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Seven Lives Many Faces (2 CDs)

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: Enigma

September 30, 2008
I have been an enigma fan since 1992 - and I await every 4 years a new CD. And I buy all of Michael Cretu solo CDs. I have to say Enigma 5 and 6 were a little disappointing but this new CD is AMAZING!!! All songs are fantastic - but especially Encounters, Seven Lives,and Ja T'aime Till My Dying Day. I do miss the Gregorian Chants - this album maybe different but it is definitley as good as the first three Enigma CD. I wait with bait breathe for four more years for Enigma 8!!!!!

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ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: ABBA

September 21, 1993
After seeing the movie Mama Mia, I had to get the ABBA greatest hits CD. I wasn't disappointed. The movie was great, but the original songs, sung by the originals, ABBA, was wonderful.

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The Block [Deluxe Edition]

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: New Kids on the Block

September 02, 2008
Wow! Forget the people who can't get past the fact that these guys are old now! This album is way cool! Most tracks are funky, good beats and have mean collaborations with some of the 'new' artists today. If you are going to have a comeback album there is probably no better way to do it than this!

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The Way I See It

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: Raphael Saadiq

September 16, 2008
Yes I have admired Raphael Saadiq for years for being different, having a different sound. You know a neo-soul artist before everyone else was flooding the airways "trying" to be different. I was caught by one song but then when I purchased the CD it was just more of the same. Yeah he brought back that Motown sound but he didn't switch it up AT ALL. It was like listening to the same song over and over but maybe just a different version of it. In one word: DISAPPOINTED!

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Doll Domination

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: The Pussycat Dolls

September 23, 2008
This music is so much fun, its the kinda music you could dance to, have a party to, or just jam around in your pajama's. Its really fun to listen to. All 16 songs for 9.49 is a great deal.
When I grow up(4/5)- lead single for cd is pop heaven
Bottle Pop (3/5)-ok single with help from snoop dog
Watcha Think About That (3/5)-fun pop with missy elliot
I hate this part (5/5)-GREAT song-one of best on album
Takin over the world-(4/5)-great electronic sound
Out of this club w/ R. Kelly- (4/5)-very sweet ballad
Who's gonna love you (2/5)- Forgettable
Happily Never After (4/5)- Great soft pop ballad
Magic (4/5)- Diferent fun pop with help of Timbaland
HALO- (1/5)-repeats chorus 2 much
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Radio Retaliation

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: Thievery Corporation

September 23, 2008
Just listened (twice) to the album I got a hold of after hearing a cut on RadioParadise.com, and IT'S FANTASTIC! A real mix of synthesized, reggae/world beat, and one song has a bit of jazz to it. All bring joy to my spirit. Just great listening.

I've only listened to a bit of TC before, 2 or 3 CD's. Couple really great songs, but overall nothing I'd plunk out my hard earned money for...until now. I'm on Amazon ordering my own copy of the CD, so I can have the best quality AND let TC know...this is what I like!

I'm going back to see if I've missed some other really great TC, as one reviewer suggests.

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Down to Earth

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: Jem

September 16, 2008
I'm a fan of Jems first CD Finally Woken, but this was almost painful. This album just seems to lay there, while trying too hard at too many styles. This is a classic example of a sophomore slump, no doubt about it. A four year wait, for this? Well, at least they got the title right.

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Kala

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
from: Interscope Records

August 21, 2007
M.I.A.'s sophomore album "Kala" continues some of what people knew her to be during the first album. This is still dance stuff, filled with certain samples that range from monotonous to interesting, with all kinds of tracks. And what separates her from many at times is the bigger use of world/tribal sounds at times. I am not as big on this album as others but it doesn't mean that they're wrong or anything.

The "low" (for some) rating has more to do with it being a mixed bag for my money than anything else. It's an album where a lot of the more listenable moments come later rather than in the first half. "Paper Planes" is understandably the hit here, with a sample of the Clash's guitars and awesome gunshots used in the chorus. The sound effects actually turn out clever, ... Read More:

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Hard Candy

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: Madonna

April 29, 2008
Once more Madonna brings another album that shows that she really has a flawless talent. Every album that she records takes us on a tour of a renovated Madonna but obviuosly, with her same roots.
Her previous album "Confessions on a dance floor" from my point of view was one of her greatest productions, (I found "American life" not good).
"Hard candy" has a more commercial sound. It has contribuitions of big names in the american music business such as Pharrell Willimas, Timbaland, Kanye West and Justin Timberlake. All the songs sound fresh and have great rhythms. The opennig track, "Candy shop" gives the album's tittle and is fun. My favorite track on this album is "Give it 2 me" next to Pharrell. It is a song that makes you feel like deancing, another great tune is "Beat ... Read More:

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Third

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Dance and DJ
by: Portishead

April 29, 2008
Upon my first listen or two of Third, I didn't think it was that much of a progression from their debut, Dummy, nor their self-titled sophomore album. But I've come to realize I was ever so wrong.

The dark, sexy vibe that Portishead pulled off before is now just, well, dark. Extremely eerie, and very sinister. Their music used to sound like something you'd hear in a smoky and dingy underground club at 3 a.m. with others around smoking, talking, and maybe even dancing. Third sounds like something you'd listen to alone in a dark and musty basement of an abandoned building with one hanging light bulb flickering on and off.

There is definitely a Silver Apples influence here, and it makes me salivate. I love the Silver Apples, but Portishead takes their template and ... Read More: