Sings For Lovers - Tony Bennett

Advantages: Classic songs given a new slant
Disadvantages: One or two weak tracks

..., since the song is undisputedly his theme tune, and here he gives it the simplest, but nonetheless effective of treatments. The piano accompaniment is minimal, and in places, Bennett could almost be singing a capella, proving that he doesn't need a big backing orchestra to do justice to the song with which he will always be linked. The biggest surprise of all for me was George Michael's performance in How Do You Keep The Music Playing, surely not the easiest of songs to sing. Michael's voice takes on a depth which isn't, perhaps, heard in much of his contemporary work, and he proves more than capable of holding onto a note, complementing Bennett's style perfectly during Michel LeGrand's haunting melody. Until now, I've barely mentioned the performance of Tony Bennett himself, saving, as it were, the best until last. It's incredibly... Read review

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Advantages: entertaining, good dance songs, nice ballads
Disadvantages: if you don't know the film you might not enjoy it that much

...After seeing the film, I just had to go and buy the soundtrack. I had it now for a few months and I still love to listen to it regularly. The film begins with the song “POP! Goes my heart.” Which meant, I was in stitches already 5 Minutes into the film. So there is no surprise that the first song on the soundtrack is “POP! Goes my heart.” It’s so very 80 ties and each time I hear it, I see Hugh Grant with his 80 ties haircut singing it. Brilliant! It is really Hugh Grant singing on the CD, which is reason enough to purchase this CD. The song might not get a placing in the top 10 charts these days but it has a lot of comedy value and it sticks in your head. The second song is “Buddha’s Delight” which is sung by Haley Bennett. It’s a great song for dancing, quite sexy. It really gets those hips moving. - One of my favourites on the CD... Read review

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Advantages: A CD that can be listened to anytime, anywhere.
Disadvantages: Just a couple of weak tracks

...In this CD we have what is arguably the very best of Shadows music. Originally released in 1961 and 1962 respectively, what we have here is their first two albums rolled into one, THE SHADOWS and OUT OF THE SHADOWS, making it good value for money. The first album sees the group with their original line-up of Hank Marvin,Jet Harris,Bruce Welch and Tony Meehan; while in the second Jet and Tony are replaced by Brian Bennett on drums and Brian Locking on bass guitar. It was this change of line-up that altered the Shadows sound to what we recognise today. Previous to this the group had a raw, rocky edge to it, emphasised by Jet Harris's style of bass playing, and Tony Meehan's penchant for playing a highly-tuned snare drum. The bass playing of Brian Locking never matched the dynamics of Harris, and Brian Bennett's style was, although... Read review

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