NY Downtown Allstars (Elaboration) - Herb Robertson

Advantages: Massive Tunes, Cheap, 38 tracks
Disadvantages: Lots of MCing

...Dubstep Allstars Vol.5 is the fifth album in the series of mixes showcasing the talents of the UK's most rapidly evolving and contagious genre. For those unfamiliar with Dubstep, it is a genre that has emerged in the past decade or so, but has begun to pick up speed in the last two or three years. It is a carefully crafted mix of heavy sub-basses, reggae, jazz, and other electronic subgenres such as Drum 'n' Bass and Techno. Perhaps its most distinctive characteristic is the famous 'wobble' bass line (a brilliant 'wup wup' noise that you have to hear to believe) accompanied with atmospheric and resounding syncopated drums. Having emerged from Croydon, Norwood and Brixton, Dubstep looks set to take over dance floors worldwide. This Allstars instalment is mixed by one of the leading DJs in the scene; N-Type. Although the tracklisting... Read review

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Advantages: A real pick me up, a song repeating over and over in your head.
Disadvantages: None.

...There are millions of songs in the world, but from all the rest, this one really does stand out. Downtown, by Petula Clark is really the song to play if your feeling down and lonely, it really does make you feel better. In chart records, it got to #1in the USA Hot 100 number-one hits, and kept that record for 2 weeks from January 23rd until February 6th 1965, being knocked off by The Righteous Brothers with You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin. In the UK chart it got to #2, and was sang in French and in France got to #6. The song was finished 30 minutes before its first recording by a guy called Hatch in the studios mens room. Downtown was also the first song ever to be sang by a British artist to enter the Billboard Top 100. It also went on to win a Grammy Award for best rock and roll song. The song has also appeared in many... Read review

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Advantages: u can hear the words
Disadvantages: dunno

...i thought id have 2 write an opinion on this cause smash mouth r so fun. This song is featured on their second album, astro lounge. The song allstar has a fun feel to it, typical of smash mouth songs, but is even more teeny bopper. The song was the themesong to the film 'mystery men'.i saw the film on an aeroplane and wouldn't have paid 2 c it otherwise, but i do think that the song was 100% appropriate 4 the film. Both are lighthearted, funny and enjoyable. if u listen to the lyrics, which r quite easily comprehendable (which is a rare thing at the moment)u will notice that they make sense, which is not particularly typical of smash mouth.But, their songs r not written to b taken seriously, but laughed at, so have a liste, have a laugh, and enjoy!... Read review

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