Cavern With Nightlife - John Butcher

Advantages: Great band
Disadvantages: None

...I think the Beatles will live on as one of the biggest ever contributors to modern day music. They were one of the best songwriters with the partnership of Lennon and Macartney and were great entertainers with their live show antics. Its interesting to see how many modern day performers are influenced by their music and writing styles. Oasis freely admit to their beatle influences. Liam Gallagher even named his son after John Lennon.Their earlier music was my favourite. I like the rock and roll style that they offered from their cavern days. With the advent of mind altering chemicals, their music disintergrated into the strange type of music that appears ono their later albums. The beatles may age and die, but their music and influence never will. The band consisted of the following people. George Harrison - Lead Guitar. A good... Read review

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Advantages: Simply magnificent
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...This album reinforces the fact that Led Zep are one of the greatest bands of all time and does so in some style. The opening tracks are taken from the first album and gently prepare you for what lies ahead. Obviously after 30 years these tracks have aged but they still sound great compared to the mince regularly being served up by inferior wannabes. The guitar solos are a joy and show that Page is one of the best if not the best guitarist ever. In particular the solo on Whole Lotta Love is the best of all time and the original is miles better than the butchered theme to Top of the Pops. Robert Plant redefines what is required of a rock vocalist and is also a good songwriting partner for Jimmy Page. The throbbing rhythm machine is provided by bassist John Paul Jones and John Bonham. Jones provides a beat but also doesnt wilt under... Read review

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Advantages: The Original and Best
Disadvantages: None

...) – April Cantelo; Mr Gedge (The Vicar) – John Noble; Mr Upfold (The Mayor, and local butcher) – Edgar Evans; Superintendent Budd – Owen Brannigan; Sid (The Butcher’s Boy) – Joseph Ward; Nancy Waters (Sid’s girlfriend, and baker’s daughter) – Catherine Wilson; Mrs Herring (Albert’s Mother, and Greengrocer) – Sheila Rex The English Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Benjamin Britten THE RECORDING The late John Culshaw, the legendary Decca engineer, left a written note that after a week of intense rehearsal away from London distractions, he “began to think of the artists in terms of the characters that they were playing”. Although there’s something of the messing-about-in-a-village-hall-in-Suffolk-having-a-bloody-good-laugh about this recording (they were semi acting it out, apparently!), all the hallmarks of The Decca Sound are there – forward... Read review

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