Torche - Torche

Advantages: perfect voice, well supported, great songs
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...before kd Lang hit the big time she was producing excellant albums such as this where her long time love of Nashville was mixed with the torch song stylings she perfected on Ingenuine. It's been said that kd is the reincarnation of Elvis, and here you can see why - the voice ranges from swooning on "trail of broken hearts to the country rock on "big boned girls" If you think you don't like country music - listen to this album, all the stylings are there, including the required lap steel, but kd Lang and the Reclines have removed the scmaltz and made this accessable to everyone... Read review

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Advantages: Indispensible 80's pop
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...Released originally in 1982 and remastered recently with the addition of 8 bonus tracks, this effectively sums up the 1st stage of Soft Cell's career and is better than any best of compilation on the market. The album highlights marc Almond's and Dave Ball's twin obsessions of good time disco dancing and seedy erotica merging them into a compelling blend. Musically the songs are driven by Dave Ball's synths which hammer repetative rythmns adding lighter flourishes to make you want to dance over which marc sings in a distinctive, sometimes off key, torch song style about normal life and soho perversions. The key song is obviously tainted love a monsster hit at the time , the album proper also contains the hit singles Bedsitter and Say hello wave goodbye whilst Torch and what are included in the bonus tracks - all unforgettable songs... Read review

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...With a sound dubbed "urban roots rock reggae," Morgan Heritage, a group which consists of the five children of reggae singer Denroy Morgan, faithfully carry the roots-reggae torch. Boasting smooth harmonizing and hopeful messages, these singers present a convincing case for the power of simple reggae "riddims." The quintet's rootsy sound shines on the opening track, "Reggae Road," and on the pure vocals of "Freedom," but their youth and energy are also positively displayed with the song's "toasting" sequence. This is the album for reggae fans looking to capture the original reggae sound epitomized by Bob Marley, but with a contemporary twist.... Read review

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