All Aboard The Runaway Train (Classics Tunes & Tales To Grow Up With) - Various Artists

Advantages: Good Classic Hip-Hop Songs
Disadvantages: None

..., it has that 'old' sound to it, and even LL's voice sounds old too. The song carries the same theme throughout. The chorus is annoying as all it says is "Doin it and doin it and doin it well", three times. Not the best LL song, even though it is one of his most famous tracks. ●Warren G - Do You See● Warren G is another hip-hop artist who is very well known by hip-hop fans and non hip-hop fans. This is one of the best hip-hop songs ever. "You don't see what I see, everyday as Warren G". The song features Snoop Dogg, although he hardly gets credited for it. In the first verse, Warren raps about what he sees as he's been growing up, and that he sees a lot of bad stuff, especially to his friends. It is the classic rap theme, growing up in a bad neighbourhood, seeing friends dying all the time, then sorting your life out... Read review

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Advantages: Some great classic listening!
Disadvantages: Brings back sad memories!

...in 1989. Starts with a nice acoustic guitar rift, heavy drumbeat throughout whole song and a nice poem but poor song! 3/10 Track 12 (I Just) Died In Your Arms, published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd, produced by Brown, Jensen and Cutting Crew, performed by Cutting Crew back in 1986. For such a great introduction to a song, I find this very disappointing and very repetitive. Heavy drumbeat and cleverly used guitars. 4/10 only cause I liked the intro and the beat! Track 13 You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night), published by Carlin Music Corp, produced by Jim Steinman and performed by Meat Loaf back in 1977. Classic timeless rock song by one of the world’s biggest selling rock artists of all time, this is a very dramatic track that would not be out of place on a West End Show. Meat Loaf has... Read review

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Advantages: There are some classic songs in there
Disadvantages: Status Quo!

...of research I have tried to play the air guitar to this track and failed miserably. One of my all time favourite songs is up next. The collaboration between rap/hip hop kings Run DMC and rock gods Aerosmith gave us the magnificent 'Walk This Way'. The guitar riffs here are tremendous, and are instantly recognisable. The opening bars give me goosebumps everytime. The next track is a track I am familiar with, but only by Eric Clapton as a solo artist. Here, 'Layla' is by Derek and the Dominoes. This version seems shorter than the one I am used to so I will have to try and check to see if there is a difference. Viewers of Fame Academy will have seen Ainslie perform the Kinks classic 'You Really Got Me', and it is a welcome inclusion here. It has everything a song in this type of collection should have, brilliant guitar riffs! Hopefully any... Read review

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