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Advantages: Makes you remember all the good times! Great songs!
Disadvantages: Surely there must be more songs they can add!

...to all the tunes on Funk Soul Classics and I have been inspired to hold my own 80s party!! If you want to go back, back into time then this is the album for you!! The tracks are of a great variety and the play list is as follows. 1. I Found Lovin' - Fatback Band 2. Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now - McFadden & Whitehead 3. I Can Make You Feel Good - Shalamar 4. Last Night A DJ Saved My Life - Indeep 5. You're The One For Me - D-Train 6. Somebody Else's ...
...Shannon 14. We Got The Funk - Positive Force 15. Can You Handle It -, Sharon Redd 16. One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic 17. Love Town - Newberry, Booker III 18. Zoom - Fat Larry's Band 19. Check Out The Groove -, Bobby Thurston 1. Word Up - Cameo 2. Get Down On It - Kool & The Gang 3. Trapped - Colonel Abrams 4. Get Down Saturday Night -, Oliver Cheatham 5. Southern Freez - Freeez 6. I Believe In Miracles - Jackson Sisters 7. Get ... Read review

Advantages: Good collection from all areas of the B-Boy foundations
Disadvantages: Not enough Hip Hop for a breakin' soundtrack

...prescence of that music is almost non-existent, therefore not representing the game in the best way possible. I did like the funk feel of it as this is how Hip Hop came about and in my opinion they did find the best examples of this influence for the CD. ... Read review

Advantages: Driven by musical passion. Great Jazz structures (+ lack of)
Disadvantages: All tracks are very similar (no variation)

A must have for all JTQ fans. This album incorporates acid jazz with the classic James Taylor quartet sound. Opening with Joe's Diversions, the hammond organ sound takes lead throughout the album. Vocals from new singer Yvonne Yanney bring new light to the quartet - the most prominent track being 'It's all over'. For all jazz, and especially acid jazz fans, this album provides complex melodies and harmonies, whilst capturing the unusally simple ... Read review

Advantages: great guitar, great songs
Disadvantages: none

I bought this album on a whim, having read a paragraph about it in the paper and liking the sound of the influences that were quoted. I can honestly say it was a lucky find and a real gem. This is Little Barrie's first album and a great debut, I don't think there's one weak track. It was produced by Edwyn Starr. I would put them more in the rock / indie / r&b category. They've supported The Bees and Paul Weller in the past to give you an idea of ...
...melodic guitar, funky rhythm, slightly seedy almost. Little Barrie the lead singer (and he is little, I've seen him) has a great, powerful voice, not dissimilar to Mark Morriss of the Bluetones. If you like good vintage guitar, slightly 60s/70s feel to your music, you won't be disappointed in this. There was a second album out earlier this year by them called Stand Your Ground but in my opinion their first album is slightly better. ... Read review