George Michael - TwentyFive
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Free Music Review: Love it!
Hit: 5 Stars
I adore this album. I was young enough in the 80s to miss a lot of what makes George Michael great, but I'm catching up. I don't have his other greatest hits (Ladies and Gentlemen), and although there is some definite overlap between the two albums, I was really happy when this one came out because it had more songs that I was familiar with and that I really enjoy. I didn't really expect to like much more than the songs I knew, but I was very wrong- this is probably my favorite music purchase of the year. Get it!Free Music Review: George Michael - Twenty Five
Hit: 5 Stars
If you love George Michael this is the CD for you. It has all of his wonderful songs and some duets. A great 2-CD set. A love-fest.Free Music Review: A reminder of the gobsmacking range of his work.
Hit: 4 Stars
The title marks George's 25 years in the music business. But it is worth noting that, for the last 20 of those years he has, quite ingeniously, remained at the top of the tree while maintaining the workrate of an arthritic tortoise - just five new studio albums, and one of those was a covers collection.
OK, his disenchantment with the music industry is well known, but even diehard fans must be a bit miffed that the record release which coincides with his world tour is not a new collection of songs, but another retrospective.
It is only eight years since the "Ladies And Gentlemen : best of" with which Twenty Five's track listing overlaps considerably.
No amount of cunning packaging - such as dividing the collection into themed sections with the twee titles "For Living", "For Loving" and, on the triple CD version, "For The Loyal" - can disguise the fact that fans will be buying some songs for the second, maybe third time.
OK, that's the "buyer beware" message.
"Twenty Five" offers a handful of inessential new cuts (the likes of "Heal The Pain" with Paul McCartney, "This Is Not Real Love" with Mutya . . . yawn) but it is also a reminder of the gobsmacking range of Michael's work.
That means everything from the gorgeous, saccharine-tinged glory of "Careless Whisper" to the most cack-handed protest song ever in "Shoot The Dog".
It's a journey from the shuttlecock-down-the-shorts frippery of Wham!'s "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" to the big band crooning of "My Baby just Cares For Me", from brilliant throwaway pop like "Faith" to songs of disarming autobiographical honesty like "My Mother Had A Brother".
George is a pop everyman capable of the sublime (the cover of Stevie Wonder's "As" with Mary J Blige) and the ridiculous (the afore-mentioned "Shoot The Dog").
Pity he's not capable of upping the work rate.
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Free Music Review: george' 25 years
Hit: 5 Stars
I loved this new cd. It has a great mixture of songs. The new material
is alot of fun. The older songs are great too. I have tickets to go see
his show in Chicago and hearing the new music is great.
It was a great value too. Only 14.99 for 20 or more songs. I got it
quickly also. Thank you for a great deal. I surely would have paid more
anywhere else.
Free Music Review: Amazing !
Hit: 5 Stars
Songs for Living and Songs for Loving: This is a beautifully arranged collection of many of George Michael's classic recordings, along with new releases that confirm his voice remains one of the most exquisite in popular music. Duets including the Stevie Wonder classic "As" with Mary J. Blige and the new release "This is Not Real Love" with Mutya, as well as GM's stunning cover of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", make this CD set truely special. If you have all of George Michael's previous recordings, Wham through Patience, your collection is not complete without this one.