Complete Blue Horizon Sessions, The [Remastered] - Curtis Jones

Advantages: Classic tracks, truly experimental music
Disadvantages: Blues jams take a while to get into

...'s a different cover now, actually closer to the one requested by Hendrix (as explained in the accompanying booklet), with this "authorised release by the Hendrix family", remastered from the original tapes. On to the music… it's a very druggy affair, and the overall effect is that it's a great soundtrack for anyone wanting to relive the experimentation, and psychedelic side of the late 60's, but, more than that, it's an album that paved a way forward, for bands like Led Zeppelin, everything that Eric Clapton did, Lenny Kravitz, U2… the list goes on. And it still stands up as a classic record today. Opening track, "…And the gods made love", is a quick burst of experimental sound, sounding in the end like a sound affect for a Dr Who monster. Then comes "Have you ever been (to electric ladyland)" a soulful song, sounding closest to Curtis... Read review

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Advantages: exclusive material
Disadvantages: no real meaning or message

...This was one of the last CD's that I bought, I dont know why I put off buying it so much. Maybe it was because of the plain old looking front cover. I regret not buying the album sooner now as Talkin Blues (track number one) has turned out to be my favourite Bob Marley song of all time. Talking Blues hasn't been released on any other album except this one which is named after it. Title: Bob Marley And The Wailers Talkin' Blues Releaseed: 4th Feb 1991 Recorded: 1973–1975 Genre: Reggae Length: 61:50 Label: Tuff Gong/Island Front Cover: Looks like a canvas painting of Bob Marley in his early days, his dreads are not fully grown which suggests the picture was originally taken around the time Bob turned to Rasta. The background is just a very plain blue, quite suprisingly the quality of this album does not seem to live up... Read review

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Advantages: Excellent all-round Moody's album
Disadvantages: Short by modern standards but recompensed by additional material

...I have to admit that my first view of the Moody Blues playing 'live' was on BBC television's "The Lulu Show" back in 1970 when they performed the title track of this album. I had of course experienced their previous studio offerings and was well versed in the Moody sound. "Question of Balance" remains a firm favourite from their early years and is a good introduction to their musical style. It also demonstrates the distinctive vocal styles of each of the group. The lyrics are less "acid" than some offerings but still plumb the depths (the "Whats", the "Whys") of man's condition in life. "Question of Balance" was the Moody Blues fifth studio album and recorded in 1970. In 2003 Universal Music embarked on a project to re-master all five of these early Moody Blues albums from the original tapes using modern production techniques... Read review

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