| | Sensational '70S CD (1 Customer Review)
The budget-line Madacy label had already released a three-volume series called Sensational '70s in 2000. What makes this 2002 series different -- packaged together here in one box -- is the fact that all the songs included are re-recordings done by the original artists. There isn't a single redeeming quality in any of these discs, which contain substandard new looks at hits by a host of soft rock, hard rock, and disco artists. While offering quite a lot of music at a cheap cost, the set should be avoided. None of the remakes match the original versions. ~ Andy Kellman
The budget-line Madacy label had already released a three-volume series called Sensational '70s in 2000. What makes this 2002 series different is the fact that all the songs included are re-recordings done by the original artists. This particular volume includes substandard new looks at popular hits done by Anita Ward, Todd Rundgren, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Stephen Bishop, Maxine Nightingale, and the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. (Another detracting factor of this series -- as if it needed another -- is that Madacy has once again opted to not number the volumes, so you have to go by the colors of the sleeve work to differentiate one volume from another.) ~ Andy Kellman Sensational '70S Music Review Purchase Sensational '70S CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Rod Stewart Soulbook CD (2009)
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At this stage of her career Mariah Carey does not need to prove herself, but her voice is so powerful that with each new recording she, once again, reminds you: "Listen to what I can do." Vocal gymnastics and Christmas songs are not often thought of as a compatible combination, but on MERRY CHRISTMAS Mariah jumps, climbs, crawls, twirls and dashes her way through both traditional fare and original Christmas songs.
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