No Silver/No Gold - Baptist Generals (The)

Advantages: Their greatest hits
Disadvantages: Nothing

...IThis product was £12.99 its a two CD-set, includes all of the Stones tracks that were part of the original Rolled Gold vinyl LP plus an additional 12 tracks that were not included in the 1975 retrospective release. With a total of 40 tracks, including all of the biggest hits of the first ten epochal years of the Stones' recording career, Rolled Gold+ is an essential collection that explains just how the group earned the right to be called "The World's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band." At last rolled gold is released in cd fomat, it has been a long time coming, however, well worth the wait. there is a plethora of rolling stones best and greatest hits covering different periods of their long career. this cd is a peice of history, it does not get much better than this, buy it, recommended ! It truely does remind me just how good... Read review

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Advantages: Beautifully produced, melodic
Disadvantages: A little self-conscious

...An album which in my opinion is as good as their most successful release "Brothers in Arms", "Love Over Gold" seems to have been generally neglected for some reason (for example, this is the first Ciao review of the album). "Love Over Gold" moves Dire Straits on from the bluesy pub rock of their previous releases. In fact this is definitely more of a prog-rock album than anything they've done before or since, and they really ought to have stuck with this approach. Opening track "Telegraph Road" is the showpiece of the album, 14 minutes long and beautifully constructed. Pink Floyd would have been proud of this (not that it sounds especially like them, but it's verging on that kind of music). "Private Investigations" has a hook in it which many people will recognise even if they think they've never heard the song before... Read review

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Advantages: -
Disadvantages: -

.... It is clearly easier to get into Gold Against the Soul than the others, just as above it does not have the complicated lyrics and depressant feel. It could be criticised as too commercial and against what they as a band are singing out about. This has a much more mainstream rock sound to it, although still has some top quality lyrics and lovely moments. The guitars are excellent, especially on some tracks and they can actually sing a bit. There are only 10 tracks on this album, a change from their debuts massive 18, but more than make up in quality than quantity. 1. Sleepflower - An excellent way to open the album with high energy and full of guitar riffs. It was written by Richey James through his suffering insomnia, and the lyrics have some great touches about this. The chorus sticks in your head and there is a long instrumental in the middle... Read review

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