All My Love's In Vain - Nigel Mooney

Advantages: Groundbreaking, influential, awe-inspiring
Disadvantages: None

...Can are one of those bands who get name-dropped by all sorts of trendy bands but who remain generally unknown to the public at large. They have a sizeable cult following, however, and most devotees rate this (or its successor, Ege Bamyasi) as their best. Can were: Michael Karoli (RIP) - guitar; Holger Czukay - bass; Irmin Schmidt - keyboards and Jaki Liebzeit - drums. Their most important collaborators were two singers: Malcolm Mooney on their earliest recordings and later Damo Suzuki. Tago-Mago is the first Can album to feature Suzuki only on vocals (Soundtracks features contributions from both Mooney and Suzuki) and he immediately makes his presence felt. The band's sound is here moving away from its earlier dabblings in Velvet Underground territory into something stranger and wilder. Paperhouse starts off gently, allowing you... Read review

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Advantages: Brilliant vocals
Disadvantages: none at all

...Although Medusa is mainly an album featuring cover versions of previouly popular songs, in some cases the songs in Medusa are evn better than the original. Not to upset Bob Marley fans but I do truly think that the Waiting in vain track on the Medusa by Annie is a notch better. Other songs featured on the album include : No more I love yous, Waiting in vain, A whiter shade of pale ( which Annie Lennox says is the first ever album she bought), Train in vain, Something so right. All these songs if you notice had previously been sung by male voclists, which makes Annie's job all the more diffcult. Others included 'Take Me To The River', though some were taken from less familiar sources, including the Lover Speaks' 'No More I Love You's', the Clash 's 'Train In Vain' and Blue Nile's 'Downtown Lights'. Get this album and you will not regret... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great sound, no real duff tracks - really consistant
Disadvantages: Accused of selling out (I disagree)

...The band: Sammy James Junior - lead vocals, rhythm guitar + percussion Graham Tyler - Lead guitar, vocals, percussion Augie Wilson - Drums, vocals, percussion Michael Miles - Bass guitar, percussion, vocals. Also on the album: Mike Finnegan - Clavinet on 'New York Girls' and Hammond organ on 'Sometimes Somethin' and 'Naked Lady' Lynn Davis - vocals on 'Alive and Amplified', 'loose n juicy' and 'Naked Lady' The Matrix - Additional vocals on 'Alive and Amplified' Victor Indrizzo - additional percussion This album is absolubtly fantastic! It is one of the most well written albums and doesnt have one single bad track. The Mooney Suzuki are quite unknown but are one of the best sounding rock bands around. The tracks: Primitive Condition Alive & Amplified Legal High New York Girls Shake That Bush Again Sometimes Somethin' Loose 'n' Juicy... Read review

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