Live In Germany 1977 - Rainbow

Advantages: excellent performances from Iggy Pop in concert
Disadvantages: bizarre song order and variable recording quality

...a wilder affair, - Punk had gripped Europe by now and Iggy's first European dates were greeted with messianic fervour. The tour ended up back in the states at the end of the year. TV Eye 1977 Live is a short document of those two tours, four tracks from each. The March dates are better recorded than the October tracks which are only of good bootleg standard - odd on an official release. But don't let that put you off. The four Bowie backed songs are excellent, from the opening roar of "TV Eye" - a rendition which equals the Fun House original - via a slightly ragged "Funtime" through an astonishingly good "Dirt", full of fire and anger, to the concluding "I Wanna Be Your Dog" which is superb apart from the affling decision to fade out just at the conclusion! The October 1977 tracks are not as impressive, partly due to the poorer quality... Read review

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Advantages: Immediately accessible, beautifully crafted songs, pay what you want
Disadvantages: Not a landmark album by the band's standards

...Radiohead were not the first band to release their music digitally or free of charge. But to put it simply, they were the first band of international significance. Such was the reaction on the 1st October when a short blog post from guitarist, Jonny Greenwood, signalled the bands intentions for new download-only release, In Rainbows. "Hello everyone. Well, the new album is finished, and it's coming out in 10 days; We've called it In Rainbows. Love from us all." If the shock announcement of an imminent album wasn't enough, it was the pricing and distribution structure that would raise the coyest eyebrows. And so it did. There is no label and it has no price. You, the music fan, decide how much you want to pay for the record. It could be a penny, or ten, or £99.99. With the dawn of a new era, Radiohead laid down the gauntlet... Read review

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Advantages: some nice songs, nice cover...
Disadvantages: ...but I didn't like all of the songs...

...Hi out there. Today I'm going to write my first opinion @ ciao.uk. First of all I've to say that I come from Germany - it may be, that my English is really bad, but I hope that you correct me... But now let's go on with the cd, I will present tonight: Mariah Carey's "Rainbow"... [a few words to mariah carey] Mariah Carey is not only the worldwide most succesfull singer, but also has a sparkling carrier. Her first cd "Mariah Carey" and the first single "Vision Of Love" were selled very often, but Mariah Carey wasn't famous at all. Most people thought that she was a cheap copy of Whitney Houston -> similar texts, similar music. With the following cd's she pointed out that she is no copy of anybody - just Mariah... Today she sold over 160.000.000 cd's and 'collected' diamond and platin... [the cover] The cover is made very... Read review

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