title: Five Stars

text: I love it....


title: Love it!!

text: Love, love this CD!!


title: Gintama + DOES = perfection

text: Four of the songs the JRock band DOES performed for Gintama in one CD. It's awesome. "Shura" and "Donten" are my favorite two.


title: To Converg or Not To Converg...

text: The 2 Nightwing/Orcale issues are the highlight of Convergence.


title: Very good purchase

text: It came carefully packaged which was nice! It also works & sounds very clear. I got it as a gift and they said it was the best gift! The seller also left a nice note & shipped it very quickly.


title: Legendary 1992 Show, but unfortunately edited

text:
Live FM Broadcasts from the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, CA 6-27-92 (Tracks 1-11) and Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, CA 5-2-94 (Tracks 12-15).

1. Heresy
2. Mouth For War
3. Domination
4. Hollow
5. Walk
6. This Love
7. By Demons Be Driven
8. Psycho Holiday
9. Primal Concrete Sledge
10. Cemetery Gates
11. Cowboys From Hell
12. Strength Beyond Strength
13. I'm Broken
14. Becoming
15. 5 Minutes Alone

FM Broadcast of a LEGENDARY show from the first headlining leg of the A Vulgar Display of Power tour. Please note: unfortunately, all of the swearing/cussing is edited for the broadcast.


title: great local rock band

text: a must lessen to cd ,good old rock and roll tunes ,I have heard them play live several times and have enjoyed them live and on CD both


title: Love It!

text: I've seen Chuchito live twice and nothing can compare to seeing him perform, but this CD is a good substitute. I bought this one purposely because it's mostly ballads, as opposed to his more well-known hot Cuban jazz. It's very relaxing and entertaining. Cuando El Invierno Viene is amazing.


title: A forgettable entry in EPO's discography.

text:
While EPO's previous collaborations with Western talent has been good this album isn't one of them as the music is wholly unremarkable. It's surprising given that she had a number of strong albums earlier. Most of the tracks are interchangable with one another and do not stand out.

A very notable exception is "So Long, So Long" which is a fine return to form and wouldn't have been out of place on "SuperNatural". It justified buying the album for me at least. It's the only track that channeled whatever magic was present in the past.

Fire & Snow has a unbearable reggae-influenced cover of Prince's "When 2 R In Love". However the "Ambient Love House Mix" version of the cover is absolutely incredible and can be found on as a single (Virgin VSCDT-1338 or Victor Japan VJCP-14028) which I would highly recommend getting.

I'd only advise this album for people who want to complete their collection.


title: 'Cartoon-ish' presentation, of a serious subject

text: Love all the great documentaries presented on A&E, and History Channel particularly military ones--that's why I bought this--but its TERRIBLE. Somebody thought it would be a good idea to take an interesting, serious subject like Allied & Axis foot soldiers and present it in a cartoon like, 'fun' way. Brain fart guys. The series stars(?) Richard Karn, the kind of dumb, bearded, straight guy to Tim Allen's funny guy from the show "Home Improvement". I'd never think 'military'type program' and Richard Karn as Host together anyway, so I don't really know why he was chosen to narrate the shows. The subject of soldiers, weapons, uniforms, organization is all 'lightly' discussed and presented here with lots 'loopy' sound effects for laughs I guess. And then, they have characters like Hitler with 'bubble sayings' pop up on the screen over his head to say funny, cutzie things like "because I said so". After watching the presentation of the German Army I refused to watch anymore episodes cause I found the presentation idiotic. This 4 disc DVD series is an embarrassment to all the great other shows on A&E and History. I don't recommend anybody buy this like I did.


title: She's back

text: I really enjoy this cd. Happy she's back


title: Amazon is a great online company.

text: Made a great gift!


title: Red album

text: Christmas gift


title: Trending

text: Trending


title: good price

text: everything came in perfect condition!! good price for this than on the official shop.

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title: Good Stuff

text: Just what I wanted.


title: Vinyl Rip

text: Not sure why it'd be so high priced (from private seller).


title: Great Album, but

text: Just a FYI: It appears Sbme Special Mkts. has been issuing Quadraphonic mixes and making them available as download MP3s and/or CD. While not specifically mentioned, when I searched for "Quadraphonic" on Amazon, it pointed me to the artists/groups The Edgar Winter Group and Chase. During a review of this CD album, someone mentioned Quadraphonic. The initial 1990 edition of this album on CD was very welcome, but mastering sounded like the magnetic recording tapes were spent on the Stereo tracks. It makes me believe why Sbme Special Mkts.is marketing the Quadraphonic issues (nothing left to remix - session tapes lost).


title: Interesting 2nd CD

text: Mainly interested in the 2nd CD - You Make Loving Fun/Second Hand News (1977) - Fleetwood Mac. Stereo. Hard to tell if these are actual "Roughs & Outtakes" or the multi-track tapes were crudely remixed using previously unused tracks and/or portions. Not many were wasting away expensive, 24+ track, magnetic recording tape. One song restarts, while the other contains a count-off. Either way, they are interesting to listen to!


title: Not So Advanced

text: Certainly nice to find this advanced CD Sampler; like the alternate/demo versions. It appears Pink Floyd's catalog is privately owned. Here, EMI licensed it and Capitol Records, LLC, manufactured it. I would expect, since Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs (MFSL) audiophile editions (CDs) sell for unheard of prices, that the remastering of this Sampler would be equal to or better than what MFSL accomplished, earlier on. I give it an 80 on the Stunning Sound Scale. The one I have was marketed to Best Buys stores.


title: Top Notch!

text: I enjoyed Franke & The Knockouts' hits on vinyl LPs. A refreshing sound for '80's music! But when they came to CD, especially various artists ones, either the songs were edited and/or ripped from vinyl! To get the real deal was rather costly, since those CDs are out of print! And while most artists would rather not hear from fans, Franke Previte is different in that respect! I'm glad the CD money sales is going towards a good cause. Thanks, Franke!


title: Pretty Nice

text: I found this set as a (bullet hole) cut-out in a budget rack! Has some (Top 20) material I never heard before! A nice amount of Stereo tracks. Sound quality is respectable. A well done composition by a John Alexander!<br />Though, maybe it fell out, but there was no accompanying booklet included with my copy!


title: Not a Bad Series

text: Found three 2005 volumes, 1, 3 & 4 in the budget bin, with cut-out drilled holes. Seems they never made it to distribution. Ron Rice, whatever mastering was done, is credited. Decent sound quality. However, songs, such as "Sweet Mary" and "Sky High", on the companion "70s One Hit Wonders" CD(s) are mastered from vinyl, not tape!


title: Great classical music

text: Recently, I have listened to Brahms symphonies more and more on both NPR and Satellite radio. So, when the opportunity to get #'s 3 and 4 with Sir Neville Marriner conducting the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, I had to have this recording. The CD was delivered in excellent condition and right on time. We have been thoroughly enjoying the music ever since. I would say this is a must have for any serious collector of Classical music.


title: Sound quality is bad

text: The sound quality is bad.  A noticeable difference from other cds played on the same Bose player


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent product 100% recommended seller


title: Five Stars

text: Satisfied. Thank you.


title: Outstanding

text: Wonderful creation by some of the best blues musicians there are.


title: Modern musicianship at it's finest

text: Cro's newest album shows his diversity in sound and style, producing all of his own music and lyrics the man is truly a musical savant.<br />P.s. I can't imagine the kind of tone deaf idiot that listens to "in flames" has any sort of respectable taste in music, definitely not a person that should be reviewing music.


title: thumbs up for Troy Dunn still....

text: timeless message for teens


title: Knee Deep in the Funk

text: George Clinton’s masterpiece Knee Deep is  timeless.


You don't have to be a Rosemary Clooney fan to appreciate this incredible release. This is by far one of the best compilations I heard in years. I highly recommend this to any music lover.


title: Five Stars

text: Great turnaround very good service.,


title: a must have for Tangerine Dream afficionados

text: I liked the format which followed the musical deign themes set forth by its founder.


title: Five Stars

text: Love this album! Very talented young ladies. These young ladies and the guys from 2 cellos are amazing


title: Not even religious and I love it.

text: As a completely secular listener, I found this to be an excellent album.  The production value is very high, and the music is mesmerizing.  "Abwoon" is my favorite track on this album by far.  The female vocals after the spoken word portion are absolutely haunting.  Buy this, NOW.


title: very good assortment of the best of

text: love this disc - very good assortment of the best of


title: A GEM of a cd...There are so many recordings in this genre, but I this one best

text:
Perhaps I'm just sentimental about this because I wore out a cassette while painting murals in my son's room when he was a newborn 11 years ago. I associate this music with a sense of calm creativity and my first child swaddled at my side while I paint.

But besides that, it's beautiful music. It's not corny repeats of every "South American flute and guitar" cliche that we've heard in a gazillion other recordings. These songs have actual sentiment--mood--and are distinguishable from one another by their unique melodies and playing methods.


title: great christmas album for me.

text: listened to this album all winter long. made me feel great.


title: Don't buy it

text: It didn't wrk<br /> Its crap!


title: Son in laws choice!

text: It’s s birthday gift for my son in law!


title: Great price with fast delivery

text: Cd matches game quality sound.  Great price with fast delivery.


title: Five Stars

text: Good song.


title: Not a bad EP.

text: So while many question it and say it isn't worth the money for just six songs and dvd content you can watch on YouTube... I don't know, it was worth it for me since I paid something like 10 dollars for it and am not a fan of the MP3 downloaders... It was worth it for me.


title: Not a mainstream radio play

text: There is good stuff here and the 2 CD's were a good listen to and from my favorite fishing hole.  Do what I do before I buy......Go to YouTube and check them out.  If you like the sound then this is a great addition to your music collection.


title: A replacement for a CD that was a replacement for an album

text: Plain and simple....This music still sounds great after all these years.


title: Top notch Southern Rock

text: This is classic music!  A great listening session.


title: Oktoberfest year round!!!!

text: Great music lifting you into a happy place.


title: More for the wife.....

text: One of her favorite bands.  She loves it!


title: Classic!

text: When people at the table are singing along while playing cards I would say it's good stuff.


title: Wifee's kind of music

text: It arrived at about 25 or 6 to four on Saturday while we were in the park.  She got her hands on it.  Put them into the CD player and we sat down and played cards.  It was all good.


title: Wow, this is Adele's worst album EVER!

text: I used to love Adele, but this whole album is a lazy, self indulgent ramble that is awful!


title: Love It

text: I love the old time radio mysteries and was very glad to get it!


title: this one I really liked

text: and use it almost every night to relax before falling asleep, much less complicated than set 1. I highly recommend. May try others if available. And will try set 2 again to see if it is just ME!


title: Liked the first Set 1 the best

text: seems somewhat taxing to concentrate on this color and that color when you want to reduce stress, trying to remember when I worked so hard trying to relax.


title: It's OK Music

text: This CD is pretty much OK music but still good to listen to, I expected more rhythm music and some of it is a little old folky but nice.


title: Yuck.

text: What a mess. Monotonous tunes except for Rock Around The Clock and that's it.


title: So many gospel songs I never knew hebsand.

text: Loved Elvis since 1957. Enjoy his gospel songs!


title: Fantastic deal for the priice

text: 19 original albums on 10 CDs.  a big Sonny collection in a small package.  All 10 Cds have the same sleeve as in the photo so the only thing you don't get is the original album cover artwork, but for the price and good CD quality sound (and these are good transfers to CD) you can't complain.  Great addition to my growing Sonny Stitt collection.


title: Great Songs

text: It' great to listen to all of these old hits.  There are some songs that aren't actually hits but still good


title: CD functioned properly

text: You always worry buying a used CD about defects, but this one operated just fine, thank you


title: good.

text: good.  great percussionists experimenting.  for great producer.  very interesting work.<br />i  love the order.


title: Five Stars

text: Enjoyable to listen to.


The years have been very kind to this music.  These aren;t the biggest hits or the top groups leading the charge in so-called new wave of the late 1970's.  But these are all interesting adventurous and sound great to my 21st century+ ears.  Lots of wonderful music here.  Kind of unexpected after all these years.


title: Great collection.

text: Great collection with solid sound quality.  All great songs with no forced ballds or experimental noises.


title: Love And Kisses CD ACCIDENTAL LOVER/I'VE FOUND LOVE (NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU - I'VE FOUND A GEM OF DISCO BLISS!!!!

text: THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE 32BIT DIGITALLY REMASTERED CD ISSUE OF THE ORIGINAL 1977 Love And Kisses Accidental Lover/I've Foud Love (Now That I've Found You) AS PRESSED IN VYNIL BY THE CASABLANCA LABEL BACK IN THE HEIGHT OF DISCO BLISS!!!!! A RARE FIND SINCE NOT MANY OF THE CLASSIC MONSTER DISCO HITS ARE AVAILABLE ON CD - WHAT A SHAME THAT THESE ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE USA MARKET & THOSE DISCO LOVERS LIKE MYSELF!!!!! The CD contains the original recordings as produced by none other than one of the GREATEST GRAND DADDIES OF DISCO PIONEERS Mr. ALEC R. COSTANDINOS!!!! The CD is beautifully remastered to a crisp clear transfer AND JUST THE INTRODUCTORY 4X4 ON THE FLOOR 125BPM ENERGETIC DISCO BEAT OF ACCIDENTAL LOVER - A 17+ MINUTE MASTERPIECE SENDS YOU INTO A SPIN OF FRENZY DISCO DELIGHT!!!!! It proves that Mr. Costandino only got better with his future albums such as his 1978 follow-up HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU!!!! THE WORD EXCELLENT IS NOT ENOUGH TO PRAISE THIS WONDERFUL MASTERPIECE OF DISCO ORCHESTRATION & THE EQUALLY EXHUBERANT GENIUS OF Mr. COSTANDINO'S MUSICAL LEGACY


title: The Dance Classic Showcase Vol. 4 WHAT A "CLASSIC" RIP-OFF!!!!!

text: WASTE OF MONEY!!! THIS WHOLE COLLECTION SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE RECORDED THE CD @ THEIR HOUSE WITH THEIR HOME STEREO!!! THE SONGS INCLUDED ARE NOT EVEN FULL LENGTH ORIGINALS BUT RATHER SOUND LIKE EDITED VERSIONS!!!!! I RETURNED THE CD & THE SELLER HAD THE NERVE TO DOUBLE CHARGE ME FOR SHIPPING!!!! OH WELL!!!!!!


title: sounds of the seventies 1972 take two

text: I bought this cd when it originally was released in the late 80s. It got broken and I have been looking<br /> for a replacement for quite some time as this series has been discontinued. I was very pleased to find it and at such a good price which is usually the case when you buy through Amazon. You can find a lot of cds with the best hits from certain years, but the sound quality you find with Time-Life products is the best.


title: Another amazing album ...

text:
Yet another amazing release from Ezra,
I love Ezra's word play in his lyrics,
They create vivid images in your mind,
The music is a coffee house, mellow pop, jazzy style,
Ezra's voice is like a lullaby,
The songs are like a hug from a friend or a shoulder to cry on, they envelop you,
Ezra's music, too me, is as Ben Folds meets
Duncan Sheik, I LOVE IT!!!


title: throwback rocks

text:
great album
another big hit for TS
very cool poppy happy music
good to dance to
deep lyrics on some tracks
just a lot of fun


title: Five Stars

text: love the cd and the music


title: Great collection of Streisand preformances

text: This collection has so many beloved renditions Streisand songs over decades of work.


title: great 2cd

text: a lot of musical variety and it's great.


title: Five Stars

text: Item shipped on time and in perfect condition. Thank you so much, A+++!


title: I Found A Copy!

text:
i have been wanting this for so long,and finally in my hands...
i grew up watching this show and the music brings back so many memories.its the music i remember more than the show itself.
It is nicely remastered and and the booklet has lots of cool stuff.
Although pricy...if you loved James T and Artemus..then you will love the music as well.


title: good audio

text: i came across this CD at a garage sale and never knew it existed.<br />i was pleasantly surprised by the audio quality. a few tracks i have heard before but some i had not..well worth a buck.


title: Awesome

text: The first ten tracks are Pearl Jam live in the studio....Soundgarden jams for nearly 18 minutes on 4 songs and Mad Season finishes it off..great sound and a goose bump for this great set..


title: One Track Features Johnny Winter!!!

text:
on my first listen,i did not look at the booklet....ancient Leslie West can still jam....
On my second listen i opened the booklet to read and sing along with the lyrics and what did i see?
Johnny Winter Guest guitar...WTF...i am a huge Johnny fan and this was like getting a new song from him.Johnny does not sing but plays some mean slide and solo...
thanks Johnny!


title: Sounds Awesome

text: the first five tracks from 1974,seamless,no interruptions.the final songs from 1975 are presented with no interruptions as well.this is a great example of a killer live band.<br />this purchase was a no brainer.


title: WORTH ORIGINAL PRICE

text:
just received my Prince box set and jamming right now...still enjoying and still exploring.
the new tunes are good but not what i expected.
the dvd is not widescreen and kinda a poor quality IMHO.
Still love Prince..gone too soon.


title: Pretty Good

text: most of the 18 tracks are good ol slow cowboy songs.<br />Frankie Laine's Rawhide is a stereo rerecording and it is still entertaining but not as good as his version on the cd "Small Screen Cowboy Heroes" which is a must have for TV Western tunes.


title: The Bomb!!

text:
Killer,Killer Live set from Prince.
This is Jammin!!
He is so tuned in,the band is tight and the audio is perfect,recorded with a small but devoted crowd heard in the background...Must have!!


title: not what you'd expect.

text: man,i can hardly remember this tune,only that when i heard it on the FM long ago,i rushed out to get me a copy,so i must have loved it.


title: Full Show.

text: this is kick butt Skynyrd at their best in concert.raw straight on rock n roll.not polished in the studio like their show at the Fox Theatre,although that album is killer as well!!!


title: Good Live Stuff.

text:
generally pretty good on some songs,others are great.on some tunes the keyboards are way in back,not pronounced enough,others it sounds good.
Mike Reno's beautiful voice is up front and he sounds good on all tracks.
I never saw them back in the day so when cranked in the LR,this sounds pretty good.!
their studio stuff wipes this out,but i still like it!


title: ROCKS!

text: 15 tracks of rock and roll.recorded in 1994 for a radio broadcast has Aerosmith tearing it up....even doing a nice cover of Fleetwood Mac's Rattlesnake Shake.the audio gets close to first rate after the first couple of songs.the EP made in America has a remastered "one way street" from this show.Steven Tyler sings his ass off and plays a mean harmonica on a few tunes.i hear a excellent sax solo during "Walkin' the Dog".some cool banter between songs although a lot has been cut to fit the music on one disc.


title: Must Have!

text:
why it took so long to get this out baffles me,these 2 disc's are almost like a long lost Johnny album that just came to light.aside from the DJ talking over the start of the first track...this is must have for all JW fans.
Johnny's playing is all over these tunes,with some chilling solo's throughout and lead vocals on a couple.
The sound is excellent for it's source and the bass is too.I for one am so delighted i bought this.highly recommended!!


title: Live Show knocks you out!

text: WOW..The two live disc's of this 4 disc set is the highlight, a  Winterland concert from 1973.The band is tight and the Audio is awesome!!


title: Rocker!

text: No Trains To Heaven,gotta have this epic tune in your library.great jammin' tune in the vein of Stairway to Heaven and Free Bird,building slow,then to a guitar climax.


title: Must Listen.

text: "Avenue of love" is a must,must song for your music library.So infectious you can't help but sing along.Beautiful!


title: good tunes!

text: years ago i bought this LP for the song,Cryin' in the Road,poor Joe...I liked his voice on Savoy Brown's Raw Sienna,their best album.Nowhere Road has Chris Spedding playing guitar,some nice Jams.my copy was a pressed cd with no barcode on the rear insert.the sound is pretty darn good.if this is a bootleg,it's hard to tell.


title: Excellent Sound Quality.

text: I loved this LP when it first came out in 1977.In the era of compact disc,the first issues were dull sounding but we did not know any better,it was compact disc.In the era of digital sound,now we know better.this 2 disc set has been 24 bit remastered in 2006 and wow....what a difference.It's like hearing it again for the first time.It's like a studio recording because there is no real crowd noise.all the instruments are detected,good heavy bass.A music collector must.


title: Excellent item!

text: Great selection of tunes and great transfer. I recommend this item.


title: beautiful music, exceptional harmony, excptional tenor voices

text: Love it all.  Wish this group had more CDs.


title: Do you remember George and the old songs?

text: George had his own style.  I love the title song but seriously do not wish I was 18 again.  Probably not for the younger crowd, but I could be wrong.


title: Lacking in excitement

text: I have been a fan of Buffy and James Marsters for years, but was not thrilled with this at all. The music was boring and not as exciting as his brief singing spots on Buffy. I'd pass on this one.


title: Hard Hitting Irish Crime Drama! Can 1/4 Of The Population Of Ireland be Wrong? Must Watch TV!

text:
NO SPOILERS:

The show depicts fictional characters in Dublin's criminal underworld, John Boy Power played by Aidan Gillen (USA's - The Wire) and Darren Treacy played by Robert Sheehan (BBC's - Misfits).  Nidge played by Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, reminds me of Robert Carlyle circa Trainspotting.

There is a decent enough synopsis on Amazon.

There has been critique that the script was too "slick" and that the actors to "clean-cut" to be true Dublin gangsters.  Having never had contact with Irish gangsters (outside of the IRA gun sellers on The Sons of Anarchy), I can't offer comment.  However, I found both the script compelling and the acting spot on.  In the real world organized crime is generally anything but.  In support, there is a scene in the first episode where Nidge is learning firearm use and maintenance via a YouTube video!

While Gillen has already made his bones on American TV, I would predict that Sheehan is soon to follow.

I challenge anyone to not watch the entire first season in 1-sitting!

Season 4 has already been green lit.


title: One of the best seasons of Law and Order

text:
I believe there have been at least 30 people playing the six basic roles of Law and Order over the years, so here's the lineup this season, 1996-1997:

Jerry Orbach -  Detective Lennie Briscoe (1992-2004)
Benjamin Bratt -  Detective Rey Curtis (1995-1999)
S. Epatha Merkerson -  Lt. Anita Van Buren (1993 - present)
Sam Waterston -  Executive A.D.A. Jack McCoy (1994 - present)
Carey Lowell -  A.D.A. Jamie Ross (1996 - 1998)
Steven Hill -  D.A. Adam Schiff  (1990 - 2000)

Thus the newest addition to the cast is Carey Lowell as Jamie Ross after Claire's sad and sudden departure at the end of season six after three seasons on the job.

This season has more personal information injected into the series than is normal. For Jerry Orbach's Lenny Briscoe there is the case of an old friend and fellow cop from his old drinking days who needs a favor. Add to that the fact that this fellow cop covered for Lenny in the past when he was drinking on duty or just plain missing. Later in the episode when Lenny gets pulled into the controversy of corruption that gets uncovered, the only person who can clear him is an old girlfriend who was married at the time of the affair and is still married.

Jamie Ross has an interesting background. She's the ex-wife of a wealthy trial lawyer who has one child from that marriage. She chooses to work in the D.A.'s office for less money and more job satisfaction rather than remain in private practice, a luxury that her handsome settlement from her ex-husband allows her to afford. However, having a wealthy powerful lawyer as an ex-spouse can cut both ways. In the three-parter where a murder occurs in New York where the suspect is a well-known L.A. celebrity, Jamie's ex - Neil Gorton - is retained as defense counsel. When things are not going his way Gorton decides to start shooting legal arrows in Jamie's direction in the form of trying to take custody of their child by claiming Jamie's long hours at work are keeping her from being an adequate mother.

Rey Curtis, introduced as a conservative family man with ironclad values in season six, has had an affair with a woman working in a music store at the conclusion of season six after witnessing the execution of someone he had arrested. During season seven, after being wracked with guilt, he confesses this to his wife, and the two separate for awhile.

None of this personal information ever becomes the center of attention that it was in NYPD Blue or even Homicide, as the focus still remains on the individual episodes which largely remain isolated from one another. The stories are still excellent, and about half of the episodes still remain based on actual criminal cases, although usually with a twist.

Probably the two best individual episodes of the season involve the killing of a deadbeat dad whose son has leukemia - that one really ends with a twist - and another episode in which McCoy doggedly pursues an ex-offender he is sure is guilty of the death of a little girl. McCoy is sure that the fellow is a repeat offender and will strike again. He follows him at work, has posters put up around where he lives notifying the neighbors of his past crimes, and promises to hound him indefinitely unless he voluntarily commits himself. The man does indeed attack again - this time literally stopped dead in his tracks by his biggest advocate up to that point. The question is left open, however, - did the man actually kill the little girl, or did he attack this final time because McCoy's harrassment sent him over the edge?

Normally I recommend against buying individual seasons of a show because there is usually a "Complete Series" that comes out after the series ends that is much cheaper per disc than individual seasons that contains extras the individual seasons lack. However, in the case of Law & Order, which will last at least one more season, you are probably safe in buying seasons separately, mainly because of the shear number of seasons - in this case at least twenty.


title: Yuck

text: Disc was BLANK!!!!


title: Wrong disc

text: This turned out NOT being Jazz Holdouts, but a single song by someone!


title: Nice disc

text: Super nice disc!


title: Excellent

text: I love this CD, one of my most favorite. I listen more song on these CDs then any other oldies CD. I would have given it a 5 star, but they are missing a couple classics and have some that don't go w/this collection.<br />Nevertheless, I love it!


title: Seminal.

text:
No reviews???
Incredible playing, sound - and trio.
Might be my imagination but one can possibly hear Sonny getting tired of his old approach when compared to the Bridge afre his hiatus. Much enjoyed even if not essential


Really tugs at your heart strings...very emotional stirring which is what really good music should do.


title: Love

text: I love it


title: Without a doubt the most expensive CDs I ever bought

text:
Without a doubt the most expensive CDs I have ever bought on a per CD basis. The reason for my extravagance is that I have been studying these sonatas myself, playing them on a modern violin with modern technique, but curious about baroque performance.  I recently heard Stanley Ritchie in a masterclass about the Bach g-minor solo sonata and found him highly opiniated but a brilliant player.  I’ve read his books on baroque performance.  So I naturally wanted to hear his interpretation of the violin and clavier sonatas to hear his ideas in the flesh. So after numerous listening here are my impressions:  Stunning!  His playing is not at all acedemic, rather brilliantly free spirited and flowing. It took me a while to realize he was playing without vibrato.  His sustained notes sound even more brilliant without it. His tempi in fast movements are extremely lively, revealing his awesome technical prowess. Frankly I doubt that if one could go back to the 18th century and hear a performance of these works by an 18th century violinist that they would sound anywhere near as brilliant as Mr. Ritchie’s performances. And in slow movements he plays with a rare richness, infusing the notes with profound meaning. I never mourned the lack of vibrato, Mr. Ritchie shows how vibrato in modern playing distracts from the brilliance of the notes. In fact if there is one thing that is not authentically baroque about his playing, it is his fabulous technique and his ability to achieve clarity and brilliance at amazing tempi.  I can’t imagine that players of two or three hundred years ago could come anyway near his level of playing
I have no way of knowing what instrument Mr. Ritchie plays in these recordings, or what strings he uses, but there is nothing subdued or thin about his tone.  I don’t know if recording engineers added any reverberation or otherwise enhanced the sound. I’ve heard that now days he plays an instrument by a contemporary luthier but these recordings are about 30 years old. It would be nice this information were included with the CD notes.

There are other good recordings of these works, Monica Huggett for example, but for any serious student of Bach violin works this is a must-have recording, worth the outrageous price.


title: Stan Loona

text: Latest in a long line of excellent music from Loona, its sub groups, and individual members.


title: Five Stars

text: great.


Completely amazing record.  Grooves as good as they get.  Bootsy Collins is an icon for a reason, and his band is super hot.  Love the drummer.


title: Nice walk down memory lane.

text: Great throwback LP to have. Covers all of the songs from the Disney experiential ride & arrived in great condition.


title: Where's "Dear John"?

text: Shouldn't be called "The Best of Wanda Lindstrom" if it doesn't have "Dear John" on it.  Guess I'll have to wait until Volume 2...


title: This is supposed to be one of the better versions.

text: Sounds great!


title: Very hard to find CD!

text: Very pleased to find and buy this CD.  Brand new in excellent condition.


title: Well done. Essential for a birding trip to Jamaica!

text: This compilation is nicely organized and exhibits a wide variety of voices for most species you will encounter in Jamaica. The serious birder should consider this an essential for their trip preparation.


title: Anything Gungor is good

text: Michael Gungor is a awesome singer/songwriter/musician period. This disc has some very good songs and arrangements that have Gungor's unique signature. From hugely popular worship songs like "Friend of God","Here I am to worship" and "Meet with me" to solid jems like "It's Your love", "Move me" and "I am Yours" this is a quality worship effort. If you're a guitar player pay paticular attention to "Doxology" and "It's Your love" Gungor has some serious guitar skills. You won't be disappointed with this project.


title: Philip Stanley Klein has a great voice

text:
I have had this album since it first came out, so almost thirty years. It never gets old. There is not a dud in the 10 tracks listed as follows: Tracks 1,2 4, 5, 6, 7 composed by Philip Stanley Klein. Track 3 by Jude Long, Track 9 by Kevin M. Dangler, and tracks 8, 10 by Steven J. Garber.
01 Aliyah
02 Yeshua Is He
03 Had It Not Been The Lord
04 Lord Of The World
05 Lord Of Israel
06 Rainbow
07 Stand Up
08 New Jerusalem
09 Ascribe To The Lord
10 Return, Oh Israel


title: Don't order around XMAS

text: I am sure it is a great gift but my aunt still has not gotten it, stuck at 30th Street station in Phila !


title: Anka's best early work...... fresh and young

text:
1957 through 1961 were my high school years and Anka's songs were such a part of it all.  This album is packed to the hilt with great songs Anka sang.  It's a great album.  Five Stars all the way.

Mike Cecchini
Bethesda, Md.


title: Five Stars

text: Some kids from El Paso, who would have thought...a rare piece of music never truly heard.


title: great music  especially like  changer tout ca!

text: Some great french music. My favorites on this cd are changer  tout ca et tout l'amour du monde.


title: Sounds as good as the 1st time I heard in the. Early 70s

text: Same as the original


title: The entitled “ Danzig “ , is still ( in my opinion) the best 1 of the 4 .

text: It was interesting to hear the other Danzig cds . The only 1 I had previously, was “ Danzig “ . The pricing was attractive and a great way to acquire the other cds .


title: This is a boxed set of twelve vinyl records, Vol 1, 1954-1961

text: The recording by RCA are wonderful!!!  I would love to have the other volumes by RCA.


title: Five Stars

text: Great music. Listen and enjoy.


title: Five Stars

text: Great selection of records in this five record set.


title: Five Stars

text: Great vinyl record by Judas Priest


title: rolling stones play chuck berry

text: this record is an import from Germany. The songs are great, but the sound does not have enough volume. If you are a Stones fan, try to find this al.bum


title: Love it

text: Love it.


title: I'm older now.

text: This type of music no longer interests me.


title: What Wisdom available to All

text: This is another fabulous CD. I first bought this because of Emmet Fox. But there is so much profound wisdom spoken by these folks. I am now so turned of by the foolishness that the world puts out as entertainment. This knowledge is what is required so that we may live a good life. But more important, these essays speak of how to prepare for the next life in Heaven. God Bless.


title: Matters of Real Importance

text: This man speaks such wisdom. I believe that so many people are so into the world, that they loose focus on matters of real importance! We will live only once here on earth. Joseph Murphy gets down to the simple basics on what is required to really live. Check it out if you are mature enough. God Bless.


title: Great Music

text: I was pleased with the sound quality of these recordings. Brings back a lot of fond memories when I was a child!


title: A Better Man

text: This was not what I thought I was ordering. There were only 4 tracks. The descrition of tracks was NOT clear but must have only pertained to the MP3 download. I purchased the CD thinking the track Life, Love Happiness would be included. It was not. Would not have purchased if the CD version would have been clear about what tracks were on it.


title: Disc labeled 1 songs on Disc labeled 2 and vice versa

text: Not sure what this says about origins of this CD's music, but all songs were switched between the 2 discs versus how discs were labeled.


title: Gorgeous, just gorgeous!!

text: Gorgeous, just gorgeous!!


title: Nice addition to my Beach boys collection

text: Nice song selection and renditions


title: Me

text: Bright eyed lads music , when he had his revelations an ask us not too play his music I was crushed.  But now allowed


title: Love it

text: love it


title: Five Stars

text: wonderful


title: Excellent vocals, great tracks!

text: I saw Britt live and he can sang so I had to get his CD. Tracks are tight with a soul feel. If you like Michael McDonald, Luther Vandross or Toto you will love his stuff too. I think a VIBE Magazine review compared him to Luther when the CD came out so you know he can blow. Enjoy.


title: Five Stars

text: Fantastic


title: Well presented

text: The author gives a complete, well balanced and biblical approach on building character in your children.  All age groups are considered and discipline methods are well presented.


title: It rocks!!

text: With Lee in Virginia is absolutely fantastic!  The way they told the story is not something I had ever heard before.  Real history, and especially with a Biblical view, I always appreciated in our household!  My entire family LOVES With Lee in Virginia, and my kids (ages 3 & 6) ask to listen to "the fighting story" almost daily.  Heirloom Audio is a company of integrity and we can't wait for their next project!


title: Sad that this is out of print

text: I am listening to an episode of Music from the Hearts of Space - Luminosity - that features music from this CD. I wish I could buy it. Even on crappy PC speakers, it sounds transporting.


title: Dissapointed

text: I feel like the CDs are too long and do not allow you too pick up where you leave off. Also , when you copy the CDs to your computer to add to your iPod it doesn't label the CDs so that you know which one to watch first and organize they correctly.


title: Great To Have

text: A Great C.D Collection to have , for A great Price  , in Great Condition . Perfectly Paked.


title: Four Stars

text: A wonderful collection of their work.


title: Four Stars

text: WHO DOESN'T LIKE REAL BLUE GRASS MUSIC !!  THIS IS A GREAT ALBUM.


title: cool, gritty and sexy

text: Powerful, cool, gritty and sexy. Need more be said? Well, one more thing, great music!


title: BRILLIANT!!!FANTASTIC!!!REVELATORY!!!

text: BRILLIANT, FANTASTIC and REVELATORY!!!! I'm not sure what the writer was going through when he/they wrote this song but I must say it is a revelation. This is what I call inteligent dance music; brilliant in EVERY WAY!!!! This is extremely stylish and melodic no wonder from what I heard this song didn't go very far!!! The dimwitted radio programmers and the insanely dumb record buying public (well not ALL)...LOL allowed this gem of a record to fall through the cracks! And it did and it has!!! Need more songs like this, need more intelligent creativity like this in music!!<br />Ya Dig?? If you don't like what I said then....!!!!!


title: Five Stars

text: good


title: Five Stars

text: too nice


title: So many songs to remember and sing along with!

text: Great collection of stuff the Beatles most likely were influenced by. Seller shipped very fast and asked a quite reasonable price!


title: Found another gem!!

text: While many of these songs don't "hit me" as his well known ones do, "Sleepwalking" in and of itself was worth the purchase price. It's one of those "gem songs" you will never hear unless you own the rest of the tunes on the CD!


title: Fantastic Voyage

text: This CD is VERY difficult to find but WELL worth it! Who'da thought Barbi could play so well!? Best cut is Dance Of The Fireflies... too bad it's an out of print item!


title: IDK

text: Never got the DVD so hard to review it. Purchased from MARVELIO LLC and received the wrong product 2xs. I will buy it elsewhere and receive again

user_id: AEWTWRXMZINNXPDIPNMGYHPQCMNA


title: Themonkeejunkee

text: Saw this soundtrack in person at the Asolo Rep. Theater in Sarasotta, FL.  It is simply amazing!  The story told through these songs is more heart wrenching than I can ever remember the literature being. They have future TONY written all over them.  If you are a fan of the Dickens' classic, or of musical theater (or both) this is a must-have for you. "It is a far far better muscial, than I have ever heard before."


title: If You Already Purchased "70 Ounces Of Gold: Golden Hits", Save Your Money

text:
If you look at the track listing for 70 Ounces of Gold: Golden Hits...

http://smile.amazon.com/70-Ounces-Gold-Golden-Minutes/dp/tracks/B000003LCB/ref=dp_tracks_all_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1402325428&sr=8-1#disc_1

You'll see it's identical to this one.  I purchased this particular one years ago and for an oldies collection it is "acceptable".  It's not remastered and some of the songs sound very rough compared to others.


title: Four Stars

text: as described


title: The best purchase I ever made

text: These CDs are fabulous.  Since we've seen Brendan Grace many times we can just picture him as we listen to his jokes.  Have played them over and over, he is just great.


title: Tis An Ill Wind That Blows No Minds

text: Wow. This music is right up my alley, but make sure you know what this music sounds like BEFORE you buy it (I did). I love it, and it arrived on time in perfect condition.


title: Muy buen CD

text: Impecable recital en vivo de esta gran banda, llego antes de la fecha indicada ,le resto una estrella llego caja parte interna de disco DVD con una rotura de seguro por el transporte pero nada que altere el producto.


title: Lol

text: Lol


title: so/so

text: kinda cool, but gets a little annoying after awhile.


title: A lot of good music here!

text:
A great bargain....some of her very best work.
The first 3 discs of Vol. 1 are stone cold classics.
Vol. 2 is her return to greatness in the late 90's.


title: Nice!

text:
Pretty good live broadcast recording.
One of my favorite artists playing during his best live period (IMO), the early 1980's. Hard to find quality stuff from this time period.
I've got at least a dozen recordings of Tubular Bells (side 1).....this is my new favorite, despite a minor glitch in the middle (damaged tape?)!
How can I give this less than 5 stars?!


title: Five Stars

text: Loved it


title: The Cold War is never over

text:
Apparently the band is still together in Germany, but to me Dance or Die will always be a one-hit wonder (we're not talking a Top 40 hit, of course). On this "single" of 4 tracks you get the eponymous hit (track 1) and an alternative mix (track 3) different enough from the classic version so as to be jarring, disorienting, and disheartening: I was hoping for slower, but instead DoD sped it up, perhaps to please EBM dance floors.

Tracks 2 and 4 are decent, although "Count the Seconds" is already offered on the album Everspring. As it turns out, Count the Seconds is in my mind the only other fruitful track of Everspring... Dance or Die seem to find their groove when they sing about time (in reference to death, of course). It's probably not fair to dismiss all of their numerous albums based on perceptions of only one (Everspring), but then Dance or Die will probably the first to tell you (or sing at you, as the case may be, in the deepest human voice possible) that death is more fair than life.

Time Zero is a song that should be in the collection of anyone who favors dark wave, goth, and EBM. If you don't have it and want to hear a clip, here it is (from Everspring): [[ASIN:B005MY6VN4 Time Zero]]


title: Rare find... kind of.

text: This is CD only has ONE, yes ONLY ONE track on it.  It was ONLY available for a limited time at Limited Too girls clothing stores.  Not a bad CD, just really short.  Cool to add to a PLAY CD collection, and currently there are a few used ones available.  Do not pay too much for it though, it just really is not worth that much.


title: Classic, Old School, Epic, Heavy Metal

text:
This is one of those diamonds in the rough you could easily miss.  For one thing, they are straight-up, old school heavy metal act out of New York, and I'm not sure if they are even still active.  I picked this up after seeing them live in Allentown, PA years ago.  (Quite a live show they put on!  Only saw them once, but they were great--really don't know what happened to them.)  They are in the vein of classic Maiden, but doing their own thing for sure.  I'm not sure who will get these references, but this band strikes me somehow to be a mix of classic Running Wild and the best of Satan, sitting in a stew of classic Maiden.  But they have their own sound, and I wish we could get some more of it somehow.

Their female singer has a lot of attitude and is quite talented with a lot of power.  No thin-voiced, operatic wanna-be here.  She has her own distinctive voice, closer to what's happening in classic Zed Yago than Chastain vocally.  Actually, there might me some overlapping, musically, with old Chastain here, too.  There is a lot of tight riffing and interesting guitar work and soloing on here.  All of it hearkens back to the golden 80's age of heavy metal.  Nothing nu skool, nothing thrashy save for a few breaks here and there where a great riff picks things up.  Great melodies and rich songwriting, really.

The production is very good, especially for what I can only imagine is something self-produced.  That stated, it was purposely produced to sound like it came out of the era this music owes its soul to.  There is zero compression and the guitars are up in the mix like they should be, but the production of this just sounds like it should be coming at you through a big ol' stereo spinning only vinyl.  If you're under 40, you may not get what is happening, but it is good.  Very good.  Keep in mind, this is an indie effort and production, but it is no under-produced demo.

But these guys have no interest in your ear if you are not into bands like I've mentioned so far; this is not for you if you are into most of the better selling "metal" post 1990.  This thing is like a time traveling trip back to 1986 but with better production values than most records from back then and a distinctive female singer belting out lyrics about epic tales of pirates and great wars and all that good stuff.

Lastly, I simply cannot believe the couple of really negative reviews here on Amazon.  It can't be too hard to find several or all of these songs somewhere on the Interwebs, so please check them out before you discount these guys based on a negative review--or even my really positive one.  If you're a metalhead with a soft spot for classic, old school metal, you're gonna want this CD, and you'll love where it takes you while it's spinning.


title: Five Stars

text: Great seller! A++++


title: Makes wife happy!

text: Bought for wife because she loves "More than Words".


title: Needs More Songs to be Worth the Money

text: I am a very big Spyair fan. This CD has in my opinion their best song: Samurai Heart/Some like it Hot. And the other songs are defiantly in their top 10. But for $30+ and shipping it is just not worth it. I would recommended their "Rockin' the World" album. It has these three songs plus 18 others on 2 CD for $20 plus shipping. A much better value.


title: Excellent CD

text: Excellent CD, good for any occasion! STRONGLY RECOMMENDING...


title: Great story

text: Great fictional story that takes place in and around Kurk leading up to and during Operation Zitadelle (Citadel).


title: Love the music from these events..

text: Music is a mix of event praise and worship as this ministry has been all over the country bringing hope to a new generation.


title: A unique release among the Kaempfert canon.

text: Combo Capers(1960) is a totally unique Kaempfert release.It's a small combo of five,including Kaempfert on clarinet,that displays a big lean towards a Klezmer/Yiddish sound.How could it help it with songs like My Yiddishe Momme(Sophie Tuckers big hit) and Bus to Haifa? On the side there is a strong Dixieland flavour thrown in for good measure.There are more than a few songs on here that you will thoroughly enjoy.In fact a few in here have become my new/old Kaempfert favourites.I find going over the Kaempfert catalogue every so often that I am always rediscovering new gems that I had forgotten,and this CD,while generally under rated,deserves a wider audience,even with BK fans.


title: Medicore Miller release.

text: This 10 CD set is a smorgasbord of Miller songs taken from his live,film and studio recording performances.What attracted me was the Ray McKinley albums,which I don't have.Most of the material here is NOT from RCA masters but from reprocessed material;i.e. from records.And depending on the source,THAT will determine the quality of what you hear.The McKinley material sounded pretty good,as did the movie soundtrack stuff(they actually lifted the music from the movie soundtrack,and what they didn't play in the movie seems to be from Glenn's studio stuff,and the Carnegie Hall CD)but I found whoever did the actual boarding on most of the rest did a mediocre to bad job.Too much echo and lifting of the bass sometimes washed /drowned out the vocals.Ohhh,let's take CD#2 for example."Si,Si"starts out nice enough,but just a few bars in the sound level goes down and when Marion Hutton comes on to do her thing you can barely hear her.That bass line and echo just wash her away.Some songs could take the echo and bass up,but the majority couldn't.It seems to have been done by someone with little appreciation for the material on hand.This material requires a delicate touch;just clarify the music and remove the hiss,but do little to the rest.Let the material speak for itself.<br />Each CD is in its own cardboard sleeve.


title: *sigh* Another Greatest Hits compilation...yet again.

text:
This is the 2008 CD release of the The Dave Clark Five's greatest hits package from Universal Music,issued after their induction into the R&R Hall of Fame.It's official title is "The Dave Clark Five-The Hits".Below this title are the words"The DC5 sold over 100 million records".This single CD has an outer embossed cover and the CD inside comes with a thick 26 page booklet in a clear plastic jewel case.What I found strange is that neither the outer cover nor the CD itself were plastic wrapped.
The songs have been remastered and the sound is as one would expect,very good.The booklet I referred to is jammed packed with photos of the boys,some seen before and others only their really old fans will recall.Dave has taken a more personal approach with this booklet(as compared to the 90s releases)and written some of the notes which echo his sentiments relayed during the groups Hall of Fame induction.The info I especially like is that some of the historical context of the groups place in the musical scene of the 60s is finally starting to be truthfully told.As a fan since day one I have seen their rep be torn apart and scattered over the R&R landscape without so much as a "sorry".As the booklet relates they were,for the longest time,the only real contenders the Beatles ever had on the charts and that includes groups like the Stones,the Who,the Animals,et al,who have been wrongly overshadowing the DC5 in rep for decades.In fact the DC5  are rarely mentioned as serious contenders of the era,if at all.Having lived and grown up through that era I can tell you the exact opposite is true.As another important indicator to me,a very popular record store in Toronto still had a Beatles/DC5 singles only section up until the early 70s,THAT'S how much real rivalry there was,and which was a good indication of the DC5's prominence.But as so often happens history(of any kind) becomes convoluted and has a tendency to be easily re-written,so as I say I for one am glad all over it is finally getting back to reality once more.
The biggest complaint I have here is that Mr Clark has elected to re-release a greatest hits package yet again.The only song not released before is the last one "Universal Love",and it is quite a weak one at that.I would rather have seen a great rocker of a song like "Good Lovin'" off of their "Satisfied With You" LP,for instance.It is WAY about time Mr Clark stopped issuing these greatest hits compilations and started releasing their entire song catalogue,either by volumes or by albums;I'll take it either way.The DC5 NEED a total re-assessment of their music and that is the only way it will be accomplished.Sure the hits are a fine starting point but he's been issuing hits packages on record and CD since the 70s.Both critics and fans need something more substantial to sink their collective teeth into.Another small issue is the lack of any release dates for the songs,something I'm surprised Mr Clark would be remiss in doing.
So Mr Clark,this is a FINE compilation but instead of the same thing Over and Over again,Put a Little Love in Your Heart and let the next issuance of music be from your albums.


title: Awesome!

text: I was at that concert.  Didn't know it was recorded and released. Was so happy when I found it available.  Quality is good.  Thanks!!!


title: Five Stars

text: It's Hey Rosetta! what else needs to be said!


title: Five Stars

text: Great condition. Plays fine, no skipping. Happy to have this cd again


title: Imagine Dragons

text: I love this song and the CD is great!!


title: A Young Jack

text: Jack Jones, in my opinion, is a great singer who has improved with age. Any Jack Jones is listenable, but this is not up to his latest offerings.


title: wonderful Christian band

text: My family saw this band play in a small church in Hemet. They are a wonderful Christian band and very nice young men.


title: It’s just what you need when you want some James Taylor

text: James Taylor never disappoints- very nice


title: One of the truly great artists singing the best of her best on vinyl

text: What can anyone say about this that hasn't been said already? I do think the original pressing is always the best over newer remastered releases. The songs are iconic and only vinyl with a quality turntable can truly satisfy the discerning music lovers. Since I have never listened to the new release, anything else would be speculation on my part.


title: Good but not near what it could have been

text:
Linda Ronstadt was one of, if not the most, successful female vocalists ever. This four CD collection spans her recording career, giving us more than a taste of it all, but I'm left both pleased and somewhat disappointed.

Track listing at end of review

If you buy this 1999 collection as a way to collect her rock and roll recordings, you'll be disappointed. Yes, there are 17 of them here but you'd be better off buying her two early greatest hits collections or some other compilation. the rock and roll side is woefully incomplete.

Not having deep knowledge of here other recordings, I can observe that there's a huge mix of her work in her post-rock years and it all showcases her amazing voice. If you aren't familiar, there's a lot of variety to discover and you may be inspired to seek out some of those original albums.

One complaint I have is the organization of the tracks is confusing. Rock mixed with other genre that she recorded. It seems to me that a chronological focus would have shown us her personal growth better and made a better listening experience.

The highlight of the set could be disc four, containing "rarities": tracks done with others or sourced from soundtracks and other artists. There's even a duet with Kermit the Frog.

The accompanying booklet is a visual delight but a horror to read. The oversized 60 page booklet has tons of photos (great) with triple spaced liner notes spread across them in italics (the very definition of impossible to read). The album discography shows us the freaking large number of albums she recorded (34 if you are counting) and the tracks on each. The collection's track listing includes original source,  musician and production information on each track.

Overall, a nice collection but not an ultimate collection in any way I would define. Still, it's all Linda Ronstadt and that, by any measure, is very very good.

Since the listing doesn't include tracks, I have them here:

Disc One - Album Retrospective
1.1  When We Ran
1.2  Ruler Of My Heart
1.3  Cry 'Til My Tears Run Dry
1.4  We Will Rock You
1.5  Winter Light
1.6  Anyone Who Had A Heart
1.7  I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
1.8  Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)
1.9  Do What You Gotta Do
1.10 Heartbeats Accelerating
1.11 Goodbye My Friend
1.12 Adios
1.13 Cry Like A Rainstorm
1.14 Trouble Again
1.15 Easy For You To Say
1.16 The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress
1.17 Get Closer
1.18 Hurt So Bad
1.19 I Can't Let Go
1.20 Ooh Baby Baby
1.21 Just One Look
1.22 Poor Poor Pitiful Me

Disc Two - Album Retrospective
2.1  Blue Bayou
2.2  Try Me Again
2.3  Heat Wave
2.4  Heart Like A Wheel
2.5  It Doesn't Matter Anymore
2.6  You're No Good
2.7  When Will I Be Loved
2.8  Long Long Time
2.9  Different Drum
The Nelson Riddle Sessions
2.10 Little Girl Blue
2.11 I Get Along Without You Very Well
2.12 My Funny Valentine
2.13 When You Wish Upon A Star
2.14 It Never Entered My Mind
2.15 Skylark
2.16 What's New
En Español
2.17 Quiereme Mucho
2.18 Frenesi
2.19 Mentira Salome
2.20 La Mariquita
2.21 El Crucifijo De Piedra

Disc Three - Collaborations
3.1  High Sierra
3.2  Lover's Return
3.3  The Blue Train
3.4  Feels Like Home
3.5  Gentle Annie
3.6  Please Remember Me
3.7  After The Gold Rush
3.8  Moonlight In Vermont
3.9  El Camino
3.10 All My Life
3.11 Don't Know Much
3.12 Back In The U.S.A.
3.13 El Sol Que Tu Eres
3.14 Telling Me Lies
3.15 Somewhere Out There
3.16 I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine
3.17 I Never Will Marry
3.18 Prisoner In Disguise
3.19 Faithless Love
3.20 I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)

Disc Four - Rarities
4.1  Gainesville
4.2  Sandman's Coming
4.3  My Hero
4.4  All I Have To Do Is Dream
4.5  Dreams To Dream
4.6  The Blacksmith
4.7  Bandit & A Heart Breaker
4.8  Keep Me From Blowing Away
4.9  The Sweetest Gift
4.10 Freezing
4.11 Poor Wandering One
4.12 Sorry Her Lot
4.13 I Want A Horse
4.14 All That You Dream
4.15 Hearts Against The Wind
4.16 Tumbling Dice
4.17 Border Town
4.18 Falling Star
4.19 Honky Tonk Blues
4.20 Lightning Bar Blues
4.21 Why
4.22 I'd Like To Know
4.23 Everybody Has Their Own Ideas


title: Buy it on mp3 and save money

text:
Honestly, this is one of my favorite EPs.  I honestly can't put a finger on it.  Lyrically its a very "emo" cd, the lyrics are all about break-ups and about being "Best friends for never", and for anyone who's gone through a bad break up, you know how that feels.  This is a one of my favorite go-to CDs for anyone looking for good break-up lyrics.

Musically, it's pop-punk at its heart.  It's very upbeat and honestly happy sounding.  This CD always has a way to put me in a good mood, even with its sad lyrics.

In my opinion, there isn't a "stand out" track on the CD, it's well done from beginning to end.

I would have taken half a star away because it should have been a full length.  They could have added a few more tracks to make this just oozing with greatness.  But needless to say, I would still buy this again in a heartbeat.

But now to the nitty gritty, I think that you should buy it on mp3, only because I can't find the real CD for anything under $20 on amazon.  It's a good cd, and if you find it for $10 or under, buy the real thing...  but since we can't do that, I'll support the digital downloading of it.

MP3 Version:  [...B0012JWHZY...]


title: Wonderful performances

text: Ruth Draper was an amazing performer. She could -- and did -- present three generations in a single monologue, and this theater of the mind was so very convincing as to be rightly called enchanting. The album is ended before you know it, and her work bears repeated listening. She was a treasure!


title: Great songs.

text:
Great songs bought it for the English version of Kiss Kiss Kiss.

Plus arrived quickly considering.


title: Five Stars

text: Rare cd and jablonsky keeps hitting the mark


title: Great girl and cd

text: Sexy girl


title: trust

text: almost honest


title: The Stan Bush of Megadeth

text: Perfect cd


title: I love Budgie

text: I love Budgie


title: It was good

text: The product came safely and It came with extra photos from the seller which were really nice.  Would definitley reccomend


title: Grrr... this isn't the soundtrack in the film...

text:
This seems to be an unused orchestral soundtrack. I can see why it wasn't used... it doesn't really capture the feel of the film.

The film feels like the writer studied FLASH GORDON comics, then took some... illegal substances, before writing the film. The synth rock soundtrack in the film fit quite well.

This soundtrack seems like they were trying to do JOHN WILLIAMS STAR WARS, with nowhere near enough time, or money. Also for no apparent reason, there is another soundtrack added to the CD from some horror film.


title: Very pure production.

text: Very pure, more than one can expect, it can't be any finer.<br />I'm very impressed with how high quality this production came, it was beyond my expectations with how repect was as well shown.


title: Five Stars

text: good


title: I love it!

text: This was the first album I ever purchased and friends were always borrowing it and it got pretty beaten up to the point where it wasn't playable. For years I have looked  for a CD of this particular album and could not find it and now here it is and I couldn't be more pleased. It takes me back to the 60's when Jackie's songs were a regular on the top 40 charts. Not all the songs on this album are his biggest hits but there are some really nice ones that you might not have ever heard before. It is worth the money to get this one if you have a collection of his music.


title: Shipping was lightning fast!

text: The shipping was so fast -- arrived 3 days before the 15day delivery quote given! Packagin was simple, & a slight rip on the collector's box, but no biggie. All the discs work perfectly with no scratches/skips. Very happy with this purchase!


title: Finally

text: Love that this was finally released on vinyl. My l7 is finally complete!!!!


title: Good Country music

text: A classic Scotty McCreery album


title: Great country Music

text: Soon good ole Country Music


title: The best of the best!

text: These corridos date back to La Revolucion and La Cristiada, but they are timeless musical treasures.


title: Not worth your time

text: If you want to sleep buy it. Otherwise it is not worth the time spent.


title: Great song, Great group a must buy

text: Great song,Great group a must buy.


title: Five Stars

text: Good music! ! ! ! !


title: for your great selection in music

text: Record collection is growing by the minute.Thank You Amazon,for your great selection in music.now with this album by Winston(gypsy)Peters.im a extremely happy customer.Amazon keep up the good work.


title: It's worth listening to.

text: Same as the two set with the red set.


title: Like it

text: Being Beatles fan love it.


title: Get new

text: Fantastic


title: If you like

text: One of the best.


title: Four Stars

text: sounds great


title: Can listen to this all day!

text: Excellent double album with great singers! I was happy to recognize some of my favorite versions from the Ballywood television series, OM NAMAH SHIVAYA starring Samar Jai Singh. My husband also really loves it!


title: Completely satisfied.

text: This was one of my favorites of the five Shiva album CD's I bought from Amazon! I hear it in my head even when it is not on. It contains essential prayers to fill my heart to overwhelm! Om Namah Shivaya! Contains all the conch, drum, flute sounds hoped for with a group of expert singers. Transports you quickly to the feet of lord Shiva.


title: All the traditional sounds you hope for!

text: Wonderful music, rich warm harmonies. Includes the sounds of devotion of drums and conch. The only flaw is that it abruptly ends after it gets you in the zone with your head rolling in bliss. I would like to have the last track on a never ending loop!


title: I like this music!

text: Loved listening to this and it was amazing. Thank you!


title: Rest In Peace Ronnie

text:
I grew up in Cortland NY as did Ronnie. We use to listen to him practice in the garage and the one dance you always went to was when Ronnie was playing in one of his early bands.
My earliest memories were of the Prophets and Ronnie James Dio and the Prophets then Dio and Elf.
Still have the 1st 45 they put out ( when he was still Ronnie Dio and the Prophets )  and the original vinyl Elf album.  I have a lot of really good memories from those early days and
Ronnie's music.


title: Five Stars

text: i love celentano.


title: A fantastic c d with lovely songs!

text: It’s a great c d, beautiful songs. I bought it for someone who likes to hear The Seekers singing. Highly recommend this one!


title: Willie!

text: Great new CD .. new material for where he is in his life ..


title: Good quality. No surprises

text: after some confusion on the part of USPS, the Mp3s arrived.  Good quality.  No surprises.


title: CD case was cracked, The CD played great

text: Great old CD brings back old memories of a long time ago. Nice remix of the old songs sound quality is good


title: Start each day with a laugh

text: Just what my husband wanted with his coffee in the mornings. Lots of Laughs to start each day. Awesome!


title: Dog-lovers would love this

text:
I started this yesterday and finished it this morning . I listened to the audio version of it ,read by the author .
First of all, let me say I'm not a dog owner and never have owned one, but the suggestions and advice in here would probably help a person who is a first time owner of a puppy . I learned a lot about what all you would need to do with a new puppy and how to train it .
The author is single and lives in an apartment in New York , and has wanted a dog for many years, so he finally finds just the one he thinks he would like, which is the runt of the litter from a show-dog mother . This is a cute little story of how a single guy and his puppy soon get to know the elderly neighbors down the hall, who recently lost their own dog, and are more than willing to help take care of this new puppy . As time goes on, another single father and his young son move in on the same floor, and they all become  sort of family ,each one filling a void that the others are lacking .
Rather than give away the story ,let's just say it takes place over a 17 year gap of time and many changes occur throughout these years .
It was an OK book, but a bit too "sweet" for my tastes . I think most people that love dogs and how they bring people together would probably enjoy it .


title: laughing and crying, you know, it's the same release.

text: one of my all time favorites, and I'm a jazz musician:)


title: Beautiful sounds

text: I love this album.


title: Great Album

text: Fantastic


title: Throne Room CD

text: I love the Winans...Throne Room is one of my faves, great from beginning to end.  The condition of this CD was excellent, it arrived quickly, absolutely no complaints, thanks!


title: Five Stars

text: I am very pleased with these Coldplay CD.


title: Five Stars

text: GREAT MUSIC! GREAT CONDITION!


title: Purchased as a gift. Just what he wanted!

text: I purchased this as a Christmas gift, and the person that I gavit it too said that it works great, and was exactly what he needed and wanted.


title: How much is in the bottle ?

text: How much is in the bottle ?


title: Five Stars

text: One of my favorite songs.


title: Five Stars

text: Great music.

user_id: AGSGZPGYBOGKQCAWJEZNGZTEIMLQ


title: Five Stars

text: Very Satisfied


title: good music

text: I got married in Thailand and used this music for the wedding reception. my Thai wife loved this CD and listens to it all the time now.


title: My wife LOVES THIS BAND

text: I bought these for her.  SHE LOVES COLDPLAY


title: Good happy positive music

text: Love this cd


title: Well pleased

text: Product was as expected.


title: Five Stars

text: Made husband very happy.


title: Wonderful Dramatization!

text: As a child, I used to check all of the Newberry Records series out of the library.  All of them are well-acted, well produced adaptations and essentially faithful to the source material.  I recommend them without reservation to book-lovers of all ages and to be able to purchase a copy of 'Mrs. Frisby & The Rats of NIMH' (and listen to it in adulthood) was a treat.  Even 33 years later, it holds up beautifully.


title: Five Stars

text: great gospel with Elvis


title: Five Stars

text: Love all things ZBB! Would love to hear more of the other artists on this album as well.


title: One Star

text: Crap.


title: Don Lusher has a Wonderful band

text: Don Lusher and his band perform the hits of Dorsey and Miler and do a marvelous job.  Lusher is a fabulous trombone player, and has assembled an equally talented band.  So glad I purchased the CD.


title: Jazz impresario

text: Better than I expected


title: Queensryche!

text: Exactly what I thought it was going to be!


title: Three Stars

text: boring


title: A must for business building

text: Love this CD!!!!! It's extremely informative for anyone starting a network marketing business..it has helped us build our Toxic Free Alternative business


title: WORKS PERFECT

text: Works exactly as described just make sure you set the bed and remote codes as the same.  Otherwise perfect!


title: An excellent combo

text: Excellent! Symphony 1 and 5 are great, as is piano Concerto #3.


title: Excellent!

text: Excellent Brazilian music--smooth jazz style.


title: Rare one but worth seeking out!

text: I have been a PAW fan for many a years now and have tried to collect pretty much anything i could get my hands on that they have put out. this particualr album is like the holy grail of PAW albums so all in all, it's for serious fans only... you can find the tracks on this album in other compilations (not official ones though) but nothing compares to getting the real thing, an original copy made by the bands own hands!! I truely treasure this album and would even get another copy if the chance arises ever again!


title: nicely recorded horns.

text: Very nice recording. People who love Gil Evans will like this one.


title: nice reading of great songs.

text: Bought this because I love the songs and recordings of Tadd Dameron. Hadn’t heard of Vanessa Rubin, shamefully. But this is very nice. Gets better with each listening.


title: Wonderful mid fifties jazz

text: Listening to this recording, I see only a 3 star review and a price of $128 for a used CD. This is a great recording with Jack Sheldon on trumpet, Harold Land on tenor sax, Carl Perkins piano, Counce on bass and Frank Butler on drums. I’m fortunate to have one of these apparently rare recordings. My how prices have gone up!


title: Its important to know what is on the record.

text: I ordered this record several weeks ago because of the great reviews and I love Brazilian music. However, in spite of several inquiries, the record hasn't appeared so far! Still, I'll give it a three based on its reputation.


title: Drone

text: Good product with a good price. Even though it took us a few hours how to figure it out, then it crashed into the wall. So when your first learning go to a park, until you figure things out. It's a lot of fun. Just wish the batteries would last longer. We have 2 batteries, but will be ordering 2 more.


title: Amazing Japanese Band That Feels Fresh, Energetic, and Positive.

text: Amazing. That is the word I can use to describe them. Like most, I first got my taste of Bradio from their opening to the Death Parade anime, Flyers. This upbeat, party song instantly became one of my favorite anime theme songs of all time. It's catchy as hell, positive, and makes you want to move. Now, it might have been that this was a one off for Bradio, their first and best big hit. But such is not the case, thankfully. The entire album is good. The entire thing. And it's not your typical J-rock/pop. Infusing sounds of neo-jazz, funk, and rock, Bradio feels fresh. It's like getting a nice big kick in the butt after listening to one too many poppy idol songs or kitschy J-rock pieces. Bradio stands out from the crowd by placing emphasis on a combination of their funky instrumentals and lead singer Takaaki's soulful vocals. Did I mention that their music is catchy as hell? I'll likely be listening to this until I wear out the songs, but I can say I am absolutely in love with this album like I haven't been with music in a while.


title: mix of music from several groups

text: interesting compilation from several ambient groups. Not the best for direct listen, but good for background when doing activities


title: Brilliant

text: Masters of the "liquid flute. Beautiful soaring lines of Rapture. if you are a fan of the flute of India, you will enjoy this disk immensely!


title: DVD

text: Great hentai DVD


title: Great album

text: Great sounds


title: Doctor Who The Myth Makers

text:
Peter Purves narrates the story as Homer who participates in the story of Doctor Who and Troy.

Unfortunately, the story is long and the narration sometimes goes off to side comments which really drags down the story. It's over 4 hours but it seems much longer due to the narration!

Too bad the actual audio is gone along with the actual taping of the television episode. Wondering if it was much better than this audio narration. It probably was!

Not a very good story and glad that it was finally over when the story ended!

That's the problem with the older episodes as many were destroyed and sometimes the audio was saved for certain episodes. Unfortunately, this was one of them!


title: This was a real hit!

text: My girlfriend graduated high school in 1977 so I purchased this to play in the car.  We could sing the lyrics to every song!  Well packaged and promptly shipped.  It is also a long cd with 18 original selections.


title: Great music from a wonderful place!

text: I purchased this cd as I enjoy theatre organ music and these are the best, in my opinion.


title: Had to have it!

text: One of the finest pieces of theatre organ recordings made,  in my opinion!


title: Definitely Clap Your Hands!

text: I'm clapping my hands for Charlie as I am glad I was able to another copy of this CD. My first copy is skipping in places and can't seem to solve it so am glad I found another copy to treasure!


title: Beautiful selections!

text: Great sound, perfect in a automobile with a good system. Haunting. Beautiful selections and background music for any occasion.


title: I love the cd and actually met the band!

text: I heard the cd once and got hooked.  Then our church got the band to do a show and it ruled!  They sound awesome on the cd and they make fred durst look like a tight wearin' fairy.  Great riffs and drumming.  Definately  worth your consumer dollar


title: Great CD , case was all cracked up

text: Great band . Case was all cracked up. Returned it.


title: The King

text: It's Elvis. Just doesn't get any better.


title: Five Stars

text: Great Children's worship music.


title: music

text: good


title: Love it Screw R.i.p.

text: This cd is the s*** i can't f*** with all this new T-wanye drake kiddy pop s*** that anit music. R.I.P. Screwed up click for life!


title: Great CD soft classics

text: Nice soft easy listening music


title: Nostalgia appeased!

text: No doubt of the mastery and talent in these rendition of classic Philippine music. Just listening to them no matter who performs is definitely good enough for my longings. Thank you.


title: Mediocre 5.1 sound quality, way lower than expected, Video is OK, but it is just a framed comix book ... dissappointed

text:
I feel like purchasing this set for $38 I overpaid like $20. I purchased it mainly because of BR format expecting to have a good sound quality on the 5.1 re-mastered recording. Wrong decision - sound quality is mediocre, calling this set as Deluxe edition somebody must be kidding.
I have pretty good surround system, and just received top notch quality Mark Knopfler's Shangri-La re-mastered SACD, what a difference in sound quality of the multi channel audio record comparing to this BR!
I would not buy this item for $38, may be I would buy it for $18 after some thoughts. Goes on the shelf where I keep my archives.


title: Best Kept Hidden New Age Gem!

text:
Garry Hughes(NOT to be confused with British hard rocker musician and singer, Gary Hughes) first came to my attention about 10 years ago. I was on a wild search spelunking through huge aisles of used vinyl record albums at my local music store.As I frantically flipped through the "New Age" section, I was skeptical but kept searching for maybe one or two New Age albums at random whose cover artwork might just catch my eye; As an avid record collector, sometimes there is NO logical rhyme or reason for looking for records and searching for that next vinyl fix(Is it because one is looking for a particular artist? Is it because the artwork or photography on a particular album catches the eye as a striking art piece suitable for framing?Or, just looking for any album on a spontaneous whim without knowing zilch about the music or artist---as such was the case with Garry Hughes' "Ancient Evenings"). Skeptical for two reasons: One, most New Age music over the years has received such a bad rap for sounding,well,like a parody of said genre. Two,when it came to ANY  New Age music, all I ever listened to and knew about were just the big names: Vangelis,Kitaro,Tangerine Dream, and Jean Michel Jarre!...It was time to take a gamble and find out just what Garry Hughes had to offer.

10 years later, and I still own and listen to "Ancient Evenings" on both the vinyl and cd formats(on the Audion record label/co.). I listen to it at least once or twice a week! This is NOT spacey-"New Age"-generic electronica fodder by any means. Hughes sonically paints exotic locations and places,ancient temples and city bazaars or open market places for one's mind's eye and imagination to take flight and travel to! Despite the album being released in 1988, I can say that Garry Hughes was ahead of his time with "Ancient Evenings"...His use of all synthesizers and available digital technology of the time was used in such a way that to this day, it holds up pretty well without sounding dated. A gamut of 80's "New Age" recordings from other artists have not held up well over the decades and ultimately just sound like an electronic cliche of the times.In fact, his was the first album in which even the Audion blue record label with glowing analog audio tube still fascinates me;It's the sheer beauty that went into creating records---such an art form in and of itself! It was the first Audion record label I had ever seen.Since then, I have collected other Audion label New Age artists' works.

Hughes infuses a strong Middle Eastern,World-Music influence(an "ethnic vibe")throughout with highly atmospheric,dream-like, artistic machinations; He's a truly gifted alchemist of the synth-sound that would prove to help in his progression with other projects in the future of his career decades later.The music can be sparse at times, yet,intricate---less is more---it allows the mind to absorb the music much better rather than be distracted by synth-electronic gimmicks and gadgets. Wonderful and warm organic textures that absolutely counteract any thoughts one would have that it's just another cold and campy new age release.This was before this type of said genre of music would sometimes be called "chill out" or "ambient lounge" music.It is also certainly not club-dance music by any stretch of the imagination; It is in essence an escape for the mind!Guaranteed that no coma will be induced; You'll want to LISTEN to the cd/album in its enticing entirety.It is intelligent sounding. "Ancient Evenings" is a fantastic foray into another realm and not droning drivel into dullness.

The first track's intro solo key notes (title cut, "Ancient Evenings"), are highly reminiscent of a lullaby melody.You will ask yourself, "Where have I heard this before?", as it is in a similar vein as the musical notes used in the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" when trying to communicate with the aliens. However,this intro-lullaby is for the adult mind,not that of a child's or alien's.The song does eventually soothe into a finely crafted and multi-layered relaxing instrumental. The track, "Alexandria" evokes pure mystery as well as a wailing male(or female?) vocal-chant(real human voice or synthesized?). I will often listen to this album at night before falling asleep...There is something intoxicating about the whole title track and album! All songs evoke visions of mystical journeys to foreign desert lands,Middle Eastern, U.S. Southwest or otherwise, whether ancient or not...Not quite or necessarily taken to an oasis but yet one can visualize and see the beauty of the terrain and desert as well as what time of day or night(especially, the evening) the tracks accompany, or, on other tracks, allude to.At the end of the entire mind-journey, Hughes even incorporates in a tongue-in-cheek manner (and probably an inside joke that only he knows why he did it)a bit of movie dialogue from a male actor--- from the era of the Golden Age of Hollywood perhaps?...it makes for great side trivia as to what film the dialogue comes from---the source.As odd as that piece of spoken dialogue may seem, it actually works! "Ancient Evenings", in my humble opinion, is one of the BEST New Age albums to capture the desert and Middle Eastern lands vividly through Hughes' ingenious musical talent and visionary skill.

Garry Hughes has since been involved with many projects throughout his career and is currently  with The Bombay Dub Orchestra. An ensemble that creates intriguing world ambiance and clu-dub lounge chill music or "grooves"! It is truly a befitting and wonderful progression and evolution from his early days and work("Ancient Evenings") as a solo new age artist decades ago!


title: Plausible yet Passable

text: Hard to believe this title is over 10 years old by a then "promising" new artist who did it her way and then some.She fell a few stars short of being the next Teena Marie (another underrated female artist who writes,produces, and plays her own material). Don't Wanna fall In Love was a pre-cursor pop,R&B tune that was like a blue print for what Britney Spears or christina Aguilera are doing now; brooding funky material with the knack for making it into fun dance music. While Child's inpirations and convictions were steeped into Middle Eastern or Indian religious mysticism (visually) her work was more "Western" sounding in pop nature.The problems with the rest of the tracks for this debut was the monotonous and harsh electronic drum programming and mechanized cold synthesizer sound that kept on repeating itself making the other tracks indistinguishable from each other. It was her semi-raspy rebellious voice that told the listener this lady meant business. Her dark,moody, and somber sounding Welcome to the Real World was nothing more than a sort of social commentary on dreary global events that plague mankind in personal and everday life (crime,hunger,starvation,etc,.etc.). What you are left with is a project that seemed very promising and on the verge of something inventive and new yet got stuck on the same tune over and over with a looped computerized synthesizer program gone awry...


title: QUEENSRYCHE GOING DOWN...

text: I lost some credibility for Queenryche when they released RAGE FOR ORDER, succumbing to pressures to dress thjemselves like Motley Cure or Poison or Dokken or Bon Jovi. But with EMPIRE and OPERATION... they proved once and for all their autenticity and special place in the metal world. It was hard to follow those two great albuns and one had to be expecting a brief decline in thheir next album. And it came in the form of PROMISED LAND, a really weak album, withou any firm orientation, lacking punch, over produced, totally synthesized.


title: Four Stars

text: una colección para disfrutar!


title: Excellent, but some throw-away tracks

text:
I have read several reviews on here complaining about this particular supertramp collection. As someone with quite a lot of appreciation for this band's "middle ages" I can say that this album, with a couple of qualifications, doesn't dissappoint. A couple of the songs are the "radio" versions, which are slightly shorter, but if you're like most people, this is the version you actually recognize.

I would like to address the statement by one person that the audio quality wasn't up to par. I have to completely disagree. I'm listening to this album right now (the reason I'm writing the review), and the packaging states that the album is mastered "aad" which means they went from the original analog masters up until the final conversion to CD. This is appropriate for a band like Supertramp, who spent so much effort on their audio fidelity back in the 70s. I've got several thousand dollars of audio equipment and well over 1000 CDs copied to my computer in lossless format to preserve the complete fidelity of the recording, and let me tell you that short of a DVD-A or SACD (Please!) version, it's not going to get better than this. There is absolutely no dynamic compression being applied on this disc, which means you get all the subtle and dramatic changes in volume that should be there but are missing from many of the other Supertramp "greatest hits" collections. Modern engineers are compressing the heck out of audio to make it more "loud" because market research shows that loud music gets more attention on the radio. I could care less. Listen to "Rudy" or "Hide in Your Shell" or "Give a Little Bit" on this compilation and then put the popular "Autobiography" version in the drive and it will sound like someone turned up the volume. That's bad. Common today, but bad. Part of what made supertramp so great was the recording quality. Despite the lack of special packaging treatment, this version is the closest I've heard to the original LP versions, which is the highest compliment I can think to give.

The only weaknesses on this album are the couple of later, dud songs that were included...Nobody wants to listen to "Cannonball." It's not good.

If you're going to buy a greatest hits album, supertramp is the band to buy, because they were a "singles" band more than an album band. Aside from Crime of the Century, which is excellent, most of the albums are filler songs wrapped around the singles. Really big fans know this already and don't care. Or maybe they like the obscure album tracks. That's fine. Those people don't want a compilation anyway. A Bob Dylan greatest hits, or a Pink Floyd greatest hits, not really the way to go. Supertramp? Greatest hits is almost the only way to go.


title: Just very strange

text: Interesting music not for everyone


title: Mucho mambo.

text:
This is the kind of thing you might find in your local supermarket next to Jim Reeves's Greatest Hits or 20 Traditional Irish Jigs.  After Shaft's hypnotic 'Mucho Mambo Sway', however, I thought I'd give it a go, though dreading, from the cover, slabs of anaemic, 80s, synthesised gloop, a caricature of a potent and hysterical dance form.
On the contrary, this is a fantastic introduction to the mambo in many of its forms, from 'Mambo de la Luz', which replicates the spirit of the old Henry Mancinci 'Touch of Evil' theme, all squalling horns and sinister tribal rhythms; to the more Fox musical stomp of 'Mambo Paradiso'; taking in the sand-blown Mexican melancholy of, er, 'Serenata Mexicana', and the soundtrack-to-a-thousand-ads, Perez Prado's 'Patricia'.
In almost every case, the easy, superficial option is avoided; the predominantly dance thrills supplemented by heartstopping piano breaks, swirlingly sad trumpet crescedos, or feverish changes in tempo, adding soul to the sass.  This is a CD to soundtrack the movies in your head: for all its bright dance frenzy, however, it always seems to work best with noir.


title: Whitewash at the Whitehouse.

text: The actual Cuban Missile Crisis provoked 2 films, one (Dr. Strangelove), arguably the most daring, funny, and ferociously facetious satire ever made; the other (Fail Safe) a sober, thought-provoking thriller.  Like this.  Fail Safe flopped, because by treating the subject with due earnestness it made it seem not very scary, whereas Kubrick's laughter was noose-swingingly gallows.  But at least Fail Safe retained its grim integrity - 13 Days, especially towards the end, needs increasing doses of uplift and religious sentiment.  This is a comforting, nostalgic, macho film that sets its narrative in the present tense so we can forget the dubious legacy of its protagonists.  What saves it is a haunting final image that seems to undermine the previous two and a half hours.


title: A Very good deal.

text: First of all, all of her major and minor hits are available in one collection. It's a huge deal. Get this HiNRG fans you won't be sorry. A collection of great dance hits from mid 1980s. Too bad none of the 12" version is included but for the price it is a "steal". Highly recommended.


title: Very good music

text: These guys are great  catch their video


title: Five Stars

text: Good album!!!


title: Bonus Track Only Review

text: I've already reviewed Best Night Of My Life and gave it a 2 star rating so this review is only for the Bonus Tracks on this edition. The only song of note on this CD is the slow jam Split Personality which truly showcases Jamie's voice. The other two the horrible Quit Your Job written & produced  by  The Dream and the Gucci Mane assited Speak French might be better suited for another artist.


title: Nice return for an M.I.A.group

text: Hi - Five first burst onto the scene back in 1990 with their monster smash I Like The Way (Kissing Game) and after a tweleve year absence a solo CD from group memember the boys returned with The Return. The CD is released indpent on their own label so there's no big name producers like Cool & Dre, The Underdogs or Babyface, but the disc does have some strong slow jams in particular Ten Toes Up.


title: Highly under-rated band

text: I first saw this group in a 1970s concert and was blown away by their energy.  That energy level carries into this album.  The best song is, of course, 'Rock and Roll Warning'...."Rock and roll will make you rant and rave, it will send you to an early grave, but compared to what you left, WHEW! What a lovely way to go."  Do those lyrics sound familiar? 'Rock and Roll Warning' was the only song I know of by this group to get air play on the radio. 'Rock and Roll Warning' has kicking piano, guitar and harmonica.  That song will absolutely get you up on your feet to dance unless you're dead. But just as good is the song 'Get Out Of Bed (Once Is Enough For Me)'.  I don't know who the female singer is, but she sounds even better than Bonnie Bramlet.  Now, I admit some of the songs on this album are downright strange, and there are one or two songs that I really do not like, but I can live with that.  Overall, it is a good high energy album, and I don't know why Larry Raspberry and the Highsteppers never made it big (maybe they did in the south, I live in the west).


title: Phantom put to rest

text:
Where to start?  The plot?  First things first - Jar Jar returns, but his screen time is mercifully short.  Darth Maul isn't back.  And, for those who haven't heard this a thousand times already, for its flaws, it still beats "Phantom Menace".
The plot - it's been a decade since the events in "Phantom".  The fractious intergalactic republic under Chancellor Palpatine is already coming apart at the seams.  To keep the republic united, Palpatine seeks both emergency powers from the senate and its consent to form a massive army -  the Jedi Knights is stretched too thin.  On the republic's capitol of Coruscant, former Queen (now Senator) Amidala arrives to cast her vote on the subject of the grand army, but finds herself targeted.  Assigned to guard her are Obi Wan Kenobi, now a Jedi Master, and Anakin Skywalker.  A decade older, "Ani" is on the verge of becoming a master, but he's too arrogant and impulsive, and everybody reminds him that he's no Jedi yet.  Complicating things for Ani are fears for his mother's safety and that he's heartsick for Amidala (who is now shorter than he is).  When another assassination attempt is barely thwarted - following a high-speed chase through the flying streets of Coruscant - the Jedi council split the two up, sending Ani to guard Amidala as she returns home to Naboo while Kenobi tracks down the assassin.  While Skywalker and Amidala explore their deepening feelings for each other, Kenobi follows the trail first to the watery world of Kamino (whose buildings and inhabitants seem strangely reminiscent of those in "The Abyss") and then to the fiery desert world of Genosis.  On Kamino, Kenobi tangles with the armored warrior and bounty hunter Jengo Fett, and we meet the clone Fett adopts - a young boy named Boba.  We soon also meet Count Dooku (Christopher Lee), a renegade Jedi who leads the secessionist forces, but warns Kenobi of a threat even greater than himself. By then, Ani has given into temptation (no, not that temptation) he abandons Naboo and heads off to Tatooine to rescue his mom.  When the rescue doesn't turn out right, and in a painfully abbreviated scene, Ani gives into his feelings and lashes out.  Skywalker hasn't enough time to grieve or reveal the depths of his emotional torment before Amidala "convinces" him to help her rescue the captured Kenobi on Genosis - which is revealed to be a house a huge warrior-droid factory, seething with welding machines and conveyor belts (ala "The Temple of Doom".)  When the rescue attempt ends in failure, an army of Jedi materialize out of nowhere, fighting an army of warrior droids with their lightsabers.
I love Star Wars, so I'll end on a higher note, but start on "What doesn't work" - while fewer of the offensive stereotyped characters get meaningful screen time, Watto is back in a short scene in which his stereotype seems even more overt than in "Phantom".  The main characters seem more flesh & blood than they did in "Phantom", but not by much.  The lines seem as stilted and leaden as ever, not helped by the predominance of English accents, but the script compensates by giving the characters relationships (even Jango Fett is somebody's father figure; you can almost imagine him giving bounty-hunting lessons to the young boy who will put Harrison Ford on ice).  Too many characters do little more than appear (like Jimmy Smits as Bale Organa, or the young teens who will grow up to adopt Ani's son; the republican archivist who appears in one simple scene early on has a simple line, but she delivers it better then Dooku's allies.  I kept wishing for her to turn into a Sith Lord).  There are plenty of "zoom scenes" (like the podracing in "Phantom"; here it's the car chase thruough the skies of Coruscant, which looks like Times Square, the Ginza District and LA from Blade Runner, followed up by a chase through an Asteroid belt).  Too much of "Attack" relies on speed - reducing the heroes to CGI cartoons played back at high speed.  Then comes the mindbending epic of climaxes - when, atlast, the Jedi Army finally reveals itself to us: if you've ever seen "Henry the Fifth", imagine Agincourt fought with legions of lightsabers instead of long swords.  But, just when it looks like the Jedis will have their moment - the clones appear, and the movie degenerates into another CGI battle - with the valiant Jedi's forced to give the stage over to the faceless clones who seem less animated than the Gungans.  C3P0 is back - mostly for ill-timed comic relief (during the onslaught of the Jedi army).
Still, it's Star Wars, and the script reaches for emotional depths not even imagined in "Phantom" with luscious effects and sounds, cluing us in that something big is on the way as "Phantom" never could.


title: Great debut

text: Willa is great. She has a great voice, is beautiful, and doesn't try to pass her self off as a good girl like Britney does. She even writes a little. The music is catchy, and the CD only goes wrong when a slow song hits or when the very hypocritical "tired" comes on. On that song, Willa whines about Britney and other teeny boppers, calling them clones of her when in fact, she herself is a clone of Britney. That is a minor quibble. The CD is still great.


title: Best treatment of suffering and God I've ever seen!

text:
This set is extremely touching, and very real. It deals with something that has or will touch everyone on the planet, and does it in a way that answers best the question, "If there is a good God, why does He let bad things happen to people?" I highly recommend it to EVERYONE, especially those who are struggling with pain in their lives. It was awesome how Louie points out how with the right perspective, God can turn something so negative into something so powerful for good.

David


title: Entertaining historical drama!

text: I didn't really know much about the history of the Cuban missle crisis before seeing this movie. But even though I knew how history turned out, I still found it to be somewhat suspensful, in certain circumstances in which I didn't know what happened. There is still a part of me wishing that there was more action even though this film was based on actually events. Maybe thats cause the trailers gave me the impression there would be a lot more than there actually was. None the less I really liked this movie, and I'm sure I'll grab it when its released on dvd. Very entertaining.