Tribute To Markos Vamvakaris, A - George Dalaras

Advantages: Great value for money
Disadvantages: Some better material has been missed out

...is evident. "Who gives a f**k about your problems, darlin'?". He's complaining about stars who constantly grumble about their lot. "Get yourself some Oprah cash". 7) Killer/Papa Was a Rollin' Stone Taken from the "Five Live EP" this little medley was recorded live at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert and it's excellent. I love the 2 songs being spliced together and George sings as good as ever. He'd be even better if he stopped smoking! 8) I Want Your Sex (Part Two) It's strange that part two made this collection and not part one, which was the big hit single. This part is actually about the love behind the sex. It's hard to believe that this caused controversy in 1987. The press really are pathetic sometimes! SIDE FOUR 1) The Strangest Thing 97 A slower version of this song is on the "Older" album. This re... Read review

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Advantages: Great cover versions
Disadvantages: They're only cover versions

...organised a tribute concert. George had always been a big fan and he was a shoe-in to appear but few people thought he would steal the show so effectively. Performing with the surviving members of the band, George put on a barnstorming performance of Queen's 'Somebody to Love'. Accessing a totally different vocal register to his studio performances, George's strengths as a live performer shone through. This EP is a terrific reminder of that performance and spent a number of weeks at No. 1 in May 1993. Other tracks include George's powerful duet with Lisa Stansfield from the same concert on 'These are the Days of our Lives'. You can also hear some of the other tracks that George had been performing on his Cover to Cover tour the previous year. There is a unique merging of the Temptations' 'Papa was a Rolling Stone' with the Adamski/Seal track... Read review

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Advantages: Recognisable tunes
Disadvantages: Neither fish nor foul. Best stick to the original

...I was prompted to shake the dust off a neglected corner of my record collection by a review posted by Nar recently. "The True Legacy of a Legendary Musical Divorce?" is about the Album "Legacy, a Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours" - a CD of cover versions of the songs from the classic Mac album 'Rumours' released in 1977. Nar also said that he was '…forever on the look out for new versions and covers of songs by leading artists known and unknown.'. For completeness then, here is one for his collection and maybe one which may have escaped your attention the first time around. The String Quartet Tribute's declared aim is to concentrate on one well known performer or group at a time and produce classical (instrumental) versions of the songs 'note for note'. Some albums are compendiums of the original's more well known titles; others... Read review

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