Young Brigham - Ramblin' Jack Elliott

Advantages: A genre straddling pop album that has a great lifespan
Disadvantages: will not interest the fickle listener who's into 3 minute pop-tarts

...Being a cult hero is a two-edged sword. On the one hand you're appreciated for being individual, brilliant and anonymous to the mainstream. On the other, you suffer the fate of being liked just because it's "cool" to and never really properly understood. Elliott Smith died in 2003 and took his place alongside cult figures, Buckley, Cobain, Drake and so on.. (not necessarily alphabetically, but you get the picture). Behind him he left a body of work that has the potential to be celebrated for longer than the 34 short years of his own life. But let's not get sentimental about this particular album XO which I'm reviewing and fall into the trap of immortalising something on cult grounds alone. If you had no background knowledge of Elliott Smith and took this album on face value, there are certainly grounds for celebrating the discovery... Read review

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...Hmmm... can this go here? Worth a try anyway!! Review of "Under Construction" by "Missy Elliott" ~The Artist~ Melissa Elliott, better known as Missy "Misdemeanour" Elliott bust onto the Hip Hop scene in 1997 with her debut "Supa Dupa Fly" which brought us the hits "Sock It 2 Me", "The Rain" and "Beep Me 911" - the later being her first major UK hit. But this wasn't the first time the world had met Missy. She began her career as part of a female singing group "Sista". When Sista stalled, Elliott began to concentrate on making guest appearances on other artists' releases, in addition to producing a plethora of high quality Hip Hop and RnB tracks with her childhood friend and collaborator Tim Mosley AKA Timbaland. Most notable of which was their co-production of Aaliyah's 1996 sophomore album "One In A Million". Since "Supa... Read review

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Advantages: Another great for the artist, good lyrics and great choice and mix of fresh music
Disadvantages: A strong language which could cause offense aswell a poor consistency

...Let me make my moment of fame known here while I introduce and represent the much awaited Missy Elliott and the album - This Is Not A Test. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MISSY E. - Introduction ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Missy Elliott, also known as ' Missy E' releases her latest album - This Is Not A Test. After building a huge empire around her Gold Mind Inc. from the early 90's much has progressed for her. She's dedicated herself to the music industry and her strong personality and attitude to life sure shows this. The female hip hop artist has long being putting efforts into her work, such as song writing and co-producing for big names including Whitney Houston. Though she were running high on success, the money too, she carried on and all her works now lead her to become the best female hip hop artist there is to date. Missy E has... Read review

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