Living Theater Vol.1 (Buddha-Bar Presents Modern Music From The Mediterranean And Beyond By Joseph Baldassare) - Various Artists

Advantages: Contains classic artists such as Odyssey, Brothers Johnson and Diana Ross
Disadvantages: Is a populist take on the disco era.

...This album is a broad yet typical retrospective of the commercial side of the disco era. Staples of the disco scene such as Chic and Earth, Wind & Fire feature here, yet in their most famous incarnations as opposed to the music that changed the face of the dance underground forever. There are rare stand out moments such as the highlighted Brothers Johnson classic 'Stomp' and Diana Ross's Chic penned athem 'Upside Down' however, overall this album is a good album for those that think of disco as a Car Wash style flares and afro 'Good Times' party. It's not for the connoisseurs of disco for whom any one of the Larry Levan or Joey Negro compilations would be better suited.... Read review

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Advantages: It's another live Dream Theater cd!
Disadvantages: None

...but this (Live at Budokan) album is a definite in any Dream Theater collection. Right, on with the concert!! Things kick off heavy with their then latest studio album's (Train of Thought) opening tracks As I Am and This Dying Soul. As I Am fades in nicely to Myungs teasing bass line before Petrucci, Portnoy and Rudess burst into life shaking the majestic venue to its foundations. This is an up tempo heavy rocker that really gets you going and that segues nicely to This Dying Soul. This song features some classic work in the intro with a nice keyboard and guitar dual intro, the rest of the song does chop and change a fair bit between heavier and lighter passages. The heavy theme continues now as we jump back in time to Beyond This Life from 1999's Scenes From a Memory. This is a fairly crashy bashy affair and in my opinion was probably... Read review

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Advantages: Specialist Hip-hop, Drum & Bass, Break-beat, Roack and Dance Music!
Disadvantages: May be too specialist for some peeps?

...>>> CONTENTS: <<< -Introduction -Who or What is Fabric? -Fabric Contact Details -Fabric's description of the Scratch Perverts -The Track Listing -My Review -Price -Additional info -Summing Up >>> Introduction: <<< This is the latest release from the Scratch Perverts (at the time of writing this!). In this reveiw I wish to inform the reader more about the album, and the record label/club behind it -in an attempt to give the reader a grasp of what the whole FabricLive Albums are about... >>> Who or What is Fabric? <<< Fabric is a huge club in london. Every week it features the biggest names from various genres of music ranging from dance, breakbeat, hip-hop, garage, drum & bass, etc. Past and present DJs include; Scratch Perverts, DJ Hype & Andy C, Meat Katie, DJ Yoda, DJ Spinbad, FabricLive is an extension... Read review

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