Heartbeat Number 1s - Various Artists

Advantages: Some great songs
Disadvantages: Only for Elvis fans

...Elv1s 30 Number 1 hits delivers exactly what it says in the title. This CD is my hubbies and i must say I have been very plesantly suprised by the songs featured on it. The track list is:- 1 Heartbreak Hotel 2 Don't be cruel 3 Hound Dog 4 Love me tender 5 Too much 6 All shook up 7 teddy bear 8 Jailhouse rock 9 Don't 10 Hard headed woman 11 One night 12 a fool such as I 13 A big hunk o'love 14 Stuck on you 15 It's now or never 16 Are you lonesome tonight 17 Wooden heart 18 Surrender 19 His latest flame 20 Can't help falling in love 21 Good luck charm 22 She's not you 23 return to sender 24 Devil in disguise 25 Crying in the chapel 26 In the Ghetto 27 Suspicious minds 28 The wonder of you 29 Burning love 30 Way down There is also a Bonus track feature on the CD - A Little less conversation (JXL Radio... Read review

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Advantages: Will appeal to people of many ages
Disadvantages: They might not like what they hear

.... Generally, I don't listen to the radio anymore, so that's probably the reason for this. The front cover depicts a huge number 1 (the number, not urine) with 4 music-playing appliances, from the past 40 years, surrounding it. Quite a good use of imagery, I felt; indeed, the inlay card, depicts a timeline of the past 40 years, including notable events in Radio 1's history, and dotted around, a few of the songs from the album. I don't even know why I bought this album - in fact, its typical of me, I went to Tesco for a 12-pack of toilet roll, and came out with this monstrosity. At £13.99, it wasn't exactly cheap, and I had to stop at the Spar on the way home to buy some loo roll, as I had forgotten it, and you know what their prices are like. I just felt compelled to buy it, almost as if I had no control over what I was doing. I imagine this... Read review

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Advantages: Fun covers you perhaps wouldn't expect.
Disadvantages: I can't think of any

...the song which perhaps you hadn't noticed when Nadine and her girls sing. It also great to hear the sniggers and giggles as they struggle to hit the high notes or leave one band member to sing on his own! Boy Kill Boy who are a great up and coming indie band cover Nelly Furtado's recent number one, Maneater. However at first its barely recognisable as their put their own spin on the song. Will young manages to turn the comedic Hey Ya by Outkast into a soulful and unforgettable track - he's certainly more than a reality tv show star showing his talent at protraying the lyrics with emotion. Keane Cover U2's With or Without you, an all time great song, which you would almost cringe at the thought of someone else trying to do. However they pull it off superbly with gorgeous, soft almost tinkling keyboard in the intro and Tom's soothing... Read review

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