No.2 Patrick Street - Andy Irvine

Advantages: Street Life's spectacular lyricism is stellar like A STAR and IS BORN within each song.
Disadvantages: Filler songs with atrocious beats that make my ears HUNG in THESE hideous STREETS!

...born hustler and street-orientated storyteller. As a narrator, he based his lyricism on educating us rap listeners about gang-related, street violence that caused tragic deaths of victims in public sectors. He carried out this lyrical task on the magical, Hellz Wind Staff to conjure up lyrics about the colossal pressure of people's survival in deprived projects. He used a plethora of multi-syllable rhymes to describe the terrible lifestyles of crews in ghettos of the slums, where gang members risk dying for cash flows. Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I present a review of Street Life ( real name: Patrick Charles ) and his album on 'STREET EDUCATION' that paints a bleak description of the ghetto. With his thoughts HUNG in THESE STREETS, Street Life already knew the problems that existed within the black... Read review

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Advantages: An upbeat album featuring a few tracks of Glam Rock glory.
Disadvantages: Some of the tracks fast become really rather irritating.

...Having formed in Finland way back in 1979 and split up in 1985 after the death of their drummer, Hanoi Rocks reformed in 2002 and are now very much making the most of their second wind. It is an interesting one that a band should reform nearly twenty years on, however I am very glad that they did as since returning they have released a further three albums of varying quality. 'Street Poetry' is the latest album from Hanoi Rocks and was given its release through Demolition Records in the UK in September 2007. Although only two of the original band members remain in the band, those being vocalist Michael Monroe and guitarist Andy McCoy; you should not let this fact put you off as Hanoi Rocks are still making some great music. Featuring the single 'Fashion' which went straight to Number 1 when released in Finland, 'Street Poetry... Read review

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Advantages: Lots of great titles
Disadvantages: No general mood

...This CD was supposed to be a first really massive compilation of drum'n'bass all time best titles. And it did a good job. But it definetly could have done much better. It's obvious that Andy C wanted to represent d'n'b of all the kinds in his compilation. Here we will find some great jump-up tracks, some funky stuff, some moody tracks and some easy to hear ambient d'n'b. But this also results in an absence of a general mood of a compilation, of some idea that could make these tracks stand together. There's nothing like that here, and fading of some tracks to the others sometimes looks simply odd. Another thing is that although good titles are in good numbers here, there are too much weak ones between them. Because of these two things we have the biggest disadvantage of both CD's: although great tracks are included and the mixing... Read review

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