Love Songs - Earth, Wind & Fire

Advantages: Some great 70's and 80's tracks
Disadvantages: May just be for disco (and similar style) fans

...along lyrics and arm waving melody. Other classics from the band include the Disco track "September" the beautiful ballad "After the love has gone" and the slightly more mellow "Fantasy" It is track 11 though which stood out to me, I recognised it as soon as it started but didn't have the CD case to hand to find out the title, it was familiar but didn't sound like Earth, Wind & Fire released it originally, it was slightly swing based and my first thought was "this kinda sounds like something the Beatles would do" it was only when the lyrics kicked it that I realised it sounded Beatles-esque because it was a Beatles cover, "Got to get you into my life" is a really fun take on the original track, smoother than the original and I love listening to the track when it comes on, often skipping forward to hear it or repeating it once it... Read review

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Advantages: Melodic ecological messages
Disadvantages: Noth everyone's style of music

...song written about Alaska. “I worry on worldly ways and means” Calypso was the ship on which captain Jacques Cousteau and his crew sailed to discover more about the life in the oceans. In 1975 John spent time with Cousteau to film his work. The song features the sound of the ships bell. “To live on the land we must learn from the ocean, to be true as the tide and free as the wind swell”. Islands was another song written whilst on board Calypso. “we are so much more than islands” Earth Day, Everyday. Especially written for Earth day, a happy hopeful song. “Celebrate Earth Day, every day” The Album Cover A drawing of John with the globe of the Earth in his hands. Trees and animals surround him. Reasons to buy John Denver has a relaxing versatile voice that can sooth and inspire at the same time. The songs are catchy yet... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic tracks; brilliant opener.
Disadvantages: Poor inlay sleeve; weaker final track.

...Who on Earth are Electric Six? They exploded onto the UK chart scene earlier in the year with the single ‘Danger! High Voltage’, which was plugged like crazy on the music channels and radio and entered the UK chart at number 2. Not bad for a non boy/girl band debut… until you realise that Electric Six are new only in name. The band were formerly known as The Wildbunch, releasing singles in the US between 1996 and 2001 before changing their name to Electric Six for legal reasons (exactly why I don’t know). If you were a closet Wildbunch fan, take a look through you collection… you’ll find some of the tracks that feature on the new ‘Fire’ album. The band have seen more personnel changes than Chelsea Football Club of late. No fewer than four changes during the Wildbunch years and on the 9th of June this year the announcement on nme... Read review

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