I'm a Suzi Quatro fan and I've purchased all of her Cherry Red re-releases; I simply love it when solid artists get an upgrade on their original work and all her albums have gotten great treatment with this label (still a little frustrated at no lyrics; but we can't have it all).

Suzi's albums range from great (her debut) to mediocre ("Main Attraction" the main offender). "Your Mamma Won't Like Me", "Aggro-Phobia" and "Rock Hard" are impressive albums which I'm a bit surprised aren't better known and "Quatro" has some very bright spots - especially in it's re-release form despite being a bit of letdown. This album, "Unreleased Emotion", is closer in quality to "Main Attraction" than the others mentioned. I do like some of the songs here; "Secret Hideaway", "Starry Night", "Can I Be Your Girl", "Comes the Night" and, yes, even "Tonight, I Could Fall in Love" sounds appealing to me. Others here fall somewhere in the middle; not very enjoyable but not outright boring (with the possible exception of "Just Like Mamma" and the cover of "Suzi Q" of all songs).

The troubled history of Suzi's career from 1980 and onwards is covered in an informative accompanying booklet (always a nice touch) and by more knowledgeable reviewers than me on this site. I can just say that "Unreleased Emotion" is a solid enough CD for a fan of Suzi and I do pop it in on a few occasions.

There are a few other Quatro albums left and I hope they'll get the Cherry Red upgrade as I'd like to finish the collection since I've gotten this far. The "In the Spotlight" deluxe edition looks good and I'll definately pick it up as well.

In the old days when the Vinyl LP had side 1 and side 2; listeners must have thought there was a mix up in printing when they flipped Suzi Quatro's "Main Attraction" over. Such is the difference halfway through this album.

Side 1 is pretty good. Suzi's in country mode on the title track, "Two Miles Out of Georgia" and "Heart of Stone" and there's some plain old fashioned rock'n roll on "Cheap Shot" and "She Knows". These are fine tracks and Suzi is in fine form. Tracks 6-9 are somewhat painful to listen to; it's completely different from everything she's done (at least from what I've heard so far); sort of a New Wave-ish, electronic pop that the rock queen should stay away from. Incredibly lousy lyrics there as well. The final track; "Oh Baby" is at least somewhat catchy so the album doesn't end on a too sour note.

I've recently discovered Quatro and I'm slowly acquiring most of her stuff. "Main Attraction" can best be described as uneven but fans can find plenty to enjoy here; even if it's very much on the mellow side.

Really didn't know what I was getting into with this cd but I've always been partial to a few of Suzi Quatro's biggest hits. Songs like "Can the Can", "48 Crash", "If You Can't Give Me Love", "She's in Love with You" and "The Wild One" were already in my possession via a bargain priced "Best of" disc I purchased a few years back.

This is a fine album. Another reviewer here has already covered the album in great detail and I can add very little. There are also very informative liner notes included. That's always a nice addition as I'm one of the (I fear) few who actually likes a cd in my hands rather than those digital downloads. Although lyrics to the songs would have been very welcome and they're MIA.

The album is full of catchy rock tunes, sung with gusto by Suzi and her band is in fine form. Highlights from the original album for me are "48 Crash", Glycerine Queen", "Skin Tight Skin" and "Rockin' Moonbeam". And her cover of The King's "All Shook Up" is quite good. But the real goodies come in the form of "Bonus Tracks". My absolute favorite here is "Rolling Stone", Suzi's first ever song, which apparently only registered in Portugal. Terrific lyrics that could only originate from a flower child of the era - an atmospheric and soothing song with a catchy-as-hell first verse leading into the lovely melody. Hard to believe this isn't a better known song. "Brain Confusion", "Can the Can", "Little Bitch Blue", "Daytona Deamon" and "Roman Fingers" are all terrific songs and they round off well a very nice, well remastered special edition of Suzi Quatro's solid entrance into the rock scene.

I have nothing bad to say about the music on "New Jersey". It's one of my favorite Bon Jovi albums and it certainly deserves an upgrade. It sounds great, the tracks are great; overall it's a great album.

But there's one thing that annoys me here; this Special Edition has NO LYRICS. It's got liner notes from some people I have no idea who are explaining how great the band is and that's it. If ever there was a big voice displaying his irritations at how downloads are slowly replacing CD's it's Bon Jovi himself. This album, the Special Edition of 7800°Fahrenheit and their Ultimate Collection (with four new songs) come without any lyrics at all - this looks very rushed and simply designed to cash in on true fans of their music. I expected better from Bon Jovi in this respect; but there's no point in faulting the disc itself; it sounds great.

This collection of Elvis's movies is very interesting.

Elvis could be quite a good actor when the material was solid and he firmly displays this in several films here. In some of his later films the King looked quite bored, the stories and scripts were not too good, the flicks looked cheap and rushed and the songs were poorer.

In this set;

Love Me Tender (1956) - The only Elvis movie which is kinda' above serious critique. It was his first film, the story is ambitious, the settings are lovely and the songs are good. Elvis looks full of spunk and enthusiasm and all others are very competent. It sorta' doesn't matter that much that Elvis is in no way convincing as a cowboy and the musical moments are awkward, clumsy and in no way convincing in this era in time. The film goes for a dramatic ending and it gets a huge plus for that - it's hard not to be touched by it in some way.

Flaming Star (1960) - This film is a good example of how Elvis's movie career could have turned out. A first rate director (Don Siegel), working with a decent script and a good cast delivered one of the King's best movies. Elvis is fine as Pacer Burton - a halfbreed caught in the middle in a war between Kiowa indians and white folks. Great scope photography - solid (but very few) songs and plenty of action; Flaming Star is a very good movie in most respects.

Wild in the Country (1961) - In between lightweight material such as "G.I. Blues" and "Blue Hawaii" Presley was allowed to make movies he was more interested in. "Flaming Star" and "Wild in the Country" were closer to what Elvis wanted and here he gives a splendid performance as a rebellious youth who's blessed with great literary talent. A solid movie with some good dramatic impact at times, good songs and terrific performances by all involved.

Follow That Dream (1962) - Somewhat an oddity in the Presley canon of films; a unique comedy that delves into slapstick territory and throws in a good dose of social commentary in the end that's very well played out. Elvis is simply terrific as the somewhat dim witted son of a stern father who tries to build a life for his family in Florida. But Elvis's character isn't all the he seems - his simple look at life has some good depth and very good wisdom, exellently played out in the final scenes of this very pleasent film. Great songs here as well.

Kid Galahad (1962) - Apparently Elvis wanted Michael Curtiz to direct this update of this own 1937 film. Having already worked with Curtiz on "King Creole", Elvis knew of his skills. But the established formula of "G.I. Blues" and "Blue Hawaii" proved to be the route Presley's films would follow. As is here; "Kid Galahad" has a serious story, a decent script, very good actors and incredibly beautiful scenery throughout - but somewhat bogged down by too many musical numbers that keep this firmly a Presley musical and little else. Elvis does look surprisingly good as a boxer though.

Frankie and Johnny (1966) - Neither here nor there. A fluff movie, with a lot of musical numbers - not bad for undemanding Presley enthusiasts but it's one of those later Presley flicks that gave his movie career a bad name.

Clambake (1967) - Another fluff movie, with a better cast though (Bill Bixby and Shelley Fabares). Here you can clearly see the filmmakers saving a buck or two. Probably 90% here is done indoors with bad screen projection throuhgout. Elvis looks bored, the songs are very subpar and it's strangely long winded and lifeless. While some of Elvis's later flicks were very similar, some of them (Speedway, Spinout, Double Trouble, Girl Happy to name a few) had beautiful scenery, very tounge in cheek humor and lively musical numbers.

This set showcases Elvis's films quite well. It's got the good, the not so good and the pretty bad all wrapped up in a neat package. The lesser Presley films can always be enjoyed to an extent for a fan of his.

Perhaps this Deluxe Edition of Jason's second album is a bit of an overkill but I, for one, will be happy to include this in my cd collection.

Jason Donovan goes all the way back to my teenage years and his Greatest Hits album got quite a spin in my player. He's not the best vocalist around nor is his music all that great but it's quite a time capsule for more innocent and care-free times. In the early 90's Jason was considered neither hip nor cool and he was more of a chick's dude so those of us who dug him kept relatively quiet. But this "fluffy" pop has endured quite well and the music ain't too bad at all and one doesn't need to lower his head in shame in admitting fondness for Jason's music.

A particular favorite here is "Another Night", an overly dramatic tale of a guy who's broken up with his girlfriend and, quite simply, can't face another night without her. Aaaahhh, those years when you thought a certain girl didn't like you and it was the end of the world :), well, the song instantly takes me back to a certain crush in high shcool.

Other than that, all the songs on "Between the Lines" are pure pop and they're pretty good. Songs like "When you come back to me", "Hang on to your love", "When it's all over" and "Like it was Yesterday" are fun songs but they definately have a cheese factor about them. But that's part of their appeal.

As a juicy extra here you get B-sides and a ton of remixes which should be fun to give a spin. Now my suggestion is they next give Jason's least known album, "All Around the World" a deluxe treatment. I believe there were a few B-sides there as well as some quality alternate mixes of pretty good songs.

This is a fine but somewhat underwhelming album. It's a fairly safe bet doing a cover's album and Jason pulls it off quite well, even turning out numbers here that rival the originals. He's aided by good musicians and the consistent, easy listening tone makes it an enjoyable cd. These are just plain old covers, nothing much has been changed or updated and it's quite apparent that Jason loves these tracks and he's in fine vocal form here. He's never been an Elvis when it comes to his voice but he's perfectly capable of doing this...and more.

The two original tracks in the end, particularly "All the Words We Don't Say", give sound promise to an album full of original stuff in the near future. As nice as it is having a new Jason Donovan album, a covers album is never the same as one with new stuff.

So on the whole "Let it Be Me" is probably worth three stars but an extra star must be awarded due to the sheer pleasure of having another Jason album, he's always been a guilty favorite in pop music and here's hoping for another one soon...with new stuff.

There are two reviews here that concern MONK, not The Incredible Hulk. They should be moved to the appropriate location.

Anyway, enough of that. The Second Season of The Incredible Hulk is definately a worthy purchase if you're a fan of Hulk at all. Most everyone knows this but the Bixby/Ferrigno series are way different than Ang Lee's take on the legend in the 2003 film and it's here on Season 2 that the series really hit it's stride. Season 1 was a great introduction with some classic episodes, but it struggled somewhat to find it's groove and overall the second season is more consistent.

Many episodes here are socially conscious and very maturely written. Ambition is one thing the makers here didn't lack and while special effects-wise the series show their age but in terms of quality writing, direction and acting (from the main stars, that is) The Hulk is most surely above average. Many thrilling and fast paced episodes, including ones that deal with poverty, alcoholism, child beating, violent sports and mental problems to name a few.

Not all the episodes here are great but the batting average is very impressive and some series highlights are located here; "Married" is a bona fide Hulk classic and "Mystery Man" Parts 1 and 2 are great as well. Bill Bixby further demonstrates here what a quality actor he was and Jack Colvin (as obsessive reporter Jack McGee) has many fine moments here. And Lou Ferrigno is perfect as the Green Giant.

Only nitpicking here are supporting actors who quite often are real bad. Only a handful of episodes have quality actors in supportive roles.

So, if you like The Hulk you shouldn't think twice about picking this set up.

For fans of lightweight murder mysteries this show is a must. One can't but admire the overall quality of the writing and scenarios the shows offer. While Season One was overall pretty good, it had it's fair shair of lulls as the show proceeded to find it's proper path. Season Two is much more consistant and some of the mysteries are really top notch.

When shows constantly change sceneries and have a different topic there are always some episodes better than others. Some of the better ones here take place in Cabot Cove as the show expands on the recurring characters. But just about every episode here has something going for it.

Another thing the show's famous for and that's for it's superb roster of guest stars. Every episode has good quality actors but as always this is Angela Lansbury's show and she's simply fantastic as the (world's best?) sleuth.

Anyhow, Murder, she wrote easily kills a lot of hours and most every one of them are really enjoyable.

This collection of 3 episodes from the classic television series consists of two season 4 episodes (The First, parts 1 & 2) and one season 2 episode (Kindred Spirits). They show well the overall quality of the series and are similarly themed, making them flow well together.

In Kindred Spirits David Banner joins an archeological dig that has uncovered evidence of a prehistoric Hulk-like creature. David once again hopes that a possible cure may be found at the site. The episode has good supporting actors (a very young Kim Cattrall and A Martinez), solid story and writing and some decent Hulk action.

The First is one of the legendery episodes as it features two Hulks. David finds out that another creature like him existed before. It turns out that the man with the affliction was cured and now David is closer than ever to discovering a cure.
Bill Bixby is always good as David Banner, but here he outdoes himself with a fantastic performance, especially in the dramatic second part. The fight between the two Hulks is great and overall The First is an excellent episode, marred only by weak acting from supporting actors.

The series had it's ups and downs but mostly the Hulk episodes were entertaining and professionally made. This collection is a good sample of what the series had to offer.