Glinka: Overtures and Dances

Advantages: Great sound and a few truly wonderful songs
Disadvantages: Several of the tracks are disappointing, and you miss the dancing!

...many other cast recordings of the last 30 years or so including the recording of 42nd Street's recent revival. The disc opens with an overture which includes strains of the familiar 'We're in the Money' before opening out to include a huge troupe of tap dancers. On stage, this must have been an incredible sight, and even on disc, the sound of all those dancing feet is truly incredible. The heart starts pounding towards the end of the track when the dancers start counting their steps, and the next track has a lot to live up to. Thankfully, this is 'Shadow Waltz', which features Tammy Grimes as the show-within-a-show's star, and although by this point she was perhaps 20 years past her prime, her star power shines through in this torch song. Unfortunately, once the chorus join in, the lyrics suddenly sound twee, even when... Read review

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Advantages: Fun, dancey, great disco
Disadvantages: Lyrically not great, might not be everyone's cup of tea

...Chic - the most well known disco act of all time. Some people probably think 'Dance, Dance, Dance', 'Good Times' and 'Le Freak' were all they had. Even I thought that. Wrong. This 11 track compilation from the first part of their career has some of their strongest songs on it. The tracklisting is as follows: 1. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) 2. Everybody Dance (12" mix) 3. Strike Up the Band 4. Chic Cheer 5. Le Freak 6. I Want Your Love 7. Good Times 8. My Feet Keep Dancing 9. My Forbidden Lover 10. Soup for One 11. Savoir Faire If you are interested in disco, but don't want to invest in just compilations, this is a good start. Where to begin describing this? Funky basslines, groovy guitar riffs (everyone knows 'Good Times' don't they?). If you've ever heard Modjo's 'Lady (Hear Me Tonight... Read review

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Advantages: All songs from film, in correct order
Disadvantages: none

...Ultimate Dirty Dancing is one of my favourite CD's, boasting all the songs from the film Dirty Dancing, in the order they appear on the screen. It even has the group sing-song, Kellermans Anthem; despite this being perhaps the weak link of the CD, especially if you bought it for musical reasons rather than after watching Dirty Dancing, if you've seen the film no doubt you'll know the words, and find yourself singing along anyway! If you've just watched the film and are in a dancy mood, its perfect to put on and dance to - because, as you see in the film, almost all of the songs are excellent to dance along to. Even if you dont feel like dancing, after listening to this for a while you wont be able to resist, especially if you're home alone, with no witnesses! One track, Shes Like the Wind, is actually sung by Patrick Swayze... Read review

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