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DVDfever.co.uk – Nigeria Special Volume 2 CD reviewElly Roberts reviewsNigeria Special Volume 2Distributed bySoundway Records Released: March 2010 Rating: 10/10+ Vote and comment on this album:View Comments Share Afro-sounds part two. This recent release on …
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Elly Roberts passed away in 2011, but he was a man who was so passionate about all types of music and loved meeting his musical heroes, such as Mick Hucknall at a book signing at the Trafford Centre, Manchester in 2007.
A former teacher and also a music journalist, DJ and radio presenter on local community station Calon FM, plus appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 2, Elly started doing reviews for DVDfever.co.uk in 2004 and he did the majority of the CD and concerts reviews on the website.
I know also that he loved getting away for the summer to Spain and I hope that wherever he is now he is enjoying the hot sunshine and, as one of his friends has said on his Facebook page, that he is interviewing his musical heroes.
Nina Simone: The Very Best Of Nina Simone
Elly Roberts reviewsNina Simone: The Very Best Of Nina SimoneDistributed bySony/BMG Cat.no: 82876805532 Released: May 2006 Rating: 8/10 Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon who died 21 April 2003, Nina Simone,a well crafted piano player, adopted her …
Continue readingNeil Young & Crazy Horse: Live At The Fillmore East
Elly Roberts reviewsNeil Young & Crazy Horse: Live At The Fillmore EastDistributed byReprise CD: CD+DVD: November 2006 Rating: 8/10 First in the series of Neil Young retrospectives,this time including on-off cohorts Crazy Horse (originally called …
Continue readingNeil Young: Live At Massey Hall 1971
Elly Roberts reviewsNeil Young: Live At Massey Hall 1971Distributed bysimplyred.com March 2007 Rating: 10/10+ If an album deserves to go off the normal rating scale – then this is it ! It now ranks amongst …
Continue readingNeil Young: Living With War
Elly Roberts reviewsNeil Young: Living With WarDistributed byReprise Cat.no: 9362443352 Released: May 2006 Rating: 4/10 Following his recent masterpiece Prairie Wind,Shakey puts on his ‘political conscience headÂ’ and rush-releases 10 new songsto bash Bush and …
Continue readingNeil Young: Prairie Wind
Elly Roberts reviewsNeil Young: Prairie WindDistributed byReprise Records Cat.no: 9362-49593-2 Released: September 2005 Rating: 10/10 Prairie Wind breezes in like a folk-rock hurricane,signalling the return ofthe genius that is Neil Young. The complex Canadian singer-songwriter …
Continue readingNatty: Man Like I
Elly Roberts reviewsNatty: Man Like IDistributed byAtlantic Records Released: August 2008 Rating: 4/10 Vote and comment on this album: Male version of buddies Adele, and Lily Allen. Below all the shiny production, the 24-year-old North …
Continue readingNatalie Williams: Secret Garden
Elly Roberts reviewsNatalie Williams: Secret GardenDistributed byEastside Records Released: October 2006 Rating: 8/10 Wow! Things are certainly blooming in Natalie WilliamsÂ’Secret Garden – itÂ’s a wonderfully colourful place to visit. For those seeking contemporary jazz, …
Continue readingNowhere Boy OST: Various Artists
DVDfever.co.uk – Nowhere Boy OST: Various Artists CD reviewElly Roberts reviewsNowhere Boy OST: Various ArtistsDistributed bySony Music Released: December 2009 Rating: 8/10 Tracks: 33, including Mr. Sandman (Dickie Valentine) Hard Headed Woman (Wanda Jackson) Twenty …
Continue readingHey Negrita: The Buzz Above
Elly Roberts reviewsHey Negrita: The Buzz AboveDistributed byFat Fox Released: July 2006 Rating: 10/10 Think Mark KnopflerÂ’s voice. Add bucket loads of Americana. Result? Hey Negrita.. It astounds me how we (Brits) can sometimes outdo …
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