Lost Sessions - Rugbys

Advantages: A good mixture of covers
Disadvantages: Not enough songs!

...Madness in the their latter years somewhat lost touch, and lost their connection with their roots. Everything that made them who they were in the late part of the 70's had all but gone by as early as 1981. But 2005 saw Madness take a welcomed return to those roots we all missed. However it wasn't with new writings or recordings. It was covers of those bands that helped create them. The Dangermen Sessions - Volume 1. From the soulfulness of The Supremes - You Keep Me Hanging On to the roots reggae of Bob Marleys' - So Much Trouble In The World. Not to mention covers of The Kinks, Desmond Dekker and of course, probably the man who played the biggest influence on Madness. . . . Prince Buster. This CD is a must have for any Madness fan.... Read review

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Advantages: GREAT MUSIC
Disadvantages: NONE

...so many drum & bass, cds so little time Pick this one . nicely selected, well programmed, and a good overview of the genre, This takes you from the roots of D+B to its present day dizzy heights, this well priced two-disc set is what you need to get a party going. from Goldie and Roni Size to the Rebel MC with a little bit of LTJ Bukem to smooth things out in a smooth fashion. This cd is a really good two hour history lesson and is a great reminder of just how great the UK is at inventing new styles of music .Spread over two cds this is a great way to kill a few hours getting lost in fast beats and bottomless bass lines ,great for motorway driving !!!... Read review

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Advantages: Great Easy Listening
Disadvantages: None

...He always really difficult to describe his music to people. It's pretty much guitar blues and soul but listen to his 'Better Man' and make up your own mind. He grew up on artists like Otis Redding, Al Green, Cat Stevens, The Kinks and Van Morrison and always loved songs where the singer would sing with real soul, like they really believed in what they were singing about. Those are the kinds of songs that really stayed with him. He can't sing a song about something he don't believe in. Born in Rugby in 1984 he moved around a bit through Northampton and Derby until eventually he stopped and settled in a little village called Porth in Cornwall. His Uncle used to play the guitar and watching him made him want to learn. He found that singing and playing guitar was a way for me to release any frustration he had at the time. Not that he... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful