend Jim (who informed me that I would then owe him the next three film selections) to go to Aladdin. He enjoyed the film, and I loved it. This was a children's film that had entertainment value for adults, too, and crafted the witticism and irony into the dialogue and songs that were incredible. Alan Menken is the primary composer behind this soundtrack. Working with Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, Menken and company produced a Oscar-winning soundtrack with individual songs as winners and nominees ('A friend like me', Williams vocal... Read review

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.... Reflection (from "Mulan") 3. I Won't Say (I'm In Love) (from "Hercules") 4. Out There (from "The Hunchback Of Notre Dame") 5. You've Got A Friend In Me (from "Toy Story") 6. Just Around The Riverbend (from "Pocahontas") 7. Circle Of Life (from "The Lion King") 8. Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme), A 9. Beauty And The Beast ("From Beauty And The Beast") 10. Kiss The Girl (from "The Little Mermaid") 11. I Wan'na Be Like You (The Monkey Song) ("From The Jungle Book)" 12. Supercalifragilisticexpeialidocious (from "Mary Poppins") 13. Cruella DeVil (From "101 Dalmatians") 14. Once Upon A Dream ("From Sleeping Beauty") 15. Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song) ("From Cinderella") 16. You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly! (from "Peter Pan") 17. Zip A Dee Doo Dah (from "Song Of The South") 18. Heigh Ho (from "Snow White") 19. Bella Notte... Read review

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Advantages: Strong material
Disadvantages: Bit American at times

...for its own good, but at the same time far too naive and banal to be taken seriously, although IT WAS TAKEN SERIOUSLY, very, very seriously indeed... Aladdin Sane took the same end of the world doomsday scenarios that had fuelled the Ziggy album, but transplanted them to the America of today, peopled them with the decadent and sleazy outsiders of his consciousness, slapped on some sub jazz piano doodlings courtesy of Mike Garson and fashioned a whole new hit record, yearning to show off its substance and artistic credibility, but never losing sight of its diamond hard rock roots and trappings. If you've never heard the songs on this album you can visit http://mfile.akamai.com/6530/rm/muze.download.akamai.com/2890/us/usrm/3300/334443106.ram?obj=v10212 for some short samples of tracks from the album, but they're only snatches and you'll only... Read review

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