title: This album is Wonderful

text: This album is wonderful!! Love the songs and all the goodies that come with. I only have one complaint - the poster and extra gift cards were taped to the package, this left the area on both the package and the poster they were taped to sticky from the tape and also took off some of the printed design on the outer package plastic cover/envelope/bag. That would be the only problem I had with the package. The album came quickly and was well packaged against possible damage so it arrived safely and intact.


title: quality product

text: Thanks for the fast shipping and quality product..<br />My mother loved her Silk Sonic CD!


title: Happy camper

text: Love it


So beautiful. His voice gives me goosebumps.  This praise for the Lord makes me cry every time I listen to this magnificent hymn.


title: UPDATE NEEDED

text: The only problem I have with this Arista collection is that it needs to be updated to include the tracks:  Honey, Wonderful, Deeper Love, What You See Is What You Sweat, and Rolling In The Deep (Aretha's Version}.  BETTER YET, SONY, HOW ABOUT THIS: THE ESSENTIAL ARETHA FRANKLIN-THE ARISTA YEARS.  OR MAYBE:  THE ARISTA ALBUM BOX SET COLLECTION.  Think about it.  After all, we are talking about Aretha!!!


title: NOPE!

text: WAY OVER-PRICED!  THERE ARE BETTER, CHEAPER ROY COLLECTIONS OUT THERE.  RESEARCH!!!


title: A Fan of Music

text: From the momoment I saw the "Like A Star" video I had to buy this CD, even without hearing any of her other songs. I love every song on the CD, the whole thing has a nice groove to it. I like th fact that there are slow songs as well as fast upbeat songs. I absoultely love and recommend this CD.


title: Description not clear

text: On the back of the case it says "This is a compelation of Alternative outtakes and tracks not previously released on any of the Beatles' commercial releases." Until I heard the CD I was wondering what "alternative" meant exactly. Anyway, the price seems a little high, but the music is very good and in most cases the same as the "commercial releases" as far as I can tell. It is the Beatles, not some other group doing covers. I'm happy to have this CD.


title: Yea Yuh

text: Is a bad azz cd since Alain Whyte shows us how talented he is.


title: David Hasselhoff

text:
Hi
I Like it  alot. I Like David Hasselhoff&his music alot. He is A Great singer &Actor He is so handsome

Love,Missy


title: YOUR FEAR WILL TAKE FLIGHT

text:
I have been waiting forever for this soundtrack to come out. When I saw the film back in 2005, I was so excited by the percussive music that Marco provided for the film. Finally, ten years later (kind of like Scream), this soundtrack has been made available!!
The presentation is amazing. A booklet is included as part of the cover art. The liner notes are very informative. All in all, this should be a welcome addition to any Wes Craven and Marco Beltrami fans out there.
Well done, maestro Marco!!


title: Great!

text: Thanks!


title: Fantastic re-release

text: While the movie is a bit of a turkey, Goldsmith wrote a robust and exciting score but a truncated initial release was all that we were given.  Thank God for Intrada. This is a fantastic presentation of a great score that any filmscore fan and particularly Goldsmith fans have been waiting for. The sound is amazing and the music is even better.


title: "It's the Stay Puft Marshmallow man"

text: I am a huge fan of the movies,so the first time I saw this on here,I had to have.When I received the item,it was all that I expected.The outer case feels soft like a marshmallow.Then you open it up,and some awesome pictures of Stay Puft,a long with a white vinyl album with the scent of marshmallow!!!If your a fan of the movie,or a vinyl collector like myself,you should be very pleases with this!!!!


title: Enjoyment.

text: Magnificent. Enjoyment.


title: Mislead

text: I thought this was a new album, not just a new song.  I paid over $20 for two songs! What a rip off!!


title: Great cd

text: Love the music. Especially the lead singer. Saw him on youtube and really liked his voice. Had to have a cd of it, and this one didn’t disappoint.


title: Five Stars

text: i like house of the rising sun and few more  from them artist


title: worth? Not really

text: A couple good songs but it is not worth a lot of money. Buy a LP underground membership and buy it on their site. It's like$20 tops. Lol!!! Don't buy here if it costs more than $30


title: Worth? Maybe...

text: Too expensive. It's a short album with a couple instrumentals and demos to lp songs. it's not even signed...


title: its ok... But

text: It's a good cd, but not worth the money. It's short and contains a lot of acoustic recordings. Don't pay more than $20 for it.


title: Flawless

text: Absolutely beautiful


title: WHAT  A  TALENT !!

text: What a talented man.  His selections were super.  I play it over and over.<br />His back-up orchestra does a stellar job.  Certainly glad that I ordered it.


title: very happy that I found it

text: CD was as described, very happy that I found it.


title: The music is wonderful. Item arrived ahead of time and in excellent ...

text: I had a burnt copy of this album, but had to get an original copy. The music is wonderful. Item arrived ahead of time and in excellent condition.


title: This is a great piece of music

text: This is a great piece of music. I especially like the song where God sings after He had finished creating the Garden of Eden. The item came on time and was in excellent condition.


title: As advertised..... fast shipping. ...

text: As advertised .....fast shipping......thanks.


This is a great album for true hip-hop heads. Killah Priest is taking about some real world metaphysical stuff. This grown folks music on spiritual not religious path.  All of Killah Priest music is advanced and ahead of it's time. He has timeless music like Michael Jackson. I love music that elevates the mind and make you think  outside of the box.


title: Recommended for Country Music fans!

text: Nice Zinepak with media content and CD.


title: Great music

text:
A must for any country music fan, containing music from Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, Blake Shelton, Jason Aldean and more.  The book is really nice too and contains information about each of the artists.

Dave


title: Five Stars

text: Was very accurate and great descriptions of the sights!


title: Buyer beware of parental advisory not included in picture or description!

text: Bought this for my 6 year old believing it was the clean version. In the picture and description there is no indication that there is a parental advisory on this cd.  There is definitely one on the cd I received.  I'm very disappointed.


title: Absolutely everything I could have asked for!

text: I absolutely love it! I couldn’t be any happier it arrived on time, perfect condition it was great! Totally recommend :)

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title: Overrated and old music on expensive prices

text:
Excuse me
American marketing Vender all the time Jack up
The prices of European product and tgey think
People in USA have no knowledge .
Most of his work is regular and only few of his music is classic so Why jack up price
It’s a joke sorry not worth paying that much for it


title: Very disappointed customer

text: Very disappointed with this item from Wonder Book. The case came completely cracked in many places, there was a price label attached from "The Goodwill" for $1.99, while I paid a total of $6.18, and when I opened the package, the wrong cd was inside. The only thing I appreciated was the easy refund policy. I will not be a returning customer to Wonder Book.


title: Just as advertised

text: Exactly what I was looking for and in perfect condition


title: Buy IT

text: I love this CD. Its an album you can play every track on. Nice clean christian music with moving lyrics. Totally recommend.


title: Love it

text: I am so glad that I have this album now! Its in great condition and works every well!


title: Great

text: Love her music - very upbeat


Steffany Gretzinger is a heart of worship for JESUS! The album speaks for itself, and if you want to be ushered into the presence let go, and let God move through Steffany to be undone. I'm in love with her obedience and the sacrifice of worship. Please be advise that this album is the Best, but not the least of all worship music Steffany pours her heart out.


title: all great recordings by Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops and ...

text: This recording is probably one of the first that I ever became familiar with, so having it on CD brought back a lot of fond memories!  Jalousie, In A Persian Market, Skater's Waltz, Ritual Fire Dance, Liebestraum, War March Of The Priests, Espana Rhapsody, and the gazillionth version of Stars And Stripes Forever, all great recordings by Arthur Fiedler & The Boston Pops and an aptly-named disc. My only issue is someone in the editing department decided to rearrange the song order--why on earth for?  The "Bonus" tracks (e.g. Ride Of The Valkyries) are OK, but not necessary to the overall experience; they neither add nor detract to the original Pops Stoppers recording.  At the price I paid, I consider it a great bargain in any case.


It's always a gamble when new recording artists opt for controversial cover art.  Mom's Apple Pie is fairly well-known for it's risque first cover that was quickly withdrawn and replaced with a censored cover (you can look them up easily enough), but not too many people have reviewed the music they actually recorded.  Usually, it's negative or dismissive, leaving me to wonder if said critics bothered to listen at all.  To avoid that, I'm focusing on Mom's Apple Pie #2, with artwork as deliberately uncontroversial as you could get.  These fellows were a solid horn-based band, not unlike Chicago or Blood Sweat & Tears, and just as talented from my point of view. At their best, they sound like Mike Bloomfield's Electric Flag, which is saying something.  The vocals are the only weak point; good individually, they don't "blend" so well together, but that's not a deal breaker.  Favorite track: Every Mother's Son, a bittersweet ballad.


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful. So meditative and scriptural.


title: Four Stars

text: Nice alternative take


title: Good tunes

text: new music 1


title: YOU ROCK

text: Second cd I have bought here and It ROCKS!!!


title: Item for collectors/fans only

text: Only an item for a Misfits fan/collector. The sound quality is horrible.


title: Five Stars

text: Bonzo's drumwork is the s***. Zeppelin rocked then, and they rock now.


title: Much like their earlier release [oh why did I not pick ...

text: Much like their earlier release [oh why did I not pick up the book when I had the chance?  EC's written tales have not disappointed me thus far], it seems to improve with each revisit.  And I have a hunch I will ultimately prefer this one to the first.  Delivery was also well within the expected time. n


title: Jensen Who?

text: I ordered a Used:Good and recieved a disc totally scratched so much that I knew this is the one they couldn't give away as it was the only one left, also it was so bad you've heard of broken records or have ever actually heard a real one, This sounded like a broken disc, great representation Las Vegas, Keep sin city alive and I hope you Choke on this (Disc) when i send it back.


title: Recommend this Buyer!

text: Really impressed with it!


title: Great song!

text: Cd looks and sounds great! Recommended seller


title: Great ep

text: Cd sounds and looks great! Recommended seller


title: Recommended seller!

text: Cd sounds and looks great. Recommended seller!


title: Recommended seller

text: CD sounds and looks great. Recommended seller!


title: GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!

text: I ordered this item as a gift for my husband.  He LOVES this song from “back in the day”!  He was not only surprised, he was absolutely excited...played it all day!  I received my order very quickly, and the record was in perfect condition.


title: Superb Album

text: Whether listening as dinner music, or an at home concert, this album is superb!  We hope to see more available from Charles McDaniel in the near future.  His playing is truly exceptional.  I am happy to now be able to get the physical CD to add to my collection.


title: Five Stars

text: Works as well as the last one I had.


Beautiful Music.  I can listen to it all year long


title: delivery

text: Perfect


title: Delivery

text: Perfect


title: Five Stars

text: perfect


title: One Star

text: Perfect !


title: Pozo Seco--awesome!

text: I only discovered their music recently even though I list folk music as one of my favorite genres. I have this record in a 1959 Seeburg jukbox and it is one of my favorite tunes.


title: Great buy

text: The album came sealed and in perfect condition. It's basically a photo album of all the original 12 members. Mine came with a photo card of EXO M. I'm very happy with my purchase.


title: Don't sleep on DAY6!!

text: Every single song is amazing. DAY6 never wrote a bad song. The album/case is very nice. They continue to impress me every time.


title: I love CBX

text: I love this album! I got a Xiumin(my bias!) version case and a Chen photo. It arrived without any damage and is brand new and sealed. I love every song. And I love that the majority of photos in the cd booklet are of Xiumin.


title: An excellent album!

text: I love this CD and stronly recommend it!


title: disappointing

text: I did not like one song on the set, and the plastic container arrived severly cracked. I was surprised the cd's were in tact.


title: Intact and on time!  Music to our ears!

text: The disc was intact and on time.


title: My money back bought for my son for christmas it would not play

text: This CD would not play


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Five Stars

text: What else would you expect from the greatest entertainer of this generation.......great album of all the hits!


title: Great music and arrived very quickly

text: Great music and  arrived very quickly!


title: Five Stars

text: Love it


title: VINTAGE JAZZ AT ITS BEST

text: This is a great vintage jazz album. Cannonball and some of the many legionary jazz musicians that have played together with Cannonball down through the years didn’t fall short on this one. Excellent rendition of this Broadway smash musical.  It is the best of the best music genre that has remained true to its roots. I don’t know how many times I have played this LP but I have yet to grow weary of listen to it.  Thank you, seller Mayan Records. LP was delivered ahead scheduled and in perfect condition when I received it. I would recommend and look forward to doing business again with Mayan Records.


Bruh, who were the 34% who rated this 5 stars💀💀💀


title: worth buying

text: You need to listen to this ep if you are fighting with same in your family in poor health on death door


title: FABULOUS ALBUM!!!!

text: A truly gorgeous album with songs that contain wonderful melodies and lush lyrics. Georgia Middleman and Gary Burr are fabulous singer/songwriters (Burr a Nashville Songwriter's Hall of Fame member) and their first joint album is splendid. A life and love affirming collection that the listener never tires of on "repeat". BRAVO!!!


title: An amazing female vocalist

text: One of the best female vocalists in the world. This album as usual shows just how incredibly good she is. Buy It !! If you've never heard her your really missing out.


title: If you're going to buy just one Christmas CD...

text: From the first bars of the CD's first track "O come Emanuel", it is obvious that this is not just another "enjoyable" Christmas CD.  Not that this CD isn't enjoyable -- it certainly is.  But, it is refreshing to have arrangements that are so sophisticated and well-crafted.  And Jessye Norman gives these arrangements the full attention of her vocal gifts and considerable musicality.  Her rich, sumptous voice caresses the soul and sends the spirit soaring.


title: Not interested

text: Not the Paul Clark I thought I was purchasing. Not interested. Didn’t even open it up. Not going to


title: Accordion sheet music that covers so many songs

text: There was a time when accordion sheet music was difficult to find.  CDs like this have preserved and made available the arrangements that challenge and show off the instrument.


Always  have  liked Jonathan Butlers  music great purchase !


title: GREAT CHRISTMAS

text: >> I REALLY ENJOYED THE CHRISTMAS CD ... AND I THINK YOU WILL TOO. HAS USUAL COLLECTION OF SONGS.  ....  Jack Lea


title: Five Stars

text: All as promised


These are my two favorite viola concertos, and to find them on one vinyl was perfect!! I’m very picky about the interpretations I listen to, but I really love this one. Just as much as I love the Yuri Bashmet performance of the Walton. This is easily my favorite record that I own now.


title: Great sewing music.

text: I bought this set used.  Of course I always loved Doris Day beautiful singing.  I play these CD's while I work<br />on my sewing and making quilts.  All is good.


title: A must for any Blondie fan!

text: This might be difficult to track down now, but it is a must for any Blondie fan. Not just the number 1's, but some great album cuts are included here, both early Blondie, and some later material. I love it!


title: Es muy bonito.

text: Me encantó!!

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title: Al Hibbler

text: There were only about five true Al Hibbler songs on this album.  The rest were remakes of older hits.  The order was received from Amazon before it was scheduled and it was as described.


title: One word, AWESOME

text:
Okay, first off let me say that I pre-ordered this album as soon as news about it was released. The first one I ordered was the base album(non deluxe), then someone stole it from my car so even though I have a digital copy of it via Amazon Music I decided to order another one, once I received it I saw the bonus tracks and was so glad I decided to get the deluxe this time. I love acoustic songs!

A must get for all Chester Bennington fans.


title: Five Stars

text: Great!


title: GREAT JACOBITE SONGS

text: Geeat jacobite songs.


title: Got the album and still love it.

text: Heard this band when I was in college a bunch of years ago.  Got the album and still love it.


title: Acceptable recording given the choices

text:
The performance style may not meet with the most recent scholarship, as it is performed with many instruments. The technical quality of the singing is very high, albeit not equivalent to Tallis Scholars (yes, I know, all make) or Jordie Savall and Herperion. The CD I purchased was re-issued by Musical Heritage Society (apparently no longer in active business), and not by Harmonia Mundi - the original label. My booklet was missing the latin text for two of the pieces, and the Harmonia Mundi website (which is a mess) did not seem to have the texts. I checked both the international and US Harmonia Mundi websites. Luckily, I contacted Sequentia directly, and they indicated the text in in the public domain and available on several sites.

The sound quality is acceptable: clear, fairly good at capturing the hall ambiance but overall the perspective is very "flat" with little actual depth (at least on my system, consisting of a Sony DVD/CD ES player, into a tube Scott integrated amplifier, and then into Vandersteen IIce speakers with the Sound Anchor stands.

Given the lack of any competing recoding of Ordo Virtutum, I would seriously consider this recording over any of the Naxos recordings if you want this composition, or want a very good introduction to Hildegard von Bingen.  I have several other Sequentia recordings of Hildegaard, the Naxos recordings with Jeremy Summerly, and the Marcel Peres-Ensemble Organum, and I like this recording the best in terms of a single disc for persons who want a first disc of Hildegard von Bingen.


title: Five Stars

text: So far good


title: My Cd

text: It sucks. It skips and won't play a single song


title: Five Stars

text: Great recording of this organ at Scotty's Castel in Death Valley CA.


title: This was junk.  The CD was scratched all to hell.  NOT USE ABLE

text: DON'T BUY A THING FROM THIS PLACE CD WAS JUNK


title: 1000 pressed

text: 1000 of these were pressed for record day. That's it until the end of time (and for after that as well.) Pretty cool item.


Did not disappoint. Some songs were not my favorite, but that is a given when you have a long list of different artist like in this CD. All-in-all it was just as amazing as I expected it to be.


title: Five Stars

text: Best soundtrack of all-time.


title: It arrived early 😊

text: I ordered this CD for my mom for Christmas🌲 I ordered it October 21st and it was telling me I wouldn't receive it til November 5th-21st, well it came early in the mail today 😍 I'm one happy Daughter right now and I know my mom will love this because Jealous of the angels and I will carry you songs are on this i believe she will love this whole CD 🥰


title: Elvis Treated With Evolved and Better Arrangements

text:
I love this CD and all others by Larry Jordan, who owns Voice Masters.  I would love to own everything that Voice Masters has released. Unfortunately, some things are out of print and, hopefully, more CDs will be created.  I enjoyed your personal note, which I just found, so my response is a bit late.

Thank you for your fine work,
Lynn Curtin


title: Must have in your collection

text: Talented Artist... Gone to soon


title: Five Stars

text: Poetic grace. Flowing. Remembrance of times that never were


title: Best group

text: Love the music and Freddie Mercury so great


title: A mostly mellow Jazz album from Johnny with R&B undertones.

text: This is a great album of jazz standards. I have lots of jazz LPs and this I would rank at near top of the list and gets played most frequently. Although Johnny is considered an R&B artist and later had a Funk period he does an outstanding job singing these early standards. Not much of his guitar playing comes through on this (Zappa names him as his #1 influence) but a great album non the less. A perfect album all the way through. There's not a bad cut on it , great for those mellow moods except for one song (Reconsider Baby side2 track 3) which is up tempo and performed in a more traditional R&B manner Johnny was known for in the 50s.


title: 2001 release date not 1970s

text: The Capital Jukebox series records started in 1992. This record is a 2001 release.


title: Great solo performance, perfectly good orchestra

text:
I grew up listening to the Kempff/Karajan performances of these concertos from the 1960s. My dad bought the DG Beethoven bicentennial edition LP boxed sets back in 1970, and those have been the touchstone for how I've approached Beethoven over the years. To be blunt, I was never a huge fan of the Beethoven concertos because of this. I recognize Kempff's great technical ability, but I always found his playing, particularly in the more lyrical sections, to be a little precious or, in the more serious sections, lacking gravitas. Likewise, I always found Karajan's orchestras to be a little over-the-top, and bombastic for my taste. I'm not saying that these performances weren't good, or even great, but only that they didn't speak to me.

I came to Brendel in a roundabout way, through his brilliant interpretation of the Diabelli Variations in the Phillips Great Pianists of the 20th Century series. Here was a Beethoven intepreter I could get behind: intelligent, consistent, insightful. I know his performances are often dismissed as "cerebral," but I think that's what I enjoy most about them. His Beethoven is always thoughtful, never clinical, and passionate when appropriate.

Brendel's performances on this set are all that. You will NOT hear anything like Arrau's thunderous Emperor, or Argerich's electrifying third (with Abbado). You WILL hear a clear, intense, reading of Beethoven. And that's the thing -- Brendel's playing is more Beethoven than Brendel. He becomes a transparent conduit for the music. Let me say that, as virtuoso performances, I prefer Argerich's Beethoven concertos over anyone's. I am not terribly enamoured of Kempff and Arrau, though I respect their artistry. But for hearing a reading of Beethoven, I find myself going bcak to Brendel time and again.

My main complaint with this set is with Levine and the CSO. The orchestral performances are good, but rarely more than that. There is a distinct lack of verve, and the orcehstra seems to have it in its collective head that it is accompanying a soloist, rather than participating in a complex conversation. To make matters worse, the dynamics of the recording are a little flat. One reviewer suggests that this might be due to the dryness of Orchestra Hall in Chicago. This could well be the case. I have heard two performances there in my life -- both Mahler -- and both times, I came away feeling as if I had missed something.

For my money, Brendel's Beethoven Concertos with Haitink (recorded in the 1970s) is superior -- a combination of Brendel's focused solo performance anf Haitink's energetic conducting -- but this one is good, for its shortcomings.

And to add fuel to the debate... I really can't tolerate the applause. I find it distracting.


title: Five Stars

text: Takes me right back to yesteryear when my parents played this music


title: Memories of youth in a box

text: We love it. Nothing like a box full of memories of younger days and of course the vinyl records we used to have.


title: GREAT SONGS

text: HI, IT WAS EXCELLENT THANKS. I LIKE WHEN IT LOOKS LIKE NEW. IT PLAYS PERFECT. THANKS FOR OFFERING, GREAT SONGS.


title: Hi, I no longer need it

text: Hi, I no longer need it . I want to return it and get a refund please as a gift card thanks a lot. Victor C. Pippo


title: A Great Addition to the Collection

text: My daughter just loves everything related to Taylor Swift.  She already had all her other CD's and this was a rare find.


title: Awesome

text: I was so happy when I finally found this cd. I could listen to this all year long. My favorite!


title: CD available much cheaper in collection

text: Great music!  And, you can get the CD plus 9 other Robin Trower CDs at https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07KLCY961/


title: We As Human's "Burning Satellites" is pleasant surprise!

text: I have to admit that I wasn't sure what to expect when I ordered this album. I'd had We As Human as a friend on MySpace for awhile, but hadn't really heard their music on the radio, until recently when I heard "Dead Man" on my favorite HD radio station. I liked the song instantly and was surprised when I found out it was by We As Human! Then I chanced to hear "Fly" on another station and decided it was time to check out the album. I was a little disappointed when I found out it was only an EP, I would have liked it to be longer! But now, it's quickly finding it's way into my "new favorite's" category! It's just hard rockin' music with a timely message! All in all, it was well worth it!


title: Five Stars

text: Great delivery time and great CD.


title: Four Stars

text: good sound and delivery time.


title: Content & quality of sound

text: This cd was perfect as is everything Dino does. The music is quiet, relaxing and uplifting to your spirit.  If you love piano music I would definitely recommend anything by Dino Kartsonakis. He mostly plays Christian music with classical but he's a genius and can literally play anything.


title: Overcharged

text: Maaan, I really would like this CD to complete my collection. On the item the price says $46 something. But I didn't realize at the end that they charged me double the price for one! That was the only thing I felt was wrong but other than that, I really wished this CD was part of my collection.


title: Great

text: Everything was in good condition


title: Great

text: Came on time, everything was in good condition


title: Good music

text: Nice, dance style music compilation. It is like mix of reggie, hip-hop and traditional Eastern European rhytms. My children and I, we all love it. Exellent music for bear dancing, listening in a car, or just for fun.


title: Awesome!

text: I got this kit to help my children learn more about american folk music and jaw harp. And it is exellent. CD includes a good jaw harp lesson on how to play with lot of explanation and more than dozen songs for practice alone. I am plaing jaw harp for more then twenty years, but was pleasently surprised with this CD and learned couple new things for myself. Also songs on CD exellnt to practice with other folkloric musical instruments like spoons, hambone, washboard, even finger cymbals. Included jaw harp is very good quality,easy to play even for kids. I can recomend it for every folk music lover or folk musician professional or amature equally good.


title: Arrived on time and as described

text: Item as described...I used it right away.


title: My Father

text: This is my Father! I love that there are still copies around! That is me & one of my brothers!


title: Amazing voice!

text: Beautiful songs!


title: beautiful. sleep time

text: stunning. beautiful. sleep time...


title: You're a poser if you don't love this. Suck it.

text: Quite literally, the most dynamic and progressive album that my jackass boyfriend has ever heard. Brutal, fresh and uncompromising style. A must have for any rocker with culture.


title: Just as advertised

text: Very Fast Shipping and product was new and no damages.<br />Would again.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice CD


title: GREAT MUSIC...LOUSY CD

text: These are the songs from the soundtracks of two very popular films: "La Violetera" (1958) and "Carmen, la de Ronda" (1959) both excellent vehicles of the great Sara Montiel.  The focus of this review is not the contents, which is truly great, but the CDs.  First of all, they could have included all the songs in one CD and maybe lower the price a little bit. Next comes the tortuous question of why a major company like EMI releases products of such a mediocre sound quality. Unforgivable! The audio on all the songs in "La Violetera" is so low that you have to turn the volume way up In order to listen to it and then you discover the sound lacks the richness of the original LP. "Carmen, la de Ronda" is equally bad but here the sound goes up and down at random! Not to mention that "Carmen" was originally recorded in stereo sound and they gave us all mono tracks. Again EMI should be ashamed to give the consumers such low quality product.


title: TERRIFIC COLLECTION BY A GREAT ARTIST

text:
Monna Bell was one of the greatest vocalists in Latin pop. That should say it all, however in Miss Bell's case there is so much more.  She had a unique sound that was immediately recognized and was truly one of the few Jazz singers in the history of Latin American music.  Her phrasing was spotless, her timing perfect and her ability to turn a banal tune such as El Telegrama into an important musical statement is unparalleled in south of the border show-biz. Dozens of Latin vocalists have acknowledged publicly how Monna Bell inspired and influenced their musical careers, among them Lissette, Juan Gabriel and Lucha Villa. Others have not been so outspoken but you can hear the Bell influence in their voices.

If you think I'm over the top on my praises let me tell you that I am merely reminding both the public and the record industry of Miss Bell's place in history. You see, for years Monna's legacy has been grossly neglected to the point that she is almost unknown to the new generations of Latins and to the record executives that took over the business in the last two decades. Most of the time they just don't know how to market Miss Bell's recordings properly depriving younger audiences of a chance to discover the unique talents of this gifted vocalist.  Meanwhile fortunes are spent in promoting Latino-Light versions of Madonna, Britney Spears or, worse, Lady Ga Ga. Don't get me wrong. I know that music evolves in time and that young audiences want something that sounds current and there's nothing wrong with that.  But we should never forget the greats that preceded us and their legacy (their recordings) should not be swept under the carpet.

Now that I got all that out of my chest I will comment on this 40 Exitos of Monna Bell released by EMI Music in Mexico.  The 2 CD set offers most of Monna's  greatest Hispavox hit recordings as well as other material which had been previously unreleased in CD format.  The remastered sound is excellent although the mono versions were favored over the stereo, an issue that puzzles me because if there are stereo versions why keep releasing the mono? Still let's concentrate on the blessings that this set is available and it is a proper witness of Miss Bell's genius.  From her fun-filled award winning "Un Telegrama" to her dramatic tour de force in "La Montaña", the two CDs are full of great music by a great artist. American listeners who do not understand Spanish will recognize many of the selections like "Un Amor Inolvidable" (the love theme from the film "An Affair To Remember"), "En El Azul Del Cielo" (Volare), "La Chica de Ipanema" (The Girl from Ipanema), "Marea Baja" (Ebb Tide), "La Sombra de tu Sonrisa" (The Shadow of your Smile) and many others which were huge hits in the US by local artists.  Indeed, order this excellent collection of Monna Bell and get turned on by an unrepeatable unbeatable songbird.


title: Great  listening!!!!

text: The CD is one of my most favorite!


title: The CD came on time and is one of my all-time favorites

text: I can recommend this company and the Billy Graham CD to anyone.  I will continue to order CDs similar to it.


title: If your idea of Heaven..

text:
If your idea of Heaven is a white-bread airline flight filled with good old Southern gospel music and the accompanying stereotypes, then this album is perfect for you. Still, if this is the best you can do with your heavenly choir, your heaven pretty much sucks.

Luckily, I purchased this album with the idea there would be some interesting samples for use in other music, and it really doesn't disappoint on that front, either. The radio-announcer is good, but the "Chief Stewardess, The Angel of Mercy" samples are PERFECT. And the voice of god....it's pure hilarity.

Generally, if you're interested in the material, this is a small vision that springs from a tiny mind. Ironic hipsters will love the goofiness. Samplers will find some interesting material, but it's so bland, there's little outside of a few high points that really jumps out at you.


title: Hardest AM! record to find is now mine!

text: Extremely glad I got the very last red vinyl version of White Crosses on Amazon. I have been looking for this record for years. It’s the hardest Against Me! album to get on vinyl. Very satisfied with my purchase.


title: Five Stars

text: Thanks for the CD, been looking for this for a long time!!!


title: Tammy Wynette / White Christmas

text: I love Tammy Wynette's version of White Christmas. The fact it's a radio station record and Tammy talks and introduces the song makes it extra special.


title: The Greatest Gift Of All

text: I love this Christmas song by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton


title: Beautiful Music!

text: I LOVE every song on this CD! I heard about Natalee Lence from a coworker and purchased this CD from her website. She is my new favorite!


title: Great CD

text: Great CD album of one of my top favorite singers with some her songs which are among my favorite. Arrived far sooner than expected, from Germany, when I ordered thought it was US seller because postage so low. Arrived good condition.


title: Includes some of his most renowned songs!!

text: Can Never go wrong listening to Joe Walsh!<br />Brilliant stuff!!  😁


Fabulous. Just what I wanted and ordered.


title: Five Stars

text: Great Music!


title: A Great Album.

text: Halsey's debut album is a great one. A very talented singer with an amazing voice.


title: Five Stars

text: Great I love it


title: Five Stars

text: Great album, just wished there was another one!


title: Missing For A While

text: I really liked everything except that version A did not have "For a While" on it. It was mentioned in the DVD and I think it's on the red version but now it is an additional cost.


title: superb melding of styles for the sophiscated music lover

text: Great song, written by kroeger and driven by santana.  The lyrics seem simple umtil you realize hat the chant is jahweh in the ancient way and then the song takes on new meaning


title: Amazing!!!!

text: This is my most favorite Christmas CD ever! I start listening to it right after Thanksgiving. There is only one song that I'm not crazy about (White Christmas), but the vocals on this CD are perfect.  I would recommend giving this Christmas CD to all your friends for Christmas!


title: Five Stars

text: enjoyed the album,


title: Roberto Carlos still the greates,t the King from Brasil.

text: I receive this CD is a gift . What a surprise all the song are great, new arrangements the orchestra is fantastic, great musicians from all over the world. Is like new version of the old song of Roberto Carlos. You need to listen to appreciated this music. Roberto Carlos his voice still great, also sing in English a Beatles song, Roberto Carlos the king. Long live the King. This is a must record if you are old fan o new one.


title: Five Stars

text: great nusic


title: HARMONICA LOVERS THE BEST COMPILATION.

text: All in one disc, lot a music and great music, great harmonica players, there are not name but the music is great all the standard are here, You will enjoyed from the beginning to the end. Some old some new and in between. Only harmonicas no other instruments. You will love this cd. Hope for more cd of this kind. Like Johnny Puleo and his Harmonica Gang and other musicians from the 50's and 60's. Enjoyed.


title: Five Stars

text: Very good product, excellent condition.


title: Great music!

text: Love the music from this series!  This disc had my favorite opening by SID. So glad I finally found it available for purchase.


title: “By Light” shines!

text: Nelson Rangell continues to raise his own standards with each release and live performances!


title: Five Stars

text: Girlfriend enjoyed it a lot for Christmas


title: Five Stars

text: Another one for my daughter.  So much BTS, the rest of the family is getting into BTS.


title: Five Stars

text: For my daughter who loves this group.  It is non-stop BTS.


title: The Album Title Sums It's Up

text: I've been a Supertramp fan for the the past 45 years. I've seen them 3 times in concert.<br />This album is not a classic by any means. It is a production of some of there very best music 🎶 🎵 recorded. If you look closely at the cover you will notice that is a combination of their albums "Crime of the Century", "Breakfast in a America", and "Crisis, What Crisis?"


title: Good Value

text: Enjoying listening to Prince!


title: Had forgotten ELO

text: I still like ELO not as primary but for a changeup.  The shipment was prompt, music as i remembered.


title: Groovin' Higher

text: Joe Corral is truly a gifted musician.  He does what most musicians are not able to do.  He plays both classical and jazz with equal ease, going from one to the other with no difficulty.  I have his album and am truly impressed, as I always have been, with his musicianship and his sensitivity.  I am anxiously waiting for his next album.


title: One of His Best

text: I have everything Hammill and Van Der Graaf have done. Not bragging, just trying to imply my opinion counts for a little bit. Chameleon in the Shadow of the Night is my number one. Thin Air is super slick, sparse and definitely belongs in the top 5 of his solo stuff. Hammill does all instruments, vocals, production, writing, whatever. The fact it is entirely his effort is a testament to the excellently of the product and his skills. Those that follow him revere him.


title: Love it

text: Such a great record. I bought this for a friend for her birthday. I’m glad you had it on vinyl because other places didn’t!


title: Five Stars

text: The best children's story ever ... on vinyl!


title: High price for a paper sleeve case, but it's the content that counts.

text: The current member lineup of Chicago goes back into the studio to re-record their classics.  Awesome album that is well-recoded and engineered.  My beef with it is that it is in a cheesy sleeve instead of a standard jewel case.  Not a Digipak either, just a paper sleeve.  As a collector of all of Chicago's studio albums, that is disappointing...especially for the steep price.


title: Christmas Carousel music is really nice.

text: This CD gives you a chance to listen to the Christmas Carousel music during the Holiday Season, especially when amusement parks are closed. Very nicely arranged by Tom Meijer.  The music also gives you a feeling of nostalgia. The Wurlitzer 146A is a nice band organ that still bring in the crowd to the carousel. No carousel is complete without a Wurlitzer Band Organ.<br /> I highly recommend this CD.


title: WTF

text: this CD was not availabe for download. I thought I would be able to upload it to amazon music because I bought it fron you but I can't. That rally stinks.


title: great music

text: I have looked for this for sometime. I lost the original by loaning it to a friend or fiend .


title: Great album

text: Great album from one of the greatest artist!!


title: Damaged

text: The package came with everything it was supposed to, but the albums themselves are damaged.


title: Love this CD

text: Awesome CD.


title: Five Stars

text: Album was exactly as described.


title: Drink the Sea On A Sexy Vinyl

text: It's everything I wanted it to be!


title: My husband and I loved this

text: Beautiful harmonies and so pleasing to listen to!


title: Five Stars

text: Great CD in great condition


title: a band like Imperial Savagery comes along and kickstarts the genre with ...

text:
Just when I thought all the danger and violence had long been jettisoned from death metal, a band like Imperial Savagery comes along and kickstarts the genre with all of the same implements and nuances that made it the deadly entropy it had been for many years. Hailing from Chicago, the band pretty much employs the original lineup of local underground legends, CorpseVomit, with Enmortem and Pederasty lineage thrown in for good measure. Imperial Savagery, the debut album, proves these guys have had something special as a unit for many years, and it's once more emerged like a festering wound unable or unwilling to heal.

When you think of death metal being this “dirty,” sullied medium that only the sickest few would actually entertain, this album is all of that and then some. The vocals via Brice Dalzell are a deep-seated howling that are as disgustingly resonating as they are dangerously enticing. I can't say enough how great these vocals are; the almost echoing effect you hear when he bellows is as pure and honest as it gets. Dalzell's infatuation with the darker, evil side of living has always been one of his hallmarks, and the lyrics herein prove that age has done nothing but strengthen his angry resolve. Backed by guitarist Tom Flanagan, bassist Pat Clancy, and drummer Garrett Scanlan, Imperial Savagery has produced what I honestly feel is one of the ugliest, most brutal death metal albums in recent memory. In a sea of pathetic comebacks where every low-tier DM band feels it's time to resurrect their careers because the proverbial iron is hot, the true underground, gritty and soiled with hateful sweat, is a veritable hotbed of talented individuals saying much in little spaces.

After hearing a rough mix of the album a few months back and playing the CD-R to death, I was pleasantly surprised to get the finished product in my greedy hands and hear how the mixing and mastering put the final touches of brutality all over these songs. These songs are fast-paced ditties so thick with an airy volatility and rife with a sort of organized violence that you will find yourself putting this CD on veritable repeat. There are occasional shots in the arm that metal music is afforded now and again, and it sickens me to see some bands, gone for decades, vying to recapture something they never even had to appease the kiddies who troll eBay and drive up the prices on otherwise forgotten CD's to play in he big sandbox. With Imperial Ssavagery, you get nothing but unapologetic death with a sincerely brutal edge sorely missing from many peers. Tracks like “His Hollow Hands” and “Sneer the Gift” call on the ideas and visages of religious idolatry and subservience, taking them to task for such wanton disregard for the basic and inherent human condition. After Venom, Bathory and Hellhammer effectively took Satan from the depths of Hell and gave him a face and a theme song or ten, the imagery associated with such evil is no longer the accepted Christian creation. Now Dalzell's lyrics paint a very surreal picture of the evil and hatred dwelling in each of us, devoid of any and all objectivity in relation to the subservient mindset. Imperial Savagery is the perfect band to seek out that which is relevant and honest; when your mind is free, you can take in this album from start to finish and be as haunted and fulfilled as I am each time I hear it.

I've known some of these guys for many years, being from my old neighborhood and holding high that mid-80's flag of metal we so proudly waved in the faces of the Madonna and Bruce Springsteen crowds. It gives me a tremendous sense of pride to know that these guys are so ingrained in the metal underground for all of these years. I don't wish to sound at all condescending when I say I'm proud of them for what they're doing and have accomplished. It goes to prove that if you believe strongly in what you're creating, near perfection can be achieved when you're honest and truly understand the metal movement.

(Originally written for www.metalpsalter.com)


title: Excellent

text: While buying greeting cards in Hallmark years ago I happened to ask the sales girl about the great background music the store was playing and there was the cd for sale sitting on the counter . I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed this music for years and years . I've lost the case and it bangs around in my car and I have dozens of wonderful CD's from famous artists like Gershwin , The Beatles , The Eagles , Sinatra , ... But I always end up playing this little old unknown Steppin Out cd . I'm writing this review in hopes of finding out who the artist is , his voice is  just gorgeous in smooth Sinatra style  and his interpretation of the songs is beautiful and the orchestra is breath taking , it's that good  , very clear loud sound and each song is long and lush nothing hurried  . The first song Steppin Out with my baby is the best one on the cd , Sitting On Top Of The World , Mack The Knife ( goosebumps it's so good )  , Rainbow Round My Shoulder , Just One Of Those Things , Lady Is A Tramp , Hello Young Lovers , Beggining To See The Light , Bewitched Bothered Bewildered , Write Myself A Letter , Plenty Of Money , I'm In The Mood For Love , For Once In My Life . The same guy sings the whole cd and whoever he is - what a voice .


title: Power

text: Great book, is not a novel is a very profound guide on how to change our believes and behavior. If you are interested in the secrets of the mind you should read this book.


title: Morbid interest

text: Ideal song selection, terrific sound quality, and sometimes the rough, half-sung/half-spoken delivery of late Townes Van Zandt can be lovely in its own way.  But at this late stage, painful as it is to say, he can't do more than strum raggedly on an over-miked guitar, a shadow of his former magnificence.  It's kind of unseemly to release something like this—listening to a great artist at the end of his tether, you feel like a vampire.  If you like Old Quarter and want something to go with it, seek out Rear View Mirror Vol. 2, which is amazing.


title: Great show. Interesting how Freddie develops from this point ...

text: Ah yes. The Suffolk Forum. M-80's and air horns.<br />Stuffed  against the security barrier in the front row. Wet Willy played first. Great show. Interesting how Freddie develops from this point forward. The Nassau show is clear evidence of this. Glad I got ahold of this one. Took a lot of great pictures that night. Well worth getting this cd.


title: Another show I was at. I recall it being ...

text: Another show I was at. I recall it being broadcasted on WLIR fm. The guitar playing on this cd is exceptional.


title: I was at both and remember the first night as being better. Danny Joe Brown came out and they played ...

text: This show was the 2nd. of two nights. I was at both and remember the first night as being better. Danny Joe Brown came out and they played "T for Texas" and it brought the house down. I knew the show was recorded because it was live on the radio. I think it's wonderful that all these years later it's available. Brings you right back. Great quality recording.


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful product, and shipped on time.


title: Excellent!

text: I was concerned about purchasing a used copy of this soundtrack, but the condition of the CD was excellent!  A little pricey, but so worth it...the music is beautiful!


title: Amazing Cd

text: I own this cd. I think brightwood by far is one of the bands to look out for in upcoming years. I would recommend this to anyone that likes bands such as: Copeland, Mae, bright eyes ect


title: I see the title says cassettes, but the format ...

text: I see the title says cassettes, but the format is listed as vinyl. Canceled my order, luckily I noticed in time. Looking for vinyl.


title: Toe tapping good

text: The selection of music on this dvd is wonderful.  It'll make you smile listening to it.  I highly recommend it.


This is a wonderful way for me to start my prayer times. Sometimes at three am when I awake I just start playing it.  Sometimes I play it after night prayers and sometimes just to regain my peace if daily life starts to barge in.


title: Important Recording

text: The beginning of youth jazz orchestras across the US.  Get this recording if you are tracing the development of youth music.


title: fast delivery

text: excelent product


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent = I've searched for this many years.


title: good, totally legit greatest hits album

text: This is a good greatest hits album with a lot of songs. You can quibble with the song listing but it is totally legit. I do not know why anyone is claiming this is some kind of bootleg. I checked it out of my local library. It's apparently some kind of import.


title: A perfect cheese

text: Absolutely delicious


title: bootleg?

text: What I got looks is like a bad bootleg


title: I still love it.

text: I  hope she sees this review. Wherever you disappeared to, I don't know.  We worked together a the  Marlboro ranch and I had to find your album.  I still love it.


title: Awesome Album

text: I think most of the negative reviews on here are about the aftermarket price some third-party sellers are selling this album for. This is unfair to the band, as this really is an awesome album. It really makes me remember why I love rock in the first place and brings a fresh new spin to all those classic songs we love and know by heart. They have a new album coming out soon and I'm sure I'll love it just as much.


title: Received everything as expected and on time.

text: It's twice. It's fancy. Got everything they said they would send, and definitely happy with the product.


Got it, didn't come with a poster like some other customers, definitely great album. Overall good buy.


title: Truly unique album

text: It took guts to release this experimental,instrumental  album way back when and it retains its vitality. This stands alongside "in the moment" bands like Gong and Ash Ra Temple and not with the more controlled acts like Yes and Genesis. It's a tad short and I wish the band had continued down this road.


title: For 70's Guitar/Art rock fans

text: Fans of Hendrix,Floyd or Robin Trower should take a chance on this. A funky rhythm section and spacey analog synths complement Hillage top notch Strat stylings.


title: If "Miss America" is your favorite Styx tune...

text: As any Styx fan knows,guitarist Young gave us "Snowblind" and "Miss America".This is more high energy Mtv rock good for cruising the boulevard at night,there is less of a presence from J Hammer than you might expect. Fans of Survivor,Loverboy and Night Ranger may also enjoy this artifact.


title: Al Amaken - Jeddah Ghair 2005

text: I first ordered this CD in 2007 and three of them were defective. They would skip or freeze up and not play. Eventually I just sent it back for a refund. I waited three years, hoping they had a newer batch without the defect, but this one also skips.


title: ... gave it as a Gift and the Person really liked it and said it was great

text: I gave it as a Gift and the  Person really liked it and said it was great. Thank you. Marie


title: Five Stars

text: I am enjoying  the cds!


title: Five Stars

text: An excellent CD. I play it a lot. It fills my living room with swing and style.


title: Disappointing

text:
When I read that the songs had been remastered for this album, I was encouraged. SSFFTV was a poorly produced album, but the raw energy of the band and the catchy punk tunes more than made up for the deficiencies in the production booth.

This release has tweaked the songs, but I actually like them less than on the original album.

The original is worth getting though- Succulent Space Food for Teething Vampires.


title: Official or not, this set is a good deal!

text: Whether this was authorized or not is besides the point because this collection is the closest Cher fan’s have to an official CD remaster of these three albums. The packing is a simple digipack without any liner notes. The sound quality is superb. I will keep my old vinyl copies buy I ripped these CD’s and replaced these albums in my music library. Definitely worth the Money!


title: John Mayer’s music is amazing

text: Personal CD. Songs are so good.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome !


title: The CD was dirty. I had to clean it in order to ...

text: My CD arrived:  1. Packaged in a flimsy plastic envelope. There was no protected packaging.  2, Upon opening my package, the CD cover was open, and the CD out of the casing.  3. The CD was dirty. I had to clean it in order to play.


title: Metal Unlike Any You Are Used To Hearing

text:
Self described as "New Wave of Brutal Hime Metal" this is melodic power metal unlike any you are used to hearing. Miki’s powerful vocals intertwine and ride the tight, soaring music her band mates create for this first full-length album.

Lujaneeza is a “side project” for Miki. It appears in Japan, a side project comes together when one or more musicians have so much talent that a single musical genre can’t contain their artistic output.  These projects are equal to their main efforts, and also help keep bands together when someone wants to try something different.  This is very different than G ∀ LMET, the all female “Melodic Death Metal” band that has been Miki’s focus since 2006, and is still going strong today. Lujaneeza lets her explore the depth and range of her natural voice, and “Toxic Fairy Tale” allows the rest of the world along for the ride. The music ranges from soft to in-your-face, never losing the precision and harmony that make all of J-Rock so much fun to listen to. Guitar, bass, drums and keyboard weave the perfect backdrop for this musical journey into the 21st century.

All in all, a first class effort, and a worthy addition of anyone’s collection, whether you prefer metal, J-Rock or just enjoy great music.


title: Five Stars

text: I like walking with Kathy Smith


title: Two Stars

text: Just didn't like it


title: Provides very interesting perspective on Süßmayr's work

text:
I bought this recording largely out of curiosity regarding the Requiem wholly by Franz Xaver Süßmayr, the oft deprecated amanuensis who anonymously finished Mozart's Requiem at the request of Mozart's widow.  Within a very few short years of the publication of Mozart's last masterpiece and possibly greatest work, controversies regarding its qualities and who -wrote-what have abounded.  This is not the place to go into them; suffice to say that very, very few complimentary things have ever been written about Süßmayr's contribution to the completion of this famous, beloved and embattled Master Work: the music he wrote was considerably beneath that of Mozart (well, to be fair, wouldn't anyone's?), or, some say, far too good to be Süßmayr's original contribution;he must have gotten his basic ideas from Mozart.  With rare, very rare exceptions, these comments were made by people who had *never heard a note of Süßmayr's own music,* but were simply parroting this historical tradition of despising it.  Before I passed my own judgments  on what is "too good for Süßmayr" or simply awful/inept/unworthy, I wanted to hear some of his own efforts-- and a Requiem composed after his work on Mozart's own seemed the perfect answer.  It should be remembered that this man, Franz Xaver Süßmayr, was after all a succesful singspiel composer, was friendly with two of the greatest musicians living in Vienna (Salieri and Mozart), and achieved the post of Royal Kappellmeister-- clearly, people thought well of him.
We now live in an age where the 'traditional' Süßmayr completion is heard less often, other editions being favored, including some that add brand-new music to replace what Süßmayr created.  Because the purpose of the concert (from which this live recordign is taken) was o compare the work of the two men, that original version is performed first.  perfomance wise, it is very good, the St Paul Orchestra and the St Olaf Choir can never perform but in a pleasing manner, but that is all.  The performance lacks a certain amount of drama, and the whole is never very compelling.  The voices of the St Olaf Choir are, however, quite suited to the performance of the Süßmayr piece, which is sung in German (the monastery for which it was composed had a dispensation to perform certain Masses in the local language rather than Latin).  The music has the feel of a sweetly sung Austrian part song, and while not necessarily memorial in nature, does show the composer's gift for creating singable, attractive  melodies in that particular style.  Harmonically the work is not imaginative, but at the same time there is nothing especially wrong with it.  The whole reveals a competent, if not terribly creative, composer.  Surprisingly to me, this work betrays no association with Mozart or the great Requiem whatsoever.  It may well be, that for the purposes of this particular Requiem commission, such depth of writing was not called for, still one would think something of that great master would have appeared, but there is *nothing.*
The recording is worth having if you are interested in these sorts of historical comparisons, which can be fascinating, and this is one of only two recorded works of Süßmayr's I have discovered in over 30 years of classical record collecting (the other is one of his later operas; there is another recording of some songs arranged for wind-band but it is not his own work).
If you would be looking at it primarily for Mozart's Requiem, there are several better options available.


title: Outstanding record from E. Power Biggs!!

text:
This is a phenomenal record.

I must say that I have been a fan of E. Power Biggs ever since I heard the Prelude and Fugue in Eb (St. Anne) and went forward from there. Biggs is my favorite keyboard player bar none.

The Joplin tunes on pedal harpsichord were very inspiring. I never thought of the harpsichord in the way of playing that Biggs does and that is part of what makes him so special. He can render Bach and Joplin with equal seriousness and equal class. Biggs was a genius.

His playing here is quite pure and concise and he treats Joplin's scores with the respect they deserve. He also makes them his own, proving why they sound exciting and fresh on the harpsichord and why Biggs was the one to figure that out. His genius playing Joplin's genius is a perfect combination.

In short, any lover of 1) Biggs; 2) Joplin; or 3) the pedal harpsichord will most definitely NOT be disappointed by this record!!


title: Gift for a friend.

text: Ordered this delivered to a good friend of mine; successfully and timely delivered.  He's enjoying the heck out of this previously unknown CD.


title: Absolutely loved the entire CD

text: Absolutely loved the entire CD.  Songs were worshipful, soothing, and an entirely different level of worship and praise.  Not just another "sing songy" repetitive verse, but a true meditative arena of worship.  Need LOTS more like this.


title: Love this

text: love this.


title: Misleading Ad

text: In reading and ordering this product of Tony Bennett's Duets II, I thought I was getting both the CD with two additional songs and a DVD with added Videos not shown on the PBS TV Show. I only got the CD with two extra songs and the ability to see several (not all) video episodes of the show on the internet that were already on the DVD.  I had to pay $44.96 for this privilege vs. half the price if I had ordered the CD and DVD separately which I eventually did.


title: Great Music

text: It's a great LP. I've enjoyed Lester Lanin for many years and decided to add some new recordings to my collection.


title: Lawyer's Holiday Humor Album

text: This one is a classic!  If you really want a belly laugh here it is.  You don't have to be a lawyer to see the humor here as Savell pokes fun at his profession. My favorite is "All I want for Christmas is a stomach lining" followed closely by "Riding on a red eye with Santa on Christmas Eve" All the cuts are new and clever. Savell has written a Winner.


title: Holiday Collection Taylor Swift

text: It is a Christmas present so I have not heard it.  It looks like the picture on Amazon, was delivered promptly  It is what my granddaughter wanted for Christmas.


title: Worth the wait

text:
The shipping really does take two months or whatever, but I still really love this band. I just wish I could get the rest of their albums... or like understand Croatian...

I've also never heard an unplugged album that was studio recorded reimaginings of songs using only acoustics. Like "Nebo" changes from a punk song to like... trippy folk? Aunno it's weird. I like that kind of effort. These guys are cool.


title: QUEEN

text: Awesome collection!  Everything Queen!


title: Five Stars

text: Great selection of songs.  The historic recordings are cleaned up and easy to listen to.


title: Great Selection of Coltrane Music

text: Great price, great music.


title: great  service

text: just what I wanted


title: So cute!

text:
Love these! Super affordable and looks perfect in my family room. Material is kind of like a burlap sack. Super strong and durable.

I got all 4 of the pillow inserts on Amazon too. For $11.99 for all of them!


title: One Star

text: was not the right cd in the case some band called hanzel and gretyl instead


title: Prompt delivery.

text: Liked prompt delivery. No dislikes.


title: Christmas songs to warm us all

text: I already owned the 1 disc uk edition of this release, and already a huge josh groban fan of 12 years!  Love this seasonal offering from 2007 from the brilliant baritone who's voice is beyond anything.  The making of video is funny, insightful and as always inspiring.


title: The Songs on the Album

text: Could not find the song list for the CD. ITUNES shows all the songs you are purchasing.


title: Meyerbeer Lives!

text: Great singing and music.  Very different from Meyerbeers French grand operas or his Italian operas.  MY favorite Meyerbeer opera  I would love to see it performed.


title: The CD arrived in a timely manner - very excited!

text: I love this CD. I hadn't heard the album in ages and am so excited that I own it.


title: At one time he was a country singer!

text: Great album! I grew up on the early Hank Jr stuff, and it's hard to beat. Before the beard and Family Tradition, he could really sing country music. I can't look at him, much less listen to him now. Every time I see him on a show, he's acting like a jack ass. About this album....apparently he found some unfinished songs, so some of the songwriting is a team effort from Sr. & Jr. The record starts with Cajun Baby, and is a solid country album throughout. I don't know why more of his early MGM records have not made it to CD.


title: Great product great price

text: Perfect product. An old classic in a good case for a good price!!


title: Great!

text: Sounds great.


title: VERY NICE TRIBUTE TO FS!

text:
I have many tribute CDs to the Chairman of the Board and I would definitely rank this in the Top Ten!  Some very nice arrangements and
excellent vocals are included in the 10 tracks mentioned in the product description.  A very nice CD indeed!

Richard Pearson


title: Bought as a gift

text: Partner seems to love it. So I do too. I haven't really listened to it. He is very particular of his music.


title: Five Stars

text: Love the music.


title: Big Zydeco Fun!!

text: Saw these guys at the MN State Fair back in the 90's.  This music is so much fun.  Cassette i bought broke ages ago and I'm so happy I found this.  Seller was prompt and item arrived earlier than estimated in perfect condition.  Very happy with my purchase.


title: It sure Thunders

text: I lost/broke my first volume of this trio and have been heart broken for years.  Was so happy to find it again.  Listen to it in the car, while driving somewhere - nice and loud but not where you will blow any ears out.  It is outstanding.  All familiar tunes but certainly the loudest of them all.


title: CD arrived all the way from Korea very quickly.

text: The debut solo CD for Kim Namjoo was packaged for shipping overseas very well, along with a poster in a tube. I'm so excited to have this music CD by one of my favorite performers. It arrived all the way from South Korea in the same time it would have taken to arrive from the United States. I will definitely use this international seller again if the opportunity arises.


title: ... the posters I received were duplicated I’m still so happy about everything else

text: Although the posters I received were duplicated I’m still so happy about everything else. The item came brand new and it was amazing. I LOVED IT!!!


Mockingbird Sun has a nice refreshing sound.  The four songs on this EP are all great!!  I highly recommend people to listen to and buy Mockingbird Sun's music.


title: Four Stars

text: Love his voice.


title: Great!

text: My new favorite CD! I'm a massage therapist and all of my clients have commented on how much they love it.


title: Fabulous Ashley

text: The Blade is fabulous. My second Ashley CD and definitely not my last!!!!


title: Great song.

text: Great cd to own.


title: Five Stars

text: all performers at their best!, highly recomended


Evan and Jaron do not disappoint!  I wish they were still recording together!


title: best ever

text: This is by far Enrique's best album ever.  Every track is outstanding.  There are so many songs on it, that by the time you get to the end the first ones sound new.  Outstanding.  Love all the duets.  Very upbeat!!!


title: Must have for all country lovers!

text: Great album!!


title: Very relaxing music

text: Excelent music, I love it. I have two Cd's from Amy Hayashi Jones, they share some of the songs but still I like them very much.


title: Five Stars

text: excellent album


title: Three Stars

text: it's ok


title: Voice of Man

text: worldlisteningpost.com<br />A passionate artist and pillar of the Manx-language revival movement, Ruth Keggin is blessed with a voice that floats gently as it penetrates deeply. Turrys (Journey), her second album, is both a voyage across the diminutive Isle of Man and also part of a quest measured in generations. Her universal themes—nature, work, romance, celebration, leaving home—have a strong sense of place, and while her songs rely mainly on Manx tradition she also draws on Scottish, Irish and Breton sources as naturally as one might borrow a spool of thread from a neighbor. "Irree ny greiney" (Sunrise), the album’s lead track, blossoms slowly and rises high: “This is the hour that the day appears,” Keggin sings, “Beams scattering across the ocean/The light reaching far and wide”. Quests have rewards and discomforts, as in the upbeat "Arrane sooree" (Courting song): “Water running off my hair, my teeth chattering,” she quotes a patient suitor, “My knuckles raw from tapping the glass outside/Saying: “My love, my solace do let me in”. Keggin and her band mates (guitarist David Pearce, bassist Vanessa Hutchinson and flautist Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin) also seamlessly mix new melodies and tunes with classic works, suggesting that a culture needs to move forward even as it reclaims the past. Among the album’s imaginative new-old mash-ups are "Carval/Turrys" (Carol/Journey) linking an instrumental folk song inspired by biblical temptresses with the story of a night journey on an old fishing boat; and "Mish as y keayn/Arrane ny niee" (Me and the sea/Washing song), pairing a contemporary separation ballad and a traditional lullaby. The more Ruth Keggin sings her ballads and lullabies, the more her fellow islanders recognize their own voice.


title: Sing It Forward

text: worldlisteningpost.com<br />With his smooth and generous voice, Seydu is poignant in singing about the impact of war, incisive in warning of corruption, reverent about the beauty of African women and upbeat regarding the power of a smile. Such themes animate Sadaka (The Gift), his third album, broadly focused on the redemptive power of giving. Born into a musical family in Sierra Leone—a nation scarred by the slave trade and, more recently, by blood diamonds—Seydu became a refugee, eventually achieving success after prominent Spanish musicians discovered him performing in a Madrid park. He builds his music around maringa, with reggae, jazz, Latin and Afropop seasonings; and his lyrics—in Krio (Sierra Leone’s lingua franca), English and Spanish—around his homeland. The album’s opening anthem, Return to Africa, reflects his own exile and return and his nation’s history of absorbing freed slaves from the Americas: “Never mind rivers of sorrow,” he chants, “Mama calling you back home.” The title track intertwines benefactor and beneficiary: “Life is just a gift from the soul/Like the joy we feel/When we give things away.” River Sewa recalls a destructive war—“Source of gold and diamonds/Gleams of water that appear like tears/Wealth that should provide life, peace and glory”; in interviews, Seydu—who founded the Diamond Child School of Arts and Culture for disadvantaged children—has identified young minds, rather than gems, as his nation’s greatest resource. The album’s closing homage, Desert Rose, is a duet with the late Sahrawi artist Marien Hassan (singing in Arabic), who spent much of her life in a refugee camp after Morocco took control of Western Sahara. Music alone can’t build nations, but just as one candle pierces the darkness, Seydu’s voice carries far.


title: Artist for All Seasons

text: worldlisteningpost.com<br />Poets and writers from Ecclesiastes to Aeschylus, from Shelley to Kahlil Gibran, have described the thin line between joy and sorrow, but peerless is the musician who can erase the line and capture both emotions in a single note. The Norwegian folksinger, fiddler and composer/lyricist Sigrid Moldestad is that rare artist—in every sweet word a seed of loss, in every wintry chord a memory of flowers. Rooted in her nation’s rich music, she balances traditional and contemporary styles and takes inspiration where she finds it—Scandinavian poets, Robert Burns, bluegrass, Celtic and American folk. Så ta mitt hjerte – Dei beste songane (Take My Heart – Best Songs) is a dazzling collection of 18 past hits with four new compositions. In Å kjæraste (To a Love), her music animates poetry by Jan-Magnus Bruheim in a prayer that encompasses trials that strengthen the heart: “I pray for you sorrow and hard times, but not harder than you can manage,” she sings. The lyrics of Eg ser inn i augo dine (I Look Into Your Eyes) describe the warming rays of a lover’s gaze while fiddles sing with a vein of longing. Vintersong (Winter Song), one of the new tracks, asks whether evil sleeps at night and expresses hope in the Christmas message of peace. Haustkveld ved havet (Autumn Night by the Sea) again combines Moldestad’s music with a Bruheim poem, written in a coastal town but nostalgic for his home in the interior. Poetry itself is often an interior pursuit, but Moldestad projects her own work and that of others to the world with a voice and music that express the aching beauty of life.


title: Playing Defense

text: worldlisteningpost.com<br />A doomsday joke: Hearing that the earth will be submerged by rising seas in 72 hours, clergymen counsel prayer and repentance. But a lone scientist goes on global TV and issues a challenge: “We have three days to learn how to breathe underwater.” There’s a kernel of this story in Kobi Aflalo’s fourth album, Marot (Mirrors). The title song reflects on some of the stark realities of Israeli life: existential threat, military service, protests, the cost of living, pressure, obligation: “Welcome to the world/Where all is revealed and all concealed,” Aflalo sings, “Even as you burn, don’t fall apart/For there’s nothing so perfect as a broken heart.” Aflalo is known for his evocative lyrics, appealing melodies and fine tenor; however impressionistic, Marot—the only song on the album firmly in rock idiom—is his first step into the political conversation. If there is a unifying theme with the other tracks it is defense—against war, time or the arrows of love; this is a collection Mediterranean folk/pop ballads flavored by guitars, baglam, oud and flute. Letzidech (At Your Side) is a lover’s entreaty for one more day together: “I’m not perfect,” he pleads, “But there is good in the world because of me.” Mahen Hamilim (What Are the Words?) explores wisdom gained through experience: “What are words for, if not remembering/One yesterday after another/Time passes with you…” Other superlative tracks are the heart-thumping Ad Elayich (To You); the soft lilting Hasuf (Exposed); and the soothing Baderech Legan Eden (The Road to Heaven). In a world where achieving the impossible takes too long, Aflalo’s music on our soundtrack makes the wait easier.


title: With Respect to Samba

text: worldlisteningpost.com<br />It’s no surprise that samba featured prominently at the Rio Olympics. But in the 100 years of Brazil’s iconic music form —the first song was registered in November 1916—samba has often struggled for respect. The singer-songwriter-novelist Chico Buarque remembers a critic who called him a sambista in a belittling way he took as an insult. When Carmen Miranda conquered Hollywood some Brazilians turned up their noses, at least in part because of her samba roots. Roberta Sá, one of today’s great samba artists, gave a rousing and sensitive Miranda interpretation at the Olympic closing ceremony; Delírio (Delirium), her sixth album, is a rich collection of samba diversity, drawing on a range of composers—some long gone, at least one still in his teens—and includes a duet with Buarque. The title song is a quest for love in a seductive Carnaval frenzy: “On a galloping horizon, coming toward me like a wave,” she chants, “I see ghosts of my beautiful delirium.” In the samba reggae Meu Novo Ilê (My New Sanctuary), Sá searches for a lost love in the vocabulary of candomblé: “Rise, my drum/From my new shelter,” she sings, “Find my love/And return to life.” Her duet with Buarque, Se For Pra Mentir (If I Lied to You), is a bossa nova-inflected tribute to romantic honesty: “You don’t deserve distress/You only merit protection,” the lyric says, “I prefer to run away with you/To any corner of the world.” Album standouts include Me Erra (Let Go of Me), with touches of Cape Verdean morna; and the pagode-tinged Boca em Boca (Word of Mouth). All respect to Sá and samba.


title: Hop This Train

text: worldlisteningpost.com<br />The history of Russian rock music could fill volumes, but much of it can be summed up in a single word: Akvarium (Aquarium). Launched in 1972 by Boris Grebenshchikov and friends, the band—unapproved by Soviet culture authorities—initially played in apartments, recorded albums on homemade tapes and sometimes hitched rides to distant gigs on freight trains. As the Soviet Union and Russia evolved, Akvarium was a pacesetter, playing various rock genres (inspired by the Beatles and Dylan), folk, blues, reggae and much more. With a discography of more than 30 albums, this 21-track Greatest Hits collection is necessarily selective, but like Russia it covers a lot of territory. It opens with "Train on Fire," a folk-rock epic about an army captain aboard a burning train who tells his troops that it’s time to quit a 70-year war and go home. The anthology ranges from the psychedelic rock of "Electric Dog" to'''' "Ancient Russian Blues," from the Russian/Irish drinking song "Glasses" to folk titles like "Man from Kemerovo," "Don’t Drink Wine, Gertruda" and "The City." After more than 40 years, Akvarium is not only still active—Grebenshchikov is the only original band member—it is also embedded in Russia’s musical DNA.


title: Amazing

text: I love it


title: UNFORGETABLE MUSIC!!

text: this CD, "On The Wings Of Your Spirit", is a CD I play over and over again.  I wish I could find another to give to a friend whose granddaughter is a flutist, but I've looked everywhere with no luck.  David E. Gonzalez is an extremely great artist with his flute.  I have always enjoyed the flute, but this young man has a God-given talent that touches the spirit.  All the songs are wonderful on this CD, but "On the Wings of Your Spirit" and "When I Look Into Your Holiness" is at the top of my favorites as presented.  I've tried everywhere to find this CD and pray it becomes available.


title: great album please sylvester stallone joke I ever hear In my life

text: bobcat's amazing a vastly unrated talent in america one of america's funniest men and the thing about sylvester stallone teaching swedish girls soccer and shaking his thing and asking if they won the war why you'll just have to hear it I got this tape for 6 dollars with shipping and all thanks to amazon well worth it I loved it would so love to meet bobcat. he's a legend and hope to the hopeless losers like me. like pee herman but you know with talent. thanks bobcat


title: makes you wanna party allnight on a navy base with loose asain women

text: I agree 5 stars , quite good in fact both further off limits and off limits are great lp's and I was very happy to get these and take care of them like all my adam stag party records. every one has been good except terri o'mason in volume 4 . I heard that online , no thanks thou I want volume 2 and I have one good song from it already but I want the whole thing and cant' find it anywhere. so if your out there and you have a copy write to me , I might buy it? . also most folks that want these , want the nude covers I personally love the cartoon art. It makes me happy and I think of a better time in America and sure would like to know who the artist is since not one cover I have has any name on it, :(.  personally volume 6. hollywood's mr.x is great to. like our parents forgot to get married or none is bigger then mine. I am wanting to own the whole set all but one so far anyways. sometime I dream of being in the factory on the line in 1960-1961 when they came out fresh and so full of beautiful artist flith, ah .


title: well 3.75 but amazon doesn't let you give that rating

text: I got this in st.Cloud ,mn for 50 cents and it was well worth it I am very happy to see it tocuhed a young heart so tendly . certainly worth the money and a ball for those short stuff's out there.


title: parents I had one and thanks to my ma' , my hippie hands had this

text: This isn't a bad intro to some good psyche stuff. I was introduced to the electric prunes and years and years later I got the whole lp of "I had to much to dream last night" for 6.oo bucks still love it and became even a more hardcore lover of KENNY rogers because another part of this collection introduced me thou a young dude ( I worked with ), to the big lebowski and of course HIPPIE KENNY ROGERS. WHo as a very young child I heard all the time. But to see the video of the 60's on youtube. Is just the greatest thing ever. totally wanted to see Kenny in concert and wished he did "just dropped in to see what condition my condition was in" see KEnny dancing down the lighten electric stairs. and man to think that a man that I rememebr doing islands on the stream ( one of the worse songs ever) could be that freaken cool. well for that love I can thank time life, for being part of the game of my life or a curious oddity that lead me farther into the woods of peace and love seeking my way to real happiness (none of that lieing government, religion school spirit patrotic B.S I was force feed) as the d*mn those accordians said "those hippies was RIGHT) peace eric hippie harapat or another version on a old good thing


title: Score of Extinction

text:
This score, in my opinion, is more like a 2.5 stars. Seriously? A Jablonsky score for a Transformers film? 2.5 stars?

I'm a big fan of Jablonsky's work, particularly with the score for the three previous Transformers films, but the fourth is missing a vital element: melody. In the first three soundtrack scores, the robust percussion was often laced with a vibrant, electro edge, the melodious strings resonated raw emotion, and the hauntingly deep bass lines were all fused together to create a rich sound that was rhythmically distinct. "Age of Extinction" lacks the melodic harmony and raw emotion that its predecessors have. Aside from my personal favorites on the album, "Decision" and "Dinobot Charge," the rest of the tracks are fairly robotic in sound. I still am happy to have the soundtrack, but I was hoping for a more symphonic delivery. The score is partially a collaboration between Jablonsky and the alternative rock band Imagine Dragons. Among the tracks that incorporate the band's contributions is "Best Thing That Ever Happened," which reminds me of of something you might hear on the score for Zach Snyder's "Man of Steel." The collaboration, however, does not take anything away from the instrumental pieces, but I do prefer Link Park over Imagine Dragons.

"Leave Earth Alone" is another solid track that offers both an intense and soft sound in the same package.

Overall, the album had potential, but lacks the distinct melodies that can be heard in previous scores; tracks like "Infinite White," "Sentinel Prime," "Optimus," "Arrival to Earth," "The All Spark," "Our Final Hope," and many other selections from "Dark of the Moon" are great examples of what "AofE" is missing.

There are 4 separate tracks on the AofE EP: Tessa, Hunted, Lockdown, and Autobots Reunite. All four are only available in digital format, but these are very worth including into your collection.

With a limited 3000 copies of the album, it's really not worth paying over $25, unless, I suppose, you're a collector. Nonetheless, I'm excited for what Jablonsky will do with Transformers 5.


title: A Distinct Drone

text:
Charity Empressa is a drone project by Eric Campuzano (of The Stranger Kings, Cush, The Prayer Chain, The Lassie Foundation, etc), with assistance from Frank Lenz.  I believe he started the project when he had his first child, and often had to get up in the middle of the nite to tend to him/her, so he also used that time to record a new project.

Charity Empressa has released two projects - this self-titled project and the later "The Skin of Whippets".  Being a big Campuzano fan, I'm always keen to pick up his albums.  I got "The Skin of Whippets" first.  It was nice, and there was nothing wrong with it, it just didn't grip me like most of his projects do.  It certainly wasn't on par with similar drone projects like The Sound Gallery. I recently picked up the self-titled project out of a sense of duty, expecting a similar result.  But I was pleasantly surprised.

Opener "Are we there yet?" sets the tone of the album.  "Carew" with its 4am trumpet playing amidst general drones, and "Future King of England" are early highlights.  "May the Good Lord Find You" is an exotic sounding twist.  By now, it's notable that this drone project isn't just an album to chill out to, it actually begs attention.

"Give `Em Hell" makes for a more drawn out number, not in a bad way.  It's perhaps the most ambiguous & subtle track.  "The Crush of Mountains" is an alternate version of a lyrics Campuzano used in a Prayer Chain song ("The Other Side of Heaven"), which only made it on to rarities collections so he felt it deserved another go.  It's not a cover, it's a different song with the same lyric.  (Notably, Wayne Everett did the same with a Prayer Chain lyric on his self-titled album, with "Chalk".)  The track beautifully incorporates the sound of fireworks.

Campuzano then throws another twist in the album, using an old sample in "Shake Your Money Maker", a bizarre title considering the gospel nature of the song.  A comment on churches, perhaps?  A fun romp regardless.  The very cool "Stay Gold" follows, and it's slick to the nines.  The tones are gorgeous.

"Cool as Cranes" features Starflyer 59's Jason Martin.  Campuzano played with Starflyer 59 on the "Americana" album.  Together with the brief "Breathing is Good", the two songs make for a gentler part of the album.  I hate to use the word as its overused, but "Breathing is Good" drifts in and out like a literal dream.

The projects ends with a collaboration with regular co-conspirator Wayne Everett (The Jay to his Silent Bob).  The vocal/lyric approach on "The Kool Kids and Rok and Roll" sounds very Lassie Foundation.  I'm not sure it fits on the album, but it is catchy.

It's hard to fault this project.  What's impressive for a drone project (and this isn't a putdown on other drone projects) is that each track is very distinct.  The album is compelling.  I'll give it five-stars, or close to it.  It's not quite up with his masterpieces such as Cush's "Always Disappear" or The Prayer Chain's "Mercury" album, but it's wonderful to listen to.


title: Nice main song!

text: Beautiful song.  Rest of the CD was only OK.


title: DC5

text: Ordered them for my sister's 60th birthday.  She loved it!  Been a big DC fan since the 60's.  Timely arrival.


title: An amazing music library

text: An amazing music library .if you love Jesus and you love worship this is a perfect match fir you


title: Not pleased

text: Album vinyl was dirty (substance smears) when recieved, causing "skips" on several tracks.  Will take to local record store and hope ultrasonic cleaning will fix.


title: A must for any fan

text: Love it!


title: Good for all ages!

text: Great CD! I am nineteen years old and dont generally listen to piano music but I got this as a gift and I love it! The music is beautiful but also fun to listen to because the songs are familiar to me. The selection is great because the songs are from a variety of movies. You are bound to recognize most of them. Definitely a fun CD for kids and adults.


title: A Decent Ride

text: Not the type of music you would think if judging by the band name Rash Of Stabbings. A nice collection of edgy pop rock songs in the style of U2 meets Big Country from this Providence, R.I. based band. Many of the tunes on this cd have plenty of star power and it's a shame this band/album never received the exposure it my have deserved. A few throw away tunes (Open Fire, See it Again, Draw The Line) and some over the top production on a couple of songs (Save Face, Backwards) keep this cd from moving along and do not represent how the band sounded live.<br />Overall some of the best (unheard)song writing of the late 80's early 90's. "Cities Rise To Fall" is a classic song worth the price of purchase.


title: ... cds and only got the bonus disc not real happy if I wanted just the bonus disc i could ...

text: Was hoping for both cds and only got the bonus disc not real happy if I wanted just the bonus disc i could have gotten it for free from a friend


title: Five Stars

text: Always professional although I don't consider her the greatest singer in the world she chooses some nice material.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice copy.


title: sound quality

text: quality of the sound was one of the best I have received.


title: Sound quality

text: sound quality was good


title: Great songs, original recordings

text: Brings back the times listening to the old 78s at home.  Multiple artists, original recordings, good quality sound.  Good Price.


title: Nice mix including the original Song #1

text: Nice mix including the original Song #1.  I like their Russian singing which is very creative vocalizations.  This is Euro and pop with catchy melody lines.


title: Two Stars

text: My bad, I thought Petty was actually performing some of these songs.  OOPS.


title: Great record

text: Suprised to find this floating around on Amazon.  This is one of the best rock records of the last ten years with more hooks on it then anything in my collection as of late, and the singer is like the ghost of Freddy Mercury...off the hook majestic.


title: It is God honoring and beautiful

text: I like this wonderful singing


title: LOVE IT

text: The best, most lovey music to unwind to ever!  Variety, beauty and serenity--great classics with a twist.  After getting my own, this was my fourth set to give away!


title: Chapin sisters remarkable!

text: Superb harmonies! Beautiful interpretations! This version of these classic songs is so moving. Can't stop listening to this great cd.


title: They Called It Rockpile

text:
Just like most near-lifelong Beatlemaniacs stuck in the summer of 1980, news that no less than John Lennon was about to re-enter the recording studio after an unprecedented five year AWOL filled me and my ears with eager, excited anticipation. I mean, there could be no doubt the Chief Beatle would have identified with, not to mention greatly appreciated, the leather-jacketed back-to-raw-basics approach the late Seventies' p-rockers had brought to an otherwise milquetoast music scene during his hiatus. So, naturally, these new Lennon recordings would undoubtedly reflect said fire and fury, righting all that was wrong upon my AM and maybe even FM radio dial. Right?

"Imagine" then my utter disappointment when the resultant [[ASIN:B00004WGEK Double Fantasy]] - at least John's tracks - appeared coated with layer upon layer of innocuous goop that sounded far, far more Billy Joel than Joey Ramone.

I can understand, I suppose, that Lennon was being delicately eased back into the early Eighties marketplace with the least offensive, most mainstream audio sheen possible. But just a minute: This was a man who had until then never once feared to recklessly puncture the sonic envelope, public opinion not to mention the Billboard Hot 100 be damned. So why was he now making music with a buncha too-high-paid, perfectly-pitched NYC studio cats as opposed to with, duh, a real band?

Listen, forget Paul, George, and even Ringo - there already existed in 1980 a fab foursome that were more than up-to-the-task of injecting what turned out to be John's final recordings with all the fun and frantic force they so richly deserved. Why, these guys were even fellow Brits, one of whom had concocted a little retro-masterpiece called "I Hear You Knocking" which Lennon once remembered to be his favorite record of 1970!

Not only that, said combo had, on the very heels of "Double Fantasy," released a galloping gem of a record called [[ASIN:B00FZ19HEY Seconds of Pleasure]] which could stand the vinyl test against "Power To The People" and possibly even "Please Please Me" (to say nothing of "Cleanup Time") with one '59 Telecaster tied behind its back.

Alas though, as John chose to exit his recording career via the dreaded middle of the road, Billy Bremner, Terry Williams, Dave Edmunds and Nick Lowe, dba Rockpile, were busy bashing out some of the most brilliantly base rock 'n' bop you or I have ever heard. Even today, all these decades and D-chords later, songs such as "Teacher Teacher" and "Play That Fast Thing (One More Time)," to say nothing of albums like [[ASIN:B004K9HIXO Labour of Lust]], [[ASIN:B000002I7O Repeat When Necessary]], and the above-mentioned "Seconds...," flip flop and fry with all the majesty of your typical vintage Elvis or even, dare I say it, (With The) Beatles number. Yes, unless someone out there can prove to me otherwise, it appears Rockpile were just about the best band at work anyway, anyhow, and anywhere as those Seventies became the, gulp, Eighties.

Proof extremely positive of this claim can now immediately be found upon "Live At Montreux 1980," which in sixteen tracks and a mere, lightning 49 minutes captures the quartet at their absolute, astonishing popabilly peak.

Now remember that, due to myriad contractual (and other) snafu's at the time, Rockpile all too seldomly found themselves together on stage performing the dozens of songs they'd helped write, perform, and/or produce for slews of Mickey Jupp, Carlene Carter, Elvis Costello and of course Edmunds and Lowe records. In fact, only one "Seconds of Pleasure" track - the blackboard jangle classic "Teacher Teacher" - made its way to Montreux. Yet with numbers the caliber of Graham Parker's "Crawling From The Wreckage," the aforementioned Costello's "Girls Talk," and even a "Let It Rock" which, with its note-perfect "Rock Around the Clock" break, sounds so much more nutty yet nuanced than the Rolling Stones' previous reading, there's more than enough pleasures to go around and around.

For example: a thoroughly pub rock-soaked "Sweet Little Lisa," a "Queen of Hearts" precisely the way it's meant to be heard (so sorry, Ms. Newton), an undeniably adulterous "I Knew The Bride" not to mention possibly definitive versions of "So It Goes" and "Switchboard Susan." Why, even that oldie but still goodie "I Hear You Knocking" makes an appearance in typical R-pile reckless abandon. In other words, here is a band captured at its completely fully-stoked prime, ripping across their on-stage repertoire in a manner which, tempered and duly tamed, formed the basis upon which most every subsequent American "new wave" hit was built, from Greg Kihn on down to all the Tommy Tutones and Rick Springfields you'd ever care to recall.

But then, what of our heroes themselves?

Rockpile most unfortunately splintered soon after their Montreux grandstand, Dave Edmunds moving on to produce the reformed Everly Brothers, for example, and sustaining his solo career all the way through 1990's [[ASIN:B00FK60RAW King Of Love]] while his erstwhile partner Nick Lowe eased into life as the undoubtable Cary Grant of rock 'n' roll (buoyed by abundant "What's So Funny 'Bout Peace, Love and Understanding" [[ASIN:B002R5QPRI Bodyguard]] royalties for starters).

Tragically, I must report no other band has appeared since to fill the smash-happy void Rockpile left in our world. But at least we finally have, with "Live At Montreux," both aural evidence of what all the buzz was about and another sixteen reasons to mourn what could have only been if Billy, Terry, Dave and Nick had continued to call it rock for us all.

But! There remains plenty of "Double Fantasy" out-takes still begging for them to overdub upon, of course...


title: Wonderful pop album! Not Kraftwerk...

text:
YES--he is from the phenomenal Kraftwerk. BUT it sounds nothing like anything Kraftwerk has ever done.  And that's perfectly OK!  Electric Music is a beautiful pop music album, loaded with musical perfection, great chord changes and lush harmonies. A little Lennonesque, a little bit of Al Stewart.  If there was more pop of this caliber on the radio I might try to turn it on once again,
  If I am not mistaken, Karl played all or at least most of the instruments on Electric Music.  Which includes tons of acoustic guitar.  Very nice!
  It's not ELECTRONIC music.  It's ELECTRIC MUSIC.  Big difference.  Everyone should give this album another shot and listen to it for what it is instead of what it's not.  We'll all have to wait a little longer for another Kraftwerk album.  But we're pretty used to that by now.


title: Five Stars

text: 5 stars


title: Nice but where is Bono?

text: There is a nice variety of music hear to raise awareness about the genocide in East Timor in the 90s, but don't buy it expecting to hear Bono or Billy Bragg. Maybe they are doing some one-handed clapping on it.


title: Hey Sandy

text: I love this album, and spent more than my fair share of time hunting it down. The music is all top notch, and filled with that early 90's nostalgia that, if you could bottle it, would hit you harder than any scotch on the market, and the mix is just fine for tapes that were recorded for a TV show almost 30 years ago. But, let's be honest, no one is listening to this for the technical achievements of the audio mixer, this is a perfect time capsule of your childhood, no matter how old you are.


title: Lots of "New" Songs For Lou Christie Fans

text: A treat for Lou Christie fans -- a double album with many songs that don't get airplay or are not available on Christie's "Best of..." CDs.  He covers classics like "If I Fell," "Love is Like a Heat Wave" and "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" but they don't suit his style -- his strengths are showcased on songs with a pounding beat and muscular vocals like "Back Track."  Still, inexpensive and worth the price.  Recommended to Lou Christie fans.


title: Love this record!

text: Great record in great condition


title: Damaged media ruined experiencing a truly great album

text: Pits and scratches on the surface of the supposedly new CD left dead spots in the music; returning it was easy, but the replacement also had pits on the surface of the CD (no scratches was an improvement). Very disappointed.


title: How can a brand new CD have pits on the surface?

text: I love the music, but the quality of the VD itself left a lot to be desired; pits on the surface of the media left dead spots in the music