Country Music Legends - Bill Monroe

Advantages: Great Musical Songs.
Disadvantages: Not as good as origanal artistes.

...about 2 women gold diggers who board a ship to France with nothing on their minds but pursuing men for money. Marilyn Monroe made this song a hit and it has since been recorded and performed by money artists. Marilyn Monroe born 1st June 1926 died 5th August 1962. Marilyn was famous for her curvaceous size 16 body and good looks and in recent years the speculation and theory's over her death. 6. 'I Dreamed a Dream' from the show stopping musical Les Miserables. Les Miserables opened at The Barbican theatre in 1985 and has since won 8 Tony Awards. 7. 'Wouldn't It Be lovely' from 'My Fair Lady' 1964 the story of a poor flower girl Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) who is turned into a lady, how through the use of speech and the skills of dialect coach Professor Higgins (Rex Harrison). Audrey Hepburn born 4th May 1929 died 30th January 1993... Read review

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Advantages: Value of money, something different!
Disadvantages: Not for everyone!

...sets it apart is Monroe’s voice – not quite punk and not quite mainstream. It’s hard to put him in context with other artists on the basis of this track, but it’s a distinctive voice without being showy. The other sign of the 80’s is the female (I assume!) backing singing towards the end and the too-much guitars on the end. Now I like fret wanking as much as the next rock fan (hello Mr Sleeve!) but this is a true sign of 1980’s over-self-indulgence. 2. Tragedy With this, I can begin to recognise where modern rock bands may have picked up some tricks from,. The guitar riff is very good, but also familiar, even to my Hanoi-virgin ears when I first bought this. Never mind, sit back and enjoy Monroe’s lyrics about “the music slowly dying” and him “jumping out of his jeans”. It’s odd, the verse seems to detail a night of hot lovin’, which... Read review

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Advantages: A Classic Country Album
Disadvantages: You really need a sense of humor to appreciate the joke

...In the annuals of punk rock an album like this has never been recorded before or since it is completely unique. Mojo Nixon described it as a "Near Death Experience", his other co-conspirator says that you need a sense of humor to listen to it, despite that it was a fantastic album. The whole thing kicked off when Mojo Nixon and the Toadliquors recorded a version of the Dead Kennedys classic "Wineabago Warrior" for the compilation that marked the release of Alternative tentacles 100th album. Legend has it that former Deak Kennedys vocalist Jello Biafra decided that since a load of rednecks listened to country music and committed suicide it was time that Tipper Gore (Wife of Al Gore and pro-censorship campaigner) needed to be made aware of this, so Jello and Mojo went off to Texas and recorded a country album. The sarcasm meter... Read review

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