Complete Works, The - Tony Fruscella

Advantages: out of this world
Disadvantages: get out of here!

...Completly mind bending, this must be one of the finest pieces of musical work I have ever heard in my life, absolutly fantastic. I have yet to meet a single person that has anything but praise for this timeless classic. It will make you jump around like Tony Blair on Prozac for no reason at all! When you put Leftism on your stereo you just lose control of yourself. The album also has its mellow moments such as 21st Century Poem and the completly fantastic Original which features the soul moving vocals of Toni Halliday. But its best moments are the bangin Black Flute and Release the Pressure. If you do not own this album then go and get it now.... Read review

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Advantages: Great band
Disadvantages: none

...Until 1991 there was a band called The Rain. This band consisted of Paul Arthurs on rthym gutair, Tony McCarrol on drums, Paul McGuigan on Bass Guitar and Chris Hutton as lead vocals. In 1991 they decided to stop and create a new band called Oasis. Chris Hutton was not going to join Oasis, and the res of the band new of Liam Gallaghers talent. They immediately asked him to join Oasis. Noel Gallagher came back from a tour with The Inspiral Carpet (he was working as a roadie for them at the time) to watch his brother perform. After the gig he said they were rubbish, but if they let him join they would be rich and famous. How right he was. They realesed a few sucsecful albums but in 1995 trouble struck.. Tony McCarrol had slowly started to lack in talent. He was advised to ‘do the righgt thing and leave’, but he refused... Read review

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Advantages: Two of the finest RnB tracks to date, and another few good ones
Disadvantages: A few weak tracks, taking the genre-defying album too far

..."The Tony Rich Project" is a group name few fans have heard of, yet the song "Nobody Knows" is a cult classic, a story of despair at the loss of a lover, yyet a metaphor for the death of Tony Rich's father. "Words", the debut album of the group won a Grammy for best RnB album in 1997, and the group have since not equalled the stature of their first offering. "Nobody Knows" is exquisite, and "Missin' You" is fantastically refreshing. However, a numbe rof the tracks are relatively incongruos, namely "Grass is Greener", which does not fit in the mould of modern RnB. Although this is a draw back for purists, the album was ground breaking, defying the constraints of RnB, and inspiring the work of so many other artists. The outlandish quality of the album is not aesthetic, it is hidden and Tony's anonymity typifies this. Not at all... Read review

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