Definitive - Chic

Advantages: Good introduction to early, middle and late period Alice
Disadvantages: Could have included more early stuff.

...I usually avoid "Greatest Hits" compilations like the plague. Probably because they are compiled by someone who has a very different idea about what is the artist's best work from what I have. But in this case, I looked at the track listing and thought I'd give it a go. All my old Alice Cooper is on vinyl, some of it in a very sorry state (it sounds as if someone's frying chips in the background) so I thought I'd take the plunge and up date my Alice Cooper to a playable format. So how "definitive" is the "Definitive Alice Cooper"? Well it's not bad. I especially love the first few tracks on the collection as it takes me back to my school days. Sitting in my friend's bedroom, driving his Mum mad with the volume we played records at and thinking that no one could possibly hate Alice Cooper. Ahh youth. But back to the present... Read review

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Advantages: Some Great tracks, Grows on you.
Disadvantages: Some naff tracks.

...in between swooning about some rather ugly looking geezer by the name of Liam, informed me that Oasis were the bees knees, not taking her word for it I listened to a tape she did me of “Definitely Maybe” and wasn’t impressed. It took nearly 8 years for Oasis to grow on me. A catch little ditty of theirs by the name of “Wonder Wall” made me buy their second album “What’s the Story…. Morning Glory” when I spotted it in the bargain bin in Sainsbury’s. When it was suggested that their first album “Definitely Maybe” was far superior, it was to Ebay I went and picked it up for a couple of quid. Given the fact that first time around this album left me feeling audio assaulted I waited a few days before actually playing the CD. First impressions weren’t good, it lacked the sophistication, the ease that “What’s the Story” has. Like many first albums... Read review

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Advantages: God Like
Disadvantages: None

...Definitely definitely one of the albums of the ‘90’s at least. ‘Definitely Maybe’ signalled the introduction of Oasis to the world stage, and with it the enigma that is the Gallagher brothers. This album has a much more raw edge than any other CD I can remember, and this signifies the talent and aura the band had oozing out of them. If it is then considered than both Noel and Liam are on record as saying than Paul Guiggs, Paul Arthurs and Tony McCarrol (all now departed) were not the most proficient of musicians, it makes the album all the more remarkable. The album opens with the strong ‘Rock And Roll Star’ an old fashioned, guitar led, well, rock ‘n’ roll tune really. From here the album just gets better, with one of the anthems of the ‘90’s in ‘Cigarettes... Read review

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