One Man Guy (The Best Of Loudon Wainwright III 1982-1986) - Loudon Wainwright III

Advantages: Truly unique voice and musical style
Disadvantages: The album lacks a little focus in terms of subjects

...Want One is the third album release from Rufus Wainwright and it was my first introduction to him back in 2005. I had actually been given a free concert to see him so bought the album so I knew what I would be singing along too! As it turned out, it wasn't really a sing along concert! Rufus Wainwright is the son of Loudon Wainwright III, a famous American songwriter, folk singer, humorist (he was the resident singer with Jasper Carrot in the 1980's show, Carrot Confidential) and actor (he played Captain Spalding in M*A*S*H). Rufus' sister, Martha, is also a singer/songwriter as is his mother, Kate Garrigle, so there is a clear love of music in the family! Rufus has a truly unique voice and style which is probably what makes me like him so much. There is so much generic pop - don't get me wrong, I love that stuff too - that... Read review

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Advantages: New careers; personality traits; Great graphics and speed on my laptop
Disadvantages: Lack of choices within Create-A-Sim; Could be slow on some users PC's/laptop's

...a professional career as a footballer (more on this later). You can edit your Sims to look however you want them to look (overweight, underweight, beautiful, ugly...). They must then carve out lives for themselves - moving into houses (you can build these yourself), furnish their houses, get on their career ladders, have families...the possibilities are (almost) endless! CREATING A SIM With TS3, you can create Sims with far more detail than you could in the previous two games. You can create toddlers, children, teenagers, young adults, adults, and elders. You can either choose one of the pre-loaded faces on screen, or you can shape a face easily by dragging the mouse to create cheekbones, or a stronger jaw, for example. You can make your Sim have big muscles, a bony physique, or largely obese. I was disappointed with the range of hairstyles... Read review

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Advantages: Pop genius
Disadvantages: Slight lack of quality control

...angel wings. Tennant has cut out the more flamboyant and annoying bits and orchestral music dominates the album, though this time without swamping the poppier and quieter tunes. One song, however, still manages to close with a flourish from ?Phantom of the opera? complete with closing notes from a harp. To paraphrase, it?s pop, Jim, but not as we know it. Lyrically, the songs are about lust and relationships, thought the state of America also comes into it. Guitarist Richard Thompson, singers Neil Tennant and Martha Wainwright, pianist Sian Phillips and Joan as Policewoman all appear.... Read review

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