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SANTANA
all that i am
Santana

Santana ropes in a wide range of artists on this cool collaboration album



BIG BLACK
book ii
Big Black 2
Second in the soulful R&B collection



LIMP BIZKIT
greatest hitz
Limp Bizkit
All the favouritz plus a few new ones



THE PRODIGY
their law
Prodigy
All of Liam's biggest hits on one disc



THE PRODIGY
always outnumbered, never outgunned
Prodigy
The long anticipated new Prodigy album kicks some hard beat ass



NICKELBACK
all the right reasons
Nickelback
Nickelback goes through the motions with ease



KIRK FRANKLIN
hero
Kirk Franklin

A spiritual album with lively and tearful moments



ROBOTS
soundtrack
Robots
Mediocre soundtrack to a vibrant animated flick



THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
move along
All American rejects
Generic rock with very little personal identity



SIMPLE MINDS
black & white
Simple Minds
Evidently we didn't forget about them



HERBIE HANCOCK
possibilities
Herbie Hancock
Jaz legend Hancock collaborate with a range of artists



LONEHILL ESTATE
take it all
Lonehill Estate
Pretty good local act drawing from foreign influences and trends without making it too obvious


DONOVAN FRANKENREITER / JACK JOHNSON / G LOVE
some live songs ep
Franken Jack Love
Three Busfire Records names team up for some acoustic chilling



ALOUD
Aloud
Fun electronic pop-rock set-up



STRAYS DON'T SLEEP
Strays Don't Sleep
Subtle and well-written pop songs



QUEEN + PAUL RODGERS
return of the champions
Queen +
Live performance of two surviving Queen members with Paul Rodgers helping on vocals



BARBIE COOL PARTY
various
Barbie Cool Party
With very little Barbie relation (except for the title), this is just another collection of pop songs for the kids at summertime


BARBRA STREISAND
guilty pleasures
Barbra Streisand
Barbra & Barry team up again after several decades



ELBOW
leaders of the free world
Elbow
Alternative pop-rock



DIANA ROSS
love & life
Diana Ross
A huge double disc collection of all her hits


RICHARD CLAYDERMAN MEETS JAMES LAST
most beautiful songs in the world

Two instrumental legends unite!



THE RASMUS
hide from the sun
The Rasmus
After their previous big hit, The Rasmus hope to do it again



SYLEENA JOHNSON
chapter 3: the flesh
Syleena Johnson
A soulful R&B effort, but trying too hard to grasp the current trends - also tries a bit too hard to be seductive



LEO SAYER
ultimate collection
Leo Sayer
An odd little man, but with some memorable tunes



SO AMAZING
an all-star tribute to luther vandross
Luther Vandross Tribute

Big names roll in to pay tribute to the velvet voiced Luther



KARMA
don't walk, fly
Karma
Local gal tries her luck abroad



CHARLIE WILSON
charlie, last name wilson
Charlie Wilson
Charlie tries a bit too hard to fit into the new style


THE CORRS
home
The Corrs
The Corrs cover some classic Irish tunes



SIPHO GUMEDE
the best of vol. 2
Sipho Gumede
Gone but not forgotten



PROGRESSION 2
various
Progression 2
Trance flavoured House & dance collection


RIHANNA
music of the sun
Rihanna
Can you believe she was nominated for best new artist?!



LEE RYAN
Lee Ryan
Blue-boy goes solo


ANTHONY HAMILTON
soul life
Anthony Hamilton
Cool Soul and old-school R&B flavours from Hamilton



FOSTER & ALLEN
sing the sixties
Foster & Allen
A double disc from the straighter side of the '60s by these Irish boys


SEAN PAUL
trinity
Sean Paul
Sean Paul has no clue, just like all his fans



DAVID GRAY
life in slow-motion
David Gray
More sombre vocla pop tones from Mr. Gray



CAPSOLYS
things are as they are
Capsolys
South African Hip-Hop with a bit more promise than the usual imitations



NINE BLACK ALPS
everything is
Nine Black Alps
Listenable rock that could grow on you



KATIE MELUA
piece by piece
Katie Melua
Katie's second album is set to be as big as her first



TOM JONES
do ya think I'm sexy remixes 2005
Tom Jones
Tommy's still swinging, hee with some remixes


ASHLEE SIMPSON
i am me
Ashlee Simpson
Adamant not to be Jessica's little sister, Ashlee attempts to prove her own identity


PATTI LABELLE
classic moments
Patti Labelle
One of the original diva's returns



ALESSI
hello everyone
Alessi
Relaxed, safe pop



PAUL McCARTNEY
chaos and creation in the backyard
Paul McCartney
No towel thrown in as yet
for Paul


PRAS MICHEL
win lose or draw
Pras Michel
Pras tries the tough and tender approach



ROOSTER

Rooster

Acceptable new generation rock



KANYE WEST
late registration
Kanye West
West vents a bit more



LIZZ WRIGHT
dreaming wide awake
Lizz Wright

Wonderful voice, marvellous songs


PUSSYCAT DOLLS
pcd
Pussycat Dolls
Another sad-sad day for music



R.KELLY
tp3 reloaded
R.Kelly
There's no stopping this guy - to our detriment!



MDC
ziyatonta
MDC
African kwaito-pop with some jazzy, jiving grooves



WIREDAISIES
just another day
Wiredaisies
Pop with a bit more substance



ROGER SANCHEZ
release yourself
Release Yourself
Double disc of party and warm up tunes



TEAIRRA MARI
Teairra Mari
Not very impressive



SALADOMUNDO II
various
Saladomundo 2
Highly enjoyable smooth grooves mixed by Kid Fonque



FLIPSYDE
we the people
Flipsyde
A very interesting Hip-Hop album denying the same old routes



DEEPER SOUND OF VIMO
various
Deeper Sound Vimo
Dancefloor grooves



MARQUES HOUSTON
naked
Marques Houston
Another one of the young vanity inflicted hormonal cases



ASHTON NYTE & THE ACCUSED
headspace
Ashton Nyte & Accused
Awakening frontman keeps the flow going


KAREN ZOID
media
Karen Zoid
Good new energy from Zoid



FOKOFPOLISIEKAR
monoloog in stereo
Fokofpolisiekar
More relaxed EP from the Belville boys



LIMP BIZKIT
the unquestionable truth part 1
Limp Bizkit
New EP from the band we thought wouldn't come up with anything new - original guitarist also returning



STRAIGHT OUTTA BENONI
soundtrack
Straight Outa Benoni
Enjoyable soundtrack from the Crazy Monkey movie includes local and international acts, plus a multi-media disc



METRO FM - MOVE Vol. 1
various
Metro FM Move
Metro FM's selection of favourites, plus a DVD



TONY YAYO
thoughts of a predicate felon
Tony Yayo
Do we really need another?



THE LONGEST YARD
soundtrack
Longest Yard
R&B and Hip-Hop slanted soundtrack to Sandlers starring flick



JAMES BLUNT
back to bedlam
James Blunt
Slightly depressing pop tunes with some seriously catchy moments



MUDVAYNE
lost and found
Mudvayne

Nu-Skool Metallers offer an acceptable new one


LEANNE
simply luvlee
Leanne

Locally flavoured R&B-Pop



THE WORLD'S GREATEST
various
World's Greatest
Triple disc of hits & favourites



ALANIS MORISSETTE
jagged little pill acoustic
Alanis Morissette
Alanis re-evaluates her seminal release in an acoustic fashion



LORDS OF DOGTOWN
soundtrack
Lords Of Dogtown
Classic hard rocking tunes for this skateboard flick


SODA SCHNAPPS & TONIC
various
Soda Schnapps & Tonic
Booty shaking tunes



SIX FEET UNDER - EVERYTHING DIES
tv soundtrack
Six Feet Under
Eclectic pop & rock collection for this popular, dark HBO series



CRAIG DAVID
the story goes...
Craig David
David does not impress with this new album of cliche's


NOW 40
various
Now 40
More radiofriendly pop tunes



JEM
finally woken
Jem
Fluid, moving, non-obvious pop experience



JEFF WAYNE
war of the worlds
War Of The Worlds
Timeless classic re-released on CD



THE OFFSPRING
greatest hits
Offspring
All their hits of the last decade



CHRIS CHAMELEON
ek herhaal jou
Chris Chameleon

Ex-Boo! frontman's solo Afrikaans effort



STAR WARS
REVENGE OF THE SITH
soundtrack
Star Wars III

Vast John Williams soundtrack to the closing chapter of the biggest Sci-Fi phenomenon on the planet


FOO FIGHTERS
in your honor
Foo Fighters

Twin Foo Fighters disc with
a mellow acoustic and harder platter


WATKIN TUDOR JONES
the fantastic kill
Watkin Tudor Jones

Rather original SA Hip-Hop from Max Normal's Waddy & DJ Fuck



TRUTH
no.3
Truth No.3

Selection of current club favourites


BED ON BRICKS
if you see kay
Bed On Bricks

Fine follow-up to Humanarium



ELAN LEA
rock the world
Elan lea

New popman on the SA scene



FANTASIA
free yourself
Fantasia
Idols winner's debut



ROOIBAARDT
increase da peace
Rooibaardt
True slice of South African booze & blues-rock



STOCK-X-CHANGE
something's gotta give
Stock-X-change

SA RP studio competiton winners



BEANIE SIGEL
the b.coming

Yep, no surprises here


CRAZY FROG
crazy hits
crazy crap

So moronic, I can't believe we actually reviewed it!



MEGADETH
greatest hits
Megadeth

Another collection of Megadeth tunes five years after the last one (but not a mere duplication)


MODE OF OBSCURITY
a tribute to depeche mode
Mode Of Obscurity
A collection of DM tracks by South African artists


ORGAZMATRACKS 4
various
Orgazmatracks 4
The 4th double album compilation by Alter Ego delving into the darker side of music


OASIS
don't believe the truth
Oasis

Guess you can't keep a Gallaghar down



TIMO MAAS
pictures
Timo Maas
Highly listenable slice of dance innovation


NIGHTWATCHMEN
craig de souza / dino moran
Nightwatchmen

Double dance platter from Good Hope FM's weekend nighttime hosts De Souza and Moran




JESSE McCARTNEY
beautiful soul

Jesse McCartney
Young lad doing it for the girls



DONOVAN FRANKENREITER
Donovan Frankenreiter
Chill acoustic tones in true Bushfire fashion



MISSY ELLIOT
cookbook

Missy Elliot


ERA
very best of

Era

All of thier hits plus the videos on a bonus DVD



DAFT PUNK
human after all

Daft Punk

Human or not, their electronic vibe is often infectious


AALIYAH
ultimate

Aaliyah

Double CD & DVD set of the passed on starlet's life's work



ROBERT PLANT
& THE STRANGE SENSATION

mighty rearranger

Robert Plant

Led Zep vocalist Plant shows how it's done



BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
golddiggas, headnodders & pholksongs

Beautiful South
A very cool collection of cover versions



THE RIGHT STUFF 3
various

Right Stuff 3

Another album covering popular tracks of the moment



MICHAEL JACKSON
essential

Michael Jackson


ERIC BENET
hurricane

Eric Benet


COLLECTIVE SOUL
youth

Collective Soul
A generic rock album from a band that had a lot of promise



THE CRAZY FROG
various

Crazy Frog rip

This is unforgiveable



BILLY CORGAN
the future embrace

Billy Corgan
Corgan's first full-frontal solo album after Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan


CHRISTIAN ALEXANDA
christyle

Christian Alexanda


HARDY BOYZ
overload

Hardy Boyz
Dance tracks compiled by these favoured party instigators



THE BRAVERY
The Bravery

Cool rock from another new trendy band



FANTASTIC 4 - THE ALBUM
soundtrack
Fantastic 4


MIKE JONES
who is

Mike Jones

Listeners don't seem to demand much from their music anymore if junk like this still sells



BLACK EYED PEAS
monkey business

BEP

Another energized BEP album containing some more and less annoying hits



BROKEN DREAM
various

Broken Dreams

A collection of more soppy, emotional rock tracks



INSPIRED GENIUS
various

Inspired Genius

The songs of Ray Charles as played by other musos



TAL BACHMAN
staring down the sun

Tal Bachman

Accessible male vocal pop



LEELA JAMES
a change is gonna come

Leela James

A soulful touch from Leela



BOBBY VALENTINO
Bobby Valentino

R&B with all the cliche's



K's CHOICE
ten years of

K's Choice

Easy listening pop-rock



JAY SEAN
me against myself

Jay Sean

More R&B from the UK




D-SIDE
stronger together

D-Side
If boybands still appeal to you, by all means



ROYSKOPP
the understanding

Royskopp

Electronic moods with pop possibilities



AFRICANISM
volume iii

Africanism 3



ARMIN VAN BUUREN
a state of trance 2005

Armin Van Buuren

A double album of Van Buuren's choice



SINEAD O'CONNOR

collaborations

Sinead O'Connor
Richly textured compilation of O'Connor's collaborations over the years



BREAKFAST INCLUDED
night work ahead


South African flavoured laid back jazzy tones



STEREOPHONICS
language.sex.violence.other?

Stereophonics
Not a bad album, but nothing new either


JAMIROQUAI
dynamite

Jamoiroquai

A lot more of the funky same, but fans wouldn't want it any other way



JULIET
random order

Juliet

Appealing new electronic pop


LENE MARLIN
lost in a moment

Lene Marlin



JULIETTE & THE LICKS
you're speaking my language

Juliette & The Licks

Most rock stars want to be actors - and vice versa


LOUIE VEGA
elements of life: extensions

Louie Vega
A rich mix of House moods and jazz-tinged grooves



COLDPLAY
x & y

Coldplay

Another fine effort from the Coldplay boys



THE SHADOWS
premier collection
The Shadows
A weighty collection of this classic instrumental act's tunes



SEETHER
karma and effect
Seether

Sophomore effort from SA
rocker natives for their foreign record deal


CLIFF RICHARD
platinum: all the hits
Cliff Richard
Another Cliff collection pretty much a carbon copy of the last



THE MARS VOLTA
frances the mute
Mars Volta

A mind-blowingly innovative and progressive rock album with loads of layers


LARK
mouth of me
Lark
Inspired new duo from Cape Town adds some dark sex-appeal to the electronic music realm



SYSTEM OF A DOWN
mezmerize
System Of A Down

Another killer from this hard hitting outfit



FAITHLESS
forever faithless - greatest hits
Faithless

All of their hits on one disc



AUDIOSLAVE
out of exile
Audioslave
Great follow-up to this supergroup's debut


BASEMENT JAXX
the singles
Basement Jaxx
Full collection of the Basement Jaxx plus a bonus disc of mixes



BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
devils & dust
Brice Springsteen
A stripped down, emotional album from Springsteen


DAVE MATTHEWS BAND
stand up
Dave Matthews Band
Another please-all album from Dave and his band



CHRIS ROCK
never scared
Chris Rock
An album of Rock's most recent live stand-up routine plus a bonus DVD


TKZEE
guz hits
TKZee
All the hits of the TKZee trio



SINGING THE BLUES
various
Singing The Blues
Big collection of accessible blues voices


CHILLOUT SESSION
various
Chillout Session
Cool moods to chill to



DAVID FOSTER
live at home
david Foster
A live recording from this talented young performer


KAISER CHIEFS
employment
Kaizer Chiefs
New act delivers a fun listen



PEOPLE'S CHOICE VOLUME 1
various
Peoples Choice Vol.1
Another collection of hits, this time voted for by "the people" - thus many expected tunes pop up


ALTERNATIVE LOVE SONGS
various
Alternative Love Songs
A cool double disc collection of Alternatively slanted love songs



SOUTHERN GYPSEY QUEEN
sweet voodoo
Southern Gypsey Queen
Not the greatest name, but this locally bred act offer some fun blues-rock tunes


AND ALL THAT JAZZ VOL. 2
various
And All That Jazz
More accessible jazz from here and over there


LEANN RIMES
this woman
Leann Rimes
Not disappearing after her Best Of, Leann assures her fans she's still busy


JEMZA HOUSE BEATS
Jemza House Beats

African House with no real surprizes to write home about


JUDAS PRIEST
angel of retribution
Judas Priest
Rob is back and Priest is rocking as if there was never any separation



PRINCE
hits / b-sides
Prince
A vibrant collection of his favourites across three discs



DEEP PURPLE
platinum collection
Deep Purple
A triple disc collection covering Deep Purple's vast career from the late '60s to 2004



QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE
lullabies to paralyze
Queens Of Teh Stone Age
With their third album, QOTSA are well settled into their sound which is immediately recognisable



CHEMICAL BROTHERS
push the button
Chemical Bros.
The Chemical duo deliver a new album of varied intensity and some great tracks



NEW ORDER
waiting for the sirens' call
New Order
One of the few bands to survive their era, New Order still have some good songs left in them


MARLENA SHAW
go away little boy
Marlena Shaw
A collection of a real soul-diva's greatest moments - something for the youngsters to learn from



BLOC PARTY
silent alarm
Bloc Party
Pretty cool modern rock trip



CARL COX
2nd sign
Carl Cox
One of the original '90s superstar DJs is still pumping


BODY ROCKERS
Body Rockers
Tacky, rock-flavoured electronic pop, but strangely enjoyable



DANIEL POWTER
Daniel Powter
A very smooth newcomer



FOSTER & ALLEN
for the ladies
Foster & Allen
These two Irish boys seem to be far from giving up



NATALIE IMBRUGLIA
counting down the days
Natalie Imbruglia
We know her as the Aussie who had a hit with Torn a decade ago, new kids will know her as the L'Oreal girl



E.S.P. 2005
various
E.S.P.2005
Double album of club tunes for the here & now



KT TUNSTALL
eye to the telescope
KT Tunstall

Tunstall strips away the visual cliche' selling points and makes music


LIFEHOUSE
Lifehouse
Self-titled new one from the spiritually inclined acoustic pop-rockers



FASTFOOD ROCKERS
it's never easy being cheesy
Fastfood Rockers
Enough to put you off cheese for life



HOT HOT HEAT
elevator
Hot Hot Heat
New school rocking with many catchy tracks



GARBAGE
bleed like me
Garbage
Not a half bad, slightly cynical return



DELUXE
this is deluxe
Deluxe
A great new South African act circumventing all the local cliches


VAN MORRISON
magic time
Van Morisson
Still not over the hill, Van Morrison gives us his version of the Blues



BECK
guero
Beck

Beck returns with a killer album loaded with his trademarks



GORILLAZ
demon days
Gorillaz

Another fine effort by the virtual band



FAITH EVANS
the first lady
Faitjh Evans
Biggie's widow seems to be getting along fine



HALF PRICE
taking life seriously
Half Price
Cape Town punks who love their beer



WILL SMITH
lost and found
Will Smith
Balancing his movie career, Smith reminds his fans where he came from



KENNY G
at last...the duets
Kenny G
Kenny blows his heart out with several guests



AMADOU AND MARIAM
dimanche a bamako
Amadou & Mariam

Welcome to Senegal



K-OS
joyful rebellion
K-os
Pushing the confines of Hip-Hop, K-os impresses



ROBERT MEADMORE
after a dream
Robert Meadmore
Amazing reworkings of brilliant classical pieces



OMARION
o
Omarion
Yes, another one of the same



THE REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Real Estate Agents
A fantastic three disc release, one for each of the REA's, and one together with video clips



ROB THOMAS
…something to be
Rob Thomas
Rob ventures out sans Matchbox 20




BAZWAANA
newtown breeze
Bazwaana
Jazzy vibes with strong Johannesburg flavours



BEBE WINANS
dream
BeBe Winans
Flying solo without CeCe, BeBe gives it his all


DEREK "THE BANDIT'S" CHILL OUT
various
Derek the Bandit
A double album of relaxed modern tracks



BRANDY
the best of
Brandy
All her hits, some not bad, others over-rated



KELLY CLARKSON
breakaway
Kelly Clarkson
2nd album by the first US Idols winner



JACK HAMMER
pilgrim
Jack Hammer
SA rock with some great packaging



AVRIL LAVIGNE
under my skin (special edition)
Avril Lavigne
Re-release with a DVD & poster bonus



SAMA 2005
various
SAMA 2005
A collection of some SA Music Award nominees



LEMAR
time to grow
Lemar
Impressive, soulful album



LOUISE CARVER
silent scream
Louise Carver
Passable effort by SA's Carver


TWEET
it's me again
Tweet
Not too bad modern R&B



BLUE LAGOON
clublagoon
Blue Lagoon
Plastic dance with many cover versions



PEARL JAM
rearview mirror - best of
Pearl Jam
A fantastic collection of one of the Grunge eras rock die-hards



BABY BASH
super saucy
Baby bash
What's even sadder than this guy is his fans


SIMPLE PLAN
still not getting any
Simple Plan
Popular radiopunks fail to offer anything new



BENASSI BROS.
phobia
Benassi Bros.
Euro dance which has its moments



JONATHAN BUTLER
the worship project
Jonathan Butler
Butler gets the spirit


M PEOPLE
ultimate collection
M People
One of the 90s' more noteworthy pop acts with a Best Of



CLUBWORX
various
Clubworx
Double disc of current dancing faves



DELTA GOODREM
mistaken identity
Delta Goodrem
Pop, but just falls short of really impressing


LUCIE SILVAS
breathe in
Lucie Silvas
Pretty listenable pop, but nothing spectacular


ZUBZ
listeners digest
Zubz
More unoriginal African Hip-Hop


NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS
b-sides & rarities
Nick Cave & Bads Seeds
A great 3-disc collection of Cave & his Bad Seeds' rarities



BEENIE MAN
kingston to king of the dancehall
Beenie Man

Beenie Man's Best Of includes a DVD with vids and interviews


THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
begins here
Butterfly effect
Cool Aussie hard rock



WAX POETIC
nublu sessions
Wax Poetic

Smooth, very hip and enjoyable project



OFF THE RECORD
various
Off The Record

Not the dance compilation to end all dance compilations


DANKO JONES
born a lion / we sweat blood
Danko Jones

Raw bones rock with a take-no-prisoners attitude



AMOS LEE
Amos Lee
Bluesy, hazy chilled-out tones


ALTERNATIVE ALBUM 3
various
Alternative Album 3

Third in the Alternative series



JACK JOHNSON
in between dreams
Jack Johnson

Another great, laid back effort from the Hawaiian based acoustic guy


NESHAMAH
communicating in heartbeats
Neshamah
Cape Town based (Christian) Hardcore at its best



THE BEACH BOYS
platinum collection
Beach Boys

60
classic tracks from this seminal surfin' band


CAFE D'AFRIQUE II
various
Cafe D'Afrique II
The second in the lounge tinged series


WESTLIFE
released
Westlife
A collection of remixed and unreleased tracks


MINISTRY
animositisomina

Ministry

Al & Paul prove there's still no equal



THE NARROW
/ PESTROY
split
The Narrow / Pestroy
A special double album hook-up with unreleased, remixed & rare tracks from two of SA's more prominent nu-metal influenced acts



IL DIVO
il Divo
Four fine-voiced fellows blending operatic and pop


SCHOOL REUNION
songs from the '90s
School Reunion 90s
A collection of '90s tunes


VOICES OF LOVE
various
Voices Of Love
A collection of some of times prominent voices


MOBY
hotel

Moby further expands his range



WESTLIFE
allow us to be frank
Westlife
Shy one member, the biggest Irish boyband go retro



SNOOP DOGGY DOGG
tha dogg

Snoop

Flashback to some of Snoop's big early hits


SIMON RATTLE
50th birthday celebration
Simon Rattle

Classical brilliance from this acclaimed conductor



KASABIAN
Kasabian
A very cool rock album of irresistible simplicity



ALFIE
soundtrack
Alfie
Fine soundtrack by Dave Stewart & Mick Jagger



STERIOGRAM
schmack!
Steriogram
Young Aussie rockers with a little grit



DEF LEPPARD
best of

Def Leppard

From hard rock to ballads, these Brits made quite an impact on the rock world



NAT KING COLE
the world of
Nat King Cole
All the favourites from this timeless voice



DANIEL BEDINGFIELD
second first impression
Daniel Bedingfield
Stepping things up with this follow up to his previous hit album



MICHAEL McDONALD
motown two
Michael McDonald
More Motown covers from McDonald



LOS LONELY BOYS
Los Lonely Boys

Three Latino blues-rocking brothers with a mission



ERASURE
nightbird
Nightbird
Nothing seems to stop this duo



DOVES
some cities
Doves

Cool hat trick



LATE NIGHT MOODS
various
Late Night Moods

Double disc of laid back tunes from top notch artists past & present



FUZIGISH
exploited & distorted
Fuzigish
A pacey effort from SA punks



BRIAN McKNIGHT
gemini
Brian McKnight
Old-school R&B blended with the new styles



FOKOFPOLISIEKAR
as jy met vuur speel sal jy brand
Fokofpolisiekar

Re-release of their first EP with some extras thrown in



ALEXANDER
soundtrack
Alexander
Great Vangelis soundtrack to Oliver Stones movie



AKON
trouble
Akon

Ex-con staying out of trouble with music



JENNIFER LOPEZ
rebirth
Jennifer Lopez
No surprises here



ANA JOHNSSON
the way i am
Ana Johnsson

Young chick pop rocker with some worthy tunes



RAY
soundtrack
ray
Great tunes from the Ray Charles biopic



LOVE IS...
best love songs 2005
Love Is

Current love related songs with its cover art and title taken from the classic comic strip



MICHAEL BUBLÉ
it's time
Michael Buble'
Another smooth offering from this young crooner


SHAKIN STEVENS
collectable
Shakin Stevens

A collection of Shaky's best (plus a DVD)



GUSTAV MYBURGH
walk away
Gustav Myburgh
Blues influenced local folk-rock blend


THE MUSIC
welcome to the north

Great follow-up to their rocking debut



ROSSWELL KINGS
no cure for trying
Roswell Kings

Cape Town based rockers manage to do it their own way



MONSOON LOUNGE
various
Monsoon Lounge

A chill collection with enough bounce to get the feet moving



SIMON & GARFUNKEL
old friends live
Simon & Gerfunkel

The legendary flok duo hooked up again for a tour, to fans' delight



MINNIE DRIVER
everything i've got in my heart
Minnie Driver
Another actor going the singing route, but not half bad



BONEY JAMES
pure
Boney James
Smooth, commercial, non-cerebral jazz horn



THE GREAT PAN-AFRICAN TRIP
various
Pan-African Trip
A mix of African artists from across the continent



CREED
greatest hits
Creed

The logical step after breaking up (includes a DVD)


RATPACK
boys night out
Ratpack
While they're all gone, the smoothest trio of the centuray doesn't get boring



GRAMMY NOMINEES 2005
various
Grammys 2005

Some of theprominent Grammy nominees for 2005



PERCY SLEDGE
shining through the rain
Percy Sledge

Back on the horse and kicking



ALISON MOYET
voice
Alison Moyet
Yazoo memories decades int he past, Moyet keeps expanding her talent



BRITNEY SPEARS
greatest hits
Britney
Hits they may be, but music brilliance it ain't


THE GAME
the documentary
Game
Another rapper with the same lame cliched routine



DR. DRE
the chronic
Dr Dre

Considered to be a Rap classic



SERVING SUGGESTION
try whistling this

Serving Suggestion

Cape Town based punk lads' indie debut



2PAC
prophet

2Pac

Another excuse to cash in on Tupac



GOMEZ
split the difference
Gomez

Impressive, eclectic rock & pop album


THE LADYKILLERS
soundtrack
Ladykillers

A Gospel drenched soundtrack to the Coen Bros. flick



BLOOD ISLAND RAIDERS
for the sake of clarity

Blood Island Raiders
Doomy UK stonerockers with some SA links



JAMES STEWART
a man like me
James Stewart
The Usual vocalist's admirable first solo effort



ROLLING STONES
live licks
Rolling Stones
The old boys still can't get no satisfaction



DIZZEE RASCAL
showtime
Dizzee Rascal
UK style with a good dose of attitude


SPYKOS
delicious
Spykos

PMS affiliate with his first album



FAT BOY SLIM
palookaville
Fatboy Slim
Mr Cook still has the beats



THE RHUTZ
the enigma play

SA brewed hard rock



LESLEY-RAE DOWLING
state of grace
Lesley-Rae Dowling
The mesmerizing Lesley-Rae delivers another fine album



A PERFECT CIRCLE
emotive
A Perfect Circle
Anti-war driven cover album by these intense rockers



HEART & SOUL OF CAPE TOWN Vol.2
various
Heart & Soul of CT 2

2nd in P4 Radio's compilation series



BROOKLYN BOUNCE
x-pect the un-x-pected
Brooklyn Bounce

Euro club dance music passing off as a US export


JAN BLOHM
melkstraat confessions
Jan Blohm
Another new Folky / Bluesy
acoustic Afrikaans guy


DJ CLEO
es'khaleni
DJ Cleo

Homegrown DJ shows his stuff



EVEN FLOW
a portrait of purity?
Even Flow

Female fronted local rock act


JOHN DENVER
very best of
John Denver

Another collection of this fine songwriter's work


ROD STEWART
great american songbook 3
Rod Stewart
The third his retro Songbook collection rack up some more classics for the remaking


TINA TURNER
best of
Tina Turner
Hey, what can we say? It's Tina!



GOOD CHARLOTTE
chronicles of life & death
Good Charlotte
For their third album these
poppy punk boys put together an more mature album


R.KELLY & JAY Z
unfinished business
R.Kelly & Jay-Z
The meeting of two forces in Hip-Hop & R&B


KYLIE MINOGUE
ultimate kylie
Kylie

Double disc collection of the Aussie pop queen's hits since the '80s


STATE FAR BETTER
State Far Better

locally brewed rock in the American mold



PLACEBO
singles

All the favourite Placebo tunes of the last decade plus a bonus



DEPECHE MODE
remixes
Depeche Mode

A smashing eclectic 3-disc collection of DM remixes across their lucrative career


MASE
welcome back
Mase

The unfortunate return of one of Sean Combs' lapdoggies and my least favourite East Coast rapper


SCOOTER
mind the gap
Scooter
Up-beat dance-trio don't hold back with the rehashing of other artists past triumphs


MARIE FREDRIKSSON
the change
Marie Fredriksson

Solo album from the voice of Roxette



JAY-Z / LINKIN PARK
collision course
Jay-Z & Linkin Park

Linkin Park and Jay-Z team up for this MTV experiment


DEATH ROW
greatest hits vol. 2
Death Row 2
More rehashing from Suge Night's vault



WILD
time
Wild
Another attempt at mixing young, overstyled sex-appeal and pop with classical


ASH
meltdown
Ash

Another, more crunchy Ash album



TERROR SQUAD
true story
Terror Squad

Uninspired rap endeavour with Fat Joe


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