Country Sect, The - Downliners Sect (The)

Advantages: Great artists, Fantastic recordings
Disadvantages: A few good tracks missed this set

..., and still are, but i still enjoy listening to a wide range of music from all walks of life. As my record collection grew there tended to be a large number of Rock 'n' Roll and Country albums. When the new age of CDs came along it was going to be a big job recreating that collection on to disc. Although the records were still there, with the arrival of children and the changes of lifes circumstances there became less & less oppertunity to get the records down and have a session as i use to as a youngster. But i still loved thoes country sounds and radio was the more popular option i got to listen to some. Now that time has passed on even further the CD collection is starting to gain a little respect with yet again music from all walks of life including a few Everly Brothers and some country. A little while ago we also added to that "The... Read review

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Advantages: It's a phenomenon, but which do you choose
Disadvantages: None

...was just fantastic. He took me the other way. I used to say, ‘Are you sure its OK to call this a rock opera’ and he would say, ‘Yeah of course it is’ and I’d say, ‘But the story is a bit dodgy at the moment’ and he would say, ‘All opera’s got a silly story’” [From “CLASSIC ALBUMS: WHO’S NEXT” – THE WHO (2001) DVD] He had used the format prior to “Tommy”. “Rael” (a surprising title now given the name of the sect that has recently declared it has succeeded in cloning a human child) was his second attempt at a mini rock opera (after “A Quick One While He’s Away”.). Lots of riffs and themes are lifted out of this piece and recycled in “Tommy” – listen to ‘The Underture’. [“THE WHO SELL OUT” The Who (1967) CD MCAD 31332] Another song, “Glow Girl” which is a teenage disaster song featuring a plane crash from 1968 finishes... Read review

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Advantages: First album by a true genius
Disadvantages: His voice gets better with time

...This review has been written to commemorate Leonard Cohens's 72nd birthday today. Happy birthday Lenny! Leonard Cohen's recording career began with the release of "The Songs of Leonard Cohen". Cohen already had a career as a poet and novelist and his career as a musician might never have taken off without the encouragement of Judy Collins. Although he had been one of "The Buckskin Boys" - a trio performing country standards - they had not come close to troubling the charts or threatening to make a career of their music. So in 1967, fresh from several years on the Greek island of Hydra, Cohen looked to expand his artistic horizons. He was, famously, on stage at a Judy Collins concert starting his performance when petrified by stage-fright he said he could not continue. A wave of empathy from the crowd carried him through... Read review

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