Very Best From Ireland, The (The Best Of Irish Ballads/Classic Irish Love Songs/The Best Loved Irish Songs) - Various Artists

Advantages: Great mix of artists and well known tunes
Disadvantages: Maybe needed more female artists, popular r'n'b stars

...2 Disc Set, with 40 tracks so you can't really go wrong here. It's kind of a mix of the old and the new love songs, but still some timeless tracks from artists like Mary Mary, Aliyah, 2Pac, Anita baker, Toni Braxton and others. The kinds of songs everyone knows. Some lovers tunes and some more faster paced. With Lemar, Wayne Wonder, Akon, Ashanti, Mya, India Arie, as well known young stars of now. But it would have been nice to have seen some younger and newer R'n'B stars that are playing in the clubs at the moment and also maybe a bigger selection of female vocalists like Khelis, Brandy, Ne-Yo, Omarion and others. Still the tracks are a good mix with tunes like My Boo, Usher and Alicia Keys, Satisfaction, Eve, Cry me a River, Justin Timberlake, Sweet Love, Anita Baker, On and On Eryka Badu and lots more.... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: good songs
Disadvantages: some songs which i thought maybe shouldnt of been on the cd

...To me this album is great!! there isn't a song on it which i dont like! i love all of the songs. i think its a great value of money , you are getting much more for your money! its the type of CD you listen to when your with your girlfriend or your boyfriend, as it contains love songs (which its called) but you can also listen to it if your single as it contains songs which everyone loves. there are a few songs which i felt maybe shouldnt of been there as they was break up songs but i guess its stil a love song, i would reccommend anyone who is into this type of music to go and buy it as its a brilliant album! the quality of this album was at a good standard.... Read review

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Advantages: Great music
Disadvantages: Street credibility is not even on the cards!

...to a weekend festival on Clare Island (a tiny island off Ireland), on the boat back it was a perfect autumn evening and the green and red of mayo was conceived with a well known Galway free-spirited mintrel jarir al-majar. Around a year later it became this song. The song is very Irish and starts off with singing with the music coming in towards the end of the first verse. The music is soft and gentle and you can clearly hear all the different instruments. Davy Carton's vocals are softly sung, with a hint of an Irish accent and carry the song well. The lyrics convey Irish scenery and it is clear this is a different kind of music to anything you would hear from England, or that you would imagine Irish music sounding like if your previous experience has only been Boyzone, Westlife or The Corrs! "The Green and Red of Mayo, I can see it still... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful