Coney Island Baby (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] - Lou Reed

Advantages: superb sound, superb performances
Disadvantages: a couple of songs drag a bit

...Jane" crashes in. The band are amazingly tight, the overall sound quality is faultless and I find it absolutely thrilling. Mid song, and we get the first of many diversions. As the band takes it down behind Lou he starts chatting away. The whole album is full of snappy one-liners, and delightfully caustic put-downs. No one is safe - critics, hecklers, the Warhol scene, Patti Smith, politics. During "Walk On The Wild Side" Lou decides to tell the story of how he came to write the song. After 15 minutes the song peters out a little and he's only sung the first verse! "Waiting For The Man" is similarly strung out, with loads of chat before morphing into an uncredited "Temporary Thing". But it's all like that. "Coney Island Baby" is quite brilliantly performed, the conclusion is deeply affecting as Lou and the backing singers chant, over... Read review

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Advantages: Contains a vast diversity of music from David Coverdale's post Deep Purple carrier
Disadvantages: Nothing, unless you hate Whitesnake (and if you did you wouldn't be reading this)

...Whitesnakes 30th Anniversary Collection appears to be a glorified greatest hit album. However it's more than this. Its 52 tracks contain live tracks, the original version of Here I Go Again, songs from David Coverdale's (DC's) album with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and of course songs from DC's solo work. The three CD's cover the carrier of DC after he left Deep Purple. The first disc with tracks like Ready An' Willing and Fool For Your Loving (live) brings Whitesnakes blues element through to the listener beautifully. I would say the first disc is best of Whitesnakes blues. The second CD contains the Coverdale Page songs as well as more live songs and a collection of Whitesnake hits. The third CD contains the song Best Years from Whitesnakes latest album and We Wish You Well the song Whitesnake wrote for their audiences but have... Read review

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Advantages: A good selection of songs
Disadvantages: none

...Track listing 1. Walk On The Wild Side 2. Satellite Of Love 3. I Love You Suzanne 4. Wild Child 5. How Do You Think It Feels 6. Lady Day 7. Coney Island Baby 8. Sweet Jane (Live) 9. Vicious 10. Sally Can't Dance 11. Berlin 12. Caroline Says II 13. Perfect Day 14. Kill Your Sons 15. White Light White Heat (live) 16. I'm Waiting For The Man (CD only.) - Reed, Lou/Velvet Underground 17. Heroin (CD only.) - Reed, Lou/Velvet Underground For anyone only familiar with Lou Reed through Walk On The Wildside/Trainspotting/Perfect Day then this is the ideal intorduction to his back catalogue. If you are a fan of Bowie it is an essential purchase - Reed is the darker twin of Bowie and their 70's careers owed alot to each other and their love/hate relationship. This selection takes in everything from... Read review

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