Last Session, The - Charlie Shaviers

Advantages: A great collection of live recordings
Disadvantages: All but the last 3 tracks have already been released on the Peel Sessions CD

...After a few years of no releases from Adam Ant, there seems to be something of a revival at the moment. With the Antbox boxed set released in december and now this excellANT CD. The Complete Radio 1 Sessions is exactly what it says on the cover. The tracks are taken from four recording sessions at Radio 1. Tracks 1-4 recorded for John Peel 23/1/78, tracks 5-8 recorded for John Peel 10/7/78, tracks 9-12 recorded for John Peel 26/3/79 and tracks 13-15 recorded for Simon Mayo 13/1/95 16 years later. The tracks on the CD are..... 1. Deutscher Girls 2. Puerto-Rican 3. It Doesn't Matter 4. LOU 5. You're So Physical 6. Cleopatra 7. Friends 8. Zerox 9. Tabletalk 10. Ligotage 11. Animals and Men 12. Never Trust a Man (with egg on his face) 13. Wonderful 14. Antmusic 15. Gotta Be A Sin The first recording session brings... Read review

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Advantages: broad and well constructed muscal journey through laid back island life
Disadvantages: The September Session Band is a let down compared to other contributors

...As well as being a notable singer/songwriter with a growing legion of fans behind him, Jack Johnson was primarily a film maker until his recent success. This is how I came accross him; after buying his Thicker Than Water DVD. The September Sessions soundtrack features Johnson as well as a number of his like-minded musician friends. The best laid down tracks here are, however, those by Johnson. His earnest voice and gentle guitar are truly hypnotic, even when covering the superbly memorable Jimmy Buffett's "Pirate Looks at 40." This one was recorded before the release of the film and is taken from Johnson's live session at KFOG studios. It's so under-produced and honest that, if you listen closely, you will notice the studio phone ring in the background. Other songs that stand out include Greyboy's "Grey's Groove," a funky soul... Read review

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...This is the sound track from the surf film September Session and contains all the tracks from the film. The DVD can be found online at play and Amazon also in most surf shops and HMV. The DVD is by Jack Johnson and Produced by Kelly Slater. The cover of the CD says 'music from the film by Jack Johnson' this makes it sound like all the music on the soundtrack is all Jack Johnson but its not, the album does contain two song By Jack Johnson himself, but contains loads of other artists as well. Don't let this disappoint you it is still a very good and enjoyable album. The music on the album is very similar to Jacks music that sort of chilled out music with a surfy vibe but is not all just acoustic guitar like jacks songs. There is a little hint of every thing on the CD acoustic, funk, blues, world and reggae, so there is something... Read review

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