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A True Genius

Advantages: Every thing is great i could go on for ages
Disadvantages: Nothing at all

This review is about a a great legend a true hero R.I.P Micheal Jackson, well today i will review one of the most successful albums of all time even now when he sadly passed away this album "Thirller" has topped the charts for 7 weeks, well everyone knows micheal Jackson but for most well here is a bit of detail, Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009), dubbed the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially ...
...and dance, along with a highly publicized personal life, made him a prominent figure in popular culture for four decades, Well i think ive elexplained enough lets get started. Originality Well lets take into accout this guys age he released his first album at 21 and he started to show signs of revolutionary times for black people in the 70's, he showed signs of confidence and versitility in is own type of style and started to show this guys was ...

T1q234 18.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Thriller [Remastered] - Michael Jackson

Is Bad any good?

Advantages: Classic pop songs,
Disadvantages: none

Released in 1987 this classic Michael Jackson album went on to sell over 30 million copies worldwide. The previous album Thriller is the best selling album of all time however this offering is by far Michael Jacksons best work. It plays like a greatest hits album and is one of pops all time greats. The song writing, production and vocals are in a league of their own compared to todays average pop rubbish. This album is still the only album in history ...
...US. Songs like 'Bad', 'the way you make me feel', man in the mirror', 'smooth criminal', 'dirty diana' and 'can't stop loving you' are some of the best songs ever produced. They continue to be so unlike anything ever released before or after, even the album fillers such as 'leave me alone' or 'speed demon' are qulaity tunes. Every household should have a copy of this album, whether your feeling sad or want to party this album contains a song for ...

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Review of Bad [Remastered] - Michael Jackson

Tina Tells Of Alien Amour

Advantages: See op
Disadvantages: See op

...are loved? Track 12 FOREIGN AFFAIR [4.27] [Tony Joe White] Last, but by no means least. This is one of ASIL’s faves on the album. Drum beat with an 18-second intro. The melody is catchy and foot tapping. And me again, slow, gravelly, and powerful. The song isn’t particularly fast paced, but fast enough for me to have a few screeching episodes. Mark Knopfler guests on this track and so you know that the guitar solo will be great, and great it is. ...
...a couple of them. I love working working with Mark, he’s such as great guy, and really knows his strings! Gary Barnacle keeps us fed with the Sax all throughout the verses and giving us extra on the chorus. The lyrics are all about a holiday romance, or maybe, several holiday romances? Or maybe you don’t even have to be on holiday, the lyrics are not only the feelings felt when abroad! A one in a million chance You know the moment you cross over ...

ASIL1508 30.09.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Foreign Affair - Tina Turner

The Definitive Grace Jones Studio Album

Advantages: The funky Pull Up To The Bumper
Disadvantages: None that really springs to mind

...early 1981 for the unforgetable Nightclubbing project. Grace Jones second album on Island Records is possibly the greatest of her considerably short recording career and captured Jones at her artistic peak. It features a series of remarkable recordings, encapsulating a multitude of styles such as New Wave, Reggae, Funk, Jazz and Soul. She was again aided by the fabulous production skills of those reggae kings, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare. Nightclubbing ...
...unique version of Iggy Pop's Nightclubbing is a total contrast to the original, flowing with strange, synchronized sounds that was way ahead of its time. The New Wave sounds of Art Groupie is another interesting concoction, but the music steadily steers direction, driving into jazz on the eccentric but undeniably brilliant, I've Seen That Face Before in which Grace delivers both English and French spoken passages. The disappointment of the album ...

IanPhillips 07.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Nightclubbing - Grace Jones

Grace Jones' 1986 Studio Album

Advantages: The funky, I'm Not Perfect (But I'm Perfect For You)
Disadvantages: The painfully dated, Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Musican

...and the recording sessions for Inside Story were a little intense. Following on from her Reggae/Funk/Rock/New Wave infused albums such as the excellent Warm Leatherette (1980) and the critically-acclaimed Nightclubbing (1981), Inside Story (1986) divulged Jones into a far more commercial sound. Inside Story was a mixed concoction of Pop/Dance/Funk/R&B with subtle hints of jazz on one particularly awful track, Victor Should Have Been A Jazz Muscian. ...
...The title track, Inside Story, closes the album on a high. With a spiritual and poignant edge, this track does emerge as another of the projects highlights. Not one of her best albums, nor was it a great commercial success though this remains one of her most commercially visible albums. Ian Phillips July 2006 ...

IanPhillips 07.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Inside Story - Grace Jones