Harry Smith Connection, The (A Live Tribute To The Anthology Of American Folk Music) - Various Artists

IT'S RUMOURED TO BE A TRIBUTE

Advantages: Recognisable tunes
Disadvantages: Neither fish nor foul. Best stick to the original

tracks from the original album and fares no better here. As the lead out track it is overlong and tedious. COMMENTS AND CONCLUSIONS You may ask how I came to purchase this album in the first place. I have to admit that it was an unheard impulse buy and was one of a small bundle of similar items that I trawled from the browsers of Border Books during a visit to Tampa, Florida a couple of years ago. (The others included "Pickin' On ? The Who", a bluegrass tribute effort which I had heard before and which I had thoroughly enjoyed. I've reviewed it previously on these pages). There is, and always has been, a steady market for the tribute band in live performance and on record. Maybe they serve a fan base who cannot get to see the original; maybe their output boosts the availability of 'background music'. Many groups have had ...

Newfloridian 25.07.2006 · Read full review
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Scarface (Music inspired by the movie) - Various Artists

Advantages: A few scarface film samples
Disadvantages: Nearly the whole thing

of drug references and average rhymes 10 Crack Commandments - Notorious BIG. A song taken from BIGs Life After Death, probably the worst song on that and this album. Its just a list relating to drug deals making reference to the line, never get high on your own supply. Poor production that im sure has been used since Mr Scarface - Scarface. Ok i take it back this is the worst one. Originally released in 91 so its dated beats dont mix well with the up to date rap Streets Is Watching - Jay Z. Taken from Jay Z's In My Lifetime album. Good intelligent raps, street warfare and feuds discussed here. Not his best track but not bad Dopeman - NWA.A 1989 release added here and classic beats along with the old rap supergroup. Not really a lot going on but its NWA so you pay attention Criminology - Ghostface Killah & Raekwon. A Rza produced ...

Capodon 27.02.2009 · Read full review
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Good Intro to the Traditional Sounds of South-Eastern Europe

Advantages: great selection, good variety
Disadvantages: somehow mistitled, mostly traditional stuff

with the wonderful Marta Sebestyen (in an unusual, Bulgarian track, but still with her trademark voice) and includes a few Turkish-influenced tracks with noticeable Oriental flavour Taraf De Haidouks and Kalman Balogh, the crystalline purity (which is, to be honest, tad on the boring side) of Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares, eastern take on the brass band in Kocani Orkestar and some fun, trashy Russian post-folk dance music from Apparatchik. Klezmer-influenced music makes an appearance and, in keeping with a domination of the Balkans, Gypsy sounds or their echoes are present throughout. There is nothing particularly unusual on this CD, in fact, it's possible to buy music by all the artists that feature here in Western music shops and see them live too with a bit of effort. But this is not a bad thing: the intention of this collection is to act as ...

magdadh 13.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rough Guide To The Music Of Eastern Europe, The - Various Artists