Radio 1's Live Lounge Vol.1 - Various Artists > Reviews > One Great CD!! The Best So Far

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Sublime
Quality and consistency of tracks	Flawless
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Outstanding
Value for Money	Good

Advantages:	Easy Listening
Disadvantages:	NONE

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I love the live lounge! I have to listen to it when ever possible so when they brought out a CD I just had to get it..
I first got hooked when I was at work and heard Jamie Cullum singing Frontin, it was so fantastic that I have had to listen ever since, for people who haven't listened to Jo Whiley on radio 1at lunchtime. She plays all your normal music in the charts but she also does the live lounge, this is were she invites bands and solo sings like the Arctic Monkeys and Lemar to cover other artists songs and their own with an acoustic live feel which makes your hair stand up on the back of your neck.

The cover versions that the artists have done are brilliant! They have taken a song and made it their own, there are so many good artists on this album that I could sit here all day and waffle on about them. One of my favourites is arctic monkeys singing the love machine originally sung by girls aloud is great you really have to hear it! With only drums and a guitar keeping them in time, singing a girls song that you can tell they don't really know.. they even mess it up half way through, but its funny and will have you singing along.

Another of my favourites is the kooks singing crazy by Gnarls Barkley, they sing this song fabulously and have really made it their own. James blunt signing if there's any justice ( originally sung by Lemar) is also another fav, the song seems to get you trance and pulls on the heart strings. Lily Allen smile is another one I love, I normally cant stand this women but on this album her song is great! You cant help but like it…

CD ONE
1. Foo Fighters - DOA
2. Arctic Monkeys - Love Machine
3. Snow Patrol - Run
4. The Kooks - Crazy
5. Razorlight - Golden Touch
6. Corinne Bailey Rae - Munich
7. The Automatic - Goldigger
8. The Editors - All Sparks
9. Boy Kill Boy - Maneater
10. Queens Of The Stone Age - No One Knows
11. Embrace - How Come
12. James Blunt - If There's Any Justice
13. Natasha Bedingfield - The Scientist
14. The Kings Of Leon - Molly's Chambers
15. Jamie Cullum - Frontin'
16. Sugababes - Livin' For the Weekend
17. Lemar - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
18. Will Young - Hey Ya
19. Hard Fi - Tied Up Too Tight
20. Oasis - Songbird

CD TWO
1. Coldplay - The Scientist
2. Lily Allen - Smile
3. Keane - With Or Without You
4. K T Tunstall - Other Side Of The World
5. Franz Ferdinand - What You Waiting For
6. Pink - Family Portrait
7. Outkast - Ms Jackson
8. The Futureheads - Hounds Of Love
9. Jamelia - Numb
10. Dizzee Rascal - Jus A Rascal
11. Lemon Jelly - Nice Weather For Ducks
12. Mylo - In My Arms
13. My Chemical Romance - Song 2
14. The Coral - Dreaming Of You
15. Maximo Park - Gone Missing
16. The Bravery - Honest Mistake
17. The Streets - Let's Push Things Forward
18. Basement Jaxx - Romeo
19. Orson - Push The Button
20. 50 Cent - In Da Club

This album is the best I have heard so far, there is not one song on here that I don't like or is sung badly. I recommend this to one and all! if you love live music without the heavy base then this is for you.