Arachnophobiac - Michael Schenker Group (The)

Advantages: Holds many classics
Disadvantages: None

...cause problems outside the group, inside the group Jermaine (the eldest brother) was making plans to leave and set out on his solo career. Which unfortunately didn’t make any real impact. Eventually the group split. However Michael Jackson’s success grew and grew until he became a multi million dollar artist. His first, dance floor album “Off the Wall” sprung him into success and yielded the hits “She’s out of my life” and “Rock with you”. The success from this album was immense. Next arrived Thriller, an album released in 1982 and has sold over 45 million albums worldwide. This was his most successful venture yet and this album held the fantastically originally title track and the dance floor classic “Billie Jean”. Bad is Michael’s follow up to the immensely... Read review

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Advantages: buried treasure unearthed
Disadvantages: none if you buy it

...Almost impossible to approach as a normal pop record ,this is the sound of a group overstretching their muscical ambitions and narrowly missing greatness ,what is certain is that this was not what the British public wanted or expected in 1988,corporate consumerism had entered music like never before and the publics appetite for bland ,sterile ,disposable rubbish was insatiable ,Stock ,Aitken and Waterman reigned supreme and the standards which had been set in the previous two decades had been eroded in the face of big business and had been made to look deeply unfashionable ,this might explain a distinct lack of anything approaching great during that time . So ,this was the climate in which "Confessions of a Pop Group "was conceived ,following on from the Councils least succesful album "The Cost Of Loving ",which displayed a complete... Read review

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Advantages: It's by Jacko!
Disadvantages: His private life maybe...

...Michael Jackson is truly a distinctive artist. Despite the media attempting to ridicule him it is indisputable that he remains, on the basis of his music alone, one of the most memorable artists of our time. He is one of few artists who can actually release an album of their number ones. Before releasing his current album, Jacko had sold over 80 million albums worldwide and ‘Number Ones’ will undoubtedly boost that figure significantly. Whether you have been following Michael since the start of his music career or have only heard a few of his songs, this album is unlikely to disappoint. In theory ‘Number Ones’ aimed to highlight the musical talents of Michael Jackson and I certainly think it pulls it off. The album was released on November 17th 2003 and interestingly it went straight to the top of the UK album chart while failing... Read review

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