At Town Hall - Thelonious Monk

Sheffield's Town Hall Building

Advantages: Highly Decorative, Central Location
Disadvantages: Not Easily Accesible For Disabled People

The current Town Hall Building in the centre of Sheffield is one of only two Grade 1 listed Buildings in Sheffield. Built in 1890 this is the fourth Town Hall Building that the City has had. The first Town Hall Building was built in 1637. The second Town Hall Building was used between 1700 and 1808, whilst the third Building was used between 1808 and 1897. The current Town Hall Building is located on Pinstone Street right in the centre of the City. This impressive looking piece of Architecture took seven years to build so it did not officially open until the 21st May 1897 when it was opened by Queen Victoria. It was designed by a London based Architect called E.W Mountford, with an extension designed by F.E.P Edwards completed in 1923. The design was based largely on that of St. Paul's Church that occupied the land adjacent ...

micksheff 24.02.2007 · Read full review
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Genius Monk

Advantages: Intimate, excellent recording of the master of jazz piano alone doing what he does best.
Disadvantages: There's just not enough of it.

Thelonious Monk is unquestionably one of the greatest musicians of the last century. Joyous, wild, insane, romantic, ecstatic, otherwordly, desperate, monumental - and that's just his facial expressions. There are musicians who play their instruments, then there are musicians who just play, the instrument and the musician each being and becoming each other's instrument. Monk is one of these, and you won't find a better example of his greatness than on this record. Recorded in just a few days, every track here sounds like it burst out the sticky centre of a donut the size of the galaxy at the beginning of time, imploding with wonderous uncontrollably joy at the very fact of existence. The recordings themselves are so crisp and balanced that you can hear Monk humming and tapping along as he plays the piano with his whole body, somehow ...

JonnyOpinion 10.05.2005 · Read full review
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The Day Of The Shaolin Monks!

Advantages: Really, really gory; nice moves and cool fatalities; lots of extras, especially for MK fans.
Disadvantages: Unimpressive visuals; hammy voice acting; can become repetitve; short story.

-(Game Information)- Name:Mortal Kombat:Shaolin Monks Publisher:Midway Developer:Midway Studios LA Genre:Beat-Em Up Release Date:Sep, 30 2005 Age Rating:18+ for Blood and Gore, Intense Violence and Language Number Of Players:1-2 Xbox Live:No Custom Soundtracks:No In-Game Dolby Digital:Yes Developer Site:www.midway.com Product Site:www.mkmonks.com Memory Unit:No -(History)- Midway Games are a Chicago-based game manufacturer and have been making video games since it introduced Pong in the late '70s. Their action-based game library includes franchises such as Mortal Kombat, NBA Jam, and Gauntlet. Mortal Kombat is not only one of the most controversial fighters in history, but it's also one of the best. Since it exploded onto the arcades in the 90's, Mortal Kombat has been known as one of the most gruesome games around ...

Stunt101 03.05.2007 · Read full review
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