Before Became After [Digipak] - Proto-Kaw

Advantages: Good songs
Disadvantages: Only a few songs

...the enduring value of the Pet Shop Boys--that their albums can sit on the shelves for some time and lose none of their luster. Originally written by Chicago-House artist Sterling Void, this song was revitalised, had some new lyrics inserted, and became a hit for the Pet Shop Boys, their last for over a year, until 'Behaviour' and its attendant singles began to be released late in 1990. It also has an interesting remix of 'Always on my mind', the remake of the classic song the Pet Shop Boys released as an addendum to the 'Actually' album. This version of the song is not quite so over-the-top and brassy, but still every beat of a disco song, with long sustained tracks and even a proto-rap section with Neil Tennant trying to expand on the lyrics. Very innovative if not entirely successful, this version occasionally pops up on dance floors... Read review

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Advantages: cool
Disadvantages:

...KD Lang's new album is a rich, melodic feast making good use of her excllent range. On first hearing I found it slightly inaccessible, but after four or five passes, it is addictive, a genuine grower. I started to realise that a couple of these songs have already been in the background for a while. There is nothing here with quite the range of, say, Black Coffee, but what is there makes a more integrated album than before. With this album has ventured into lands occupied by the brat pack of young female singer songwriters and showed them how good they might be when they have grown up. :-)... Read review

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Advantages: Introduction to the ambient and punk godfather
Disadvantages: Leaves you wanting more

...This Brian Eno creation is in two halves- a louder part and an ambient part , and all tracks give an insight into the methods used by Eno to create sound. His love of ambient- he created after all!- comes tjough in some beautifully crafted pieces, Here he comes drifts effortlessly into Julie with..., and By This River, - you can feel yourself there. These tracks are in stark contrast to the 'punk' style of Kings Lead Hat (an anagram of Talking Heads, with who Eno worked with great success in the 70s and 80s). The thumping guitar treatments take you back to the era when aggression was the norm. Buy it and experience the unusual sound of Eno's voice, rarely used in recent times and hear how Eno has beeen an inspiration to bands for the past quarter of a century.... Read review

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