Easy Listening

Advantages: Beautiful & emotional piano music
Disadvantages: Is only a selection of works.

...to portray in his music. Echoes was released in 2003, and is a collection of the best pieces from his other albums. I've given the track titles in thei English translation, so no one gets mixed up! 1. The Waves (Le Onde) Straight away, you can hear the repetitive and rhythmic nature of the piece on solo piano, and this is how Einaudi feels waves are; rhythimic, but with subtle changes each time, and they can be heard in the ever changing but always ...
...great to help you to fall asleep because the underlying rhythms are so strong and hypnotic. 2. African Melody III (Melodia Africana III) This is very similar to Le Onde, such that there is the repetitive nature, which varies slightly and has the ongoing, unrelenting rhythm which allows the piece to keep moving forward. However, because the piece is based on a different tune, there is no danger of boring similarities. 3. Out of the Night (Fuori dalla ... Read review

Advantages: Some great tracks, a consistently impressive voice, great bloke
Disadvantages: A bit dull and dirgey at times, some over-used songs

...after its release. Another Side is John's fifth solo album - and he has been featured on over twenty other albums since 1991. This one is different though, as it isn't musical theatre, but is based in the genre that I suppose would be called easy listening. The album debuted in the charts at number 22. TRACKS There are thirteen tracks on the album and I will briefly review each one. 1) ALL OUT OF LOVE The first track is the Air Supply song All ...
...Barry Manilow.) So this is another favourite. 8/10 6) EVERY LITTLE THING SHE DOES IS MAGIC This famous Police track (written by Sting) is a song I really can't stand. In fact, I like very few songs that the Police ever recorded. However, John Barrowman has tried a whole new theme with this one and recorded it in a kind of Spanish or salsa style, which he performed on Strictly Come Dancing recently. I think it really adds something new and certainly ... Read review

Advantages: 21 Tracks, Great Bands, Great Vocals
Disadvantages: Weak Tracks, Too Many Covers & Mixes

...6. Lost 7. Call Me Irresponsible 8. Wonderful Tonight (duet with Ivan Lins) 9. Everything 10. I've Got The World On A String 11. Always On My Mind 12. That's Life 13. Dream Disc: 2 1. Stuck In The Middle With You 2. Lost (pop mix) 3. Home (pop mix) 4. Everything (Bob Rock Mix) 5. Orange Coloured Sky 6. Let It Snow 7. The Christmas Song 8. White Christmas Due to the number of tracks on this CD and in the interests of not over-boring the Ciao reader, ...
...tracks of the album. Call Me Irresponsible The title track of Buble's third album, I couldn't let this song pass without mentioning it. A return to the smooth jazz of Buble we are familiar with and the big band accompanies. It might be the title track but in my opinion, there is something a little bit lacklustre about this track. For me, this doesn't have the pull of what Buble is best at; it's almost as if the slowness of Lost has signalled a ... Read review

Advantages: outstanding, unique, uplifting, mood enhancing music
Disadvantages: once you've heard the music you're hooked forever (if that's a disadvantage!)

How I found them I bought my first Secret Garden CD on the strength of the cover and description of the music - yes I was probably teetering on the brink of madness at the time! However it was the start of a love affair with this music that is so intense it colours my life. Secret Garden background The group came into being in 1994 when Irish lass Fionnuala Sherry met Norwegian lad Rolf Lovland and they started making beautiful music together. ...
...in here somewhere!) Fionnuala started playing the violin at the age of 8 and when 15 moved to Dublin to study music at Trinity College. She has played with the RTE Concert Orchestra and been involved with The Chieftains, Sinead O'Connor, Chris de Burgh, Van Morrison, Wet Wet Wet and Bono. Rolf formed his first band at the age of 9 and ended up with a Masters degree in music from the Norwegian Institute of Music in Oslo. He won the Eurovision Song ... Read review

Advantages: Live atmosphere
Disadvantages: None - unless you don't like audience applause

...Michael is touring again this Autumn/Winter in the UK, and having seen him twice already, I can recommend his concerts to anyone. But of course, if you can't get there, then Caught in the Act is a great second best because it captures the live atmosphere. ... Read review