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Bargain Bin Reviews: Rise
Rise
American Music Club
Price: $1.67
Verdict: Lies! Deception! This album was not what I was promised! If this was the original album I was promised, I would definitely pay $5 for it. But seeing how this is just a single (a good single, however) I’d say maybe $2.50. But in any case it’s a solid alt rock CD with a nice sound.
This is part of a sequence of reviews on CDs I found at bargain piles in the local CD stores, thrift stores or some other place that sells really cheap CDs. Want to read more bargain bin reviews?
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Handel’s Messiah Highlights
The Oratorio Society of New York
Price: $1.67
Verdict: It’s Handel’s Messiah. It’s done pretty well. Musically, it’s worth maybe $3; it’s certainly not the most exciting rendition ever but it works. Personally, though, I’m very glad I bought it.
This is part of a sequence of reviews on CDs I found at bargain piles in the local CD stores, thrift stores or some other place that sells really cheap CDs. Want to read more bargain bin reviews?
Bargain Bin Reviews: Kickbutt City, U.S.A.
Kickbutt City, U.S.A.
The Juleps
Price: $5
Verdict: This will be a short review because this CD isn’t really anything special. It’s nice, and certainly worth the $5 I spent on it. But it’s kind of bland despite its rockin’ country beats.
This is part of a sequence of reviews on CDs I found at bargain piles in the local CD stores, thrift stores or some other place that sells really cheap CDs. Want to read more bargain bin reviews?
Bargain Bin Reviews: The Road Goes on Forever
The Road Goes on Forever
The Highwaymen
Price: $1.76
Verdict: Why was this in the bargain bin? Okay, it should be in the bargain bin because the reissued CD is better and I wouldn’t really pay more than $8 for this. But certainly it deserved to cost more than $1.76.
This is part of a sequence of reviews on CDs I found at bargain piles in the local CD stores, thrift stores or some other place that sells really cheap CDs. Want to read more bargain bin reviews?
Bargain Bin Reviews: Tammy Fletcher & The Disciples
Live at the Mad River Festival
Tammy Fletcher & The Disciples
Price: $1.76
Verdict: Lots of energy, lots of fun. A good mix of rock and country-like melodies, instruments with a hint of traditional music. Tammy Feltcher’s voice is pretty darn good. A nice listening experience but not good for background music or broken up in a playlist. Worth the $1.67, maybe even $5.
This is part of a sequence of reviews on CDs I found at bargain piles in the local CD stores, thrift stores or some other place that sells really cheap CDs. Want to read more bargain bin reviews?
Let’s get this straight: I hate verbatim recordings of live concerts. Most of the time these things should be experienced as events and not the reasonable but arbiturary segments that the CD player divides them into. That said, when listened in a row this is a very solid CD. Especially for $1.67.
Bargain Bin Review: Megachurch Gospel
Megachurch Gospel
Various Artists
Price: $1.76
Verdict: It’s not bad. Also, it teaches the lesson that one machine can provide a lot more spiritual energy than an entire choir. I wouldn’t pay more than $3 for it, though.
So, I have a pile of cheap CDs that I got from the bargain bins at record stores and other random places that sell CDs. Every week (or so) I’ll unwrap one of them, listen to it and then write a little review about it. Since these are cheap—often crappy—CDs it’d be unfair to review them like normal CDs. The chief criterion I judge these CDs with is “was it worth it?”. So in every review I’ll start with how much I paid for the CD, and then instead of saying whether it sucks I’ll just tell you how much I’d be willing to actually pay for it.
Now, what better CD to start this out with than Megachurch Gospel, a collection of the best gospel tunes from megachurches in the United States?