title: really?

text: shameless profiteering<br />good luck with your life


title: Best Julio Album

text: My all time favorite Julio Iglesias album! One song is better than the next one. Arrived in perfect condition too. So pleased with my purchase.


title: A Master's Work on Bad Plastic

text: Only two disks played. The second disk in the set doesn't appear to be damaged, but no CD player can read it.


title: Not in the condition as described

text:
Good LP.  Was described as in "VG" condition.
The Album cover was in Vg condition, but there are several deep scratches (enough to make the needle skip, and can definitely be heard, making two tracks almost unplayable).
I would say this LP was in "fair" condition at best.
Misrepresented by seller.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent compilation.


title: Forever Changes: rock perfection, Los Angeles frozen in time

text: As some here have said: Love was Jim Morrison's favorite band and it was Love's Arthur Lee who convinced Jac Holzman to sign The Doors to Elektra Records. After the Beach Boys swam ashore for a rest and before The Doors would break on through to the other side, there was a magical time in Los Angeles where The Byrds, The Music Machine, Love and The Mothers of Invention ruled the city's airwaves. I saw each of them many times and one night I saw what I still consider to be the ultimate Los Angeles concert line-up: The Byrds (on their "Younger Than Yesterday" tour), Love (touring "Forever Changes") and Sweetwater, (who had just released their first, self-titled album). It was an amazing night and one I will always be grateful to have been in attendance at. This album, Forever Changes, has now been played so many times that it long ago attained legendary status and generations of listeners now attest to the power, mysticism and beauty of this album. Born out of the heartache and confusion of an Arthur Lee who felt that he would soon die, it addresses topics that few rock albums have ever had the courage or forthrightness to explore. A friend of mine once told me that when he listened to this album he felt that "God was talking to me." I smiled when he said that as I had had that same thought more than a few times over the years. But it's not the God of a religious piety so saccharine that it will give you cavities; no, this is the naked and brutal mortality of man wrestling with his fears in the face of a blinding timelessness and scope he cannot understand nor feel comfortable in the presence of. It is at times, frightening and starkly bleak and nihilistic in its view. At other times, it is as hopeful as a butterfly springing with brightly colored wings, fresh from its insular cocoon. But it's always done with a freshness and vitality in the music that was purely Los Angeles and which never happened again, anywhere or anytime else. If I were to cull my thousands of albums down to just a handful, this would be one of them. There are few albums that were ever this good. Love was unique and will always be. I once met Arthur Lee at a hot dog stand in Los Angeles where we were both having lunch. He came up and sat next to me and I looked over and realized who it was and said: "Hello, Arthur." He looked back and smiled a very shy smile and said "Hello." He was quite friendly though very shy. He was kind. I know from books and comments of ex-band members that he was not always that way but I think his art haunted him and he fought hard for his songs and his craft. The battle within him was never so starkly realized or communicated as it was on this album. Farewell, Arthur, I hope that you found peace, at last.


title: On stage powerhouse! Quite a band.

text:
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I had the chance to see Metamorfosi, a progressive rock quartet from Italy, at the North East Art Rock Festival (NearFest) 2004 in Lehigh, Pennsylvania. What an incredible band! These guys are masterful musicians and they play with a level of skill and power that few bands possess -- and I've seen hundreds of bands over the years. With a three piece musical core consisting of a multi-keyboardist with strong classical sensibilities and a powerhouse drum and bass section alongside -- they provide a commanding musical backing to a strong Italian singer whose operatic training and power is evident. Amazing band. Great music.


title: Sam smith

text: Excellent condition


title: rather disappointing

text: there was no premade expectations for this album because it came out so quick after the single discipline was released. it was just there for us to analyze and quite frankly its the most disappointing album nin has released. nothing stands out musically nor lyrically. reznor strums the same emotional chords he has in previous albums that it sounds like some of these could of been filler for another album, insincere even. the songs were decent enough individually, perhaps it could of been innovative and catchy if some other band released them - discipline could of been from a new wave influenced band and and letting you could of been thrown to a mainstream hard rock band but there are higher expectations for nine inch nails. together on an album, there's nothing that ties the tracks together, they seem to be piled on- first half more energetic and edgier songs and the rest are the softer songs to resolve the album. its understood trent is maturing and trying to covering new ground so i give this album the benefit of the doubt whether its my own misunderstanding of it. but i don't believe i'll ever understand it as much as the others.


title: Great album!

text: Excellent songs!  Talented singer.  I bring this to the youth detention center where I work and the teens love it.  I love it too, and I'm far from being a teenager anymore ;-)


title: Beautiful!

text: I run professional training workshops and like to have the right music playing as participants come into the room in the morning.  This CD is perfect.  Beautiful, ethnic, and relaxing.


title: great reiner recording

text: better tan the one reissued by sony.  great remastering in 24 bit


title: Chris' music stripped down to his voice, his guitar and his foot stomp

text: I dare you to try and listen to this without tapping/stomping your foot, impossible!! What a great CD. If I remember correctly he's even credited for the foot stomp! Every song on here is a gem but I think Clear Blue Sky is my favorite, that one can stay on repeat without getting old.


title: Wonderful score

text: I saw this original movie in the mid-1970's with it's beautiful music score and its beautiful Montana scenery. In fact, it led me to visit the state and move here 17 years later. After 20 years living in Montana, I still love to pull out this old movie and listen to the beautiful soundtrack.


title: My favorite Christmas CD

text: Wonderful easy listening, background music for the holidays! First of all, there are 18, yes 18 beautiful renditions of holiday music, so it has a long play time. Most of the music is instrumental, but it is varied, with different styles, so it is not like listening to the same orchestra playing all the music. I like this CD so much that the reason I am on this site now is to find other CDs, perhaps not seasonal, by the Paralyzed Veterans of America--not because my heart goes out to them, which it does, but because this CD is so well done.


title: Lovely music

text: Since I once had the cassette of this, I knew what a great job the pianist does of transitioning from a classical number into a beautiful hymn. I know of no one else who combines the two in beautiful arrangements.


title: still great

text: This CD was lost in  recent move and I was delighted to replace it. Good mix of authentic African instrumentation with vocals that make me wanna get up and dance! Excellent turn around time on shipper from Germany, too!


title: Bassoon necessity!

text: My professor if Bassoon used these and so I wanted this as well. I use this to warm up and wow it really knows what we bassoonists need to work on! I also love the cover design! The book is skinny, but all the warm ups are so worth it. You will want to use this every time you practice, I know I do.


title: Beautiful music!

text: It really is a beautiful and does quiet and prepare the mind for reverence. I enjoy the instrumental pieces much more than all the singing. Very well produced.


title: Awesome

text: One of my all time favorite albums. Aimee Allen is awesome. I can't wait till more of her music is available.


title: Good Stuff

text: More "Old School"  than new but great music for anyone that likes the artists and traditional styles of music.


title: Magical entertainment

text: Awesome as always!  Great script, great acting, great music.


title: Awesome 1980's collection of tunes from the past!

text: This is an awesome collection of 1980 hits that are top 40 and hard to find anywhere else. There are two discs and many songs. Good value and arrived without issues.


title: Five Stars

text: The quality of video and sound is excellent. very happy.


title: Very good CD

text: LOVED THE CD  HAS ALL OF THE CARPENTERS HITS. WOULD RECOMEND IT


title: Five Stars

text: I love Dr. Stanley


This is truly a great CD from a completely under appreciated band.  I read a review of Devils and Angels saying that it was one of the best albums of the year and I bought it after watching some videos on youtube.  I was completely blown away and became a big Melee fan so when The Masquerade came out, I quickly bought it and this was even better.  this is the height of their artistic achievements and it really should be heard!  I highly recommend.


title: The bad reviews helped me.

text: Reading all the bad reviews about this product.. I did not buy it, instead I took the song list and created my own playlist on iTunes since I have all of Muse's albums. I had all but one song ("Twin") so whoever put this here Thanks. I didn't have to buy it but I can listen to the songs in the order the person organized them in.. Lol


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


When I got the CD, the CD case was broken. The hinge had broken. This was a Christmas present for my cousin so when we opened it, she was quite disappointed. Other than that, the CD works well and the photobook is good quality.


title: Great voice

text: I love Malika. She has a great voice & an expert team of musician. Music is fun and contemporary pop. Great easy listening.


title: Great CD

text: Great CD. This was given as a gift, and the recipient loved it; a real blessing!


title: Daystar

text: I love the Daystar singers they are so anointed and talented! I would recommend this cd to anyone who loves Christian music.


title: George Lucas Redeemed (and YES, I've SEEN the film)

text:
If Star Wars: Episode 1 was a disappointment because of cutesy kids, cutesy slapstick, mediocre acting and some poor writing, Episode 2 dispatches that ghost with one swoop of Mace Windu's purple lightsaber.  Attack of the Clones is everything Phantom Menace was not, and emerges not only as an important chapter in the Star Wars saga, but a groovy stand-alone movie as well.  There's a lot to talk about, so let's cut to the chase.
As expected, the plot involves old pal Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGreggor), now a master jedi, and his padawan learner, Anakin Skywalker, AKA The Future Darth Vader (Hayden Christiansen).  The two are dispatched to investigate a series of assassination attempts on Senator Amidala (Natalie Portman), who is attempting to lead an effort to prevent the Galactic Republic to refuse creation of an army to take care of a faction of rebels led by Count Dooku, (the incredible Christopher Lee).  This much we learn from the opening credits.  In the interest of keeping the review relatively spoiler-free, let's talk about what makes Attack of the Clones great.
First of all, lack of cutesy stuff.  Yes, there is some of the usual Star Wars banter and some slapstick, but it manages to serve more as comic relief.  Jar-Jar has a minimal (but ultimately important) role, and his total screen-time is about two minutes.  The CGI isn't distracting, most of the time.  If there is one area where Attack of the Clones could stand to really improve, it's in some of the creatures that look more like cartoons than live-action aliens and...  things.  And when characters are riding various creatures, it REALLY sticks out, but compare it with some of the scenes from Empire and Jedi, and it's quite an improvement.
The acting has improved considerably in Attack of the Clones.  The Patented Lucas Thousand-Yard Stare is still there when McGreggor has nothing to talk to but a blank blue screen, but its presence is minimal (a Phantom Menace perhaps?)  The film is a whopper - almost two and a half hours - but a good deal of that is spent in character development, another area Lucas has been criticized for.  It's not enough to drag the film down, but it is a refreshing change of pace from constant battling.  Because he gives Anakin and Padme ample time to develop, their relationship seems far more real than it could have been - and so does Anakin's decisions.  Hayden Christiansen plays Anakin exactly as he should be: a self-centered, slightly spoiled, emotionally unstable, drunk-on-power punk.  He's a mix between the kid in class who had all the answers, and the jock who always scored the touchdown and dated the head cheerleader.  The audience isn't supposed to like him, although he does have likable traits, but as the movie progresses, they are increasingly gobbled up by his surrender to emotions.
Not to give too much away, but this is really a film that deserves the title Star Wars - the others might rightly be called Star Skirmish, or Star Scuffle, or even Star Minor Exchange of Fists.  The last half-hour of the film is dominated by an enormous battle that can rightly be called a war.  Where Lord of the Rings put an army of twenty-thousand on the screen for a few minutes, Attack of the Clones puts a larger army, with airships, lasers, lightsabers, and all kinds of other stuff for a solid twenty-five minutes.  It culminates in the major Jedi showdown of the movie, where Christopher Lee shows off his stuff and Yoda proves he's the absolute best jedi ever.  This battle makes up for the short, unclimactic scrapping Darth Maul and Qui-Gon got into at the end of Menace.  Most of the time, all you see are the reflections of lightsabers, the grunts of fighting, and strangely illuminated faces, combined with distance shots of the combatants laying into each other.  It's extremely effective, and rates as the coolest Jedi battle to date.
Attack of the Clones is, finally, a worthy successor to the Star Wars title.  Although it does make some of Menace make a little more sense, and it certainly leads up to the classic trilogy, it's a great film on its own and should do very well for itself.  If you are disappointed by this film, get out of your parents basement (or your film-school Ivory Tower) and gain a little perspective.
Little Easter Eggs to watch/listen for: when Anakin first walks into the club, make sure to watch the leftmost TV monitor.  When Obi-Wan is in the diner, listen VERY CAREFULLY to the background music.
And, by all means, enjoy the movie.  It's a cinematic treat, and much more than another feather in Lucas' cap.
Final rating: A-


title: Great music, not worth the SACD update.

text: This is one of the favourite records from my youth. It is packed with great music and amazing production by QJ. Betcha' wouldn't hurt me, composed by Stevie Wonder, is a particular delight of mine (never was a single, though). I had the vinyl, and of course later the CD. Well, vinyls are coming back, but any sound is always better on CD, sorry to say: I grew up with vinyls, so I know what I'm talking about. Anyway, having the CD for many years, I still decided to give a shot to this brand new SACD version. I have many classical SACDs , and this format, slowly but surely being lost of late, sadly, is the best, by far, for orchestral music and opera. It does not work that well for pop standards, though. This is a little more clear, has a little more detail, a little more power...but not that much. And it is only stereo, not multichannel. So, if you have the CD, I think it's really not worth the update. I'm afraid the same would go for MJ's Thriller and any other pop/funk/rock classic. Unless a multichannel remaster is craftly done, as, for instance, was the case for the amazing European edition of Depeche Mode's discography, the SACD update is really not that good; limitations of the original recordings, I guess. The music is still great for sure, though.


title: Wonderful music, splendid edition.

text: The music from "Dark Crystal" is, in my opinion, one of the best soundtracks of the '80, probably the best by Trevor Jones. Previous to this re-issue, getting it was a nearly impossible task. Now we have the chance, in this limited edition, to get not only the heavily edited soundtrack album (CD1), but the integrity of the original cues as they appear in the movie (CD2). All in a great remastered sound. This is really a rare ocassion that nobody who likes film music should let pass.


title: so sad

text: i've been looking for this song for years...hopefully they will change their mind and put it back out.It is a true underground classic.There are lots of classics that should come back.Only true club/house music lovers will appreciate the music and i'm sure there are alot of us that would be very happy to see them. ie:voodoo ray,etc...


title: Stella Get'z me captured

text:
This album is rare, I have look for it, for years ind every stores, and finally i have it. There is some pretty good songs on this album Freinds known by everyone, Forbidden Dreams is also fantastik, Dr. Love is special, I Can't Stand The Rain is the seckond best song on this cd, and finally the best song Sweet As Candy the best song I LOVE it. I don't think that Stella Getz is known ind USA but it's a same she's very talented. Stella's voice: it's not so high but it's light and clear like crystal. The beats: this cd is a mix of dance a little reggae and lover rock's music. Succes: her first single was Freinds while it was a succes, her seckond single Yeah,Yeah didn't top the charts, but her album was a succes. Succes ind the states: I don't know if she's even known ind the states but like I wrote before that's a same for all music fans ind the states. New Releases: I don't know when she's gonna come out whit a new album, but I doubt it whould overcome the first one.
At last I would like too rate all the songs:
1. Freinds * * * * 4 stars.
2. Forbidden Dreams * * * * 4 stars.
3. Dr. Love * * * 3 stars.
4. All In All * * * * 4 stars.
5. Energy * * * 3 stars.
6. Yeah Yeah * * 2 stars.
7. She Getz Away Whit It * * * 3 stars.
8. Waiting 4 My Baby * * * * 4 stars.
9. Never Too Late * * * 3 stars.
10. I Can't Stand The Rain * * * * * 5 stars.
11. Sweet As Candy * * * * * 5 stars.
12. All In All ( slow version ) * * * * 4 stars.
13. Forbidden Dreams ( tranceAction remix ) * * 2 stars.
14. Dr. Love ( Medicine Man ) * * * * * 5 stars.


title: Best musical  since Singin' In the Rain!

text: Loved the music ,dancing and the story line was great.  Humbled and great  to have this. I play it every so often just to get a lift!  Mimi


title: Kid liked it.

text: Kid liked it.


title: Modern Myth

text:
1. THE FILM
The best review of Attack of the Clones (no surprise) was Roger Ebert's. Ebert takes strong issue with this film's "cloned" dialogue and wooden acting - considering it otherwise excellent. Ebert (no surprise) is right. But Lucas' casting talents aside, his films' intended audience is children. Nevertheless, his films successfully convey not just visual pyrotechnics but truths - the Anakin-Amidala relationship being one instance of many: It is pure Petrarch and Sir Philip Sidney. Compare Christensen's "wooden" declarations of love with these:

A rain of bitter tears falls from my face
And a tormenting wind blows with my sighs
Whenever toward you I turn my eyes,
Whose absence cuts me from the human race.
(Petrarch, Sonnet XVII)

But I in me am chang'd, I am alive and dead :
My feete are turn'd to rootes, my hart becometh lead,
No witchcraft is so evil, as which mans mind destroyeth.
(Sidney, Astrophil and Stella, Fifth Song, 76-78)

2. THE MYTH
The Lucas films are myths made for children. Lucas always reiterates this. The myth conveyed is Good triumphs. Perhaps through storms, perhaps though disasters, but inevitably what is Good, to the degree it is good, is undefeatable, for it is what makes us what we are. Dubious animated Jar Jar Binks is the mythic fool who saves the hero. The Jedi are wonderful role models of strength, wisdom, and moral force. Children appreciate and intuitively understand the significance of such characters. Would we had more of them - something the Next Generation Star Trek movie producers might have done well to address. Lucas' flourish of children training to become Jedi is another wholesome attribute of this film.

3. ART MIRRORS LIFE
In his April 29, 2002 Times magazine interview, George Lucas spoke of how "all democracies eventually become dictatorships" because (roughly quoting) "the people allow it to happen". Given America's descent into an ethos of Precrime and militarism, this children's film is deft in its handling of the real nature of such serious issues. Palpatine's "I love democracy" speech, assurances of laying down emergency powers once the current crisis is passed: Trenchant. The young Anakin's "attachment" to others leading to his downfall: A major life lesson straight from Christianity and Buddhism. Again, who else is delivering children's entertainment conveying such strong timeless lessons? His potential casting demerits and overreliance on technical gadgetry aside, Lucas' strengths more than compensate. Ebert is right: Excellent film.


title: He proved he CAN do it!

text: After the extreme disappointment of the Phantom Menace, George Lucas prove's he can still make damn good movies. Sure, this one still has some poorly-written dialogue, and some cheesy scenes. But, it makes up for it with the MOST FUN ending sequence I've ever seen in a movie. I've never had more fun in a movie than in this one. Don't pay any attention to the critics that don't like it - they never liked the first 3 anyway. This is 10x better than Spiderman, and will surely stand well against the original trilogy throughout the test of time.


title: Nice Poetry

text: Nice poetry , beautifully read , but I was expecting more music from DJ Cheb i Sabbah


title: Decent ambient black metal

text:
My instincts tell me that any band who release an album called Folkloric Necro Metal are something to be wary about. Sort Votker are pretty much as you'd expect from such a name; kvlter than kvlt black metal. Sweet Satan in Hell this is lo-fi. Where are the guitars? I can hear a faint tinny buzzing, though at a guess it sounds like someone stuck a microphone in a jar of wasps. The way the songs are faded out is awful as well. But in black metal, this can be charm. It often isn't, but it has the potential to be.

Is it good music though? Well, when taken for what it is it's not actually too bad. I've been on something of a black metal kick lately so I'm in the mood for this sort of thing and I have to say I've heard worse. The album has held my attention for more than half a listen at least, and the synths a pretty well used (which is a good thing since they're louder than pretty much everything else). The screaching vocals, the simple drumming and the repetitive song structures make for some pretty decent hypnotic black metal. The surprise comes at the end with Fjellstev, an 8 minute long keyboard piece. Sure it's been done before, but the overall vibe is surprising major key. It seems as though, despite black metal being a genre about the dark side of man, this last track works to capture the good side of nature. Strange, to say the least.

This isn't the blast-beat, rip your head off black metal that you may be expecting from the genre should you be a bit of newbie to it. Those of you familiar with the even more underground branch of ambient black metal will like this. If you don't like black metal then stay well away. This is black metal at its rawest and most nihilistic. You know whether or not that's your kind of thing.


title: Back to basics!

text: Snares' roots are in breakcore after all. Infolepsy is hardly one of his most subtle releases and those enjoying the darker more experimental side of him displayed in the likes of Winter In The Belly Of A Snake will be disappointed. In fact, even compared with some of his most aggressive work (Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk Hits, Winnipeg Is A Frozen Sh*thole) Infolepsy has a certain raw, less refined edge to it. This would make more sense if it was one of his earliest releases but this little EP is quite recent (well, late 2004). I don't know if it was because he was in a rush to do it or because he felt like doing something more in your face and, compared to a lot of his stuff, stripped down (2004 was a very experimental year for him with Hugh Chrome Cylinder Box and Horse And Goat and much of his aggressive work is programmed very carefully with great attention to detail) but the result is a great little EP. While I'd put Winnipeg Is A Frozen Sh*thole ahead of Infolepsy if you want the best of his most gabba driven work, Infolepsy is highly recommended for those who like their electronic music aggressive and noisy whilst still presenting a degree of thoughtfulness and a variety of beats and sounds.


title: What goes up must come down...

text:
...and the quality of Queensryche's music has done just that.
Promised Land is a strange album for Queensryche to release, mostly because they had just enjoyed mainstream success with the likes of Empire. In contrast, Promised Land is much darker, more brooding and certainly less mainstream (arguably the least mainstream album the band have ever released). And that's a good thing right? Well, not necessarily.
The fact that this is boring. Just because it is dark does not make it really intelligent. I respect the fact that they did what they wanted rather than lap up the commercial success like Metallica did at the same time. But that doesn't mean that everything they do is automatically brilliant because of it.
The fact is that this has hardly any decent songs to mention. It lacks the energy of Warning and Queensryche EP, the accessiblity of Empire and the brilliance of Operation Mindcrime. It does have the wierdness of Rage For Order but in a bad way since it is resorts to uninspired sluggishness rather than the sinister almost industrial feel of Rage For Order.
For an album that took 2 years to write and record, Queensryche don't have a lot to show for it. It seems like they were going out of their way to be different rather than just letting the music flow.


title: great

text: great


title: Great guitar instrumental of spanish/mexican americanised romantic music

text: This is a great reel to reel. Been looking for it in cd format.  Hopefully one day it will be available in America.


title: THE BEST STAR WARS MOVIE EVER!

text:
I know I'm being a bit nice in calling Episode 2 this, but in my opinion the only other SW movie that rivals this one is "The Empire Strikes Back."
Episode 2 returns to the great story telling and eye pleasing that ESB was chock-full with. The stuff that "Return of the Jedi" and "The Phantom Menace" lost. Sure the story telling in ROTJ was pretty well done but the special effect and prodution design could of been a lot better; and in Episode 1 the special effects and all technical aspects of the movie were superb, but the story came out a little, if not very, flat and dull. Episode 2 is great in both FX and production. As I guessed from my last review this movie did have "mucho lightsabre." I was was not let down.
The acting in Episode 2 is way better than the acting in Episode 1. Hayden Christenson plays Anakin superbly and Ewan McGregor is great as Obi-Wan. This movie has plenty of Yoda and Jedi. It does lack a lot of Jar Jar Binks which a lot of you out there will love, but it truly makes me mad because Jar Jar and Liam Neeson are the only people who held Episode 1 together. I love Jar Jar. Jar Jar is the bomb. I want more Jar Jar. Free Jar Jar!
This movie dubbed, "Attack of the Clones," is really well done and enjoyable. I give it five stars. Just like I said before, as far as Star Wars movies go, the only one that can rival this one is ESB, and maybe "A New Hope."


title: A Classical gem!

text: This 'Essential Collection' CD has everything a classical music lover would ever hope to have in their music collection.  This is our second Helmuth Rilling CD we purchased from Amazon, as it's simply that good!


title: Four Stars

text: one of the best  group of all time


title: An important link in the Stokowski recorded legacy

text: For those who admire Stokowski's way with Bach and other Baroque composers, this increasingly rare CD, is a welcome addition to any collection. The playing of the Wind Group of the American Symphony Orchestra is deliciously recorded. Vivaldi, Corelli, Bach, and Mozart are giving loving performances by Stokowski and his orchestra. Highly Recommended.


title: From Fanfare Magazine

text:
"Once again I was struck by the perennial (for me, anyway) question of the national character of music, and whether the most idiomatic performances are those by performers who share the nationality of the composer. If this performance of the Shostakovich 10th were all I had to go by, I would have to conclude that the answer is a resounding yes. This is a devastating, coruscating, heartbreaking performance: Often brutal, implacable, and sardonic, it is also, unmistakably, Russian.

The program notes mention Fedoseyev's "unusual emotional intensity," and that is abundantly clear in the first-movement exposition, as the music builds to a tremendously intense climax before ebbing to the secondary theme (and the entire second movement is given the same unrelentingly propulsive treatment). But it's not all pounding emotionalism: The clarinet theme (a quotation from Mahler's "Resurrection") is muted, which gives it an even more effectively (and affectingly) plaintive quality. And the wonderful restatement of the flute melody by the clarinets in the recapitulation has a lovely, almost klezmer lilt to it.

There is no mistaking the Tchaikovsky Symphony for the Berlin Philharmonic: The horn in the third movement blares out the DSCH motive in a rasping roar. But this isn't pretty music, to be glossed over. Though I admire some things about the Karajan DG recording, it can't compare with the sheer vitality of Fedoseyev's. And, once again, the echoes of Mahler are explicit: The horn calls summon ghosts of the Seventh, as do the disparate elements that cohere in a manner that only Mahler and Shostakovich seem to manage.

Michael Steinberg, in another excellent essay from The Symphony, characterizes the Allegro section of the final movement as essentially Haydnesque. Certainly, it has none of the sense of hollow victory of some other finales; yet, 1 can't help hearing in the almost desperate edge to this light-hearted music a kind of whistling in the dark, and Fedoseyev again captures this near-contradictory nature perfectly.

Given a full-bodied sound production, this is a totally engrossing performance of one of Shostakovich's undeniably great symphonies. The Romance from The Gadfly comes as a welcome respite from the intensity of the Symphony, and serves as a substantial encore. Fedoseyev employs an expansive tempo, and Mikhail Shestakov provides a warm violin solo that isn't tainted by schmaltz, as it so easily could be.

Recommended without reservation.

-- Christopher Abbot "


title: Great Sibelius 30 years on...

text:
Gibson's 'Sibelius' cycle was the first integrated cycle recorded and released in the late 80s-early 90s. Though virtually forgotten today, he was a great Sibelian and his performances with Scottish National Orchestra still stand comparison with the very best today. This particular CD (long OOP) with the 3rd and 6th symphonies are two of the finest performances from his series. Highly recommended.

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My notes: The radiant opening measures of the D-minor Symphony form as haunting a musical sequence as anything I know, touching even when given an ordinary performance. And Gibson and his orchestra give us something quite above the ordinary. The warm, silky string playing and the crisp, pointed phrasing of the winds are a pleasure to hear in both works. I've now heard four of the symphonies in the series from this source, and I think this is a most distinguished set of performances. Gibson catches well the sinewy, lean Sibelius sound and shapes effectively the often craggy melodic contours. It's what the Sibelians tell us is the right way, a way quite different from, say, the Karajan way, with its mellow smoothness. I don't find that mellifluousness as hard to take as some of the orthodox Sibelians seem to (and, in fact, I still find the old Angel mono of the Sixth with Karajan and the Philharmonia a touching performance, unmatched as yet). I've also enjoyed for years the performances Maazel and the Vienna Philharmonic had once on London. The toughest competition right now for these Gibson performances are the very fine ones on Philips with Colin Davis and the Boston Symphony, performances equally impressive in offering the Sibelius power and grandeur, and perhaps somewhat superior in refined orchestral playing. The reproduction and processing from Chandos are outstanding: open, spacious sound and noiseless surfaces. I'd like to hear the CD version.

-- Howard Kornblum, Fanfare Magazine


title: A  lost treasure of Barber's music

text:
Measham's CD has been one of my favorite all-Barber compilations since it first appeared on LP in the mid-70s. Measham was not well-known in the US, but he was active in the UK and Australia. This CD gathers together very potent performances of the first two Essays (the third was not yet published), an exciting 1st Symphony, Scene from Shelly, Knoxville, and, most importantly, Night Flight (at the time all that remained of Barber's war time 2nd Symphony). Night Flight (purportedly inspired by Saint-Exupéry Vol de Nuit) evokes a lonely flier and the isolated radio signal that is his only contact with earth in the ether of the night. The sound of the radio signal is heightened in this recording by a spot-lighted piano reproducing the radio signal. It is a moving and haunting piece.

The Knoxville is well-performed but not my first choice because of Molly McGurk less-than-rapturous voice, but if you're new to Knoxville, this is still a good introduction. All-all-all HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


title: From Fanfare Magazine (review of the original LPs)

text:
"The two piano quartets that Dvorak composed have never equaled the popularity of the lovely quintet in A; yet both works, although separated widely in their dates of composition and reflecting different stages of the composer's development, have much in common with the Quintet. Those unmistakable Dvorak characteristics-bittersweet melodies, contrasting moods of exuberance and sorrow, well-proportioned formal structures—abound in both quartets. One can pick out high points-, in the Op. 23, the slow movement, a marvelously inventive set of variations on a Slavic-type theme; in the Op. 87, the intensity and expressiveness of the first movement, the oriental atmosphere of the scherzo, and the gypsy rhythms of the finale.

In these performances, the engaging musical values are brought out fully by the Juilliard members and Firkusny, whose interpretations are richly satisfying in their uncompromising adherence to the spirit of the music. The quality of their musicianship is superb but unfortunately, the performances are marred by the quality of the string playing. The violin tone-particularly in Op. 2 3-is thin, the viola and cello rough-edged and grainy ¡the slowness of vibrato emphasizes the inelegance of the sound. The strings are ill-served by the close miking, which picks up with distressing clarity sounds that would disappear in a hall, such as the movement of the cellist's fingers on the fingerboard. For beauty of sound, as well as musical performance, the Guarneri-Rubinstein reading of Op. 87 is preferable (RCA LSC-3340); but on the other hand, the CBS album offers both quartets.

Susan Kagan" 1981


title: An important release

text:
I did find this set for under $30, but it I see it's selling between $45-$65 again. Ouch! This release is still disappointing , however, since Sony owns the RCA/BMG catalog - why didn't they also include Ormandy's excellent recordings of the 13th, 14th, and 15th symphonies?

The sound on this set, however, is spectacular - especially the 4th (which has to be one of Ormandy's greatest recordings). The 10th was always a great performance, and rest of the recordings have been praised for decades. I wish Sony/BMG Germany would release a "Shostakovich" box similar to their remarkable "Ormandy Conducts Sibelius" box - what a bargain!


title: CD listings (oh please issue this set domestically)...

text:
DISC1
Symphony No. 1 (1957)
Symphony No. 5 (1957)
Peter and the Wolf (1961)

DISC2
Symphony No. 4 (1961)
Symphony No. 6 (1963)

DISC3
Symphony No. 7 (1962)
Lieutenant Kije Suite (1963)
Love for Three Oranges (1957)

To my knowledge, this set includes the first CD issue of the 4th, 6th, and 7th symphonies - all highly praised when they were first released on LP.


title: A revelation

text:
I'm not much of a fan of "late period" Bernstein - the VPO years. I find so many of his recordings from that period (including Mahler) self-indulgent and some down-right silly in his attempt to mine the last ounce of profundity from scores that didn't need his assistance (Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, or Elgar to cite three), but these recordings of Schumann from the mid 80s are something different.

Another commentator found these readings "dark"; boy, I didn't hear that at all! I found them (especially the 3rd) energized, confident (the composer, not the conductor...), and to use the time-honored cliché - "thrilling".

The recording themselves are clear, bright, and with much detail - gone is the "glassiness' many early DG digital recordings (perhaps that is a result of DG's very effective "original image bit processing").

This set is ridiculously cheap on Amazon's on used market. For anyone looking for performances where the conductor unabashedly displays his love for the composer's music, look no further. Highly Recommended.


title: A lacerating brutal performance.

text:
For many listeners in the West, Rozhdestvensky's name is not the first one they think of when considering Shostakovich and, in particular, the symphonies. Although Mravinsky, Kondrashin, and Svetlanov offer distincts, and in many instances, classic views of the composer, Rozhdestvensky's is no less valid -- and the sound in uniformly better (unless you enjoy the bronchial emanations of Mravinsky's audiences (he must of only recorded in the dead of the Russian winters)).

Although many will disagree, my touchstone for an integral set of the symphonies is still Rostropovich [[ASIN:B000NJM1H8 Symphonies 1-15]] (with Rozhdestvensky a very close second[[ASIN:B00004TCPW Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1-15]]). Like his Tchaikovsky [[ASIN:B000002S6M The Rostropovich Edition: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-6 / Manfred Symphony / Romeo & Juliet / Francesca da Rimini]], Slava's performances as a conductor have begrudingly won the respect of listeners and critics alike.

Rozhdestvensky's conducting, unfortunately, is little know in US, but is better known in the UK through his many Prom performances in the 80s and 90s. Unfortunately, his recordings of Shostakovich's oeuvre (including many pieces that he discovered and introduced to audiences) have bounced on around on several labels principally RCA/Melodyia and Olympia, and in some cases are very difficult to locate and often are sold at ridiculous *used* prices on Amazon.com (Amazon.uk.com is a much better source for his recordings).

Of his many recordings, the 4th, 9th, and 10th can stand shoulder-to-shoulder to the most revered recordings of those symphonies. The Eight, although *very* good, does not reveal the sound world of Shostakovich as brillantly as this recording of the Tenth. Highly Recommended!


title: What the hell is that cover art all about?

text: Monteux was a great Berliozian, but I don't think RCA's hideous cover art (even the form of execution is wrong...) from this 50s LP would win him many converts. Oy!


title: A mandatory acquisition!

text: These recordings have been among my top 3 "desert island" recordings since I first purchased the LPs back in the late 70s. Andrew Davis (not 'Colin" as David Hurwitz claims in an earlier product review) has probably never made a more energetic, incandescent or beautiful record as this. With the help of Lucia Popp and Kiri Te Kawana (sounding absolutely radiant in the 'Pie Jesus' in the full orchestra version of Durufle's masterwork), the two Requiems have never sounded so resplendent - especially with this new Sony Masters remastered budget release. The new CD removes much of the glare that plagued the LPs and the first CD incarnation [[ASIN:B000002B6M Faure: Requiem, Op. 48; Durufle: Requiem, Op. 9]]. No matter recordings you have of these two beloved masterpieces, you need to add one more. Highly Recommended!


title: Exciting performance

text: of the Rimsky-Korsakov chestnut featuring Jaap van Zweden, violin, (currently conductor of the Dallas Symphony) in a beautiful performance as the storyteller in this wonderful tapestry of sound. The Stravinksy discmate is equally as beguiling. And unlike the previous reviewer, I found nothing amiss in the engineering of these recordings. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.


title: These are wonderful performances....

text: but WAY too expensive. This CD is available at Arkivmusic.com for under $15! The performance of the 7th is just too good to be jailed by exorbitant reseller prices (and, no, I am not associated with Arkivmusic. I just hate ripoffs.)!


title: Masterful performances of two of Rozsa's great concertos!

text: The Piano Concerto, sadly not well known and sounding much like Bartok, is brillantly played by Pennario. The Cello Concerto, long a staple of cellists for decades, is give an authoriative performance by Starker. The Munich Orchestra is excellent and the recorded sound is very, very good. This CD, long out of print, is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!


title: Shostakovich's masterpiece

text:
There have been many CDs iterations of Rozhdestvensky's late 80s performance of Shostakovich's masterwork. This particular reissue (apparently with no remastering) is sonically very good. The brass sounds raw and urgent, Rozhdestvensky's drives the music along at a breakneck pace like a fugitive running while always looking back over his shoulder. He's not afraid to underline and puncuate the composer's monogram heard repeatedly throughout the symphony "DSCH" - especially at the close when the Shoshtakovich definately shouts his name as if to say "I'm still here!".

The poorly written liner notes are a model of Soviet-era apologia: the writer quotes Shostakovich's overtly deprecating remarks about the composition of the 10th symphony: "He [Shostakovich] said that as with most of his works, he wrote quickly -as soon as a work is completed and the creative fever subsides, faults in the composition become evident, and he tries to avoid them in later works -'what's done is done'. However, he went on to say that it would be better to take longer and improve faults 'as one goes along'". This is not the Shostakovich of "Testimony" [[ASIN:087910998X Testimony: The Memoirs of Dmitri Shostakovich]].

The symphony is coupled with a very fine performance of composer's 7th String Quartet performed by the Shostakovich Quartet (no recording date given). The quartet, dedicated to the memory of this first wife, a marriage that ended in divorce, is in the key of E-Sharp minor (the same key as Mahler's 10th symphony [[ASIN:B00004RITP Mahler: Symphony No. 10]]. I don't know if the team that assembled this CD where aware of that fact, but it's rather odd to be a coincidence.  All-in-all, a reference recording of this great symphony.


title: Sticking my nose out here, but

text: I believe the 11th is a great cataclysmic, beautifully constructed symphony that may be not be a completely convincing without its program, but it was composed to have a program, and Shostakovich builds a beautiful structure to tell his story. More importantly, Rozhdestvensky's recording is emotionally quite similar to Rostropovich's LSO Live recording [[ASIN:B00006C2D8 Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11: The Year 1905]] (the SACD release is the one to own), perhaps just not quite equaling the precision Slava elicits from the LSO. Nonetheless, this performance does not have the variable soundscape of the LSO recording that requires a listener to keep remote in hand as it moves from barely audible to blowing out your neighbor's windows (not a good thing). Rozhdestvensky is especially effective in the 2nd Movement ("Ninth of January"). The brass snarls as only Soviet-era can snarl, the timpani are spot-lighted and beat-out the approach of the soldiers with real fierceness. The scene is vividly painted (I always see that moment in time as recreated in "Doctor Zhivago" [[ASIN:B0030A0Z3Y Doctor Zhivago [Blu-ray]]] , but as brilliant as David Lean was, I don't think he captures the terror in the Palace Square effectively - a scene starting optimistically and ending in bloodshed and changed the course of Russian history). As for Mravinsky [[ASIN:B007ZEG0XA Symphony 11]], I think he is a close 2nd in his wonderfully remastered performance on Alto to Rostropovich.


title: This is my favorite recording 'Stepan Razin'

text:
These are live performances recorded in 1972, 1966 respectively. For Rozhdestvenky, the audience was mercifully very quiet; the mircophones catch both the soloist (a very strong Vitaly Gromadski), chorus (BBC Chorus), and the orchestra, the Moscow Radio Orchestra very effectively. "Stepan Razin" is relatively late composition by Shostakovich that still hasn't found the audience, I think, it deserves. There are some occassional dropouts but not all that distracting with no apparent remastering: but remembering that it's a live performance captured over 40 years ago!

Schwarz and his Seattle band did a nice job with the piece recently [[ASIN:B000EBEGZ0 Shostakovich: The Execution of Stepan Razin; October; Five Fragments]], but it just wasn't idiomatic like this performance, but it's certainly worth acquiring for the oratorio, and especially "October", a piece that is so much better than it should be!

I'm not certain why these two recordings aren't available on the BBC Legends label instead of the Italina Itaglio label. No matter, "Stepan Razin" is an exciting performance demonsrating Rozhdestvenky's mastery of Shostalovich's idiom. M. Shostakovich's reading of the concert version of Prokofiev's "Ivan the Terrible" with the LPO is very good too, better recorded, and a little brighter than the Shostakovich, but the audience gets restless and starts figeting, and there appears to be some imported coughers from the Soviet Union! I just have never liked the narration, especially when its in Russian with no text provided. I like Rostrpovich's oratorio with Christopher Plummer much better (and it's in English) [[ASIN:B00000DSGN Prokofiev: Ivan the Terrible (Michael Lankester Version)]](although the unidentifed Narrator for Shostakovich fils is certainly enthusiastic!). It is a different version, but I think it's more effective, and it comes with an exciting "Alexander Nevsky". In any event, if you're admirer of either composer, snap-up this CD the next time it's available. I sold it once, regreted it, and then went back and hunted it down finally locating at Amazon.com UK. High recommended.


title: Rozhdestvensky+Shostakovich = magnificent performances!

text:
This is a stellar release. The more Russian recordings I listen to, the more I'm convinced that Western orchestras just don't get Shostakovich (perhaps with the exception of the East German Kurt Masur and the NYP), but there is something raw, frayed, and sometimes nearly hysterical about the performances by the pre-emient Russian conductors of Shostakovich - Mravinksy, Sventlanov, Rozhdestvensky, and Rostropovich. When I acquired Rozhdestvensky's performance of the 8th [[ASIN:B0015OIUDE Shostakovich: Symphony 8, Op. 65; Three Satires, Op. 109]], I put my Previn and Rattle recordings up for sale immediately. Without resorting too much to hyerbole, the performance is lacerating - I've never heard anything like it. It was the 8th I had always heard in my head. In this recording, the voltage isn't quite as high, but he turns in a version of the 5th goes straight to my short list that includes Rostropovich (the much-maligned '83 recording) [[ASIN:B00000E2NF Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5]] and Mravinsky [[ASIN:B00002541V Shostakovich Symphony 5; Miaskovsky Symphony 15]]. I was disappointed in with Kondrashsin's performance [[ASIN:B000025EPE Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos.3]]. In fact, I've been disappointed in nearly all of his "Shostakovich". I think Rozhedestvensky out-guns him in almost every symphony.

This is especially true with the 9th symphony. This is never been one of my favorite Shostakovich symphonies, but Rozhedestvensky makes a convincing case for it especially in his very cheeky,middle finger raised-high-in-the-air first movement. Is their triumph in the 5th movement; it's ambiguous, I think. I always thought Shostakovich made a political and musical mistake with this symphony. When you consider the incomprehensible suffering the Russian people endured from the 30s to the end of the war, I don't think Stalin's request for a "Victory" symphony was unreasonable. It could have been non-choral tribute to his fellow countrymen. I don't blame Stalin for being angry with the composer. Shostakovich could have produced the "great" Russian symphony for the occassion. But I was not walking in his shoes, and I can only respect his courage and audaciousness. In short, this is a recording to acquire immediately.

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title: Hickox Conducting the Original Version of the Mass

text: This BBC Music CD is a fine tribute to both Richard Hickox and Charles Mackerras. Mackerras, long acknowledged as the leading interpreter of Janacek of his time, conducts an exciting Proms performance of the Sinfonietta with the BBC Philharmonic, and Hickox conducts a rarely performed original version of the Glagolitic Mass with a beginning and ending Intrada and Organ Voluntary. Hickox started his career as a choir director. Great performances. Highly recommended.


title: Reference Recording of Shostakovich's Masterpiece

text: Rozhdestvensky is vicious, snarling, unrelenting, with the timpani hammering away at any resistance. The recording is loud and raucous, angry and unrelenting (are you seeing a pattern here...?). This is the Symphony of Stalin, the leader, the gardener, the pyschopathic murderer. I thought Kondrashin would own this symphony; Mravinsky is close, but none of his recordings are, in terms of engineering, very pleasant to listen to (with the exception of the brillantly remastered Alto [[ASIN:B005IY3B5O SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 8]] and Regis resissues). This recording and Rozhdestvensky 4th [[ASIN:B000FU1PK4 Shostakovich-Symphony N0 4 in C Minor OP 43-Suite No.1 For Jazz Band Op.38]] are, IMHO, the recordings to have in this very special and personal repertorie. They are both well-recorded Melodiya performances released on Olympia.


title: Gianandrea Noseda  and Prokofiev

text: Although I greatly admire Prokofiev (especially the concerti, ballets, and cantatas), I've never really warmed-up to the 5th symphony, although I am very fond of MTT's recording with the LSO [[ASIN:B0000029YZ Symphonies 1 & 5 / Lt. Kije Suite / Cinderella]] in a very recommendable set. But this BBC Music live music recording with Noseda and the BBC Symphony really, really made a believer out of me. The symphony has guts, passion, beautifully recorded and demonstrates the angst I believe Prokofiev was trying to communicate. Like Shostakovich's 9th, this is no facile, grandiose celebration of victory: it is music of frustration, despair,and relief (with a careful dose of sarcasm). At the Amazon price, please check-out this performance (and the excerpts from War and Peace - although not Christopher Palmer's - are a great bonus). I look forward to Noseda's SACD recording of Britten War Requiem after the disappointing transfer of the superlative Hickox performance to SACD.


title: Excellent performances especially Hanson

text: These performances have been knocking around for years in various 'VOX' incarnations, but nonetheless, all three performaces are well worth their modest asking price. The two Hanson pieces are especially well done; the Schuman is a little more difficult since it is not the most accessible of Schuman's symphonies, but it is still very much worth a listen. Are the Hanson performances (Seigfried Landau (#6),David Epstein/Eugene List (Piano Concerto)) a match for Schwarz/Seattle - no, but they are very, very good. And Abravanel and his Utah band do a fine job with the thorny Schuman 7th. For the ridiculous asking price for this CD, highly recommended.


title: Excellent performances not well known.

text: Philip Ledger's Brandenburg's with teh ECO didn't get a lot of press in this country (probably because they were released under the MCA Classics label) - that's too bad because his account of 4/5/6 (as well as 1/2/3 on another MCA release) are very good indeed. These are modern performances that purists would still enjoy! High recommended.


title: In one word, WOW

text:
I'll take the honor of being the first person to review this album, almost ten years after it's release, since no one else has had the good taste in music to do so. This album is a prime example of how good music that is so far out of the mainstream can be.

I would describe this music as hardcore, rivethead industrial music from Brazil. If you're familiar with this type of music I would describe this band as similar to 'Funker Vogt' but with harsher lyrics and sound. Although this band may be one of the less popular industrial acts in this country, I believe it still blows most of them out of the water.


title: Adventure, Excitment, a Jedi craves not these things.

text: No this memorable line is not in Attack of the Clones, but the quote from Jedi Master Yoda, certainly suites it! Episode II, Attack of The Clones, was an amazing Star Wars film. We start to see a lot more of Anakin's "Dark side", the love of Padme, and Anakin, Luke Skywalker's Uncle Owen, and Aunt...whatever the hell her name is, from A NEW HOPE. And lastly, something I always dreamed for, we got to see Yoda kick some [behind]! The guy is a Jedi master, 3 feet tall, hell that guy gives me a reason to live! The acting is probably pretty much what you'd expect from Phantom Menace, at least that little kid wasn't in it, poor kid. Oh yeah sorry to disapoint, but that "thing" Jar Jar Binks is back, but luckily he only had 2 scenes or something. I thought the acting from the new Anakin was good, except a couple of lines that he said, sholdn't of been in there, can't blame the actor, blame the Screenplay writer's. Natalie Portman was good as usual, that outfit at the end was Spec-tac-u-lar!! Ewan McGregor was okay, he was the same in Phantom Menace, which I wasn't to fond of. I just can't see him being the same character as Obi "Ben" Kenobi. Samuel Jackson was good, only if Star wars aloud him to say MF, he would of been awsome! Overall the movie was great, special effects burned by eyes in the theater, it will be more better when it comes out on DVD. The reason why this movie didn't get the full five stars was simply because of the screenplay, they didn't give a full character, like the original's. It's a good movie, go see it, it will keep you counting down the days to Episode III.<br />  YODA IS THE MAN!!!!!!!!!!


title: As advertised

text: CD was brand new and sounds great


title: This Isn't The Animals Live Album You're Looking For....

text: Pink Floyd's Animals is easily my favorite album. I bought this thinking I would get a great sounding high fidelity recording of a concert from the days of the Animals tour.  Not so much.  The sound quality is awful.  I'm not even sure that the disc is worth keeping.  I might toss it...it's that bad!


title: A GREAT ULTRAVOX CONCERT AND POSSIBLY THE LAST

text: First off, this live CD is not available just anywhere. Second, it is the only available professional recording of their BRILLIANT reunion and tour. I gulped at the price, but clicked and bought anyway. Highly recommended for fans of the ultimate voice in new romantic/syth pop with a dramatic flair. Midge Ure, Billy Currie and the others are in nice form, and this disk is a must for serious Ultravoxians!


title: A PLEASANT SURPRISE

text: I'm a Galahad-aholic! That being said, I have avoided their acoustic album and several other "side releases" beyond their traditional neo prog CD's. This "side release" is an exception! The price was right, and the music holds its own with most other Galahad material. It certainly is better than the poppy, gloppy tracks on "Sleepers" and the overly techno sound of their 1998 album. Definitely worth owning if you consider yourself a Galahad fan!


title: it could at least come in a good solid case rather than the flimsy paper case it ...

text: For $30, it could at least come in a good solid case rather than the flimsy paper case it came in.


title: great

text: beatles fans must have this


title: good music

text: great cd


title: great cd

text: i have been looking for this for a long time. great music


title: Wonderful CD, quick delivery

text: I love this CD. I was very happy with the item and the speed of delivery. It's great listening.


title: Slightly disappointing

text:
Don't get me wrong. Lizzy Borden's Master of Disguise is a classic metal masterpiece that deserves 5+ stars. My review is for the CD+DVD edition. I was excited that I was going to be able to witness how this great album was recorded, but I have to say I was much disappointed by the extra DVD, not just because of the low quality of the recordings, but because the edition is so poor that it makes it just not so interesting to watch. It's basically just random bits of the musicians recording here and there. You don't see a lot of Lizzy. No interviews. The slow motion effects added to the live video of Master of Disguise were lame and annoying. Clean one-camera footage would have been much better!

Overall, I say you MUST have Master of Disguise if you are a metal connoisseur, but you can skip the DVD, nothing to die for there.


title: Five Stars

text: Jackie's the best !


title: Bon Jovi

text: GREAT CD!!! Takes me back to great memories!! Love this CD glad I bought it!! Quick shipping too


title: Five Stars

text: This was a gift and the recipient was very happy.


title: Gift

text: Christmas gift


title: Enjoy the music

text: I love Christian music and I especially enjoy the praise music. I'm so happy to find this on Amazon as it gives just praise and is a testimony to Jesus!  I hope others enjoy this CD.


title: great CD

text: I bought this CD becasue my parents used to play this cassett tape (a what?) all time when I was little on trips to church and around town.  It was a great way to help us memorize verses.  I still remember the songs and i find listening to the CD lifts my spirit even as an adult.  i reccomend this to parents who want to introduce GOD's word to thier kids at an early age and you'll find yourself singing along too :)


title: Love the CD

text: The Beatles have always been one of my favorite bands


title: Five Stars

text: This group is fun to listen to and to be an ongoing motivation to practice, practice, practice!


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent and great incentive for early ukulele learners to get over the "why can,t I get it" hump.


title: Mixtape

text: Bought "Trap or Die" after reading some book on BMF and how this mixtape was the mixtape that really blew up Young Jeezy. Yeah, solid - nice beats, classic Jeezy raps. (I rated it a 4 out of 5, comparing it to a nationally released album). This is a good prequel to Thug Motivation 101.


title: Five Stars

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title: Kool

text: I purchased this album exclusively for Watermelon 🍉 Man.  It's a sampler album.  I have all of the albums that compiles this album.  George Dukes solo was edited out.  That was my only gripe about this album.  If you haven't yet, you can catch his solo out on the YouTube version.  Watermelon Man features Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum, The Great Bob James, and a few more Superjazz dudes.  Go check it out


title: Stan Loona

text: Really enjoyed her solo album! She is extremely cute and i love it.


title: Soothing

text: This is my grandstwins favorite book. The songs are fun and soothing. Brings me back to childhood.


title: Mixed feelings...

text: Very talented singers. Some complicated musical dynamics but a little too redundant sometimes. Would've enjoyed a ballad or two, as well as some of the stylings they do when they perform covers. Will continue to check out their new stuff as it comes out - every album is a chance to renew!


title: ME LIKES!

text: SO many great songs on this CD!


title: One of his best programs!!

text: He was a powerful spiritual teacher of the Twentieth Century, and a man who has helped and inspired the lives of millions of people for the past sixty years. He specialized in the power of the subconscious mind, and this audio program is a reflection of his best work. Change your life by changing your thinking.


title: EXCELLENT GREATEST HITS CD!!!IWOULD RECOMMEND TO ANY ACCEPT FAN!!!

text: I WAS A BIG ACCEPT FAN BUT DID NOT NO MUCH UDO.THIS CD IS VERY HEAVY!!!!!!!!EXCELLENT SELECTION OF SONGS!!!!!! I DID NOT REALIZE HOW GOOD UDOS SOLO STUFF WAS!!!


title: thanks

text: thanks i liked this item it is very useful to me and i plan to use it every day thanks


title: A must-have album for all Hendrix and blues fans

text: A special album of covers of Hendrix staples by bands you wouldn't expect (e.g., The Cure, The Pretenders, PM Dawn) and by blues giants (Clapton, Buddy Guy).  The results are always interesting and frequently eye-opening.  I've owned other copies of this disc, and consider it one of my absolute favorites. (This was a gift to a friend)


title: Roomates CD is Great

text: Really like this CD....I have been listening to it over and over for the past couple weeks.


title: God spirit

text: Help


title: Five Stars

text: yep


title: alsome

text: what ken i say about this cd was looking for a good workout cd usetobe that guy tha went out and waited in a line but i went here seen four stars took a chance best cd i ever got


title: Great

text: These 2 CDs from the band's original Vinyl LPs are great , one of my fave bands from the 90's


title: Wanted this for the summer time

text: Love this album


title: “Totally” great buy

text: I was very surprised at how many personal favorites and new favorites I found on this mammoth 4 CD set. Many I already had but love that their all together with new “jewels” all in one place. It may be ELECTRONIC but any New Wave or 80s fanatic will appreciate this “puppy”.


title: Five Stars

text: Very good condition. Prompt and accurate. Thank you.


title: Sweet, beautiful music

text: Beautiful - I’ve always loved afterglow so I’m happy to finally have their music on CD


title: Amazing!

text: Of course it is Duran Duran, so I love!


title: Seller is rediculous - wait for the re-release in a couple months...

text: No joke...my friends stepfather works with the Lindsey Buckingham crew as a sound technician and my friend actually told me it's being re-released in stores probably by the first quarter in '07. Don't believe me? Fine. Believe me and can't wait that long? Then go ahead and waste $80 with this chump.


title: This CD puts me to sleep. It makes me ...

text: This CD puts me to sleep. It makes me imagine I'm sitting next to a creek and hearing the water flow. I'm also listening to the rain fall. The music is so peaceful.


title: THE SPIRIT IS BACK

text: THE STARWARS SPIRIT IS BACK.AS APERSON WHO HAD BEEN AT HIS CHILDHOOD AGES(TODAY 33)STARWARS IS A PHENOMENON TO ME.WE WAITED TWO YEARS TO BE ABLE TO WATCH A NEW HOPE EPISODE 4 AS WE CALL TODAY.IT HAS BEEN LIKE A TRADITION TO ME TO WATCH THE SERIES ONCE EVERY YEAR SINCE THE TRILOGY VHS CAME OUT.PHANTOM MENACE WAS TOO FAR FROM FULFILING MY EXPACTATIONS.BUT ATTACK OF THE CLONES HAS BROUGHT THE SPIRIT BACK.AND I BELIEVE THE VALUE OF THIS MOVIE WILL BE BETTER ESTIMATED BY PEOPLE FROM MY GENERATION WHOSE HEART STILL BEATS LIKE A DRUM WHENEVER SEES A JEDI'S SWORD.THIS MOVIE IS THE ANSWER OF SOME QUESTIONS THAT WE KEPT ASKING FOR 25 YEARS.I SAVE MY 5 STAR RATINGS FOR THE NEW EPISODE WHICH I BELIEVE WILL BE THE MOST FANTASTIC OF ALL.<br />MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!


title: A Great CD To Have For Nickeloadon Fans

text:
This 2003 CD in A Collection of Nick's Kids' Choice Awards is A Great CD To Own, But to Every CD, There's Good Songs & Bad Songs.

The Good Songs in Volume 1 Are ''No Strings Attached'' By *NSYNC, ''Oh Aaron'' By Aaron Carther, ''Pictures In My Head'' By No Need, and ''Here I Am'' By No Secrets

The Bad Ones Are ''Don't walk Away'' By Nick Carter, and ''There's A Hero'' By Billy Gillman.

Volume 1 of Kids' Coice Awards 2003 is A Great CD To Have.

Overall Rating-4/5


title: BEST ALBUM!

text: I LOVE ALL THE MUSIC ON THIS ALBUM!!!


title: its sad its only an ep...

text:
I sure wish that Kingdom of Snakes came out with at least one full length album...sadly though they called it quits after making this cd. Those who are fans of Nothingface (Matt Holt DOES sing back-up vocals on this album btw in conjunction with playing guitar), Foo Fighters, and Queens of the Stone Age should give this gem a listen...if you can find it that is.

P.S. - I know who deemed my review unhelpful...which is okay because I know who you are and quite frankly your opinion is completely invalid. Now f**kin vanish.


title: Not half bad

text: Now most people would shrug off Index Case and tell everyone within range that they are just useless nu-metal. They are nu-metal, but they have a greater purpose than to tell you how much life sucks and how you should end yourself. In fact, they SOUND like nu-metal, but the lyrics speak otherwise. This is their second effort, their first, I cannot remember the name. But after this came "The Weak and the Wounded" and then their self-titled debut. This album presents Index Case's heaviest song to date, "Roofies." It also presents them in a more vulnerable state, where they were still experimenting but at the same time well aware of just what they were trying to accomplish...Nu-Metal with an actual meaning behind it, and for once, a meaning that is not negative. They believe in all things coming together to form one entity (either human or otherwise) that will greatly help and possibly save this planet from total destruction. If you are so against nu-metal and you cannot at least see a hint of that when you listen to their music, then you are jaded beyond repair and you should huddle in your corner as one of their songs suggest. Give this album a go, as well as their self titled, and "Weak and the Wounded," which you can buy off of their site. Peace out.


title: We've wore you 3 copies! Awesome!

text: This is story to music but not a musical! I takes bibical stories and places them to catches tunes and the lyrics come alive! children, adults and teens in our home have loved this one.


title: Probably their best CD

text: This album has a different feel than some of their others. You can tell that they had a lot of fun recording this album. Some rock, some blues, some really weird stuff. "Rocky Mountain Mines" is one of the best Lost Dogs songs ever recorded. "No Ship Coming In", "Dunce Cap", "Imagine That" and "Pray Where you Are" are great tunes. For an album with 15 songs, there are only 2 songs that I skip. This is a MUST for any Lost Dogs fan. For anyone who's never heard them before, buy this album first! There's a reason why a bunch of the songs on their "best of" album come from this CD.


title: Amazing album,  is a must have

text: Un disco fenomenal.. recomendado


title: Better than I barely remembered!

text: My brother Ken used to play this album a lot back in the 1960s; I was only a preteen.  But Christmastime 2002 he and I were walking down the street singing, "They're locking us up today/They're throwing away the key..."  Then June 2003 Ken saw fit to invite me to a Love concert.  A few weeks later I bought the album.  I find this music inspiring, instructive, touching, and viscerally moving, from the sweet, romantic "Andmoreagain" (Ann Morgan? I'd thought), to social warnings like "Red Telephone" (the song quoted above) and "Live and Let Live" ("Oh, the snot has caked against my pants..."--which is really about violence against American Indians), to the uplifting, soul-stirring "You Set the Scene" ("this is the time and life that I am living...").  Often this music has sweet melodies juxtaposed against piercing, even scathing lyrics, layered with a brass-and-violins orchestral arrangement.  But then, I've always liked the blending of classical stylings with rock music.  Highly, HIGHLY recommended!  Thanks, Ken, for putting this into my life and consciousness!


title: Love Natalia Kills

text: Despite her X factor drama which I think it was staged and it backfired. But I hate she isn’t making new music. She really is talented and her first two albums are amazing and so is this single. Mirrors and track 2 is remix which is a fun club version of the track. Really happy to finally have the cd single.


title: Love this underrated artist!!

text: I first saw her music video to vicious on logo channel on NewNowNextMusic and sadly they no longer do that and logo channel just plays old tv shows that’s not really lgbt+ based. But over all I love the club/rap/r&b vibe really great for dancing and cardio. Love the whole album just wish she was more noticed!!


title: I love (like)

text: I love this song and I hate she didn’t put it in her cd but I love track one the best what made me buy the cd single. Cd came in early and in perfect condition like new as it said. Very happy to have this, huge Keri Hilson fan


title: love me some Natalia Kills!!

text: Even though the cd wasn’t free but I feel like spending any money on her cd is worth it. I love this track of her featuring Will.i.am they just mash perfectly together. I was hoping for more than just two tracks but the remix is pretty good too


title: This is wonderland

text: I love the original track and the remix. Just wish it had more remixes. She is highly underrated artist who received a lot of backlash due to the x-factor. I do hope she comes back into music. I did receive this album early than it said which I’m super happy about.


title: Best version of the album!!

text: So many songs and remixes is the best yet sadly I had to order it from overseas but totally worth it!!


title: Great Dance/hip hop album

text: I love this dance album kinda wished it had two different tracks besides the last two from the previous album but overall great stuff


title: All grooved up!!

text: I love this album however I wish the first track was longer than an minute and few seconds so watch out for that. Second track was a good remix. Also wish there was more tracks on the album.


title: Very talented young artist

text: I got it used and it did have the bonus songs like it said. Great tracks from a talent young artist, love this album and his 2020 album STUD. I hope to hear more music from this guy.


title: Five Stars

text: great christmas cd


title: Four Stars

text: I like it a lot......


title: That's All!

text: Absolutely the best!<br />That's all!


title: A wonderful collection of Gaelic and world music.

text: Some years ago, my good friend, Alex Beaton, gave me a copy of this CD. He enjoyed it and it did not take long for me to understand why. I return to it often for the words and the melodies but mostly for her angelic voice. It is hard to pick a favorite from such as The Shades of Gloria by that wonderful writer, Gerry O'Beirne, The Man From Tralee, a tragic but true tale from Marty Travis about a man he used to know. or Isle of St Helena, an ode to the final days of Napoleon Bonaparte. And then there's the lovely ballad, Where Are You Tonight I Wonder by Andy M Stewart. Thanks Alex and a special thanks to Brid Dower for this beautiful gift. Go raibh maith agat anam álainn.


title: Five Stars

text: It's s great tool to explain randomness and how markets snd many other things work.


title: Music of the Period 1950"s

text: I needed this music to prepare for a reunion of the class of 1954.  While it is hard to say that the music was popular in just the 1050's it is a good representation of what we were listening to.


title: A Phantom Menace Clone

text: I was disappointed with Attack of the Clones. It was barely better than Phantom Menace. Once again the movie relied heavily on special effects and the plot was weak. In the 2nd edition of the trilogy, the Republic is faced with a new separatist movement. Amidala once a queen is now a senator and has become a target of assassins. Both Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin are called to protect her. It has been 10 years since both Amidala and Anakin have seen each other. Once they see each other the romance begins. I found the chemistry between Amidala and Anakin was poor at best. The movie moves along at a slow pace. The special effects are once again incredible, but I fear Lucas has relied on them too much. The only bright spot in the movie was that Jar Jar Binks was reduced to cameo performance.

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title: Great seller, fast delivery!

text: One of my favorites. Cd's manufacturing is being reduced due to streaming. Digital hard copies are are becoming difficult to find. This was a replacement for one that was borrowed among others without any consent and never returned nor recovered.


title: Best Audio CD I Own

text: I heard this on vinyl in 1983, but could not find it (way before internet) to purchase. After finding it on CD, waited for the price to drop for over a year - no drop. Bit the bullet and so thankful I did! The quality of the recording technology is superb! Some may criticize the CD as being "bright". But on my quality sound systems as well as my mp3 systems, there is no hiss or pops. Buckingham's finger work is brilliant and Stevie's voice is smooth as silk. This is before the Fleetwood Mac deal and the drug use that affected her vocal chords. I have had this for over two months and I still enjoy it daily. I highly recommend this Big Pink, Japanese Import. You will enjoy the variety of the 11 bonus tracks. It includes a working version of Stevie's "Rhiannon" that is worded differently than her signature Fleetwood Mac's version. I really like this version of "Sorcerer" SO MUCH better than the one released on her recent CD montage "Stand Back 1981-2017".  I can't say enough...


title: Best Of Star Wars Series ! A Real Jawdroper !

text:
I dont know from where to begin.This is the best star wars that I've watched.It was wonderful.It gives you everything what a SW fan needs.Firstly the cast is alright.Evetybody acted well in this movie.The special effects are wonderful especially the lightsaber scenes.They were organized and designed very well.The carachters are well fited.Yoda is well designed the creatures are well , the outdoor and indoor scenes are excellent designed.The scenario is well writen.I think the team realised their mistakes that they have made in the episode one and thay fixed these in this.You will face with everything that you need in this movie.Lots of lightsaber battles , the mystery of dark side , creatures ,
 different species and lots of action.
For the cast I can say that the best acting was made by Cristopher Lee .He is a legend he was amazing.I believe that no body can be so well fited as Count Dooku in this world.He was acting so royal , cool and peculiar.Besides Ewan McGregor was excellent too.He is on the right way to go his targets.For Nathalie and Hayden I can honestly say that they are above average however there is someone that we can not go quitely by unmentioning to him absolutly  Mr.Jackson.He was a great actor he has no mistake in acting , he is going to be a legend I believe.
About the story I can say that it was really good.I could not find any mistake or missing thing in.It explains everything that what is going to be happen.
For the special effects and music no body can say anything negative.Father Williams made it again.The music sounded so pure and clean to me.He makes this everytime and now he became a god of music for me.Besides as I mentioned the special effects and sounds are well designed however in some scenes some effects are disturbing your eyes and in some scenes the effects can not handle the mood of scene but thats all they were the best effects that I have watch especially the yodas behaviours and design are on top Just for the effects it worth to watch.
To sum up I can clearly say that dont miss this movie.It deserve every good and pozitive words.Thank you Mr.LUCAS . Thanks to all of the crew.
!!! MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU !!!


title: Not your typical Hollywood rubbish, but a fine movie.

text:
It is October 1962, and US intelligence have discovered that the Soviet Union is placing nuclear weapons in Cuba, within striking distance of Northern America, and with the capability of wiping out much of the area within minutes. President Kennedy and his advisers are faced with the daunting prospect of responding firmly but responsibly. In the thirteen days of the crisis, the need to first and foremost, defend America from the threat of extinction by invading Cuba, is weighed up against the possiblity that an invasion of Cuba will lead to Russian retaliation in eastern Europe. It seems that whichever way he goes, Kennedy will be staring at some sort of world war.
The film takes painstaking effort to portray this background accurately, and does a remarkably good job. The acting of Bruce Greenwood as the President, and the much-maligned Kevin Costner as his adviser Kenny O'Donnell is excellent, while Steven Culp as Bobby Kennedy is exceptional. Some might say, "Steven who?", but that is the point. Many of the people who played out this drama in real-life are faceless nameless figures who 99.9% of the US population would never have heard of. A cast of unknowns is therefore appropriate, and besides, the acting from all the cast is very very good. Overall, the two commendable features of the film are that a). It never trivialises the seriousness of the real-life situation, and doesn't pander to Hollywood; and b). It isn't afraid to have long scenes of hefty but highly fascinating and invigorating dialogue. It uses music and dramatic effect, but never at the expense of the dialogue.
Obviously, this film will not be everyone's cup of tea. You can't really sit down feeling tired at the end of a long day, and expect to flake out in front of the TV watching this; Thirteen Days demands your attention, and has to be given the time, space and patience to enravel the dramatic events of October 1962. It's worth it though. This is a most educational and interesting movie worth buying, and I will stress "buying", because you will need, and want, to see it more than once, as there is an awful lot to take in.


title: This takes my breath away�

text:
This is the second collaboration between GreenCourt and De/Vision, and it's not a cover of the Berlin classic before you ask.  De/Vision have taken some stick from the departure from their synth style on their album Void.  I'd like to think these collaborations have had some effect on them coming back to a more synth-oriented style for their next and imminent album.  I've heard this described as trance, but it's still good synth dance music.
Although the title track is essentially an up-tempo track, the vocals are lazy and laid-back (I mean this in a good way) so that there is a nice contrast between music and vocalist.  When Steffen sings the first line of the chorus "Take my breath away...", you know he is waiting expectantly for this very thing to happen to him.  I hope the person he was singing this to didn't disappoint him.
The second track on this single Inside Your Gates is a pretty good dance track.  No vocals this time, just a drum machine, some synths and a couple of samples.  Reminds me of Alice Dee-Jay and ATB, that type of style.  Not bad, but not a patch on the title track.


title: It's just those Waves washing over me...

text:
Mesh are a UK synth-rock band who are known for a harder sound than on this single where they team up with Mark 'Oh. This single is a cover of the Blancmange ballad from the early 80's. A change of style perhaps from Mesh, but it works extremely well. Waves was an aptly named song as the song just washes over you, this was one of the best things Blancmange ever did (although they are probably more famous for Living On The Ceiling & Don't Tell Me). Having listened to some Mesh, I was pleasantly surprised at how the vocals really work with this song.
Waves (Radio Edit) - single version of this track with the original slow tempo and strings mixed in with synths. A worthy successor to the original.
Waves (Mesh remix) - Mesh apply their harder sound and style to the song and it wouldn't sound out of place on their last album, The Point At Which It Falls Apart.
Waves (Zippers House Mix) - This remix is essentially the Radio Edit with a bit of dance tweaking. Nice drum beat added, some extra bleeps and whooshes. Think Euro-disco (Sash!, Alice Dee-Jay, etc) and you've got it.
You And Me - Not written by the Mesh boys, but a good synth song. Not their usual style, but they make an excellent job of it.
I believe that Mesh have said that although they enjoyed making this single, they won't be doing it again. Get this single and hear them doing something different and bring a classic 80's song bang up to date.


title: A good buy.

text: I really enjoyed listening to this CD.....it really had the sound and "feel" of the 1800s. Good job guys.


title: UPBEAT SOUL MUSIC OF JACKSON 5 WITH MICHAEL JACKSON

text: One of the Jackson 5's early recordings. Motown label. (beware of reprints) Always check the record number on label. ABC is the hit on the two sided record. It is a very upbeat song. Good just to listen to or dance to. Got a good beat. No wonder they had a slew of hit records, they had that rhythm, they had that beat. Michael, You WILL be missed !!! Jesus bless.


title: THE BEST OF "MANGO" LIVE IS FINE

text: So few Americans know Mango, which is sad, for he is one of the more inventive and simultaneously melodic Europeans on the scene.  This CD surveys his career from '80-'95, and the live band playing here in Bolgona  really rocks.  Tuscan and Arabic sounds meld with disco-id and pop strains  and support Mango's rich vocals.  Sweet but never sentimental, Mango is  instantly hummable.  The version here of 1987's "Bella d'Estate"  is a sizzling arabic/funk/trance classic that's been fed through an early  60s Italian jukebox.  True, I go through phases where I put aside Mango,  because he is very rich, but I always come home.  This is a great CD.


title: Enchanting

text: After hearing and memorizing the album "Songs from a Secret Garden", I was delighted to hear this newer album.  With several songs from SFASG and others that I had not heard, I was enchanted once again with the beauty of Secret Garden.  I enjoyed the vocal sections of many songs, especially "Prayer" and "Dawn of a New Century".  This is a wonderful addition to the Secret Garden collection and should appeal to all fans of the group and those who have never heard of them before-you should especially like their songs if you are a fan of Enya.  I look forward to seeing-and hearing-more spectacular music from Secret Garden.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome Record, and sounded great.


title: "...It is a terrible sin to want anything as much as Nixon wanted power"

text: Interesting; even if a bit dated


title: ...every guy or gial with a hot cousin should get this album

text: They are Canadian; y'know how they is


title: Perfect in every way!

text: It was wonderful! I pulled the cutest Mingi PC!


title: Wonderful product!

text: It came in two days and in great condition! It even brought an extra little gift! I’m so happy with the seller! Will def order again from them!


title: Perfect!

text: The albums were in wonderful condition! There wasn’t a single dent and the albums were brand new and all the extras there! This is a wonderful store and I advise anyone to order through them! They’re timely and reliable!


title: Five Stars

text: This is a really great house music mix.


title: Awesome old time rock and roll!!!

text: Love love love!


title: The best I’ve ever heard

text:
I have three different sets of Beethoven’s piano sonatas. This one is the best of those that I have and those that I’ve also heard on Spotify. As a result, I have purchased all of this Performer CDs.
The remarkable attention to nuances that are suggested by these monumental works are not skipped or missing from this man’s performance.
He also explains that he spent 10 years recording these  working on them endlessly. He is a professor of piano at Curtis, and Plays with orchestras around the USA


title: We enjoy this!

text: Nice combo


title: I lover this album all over again

text: Hadn't heard this album in quite a while so couldn't wait to give it a listen.  Just WOW - I haven't stopped listening (at least once every couple of days).  This remaster is incredible - would that ALL remasters could sound this good.  Alan Parsons certainly knew what he was doing back in 1982 when this album was first recorded.  If you have any of his other DTS, surround or bluray remasters you'll want this one, too.  If I say please can we now have "Turn of a Friendly Card" on bluray?


title: Mostly the same themes over and over but what great themes! Corny movie but it has a place ...

text: Mostly the same themes over and over but what great themes!  Corny movie but it has a place in my heart, don't ask me why!  Kitschy, 70's melodrama.


What is not to like about the greatest French Horn player in history?  Brain's artistry has never been equalled.<br />Music is fabulous and orchestral playing couldn't possibly be bettered.  I'd add 5 more stars if possible.


service was excellent.  Item arrived clean and intact.  Music was noticeably less moving or engaging without film.


title: Love to hear more from this combo

text: Incredible performances by top class orchestra and conductor.  Love to hear more from this combo.


title: WOW

text: I love this CD.  Love anything that has to do with Kevin Costner.  I highly recommend this purchase.<br />Never knew Kevin was such a good singer.


title: Great Songs

text: Great Songs


title: Sound track on this tape is horrible. Most of the time does not even sound ...

text: Sound track on this tape is horrible.  Most of the time does not even sound like Sinatra!


title: very quick delivery

text: One of the best books I have read in a long time. This was an excellany reading the Reader enhanced the enjoyment


title: Buyer beware of the 2020 pressing

text: This review isn't so much about the music as the screwup on Music On CD's 2020 pressing of this album in the CD format. The CD tray card lists 16 tracks; however, there are only 15 -- and worse, the one left off is "Honky Tonk Woman," the last song on the original 11-song album. Find another pressing.


title: Perfect First Saddle Club CD

text: This is great for the saddle club starting off. They need to grow up a bit, but this album showed they are off to a great start! I loved this CD when I first got it for christmas from my uncle who knows a friend in Australia. These CDs are a real treat. You can't hear music like this anymore! Great for any age!


title: A Little Disappointing After 'Friends Forever' But Still...

text: They were so great with SO much better tunes with 'Friends Forever' but this one took them back down a step. I have to say, it's a little babyish. I would like them to come out with some more teen-like music like they were doing with the album before this one. But still, I liked it well enough. I would just like to see more with the Saddle Club's music than something that keeps repeating itself, (the younger music tunes.) If they could come out with something for teens (I'm 13) then I would be an even bigger and stronger fan. It seems embarrasing to me how only kids in my grade have little sisters who enjoy it. 'Pine Hollow' (the series) is so cool to me because the saddle club are teenagers. They are now, so maybe, let's have their music reflect that too.


title: "Saddle Club" Music Is Great!

text: I loved this album and have all of their others, but I would only suggest one thing, they stepped this up a bit and did even better than the one after this, but then they got a little dorkier. The Saddle Club has teen fans (like myself) too. They should come out with some better tunes and and lyrics for their album after 'Hello World The Best Of The Saddle Club'. For the teens (They're teens too, aren't they?) But other than that, this album was well put together, good clean fun and just great. No other complaints from me.


Mrs. Brown is fantastic.  Unfortunately it wouldn't work on American DVD player


title: An Emotional Listen

text: I decided to get Julie Andrews "Broadway" since of course she'll never again be able to make another studio album. However, I've been a fan of Julie Andrews ever since I was a child sitting in the movie theater watching "The Sound of Music" in 1965. This recording in my opinion is the best of Julie Andrews' last two studio albums.  I have to admit the songs "The Sound of Music" and "Edelweiss" had me tearing up a bit. I had to dab my eyes with a tissue before any of my co-workers saw me...lol.


title: 3 CDs and missing several hits...

text: Where is Little Jeannie? Levon? In Neon? Flames Of Paradise (with Jennifer Rush)? Healing Hands? Club At The End Of The Street? The Last Song? Blessed?


title: Amanda Lear can definately sing!

text:
I Am A Photograph was an album done in disco 70's style funk. Incognito was an album done with the concept of Deadly Sins (Not the 7 Deadly Sins, Amanda made up her own). Each track in Incognito is named after one of Amanda Lear's Deadly Sins (Laziness, Greed, Nostalgia, Fear, Indifference, I forget the rest). This is actually a bootleg CD with remastered sound, nonetheless. These albums have yet to get an official proper CD release.

I Am A Photograph

1. Blood and Honey 4:50 (A funky tune about a Vampiress) 5 stars

2. Alphabet (Prelude by J.S. Bach) 4:00 (Amanda's depressiing dysfunctional alphabet) 5 stars

3. These Boots Are Made For Walkin' 3:18 (Excellent cover of Nancy Sinatra's classic hit) 5 stars

4. Tomorrow 4:10 (Hit disco classic) 5 stars

5. Pretty Boys 2:55 (Kind of lame filler) 2 stars

6. Alligator 4:35 (Don't like it, kind of repetitive) 1 star

7. The Lady In Black 3:30 (Love it, has a beat you can dance to) 5 stars

8. I Am A Photograph 4:21 (Too slow)

9. La Bagarre 3:27 (Amanda Lear's 1st single, title has nothing to do with Disco) 5 stars

10. Blue Tango 2:40 (The finale) 5 stars

Incognito

1. Laziness: Hollywood Is Just A Dream When You're Seventeen 4:50 (A song about youth and being naive) 5 stars

2. Indifference: Love Amnesia 3:45 (Barely has any lyrics, she's just singing Love Amnesia over and over again) 2 stars

3. Bureaucracy: Red Tape 3:28 (A song about Big Brother) 5 stars

4. Fear: New York 4:28 (Good song) 5 stars

5. Pride: Egal 3:25 (A beautiful song in French) 5 stars

6. Nostalgia: Berlin Lady 3:22 (A song about a woman who lives in the past) 5 stars

7. Greed: Nymphomania 3:27 (80's disco tune about Nymphomania) 5 stars

8. Envy: If I Was A Boy 3:15 (A fast piano ballad about girls being boys) 5 stars

9. Anger: Made In France 2:10 (Amanda Lear singing about the country she lives in) 5 stars


title: All her hits

text: Came when supposed to has all her hits from solo career and Tina and Ike days


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Only one song, beware!

text: Only one song on CD. I missed the fine print that says one song. Good song though.


title: Worst! it gets the wrong DVD

text: it's really very uncomfortable. It supposed to have the DVD '' HECHO EN MADRID'' where is it?. I post the pictures about it. So unsatisfied!


title: Awesome

text: Great Awesome on time


title: Easier to listen to!

text:
This stripped down version is actually the on3e I was always 'imagining' due to the over use of studio effects on Lennon's voice.  It had me thinking that they were covering for something!  however, they had been covering up something - Lennon's voice!

Lennon's tracks actually sound refreshingly better without the reverb and echo!  I was always having doubts about his vocal abilities, but this clears them up for me!  The studio effects actually made him sound WORSE if you ask me.  This is a lot easier and more pleasant to listen to.  I only wish they had not 'stripped down' a lot of the musical effects.  They did not butcher it, but they took some away.

If you ever wanted to hear Lennon's vocals as you would have imagined them without effects - this is the album to get!  Now do it to his other material!


title: All their best songs

text: This CD has all their best songs! I love it!

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title: We Love Classic Rock!

text: These songs you don't hear on classic rock radio stations! We remember them all....


title: Beware that this does not contain the original soundtrack album mixes as claimed

text: Good release overall, but deceptive. The tracks on disc two which claim to be the original soundtrack album mixes are actually just re-edits of tracks from disc one, they are NOT the original mixes.  Some of them are badly edited to boot. I don't know why they would go to such lengths to deceive buyers. If they couldn't get the original album versions they should have just left them off this release instead of (badly) recreating the edits and hoping no one would notice. Hang onto your original CD release.


title: Five Stars

text: Great, brings back many memories


title: Beatlemania at it's finest.

text: The audio quality of these 55+year old concerts is amazing.This is a must for any true Beatles fan.


title: Excellent Italian music throwback

text: Excellent throw back to wonderful Italian classic music. These cds provide classics that I would have to have multiple cds to enjoy! Wonderful collection


title: Gentle Awakening

text: I used to love waking to NPR's Morning Pro Musica's  initial long stretch of bird chorus, which gradually interwove gentle strains of classical music. What a wonderful beginning to each day! As time passed, the bird chorus began to be intruded upon early on, by an announcer's speaking, which, for me, broke the spell of gentle waking, equaled only by the gradual morning stirrings of each of my nearby sequential infant children.


title: Save Your Money!

text:
I am an avid reader of historical fiction, with the emphasis on the "historical" rather than the "upthrust breast" variety.  This catastrophe fails at both. I have read many many entries in this genre from the extraordinary to the putrid.  Lady of Hay falls somewhere below this last category.  As other readers have commented, this book is about 200 pages too long. The author has managed to confuse tedium with suspense by dragging out the conclusion long past the point of reader exhaustion.  Ms. Erskine's attempts to interweave the present day "plot" with historical narrative is a complete failure, as she only manages to disrupt both story lines resulting in a herky-jerky narrative flow that became quite annoying.  Compounding the problem, not a single character is the slightest bit sympathetic, and although I began the read with curiosity and interest, I ended feeling frustrated and cheated.  There are many red herrings dropped along the way that kept me reading, but I got no satisfaction at the end.  Why do we meet everyone's mother?  How many literary agents, photographers and editors need to be introduced by their names, only to drop from sight 20 pages later?  What about nurse Jeanne's foreshadowing of Matilda's illegitimate daughter ultimately giving her secret away resulting in calamity?  Did I miss that scene as I waded through episode after repetitive episode of modern Jo swooning in the rain as she "channels" Lady Matilda?  There are too many superfluous characters, seemingly all of whom are interested in and experienced with past life regression, who I kept expecting would have some role in the overall "meaning" of this morass, but they never did.  Not to mention, most of the players seem good candidates for Alcoholics Anonymous.  I cannot recall another novel which features wine, ale, scotch, Pimms and their ilk as the central focus in seemingly every scene.  The insane behavior of all principals appeared to be nothing more than the result of years of alcohol poisoning - a Medieval Lost Weekend.  I became so exasperated with their antics and cruel misdeeds that I actually found myself rooting for them all to be sent to the pokey or a rehab facility.

This book was a major disappointment in every way.  It is short on history and long on artifice.  If there were some way to award negative stars, this is the ideal candidate.  Save your money.


title: Love it

text: The songs are good, and old-school vinyl still sounds great!


title: Ed Sheeran Rules!

text: Great album from one of my favorite singer/songwriters.


title: Five Stars

text: Great anime and good soundtrack


title: Sound advice for the entrepeneur

text: Much inspiration and sound data for the person who wants to build up his own business without using other people's money.