Advantages: none
Disadvantages: many

..... "Plastics". Now that was one of the all time great manufactured generation gaps folks. That one word supposedly sparked debates in bars and family gatherings around America for months! Of course the "younger generation's" stance was.. Telling Benjamin to go into plastics was a brilliant comment on modern society blah.. blah.. blah. While the blechy "older generation's" part went something like.. Telling Benjamin to go into plastics was sound business advice yada.. yada.. yada. And I thought then (as I still think now) what a great f*cking gimmick that was! It actually manipulated people into taking a side. "us" vs "them". Old vs young. Jets vs Sharks.. well almost. And it made me realize that my generation was just as lost and just as gullible as any other. And really when you get down to it why shouldn't we have been. I mean after... Read review

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Advantages: more beat and melody than you can handle
Disadvantages: it ends

...Sparks were(and still are ) experts at combining the perverse and downright odd with precise entertainment ,they had used these elements before but in this instance they travelled several light years in to the future ,so far in fact that this album is still contemporary ,its influence on modern dance has few rivals and its producer Giorgio Moroder can not take all the credit has he had done on those great Donna Summer and Japan records ,the sibling harmony of brothers Ron and Russell Mael would not alow that . Consisting of only six well chosen tracks, the album unveils itself with a song from the narrative perspective of poised sperm or "Tryouts For The Human Race",the racing ,pulsing backbeat emulating the urgency of climax as they chant "tryouts for the human race we just wanna be someone ",remarkably this went top 40 in 1979... Read review

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Advantages: Catchy songs
Disadvantages: Few rubbish album filler

...Jordin Sparks is an 18 yrs American Pop/R&B singer. She won the 6th series of American Idol in 2007. Her debut self titled album ranges from ballads like her first single 'This is my Now' to her second US single Tatoo (very poppy) and a duet with Chris Brown titled 'No Air (R&B). Album: 1) Tatoo - This charted at number 8 on the billboard hot 100. It's a cute pop song about her love for a boy that she holds close to her heart. 2) One step at a time - Due to be her next single in the US. It's sound is like an early Christina Aguilera come Britney Spears. Easy to listen to and quite catchy 3) No Air- Duet with Chris Brown...Absolutely love this single. Has a funky R&B edge to it and again very catchy. This was released in the US and reached number 3 on the billboard hot 100. 4) Freeze - Co written by Sparks it has... Read review

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Advantages: It's a very entertaining set of songs
Disadvantages: Perhaps not to everyone's taste... but then what is?

..."Indiscreet" - Sparks I absolutely love this record. In fact, I own three copies!! This is not a usual level of obsession for me. Basically, I ordered a copy on CD which took ages to arrive, phoned up the company, who said they'd send another one, and ended up with two CDs... I only paid for one and somehow or other I ended up keeping both! I used also to collect vinyl LPs and have an LP copy of this album too. It's a really entertaining record full of inventive songs with witty lyrics... but what else could you expect from Sparks? This is my Ciao debut, and I apologise if it is over-long... feel free to offer any helpful comments!! -----------------Who or what are Sparks anyway?-------------------- Sparks - one of my very favourite bands - have had a little spotlight shone on them lately, following Justin Hawkins... Read review

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Advantages: Thought-provoking lyrics, beautiful voice, excellent musical accompaniment
Disadvantages: Some songs may be too sad or too deep for some listeners

...Released in 1974, Court and Spark is undoubtedly one of Joni Mitchell's finest works. I bought the vinyl years ago when I was about 14, and I adored it then. All these years later, this compilation of lovely tunes only becomes more and more meaningful to me. Joni Mitchell is a guitar-playing songstress, who sings with melodic fluidity. She comes from the era of free love, make love not war, hippiedom. Many of the lyrics of her songs reflect this attitude. The majority of songs on Court and Spark are, however, psychological works of art that give us an intimate peek inside the mind of this enigmatic artist. The title track begins this CD with the tale of a man who tries to worm his way into Joni's heart but simply cannot fully succeed. In this song, she speaks the language of many of us who are all to vulnerable... Read review

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Advantages: Great writer, ability to make me sob.
Disadvantages: Nothing.

...Nicholas Sparks got me back into reading again. At age 12/13 I was going through a stage when reading in my english class I would still a cosmo girl magazine in the middle and read that instead but then I got admitted into hospital and this lady offerd me "The Rescue". This is a true peice of romantic liturature. It made me smile, and made cry on one occasion but it's a book you just can't put down. The story reveleas many layers and is quite predicatable but's that's Nicholas Sparks. His books are quite predictable, he does great romance novels but likes to have his readers sobbing by the end. I think "The Resue" was the only one I didn't cry in. He may be predictable, you always know something bad is going to happen, but he delivers them in so many ways. The second book I read was "The Notebook" which is ultimatley my favourite... Read review

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Advantages: Lyrically amazing and musically brilliant!
Disadvantages: None!

...Many of you know that Darren Hayes is the former front man of Savage Garden who had success worldwide. Darren hit the music world with Spin - his brilliant debut solo album which made number 2 in the UK charts. Now pretty much two years later Darren is back with a brand new record - The Tension and The Spark. However it must be noted that The Tension and The Spark is a totally different record to Spin. Where Spin was perfect pop - sometimes with a rocky edge and a few awesome ballads thrown in, Darren's second album is very electronic and dark. But this doesn't mean that it is any less good! The album is lyrically breathtaking and it can almost be guaranteed that there is at least one track on the album that everyone can relate to, be it feeling insecure or noting how the law of the land seems to be the one you love always loves... Read review

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Advantages: Hard to put down, Heart-warming
Disadvantages: It is not the same as the film

...A Walk to Remember is one of those books that can be very hard to put down, it has to be said that this is a trait for all of Nicholas Sparks books. I was initially disappointed with A Walk to Remember, having been a big fan of the film it seemed a shame that the book is quite different. However this was no longer an issue once I got in to the story. The story is heart-wrenching and very capable of producing tears from even the most cold hearted of people. A Walk to Remember follows the story of Landon and Jamie, two teenagers from a small town. Jamie is a Baptist whose father is the local minister, she is a very understanding and forgiving person. Landon is a bit of a 'rebel' getting into lots of trouble, he and Jamie do not see eye-to-eye. Slowly throughout the story they begin to get closer beginning a heart-warming romance... Read review

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Advantages: Evolution and improvement.
Disadvantages: Understanding between the generations.

...This is my personal experience with the generation gaps in my life. I do not feel that this opinion reflects everyone’s lifestyles. WHAT ARE THE GENERATION GAPS? My mum is nearly 60, My dad’s sister is 45, I am 21 and the kids who throw rocks at my windows are 16. In my opinion these are the 4 generations, and the gap between them is regarding respect and social morals. My mum’s generation grew up having what they needed and wanted little more, this means that they respect what they have now, because they have earned it. This generation has a firm grounding in social morals; you do not swear, you do not drink excessively, take drugs or have sex before marriage. In my opinion, quite a dull way to go through life! This is the generation that fought for women’s rights, that protested against nuclear war and that wanted to save... Read review

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Advantages: Was at the beginning of a whole new wave of music
Disadvantages: Cover design not to everyones satisfaction / liking !

...MUSIC FOR THE JILTED GENERATION - RRP £12.99 - Bargains to be found all over the place Music For the Jilted Generation was released in July 1994 and was The Prodigy's much anticpated follow-up to the classic debut album "Experience", released orginally in September 1992, including the Rave classics "Charly" and "Everybody In The Place". Firstly, a little background on my muscial tastes ... They are extremely varied ... from Hardcore Gabba Techno, Drum & Bass, Rave, Funnky House, Garage, and Trance ... to ... Hip Hop, R&B, Soul ... to ... 60's, 70's, 80's...to.... Rock, Indie, Pop ..... to .... Motown, Reggae, Urban ... to ... Classical and Instrumental ... I like some element of it all. Therefore, to try and pick a favourite ever song from this quite eclectic taste can prove difficult, as you would need to narrow it down to one... Read review

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