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ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits(more) »rank: 17by: ABBA
Our review: essential recording:Anyone looking for the key to Abba's enduring appeal should look no further than 'Voulez Vous' and 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)' for their answer. There was an innocence to the Swedish quartet, even when they were singing about one-night stands and the invitations to them. Gold establishes that the band, while appreciated as campy, were actually multifaceted in their execution. 'S.O.S.' has a raw urgency in its chorus, and 'Does Your Mother Know' draws its energy from classic '50s rock & roll. Likewise, you don't ... Detail |
The Block [Deluxe Edition](more) »rank: 9by: New Kids on the Block
Our review: :You know 'em, You love 'em, you can't live without them. New Kids on The Block are back with their first new music in 14 years. This is the deluxe version of the Block CD. It comes with 4 extra songs, a fold out poster booklet. Their recent appearance on the Today Show's summer concert series drew one of the biggest crowds the network has seen for such a show. New Kids on the Block Photos Detail |
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The Definitive Collection(more) »rank: 168by: ABBA
Our review: :Is there anything that simply screams the 1970s' most indelible pop cultural clichés--the sunny romanticism, perfect vocal hooks, feathered hair, stacked heels, and flared sateen britches--more than the Swedish pop phenomenon Abba? And while many a pundit snootily dismissed them during their prime as some sort of prefabricated aberration, their worldwide popularity peaked somewhere just south of Beatlesmania. Indeed, Abba's music was as finely tooled and crafted as anything to come from a Volvo or IKEA factory--if occasionally more economically potent. This double-disc, 37-track anthology comes neatly on the heels ... Detail |
Greatest Hits(more) »rank: 81by: New Kids on the Block
Our review:Album Description:They rose from the streets of Boston to become one of the best-selling pop acts of all time and influenced a generation. With the upcoming announcement of a world tour and a new album, New Kids On The Block are back in a big way. This new package includes all of the biggest hits from New Kids On The Block including 'Hangin' Tough,' 'Step By Step' and 'I'll Be Loving You (Forever)' plus rare bonus material + a new Mega Mix. Detail |
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Hard Candy(more) »rank: 145by: Madonna
Our review:Album Description:Japanese pressing of Madonna's 2008 full-length album includes one bonus track, 'Ring My Bell'. Hard Candy is a brilliant uptempo collection that adds a hip-hop beat to the cultural icon's club sensibilities, thanks to collaborations with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, and Nate 'Danja' Hills. Hard Candy punctuates the first 25 years of the album career of the most successful female artist in history with a musical exclamation point. 12 tracks.. Detail |
Kala(more) »rank: 49from: Interscope Records
Our review:Album Description:THIS CD FEATURES A FREE RINGTONE AND MOBILE PHONE WALLPAPER (see insert for details) M.I.A. is hailed as one of the most freshly creative artists to hit the scene, paving the way for fierce and adventurous females to break the mold. With KALA, she pulls even more globe-trekking, and genre bending into her musical mix. Recorded in India, Trinidad, Australia, London, New York and Baltimore, M.I.A. has crafted an international sound that is as excitingly undefineable as it is infectious. The first single from KALA, 'Boyz' was just listed ... Detail |
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Third(more) »rank: 103by: Portishead
Our review:Amazon.co.uk:Portishead's Third has been a long time coming, the result of a lengthy creative torpor following 1997's dark, distinctly underrated album Portishead. Importantly, though, they've shaken it. While the core trio of Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow, and Adrian Utley remains, this is quite a different band to Portishead's 90s incarnation: gone is the slo-mo turntable scratching and smoky jazz feel, replaced by heavy, brooding rhythms, vintage-sounding electronics, and spindly guitar. Still present, though, is that sense of emotional fracture and deep gloom. 'Silence' opens with a dense drum loop which ... Detail |
Santogold(more) »rank: 154by: Santogold
Our review: :'The future of music, today' - Rolling Stone 10 Artists To Watch. 'Singing in a haunting, sensual wail...she adds a layer of softness to an unusual mix of synthesizers, dance hall rhythms, and percolating new wave' - NY Times. 'Future-pop princess...next big thing' - Spin. 'Santi White is Santogold...the collaborators and players may change, the sounds may shift, but at the center is one woman's indelible vision' - The Fader. SXSW / Coachella shows, 2007 tours with Bjork, M.I.A., songs featured in Entourage, Grey's Anatomy, Grand Theft Auto. Amazon.co.uk:Don't ... Detail |
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Give It 2 Me (Maxi-Single)(more) »rank: 551by: Madonna
Our review: :Vinyl maxi single featuring remixes of Give It 2 Me. Detail |
The Very Best of Prince(more) »rank: 264by: Prince
Our review: :Taken literally, this album's title is sure to cause endless arguments. Nothing from Dirty Mind, not a trace of the early anthem 'Controversy,' no 'Erotic City'--no non-LP cuts at all, save some edited single versions--and a cold shoulder to the criminally out-of-print Gold Experience. Damn. As a compendium of 17 key A-sides from 1979 to 1992, however, The Very Best of Prince is (ahem) a quick-'n'-dirty review of the days when the Artist was, in the estimation of R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck, one of the weirdest musicians in the Top ... Detail |