Precious Memories - Alan Jackson

Advantages: It's different to most music!
Disadvantages: Not everyones cup of tea.

...Alan Jackson is a folk and country singer from Georgia. His music is mainly diddley-dee and all weird guitars and country genres. This isn't really the sort of music that i would like but because my dad bought it i sort of got hooked. This sort of music is also associated with NASCAR in America. ~~Gone Country~~ This song is fairly upbeat, and its about Alan's girlfriend and about the story of how she 'went country' and went back to her roots. Alan also says in the song thats its his last chance which could indicate many reasons for that line... he wants to tell her he loves her? ~~Drive (For Daddy Gene) This song is rather annoying and slow in the verses but more lively in the chorus. Alan explains his experiences when his ''daddy'' let him drive. He describes the car in the song and what he can see when hes driving. ''It was just... Read review

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Advantages: Unique and promising
Disadvantages: Never followed through

...Joe Jackson’s fourth album turned out to even less predictable than Beat Crazy; Jumpin’ Jive, released in the summer of 1981, was a collection of Forties swing standards and although Jackson could not hope to capture the spontaneity and virtuosity of Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan and other hep cats, the album displayed his piano skills to good advantage and showed a rich eclecticism of musical interests. The album was a surprise hit in the UK, reaching number 14. He just about managed to pull off the feat of updating an outdated style and it seemed for a time at least that Jackson might finally have found his true genre and if he had stuck at it may have turned it into a new craze. It’s an interesting project, but, like a lot of Jackson’s stuff, fades from memory in the end.... Read review

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Advantages: Timeless classics from albums such as 'Thriller', 'Bad' and 'Dangerous'.
Disadvantages: Is a double CD enough for Michael Jackson's Greatest Hits?

...("the girl is mine, no she's mine"). Featuring a vocal duet with Paul McCartney from the album 'Thriller', written and composed by Michael Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones. Song Rating - *** 12 - Remember The Time - This song is about past memories of falling in love with a girl ("do you remember, when we fell in love"). From the album 'Dangerous', written and composed by Teddy Riley, produced by Teddy Riley and Michael Jackson. Song Rating - *** 13 - Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - This song is about taking love through the hours ("dont stop til you get enough"). This song has that late 70's, early 80's sound to it, very much dance pop. Taken from the album 'Off The Wall', written and composed by Michael Jackson, produced by Quincy Jones. Song Rating - ***** 14 - Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' - Yet again this song has some excllent... Read review

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