Gold - Garnett Silk

Advantages: Tracks like Who and Muscles
Disadvantages: Too many mediocre tracks

...Riding high on the success of her multi-million selling album, Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1981), her first project for RCA Records, Ross returned to the recording studios at the dawn of 1982 to self-produce another studio album (her contractual obligation was to deliver one album per year for RCA). Ross was clearly enjoying experimenting and divulging her music into other genres. With Silk Electric (1982) she completely tried to shake off and escape the style that had made her famous. Ross was obviously trying to create a new, distinctive sound to keep up with the ever changing musical tastes of the 80's but as a result her music lost a lot of its fire on this album. However Silk Electrics' premier single was something of a pop masterpiece. That track was of course the slinky, evocative Muscles written and produced by the all... Read review

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Advantages: great if you like black american soul / r&b ( the boys II men sound)
Disadvantages: none

...This group are really better known for the track "freak me" but the tracks on this album are all pretty good. Although there is nothing that really stands out musically, its an accomplished and polished style that I personally quite like. I bought it for the track "freak me" which hit the UK charts way back then. Typically for me I guess - but I loved the whole Boys II Men sound and these Silk boys seemed to be a bit 'edgier' - The line " let me lick you up and down" did it for me as a 21 year old clubber! Their sound is similar to other soul type boy bands ballads and up tempo mix - BUT - it just seems a little funkier, grittier maybe? If youve heard freak me - that generally is the style of the remainder of the album. You'll probably enjoy this album more though if you're keen on other groups like the afore mentioned B II M... Read review

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Advantages: Their greatest hits
Disadvantages: Nothing

...IThis product was £12.99 its a two CD-set, includes all of the Stones tracks that were part of the original Rolled Gold vinyl LP plus an additional 12 tracks that were not included in the 1975 retrospective release. With a total of 40 tracks, including all of the biggest hits of the first ten epochal years of the Stones' recording career, Rolled Gold+ is an essential collection that explains just how the group earned the right to be called "The World's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band." At last rolled gold is released in cd fomat, it has been a long time coming, however, well worth the wait. there is a plethora of rolling stones best and greatest hits covering different periods of their long career. this cd is a peice of history, it does not get much better than this, buy it, recommended ! It truely does remind me just how good... Read review

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