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The Ultimate King Of Motown

Advantages: All of his most enthralling work are captured on these disc
Disadvantages: Would have liked to have seen a few more rarities added on

...Fellow was one of his very best early hits. The formulaic though enduring Motown sound is fully at work on this classic with Gayes' distinctive vocals seamlessly surfboarding along the somwhat complex musical arrangements. Hitch Hike, Can I Get A Witness? and Too Busy Thinking About My Baby also encapsulates that familiar and distinct Motown sound of its golden era in the 1960's and all three are instantly contagious from the musical arrangements ...
...and style of its own. During Motowns golden era of the 1960's, Gaye worked with many of the labels most talented female singers. His phenomenal duet with the underated Kim Weston on the sparse, It Takes Two, sounds just as fresh and as vibrant as it was back then. But it was the divine Tammi Terrell (who was married to David Ruffin, one-time lead singer of The Temptations) that he found his perfect duet partner. Gaye and Terrell cut many albums and ...

IanPhillips 05.07.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Very Best Of Marvin Gaye, The [Digipak] - Marvin Gaye

VERTIGO

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So it is time for another op, well I have decided to a crack down on my CD’s that I own, and let me tell you there are quite a few. As some of you may now I have an extremely wide taste in music, (Eva Cassidy and now Groove Armada!)? It is quite amazing actually; I can listen to classical and then turn on pop, dance or soul. This is what I adore about music, it is what you make it, you decide, and you stay in control. I was first introduced ...
...that?) and it came with a free CD. It had a wicked remix of ‘If Everybody Looked The Same’ and so I splashed out and got the album. When I first listened I was impressed, second time I was shocked and third amazed. This album releases new experiences every time you listen … 1. Chicago – This track starts really well, it has the sound of a car engine revving up and an eerie sound in the background that sounds great mixed together. ...

craigy2040 09.09.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Vertigo - Groove Armada

Ghostface Is Back With His Bulletproof Flow

Advantages: Smooth beats, and lyrics from the best lyrical writer in the Wu Tang!
Disadvantages: Old fans of Ghostface won't enjoy the R 'n' B tracks

...world. This was followed by Supreme Clientele, and again Ghostface did not fail to deliver in this LP in which he showed his ability to mix traditional hip hop rhymes and new skool charisma to create songs that both fans of Wu Tang and new skool would thoroughly enjoy. It was indeed a challenge to make a third album that would not disappoint its two predecessors and no doubt, Ghostface put a lot of effort into this album. The album is basically the ...
...of beats as were on Supreme Clientele. This is why I strongly recommend this album to anyone that has thought of buying Ghostface Killah’s albums who doesn’t previously own any. The bridges on the album are varying. There are a wide range of them ranging from R ‘n’ B ones as we can see in Love session whereas Walking Through The Darkness sees Ghostface mixing old skool style choruses with new skool rapping patterns. This variation really adds flavour ...

SoDef 18.01.2002 · Read full review
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Review of Supreme Clientele, The [PA] - Ghostface Killah

Get Up and Groove!

Advantages: Eclectic, varied, happy-vibes.
Disadvantages: None

Soundboy Rock is the latest and 7th release for the Cambridge based duo, Andy Cato and Tom Findlay. Loosely described as electronic or funk, their genre has surpassed the hedonisitic, late 90's pop madness, and deposited them into the chill out category. Groove Armada were first recognised in 1997, their claim to fame being a limited single known as "At The River", a track that sampled "Old Cape Cod" by Patti Page, and would slowly propel them towards ...
...headlining this year's event! Soundboy Rock is a first in a while for Groove Armada in terms of an eclectic, capricious collective of some damn fine tracks, cunningly co-ordinated into a steady torrent of trip-tastic tunes. Upon reflection, SoundBoy Rock takes much of it's innovation from the 2001 album "Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)" seeing a return to the break-beat, trip hop styling we loved. The album emanates individuality, and the genre-swinging ...

lisacallow 17.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Soundboy Rock - Groove Armada

Don't Push Me

Advantages: Classic Hip Hop
Disadvantages: Ballards are weak

"The Message" is the debut EP from one of the legendary Hip Hop group (the first of this genre to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame), Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. The EP came as a result of the popularity of their single "The Message", which went out a very different message from what Hip Hop was about at the time, 1982. The group consists of Grandmaster Flash, the DJ, and the MCs: Melle Mel, Kid Creole, Cowboy (now deceased), ...
...the recording. These were some of the pionners in the genre and created staple phrases which were heard during most Hip Hop tracks of the time, and Cowboy of the group is known for inventing the term 'Hip Hop' after immitating the marching of soldiers in a scat style, and prior o this the genre of music was simply called 'Disco Rap'. Had it stayed like this, it wouldn't have allowed for tracks like "The Message", which go on a new angle to what the ...

XICripZ 31.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Message, The - Grandmaster Flash/Furious Five (The)