No, no, NO Virginia!

Advantages: There really are a couple of stunning tracks and it is essentially the same Dolls sound
Disadvantages: You get the impression that many of the tracks are recycled versions of better songs...

...answer the conundrum of who did exactly kill Amanda. The answer is possibly her home grown pretentiousness or perhaps she topped herself whilst realising just how bad some of her solo stuff is. Anyway, back to the Dolls, and their third release, 'No Virginia...' which cannot technically be defined as their third record. You see, 'No Virginia' isn't anything new or utterly original but that was never the albums intention as its eleven tracks are a compilation of B-Sides and forgotten material from album number deux, 'Yes, Virginia'. It's unfair to expect this particular release to offer something groundbreaking as the bands previous efforts, from the self titled debut and indeed the 'Yes' version of 'No'; both had room for promise and there was a significant jump in the right direction; 'The Dresden Dolls', as a CD, had a raw, rough feel...

MizzMolko 18.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of No Virginia [Digipak] - Dresden Dolls (The)

FREE DVDs

Advantages: Free trial, large choice, post included,new realeases
Disadvantages: see review

...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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Virginia Water Lake

Advantages: lovely place to go for a stroll, lots to look at, car park
Disadvantages: need to keep dogs on a lead

...Virginia Water Lake is the most well known of three lakes in Windsor Great Park, the other two are Obelisk Pond and Johnston's Pond. It is a lovely place to come for a walk or cycle no matter what time of year because the surrounding countryside is beautiful. There is a guided walk which takes you the full four and a half miles around the lake. This takes you past some lovely sites. There is a 100ft Totem Pole at the start of the walk which was sent as a gift from the government of British Columbia, which is very interesting because it decorated with lovely carvings. The Cumberland Obelisk is a memorial to the younger son of George II, Prince William. To the north of the lake there is the Guards Polo Club and Windsor Park Equestrian Club - an area called Smith's Lawn; there are usually horses being ridden around these parts so you...

beanie8844 25.03.2008 · Read review
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Review of Virginia Waters Surrey

Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Advantages: Some original, striking moments ...
Disadvantages: ... but not enough of them

...?" Or something. Anyway, it was about time to see what all the fuss was about and the opportunity presented itself when browsing in a bookshop and coming across the Penguin Popular Classics at £2 each. Of course I was full of preconceived notions of what to expect. And largely they were proved correct, although there were one or two surprises. If you know one thing about Virginia Woolf, it's that nothing happens in her novels. So I'm giving nothing away - there is nothing to give away - if I tell you that the book is about Clarissa Dalloway preparing for a party one June day in 1923. It starts in the morning as she goes to buy flowers and ends in the evening after the party. In between we are treated to a series of thoughts, day-dreaming and associations going through the mind of Clarissa, and the minds of characters whose paths she crosses...

Chouchinciao 19.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mrs Dalloway (Penguin Popular Classics) - Virginia Woolf

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...

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Yes, Yes, Yes Virginia!

Advantages: Much more polished, mature and awe inspiring sound
Disadvantages: Maybe too different for some listeners to appreciate

...The Dresden Dolls self titled debut album was a real burst of adrenaline in the stagnant alternative music scene; it's combination of raunchy yet raw lyrics with powerful drums and crazy piano melodies made it a very unforgettable listen, an album that I shall take to my grave as one of my all time favourites. So when I got the follow up album 'Yes Virginia' for my last birthday, I was curious, excited and even a little sceptical; I'd never heard any of the songs before hand so was completely unsure of what I was going to be gracing my ears with. Then, their was my ever present bout of cynicism that doubted that the band could make a second album with at least the same amount of promise and aptitude as their first. How wrong could I possibly have been? The album starts with 'Sex Changes', a positively wacky bundle of energy in...

MizzMolko 25.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Yes Virginia - Dresden Dolls (The)

Is Virginia for Lovers

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Disadvantages: None

...Where to start? I?ve often heard that Virginia is said to be one of the most beautiful states in the U.S.A., and having been there twice I can see why. It is also said that ?Virginia is for lovers?, but I disagree ? it?s for everyone. The state itself is in the shape of a triangle on the east coast. Its motto is ?Sic Semper Tyrannis? which is seen on the Virginian Flag and means ?Thus always to tyrants? I will endeavour through this op to give you a view of Virginia itself, and not a history or geography lesson, and I will try to keep it as short as the description of the state of Virginia will allow. You will have to bear in mind however that I am going to try to amalgamate where possible two holidays, one with friends of similar alcoholic persuasions as us, and one with my parents who were aged 69 and 71. · FREDERICKSBURG...

Keeway 08.02.2002 (30.05.2003) · Read review
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Review of General: Virginia

Virginia Beach is for Lovers

Advantages: Fun for everyone, great family getaway, beautiful beaches
Disadvantages: Great distance from attraction to attraction

...As I live only about an hour from Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, I tend to visit it quite frequently - either for a weekend or simply for a day. It is always a fun outing with a wide variety of offerings. To get to Virginia Beach from the Eastern Shore (where I live), one must travel across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel (recently renamed the Lucius Kellam Memorial Bridge, after its founder). This is a marvel in itself. The bridge is approximately 20 miles long. It was originally one span with single lanes of traffic heading both north and south. With the increasing traffic, more and more head-on collisions were occurring (often with fatalities), and so a second span was built and completed about three years ago. Since the second span was completed, I know that I personally feel more comfortable and safer traveling...

Pelenya 16.03.2002 · Read review
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Review of Virginia Beach

Virginia still lives on

Advantages: excellent plot, well written
Disadvantages: hard to put down

...Having been a fan of Virginia Andrews for so long I eagerly await each new release, 'Lightning Strikes' being one of the latest. It seems such a shame that such a talented author has passed on but thankfully her fanily could see her greatness and decided to get help with 'tidying up' some novel ideas she had had before her death. Lightning Strikes is the second novel in the series about the Hudson family. The main character in these books is Rain Arnold. She is an eighteen year old girl of mixed race sent to live with a family she never knew she had. This family being all white and because of their class, not really wanting to admit to having her as a family member. The one person that really seems to accept her is Grandmother Hudson who, to everyone else comes across cold hearted and mean but she has a soft spot for Rain...

gemini26 11.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Lightning strikes - Virginia Andrews

Yes, Virginia...

Advantages: Every song has a deep meaning, and is sung passionately.
Disadvantages: You won't want to listen to anything else for a while :)

...After hearing a lot of songs from the Dresden Dolls' first self-titled album, I decided that it would be a crime not to listen to "Yes, Virginia...", an album that derives its name from a letter written from a young girl, Virginia O' Hanlon, asking if there is a Santa Claus. Beautifully, the reply explains that as long as people believe in Santa, he will exist. The letter can be found on the Dresden Dolls' website, in the bio section. The album starts with a bang, as a piercing, erratic piano announces the first track; Sex Changes, a song that seems to explore both Sex Changes and abortion at the same time. There are also slower tracks, such as Delilah, a song about a woman subjected to domestic violence. These songs are filled with just as much emotion and double meanings as the faster tracks. All in all, this is an amazingly...

realxpainxtheory 29.04.2008 · Read review
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