Kenneth McKellar's Scotland/Folk Songs From Scotland's Heritage - Kenneth McKellar

Advantages: Good songs sung by a great performer
Disadvantages: None

...If you are looking for the near-perfect tenor solo, the title track is it. McKellar's rendition of "Land Of Hearts Desire" is a lesson in superb vocal technique. Everything from voice, pitch, phrasing - right down to the last perfectly graduated diminuendo is just about flawless. It is rare to find singing of this calibre outside the field of opera. I've got just about everything Kenneth McKellar has recorded but I keep coming back to this song. There is an almost magical quality about it... The other tracks, with the exception of "Think On Me" are fairly standard Scottish folk songs. McKellar does a thoroughly professional job with all of them. Listen to some of them as sung by others, especially "Land Of Hearts Desire" and "Think On Me", and you'll realise just how good McKellar is.... Read review

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Advantages: No weak links, 2 great new tracks.
Disadvantages: A couple of great hits missing.

...times, and still has no idea what it is about! But with such great musical talent in the band, it never seems to matter! If you want to hear good examples of REMs rockier songs, listen to tracks such as ‘What’s The Frequency, Kenneth’ and ‘Animal’. ‘What’s The Frequency…’ reminds me of the time I saw REM play live at the home of quality football – Hudderfield’s McAlpine stadium… the gig was part of the ‘Monster’ album tour and this was the opening song, as it is on the ‘Monster’ album. For fans of the band who have not seen them live… if you get the chance, do so – they are even better live than on CD. If, like me, you’ve ever wondered what the opening lyrics are to ‘What’s The Frequency…’ then let me enlighten you… "What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed... Read review

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Advantages: Great blending of gospel and country, Some outstanding songs
Disadvantages: Some bland and weak songs

...Elton John now commonly known as Sir Elton John is one of the best musical artists to ever come out of Britain and notorious in recent years for his lavish spending habits like spending millions a year for flowers. Elton John was born in 1947named Reginald Kenneth Dwight and by the age of 11 won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music with his talent for the piano. After six years studying there he left school in order to persue a career in the music industry. After years of failed auditions and frustrations he received lyrics from Bernie Taupin and they wrote songs together, usually by mail. In 1968 Dwight changed his name to Elton John and were hired as songwriters. For 2 years they wrote songs but Elton didn't feel the songs were represented well enough and sort after doing it himself, as Elton was a reasonable singer he became... Read review

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