Pisces Aquarius Capricorn And Jones Ltd. (Deluxe Edition/Remastered & Expanded) [Digipak] - Monkees (The)

Advantages: Bonus DVD and loads of extra features!
Disadvantages: None!

...Everything Must Go was an album that gained the Manic Street Preachers a whole new generation of fans, after the much-mourned departure of guitarist Richey Edwards. With more accessible songs than their previous releases, but still possessing the edge that made the Manics heroes to so many fans in the first place - the ability to challenge conventions with their lyrics whilst still making catchy tunes - this album every bit deserves to be re-released. I won't write at length about the songs on the "main" disc, as there are plenty of reviews of the original release for that, however the extras on this edition are worth the cover price and more. Alongside live tracks and demos of both released and un-released material, are some of the b-sides most loved amongst fans, in particular the spectacular Stealth Sonic Orchestra remix of A Design... Read review

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Advantages: Gives a new insight into a classic
Disadvantages: No major disadvantages

...-dishonesty, pro-life, pro-love, pro-sex, pro-joy, pro-music, pro-color, pro-fantasy. They see the up-tight "rational" world of the older generation as hypocritical, stupidly restrictive amd ultimately cruel and violent." Now don't worry if that doesn't make it much clearer. (The Deluxe CD comes along with a 30 page Colector's Edition booklet which will tell you anything else you need to know.) There really isn't much of a story to this musical, but the songs are excellent. You may know some of the hits without even being aware they were from this show (The Dawning of the Age of Aquarius; Let The Sunshine In; Hair; Good Morning Starshine) but every track is a corker. I'm trying to think if there is any other musicals or even artists I can liken it to, but it's hard because it was such a innovative new thing in the 60s and it hasn't really been... Read review

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Advantages: A classic album
Disadvantages: Atmospheric rather than packed with adrenalin

...done by The Edge, all you need to know is that it contains the tracks "I still haven't found what I'm looking for", "Where the streets have no name" and "With or without you", as well as "Bullet the blue sky", plus "Trip through your wires", my favourite song in the world at the time. For those with cash to spare, U2 can extract it in lots of ways with the packaging for this reissue: standard cd featuring liner notes, lyrics and unseen photographs; a double 12" gatefold vinyl, with the original album pressed across two 180 gram audiophile discs (whoopee doop, though my original and by-now battered copy of the vinyl release needs replacing); a deluxe edition including a second cd of b-sides and demos from the original album sessions, and a limited edition box set containing two cds and a dvd featuring "The Joshua tree" tour live from... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful