Soul Diva Sings Jazz & Blues

Advantages: The wonderful tracks My Man, Don't Explain etc
Disadvantages: The dialogue interupts musical flow

...Lady Sings The Blues premiered to an eager, anticipating audience in October 1972. The public flocked in droves to the cinemas to see this much-hyped film, whilst critics watched intensley and eagerly sharpened their pencils. Soul singer and Motown legend, Diana Ross controversially took the role of the tortured Jazz legend, Billie Holiday and deservedly won wide critical acclaim for her...

IanPhillips 17.08.2006 14:23 · Read review
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All that Jazz

Advantages: Some true classics.
Disadvantages: None of note.

...I suppose when most people think of Queen albums, Jazz is not one of those that immediately springs to mind. But this Platinum selling album is quite a wonderful piece of music and in my eyes has always been one of the best. It is a mixture of styles and tunes and has the rough edge of the earlier albums. We kick off with the underrated and wonderful Mustapha. A gentle beginning which...

Borg 16.12.2011 19:31 · Read review
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Turning The Air Blue

Advantages: Dramatic, funny and often moving
Disadvantages: Don't watch if you're offended by nudity and swearing

...David Milch, came up with idea of creating a new police drama series, which was to prove even more hard-hitting and controversial than its pioneering predecessor. The show was set in the tough streets of New York and was fittingly entitled NYPD Blue. While Hill Street Blues had been the first TV drama series to provide viewers with a warts-and-all account of inner-city policing methods, Bochco...

silverstreak 20.08.2007 03:25 (01.09.2007 02:15) · Read review
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