Chops - Joe Pass/Niels-H.O. Pedersen

Advantages: slow tracks, upbeat tracks, good lyrics, great soundtracks, good number of tracks
Disadvantages: None

...'Joe Thomas' is the seventh album from American RnB artist Joe released in September 2008. I have been a huge fan of this artist for many years and have always known him as 'Joe' so I did a little digging on this album and found that his full name is indeed 'Joe Lewis Thomas' and this is his self-titled album after so many years and after 6 other great albums.. Although it is his self-titled album, in my opinion it is not his best. In my opinion, his best album to date is still 'My Name Is Joe' , his third album released in 2000 which reached 3 x Platinum in the US and is one of my favourite albums to date. Back to 'Joe Thomas', the album has a great selection of tracks; the more popular ones being 'E.R' which was released as the main single off the album. It is a smooth RnB track with an upbeat slightly paced track so you can dance... Read review

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Advantages: Consistant quality
Disadvantages: A couple of tracks let it down

...Released in 2000, "My Name Is Joe" is the thrird album from the R&B singer Joe (Thomas). I feel that it it wasn't for my father's taste of music, I would have never have heard of Joe, because he is really underrated outside of this genre of music, but in this category, he is (or was) one of the best in the game, so he should be showed a lot more respect. "Intro (My Name Is Joe)" "Somebody Gotta Be on Top" Although this song deals with all the typical things which you would expect to hear from a track such as this, it doesn't really have the power which you get to see in other parts of the album, so it is just a second rate version of the rest of the songs here. However as he is consistantly strong, it means that the overall quality isn't effected as it doesn't sound that poor away from this album. **Three Stars... Read review

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Advantages: Amust have for guitar aficionados
Disadvantages: Maybe for a certain audience

...Instrumental guitar albums played by guitar virtuosos are not to everyones taste. Indeed only guitar players tend to show an interest, but Joe Satriani has stradled the line between cult and mainstream more than most of his contempories. Self taught and teacher to other notable names in the field Satriani has released 15 albums highlighting his brand of distorted riffs and catchy leads. This anthology brings his best work under one package, encompassing his full twenty year career up to that point. His abiltiy to deliver a song where the guitar sounds like a lead vocal by use of beautifully composed melodic licks is the secret to his succsess. Still his best works, his 1987 album "Surfing with the Alien" gets decent representation here. "Always with Me, Always with You" is an exceptional love song with a wonderful palm muted intro... Read review

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