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Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
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...I like movies and I like freebies, so when you get offered both in one swoop you?re bound to accept! I used my two week free trial with this company and remained with them for a couple of monthsbefore moving on to try many other companies free trials (and winning a new DVD player on Tesco DVD rental site on their free trial offer). I then had an email from DVDs 365 asking me to go back, and offering me a free DVD if I did so. I had just left Tesco (with my new DVD player) so I chose to go back with them. ∆◊◊ THE SERVICE THEY OFFER ∆◊◊ Basically it?s like going to a video shop and hiring films on DVD, except you don?t pay for each film you chose ? rather a monthly fee for which you can watch as many movies as you can fit in, for us this is usually around 8 a month (2 a week usually weekends...

dabmim 15.11.2004 · Read review
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Surprising Picture Quality - Panasonic DVD-S54

Advantages: Incredible picture quality when compared to my old non-upscaling player with a scart lead
Disadvantages: Sometimes disc drive can be really noisy when DVD's initially load.

...At first I wasn't convinced by up-scaling DVD player technology but was persuaded after reading an article in "What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision" magazine. Unable to afford a Blu-Ray player my sister and I bought the Panasonic DVD-S54 to match our parents brand new Panasonic TX-32LZD80 LCD television as their Christmas 2008 present. Admittedly it was a slightly selfish purchase as we both live at home and wanted to watch DVDs on the big new TV ourselves! We bought the player from the electrical retailer Comet for about £100 just before Christmas so there were no discounts applied. On Christmas day when opened we found a relatively small box tightly packed with the player in polystyrene packaging. All the components such as cables, remote and manuals were well presented in their own protective plastic bags, to keep them protected. The player...

bobbacon985 12.02.2009 · Read review
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Let the great voice of Patti Labelle entertain you.

Advantages: Has many very good songs and is very well produced.
Disadvantages: A two page album sleeve.

...Born in Philadephia in 1944 as Patricia Louise Holte, Patti Labelle is widely recognised as one of the best and most consistent female voices in the business. Her style ranges from R & B right through to soul, disco and gospel. So it came as no surprise at all recently when a choir representing Philadelphia that she coached and mentored won NBC's TV show Clash Of The Choirs in which her choir easily defeated choirs mentored by Nick Lachey, Michael Bolton, Kelly Rowland and Blake Shelton. This album has some 16 tracks of her very best work. My particular favourites are "Someone Like You", "Kiss Away The Pain", "I'm In Love" and the remarkable duet "On My Own" in which she duets with Michael McDonald. "On My Own" was a U.S. No 1 hit single in 1986 and was written and produced by what can only be described as the ultimate dream team...

bella6789 22.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Essential Collection, The - Patti LaBelle

DANCING BAREFOOT

Advantages: Influential, innovative
Disadvantages: none

...If Iggy Pop can be said to be the godfather of punk then Patti Smith can be considered the wayward older sister. This label however doesn't do justice to a performer that has made a name for herself both in the rock music scene as well as a poet, writer, painter and performance artist. Patti Smith herself has always highlighted the importance of words in her music. She described her first Album in 1975 as "Three chord rock merged with the power of the word" BEGINNINGS Born on December 31st 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, Patti was the oldest of four children born to part-time Jazz singer Beverly Smith. Her father Grant was a worker at a local factory. After an ordinary childhood Patti Smith soon became interested in the poetry of Rimbaud as well as a variety of musical artists such as the Rolling Stones, James Brown and Bob Dylan...

Mauri 05.01.2004 (06.01.2004) · Read review
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Review of Smith, Patti

Classic American Punk

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...Patti Smith has been called the high priestess of Punk. I'm not sure how useful these labels can be but she was part of the early 70's New York Punk scene and she has always displayed what later would be identified as the punk ethos in her music. After years earning a living as a music critic, playwright, songwriter, poet and actress She joined forces with guitarist and friend Lenny Kaye, Richard Sohl and Tom Verlaine to record a single 'Hey Joe' an adaptation of the old Jimi Hendrix hit. This is by many considered to be the first Punk Indie single. With the departure of Tom Verlaine they were joined by lead guitarist and Czech exile Ivan Kral, the group followed the single by recording an album 'Horses' in 1976. THE ALBUM (Track Listing) 1. Gloria 2. Redondo Beach 3. Birdland 4. Free Money 5. Kimberly 6. Break It Up...

Mauri 28.07.2000 (31.07.2002) · Read review
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Review of Horses [Remastered] - Patti Smith

THE BOSS'S WIFE IS DOING IT FOR HERSELF!

Advantages: Enjoyable songs with a country/rock feel, no really poor tracks, good value.
Disadvantages: Not to everyone taste.

...And so here we have Mrs Springsteen, doing it for herself! I searched high and low for this CD which came out in 1993, and finally had to order it in. I felt that this couldn't have helped sales at the time, but then I might have missed the initial release! I first heard Patti Scialfa on my radio when my kids were small, she was singing 'Lucky Girl' and I used to sing along as I cooked the children their tea! I used to change the words to "I wish I had a Turkey Burger!" I know, don't say it? off her trolley! Ok! - no comments on junk food either please! I can't even see why I thought the lyrics sounded anything like it now! Anyway, the kids joined in and cleared their plates! I thought the song was very catchy, and wanted to hear more of her music, hence my ordering the CD in. That must mean it was memorable! Patti Scialfa, in...

little_red_hen 19.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Rumble Doll - Patti Scialfa

YAMAHA DVD-S 557 this is THE DVD player of all time.

Advantages: Brilliant DVD player, perfect quality
Disadvantages: cant think of any

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plainpaul 22.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Yamaha DVD-S 557

Putting Down The Horses

Advantages: Too few to mention
Disadvantages: Overlong, Arty, Precious

...ARTIST: Patti Smith ALBUM: Horses (1975) LABEL: Arista Well, I've not reviewed any albums on here yet that I don't like, so here's a first. "Horses" by Patti Smith always seems to feature prominently in those Greatest Albums Of All Time lists and most people who like the sort of music I like seem to love it. So why am I not jumping on one of the longest musical bandwagons going? Answer, it's just not a very good record. Dealing with the positives first. Musical pioneer John Cale produces the album and if anyone should be able to polish a turd it is him; having done such a good job of making Lou Reed sound so interesting back in 1967 on The Velvet Underground & Nico. Patti Smith has the odd interesting lyrical idea and at times a distinctive pre-punk voice. Also some of the musical ideas are impressive when you consider...

andystrong 20.11.2003 · Read review
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Review of Horses [Remastered] - Patti Smith

Gorgeous Gung Ho

Advantages: An incredibly distinctive female vocalist
Disadvantages: Some feel this album is a little over-produced

...Patti smith is a writer, poet, painter, performance artist and singer, and 'gung ho, released in 2000, is her third album since she returned from a temporary retirement. She is best remembered for her first album, 'Horses', which was released in 1975 and gave her a prominent position as a founder of punk, and has influenced many other performers. (Including my favourite band R.E.M.) Although her first album was released under the name of the Patti Smith Group, 'gung ho' is released under Patti's name only, but reunites many of the performers who helped make 'Horses' such a seminal work. It's probably best to mention something before I go any further. I only own two Patti Smith albums - 'Horses' and 'Gung Ho', so this album is going to be reviewed as an album in its own right, and not a comparison with any of her earlier work. Many...

ickkate 20.05.2003 · Read review
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Review of Gung Ho - Patti Smith

Debut full of passion…

Advantages: Passionate debut
Disadvantages: nothin' comes to mind

...The first time I came across Patti Smith was on the B.B.C. 2 music show “The Old Grey Whistle Test”, I can’t remember the year but I think it was round the middle of the 70’s. I remember she was strangely dressed for being on stage, wearing a big coat and hat on stage. I thought strange what’s all this about and then she proceeded to perform the track “Land” which is in 3 parts, horses, land of a 1,000 dances and La mer (de) nothing could have prepared me for the all out assault on the senses that Ms Smith performed. The performance that I witnessed was incredible; she was jumping up and down, throwing herself around the floor and this was for the full length of the song and runs at nearly 10 minutes long. After watching this on T.V. I thought to myself I got to get a copy of this album...

Miles13 05.02.2004 (28.02.2004) · Read review
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