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The begger's opera for threepence Advantages: Masterpiece of musical theatre Disadvantages: Ending is little too "all lived happily ever after" The Threepenny Opera transforms opera to the musical theatre. Originally adapted from John Gay’s The Beggar’s opera in 1928, to Die Dreigroschenoper, by German composer Kurt Weill and lyricist Bertolt Brecht, the score weaves together elements of grand opera with cabaret and jazz. The English translation and adaptation was then completed by Marc Blitzstein in 1954. Brecht met Weill in 1927, when the two men discussed using the genre of opera to ... ...A CD of the Threepenny Opera can be purchased for £12.99 from most good music stores. It was released on the Decca label on 14th February 2000. The opera tells the story of the murderering gangster, MacHeath aka Mac the Knife. Set in London's criminal underworld in the 1930s. It opens in Jonathan Peachum’s shop. Peachum runs a business clothing beggars and providing them with a location to beg in for a share in the profits. “A man who sees another ... MAFARRIMOND 07.07.2004 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Threepenny Opera, The - Kurt Weill	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money
I couldn't have put it better myself Advantages: authentic, soulful, featuring stars Disadvantages: expensive, without key band members, rough The title of the CD, in my opinion, fits perfectly. The Funk Brothers, I am convinced after listening to the tracks that they were the unsung heros. Just listen to way that the snare drum is tuned each song to fit the key. Just listen to the way the musicians can combine funk and soul into one complete package. Just listen to how close the tambourine is in your eears. 'Standing In The Shadows Of Motown' is, in my opinion a great film and the soundtrack ... ...from the Funk Brothers are there and there are some very special guests indeed. Chaka Kahn & Montell Jordan provide an uplifting duet for the song Ain't No Mountain High Enough after Ben Harper provides a subtly smooth version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine. However, as touched upon before, many of The Funk Brothers are sadly not with us today and therefore not on the recording. Overall, this CD is great for those who are obsessed with motown, ... EdawMail 28.03.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Original Soundtrack) - Funk Brothers (The)	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money
Loud and ludicrous!! Advantages: Rock at its best with an interesting tour thrown in! Disadvantages: Probably helps to be a Maiden fan. "Iron Maiden: Flight 666" follows the rock band Iron Maiden on their last tour. Nut this is no ordinary tour! Having been told by accountants constantly that certain locations were too expensive to play Bruce Dickinson, the band's singer, hit upon the idea that if they flew directly to anywhere with an airport, joining the dots across the globe, they could complete the most insane rock tour ever planned! Being a trained pilot himself who better to ... ...did. Already impressed you then will see the band, its entire road crew (who are quite obviously insane) and their entire kit, 70 tonnes of it, fly across 5 continents over 45 days, cover fifty thousand miles and perform 23 huge gigs in India, Australia, Japan, USA, Canada, Mexico and South America. I'm a huge fan and have been for a long, long time (since me Dad bought me Number of the Beast in 1986!) but this film will interest anyone with an interest ... WoodsM_UK 23.06.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Flight 666 - Iron Maiden	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money
Love Changes Everything or does it? Advantages: Original London cast music Disadvantages: CD Could get scratched, some songs are long This CD gives the whole music from the London production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Aspects of Love". "Aspects of Love" did not last a long time at London but the music is very moving especially one song called "Love Changes Everything". This Cd includes all the songs from the musical "Aspects of Love" and would be great to a musical collecter or anyone really. There are a couple of long songs on this CD that are the full version and can last a ... no1superstar 24.06.2005 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Aspects Of Love - Original London Cast	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money
High Fives all round! Advantages: good mix, energetic, fun Disadvantages: / When I was a bit younger, I used to watch Australian kids show Hi 5 on Milkshake every morning religiously before school. It is a programme aimed at pre-school and primary school children, teaching them various things through the methods of song and dance. Naturally, there are five presenters, all of which are Australian. Okay so the education side is a bit young fo rme, but I do find the music very entertaining on the show! Now I do not have the ... ...I did buy one of their several albums. This one was Hi 5 Hits. This album is very attractive, a very colourful cover with little cartoon images of the band: Nathan Foley, Charley Delaney, Tim Harding, Kellie Crawford (then Hoggart), and Kathleen de Leon. It is very bright and draws your attention in for sure! Looking on the back I noticed there were a total of twenty one songs. I will let you discover the wonders of them all yourself, but to give ... Amy69 13.12.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Hi-5 Hits - Hi-5	Originality Lyrics Quality and consistency... Value for Money