title: Comfort music for fans of down-home pickin'

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Nothing fancy here.  Just good pickin'.  Johnny Staats could be a mandolin star on the level of Sam Bush, Mike Marshall, or the rest of the big names.  His first album, Wires & Wood, got enough press in acoustic music circles and popular attention that it wouldn't have been that hard, and anyone who can throw down with Sam Bush like he did on that album, well, this guy can pick.  A lot of that album went in sort of a newgrass direction (Sam...), but Johnny is most at home with straight-forward, feel-good picking.  Then there's Robert Shafer, who can flatpick like a pro, or pick up a Tele and play in the Danny Gatton tradition.  Here, Johnny and Robert just keep it simple and effective.  There's some jazz influence, but nothing so ornate as what Dawg would do.  There's some old time Appalachian sound, but nothing offputtingly rustic (then again, I love Dock Boggs, so...).  This is front porch pickin'... as long as the people on your front porch are dazzlingly good.  Even the cover of the Django classic, Nuages, sticks close to comfort music.  The jazz is more George Barnes than anything else, emphasized by them playing the Flintstones theme, which George loved.  Perfect for a Sunday mornings.

Further listening:  Danny Knicely & Will Lee, Jim Hurst & Missy Raines, and of course, this are obvious, but those classic Norman & Nancy Blake albums, and the Norman Blake & Tony Rice albums.  Great, comforting acoustic duos, all.

Now, step a little outside your comfort zone and listen to Cahalen Morrison & Eli West.  Now.  Don't wait, just do it.  Right up there with Tim O'Brien & Darrell Scott.  Seriously.


title: A brief taste of what the Truckers can do live

text: Despite their following, Drive-By Truckers aren't a jam band, per se.  They put on a good show, but they don't do dramatically-extended live versions of their songs, and they don't reimagine them fundamentally.  Fans probably already have versions of these songs, good as they are.  There is a somewhat different energy to a song like Used To Be A Cop played live, with the frustration and anger palpable.  The highlight, though, is clearly the extended merging of Buttholeville and State Trooper.  With John Neff and Cooley showing some flash, and the reminding everyone why instrumental snobs worship these guys as well as the general roots rock crowd, that track is worth the price of admission for me.  At a scant 35 minutes for the whole ep, though, ask yourself how much you want it.  Completists, of course, just need it no matter what.  Good, short, and to the point.  However, with the re-release of Alabama Ass-Whoopin', which also has a pretty great version of Buttholeville, this may not be essential for those who aren't completists.


title: Otis does a "variations on a theme" album.  Of course it works.  It's Otis bleeping Taylor.

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Ten tracks.  Two of them are different versions of a cover of a cover (Jimi didn't write Hey Joe...).  There are then three versions of what is essentially a coda to that cover of a cover.  And it's only ten tracks.  Intolerably boring and repetitive, right?  In the hands of a lesser musician, that would be true, but Otis Taylor is the leading light in modern blues for a reason, and when he is known for that "trance" thing, you shouldn't be put off by the threat of repetition.  In a sense, that's the point, but there is plenty of room in any good composition for variations on a theme. And Hey Joe is a classic for a reason.  What is most impressive about this album is that even musically, the entire album has the feel of being built around Hey Joe.  You will catch a riff here, a rhythm there, and hear how the structure of the entire album makes sense.  Albums are disappearing these days, but Otis won't let them go down without a fight.  And with him are regular compatriots like Ron Miles on coronet, who has become so essential to Otis' music that it is hard to remember that Ron wasn't around for Otis' earlier classics like White African.  Add in some Warren Haynes and others and what else could you want?

And while we're on the subject of band-mates, let's talk about violins and blues.  Otis put out an album built around the banjo, "reclaiming" it for its African heritage.  Somehow, it got a reputation as a white instrument for country and bluegrass.  The same holds for the violin when it isn't in a classical context.  Let's call it a violin here rather than a fiddle, which is preferred in bluegrass circles.  Blues violin used to be a real thing.  Henry Sims and a few others managed to get a few pieces recorded, but the tradition has been forgotten.  Otis leaves plenty of room for Anne Harris' violin, which works perfectly with Otis, Ron and the rest of the crew.

And now it is time for my usual lament-- no Cassie.  Yes, I know she has her own career and she needs to leave the nest.  But is it too much to ask for her to come back for a track?  Of course, I'd be even happier with a new solo album, but I need some Cassie.


title: Early Damon Fowler-- good fretwork, but a busier sound

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Damon Fowler is one of the most interesting blues guitarists around today, combining the loping rhythms of swamp blues, a bit of rock snarl, and a hint of country twang.  On this 2000 album, though, he was still working out his sound and just starting to peak his head out from the shadow of SRV and the rest of the modern blues-rock pantheon.  This is some solid southern blues, but a bit more rock-oriented than what he has played since, and with Southern Hospitality.  That means a few more rip-snortin' riffs to show off his skill, and a bit less space for everything to breathe.  To me, that space is essential to the greatness of what he now plays, but for those curious to see just how ferocious he could be before he mellowed out, this is a good one.  As my comments above indicate, the sound is more SRV than Tab Benoit, but that suits some people's tastes anyway.  The band is solid, but again, the bass and drum fills keep the sound busier than his recent albums.  If that's what you like, then great, but if you are already a Damon Fowler fan, be warned that his earlier work wasn't as spare-sounding.  Fans of Damon's slide work should also be warned that this album is heavier on fret-work than slide, and the date should be a tip-off that the "sacred steel" influence won't be very obvious.  I keep writing as though the album is a disappointment, but really that is just comparing it to Damon's more recent albums after his sound matured.  This is still a good, solid southern blues album, and if you just want to hear some fancy fretwork, Damon delivers the goods here.

Further listening:  Josh Garrett, Colin Lake


title: More traditional than The Duhks, but high-energy Celtic-Cape Breton fun

text: "Scruj MacDuhk" is basically a rough draft of "The Duhks," led by banjo player Leonard Podolak.  Without a vocalist like Jessee Havey on board, though, the sound is much more firmly rooted in Celtic and Cape Breton styles, without the bluesy elements that Havey brought to the table.  Not as eclectic as the Duhks, but as proficient and energetic.  Vocals mix English and French (these are Canadians), with the latter sounding like the precursor to Cajun music that it essentially is.  With a few rhythmic changes and more accordion, one could imagine the band moving south and fitting in.  As is, though, the sound is basically the Celtic-Cape Breton fusion that one would expect-- the new world version of Solas when Karan Casey was with them.  Later, Podolak would collaborate on the TurtleDuhks with a few fellow Canadian musicians, and return to this sound.  The album stands as an interesting testament, though, to the roots of the Duhks.


title: An all-time classic guitar duo at their best

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Is there a dumber topic than trying to list the "best guitarists of all time?"  Magazines do it all the time, and countless internet threads have started with the question, written in all-caps, with pointless and excessive punctuation.  What's the dumbest thing about how these lists are constructed?  Is it the predictable but lamentable adherence to rock with maybe a bit of blues?  How about the myopic focus on guitarists who have recorded recently?  At least that one is predictable for anyone familiar with the "availability heuristic."  For my money, the most entertainingly dumb aspect of these lists is that they tend to be populated almost exclusively by Americans and Brits (sorry, Aussies like Jeff Lang and Geoff Achison tend to get no love from the Americans).  Music fans in Mali may know about the astonishing virtuosity of Djelimady Tounkara, but Americans... not so much.  Similarly, music fans from the Balkans may know about Vlatko Stefanovski from his Macedonian jazz-rock fusion band Leb i Sol, but Americans... not so much.  Yet, both he and fellow Macedonian Miroslav Tadic are virtuosos on a level unfathomable to us mere mortals.  Their acoustic duo albums began with Krushevo, showcasing Macedonian folk tunes with flourishes from classical, jazz and flamenco (Miroslav teaches at Cal Arts, so there's nothing he can't do).  They have only recorded a few albums, and most are hard to find in the US, but once you get bit by that Krushevo bug, you want more and more.  This album, recorded live, may be my favorite.

Tracks:
1. Dafino vino crveno
2. Izlezi Vido
3. Jovano, Jovanke
4. Ej ti momce Ohridjance
5. Kasapsko oro
6. Proseta se Jovka Kumanovka
7. Kalesh Andjo
8. Eleno, kerko
9. Anadolu oyun havasi

The track listing suggests that you may already have some of these tunes.  Do you need more versions?  Yes.  Vlatko and Miroslav really stretch out here, and push each other to new heights of intensity and beauty, combining all of the fire of flamenco, the precision of classical, and the unique beauty of Macedonian folk music.  And they aren't alone.  They are joined on several tracks by Theodosii Spassov on flute, and more importantly, Swapan Chaudhuri on tabla.  The Indian tabla adds a fantastic new dimension to the Macedonian-based music, and on the last track, Chaudhuri gets a big chance to show his prodigious chops.  The flute for me is just kind of there, along with some vocalizations.  However, Vlatko and Miroslav have never played with more fire in the gut, and Chaudhuri gives the music an even more eclectic feel.

As a warning, the accompanying DVD won't play on a region 1 player.

Further listening:  Goran Ivanovic, and mandolin player Radim Zenkl (from a bit to the north).


title: Impressive guitar, less impressive vocals

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After years of toiling as a sideman on the crowded New Orleans music scene, Chris Mule has finally gotten some well-deserved visibility by contributing his formidable guitar skills to the Honey Island Swamp Band.  Before finding that recognition, though, he put out this interesting little album in 2003.  Mule is a guitarist with wide-ranging skills and interests, drawing on blues, country and the native R&B sounds of the Crescent City.  All of that is on display here.  Unfortunately, there is a weakness:  Mule's vocals.  He isn't exactly a bad singer.  He's just not a singer.  His voice has maybe a quarter of an octave range.  He can contribute an occasional track to a Honey Island Swamp Band album, with Aaron Wilkinson handling most of the vocal duties, and it adds some diversity to the sound.  However, when his voice is the only one on the album, the lack of vocal range gets somewhat distracting.  Fortunately, though, Mule's guitar work never fails to excite, ranging from twangy to slinky to greasy to ballsy.  There's a reason people like Kirk Joseph have been seeking out Mule for years, and The Unmentionables makes that clear.  And as a bonus, you get pedal steel player Dave Easley joining Mule.  Yes, that's the guy who plays with people ranging from Ruthie Foster to Brian Blade.

As you can guess, though, this isn't the first place I turn when I want to listen to Mule.  That would be the Honey Island Swamp Band.  The ensemble nature of that group means that you don't get 45 solid minutes of Mule tearing it up like you do on this album, but I'd rather listen to Aaron Wilkinson sing than Chris Mule sing.  If you want to hear a good sampler of everything Mule can do instrumentally, though, The Unmentionables is a solid album.  Just don't come here looking for vocal range.


title: Everything great about American folk music

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Charlie Parr is a national treasure.  The first thing that hits you is his voice.  From a plaintive moan to a visceral growl, Charlie's voice conveys every emotion that runs throughout the blues.  He is a guitarist with few peers, whether gently fingerpicking a six string, twelve string, or slashing across the neck with his slide.  His blues-based banjo picking is reminiscent of some old Dock Boggs recordings.  And he writes.  The strangest thing about this brilliant album is that Charlie wrote nearly every track on it.  With the exception of the traditional "Jesus On The Mainline," everything is a Charlie Parr original, but the songs carry the weight of songs 100 years old.  Everything conveys the dark intensity of depression-era traditional music, with tales of hard lives and guitar work that any of the founders of country blues would have been proud to manage.

What separates Parr from the more purely blues-based throwbacks like Michael Jerome Browne and Ben Prestage are two things.  First, his intensity.  Listening to this album is a harrowing experience, and even the more joyous tracks like the gospel-tinged title track have an air of pain, compliments of Parr's voice.  Second, Parr draws as much from Dock Boggs as from the African-American blues masters.  It all fits together, though, perfectly.  American traditional folk music will never die as long as we have standard-bearers like Charlie Parr, and even by his lofty standards, Jubilee stands out.


title: Scorching blues guitar from a master of swampy rhythms

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Damon Fowler began his career as a flashy blues guitarist in the SRV mold.  For a preternaturally-talented kid with an interest in blues, that is a pretty obvious starting point.  Thankfully, he evolved beyond that to develop his own sound, and this live album is, as far as I can tell, the earliest example of Damon coming into his own.

Damon's fretwork and slide playing are as scorching as you are likely to hear anywhere.  What sets him apart, first noticeable on this album, is his off-kilter, swampy sense of rhythm and space.  He never plays the obvious note, nor at the obvious time, and as a North Florida native, like JJ Grey, he brings that Tony Joe White sensibility to his music.  Unlike the Swamp Fox and his latter-day followers, though, Fowler is a monster guitarist, and the combination of his riffs with the loping rhythms of the swamp makes this a unique album.  On subsequent albums, Fowler began toning down the guitar pyrotechnics, which is fine too-- there is a lot to be said for restraint.  On these recordings, though, Fowler doesn't restrain himself.  This album is the clearest demonstration of just what Fowler can do when he wants to, making him sound like a cross between Tab Benoit and Duane Allman, with some Grant Green thrown in for a bit of funky jazz-blues oddness.  By drawing on all of those influences, though, Fowler has created his own niche, and his focus on the lower end of the fretboard just makes him sound uniquely bad___.  Since this album was recorded, he has drawn on more country influences as well, deepening his sound.  However, he hasn't recorded another album as scorching as this one.

Further listening:  Tab Benoit, Josh Garrett, Eric Lindell, John Lisi, Mike Zito (specifically, Pearl River), Carolyn Wonderland, John Mooney, Colin Lake, Johnny Jenkins.


title: Casual and comforting

text: Some years ago, Tut Taylor promised that he was going through some old tapes with the intent of releasing a series of home recordings with his favorite musicians.  He has released only two, but both are well worth owning.  This album is 50 minutes of unadorned dobro/guitar duets between the flat-pickin' Dobro man and the legendary Clarence White.  Not everybody remembers that Tut did some recordings with The Kentucky Colonels, so the existence of these 1965 duets makes sense, even if the specific pairing isn't the most obvious.  The pairing of Tut with Norman Blake on the other archival recording (Flatpickin' In The Kitchen) was a more obvious one since they had similar approaches to music.  Both Tut and Norman are firm believers in the less-is-more theory, and they are as attached to old-time Appalachian folk music as to actual bluegrass.  The pairing of Tut with Clarence White is more odd.  More than anyone except Doc Watson, Clarence was responsible for making guitar a flashy lead instrument in bluegrass, and his idiosyncratic, just-a-bit-off-kilter rhythm has been the foundation for the most adventurous bluegrass guitarists leading up to people like David Grier today.  So, what happens when Tut and Clarence get together and strip away everything else?  Mostly, it sounds like Tut.  That's fine with me.  The man has never played the wrong note in his life, and Clarence seemed to be having fun with the casual, old-time pickin'.  There are no revelations here, and the material will be familiar to most fans.  The sound quality is also better than one might expect for some 1965 home tapes.  After a long day, pour yourself some Kentucky bourbon, and listen to Tut and Clarence make everything better.


title: Somewhere between Hendrix and Carlos Montoya

text: Omar Torrez is a weird guy.  He seems equally interested in Carlos Montoya and Jimi Hendrix.  On Sangre Mia, Torrez keeps the flamenco influence front and center.  Even when he plays a blazing electric guitar solo, the rhythms from flamenco come through.  That makes Sangre Mia more of a blend than some of Torrez's other albums (like The Beat Outside, which is more rock than flamenco).  What makes things even more odd, though, is that some of the songs almost sound like they could be pop songs, were it not from the lightening-fast nylon string guitar and insane electric guitar.  This is what really distinguishes Sangre Mia from the kind of thing that Eric McFadden sometimes plays.  Eric McFadden likes to play blends of rock and flamenco, but with so many odd elements drawn from Tom Waits and other influences that he could never be mistaken for someone with mass appeal.  (Please, Eric, keep it up.  Some of us love you for it.)  Torrez, on the other hand, doesn't beat you over the head with how weird he is.  If you have listened to flamenco on a regular basis, the blends just sound natural, and as I said, almost pop-like.  There was a brief period of time when the Gypsy Kings were popular (I'll refrain from commenting on the... um... controversies about their authenticity).  If Omar Torrez had released this album amid that, who knows what would have happened?  Torrez is the real deal, and Eric McFadden fans should give him a shot.


title: A master class in instrumental guitar music, taught by two very different virtuosos

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When two brilliant guitarists with radically different styles record an album together, the results can be anywhere between disastrous and revelatory.  When Woody Mann and the late, great Bob Brozman recorded together, the results were closer to the latter.  This is a thoroughly satisfying and diverse sounding album, showing the range of each player's guitar style.

Woody Mann is a fingerpicking virtuoso whose style lies somewhere between Blind Blake and Lonnie Johnson, with a strong influence from jazz pianist Lennie Tristano.  In other words, he is a jazzy fingerpicker whose music is more about the general feel of blues rather than the standard 12-bar form.  Brozman, on the other hand, was a globe-trotting monster of slide guitar, who picked up tricks from everywhere around the world to complement his traditional blues, early jazz and Hawai'ian music. Where Mann is sophisticated and elegant, Brozman could be down-right ragged, but in the best possible way.  What happened when they played together?  Most of the tracks here are clearly either Mann-led or Brozman-led, with the other player trying to work within his comrade's general style.  They do surprisingly well given the contrast in their approaches.  Everything is rooted in blues, with cuts ranging from jazzy to rollicking, and rhythms ranging from traditional to exotic.  There are detours through Latin America, Europe, Africa, and just the tiniest hints of Asia (and of course, Hawai'i-- this is Brozman).

Snap this up now while you can.  It was one of Brozman's better collaborations, and that's saying something.


title: A must-own album for fans of adventurous newgrass

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There is a long tradition of bluegrass-based trios with unique instrumentation making some of the most adventurous music in the genre.  Phillips, Grier and Flinner.  Berline, Crary and Hickman.  Douglas, Barenberg and Meyer.  Ickes, Leftwich and Pomeroy.  Meyer, Fleck and Marshall.  And that's just off the top of my head.  One of the benefits of a unique instrumental line-up is that it pushes the music in new directions.  If you are a guitarist like me, you know the feeling of picking up a new guitar and suddenly feeling inspired to play something new by the feel of the neck, or some other physical feature.  A new line-up for a group has the same effect.  The line-up here is Wes Corbett on banjo, Simon Chrisman on hammered dulcimer and Jordan Tice on guitar.

That line-up made me a bit nervous.  I don't generally like dulcimers.  I found the album after reading enough references to Jordan Tice.  Ironically, though, I find myself more fascinated by the playing of both Corbett and Chrisman.  Corbett is a banjo player who comes down firmly in the tradition of Tony Trischka.  He's a risk-taker.  While Bela Fleck gets the attention for his forays into jazz fusion with the Flecktones, Trischka's early recordings touched on darker and more dissonant forms of jazz.  Corbett isn't exactly transposing Cecil Taylor lines onto banjo, but he isn't afraid to take his improvisations to darker places than most banjo players.  Chrisman was the most pleasant surprise for me, though.  I don't like dulcimer most of the time, but the way he plays off of the banjo and guitar, he brings some blues feeling into his playing.  Really.  On a dulcimer.  Tice doesn't disappoint, but that wasn't a surprise to me.  Put together, this bizarre arrangement of instruments combines the best of bluegrass, Appalachian folk (remember the dulcimer), jazz, European and even some Eastern musical traditions.  These guys go even further out there than the trios I mentioned earlier, and they do it with a driving rhythm and a sense of fun.

If you liked the newgrass trios I mentioned at the beginning of this review, you'll like Corbett, Chrisman and Tice.  Guaranteed.


title: Eric McFadden plays Hot Club jazz

text: Guitarist Eric McFadden is a mad genius.  He belongs in that rarest of categories-- jaw-dropping virtuosos who can play any style but always sound like themselves.  Sometimes he plays funk.  Sometimes punk.  Sometimes country.  Sometimes blues.  Sometimes flamenco.  Sometimes twisted, Tom Waits carnival weirdness (frequently while singing about creepy clowns).  On this album, he plays gypsy jazz in the tradition of Django Reinhardt.  Of course, this is Eric McFadden so it won't sound like a re-creation.  The most obvious difference is that instead of combining guitar with a violin, the other lead instrument here is a clarinet.  I don't like clarinet.  Most of the time, anyway.  It works here.  Then, there is tonal weirdness.  It sounds like Eric is flat-picking a nylon-string guitar.  Really aggressively.  Most importantly, though, everyone here is having fun putting their own spin on Hot Club-style jazz.  It isn't generally my favorite style of jazz.  Most of my jazz collection dates from somewhere between '55 and '70.  However, I'll follow Eric McFadden anywhere, and Holy Smokes deserves a place in the collection of anyone looking for an adventurous take on gypsy jazz.  Between David Grisman's melding of gypsy jazz with bluegrass and modern musicians like Robin Nolan and Marc Atkinson taking the form in newer directions, there seems to be some openness to non-traditional gypsy jazz.  So much the better.  Unfortunately, most fans of that stuff probably don't know about this album.  Show 'em up by getting a copy for yourself.


title: McFadden's brilliant solo debut

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What do you get when you mix Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Montoya, Django Reinhardt, Tom Waits and a bizarre obsession with creepy clowns?  You get Eric McFadden, and this is his first proper solo album.  If you ever thought that the nylon-string acoustic guitar had limitations, this album may very well change your mind as McFadden pulls together strands of diverse genres and somehow brings them into a cohesive whole.  McFadden's guitar style draws as much from flamenco and jazz as it does from rock and country, and while most nylon-string players focus on their picking, McFadden's fretwork is just as impressive as his picking.  What is more impressive, though, is his musical vision.  There is no genre that McFadden cannot play, and somehow he put together an album that shifts between rock, country, flamenco, folk and jazz without anything sounding out of place.  Then again, maybe everything just sounds out of place.  That is, of course, a theme for the album.  McFadden has a strange obsession with the idea of running away to join the circus to be with other freaks and escape the past, and he obviously had a traumatic experience with a clown as a child that scarred him for life.  After all, he keeps writing songs about creepy clowns.  All of that contributes to a dark carnival atmosphere throughout the entire album, and it is that feel that keeps a sense of cohesiveness to an album that shifts back and forth between diverse genres.  It is a masterpiece of the bizarre, and a jaw-dropping demonstration of guitar skill.

Further listening:  Gary Lucas.  Lucas used to play guitar for the late Captain Beefheart, and he shares both McFadden's awe-inspiring virtuosity and his eclecticism.  You won't get the Tom Waits/creepy carnival sound from Lucas, but you will get the same level of mad genius from somebody who views genre boundaries with nothing but contempt.


title: Strangely enough, this doesn't sound like Already Free

text: I was excited to buy this album because, unlike some DTB fans, I loved Already Free.  I loved the gritty, swampy sounds, even if it lacked the jazz-influenced sophistication of some of Trucks' other albums.  What is a bit odd about this companion EP is that sonically, it has more in common with Songlines than with Already Free.  That isn't exactly a bad thing-- I liked Songlines quite a bit, but I was hoping for more of the Already Free sound.  However, the band has developed a sound over time, and Already Free was recorded under somewhat unusual circumstances, so it seems logical that when they go out on tour with that material, they will revert more to their instinctive sound.  Again, that isn't a bad thing-- it was just a bit of a surprise.  The extended cover of My Favorite Things is worth the price of admission alone, and there isn't a weak moment here.  It isn't the best work the DTB have ever put out, but it is another solid effort.  If you are hoping for something that sounds like Already Free, this isn't quite it, but this is certainly no dud.


title: Strong country-inflected blues rock from Grace Potter's guitarist

text: Those who know of Scott Tournet probably know him as the guitarist for Grace Potter & the Nocturnals.  This is his first solo album, and it is a good one.  Of course, Tournet doesn't have a voice anywhere near as good as Grace Potter, but this album isn't just a Nocturnals album with a lesser singer.  Instead, Tournet delves a bit more deeply into blues, with slight country inflections.  He gets the chance to stretch out a bit more on the guitar, combining electric and acoustic, and some good slide work.  The over-all sound is similar to J.J. Cale.  In other words, it sounds like the kind of material that Clapton and Knopfler were playing in the 70's, but let's give credit where credit is due.  This album is a throwback to J.J. Cale, but a bit faster and a bit darker.  That is a component of the Nocturnals' sound, and this album gives some interesting insight into that sound by showing who brings the J.J. Cale influence to the table.  The vocals are the weak link on the album, although that would probably be less distracting if we didn't know how good the singer is in Tournet's other band.  Still, this album is well worth owning if you like the subtle, restrained and nuanced guitar work of the guy from the Nocturnals.


title: Five Stars

text: WONDERFUL RECORDING


title: Especially good work.

text: A must have for Coil fans. Especially good work.


title: Not the biggest FF fan but enjoy this CD

text: Bought this in Colorado a looong time ago when some people still bought CDs. Not a huge FF fan but do really like this CD. Love Skin & Bones.


title: Scotty has another hit!

text: This is an excellent CD to pop in your laptop and listen to as you work. The music is awesome, his voice is captivating...so hard to believe the guy has only been singing just a few years. He does not disappoint! Great to add to your collection!


title: Five Stars

text: works Great.


title: This collection is wall to wall power hits

text: Culture Beat; Snap; Magic Affair;  Technotronic; 2 Unlimited; LaBouche; C&C Music Factory; All great songs! My fave is the Omen by Magic Affair!


title: Five Stars

text: Probably one of the best kids albums period. Beautiful music.


title: Timeless, yet feels fresh!

text: “If It Ain’t Love” is exquisitely produced to perfectly showcase Patrice Jégou’s wide vocal range and artistry. The bar was set HIGH here...some of the best arrangers, players, and singers in the world are on board and such a heavy hitting lineup could overshadow some singers.... but not this one!  Patrice doesn’t just hold her own, she soars.  Big band, swing, vocal jazz, intimate ballads- she doesn’t back down or shy away. This entire album is just timeless and deserves the attention of anyone who loves great music.


title: Awesome album

text: Great album. Classic


title: LOVE IT

text: I alway liked Merle Haggard but there is a song on this CD that was about Elvis so happy twice to have it.


title: THE BEST!

text: By far the BEST method for learning a language!!! I wish they had more advanced levels, however.<br />My cousin ordered this as well, and loves it too!!!


title: Such beautiful music!

text: Top-notch recording, giving much pleasure!


title: Dave Clark Five CD

text: wow!  I've been looking for this for a long time.  Very fast shipper-- great item, very fair price.


title: Ok I guess

text: Low volume.. Had to turn it up past 40 to enjoy.


title: Five Stars

text: i knew this was good before i bought it


title: CD is of that Era of t

text: Heard Eddie Trunk talking about this band and I had to check it out. I love having in my collection these one off " Super groups" because there usually limited pressings and hard to find. Plus I love the music of Ratt, MSG, and L. A. Guns.  Seller Boodlebooks delivered as prosimised.


title: One of the greatest love ballads by Michael Jackson

text: This song is Michael Jackson at his finest. Truly a touching love ballad. The spoken intro is a romantic touch.


title: I like the large scale used and helps considering my vision ...

text: I am a roadmap collector and recently bought the RandMcNally maps for all 50 states, plus a US Interstate map. I like the large scale used and helps considering my vision is less than ideal. I also use these maps to supplement the official maps that I also have for the entire country


title: Wonderful

text: I highly recommend this cd:) Brian and Jenn Johnson have produced another beautiful worship experience:) You wont regret getting this cd!!


title: Five Stars

text: Jason upton is great


title: Happy customer!

text: Good service no problems


title: another great japanese girl group

text: strangely enough my account shows a problem with the order-running late-but i actually got this cd about 10 days after order was placed.it came from japan quickly.cd is in perfect condition so high marks to the provider and thanx.i am an old guy almost 66 and discovered a bunch of these amazing girl groups out of japan about 3 years ago.sadly i missed a lot of it while it was new but band maid,lovebites,rivini,doll$boxx and a bunch of others are tearing it up with amazing music like i haven't heard in about 30 years.this album is awesome-love oni's voice and vivi rules on the skins


title: late to the party

text: i am a 65 year old guy who grew up with the best music imaginable from the late 50's thru the 80's when i thought rock was on life support and ready to expire.then about 2 years ago i  had heard of babymetal and punched up a video or two.i was actually surprised and liked karate right off but still thought they were kind of an idol group and a novelty even though the musicians were top notch.then suggestions  started popping up and the addiction flood gates opened up.band maid,destrose,gacharic spin ,doll$boxx,and lovebites are all amazing bands and i was just so blown away by what i was hearing ,i could not believe what i had been missing out  on for the last 5 years.strangely enough i had read about scandal in a lot of comments on other videos but stupid me ignored it until a month ago.and now i am currently in love with 4 more japanese girls.lol.like everybody else.my favorite song on the album is awanaitsumorino genkidene.<br />this is one of the most perfectly constructed rock songs ever and haruna's voice is perfect.i also love the bass player timomi's high voice-incredibly cute on right on key.not a bad song on the album and now i have another cd on the way with probably  more to follow.


title: it was so great i wanted too see what the band was like ...

text: after being floored by band maid for the last year i bought the world domination cd.it was so great i wanted too see what the band was like at the start.this album had been discontinued for a couple of years before it's re-release a couple of months ago and the few new copies left were 6 or 7 hundred bucks[not kidding.]it took almost 4 months for me to have it after a couple of delays but it was well worth the wait.none of the songs were written by the girls and a bit more pop driven than their later stuff but you can tell that the real band maid is waiting to start kickin' ass and taking names in the near future.there is not a song i don't like and a few that i love especially forward and key and evergreen.the original album only had 8 cuts but this has 2 bonus tracks thrown in.summer drive and track 9 which is written in japanese so i don't know the name of it.i unfortunately can only give 4 stars instead of the usual band maid 5 as the packaging on this cd is not even a case.it comes in a paper cover packed in a thin plastic protective sleeve and will surely scratch in time so i will have to use another case for it.other than that if you hear the greatest all girl rock band you've ever heard[this coming from a 64 year old dude who's heard it all] and want to witness incredible musicianship and don'd mind extremely cute japanese girls as well this is the band for you.get ready to fall in love.support the girls and buy their cd's.you won't be sorry.


title: tomo zo tears it up on this album but her licks on track 7 are the best i've heard by her and as usual koga and ...

text: i bought this about a month ago and just cant stop playing it over and over.spin has taken everything to a new level on this release.my particular favorites are track 1[nostalgic blue],track 5[realization of a dream],track 6[ganbanba dance]and track 7[final na fantasy].tomo zo tears it up on this album but her licks on track 7 are the best i've heard by her and as usual koga and hana keep the engine chugging as well as oreo whose keyboard work is just fantastic and they're all just so damned cute you just want to buy them ice cream or something.but seriously,there is not a throw away track on this record.support your gacharic spin and buy this!


title: phenomenal

text: if you're a fan of incredible hard rock you have to give mardelas a listen.i am a young 64 years old and having grown up on tull,led zep,the who ,the music that has been coming out of japan the last 5 years is leaving me speechless.marina hebiishi the lead singer extraordinaire for this band has an absolutely killer voice with a vibrato that will leave your head spinning.this is a guy band with her up front.daybreak is all around one of the best rock songs i've  heard since,well the destrose all girl metal band that marina was last with before starting the mardelas project in 2015.or maybe band-maid or doll$boxx who by the way have a new mini-album coming fall of 2017.yes the girls are back.all and these groups are stuffed with extremely talented musicians who can shred with the best of 'em.and beautiful as well which definitely doesn't hurt.if you want to hear new hard rock like you haven't heard since maybe the mid 70's you have to give these groups a listen.i am officially addicted and my wife doesn't like it-the music or the girls-i wonder why?like marty mcfly said-doc ,all the best stuff comes from japan


title: Something you don't hear every day!

text:
Carol Alban knows the value of friends. That much is clear, even if one has never met her (I haven't... call me, Carol!), by the stellar list of musicians who collaborate in this CD, and the obvious fun they had working together. Who else has both her mother and Alex de Grassi in the same project? :)

The content of the CD is traditional children's music processed by Carol's modern, jazzy, Californian, Renaissance Woman's sensibility. In the words of my seven-year-old daughter: "this is something you don't hear every day!" Rockin' Robin, for example, is updated with 21st century pop-culture and social media references (birds are, of course, the original Tweeter animals!) In Yankee Doodle, she bravely tries to out-silly the original silly lyrics. In Mary Had a Little Lamb, she jumps fearlessly inside the story. Cat and the Fiddle becomes a mischievous jazzy (and barky) romp.

This is a great debut album; it will be exciting to see what she comes up with next. Lovers of family music, and music lovers in general, will find much to enjoy in this delightful CD. Buy it!


title: Do not buy

text: This was an awful purchase! This is not U2 singing but some second rate studio band that sounds nothing like U2


title: Half Spanish, half English

text: I purchased this CD expecting the songs to be entirely in Spanish, but the first half of the album is in English.  Because I already had all the English versions of all of ABBA's music, this was something of a disappointment.  The Spanish recordings were, nonetheless, excellent--there just should have been more of them.


title: Surprise Pop Gem

text: The main reason I bought this was because the deluxe version was on Amazon for 12 dollars so I figured, even if its bad, I can use it as a coaster.  Well it may be the best 12 dollars I have spent all year.  Any 80s fan will love this, and of course any Kim Wilde fan.  I was never a huge fan back in the 80s but I am going to have to start exploring her back catalog now.  The deluxe version is one of the rare versions that you really should get because the material on it is just as amazing as the original cd.  Some great pop gems on here that I am glad I stumbled upon.


title: I wish I could have been able to purchase more ...

text: I wish I could have been able to purchase more of this cd!  This is the only version I have found that has a spontaneous breakthrough word from Holy Spirit to us in song!  Thank you.


title: Price

text: I love the songs.


title: Five Stars

text: Not a scratch !


title: Great deal

text: Great cd, fast shipping


title: Good service

text: Great cd


title: This is great but poster had fold lines

text: Its great you'll love it only and part is the poster fold lines but that's fine


title: My Key to Sleep!

text:
This is the third time I have purchased this cd.  I love it.  Beautifully done; calming.  If you love to hear the rain and thunder, you will love this cd.

It is just enough of everything; no music; just a wonderful rain storm.

I put it on each night as I retire.

I think it kept me from losing my mind when we went through a period of drought!  :*)


title: Did You Know About This?

text: This came out in the late 90s?  Huh.  I only recently discovered this just in time to pay very little to possess as a used CD set.  I've only listened to the first CD so far and am enjoying it so much more than anticipated.  Some of the harmonies surprise me because I like them so much more than the released versions of the songs.


title: Definitive Rhapsody in Blue

text: This is the version of Rhapsody In Blue by which I judge all others.


title: Five Stars

text: I finally found this singer's collection in CD format that is reasonably priced.


title: Very nice!

text: I'm  brazilian and in my opinion Paula Fernandes is the best singer in the country! She is awesome and this CD is worth every penny!


title: Spark Gap Wonder Boys Are A Wonder Indeed!

text: One of the best old-times bands, enduring from the 1960s.  The band won the world championship at Union Grove Fiddler's Convention and played throughout the New England area.  You will love their music -- Neil on the fiddle and mandolin, with an awesome voice; George, guitar flat-picker, par excellent; and David, claw-hammer banjo and, according to George, the funniest man he has ever known.


title: Bruno Mars

text: Excellent CD even got a ringtone and ring back tone for my android just so I can hear this song love it


title: very good quality

text: The best


title: It’s ok, but the grooves on one song are ...

text: It’s ok, but the grooves on one song are messed-up.  I’m keeping it though because it’s hard to find at this price!


title: Meg Myers Is Brilliant!

text: All The Songs On The 2020 Meg Myers 2 EP Set “Thank U 4 Taking Me 2 The Disco” & “I’d Like 2 Go Home Now” Are Emotionally Charged & Brilliant! Meg Myers Is Such An Amazing Musician & Punk Rock Poet! It’s Hard To Pick A Favorite Song, But “Any Way You Wanna Love” Is Getting Alternative Rock Radio Play. “Grizzly”<br />Is A Real Banger. “Hurt” Is So Good It Actually Hurts! “Breaks My Back” Is Probably My Favorite, And Her Song With Morgxn, “I Hope You Cry” Is A Beautiful Duet! Every Song Is An Amazing Listening Experience! Meg Myers Totally Rocks!

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title: You will be very happy !

text: This is real Christmas music from the good old days. You will have happy memories.


title: Seen them Live many times...

text: Used to watch this band live in Athens back when I was in college.  only 36 minutes but every song could be a hit on alternative radio


title: Great Cd Based on a Great Show

text: This is the Cd version of the fantastic show that is currently being performed by this incredible Elvis Tribute artist on Maui. The Cd brought back a lot of terrific memories fro watcing the live show. Great CD . If you are ever in Maui & are an Elvis fan, don't miss this show !


title: Excellent CD by one of the best Elvis Tribute artists ...

text: Excellent CD by one of the best Elvis Tribute artists in the world !Check him out if you ever travel to Maui where he performs most nights.


title: Great live performances

text: This CD is worth the $ if just for the live Fabian, Jan & Dean. & Nelsons tracks.Some of the other live performers do not sound as good but over half of the tracks are great.


title: Great underrated and not popular album

text: It took me years to obtain the CD. Hoping it would be remastered one day.


title: Time tested classics, and some that may not have stood the test?

text:
Some of these are hilarious - for the right reasons...and then some just are well, hilarious, maybe for their historicity?
I am not sure a song with a title like "Beat Me Daddy" would be what The Andrews Sisters intended today, even if some of their fun songs were slightly risqué for the time.
Listening to "One Meat Ball" has made me laugh every single time I listen. I know it was a tough time when you could only get a single meatball for .15 cents, and when I think there was a time in America this was reality, it makes me stop and consider how blessed we are today in contrast. Songs like "Rhumboogie" or "Shortenin' Bread" are songs from a bygone era that are worth listening to so you can appreciate how times have changed - for the better in my humble opinion.
The classics are slightly different versions than the radio edits, but "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" and "Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" are there, and are still fantastic!!

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title: Old school

text: I didnt like it,so I gave it away


title: The Second Coming of X&Y ?

text:
Those expecting more of the same cross-over classic/alt-rock Imagine Dragons of last year might be left scratching their heads.  Those open to hearing a band evolve and expand their musical horizons should be delighted with all 17 tracks of "Smoke + Mirrors."  Thematically, this album covers a lot of regret, loss, and a (mostly) healthy dose of self-loathing (or at least earnest grappling with the human condition), but it never degenerates into despair or hopelessness.  If anything, a little honest self-appraisal is a good way get clear on what really matters and who you really do (and don't) want to be.  You might say they go hurtling towards the cliff at warp speed, only to swerve sharply at the last possible moment and then go careening right along the edge with reckless abandon.  The lead-off single "Shots" is a high-energy self-indictment curiously buoyed by a retro New Wave synth beat interlaced with bristling U2-esque guitar.  And that's just the beginning of the musical variety and ingenuity on display here.

"Gold" is the kind of musically and morally intriguing song that Depeche Mode used to craft a few decades ago.  At times, while savoring the aural journey across "Smoke + Mirrors," I couldn't help recalling Coldplay's opus X&Y -- a thought which first crossed my mind on the second or third listen to the title track (quickly becoming one of my favorites).  They make astute use of crescendo, decrescendo, and the occasional full stop to keep the listener engaged and wanting more.  Perhaps the most upbeat pop-like track on the album, "It Comes Back to You" (with more U2-esque guitar), is a nod to cosmic karma.  "The Fall," which concludes the standard album, is as engrossing as any epic reflection that can be found in Coldplay's oeuvre (random thought:  I'd love to hear Peter Gabriel do his own rendition).  The four bonus tracks are fully-formed, very good songs in their own right, except "Release" is more of a short acoustic recap of the album's primary theme.  I have no idea how they decided which tracks to include or leave out of the standard album, but suffice to say that the quality of the bonus tracks surely warrants the extra cost.


title: Five Stars

text: excellent

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title: This is a "good" one !

text: Been so disappointed the last few years with the newer releases ... But this one is a winner.  Smooth flow all the way through.  Takes me back to Ibiza and the sunsets ... I never miss a new release and I really hoping they go back to this type of mix.  I recommend this CD ... Both CDs are all good cuts.


title: Moving song from the 1970's

text: A very moving song from the 1970's. I heard it again for the first time in over 30 years on Sirius radio repeats of the Casey Kasem top 40 so I looked on Amazon for the single and found it on a 45. Had to buy a 45 adapter for my record player also on Amazon and the song sounds great and brings back memories.


title: Happy

text: Satisfied simple find I searched all the local stores in the city 5 mins on Amazon


title: Superb Collection

text:
All four volumes of the How Britain Got the Blues series are well worth getting. The track selection is superb and bountiful (2 packed CDs per volume!). The booklet, liner notes and annotation are outstanding. This series provides a fascinating documentation of the origins of the British Invasion. I love comparing these original recordings with their British counterparts (NOTE: These volumes contain the ORIGINAL --- usually American --- versions of the songs later covered by the Brit rock bands --- NOT the British cover versions themselves).

Also check out the similar 6 volume Beatles Beginnings sets, the 2 volume Rolling Stones Beginnings sets and the one CD Beginning Kinks and Beginning Who sets, all excellent additions to your music collection with rarities and surprising discoveries galore.


title: Beck's Brilliant Future Trip

text: For this listener, this is Beck's best album (so far). The production, instrumentation creates a gorgeous futuristic sounding music millieu. Great songs: driving Uneventful days, southern backhills sound of Saw Lightening; gliding, moving See Through Me. Through out, Beck gives affecting, soulful vocals. My favorite album of 2020 (released late 2019).


title: get this

text: What can I say classic comedy the best Don Amici's a genius


title: Great album but removed from my library even though i bought it

text: This is an amazing album, one of the best from Issac Delgado with many featuring of great artists. The sound is leaning more on hard salsa but clearly has been composed in such a novel and creative way. Really great album. I had to buy it again from another site called music-bazaar because Amazon chose to remove it from my library with no explanation.


title: 1955-62 era and great value for money!

text: A no frills box set covering his work pretty conclusively from about 1955-1962, from SO SMOOTH in 1955 to MAKE SOMEONE HAPPY in 1962.  2 albums on one CD, 10 CDs.  No frills but good sound quality, and considering it works out to about a buck an album, well worth it if you are looking for his earlier stuff.  All RCA VIctor and Camden albums from this era remastered and sounding good.


title: Fantastic CD

text: Absolutely fantastic CD.  One of my favorite albums of the past few years.  I cannot get it off my CD player.  This CD really does deserve 5 stars and I do not hand out 5 stars very often!


title: Scarce selection of early solo hits

text: This is not a well-thought out collection.  There is only a scarce selection of hits from the first 4 solo CDs.  It is mostly concentrated on the albums after then.  If you like his latter stuff, then this is the collection for you.  I was hoping for a total career overview, and there really is no comprehensive collection from him available at this time.  These 2-CD sets usually do a good job, but this one falls way short.  It is a legitimate release from A&M records in Russia.  It sounds great and the packaging is decent and it is not a bootleg, but the song selection is just not that good.


title: No "Movie Medley" single contained on this CD

text: This CD does NOT contain the Movie Medley.  I looked at the track listing and thought perhaps it was just overlooked or left off the listing or whatever and ordered it.  Big mistake.  Note that this does not appear to be a Bootleg CD as it has clear label markings and looks very legit from Japan, and the sound is fine.  However, the single everyone wants is nowhere to be found, so totally a waste of money as everything on the CD has been released elsewhere.  Legit release or not, it is a waste of money.


title: great sound and tight performance

text: This is a great release from a reunion show the band did in Colorado in 2008.  It appears most of the original members were there along with the new members who continued on keeping the band going for the last two decades.  It has all the hits I remember, plus there is a 10 minute version of Strange Way, which turns into a great jam with the flute and drums.  I rarely write reviews, but this was such a great live CD, I had to mention it.  Consider also checking out the John Ford Coley Live CD that just came out if you like this type of 70's-era music.  That was also a terrific release with all the hits and great sound.


title: Well worth owning for prog rock fans

text:
As of this writing, there are a couple copies of this boxed set available on Amazon for around $25 - at that price, it's well worth owning if you're a fan of progressive rock.  I bought the set when it first came out for around three times what it's currently selling for, and don't regret it.

The ProgDay festival has seen a ton of great performances since it started in 1995.  This seven disc set covers the era when the festival was being run by its founder, Peter Renfro (who has since handed off most of the responsibilites to a group of volunteers who have run the festival since 2001).  The Encore set includes performances from 1996, 1997 and 1999, with a little '95 thrown in.  The box skips 1998 because it already has its own 2-disc set available, and unfortunately the show wasn't professionally recorded in 2000.  There are around three full discs worth of material from 1997, which for my money was the best year the festival ever had (and I've been to every one since then).

The music ranges from symphonic prog to neoprog to avant garde to metallic stuff.  Each band only gets three or four songs (with so many bands to cover, there wasn't room for more), but many standout performaces are included.  The following bands are represented:  Cloud Nine, Discipline, Ars Nova, Galadriel, Deus Ex Machina, Smokin' Granny, French TV, Providence, Volare, Salem Hill, Equinox, Glass Hammer, After the Fall, Finisterre, House of Usher, NeBeLNeST, Thinking Plague, Apocolypse, Tenn Jinn, Dark Aether Project and CAP.  Granted, that's not a lot of household names even amongst prog fans, but that's the beauty of ProgDay - it has introduced me to many, many great bands that I never would have heard of otherwise.

The packaging and liner notes are very well done.  My one gripe about the set is that the band Discipline gets so many tracks that they basically make up one full disc's worth of the set.  But since they played ProgDay every year under Renfro's watch, I guess it's only appropriate that they have so many tracks included.

And if you're a prog fan and have never been to ProgDay, by all means make every effort to attend the next one, traditionally held every Labor Day weekend in Chapel Hill, NC.  (I tried to include the ProgDay web site address here, but for some reason Amazon keeps editing it out - just Google "ProgDay").


title: Larin Izbor-originalna Glazba

text: The music of Larin Izbor is amazing and I would like to buy the Series itself on DVD with English or Arabic subtitle.


title: Better than the original

text: This was in perfect condition--still in original wrap. Quick shipping (plus I loved the comment on my receipt that it was a great pick!) MDD is better than the Original Dirty Dancing soundtrack, IMO.


title: Five Stars

text: Good size and weight,stays hot .


title: Five Stars

text: i have 20 lifescapes cd's this is one of my favorites!!!


title: This music is great!

text: Love this product and will be buying it again!


title: Great product and exactly what I wanted

text: Great product and exactly what I wanted


title: Excellent music for Recorder Consort PLUS good examples of other music from Medieval to Baroque

text: I am a fan of 'period' music - actually many periods, but esp. the older ones such as Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque. Many good examples in these 2 CD's and all are well done. I have special fondness for the sound of the Recorder Consort (4, 5 and sometimes even 6 instruments in different ranges). Not much in demand these days, but I am one of the fanatics who still loves to listen to it. The David Munrow Recorder Consort (5 instruments) does an excellent job with this music. I was introduced to the recorder consort in music school in the 1950's (when the sounds of period music were making a 'comeback.') Still love to listen to it and still find it to be a wonderful sound.


title: Horrible sound quality.

text: I guess I should’ve just bought the LPs. The sound on this CD is not a good quality.


title: Forward Natty.

text: I like this one too. Get your self one and relax and enjoy. Al Campbell is one of the best  ,i am sure you will like this too.<br />Please check it out, Al Campbell doesn't disappoint in this project


title: Best recording of this song.

text: BEST recording of this song I've heard.  LOVE this.  Some people want more cowbell, I just want more percussion, and this recording delivers.


title: Excellent

text: Has “One Last Kiss”, both “Beautiful World” and the acoustic version as well as others versions. A must have for REBUILD fans!


It was 1968, and the Rock-and-Roll world was breaking free. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band had come out only a year before, and a fresh wind was blowing. The Kinks’ contribution was the concept album, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. It’s a wonderful collection of great Kinks tunes, from the title track to the final one – People Take Pictures Of Each Other.

When Rolling Stone created their “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time” list, this album clocked in at 255, which put it in with some prestigious company. Check it out, you won’t be disappointed!


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful !


title: Whitney- a Tribute By Glennis Grace

text: This woman has an absolutely amazing voice. You will think that Whitney Houston never passed on.


This is a good album that shows the ability of Garcia, Hunter et al. to write songs that can be performed by others.  Some are better than others.


title: Lots of tunes, many are derivative though

text: I found maybe 10 that really spoke to me (Black Eyed Susan in particular).  The rest were forgettable, meandering, or very derivative of other good ones.  However, if you don't play an instrument by reading sheet music, the cd is essential.  Tracks are short, just to give you a once through.


title: Re-release this thing, people

text: It's a shame this is out of production.  It should be made available.  Excellent, joyful, enjoyable music.  Read my other reviews.  I'm usually dissing something.  A few items, mostly music items, I've effused about.  Well, this is another one.  Too bad there's no tracks you can play to get a sense.  Perhaps Zune or iTunes has something.


title: Unbelievably gorgeous music

text: Voice of the Gods. Such a gorgeous voice singing incredible ballads. You will feel your soul.


title: Fantastic music with upbeat tempos

text: Fantastic music with upbeat tempos, crafty lyrics, and fun themes.  Stompy the Bear is a fast favorite as is the Postmarks Balloons.


title: Five Stars

text: Perfect Condition!


title: Great oldie goldies

text: Great songs !


title: Overlooked Classic in the vein of Jackson Brown and James Taylor.

text:
Track List:

1  We'll Be Ready (When You Pass This Way Again)
2  Old Tom
3  The Lighthouse Song
4  Bed of Coals
5  Prospect of Whitby
6  Ballad of Johnny Arcane
7  Couldn't Keep His Mind of Georgia
8  Yacht Crash (NOTE:  Very good bluegrass instrumental!)
9  Constant Like a Flame
10 Legend in His Time
11 Long Long Way (To the Top of the World)
12 Yosemite 1955


title: Nice Holiday Compilation

text: Tracks include 1) White Christmas Bing Crosby 2) Winter Wonderland Louis Armstrong 3) Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Judy Garland 4) The Little Drummer Boy Harry Simeone Chorale  5) Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson 6) Frosty the Snowman Jimmy Durante 7) Do You Hear What I Hear? Do Re Mi Children's Chorus 8) This Time of the Year Brook Benton 9) The Christmas Song Mel Torme 10) A Holly Jolly Christmas Burl Ives 11) What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? Ella Fitzgerald 12 Silent Night Dinah Washington  13) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee 14) Jingle Bell Rock Bobby Helms 15) Merry Christmas, Baby Chuck Berry 16) Santa Baby Eartha Kitt 17) Blue Christmas Platters 18) Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Jackson Five 19) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Temptations 20) Christmas Wrapping Waitresses 21) Christmas Time Bryan Adams 22) Nothing But a Child  Kathy Mattea 23) A Christmas to Remember Amy Grant 24) It Won't Be the Same This Year Vince Gill 25) Silent Night Temptations 26) Christmas in the City Marvin Gaye 27) White Christmas Stephanie Mills 28) Give Love on Christmas Day New Edition 29) Please Come Home for Christmas Aaron Neville 30) When You Love Someone (It's Christmas Everyday) Gladys Knight & the Pips 31) The Christmas Song The Supremes 32) God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Brian McKnight 33) Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Boyz II Men 34) Special Gift Isley Brothers/Ronald Isley 35) All I Want for Christmas Angela Winbush 36) This Christmas Dru Hill.


title: Five Stars

text: Elegant Ellington by two superb musicians. Worth looking for!!


title: He is a great guitarist, on a par with Laurence Juber or ...

text: I saw some of his youtube performances and sought out this earlier cd. He is a great guitarist, on a par with Laurence Juber or Chris Proctor.


title: Sound is good

text: I have the original album and it does not have the same sound


title: It's amazing & perfect && it's adorable haha

text:
The order came one day earlier which made me really happy cus I was super excited for this item c:
Nothing was wrong with it & still nada wrong with it im already using it haha
Im in love with it & now I want more to collect haha :D so thank youuuuuuu ,!


title: Four Stars

text: love it


title: Great lyrics, amazing music

text: AD has not lost their edge whatsoever, especially with this "we're big in Japan" release that never made it to America. Great lyrics, amazing music, just like classic Arrested Development. A shame we haven't embraced these guys more!


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!!!!!


title: Love this song!!

text: Love this song, don't care for the dance version but for the price I can listen as often as I want!!


title: Four Stars

text: a little pricey


title: Depressing selection of songs

text: Their voices are beautiful and as the CD was recorded during difficult times I would have thought the songs selected would be uplifting but they were sad and depressing.  I won't listen to it again.  Too depressing.


title: 5 stars

text: Great music.


title: What??

text: This album shipped from Oklahoma, went to Dallas, then Chicago, and is now headed to Pittsburgh. I live in Memphis. What the hell is going on??


title: Great quality. Sounds great

text: Brings back memories. Great sound quality


title: This guy is always good

text: Good stuff


title: Amazing album

text: If you love this movie, you'll love this album


title: Absolutely perfect!

text: Absolutely perfect! Also received earlier than expected which made me very happy! Thank you!!!


title: A shame...

text: Fantastic album by a band that almost made it but not quite...sadly they are no longer together...


title: Outstanding Voice

text: This is a must-have if like young Boys voices.  I love it and have heard it several times.  The choice of songs is wonderful.


title: Ozzy

text: Just fun to listen to


title: Ozzy

text: Give it a listen!


title: Great packaging

text: This is my favorite CD by Sting.


title: Three Stars

text: Nice, relaxing sounds to lure you to sleep.


title: Our family loved With Lee in Virginia

text: Our family loved With Lee in Virginia! As a mom I am so grateful to have these amazing audio theaters to listen to. We don't have a DVD player in our vehicle and honestly - we will never have one. The chance to listen to a story that teaches history, character, morals, etc from a christian perspective that engages and entertains our entire family is golden! We have fun discussions and my kids ask questions that amaze me.  When we travel I have noticed far less arguments and fighting between my kids. Thank you Heirloom! I highly recommend all of Heirloom's productions.


title: Malt liquor Rap

text:
Some pretty gangsta stuff here - old school Rakim, ice cube, eazy e, snoop, etc.

Music to drink by (as Louis logic said)


title: Must Have!

text: Awesome!  This gives you a glimpse of Hank, the young man----funny,  courteous and full of life.  You feel like you are listening live and it is awesome.  Great music and surprising laughs.


title: Very good condition

text: Received in very good conition. Just like new. Jewel case was not broken/cracked and everything was perfect.


title: Good Americana Tunes!

text: I’ve been a fan since his days in Slick Lilly playing at Louie Louie in Birmingam.  Great to see new music from Austin!


title: Five Stars

text: My grandson loves this c d.


title: HOPE TO HEAR A LOT MORE VERY SOON! SHE'S ...

text: HOPE TO HEAR A LOT MORE VERY SOON! SHE'S GOT THE RIGHT TYPE OF VOICE TO DO A VERY WIDE RANGE OF WHAT EVER SHE WANTS TO DO.


title: Excellent songs on this cd

text: This CD has most of my favorite hard rock ballads. Great music.


title: Good for hammered dulcimer fans

text: John obviously is a talented hammered dulcimer player, but the collection as a whole is an odd assortment of music, and it did not make it a record I chose to keep. That said, his rendering of The Ash Grove is wonderful.  (Note - I am very picky in my record evaluations, and give a thumbs up--four or five stars--only to albums where I can play the whole record and delight in hearing every single song.)


title: Excellent Grieg works

text: Nice compositions - well recorded.


title: Five Stars

text: Daughter loved it


title: Great Guitar

text: I have not heard this paticular album but have seen Jim perform 3 different times in Branson.  Two shows at the Hughes Brothers Theater  and also at Silver Dollar City.  We have many of his records and throughly enjoy all of them.  Check out his style on UTube..


title: GREAT CD!!!

text: Another absolutely fantastic worship CD from Covenant Worship!!!  LOVE IT!!!


title: "Girls Just Wanna' Have Fun"

text: Great for rides to beach & letting loose.


title: My name is America

text: This is great and you will love, as I do.  It is top on my list.

user_id: AFEMQSPNRTHOIRDDUSHIILUWZLKA


title: Nice collection from one of the greatest trumpet players ever.

text: Doc Severinsen at his best. What more can I say?


title: Great Bootleg

text:
This REM bootleg was recorded in the infamous 40 Watt Club in Athens GA.  I was a fool when I was younger and needed cash and only sold this for four bucks!  I paid a mint for it.

This seller priced it reasonably and had high ratings, so I purchased from them.  It came quickly and played flawlessly, which is rare for a 1993 CD.  My original CD was purchased in a record store in Athens GA, which all REM fans will recognize as the hometown of the band.  They played that night under a fake band name to try out the songs on a live audience for their forthcoming album, "Automatic for the People".

For a bootleg, it's well done.  I like how you can hear them in this setting.  By the way, this goes out to Gwen O'Louney, who is mentioned on the recording.  Don't worry.  I don't know who she is either.


title: Awesome CD! Where Can I find it???

text:
I just watched the movie last night and I couldn't wait to get this soundtrack! Unfortunately, it is no longer available. The music in this movie is not only a shoe-in for the story, but actually one of the most refreshing, catchy group of songs I've heard in a film in a long time. I liked every one of the songs (yes, even the Bollywood ones!) and I will continue on my search to find it.

Ladies, if you get lucky enough to find this CD anywhere, nab it! It is truly an awesome collection of music...


title: Zumba!

text: These Zumba tapes gets me through my home workouts, so close to my gym workouts, that I get the same benefits that's good for  my body.


title: Happy to have it!

text: Being that this is the ONLY recording of Bjorling in this role, any imperfections are perfectly acceptable given that it was made from a 1940 broadcast.


title: I'm lucky to get this old recording!

text: I got this one 78rpm disc "You and You" Waltz! I'm lucky! Because I already have this album which I've had for over a half century, but one of the 78s (You and You) was missing through all those decades and all three others were there. I'm glad that I finally got that missing 78 back in this old album of mine. I've waited for over a half century to replace "You and You". Finally, I'm able to find a replacement! Now I have all four of the 78s in this album.


title: Cynthia Clawson sings those hymns really good

text: I like the way Cynthia Clawson sings those old hymns. We used to sing them in church when we were little kids and this CD brings back memories. There is one problem: The words of "Come Thou Fount of Many Blessings" are set to a different tune-one I've never heard. Other than that everything is original.


title: The Definitive Varese

text:
This album has been, for me, the definitive performance of Varese since I bought it 40 years ago (though I like the more recent Chailly "Complete Works" as well).  Simonovich and the Paris Contemporary Music Ensemble offer a languid pace, rich tonality, lots of ambience (something Varese liked), thunderous percussion, and a passionate approach that may be, in the minds of some, a bit excessive for music as abstract as Varese's. For instance, it stands in pronounced contrast to the more intellectualized approach taken by Boulez.  But I think Simonovich's approach is consistent with the drama and lyricism one hears in the tape interpolations on "Deserts", which presumably represent as close a reading of Varese's intentions as we can get.  It's a powerful performance, one that's alternately meditative and robust, but one that does not sacrifice precision for power.

This album hasn't been reissued on CD.  I was thrilled to find a "Used--Like New" copy of the vinyl on Amazon, which is the best I'll manage for something to replace my worn-out original vinyl LP.


title: Judee Sill Is One Of The Great Little Known Voices Of Our Era

text:
Judee Sill is one of the great little known voices of our era, her music is, as best as I can describe it, a cross between folk and Laura Nyro. Her music is very personal and in this recording (before an audience) for a BBC broadcast; before most of her songs she tells us what happened in her life that brought her to write the song. Her skill on the piano is excellent and something she uses to carry along with the range of her voice and the emotions she expresses as she tells us of her life.

She grew up in a hard life and was able to bring us a very beautiful gift from all of her pain. It’s tragic that her life was cut short so I’m thankful for the body of work she left us and this BBC recording is an excellent intro for those who don’t her.

Judee’s music is not for casual listening or background music but is excellent for the listener who is in a pensive or introspective mood and for these times in my life — I’m thankful for what Judee was able to leave us.


title: Based on the product description I can't tell if this ...

text: Based on the product description I can't tell if this is an audio CD, a DVD or a collection of both or something else entirely. Until the product description is given more details I won't buy it.


title: Five Stars

text: ok


title: Five Stars

text: Marty Robbins, what else can you say?


title: love hahk's music...

text: I got my first hank album in 1961...his music is timeless...Thank you Amazon for offering the latest at a low price...


title: Relaxing music

text: I like to use this CD when I'm working at my computer....very relaxing.  It's a rather long set, so no CD changes required.


title: Great Life Tools!

text: Great set of CD's to help you learn the great skill of assertiveness.  I have listened to them in my car and really appreciate the tools I have learned.  I highly recommend!


title: SINGING IN THE RAIN

text: It was a birthday gift for my daughter.  She saw it in my CD case and wanted it.  We both love the musical.


title: Three Stars

text: I like the CD but there were more songs from the movie that I wish were included.


title: Audio CD

text: I like the content and the reader does a nice job of depicting emotion and different characters.  The set I ordered was scratched up and there are parts that I just can't get past due to scratches.  This isn't the products fault though or Amazon's.  I bought this used and got burned.  Except for a few small parts that I couldn't listen to, I really enjoyed this entire book.  It's long and full of excitement.


title: Song List

text:
Since a list of songs isn't available, I've provided one for you. The songs are old, new and somewhere in between.  Many are classics. Enjoy!

Disc One  (Young Love)

Put Your Head on My Shoulder  Paul Anka
Young Love  Tab Hunter
My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own  Connie Francis
Sealed with a Kiss  Brian Hyland
Come Softly to Me  The Fleetwoods
A Teenager's Romance  Ricky Nelson
My Prayer  The Platters
I'm Sorry  Brenda Lee
Tammy  Debbie Reynolds
One Night  The Danleers
A Million to One  Jimmy Charles
Going' Out of My Head  Little Anthony and the Imperials
Since I Fell for You  Lenny Welch
When You're Young and in Love  The Marvelettes
Our Day Will Come  Ruby and the Romantics

Disc Two (Young Love)

Venus  Frankie Avalon
Puppy Love  Paul Anka
Can't Help Falling in Love  Elvis Presley
'Til  The Angels
Breaking up Is Hard to Do  Neil Sedaka
Since I Don't Have You  The Skyliners
Love (Can Make You Happy)  Mercy
Devil or Angel  Bobby Vee
Hooked on a Feeling  B. J. Thomas
Good Night My Love (Pleasant Dreams)  Jesse Belvin
To Sir with Love  Lulu
When We Get Married  The Dreamlovers
On the Street Where You Live  Vic Damone
I Just Can't Help Believing  B. J. Thomas
The Theme from "A Summer Place"  Percy Faith and His Orchestra

Disc One (Moments to Remember)

Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) Roy Orbison
There! I've Said It Again  Bobby Vinton
Can't Get Used to Losing You  Andy Williams
Secret Love  Doris Day
I Need You Now  Eddie Fisher
Moments to Remember  The Four Lads
Chances Are  Johnny Mathis with Ray Conniff and His  Orchestra
Pretend You Don't See Her  Jerry Vale
Shangri-La  The Four Coins
That's All I Want from You  Jaye P
The Twelfth of Never  Johnny Mathis
Be My Love  Mario Lanza
Song from "Moulin Rouge "  Percy Faith and His Orchestra with Felicia (Where Is Your Heart)  Sanders
You Don't Know Me  Eddy Arnold
Somewhere, My Love  Ray Conniff and the Singers

Disc Two (Moments to Remember)

Are You Lonesome Tonight?  Elvis Presley
After the Lovin'  Engelbert Humperdinck
Everybody Loves a Lover  Doris Day
Make the World Go Away  Eddie Arnold
Misty  Johnny Mathis
You Belong to Me  Jo Stafford
More  Perry Como
My Heart Belongs to Only You  Bobby Vinton
I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Elvis Presley
It Hurts to Be in Love  Gene Pitney
No, Not Much!  The Four Lads
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White Perez Prado And His Orchestra
Don't You Know  Della Reese
(Where Do I Begin) Love Story  Andy Williams
Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) Engelbert Humperdinck

Disc One (April Love)

April Love  Pat Boone
Who's Sorry Now  Connie Francis
Around the World  Bing Crosby with Buddy Cole and His
  Orchestra
Endlessly  Brook Benton
All Of A Sudden My Heart Sings  Paul Anka
Without Love (There Is Nothing)  Tom Jones
Unchained Melody  Al Hibbler
Secretly  Jimmie Rodgers
All Alone and I  Brenda Lee
Love Me or Leave Me  Lena Horne
Crying  Roy Orbison
It's All in the Game  Tommy Edwards
My Own True Love  The Duprees
Only You (And You Alone)  The Platters
Little Things Mean A Lot  Kitty Kallen

Disc Two (April Love)

The Look of Love  Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing  Four Aces Featuring Al Alberts
Do That to Me One More Time  Captain & Tennille
(You're My) Soul and Inspiration The Righteous Brothers
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me Dusty Springfield
Dream a Little Dream of Me  Mama Cass with The Mamas & The Papas
It's Just a Matter of Time  Brook Benton
Touch Me in the Morning  Diana Ross
You Are My Destiny  Paul Anka
I'll Be There  The Jackson 5
I'm Going to Sit Right down and  Billy Williams  Write Myself a Letter
Among My Souvenirs  Connie Francis
Friendly Persuasion (Thee I Love) Pat Boone
Am I That Easy to Forget  Engelbert Humperdinck
With These Hands  Tom Jones

Disc One (True Love)

Mona Lisa  Nat King Cole
Tonight My Love, Tonight  Paul Anka
True Love  Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly
Sincerely  The McGuire Sisters
Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me  Mel Carter
I Love How You Love Me  The Paris Sisters
I Love You More and More Every Day Al Martino
Goin' Out of My Head/Can't Take My The Lettermen
Eyes Off You
I Want to Be Wanted  Brenda Lee
Red Roses for a Blue Lady  Vic Dana
Send for Me  Nat King Cole
Cry Me a River  Julie London
That Old Black Magic  Louis Prima and Keely Smith
Where or When  Dion and the Belmonts
Stardust  Billy Ward and His Dominoes

Disc Two (True Love)

(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall in  Tom Jones
Love Again
Love Is a Hurtin' Thing  Lou Rawls
You and Me against the World  Helen Reddy
When I Fall in Love  The Lettermen
Fever  Peggy Lee
Memories Are Made of This  Dean Martin
Put a Little Love in Your Heart  Jackie DeShannon
Wedding Bell Blues  The 5th Dimension
Precious and Few  Climax
Gentle on My Mind  Glen Campbell
And That Reminds Me  Della Reese
Allegheny Moon  Patti Page
Melody D'Amore (Melody of Love)  The Ames Brothers
Fascination  Jane Morgan
Ebb Tide  Frank Chacksfield and His Orchestra

Disc One (When I Fall in Love)

When I Fall in Love  Nat King Cole
You're Nobody 'Til Somebody  Dean Martin
Loves You
Poor Little Fool  Ricky Nelson
I Honestly Love You  Olivia Newton - John
She Believes in Me  Kenny Rogers
One Less Bell to Answer  The 5th Dimension
Love Makes the World Go Round  Deon Jackson
You Needed Me  Anne Murray
All I Have To Do Is Dream  The Everly Brothers
(Theme From) Valley of the Dolls Dionne Warwick
Mr. Blue  The Fleetwoods
You Belong to Me  The Duprees
See the Funny Little Clown  Bobby Goldsboro
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle
Let It Be Me  The Everly Brothers

Disc Two (When I Fall in Love)

Can't Take My Eyes off You  Frankie Valli
Dream Lover  Bobby Darin
Never My Love  The Association
Nobody Does It Better  Carly Simon
My Love  Petula Clark
This Girl's in Love with You  Dionne Warwick
If I Were a Carpenter  Bobby Darin
I Couldn't Live without Your Love Petula Clark
My Eyes Adored You  Frankie Valley
Beyond the Sea  Bobby Darin
You Light up My Life  Debby Boone
Come Rain or Come Shine  Ray Charles
I Cried a Tear  LaVern Baker
A Lover's Question  Clyde McPhatter
When a Man Loves a Woman  Percy Sledge


title: She leaves a lot of us speechless to describe how good she is, and emotionally breathless in the wake of her songs.

text: A profound, provocative, beautiful, and intensely haunting yet easily dance-able album from an artist who came out of the gate and blew a lot of minds with her singing, playing, compositions, and lyrics and somehow has defied gravity by continuing to outdo herself. The word transcendent applies because she transcends most of the "heard herd" coming out of Nashville and other music centers today. On another of her many great albums she has a song where she sings "I'm the only one who's ever been like me." True that, and thank goodness that who she is leaves a lot of us speechless and breathless in the wake of her songs.


title: They keep doing what they do best, despite that time travel across decades.

text:
If I play Blonder and Blonder and the Whoop Dee Doo it is like
the band is unaffected by the passage of time. Like almost 30
years worth. Remarkable. Whoop Dee Doo is great!


title: Little known, great, with interesting ad for Fleischmann's Yeast

text: Wonderful, especially for the collector


title: Almost All Songs Previously Released

text: The Chicago Carnegie Hall release, with bonus tracks covers every track released except for the Elergy instrumental songs from Chicago III.  I am not sure why anyone would want to pay big bucks for alternate versions of all these songs.  I am a big Chicago fan, but I think this a ripoff.  Unless you are an absolute Chicago fanatic, don't buy this set.  On the other hand, Chicago's 2022 new album, having only 3 original members, was a bunch of warmed over garbage.  It appears this Carnegie release has been overdubbed to improve the sound of the horns.  I have heard the horn players actually hated the Carnegie Hall album because the horns sounded like kazoos.  The conclusion I can make is that original band members want to cash out in very way possible!  DO NOT BUY!


title: Great music 🎶

text: I love this,it's so comforting that I can still find a cd !<br />Dolly's music is always great.


title: Perfect for the serious fan of Vera Lynn

text: This huge set of Lynn's tracks covers her long singing career, giving a rare opportunity to hear the contrast between her iconic, intensely-sincere WWII works and her later, very pop, tracks (with a few frankly ghastly arrangements in the '50s). It makes me appreciate her wonderful WWII singing even more.


title: Get Brooks and Dunn back together!

text: Not his best work but passable.


title: Must be informed if original hits by original artists!

text: Please, AMAZON, Be sure to include a track listing and specify if the recordings are original by the "Original Artists" as we heard them in years gone by.<br />This is very important, in fact a must, for those of us collecting this type of product.


title: How many discs?

text: Both the UK and USA Amazon listings state ONE (1) disc but supposedly 4 albums, which originally were quite good...............<br />So, what do we have here?


title: Good idea, nice product

text: What a great idea to make these cards.  The 1st one arrived without the CD but the replacement was complete.


title: Great music

text: Wonderful voice


title: Another Bundle of Tantrums

text: Bought this for one particular song, well worth it!


title: Five Stars

text: Perfect 90's dance song that doesn't seem to age.


title: Long-time favorite of many loved Bowie albums

text: One of the most beautiful Bowie albums.  Unusual, but accessible, straightforward, but still layered and complex.  Uplifting, hopeful.  Another step in his evolution.


title: Perfect, refreshing and unusual

text: Wonderful (and look for this original Savage/BMG version, not a poor quality Parlophone).  Clear and pure, a little glitzy but beautiful, with some semi funk and jazzy sax, leaning toward a popular dance/house sound, but refreshing and different.  Bowie’s voice is resonant and beautiful.  Inspired by Bowie’s new place in life and love.


title: Wonderful

text: Love it.  Sublime songs and delivery.  King is amazing.


title: best effort by godflesh

text:
received earlier than expected!
hands down, best effort by godflesh!
soundtrack to the end of times.


title: The Best Pretty Things Music You Never Heard

text:
There's no Honey I Need; Don't Bring Me Down; Midnight To Six; Rosalyn; stuff here.  This is mostly looser--but good--production of S.F. Sorrow/Emotions era Pretty Things.  It is a shame they didn't manage to tour the U.S. touting a hit record or single during this era. I understand they recorded this stuff for low budget films for some extra bread. We're all fortunate that we can this additional glimpse of prime Pretties. If you like the Pretty Things circa S.F. Sorrow, this is a must. Here are the songs:

Alexander. "Eastern shores they seem so full of promise .  . ." This is a mid to fast blues rock number with a psychedelic chorus-- You loving me love the firegod. Wally Waller backup vocals. (Waller's vocals, especially Sickle Clowns (Parachute) remind me of John Lennon's Yer Blues vocal.) Alexander has the overdriven modern crunchy and distorted guitar sound. Call and answer between guitar and vocal. Vocal harmonies on the chorus. I get the impression that someone mixing the song is turning up and down the levels on the guitar. Louder (call), then softer during each vocal stanza (answer). Two lead guitar solo parts nice ascending guitar harmony parts at the end. The lyrics give me a Cream Tales of Brave Ulysses vibe. One of the top songs on the disc.

It'll Never Be Me.  "Sad eyes turn away from the looking glass .  .  .  No, It'll never be me lookin' at you that way." Classic Wally Waller harmony vocals on the chorus.  Twin guitar solos sounding somewhere between Jane's Addiction and the Beatles She Said, She Said.  The song structure is roughly blues oriented, reminding me of the Stones' Stray Cat Blues.  However it has a chorus unlike the Stones' tune. This is in my top 3 choices for best tune on the disc.

Grey Skies. This song has a pace and verse structure I can best compare to a ska version of Ben E. King's Stand By Me, except the guitar plays arpeggios.  The chorus section has a 66-67 boutique sounding ascending line over a minor chord; reminiscent of but less contemporary and a bit sloppier than Jimmy Page on Achilles Last Stand (Presence).

I Love You. I am somewhat reminded of a slow Kinks kind of groove--like an All Day and All the Night semi-crunchy bar chord progression, but a bit slower and less aggressive.  The middle has the Indian raga feel, except wah-wah guitar instead of sitar.

What's Good for the Goose. British pubby sounding.  What does "pubby" mean?--Well I don't exactly know--somewhere between Cream singing, "My baby has gone down the plughole" or Herman's Hermit's singing "I'm Henry the Eighth" I'm envisioning a drunken pub sing-a-long. I don't think the film for which this was written won any major awards.

If I Needed Somebody.  This has nothing to do with the Bee Gees or Beatles similarly titled songs.  With the acoustic or perhaps direct inputted, uneffected electric guitar, (clean sound), and horn arrangements, this would fit nicely on Emotions.

Street Girl.  They were handed this song.  Phil May declined and Wally Waller sings it.  I am reminded a little bit of the Animals cover of See See Rider. No discernable keyboards on this number.  Blues rocker with over driven guitar and solos throughout.  "Street Girl stuck beneath the lamp light --blues fill.  Street girl waitin' till the time is right."

Blow Your Mind.  A fast blues rocker romp with a head riff emphasizing the 7th.  Mosquito sounding guitar or what Clapton refers to on the Cream Farewell Concert interview as "womantone". I simply call it electric guitar through an overdriven amplifier with no treble.  Interesting rock song, if a bit sloppy, with a tempo change with repetitive organ riff in the middle. Wally Waller trademark, "Lennonesque" raspy midrange backround vocals. Future Pink Fairies suspect on skins.

Eagle's Son.  Perhaps the best track on the disc.  Overdriven guitar--Dick Taylor.  This and Alexander easily fit with the band's S.F. Sorrow sound.  Private Sorrow however, wasn't an Eagle's Son nor did he invade the distant beaches with Alexander.  This is a song with a driving beat, roughly comparable to "Old Man Going" (from S.F. Sorrow), but more of a protest song.  Fuzz tone with a psychedelic falsetto chorus. One of the better Dick Taylor guitar solos from this era.  There was a video of the group miming to this from a German movie on You Tube at one time.

I See You.  Diff't version of the S.F. Sorrow track.  This is a looser--but interesting alternate-- production of the S.F. Sorrow song.

Love, Dance & Sing.  This song reminds me of the Doors for its simple blues structure and the vocal style. No discernable keyboards.

Danger Signs has that Emotions horn sound.  Emotions meets Motown.  The beat is a bit like Marvin Gaye's "Pride and Joy".  Chorus a little reminiscent of Heat Wave. Interesting pop tone.

Walking Down The Street.  Very Emotions era sounding tune. Bari sax and unaffected d/i sounding electric guitar intro. Horn arrangements over basic Pretties track.

A Thousand Ages From the Sun. This reminds me of one of those country rock influenced tunes that Badfinger did. Basic unaffected direct input guitar, (clean sound) bass, drums and vocals.

Rave Up.  Wally Waller bass; John Povey organ; John Alder drums; Dick Taylor guitar. Phil May probably somewhere around this. This reminds me of the Yardbirds "Stroll On".  It's not the Train Kept-A-Rollin at all.  It just generates the same kind of level of guitar feedback and excitement.


title: Excellent Recording

text: An excellent recording with great bass and upper range clarity.  I absolutely love it.


title: What it needs to be, great depth

text: Like the variation of the music, great stuff. I can depend on ATB to bring it. You will find no disappoints here!


title: Good classic Jim and Jesse album

text: Great sound (as usual) from Jim and Jesse.  I especially love the classic 60s sound.  Great gospel songs.  No one does it better than Jim and Jesse.


title: GREAT from start to finish

text: One of the best bands to ever come from Texas.  You won't find a bad track on this CD.  The mix of dirt, grit, and piano is just one of the things I like most about it.  Wish they had done more.  Buy the CD while it is available.


title: Four Stars

text: Some good songs. Hard to find this old show.


title: Price Gouging Ahead! Great CD

text: I like the CD but WHY would anyone ever attempt to charge over $1,000 for a CD??!!!  Someone is just lunatic to charge this price!


title: Awesome product

text: Love it. I was looking this album, since the new releases changed the cover color but I found it used with them. It was delivered fast and the CD is in very good condition.


title: Richard is still the definition of real music!!!

text: I really enjoyed my first listen. Haven't had time to spend more time with good speakers and good phones.  Richard Carpenter is a musical  genious!!!


title: Outstanding

text:
Should you like only a track or two or not, Buy it for the kindness of the creator of the music and the generosity in his heart to offer profits to someone who helped him in his carreer.  I have all the vynal and yes, I purchaced all the CD releases which I enjoyed even more.  I have them all. I even found an old radio interview LP from the first album when it came out.  Even though there is already a hits CD available, Frankie was kind enough to offer another chance to hear some amazing songs which I"m sure you'll find after a few listens, almost every track on this release is a classic in it's own right.  These are all great songs.  And Frankie, if you are reading, please be kind enough to share some out takes, remixes or anything else you might have for us die hard fans who don't mind digging a bit deeper for the chance to hear great music with a twist.  I would love a live disc to enjoy from the heyday but hey, I know it just isn't that easy.  Your kindness and purpose for this release is appreciated.
God Bless and thanks for all those wonderful memories!
Sincerely
Ted Etheridge


title: Great remix of a great album

text: This remix of the White Album brings more musical dynamics to the original.  It has a fuller sound and fixes some questionable choices in the original stereo mix.


title: The best version of The Tennessee Waltz

text: I bought this for my aunt. I had heard the Tennessee Waltz sung by Patti Page some time ago and found it captivating.  Knowing that my aunt love waltzes, I purchased it for her.  She sent me a thank you note a few days later saying how much she loves it and a few of the other songs on the CD.


title: what better way to say I love you than with 150 ...

text: Bought these for my husband...what better way to say I love you than with 150 love songs...


title: great singer , great songs she composed

text: Like: Both Sides Now. Circle Game


title: Great stuff

text: Always great music to both relax and be inspired.


title: Easy Listening

text: Ditto all Di Scherling cds


title: Easy Listening

text: Ditto Pelican Lake!


title: read by the great James Mason

text: This probably rare LP record of several of Browning's best-known poems, most of them dramatic monologues, read by the great James Mason, purchased in new condition (shrink-wrapped), would be a treat for any Browning fan, or even James Mason enthusiast. I have been enjoying this recording on cassette tape for more than 3 decades, and can now add this to my LP collection. Btw, this is volume 2. Vol. 1 is probably also hard to come by (in mint or near mint condition, anyway).


title: Haunting and Moving

text: Down is a long time treasure of mine that I still play.  Maia Banks offers something for every mood you want to enhance.


title: Buy This

text: Great album by an amazing and under-appreciated artist. I skip over the first tune but savor the rest. Title track is genius, and All Those Girls cracks me up every time.


title: Still nothing like this 40 years later

text: This has consistently made the top 100 records of the rock era and for good reason.  It's different and great at the same time. REALLY great.


title: Five Stars

text: Qreat product fast ship and great price


title: Five Stars

text: GreAt pice fast ship


title: Five Stars

text: Lots of songs all great!


title: Great live album!

text: Phil Lesh has to be the most musical bass player of all time. The jamming with Phil Lesh and Jerry Garcia on Dark Star is sheer pleasure to listen to. Just a great live album!


title: these are great performances. Holiger is a high-flying acrobat on his ...

text: I am a big fan of Heinz Holliger.  Backed by I Musici, these are great performances.  Holiger is a high-flying acrobat on his instrument.  Well-recorded.  Vinyl in good condition.


title: Yoke Makes Jazz Easy And Fun To Play

text:
This course along with everyone that I have taken by Yoke Wong delivers with giving more than what I have asked for. Not having previous training with jazz piano, Yoke has the gift of teaching at an easy level for understanding, and by getting right in and exercising with the techniques she provides you with you are playing in the jazz style. What I really love about her way of teaching, is she gives her heart and soul, and by being a doer with all examples, you too are building from the foundation up.

In regards with "Sweet Sounds of Jazz Improvisation", Yoke has you have your body tell the rhythm rather than relying on traditional counting, as jazz is so much faster in movement along with having strong accent on other beats. Also, because it moves quicker, dissonance makes the art of jazz sound really good.

I recommend this course to all levels of piano players as Yoke Wong's way of teaching starts from a solid foundation and builds upon that, to the highest level.


title: Awesome purchase, definitely a must have!

text: Great purchase, very happy!


title: Very Good Jazz.

text: Was Beyond Expectations , Very Smooth , Very Good Jazz.......


title: wasn't what I was expecting.

text: So I bought mine through elsewhere having not known that Amazon carried the exclusive version and price-wise I'm glad I did. Saved me some $$$. While most of her songs are great I'm not happy with the vocals. Especially the rap. They deter from the beauty of her playing which is why I like Lindsey in the first place. It would have been nice to get a hard case and not a flimsy paper case but for the price I paid ($11) I guess I'm not going to complain much.<br />I think though that her first volume is her best one and that maybe she's stretching herself too far and too thin with this album. 1/4 of it I don't want to listen to a second time. With Shatter Me there were 2 songs that I don't want to listen to more than once.


title: Five Stars

text: Album is of a piece. Very melodic and orchestral. Kudos to Djurre!


title: Five Stars

text: My son-in-law went wild over it!


title: A real surprise, here!

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Two early, expressionistic works by Paul Hindemith, very skillfully performed by Hans Petermandl.  It does make one wonder what Hindemith's output would have been like had he remained an expressionist composer and not moved into neoclassicism.

The Sonata rewards with each listening.  The second theme in the first movement is post-Romantic and absolutely to DIE for!  The second movement variations take some work to fully appreciate; but again, each listening brings up new jewels for the listener.  The stretta is absolutely inspired composing: continuous variations on a ground in 7/4, reminiscent of the Toccata in Prokofiev's Seventh Piano Sonata.  An absolutely masterful moment occurs right at the end of the movement when the ear is satisfied with the piece ending a semitone below the tonality, in A -- and then Hindemith suddenly finishes the piece in B-flat!

Caution:  do not attempt playing this sonata unless you are an advanced pianist with a very solid technique.  It is similar in difficulty to Shostakovich's First Piano Sonata.

In Einer Nacht ("In a Night") is much more accessible for the audience and the performer.  It is a suite of 13 relatively short pieces (most last between a minute and a minute and half in length).  In Einer Nacht represents Hindemith finding his musical "voice" and vocabulary.

It's really a shame that the Sonata (1917) and In Einer Nacht aren't performed more often:  they're top-drawer Hindemith from his early years.


title: APPEARS TO BE FRAUD

text: THERE IS NO CD IN THE JEWEL CASE. THE JEWEL CASE IS BROKEN AND THE SEAL IS CUT.


title: DROLL

text: TOO MUCH VOCALS NOT ENOUGH PIANO !!


title: Worth Every Penny, but only if you have a good system to play it on.

text: A fantastic vinyl version of Dark Side the Moon...this is the one you want. I have requests to put it on all the time by my friends who can't find reasonably priced copies. Honestly, its worth the money.


title: LaReece

text: Played this album on YouTube and decided that I wanted to buy this cd. Buying it when it's currently available.


title: Five Stars

text: Great service great music


title: Five Stars

text: Quick delivery. Product is as described.


title: The album is AMAZING! This album has ita super upbeat party songs ...

text: The album is AMAZING! This album has ita super upbeat party songs that just make you wanna dance and then theres the song "the promise" which is slower. Jay is an amazing singer and dancer <3 i highly recommend;))(


title: Worth its “WAIT” in gold!

text: Great music....great memories!  Love it. Thank you. Would use this seller again. Delivery time a little long, but worth the wait.worth


title: No title, check it out.

text: More great sounds from these guys,<br />They can’t do anything wrong!  Just my opinion of course.


title: Perfect worship cd

text: I love his music amazing worship!<br />Plus i needed a great CD for my old fashion stereo to sing, praise to Abba with my little boys.


title: A Rare Find

text: Happy to find this! I love the album! The oud playing is splendid!