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151.Sparks of Ancient Light by: Al Stewart September 15, 2008
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This is probably Al's most commecial release in many years. Hardcore fans have complained in some of the other reviews here that this somehow makes for an inferior product. It most certainly does not!. Many of the songs - particularly 'Eisenhower' and 'Hanno' will stick in your head and you will find yourself humming them as you go about your business! When you listen to what masquarades as music (even on Radio 2 ) it always makes me wonder why Al was not more commercially successful. If his record company made a serious effort to 'plug' this album I truly believe that 'Eisenhower' could be a successful single.

152.Love Is Overtaking Me by: Arthur Russell October 27, 2008
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Arthur Russell's `Love Is Overtaking Me' compiles previously unreleased material from the critically regarded but somehow commercially overlooked artist's archive. Ranging from Dylanesque folk, country and angular art pop from the 1970s through to the final home recordings before his death in 1991, the album provides a fascinating portrait of a restless innovator and songwriter whose journey reflects two generations of musical transformation. I don't want to make it sound as if Russell was just a musical magpie since every style he appropriated he made his own, and the tracks on `Love Is Overtaking Me' are linked by a sonic playfulness, a lightness of touch and an melodic insouciance. They are are also linked in that they depict a particular side of ... Read More:

153.Complete Greatest Hits by: Gordon Lightfoot May 27, 2002
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There is nothing I can add to what has been said before. I will admit that while I listened to radio 2 in the 70's-thanks mum & dad!- before I moved towards Joy Division & The Banshees I listened to your choice of music and I am extremely grateful for it. "Daylight Katy" and "Sundown" are songs that stick with me now in middle-age as when I was young. Bob Dylan was an icon for a generation but Mr Lightfoot caught my imagination when I was a nipper-listen to "If You Could Read My Mind" and tell me that Dylan wrote anything better and I would beg to differ....

154.I Love Salsa: Essential Dance Class Hits by: Various Artists March 20, 2000
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Although I really enjoyed the music,I did find a lot of the tracks very fast to keep up with being a complete beginner.You either have to go ultra slow or extremely fast.I found there were only a few tracks that went at the right speed to comfortably practice as a novice.Will keep it for when I'm an expert!If anyone out ther knows of a CD with a more suitable for beginners,please let me know.

155.Diamonds & Rust by: Joan Baez February 20, 2003
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Having bought the single way back in the 70's when it was first released and heard what seemed the fashionable comment at the time that "some records were too good for the charts" I wanted to buy the album when funds permitted. No disappointments - this is a classic that doesn't waste a track. Different in style to other albums that Joan Baez has done but more than worth hearing and at a fantastic price. Buy, play, enjoy, you will not regret. Was this review helpful to you....

156.I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight by: Richard Thompson Linda Thompson April 12, 2004
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This is where I started with Richard Thompson: possibly not the best of ideas, because this album is simply flawless and nothing else can realistically compare! If you come into this album thinking that folk music is all about people is Aran sweaters with their finger in their ear, you're in for a rude awakening. Yes, OK, so "When I Get To The Border" and "We Sing Hallelujah" have clearly strong folk influences, but songs like "The Calvary Cross" and "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" wear their rock-heart on their sleeve - the latter has a particularly fine groove going on (or something). My own personal favourite is "Withered And Died", with a heartbreaking vocal performance from Linda, and some very sharp lyrics. An absolutely ... Read More:

157.Aman Iman by: Tinariwen February 05, 2007
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I'm no world music expert, but from time to time something comes along from outside the English speaking world that demands my attention. 'Aman Iman' is such an album. These Touareg musicians from the Western Sahara create a music whose 'otherness' is obvious, yet which is immediately accessible to western sensibilities. Their music evokes the solitude of the desert and the loneliness of exile, and yet is life affiriming and joyous. It's a thrumming, hypnotic, even foot-stomping sound, not obviously African, with arabic influences and hints of the blues, and deserves a wider audience.

158.Veedon Fleece by: Van Morrison June 30, 2008
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For me, this is maybe his best album, although it's quite hard to quantify the guy's output as he has been so prolific over what must be a 45 year career, and his material has veered from r'n'b to jazz, and on to traditional, country and several points in between. Although recorded in America, a lot of the tracks seem very influenced by Ireland, and I believe he moved back to live there around this time. As with many of his albums, the lyrics are open to interpretation. I've read various tomes dealing with this, and I've always ended up more confused than when I started. My advice would be to shut the books, let this album float over you, and the lyrics will mean whatever they mean - to you. Pastoral - Celtic - and in the case of "You Don't Pull No Punches, ... Read More:

159.Sex and Gasoline by: Rodney Crowell September 08, 2008
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When is the world going to wake up to the genius of Rodney Crowell. The title alludes to his former life as a main stream country artist who began to look inwards, a track on The Outsider may be the key, and produced The Houston Kid. He laments on The Outsider that he will never write like Dylan, but his last four albums are, in my view, and I am a big Dylan fan, far superior to the last three lauded Dylan albums in every respect. This is an artist at the peak of his powers, using well honed techniques to produce works of emotional maturity backed by a group of wonderful musicians. I have played this album constantly and it just gets better and better, but if you listen to Wandering Boy from The Houston Kid, you will buy the last four albums without a second thought.

160.Acoustic Vagabonds by: Gary Louris November 03, 2008
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When is the world going to wake up to the genius of Rodney Crowell. The title alludes to his former life as a main stream country artist who began to look inwards, a track on The Outsider may be the key, and produced The Houston Kid. He laments on The Outsider that he will never write like Dylan, but his last four albums are, in my view, and I am a big Dylan fan, far superior to the last three lauded Dylan albums in every respect. This is an artist at the peak of his powers, using well honed techniques to produce works of emotional maturity backed by a group of wonderful musicians. I have played this album constantly and it just gets better and better, but if you listen to Wandering Boy from The Houston Kid, you will buy the last four albums without a second thought.

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