Iraq - Give Me Love (Songs Of The The Broken Hearted - Baghdad 1925-1929) [Digipak] - Various Artists

Advantages: In a good cause
Disadvantages: Too long

...through with their eyes shut. REM's "#9 dream" is about the best, though Jackson Browne’s “Oh my love” is close, and is beautiful. Other tracks: U2 do a lacklustre cover of "Instant karma", Aerosmith ("Give peace a chance"), Jakob Dylan ("Gimme some truth) and Big and Rich ("Nobody told me") do good jobs and Christine Aguilera does well, though she warbles a bit at the end of "Mother". Others are more iffy: biggest disappointment was Flaming Lips "Just like starting over", though it might grow on me. Weirdest is The Cure's "Love". Snow Patrol, Postal Service, Regina Spektor and Black Eyed Peas are also on here, plus many others. In a good cause and out now. Burn your favourites for one good album.... Read review

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Advantages: Hard-die Springsteen fans will like it
Disadvantages: Not as good as Bruce Springsteen previous albums

...This is the first Bruce Springsteen album with the E Street Band in the last five years but the standard of the songs is not as good as "The Rising", the precedent one. The opening song "Radio Nowhere" is probably the best track of the album with the classic Springsteen rock-sound his fans love. However from here the road is downhill with "You'll be coming down" that reminds me of "Lucky Town" followed by "Living in the Future", a very annoying song with lyrics that don't make much sense. "Gipsy Biker" is instead a good song, more "solid" both for the music (I like the harmonica) and the lyrics. "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" is bland and probably out of place in an album of a 58 years old rocker. "I'll Work For Your Love" has got a catching tune but gets repetitive. "Magic", the title-track sounds folk and it is one of the best songs... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic Collection, Really good variety of cheesy pop classics!
Disadvantages: Can't think of any, I love these CD's!!!

...Wow! This CD describes itself as the ultimate 80's party experience, well ........... it certainly lives up to it! The 3 CD set is packed with my favourite songs from the 80's and others that I had forgotten about!!! The CD has been produced in conjunction with Reflex 80's bar (which just happens to me by favourite chain of bar!) so I knew that I was probably going to love this CD collection. Such poptastic classics as Europe - The Final Countdown, Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts, Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now, Wham - Club Tropicana, Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger, Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way and many many more feature on these CD's. I recently had to drive my boyfriend to a football match over an hour away but these CD's kept me singing throughout the journey there and back without duplication of songs! Most... Read review

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