Driven From Distraction - Hint

Advantages: variety of music styles
Disadvantages: couple of weak tracks

...This is the 4th album from the Swedish duo. This sees their music style becoming rockier, although, the distinctive Roxette style still remains. This album starts with 'Harleys and Indians,' a rocky, guitar driven track. This for me is one of outstanding tracks on the album. This is followed by 'Crash Boom Bang' which was released as a single. This is a slow ballad, completely in contrast to the first track. 'Fireworks' follows this, a poppy track, which very much reminds me of lazy summer evenings. 'Run to you' a sleepy ballad follows this, another single release from the album. ^The acoustic guitars make this a relaxing song to listen to, and adds some romanticism to what could otherwise be a boring track. 'Sleeping in my car' was another single release. It's a rocky, funky track, with a very catchy chorus... Read review

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Advantages: Argerich's clarity of melodic line, striking colors and moods; thrilling, chilling, enchanting, arresting performances.
Disadvantages: Her Fantasiestucke may strike some as too rushed, less nuanced--or so I'm told.

...by this struggling amateur. Despite the twenty-some years of distance, the technical recording itself holds up superbly. Distracting audience noises (coughing) are kept to a satisfactory minimum and emerge (alas) only in the softer passages. You'll be so caught up in the music, these trivial annoyances won't matter one whit. If you've grown tired of the usual, by-the-numbers playing of works in the classical repertoire, you may want to give this terrific disc a try. Familiarity with the pieces is not necessary, but beware! Martha may just seduce you with these astonishing performances. For the curious non-classical music fan, this disc might even open the door to the genre and jump-start a search for other works in the repertory...I hope. Ten glorious stars. -------------------------- CD Notes: MARTHA ARGERICH Live from the Concertgebouw... Read review

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Advantages: Her music is flawless, so diverse, interesting
Disadvantages: Nothing it's PJ HARVEY!?!?!?!

..., with signatures, tattooed portrait of her that takes up most of her arm, as well as a nice little PJ Harvey signature on her wrist to top it off. Obsessed or what!! Haha, well PJ is certainly someone you can love and adore, as her passion for music is never-ending. Well I have listened to all of PJ Harvey's songs now, and had heard of her about three years ago but didn't really listen to much of her stuff back then, until I met my partner and really got into her music, just because it is so open, and comes straight from Polly's heart and finger tips. This album is probably one of the most listened to ones in the car, great to drive to, great to sing along to. This album won the Best British Mercury Prize Award, so it definitely shows that this is a fantastic album you should get your hands on, and if you haven't got your paws on it yet you... Read review

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