La Noche De Cuatro Lunas - Julio Iglesias

Advantages: Shrewd selection of songs, intelligently sequenced and tastefully executed
Disadvantages: Her voice may not be to everyone's taste, prejudiced public perception may count against its chances

...Sarah Brightman - La Luna (EastWest) 1. La Lune 2. Winter In July 3. Scarborough Fair 4. Figlio Perduto 5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale 6. He Doesn't See Me 7. Serenade 8. How Fair This Place 9. Hijo de la Luna 10. Here With Me 11. La Califfa 12. This Love 13. Solo Con Te 14. Gloomy Sunday 15. La Luna (16. Moon River) The intention of this album, quite clearly, is to bring the former Mrs Andrew Lloyd-Webber back into what could tenuously be considered the "mainstream". La Luna has major label backing (the mighty Warner Brothers' European division EastWest), and a shrewdly selected collection of material that mixes the modern (emerging artist Dido's Here With Me), the vintage (Procul Harum's 1969 No.1 A Whiter Shade Of Pale, Simon & Garfunkel's delicately exquisite Scarborough Fair) with a clutch of familiar standards... Read review

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Advantages: Well worth buying, unique, amazing vocals, range of up tempo songs and ballads
Disadvantages: Very expensive postage if you don't live in Spain

...Reina De La Noche - Translates as 'The Queen of the Night' and also includes English in the chorus. This song is very beautiful and D'Nash put a lot of energy into it, just like all their other songs. By adding their original style, D'Nash can turn any cover song into their own, which is a very good quality for an artist to have, because it makes them stand out from the rest and also displays their true talent. The band are accomplished song writers as well, and composed 'Dejarte Ir', 'Sexy' and 'Come To My Party' themselves. The overall composition of each song, including lyrics, is outstanding and this album contains a lot of diversity, which makes it very difficult to get bored of. You don't need to understand Spanish to be able to feel the emotion put into every word, and you can hear just how beautiful the language really is... Read review

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Advantages: A few really good tracks, some De La Soul tunes you have never heard before
Disadvantages: The album has no flow, a few weak remixes

...***Warning*** This review does contain some edited adult language and themes. The words have been changed but the meaning is plain. In the stacks of wax you can find the De La Mix: Remixes, Rarities & Classics, De La Soul's 2004 release on Tommy Boy/ Rhino. This is not so much a greatest hits as it is a revisiting in an alternate universe. Both commercial and critical successes are treated to a fresh dusting off, live performance or remix on this disk. Laying down the Knowledge For those of you that don't already know, De La Soul has been around since rap was just rap. Hip hop was just starting to take root as a music genre. There was just rap. When the boys from Long Island hit the scene there was the rap that played on the radio and the rap we listened to when our parents were out of ear shot. De La dropped 3 Feet High... Read review

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