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ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits(more) »rank: 77by: 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 have to be Priscilla to swoon over 'Mamma Mia' or 'Dancing Queen.' And ... Detail |
Love Train:The Sound of Philadelphia(more) »rank: 103by: Various Artists
Our review:Album Description:Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia includes 71 songs on 4 CDs. These are the American standards that defined an era, featuring such legendary artists as The Jacksons, The O'Jays, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, The Spinners, The Stylistics, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, Billy Paul, Wilson Pickett and McFadden & Whitehead. This deluxe package contains some of the most recognized and enduring hits of our time PLUS a lavish booklet with unpublished photos, historical essays and intimate conversations with the architects of the Philly Sound, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Thom Bell and more. Detail |
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The Definitive Collection(more) »rank: 971by: 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 of Mama Mia!, the smash, if unlikely, Broadway show based on the band's ... Detail |
Queen: Rock Montreal & Live Aid [Blu-ray](more) »rank: 2485starring: Bob Geldof, Bryan Adams, Stuart Adamson, Adam Ant, Nick Ashford
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Bee Gees Greatest(more) »rank: 723by: The Bee Gees
Our review:Album Description:Bee Gees’ legacy includes seven platinum albums, eight GRAMMY®s, induction info the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and over 60 chart singles (including six straight #1s). Thirty years after 1977’s Saturday Night Fever, their sublime harmonies, funky beats, and masterful pop-rock songwriting has proven timeless First out in 1979, this two-disc compilation of their biggest and best from the mid to late ’70s gets a deluxe reissue with remastered sound plus bonuses including previously unreleased new remixes of four Fever classics. Detail |
Christmas with Boney M(more) »rank: 422by: Boney M.
Our review:Album Description:2007 reissue of Boney M's holiday album featuring bonus tracks. Long sought after by Christmas music fans, the quartet's disco-fied version of 'Mary's Boy Child' is one of the most requested Christmas tunes in the world (and this release features two versions)! This Euro-Disco quartet were put together by producer/songwriter Frank Farian and their albums and singles were aimed directly at the dancefloors across the world. Boney M's sound featured male/female harmony vocals, a stomping Disco beat, swooping strings, funky guitar and hook-filled melodies that are still fondly remembered by millions of fans worldwide. 17 tracks. Detail |
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Silk Degrees(more) »rank: 1900by: Boz Scaggs
Our review:Album Description:2007 reissue of Boney M's holiday album featuring bonus tracks. Long sought after by Christmas music fans, the quartet's disco-fied version of 'Mary's Boy Child' is one of the most requested Christmas tunes in the world (and this release features two versions)! This Euro-Disco quartet were put together by producer/songwriter Frank Farian and their albums and singles were aimed directly at the dancefloors across the world. Boney M's sound featured male/female harmony vocals, a stomping Disco beat, swooping strings, funky guitar and hook-filled melodies that are still fondly remembered by millions of fans worldwide. 17 tracks. Detail |
Off the Wall(more) »rank: 1374by: Michael Jackson
Our review: essential recording:Given the pace of Michael Jackson's post-Thriller release schedule, it's striking that Off the Wall appeared between two albums with his brothers, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980), on which the twentysomething phenomenon was also fully engaged. Aided by richly detailed but not overdone production, Off the Wall redefined how much Michael might do. Tracks like 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough,' 'Rock with You,' the title cut (all Top 10 singles), and 'Burn this Disco Out' not only consolidated his dance-floor power, but showed just how soulful and varied his vocals could get on uptempo material. Artistic role models like James ... Detail |
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Saturday Night Fever(more) »rank: 2124by: The Bee Gees
Our review: essential recording:Given the pace of Michael Jackson's post-Thriller release schedule, it's striking that Off the Wall appeared between two albums with his brothers, Destiny (1978) and Triumph (1980), on which the twentysomething phenomenon was also fully engaged. Aided by richly detailed but not overdone production, Off the Wall redefined how much Michael might do. Tracks like 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough,' 'Rock with You,' the title cut (all Top 10 singles), and 'Burn this Disco Out' not only consolidated his dance-floor power, but showed just how soulful and varied his vocals could get on uptempo material. Artistic role models like James ... Detail |
Hitsville USA, Vol. 1: The Motown Singles Collection 1959-1971(more) »rank: 2172by: Various Artists
Our review: :Motown did so many things well in the '60s and early '70s that this overview of the label's smashes (and some lesser-known classics) practically demands four CDs. It gets them, too, filling them with single mixes of more than 100 tracks. That the running order begins with Barrett Strong's statement of purpose 'Money (That's What I Want)' and ends with Marvin Gaye's statement of concern 'Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)' says a lot about how far the company moved in its golden decade--but no more so than what the same two cuts' differences in sound get across. The company was able to blend ... Detail |