Best Of The Sixties, The - Susan McCann

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...This is a double album filled with the best of sixties music. It contains 44 tracks and you'll probably know most of them (even if, like me, you're a bit young to have experienced the 60's for yourself). There are many albums in the shops that contain music off TV adverts, but in fact this album contains most of the good ones. Songs include: 'I'm a believer' - The Monkees, 'It's not unusual' - Tom Jones, 'Surfin' USA' - The Beach Boys and 'Oh pretty woman' - Roy Orbison. Buy it if.....you love the sixties... Read review

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Advantages: A good collection of 20 songs from the 40 years, Good drinking tunes
Disadvantages: Nowhere near a big enough compilation of their best songs.

...come in quite loud in your typical Irish pub singer style but in a much more harmonical fashion. The song is quite sombre and drifts along with you whistling along. It’s quite a long song but like most Irish songs it’s easy to listen to. The next track is one I’m sure a lot of people already know, mainly because Michael Flatfeet starred in the musical by the same name. No not River Dance but “Lord of The Dance”, at least I think Ol’ Flat Feet was in it. I’m sure a lot of people have heard this song and know what to expect and to be honest it is almost the same as every other version I have heard. I’m going to skip forward a number of tracks now to track 8 and a song called Grace. This isn’t actually a Dubliners track but a solo effort by Jim McCann. This is regarded in Irish music circles as one of the best songs that has come out... Read review

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Advantages: Full of classic songs
Disadvantages: Recording can sound muffled

...When you first hear this album you would be forgiven for thinking that it was actually a greatest hits compilation. It is packed full of their most well known songs that have been covered by many artists ever since. Made in New York in the late sixties at a time when the whole hippy revolution had hit full steam. Velvet Underground weren't part of this movement and rebelled against it, more interested in hell raising and art! The front cover of this album was painted by Andy Warhol. It is simply a picture of a banana with Andy's signiture under it. This debut isn't the best quality recording but has some of the best studio perfomances from Velvet Underground. They are raw and full of passion. It also features the late Nico, friend of the band and guest vocalist who adds more to this album on tracks like 'Femme fatale' and 'I'll be your... Read review

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