Best Of The Swinging Blue Jeans, The - Swinging Blue Jeans (The)

Advantages: Oh, practically everything
Disadvantages: Live performances may not be to everyone's taste

...’s disolussion in 1995. Their music is well-known for Knopfler’s unique style of guitar playing, which is achieved by “picking” at the strings. You can hear his terrific guitar work in most of the songs on this CD. That, combined with his unique vocal style, is what makes the band’s sound so distinctive. “The very best of” contains some of Dire Straits’ most well-known songs, although, in my opinion, there are a few songs that should have made the cut. I guess you can’t have everything though, and this CD gives a great overview of their sound. There are sixteen tracks on the CD. Three are live, and the others are studio versions. I will attempt to give a brief explanation of each track, but of course this is all very subjective. I urge you to listen to the CD yourself, and make up your own mind. 1. SULTANS OF SWING With a moody... Read review

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Advantages: It's Neil Diamond
Disadvantages: It's Neil Diamond

...is not Robbie or Elvis but actually Neil Diamond. "Not 1970s spangly blue shirts undone to the navel Neil Diamond?" I ask him, guffawing mightily - although to be honest I quite like "Love on the Rocks" and "Forever in Blue Jeans" although of course having dissed Mr Diamond so thoroughly, I wasn't going to admit that to him. "No. Not 1970s spangly shirts undone to the navel Neil Diamond." He retorts tersely. "I'm referring to 1960s, god-of-folk, pisses-on-the-other-pretentious-twonks-around-at-the-time-from-a-great-height, Neil Diamond! HE didn't write any stupid soppy songs about Vincent Van Gogh!" But he did write "You Don't Bring me Flowers." I counter. "Pish! That's an aberration!" He replies. He then went on to argue, with a certain amount of passion I might add, that I should forget about the spangly 70s guy with the lid... Read review

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Advantages: Some amazing, original tracks
Disadvantages: Not to everyone's taste

..."The world will know that this is the biggest mix tape on road, The world will know that Baby Blue is a heavy lyricist, The world will know that she's light skinned, The world will know that she's from south London, The world will know she's rolling with Ace and Invisible" I don't really think there is a better way to introduce this CD than to use the words of Ace and Invisible, It is probably the best way to introduce the 20 year old female British hip hop artist that has gained my respect recently. This full name of this mixtape CD is Out of the Blue Volume 2 - The world will know, and follows up her first CD, out of the Blue. And while ciao does not specify what volume this category is for, all the product information corresponds with that of this CD, now we have that cleared up let us get on with the music. I cannot stop... Read review

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