Rock & Pop

Advantages: heavy guitars in places along with nice vocals
Disadvantages: not many 'anthem' tracks

...other albums they have made, Deadwing is perhaps not the best, but it rates quite high in my opinion, especially tracks like open car and shallow. There is little to fault about the album, all the tracks are superbly written, deep lyrics sung with good pleasent voices, excellent musician ships and good rhythms. there will be some fans of their earlier stuff, that will not take to the album as i have, for it is not as progressive and moves closer ... Read review

Advantages: A breath of fresh air and keeps you hooked for months if not more
Disadvantages: some of the songs are familiar to previous albums

...the songs everyone knows are viva la vida; the none drums but satisfying backbeat. and violet hill the only song on the album which sounds like a previous song. these two singles have reached number three in the charts so that speaks for itself. but what some people dont realise is that ALL of the other songs are just as good, just because they aren't as popular YET does not mean they are not good. songs like LOST! are a good example this song has ... Read review

Advantages: greatest Bee gees album ever
Disadvantages: none

...I still think the album Odessa is a masterpiece of popart. Even after all these years I reguraly listen to it.And there are some great songs on it like " lamplight", sound of love of course first of may and many others.For me the Odessa album is what the pepper album was for the beatles fans.From that moment on I believed bee gees could achieve everything they wanted in music.At the time when I was very young I could not afford to buy the ... Read review

Advantages: The sound quality is outstanding
Disadvantages: None

...Want to Know'), gives us Rumours almost as it should have been. I will add however, that I actually prefer the version of 'Silver Springs' on disc 2, as the one placed here is the single edit, which I find too short!. Personally though, rather than placing it after 'Songbird', I would have put it following 'Go Your Own Way', as that was the single it was the b-side to. Disc 2: Some of these we could probably have done without, but most make it worth ...
...that Lindsey was playing around with this idea back in the 1973 days of Buckingham Nicks. 'You Make Loving Fun' is absolutely wonderful, with Stevie's harmony vocals very clear, and keyboards and guitar to the fore. 'Gold Dust Woman #1' doesn't have the famous "...pale shadow of a woman..." vocal, but some haunting 'oohs & aaahhs' instead. 'Gold Dust Woman #2' is an earlier demo, which turns into 'If You Ever Did Believe' (a song released by Stevie ... Read review

Advantages: Confidence pushing a fantastic band even further
Disadvantages: Post-it notes required to remind you to do anything else but listen to it

...of art, on first listening Narrow Stairs makes you stop and take notice. Thirty seconds in and I'm relieved to hear that Death Cab have not resorted to pop riffs or drum patterns to push their way into the chart, rather continuing to create the brilliant alternative music that we love them for. The stand-out track has to be the rhythmic and rather brave "I Will Possess Your Heart". An inspired yet simple bassline drives the track through over 8 ...
...soon after the end credits are read out on the last track! Narrow Stairs was always going to be in Plans' shadow, but it manages to burn bright enough to find its place in the Death Cab catalogue. Buy a copy now - you'll not be disappointed. ... Read review