Big Band Themes Remember Them - Various Artists

Advantages: Great guitar solos, heartfelt lyrics
Disadvantages: Not much is known about this band.

...You know, when it comes to music, who can say why we like what we like? For me, it has a lot to do with my influences, i.e. having an elder sister whose taste has influenced me a great deal, but more importantly, the memories attached to the music, which come streaming back in vivid colour, almost like it was yesterday. I was living in South Africa when I first heard Big Country, and I am amazed to hear that not many people I know in the UK know of them. How strange…since it reached me on the opposite side of the globe! I bought it because I remembered vaguely that I had heard songs by this band, and I remembered that I had liked them. Having it to hand today always reinforces those memories, and I would say that it is definitely the King of my collection. The name of the album, THROUGH A BIG COUNTRY, is really an original... Read review

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Advantages: Great live act.
Disadvantages: Don't play enough gigs

...93Feet have been doing the rounds on the small gig tour for the lasst year and I hope you have been lucky enough to catch them live. Currently in the studio recording material, this band are already being spied on by various record company scouts and are getting a good reputation. Their style is funky guitar, pounding beats - a mish mash of funk soul acid jazz. Guitar player Harvey is extremely apt at what he loves doing and gives a great performance. Drummer JJ looks insane while he's playing but doesn't miss a beat. Singer Craig can croon with the best of them. The band have hit some high profile venues - once even playing at the Groucho Club in London to an impressed audience. You'll find them in the Milton Keynes area, and about Bedfordshire at the moment but catch them before they are signed. This band is the next big thing - make... Read review

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Advantages: Variations of well known songs.
Disadvantages: none

...Brill album, much better than the first Radio one live lounge album. All tracks have been previously played on the radio one live lounge with Joe Willie, but I never get a chance to listen to them all first time they are on the radio, so its nice to hear them all. Some tracks really funny and are all by well-known artist's. The artists and bands either record alternative recordings of there own songs or ones by other artists, which is really interesting. I really love the Amy winehouse - Valerie its a slower version and is really good. It features allot of the top 40 bands and gives you a chance of hearing unusual tracks that you would not normally hear from such band albums. Highly Recommended.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful