Mike & The Mechanics - Hits

Advantages: Very likeable and playable album
Disadvantages: None

...MIKE & THE MECHANICS "Hits" - Relatively cheap to purchase these days ... I wouldn't pay anymore than £6.99 I am just listening to it as I write this ... very beneficial! This album is a collection of the bands hits from 1985 through to 1996 and includes songs that the band have experienced great success with in various regions of the world over an eleven year span. The album sleeve is fairly basic, with a cartoon design of a mechanic slumped asleep upon a tyre, resting upon his tool box in front of a gas filling pump. The inner sleeve is a 6-page booklet of photographs, along with a list of the tracks and information regarding the year they were produced and whom they were written by. When Phil Collins opted for a solo career in 1985, Genesis bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford decided to form his own pop/rock band "Mike...

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Who? Mike JONES!

Advantages: Big hits
Disadvantages: Repetitive

...Mike Jones is a Houston-based rapper. He specializes in this the H-town style of rap which also involves 'Screwed and Chopped' in this style, the music is cut and jerked about, or at least it sounds like this to create an original sound. This style slows down the tracks and this album was brought out later with a second disc using the same tracks that are screwed and chopped. Many who do not listen to this music will think that the music has some digital glitches in them, but this is the effect that they are trying to create. "Who is Mike Jones?" is the debut solo album from this album. He chose to give it this title due to his name being so regular, its very common in America. This album was recored in 2004, but it wasn't until late in 2005 when it was released by Swishahouse. Jones' Swishahouse label mates feature on this album...

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Taking the Mike's on a two-way taste test

Advantages: Tries hard to be other than an alcopop
Disadvantages: The taste - see full op

...ol' Mike's Hard Lemonade, just goes to show how much he loves ya, and telling y'all about what he's eating and drinking. However, the fact it itself was on offer helped. The bottle itself is the usual 275ml one, with clear glass, and black and yellow labels, with the design of a lemon silhouette on. Also, each label has a stupid slogan on - "Grab life by the lemons", "Make it Mike's", "Tastes kinda like homemade lemonade with vodka" - some clearly snappier than others. This is just silly, and loses marks in trying to appeal to the yoof market with nonsense spelling (or just plain no sense). PACKAGING gets 3 stars, so from now on in we'd better be a bit more scientific. AROMA On popping the bottle we remember we're "working" for our readers at ciao, and so try and find a scent. Now theediscerning hasn't the world's best...

theediscerning 12.03.2003 · Read review
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'His 'N' Hers' By Mike Gayle

Advantages: entertaining
Disadvantages: none

...'A cat. A flat. And a couple who think it's over'. I remember Mike Gayle from his agony uncle days at Bliss magazine, which is why I originally started reading his books. 'His 'N' Hers' tells the story of the relationship between two people called Jim and Alison. Jim and Alison met at university. They were together for years, purchased a flat together, got married and had a cat. Then they, very suddenly, got divorced, divided up their stuff and moved on with their lives. At the point at which the novel begins both Jim and Alison have new partners [Alison is about to get re-married] and both seem to be doing fine. That is until their cat [who has been living with Alison] dies. Alison contacts Jim to let him know what has happened and they meet for the first time in three years. This, naturally, makes them both reminisce about their...

princesslaura 07.07.2008 · Read review
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Mike Bassett for England

Advantages: An absolutely faultless flick in which EVERY cinematic element is 100%
Disadvantages: You will want to watch it time and time again!!!

...Mike Bassett: England Manager is a comedy and an absolutely hilarious one at that!! This is actually one of the few comedy films that is actually far funnier than it's teaser trailer!! In fact, it is so funny that it makes me feel proud to be English in that this film, in my opinion is THE Brit-flick of 2001!! Ricky Tomlinson (of 'The Royle Family' fame) plays Mike Bassett, a down and out football manager who is chosen to manage the England team. The film follows his time as England manager and the trials and tribulations that come along with such a post. Scarily enough, many of what goes on actually reflects real life football as we know it; contributing to it's hilarity!! Mike Bassett is a manager who doesn't appear fit enough to be a primary school P.E. teacher, let alone England manager; in fact I am surprised that Ricky...

Weez 08.10.2001 · Read review
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Mike Gayle commits to being a fantastic author

Advantages: Funny, easy to read, true to life, page turner, written from character's perspective
Disadvantages: None, I love this book!

...It been a while since I read this book, and it is the first of Mike Gayle's books that I read, I have to say though, it really stuck in my mind and I remember thinking that it was one of the best books I had ever read, mainly because at the time the situation was very close to my heart! It's about a 28 year old guy called Duffy who know's that Mel ( his girlfriend) is the one for him, but things like trips to IKEA and dinner parties, baby talk and all the things that go with growing up and settling down begin to scare him. Is he able to get over his fears and become Mr Commitment? You will have to read it and find out. This is a really funny book, and it is written from the perspective of Duffy and not in a third person tense which I always love, as you can really get into the character more if they are telling the story. It is...

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Mike -Destroying a great sport

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: killing a sport

...So Mike Tyson has once again been let off by the sport of boxing following another display of his neanthedal tendency. If this man was not a boxer he would sure be serving time for the rest of his life by now. My question is how can this be good for boxing? The people who are earning off the back of Tyson seem to be as dense as he is. They are earning now but they are killing a sport that could have been the golden goose for years to come. Boxing is in danger of becoming WWF and Tyson has even appeared in a WWF ring (best place for him). The sport has some great exponents and they must be saddened that it is slowly losing all credibility as sham fights are staged and the antics of Tyson go unpunished. The British must also shoulder some of the blame as they allow a man with a record of rape in the country just because he...

rowemg 24.08.2000 · Read review
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"Mike & The Mechanics" By Mike & The Mechanics

Advantages: Excellent - Well Crafted
Disadvantages: Too Sentimental In Places

...This is the fifth album form Mike Rutherfords so called side project. Like earlier albums and songs such as the living years this album manages to pull at the heart strings while sending off a laid back vibe. With “Ordinary Girl” the band affirm once again that they are regular guys just like the restof us. “Open Up” is a sentimental number which is succeeded by the anthem song “When I Get Over You”. The album is rounded off by musings on the common man’s place in the great scheme of things on the haunting track “Dreamland”. The songs all fit together seamlessly on the album and are well crafted. Arrangements are kept to a minimum acoustics mainly being used. This allowed both Paul Carrack and Paul Young on vocals to display their sheer excellence in delivery....

rocking 31.01.2001 (30.01.2001) · Read review
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Mike the monkey and others

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...Mike The Monkey Mike the Monkey's very funky He'll tickle your nose He'll stamp on your toes What goes on in his head, nobody knows. He loves bananas He loves their skins He eats them for breakfast lunch and dins. He's up in tree's He hang's by his knees He throws banana skins But not into bins. He annoys the ducks He annoys the bucks Every one in the jungle Would say he sucks. He's been as loud as a horn Since he was born He wakes up at dawn And makes every one scorn. Windy Night The tree's sing songs The clock tower gongs The moon is smiling The willows are crying The sky is dark yet shiny and new The grass sparkles covered by dew All windows are closed and all are in bed Apart from the wanderer who for ever is dead He wanders the graves with no feeling at all...

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Mike...Golden Oldie...Powell's Return

Advantages: Experience, long legs & super tight shorts!
Disadvantages: erm....age is not on his side.

...Oh yes... thats right... World record holder mike Powell is making a comeback. Remember the "yes yesss YESSSSSSSSSSSSS, COME ON", excessive whooping, walking the walk talking the talk, cheeky grinning Yank? Of course you do! At the ripe ol' age of 37, this near vet has just won a competition in California with a leap of 8.06m. Not bad from a five year break. Furthermore the man with the alarmingly bouncy walk and 70s tightness shorts recons he can break the 8.25 Edmonton World Champs qualifying mark! Can he? Who knows? Of course he can... i am gonna back the dood not only to qualify but to sneak a medal in the World Champs. Madness happens... you see a different face every year win a medal in this event. Well the different face is going to be an old one this time! Go on admitt it... you love the guy. Not only did he get to that...

tom_knowles 28.05.2001 · Read review
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