Firstly, the intros on the bookends are amazing. As this was the world's introduction to Barry White, it's fitting that he sounds like he is almost having an orgasm on the intro to the opener given the baby making music he made. It's got a little more funk, sounding Isaac Hayes influenced, compared to his future more soulful albums. I've gone through his whole discography, and keeping in mind that it does only have five songs, I'd say along with 'Can't Get Enough' and 'Rhapsody In White', that this is his most consistently great project from front to back. 1. Standing in the Shadows of Love ★★★★☆ 2. Bring Back My Yesterday ★★★★☆ 3. I've Found Someone ★★★★ 4. I've Got So Much to Give ★★★☆ 5. I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby ★★★★★ Best Tracks: Standing in the Shadows of Love, Bring Back My Yesterday, I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby

This is probably her best album. It begins with one of her greatest songs, the bop, 'Get Right', and from there, there is a run of enjoyable music. Her voice isn't amazing but gets the job done over production and song writing led by many heavy hitters from Timbaland, Usher, Tim & Bob to Rodney Jerkins. 'Hold You Down' is a tad slow and 'I Got U' and 'Still Around' are songs I won't be rushing back to but the consistency is a surprise. There is some good dance-pop/R&B on offer. Best Tracks: Get Right, Cherry Pie, Ryde or Die, I Love, (Can't Believe) This Is Me, Get Right (Remix)

I've just finished this, meaning I've played it as things are getting real regarding the Chinese Virus. I mention that as there are some parallels between COVID and the storyline on offer in 'A Plague Tale: Innocence'. Set in 1348, with the Bubonic plague running rampant, and the 100 Year War in full effect, the protagonist's mother and father are killed, [spoiler](or are they?)[spoiler] and you are left to help her, Amicia, and her younger brother, Hugo, survive. Stealth is the main gameplay element here. Hiding in tall grass, trapping your enemies and attacking just at the right time are key strategies that are not uncommon in the stealth genre. Guns or arrows are never used, but Amicia does have a slingshot and an ability to brew a number of concoctions. These help you to extinguish or start fires, put an enemy to sleep or move rats, to name a few. There are also brief moments of puzzling to move to the next area-think a less complex puzzle akin to something you'd find in Tomb Raider. I was enjoying this and thought the game was playing fairly well until the last few chapters, where the first true moment of anguish occurred when I was put into Hugo's shoes and had to move the rats around. I found the controlling of that to be incredibly cumbersome and frustrating. It was the first time I lost my temper playing this. Towards the end of the game I also thought it started to lose some steam. I had to do the same thing I'd done before, like moving the flames around the castle and walk really slowly. Along the way, the other main issue was that at times I felt like this was a little trial and error. I died a lot, and some of the time I felt like 95% of people playing this would too because there was no warning. The other minor bugbear is that it is so linear when there are opportunities to offer the gamer some choice. This is most notable as you approach someone who is about to be killed and just let it happen. As I was playing I thought that I could have saved them. It doesn't allow you to though. Overall, it's an enjoyable game, driven by its story, settings, characters, and enjoyable gameplay mechanics that regularly add something new to the table so that it doesn't drag on. Whilst playing, I had the thought that I'd be seeing rat tornadoes in my dreams. Thankfully that hasn't happened...yet. Gameplay 3.5/5 Graphics 3.5/5 Sound 4/5 Difficulty 4.5/5 Originality 3.5/5 *Written early 2020.

Too much of the same sounding songs as I've heard before from Mr White to rank this any higher. 'I'll Do for You Anything You Want Me To' sounds like something I've heard before, although the track I'm thinking of may have come after this album. Given this is only his forth album, maybe I'd think differently if I listened to his discography in chronological order rather than this being one of my final Barry White albums to listen to. 'What Am I Gonna Do with You' has a big 'Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe' feel to it as well. The only thing I love here is the 10 min sweeping song that is listed below. Best Track: Let Me Live My Life Lovin' You Babe

I'm not a huge rock/metal fan, nor do I have a massive catalogue of the stuff, but this power metal album is one that I've played and played non stop. There ain't a bad song, most are great in fact, that feature fantastic vocals from Jorn. Best Tracks: Crimson Rider, Back For My Life, Wounds, After This War, Into the Arena, Falling Sparrow