Great Godfather - I Roy

Advantages: simply the best songs
Disadvantages: nothing

...He was born in 1913 and died of a heartattack in 1988. Well, I have been listen to Roy Orbison for many years, and I just want to tell others that he is just the best. the Danish colllection my mom send me, is simply the best. I think that you can hear him anywhere, and that his voice is just great. When my daddy died of cancer, I was listening to Roy Orbison, some of his songs just got me hanging in there,especially the song" In Dreams " Everyday when I drove home from the hospital crying, I was listening to him, and it maked me wanna go on, maybe it was just, because I needed something, but anyhow, his music is just great and lovely. And the music are not just for old people!!!!! The album is called The Danish collection - "The very best of Roy Orbison" The songs on this album that I just love is: In Dreams California Blue... Read review

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Advantages: The Very Best Of The Big O
Disadvantages: I had to review 41 Songs... phew

...Night after a night in the pub, my friends are all became confirmed fans. I Drove All Night is a Cyndi Lauper Song but if I was to play her version to my friends, it wouldn't get the time of day. This is for one reason, Roy's voice. It is of incomparable steadiness and clarity, with powerful high lamenting notes which he can hold seemingly forever. It is often said he is a sad singer, and a lot of his songs are based on loneliness or the loss of a lover, but the great thing about Roy is how well his voice can express this loneliness, it's hard to describe other than to say that Roy could sing songs such as It's Over and sound as though he truly were the loneliest man alive. It's not just in the lyrics with Roy, it's in his voice. Bono himself said when Roy passed away that the greatest voice in Rock'n'Roll had gone... Read review

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...had the greatest voice'), Mick Jagger (' From watching Roy, I learned how to sing a great ballad') and Bruce Springsteen ('I'll always remember what he meant to me when I was young and afraid to love'). These are only little clips taken. There is an extensive piece by Bruce Springsteen and Bono. Page one and Two There are a few photos of Roy, one on a motorbike and one with his guitar. There are always a couple of closeups of his face with the Mona Lisa type smile he had. Page Three and Four 'FROM A SKINNY WEST TEXAS KID WHO LEARNED TO PICK A GUITAR AT AGE 6 TO A LEGEND THAT OTHER ARTISTS IDOLISED, ROY ORBISON POURED HIS HEART AND SOUL INTO TOP 40 CLASSICS FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. THE MUSIC ROY ORBISON MADE WILL LIVE FOREVER AND FOR THAT WE WILL ALL BE RICHER' 1. Only the lonely - a classic. a beautiful record which... Read review

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