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Pour another Martini and kick back

Advantages: Top sounds of swing, country and vegas high rollers
Disadvantages: Shows Mr Sinatra up for the fraud that he was

The Rat Pack. Vegas. Fun and laughs at the Sands Casino. Frank and Sammy. Who really wants to forgt a crew of guys who epitomise the whole ethos of cool? Certainly not me. But of that group one man stood head and shoulders above the others. He was rugged, strong and could sing songs so effortlessly that it sounded like he could do it in his sleep. Dean Martin was not only as enigmatic as Frank Sinatra, and as funny as Sammy Davis Jr, but he had ...
...the British invasion of the American charts in the Sixties, he as one of the few who managed to fend off the Beatles from the top positions. This "Very Best of" album is certainly that as for the first time it gathered together the hits from his stint with both Capitol Records and Reprise Records. Dean managed to move across a few genres in his career, and all are represented here on this album. He has hits from swooning Big Band ballads (The ...

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Review of Very Best Of Dean Martin Vol.1, The (The Capitol And Reprise Years) - Dean Martin

Great songs, amazing singing!

Advantages: easy listening, amazing voices,
Disadvantages: none

This is such a great CD! These brothers have amazing voices! They've got incredible range and I feel like they sing their songs with alot of feeling. The songs on this disc are really good, too. Each song is easy listening, but with a bit of variety. A few fast paced songs, and a few slower, sweeter songs. Each and every song is great! I like to listen to these songs to help put me to sleep at night, or just when I want to relax. Like I said before, ...
...like to give you a guarantee that you will LOVE RyanDan, but I can't because not everyone will like them. My brother thinks they sound too "opera" - ish, while my other brother laughs at how high they can sing. But for the ladies, they will definately win your heart! Plus, the boys are good-lookin' with great eyes! :) The cover insert of this disc has some great pictures ! Check em out ! ...

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Review of RyanDan - RyanDan

A voice for a night for two ;)

Advantages: stylish performance, consistent through all tracks
Disadvantages: lots of covers (but that's what Michael does)

...It Is sounds like blues, it's just like milder version of SRV with piano instead of guitar, but it still sound consistent with the rest of the tracks, bringing freshness to this jazzy climate. Song For You is definitely a highlight of this CD with Chris Botti, an established trumpeter, playing nice, atmospheric passages through this track. Classic Frank Sinatra's interpretation of this tune needs no introduction, because I've Got You Under My ...
...his way with elegance and a touch. Stevie Wonder's You And I closes the album with gentle sounds of piano and orchestra. There are two bonus tracks Dream a Little Dream and Mack the Knife appearing on this CD. Well, brought together this CD is a very good choice for romantic night with your partner, as I said before, but if you want to listen to it in a car you might find youself driving off road sometimes. enjoy listening! ...

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Review of It's Time - Michael Buble

Timeless Voice

Advantages: Outstanding singing, some excellent instrumental and vocal arrangements
Disadvantages: Bland production in places

Michael Bublé is a man who started his career ostensibly giving the impression he was stuck in the past but who has become a global superstar by cleverly mining the archives of popular standards and giving them a new, if not always modern, twist. He has, however, always ensured his albums contained at least one radio friendly, middle of the road pop song to help "sell" his albums, and you would have to have been living in a cave to be unfamiliar ...
...born in British Columbia, Canada, in 1975. His vocal talent became apparent in his teens but it wasn't until a chance meeting with David Foster, the legendary American music producer, at a wedding where he was performing, that he got his big break. Foster signed Bublé to his record label and the rest, as they say, is history. "Crazy Love" is Bublé's fourth studio album, and as ever, is made up mainly of cover versions given the Bublé makeover, with ...

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Review of Crazy Love - Michael Buble

Bringing Classical Music to the Masses!

Advantages: High standard of playing and well-chosen tracks
Disadvantages: The underwhelming inclusion of 'Feeling Good'

...twist is not new. Before Escala there emerged artists like Vanessa Mae and a strikingly similar ensemble 'Bond'. Nevertheless, this group were as finalists on the TV programme 'Britain's Got Talent' in 2008 and it was refreshing to see some talented instrumentalists on the show rather than the usual singer, dancer or novelty act. Escala are a string quartet of young women from London with two violinists, a violist (viola) and a cellist. They put ...
...beautiful, playing dramatic and beautiful music. And whilst I prefer to watch them perform, this album was a pleasant surprise... *~HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ALBUM~* I'm a huge fan of classical music and definitely approve of the contemporary style that many instrumentalists are adopting and here are some of my favourite tracks from the album: ~Requiem for a Tower - This is a commanding piece of music that, when adopted as the theme tune for something, ...

Renza 13.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Escala - Escala