Christmas Party - Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers

Advantages: The listener is truly rewarded
Disadvantages: Only that it sets a standard that they and others could not live up to

...I thought I would try my reviewing hand at one of my favourite albums of all time.... No not the Jive Bunny Megamix.... That's next weeks review......... Let me take you back to May 1996.... Britain was under a Conservative government, with the country was gearing up for Euro 96....when football was apparently 'coming home'. War was breaking out in Chechnya, Aussie Gina G was representing the UK in the Eurovision song contest and Mark Morrison was topping the charts with his song about the safe return of a beloved coat he presumably mislaid. May 1996 also heralded the release of one of the seminal albums of the 1996 - The Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go. My love of this album began on a jolly boy's beano to France with 4 mates all crammed into a radio less Fiesta on a day trip to France. It was played all the way... Read review

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Advantages: Lyrically and vocally compelling.Sounds bit like Joy Division, Sonic Youth, The Cure and such like
Disadvantages: The vocals can sometimes bit a bit shouty and musically they aren't that impressive or different.

...Although I really dont like Bloc Party, I can appreciate this album on its merits. It's weighty with influences from much better bands like Joy Division, Sonic Youth and The Cure and therefore feels familiar and ok to listen to. The east london art-punkers definitely have a charming and down to earth feel both in their vocals and their lyrics. Songs like 'Like eating glass' and 'This modern love' earn this album the respect that I think it does deserves above other bands in their league like Franz Ferdinand and Hard-Fi. Lyrically and musically 'This modern love' puts them in the same league as great bands like The Rakes that still manage to say something new when so many things have been said and done before. To summarize, there is something sincere and convincing about this band lyrically and vocally and if like me you dont... Read review

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Advantages: Classic material
Disadvantages: Lots of interludes. A couple of tracks let it down

..."The Show, The After-Party, The Hotel" was the third and final album from the R&B four-piece, Jodeci. Consisting of the DeGrate (DeVante Swing and Mr. Dalvin) and Hailey (K-Ci and JoJo) brothers, Jodeci were one of the top R&B groups of the nineties, and this album was their final offering after having dominated the scene from the New Jack Swing days of the early nineties up to the point when this was released (1995), and set the trend for all R&B to follow it with their image as the Bad Boys of R&B, with a Hip Hop demeanor influencing the music they make. Following this album, the Hailey Brothers went on to release more albums together as K-Ci & Jojo, and created even more R&B classics, and later on both Mr. Dalvin and K-Ci released solo albums. 1. "The Show" (Intro) 2. "Bring On Da Funk" To kick off the album, we have them goig... Read review

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