Artist: 10cc

Unique band, 2010-07-22
10CC are one of the great bands of our time and the music has not dated at all, compared with much from the early to mid 70s - but then, the band were quite different: not pop, not glam rock and not quite art rock either. To me they stand as unique, superb musicians, with the ability to write clever, ironic songs that still make me smile when I listen. For sheer musical ability, try Eric Stewart's solo guitar lines in I'm Mandy...' which still make the hair stand up on my arms, which happened again today, playing the album on the way to work. You have the bonus of Hotlegs (the forerunner to 10CC ) and a bit of later Godley & Creme for good measure. Not a bad track here.

Artist: Pink

Some music is celebrated for its elegant subtlety; Pink's slams you over the head. Four albums in, she's not changing her formula. I'm Not Dead touches on bulimia ("Stupid Girls"), war-mongering politicians ("Dear Mr. President"), teen angst ("Conversations With My 13 Year Old Self," "Runaway"), overheated pickup artists ("U + Ur Hand"), and gross materialism ("I Got Money Now"). None of it, in other words, is for featherweight listeners. Then again, none of it suits eggheaded college tastemakers either. Where this translates, then, is with those willing to man up and embrace what makes Pink Pink: her spellbinding ability to render rebelliousness in all the many colors of the rainbow. Neil Young-inspired acoustic guitar is sketched into "The One That Got Away," but it's just as quickly scribbled over by Joan Jett-style ranting (on "Long Way to Happy") and Janis Joplin/Joss Stone-fueled howling (on "Who Knew"). Even R&B gets its turn ("I Got Money Now"). The album also includes appearances from the Indigo Girls, who duet on "Dear Mr. President," and Pink's father, who joins for the hidden track "I Have Seen The Rain." Pink pulls all of this off, and probably without even brea...
Good CD, 2010-02-22
I've the CD because one specific song but then I end up loving most of the songs of the CD. Very good !

Artist: Pet Shop Boys

Where would the '80s have been without the Pet Shop Boys? Discography makes a compelling case for the notion of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe as pioneers, if not geniuses. Mixing the cold feel of Euro-techno beats with the Boys' quest for something warm between the sheets, "What Have I Done to Deserve This" and "Suburbia" sound almost soulful. Although they seemed to be suffering from a terminal case of boredom, they managed to alchemize their ennui into touching sentimentality in "Love Comes Quickly," "Rent," and, especially, the AIDS-oriented "Being Boring." Discography begins with the Pet Shop Boys' beginning, "West End Girls," traveling past "Domino Dancing" and including their covers "Always on My Mind," and the medley "Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off of You.)" --Steve Gdula
A really decent compilation, 2010-04-18
I will not write an elaborate essay on PSB music. don't worry. It's just one of the groups I grew up with as a teenager and simply like it. It's a very decent CD with all the mainstream tunes, one of the few compilations I can actually listen without fast forwarding/skipping the tunes like I often do with my other favourite artists' compilations from the 80's/90's.
Interesting inlay with a short story for each song, a must if you have always liked the group but never fancied buying and going through any of their original albums.

Artist: Michael Jackson

What an album we have here from the pop legend michael jackson, includes great tracks such as 'don't stop til you get enough', 'rock with you', 'off the wall' and 'she's out of my life'. Magical stuff!
Off The Wall, 2010-01-20
Simply Love Michael Jackson. I am rediscovering him now since his untimely death and as I, too, am older, can really appreciate what talent we have lost. I still think this was one of his best albums, but Micahel Jackson cannot, in my opinion, be beaten for his imaginative, emotionally-charged, lyrics and productions.

Artist: David Bowie

Of all David Bowie's many distinctive personae, none have done more to lodge this most ingenious of British artists in the world's consciousness than his 1972 amalgam of the alien visitor and Christ-like rock star: Ziggy Stardust. Cheap glamour, spacemen and ambiguous sexuality surface throughout the loosely conceptualised collection that is The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. If its premise sounds faintly ludicrous, then inspired and dramatic songs such as "Starman" and "Five Years" dispel all doubts about Bowie's genius, and the theatrically tragic "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide" brings the album and it's fictional protagonist to a close. As a cultural and musical signpost, Ziggy Stardust points simultaneously backwards to early rock & roll and forward to the simpler, tougher inclinations of late-1970s punk and New Wave rock. As one of the defining rock albums of the 20th century, its influence is immeasurable. --James Littlewood
David Bowie at his best, 2010-01-14
Bought this CD for my husband because he had it stollen from his car years ago. We had forgotten how brilliant the album is. David Bowie at his best.

Artist: Roy Orbison

Very Best of Roy Orbison, 2010-07-26
The CD is excellent - has all the favourite hits "Only the Lonely" "In Dreams" and my favourite "Runnin' Scared" etc. Loved it and would recommend it to all the baby-boomers!

Artist: Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse's second album, Back to Black, is one of the finest soul albums, British or otherwise, to come out for years. Frank, her first album, was a sparse and stripped-down affair; Back to Black, meanwhile, is neither of these things. This time around, she's taken her inspiration from some of the classic 1960's girl groups like the Supremes and the Shangri-Las, a sound particularly suited to her textured vocal delivery, while adding a contemporary songwriting sensibility. With the help of producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, "Rehab" becomes a gospel-tinged stomp, while the title track (and album highlight) is a heartbreaking musical tribute to Phil Spector, with it's echoey bass drum, rhythmic piano, chimes, saxophone and close harmonies. Best of all, though, is the fact that Back to Black bucks the current trend in R&B by being unabashedly grown-up in both style and content. Winehouse's lyrics deal with relationships from a grown-up perspective, and are honest, direct and, often, complicated: on "You Know I'm No Good", she's unapologetic about her unfaithfulness. But she can also be witty, as on "Me & Mrs Jones" when she berates a boyfriend with...
An amazing talent, 2009-12-02
Amy wrote or co-wrote all the songs on this album. combining this with her amazing voice and you have one of the great talents of music today.
My favourites:
Rehab- an upbeat sounding number on a dark theme
You know I'm no good - Amy being honest as on most of the songs
Back to black - Amy sings about being unlucky in love - again

I've highlighted those three but all the songs are excellent and this make it an album you'll want to listen to over and over.

We get an insight into the singers troubled life and all we can do is thank her for making this album, wish her all the best and hope she will produce more great music in the future.

Artist: Blondie

Blondie <3, 2010-03-10
I love every song on this album! Usually with a bands 'Greatest hits' album, there is always one or two at least I skip past as I'm not keen on, but with Blondie {and Squeeze!} I can sit and listen to every track. All these songs are well-written, catchy and they are definitely one of my fave bands, would recommend this album to anyone who loves their songs!

Artist: Carole King

Carole King was famous as a writer of girl group hits in the 1960s. In 1971, she became more famous. That's the year Tapestry became one of the biggest selling LPs of all time. It's easy to hear why--the music is loose, earthy, L.A. session-pop. King is casual, intimate, and tough; she covers all the emotional ground of the post-liberated woman with ease. She brings adult nuance to "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" and comes up with hits ("It's Too Late", "I Feel the Earth Move") whose white soul realism and maturity put pop hits to shame. --Steve Tignor
Best female album of all time, 2010-07-06
This album is the best female album of all time. Perfect songwriting with classics and a lot of soul. Top class musicians. Laid back with lots af nerve. And a young James Taylor on guitar and vocals. A timeless masterpiece. An album I will always come back to.

Artist: Lionel Richie & The Commodores

Delicious, 2010-06-21
Excellent! Lionel Richie's pieces are all classics. Lyrics are just as love songs should be written.