Wolf Moon - Little Wolf

Advantages: A different and new style of music
Disadvantages: Not all tracks suitable for everyone's likes

...The third of Patrick Wolf's albums, The Magic Position is an enchanting and eclectic mixture of musical tracks with a track to suit virtually anybody's taste. Patrick Wolf plays a wide variety of instruments and this is reflected in the huge variation of sounds in the tracks. As with most albums, some songs are better than others and stand out above the rest. The title song 'The Magic Position' is perhaps the most catchy of them all and is the most "pop-like" of all the songs - bound to be enjoyed by anyone and everyone. Other favourite songs of mine include Bluebells, an upbeat yet sultry song with powerful lyrics, Overture- an entertaining mix of modern electric sounds with a classical influence- and Accident and Emergency - another pop/electronic classic. I am new to Patrick Wolf's music and was first drawn to it after hearing... Read review

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Advantages: Useful for helping to teach yung children about musical instruments
Disadvantages: The story is a little bit grown up for some of the younger audiences.

...Sergei Prokofiev is a fantastic composer and this is one of his best works. Peter and the Wolf is a story about how a child disobeys his gandfathers advice, and has a rather scary encounter with a wolf. He is saved by some huntsmen and the story ends happily. Each of the characters has its own representative instrument from the orchestra. Peter, a young boy is represented by the strings, who have lots of tunes with excellent harmonies. Peter's grandfather, whom Peter ignores, is played by the bassoons, a personal favourite of mine as i myself play one. I think that the bassoon has been chosen to play the grand father because it has a sense of age, and, being a bass instrument, has a sense of authority and towards the end sternness for the disobedience of Peter. Throughout the tale there are animals. The cat is played by the clarinets... Read review

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Advantages: Get it if you haven't got the other releases
Disadvantages: If you've got the other releases forget it

.... Ordinary World 5. Save a Prayer 6. Rio 7. Hungry Like the Wolf 8. Girls on Film 9. Planet Earth 10. Union of the Snake 11. New Moon on Monday 12. Wild Boys 13. Notorious 14. I Don't Want Your Love 15. All She Wants Is 16. Electric Barbarella 17. Serious 18. Skin Trade 19. Come Undone Sound quality is pretty good too, as you can expect. If you've got a yearning for a trip down 80's boulevard complete with tea towel around your shoulders, this'll keep you happy for a while. That about wraps it up for now. Cheers guys. :) Anyone likes my prose style, I'm hungry, er, like the wolf, to chuck down some more stuff somewhere.... Read review

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