Way It Is, The - Lucky Dube

Advantages: Fantastic songs wonderful singing
Disadvantages: None

...A mate of mine who is a radio presenter first introduced me to the music of John Williamson. At first, his CDs were only available through Reddington's Rare Records in Birmingham as special imports. But as the influence of the radio programme they were played on spread (the Ed Doolan Show on BBC Radio WM) John Williamson began doing tours of the Midlands and them of the UK and his CDs became more widely available. "The Way It Is" is a wonderful introduction to the works of John Williamson who is, in my opinion, probably the best poet musician singer and humorist that Australia has produced in many years. Think of an Australian Max Boyce and you are probably part way to understanding the vibrant and lively appeal of John Williamson. The first song on the CD is Campfire on the Road. Is a wonderful love song with multiple... Read review

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Advantages: Timeless
Disadvantages: Hard To Find

...I was going through my Dads cd's when i was skiving off school one day a year or so back... I came across Bruce Hornsby and the Range and i had already downloaded one of his songs... "The Way It Is" and it's simply a master piece before Tupac got his hands on it... now it's just regarded as a remix of this hip hop rubbish that this rapper did... Anyways back the the album which is the title as the main song... everyone will have heard the song "The Way It Is" because it's always on the radio but the other songs are just as equally brilliant in my opinion. Anyways here's a look at the tracks and the rating 1) On The Western Skyline (7/10) A love song about a single man knowing his special girl is out there somewhere "On the western skyline" A great tune and a good start to the album 2) Every Little Kiss (9/10) Another... Read review

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Advantages: Many great songs here for fans of the singer
Disadvantages: A couple of tracks suffer from boyfriends involvement; not as good as Cake and Pie

...************************************************************* TITLE: "The Way It Really Is" COMPOSER: Lisa Loeb TRACKS: 11 LABEL: Zoe Records AMAZON ASIN & PRICE: B0002E4A32; 9 GBP ************************************************************* LISA, WON'T YOU LISTEN…MOONSHINE FOR YOU ************************************************************* I haven't written a music review in awhile, and I thought I should take a crack at it again. Previously, I've written ops for Ciao on my favorite songs, as well as introducing what is in my CD collection. I wrote an informative piece on the mentality of MTV and its reputation which many people agreed with me about, whether they watched MTV or not. The two music ops I'm most proud of is one on the Greatest Hits of the 1980s band Survivor, as well as the Collector... Read review

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