Remembering Big Bill Broonzy (The Greatest Minstrel Of The Authentic Blues) - Big Bill Broonzy

Advantages: All the hits
Disadvantages: Some weak tracks

...of Us" **Five Stars** This is not a cover of the orginal Bill Withers song. It was simply inspired by it, so only the chorus is what makes the tracks so similar. Will first came out with this track after writing out the lyrics for a children's book, later he translated this into a rap track jst by adding the beat. This track is an emotive one a Will tells us the story of what happened after the birth of his son, Trey, he is the lesser known son of the artist as he was born to a mother who is no longer assciated with Will. He goes into detail about his hopes and aspirations for his son, and says he will always be there for him. "Keith B-Real III (Interlude)" "Big Willie Style" (feat. Left Eye) **Four Stars** The featured artist is Lia "Left Eye" Lopez, former TLC member who died to a fatal car crash in 2002. She... Read review

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Advantages: Has a wide variety of musical pieces, songs and speeches. Is easy to listen to!
Disadvantages: Probably not to everybody's liking!

...to that of the film. The casing is yellow with a black stripe also showing a splash of blood. The yellow and black is to remind us of ‘Black Mamba’s’ also known as ‘The Bride’ (Uma Thurman’s) yellow tracksuit that she wears when she goes on her revenge attack against Oren Ishii. There are also in a big print the words, ‘A Quentin Tarantino Film, KILL BILL Vol.1, Original Soundtrack.’ The inside cover leaflet contains pictures of clips from the film, displaying most of the main characters such as Oren Ishii (Cotton Mouth), ‘The Bride’ (Black Mamba), Go-Go. Sofia etc. It also has the track listing of the soundtrack with details about each song such as producer etc. The CD also fits with the main colour scheme of that of the front cover, in fact it is a copy of the front cover. Upon lifting out the CD, you can see a scene from the film where ‘The Bride... Read review

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Advantages: May be the best contemporary white female blues singer and acoustic guitarist you'll ever hear.
Disadvantages: None

...while some of the greatest authentic blues men played in the family living room, as she recounts on her website: ********** “Son House was probably my greatest influence as a teenager, having spent unforgettable times with him visiting, playing music and watching him in concert. I remember sitting in the living room with Son House (he looked like he was in his fifties, but he had to be in his seventies) and playing ‘Future Blues’ and ‘Walking Blues’ for him. He got this strange look on his face and he just kept looking around and saying, ‘Where’d she learn to play these songs? Where’d she learn to play these songs?’ I’ll never forget watching him play ‘Preaching Blues’ on stage with his hands shaking and his eyes rolled back in his head….I love Son House because of who he was and because he had known Robert Johnson, but I couldn’t find... Read review

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