title: This is truly fabulous -- the best music, fabulous remastering

text:
Jimmie Lunceford was the best band of the era, in my opinion.  (My ex bought me a Lunceford CD for my birthday in NYC years ago, and the sales guy assured her that my taste was the best.  In jazz.  Not wives.)  The tunes are just the best -- the composition/arrangement is almost as sophisticated as Duke Ellington, the ensemble precision is the equal of the New York Philharmonic, the performance is almost as swingy as Chick Webb.

The remastering here is stunningly good.  There's a bit of stereo imaging, the highs and lows are pretty good, the ticks and hiss of 1930s recording is nicely filtered without hurting the music.  I also have all 10 CDs of the French "Chronological" Lunceford [[B00007GX3I 1934-35]], [[B00007GX3U 1934-35]], [[ASIN:B00007GX41 1935-37]], [[ASIN:B00007GX4C 1937-39]], [[ASIN:B00007GX4K]], [[ASIN:B00007GX8A 1939-40]], etc. -- the technology for recovering these old sides has really progressed.


title: Too much Schneeweiß, not enough Weiss

text:
I share the view of Sean Kasabuske and Moreton.  Silvius Leopold Weiss is occasionally audible on this CD, but it's almost entirely covered up by Schneeweiß.  This CD sounds more like Augustin Barrios or 1960s Spanish soft jazz for guitar than like Weiss.  This is more like a heavy metal or rap arrangement of Cole Porter--maybe you can still hear the tune and the words, but you'd never listen for the same purposes or the same way, right?  That's what this feels like.  On the other hand, many guitar arrangements of lute music are very successful--that's what this doesn't feel like.

Weiss' compositions are like the best French croissant—delightful buttery lightness.  Schneeweiß is like smothering it with a can of Hershey's Chocolate Syrup.  Nice enough for some purposes, but not the baroque music I like to use to help organize my mind when I'm thinking hard and writing.  Stephen Muires notes "it sounds as if it was written yesterday."  In my view, that's exactly the problem.  The pieces have been entirely recomposed—the harmonies are 1960s, not 1730s-1740s.

[[ASIN:B00QG15MQO Michael Cardin's recording of Weiss' complete London manuscript]] is very very nice.  [[ASIN:B00000E2NX Göran Söllscher's arrangements of Bach for guitar]] (or [[ASIN:B0000B09Z2 here]]) are also among my favorites.

But an "arrangement" is usually thought of as minimal change to adapt to a different instrument, to bring out colors that are faithful to the composer.  "Arrangement" is not the right word for heavy-handed mutilation.  The Schneeweiß box went into the pile for resale without me even finishing listening to it.


title: Paraschkevov Bach Sonatas and Partitas -- lots of better options

text:
This is Vesselin Paraschkovov on Telos TLS 007, recorded 1998.

I don't like it.  The playing is fine.  The recording is *extremely* live -- very muddy -- and eitehr lots of digital "scratchy" artifact or just a very scratchy violin tone.

Nathan Milstein is hands down the place to start ([[ASIN:B006LL02B4 from 1954]] ([[ASIN:B000002S52 also 1954]]) or [[ASIN:B000001H00 from 1975]] ([[ASIN:B000001G91 also 1975]])).  Others I love include [[ASIN:B00002DDV8 Yehudi Menuhin's 1936 recording]] ([[ASIN:B00000DR1T also here]]), Menuhin's [[ASIN:B00006486Y 1976 recording]] ([[ASIN:B0040UEI5Y also here]]), [[ASIN:B00004SWFL Ingrid Matthews]], [[ASIN:B00006JQU1 Rachel Podger]], [[ASIN:B00004Z3J9 James Ehnes]], [[ASIN:B00AIJZ8HS Gottfried Schneider]] or Gidon Kremer's 1981 recording on [[ASIN:B003SX5KA6 Philips]] or [[ASIN:B008W5TDTO Decca]]  (I don't like [[ASIN:B000A2WF3S Kremer's 2005 on ECM]] nearly as much), or [[ASIN:B00GX8LN18 Midori Seiler]] or [[ASIN:B07KZHVPWC Mikhail Pochekin]].  I am also very fond of [[ASIN:B00004SUM5 Hopkinson Smith's transcriptions for lute]], a [[ASIN:B00151G070 transcription for harpsichord]], and of course no life is fully lived without deep immersion into [[ASIN:B001NESPH2 the Busoni transcription of the Chaconne for piano]].


title: I don't like this one

text:
This is a mono recording from 1964, Stuttgart.  This digital transcription has both the tape hiss of 1960s analog and the unpleasant "brittle" sound of late 1970s / early 1980s digital recording.

The playing is very dry -- note note note note note note, very little playing with dynamics or rubato.


title: this is easily one of the top quarter

text:
Same 1976 recordings of entire 6 Sonatas and Partitas recently rereleased on an 8CD set [[ASIN:B004QAR6MK L'Arte Di Salvatore Accardo: Una Vita Per Il Violi]]

Of the 120 or more recordings of the Bach Sonatas and Partitas, this is easily one of the top quarter, maybe not one of the top five.  Played with much more love and understanding than (for example Perlman) -- the build and release of tension, use of rubato, ostimato, various bow colorings, etc just fits together better to say something far more profound than most.  And all in tune -- there's a note in the first movement of the first sonata that is always flat.  Accardo gets it right -- my breathing is easier for the rest of the day.

This Accardo is just below my favorites, Nathan Milstein's recordings ([[ASIN:B006LL02B4 from 1954]] ([[ASIN:B000002S52 also 1954]]) or [[ASIN:B000001H00 from 1975]] ([[ASIN:B000001G91 also 1975]]), [[ASIN:B00002DDV8 Yehudi Menuhin from 1936]], [[ASIN:B00004SWFL Ingrid Matthews]], [[ASIN:B00006JQU1 Rachel Podger]], [[ASIN:B00004Z3J9 James Ehnes]], [[ASIN:B00AIJZ8HS Gottfried Schneider]] or Gidon Kremer's 1981 recording on [[ASIN:B003SX5KA6 Philips]] or [[ASIN:B008W5TDTO Decca]].


title: three of the six sonatas/partitas


title: Nice enough, not a standout

text:
These are the same recordings from 2000 available on Arte Nova CD, [[ASIN:B000046Q9E Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Benjamin Schmid]], on Oehms CD, [[ASIN:B00024I2QI Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Benjamin Schmid]], [[ASIN:B00008GQUO Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Benjamin Schmid]], [[ASIN:B0021JLND6 Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Benjamin Schmid]], [[ASIN:B00CH8786C Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Benjamin Schmid (Korean import)]], on BVG CD at [[ASIN:B0000CBCAO Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Benjamin Schmid]], and by MP3 at [[ASIN:B00124FU26 Bach: Sonatas & Partitas for Solo Violin, Benjamin Schmid]].

I found Schmid nice enough, but among the dozens of recordings, not a standout.  To get into the soul of the violin sonatas and partitas, listen to either of Nathan Milstein's recordings ([[ASIN:B006LL02B4 from 1954]] ([[ASIN:B000002S52 also 1954]]) or [[ASIN:B000001H00 from 1975]] ([[ASIN:B000001G91 also 1975]])),  [[ASIN:B00002DDV8 Yehudi Menuhin's 1936 recording]] ([[ASIN:B00000DR1T also here]]), Menuhin's [[ASIN:B00006486Y 1976 recording]] ([[ASIN:B0040UEI5Y also here]]), [[ASIN:B00004SWFL Ingrid Matthews]], [[ASIN:B00006JQU1 Rachel Podger]], [[ASIN:B00004Z3J9 James Ehnes]], [[ASIN:B00AIJZ8HS Gottfried Schneider]] or Gidon Kremer's 1981 recording on [[ASIN:B003SX5KA6 Philips]] or [[ASIN:B008W5TDTO Decca]] (I don't like [[ASIN:B000A2WF3S Kremer's 2005 on ECM]] nearly as much).  I am also very fond of [[ASIN:B00004SUM5 Hopkinson Smith's transcriptions for lute]], a [[ASIN:B00151G070 transcription for harpsichord]], and of course no life is fully lived without deep immersion into [[ASIN:B001NESPH2 the Busoni transcription of the Chaconne for piano]].

That said, this recording earned an Editor's Choice from Grammophone.


title: Five Stars

text: Yes, I bought a CD full of commercials (VOL 3)


title: Five Stars

text: Yes, I bought a CD full of commercials (VOL 2)


title: Yes, I bought a CD full of commercials (VOL 1)

text: Predictable commercials from the series. Fun to listen to.


title: Love it !

text: A really good mix.  Musically perfect.  Takes one on a dreamy journey to rolling green hills and misty sea shores !


title: Awesome album!

text: Awesome album!


title: Excelente Musica Hebrea Mesianica

text: Victor Cabrera Gutzman, si hay formato digital. Cual es tu correo


title: Beautiful

text: Another excellent album by Imee Ooi. The mantras are really good & worth listening to. Such mantras have a profound effect on consciousness & should be played everyday perhaps every morning for purifying house & air.


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful music and great service. Highly recommended! Thank you.


title: $5.99 new vinyl.

text: I just found this brand new on vinyl for $5.99.


title: Awesome CD

text: UK Rampage is a band that takes VOCALOID songs and rearranges them to be playable by bands. They also do some really nice original songs too. I really love the whole CD.


Why can't sellers list track information and/or some basic information about CDs?

There's a Jane Powell who's a movie star/singer from the 40s and 50s.  There's also a Jane Powell who's a more "modern" singer.  Without more information, how is a person supposed to tell what it is?

Please list track information and some basic information about who the performer is.  Just the most basic additional information would be helpful -- in fact, it's a necessity.


title: Wonderful collection

text: This is a generous collection of the kind of music we enjoy.  We, too, love this "most loved" music!  Nostalgia.


title: Another fine collection

text: I've become very fond of the collections of popular, country, and other types of music put together in the multi-disc sets from Time-Life and Reader's Digest.  I have many of them.  The selection of music and technical quality of what is often archive-type material (from 1920s, 1930s, 1950s, and beyond) is consistently excellent.


title: A childhood favorite!

text: My dad bought this on tape for my brothers and me some twenty years ago. Revisiting it as an adult, it hasn't lost any of its charm, hitting right in the sweet spot between silly and spooky. It's too bad the late Robert "Goose" Gray isn't more widely known. If you're curious or on the fence, I say go for it!


title: Love Letter People

text: Brings back memories of my kindergarten.  My little boy (5) is enjoying the worksheets.  Although very basic to some of the modern workbooks, the letter people really focus on phonics.  With the repetition of the sounds it helped my son.  So far we have only done MR. M


title: Lost Classics

text: Hard to find songs I have been looking for for a long time.


title: One of the best

text:
New Age or New World, this Russian do the OST of Moscow ChillOut, is one of the best CD you can buy, similar music Deep Forest, good sound, power bass and a very,very good rhythm.
Sorry for my english (i'm from Spain).
The three really good songs Dyatel, Yascher and Rosi (this one from the OST)


title: Great experience

text: It was a gift


title: If you liked Vybirat' chudo

text: If you liked Vybirat' chudo , you will love this album also.More modern sound, a blend of pop, dance and synth with catchy hooks.<br />Very well produced, a must have for any Nyusha fan.


title: Amazing

text: You tube and top 40 Russian radio has had Nyushas' presence for two years for good reasons.This star singer/songwriter has it all, and even if, like me you understood little spoken russian, the quality of voice and video will still sell you if you are interested in modern Russian pop! Album is still available via Ukraine Media, and warning may prove quite addictive.Tunes and music videos are well made with great hooks.Thoroughly recommend a++


title: Warped but works

text: Came pretty warped but it still works good. (Audio quality didn't suffer)

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title: enjoy this, piano lovers !

text: terrific.... lots of popular tunes, by my favorite artists....


title: Great CD with John Denver's as a bonus

text: Easy listening music when driving


title: Absolutely Great.

text: Item arrived quick and with out a problem, it was as good as described. Just a great buying experience I would come<br />back to do business with you any time.


title: A Pretty Good CD.

text: Around Christmas time I discovered Felicia Sorensen. Known today as Felicia Farerre. In my attempt to purchase all the CDs that she has performed on, I got this CD. Her brother, Rich Gibbons performs with her on 10 of the 12 songs. The other 2 songs feature Voices Sing Praise. My favorite song is probably "This Christmas". I recently found a CD put out by Intersound Inc. called Carols: Pop & Traditional Carols. That CD has 20 songs all featuring Rich & Felicia. It is, in my opinion, the better choice since it is the original that these songs were taken from plus more. You can find it by doing an Amazon search for Intersound Carols Pop & Traditional Carols. If you don't have to have all the songs they sing then this is an okay choice. There is also another CD put out by Coca-Cola called  "Here Comes Santa Claus: World's Favorite Christmas Carols" This also features a handful of songs from the Carols CD but has one less then this one. If you get this one, don't bother with "Here Comes Santa Claus" as they are similar.


title: Track List

text:
1. Safe In The Arms
2. His Eye Is On The Sparrow
3. Amazing Grace
4. Undeserving
5. I'm A Woman
6. Closer To You
7. Jesus Really Loves Me
8. I Wish That I Could Be There


title: Sheila's First Album

text:
Sheila Walsh was born in Ayr (on the west Coast of Scotland). She is one of my favorite singers. Future Eyes is Sheila's first album released in 1981. My two favorite songs are "Here With Me," & "You're So Important To Me."
Track List:
1. Here With Me
2. He Weeps For Our Tears
3. Love In My Life
4. Future Eyes
5. Back To The Old Routine
6. Burn On
7. You're So Important To Me
8. Eyes Of A Different Kind
9. Fear Of Silence
10. Breaking The Ice
11. Mona Lisa
Sheila was a popular contemporary Christian singer in the 80's and 90's. In 1987 she became the co-host of the 700 Club with Dr. Pat Robertson and also hosted her own show "Heart To Heart with Sheila Walsh." For the last 15 years, Sheila has been a popular speaker at Women Of Faith conferences and has authored more than 30 books. Sheila is a personal friend and a great person. She is down to earth and truly loves people. A friend of mine has converted this album to CD and remastered it. For copies, contact me at: joshua@lisadaggs.net.


title: An amazing album

text: Bob released two albums prior to this album, before he and Joy met. Joy was first part of the Maranatha! duo called Selah. They never recorded an album but recorded a song on the on the very first Maranatha! album titled "The Everlastin' Living Jesus Music Concert". Joy later joined the group Parable and sang on their first album "More Than Words." Joy left Parable to marry Bob before the second Parable album was recorded. Joy also recorded Bob's song "Open Our Eyes" on the Maranatha! Music album "Praise 2". The current "Praise 2" album as found on amazon and itunes has been re-recorded but you can still get Joy's version of the song on the Maranatha! album "20 years Of Hope".<br />I grew up in the Calvary Chapel church were Bob was Pastor. Bob & Joy lived on a boat in Washington State and so their two albums are about sailing and being at sea. Windborne is their first album together. This is such a great album with many amazing songs. I would say that Windborne by far was is their most popular album. The song "Only The Beginning" is a popular song that has been played at many weddings over the years. I think my favorite two songs are "Sail Away" & "Treasure Island." "Sail Away" starts out with Joy's amazing vocals and is later joined by Bob. "Treasure Island" opens with an epic style. There is not a bad song on this album. Their second album "Last Horizons" is also nautical in theme and is equally as good. This album was only released on LP & Cassette tape. My friend has remastered the album and put it on CD and if you are interested in acquiring it, contact me at: hermeyjdi@gmail.com.


title: One of The Best Albums Ever!

text: This album was Two Hearts first album and my personal favorite. I didn't hear about Two Hearts until their second album came out. I saw them in the Seattle area twice in concert when I was in high school. They have awesome music. Two Hearts are Michael & Carrie Hodge. Carrie primarily sings and Michael plays. He sings from time to time but Carrie dose most of the singing. Carrie has got one of the most amazing voices ever. She is awesome. Carrie is no stranger to music. She released her first album back in the 80's on Motown records as a self titled album. Her big hit "Uh Uh, No, No Casual Sex" earned her guest appearances on a number of TV shows including "Soul Train" where she performed the song. You can see the video as well as the official music video on youtube. In the early 90's, after Michael & Carrie were married, they joined Star Song's label and became Two Hearts. They released two albums under the name Two Hearts, "Stand Your Ground" & "Give'em The Word". After this album, they seemed to have fallen off the radar. In recent years, they released a Christmas album called "The Heart Of Christmas" under the name Michael & Carrie Hodge. Michael is in the worship band at Joel Osteen's church & Carrie sings there from time to time. Carrie has released a CD titled "Never Forget" which is a collection of their 2 Two Hearts albums. Carrie is putting the final touches on a worship CD and an autobiography and will hopefully be out this year. You can find Michael & Carrie both on facebook. Two Hearts has a combination of high energy songs as well as ballads. My personal favorites from this album are "Hold On Me", "Celebrate New Life" & "Holy Fire". This is a must have for your Christian music collection. All Two Hearts' songs are biblically based and are amazing. Check out my review of their album "Give'em The Word."


title: A Real Close Version of the Original

text:
I bought the original on vinyl in 1958; sixty years ago.  I still have it among almost 900 original vinyl soundtracks as well!  Vic Raine has done it again!  Without a doubt, this is the best version of the original I have ever heard. Anything that the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra does, in my opinion, is the best!  I read the book, saw the picture in 1958, bought he vinyl and of course it was a short variation and was recorded in monaural.  Later on, another version was created along with soundtrack of David and Bathsheba, starring Yul Brynner!  It to was in monaural!  This recording is
in full stereo and it is magnificent to say the least.  I had a chance to visit the original site 10 years ago, near Kvinnheard, Norway where this movie was filmed.  Since I speak 10 languages including Norwegian, I was able to speak to some of the older local people who remember when the entire film crew was shooting the movie.  Some of the locals were "extras" and it was very interesting to hear their stories about working with Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine and Janet Leigh!  Mario Nascimbene  is known for his many works and this one is my favorite!  For those who enjoy soundtrack music, I highly recommend this one in particular!  It is full bass and as always, Vic Raine has followed the exact pieces of the original and of course, it is a much longer soundtrack of the entire movie.  This is a new release and it was a very reasonable purchase price!  At last, they made a real stereo version of a masterpiece!!!
In Norwegian: Ma Guds Odin dorskytte oss, pa' var reise til Valhalla for a nyte evige kamper medvart slagsverd i handen!!  English translation; May the God Odin protect us O Lord on our voyage to Valhalla to enjoy everlasting battles with our battle sword in hand!!!


title: King of Cool

text: Anything Alfred Newman creates in soundtrack music is always outstanding.  This CD was hard to find and as always, Amazon has it!!


title: Triumph!

text: I felt it was time to address this CD soundtrack. I own well over 400+ original soundtracks on CD, but this one is by far the most emotional style of music I have ever heard!  Growing up among the Arapaho, Shoshone and Utes,(not a part of), I had a chance to see how these wonderfully spirited people, lived, worked and worshipped their spiritual ties.  Being part (1/8th) Arapaho, music such as what Rosenthal has created here is very emotional and sensitive.  There isn't one track in this recording that isn't prefect in delivering a message to those who understand the Indian way.  The first movie, A Man Called Horse, was all right in its way of showing the "savage side" of the Indian; however, this movie/soundtrack conveys every side of emotion, anger and despair, and finally, victory, fully!  It is to bad that movies such as this are no longer in vogue.  I truly treasure this CD and listen to it often to remind me of my distant heritage!  A wonderful, wonderful, soundtrack!!!


title: Shane

text: This soundtrack IS available and is on LaLa Land Label. It is LLLCD 1224.  It is as described containing 18 tracks.  Since it was recorded in 1953, stereo was really not in vogue; rather Hi-Fi was the rage.  It is exactly what Victor Young composed.  It is a very good rendition of the movie soundtrack.  If anyone remembers the movie, the music follows it in sequence.  It still sounds very good on my Bose sound system.


title: Chatos Land

text: This is Jerry fielding at his best!  It is an offbeat track but yet it resonates with a quality that rarely do you find in Western related music. I bought it 7 years ago for $19.95; now, it is going for over $50.00.  Seems kind of odd no one until now has made any remark about the movie or the soundtrack. If you saw the movie and relate this CD to the scenes indicated by the tracks, you can see how they meld together.  I for one think it is an excellent score and rates five stars!


title: Wonderful recipe book

text: Loved this recipe book, tried some of the recipes & they were a  hit.


title: Five Stars

text: Thanks Very Good


title: Sehnsucht ist unheilbar

text: I have been trying to get this CD for awhile now. The music is just as good as I remember it from the late 80's and I have been able to find all of the music from Juliane Werding that I brought back from Germany in 1989, which had been stolen from me less than a year later. This is an awesome CD and I'm glad to have the music again. It brings back great memories.


title: Music

text: Great product


title: Beautiful Chanting

text:
Great chants with a master chanter!

This album was recorded at Kailash Mountain Sanctuary during the Full Blue Moon Lunar Eclipse in Leo starting in the evening of January 30, 1999.


title: Five Stars

text: Terry Ilous is fantastic.  Quick shipping.


title: delivered in good conditions

text: cd fir personal usr


title: Item delivered on time and I'm good conditions, thankyou

text: The cd is for personal hearing


title: Listen to it. Like good music? Listen to it.

text: OK. The music is from the mid 90's. Shut the heck up. If you like early Beck, metalish country-rock with lyrical wit and band-twang-dang, this is it. Dang. From 1st to last track, I love it, and took the time to write this, so deal with it and buy it before it doesn't exist no more. Dang.


title: Nice, trippy title tune

text: I love the multi-part title song. That and Into the Storm.  Would enjoy listening to Trevor Horn sing it


title: Best of Paul Wilbur nice variety

text: I felt this was the best of Paul Wilbur I liked every song on this album.  There was a nice variety from different albums


title: Vinyl from the 70,s

text: This is a typical 70,s rock band from Germany(I think) and I just love that era consisting of flowing melodies and tempos, no overkill just music of love and hope from the heart. Want more from that era try Jane, they play their own style with minor influence from the likes of Pink Floyd. Bought this music in the 70,s on vinyl and play it all every week to this day. Guitarist in Jane has to be heard to be believed, seems to play solos to suit the mood of each song unlike many, many others, and their songs have moods that take you out there. PS I don,t drink or take drugs, you don,t need to with music this good. My song writing is a direct influence from an era where groups didn,t need film clips that cost more than the song to sell their music. Hope I,ve helped someone out there!


title: Too expensive!!!

text: $160.00 is way too high for a CD of this stature. I love this CD however I won't pay this much for it. I don't think its worth it! Unless you won't this cd very badly, I suggest that you forget!!! That's just some firm advice from a major music lover to another. Go figure!!!!!


title: Five Stars

text: Good songs for these little kids


title: More than one song

text: Surprised to find this cd had several different versions of the song on it


title: Delighted

text: I had this on cassette from years ago.  i always wanted the CD but record stores never were able to find it.  I was glad to get one<br />in great condition.


title: Five Stars

text: Good


title: Phil Woods lights a fire, but the band's already smokin'

text: All the players on this session made the historic 1961 State Department-sponsored trip to Russia as sidemen with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. They ended up hating the tour, hating Benny, and disliking Russia (though not Russian jazz fans, who were starved for good jazz and turned the sidemen into celebrities). On their return to New York, there was enough pent-up energy (and frustration) among the guys to push them into the studio and record a terrific Russian-tour-themed album featuring some outstanding small-group charts from Al Cohn. (The musicians-eye view of the Russian trip is recollected on bassist Bill Crow's website, and it's an essential morsel of jazz history well worth reading.) Phil Woods really shines on alto and clarinet (his clarineting on "Let's Dance," a witty Al Cohn parody of the Goodman signature piece, is exemplary), as do Zoot Sims (tenor), Willie Dennis (trombone), Marky Markowitz (trumpet), and Eddie Costa (piano), with crisp, tight rhythm underpinning from Mel Lewis and Bill Crow. The ensemble is solid, everybody plays their butts off, and all in all it's a fiercely swinging piece of 1960s mainstream jazz. One note: on my copy of the LP, the main mic(s) on the the brass section seem to cut off on two cuts and part of a third; what you get instead is what sounds like input from a distant room/ambience mic. I can't imagine what happened, and have no idea whether it affected the entire pressing or just a few LPs, but given the sterling contributions of all involved, it's a minor glitch on what is, in my view, a historic and highly musical collector's item.


title: S

text: bought this early this year and it will not play. I was assured it would play here in U.S. Very disappointed.  Do not recommend this DVD. .


title: Two Stars

text: cds were fine but book was in horrible ripped condition


title: one of the early Prince classics

text: Loved this album since it first came out in the late 70's. Glad to have it in CD form, and this album showed his versatility to come! A must have for any prince fan!


title: if you like "on a new street"

text: 1973 was a great year for Thom Bell producing. Not only did he produce "on a new street" but the stylistics "Rockin' Roll Baby" and Johnny Mathis, "I'm coming Home." No home should be without those three masterpieces.


title: Classic Album

text: Finally replaced my cassette tape version of “Signals “ with the CD.


title: Rich Mullins is my all-time favorite artist, and these albums are among his best--especially ...

text: Rich Mullins is my all-time favorite artist, and these albums are among his best--especially "The World as Best as I Remember It."


title: Incredible music!

text: It's a brilliant solo piano work.  I thought it was as good as anything Wakeman or Moraz did.  It is that good!


title: Rock Genius

text: Ian Crichton is not only one of Canada's best guitarists, but he is one of the best in the world.  This recording highlights all of the styles he has mastered--blues, rock, jazz, classical--along with some of the most schizoid playing ever heard in music.  Think of Jeff Beck, Robert Fripp, and Trevor Rabin combined, and you would be close.  His style is unique, and the music on WELOCME TO THE BOOM BOOM ROOM takes enormous risks--and it pays off in spades.  Ian Crichton is truly one of Canada's hidden gems.


title: My go to female singer and songwriter

text: Emily is a very good songwriter and singer if you want to hear the lyrics along a beautiful guitar sound.<br />I recommend this album.


title: Beautiful mix of contemporary Chinese songs.

text: A Chinese friend recommended this artist to me and I am very happy I followed their advice. Some of these songs rock out, some are balllady, some have a fair amount of western influence and others sound very distinctly Chinese, although clearly contemporary.  There are some excellent duets with a female vocalist.  My Chinese reading and Mandarin listening skills are extremely rudimentary  and although it's nice to be able to read some of the titles and catch a few lines of lyrics, I believe it would be very listenable to someone with no knowledge of Chinese.  In China, especially the Sichuan region, he is hugely popular.  If you are planning a trip, you'll definitely impress folks if you can learn to even hum<br />a few lines of a song or two.


title: Not Just For Kids!  Enjoyable a decade later!

text: I first discovered Dean-o when I was 10 years old, listening to a station on SkyAngel (defunct satellite TV) called His Kids Radio (still on the air!  You can listen online if you like).  I immediately fell head-over-heels in love with the style and lyrics - catchy, easy to listen too, fun, and honest.  Now, over a decade later (age 21), I've re-discovered Dean-o, and to my delight, his music has proven to be ageless and timeless.  It's thoroughly awesome!  :D


title: Another good album for anyone whose into 70s music.

text: Great album. Good music for anyone who loves 70s music. Kathy Barnes is amazing. She has excellent music.


title: Five Stars

text: Great book


title: One Star

text: Not universal fit. Strap does not stay in place.


title: Five Stars

text: Loved it !!!


title: Satisfy with my order, but...

text: Item as described, and fast delivery. I am really happy with my purchase. Although when I uploaded the music to my computer the title of songs don't match with real titles. I hope is not piracy.


title: Focus on Important Things

text: I have simply started this 21 day series, on day TWO. It is amazing! I am so excited to listen each day to this peaceful amazing important life lesson.


title: The best of all of her records

text: I discovered Corinne West by accident - because I had a bumper sticker on my truck that said "I like BOTH kinds of music: Country AND Western."  A woman (not Corinne) came up to me at a gas station and said "I think you'll like this" and gave me a copy of her first CD.  And I did like it.  Certainly not straight country (or western), but a little bluegrass and a little, well, just Corinne.  I've been a fan for a long time and then lost track.  Recently I chanced upon "Second Sight" and was blown away by how much fuller her style has become.  She has such intensity, the arrangements are as sparse and as produced as they need to be for each song.  Her brand new one is wonderful, too, but Second Sight is my "go to" gift for friends.


title: I've been waiting for this for years...

text: My parents passed their Little Orley 78' records on to me when I was young, and I loved 'em - still have 'em, but no player to use them with.  I picked these up to pass back to the folks, but made sure to let my kids have a listen to them first.  They love it too!  We've loaded all 3 albums onto the mp3 player, and the kids take turns listening.  Lots of good memories in there.


title: Great CD!

text: Good price.  Quick response.


title: Very Soothing

text: Did not like. I thought I was getting Kenneth Copeland. I have only played it once.


title: Love it!

text: [[VIDEOID:6d7d8bcb7c503cd1d9a45ff0bf2d3f4d]] Absolutely love it!


title: Would like a refund

text: Unable to play it. Would like a refund.


title: Stan red velvet

text: GOT MY BIAS! I got Irene's card and I got the album so I might get the card. TT ty SM gods


title: I love to watch all his KDramas especially Just Between Lovers!!

text: I’m a fan of Lee Junho with his 2PM band!


title: Reciclar y convertido en basura!!

text: Gravísimo error en volver a grabar un disco clásico!! ¿Y con esa voz?. No canta mal el viejo, lo malo que trato de copiar la voz de José andrea ese fue el primer error, luego pues no puede!,  hoy en día ya como que trata de cantar a su voz, pero... Es más pop,rock. Se les acabó su tiempo lamentablemente 😞.


title: ¿El disco a $110? 😱 NO JOD...!!

text: ¿Se equivocaron en el precio? O ¿acaso están esperando que alguien si lo compre?


title: Works right out of package.

text: Original remote just disappeared. Happy I could get a replacement.


title: Exactamente lo deseado

text: Buen empaquetado, asegurado con plastico de burbujas, definitivamente buena compra! Y a un precio accesible!


title: Holy cow!

text: This is one of the best albums of strings music ever.  I listen to it probably once a week or so.  Great study music, great driving music, great relaxing music, great everything music.  Sounds great on my surround system.  I wish MASS's other 3 albums were as good as this one.  Music like this is unbelievably hard to come by -- anyone who wouldn't give this album 5 stars is on crack.


title: Very good quality

text: Exciting


title: I Want to buy LISA DEL BO's  CD that contains her MASTERPIECE SONG:  "LILI  MARLEEN"!  Does this CD contain LILI MARLEEN?

text: Question (not review).  DOES THIS CD OF LISA DEL BO  also contain her most FANTASTIC SONG "LILI MARLEEN"??  As you probably know, this German song was written in 1923, and it was an ANTIWAR SONG which was BANNED by Adolph Hitler.  Hitler was however pushed by the German soldiers to allow it to be played on the radio, and this song became the SOUND OF WORLD WAR II and the favorite of American GIs, Germans, Canadians, British,  Australians and New Zealanders, not to forget to mention the favorite sound of Europe in World War II.  This song LILI MARLEEN was played in American radio stations in the decade of the 1960s with accordion only, instead of singers.  The singer LISA DEL BO has created a MASTERPIECE with  her song LILI MARLEEN.  (I hope that this song is INCLUDED IN THIS ALBUM on the left)???  Please????


title: Walk on by to That's what friends are For. The Best.

text: Love Dionne Warwick. Hal David and Burt Bacharach wrote and composed beautiful songs with fantastic lyrics. Ms. Warwick is an excellent vocalist of the 69's 70's and 80's so many hits.


title: Superhits

text: a good selection of some of the best music of 1966 (the year I graduated from high school). Well remastered


title: Exquisite follow-up to Man of La Mancha

text: Let's face it, any musical theater aficionado who loved  Man of LaMancha and Joan Diener, sought out the vinyl version of Cry For Us All. Indeed it is an oddity because it was not the normal formula musical.However, the score is lush and descriptive, the orchestrations perfect to the period and theme, and the vocal capabilities of the cast far surpass the eloquence of musical performers that scream or talk through the tuneless scores that have invaded Broadway in recent years. No, it did not have longevity, it did not win awards, but fortunately the original cast was recorded, documenting it for the future. Whether vinyl or CD, the cast is perfect as are the songs. If transition to CD has mitigated the purity of the original, seek out the vinyl. Rare and expensive before CD, it is much more affordable now. Vintage Broadway excellence at its best with the most prolific composer and lyricist at the helm.


title: Complete Collection

text: Quite a complete collection of Natalie Cole's greatest hits.


title: Must have for Madonna's Fans.

text: Better than her previous release “Rebel Hearts”.


title: Amazing!

text: Amazing cd from an amazing woman!  Toni is a gem. Don't miss this cd.


title: Five Stars

text: Everything was perfect!


title: Song listings

text: I love nkotb so much  I have been. A.  Fan since I was 11and I want to buy this cd but I need to know the track listings so I dont buy a double of what already have  thank you


title: Salsoul Classic on CD

text: Another sensational Salsoul disco classic makes it to CD! With extra remixes and excellent remastering! We need more classic disco to be remastered and reissued!


title: Aconsejable

text: Excelentee


title: Five Stars

text: excelent


title: Amazing achievement!

text: David Lanz does it again, by adding a new dimension to the incredibly beautiful melodies of the Beatles. For those, like me, who enjoy instrumental music, this will be a wonderful addition to any music collection. Highly recommended.


title: Five Stars

text: Good product


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent Police album! Track #4 is interesting, n'est-ce pas?


title: Uplifting and heart felt singing!

text: Love the CD. Uplifting, wonderful to listen to as I clean or relax.


title: Five Stars

text: good songs


title: And Meiko its my love.

text: mistake. Not my fairy-tale. And Meiko its my love.


title: CD _Sweet Talk_ has NO overtone singing etc

text: This music is one woman's voice, pleasant, various instruments, pleasant, and in all a Too-Simple collection of love songs.  The CD appeared again in a search for "CD overtone singing" : a short list but should exclude this.  I played it once, Yawn.


title: quite good; a cappella *and* Scrubs, get it!

text: Everyone on Scrubs here and in character; spanking good quartet with humor and greenness [save Tigers from extinction Amen!].<br />  The show tunes [Charles in Charge ..], and the originals are super.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Great collection but one little flaw.

text: Very good compilation but Sony messed up on the second disc.  Each disc is fairly chronological in terms of when the recordings were made with disc one containing primarily 50's recordings, disc two, 60s and 70s recordings and disc 3 from the 70s forward.  On disc two they include the song "What Are You Doing The Rest of Your Life" which was originally recorded by Mr. Mathis on his Love Story album.  However, the track is actually his second recording of the song from the album How Do You Keep the Music Playing from 1993.  It would have been better to have included the first recording on disc 2 because it is a stark contrast from the early 70's recordings to jump to a 1993 recording then back to 70s recordings.  Also, the song follows the title song from the album Love Story and would have been consistent in terms of arrangement and musical instrumentation background and would have provided a much smoother presentation.  I wish Sony would reissue his 70s albums on CD.


title: Incomperable Mathis

text: What is to dislike when your listening to Mathis


title: A+

text: Great cd set . Sent a day sooner nice A++


title: Johnny Mathis Never Disappoints

text: Johnny Mathis never disappoints. I have seen him live 12 times. I own almost all his albums and will complete my collection soon.


title: Five Stars

text: It's WONDERFUL WONDERFUL!!


title: Awesome Music Package

text: Of course I love anything that Johnny Mathis sing, but this one brought back some of the memories from awhile back.  The perfect package for any collector of Johnny Mathis' music.  Absolutely love it!


title: Wonderful CD

text: Pure Johnny Mathis.


title: Timeless Singer

text: Johnny Mathis belongs to that pantheon of great singers who sang music from the Great American Songbook. His style and his way with interpretation of a song will never go out of style. He’s timeless.


title: Five Stars

text: brilliant


title: John's great

text: Johnny is always great and so easy to listen to.


title: Great songs but poor quality of recording

text: great songs by a great singer, but discs were not well made and cover for the three CDs was made of cardboard!  I had to call for a replacement because disc #1 was skipping.  I did receive a return authorization number and received a replacement only to my disappointment that disc #3 was defective!  At this point I just kept the set and enjoy most of the songs.  Columbia records should look into the company reproducing these song because they aren't doing a good job.  I gave it 5 stars because I love the songs and the singer, but it deserves a #1 for very poor quality.


title: Just great Johnny!

text: Loved it


title: I really want the Johnny Mathis CD I ordered.

text: I am very disappointed with online music ordering.


title: Recording is HORRIBLE

text: I purchased this over one year ago, didn't listen to it, just burned to my iTunes library.  When the songs came up, they sounded distorted, so I checked and the entire CD was that way in iTunes.  Playing the CD directly ...same results.  Ok, so I waited way past the return period, so I purchased another, same problem.  This is a worthless recording, the entire batch must be defective.  I will return this one.  DO NOT BUY.


Although  I do not have a musical ear I love listening to the songs on this CD.


title: Brendel and Vienna are experienced Beethovenians, but Rattle can seem a bit estranged

text:
Despite their differences in musical background, Sir Simon Rattle and Alfred Brendel developed a fondness for each other.  This set of the complete Beethoven concerti documents their collaboration.  The Vienna Phil, like Brendel, has had plenty of experience in Beethoven.  The newcomer to Beethoven is our conductor, who had already made a big name for himself, just not in the German romantics.  I believe that after his Berlin appointment Rattle went on to produce major successes in the German repertoire, particularly in Brahms, Schoenberg, Bruckner, and Strauss.

But that adjustment to the traditional repertoire hadn't taken place when this set was recorded.  I consider Rattle a great conductor, meaning that he can nearly consistently add his own style to the music.  That doesn't mean that his approach will be suitable, however.  On most of this set, he's giving us Beethoven that sounds a bit like Mahler with HIP updating.  Vienna is allowed to produce rich and full sounds, thankfully, but Rattle holds the reigns too tightly.  The finale of the "Emperor", for instance, despite its fullness of tone, lacks brio.  We can still witness wonderful playing, but expect mannerisms.

Brendel is fully within his comfort zone, and it sounds that way.  Any complaint I would have about his playing would be nitpicking.  He melds authority and sensitivity in such a way that has me on my knees.  And his wit is present, this ability to speak of profound things with a sly face.  I think it suits Beethoven perfectly, but then I'm sure others will disagree.

It's the performance of the 2nd and 3rd concerti where our interpreters mange to come together in a way that completely satisfies.  The 2nd concerto becomes bright and youthful, just like it should.  But it's in the 3rd concerto that I feel Rattle completely arrives.  Suddenly he conducts with power, committed to the dark sound sphere of Beethoven's only minor concerto.  Brendel is right with him.  It's here that I feel that these two great musicians have been able to connect in a way that leaves a lasting memoriam of their kindred spirit.

In all, my opinion of this set is somewhat mixed, as Rattle seems out of sorts for most the disc only to deliver a stunning 3rd.  Should you buy the single disc with the 2nd and 3rd?  Perhaps, but for adventurous listeners, it's interesting to hear this collaboration in its entirety, even though it has its flaws.


title: Troubling, dark readings, but always moving

text:
Bernstein is a conductor like no other and the Vienna Phil has Schumann in its blood. There's good reason to expect great things from musicians of this caliber and the Schumann symphonies are always a joy to hear. My ideal Schumann performance is at once lyrical, intense, and spontaneous, finding the balance between introspection and extroversion. I'm not opposed to other outlooks so my main concern coming to this disc was that Bernstein would be able to fully commit himself to the scores, adding insight that adds to their greatness.

I hadn't listened to the set long before it was apparent that Bernstein wasn't going to fit my aforementioned desires in Schumann. He is going for unabashed introspection. CD covers don't tell everything, but the picture of Bernstein soberly bowing his head goes right along with his viewpoint. Everything is intense, with deep feelings on every page. What's missing is Schumann's glorious sense of freedom. The music throbs with emotion, but it's dark emotion, not sunny lyricism. Did Bernstein chose the Schumann symphonies as a vehicle to express his most secret regrets?

I'm not sure what caused Bernstein to view these symphonies so darkly. It's troubling, often causing impatience from the listener. Yet it's painfully heartfelt. Bernstein knew full well what he was doing and he wants us to understand his outlook. He's consistent throughout, always making sure there are plenty of clouds on the horizon, if he ever lets the sun come out at all. Often the line seems weighty; some will find it ponderous. Bernstein does let the music take off however; there are moments of great excitement. Yet even in those moments the undercurrent is gloomy. I sense an effort hide depression through movement and brute force. Again, it's moving, but ultimately troubling. Many won't be able to tolerate the absence of Schumann's usual sunny romanticism. I'm torn between dismissing the set for lacking everything desirous in Schumann and praising it for its emotional impact, which is tremendous.

No matter what side you find yourself on, it's undeniable that Bernstein sees meaning in these symphonies. The Vienna Phil plays as rapturously as you would expect. Just be prepared for Bernstein's most somber of ideas.


title: A calm, assured reading that rarely crosses into the memorable

text:
Tchaikovsky didn't write his 4th Symphony casually; he was making a grand statement that summarized many of his inner struggles.  It's fateful and sometimes hopeless, the product of a composer who never learned to successfully fight depression.  But too many times interpreters take this symphony (and his others) as nice pieces with impressive tunes.  There's a mastery of orchestration hidden within this great score, but we want to hear more than pleasing stretches of mighty tunes.

Unfortunately, for Lorin Maazel, this symphony doesn't seem threatening or even intense.  With the Cleveland Symphony he has a good orchestra under his direction.  He aims to highlight the pleasing aspects of the score to the point of avoiding all the struggle.  Since Cleveland can boast fine playing, I'm sure a performance of this caliber would have pleased many concert-goers.  Maazel has a nice range of dynamics, and is consistently positive, meaning that all the looming oppression has been chased away.  But there's nothing to separate this from competition.  I have to think of my Karajan reading that takes the symphony seriously, letting all the passion loose.  There's nothing wrong with fury in this symphony but Maazel is caught up with being polite and misses everything desirous.  The result is a performance that hits all the right notes and has a good balance, but nothing more.

Unless you don't mind the competent, this doesn't need to be in your collection.


title: Carefully articulated Debussy from Conlon, a bit generic

text:
When I think of first rate musicians, James Conlon and the Rotterdam Philharmonic aren't the first to come to mind.  So before I listened to this Debussy album, I expected playing that sounded a bit amateurish and didn't expect Conlon to be revolutionary.  My premise was only partly justified.  Conlon isn't a fiery maestro, but the Rotterdam Philharmonic surprised me with their level of playing.  Debussy asks for lots of color and effortless virtuosity, something that Rotterdam knows how to produce.  And while James Conlon isn't out to set the world on fire, he shows us Debussy's dainty sophistication.  He was very sensitive as well, pulling out exquisite sounds from Rotterdam.

I've always loved "Jeux" for its playfulness.  I was raised on Boulez's version with Cleveland which, despite the dull La Mer that concludes the disc, is a winner from beginning to end.  Naturally, I found myself comparing Conlon with Boulez.  Conlon is a full two minutes slower than Boulez.  Conlon's slower tempo allows him to dig into the work ultimately making the work more elusive.  Sparkling brilliance isn't his goal; he lets waves of loneliness wash over the listener.  Conlon picks up on some details that Boulez doesn't, but overall Boulez is definitely more technically brilliant and much more fun-loving.  I prefer the Boulez, but Conlon is a reasonable alternative, keeping my attention throughout.

In the two remaining works, Le Martyre de Saint-Sebastien and Khamma, Conlon remains meditative.  Again, I'm astonished at Rotterdam's level of playing.  Conlon knows that Debussy is a very subtle composer.  He leads with alertness, letting details surround the listener with the utmost of poise.  He certainly understands Debussy's sophistication.  But I don't think Debussy would complain if Conlon would have allowed more fun.  Should Debussy be played carefully, to avoid bruising it, perhaps?  I think the answer is no; he can handle more inspiration than Conlon is prepared to give.  All the same, Conlon never lapses into boredom, providing interest on every page.  I find these to be good readings, more than competent, but there's not enough personality to merit greatness.

Those wanting Debussy that lets everything soak in will love this disc.  More forward motion wouldn't hurt, however.


title: High voltage Beethoven--if you hold onto your chair, it will go with you when you fall!

text:
The problem with most Beethoven interpreters is that they hold back, thinking that civility is the key to understanding the inner world of the man who was probably the greatest composer who ever lived.  This Karajan disc is not for the civilized.  It is immensely grand in scale, fraught with passion and energy that drives and drives.  If you're trying to get to sleep while listening to it, you'll be very frustrated, tossing and turning only to decide that perhaps you're not tired after all.  But it's even worse than that.  There should be a child advisory warning on the disc.  Playing this in front of your children could prove disastrous.  Come bed time, your child will cling to you, afraid that Karajan is "coming to get me".

Okay, I'm exaggerating, but only a little.  The lucky audience that crowded into the concert hall in Moscow back in the late 60's was witnessing something tremendous.  Perhaps Karajan told his Berliners that it was especially important to play to their strengths when entertaining their former enemies.  Actually, no doubt the audience was a bit nervous throughout.  Did the white heat that the musicians were displaying suggest that they were interested in resuming hostilities?

Karajan is famous for his thick wall of sound that he created with the Berliners.  But believe me, that wall is particularly thick here.  This means that there's no time for detail or nuance.  But who would care when the music is so life changing, no, life threatening? Would you prefer a non-event?  Going by the recorded sound, you'd think this recording is much older than it is.  Forget the joys of the modern DDD, but I think the sound, which is big and booming, somehow adds to the hypnotic powers of the recording.

Some reviewers have tried to write a civilized review of the disc.  Obviously I didn't.  I plan on turning off the disc soon, before my family believes I'm losing my mind.


title: Maazel argues that the gold in the Dvorak 8th lies behind the fun

text:
I recently reviewed Maazel's recording of the Dvorak "New World", also with the Vienna Philharmonic.  My assessment of the disc was that while the Vienna Philharmonic was beyond words, Maazel lacked much inspiration, making the disc suffer when compared to Harnoncourt's deeply felt reading with the Concertgebouw.  Here, I feel that Maazel is inspired, but his approach is rather unique.  Rather than focusing on the humor and fun that Dvorak sprinkled throughout his work, he argues that the work invites a deeper look.  This is a rich, autumnal performance, with the mellow strings of the Vienna Phil perfectly at home.  The Dvorak 8th can certainly withstand such an outlook, but throughout one question kept recurring: is the work bettered by the absence of the usual boisterousness?

To my ears, the answer is both yes and no.  With most orchestras, there would be little point in such an undertaking, but with the bright cheerfulness of the Vienna Phil, there's so much to attract the listener.  Of course I felt the same way about Maazel in the 9th, but this is better because Maazel seems to be actively supporting the Vienna Phil in a journey below the surface; his support was passive in the 9th.  The warm lyricism throughout the score is conveyed with the highest expressivity; thriving the best are the middle movements.  The downside is simply that we don't get to hear much of the side of Dvorak that makes the listener break out into a broad smile--the charming, occasionally naïve folksiness, of course.  I missed that side of Dvorak the most in the finale where the sun never gloriously came through the clouds.  If I could wish for anything, it would be that Maazel could have dug below the surface while still retaining the humor that is lost here.  In the "New World", Harnoncourt was able to accomplish just what I wanted Maazel to accomplish and I'm hoping I'll feel the same way about Harnoncourt's recording of the 8th that's in the mail.

One thing's certain: this is a better, more inspired reading than Maazel's Vienna account of the "New World".  While it's not flawless, there's so much autumnal beauty on this recording that I'm half tempted to raise my rating to five stars.  Certainly this disc would make a fine investment for someone who is willing to go the Dvorak 8th, rather than the other way around.

P.S. February 2013: The Harnoncourt recording surpassed all my expectations.  It takes a deep look, but Harnoncourt manages to increase the drama, making it the best of both worlds.  If you want the Vienna Phil, there's another 8th from Myung-Wung Chung that is gorgeous and accompanied by a thrilling 6th.


title: Jazzy & Bluesy. Beautiful vocals and expertly produced.

text: Stunning second album.


title: Five Stars

text: Great thanks


title: Five Stars

text: great thanks


title: Five Stars

text: Shonen Knife always satisfies


title: great cd.

text: another great cd from my part of the country.


title: great cd.

text: a great cd from my neck of the woods.


title: Good christian music

text: I love this CD and wish more people realized how good Brett Barry is. Remember when that chick passed out at the Newport Jazz Festival when he sang? I do.


title: Five Stars

text: I would purchase again.


title: Long live the new flesh

text: Great album.  Hard to find locally.  I appreciate the quick shipment.


title: WOULD BUY AGAIN

text: Best photobook out of all albums in my opinion and I got 2 Sana photocards 5/5!


title: I bought this as a gift because it is one of my favorite CDs

text: Robert Parker's technology brought new life to these precious old recordings. I bought this so I could share it with someone who would truly appreciate it!


title: Not that good.

text: I really thought it was a good cd/dvd but no my expectations were a little high.  And it's kind of expensive for 40 some dollars.  Not for that price.  Regards Jose Orozco...


title: Real memory maker. I have from the 40's to ...

text: Real memory maker.  I have from the 40's to the 60,s.


I was disappointed that the first disc is mixed/blended.  The songs are great but the blending is not that good with "DJ Shout-Outs" throughout the mix.  It sounded as if I was listening to a radio station... very annoying.


title: True Taemin vibe

text: Came with lots of extras. Taemin delivered once again.


title: A slow moving but vivid saga from the time of ...

text: A slow moving but vivid saga from the time of the Vikings.  The plight of women in general, and especially a comely slave girl (a "thrall"...hence our word "enthralled") is clearly and sometimes brutally defined.  LIndbergh's interesting story lines appear authentic, because of the geographical, cultural, ethnic and religious research details.  "Marketing" even in those days, by a young, arrogant Viking chief, leads whole families to settle their new homes in icy "Green"-land...a cruel sales' ploy.  Readers will be educated and (sometimes  horrified) by the conditions of "real life" brought to us in the present day, in this novel.


title: A classic reading

text:
Walter's approach to Haydn was somewhat ahead of its time with leaner textures, and brisker, but not rushed, tempos than one might expect from a conductor of Bruno Walter's generation.  Above all, the performances are quintessentially musical.  The Columbia Symphony was the Los Angeles Philharmonic, just entering into its own as a world class orchestra, but with a different concertmaster (at the time the LA Phil recorded for Capitol, not Columbia).  Walter, who was largely trained by Mahler, was one of the inheritors of the great line of Viennese musicians starting in the 18th century and lasting to the present day.  His performances of the Viennese core repertoire are touchstones and not to be missed.

Note that this a Japanese CD which was manufactured in the early days of CDs.  It lacks the string "sheen" that marred so many early CDs which makes this CD an excellent choice for collectors.  The booklet is in Japanese only, but that won't discourage serious collectors.


title: The Best Recording of Walton's Masterpiece

text: It did come out on a Capitol Records LP of which I have a very worn copy.  What a shame that EMI has never transferred all those wonderful Roger Wagner LPs to CD.  You can get some from Anazon.jp if you care to wade through all the Kanji (although the website is also somewhat available in English).  If you still have a record player, get this, but look out for the stereo version if you can find it.


title: Real music

text: Bravo!


title: That unmistakable mellow voice

text: All his hits and then some.  Beautiful voice, great musical accompaniment and excellent quality sound.  One of our favorites!


title: Totally happy with this collection of Johnny Mathis hits for those who love his music!

text: Easy listening to relax the mind!


title: Easy listening

text: LOVED HIS MUSIC! HEATFELT! EASY TO SING ALONG AND DREAM/DANCE TO


title: GREAT

text: I always loved Doris Day! BIG FAN! Music is great


title: ONCE you hear the words in these songs in this music you will know why people LOVE THEM !

text: NOTHING to dislike .


title: Good

text: Very good


title: A beautiful voice.  I listen to his music almost daily.

text: If you want to relax try his music.


title: Sublime

text: This is one special piece of storytelling in the highest order. The dramatic tension is never lost , yet the orchestral wonders never cease to be revealed. Mr. Pappano’s vision is absolutely wonderfully expressed with the beautiful and powerful singers in this Puccini masterpiece! The inclusion of Alfano’s work serves to further the conductor’s purpose in this most hypnotic reading. This new recording brings my count to 12 Turandot’s and brings new found wonders all their own. In my opinion anyone who negatively criticizes an effort this committed is missing something, by the way the orchestral playing is astounding.


title: A Swiss Watch

text: Kemp had a way with Strauss and this recording displays it perfectly. The inner workings are revealed most  Precisely.


title: even though it's a suite it is excellent. This is a beautifully balanced performance that never ...

text: This version of Petrouchka, even though it's a suite it is excellent. This is a beautifully balanced performance that never lulls, it keeps moving forward. I think I have collected most all available cd's of this piece and  Giulini is as enjoyable as any.


title: Grieg`s Piano concerto: the best of the best

text:
Only once in a lifetime does one experience a certain performance of a piece of music which shakes one`s soul to the very core. Well, this one is it.<br /><br />Baekkelund and Gruner-Hegge simply let the concerto`s poetry flow by itself, without any obvious, pretentious mannerisms by the players and Baekkelund himself. The adagio is a careful study of hushed beauty and delicacy. I dare not even breathe when I listen to the whole movement. The final movement`s last dozen or so notes wrest your soul into the heavens, which no other recording of this concerto has ever done.

Of the very many piano concerto performances I own, this one is unequivocably the BEST ONE.

Sometimes, simple is best. Baekkelund`s performance here is the perfect example of this.
The HIGHEST recommendation.


title: I ordered the CD version, NOT a vinyl disc--they're out-dated

text: I specified a CD.


title: great

text: She has a fantastic voice


title: TopNotch

text: Phenomenal album. Quick delivery. Greatly appreciated


title: Professional and tasty!!!

text: If you like Sinatra, you will love this compilation of not the most famous cuts of his copious works. These recordings are well done, but what is so remarkable is that they are done with todays listening EQ in mind. (think Big Phat Band) The vocals are out front and soooo very clear and precise, you wont believe it. The orchestral arrangement is so nicely done that you would feel as if you were in the group as opposed o being out front. Its a really nice mix which is hard to find nowadays. Big Band stuff is difficult to mix so that you hear every part, yet this collection does that along with capturing Frank's  wonderful inflection and intonation that made him so famous.  A great album to add to your collection if you like Sinatra and a great one to learn his style if you aren't familiar.<br />Don't miss this!!


title: One for the ages..........

text: Musicianship is excellent. Hard to mess up Rosie. Class act in her time and for all time. Don't miss the opportunity to listen to vintage never before heard tunes by one of the greats. The engineering is excellent and the quality of the tracks are perfect studio!! No scratchy trax or radio speak sounds.  Excellent buy at twice the price.


title: Joyous Music!

text: I bought this album in 1979 when it was first released. It has been one of my favorites over the years. Milton was already a big star in Brazil when he signed with A&M. Critics dismissed this album as being a lightweight comercial release aimed at an American audience. Compared to his import albums, Yes, some of the words are in English, But I find the music to be totally captivating. Too Bad it was never released on CD!


title: Bootleg

text: Obviously this is a bootleg. Not always a bad thing, but typically bootleg live shows are for serious collectors only, not the casual fan.


title: Would not order again

text: Poor and distorted sound quality, severe digital clipping


title: [B] version of TWICE Fancy You 7th Mini Album is a great value

text: I received all items described perhaps a week earlier than expected, very fast and well-packaged.  It is a larger art book that the What is Love mini album and comes with so many extra items and cards such as the oversized lenticular card and large poster.  I like the colorfulness of the concept in Version [B] though others look fun too.


title: Five Stars

text: Great music. Shipped in great condition


title: Best Omar album to date

text: This album features more of the piano than previous ones. Omar has an exceptional talent at bringing out emotion and his piano does so passionately on this CD.  I find this to be an outstanding album and my favorite one of all he has made.


title: Aafje Heynis for ever.

text: the Mahler second symphony is as wellknown as the four seasons and some others peaces of the great repertory, all the singers of the last century have registered these symphony and there are a lot of excellent versions, Schwarzkopf, Ferrier, and many others, but the record by Bernard Haitink with the Concertgebouw, not very old (1968)but sometaimes difficult to find contains a rarity : the soprano of Aafje Heynis, a voice not so dramatic than Ferrier but near as a matter of tone, less known outside netherlands, not a lot of records but a lot of quiet master pieces. Listen to her.

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title: Tremendously talented and entertaining

text:
I became familiar with this artist while browsing youtube.  I seen his version of "Aretha Franklin's Inaugural Backup Singer" video and was instantly hooked.

This CD is truly a good CD to play during parties.  We all enjoy it very much, and hopefully others will notice just how entertaining and talented this guy is!

When we play his video's, or just listen to this CD, we seem to momentarily forget our day-to-day problems.


title: Refreshing, spirited and enchanting

text:
Recorded by the Bavarian Radio in glorious stereo, this MEISTERSINGER makes you feel that you've got the best seat in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. Both director Wolfgang Wagner and conductor Karl Bohm -- who seems to have take a youth potion, such is the zest of his leadership -- offer an interpretation that is not so much comic as humane. Bohm's reading is fleet but undergirded by an unobtrusive feeling of "rightness": The music seems to be flowing inevitably to its destination. Instrumental felicities abound, such as the delicate interplay during the "glowworm" section of the "Wahn" monologue, and Wilhelm Pitz's chorus is top-notch, as the opera demands.

Character relationships are very much to the fore, as is *bel canto* vocalism. Both master and apprentice were last minute stand-ins: Theo Adam (Sachs) and Hermin Esser (David). The latter's whiny tone in Act I is the lone fly in the ointment. As for Adam, who could be a cranky, quaver-ridden singer on occasion, he sings with warm, beguiling tone, interpreting Sachs with appealing kindliness. (He also heads up a strong cast on a Sony release of a Met broadcast but it's mercilessly cut, resulting in some alarming disc-breaks.) His rendition of the frequently anticlimactic "Verachtet mir die Meister nicht" even makes it sound like top-drawer Wagner. Gwyneth Jones, in her youthful prime, brings almost more voice than needed to her impulsive Eva, whose seductive quality must have given Sachs sore temptation. She's rivaled for sensuality by Janis Martin's Magdalene, arguably the most glorious on disc.

Waldemar Kmentt's Walther von Stolzing is more knight than poet and his muscular, dark tone lacks ideal freedom but he sounds unfazed by role's challenges (upon which the opera stands or falls). Karl Ridderbusch's soft, avuncular bass is a perfect Pogner sound and Gerd Nienstedt is a refreshingly uncaricatured Kothner. The Wagner brothers had a tradition of casting Beckmesser with Lieder-singer voices rather than buffo ones and Thomas Hemsley upholds the standard with his fascinatingly serious portrayal. This elevates the Sachs/Beckmesser rivalry to a battle of ideas, while the furious determination of Hemsley's portrayal makes Beckmesser's ultimately comeuppance genuinely funny as he, increasingly vexed, digs a deeper and deeper hole for himself. The supporting masters include heldentenors both future (William Johns) and past (Gunther Treptow, still making brave sounds). You'll sit up and take notice of the Nightwatchman's utterances, as they flow from the throat of a then-promising young bass by the name of Kurt Moll, who didn't do too badly for himself.

While the Kubelik recording (on Calig) remains the standard-setter for MEISTERSINGERs past and future, I'm only too delighted to make shelf room for Bayreuth '68. Please continue, Orfeo.


title: like Norberth Orth and Carmen Anhorn

text: Thanks to an all-star cast and Marek Janowski's characterful podium work, this is unlikely to be surpassed anytime soon (although you'll have to scrounge for a libretto; Acanta provides none.) Even the secondary roles are filled with top-caliber singers, like Norberth Orth and Carmen Anhorn, and everyone capitalizes on the uncut text. The protagonist, Pedro (Rene Kollo) is a pretty abrasive character and this plays right into Kollo's irascible tendencies, which can be either a plus or an irritant. Eva Marton smolders in peak vocal form, Bernd Weikl is a villain who stops just this side of twirling his moustache and Kurt Moll's 90-year-old patriarch bestrides the action like a colossus. The depth of Acanta's sound picture is as impressive now as when it appeared on LP, 30 years ago. The passing decades have been kind to this performance.


title: ALWAYS CLASSIC

text: FAB is the most underrated underappreciated lyricist in the game


title: One Star

text: NOT WORTH THE MONEY.


title: Excelente

text: Excelente servicio


title: Streamed on Spotify

text: After the last 4 albums that were terrible, I'm very thankful i didn't buy this crap fest too. Since Cloud Connected this band has lived up to their name, and gone down in flames. I guess that's what happens when all the original members leave.<br />Don't buy this garbage!


title: Five Stars

text: good cd


title: A Great Record!

text: Looking for this 45rpm for the longest. An excellent copy!! Thank you.


title: Five Stars

text: I listen to this album everyday! its awesome~


title: For all bocelli fans only

text: I honestly have to say that i tried my best to give this man a chance to be part of the opera world....if a good timber voice is all you want for opera this here you go...this Cd contains some of the best aria's in Opera from the best composer verdi him self....but unfortunatly i want more from opera than just a good sounding voice...i need good technique.. a good powerful full voice with lyric sense...some musical intelligence and of course someone that doesnt have to strain his voice in upper or middle registers...a sweet sounding voice isnt all u need for opera...opera is a much more delicate art than just that i think hes sounds great on all his pop opera songs and should stick to pop...but again thats just personal opinion and this is a must have for all bocelli fans...the opera world right now is short handed so it has lots of room for new commers but...people will be very choosy about who they listen to...so with all fairness i welcome Bocelli to the hardcore opera ( since he loves opera so much ) and hope that him the best and his legion of listeners...


title: One for the thrill-seekers

text:
In a totally overcrowded catalogue, one has to wonder why and if we need yet another recording of Verdi's Requiem. Absolutely determined not to buy this new recording, my resolve failed miserably after seeing a live broadcast on BBC with Fleming as the soprano and Pappano conducting. I have also heard Gergiev conducting the work in Amsterdam, so was interested to hear what he would do with it in recording.
My response in unequivocal: I love it. I just know all the serious critics are going to hate it, because trucks can be driven through the holes in this performance, if it is viewed from a "traditional" perspective. But that very fact answers my initial question: there are so many superb Requiems already available that they all start sounding a bit alike. This can certainly not be said about the new recording.
Gergiev's approach is really interesting: it is as cerebral as a Jackie Collins novel and has the subtlety of a hurricane. Much like the old Solti recording (but more so), it catapults the listener into a drama which has very little to do with the liturgical roots of the work. Whilst this is exactly why I know that the recording will be slammed by "serious" critics (i.e. critics who take themselves seriously), it is its entire raison d'être. The opening "Requiem" and "Kyrie" sound reasonably conventional, but once Gergiev gets his teeth into the "Dies irae" things go horribly (or wonderfully) awry. One of my cats was scared out of the room by the sudden carnage. The Kirov's brass evokes visions of hell and eternal damnation to scare any living creature.
The point of it all is that Gergiev takes the listener by the throat and doesn't let go. Although the lyrical passages are beautiful and, at times, genuinely touching, the overall effect of the recording is not of redemption, but of bloody damnation and eternal doom. This makes the contrasts all the more effective: the "Recordare", for example, emerges as a genuine moment of respite, whilst the sublime "Agnus Dei" is more powerful than anything I can remember hearing.
The recording belongs, appropriately, to Gergiev, his orchestra and his chorus (whom I found genuinely terrifying - like the demons from hell coming for me - for the most part), but with an obviously stellar quartet of soloists one cannot but comment on them.
Bocelli is already garnering scorn for his performance, a fact I think is highly questionable. I have never heard a note from his famous throat and shall probably never listen to him per se, but not everything about his performance is terrible or even mediocre. Once one gets past the very strange timbre (I find it strange), there is much to admire, mainly in the lyrical passages of the work. At times he does sound completely out of his depth (and better suited to the company of Sarah Brightman), but he can carry a line. There is also a refreshing unaffectedness about his singing. He is not a Verdi tenor by any means, but I can understand why he is as popular as he is.
D'Archangelo is a singer to watch. If one considers that this man is only 31 years old and has already committed several really good performances to disc (Haydn's "Orfeo" and Rossini's "Armida" come to mind), the future looks really golden for this bass. In this performance one might miss some of the gravitas of certain colleagues, but it is almost like listening to a work in progress: he'll get there and where he is at now is not altogether negligible.
Borodina's contribution certainly needs no apologists. Here is a mezzo whose voice seems to have no flaws anywhere and whose dramatic statement is totally in tune with Gergiev. She is able to negotiate the lower passages without resorting to a growling chest voice and, likewise, renders the higher passages without any feeling of pushing the limits of her abilities. She does push the limits of the music, though, to great effect.
My personal devotion to the divine Fleming is well known through other reviews, but here I again have to say that the woman is a phenomenon. I can pre-empt many detractors in saying that some of the placing of the voice was obviously technically enhanced (nobody could ever sing through the forces in the "Libera me" that easily). The fact remains that she has a superb understanding of the music and the vision of her conductor. She sounds genuinely terrified and pleading in the "Libera me", but it is the main body of the work that she most impresses. Unlike many "divas" she has the gift of ensemble singing and I would be willing to sacrifice at least one bodily part to hear her and Borodina together: a match made in heaven, as it were.
Final congratulations have to go to the sound engineers on this project. Not only is the sound incredibly vivid, but they have managed to bring a clarity to the orchestration which belies the intensely thick texture of the work. Whilst this gives an impossible impression of what the work may sound like live, it is a revelation for the living room listener. Almost every detail is audible, which is no small statement.
Whilst the "serious" Verdians will no doubt be rushing back to their Gardiner or Hickox recordings, I thoroughly recommend this recording to anybody looking for a true thrill. It might not go down in history as one of "the" recordings of this great work, but it is great fun.


title: Don't spend the $'s!

text: Tiny voice, highly amplified and/or electronically enhanced.  Why bother -- go with a REAL Verdian tenor like Domingo or Del Monaco.<br />Don't spend  the $'s - it's not worth it!


title: A wonderful collection

text: A wonderful collection very well played by perhaps the best trio currently playing. These piano trios are quintessential Haydn: lyrical and light on the surface but revealing a plethora of fascinating musical ideas and experiments as his chamber music always does. Unfortunately, at least two of the discs are flawed, but it didn't notice in time to take advantage of the return guarantee (but who has time to force oneself through every trio on every disc within a period imposed by the seller?).


title: A Joyful Celebration of Great Black Voices

text: The Metropolitan Opera has made an important achievement with this album that celebrates the contribution of African-American singers in the history of this prestigious opera house from 1955 until 1985. This CD is not only important because it brings perspective into the contribution of black artists to the art form, in consonance with the important discussions about race that are happening in this country. Even more important is to make known the excellence of both great stars and other singers who do not receive today all the recognition they deserve. The first selection is important in more than one way, at it marks the historic event of the debut of Marian Anderson as Ulrica in Un ballo in maschera  on December 10, 1955. Yes, Ms. Anderson was past her prime when she did her debut, but even at that time she demonstrates her personality and artistry and the justice done by Rudolf Bing in bringing her as the first African American in a principal role at the Metropolitan Opera. This historic event did not ended prejudice, but it advanced the opportunities of other African American artists. The music of Giuseppe Verdi dominates this CD, and we find here some true Verdian voices. The magnificent baritone of Robert McFerrin is represented by a truly world class rendition of "Pari siamo" from Rigoletto (What a pity he did not record the whole role!), as well as the definitive Aida of the great Leontyne Price, the Leonora of Martina Arroyo, and the Elvira of Leona Mitchell. There are also on this recording refined Mozart interpretations by George Shirley and Kathleen Battle, coloratura soprano brilliance in the Olympia and Rosina of Mattiwilda Dobbs and Reri Grist, a "Vissi d'arte" of perfect legato and expression by Shirley Verrett, the sultry charm of Grace Bumbry's Carmen, and the soaring Wagner and Richard Strauss of Jessye Norman and Barbara Hendricks. The grand finale brings two excerpts from the Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, with a dramatic "My man's gone now" by mezzo Florence Quivar and a moving "Bess, You Is My Woman Now" by Simon Estes and Roberta Alexander. Yes, there's not a weak performance on this CD, and is even more impressive that these are all live performances. The booklet is also a plus, with a foreword by Bobby McFerrin  (son of Robert McFerrin) and an essay by music archivist Maurice Wheeler. Please do yourself a favor and get this recording!


title: Superb Performance

text: This CD is a real tribute to the mastery of Johann Sebastian Bach. John Eliot Gardiner gives a crisp and brilliant interpretation, using period instruments, of the Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 and the virtuosistic cantata "Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen" BWV 51. The Monteverdi Choir is just superb, fresh voices with the proper amount of balance and complete technical assurance; their performance make this difficult peace sound very easy. The soloists on the Magnificat (Nancy Argenta, Patrizia Kwella, Charles Brett, Anthony Rolfe-Johnson and David Thomas)are just fine, with voices that match very well the quality of the chorus. Then we also have on this recording the magnificent Emma Kirkby, bringing her best qualities to "Jauchzet". The freshness of her voice, united with her virtousistic flexibility, give great pleasure. She is definitely the best of all the singers of Early Music. Her greatness is complemented by the superb trumpet playing of Crispian Steele and again the conducting of Gardiner and the magnificent ensemble of the English Baroque Soloists. The sound is excellent, the performance stellar. What more to ask? Just buy it!


title: good listening

text:
I choose this rating because it is a excellent cd
I like every song on the cd
I would tell every one to buy this cd


title: the best ever

text:
I choose this rating because it is the best ever
I like that good old school sound
I would tell every one to buy this cd


title: a lovers cd

text:
I choose this rating because the name said it all  solid gold
every song was great
I would tell every one to buy this cd


title: the greatest

text:
I choose this rating because the cd was more than I expected
I would recommend this cd to every one
I liked every song on the cd


title: it is the best

text:
I choose this rating because the cd was more than I expected
I would recommend this cd to every one
I liked every song on the cd.


title: An Unnecessary recording

text: It truly is amusing to see how the pop side of music has "ventured" into the scores of the operatic realm.  With the undeniably unartistic hullaballoo that started from the rising of the three tenors to Michael Bolton, Russell Watson, and Bocelli's delving into opera, there seems to be an evident decline in the control of the amount of artistry taken into presenting the great art of opera.  Let me clarify one thing: Bocelli is a pop star.  He truly sounds beautiful in "Time to Say Goodbye" and in his Romanza release.  I cannot say the same for his Aria, the Opera album, the Verdi Album, and the Sentimento and Sacred Arias Album.  These were all failures of the authorities of the opera world to control the kind of material being released into the market.  Bocelli cannot sing opera.  He doesn't have a powerful voice.  How amusing it is that people would describe round sounding voices to be powerful.  That is probably why the bar has been lowered- the people of pop have influenced the noble art of opera with their notions of "powerful voice" and such and so when they really can't fill an auditorium with their inferior instruments.  The same goes for Bocelli.  I would wonder why a conductor as respectable as Zubin Mehta would go as far as turning Bocelli into an ideal opera star of this century.  The good conductor should have considered other artists first before turning to this one.  Heck!  Even Juan Diego Florez could pull off dark-sounding Verdi even better than Bocelli could!  This CD is a mistake.  I do not urge you to buy it, even if you are a Bocelli fan.


title: Two Stars

text: Not sure about this one.


title: Truly 5 star

text: This is the way "best of" compilations should be done! This single disc contains ALL of their biggest singles in sparkling pristine sound that is not tinny OR light on bass, all of them in their original lengths(SOS are known for longer tracks) with no pesky edits. Unfortunately most other SOS greatest sets are either missing vital tracks or contains radio edits... This one does not. This release is now out of print which is unfortunate, so I wholeheartedly urge one to find & buy them while still possible because of great sound & ALL their unedited hits! This a must have for all fans of this great Tabu band.


title: The best collection to date.

text: The sound quality on this set is EXCELLENT. The track selection is great, including excellent album cuts not included on other collections (such as "Love is") & hits that are NOT EDITED. The liner notes & Art work are well done also. This is the Brothers Johnson collection to get!


title: bbr pleaseeeee........

text: This is Steve Arrington at his zenith solo wise, with the one two knockout smashes " I Feel So Real" & "Dancing In The Key Of Life". This set is a PERFECT choice for the bbr classics treatment, with their fine remastering & inclusion of 12" & single version bonus tracks. bbr pleaseeeeee........


title: good comp.

text: The titles picked for this truly represent a nice slice of 70's pop radio. My only complaint is the mastering on a few tracks ( 3 or 4 ) was done in the nineties & the newer, fresher remastering was not used which makes these tracks sound less spectacular than they actually are. ( Best Of My Love for example ) Other than that quibble, this is a very entertaining musical flashback.


title: Our Kids grew up with it

text: Our Kids grew up with this. Time to share with the Grandchildren


title: Rare early work from and up and coming new band

text: Go Lightly is a rare treat...given that it was recorded 15 years ago, it shows some early signs of song writing promise from the Treading Lemmings. As I understand the band's history, this EP was recorded in '95, released locally in the Maryland/DC area to somewhat of a small, but respectful, fanfare. Soon after the band broke up, only to reunite with a different lineup to record the 2010 full length album Cliff Notes. Go Lightly is a much different recording with much more jangle than "crunch" of the current Lemmings album, but is worth a listen for any true Treading Lemmings fan to see and hear the evolution...thoughtful lyrics, the emotive singing style of Quinn and some impressive Smiths-inspired guitar work.


title: Bill gaither

text: They are awesome


title: As advertised

text: Timely service, product as advertised


title: Western Swing

text: Great music by great musicians from Bob Wills bands.


title: Beautiful packaging, stunning selection of music!

text: Each of the 10 CDs come in a classy sleeve with a wonderful image on the front and the track listing and location info on the back.  The are all nested in a slick, compact box with all the locations and dates printed on the back.  BUT???  Nothing!  My sister asked why I needed 10 more CD's of songs I already have.  The answer was as easy as it has always been... Tom never plays the same set list twice, he never plays the songs the same way, he always includes brilliant musicians in his performances, and he always plays a few songs by his favorite bands and musicians.  If you can't get enough Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, these 10 CD's will help you along for quite a while!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Micke may not be Jerry Lee. He does keep all his music alive and kickin' as he does all the artist when he plays there songs. I have always said this type of music makes a person feel alive. Good kick a** rock and roll will never let you down


title: The Great Timi Yuro

text: Wonderful collection by the under appreciated 60's singer. A must have if you are a fan of female singers from that period.


title: RIP OFF

text: Got this a hour ago, what a disappointment. Yes there are 11 trcaks, 3 songs of the LP and 45 versions. My favorite, "Staphanie", NOT THERE! It is listed on the cover. SHAME on you AMAZON.COM for selling this.


title: cd heaven

text: the cd is perfect.  My friends all want a copy.  I told them where to get one.  Thank you.  This is the best.


title: Four Stars

text: This is a good cd.  I would recommend it.


title: Powerhouse sound from a terrific big band

text: If you lament that there are no longer any big bands playing latin jazz, mambo, and chacha like Tito Rodriguez, Machito, Tito Puente, et al, did in the past, give a listen to Bronx Connexion's Mambo Boulevard. Great arrangements, and perfect musicianship. I wish there were samples on the site.


title: Music for Stress Relief

text: A nice addition to our sleep aids.  Offering this Cd at a great price. I received this in great condition and fast.  Thank you


title: Excellent!!

text: I grew up listening to this music. Excellent!!!!


title: This DVD set arrived in good condition but was in a format that my players ...

text: This DVD set arrived in good condition but was in a format that my players will not accept.  I tried all discs and none would start.  At the bottom of the back, in a tiny box, was the term "Beta".  I assume this is the old Sony format that failed in the market place?  Returning the set to AU was not an option.  I threw it away.


title: A good second effort that fans of the band should enjoy

text: Not as creative musically as the first CD, and some of the tracks have a bit more of a pop tinge to them than hair metal, but overall a good effort that has enjoyable music. I had long read this second CD was shelved rather than released, and was shocked it took me about 10 years to find out it was finally released circa 2006. If you are looking at this CD then you're one of the select few that remembers and enjoys the debut CD. This CD won't blow you away, but you'll appreciate hearing something other than the debut CD after 25 years from an intriguing bad that wasn't cut from the traditional hair band mold.


title: One Star

text: It's not worth the money. Way to expensive


title: Great CD

text: Love her voice and songs.  Her songs are poetry.  Great purchase.


title: Five Stars

text: I love it!!!


title: My 3 year old is really signing now!

text: I bought this CD with the Smart Singing DVD and it's worth the extra splurge to get both. My 3 year old loves the baby in the DVD and is memorizing these lullabies. What's great is that she's really impressing me b/c this CD has instrumental tracks and my daughter is singing parts on her own. The only downside is she keeps using my remotes as microphones and I find them spread around the house. I'm stocking up on a few of these for Christmas gifts this year!


title: 50 years of the best college jazz band program!

text: Amazing recording from decades of ground-breaking jazz education at NTSU/UNT!


title: Five Stars

text: Groundbreaking stuff!


title: Four Stars

text: classic


title: Five Stars

text: THE BEST EVER~~!!!!


title: not good! everything is sung in Japanese & all the ...

text: not good! everything is sung in Japanese & all the guitar notes are backwards! get the Chinese version instead, comes with a fortune cookie!


title: Excellent Album

text: I love Joshua Travis and love this album. I'm  not really sure sure why it's listed for so much. But whatever. stream it. It's worth it.


title: Beautiful Music!

text: Beautiful music and really enjoy listening to it at home and in my car. Recommend!


title: A rare, wonderful gem!!

text: I've been meaning to pick this up for years!!  Glad I did!  A great little collection of my favorite GLB songs :)


title: TODO BIEN

text: TODO BIEN


title: I love this CD!!!!

text:
I'm glad to say I know Doc personally,and have aways loved his beautiful voice.Now,to hear him sing gospel music,just touches my heart sooo much.God Bless Bro!!!

From Beth Hocker Morter-Lewisberry,PA


title: Four Stars

text: This album by Hey Colossus really rocks!


title: Helps me to relax. pray and worship.

text: Beautiful music I put it on when I go to bed. Helps me to relax,. I enjoy it so much.


title: Broke

text: This gift came booking .What do I do about this Christmas gift


title: Love

text: Love


title: Fantastic cd

text: I have no idea why I didn't purchase this album years ago. So glad I own it now.


title: Great find for a fan.

text: Loved the CD. Item arrived in prefect condition.


title: Five Stars

text: Amazing


title: one of my favorite group

text: though one of my favorite groups they didnt make too many albums they have a great alternative sound for a christian group.


title: Todo perfecto!!

text: Todo llego en buen estado. Ame este álbum, todo vino en perfectas condiciones. Desde la fecha de entrega hasta las inclusiones, llegó todo bien. Algo que podrían mejorar es el empaque, ya que los albums no llegaron tan protegidos. A parte de eso, estoy muy complacida.


title: PreNazi degenerate music- delightful

text: Liked the selection.


title: Four Stars

text: Not as ear catching as "Suicide is Painless" but nevertheless worth the effort and price.


title: Ragtime at its most visceral

text: I love ragtime. This unique (to me) combination of piano, Mr. Mincer, and tuba,Mr. Miller, was a foot thumper and head rocker/nodder of the highest order. Loved it. Alas no other CD's to purchase.


title: Two Stars

text: Disappointing.


title: Another excellent selection from Deasy

text: Deasy has been writing/performing for years.  Everything he has released has been superb, mostly because he's so prolific that he can be very selective when it comes time to recording.  His latest offering, the Miles, is no exception.<br />My favorites that I make everybody listen to are Some Catastrophe and Getting Closer (which has the best opening lines of a song I've heard in a long time), but there are other pieces that are so gorgeous that I don't share them.  So, buy your own copy and have songs that you don't have to share, either.


title: Mary Wilson's  You Danced my Heart alone

text: Just Mary Wilson's long not released " You Danced My Heart Around The Stars" I give this a five, Beautiful song by Mary


title: Fantastic

text: This is a fantastic CD and DVD.  It was in great shape. I am very glad I made this purchase.


Mario Biondi is amazing.  Learned of him on a trip to Italy, in Cinque Terre.  His music is FABULOUS!!!


Great Music.  The track ' Thrill' is  a classic. Over priced and out of print. Its available ITunes for regular price.


title: she's done it again

text: I have been a fan of Vienna for sometime now and every new album gets better and better. AIMS is filled with new sounds and styles of music all the while staying true to who she is as an artist.  From the first to last track. It's a mini musical journey. No two songs are a like. It's wonderful for someone who has musical ADD. (Yes I'm that person that is constantly flipping through stations on the radio trying to find something good to listen to. Never ride in the car with me) this album is sentimental, thought provoking, dance in front of mirror while singing into you hairbrush microphone kind of fun. :)


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome CD!!!!!


title: I just want to declare to the world my [unrequited] love for this CD

text: I wake up in the morning actually hearing tracks from this CD in my head. This is too beautiful. Just beautifully splendid. The songs are fun, heartbreaking, romantic. The arrangements are superb. Lea has a rare talent.


title: EgAri - The Shin (CD)

text:
Item was in perfect condition, like new. Service was good!
The music is Fantastic!"The Georgian virtuosos Musicians with a meeting of Georgian polyphony and polyrhythms. In their dynamic, full of playfulness put forward dialogue between jazz-rock, flamenco and funk influences are also originally processed".

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title: Fan-Damn-Tastic Motorhead!!!

text: Give it a listen!  Good hard rock, not the wimpy whiny crap you hear on I (heart) Radio or those other Bland Services.


title: Runnaway is the best b-side!

text: Fantastic cd! First Day of My Life is a lovely ballad,greatly enhanced by the orchestra. Runnaway is a great rock song about wanting to start life over. Highly recommend this to  anyone! Spice Girls fans will love this Melanie C single!


title: Just love it!!!

text: Me encanta esta banda, es heavy metal con roses de pop..sobretodo porque tocan exitos ochenteros y fresas pero  al estilo metal Los arreglos son facinantes y la voz del vocalista es de alucinar...est a es tu mejor eleccion sobretodo  si no eres fan del heavy metal crudo y diabolico.


title: Nice :)

text: Came perfect I got a mark photo card and some stickers of the members :))


title: Great background music

text: I love this music as background music for my Yoga practice. The first of its kind from a dozen tested ones.


title: Five Stars

text: Andre Rieu music at it's best.


title: This is one of those compilations that simply works for ...

text: This is one of those compilations that simply works for me, and I play it while I'm working on a painting.  This is my "trance" music.


title: Thank you

text: I just got my ateez spin off from the witness album its in great condition and I love it and thank you


title: Satisfied

text: Efficient shipping and product was as described...


title: Four Stars

text: Good Old School Music


title: Great Cd/DVD

text: Love it!


title: Very Rare Sonic Music

text: I just got the CD today. Pretty rare Sonic music you can't possibly find anywhere unless you're lucky. I also love the audio quality of these remixes.


title: Five Stars

text: As promised.


title: A Fun Way of Listening to Classics (and some Beatle Music)

text: Except for the overture, which is a composite of classics in am excessively sugary style, the remainder of the songs are all enjoyable and intepreted quite well. For those who shun classical music because it may seem boring (which its not), this collection maybe palatable and maybe even cause you to appreciate classical music. The only criticism I have is that the songs don't play in the order they are described on the back cover of the CD. Aside from that, its worth buying.


title: 👌💯💿 Todo perfecto...

text: 👌💯💿 Todo perfecto


title: Will order with them again

text: I got extra photocards with my order, which was unexpected and appreciated so much!! Everything was packaged with care and I received my order very quick.


title: Cutee

text: It had sand or some sort of dirt on it but besides that amazing album and cute photocard! :)