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List Price: £26.99
Our Price: £6.74
Artist:
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
 Nightcastle, 2009-11-15
First of let me say i am a huge TSO fan but this album is not an instant classic like their previous ones,but persevere.
Get past the fact that it is one story split over two cds and delve beneath to enter a world of a small girl and her past.
Now the songs them selves are the usual high quality work performed be musicians at the height of their game,but it is the story beautifully told through the words in the book notes and the music and songs on the discs that is the high point.
I won't bore you with song decriptions just to say if you are a fan you will love it,if you are new to the TSO then give it 2 or 3 listens and you will be hooked.
Buy this now
List Price: £39.99
Our Price: £28.47
Artist:
Beatles
Brilliant!, 2010-02-12
Very pleased with this. Can't believe how great these sounds are still after 40 years. Great value I must say, even in these days of cheap CDs
List Price: £8.99
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Artist:
Various Artists
 Some unbridled genius mixed with a few goofs, 2008-01-01
Call me weird but I'm a bit of a sucker for the Chipmunk's style of music, their high pitch and close harmonies work for me. When I saw the movie was coming out I was terrified they were going to make it a hip-hop extravaganza due to their "street" versions of their traditional outfits on the movie posters. Luckily this isn't (totally) the case.
The first song is a great version of a hit that had previously become a little wearing and relentless under Daniel Powter. I love this version and it's a full version of what the Chipmunks are singing at the start of the movie. It works really well, though given the great performance it's a travesty that the a capella version from the movie isn't included on this CD.
Another favourite of mine is the interpretation of a song previously recorded by The Chipmunks, "Witch Doctor". The hip hop elements can get a little intrusive at times but in the context of the movie it's plain to see why they put them in and the quality of the rest of the song more than makes up for it. In a way though, it brings me to the point on why I haven't rated any higher than three stars for this album, and this is generous as it is.
Apart from Bad Day and the "Watch out, 'cos here we come!" cartoon theme tune (not on this cd), I don't like every single part of the songs. I love the witch doctor, but parts of it are spoiled by DJ/MC declarations (think "yeah, munks in the hizzle on the M.I.C.!" etc.) and a lack of organic instruments as opposed to sampled beatz. Nor is every song on the album particularly good, and there's at least one rap track. Not including the movie version of Bad Day and including "classic" versions of witch doctor and the Christmas Song is just poor in my opinion.
In all it suffers due to the context of the movie. The movie deals with record companies and producers and making songs that are primarily commercially minded and that means including (as many songs do today) guest rap vocals or musical elements in a track which would be better as a straight rock/pop effort, and The Chipmunks were supposed to be a rock band anyway.
List Price: £7.99
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Artist:
Count Arthur Strong
SPLOSH AT ITS VERY BEST, 2010-03-09
As wonderful as ever, Count Arthur delivers the good`s yet again. I have been a fan of his for the past four years and every time I hear of his crazy life I laugh so much. He never fails to raise a laugh in my house just fantastic. Long live Count Arthur !
List Price: £15.99
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Artist:
Bob Dylan
Best Christmas album of all times, 2010-02-22
This is the best Christmas album ever - or maybe it's an album ABOUT Christmas. Anyway Bob's enthusiasm is so genuine its only parallel would be Elvis grinning hysterically on the famous live version of "Are You Lonesome Tonight", which of course could not be labelled intentional, when speaking of emotion coming through on vinyl/CD. Arrangements straight out of the 1950's incl. wonderful male and female choruses plus steel guitar although sometimes slightly more modern guitar riffs mingle effortlessly. A masterpiece of musicality and good will towards Mankind.
List Price: £16.99
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Artist:
Andrea Bocelli
Fantastic Disc, 2010-02-18
This disc stayed in the car player for eight weeks. Great listening tracks 5 and 6 are perfect Boccelli. May have to change it soon. Well worth the purchase.
List Price: £14.99
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Magnificent, 2009-12-21
Tebaldi was the finest singer since the end of world war two. Forget about your Fremi's, Callas and the rest. The purity of her voice makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand out. I have listened to this opera many times and she still brings tears to my eyes when listen. Coupled with the conductor Tullio Serrafin and Bergonza it is a must have double CD which must be played again and again. It is like a fine wine it improves with age and needs to be savoured over and over again. Its times like this I wish I was published critic so that I could extoll the virtues of this brilliant recording.
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Artist:
Jethro Tull
Fantastic alternative christmas album, 2010-01-01
This is an excellent album for those looking for an alternative to the endlessly repeated christmas pop music.
List Price: £7.00
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Author:
Agatha Christie, Michael Bakewell
By BBC Audiobooks Ltd
A Christmas Classic, 2001-09-30
This is my favorite Agatha Christie audio play and as far as I know the only time Peter Sallis has played Poirot. This is a shame as he is superb in the role.We have the usual murder in a large house setting with red herrings aplenty but in addition to this we've got the seasonal element complete with falling snow which gives us a very atmospheric tale. Wait for a cold winters night or, even better, Christmas eve itself then pour yourself a large glass of something sit back and enjoy!
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When he was growing up, Andrea Bocelli recalls finding inspiration in a favourite recording of sacred music performed by tenor legend Franco Corelli. Bocelli--who in the meantime has come to inspire millions of fiercely loyal fans himself--returns to the genre as the guiding theme of Sacred Arias, the release of which coincides with the first major English-language biography of the singer. These performances are filled with the singer's phenomenally well-known vocal signature: his flair for long, sweetly floating high notes and the gentle sense of cadence he brings to a melody. It's a mistake to compartmentalise Bocelli into a singer of "operatic" versus "popular" styles: in truth his approach is at heart the same. Lack of colour and control in his phrasing remains a drawback, but the emotional empathy Bocelli evokes is never in doubt. The arias collected here sample some of the most famous devotional pieces: Schubert's "Ave Maria" and Mozart's transporting "Ave Verum," as well as an arrangement of "Silent Night" in which Bocelli tries out his English. There's also a decidedly odd choice of bedfellows for a programme of "sacred" music, such as a song from Wagner's Wesend...
excellent quality and service, 2009-02-01
having ordered this in plenty of time for Christmas, it arrived only days later and the quality of both the recording and the service was second to none. keep up the supreme work Amazon. Thanks
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