Psychedelic Flashbacks Vol.4 - Various Artists

Advantages: Fantastic music
Disadvantages: Not a single one

...Psychedelic Frequencies is probably one of my most favourite CDs of all times. It is a compilation of some of the best Psychedelic music that was ever created. It starts off with the seminal work, "White Rabbit" by Jefferson Airplane. The soaring, sexually charged voice of Grace Slick on this song (which owes a great deal for its musical structure to Ravel's Bolero) is a definitive musical moment of the 1960s counter culture. (Oops, I think I went a bit OTT then!) The second track, King Midas in Reverse, by The Hollies, has some exceptionally fine acoustic guitarwork. It tells the story of someone who is "King Midas with a curse, he's King Midas in reverse" The use of strings and orchestral instruments and tambourines adds greatly to this song. Track three, War In Peace, by Skip Spence, is probably typical of the late 1960... Read review

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Advantages: Great music from the flower power era
Disadvantages: One (or maybe two) songs don't really belong on it

...I had not heard for many years. The Strawberry Alarm Clock and Incense and Peppermint. (The title of this song was later used in a song by Blondie.) This is an amazing song, with urgent, swirling sounds and swirling ideas. "Who cares what games we choose? Everything to win, nothing to lose." Track 3 The Lemon Pipers, Green Tambourine. "Help a poor man build a pretty dream." They don't write them like that anymore! Nifty bit of sitar-style music and tambourine, which sounds very good in stereo. Track 4 Pictures of Matchstick Men, by Status Quo. What the hell happened to Status Quo? From primo psychedelic band to? oh, well, never mind! "Pictures of Matchstick Men and you" and of what might have been. Track 5 A Dream Within a Dream by Spirit. Piano, muted guitars and ethereal lyrics, vocalised in a curiously old fashioned but... Read review

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Advantages: Audio quality is very good, suitable atmosphere for the wedding ceremony dibali
Disadvantages: none

...format of Bali "Kecak" in audio CD format, Voters clear. Record in Bali "Kecak" very original native people of Bali island. Lyrics: very good, very uniform. Quality and consistency of tracks: quality of the track sequence, while some of the audio CD track this: 1st: Le Piege Scene I 2nd: Scene II L'enlevement 3rd: Scene III L'espoir 4th: Scene IV Le Combat Des Singes 5th: Scene V Le Combat Des Singes how to compare with other artists releases: Play with all types of audio CD containing the Kecak, Sound of audio better than the other. Cover / Inlay Design and Content: cover is very good, with the design of the image containing the image dancers, the story in the Ramayana. to follow behind in the Kecak dancers Overview Kecal Dancing on the island of Bali: Kecak dance which is often called "The Monkey Dance" for tourists... Read review

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