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Advantages: best album ever made
Disadvantages: none

This is undoubtedly the greatest album ever made, it is a journey of music, starting with the opening track, giving you the feel that you are sitting in a small wokring mans club listening to an amazing yet unusual brass band, as the album goes firther in you get a feel for the insecuritys that different members of the band feel. This al culminates in a day in a life at the end of the album. The perfect piece of music to finish off the perfect listening ... Read review

Advantages: Fourteen fantastic, interesting tracks, showing a real evolution in the bands work
Disadvantages: Some naff moments to behold

THE BEATLES: REVOLVER WHERE THIS FITS INTO MY BEATLEMANIA MONTH OF MAY: Possibly the Fab Fours greatest album...ever?! - - - - - It is often argued by critics and fans alike that the Beatles produced two albums that are so evenly matched in terms of variety, quality and overall evolution of the bands music that it is difficult to tell which one is seen as the best Fab Four album of all time. Those two albums are 'Revolver' and possibly the more ...
...Band'. It is understandable why people feel that way; both albums portray a significant step in the bands song writing abilities, with John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who had for the most part crafted their songs together, were coming into their own and producing music which would later become trademarks of their solo work. Then there was George Harrison who perhaps hadn't been given much of an opportunity to display his talents away from playing ... Read review

Advantages: jim's sultry melodies in all their poetic glory (live)
Disadvantages: extended light my fire

...is a compilation of The Doors at their best live, it is so much better than studio made albums and is a must buy for any fan. Track listings- cd 1 ; cd 2 ; 1. House announcer 1. Roadhouse blues 2. Who do you love 2. Gloria 3. Alabama song 3. Light my fire 4. Backdoor man 4. You make me real 5. Love hides 5. Texas radio and the big 6. Five to one beat 7. Build me a woman 6. Love me two times 8. When the musics over 7. Little red rooster 9. ...
...The Doors Lead vocals - Jim Morrison Keybord/organ/vocals - Ray Manzarek Guitar - Robby Krieger Drums - John Densmore As an overview i would recommend this cd to all music fans, ecspecially Doors fans it is an absolute must . There is a couple of duds on the cd as there always is but it is mainly superb, Light my fire in my opinion is a horrible ten minutes long. Considering thats the only one the radio stations play, i think it is played to ... Read review

Advantages: pop perefection, lyrics, evolutionary
Disadvantages: none

Rubber Soul was the key which opened the door to an evolution of pop pin ups into musical visionaries. Often regarded as one of their finest efforts (behind Revolver), rubber soul contains every aspect of the Beatles broad musical taste, with each of the main songwriting members all contributing equally (Lennon/McCartney/Harrison). There's pop perfection with songs like 'In my Life', dirty old rock n roll (drive my car), classic ballads (girl), and ...
...scope and willingness to try things new can only now be labeled 'Beatlesesque'. The fab four could no longer be defined as anything after this effort. New phases of music were created merely from one song on the album. Norwegian Wood is credited as being the first pop recording to use the sitar; an Indian instrument, which sparked a musical craze in the mind sixties. This song is now classed as one of the cornerstones of what we now know today as ... Read review

Advantages: The Live Album
Disadvantages: The Studio Album

Pink Floyd's Ummagumma is a double album consisting of a studio album and a live one. It's quite expensive but really is worth it if you're into post Barrett, pre Dark side ... Floyd. Live albums have had bad press ever since they were invented, but recently they have beceom a good way of measuring wheather a successful band can really cut it. I would point to Radiohead's 'I might be wrong' to prove this, while Stereophonics 'Day At The Races' proves ...
...Pink Floyd, while at the top of their creative powers released this double album. After their previous couple of albums it shows how far they had come since 'Piper at the gate of dawn' and for anyone wishing to hear the real Pink Floyd the live album is essential. But let me start with the studio album. Oh dear. I like progressive music, in fact most people think i'm crazy because of the wierd music I listen to. But this goes too far. I won't analyse ... Read review