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Music To Make Your Ears Bleed

Advantages: A value purchase for a horror enthusiast
Disadvantages: If you don't like horror you won't like this.

In 1975, as the world awoke to discover that the Italians had taken over, one small rock band lives were changed forever. Of course the Italians never took over anything major; what actually happened was that a little known Italian director by the name of Dario Argento single handily ripped the horror movie crown from the Americans, and in a very forceful manner. From 1975-1984 the horror movie kings of the world were without a doubt the Italians. ...
...movies the likes of Jeepers Creepers, Hostel, Saw and Reaker that the Americans have finally "begun" to catch up. Goblin were a small almost unheard of Italian rock band lead by Claudio Simmonetti. Although they had tremendous vision their careers were going nowhere. On one rather dark and sinister night Goblin and Dario Argento had a chance meeting that altered the bands lives forever. Argento was about to release a movie which he felt needed an ...

sghawken 20.06.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Original Soundtracks Vol.1 1975-1989 (Rare Tracks/Out-Takes) - Goblin

Outstays its welcome

Advantages: Lots of up-tempo music
Disadvantages: Sounds too much like a solo Minnelli album

The Act is a musical by my favourite Broadway team of songwriters, John Kander and Fred Ebb, and yet I always find it a little disappointing. Famous for writing Cabaret, Chicago and New York, New York, the two of them supplied a series of star turns for Liza Minnelli, as a nightclub star, and hence the C sounds very much like a Liza album, with a couple of other tracks thrown in. The songs aren't bad, and some of them are rather good indeed. 'Arthur ...
...perfectly by Liza, and the number sung by the chorus members (presumably while Liza had forty winks to get her breath back), 'Little Do They Know', works very well as an insiders view of being a Broadway-type dancer. There is also a lovely ballad called 'My Own Space', which Minnelli carries off fairly well. Unfortunately, the rest of the CD consists of a parade of up-tempo, 'life is great (or if it's not, I'm going to act as though it is)' numbers ...

DavidBedford 02.04.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Act, The - Liza Minnelli

The worst film I have seen in many years

Advantages: Good cast whose lines will have you rolling in the aisles
Disadvantages: Good cast wasted on a completely cack film. Plotless, one-dimensional and unfathomable

...film, appears to hold a secret that everyone in the film seems to want to know. By the time you get to the end of this very long film neither the viewer nor any of the cast appear to know what this AMAZING secret is. The film is burdened by plot changes, an awful script and the general feeling that none of the cast appear to enjoy being part of the film. Add to this the terribly annoying background music, designed to add mystery to the film, and ...
...wooden that if it rained on set the actors would rot. When the camera is covered in sand (which it frequently is throughout the film, obscurring the actual scenes) it is a blessing. However the fight scenes are quite good. I never did figure out why there appears to be thousands of horses in the film and only a couple of camels though. The best actors in this film are undeniably the snakes (a rubber snake which a careful viewer will observe being ...

princekieran79 26.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Secret Of The Sahara - Ennio Morricone

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
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Review of Hi-5 Hits - Hi-5

How High would this reach?

Advantages: good songs, good price
Disadvantages: generally appeals only to HSM fans

...while to catch on to High School Musical. In fact, I ended up seeing High School Musical 3 before I saw the first two! Though I have now caught myself up and along with that I am becoming more familiar with the songs. In an attempt to fully connect with the music, I found myself borrowing the CDs from a friend. One of which was of course the High School Musical 2 CD soundtrack. The album can be recognized by its aqua blue cover. On the front, 'High ...
...you are a fan of High School Musical, but I will admit that it is not one I would rush out and buy myself. It is a good CD to listen to if you were given it as a gift or, in my case, if you borrow it from a friend. Though I feel you should only spend money on it if you know you are going to like it and you do like High School Musical! It is great to listen to, generally quite upbeat, and well worth giving it a go! Amy 2009 Track listing can be found ...

Amy69 25.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of High School Musical II - Various Artists