THE music of the 70's - what memories!

Advantages: Good music, different, versatile
Disadvantages: 10cc disadvantages? Never!

...When I saw that the competition for June was on albums I thought I'd dig out some old favourites and have a go. One of the all time greats in my opinion has to be Sheet Music by 10cc originally released in 1974. I have the original vinyl and also the remastered CD. This was the second album from 10cc following the imaginatively named 10cc which was released in 1973. I began to take notice of 10cc in 1974, when this album was first released, in order to impress a chap I fancied at work who was a great 10cc fan. A friend and I went to see them at The Odeon in Birmingham (in the days before the NEC was event thought of let alone built) and a lifetime love of 10cc; Eric Stewart in particular, was born. We sat on row B, centre stalls and the show was amazing. The members of the original 10cc were Graham Gouldman, Lol Crème, Eric...

SusanLesley 03.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Sheet Music [Remastered] - 10cc

More 70s Show fun

Advantages: Complete season, engaging, witty, funny
Disadvantages: Too much emphasis on story

...As my other reviews of That 70s Show DVD box sets may have shown, if you have read them before, I am an avid fan of this sitcom, set in that grand decade of peace and free loving: the '70s. And season 5? Definitely one of the best. The Premise That 70s Show revolves mostly around a group of six friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, which is situated in Wisconsin (which is real, incidentally). This season takes place between 1978 and 1979, nearing the end of the decade. In its fifth year, That 70s Show is still going strong, and though - as I've mentioned in my review of the season four box set - much of the comedy is transposable, it still includes its 1970s look and feel and the jokes that will appeal to the veterans of the decades - fond mentions of Happy Days, the long-standing mystery of 'how many...

OddGodHMK 26.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of That 70s Show - Series 5 - Complete (DVD)

Music for Sport?

Advantages: adequate sound
Disadvantages: dont fit my ears too well

...One of the annoying things about having to run is the sheer boredom of it, in my case it tends to hit around the 2 mile mark and results in no motivation or interest in carrying on. So the solution is to run with some kind of music player, I have an oddly large collection of mp3 players for someone who has never really seen the point of them but all those players came with traditional style ear phones, which sit in the outer area of the ear, but these do not stay put very well even when simply walking so biting the bullet I decided to buy a set of either earbuds or over ear style earphones in the hope that they would sit more comfortably. Not wanting to spend alot of money on earphones (well I use cheap mp3's so not much likeilhood of sound quality being an issue) I wandered in to my local supermarket and picked up a set of these JVC...

scuba_angel 20.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of JVC HA-EB 70-S

Anthonys 70s disco workout

Advantages: you can have fun with it.
Disadvantages: could have picked better songs

...Anthonys 70s disco workout. After reading all the views on how appauling it was i nearly didnt buy it, However i like to find out for myself as i noticed many views were not broken down or in detail. I also noticed many people seemed to be slamming it for being unprofessional so at 1.99 i wasnt worried if i lost my money. I am glad i did this. The dvd is broken into sections. When i first put the dvd on the first section i must say is lame. The music i would not class as 70s and i wanted to know where were the words! I watched closey and yes anthony does not give you much direction,however the moves arent that hard if you are flexiable and arent ashamed of jumping around. When we get onto the second section-- yeahhh the music is on. Not that high in the background but on and if you take this dvd light hearted- i bet you could have...

elliepelly 21.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Anthony's 70s Disco Workout (DVD)

That '70s Feeling

Advantages: Well scripted and acted, funny, Laura Prepon
Disadvantages: Someone is bound to "Jump the Shark"...

...It’s not just because I’m an ageing hippy pining for simpler times and the good old days that I like this show. I’m really just a sitcom junkie and it makes me laugh out loud. Carsey Werner, the guys that brought us Third Rock From the Sun and other insanely popular sitcoms have turned up with another goofball classic. Already filming the third season in the US it has become a huge hit propelling it’s young cast towards movie stardom and generating a small cottage industry’s worth of spin-off merchandise. That '70s Show airs at 7.30pm Thursday night on Channel 5 (with a repeat the following Wednesday night at 11.30). ++What’s Going Ahn?++ Rather in the way that Happy Days was a retro look at the 1950s, with '70s stylings, That '70s Show pretends to copy that formula – updated by 25 years...

Paiceyjohn 23.07.2001 · Read review
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Review of Channel 5 - That '70s Show

music and artists from the 70's challenge.

Advantages: takes you down memory lane.
Disadvantages: Helps to show your age.

...This challenge is one that was bought about by yourselves! Recently, I have raised the 70's in alot of my op's. I was born in 1963, so I became influenced by music in the 70's. I have decided to put out this challenge with no rules. You don't have to write each answer in no less than so and so. Just basically answer the questions, and come with me on a trip back to the 70's! 1) Q) What was the first record you bought in the 70's? A) I can remember the record was " Summertime city " Although I have no clue who sang it. It was a very catchy tune. 2) Q) Was you a Bay city roller fan? A) Yes I admit to wearing all the tartan clothes. I remember shortening one of my best pair of trousers, just to have mine look the same as Les mcquen! I had the scarf wrapped around my wrist. The tartan platforms, and the grandad...

hotcritic 09.03.2004 · Read review
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Review of Everything that starts with M ...

The nikon d70s is unbeatable!

Advantages: easy to use - quality of product -speed - just cracking! better than canon or nikon 50
Disadvantages: Price but then SLR digital cameras are all dear! No memory card included

...I purchased my camera just before the summer in anticipation of a trip to Venice - a photographer's paradise. Having compared the available digital SLRs it was so apparent to me that the NIKON D70S was by far superior in many respects. The size of the camera means that you can hold it without fear of it dropping or slipping out of your hand - I found other cameras too small. The feel exudes quality - there are no flimsy bits, the lens supplied (nikon) is a top quality lens - not a budget version found on the cheaper d50 or on the canon 350d. The speed of functions is stunning compared to my previous digital camera (pseudo SLR Olympus) - formatting of memeory card is done in a flash, readyness of integral flash is very fast and write speed to memory card is also very quick, even with a slow er version of the compact flash card. Image...

averycrossman 23.09.2005 · Read review
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Review of Nikon D70s

My 70's memories.

Advantages: I was born in the 60's though lived my childhood in the 70's!
Disadvantages: makes me feel soooo old!!!!

...This review has been inspired by Yummy! You know, that chocoholic that does no good for my diet. And yet writes fantastical reviews about the stuff you can almost taste it. When I read her review on the 70's, I was transported back in time and, though I have written a similar review already on the 70's , just had to get involved in this one. 1) First memory of the 70's ***************************** My first memory of the 70's was starting junior school. I was nervous. I had a teacher who was rumoured to throw chalk across the room at boys that didn't pay attention. I must admit to not ever witnessing this action! He was good looking, and I quite had a crush on the fellow. I loved the playground games of the 70's. Kiss chase, a hoop with a ball attached, ( forget it's name), hula hoop, cats cradle, and of course we all played...

hotcritic 20.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Ten things that remind me of the 70s

BOSE: Music for the soul

Advantages: Great sound quality, perfet at loud volumes, just in general FANTASTIC
Disadvantages: none so far

...Anything made by BOSE can be trusted. Its sound quality is always at its best, no matter what soundsystem you use from bose, and it's true... you get what you pay for. Jus plug it in and press "ON" and you're set up! IT'S THAT EASY! bose is a big brang name, and everyone expects the best from, and how right they are. The sounddocks simplistic design brings out the best of your mp3 player, making it the whole music experience that much better. For (at most) £300, you are getting exactly what you pay for AND more! The bose soundock has an inate wonder within itself, which brings you to appreciate the minor details embedded into whatever track you are listening to. Its reasonably light weight, comes with an easy to use remote and from there onwards, it really is just you and your music i can easily say that the best thing about...

joshm12 30.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Nikon D70s

Advantages: Solid, professional class images; fast
Disadvantages: Not overly simple to use; small LCD screen; auto settings can disappoint

...No questioning the Nikon quality..it's robust and solid like it's reputation but not the best buy in it's class for the amateur. I should state at this stage that I'm no professional although I do use the camera to back up my magazine articles so I hope you'll find my views useful. The D70s is fast and produces great images but you need a good understanding of light and exposure to get the best out of it. To this end I would recommend weaning yourself off the automatic functions as soon as possible. I use the camera with a DX AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm for general use and back it up with a 55-200mm for more precise work. One downside of the first lens is that you do get some vignetting at the widest angle - especially with a filter. The camera uses a D lens mount so will take a wide range of other manufacturer lenses. The camera offers...

roddersontheradio 01.06.2007 (16.06.2007) · Read review
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