His Best - Bo Diddley

Advantages: It really is rather good
Disadvantages: You do not get 5 boys with no instruments revealing their hairless chests while doing a dance routine

.... "Would you know my name if I saw you in heaven ... I must be strong and carry on because I know I don't belong here in heaven" always brings a tear to my eye. Most of us know the dynamic "Layla", but its acoustic twin appears here from his Unplugged recordings with MTV. It is a truly brilliant interpretation of his own rock standard, and is exceptional in that it finds an intimacy with the huge arena audiences Clapton regularly entertains. Moving up tempo and into the revered electric blues that Clapton is renowned for, "Pretending" is a driving rock track, followed by the magnificent guitar opening of "Bad Love", featuring the likes of Phil Collins on drums and Alan Clark (Dire Straits) on keyboards. Bo Diddley's "Before You Accuse Me" is my favourite offering here though. A long forgotten blues track highlighting the difficulties... Read review

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Advantages: Contains only 11 songs
Disadvantages: lacks originality

...none of them, apart from Kelly Clarkson, has really achieved success. As it is often the case that new artist do not have the rights to choose the songs on their first album but will be give more freedom later on in their contracts, there might still be hope for Bo. Bo Bice himself was one of the oldest contestants who ever entered AI and most have known what he got himself into as he had many years of working in the music business behind him (he left school at 16 and has made music ever since, playing in various groups). To sign a contract with producer Clive Davis was probably not the best idea ever as Davis and his team are well known to produce music that is made to sell to the masses without giving any second thoughts to the musicians real abilities and integrity. Here they obviously took a chance to earn a buck or two out of Bo... Read review

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Advantages: Fun, Racy Tracks
Disadvantages: Songs aren't labeled by which band wrote them.

...I bought the album, The specials and fun boy three from a music store in Birmingham town centre with my last two pounds as it was the last one on the shelf and it was the best £2 i ever spent! This is a brilliant abum featuring Neville Staple and his guest band with special appearences from Jane Wiedlin Jennifer and Leila Avila. The front cover design is based on traditional ska style with the black and white check and fully dressed Rude Boys, Pork Pies and all! The album inclides ska classics such as, -Ghost Town (which hit number one in 1981) -A message to you rudy -Our lips are sealed -Gangsters The specials were an English ska band formed in coventry 1977. The members were, Jerry Dammers Terry hall Neville Staples Sir Horace Gentleman Roddy Radiation Lynval Golding John Bradbury Their debut LP was 'Specials... Read review

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