Already Told You - Geoff Farina

Advantages: Really pleasant to listen to.
Disadvantages: I can't think of any.

...Portishead is a trip-hop band who formed in Bristol in 1991. Portishead consists of the keyboard/instrumentalist Geoff Barrow (from Massive Attack and Tricky) and vocalist Beth Gibbons. In 1994 they signed a deal with Go!Beat and released "Dummy" which also features guitarist Adrian Utley (who produced The Coral's third album "The Invisible Invasion"). You may have already heard music from album used in the media - it has been used in many car adverts, Channel 4 intermissions and the adverts for "Lost". Thie "Dummy" album is consistently good throughout. There aren't any songs that you get bored of in the middle and skip past like there are in lots of albums like these. The album listing is: 1. Mysterons 2. Sour Times 3. Strangers 4. It Could Be Sweet 5. Wandering Star 6. Numb 7. Roads 8. Pedestal 9. Biscuit 10. Glory Box "Dummy... Read review

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Advantages: Funny, witty, clever; it's klezmer music
Disadvantages: Unnecessary Leonard Cohen cover

...Geoff Berner is a genius. It's quite simple. If you don't know who Geoff Berner is - and it's likely you don't - you really should check out his music. Geoff Berner is a Canadian singer-songwriter who plays the accordion and his songs are heavily influenced by "klezmer" a style of secular Jewish music. It's a style of music that is enjoying something of a boom with bands such as "Beirut" and "A Hawk and a Hacksaw" leading the way, mixing it with traditional eastern European tunes and instruments. WHAT IS "KLEZMER"? Klezmer music originates from the fifteenth century and the name derived from a word that referred to the instruments themselves. It was only in the twentieth century that the name became a label for the genre itself. The musicians that played this music were often scorned - especially by the rabbis - because... Read review

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Advantages: Good example of british guitar player
Disadvantages: not to everyones liking.

...I bought this a while ago and it has not come off of the stereo system. Geoff Bradford was one of the early school of british guitar players and frequented the early blues scene clubs like the crawdaddy, eel pie etc. For a time he played with the "Stones" He has a good voice and a good solid style of guitar playing. This is a release from 1995 and a has a nice selection of tracks which show off his artistry to the full. There are some self penned tracks here which are good and some classic tracks. All are given the "Geoff Bradford" treatment. A worth while investment of money given the C.V of the artist and the length of service in the industry. Highly recomended.... Read review

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