Best Of Halloween, The - John Carpenter & Alan Howarth

Advantages: It's a work of genius!
Disadvantages: It's taken too long to come out.

...Carpenter himself regards this score as among his best. Which is true. While Hallowe'en had all the right atmospheric connotations for the film it complimented, The Fog is actually a very chilling score. It stands out by itself, to the point where the film acutally serves to compliment the music. It has all the ingredients that characterise Carpenter's work: piano, synth and those lovely middle-of-the-scale counterpoints. And who needs more than three notes?! If there's a flaw with the album, it's the time it's taken to come out. Most people who will want this music will have long since forgotten about it now. Publicity for it has been non-existant, and the packaging is a little thoughtless. It hardly compliments the amazing score within. Other than that, there can be few gripes with this soundtrack. It's a masterpiece.... Read review

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Advantages: This Is The Best Of Constrictor and Raise Your Fist And Yell On 1 Handy CD
Disadvantages: Don't buy it if you already own Raise Your Fist And Yell or Constrictor

...This album is named after the John Carpenter film Alice starred in. It is a compilation album containing the best work from the Raise Your Fist And Yell and the Constrictor albums. The album contains :- 1. Prince Of Darkness (From The Film By John Carpenter) 2. Roses On White Lace (A Brilliant Hard Rock Number) 3. Teenage Frankenstein (A Fun Shock Rock Number) 4. He's Back The Man Behind The Mask (Soundtrack To Friday 13th) 5. Billion Dollar Babies (Live Version With Changed Lyrics - see the Billion Dollar Babies album for more details) 6. Lock Me Up (A Fun Rock Anthem The Format Of Which Is Often Copied By Others Bands) 7. Simple Disobedience (Rocker) 8. Thrill My Gorilla (Fun) 9. Life And Death Of The Party (Rocker) 10. Freedom (Good Rock Anthem)... Read review

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Advantages: first side is very good
Disadvantages: second side can be a bit tedious

...The alan parson project is a collection of musicians that changes not only on each album but on each track as well. They have only Alan parsons production and leadership in common. As such some of the albums are a bit disjointed and this is true to that. The album is based on the edgar allen poe stories and each track is related to a particular story. The best track is the raven which uses a voice controlled synth and gets inside your head. The musicians on the album vary as I said but John Miles appears on a couple of tracks and is his usual classy self (he did the single Music in the eighties). The second side gets far more classical and a little overdone. A good album and worth a listen. If you like it try the other albums as he has a certain ability in the studio (he produced dark side of the mmon as well!!!)... Read review

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