Album Notes: Producers include: Yanni, Leonard Hill, Malcolm McLaren, Peter Baumann, Jerry Steckling. Compilation producer: Rob Santos. Includes liner notes by Simon Czukay. There's no denying that Yanni is a global phenomenon virtually unmatched in the annals of popular music. In addition to selling gazillions of albums and single-handedly bringing new age music to a mass audience, his flair for showmanship led him to become the first Western musician to play concerts at both the Taj Mahal and China's Forbidden City. Yanni's taste for the grandiose is reflected in his music as well, which mixes the most dramatic and sweeping elements of progressive rock, world music, neo-classical, and experimental electronic music into a easily palatable stew that can be by turns soothing or awe-inspiring. THE ULTIMATE YANNI is pretty much what the title implies--the definitive collection of recordings from Yanni's "classic" 1986-1994 Private Music era. The two-disc set covers all the keyboardist/media icon's best-known pieces, from the ubiquitous romantic piano ballad "One Man's Dream" (from 1993's IN MY TIME) to the thundering orchestral onslaught that is "Santorini" (from the multi-platinum LIVE AT THE ACROPOLIS). THE ULTIMATE YANNI is the best way to experience the full range of Yanni's capabilities without buying each of his individual albums.
Advantages: Disc 2 is full of great tracks Disadvantages: Disc 1 sounds dated
...I have a strange fondness for Kylie Minogue. It stems from the fact that I have grown up with Kylie. When I was at school, developing my individuality and music taste (or lack of it), Kylie was there. As I ventured into gay bars and clubs for the first time, the soundtrack was Kylie. As I left home and started to enjoy my independence, Kylie seemed to grow up with me. She's still going strong, proving critics wrong and somehow she has reinvented herself as a credible and much-loved icon. You only have to look at the outpouring of care in the popular press when, earlier this year, she announced that she was battling breast cancer. It would seem that everybody loves Kylie.
Ultimate Kylie is truly an ultimate greatest hits collection. Kylie's musical career is now heading for its twentieth year and she has come a long way in that time...
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Advantages: Their latest and possibly most sucessful album yet. Disadvantages: Trying to appeal to too many people at once?
...Darkseed are one of these rare bands that you come across and think "I'll give them a try" and you end up becoming brain-washed with them for months on end, yet never get bored of listening to them.
I first decided to listen to this album because of 2 reasons:
1. It was the only Darkseed album I could get at the time,
and
2. I had heard a 60 second clip of "Dying Land" from their previous album, Astral Adventures, and immediately fell in love with the vocals.
After listening to the first 3 songs I was amazed at how come hardly anyone had heard this band. Their songs were so... good!! Not only that, I found myself walking around with darkseed constantly stuck in my head wherever I went!
The tracklisting for Ultimate Darkness is as follows:
1. Disbeliever
2. My Burden
3. Ultimate Darkness
4...
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Advantages: Most of Michael's Songs From His Career, Bonus DVD and Booklet Disadvantages: None - Maybe One or Two Songs Are Missing
...I love Michael Jackson! I know everyone has their opinion of him. Most people I have spoken to have said they love him, can't make their mind up, or hate him. I think he is a brilliant singer, songwriter, dancer and producer. He's one of the most talented people in the world today.
(I usually write a lot about each song in my Album reviews, but I wont write about each song in this case, as it will go on forever and ever as there is nearly 60 songs! I will write about the Demo's and Unreleased singles only)
Anyway, on with the CD's.
●WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION●
This Ultimate Collection is a 4 CD set of all Michaels singles, with bonus demos and previously unreleased singles. There is also a DVD with the collection, which is a completely unreleased DVD of Michael Jackson's Dangerous Tour live DVD...
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