Miss Gloria Lynne - Gloria Lynne

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...Yes, when I first heard that tune 'Doctor Beat', I thought, my word - she's not going to get very far is she? Well, I guess I was badly wrong becuase quite a few people out there like her! This album was given to me from an ex-husband, and you know how we don't like to play those type of things. But then again, I want to keep it because I might want to listen to it one day! The only tracks that I like on this album are 'Conga', 'Word's get in the way', 'Don't wanna lose you' and 'Coming out of the Dark'. Apart from those few, I would tend to click through the rest. OOOps - sorry Gloria! However, for the average Gloria Estefan fan, this would be an ideal album to have.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Great vocals, excellent lyrics
Disadvantages: One or two weak tracks

...This is my first venture into the world of the album review, so please be gentle with me! However, I would really appreciate some feedback via comments to know what I could improve for future reference. Forgive me for quoting lyrics from each individual track, but given that it’s the lyrics that make this album special for me, I felt it important to include them. I could describe my music tastes as “eclectic”, but I’ll stick to saying they’re just very middle of the road and somewhat varied, with a penchant for strong female vocalists – e.g. Dido, Annie Lennox, Alison Moyet, Gloria Estefan, to name but a few. I like what I like and make no excuses for it. I came across the album “Destiny” by Gloria Estefan several years ago. In fact, I think I bought it in some kind of boot sale type thing at work. I’ve no regrets though... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Ambitious and bombastic - but it works brilliantly
Disadvantages: The occasional also-ran

..."Out Of The Blue" was an ambitious album that managed to be grandiose yet instantly commercial, and throughout his long career ELO mastermind Jeff Lynne rarely surpassed the achievement. Musically it runs the full gamut of mock-Wagnerian choral and orchestral audio pyrotechnics, but there are plenty of hooks and strong tunes to keep the listener's attention hooked. It's not everybody who would take a ballad like "Wild West Hero" and keep threatening to turn it into a grungy blues boogie with Chuck Berry guitar, bar room piano and sawing cello! Four of the 17 tracks were singles, in order "Turn To Stone", the diehard ELO fan favourite "Mr Blue Sky", "Hero" and "Sweet Talkin' Woman", but several of the other tracks would have fitted the bill equally well. "Across The Border", one example, introduces Mexican-Tijuanan-style brass... Read review

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