Jonas Brothers (Special Edition/+DVD) - Jonas Brothers

Advantages: all the hits
Disadvantages: none

...The Swedish pop group consisting of brother and sisters of Jenny, Jonas and Malin Berggren and their friend Ulf Ekberg started out under the name “Tech Noir” but later changed it to “Ace Of Base” Past albums have sold millions of copies all over the world and this will probably be no different! Ace Of Base's last album release was "Singles of The 90's" which is like a best of or greatest hits album which contains all Ace Of Base's single releases! If you are a fan of this group, and you haven't got any of their albums yet, then this one is for you!! Crammed full of their popular hits, this 16 track CD is value for money! The group, have often been classed as the modern ABBA of the 90’s and its clear to tell sometimes when listening to tracks such as “Always Have Always Will” This album... Read review

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Advantages: beautiful lyrics and singing with excellent backing
Disadvantages: minimalistic?

...Track Listing 1 Pile of Gold 2 Parentheses 3 The Big U 4 The Long List Of Girls 5 Bonjour Jeune Fille 6 Babay (Eat A Critter, Feel Its Wrath) 7 Eat Your Heart Up 8 Pardon Me 9 Fists Up 10 True Affection I absolutely love this album! I first heard of the blow when i saw them (or her) in Manchester and fell in love. I just couldn't get a couple of the songs out of my head. One of these was True Affection which remains one of my favourite songs off the album. The Blow made up of two members, Khaela Maricich and Jona Bechtolt (Jona has gone on to work mainly with his other project, yacht), with Jona providing the beats and Khaela providing the singing and melodies. This really is in my opinion, a killer combination. Khaela's beautiful voice just seems so natural and her singing is heart-felt and touching, in a way... Read review

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Advantages: A mix of the classics + no hit wonders who deserve a 2nd listen
Disadvantages: The last disc tails off abit, but 3½ discs are excellent

.... They started off by scouring the pub rock scene for unsigned talent and launched with Nick Lowe. From the start they had an idiosyncratic view of the music business with the first single promoted as mono enhanced stereo and electronically recorded – huh?, and the second single was released in a picture sleeve which was unheard of at the time. They worked on limited editions deleting records to both gain publicity and probably sort out the bank balance and this policy was taken to the extreme when the 9th single by Motorhead was deleted before its release. Other marketing ploys were the messages in the run out grooves and the badges the most famous of which was “If it ain’t stiff it ain’t worth a f**k” which I still think must be the best slogan ever. With the birth of punk Stiff were well placed to get in on the act... Read review

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