A whole lot of good music waiting to be discovered
Amanda Richards | Georgetown, Guyana | 07/27/2006
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Another UK compilation of 43 tracks, some of which you will be very familiar with, and some you've probably never heard before, at least in the USA. The UK "Now Music" series are usually much more up to date than the US series, with much more music to boot, and yes, they cost quite a bit more.
I've included the names of the artistes below, and as you can see, there are hot songs from Gnarls Barkley, Nelly Furtado, Pink, Keane, Snow Patrol, Bon Jovi, Fall Out Boy, Rihanna, The Black Eyed Peas, Pussycat Dolls, Ne-Yo, Sergio Mendes, Christina Milian and others.
There's an updated version of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now" by McFly, and a sample of Jimmy Somerville's "Smalltown Boy" or Bronski Beat's "Run Away" (take your pick) on "Tell Me Why" by Supermode. Also look for Beverley Knight's version of Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart" and Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me" as performed by Beatfreakz.
There's lots of good music here just waiting to be discovered, such as track 9 by The Feeling, which reminds one of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" at one point, - music lovers won't want to miss this one.
1. Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
2. Maneater (Radio Version) - Nelly Furtado
3. From Paris To Berlin (Radio Edit) - Infernal
4. Voodoo Child - Rogue Traders
5. Don't Stop Me Now - McFly
6. Who Knew - Pink
7. I Wish I Was A Punk Rocker (With Flowers In My Hair) - Sandi Thom
8. She Moves In Her Own Way (Radio Version) - The Kooks
9. Fill My Little World (Radio Version) - The Feeling
10. Is It Any Wonder? - Keane
11. You're All I Have (Radio Edit) - Snow Patrol
12. In The Morning - Razorlight
13. Bright Idea (Radio Edit) - Orson
14. Valerie - The Zutons
15. Bang Bang You're Dead - Dirty Pretty Things
16. Monster - The Automatic
17. Faster Kill Pussycat - Oakenfold feat Brittany Murphy
18. Stoned In Love (Radio Edit) - Chicane feat Tom Jones
19. Country Girl - Primal Scream
20. Who Says You Can't Go Home (Radio Edit) - Bon Jovi
21. Up All Night - Matt Willis
22. Dance, Dance (Album Version - Edited) - Fall Out Boy
23. Smile (Radio Edit) - Lilly Allan
24. Sos (Radio Edit) - Rihanna
25. Pump It (Radio Edit) - Black Eyed Peas
26. Buttonz (Uk Edit Version) - The Pussycat Dolls feat Snoop Dogg
27. So Sick - Ne-Yo
28. Touch It (Uk Radio Edit) - Busta Rhymes
29. Say I (Clean) - Christina Milian feat Young Jeezy
30. Mas Que Nada (Radio Edit) - Sergio Mendes feat the Black Eyed Peas
31. Nine2five - The Ordinary Boys vs Lady Sovereign
32. Red Dress (Radio Edit) - Sugababes
33. Somebody's Watching Me - Beatfreakz
34. First Time (Radio Version) - Sunblock feat Robin Beck
35. World, Hold On (Children Of The Sky) - Bob Sinclair feat Steve Edwards
36. Tell Me Why - Supermode
37. Horny As Dandy (Mousse T's Radio Mix) - Mousse T vs Dandy Warhols
38. Sensitivity (Radio Edit) - The Shapeshifters and Chic
39. Piece Of My Heart (Radio Edit) - Beverley Knight
40. You Give Me Something (Eg Version) - James Morrison
41. Who Am I - Will Young
42. All Over Again (Single Edit) - Ronan Keating and Kate Rusby
43. Whole Lotta History - Girls Aloud
Rated: 4.5 stars
Amanda Richards, July 27, 2006
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