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Nina Simone at her very best

Advantages: all Nina Simone's best tracks are on here
Disadvantages: not long enough

...album states this is 'The Very Best of Nina Simone' and it has been compiled beautifully. Before I bought the album I only knew one of her songs and yet as the album played out on my dvd player I found myself realising that I didn\'t know she had sung half the songs and that I had heard these on various films and on television advertisements. The tracks on the album are: 1 Ain't Got No, I Got Life 2 My Baby Just Cares For Me 3 Feeling Good 4 ...
...You 5 I Loves You Porgy 6 Don\'t Let Me Be Misunderstood 7 The Look Of Love 8 I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 9 I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl 10 Do I Move You 11 Do What You Gotta Do 12 To Be Young, Gifted And Black 13 Since I Fell For You 14 Nobody\'s Fault But Mine 15 I Think It\'s Going To Rain Today 16 Sinnerman 17 Times They Are A Changin\' 18 Mr Bojangles 19 Here Comes The Sun 20 To Love Somebody 21 Ain\'t Got ...

sexybabe7825 30.12.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Very Best Of Nina Simone Vol.1, The - Nina Simone

I PUT A SPELL ON YOU

Advantages: GOOD ALBUM
Disadvantages: HARDLY ANY

This is a classical very very very old ‘cabaret’ type soul soothing album. Hope I described it well enough! I first heard her music on the movie ‘Assassin’, where the trainee demands to listen to it. There really is no other way to try and explain what she sounds like, you just have to listen to her. Songs like ‘Baby Cares’, and ‘Feeling Good’ are just songs that would make the hairs on the back of ...
...at the same time. Her music would suite any mood, any time of the day. I hunted around for ages trying to get a copy and eventually found it at the library! So – if you can’t find some music, don’t forget to go to the local library! This album is absolutely brilliant, now that you know where to get it… all you need to do now is …. Go out and get it! Tracks on the ‘Bittersweet: The Best of’ album include: ...

michellej 01.09.2000 · Read full review
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Review of Nina Simone - Nina Simone

Musical Royalty - a true Empress

Advantages: Original . earthy , leaves you wanting more .
Disadvantages: May not be to everyones taste .

...the title track , St. Louis Blues , just listen to the mournful rendition of Bessie and to the great cornet sound of Louis Armstrong. This review is only a small account of what Bessie Smith brought to the blues . She lived the blues and died with the blues. What she sang about happened to her every day of her life She earned some good money at times and she used most of it on drugs and booze , to kill the pain of the blues . She eventually was ...
...lost one of her arms . She subsequently lost her life a few days later and was buried in an unmarked grave . Much later , in 1970 , Janis Joplin commissioned a headstone to be placed on Bessie's grave. Bessie was loved in life for her music and still is today. If you can get a copy of this C.D .then I would advise you to do so . Listen to the old blues of Bessie Smith and I`m sure you`ll want to hear more. If , like me , you enjoy this original blues ...

chowman123 23.01.2007 · Read full review
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Review of St. Louis Blues (Original 1924-1925 Recordings) - Bessie Smith

A Great Archive Let Down By Sequencing

Advantages: Fidelity is great, songwriting, guitar playing and vocals superb, thorough research
Disadvantages: Sequencing - the track order is frustrating

...music fans a like. The Complete Robert Johnson comes across like a standards song book, the contents of which has given birth to numerous cover versions from acclaimed and esteemed bluesmen and rockers from across the globe spanning six decades. There is however, one glaring disappointment with this set and that is with the sequencing. This is the most comprehensive collection of Johnson's material and as such there are alternate takes included. ...
...by side with their original counterparts which makes the whole very hard to listen to as each track is repeated, albeit a variant of the original. It still baffles me as to why the alternates were not on a separate disc from the originals. Even for me, a hardened fan of the genre, it makes for difficult listening if you using an old fashioned CD player. This is a wonderful and comprehensive archive but unfortunately does not work as a listening experience ...

Nixu1980 03.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Complete Recordings, The (All 41 Recordings) - Robert Johnson

An Older and Wiser Sequel

Advantages: Great voice, band
Disadvantages: None

...stronger with every listen. Feels Like Home with The Handsome Band and special guests. I am a big fan of Norah Jones. Her first album, Come Away with Me was an absolute classic. The album was certified diamond by the RIAA on February 15, 2005 having sold over 10 million copies in its first three years of release. It won five awards at the Grammy Awards of 2003, including "Record of the Year", "Album of the Year", and "Song of the Year" for "Don't ...
...to an article I read, Feels Like Home is the second album by jazz songwriter Norah Jones, released in 2004. It sold a million copies in the first week of its U.S. release, the first album to do so since Britney Spears' Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) and it was the second best-selling album of 2004, with about 4 million copies sold. It sold 1,920,000 copies on its first week worldwide. Probably the most popular song from the album is track number ...

Spottydog11 29.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Feels Like Home - Norah Jones