On The Trail - Frankie Laine

Advantages: Some really good tracks
Disadvantages: Some are "so-so"

..., That Old Feeling is an example of laid back jazz, with Frankie Laine singing. Frankie Laine? Yep. Frankie Laine was a mean exponent of the jazz idiom in the early days of his career. At one point jazz outfits such as Buck Clayton and his Orchestra was the only real way that singers such as Frankie Laine could get gigs. If You Were Mine, also by Buck Clayton and his Orchestra (featuring Frankie Laine) is an example of sophisticated jazz, starting with some brilliant piano playing which soon gives way to some soulful trumpet playing, which is then joined by the rest of the orchestra, playing in a subdued, lilting style. In keeping with many jazz songs of the era, Frankie Laine's singing does not come in until a good deal into the piece. Buck Clayton and his Orchestra (still featuring Frankie Laine!) next perform Stars Fell on Alabama. Although... Read review

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Advantages: Funny Catchy rhymes
Disadvantages: lacking in quality

...Sophomoric but occasionally amusing, the Bloodhound Gang's third outing serves up a dash of Cake, a sprinkling of Blink 182, and heavy doses of metal, hip-hop, and techno. And that's not even mentioning the Pink Floyd rip and Falco sample! Underneath the juvenile, jokey lyrics ("It's hard to rhyme a word like vagina") and cheap chortles (the faux-country "A Lap Dance Is So Much Better When the Stripper Is Crying" being one prime example) are a few memorable melodies. "The Bad Touch" is a catchy, sample-heavy, danceable sex song that name-checks numerous pop-culture touchstones, from Waffle House to the Discovery Channel. Metallica and Frankie Goes to Hollywood samples meld in the rap-metal "Mope." An ode to adult film actress Chasey Lain is yet another perverse novelty entry on this schtick-a-song offering. Yes, there are some guilty... Read review

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Advantages: Classics sung by the originals
Disadvantages: quality is a little poor in places, a little unoriginal

...This is another various artists album, which has a reasonable variety of songs. Please see below for a breakdown. Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole) Roses Are Red (My Love) (Ronnie Carroll) Walkin' My Baby Back Home (Johnnie Ray) Half As Much (Rosemary Clooney) You Are My Sunshine (Slim Whitman) Far Away Places (Perry Como) Bewitched (Doris Day) The Way You Look Tonight (Fred Astaire) The Great Pretender (The Platters) My Special Angel (Bobby Helms) Heartaches By The Number (Guy Mitchell) To Each His Own (Ink Spots, The) April Love (Pat Boone) Love Is A Golden Ring (Frankie Laine) Changing Partners (Patti Page) Paper Doll (The Mills Brothers) Dark Moon (Bonnie Guitar) Stranger In Paradise (The Four Aces) Band Of Gold (Don Cherry) My Happiness (The Pied Pipers) A good compilation for the older generation (or the younger generation who like... Read review

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