Gates Grills And Railings/Nothin' Like A Sunny Day [Remastered] - Bobby Vee

Advantages: Very good songs
Disadvantages: Not as strangely attractive as Supernanny

...If you read the music press these days, you would be forgiven for believing that tofu-eating popsters Coldplay invented the piano. They did not: the piano has been around since olden times, and was actually invented by Jesus, probably. Or someone called John Piano. But I digress - the piano was a common tool of the trade for many of the wealth of singer-songwriters who cropped up in the seventies, of which Billy Joel was one. Famous mainly for 1983's wedding disco favourite Uptown Girl, Billy finds himself in the unfortunate position of being thought a bit crap by a good many people. But those people are just silly, and I'm going to tell you why. A BIT ABOUT BILLY The son of classically trained musicians, Billy had piano lessons forced upon him from the age of 4. He may not have liked this at the time, but when he grew up... Read review

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Advantages: Great tracks, great lyrics, original, its Bob Marley.
Disadvantages: They only include one extra track. No need for remastering. Its too short.

.... On to track 5 -‘So Jah Seh’ is an unusual song, dealing with suffering and poverty in the ghetto. The lyrics are interesting, and carry a hint of sadness, along with hope and self-belief. My personal favourite ‘Natty Dread’ is a catchy tune celebrating the culture and day-to-day life of dreads in Jamaica. Apart from ‘Revolution’ the remaining four tracks are easy listening, pleasant reggae vibes and sound particularly good on a sunny day. Track 9 is another interesting one, and before the addition of ‘Am-A-Do’ after it, used to make a good outro to the album. ‘Revolution’ however carries deep political messages as you can see in the lyrics from this extract of the third verse: Never make a politician grant you a favour; They will always want to control you forever, eh! So if a fire make it burn, And if a blood make ya run... Read review

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Advantages: some great tunes, look into the past of a great band.
Disadvantages: sound quality, a few fillers.

...GREEN DAY - 1039/SMOOTHED OUT SLAPPY HOURS ------------------------------------------- Green Day have been one of my favourite bands for quite some time now, since I first heard 'Basket Case' and 'Longview', from 1994's 'Dookie' album. These singles really took Green Day to the top of the charts and into multi platinum sales, with Dookie being one of the highest selling albums in years. The band has released a total of 8 albums, two of these are best of collections. The band is probably most famous for its singles such as 'Basket Case', 'Time of your life' and 'Minority'. What a lot of people don't realize is that the band had been going for quite some years before the mainstream smash albums. In fact the band formed in the mid 80's, when teenage school friends Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt decided to form a band... Read review

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