Collection, The - Lee Ritenour

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...Omartian: piano Dean Parks: guitar Bill Perkins: Saxes, flutes Bernard Purdie: drums Chuck Rainey: bass Lee Ritenour: guitar Joe Sample: clavinet, electric piano Tim Schmit: backing vocals Tom Scott: tenor sax, lyricon, and horn arrangements Wayne Shorter: tenor sax... Read review

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Advantages: classic album, great tracks
Disadvantages: Out too late

..."1" by the beatles has everything a newcomer to the beatles would want. Classics such as "Hey Jude", "Get Back", "Hard Days Night", "yesterday", "let it be", "Can't Buy Me Love" and many more. Having not been born into the beatles era, this album certainly lets you feel like you were there, and boy I wish I was ! If there's a CD you need to have in your collection this is the one. No wonder this has topped the charts in many countries, an absolute stonker ! Buy it, while stocks last !! Happy Surfing, Lee... Read review

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Advantages: Great vocals and lyrics
Disadvantages: Morbid subject matter

...An album titled 'Murder Ballads' is never going to be particularly cheery, but this collection of morbid songs is definitely worth a listen. A mixture of traditional murder ballads and songs written by Nick Cave himself, this unusual album displays a mastery of song writing and great vocal talent. **Tracklist** 1. Song of Joy 2. Stagger Lee 3. Henry Lee 4. Lovely Creature 5. Where The Wild Roses Grow 6. The Curse of Millhaven 7. The Kindness of Strangers 8. Crow Jane 9. O'Malley's Bar 10. Death Is Not The End 1. Song of Joy (6:47): Like a lot of the tracks on this album, this is a story set to music. It tells the tale of a series of murders in a small town. Despite the morbid nature of the story being told, this is quite a pleasant song to listen to. Nick Cave's voice is very good, and he sings this well. The main instrument used... Read review

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