Classic Chillout Album Vol.1, The - Various Artists

Advantages: Contains classic artists such as Odyssey, Brothers Johnson and Diana Ross
Disadvantages: Is a populist take on the disco era.

...This album is a broad yet typical retrospective of the commercial side of the disco era. Staples of the disco scene such as Chic and Earth, Wind & Fire feature here, yet in their most famous incarnations as opposed to the music that changed the face of the dance underground forever. There are rare stand out moments such as the highlighted Brothers Johnson classic 'Stomp' and Diana Ross's Chic penned athem 'Upside Down' however, overall this album is a good album for those that think of disco as a Car Wash style flares and afro 'Good Times' party. It's not for the connoisseurs of disco for whom any one of the Larry Levan or Joey Negro compilations would be better suited.... Read review

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Advantages: You are able to chill to this album, has 18 tacks on each CD, it has some mixing in within track as well
Disadvantages: Not many Latest tracks on it

...I recently bought the 'Ministry of sound' Chillout session album after seeing it advertised on the T.V, from what was being played on the advert for this album it sounded really good. Well like most Ministry of sound' album they are full of the Beats and chilled house music which is what I like listerning to late at night. But after listerning to it for the first time I was not really that happy with it, it wasn't as good as the made it out to be on the T.V, which I find with some products. But after a few times listerning to it, I found help me to sleep, (this is not good for your electric bill thou. It helped me relaxed after a stress full day at work. I have always like the Ministry of sounds' Compilations, but I have noticed that never really use that latest tracks that are out on the market, don't get me wrong i do like... Read review

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...packet was Moby’s ‘Play’ shamefully last year, I was on a mission. Along with a few other dance compilation CD’s (there are some good tunes out there at the minute) I opted for mellowness, with my disappointment of ‘The Chillout Sessions’ (see a previous opinion) I listened to this CD with a certain level of shall we say caution. Imagine my horror when I got my nice new CD home, ready to be enthralled I placed it into my stereo and nothing, it didn’t work! Another trip to Woollies, the third of the day and the second returned CD I wasn’t a happy bunny. Off I trundled home and sat down preparing myself for the music… Anticipating something much along the same lines of the disappointing ‘Chillout Sessions’ I was pleasantly surprised, this album blew me away, which is something... Read review

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