Music And Movement 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: A good mix of songs
Disadvantages: Doesnt help you get through the housework

...A cd thats a couple of years old now but still fun to listen to. I mean this cd says its meant to help you through the housework but I personally dont think it really does,if anything it distracts you,because you just start singing along to all the great tracks this album has to offer, you get caught up in the music and completely lose track of what you were doing - maybe a good thing in a way :-) Housework vol 1 is a double album that has some cracking songs that you just dont seem to hear on the radio anymore such as The Beach Boys - Help Me Rhonda and Don McLeans - American Pie. The songs on this album just make you feel good and really help to lift your spirits,but I honestly think its marketed wrong,this is a feel good album for anyone just not people doing the housework.I dont think the title of the album really represents... Read review

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Advantages: Great spread of music
Disadvantages: Too much of a spread in places

...Looking back at the last 1000 years of music, and only drawing on music from the last 40-odd may seem a touch shallow, bot looking at the track-listing makes you see why. There is Oasis, Rolling Stones, The Who, John Lennon, Wings, Derek & The Dominoes, and a whole host of other classics. The main sticking point is "where are the Beatles?", but when you realise that they're on no compilations due to the amount they demand in royalties, you realise they've dug their own grave in that respect. The album runs very well, with one or two exceptions e.g. 'Millennium'-Robbie Williams, and a few other weak songs thrown in in an attempt to add a variety of artists. Overall, in their bid to compile and produce an album of the best music of the last millennium, a good job has been done! But it!... Read review

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