Once - Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

Advantages: Vocals, orchestra, lyrics
Disadvantages: None!

...For me, this album was the one that started it all. The first song I ever heard by Nightwish was their famous first single 'Nemo' in 2004… But it was a whole three years later when I finally listened to the rest of 'Once'! The first track, 'Dark Chest of Wonders' is what permanently hooked me on this inspirational band! ~~The Band Members~~ Tarja Turunen (lead vocals) Marco Hietala (vocals, bass) Tuomas Holopainen (writer, keyboard) Erno Vuorinen (guitar) Jukka Nevalainen (drums) ~~'Once'~~ For Nightwish, the album 'Once' (released June 2004) secured their worldwide success. While their previous albums 'Oceanborn', 'Wishmaster' and 'Century Child' had given them recognition in countries outside of Finland, 'Once' was the one that received the most praise - selling over 1 million copies and allowing the band... Read review

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Advantages: Amazing music, brilliant songs and good vocals.
Disadvantages: Some of the songs could be a bit longer, but other than that the whole things amazing.

...Once upon a time, in a land far, far away...a teenage boy sat down with his family to watch Once Upon A Time In Mexico on DVD. The dashing, young chappy had never seen or heard of this film before, although his parents said they enjoyed it very much. He sat down with some pringles and a glass of orange squash and enjoyed the whole film. The next following days he couldn't help but talk about it to all his friends, many who hadn't seen it were persuaded to do so by the boy. One of the main things he liked about the film, besides the story and acting, was the music that accompanied the film. So, he set out to buy the soundtrack for just £6.99 from HMV. As soon as he got home he played the CD and was amazed by how brilliant each song was. From that day on he constantly listened to the album at least once a day, playing it as background... Read review

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Advantages: A great CD for Buffy & Musical Fans
Disadvantages: None from my opinion

...*Contains Spoilers* Once upon a time a writer had a dream, his dream was to write a musical but at that time he was working on a hugely successful TV series he had created about a slayer and demons....alas what could he do??? That writer was Joss Whedon and write a musical is just what he did based around all his beloved characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Sounds wierd doesnt it? Sounds like it spells a sad phase for such a cult tv show? well we were all forgiven for having those thoughts about Once More with Feeling - the Musical episode of Buffy but bizarrely enough it works, and it works well!!! Sunnydale as ever is under threat but this time the big bad isnt all fangs and bloodlust its singing and dancing. People are literally 'burning' to reveal their souls in musical routines - not even the scooby gang can escape... Read review

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