Christmas Past And Present [Remastered] - Paul Revere & The Raiders

Advantages: Great Opera Tenor, A truely gifted and talented singer
Disadvantages: Prehaps give Silent night a miss until December.

...the electrifying performance of Paul Potts singing Nessun Dorma that evening. It wasn't that long after his first appearance on the show that Paul Potts went on to progress and deservedly win last years 'Britain's got Talent'. Funny thing is he actually tossed a coin on whether to go or not to the 'Britain's Got Talent' show, likely for us he went and the rest is now history. Paul Potts 'One Chance' Album (Christmas Edition) CD ----------------- Since his superb run on the 'Britain's Got Talent' show I decided I would very much like to get my hands on a Paul Potts CD, so being this near the jolly season I went out and bought the Christmas Edition of Paul Potts latest CD called 'One Chance' which has an extra disc with four great festive tracks (Silent Night) that are sung to perfection by Paul Potts. The main disc has his magnificent No... Read review

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Advantages: Technically very good, virtuoso performances, good prog
Disadvantages: A little dated, won't make you look trendy

...rocker". The band members are all really good players so musically it's of a high standard and the tunes are good; it just lacks something, probably a vocalist with a distinctive voice - particularly noticeable on some songs, like "Sometime world". It's also maybe just too good: it's technically superb and great for a bit of loud navel gazing but doesn't make you go "Whooooaa!" This new edition features the original album mix, newly remastered from the original tapes, plus rare BBC Radio sessions, live recordings from 1972 and a bonus disc featuring the band's 1972 BBC Radio One "In concert" appearance which launched "Argus". An ideal present if you (or your dad) are into prog rock, and if you like the Thin Lizzy twin axes or the rolling country tinted American rock from the early 70s.... Read review

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Advantages: Some fantastic songs that benefitted from a live atmosphere.
Disadvantages: Some tracks didn't work vocally, a little Beatle bias.

...You would have to have lived in a cave over the past forty odd years not to have heard of Paul McCartney; in spite of his now ex-wife's original claim that she'd never heard of the fab four before she met the man himself (yeah, right), most people left on the planet may wish to rekindle memories of years gone by, or even discover them for the first time. The purpose of the Paul McCartney 'Back in the World' Live CD was obviously to take the joy of seeing the ex-Beatle live into the home of many more people who may not be able to folk out £50 to £60 for a concert ticket. This two disk set, as it conveniently points out on the front, contains 36 tracks by the man himself, chronicling his time in the world's biggest band ever to his time in Wings and even his extensive solo career. I'm not saying that it wasn't realised in order to earn... Read review

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