Dancing The Decades, Ministry Of Sound Style

Advantages: Classic dance music from the best of the best!
Disadvantages: Already have a lot of this music on CD so a bit of a waste of money

...What Is It? The Ministry of Sound 'Anthems 1991- 2008' is a CD set which is a mixture of the best dance songs, mixed by the Ministry of Sound, over the last 17 years. This is a 3 CD box set which contains 63 famous dance anthems of the last 2 decades. Why Buy It I bought this as I have always been a huge fan of the Ministry of Sound. I am not old enough to have heard the stuff before around 2000 as I only got into dance music in the last 5 years and am only 15 so it adds up. Anyway I had heard a lot of the material on this CD on the radio and really enjoyed it, but I wanted now to be able to listen to it in the space of my own home on my i-pod of CD player. Also the adverts on TV as well, they really intrigued me and after listening to the snippets of songs. It made me want to listen to dance music and the advert had...

scotlandizdabest 12.01.2008 (15.01.2008) · Read review
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Review of Ministry Of Sound Anthems (1991-2008) [Digipak] - Various Artists

The Ministry of Many Different Sounds

Advantages: Mind-blowingly heavy (if you like that)
Disadvantages: Some very dodgy early albums

...It's probably best to summarise this band before going into the detail- Ministry are a heavily influential industrial-dance-metal band (or one man- Al Jourgensen- with various musicians). Combining hoarse, venomous vocals with pounding drums, atmospheric loops and feedback and huge, often fast guitar riffs, this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but the band has an interesting history which I'm sure most of you will find interesting. Visually, Ministry are far more interesting than most industrial bands, who tend to be shadowy people working behind their walls of sound with rarely any acknowledgement of the audience. Al Jourgensen's almost Mad Max-like biker-cowboy-outlaw look (which reminded many of Carl McCoy of Fields of the Nephilim) certainly sets them apart when they play live. The Ministry you will hear if you pick up any...

bagoproverbial 11.12.2004 · Read review
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The sound of a revolution

Advantages: Great sound, sturdy, easy to use
Disadvantages: Only runs off mains power

...Before I got my iPod and sounddock, I was one of those who refuses to subscribe to the technological revolution. Prefering hi-fi and compact disc to the digital music phenomenon. However, within a week (once I'd worked out how to use it), I was hooked on my iPod and once I got the sound-dock, there was no turning back. I think it's fairly safe to say that the era of compact disc players and tape decks is over... The only reason I still have a normal cd player in my house is to listen to the radio, and those few albums that I just haven't got around to putting on my iPod yet. The Bose sound-dock is a piece of mastery in the area of audio technology. Beautiful, sleek and streamlined; it's large frontal speaker provides both volume and sound quality. The music I play on the sound-dock sounds almost incomparably better than CDs...

cocoklo 11.12.2005 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Ministry Of Sound MOSCA089

Advantages: Easy to see at night, SD/MMC card Slot, USB input.
Disadvantages: No AUX in, minor but no twisty dial.

...The MOSCA089 is the perfect in care stereo for those who are bored of the old CDs...with a SD/MMC card slot and USB input it truly makes listening to your whole music library much easier. Though the wattage isn't top of the range, it is still excellent (4x40W) and the sound quality is superb, as long as the song you have is recorded in good condition. First up, the CD player, excellent, press a button and the panel folds down to reveal the CD slot, but wait, wont this stop play whilst i change CD...NO! the player keeps playing even when folded. Very neat! The quality of the CD player is stunnign as long as your speakers can handle the base this thing puts out. Next, the SD/MMC card slot....my preferred method. First of all you need to put the songs on the card, simply transfer them on using your PC. With 4GB cards now cheaply...

Killi 04.01.2007 · Read review
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COME ON MINISTRY OF SOUND

Advantages: Rough guide to what's happening in the dance music industry, some good free CDs
Disadvantages: Poor tune review section, poor club guide, poor articles.

...are mentioned. As for articles in the magazine. Well they are deeply uninteresting, often badly written and just add to the poor quality of the magazine. What shocks me most is that this comes from the Ministry Of Sound. Arguably one of the best clubs in the world, offering some of the best dj's ever to step foot on this planet. If they actually put some effort into making a magazine, it could potentially be extremely good, but obviously to me they have just boosted out monthly magazines of no value what so ever to make a quick buck or two. The magazine supposedly the voice of the club certainly has tainted my opinion of the venue, and it's operators. Overall, a lot of work needs to be done to improve what could potentially be an excellent dance music magazine. I hope Ministry do quickly because at the moment there not doing much...

GeoffreyHawkins 04.09.2001 · Read review
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I Love The Ministry

Advantages: Wicked music and a great vibe
Disadvantages: Very pricey

...After reading everyone else's opinions on the Ministry and finding that they mostly didn't find it too pleasing I thought that I better stand up for it and give my experience of it. I've only ever been once but it was a great night and a great weekend. So, if you're sitting comfortably then I'll begin... The whole reason that I got to go the Ministry was because one of my mates had entered into a DJ competition and got through to the finals that were to be held, yes you've guessed it, at the Ministry itself. And, because he didn't have a girlfriend at the time, he invited me to accompany him. This meant that I would get a free hotel room for the night and free entry to the club, obviously this sounded too good to be true and I jumped at the chance. So off we went to London and after checking in at our £200 a night hotel we...

Jeff81 22.10.2001 · Read review
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Review of Ministry of Sound (London)

The misery of sound

Advantages: the Babybox
Disadvantages: Poor nights, no atmosphere, poor access, unfriendly staff.

...arena. Also, the more discerning part of the crowd usually comes there. However, the crowd in general seem undemanding and uncultured as clubbers, consisting a large part of tourists who have heard that the Ministry is the premier club in London. The night that I went to were the Logical Progression sessions and I was not impressed. And by the way, the doormen wouldn't let me take my contact lens fluid in with me (I got it back later),one of my lenses dried up and inflamed my eye. It was not very nice, cheers Misery of Sound....

blinderben 22.02.2001 (05.02.2003) · Read review
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Bose SoundDock is remarkable quality, clear and crisp sound

Advantages: stylish, perfect clarity, long lasting, valuable remote
Disadvantages: none

...In my opinion the Bose sounddock was a great spend. I was looking for a quality product to enable me to listen to my iPod. I shopped around and tried out a few other speakers, e.g. JBL onstage. The Bose sound was remarkable. It was so clear it was unbelievable. I got a surround sound feeling whilst listening to the speakers and there was no sign of the low hum or odd crackle one sometimes finds accompanies certian speakers. I have now had my Bose speakers for a year. One year on and they still look new (the newer model still looks the same) and the sound is still clear and precise. It is very easy to function and from my point of view speakers which come without a remote are an uneccesary hassle, fortunately the Bose Sounddock comes with a very well equipped remote. Not too small to lose it among you things, and not too large to be...

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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Bose SoundDock Digital Music System Review

Advantages: Superb Sound, Very Loud, Ideal for Ipods
Disadvantages: not go to travel with, Extremely Expensive

...Bose SoundDock Digital Music System I happened to get this as a gift and it turned out to be quiet interesting Summary: This dock is used mainly for ipod and allows you to connet mp3 players to it and listen to high quality music via speakers. It is idle for homes and small gatherings, although I would not run a party off these. Pros: This system has terrific sound and can go very load despite its relative small size. As with almost all Bose speakers the quality is amazing, so long as the source you are playing it from is high quality it will allow the speakers to each its potential. I have a surround sound Bose set up in one of my rooms but now prefer to use this product as it is very simple to operate. Just plug the mp3 player in and press play and your set. Can't get much simpler. It also runs off a wall...

plunt 05.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Bose Sound Dock (2nd Generation)

Advantages: Incredible sound from such a small unit, good build quality
Disadvantages: Price

...I bought this unit in November this year. There are two models, the original sound dock which I think is about £199 and the second generation one (the one I bought) which was £279 from John Lewis. The second generation one is basically the same as the first except: a) it has a rechargeable battery b) it has a swing out dock c) it has an auxiliary (3.5mm) jack input If you just want a basic model, then go for the first gen one. I got the second gen one because I thought the battery was a useful addition as is the auxiliary 3.5mm input - I have mine connected to an apple airport express that streams itunes from my laptop to my bedroom although I have used it in a friends house with my ipod too. The sound quality is good for its size which is about the same as a hardback book and it weighs in at about 1 kilo. You can take...

PeteLuv 28.12.2007 · Read review
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