Tea In The Afternoon - Helene Silvie

Advantages: All the family will enjoy it, classic songs
Disadvantages: BBC Radio 2

...1979 Steve joined Radio 1 originally presenting a Saturday night show, then a chat show, the Top 40, and, with Mike Read as his partner the entertaining Read and Wright show. In 1982 he moved to daytime with 'Steve Wright in the Afternoon'. This was a popular, entertaining and innovative programme with comical guests such as Mr. Angry from Purley, and 'Mick Jagger', catchphrases such as 'Get Some Therapy' and 'He's Allright'. Track listing 1. Rio - Duran Duran 2. Faith - Michael, George 3. Cool For Cats - Squeeze 4. Watching The Detectives - Costello, Elvis 5. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears 6. Blackberry Way - Move 7. Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac 8. Jackie Wilson Said - Dexys Midnight Runners 9. I Want You Back - Jacksons 10. Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gaye, Marvin 11. Son Of A Preacher Man... Read review

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Advantages: calming, gentle, ideal for chilling out
Disadvantages: none

...One of the first albums to fully utilise the extended length of the cd, this 1985 offering from Brian Eno will delight fans of his ambient work and probably irritate those who find this side of Eno's work rather twee. 61 minutes in length this is one piece of gradually evolving music that occupies a space in the room, but doesn't dominate, drifting gently but insistently in the background. However, in keeping with most of Eno's ambient music, this not merely aural wallpaper and there is enough happening in the gently changing patterns of piano trills and synth custers to repay active listening too. I find it very beautiful, calming, relaxing and ideal for quiet reading or thinking. At times I've used Thursday Afternoon as music to fall asleep to. It 's a lovely album and can usually be found a fairly bargain prices. Well worth... Read review

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Advantages: Pleasant, good in places
Disadvantages: Dated

...It's hard to know what to say about this: it’s pleasant and well done but who’s it aimed at? Long-time fans will think it a little shallow, lovers of modern electro-pop will be put off because he’s who he is — hardly cutting edge and new after 60m sales — while music fans generally probably have other things to spend their money on than a so-so album from a bloke who was famous a quarter of a century ago. Compared with bands like Digitalism and LCD Soundsystem it sounds dated: the latter have a harder edge while Jean M-J has the nice rounded sounds of 80s electro-pop. Highlights are “Teo and Tea” which has good dance beat and might do some business in the clubs (it’s got an enigmatic spoken word section to get down with da kids); “Beautiful agony” sees Tea get her jollies (shades of Donna Summer’ “I feel love”) while “Touch... Read review

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