Tracks Carry On
- Today
- Poison Eye
- Arms Around Your Love
- Scar On The Sky
- She'll Never Be Your Man
- Roads We Choose
- Safe and Sound
- You Know My Name
- Billie Jean
- Ghosts
- No Such Thing
- Killing Birds
- Finally Forever
- Disappearing Act
- Silence The Voices
- Your Soul Today
Release date: 2007-05-28
Run time: 62 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £7.41
Review Carry On / Chris Cornell:Change has been a constant in Chris Cornell's life since Soundgarden split in 1997. Sober and over 40 now, he lives in France with his wife and daughter. His first solo album (1999's Euphoria Morning) was lauded in the press, but disregarded by the public. And his supergroup Audioslave eventually fizzled after a trio of albums. But on Cornell's long-awaited sophomore solo effort, it's obvious something hasn't been altered: the voice, a distinguished instrument still pure and resonant-and authoritative enough to take on Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and turn it from throbbing dancefloor anthem to portentous ballad. The unforeseen cover is sequenced midway through 14 tracks that have Cornell softening the edges of his music without losing the power of the messenger. No less than a half-dozen songs have hit potential, including "Arms Around Your Love," with its soaring chorus, the R&B-flecked "She'll Never Be Your Man," and "No Such Thing," where restrained verses give way to crunchy-riffed choruses. He uses the bluesy "Safe and Sound" to call for peace, asking "Why can't we pull it together?" Ten years after the breakup of his pioneering band, Chris Cornell has done just that, and it's evident that the change has done him good. -Scott Holter.
Tracks Alchemy - Dire Straits Live - Two CD Set
- Two Young Lovers
- Sultans Of Swing
- Solid Rock
- Once Upon A Time In The West
- Private Investigations
- Love Over Gold
- Telegraph Road
- Tunnel Of Love
- Expresso Love
- Going Home
- Romeo And Juliet
Release date: 1996-06-03
Run time: 90 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £7.32
Review Alchemy - Dire Straits Live - Two CD Set / Dire Straits:
Tracks A Very Special Christmas Vol.1
- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Pretenders (1)
- Merry Christmas Baby - Springsteen, Bruce & The E Street Band
- I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Mellencamp, John Cougar
- Christmas In Hollis - Run DMC
- Gabriel's Message - Sting
- Back Door Santa - Bon Jovi
- Winter Wonderland - Eurythmics
- Santa Claus Is Coming To Town - Pointer Sisters
- Coventry Carol - Moyet, Alison
- Do You Hear What I Say - Houston, Whitney
- Santa Baby - Madonna (1)
- Little Drummer Boy - Seger, Bob & The Silver Bullet Band
- Silent Night Holy Night - Nicks, Stevie
- Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - U2
- Run Rudolph Run - Adams, Bryan
Release date: 1995-11-09
RRP: £7.99
Price: £5.82
Review A Very Special Christmas Vol.1 / Various Artists:
Tracks There Is Nothing Left to Lose
- Stacked actors
- Learn to fly
- Next year
- Headwires
- Breakout
- Live-in skin
- M.I.A.
- Ain't it the life
- Generator
- Gimme stitches
- Aurora
Release date: 2003-09-15
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.70
Review There Is Nothing Left to Lose / Foo Fighters:Just what is it that you do when the world catches up with you? Dave Grohl's pre-Foo Fighters career was about rebellion and breaking moulds, whether it was in Washington DC hardcore bands (Mission Impossible, Scream) or in Nirvana. When he stepped out from behind the drum kit and put out Foo Fighters, Grohl revealed a nifty knack for a tune and great ear for a guitar riff (and the drumming was still among the best around). He kept it up for the band's second album and the There Is Nothing Left To Lose is firmly in the same vein. That can be a good thing-there are no stinkers here-but after a pair of successful albums that have established him firmly as a talent in his own right, Grohl sometimes feels like he's on autopilot. (And the drumming, for a change, is unremarkable. ) Maybe the album should have been called There's Nothing Left To Prove. -Randy Silver.
Tracks The Best Of Rolf Harris
- Three Blind Mice
- Court Of King Caractacus
- Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport
- Wild Rover
- Waltzing Matilda
- Iko Iko
- Football Crazy
- Mud Mud
- English Country Garden
- Lay That Pistol Down
- That's What They Call The Didgeridoo
- Sun Arise
- Maximillian Mouse
- If I Were A Rich Man
- I've Lost My Mummy
- Carra Barra Wirra Canna
- Big Dog
- Pub With No Beer
- Six White Bloomers
- Fijian Girl
- Jake The Peg
- Nick Teen And Al K. Hall
- Stairway To Heaven
Release date: 2003-07-07
RRP: £8.99
Price: £2.95
Review The Best Of Rolf Harris / Rolf Harris:
Tracks Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)
- I've Seen That Movie Too
- Dirty Little Girl
- Social Disease
- Bennie And The Jets
- Candle In The Wind
- The Ballad Of Danny Bailey (1909-1934)
- Sweet Painted Lady
- Jamaica Jerk-Off
- Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock'n Roll)
- Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Harmony
- All The Girls Love Alice
- Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
- Grey Seal
- Roy Rogers
- This Song Has No Title
Release date: 1995-05-10
Run time: 76 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.09
Review Goodbye Yellow Brick Road / Elton John:Even those who customarily dismiss Elton John as a somewhat bland and sentimental balladeer would find much to admire in Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, the best album he has ever made. The track listing reads like an early Greatest Hits collection; it contains not only the original version of "Candle In The Wind" but such raucous and gleeful songs as "Bennie And The Jets", "Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting" and "Your Sister Can't Twist (But She Can Rock 'n' Roll)". From the impassioned opening medley of "Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" to the gentle closer, "Harmony", there are few duff moments among these 17 tracks. "All The Young Girls Love Alice" is a savage but wry tale of lesbian exploitation, and the title song is just short of lovely. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is both a joy for fans and a genuine surprise for the uninitiated. -David Bennun.
Tracks The Velvet Underground
- I'm Set Free
- The Murder Mystery
- Candy Says
- What Goes On
- After Hours
- Jesus
- Beginning To See The Light
- Some Kinda Love
- Pale Blue Eyes
- That's The Story Of My Life
Release date: 1996-05-20
Run time: 44 min.
RRP: £5.99
Price: £2.97
Review The Velvet Underground / The Velvet Underground:Released in 1969 to an almost total lack of critical acclaim or consumer interest, the Velvet Underground's third album may well be the finest record of the band's career. Without the sonic terrorism of The Velvet Underground & Nico and White Light/White Heat or the ill-conceived commercial concessions that marred Loaded, the album's songs are free to stand on their own merit. And stand they do: "What Goes On" and "Beginning to See the Light" may be the finest flat-out rockers in the band's catalogue, while "Pale Blue Eyes", "Jesus", and "Candy Says" are some of the most delicately gorgeous songs Lou Reed has ever penned. There's no evidence here of any of the psychedelic effects and hippie sloganeering that marked most late-1960s rock releases, which is probably why the record still holds up today. -Dan Epstein.
Publisher: Sony BMG
Price: £9.93
Review The Complete Great American Songbook Volumes I,II,III,IV / Rod Stewart:
Tracks Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs
- Tell The Truth
- It's Too Late
- I Looked Away
- Key To The Highway
- Anyday
- Have You Ever Loved A Woman
- Thorn Tree In The Garden
- Bell Bottom Blues
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
- Layla - Derek & The Dominos, Eric Clapton
- Keep On Growing
- I Am Yours
- Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad
- Little Wing
Release date: 1997-03-17
Run time: 77 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.10
Review Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs / Derek & The Dominos:Layla stands as one of a handful of pillars of classic rock. The short-lived ensemble that was the Dominos provided an outlet for Eric Clapton to vent his then unrequited (and secret) passion for the wife of his best friend, George Harrison. Romantic anguish inspired Clapton to write and collect an embroiling and interconnected song cycle. Meanwhile, latecomer Duane Allman prodded Clapton to tear it up on guitar, so as not to be overwhelmed by his even more talented foil. Of course, Clapton eventually won the hand of his lady love. And then he divorced her. Sometimes real life messes up a good plot line. -Steve Stolder.
Tracks Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits
- Bad Moon Rising
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain
- Someday Never Comes
- Run Through The Jungle
- Long As I Can See The Light
- Green River
- Travelin' Band
- Suzie Q
- Up Around The Bend
- Sweet Hitch-Hiker
- Proud Mary
- Lookin' Out My Back Door
- Fortunate Son
- Down On The Corner
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- Commotion
- I Put A Spell On You
- Lodi
- Who'll Stop The Rain
- Hey Tonight
Release date: 2006-10-16
Run time: 68 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.79
Review Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits / Creedence Clearwater Revival:Few bands of the 1960s retained as much a sense of the roots of rock and roll as did Creedence Clearwater Revival. Their music is rife with country, rockabilly, and R&B influences, a combination that produced several hit singles-most of which are present on this collection. These include "I Heard It through the Grapevine," "Lodi," "Up Around the B ," "Who'll Stop the Rain," and of course "Bad Moon Rising. " This is an excellent greatest-hits collection, and a perfect introduction to the music of a band that has been enduringly influential. -Genevieve Williams.
Tracks Let Love in
- Nobody's Baby Now
- Red Right Hand
- Do You Love Me
- Lover Man
- Thirsty Dog
- Do You Love Me
- Ain't Gonna Rain Anymore
- Lay Me Low
- I Let Love In
- Jangling Jack
Release date: 1994-12-13
RRP: £4.99
Price: £3.28
Review Let Love in / Nick Cave:Ten or so albums into their careers, most artists have subsided into laziness, self-parody or witless second-guessing of the current musical climate. It is entirely in keeping with the wilfulness that has characterised Cave's career that at roughly that point he should start making his very best work. Let Love In is a masterpiece. It sounds both like a summation of everything Cave and his peerless band of virtuosi The Bad Seeds have ever done well-string-laden ballads, gothic blues, brooding gospel-tinged rock & roll-and a cohesive collection in its own right. "Do You Love Me?" might even be the single best thing Cave and The Bad Seeds have ever come up with: he's passionate, literate and funny; they are muscular, sensitive and menacing. -Andrew Mueller.
Tracks The Best of Bonnie Raitt
- Nick Of Time
- Lover's Will
- Something To Talk About
- Time Of Our Lives
- Rock Steady
- Dimming Of The Day
- Nobody's Girl
- Thing Called Love
- I Believe I'm In Love With You
- Hear Me Lord
- Spit Of Love
- Not The Only One
- Love Sneakin' Up On You
- I Can't Make You Love Me
- I Can't Help You Now
- Love Me Like Man
- You
- Silver Lining
Release date: 2003-05-12
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.50
Review The Best of Bonnie Raitt / Bonnie Raitt:Guitar-slinging blues mama, erudite songwriter and social activist, Bonnie Raitt has become a veritable institution within American music over her three-decade plus career. This overdue Best of… features some of her greatest hits since she signed up with Capitol in 1989. The songs included date back to her seminal and profile-raising (not to mention multi-Grammy winning) album Nick of Time and through definitive moments from the other five albums she has released with the label. Given Raitt's prolific nature and consistently solid output, it must have been a difficult task narrowing this collection down to just 18 songs, but ultimately it seems to flow well, illustrating that despite her increasingly mainstream status and sound, she has still written some kick-ass blues and rock & roll alongside the sugary ballads and saccharine pop hits. From the doo-wop flavour of "Something to Talk About", through torch songs ("I Can't Make You Love Me", "You", "Lover's Will"), raw blues numbers ("Love Sneaking Up on You", "Love Me Like a Man") and some booty-shaking rock & roll ("Rock Steady", "I Believe I'm in Love with You") this is a passionate and sensitive album, and a must for all Raitt fans. -Paul Sullivan.
Tracks The Essential Paul Simon
- Mother And Child Reunion
- Father And Daughter
- Stranded In A Limousine
- Graceland
- Kodachrome
- Hurricane Eye
- Duncan
- Hearts And Bones
- Wartime Prayers
- Late Great Johnny Ace
- Born In Puerto Rico
- You Can Call Me Al
- Slip Slidin' Away
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
- Something So Right
- Loves Me Like A Rock
- American Tune
- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
- Peace Like A River
- Adios Hermanos
- Outrageous
- Darling Lorraine
- Quality
- Spirit Voices
- Train In The Distance
- Gone At Last - Simon, Paul & Phoebe Snow/Jessy Dixon Singers
- Obvious Child
- Still Crazy After All These Years
- Born At The Right Time
- Late In The Evening
- Under African Skies
- Take Me To The Mardi Gras
- Cool Cool River
- Boy In The Bubble
- That Was Your Mother
- Me And Julio Down By The School Yard
Release date: 2008-06-02
RRP: £15.99
Price: £6.58
Review The Essential Paul Simon / Paul Simon:
Tracks Making Movies
- Skateaway
- Hand in hand
- Les Boys
- Tunnel Of Love
- Romeo And Juliet
- Solid rock
- Expresso Love
Release date: 1996-06-03
Run time: 38 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.88
Review Making Movies / Dire Straits:This is the only Dire Straits album not to feature a rhythm guitarist; instead, an added dimension is given to the sound by the addition of Roy Bittan, Bruce Springsteen's pianist. In fact, there were several Springsteen connections to this album: Jimmy Iovine, the producer, was the engineer on Born To Run and the famous riff of "Romeo And Juliet" is a slowed-down version of the piano intro to that album's "Jungleland". A more general connection is the torrent of imagery centred around the romance of the city, most notably on "Skateaway", but also present in the perfectly-rendered teenage angst of hit single "Romeo and Juliet", and the celebratory tale of tawdriness and passion that is "Tunnel Of Love". Mark Knopfler and drummer Pick Withers were fresh from the honour of recording an album with Bob Dylan after he had seen and been impressed by the band playing in LA earlier in the year; but sadly this was to be Withers' last album with Dire Straits, as he left for a career in jazz shortly after. A fine album, the most truly outstanding song is the devastating lovers' lament of "Hand In Hand". Unfortunately it closes on a low note with "Les Boys", Knopfler's faintly embarrassing and uninventive song about the gay scene in Berlin. -James Swift.
Tracks The Best of Talking Heads
- Wild Wild Life
- Once In A Lifetime
- Nothing But Flowers
- Uh Oh Love Comes To Town
- Memories Can't Wait
- Houses In Motion
- Road To Nowhere
- This Must Be The Place
- Found A Job
- Life During Wartime
- And She Was
- Take Me To The River
- Burning Down The House
- Psychokiller
- Blind
- Love (Building On Fire)
- Heaven
- Girlfriend Is Better
Release date: 2004-10-18
RRP: £15.99
Price: £3.31
Review The Best of Talking Heads / Talking Heads:
Tracks Love Is Overtaking Me
- Hey How Does Everybody Know
- Nobody Wants A Lonely Heart
- Love Is Overtaking Me
- Habit Of You
- I Couldn't Say It To Your Face
- I Forgot And I Can't Tell
- Big Moon
- Kli
- Don't Forget About Me
- Your Motion Says
- Close My Eyes
- Planted A Thought
- Time Away
- What It's Like
- Janine
- Oh Fernanda Why
- Letter
- This Time Dad You're Wrong
- Maybe She
- Love Comes Back
- Goodbye Old Paint
Release date: 2008-10-27
RRP: £13.99
Price: £8.60
Review Love Is Overtaking Me / Arthur Russell:
Tracks The Very Best of Japan
- Methods Of Dance
- The Art Of Parties (Single Version)
- I Second That Emotion (Single Mix)
- All Tomorrows Parties (7" Version)
- European Son (Single Mix)
- Ghosts (Album Version)
- Life In Tokyo - Part 1 (Special Remix)
- Gentlemen Take Polaroids
- Canton (Live)
- Taking Islands In Africa (Steve Nye Remix)
- Cantonese Boy
- Quiet Life (7" Version)
- Ghosts (Single Version)
- Nightporter
- Visions Of China
Release date: 2006-03-27
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.29
Review The Very Best of Japan / Japan:
Tracks Love Over Gold
- Love Over Gold
- Private Investigations
- Telegraph Road
- Industrial Disease
- It Never Rains
Release date: 1996-06-03
Run time: 41 min.
RRP: £8.99
Price: £3.72
Review Love Over Gold / Dire Straits:
Tracks Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology
- Sister Moonshine
- Ain't Nobody But Me
- Over You
- Goodbye Stranger
- From Now On
- My Kind Of Lady
- Gone Hollywood
- Breakfast In America
- Your Poppa Don't Mind
- Rudy
- Take The Long Way Home
- Cannonball
- Crime Of The Century
- Dreamer
- Summer Romance
- Another Man's Woman
- Bloody Well Right
- Give A Little Bit
- School
- The Logical Song
- Two Of Us
- Downstream
- Land Ho
- You Win, I Lose
- You Started Laughing
- Oh Darling
- Lady
- Don't Leave Me Now
- Surely
- Free As A Bird
- It's Raining Again
- Even In The Quietest Moments
Release date: 2005-10-24
Run time: 154 min.
RRP: £12.99
Price: £5.73
Review Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology / Supertramp:
Tracks Ultimate Dirty Dancing
- Trot The Fox
- You Don't Own Me
- I've Had The Time Of My Life
- De Todo Un Poco
- Overload
- Big Girls Don't Cry
- Stay
- Love Man
- Time Of My Life
- In The Still Of The Night
- Hey Baby
- Will You Love Me Tomorrow
- Love Is Strange
- Kellerman's Anthem
- Wipeout
- Do You Love Me
- These Arms Of Mine
- Johnny's Mambo
- Some Kind Of Wonderful
- Hungry Eyes
- Cry To Me
- Merengue
- Yes
- She's Like The Wind
- Where Are You Tonight
- Be My Baby
Release date: 2006-10-16
RRP: £13.99
Price: £4.57
Review Ultimate Dirty Dancing / Various Artists:
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Carry On, Alchemy - Dire Straits Live - Two CD Set, A Very Special Christmas Vol.1, There Is Nothing Left to Lose, The Best Of Rolf Harris, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, The Velvet Underground, The Complete Great American Songbook Volumes I,II,III,IV, Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs, Chronicle, Vol. 1: The 20 Greatest Hits, Let Love in, The Best of Bonnie Raitt, The Essential Paul Simon, Making Movies, The Best of Talking Heads, Love Is Overtaking Me, The Very Best of Japan, Love Over Gold, Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology, Ultimate Dirty Dancing |
