Snowbound/The Lonely Hours - Sarah Vaughan

Advantages: Another Bowie masterpiece
Disadvantages: Absolutely none, perhaps it could be longer though

...to that in the Omikron game. On the album Bowie sings "Suspicious minds, you didn't feel us coming in this lonely crowd". In the game the lyrics are "Omikron, you didn't feel us coming in this lonely crowd". The song is used as the title track to the game so it plays while the game credits are coming up. The lyrics in the CD booklet also feature the "Omikron" lyric and not "suspicious minds". 'Brilliant Adventure' is an instrumental track and has a kind of oriental/indian feel to it. Strange but relaxing. The final track "The Dreamers' is a great conclusion to the album. Strong and harmonious with a stark backbeat easing into the melodic chorus. It ends abruptly with a few beats and then....that's it. The album is over. But you know what you have to do then.....play it again! So with that said, 'hours...' is another Bowie masterpiece. It doesn't feature... Read review

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Advantages: Sarah's voice is enchanting, is itself the eden
Disadvantages: You may feel trasported up to the eden by her voice

...I think there couldn't be enough words to write about the beautiful voice of Sarah and the emotions she evokes by her songs. I think Sarah Brightman may be considered as the first real european singer, as she really carries, inside her songs, all the colours of european cultures. But especially I'd like to praise Sarah for her last work, Harem. I think this is an absolute unique masterpiece of music, a fine miscellaneous of arabian sonorities and an incredible magnificent voice. I like to travel and learn about other cultures: recently I've been in Tunisia and I was fascineted by the melodies and rythms of arabian songs and music. I must say that I've found in the last Sarah's songs a gift of what I met and left in the atmosphere of the arabian songs I learnt in Tunisia. I think last Sarah songs are absolutely unique and deep in rythms... Read review

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Advantages: great christmas album
Disadvantages: none

...I love this album. sarah really helps you unwind, its different to other christmas albums, this one reminds you about the true meaning of christmas. sarah has an amazing voice, the cd is good value for money . sarah fans would love this album, an ideal present . if anybody has bought sarah,s other cd,s they would love this album. on the album there are 12 songs . my favourite is a song called river , it really makes you think . there are old favorites on the abum plus new songs which sarah sings, including river, she sings really well. if you are a sarah fan you are going to love this album.i think who ever buys it will be listening to it often and won,t regret buying it. the songs on the cd are. 1.Happy christmas ( war is over ) 2. what child is this (greensleeves ) 3.river 4. wintersong 5.i,ll be home for christmas... Read review

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