Down To Earth - Joe Brown

Advantages: An album full of heavy rock tracks.
Disadvantages: Not for you if you just like "The osbournes" and not the music...

...I don't know about being "Down to Earth' - as the album boasts lyrics all about craziness and insanity, namely in the tracks 'Alive' and 'Can You Hear Them?". Impatient Ozzy fans had to wait for six years before the release of this album, however DOWN TO EARTH finally arrived. Whereas OZZMOSIS may have harkened back to Ozzy's early days of Black Sabbath, EARTH is unmistakably solo Ozzy. The album is anchored by the fantastic rhythm section of Robert Trujillo and Mike Bordin, the playing on EARTH is exceptionally tight. Tim Palmer's production steers Osbourne in a melodic direction, as the album's use of strings, synth, and background vocals complements some of Ozzy's best vocal performances in years. Also, Zakk Wylde reprises his role as the lad guitarist. GETS ME THROUGH: This is often tagged as "the radio friendly 1st... Read review

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Advantages: chris rock
Disadvantages: just not funny enough

...This film is a remake of the Warren Beatty classic 'Heaven can wait' and is not a bad effort really. The story goes that Mr. Beatty always wanted the main character to be black in the original film and approached comedian/actor Chris Rock to take on the part in the update, I suspect Chris Rock isn't entirely happy with the results. Chris Rock delivers a good performance as Lance Barton a stuggling black comedian trying to breakthrough and become famous, unfortunately he keeps getting booed off stage. Next thing you know he is knocked down by a truck and killed- luckily those heavenly angels realise its not his time to go (oops) and deliver him back into the temporary body of a middle aged white rich bloke, whose wife is trying to kill him, there after much hilarity ensues. Or rather, it should have. Just as you are getting into... Read review

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Advantages: supporting cast
Disadvantages: just not funny

...At an early point in this film Chris Rock's character is on the stage doing a stand up comedy routine. It's not going well and all you can hear is the sound of the wind blowing through the auditorium. That's pretty much the effect this movie had on me. Rock plays Lance Barton, an amatuer stand-up comedian whose act stinks. One night he gets hit by a truck after he is too busy eyeing up a lady by the name of Sontee (regina king). As he enters heaven it's discovered he was taken too early so gets the chance to go back to earth by reincarnation. The body he chooses is an old ruthless businessman who happens to have been bumped off by his younger wife and is no big favourite of Sontee. You see this business man has bought the community hospital where Sontee works and is planning on shutting it down. Of course antics ensue... Read review

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