Millennium Dance Hall Style Vol.1 - 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: So many great songs
Disadvantages: So many more could be on there

...It may seem a bit late to be reviewing an album for the Millennium at the beginning of 2001…and then again, depending on your viewpoint, you may think that 2001 is the beginning of the new Millennium. Anyway, it doesn’t really matter because the point is that this is a brilliant album. It must have been very difficult to select just 37 songs to represent the Millennium and inevitably some great songs were missed out. But included are so many classics that you will be sighing throughout. Back in 1999 Channel Four asked music-lovers to choose the songs which they thought ought to be included on this one-off album. So, this album really is “by popular demand.”There are on this 2CD compilation some of the greatest pop and rock hits ever, by some of the most talented artists we have. Some of the tracks have never... Read review

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Advantages: Great tracks, good value for money, lots of popular tracks
Disadvantages: None

...', 'Silence' to 'Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)'. With 43 tracks, and considering you can buy this album for about £13 with some bargain hunting, or maybe even less, the value per money per song is phenomenal, especially as, if you do buy it, it is likely to be because you would have bought some of the singles by themselves at up to £4 each, so, as I said, the value is immense. The album also features some remixes of songs that I had previously not heard, including the Architechs' 'Body Groove' song, which interested me in particular. Of course this album won't be for everyone. It is mostly aimed at people who like general pop and a bit of dance with it, hence artists such as Kylie Minogue and Britney Spears appearing on the album, although hard-core dance fans will appreciate it too, with less-well known artists such as Marc Et Claude... Read review

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