Roots - Curtis Mayfield

Advantages: Great tracks by a great artist played by great musicians.
Disadvantages: None.

...Curtis mayfield has to be one of soul's greats. he has a sensitivity that can be felt in his timing and of course his lyrics. The Ronnie Scotts album is a great one for hearing this because of the quality of the musicians Mayfield has gathered and the superb tightness of the band. He plays a nember of Curtis classics (from songs from Superfly, Move on Up etc)but its great to hear the talent of the live musicians taking them to new hights. The purcussion in the track Superfly is nothing short of superb and Lobrian Scott's base playing is an inspiration. Plus, most unusually for a live album, the audience actually manage to clap in time and sing in tune! Testimony to the magical atmosphere that must have been created that night.... Read review

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Advantages: great cd
Disadvantages: noffin

...best album ever brought out some of the best songs ever on this cd its worth every penny its great. curtis i one of the best cd by 50 cent it includes tracks lyk i get money n my gun go off the good thing about this cd is the tracks are great and its a great cd but the bad thing about it some ov the tracks are really shit and it is a parental advisory the only bad thing about 50 cent music is all the swearin and rascist shit he puts in i dont think this cd is sutable for children unda about 12 the best song on this cd is i get money because i think it is the best rap ever its a great cd... Read review

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Advantages: Some of their best stuff, completist value
Disadvantages: The live tracks are a bit of a let down

...For those of you who haven’t heard of Sepultura (yup, that’s probably most of you) they’re a Brazilian metal band. They emerged as a major name in the early 1990s on Roadrunner Records, alongside Machine Head and Fear Factory, thus pre-dating the appearance of nu-metal, though they were arguably an important influence on that genre and bridge with the ‘old school’. Their 1996 album ‘Roots’ is widely regarded as one of the seminal metal albums of the 1990s, blending Brazilian tribal influences and thrash metal to surprisingly good and varied effect. Shortly after ‘Roots’, however, they split up. Lead singer Max Cavalera left, forming his own Brazilian metal band, the fairly similar but slightly more commercial Soulfly (who released their third album, ‘3’ in summer 2002... Read review

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