Best Of The South, The (Musical Stories By Sugar Hill Songwriters) - Various Artists

Advantages: The music really brings back the memories from the show
Disadvantages: none

...For those of you who have never seen One Tree Hill it's a high school drama looking at the stories of Nathan and Lucas Scott brothers who hate each other but through the series learn to love each other. The stories bring in their friends, enemies, families and lovers, all into the mix and that brings the drama to the small town of Tree Hill! The series music lover is punk queen Peyton Sawyer and her love of music is shown in this album of mixed artists including the singer Gavin DeGraw with the title track to the show 'I don't wanna be' The best tracks on the album take you back to the show's episodes and they include Overdue by The Get Up Kids and Mix-Tape by Butch Walker. As well as the newer artists featured on the albums soundtrack there are also some old favourites such as Keane, Sheryl Crow and Jimmy eat world. Well worth... Read review

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Advantages: Good Tracks
Disadvantages: Does Not Include Title Theme Track

...Sugar Rush is one of the best programmes to come out of England in the last few years. It has a brilliant cast, storyline and soundtrack. Each track has been picked perfectly to support the scene in which it is used. The album has 19 tracks and includes songs fom Jet - Are you gonna be my girl and Sugababes - Nasty Ghetto. Sugar Rush uses songs from different types of music and it is because of Sugar Rush that I discovered the amazing Blondie. Unfortunately the title theme of the programme, Blondie's One Way or Another is not on the album which in my opinion is one of the best tracks selected by Sugar Rush. Normally I find songs in the background or just the songs playing annoying, but Sugar Rush is an exception as I have enjoyed most of the tracks they used.... Read review

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...Richard Shindell gets better and better. His last album, "Reunion Hill," was spectacular, and I bought this album quite worried that he was going to be falling apart on it, as so few artists manage to follow up good albums well. Shindell managed to surprise me, though, in putting together what is without a doubt the best new album I have purchased in the past three years. The songs on this album have an amazing variety of mood and style, ranging from rock (Confession) to traditional folk (Calling the Moon) to a brief little Celtic piece (Spring). The lyrics are astounding, particularly in "Transit," the standout track on the album, and the one that the title image comes from. Shindell is, to my mind, the best male singer-songwriter out there today. If you are at all a fan of folk music, this album is an essential for your collection. Get... Read review

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