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No Frogs Here

Advantages: Superlative dance music classic
Disadvantages: One or two slightly weaker tracks

There have been so many dance acts over the last ten years, I find it hard to remember any of them. In fact, dance music is so risible nowadays, clubs like Ministry and the Ibiza super-clubs must have a hard time filling their dancefloors. I mean who's going to be dancing to that damn-awful stupid frog song? Please tell me it's not you … Anyway, there have been or two notable exceptions, and Faithless, with their infectious brand of catchy riffs, ...
...have released consistently good tunes. So when I saw the advert's for this CD, I knew I had to have it. Father's day arrives and my lovely daughter buys it for me. Woo hoo. A little background … Faithless consists of three main protagonists; Sister Bliss, Maxi Jazz and Rollo. Cool names huh? Sis' provides all the keyboards while Maxi brings along his unique lyrical and rap style and Rollo writes and produces. Sister Bliss is a well known DJ on ...

4ku-Papa 20.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Forever Faithless (The Greatest Hits) - Faithless

The Queen Of Soul

Advantages: Every recording is good to totally superb!
Disadvantages: NONE!

...along those speedy verses of Respect (origanally by Otis Redding) with such startling conviction and when she sings those lyrics you just KNOW she means every word she says. Her pronounciations and impeccable lyrical phrasing is remarkably effective on this explosive classic and Respect rates as one of her most popular and definitive classics. As well as the more urban-contemporary material, Aretha proved most adept at experimenting in a number of ...
...equally compelling on the ballads. I Say A Little Prayer was one of her most passionate, heart-felt ballads. Whilst the lyrics were somewhat simplistic, Aretha could shrewdly plumb such depth with a straight-foward song such as this. Dr. Feel Good, the fabulous Think (which she would update in the movie, The Blue Brothers) and the sparse production of Chain Of Fools continued her staggering run of classic hits and all conveyed such an undeniably ...

IanPhillips 08.09.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Respect (The Very Best Of Aretha Franklin) - Aretha Franklin

Have Faith in Faithless

Advantages: We Come 1, One Step Too Far, Machines R Us
Disadvantages: Some of Maxi Jazz's lyrics

"We Come 1" was a great dance track, in the vain of their old hits "Insomnia", "Salva Mea" and "God is a DJ". However, the thing with Faithless is although they are perfectly capable of producing these dance stormers, they never stick to that formula and always come up with very diverse and original albums. This, their third album is no different. It does have some other great dancey songs such as "Machines R Us" and "Tarantula". However the majority ...

moophead 25.07.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Outrospective [ECD] - Faithless

Awesome.

Advantages: Brilliant songs, well mixed, good mix of tempo.
Disadvantages: Heavy lyrics.

...of this is the song no roots, as this talks about a child who's father has just left for war, not the most cheery topic), this though does not at all detract from the overall quality of the album. I hope that everyone listens to this as it is definately one of the best albums I have ever listened to. ...

Eggy_McMuffin 04.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of No Roots [ECD] - Faithless

Say Your Love with Aretha

Advantages: Beatiful Songs
Disadvantages: None

...*** TITLE *** Aretha Franklin Love Songs *** PRODUCER *** Original recordings produced by Robert Mersey and Clyde Otis. Compilation produced by Leo Sacks. Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sonny Music Studios, New York. © 2001 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./Originally released 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965. *** SONGS *** 1. I wonder (Where Are You Tonight?) (3:21) A. Franklin - T. White Produced, arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey Recorded June 14, ...
...4. Without The One Your Love (2:46) A. Franklin Produced, arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey Recorded April 27, 1962, New York Poetry 5. This Bitter Earth (4:34) C. Otis Produced, arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey Recorded February 10, 1964, New York City 6. Drinking Again (3:28) D. Tauber - J. Mercer Produced, arranged and conducted by Robert Mersey Recorded February 8, 1964, New York City 7. Muddy Water (2:24) J. Trent - ...

cs.hari 13.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Love Songs - Aretha Franklin