Well as you may now have seen I am not me anymore, my account is going going gone from tomorrow some...
Well as you may now have seen I am not me anymore, my account is going going gone from tomorrow sometime, you will now find me and EnglishPatient under our new joint name...DoubleTrouble..
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The Now compilation CD’s * Now That’s What I call Music* as they started out to be called, have been on our shelves for years now. Simply shortened to NOW they are an invaluable way to get a collection of tracks that you would maybe otherwise not afforded to be able to get. We find ourselves on NOW 48, quite an achievement that they are still going strong in fact.
The double CD’s are released only three times a year, so its not that difficult to collect them, they make ideal Christmas presents for both children and adults and always sell well at this time.
There are lots of other compilation CD’s on the market, TOTP, PEPSI and various others, some more specialised and aimed at Dance and Trance music, however the NOW CD’s seem to always be favourites.
So what will you find on NOW?
Well you get a very varied mix of hits, some less known than others and of course you can guarantee that there will be lots you don’t
like too. CD 1.This is usually a pretty good one as it contains the major ones, number one singles feature heavily here and also some just under top material.
This CD is nearly always the one that sways you to buy this and this tends to weigh out the negatives of the number 2 CD. Number 2, well this seems to always be a let down as far as I’m concerned, it starts well with more well known but not chart toppers, more of the unconventional tracks here.
But then it trails off and you get the *what the hell is this* material to follow, they always throw in various dance anthems and the like and these are not always the most well known either. However I will say that this time it isn’t actually so bad as some others before it, so what’s on This years first offering NOW 48
Well CD 1:
This kicks off with, the long running number 1 from Atomic Kitten (whole again), followed by the band on everyone’s lips. Hearsay (Pure and Simple) this theme carries through with the sing along poppy songs from artists such as Samantha Mumba (Always Come Back to your love) Kaysie (Paradise) Britney (Stronger) Steps (It’s The Way You Make Me Feel) and Fragma. (Every time You Need Me).
The thing to remember with these cd’s is that with them only being 3 times yearly, you get a selection from older hits to bang up to date and this is evident from the number 1 by Emma Bunton (What Took you So long) being also included.
21 tracks make up CD 1, and I can say that most of these are pretty good this time around. However the last one is wait for it * Bob the Builder *…hmmm, sure this ones in for the kiddies, but it did sell well so I guess they felt obliged to pop it in somewhere.
CD 2
Starts extremely well with the newly resurrected Eva Cassidy and her (Somewhere over The Rainbow), an amazing voice but again the fame after death scenario that so often happens, but a good opener none the less. You then get the more off pop acts such as U2,(Stuck In a Moment you Cant Get Out Of) Coldplay,(Don’t Panic) Stereophonics,(Mr Writer) again all well known and excellent tracks too.
Following on Robbie Williams, seems a little out of place somehow in this section but who am I to question the order of play!
Then off it goes downhill, a few good tracks thrown in with some less than outstanding ones, Sonique (I put A Spell On you) and MelanieB (Feels so good) wrestle in amongst the oddball mix of dance, DarioG (Dream To me) Jakatta (American Dream) and even the metal Paparoach. (Last resort) CD2 seems to be the almost. We ran out of ideas after CD1 so lets just fill up 2 with anything that we can think of and in any order!
Yes there are tracks worth picking out of this CD 2, but less than more I’m afraid, but overall as I said earlier this time it’s not as bad as some previous NOW compilations, 20 tracks on CD2 make up the full CD.
Now is a great way to build your collection of music over the years, and I will still continue to buy it, however I feel sometimes that some of the better tracks are missing and some I really can’t understand the inclusion of at all. It is however produced in a way to appeal of course to a wide range of musical tastes; therefore you can’t expect to like every song on it.
At around £14.99 it’s still a good buy however and once you start collecting you seem to keep buying!
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This is a great series I have every one from Now 12 upwards and have been to many record fairs to see if I can get the first ones. I also have all the ones from the years Now 90 etc, they are brilliant and great op as usual!!
windscreenviper 28.04.2001 00:21
Just because you don't like Dance music, there's no need to say that CD 2 goes downhill when it gets to it. I happen to quite like it, and I'd rather listen to Jakatta's, American Dream, or Sonique - Put a Spell on you, over some crap like Hearsay any day. You are just assuming that everyone is like you. Plus the opinion sounded like a racing commentary.
jefferson 26.04.2001 19:56
I don't tend to buy these compiliations, but thanks for the great op! And btw, I have a sneaky suspicion it's "Kaci"... may be wrong though (!)
Advantages: Familiar brand, established formula, and unrivalled value-for-money. More than 40 hit singles for little more than the price of a chart CD. Disadvantages: You get the good and the bad, all jumbled up together. The lack of acts from outside the Warner/Sony/BMG labels.
EnglishPatient 21.04.2001 (24.04.2001)
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