Advantages: Good choice of tracks. Good cover versions. Diversity of artists. Disadvantages: Can't think of any other than maybe a couple of strange choices for covers.
I own all three Live Lounge albums to date and would say they have got better with each release. There is a good mix of revamped versions of well known tracks by the original artists combined with interesting cover versions.
This particular album also showcases the talents of a few artists I previously knew little about namely Elliot Minor, Ida Maria, Santogold and Bat For Lashes although a friend had actually recommended the latter to me. As these artists all perform covers versions on here it has left me intrigued as to the quality of their own material and I'm sure others will feel the same about the artists who appear that they know little about.
Most of the tracks here have been big hits so you will be familiar with all but a few of the 40 offerings.
Another interesting feature is the inclusion of two versions ...
Advantages: A great relaxation Album Disadvantages: Erm, some awful songs
I like to try new things out, listen to new genres of music and watch different styles of movies. I did not by any means of the word 'chillout', actually think it would be an album that I would listen to or rather relax to for many hours, but to my great surpise it is. I am 16 going on 17, the fact that I am listening to 'chillout' music is a great shock, i thought it was only the type of music that overweight management executive yuppy types endure or rather enjoy, i was wrong.
This album contains songs made famous by many influential artists and groups. For example it contains songs by bands such as Westlife (Flying Without Wings) although i absolutely loath the band and to be quite honest the song too and The Corrs (Runaway, Erin Shore) and artists such as Enya (May It Be) and Charlotte Church (Carrickfergus). The actual people who ...
Advantages: Consistency of sound, not mixed, great value Disadvantages: Formulaic after a while, lacks credibility
The summer is a perfect time to release a compilation album, particularly for all those sweaty clubbers in and out of Ibiza, Ayia Napa and the like. It was no real surprise therefore to find that volume three in the acclaimed Clubland series hit the shelves just in time for this peak sales period. I stumbled across volume one of the Clubland series almost entirely by mistake, but I was so impressed with it that I bought Clubland 2 before it was released commercially (see my Vinyl Exchange review to find out how) and the same thing happened with volume three. The law of diminishing returns must surely mean that volume three is not as good as the two former volumes. Not from where I’m sitting.
Clubland 3 follows a very similar formula to the first two albums, so if you liked volumes one and two then you should find volume three ...
