Alfagurt Ljoder Min Tunga (Traditional Music Of The Faroe Islands) - Various Artists

Advantages: 154 minutes of pure class music
Disadvantages: NONE, none none none none none

...What a cool cd. There isn’t much traditional jazz- as the CD explains – it’s a compilation of what jazz created – acid jazz, breakbeat, hip-hop and soul. All the songs on the 2 CDs (which both last 77mins – there is good value for money) are classics – some which you will instantly recognise , and some which you will recognise covers of. There are all sorts of artists on the double cd – you have modern artists like Jamiroquai and Brand New Heavies, and some really cool old artists – Bill Wyman’s there – singing “Just the Two of Us” (gorgeous), and Herbie Hancock with Chameleon. There are also 2 themes – Bob James - Angela (from Taxi) and James Taylor Quartet – theme from Starsky & Hutch (a damn cool theme tune). The blurb says “it’s jazz, soul, funk and hip-hop rolled into one. What you have here is a collection of its finest... Read review

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Advantages: Brings back those Teen memories
Disadvantages: These were more than 20 years ago - i'm getting OLD !!

...Having listened to the original Teenage Kicks album, I didn't think that a sequal could possibly be a patch on it. Boy how wrong was I. All 40 tracks on the double album originate from the early 1980s and cover all types of music which were developing via the underground - from punk with the Sex Pistols, the Mod sound of The Jam, the Ska sound of The Beat, and the Two Tone sound of the Specials to name but a few. The album is interspersed with groups which were senonomous with this era including The Police, Madness, Blondie, Thin Lizzy, but also those whose hits weren't as numerous but were memourable nonetheless including the excellent Department S, Tenpole Tudor, XTC and the unforgettable X Ray Spex. For those of you who enjoyed your teenage years in the 80s, this is a must have album. For those of you who are too young... Read review

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Advantages: Outkast track is superb
Disadvantages: First movie's soundtrack outclasses it

...Firstly, if Barbershop Quartets aren't really your scene, this soundtrack can perhaps change your perception of the type of music commonly associated with middle aged men dressed in red and white striped suits, armed with harmonicas and over grown moustaches (obviously because it's the Barbershop 2 film). This soundtrack compliments the film well, (as soundtracks from musical films often do) and proves to be an enjoyable listen for the casual listener, though if you're looking for traditional Barbershop, look elsewhere. The album features leading hip hop artists like Mary J Blige, G-Unit, Outkast and Floetry, as well as new artists such as Anthony Hamilton. Overall, the sountrack is not really worth the price if you have the first one, and can soon become overplayed. But what it lacks in originality, it makes up for in the excellent... Read review

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