When I Found You - Buddy Rich

Advantages: Makes you realise just how cool Blues can be
Disadvantages: The sound quality though not bad might put some people used to 'polish' off

...fashioned Blues tension. Straight away with I've a Right to Love my Woman (can you get much more Blues titled than that?) and especially Tell Me What's Inside of You, which really pulls out all the stops with Buddy wrenching out long Bluesy riffs. It's exquisite Blues, both slow burning and an absolute delight, especially when Buddy allows himself free reign to let go. We do get a traditional Blues standard in the always gorgeous The Things That I Used To Do, and Buddy's version here matches late lamented Freddie King's version. Being pretty traditional the song always requires strong vocals. King could do it and Buddy proves that he can too. He proves it again on You Don't Know How I Feel, which burns slower than any other track on the album. It's something special and you can hear the audience in the background loving it, supporting... Read review

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Advantages: A few nice beats and lines here and there
Disadvantages: The LP is a Horrendous, One-Dimensional Disease

..." and "South Side Story" are the same exact thing as everything else ever spat by this guy. More gunplay. More false stories about being a bad-ass, etc etc. It's unbelievably tiring. One thing I have noticed though is that Banks is much more street-influenced than his boy 50. 50 is a lot more about flashing jewelry and bragging about his riches. Oh well... both are whack. Besides being a much more fitting title for Fat Joe, The Hunger for More doesn't exactly coincide with the messages that Banks is giving us. First of all, I don't feel that Lloyd is hungry at all. For you see, if Mr. Bank of America were as half as hungry as he claims, he would actually spit something with some creativity, substance, and try to distance himself from everybody else, despite the fact that his buddies are all apart of the collective that I call "trash". This album... Read review

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Advantages: For any Buddy Holly Fan
Disadvantages: None unless you do not like Buddy Holly

...Apart from this CD being from one of the greatest 50's performers of all time who tragically past on way before his time along with other stars whoose talents like Buddy's were not at that time totally released as had he had the chance then record sales would have boomed. He was a household name and to many even in 2005 remains one of the most reknown artists of this genre of music. When you listen to this CD it makes you think back to the era when playing your guitar in a friends garage was what it was all about and you can picture when you close your eyes being there accross the road watching and listening to the raw beat and riffs(guitar solos) as they were performed with out any enhancing like you get with todays music. This CD has his most well known hits and songs on and is perfect for those relaxing evenings at home... Read review

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