Good Day For The Blues, A - Ruth Brown

Advantages: Good collection from all areas of the B-Boy foundations
Disadvantages: Not enough Hip Hop for a breakin' soundtrack

...& The Gang 10. Don't Sweat The Technique - Eric B & Rakim 11. Brother Green (The Disco King) - Ayers, Roy 12. Get On The Good Foot - James Brown 13. Brothers On The Slide - Cymande 14. Holy Ghost - Bar-Kays 15.: Mexican Millenium - Babe Ruth 16. Rated X - Kool & The Gang 17. Cold Sweat - James Brown 18. Funkier Than A Mosquito's Tweeter - Nina Simone I enjoyed listening to this collction of tracks taken from the game as they all fit in well with the B-Boy scene, however, I would have to say that for a game which focused so much on the Hip Hop genre, the prescence of that music is almost non-existent, therefore not representing the game in the best way possible. I did like the funk feel of it as this is how Hip Hop came about and in my opinion they did find the best examples of this influence for the CD.... Read review

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Advantages: Piratical humour, songs, dance; A great operetta, good to see it re-released
Disadvantages: None

..., the music hall, the military band and the brass band. THE PLOT The opera opens on a beach in Cornwall. Frederic has just reached the age of twenty one. By mistake when he was a boy, his Nanny (Ruth) apprenticed him to become a pirate (instead of a pilot). Now Frederic can be leave the pirate band and swears that he will do his utmost to destroy them. The Pirate King notes that they are not bad and rarely plunder anyone. This is because everyone they attack pleads that they are orphans – and as the pirates are orphans themselves, they cannot harm their victims! Apart from Ruth (now 47), Frederic has never seen a woman. Ruth tells him that she is pretty but Frederic espies a troupe of girls who turn out to be the daughters of Major-General Stanley. He spurns Ruth and falls in love with Mabel. The pirates lay siege to the girls and demand... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic Songs
Disadvantages: None

...but they also tell a story if you listen to them more than once billy brown is another good song telling the story of an ordinary guy who has a homosexual affair, big girl you are beautiful fun all the way. Whenever we have this cd on in the car it definately lifts the mood,its great on a rainy day, like turning on the sunshine.hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Mika was born in Beruit Lebanon the 3rd of 5 children,to a Labanese mother and American Father,when he was 1 year old his family were forced to leave war- torn Lebanon to Paris, His Sister Yasmine is an Artist and paints under the nom de plume Dawack, painted the art for his album Life in Cartoon Motion. I bought it from Morrisons for £7.97 but they have sold it for £7 as a special offer.... Read review

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