Zeina (The Best Of Mohammed Abdul Wahab) - Hossam Ramzy

Advantages: Smokie at their best
Disadvantages: Absolutely none

...,usually one would think that the original is always the best but on this album I have to disagree. Smokie not only maintain their classic sound with their trademark harmonies sounding powerfully beautiful,but each cover made me wonder....What if Smokie had to get these songs first??.The arrangement,mix and the Smokie touch left me in no doubt that Smokie are still able to rock and still have the ability to amaze. This is proven to me in tracks such as 'It Never Rains In Southern California",'Arms Of Mary' and 'Still The One' by Shania Twain.The Twain cover truly amazed me as it was turned from a truly romantic ballad into a true Smokie production.The harmonies again flawless against a fantastic musical arrangement.Fans of the original artists may decide either way if Smokie did these covers justice but for me they certainly did. I had... Read review

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Advantages: A compilation of great songs from a great musician
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...When James Marshall Hendrix died in September 1970 at the age of just 27, the world lost a great, talented musician who was a definite icon and innovator in music...and here comes a "definitive" greatest hits album of Hendrix's work - "Experience Hendrix". Released in the UK in 1997, the two-disc edition includes one CD of twenty of Hendrix's releases from numerous years of work... "Purple Haze" - 2:52 "Fire" - 2:43 "The Wind Cries Mary" - 3:20 "Hey Joe" - 3:30 "All Along the Watchtower" - 3:59 "Stone Free" - 3:36 "Crosstown Traffic" - 2:19 "Manic Depression" - 3:42 "Little Wing" - 2:25 "If 6 Was 9" - 5:34 "Foxy Lady" - 3:19 "Bold As Love" - 4:11 "Castles Made of Sand" - 2:47 "Red House" - 3:50 "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" - 5:12 "Freedom" - 3:25 "Night Bird Flying" - 3:50 "Angel" - 4:22 "Dolly... Read review

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Advantages: Some superlative catchy baggy pop
Disadvantages: None

...This is a best of / greatest hits from Manchester's Charlatans. Released before 1999's "Other stories", so nothing from that album is featured, but it's still well worth having. They've certainly gone through various musical phases and styles through their career: First single, "The only one I know", and "Then" is similar to the Stone Roses, but with less guitars, extra organ, and vocals that are slightly more tuneful. There are also songs you could dance to (Roses / Happy Mondays style dancing anyway!): "Opportunity three" is over 7 minutes long but it's not too long at all. And there are some 1994 songs (such as "Can't get out of bed", "Crashing in" and "I never want an easy life if me & he were ever to get there") that sound very like Oasis. "Just when you're thinkin' things over" is for me the best thing on the album... Read review

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