House, R&B, Soul & Rap > P House, R&B, Soul & Rap > Contemporary R&B > 10 GBP to 15 GBP

Advantages: The Hits are Great
Disadvantages: The B-Sides are Dull

This collection of singles and their b-sides sums up the extremes the career of Prince has gone to. The singles all have hit written all over them but the b-sides leave you bored as he goes through the motions churning out bog standard r&b / pop. From the pure pop hits like Let's Go Crazy, 1999, Raspberry Beret and much of the later more smutty stuff like Cream, Kiss * Sexy Mother F****r could get even your disabled Granny twitching. But the shame ... Read review

Advantages: Lots of cracking tracks from the king of pop
Disadvantages: none

...lyrics :-) 4. Thriller - 5:57 The classic thriller thats distinctive,alternative and just always fun to listen to,its a good song to try and dance to! 5. Beat It - 4:17 - the upbeat kind of in your face sounding track,thats catchy and in a way edgy, I think this track shows a more pop/rock side to Micheal Jackson 6. Billie Jean - 4:57 A good track,I like how this song tells a story,I think this is defiantely my favourite song on the album 7. Human ...
...a familiar one that has been used on many film soundtracks, I just wish I could work out some of the lyrics/vocals, 8. P.Y.T. *Pretty Young Thing* - 3:58 A somewhat corny sounding track - yet its fun,it has a good dance sound and vibe to it,its definately a track that sounds like and reminds me a bit of Jacksons earlier songs such as dont stop til you get enough 9. The Lady in My Life - 4:12 - a nice laid back track to finish off a brilliant album. ... Read review

Advantages: Consistent quality
Disadvantages: Grand Negaz production changes the signature Roots sound

..."Proceed" The Grand Negaz do the production for this one, making a difference from the first album where it was all done by the group, but here ?uest given a break as he hands over this honer to a production group, who offer some live instrumentals for Malik and Thought to simply flow on just as they did on "Organix". 3. "Distortion To Static" This was the first single off the album, but I can't recall hearing it before I went back to listen through ...
...group showing what they can do even when they they are just speaking their mind. It sounds as if it's done as a fresstlye,. It begins with a little Black Thought rendition of the classic Slick Rick tune "La Di Da Di" before he just goes out on whatever comes to mind. Athouth not as strong as Thought, Malik B definately has a lot ot offer in his rhymes here. **Five Stars** 5. "I Remain Calm" The high quality of The Roots comes through with this ... Read review

Advantages: She sings well in Spanish.
Disadvantages: Isn't feeling emotion-just singing foreign words off of paper.

For people that do not know or haven't heard of this before, this is Beyonce's song - Irreplaceable, in Spanish. She's not saying exactly the same in the Spanish version as she does in the English version, but it is still based on the whole 'Get out of my house, you're dumped - 'cause you played me' theme. She sings the Spanish well, but you can tell she's trying not to mess up, and she has a very strong accent as well. But she does do a very good ... Read review

Advantages: Fun and danceable whatever the occaision.
Disadvantages: None!

This album is a real summer one! It reminds me of the Caribbean with the reggae/calypso style beats. There is a song for everybody on here and it is one of the best CDs I own. The CD includes Pon De Replay, Rihanna's no1 smash debut single, and If Its Lovin That You Want, her island-vibed slow jam. Most of the songs are really upbeat and put you in the mood for a Pina Colada and a good dance on a beach somewhere. She has such a sweet voice, and if ...
...sure. Pop, Reggae, R&B, Calypso, Slow Jamz - if you like any of those, this album is for you and you should buy it. I'd say the best songs on there are Rush, Pon De Replay, Should I and Now I Know. Willing To Wait is the only song I'm not so keen on, but it still has great lyrics! A great first album! Rihanna should be as proud of herself as I am of her!! I'd recommend it to the world!! ... Read review