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1.Jenkins: The Armed Man - A Mass For Peace from: Virgin September 10, 2001
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I would guess that the Amazon reviewer Warwick Thompson is under 25. Anyway, he writes as if he is, judging by his use of the English language ("think Goldfinger", eeeeeeeeh!). He also believes that L'Homme Armee is 16th century. Oh dear. I find the reviews of the actual buyers much more to the point, wheher positive or negative. Pity that the text of the Amazon reviewer is displayed at the top. OK?

2.Boxer by: The National May 21, 2007
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Coming across this album was a joy.Having read the postive reviews in music scribes,I decicded to give it a go.Man,it hits you like a sucker punch.Wheeled in by the opening piano chords to "Fake Empire" all the way through to the hymen-like "Gospel" this is an album of serious substance.Songs like "Brainy"a tale of stalker("You know I keep your fingerprints in a pink folder in the middle of my table") and "Apartment Story"("Oh we're so disarming darling, everything we did believe is diving diving diving diving off the balcony") stand out.This band has succeeded in not only writing great sons,but achieving a groove to them that fits Joy Division in their peak.The relentless drum beats ,coupled with the drilling bass lines make these songs ... Read More:

3.Alligator by: The National April 11, 2005
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If you like guitar music and have an ounce of emotion, you must listen to this record. Enough said.

4.We'll Keep a Welcome by: Bryn Terfel Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera Gareth Jones October 16, 2000
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I was given this album as a Christmas present, and I can only say it's one of the best presents I've ever received! Lots of old favourites are here, including 'Sosban fach' and of course 'Land of my Fathers'. But for me the highlights are a truly rousing rendering of 'Men of Harlech' (enough to make even an army of the dead want to rise and fight!)and Bryn's impassioned delivery of one of the greatest of hymns, 'Cwm Rhondda (Bread of Heaven)'. Even if one is not religious (and I am not), this must surely move all who hear it - it had me in tears. It comes from the guts, and it goes straight to the guts. Terrific stuff!

5.Last of the Mohicans-Ost/Rsno by: Original Soundtrack November 06, 2000
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I was initially disappointed when I played the first track and noticed on the cover'original motion picture score'but I thought that I would give it a listen and its stunning, so if the original soundtrack is better than this then I'm a dutchman.

6.Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers by: National November 03, 2003
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The National have a great back catalogue and to me this is their best album.

7.Adiemus - The Journey from: Virgin November 01, 1999
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What a dreadful pile of poo. Amazon, please give us the option of a no-star rating for horrific trash like this.

8.Secret Garden: Dreamcatcher by: SECRET GARDEN May 15, 2000
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On learning of this CD's release, I went straight out to buy it. The haunting beauty of the music was definitely there as it was on the previous "Songs from a Secret Garden." A major disappointment on "Dreamcatcher" however was the re-working of a number of the tracks from the previous CD. I was not aware that this was a "greatest hits" type CD and was surprised to hear the repeats. Never the less, a collection of beautiful sounds, well recommended, particularly if you don't have the originals.

9.Pavarotti - The Ultimate Collection from: Decca October 13, 1997
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What a let down! I bought this for Nessum Dorma and found that the cupboard of his repertoire is actually pretty bare. Other than "Just one Cornetto" there aren't any big hits on this album. Surely they could have included the 1975 classic "everyone's a fruit and nut case"? More importantly, none of it is in english so i've no idea what he's on about. That said, this guy can sing, proving, like Michelle McManus before him that being obese is no barrier if you have a decent voice. With the right material this guy could have a big career ahead of him. Maybe he should enter X-Factor, Simon Cowell could make him a big star.

10.Verdi - La Traviata / Sutherland, Pavarotti, Manuguerra, NPO, Bonynge by: Joan Sutherland, Luciano Pavarotti, Matteo Manuguerra, Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Della Jones, John Tomlinson, Jonathan Summers, David Wilson-Johnson March 05, 1991
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In many ways, this was Sutherland's return to form, for the much criticised mooning is largely absent. The voice is firm, rich, and she's fully in control of it. And for me that's the first problem: There's just no getting away from the fact that here is a very mature, matronly heroine, who sounds in the pink of health. Violetta is supposed to be young and desperately ill... Some singers allow little vocal frailties into their singing to bring the character alive (Cotrubas, Gheorghiu, Callas). Sutherland never does, and her attempts at being expressive strike me as...manufactured. She sounds like a not-so-young diva enjoying a big sing. But in a role she's grown out of. The artful drawing on the cover, which attempts to take back the years, says it all really. Read More:

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