Kiss Me Kate - Various Artists

Advantages: creative, idiosyncratic, unique
Disadvantages: two or three of duff tracks depending on your opinion

...Never for Ever was released in 1980. It was Kate Bush's third album and made her the first female singer to top the British album charts. It differs greatly from the two that preceeded it; the sublimely romantic 'The Kick Inside' and the mellow 'Lionheart'. In 'Never for Ever' Kate worked on the production and it shows, as she begins to express herself in new and experimental ways, using her voice as an instrument, as well as making use of various sound effects and samples. She also moves towards using electronic music and away from concentrating on the piano. This album has some aggression that paves the way for what is to come in 'The Dreaming', which followed two years later and which is actually hated by some fans who love her other work. I love both of these albums and wonder if the lack of popularity of her more manic recordings... Read review

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Advantages: Good Classic Hip-Hop Songs
Disadvantages: None

...As most of you will know, Kiss, the popular radio station and music channel are always bringing out various artist Rap/Hip-Hop and also R'n'B collections. This Hip-Hop classics is one of Kiss's most recent presentations. With 2 discs, there are some great hip-hop classics thrown into this collection. Whether you are a hip-hop fan or not, you will know most, if not all of these hip-hop classics from the 90's and some even earlier. This collection is a 2 disc set, which has 19 songs on each disc. So, on with the songs. (Note: Some will be explained long, but others not so long as I am reviewing 38 songs!) Disc 1 ●Dr Dre ft. Eminem - Forgot About Dre● This song is a fantastic one to start off a hip-hop classics album, as Dr Dre is the first, most popular and best selling hip-hop/rap artist and producer, closely... Read review

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Advantages: Good range of RnB with some really good songs
Disadvantages: Didn't include some songs i would regard as RnB classics

...'touch me, tease me, kiss me & caress me - hold on tight & dont let go - baby im about to lose control!!' fabulous!!!!! there muct have been some babies made to this song - really good beat and words u wanna sing along to (even if you haven't got a good voice!!).. Bonita Applebum - Tribe Called Quest is fab, Tribe Called Quest are absolutely amazing (for those of you who are into hip-hop - u have to get a tribe called quest album).. really fresh unique hip-hop/rap beats - Q-Tip is amazing... Hey Mr DJ by Zhane is a song that would make you want to dance with someone in a club!! - its really sweet sounding and lyrics include 'hey dj keep playing that song all night - on & on' - (also if you haven't heard it - request line by zhane is wicked!)... On And On - by E Badu i think is one of the best things that she has done - amazing... Read review

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