Best Pop Rock
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm in my 40's and grew up listening to my parents Chicago albums, so I love their music."
"the best band ever, need to be in rock n roll hall of fame."
"This is a 2 disc set and has ALL my favorite songs by Chicago on it!"
"Great collection of Chicagos best hits."
"Love the old Chicago music, this is for my car for those long trips to make the time fly."
"This is a great selection of Chicago's hits and, for just $5 to download (price I paid during a special) and store on the Cloud forever, it's a heck of a deal: no more worries about losing or scratching up a CD, as I have transferred the songs to a memory stick to also enjoy in my car."
"Chicago is one of the best groups ever."
"I am a 70s 80s guy and it fit was missing off of my server."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"bought this for our daughter on Christmas (she's was in Choir at the University here, and they preformed "For the longest time" So she become very interested in Billy Joel's music, but were finding that we are listening to it more, and had forgotten what an INCREDIBLE ARTIST he is!!!!!"
"I gave this as a gift and the recipient of the gift is absolutely delighted with it."
"I ordered a billy Joel greatest hits record and he ended up sending me another one of his albums which was a surprise to me and at no extra cost!"
"Good selection of his well known songs."
"Exactly ad described."
"Wish it was just songs without the video."
"big fan from way back, everything is there to hear."
"I had this collection on cassette tape, but just had to order it on CD after a recent Billy Joel concert."
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I was deeply touched by Jim's story (very sorry about his early passing), and believe that he left the world better off than he found it."
"A great CD - brings back so many good memories, including my strong grief on the day he died... What a nice man and what a wonderful musician."
"And what music. Forty years after Croce's death, these songs still work."
"As I had memorized all of his songs by 8 yrs old, I believe his music is fun and should be introduced to each generation!"
"This is a great compilation and it brought back many memories."
"Fabulous music."
"I loved listening to Jim Croce growing up."
"Jim Croce, one of the most memorable artists of the early 70s, had a short-lived life & career - but his songs live on, doing him justice by holding up very,McElroy well over the decades."
Best Euro Pop
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I love this soundtrack!!!"
"I kept hearing songs on Pandora that I liked, and when I checked, they were from this soundtrack."
"Great play... thought the soundtrack would be nice... and I was right (as always :))."
"I have my album collection of Abba , and love to listen to them often, knowing I will hear 'upbeat songs of Love."
"Loved the movie and had to buy the soundtrack."
"I loved the broadway show, loved the movie, love Abba and love this sound track."
"Great movie, musical and great soundtrack!!!"
"Loved the movie."
Best Acid Jazz
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Fans of sixties lounge music will find something here, as well as new listeners of modern DJ Rob Garza."
"If you're a huge fan, like I am, feel the warm embrace of pre-activism Thievery Corporation in its more lounge roots before wandering through the rest of the incredible works these two have amassed."
"Almost every track is a winner and there are a lot of tracks."
"Just perfect vibe for evening cocktails, dinner parties, happy hour on the deck in summer time."
"Would have been nice to get 180g vinyl, but regardless it's a great album and way better than having to hunt down a second-hand copy of the original pressing on ebay for inflated prices."
"Terrible quality 3 vinyl all came warp."
"This product skipped on me."
Best Ambient
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Find Best Price at Amazon"In my humble opinion, We Are But Hunks Of Wood is a much more cohesive work - the tracks on that album seem to fit together as a whole, where on "Micky Mouse Operation", it seemed like he was finding his footing."
"I bought it because certain songs kept coming up on my pandora account, and I realized I needed to hear the rest of the album, and actually own it."
"I've heard some say the track "Moon" nearly brought tears to their eyes upon first listen; "Unsaid" will utterly haunt you; And "Gravitas" will just make you feel like a badass."
"Excellent ambient music for puttering around the house, I'll often put this on while enjoying coffee, reading a book, or cleaning."
"There a saying " Quietness without Loneliness" as in not requiring constant speech or attention...a sort of comfort in being there, but not there..."
"This music is quite simply..."
"Perfect study tunes."
"Well, it's just good."
Best Live Albums
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a really great album."
"One of my all-time favorite David Gilmour performances!"
"Here is why: **** AMAZING PRODUCTION QUALITY, ON BOTH THE CDs AND THE DVDs. **** THE FINAL OFFICIAL RELEASE WHERE YOU ALSO GET TO SEE / HEAR PINK FLOYD KEYBOARDIST RICHARD WRIGHT. **** COMPLETE AND AMAZING 5.1 VERSION OF "ON AN ISLAND" ALBUM. **** GILMOUR, STILL AT THE VERY TOP OF HIS GAME, DEMONSTRATING NEW TALENTS, SUCH AS PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE!! P.S., somewhere out there is a nice DVD recording of a Roger Waters concert from Cork, Ireland (2006), which features Nick Mason."
"Awesome."
"Gilmour ended his On An Island Tour with this show which features the Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zbigniew Preisner. The disc also features a making of featurette called Gdansk Diary which also covers some background on the Solidarity movement in Poland. These performances include highlights from the Island tour recorded at the Mermaid Theatre in London, The AOL Sessions in New York and Live at Abbey Road."
"I absolutely love it."
"After listening to the CD's while driving, I began to appreciate the music more and more and notice the different touches on these new recordings more and more. I also enjoyed the DVD's especially since it was Richard's last concert filmed with David, and I treasure it, also, but it is the cd's that I have enjoyed so much!"
"One CD in the second set is also scratched and both appear to be used."
Best Live Recordings
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a really great album."
"One of my all-time favorite David Gilmour performances!"
"Here is why: **** AMAZING PRODUCTION QUALITY, ON BOTH THE CDs AND THE DVDs. **** THE FINAL OFFICIAL RELEASE WHERE YOU ALSO GET TO SEE / HEAR PINK FLOYD KEYBOARDIST RICHARD WRIGHT. **** COMPLETE AND AMAZING 5.1 VERSION OF "ON AN ISLAND" ALBUM. **** GILMOUR, STILL AT THE VERY TOP OF HIS GAME, DEMONSTRATING NEW TALENTS, SUCH AS PLAYING THE SAXOPHONE!! P.S., somewhere out there is a nice DVD recording of a Roger Waters concert from Cork, Ireland (2006), which features Nick Mason."
"Awesome."
"Gilmour ended his On An Island Tour with this show which features the Baltic Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zbigniew Preisner. The disc also features a making of featurette called Gdansk Diary which also covers some background on the Solidarity movement in Poland. These performances include highlights from the Island tour recorded at the Mermaid Theatre in London, The AOL Sessions in New York and Live at Abbey Road."
"I absolutely love it."
"After listening to the CD's while driving, I began to appreciate the music more and more and notice the different touches on these new recordings more and more. I also enjoyed the DVD's especially since it was Richard's last concert filmed with David, and I treasure it, also, but it is the cd's that I have enjoyed so much!"
"One CD in the second set is also scratched and both appear to be used."
Best British Metal
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Sound wise, this lp sounds great, but not a whole lot different than the original CD."
"Great album, Sounds good!"
"It has great songs, great drums, great guitars and great vocals."
"This review is from a fan who does like the no prayer for the dying album so maybe my maiden tastes aren't quite in line with others."
"One of maiden's best."
"Very cohesive album."
"Excellent & Awesome for Iron Maiden Fans!"
Best Soft Rock
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Find Best Price at Amazon"bought this for our daughter on Christmas (she's was in Choir at the University here, and they preformed "For the longest time" So she become very interested in Billy Joel's music, but were finding that we are listening to it more, and had forgotten what an INCREDIBLE ARTIST he is!!!!!"
"I gave this as a gift and the recipient of the gift is absolutely delighted with it."
"I ordered a billy Joel greatest hits record and he ended up sending me another one of his albums which was a surprise to me and at no extra cost!"
"Good selection of his well known songs."
"Exactly ad described."
"Wish it was just songs without the video."
"big fan from way back, everything is there to hear."
"I had this collection on cassette tape, but just had to order it on CD after a recent Billy Joel concert."
Best Vocal Pop
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Since then he's sold over 27 MILLION albums, all of his albums went Multi-Platinum. If you're still debating whether-or-not to buy his albums, go listen to samples of his songs on amazon/itunes, and you'll be hooked, just like I was."
"The best Christmas CD out there!"
"Good for curling up in front of the fireplace with a loved one on a cold winter's night."
"Well done, as one would expect, and interesting variations on the traditional songs without ruining them."
"This is a perfect gift for anyone who loves good music, Josh Groban or Christmas tunes."
"Purchased for my sister's Christmas performance at Church."
"The arrangements are great, the chorus is just good enough to provide a 'canvas' for Josh to come in at the right moment and raise the level to stellar."
"Love his voice, a perfect combination with the Christmas songs."
Best Compilations
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Recorded live in performance at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Events Center. Bought one and decided to get more for friends and family (whom I am familiar with their musical tastes) as a holiday gift. Andre Bocelli, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, Peter Cetera, Boz Scaggs, Celine Dion, Brian McKnight, Eric Benet, Kenny G, Babyface, Blake Shelton, Cheryl Lynn, Katherine McPhee with cameos by Barbara Streisand, Whitney Houston, John Travolta and Kevin Costner. I thought that I am already too old to get goosebumps; but her performance on this event was absolutely jaw dropping. For the finale, Josh Groban took David's seat on the piano for his rendition of "You Raised me Up" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" with Brian McKnight."
"I was equally dumbstruck by the quality of the guest artist performances including the stunning Katharine McPhee, Brian McKnight, Boz Scaggs, and Renee Olstead. I couldn't ask for anything else.... with a full symphony orchestra.... David Foster at the piano.... and Renee delivering a decidedly more mellow arrangement of the Chaka Khan classic "Through The Fire". And in addition, I have since learned that David is performing in concert with guest artists including Peter Cincotti, Charice, Brian McKnight, and Philip Bailey at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas on Saturday May 9th, 2009. As of April 24th, 2009 I have revisited this stunning concert dvd, and I too have now been blown away by Charice's commanding performance of the showstopping "I Have Nothing"; and Michael Buble and Blake Shelton's take on "Home" truly highlights their solid showmanship."
"David Foster was constantly praising everyone and you could feel/sense the respect people had for each other."
"Love this album and David Foster."
"AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE BOCELLI SUCCESS!"
"DISC #1 will not play on the two disc players I have."
Best Oldies
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Find Best Price at Amazon"In addition, it includes the music done by The Supremes after Diana Ross went solo."
"This Outstanding set of CDs are a comprehensive compilation of "All" the Hits from the Supremes (1961-1967); Diana Ross & The Supremes (1967- 1969) and the post Diana Ross Supremes of the 1970s. From 1964 thru 1967, the Motown hit making machine called The Supremes produced 10 songs which reached #1 atop Billboard’s Pop Chart and they achieved more success on the R&B Chart. H-D-H's string of hits catapulted The Supremes, Motown and many other Motown artists into national and international spotlight. Behind the dynamic and innovative song writing team of H-D-H, Motown, The Supremes and many others artists thrived as their crossover appeal and demand soared. This was another of many very defining period in the legacy of The Supremes, Motown and all its artists. From 1962 thru 1967, H-D-H also wrote for many other Motown artists and future legends. During this period, they wrote all the music and lyrics and produced The Supremes to 10 #1 hits as well as several Billboard #1 Pop hits for other Motown artist (i.e., The Four Tops and Martha and The Vandellas. Their final #1 Billboard hit for The Supremes and Motown was the 1967 song, “The Happening”. After the departure of H-D-H, Smokey again stepped up as principle writer for other artists in Motown's deep and rich talent pool, including the renamed Diana Ross & The Supremes."
"This is the 3rd set of Supreme's CD's I've purchased, and the 3rd is truly a charm!"
"Beautiful memories."
"Very good quality purchased to replace old vinyl."
"Great item and very fast shipping, very happy!"
"Probably could have used only one disc of the two."
"Excellent quality CD of The Supremes!"
Best Adult Contemporary
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Find Best Price at Amazon"bought this for our daughter on Christmas (she's was in Choir at the University here, and they preformed "For the longest time" So she become very interested in Billy Joel's music, but were finding that we are listening to it more, and had forgotten what an INCREDIBLE ARTIST he is!!!!!"
"I gave this as a gift and the recipient of the gift is absolutely delighted with it."
"I ordered a billy Joel greatest hits record and he ended up sending me another one of his albums which was a surprise to me and at no extra cost!"
"Good selection of his well known songs."
"Exactly ad described."
"Wish it was just songs without the video."
"big fan from way back, everything is there to hear."
"I had this collection on cassette tape, but just had to order it on CD after a recent Billy Joel concert."
Best Easy Listening
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Find Best Price at Amazon"These songs were first introduced to my ears on my father's old collection of 45 rpm records."
"The song selection and choral and orchestral renderings are beautiful and so fitting for the Christmas season."
"I think the Robert Shaw singers are the quintessential coral singer for Christmas songs, none better."
"I ordered this album to approximate an old 33 LP record by the same-named choir (probably different singers many years later) that my parents had when I was a child in the '50s and '60s."
"Great compilation of Christmas carols, all beautifully done in acapella."
"My feeling after listening to this several times is that most of the songs are simply too short, clocking in at well under two minutes."
Best Adult Alternative
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Find Best Price at Amazon"There may be 1 or 2 that I could pass on but for the most part Sarah is in a class by herself w/her rangy falsetto and cooing at times that blends so naturally for her."
"The artwork is great and the pictures inside the booklet are beautiful, most of them very rare. To me it feels like disc 2 of this set includes some huge fillers; * Hold On (Radio Remix). * I Will Remember You (Original Version). * World on Fire (Radio Remix). * U Want Me 2 (Radio Remix). First of all, these so called radio remixes sound pretty much the same as the original versions."
"I have loved Sarah McLachlan's work since she did a song called "Shelter". for an In Defense of Animals cd in 1993."
"I discovered it on one of those bedraggled dog ads that they put on after animal shows to shame you into sending money."
"Smooth at first taste, strong and emotional going down and a lingering sense you have just enjoyed a once in a lifetime experience."
"HAVE BEEN GETTING HER CD'S FOR A LONG LONG TIME."
Best Singer-Songwriters
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Find Best Price at Amazon"Great CD ."
"technically a little less than mnormal."
"A terrific CD and a great seller!"
"Good product, price, and service."
"Would've given item 5 stars except for a shipping error that was not my fault."
"Fast delivery; CD as expected."
"Excellent is all I can say."
"What can I say - perfection!!"