1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF CRATEDIGGS

Happy 1st Year Anniversary Cratediggs

One year ago today I posted my 1st blog post onto this site and to celebrate here are the best movie reviews, record reviews, most viewed posts and most views from each country. Thank you all for supporting the blog, commenting and sharing the blog and thank you all for a wonderful 1st year.

BEST MOVIE REVIEWS LIST

4.The Incredible Hulk: 6.95/10

3. Iron Man 2: 8/10

2. Thor: 8.01/10

1. Iron Man: 8.75/10

BEST RECORD REVIEWS LIST

10. “Greatest Hits” by Mary Wells: 49.6%

9. “Greatest Hits from the Beginning” by The Miracles: 52.1%

8.“Calypso” by Harry Belafonte 58% / “Live at the Apollo” by James Brown: 58%

7.“Where Did Our Love Go” by The Supremes: 61%

6.“I Hear a Symphony” by The Supremes: 61.5%

5.“The 12 Year Old Genius” by Stevie Wonder: 62.5%

4.“Second Album” by The Four Tops: 65.3%

3.“Going to a Go Go” by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles: 66%

2.“A Love Supreme” by John Coltrane: 79%

1. “Kind of Blue” by Miles Davis: 81%

MOST VIEWED POSTS

10. “Happy Birthday Quincey Jones” (3/15/2016): 48 Views

9. “Happy Birthday Nelson Mandela” (7/31/2016): 50 Views

8. “Happy Birthday Nat Turner” (10/2/2016): 56 Views

7. “Happy Birthday Iman Abdulmajid” (8/10/2016): 58 Views

6. “Happy Birthday Granville T. Woods” (4/23/2016): 61 Views

5. “Happy Independence Day Mauritius” (3/12/2016): 83 Views

4. “Happy Birthday Huey P. Newton” (2/17/2016): 91 Views

3. “Anniversary of Satchel Paige’s Death” (6/8/2016): 121 Views

2. “Happy Independence Day Sierra Leone” (5/1/2016): 143 Views

1. “Happy Birthday Sly Stone” (3/17/2016): 184 Views

MOST VIEWS FROM EACH COUNTRY

10. Canada: 85 Views

9. Ireland: 107 Views

8. Ukraine: 123 Views

7. The United Kingdom: 141 Views

6. Portugal: 256 Views

5. Poland: 278 Views

4. France: 506 Views

3. Germany: 588 Views

2. Russia: 1,540 Views

1. The United States of America: 5,922

Record Review: "I Hear A Symphony" By The Supremes

“You've given me a true love and ev'ry day I thank you love, For a feeling that's so new, so inviting, so exciting, Whenever you are near, I hear a symphony” - The Supremes

Title: I Hear A Symphony

Artist: The Supremes

Release Year: 1966

Genre: R&B

Status: Platinum (About 1 million sold)

Number of Tracks: 12 ( 6 Side One, 6 Side Two)

Record Label: Motown

Number Album Released: 8th

What I Think

    This is one of the Supremes’ iconic albums. This is a must have for Supremes fans, Motown fans, R&B fans, and Jazz fans. My favorite song on the album is “I Hear A Symphony”. The 1st track is “Stranger in Paradise”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about a person being a stranger in a new place which they consider a paradise. The 2nd track is “Yesterday”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about a person who wants the past to come back and wants their significant other back. The 3rd track is “I Hear A Symphony”. The group’s singing is smooth and strong. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a mid tempo with a saxophone solo. The message is about a girl who feels a certain way when she is around a certain guy. The 4th track is “Unchained Melody”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about a girl who misses her guy and needs his love. The 5th track is “With a Song in my Heart”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a simple beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about a girl expressing her love for a guy and how it makes her feel. The 6th track is “Without a Song”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a simple beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about how a person feels without purpose or love in their life. The 7th track is “My World is Empty Without You”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a mid tempo. The message is about a girl saying her world feels empty without her guy. The 8th track is “A Lover’s Concerto”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a fast tempo. The message is about a girl telling a guy she belongs to him now. The 9th track is “Any Girl in Love”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a simple beat and rhythm at a mid tempo. The message is about explaining how a girl is in love. The 10th track is “Wonderful, Wonderful”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a simple beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about a couple spending the day together and how it makes the girl feel. The 11th track is “Everything is Good About You”. The group’s singing is smooth. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a mid tempo. The message is about a girl expressing all the good things about her guy to him. The 12th track is “He’s All I Got”. The group’s singing is smooth and strong. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a fast tempo. The message is about a girl saying that her guy is all she has and if he leaves her she will have nothing.           

Samples/Covers contained in the album

• Track 1: “Stranger in Paradise” by Tony Bennett
• Track 2 : “Yesterday” by The Beatles
• Track 4 : “Unchained Melody” by The Righteous Brothers
• Track 5: “With a Song in my Heart” by Doris Day
• Track 6: “Without a Song” by Billy Eckstine
• Track 8: “A Lover’s Concerto” by The Toys
• Track 10: “Wonderful, Wonderful” by Johnny Mathis     

Scoring (Out of 10)

• How well the album did (Diamond 10/10, Platinum 8/10, Gold 6/10): 8/10

• How well is the singing: 8/10
• How well is the band: 5/10
• How impactful the messages of the songs are: 6.5/10
• How appealing is the cover: 7.5/10
• How creative is the cover: 8/10
• How relevant is the album after 10+ years since release: 5/10
• How much did it revolutionize its genre of music: 3/10
• How creative are the instruments: 2.5/10
• How creative are the lyrics: 8/10

Total Score: 6.15/10

Percentage: 61.5%

My Favorite Songs

1. I Hear A Symphony
2. My World is Empty Without You
3. Yesterday
4. Everything is Good About You
5. Wonderful, Wonderful
6. Any Girl in Love
7. He’s All I Got
8. A Lover’s Concerto
9. Without A Song
10. Unchained Melody
11. Stranger in Paradise
12. With a Song in my Heart

Videos of The Supremes performing songs from the album

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T9SEY8eLyk  “the supremes i hear a symphony”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztsg548CMz0  “The Supremes - My World Is Empty Without You”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a356XM6f4lc  “Wonderful Wonderful- Everything is good about you- 1966”

Comment what you think of this album and if you agree with me or not and stay tuned for my next record review which will be “Golden Hits” by Chuck Berry.

Record Review: "Second Album" By The Four Tops

“Sugar pie honey bunch, You know that I love you, I can't help myself, I love you and nobody else” - The Four Tops

Title: Second Album

Artist: The Four Tops

Release Year: 1965

Genre: R&B

Status: 2x Platinum (About 2 million sold)

Number of Tracks: 12 ( 6 Side One, 6 Side Two)

Record Label: Motown

Number Album Released: 2nd

What I Think

    This is one of the Four Tops most iconic albums. This is a must have for Four Top fans, Motown fans, and R&B fans. This album also includes their most iconic song which is my favorite song on the album, “I Can’t Help Myself”. The 1st track on the album is “I Can’t Help Myself”. The group’s singing is strong. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm at a fast tempo with a saxophone solo. The message is about a guy telling a girl that he loves her so much that he can't help himself while expressing it. The 2nd track is “Love Feels Like Fire”. The group’s singing is strong and smooth. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a mid tempo. The message is about a guy talking about how a girl’s love for him is like a fire. The 3rd track is “Is There Anything That I Can Do”. The group’s singing is strong and smooth. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm at a mid tempo. The message is about a guy asking a girl if there is anything he can do to keep them together. The 4th track is “Something About You”. The group’s singing is strong. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm at a fast tempo. The message is about a guy telling a girl that there is something about her that makes him love her. The 5th track is “It’s the Same Old Song”. The group’s singing is strong. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm at a fast tempo. The message is about a guy hearing a song that him and his former girl used to listen to and now the song means something else to him. The 6th track is “Helpless”. The group’s singing is strong. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a fast tempo with a saxophone solo. The message is about a guy who feels helpless now that his girl is gone. The 7th track is “Just as Long as You Need Me”. The group’s singing is strong. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a mid tempo. The message is about a guy telling a girl that his love for her will always be there for her. The 8th track is “Darling, I Hum Our Song”. The group’s singing is strong and smooth. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about a guy that misses his girl and he hums their favorite song to cope with missing her. The 9th track is “I Like Everything About You”. The group’s singing is strong. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a slow tempo. The message is about a guy telling a girl all the things he likes about her. The 10th track is “Since You’ve Been Gone”. The group’s singing is strong. The band is playing a somewhat complicated beat and rhythm at a fast tempo. The message is about a guy who wants his girl to come back to him because he misses her so much. The 11th track is “Stay in my Lonely Arms”. The group’s singing is strong and smooth. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a mid tempo. The message is about a guy telling his girl not to leave him. The 12th track is “I’m Grateful”. The group’s singing is strong. The band is playing a somewhat simple beat and rhythm at a fast tempo. The message is about a guy who is grateful that he had the chance to be with a certain girl.

Scoring (Out of 10)

• How well the album did (Diamond 10/10, Platinum 8/10, Gold 6/10): 8.3/10

• How well is the singing: 7/10
• How well is the band: 7/10
• How impactful the messages of the songs are: 6/10
• How appealing is the cover: 8/10
• How creative is the cover: 8/10
• How relevant is the album after 10+ years since release: 5/10
• How much did it revolutionize its genre of music: 3/10
• How creative are the instruments: 5.5/10
• How creative are the lyrics: 7.5/10

Total Score: 6.53/10

Percentage: 65.3%

My Favorite Songs

1. I Can’t Help Myself
2. It’s the Same Old Song
3. Since You’ve Been Gone
4. I’m Grateful
5. Stay in my Lonely Arms
6. Helpless
7. I Like Everything About You
8. Is There Anything I Can Do
9. Something About You
10. Love Feels Like Fire
11. Darling, I Hum Our Song
12. Just as Long as You Need Me

Videos of the Four Tops performing songs from the album

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXavZYeXEc0  “The four tops - I can't help myself (sugar pie, honey bunch) - Live HQ”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS2nWLz-AbE  “Four Tops - It's The Same Old Song (1966) HQ 0815007”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfZgyxaspF8  “The Four Tops - Something About You Baby (Hullabaloo) 1965”

Comment what you think of this album and if you agree with me or not and stay tuned for my next record review which will be “I Hear A Symphony” by The Supremes.