Viva Vaughan [Digipak] - Sarah Vaughan

Advantages: It's SRV!
Disadvantages: Minor thing with the album sleeve, hardly worth mentioning!

...Stevie Ray Vaughan (or SRV as he is often known) was an Austin guitarists/singer/songwriter, releasing only five studio albums before his life was untimely ended in a helicopter crash. With his unique guitar tone and individual style, Stevie is still considered one of the greatest rock-blues guitarist of all time, inspiring young players to this day. Eventually going on to appear on albums for the likes of Davie Bowie and Jackson Browne, 'Texas Flood' was his and his band Double Trouble, (Chris Layton on drums and Tommy Shannon on bass) debut album. Originally released in 1983, here we have a remastered version released in 1999, with some Bonus Tracks thrown in for good measure. A mixture of originals and covers, 'Texas Flood' demonstrated SRV's technical abilities and soulful playing. With both upbeat songs, such as 'Pride... Read review

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Advantages: Its got Danny back on vocals
Disadvantages: Its too good, thats no disadvantage

...(Featuring Danny Vaughan) Performer: From The Inside Genre: Rock & Pop Sub Genre: AOR/Melodic Rock Release Date: 30/08/2004 Label / Distributor: Frontiers / Cargo Thank you all for reading.... Read review

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Advantages: A album that builds.
Disadvantages: It takes time and a little effort.

...ColdPlay have moved on to the next level, and although some critics have knocked them, listen to "Viva La Vida" for the music. This is the sort of album you need to sit and listen to, and although all the tracks are strong, it's not a 'dip in' and listen type. This is a well constructed body of work, played it in the car on the way down to Cornwall, I wasn't bouncing out of my seat, but when it finished, wow! This is definitely what albums are for. From the atmospheric opening of the first track "Life In Technicolor" (their spelling) the album builds and each track follows naturally. There is undeniably a feel of 'the concept album', a couple of tracks with a 'Pink Floyd' mood to them and a little Leonard Cohen mixed in as well, but not in an 'over blown' manner. If you are an MP3 'shuffle' type, this might not suit, but for all... Read review

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