In The Mood For Swing - Lionel Hampton

Advantages: fantastically refreshing
Disadvantages: wrong track to end on

..., it's the instrumentation that helps to make the change and adaptation. It is one of my favourite songs; I love singing it, and the lyrics are moving and deep. It's not one of the most showy pieces on the CD, but it's a nice break from all the heavy going passion! THINGS This is such a lovely light-hearted song, a duet with Robbie and one of "Britain's finest actresses", Jane Horrocks! In case people don't know, Jane plays the hilarious Bubbles in Absolutely Fabulous! The song's about an ex couple reminiscing in a fun loving, teasing way. Really light-hearted lyrics, and the friendly banter at the end is great! Adds such a great personal feel. AIN'T THAT A KICK IN THE HEAD This is your classic big band swing piece, launching into an upbeat pace, immediately taking you with the mood. The song is basically singing about the girl he... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: 16 Great racks - Ballards and Pop
Disadvantages: None

...the title but once the intorduction is heard you will be singing along. I do find that the chorus does repeat itself quite a few too many times in the song which I am not too keen onbut a great song. 3 - Love, Oh Love - This track runs for 5.47 and was produced by Stewart Levine. I must confess that I had not heard this song before buying the CD but it is a plesant ballard to listen to. I have to say that this is not one of his better songs. 4 - All Night Long - This track runs for 4.16 minutes and was produced by Lionel Ritchie and James Anthony Carmicheal. The track is maybe one of his best known songs and the unbeat tempo makies for great easy listening. This song never fails to put a smile on my face. 5 - Easy - This song runs for 4.15 minutes and was produced by James Anthony Carmichael and The Commodores. This ha to be one... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful

Advantages: More of the regular magic
Disadvantages: but without a lot of the magic - Cure by Numbers

...lines 'Better by far that you should forget and smile / Than that you should remember and be sad' But at the end of the day, any of the better tracks could have come from an earlier album, and there are more merely ok tracks that I would expect. The root of my disappointment is really that the Cure are known for having a very distinctive sound, and constantly moving it forward with each album - and this is repetition, almost stagnation. It's not even special as an object - standard jewel case, lurid ellow cover art - I know it's only packagin, but I'm gready, and want some pretty to go with my shiny, or at the least a dose of interesting-to-look-at. Not one of their best pieces of work, unfortunately. I'll recomend it, but only for those who are already fans. Wild Mood Swings - Fiction records - 1996 1: Want 2: Club America 3... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful