Lokaha/Gayatri - Wah (2)

Advantages: Comprehensive collection of the entire career of a marvellous talent, lovingly packaged and terrific value with 31 tracks for the price of one CD
Disadvantages: Anyone under 25 has probably never heard of The Mighty Wah!, Pete Wylie, or any of these songs

......an amibitous but fairly bleak experience which Wylie - in the extensive and candidly entertaining sleeve notes - can't stand listening to now. I Know There was Something closes proceedings on Disc 1...which has 18 tracks and runs for 77 minutes. The next single - Sinful! - would not be credited to any form of Wah! whatsoever, being released under his own name, and so makes the sensible start to Disc 2. It was a new era, and a time for change, as Wylie himself notes. Most of the latter tracks on the second CD, which despite containing 13 tracks also runs for the same length of time as the first, will only be familar to the most die-hard Wylie fan. 1991's Don't Lose Your Dreams was his last high-profile single - although, naturally, it underperformed spectacularly when it deserved to make the Top 10....at the very least. In light of many... Read review

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Advantages: Great songs from the 80's
Disadvantages: A few one hit wonders

...FANTASTIC 80'S 2 Since I remember quite a bit of this 80's music growing up with it I wanted to review this double CD album. This is probably the best out of the three of them and has songs on it most of you will remember. The CD's cover a wide range of this 80's music and is highly enjoyable (if you liked the music that is !!) Both disks have hits from them that reached number one in the charts at the time and bring back good memories from my schooldays. The first disk contains : 1. Club Tropicana by WHAM - This single was released in 1983 just as the band was taking off and this was probably one of their biggest hits that made them, this had a bright colourful music video for the time. 2. The sun always shines on TV - A-HA - This single was released in 1985 and was a big hit for this band and probably their most... Read review

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Advantages: Relaxing, passionate tunes
Disadvantages: A little too short

...Let’s begin by going back in time about 18 months… Now at this time, it was approaching the end of a uni term, and I was looking forward to a big party (the Formal of my hall). On the day, I admittedly wasn’t feeling too hot for some random reason, but still consumed copious amounts of San Miguel and Carling all the same. By 11 o’clock, I was feeling even worse, and half an hour after that, I was being splendidly sick upstairs. So with the day feeling a total wash out for me, and with the sounds of joy and merriment raging below, I withdrew to bed, feeling rather sorry for myself. What’s all this got to do with the 2nd in my series of tunes for life you might ask. Well it just so happened that I spent a quiet afternoon recovering the next day, and took the opportunity to have a good look (or rather, pick... Read review

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