False Accusations - Robert Cray Band (The)

Advantages: It really is rather good
Disadvantages: You do not get 5 boys with no instruments revealing their hairless chests while doing a dance routine

...of infidelity on both sides of a relationship, but, more excitingly for me, featuring Robert Cray's wonderful guitar and a tremendous solo in the middle. "It's In The Way That You Use It" was a 1986 hit, while "Forever Man" is remembered by me for its contribution to Knebworth's 1990 Silver Clef concert where the sheer intensity of the performance stood out ahead of the likes of Elton John and Genesis! The pace of the album slows into the blues again with the moving and memorable "Running On Faith", before picking up again with the dramatic Phil Collins produced "She's Waiting". Seven and a half minutes of "Rivers Of Tears" can chill out the most stressed of us, and while it sits uneasily at this point of the album, as a track by itself it is akin to any relaxation moment you can find in your collection. It also features some wonderful... Read review

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Advantages: Good solid music
Disadvantages: None

...Manowar sited themselves as being the best metal band and the only metal band to play ‘pure metal’, that all the others were false ones and death to false metal! This 1988 album defines all that was about this band from America fronted by Eric Adams, but created by Joey Demaio on bass and Ross the Boss on guitar. Scot Columbus, the drummer, completed the quartet. Following on from the styles of Iron Maiden and Saxon, Manowar, along with Metallica and Anthrax, took the music one step further with chunking guitars and acid-enticed (it would appear) drum beats. What separates Manowar from the likes of Metalicca is their rare breed of ‘Viking-type’ metal, and their songs that were based on Nordic gods, old Indians and how they were the best. ‘Death to False metal’ is claimed on many occasions... Read review

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Advantages: Great songs, unparalleled singing and playing
Disadvantages: None

...of the Home Brew adds another dimension to some of the songs, and their input is critical in building the piece towards its grand finale. The remainder of the CD is no less enjoyable. And quite varied too: "God Dog" by the Incredible String Band's Robin Williamson joins with Robert Burns' "Ca' the Yowes", and both sound totally at home. "The Gower Wassail" provides a fitting conclusion to the proceedings, and again the musicianship is excellent. You may of course by the end think you've heard one too many songs about country lasses getting pregnant, this is as a small complaint (let's face it - things like that happened in those days) and should take nothing away from the overall high quality of the disc. It should also be remembered that the mix of a traditional folk singer with early music classical players was a very bold one for its time... Read review

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