Isue - Mercedes Peon

Advantages: A classic collection of Latin American songs.
Disadvantages: There is nothing worth a mention here

...Years ago wandering through an Art market in Buenos Aires I asked a friend to recommend a CD that would be a good introduction to Argentinian music. After making our way to a music store, this CD, "30 Anos" was handed to me. It was the first time I'd heard of the singer called Mercedes Sosa. Mercedes Sosa is arguably Argentina's greatest and most prolific recording artist of all time. There are many CD collections of her music and it would be difficult to recommend one above the other, but "30 Anos" is a nice introduction to her music that stretches back to the early 1960s. The CD was first released in the mid 1990s. My copy unfortunately did not contain the lyrics. For many years Mercedes Sosa was known as "the voice of the silent majority" in Latin America. In her native Argentina her music is still seen as being a "symbol of life... Read review

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Advantages: Best scruff album ever, a little taste of everything he does well.
Disadvantages: It just leaves you wanting more. Like well cooked steak.

...Whatever this costs you, its worth more. Best album ever. Instead of being a series of disjointed tracks, this whole album flows nicely from start to finish and seamlessly crosses over some very different genres. It starts with a distinictly caribbean feel. You relax, and about 20 minutes late you realise its suddenly gone all electric. A while later and its funky jazz, or is it jazzy funk? Who cares. I listened to this album trying to strip down a straight 6 mercedes engine. Horrible job, but good music to work to. Very calming, and you learn all the words (where it has them) very quicky. There is a more hip-hop overall feel to it, but its still just scruff through and through. Album specifics. Again, not proper measuring. The album is properly long, so I assume around 70 minutes, its only one CD still. 31 tracks, which... Read review

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Advantages: Awe inspiring art-rock
Disadvantages: Once you've listened to this you'll have to buy their first!

...as all of the song lyrics lie within... It's hard to pin point Modey Lemons influences, with crazed late sixties / early seventies synth, crunching nineties grunge mixed with punk from all three decades. There isn't much to dislike about this album. The only thing that someone might argue is that there isn't a track that stands clear of the rest. But who wants that anyway?? All in all a cracking second album from Modey Lemon. Any fan of grunge, electronica, punk or art-rock will especially enjoy this The Curious City... Track Listing: 1. Bucket of Butterflies 2. Sleepwalkers 3. In Another Land 4. Mr. Mercedes 5. Fingers, Drains 6. Red Lights 7. In the Cemetery 8. Mountain Mist 9. Countries 10. Trapped Rabbits If you ever get the chance to see Modey Lemon live - go. You will not be disappointed by their performance!!... Read review

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