Best Of Ray Barretto, The - Ray Barretto

Advantages: Its Ray Charles
Disadvantages: Its not the real Ray Charles

...Ray Charles, the man was a musical Genius of this there is no doubt at all. Genuis is a far too frequently used word these days with very few deserving of the accolade. So Genius loves company, how does it measure up? Its a nice album of duets featuring the great man and some of todays other musicians. It is a nice album with some very nice tracks but it doesn't give a good representation of Ray at his finest. The best three tracks for my money were: Here we go again - Featuring Norah Jones It was a very good year - Featuring Willie Nelson You don't know me - Featuring Diana Krall Genius Love Company is definately worth owning if just for these three tracks. If you would like to experience Ray Charles i would recommend that you purchase The Definitive Ray Charles double CD a much more complete picture of the man.... Read review

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Advantages: Madonna has matured.
Disadvantages: If you like her pop, it aint here!

...Madonna has finally matured from that annoying teenage pop sensation with the annoying cheesy songs that got 24/7 radio play. Here is something quite different and definitely opens up your mind to a whole new "light". The are some epic songs, including "Ray of Light", "Frozen" and "Power of Goodbye" which all rank amongst some of Madonna's best works, including the crowd favourites "Cherish", "Erotica" and "Like a Virgin". there is something a bit more intelligent, classy and thought provoking about Madoona's new stuff. Other songs on the album are defintily worth a listen, including "Mer Girl" and "Substitute for Love". Altogether, I am very impressed and I defintiely like the new image Madonna has created for herself. A great creative album that will allow you to explore all aspects of music.... Read review

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Advantages: William Orbit complements Madonna beautifully
Disadvantages: None

...RAY OF LIGHT is the Madonna album which was co-produced by William Orbit. Orbit's style really shines through in this album, which has some of Madonna's best songs ever, in my opinion. My favourite song is the first track on the album, 'Drowned World/Substitute For Love', although 'Frozen' and 'Ray Of Light' are also excellent. I went through a long period of not liking Madonna's music, but listening to this album has made me see how wrong I was. It's not at all like the Madonna of 'Holiday' and 'Borderline', although the beginnings of this new style can be traced back as far as 'Justify My Love' in the early 1990s. A great album.... Read review

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