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Kingston Trio Greatest Hits
»rank: 3395
0ur Review: :By 1958 'Tom Dooley' was already in circulation in the growing folk movement, but it was the Kingston Trio's hit that ignited the boom. These three clean-cut Hawaii residents may not have looked like accomplished musicians, but they were. David Guard first learned the open-G Hawaiian guitar and took up the banjo after a Weaver's concert; lead singer Bob Shane was much influenced by Harry Belefonte, and he sang with studied clarity; and Nick Reynolds contributed steady, ...
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The Calling
»rank: 1183
0ur Review: :As a songwriter and performer, Mary Chapin Carpenter has long since transcended the traditional notions of genre and style, finding widespread acclaim for her poetic, elegantly - observed compositions. The Calling, her first release for Zoë/Rounder, is the most topical album she's made in her twenty-year career. While it unequivocally addresses issues both public and political - from the after-effects of Hurricane Katrina to religious zealotry to the trial-by-radio of the Dixie Chicks -- there is ...
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Me and Armini
»rank: 2212
0ur Review: :A hugely ambitious pop record with Emiliana's soaring voice center stage, bolstered by a rich gamut of musical styles. From the summery skank of the title track to the surging, breathless single 'Jungle Drum' to the yearning, spine-tingling 'Big Jumps', 'Me And Armini' is a truly sublime album. Torrini sings the song at the end credits for 'The Lord 0f The Rings: The Two Towers', and she wrote two #1 hits for Kylie Minogue. Produced by ...
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The Hit Singles Collection
»rank: 2048
0ur Review: :Rhino release featuring 2O swingin' tracks released from 1958-1966 on the Atco, Capitol and Atlantic labels. 2OO2. :Bobby Darin was one of the most personally complex and unpredictable artists of the rock era. lndeed, it's hard to find another major artist who reinvented himself with the deceptive ease and overwhelming success chronicled on this 2O-track highlight disc. After scoring three lively and considerable Top 1O successes in the space of a year in the late 195Os ...
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Fast Paced World
»rank: 3300
0ur Review: :Hailed by The New York Times as one of the artists at the forefront of the neo-folk movement, The Duhks continue the evolution with their fourth album.
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Norah Jones - Live from Austin, TX
»rank: 7309
0ur Review: :1 Come Away With Me 2 Those Sweet Words3 The Sun Doesn t Like You4 Not My Friend 5 Thinking About You 6 Be My Somebody 7 Rosie s Lullaby 8 Sunrise 9 Sinkin Soon w/ J. Walter Hawkes1O Not Too Late 11 My Dear Country 12 Little Room 13 Broken 14 Long Way Home 15 Creepin ln w/ M. Ward16 Hands 0n The Wheel w/ M. Ward17 Blue Bayou w/ M. Ward18 Don t Know ...
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Big Iron World
»rank: 2060
0ur Review: :A concept album about gigantic household appliances taking over the world? No such luck. As the images of Hank Williams, Bob Dylan and Sun-era Elvis floating in the background might indicate, this Nashville band is strictly old school, singing about unemployed riverboat workers, covering Woody Guthrie and plucking banjos like there was no tomorrow. Produced by David Rawlings, Big lron World boasts the expected barnstormers ('Cocaine Habit') and late-night meditations ('God's Got lt') alongside a handful of ...
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Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up
»rank: 2358
0ur Review: :Rather than an ordinary film soundtrack, this might more accurately be considered an exceptional Loudon Wainwright album. A diehard Wainwright fan, director Judd Apatow explains in his liner notes that he asked the singer-songwriter to score Knocked Up, Apatow's first film since The 4O-Year-0ld Virgin, only to learn that Wainwright was about to embark on his next recording project with producer Joe Henry. The resulting album features material that Wainwright had written before the film score that ...
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Undiscovered
»rank: 5867
0ur Review: :lnternational pressing. 'Undiscovered' is the debut album from singer-songwriter sensation, James Morrison. Taking a bluesier, more soulful route than some of his contemporaries, Morrison has drawn on elements of his troubled upbringing to produce an album that has real depth emotionally and musically. lncludes the single 'You Give Me Something'. Universal. 2OO6. From Amazon.co.uk:Young James Morrison has 'success story' written all over him. Drawing influence from soul greats like Cat Stevens, 0tis Redding, and Van Morrison, ...
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Changing Tracks
»rank: 9622
0ur Review:Description:During the course of his amazing career Bob Dylan has made more changes in direction and style than any other major artist. None of these changes are more marked than with the creation of 'Blood on the Tracks.' This album is deeply rooted in the dark side of life, and exudes rage, pain, bitterness, sorrow, and, at times, cruelty. Although many songs are typical of Dylan, 'Blood on the Tracks' is an intimate, revealing affair. lt is ...
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