Soca Gold 2005 - Various Artists

Advantages: Great mix of songs and artists.
Disadvantages: Not always the best of the bands hits.

...As a child born in the 80's I have come to adore the music of the time, I'm always on the lookout for a good compilation CD and happened to spot this one during a shopping trip in Asda. Flipping the CD over to look at the track listing my eyes were drawn to one track and I didn't need to read the rest to know I had to have the CD. Capital Gold Eighties Legends contains songs by just that, 80's legends. There is a wide variety of artists providing a wide range of styles from pop to rock, Motown style and funk. It is a 2 disc CD providing 40 great 80's tunes. Because it is an 80's compilation, and most of us would have either heard the songs or heard of them, I wont go into a track by track description, that would spoil the fun of going out to buy the album and getting the know the songs yourself. Disc One- Disc one is packed... Read review

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Advantages: has a mix of oldish and newish songs!
Disadvantages: none

...I had this album brought for me last summer and i think it is an excellent album, it has a mixture of brilliant old and new songs. there was not one song i didnt like. Its nice how it has old and new songs mixed together instead of just old or just new. whenever i hear a song from the album it reminds me of last summer as i listened to it so much!! id defently reccomend this album to anyone wanting a various artists album to listen to. The cover is also very attractive and eye catching and looks good with my collection!! I also think it is very very good value for money as look at how many different songs you get, plus theres two c.ds!! its a brilliant album! go buy it!!... Read review

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Advantages: All the best R'n'B anthems from '04 & '05
Disadvantages: A little dated now

...This is an excellent round up of all the R'n'B smashes of 2004 and 2005 with a few nostalgic classics thrown in for good measure. It covers the slow jams, the dancefloor joints and everything in between from artists as diverse as Wayne Wonder, Lucy Pearl, Kelis and Usher. CD2 also takes us back with classic gems from the likes of D'Angelo (whose 'Brown Sugar' pretty much defined and kick started the neo soul scene), Janet Jackson (with her undeniable classic 'That's The Way Love Goes') and Blackstreet (with club hit 'No Diggity' featuring Dr Dre) This album is the perfect party album and although it avoids raritites, its sound understanding of R'n'B past and present make it a must have for any music lover.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful