Songs - John Bromley

Advantages: Melodic ecological messages
Disadvantages: Noth everyone's style of music

...Earth Songs The reasons I am writing this review There are just some artists that you seem to connect with. John Denver was one of these artists for me. His songs embodied many of my beliefs and hopes both personal and global. I was lucky to have watched him perform live in Liverpool before his tragic death in 1997. An experience I will always remember. Earth songs conveys a number of important ecological messages that we should all be aware of and remember in our daily lives. Dedication To John Denver who died on October 12th 1997. Introduction The album is a collection of songs written and performed by John Denver. Denver performed at the Earth Day celebrations on April 22nd 1990 in Washington. He sang a selection of ecology-themed tunes, which he later recorded for the album Earth Songs. The proceeds from sales... Read review

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Advantages: 33 songs plus several hours of bonus features. All the Elton John favourites. Nice DVD case.
Disadvantages: None.

...less than 33 of Sir Elton's most recognisable and popular songs, taken from all across his 40 year career, way back to the likes of 'Your Song' from 1969 (which he concludes the concert with), and 'The Bridge' from as recent as 2006. Other classics include 'Crocodile Rock', 'I'm Still Standing', 'Rocketman' (which has a stunning riff of about 7 minutes after the main song has ended), and 'Saturday Night's Alright' (my personal favourite). Though he doesn't quite perform to the same electric standard as in his heyday (what with the kicking of the piano stool and the lengthy solos), this performance still has the vibrancy and sensational atmosphere that have become synonymous with the name of Elton John. For the avid fan, there's even a few of his less known (but by no means less popular) tracks, such as 'Madman Across The Water', 'Better Off... Read review

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Advantages: Very emotional writing
Disadvantages: Quite slow paced

...Up until now, I'd only ever heard of ''John the Revelator'' as a song. Judging from the several mentions of the song in the story and given that author Peter Murphy works in the music press, I suspect that's where the title of this novel came from as well. How much I enjoy the song depends on which version of it I hear, but with no such concerns with the book, I was able to enjoy it fully without worrying if someone had done a better version elsewhere that I was missing out on. John Devine is a teenager stuck in a small Irish town with a single mother, no real friends and a rather worrying fascination for bodily parasites, mostly intestinal worms. His only human contact is with his mother Lily, Mrs Nagle, an elderly neighbour and Harry Farrell, a local jack-of-all-trades. His only break from the house and from school is Sunday Mass. Not... Read review

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