$hit On A $hingle [Digipak] - Halfway House Mcees

Advantages: contains unreleased songs never heard before!
Disadvantages: Doesn't have a couple of his better songs on

...This package contians 4 cds and 1 dvd all housed in a very nice fold out case. The cds contain unreleased and early versions of some songs. The cds are in the order that the songs were released from his first song to the last. They contian most of the hits and a lot of the less known songs. The only drawback to the cds is that they dont have a couple of his best songs like "Earth Song". The dvd is really good and it was previously un seen footage on one of his tours. To sum up this is a really goood package for any Jacko fan. It makes sense to buy this package instead of all of the cds and it probably costs less too!... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average not helpful

Advantages: quirky, new, intersting
Disadvantages: no dancy songs - but its a very minor disadvantage

...When it was rumoured...then announced...that The Dresden Dolls were going to be supporting NIN, the reactions were...eh, somewhat mixed, to put it nicely. But after seeing them crack out two utterly thrilling performances at the London Astoria concert dates, I was blown away by the accuracy of Reznor's decision. Despite having already heard a few of the songs already - the bigger hits are available on the band's official site. They are admittedly better sounding live - there's something about a studio that seems to repress the sheer raw scale of the vocals and drums. Amanda Palmer is an Irish banshee onstage - nothing rivals her sound theatrics. But the album is still a good one, despite the slight claustraphobia: capturing the frustration sound that the duo so skillfully pound out. Stand out tracks include "Half Jack", "Good Day... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: good value for money
Disadvantages: a couple of dodgy tracks

...I was given this as a present and I was really impressed! On face value I thought it would be the usually compilation CD with a few good tunes and then a lot of fillers especially on the third disc but I was quite happily proved wrong! There are a few tracks which I wasn't familiar with but even they have turned out to be good tunes. The CD does feature a lot of the chart classics that everyone remembers (Ultra Nate, Robyn S, Ce Ce Penistone, Uban Cookie Collective) and a few which you won't have heard since 1994 (Jinny, Mory Kante). Its a good mix of really popular chart hits and not so commercially successful club classics. There are also a few tracks which are not the usual mixes which helps to keep it quite fresh. I thought it was excellent value and would recommend it. You always get some dodgy tracks on compilation cd... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful