Best Of Anthony Newley, The - Anthony Newley

Advantages: It's Fantastic and timeless
Disadvantages: None!

...land' . He has also been called the 'Reigning king of salsa' - high praise indeed. So, that's the official line on Marc Anthony. I first became aware of him in 1999 when I lived in Madeira. MTV frequently played his single 'I need to know' and I absolutely loved it. A short while after, I holidayed in Mexico and found this CD on sale and had to buy it. I am not exaggerating when I say this is probably the best CD I have ever bought. So much so, I begged Ciao to let me review it! His music is timeless and in the four years I have had this CD, the music has not aged and neither has it become boring. Marc Anthony has a haunting voice, full of emotion. A voice that literally brings tears to my eyes during many of his songs. He sings from the heart and he is not afraid to bare his soul. He sings mainly of love (admittedly most of his songs... Read review

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Advantages: A definitive early Bowie compilation
Disadvantages: DJ links and first five tracks

...This is probably the best compilation of pre "Alladin Sane" David Bowie that you can buy. It's a well selected compilation of radio sessions from the years 1968 to 1972. As a bonus you also get a live Cd recorded at the BBC Radio Theatre in June 2000. Because these are from radio sessions we get links and introductions from various beeb voices including Brian Matthew and John Peel which amuse and annoy in equal measure. The quality of the recordings are excellent throughout , and as such doubles an essential purchase for new listeners and Bowie-philes alike. Despite this being an excellent compilation , the first five songs are the pre "Space Oddity" Anthony Newley impressions (remember "Laughing Gnome", it's not here but it's not far away), so are dispensable but serve to illustrate how uninteresting Bowie was in the early days... Read review

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Advantages: Up close and intimate during Ziggy's birth
Disadvantages: Huh??

...was in 1972 - a pity because who knows what thunder and lightning would have emerged from later seventies live performances. But this is a statement that shows the young David's already intense fledgeling personality at the tender age of twenty three or so. CD1 Track List: In The Heat Of The Morning/London Bye Ta Ta/Karma Man/Silly Boy Blue/Let Me Sleep Beside You/Janine/Amsterdam/God Knows I'm Good/Width Of A Circle/Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed/Cygnet Committee/Memory Of A Free Festival/Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud/Bombers/Looking For A Friend/Almost Grown/Kooks/It Ain't Easy These tracks represent Bowie’s musical “Who do I want to be today?” beginnings, as he grapples with Anthony Newley, Bob Dylan and Scott Walker influences, through to his Ziggy and Aladdin Sane incarnations. From mainstream pop like “In the Heat of the Morning... Read review

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