title: Screamed.

text:
Bought the cheapest one- $14.17- which is sold by Amazon. Arrived quickly, in five days. No damages to the outside of the package, which am glad for. Read reviews and comments always complaining about the size of Red Velvet's more recent albums and kind of turned me off from wanting to buy at least one in the beginning. Now that I officially have a first physical album from them after enjoying their music (a year and nearing an additional half) I realize that as always, the negative remarks were mostly unnecessary and uncalled for- in my opinion.

Don't have issues with jewel cases having used to seen and used other artistes' albums in such cases growing up, like P!nk and Maroon 5. They were sturdy and kept good care of by relatives, unless a child like myself at the time was curious lol. The photobook's pages are thicker than expected, image quality is really good and as known, the women turned out beautifully in their images and concepts. Am also glad that some pages weren't partially blank, all were filled out and this is the kind of packaging I didn't expect because of others complaining about the size. Maybe not related, but it was interpreted a bit like that for me.

They all have wonderful and fantastic personalities that help me to smile and not think of sad times even if their music is sometimes emotionally jerking. All these lovely ladies are my biases, since when I 'stan' a group I love them all. Pulled an Irene photocard and screamed some more, super happy that it's signed at the back. The poster size is way smaller than those one can get get from a magazine, if you are familiar with those. The lyrics book has good quality paper too. As a matter of fact, I thought that the quality paper that the lyrics book would have been is actually the quality material that the poster is and vice versa. No complaints, am really overjoyed that I could finally have this album physically and it has more than made my day. Thank you so much Red Velvet and those who helped produced the album's contents and Amazon for a job well done at supplying it a reasonable price, as well as, delivery methods used. Hope this is helpful for someone.

For the music itself review, it's great as always. Not a music expert, just enjoy it and know little to nothing about genres lol. Like how they are always experimenting concepts and genres, as well as, adding their own certain twists and turns to them. Their voices are strengthening and how they express them with beautiful lyrics is magical. Find myself liking more harmonizing elements, like Sunny Afternoon, Body Talk, Rose Scented Breeze, Moonlight Melody, Day 1 and Don't U Wait More. Whenever it's a fusion of not only red and velvet, I find myself loving the simple yet complexities of the songs even more; most of their songs are favourites. Then I realize they are evolving into just so much more than red and velvet as was introduced and I really appreciate that they are branching out and owning it even if it makes some iffy at first because it's not like that 'normally.' Like this album and Reve Festival Day 1, they have more than both those successfully experimented track types, whilst they remind me of the mixture of all previous genres plus almost like making a new one- they're very much different. RBB reminds me of Rhythm and Blues- the really good ones that could merge so well with Jazz. A laidback yet alluring approach to situations; no fuss or rush aside from the title track. Favourites of this album are So Good and Butterflies, took me a long while- way prior to buying the album- to warm up to Sassy Me yet am now enjoying very much, Taste and RBB are good too.


title: Five Stars

text: angels!!!


title: Yasuko Naito indeed

text: I love music by this artist she has a great voice and uses a bit of 70 and 80s Jpop along with jazz.  Lyrics are written.  The songs are definitely smooth.  Ototo Yo is one of the first songs I heard from her and one of my favorites.  Bought this here on Amazon last year for a great price.  I don't believe that the seller here(this is not who I bought my copy from) is actually selling the product because the price listed is beyond exorbitant unless there is an obi on the album which mine did not have.  The record had no scratches, plays perfectly, and the lyric sheet was in perfect condition as well.  Would purchase more items by her from the same seller without hesitation.


title: slowcore music..

text: I first heard of this band while watching the film "Under Still Waters".  A few of the songs on this cd are on the soundtrack to the film.  Really impressed.  The style is slow-tempo rock music.  If you are familiar with the band "Low", then this will give you an idea of style of music they play; known to some as "slowcore".  Some of their videos are also available on youtube.


title: I wanted Steel, but here there is only water...

text: I was looking for Steel, and because these are from England,  and years ago, And because I was slow to find her... I didn't know where to look.  But here, there's no Steel Guitar...


title: One song is different.

text:
Aside from the first song where "House of The Rising Sun" has been substituted for "Hey Lolly Lolly" this appears to be the same record as the "Early Years."  This is from Europe.  It is a fine recording, but the "Early Years" record is $12.00 and this one, used, is $60.00.  You really must want the better artwork and that one song to pay the difference.

[[ASIN:B001NCE7PS Early Years (Digitally Remastered) - Woody Guthrie]]
[[ASIN:B000002NR9 Early Years]]

01 House of the Rising Sun
02 Buffalo Skinners
03 John Henry
04 Gypsy Davy
05 Worried Man Blues
06 More Pretty Girls Than One
07 Ain't Gonna Be Treated That Way
08 Rangers Command
09 Poor Boy
10 Lonesome Day
11 Pretty Boy Floyd
12 Hard Ain'T It Hard
13 Stackolee
14 Cumberland Gap
15 Old Time Religion
16 Sourwood Mountain
17 Long John
18 Lost John
19 Columbus Stockade
20 Bury Me Beneath The Willow
21 Chain Gang Special
22 Ezekiel Saw The Wheel


title: 3 Versions Of Born To Be Alive, Great! The Sound Quality of the Entire CD... Not so great.

text: I appreciate the 3 versions of "Born To Be Alive" but, the sound quality is not very good. Whoever remastered it, took most of the treble and clarity out of All of the songs. Imagine listening to the original record through your favorite pair of speakers... Now throw a heavy blanket over those speakers and you'll have a good idea of what this CD sounds like. I understand different types of Mastering and the more flat response method. Whoever remastered this, went too far.


title: GREAT MUSIC

text: LOVED IT


title: Fantastic slack key and vocals!

text: Bought this on a lark. What a prize — especially “Ka ipo lei manu!”


title: Love the music

text: The only offer for this was used and I was hesitant.  I have bought many used books before with varied success but this was a CD!  It did have Amazon's backup of free returns.  So glad I took the chance! The CDs were perfect  - not a scratch on any of them and the price was good..Plus all my favorite Eddy Arnold songs....


title: The Message through the Songs are as Great as I Remembered

text: It was so AWESOME to find this 80's Christian band on CD, since I don't have a cassette player anymore...


title: Too much of this novel highlighted  the plot from 'Kane & Abel', which is another book by the same author.

text:
I enjoyed listening to the abridged audio version of Archer's novel Kane & Abel. I enjoyed listening to Kane & Abel well enough, to purchase and listen to the abridged audio version of The Prodigal Daughter also written by Jeffery Archer, which happens to be the sequel to Kane & Abel.

I wasn't impressed with The Prodigal Daughter. Frankly, it was boring in comparison to Kane & Abel. I didn't like the way in which Lorelei King narrated the The Prodigal Daughter. She just didn't do a good job, in my opinion, of bringing this story to life for me.

Mostly though, I felt that the first half of The Prodigal Daughter was largely the retelling of the events of Kane & Abel. Albeit some of the retelling was told through the eyes of Florentyna Kane, the lead character of The Prodigal Daughter, giving us a sense of her perspective. I simply felt that retelling so much of Kane & Abel, was a disservice to those of us that had already read or listened to the audio version of Kane & Abel. The rest of The Prodigal Daughter was less than captivating and as I already mentioned, VERY BORING!!

Also, the storyline felt disjointed, which may have been largely due to the fact that the audio version of The Prodigal Daughter was abridged.


title: I love this book

text: I love this book. I listened to it all the time, in the car and house. Till I got what I needed to, before I may want or need  to listen to it again.


title: If you want the physical CD for a sane price...

text: Go to the artist's homepage. CDs for sale through paypal. Get an autographed copy of the CD for a bit more.


not an album to be found just anywhere, but any fan of mule should have it. it is another in a long line of live halloween performances that are just fantastic. and if you love guitar and jimmy page, warren haynes does his zeppelin houses of the holy tribute here and it is fun to hear. i tried buying this on mule's site and was redirected here


title: Robin's Solo Albums are PRICELESS

text: This was the first Robin Gibb CD that I ordered several years ago. I now have all of his solo albums. At the time, the sleeve that the CD was in was written in Japanese. Didn't matter to me. I didn't pay anywhere near what these are selling for now. I bought all of mine before he passed away and I'll cherish them always. I put all my CD's on my computer and then downloaded them to a mini SD card and listen to them on my phone.


title: GREAT MUSIC FOR OLD SCHOOL SOUNDS!

text: FAVORITE SINGING GROUP!


title: No teaching whatsoever

text: I bought the CD set  thinking there will be some teaching involved. But no such thing. It is just one song after another telling you which bird it is. It has nothing to make one learn anything like some other CD sets have


title: Excellent CD

text: This is Pentatonix at their best.  Love the harmonies and arrangements.  Pretty much on another level.


title: Superb!

text: Excellent CD. It brings a lot of childhood memories, in addition to being an excellent group with great harmonies.


title: Great album and came with what is described

text: Loved this album


title: Great buy

text: Love this<br />Love BTS


title: Will buy again

text: Love this


title: Would buy again

text: Loved this and came new


title: Devoted to you

text: I had this in a cassette, and wanted it in a CD Amazon was the oly place I could find it. It is in excellent condition. I received it suprisingly fast. Thanks,


title: Coke

text: This album is so good.


title: You'll catch yourself singing along too

text: My six year old daughters are growing up speaking Spanish and Catalan along with English, and usually refuse to speak Spanish with me, but when I put this album on, we all sing along. Thanks to Ole and Play, they can recite the first line of "Don Quijote," tell you when Columbus sailed and the name of his ships, and who Diego and Frida were. Thanks to Gaby Moreno and Carlos Barroso, these aren't your typical songs for kids... they're actually fun for adults, too. They introduce kids not just to the Spanish language, but to the cultures of Spain, Mexico, Colombia and more, as well as history, art, culture and different styles of music from around the Spanish-speaking world.


title: Aladdin

text: Fun, beautiful music!


title: A great introduction to a forgotten composer

text:
Yes, Virginia, Poland has produced more than one composer, and this Polish recording company wants to make sure more of them should be heard.

Julian Fontana is known almost exclusively as Fryderyk Chopin's friend and copyist and the editor of his posthumous works.  In this delightful album, Fontana shines as a composer in his own right.  I only wish that we had access to all of his output in sheet music-- only a few pieces are available.

Fontana was a man of diverse talents who studied at the Warsaw Conservatory at the same time as Chopin, and was also trained as a lawyer.  His concert career took him to the Americas, where he introduced Polish and other European music.  It's at least partly due to his influence that Brazilian choro includes mazurkas.  He lived and worked both in Cuba and in New York City.  In addition, after losing his hearing to illness, he became an author and translator.  He has descendants in the US today.

The music on this album ranges from folksy mazurkas to complex and sophisticated concert pieces, and from Polish to Cuban idioms.

If you enjoy Chopin, I expect that you will enjoy this album.  If you're Polish, you'll feel very much at home with it.  I'm grateful to have had the opportunity to hear it.


title: Enthusiastic delivery of traditional tuna songs.

text: An excellent collection of traditional tuna songs delivered with enthusiasm. A fun disc!


title: Traditional tuna songs well played with lively arrangements.

text: Traditional tuna songs well played.


title: wow

text: great music with a lot of old time stars


title: Five Stars

text: good times


Five Stars


title: good cd

text: good cd


title: Five Stars

text: GREAT


title: Five Stars

text: loved it.


title: Cd does not work

text: Music one dvd does not work


title: Started learning about these songs on SOMAFM's Left Coast 70's

text: So I bought this CD thinking I was going to know 2 or three songs but as it turns out I know a good many of them.  It's early stuff before Fleetwood Mac days so some of it's kinda rough.  There is a recording of Rhiannon before the group polished it up... not anything I'd put on a playlist but it's there, sort of rough!  I can't thank SOMAFM enough for being a streaming service that plays some obscure and older stuff......


title: Great gift

text: Bought this as a Christmas gift great gift


title: Mind Blowing

text:
I have been using this program for about 3 weeks and I just love it. I have tried all those other demos out there first before I bought Holosync and they do not compare with Holosync.  If you want to get the most bang for your buck get the Holosync.

If quality doesn't matter to you then go for the cheaper programs out there but first do take the time to listen to their free demos first for a few days before you purchase them.


title: Best collection of great country music

text: Best collection of great country music. I LOVE Hank Williams and this gives me not only the best of the "Greatest Hits" but also some more personal "Live" interviews and music.


title: Works great

text: Works great was in great condition when arrived and arrived on time


title: Very nice product.

text: I recommended this product, have quality in audio and video.


title: Three Stars

text: Not one of his better cds.


title: Cumple lo prometido

text: lo compré para completar mi colección de bandas sonoras de Jerry Goldsmith


title: Good Down to earth music!

text: This collection of Ricky Nelson has all my favorites and all of his best!! This is a great buy and it sounds great!


title: Best gospel music ever.

text: No one does gospel like Elvis. This is such a great collection. I can listen to this and it gives me peace. My mother even liked Elvis gospel songs. Played mama loved the roses by Elvis at her funeral. Would recommend this to everyone.


title: A delicatessen of album

text: An exquisite album with an amazing sound and musicianship from its players. As Bob Rusch mentioned; it’s difficult to find modern bop albums with honesty and emotion, and I think in this one the listener definitely can find it. I feel very lucky to have found “Positive Settings” by Rick Holland. Best!


title: Great sound!

text: Great sound!


title: Amazing!

text: It's Bad Company! What's not to love?!🌞


title: I didn't  buy  it

text: I  didn't  buy it. But I like her songs.


title: Great Little Feat Album

text: Love Little Feat and I believe this is last one Craig Fuller was with them. Great songs and lyrics. They are so tight as a band. Even thought this is an old album, it retains it's freshness and get up and dance feel.


title: The 32 Beethoven Sonatas are excellent.

text: The 32 Beethoven Sonatas were received in excellent condition. They came promptly after I ordered them. Rita Boubouliti is an extraordinary pianist and I will enjoy having this collection in my music library.


title: Amazing Boy/Girl Hip-Hop Duo

text: If you've never heard of Magnetic North, please go listen to a sample of their song "Drift Away"; it'll blow you away at how talented they are. I first heard their original "Drift Away" song on Big B radio and the beat was addicting. I also liked that there was a girl rapping. Girl power! You don't see a lot of girls rapping in the music scene, so anytime I hear one, I am filled with envy and admiration. Another attractive point about this duo is that it is composed of a boy and girl, which is not a very common grouping, so it's really cool how well it works out. The purpose of their music is to send out messages, some that you can relate to. If they could be promoted more on national radio, they could have a bright future for them to represent the Asian American community in the American music industry. This duo has potential and I know there are a lot of fans that agree with me. We are desperately awaiting their sophomore album.


title: StarWars is Alive and Well!!!!

text:
From all the ** star reviews I read I didn't expect much but after I saw Attack of the Clones I've come to realize that their must be a lot of boring people out there because this movie rocks!  Sure it has it's flaws, some bad dialogue being pretty slow and sort of uneven, other than that I really liked it. I found that Hayden Christopher and Natalie Portman's chemstry wasn't as bad as I heard either, it's not as good as the chemestry Tobey Maguire and Kirstin Dunst had in Spiderman but still it was ok. I admit their lines to each other were hard to sit through at first but I got into the whole romance thing by the end. Some people had a problem with Yoda fighting as well, saying it was out of character but who cares, it's entertaining. Plus I'm sure a lot of StarWars fans such as myself have been wanting see Yoda wielding a Lightsaber.
  None those reasons it has been given so many 2 star reviews are good ones.  I think it's an awesome movie and a StarWars fans dream come true. You got some insight into Boba Fett's past, mystery and intrigue, a lot of Jedi lightsaber action, cool creatures and not a lot of Jar-Jar. I am baffled that Clones has been called better than Phantom Menace yet it has gotten undeserved lower reviews than it. It's the best StarWars movie since The Empire Strikes Back in my book. It has all the needed StarWars qualities that Episode 1 was lacking, even has a lot of the original trilogy musical score by John Williams that the first was missing as well. Also I must mention that I enjoyed Samuel Jackson as Mace Windu this time around mostly because he gets to kick some butt at the end, he's no Yoda but he's cool, lol. Chrstopher Lee as Count Dooku is very  good as well, yes even better than Darth Maul.
  All in all I must say I was blown away and can't wait for Episode 3 but for now at least we have The Two Towers and The Return of the King to look foward to till then.


title: Five Stars

text: Great, but why does Jenny Oaks get all the glory? Jenny Richards is awesome.


title: I've only opened the Schubert one, but I love it

text: I like this so much, I keep thinking of getting a tape player just to listen to it. I came here looking for the CD version, but the CDs I find don't seem to be exactly this.


title: Forever Perfect

text:
I bought this solely because it was ranked number 40 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 best albums of all time. I'd never heard of the album, nor of the group, and I think I just wanted to prove their editors wrong. How could it be so great if I'd never heard of it? It must, I figured, be some hippie dippy sentimental pick foisted on the magazine's editors by Jann Wenner.

I was wrong. If anything, this album deserves a higher ranking. It is an essential document of American music and culture, and its only semblance of a fault is that it was about two years ahead of its time.

There's a common perception that hippie culture found its peak at Woodstock and started disintegrating soon thereafter, with the Manson murders and the stabbing at Altamont heralding the end of the promise of the Sixties. The argument seems to have a lot going for it; looking at the careers of singer/songwriters, for instance, it seems like Bob Dylan's happy trippy tales and delightful upbeat wordplay were being eclipsed around that time by Neil Young's intense Scorpio musings and dark tales of drug deals gone bad. But this album, recorded in Los Angeles in August and September of 1967 (not too far removed in space and time from San Francisco's Summer of Love) gives the lie to that notion. The darkness was always there, waiting to be found. Most people hadn't made that journey at that point, but Love's Arthur Lee was a visionary, seeing what the rest of the culture had yet to discover.

This album, his masterwork, sits precariously perched atop a towering mountain of late 60s music; it is an exuberant culmination, but one senses the anxious undertones that would soon send the band and the culture that spawned it hurtling into an abyss of druggy paranoia. There is sunshine and love in these tracks, but waiting in the wings, there's also a jittery dark fatalism. Arthur Lee says he'll "face each day with a smile," but sings, too, of "sitting on the hillside, watching all the people die," before wistfully noting, "I'll feel much better on the other side." And later in the same song, over jittery violins, he proclaims: "I don't know if I'm living or if I'm supposed to be." Dark stuff for 1967, or for any decade: thirty-some years before the Flaming Lips wrote "Do You Realize?", here is Lee singing "This is the only thing that I am sure of, and that's all that lives is gonna die, and there'll always be someone around to wonder why, and for every happy hello there will be goodbye." It sounds morbid on paper, but it works incredibly well.

The instrumentation, too, is perfectly calibrated to bring forth both sweet and bitter in equal measure. I've sometimes postulated that people can't like both horns and strings equally, and bands can't do both equally well, but this album (along with Nick Drake's "Bryter Later" and "Boxer" by The National) have proven me wrong. Excited horns give way to mournful strings articulating an ache that cannot be put into words; later, the horns get mournful and mariachi-like, and the strings become brittle and exuberant. And all the while, Bryan Maclean's stunningly virtuosic guitar playing darts in and out of the mix, so incendiary and awesome that it can only appear in short spurts, lest it consume all in its path.

So, there you have it: incredible musicianship backing up compelling lyrics. What more could a music fan ask for, in 1967 or any other year? This is, in short, a perfect album.


title: Unsung Piano Genius

text:
I heard his rendition of Jackie DeShannon's What The World Needs Now and fell in love.  I had never heard of him or so I thought but upon reviewing some of my jazz CDs I found that he was a guest piano player on many.

I was crushed to find out that he died in 2013.


title: Love

text: They love it


title: Recommended for anyone---Christian or non-Christian---who is interested in meditation

text:
This CD series, released by Sounds True audio, is hosted by the famous Trappist Benedictine monk, priest, author, theologian, and co-creator of the method of Christian meditation, Father Thomas Keating (1923-2018). We learn how Christian contemplative prayer---and I would argue, all spiritual practices---takes us to the divine. First, Father Keating then discusses human nature in general. We learn about how sin is rooted in seeking happiness in the wrong things. We learn how our emotions often lead us astray in our spiritual life. Father Keating, being a Catholic, is critical of the Protestant---and, arguably, traditional Christian---idea that all one needs to do to be saved is to merely acknowledge Jesus as one’s Lord and Savior. He argues---legitimately---that it must be supplemented by a rich spiritual life and a close relationship with God. We are encouraged to be humble and, much like Jesus, to resist any temptations---particularly those that flatter our ego---in favor of living a spiritual or godly life. Father Keating then discusses the problem of sloth, and particularly, what would be known in Latin as “Acedia”---in other words, what one could call spiritual apathy or frustration. He also theorizes that the other six of the deadly sins might also---potentially---be the result of spiritual frustration---and which, paradoxically---may result in aversion to religion or spirituality. Just as with Dr. James Finley in his series, “Christian Meditation: Entering Into the Mind of Christ,” and “The Beginner’s Guide to Contemplative Prayer,” Father Keating encourages his listeners to use their meditative practice as a refuge from difficult emotions. He discusses how our upbringing might effect our perception of the divine and human beings’ relationship to the divine. He is very critical of those who adhere to a very strict, moralistic, fire-and-brimstone interpretation of their religion and its impact on our psyche. We are encouraged to define “fear of God” not as terror or timidity, but rather, a kind of awe. He sees the traditional practice of suppressing our thoughts and emptying our mind of thoughts during the course of a session of Centering Prayer---this process of emptying is known by the Greek word “Kenosis.” Father Keating then discusses the Christian meditative practice of Lectio Divina, the practice of meditatively reading the Bible. We learn about how to develop an intimate relationship with God and how, as we advance spiritually, we may go through dark nights of the soul because the spiritual practices (or possibly the amount of time spent doing our spiritual practice) may not be as fulfilling as they might have been in the past, and we just have to accept these issues and---presumably---adjust our spiritual life accordingly. Father Keating then gives the example of the Virgin Mary and her sister Martha---which, as anyone who knows Christian theology of late antiquity and the Middle Ages knows, is the classic image of the contrast between the active life (embodied in Martha), and the Contemplative life (embodied in Mary). As we progress through our spiritual life, our relationship with God will change, and as we advance spiritually, we will find that we need more and more contact with God, and therefore more prayer and spirituality in our lives. Father Thomas Keating apparently believed that contemplative prayer is (supposedly) the only truly authentic way to preach the Gospel. We must live our lives as if we were always in God’s presence. Father Keating is---legitimately---critical of the Christian church more broadly for what he regards as its overemphasis on performative ritual actions over the promotion of basic good works. We need to understand that God is always present in our lives, regardless of how religious or good we happen to be. The divine lives within us, and if we forget that, it might be the result of our upbringing. Spiritual formation is essential. He encourages listeners to use their meditative practice to sort out any difficult emotions or other issues in their lives. We are encouraged to use our meditative practice to forget our thoughts for awhile and to enjoy the silence for silence’s own sake and to, as they say in the tradition, “consent to the presence and action of God.” Just as in the tradition of Centering prayer, we are encouraged not to hold onto these experiences, but simply to allow them to happen. Once again, in sharp contrast to the approach favored by Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, in which ALL thoughts---both religious and secular---are to be pushed away and rejected in favor of the generic experience of silent meditation, Father Thomas Keating says that we should be free to engage with or experience mystical events when and if they happen; We just should not hold onto the experiences for too long after they have ended. In sharp contrast to the method of Centering Prayer taught in “The Cloud of Unknowing” and by Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, Father Thomas says that our sacred word used to anchor our mind during sessions of Centering Prayer can by any sacred word from the Christian tradition, and need not be monosyllabic. The more we meditate, the stronger our love becomes. We are encouraged not to become wrapped up in our thoughts, but simply to do our meditation for its own sake. In sharp contrast to Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, who, in her various talks and writings on Centering Prayer, where she seems to see the experience of silent meditation in and of itself as the endgame, Father Thomas clearly has no problem with us engaging with spiritual or religious thoughts, as long as we don’t get too wrapped up in them. Father Keating tells us not to repeat the sacred word constantly, but rather, to simply sit in silence for as long as one can, and to only return to the sacred word when and if one’s mind begins to wander. We are encouraged not to get too frustrated when a thought arises, but to simply bring our mind back to our practice via our sacred word(s) which we have chosen. While it is traditional to choose a monosyllabic word, Father Thomas suggests that any sacred word from the Christian tradition in any language would suffice. We then learn about the method of Centering Prayer. Father Keating encourages us to shed our materialistic emotions which often lead us to fall into sin. The calm mind and spirit engendered by the practice of Centering Prayer should---in theory---dampen our urge to commit sinful acts. We need to look to our spiritual practices to seek refuge from those things that may cause us to express negative emotions. No matter how long it takes for that perfect stillness to be achieved or how long it is maintained  in one session does not matter as long as it is attained even for a short time. We are encouraged not to set our expectations too high in terms of emptying our minds completely of thoughts. As long as we persevere in our practice, it very well may eventually come naturally. In essence, silence itself is the point of Centering Prayer---and entering into what the great sixteenth-century Spanish Catholic saint, poet, theologian, monk, and co-founder of the Order of the Discalced Carmelites, San Juan De La Cruz (St. John of the Cross) (1542-1591) referred to as “El Silencio Eternal”---the Eternal Silence---or what his contemporary and fellow Spanish saint and co-founder of the Discalced Carmelites, St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) referred to as “El Castillo Interior”---the Interior Castle. In addition to having the traditional discussion which many teachers of Centering Prayer---and meditation in general---often have about ridding one’s mind of thoughts, we also learn about how to deal with thoughts that might be distressing. If one is committed enough to doing Centering Prayer---and, I would submit, really any form of meditation from any tradition---one could experience the same profound closeness with the divine that one might achieve whilst living as a monk or nun. Regular practice of Centering Prayer is essential. If, for whatever reason, one finds it difficult to do Centering Prayer, Father Thomas gives a few suggestions for dealing with that.
When Father Keating was discussing human psychology and how human nature develops via the first basic instincts of life, or what in the yoga tradition is known as the First Chakra---the chakras being energy centers which we now know exist within our body and brain, the First Chakra being that which governs basic survival instincts---this sounds very similar to how the psychotherapist and spiritual healer, Dr. Anodea Judith, explains the development of the first chakra. When Father Keating was talking about how people tend to gravitate toward certain things and to overcompensate for things which they never had in their lives, this reminds me of---again---Dr. Anodea Judith, in her excellent series of talks entitled, “The Chakra System,”---which was also released by Sounds True audio, and which can also be purchased on Amazon---tend to have excesses in the chakras in which there were once deficiencies. I found it intriguing---and, frankly, a bit surprising---that Father Keating believed in the doctrine of the false self and saw Christian contemplative practices as the way to transcend that quasi-dualistic idea because that perspective is very Buddhist and very Hindu---and very yogic more generally. Indeed, Father Keating even makes reference to our “energy centers”---that is to say, our chakras. I found it somewhat ironic and surprising that Father Keating embraced a somewhat Christianized version of Sigmund Freud’s theory of the connection of one’s view of God---particularly God as envisioned by monotheistic religions---through the lens of the relationship that one had with one’s parents. While the traditional practice in the meditative method of what is called Centering Prayer is to do what is called in Greek “Kenosis”---that is to say, the practice of emptying our mind of thoughts and to---in essence---have a blank mind---I found it interesting that Father Thomas saw this practice of NOT actually thinking about God as a way of clearing our mind of what he saw as the inaccurate image of a punishing, vengeful God. This perspective on Centering Prayer, interestingly enough, is markedly different than the perspective which he would end up having later on in his career, in which he believed that the very act of pushing thoughts out of one’s mind was, oddly enough, in and of itself, part of the practice of Centering Prayer and that the very act of developing the ability to shut down our mind---and even to live with an empty mind even while NOT doing Centering Prayer---was the reason for doing it. I found it interesting that unlike many other practitioners, teachers and promoters of various meditative practices---both Christian and non-Christian---Father Keating argues that there need not be any distinction between---let alone preference for---either the active or contemplative life. While I have yet to do any Centering Prayer thus far in my life, I do, however, do regular sessions of chanting and meditation with a friend of mine, Susan L. Atchison, who is a holistic spiritual healer well versed in various forms of spiritual healing from various religions and spiritual traditions, and in fact, I can relate to this sentiment because even though I am not a Christian, and even though I have yet to practice any Centering Prayer, starting in mid-2021, I suggested to Susan that we do a little bit more meditation than just the one hour thar we started off doing---so yes---Father Keating hit it on the nose with that assertion. I found it ironic that Catholic theology was heavily influenced by Descartes, and that---ironically---it was only with Vatican II that Catholics were encouraged to become MORE spiritual and MORE mystical and to have personal relationships with God. I totally agree with the idea that one’s motivations for being religious or spiritual are just as much a factor in determining whether or not one is truly religious or not. This is why---again---while this does not necessarily have to do with Christianity, it is relevant nonetheless---I feel that when someone claims to do yoga, for example, but rejects the traditional Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jain spiritual, religious, or philosophical foundations of it, even if they study with a traditional guru, he/she is NOT a yogi or yogini. By contrast, you could have someone who does nothing but basic asanas (postures), pranayama (breath control) and meditation, but who is a deeply spiritual person and a genuine spiritual seeker, and therefore could legitimately be considered---at least by my judgment---a true yogi or yogini. When Father Thomas instructed his listeners to use their sessions of meditation as a way to sort our difficult emotions, this sounds a lot like what people do in the Buddhist tradition when they practice Mindfulness Meditation. It also sounds very similar to the practice of letting go of our thoughts during the practice of Centering Prayer. It also reminds me of a practice taught by the Episcopal (Anglican) priest, theologian, meditation teacher, chanter, medievalist and author, Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, known as the “Welcoming Prayer,” which is really a misnomer, since this particular practice is not so much a prayer, but a kind of meditation, in which one not only acknowledges or accepts any negative feelings---whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual---but actually welcomes them into one’s spiritual practice, and which, at least in this series of talks, appears to be combined with the practice of letting go of our thoughts as is done in the practice of Centering Prayer. I found it interesting and a bit ironic that Father Keating suggests that those who are more involved in the world---those who the author of the fourteenth-century treatise on Christian Contemplative prayer known as “The Cloud of Unknowing” refers to as “active” believers or those who embrace the “active life”---are more suited for meditation than even many contemplatives. When Father Keating was encouraging his listeners not to get too distressed when thoughts do arise, this actually reminded me of a story which Rev. Cynthia Bourgeault, in her ten-CD series on “The Cloud of Unknowing,” had told once of a nun who was learning the practice of Centering prayer and had expressed her frustration to Father Thomas Keating at having had so many distracting thoughts, and Father Keating responded, “How wonderful! Ten thousand opportunities to return to God.” When Father Keating goes into the psychological and emotional benefits of contemplative prayer, as both a scholar of religion and an ardent practitioner of various forms if meditation and chanting myself, I submit that not only is he right, but that---frankly---this could be true for really ANY form of meditation in any tradition the world over---whether it be Centering Prayer, Mindfulness Meditation, Breath Work, chakra meditation, Lovingkindness Meditation, Induction, Transcendental meditation, Qigong, Reik-based meditations, or what have you. When he discussed midlife crises and their connection to one’s spiritual journey, I found this interesting because I happen to be a great fan of the works of the medieval Italian poet, philosopher, politician, knight, and soldier, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), whose most famous work, “La Divina Commedia”---“The Divine Comedy”---his mythical journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven---is a classic example of this since Dante began writing it when he was thirty-five, and he himself says that the story began “Nel mezzo del cammin de nostra vita”---in the middle of the journey of our life---a reference to the belief in early Christianity that all people were allotted seventy years of life (since, of course, thirty-five is half of seventy).
I was a bit irritated by the fact that Father Keating devoted the first two or three CDs to developmental child psychology because I fail to see the connection between this and contemplative prayer (or any other spiritual or religious topic, for that matter). In some ways, this is somewhat ironic because in his excellent series, “Christian Meditation: Entering the Mind of Christ,” the psychotherapist, meditation teacher, author, and former Benedictine monk, Dr. James Finley, who was, ever so briefly, a Benedictine monk himself, and, if you were to listen to his talks, is still a deeply spiritual person himself, does NOT talk as much about psychological issues at all. Now, had Father Keating gone into all of this psychological stuff AFTER discussing the challenges to our spiritual advancement AFTER discussing things such as sin, Jesus in the desert, and other such topics, then they would have felt more relevant to the series. HOWEVER---for whatever reason---he felt the need to ramble on and on about child psychology during the first two or three discs. The only people for whom that might be relevant might be psychotherapists who use meditation or other spiritual practices in their therapy sessions while working with children, or possibly chaplains or confessors. Otherwise, I genuinely did not see the connection between all of those rather dry, clinical---and indeed utterly secular, almost borderline Freudian---discussions of child psychology, and could have done without it. I also find it ironic that he spends the first two CDs discussing these kinds of things, especially given the fact that he was a celibate monk who had no children. For the record, I have no children myself, nor am I in a relationship of any kind; I just don’t really understand the point behind a celibate monk who---as far as I know---was NEVER married, and NEVER had any children of his own yammering on about child psychology. That was strange, dumb, irrelevant, and unnecessary. In some ways, Father Keating’s odd decision to spend so much time on child psychology smacks of almost the reverse of Sigmund Freud’s theories about our religious attitudes in the sense that apart from the fact that Father Keating was a Catholic monk and priest, while Freud wan an atheistic psychiatrist who identified as culturally and racially Jewish, Keating spent those first two or three CDs attempting to locate man’s aversion to religion or man’s misguided images of God in the early stages of child development. I also find it interesting in how in this series of talks, Father Thomas Keating is much more exacting and strict about the position in which to sit or what to do in preparation for meditation. Contrast this with Dr. James Finley, in his own excellent CD series, “Christian Meditation: Entering into the Mind of Christ,” who gives his audience a bit more leeway---and indeed goes over the advantages of various ways of sitting during sessions of Centering Prayer. Counter to the claims of Father Keating, I don’t know whether or not Centering Prayer---or any other form of meditation, for that matter---would prevent someone from committing evil actions. It very well might give someone something to do with one’s time, and while very few people deny or challenge the idea that meditation can make one happier, calmer, more centered, more spiritual, and that it could certainly help one to deal with any number of spiritual, emotional, mental, and psychological issues, I am skeptical that meditation alone could lead to moral improvement.
Overall, however, this is an excellent CD series, which I would highly recommend.


title: The course was good overall, but lectures 1-4 are my favorites

text:
The Great Courses DVD series, “The Meaning of Life: Perspectives from the World’s Great Intellectual Traditions” by Prof. Jay L. Garfield, explores several different philosophical and religious schools of thought from around the world. Lectures 1 and 36 are basic overviews of the entire course. Lectures 2-4 focus on the Bhagavad Gita, the Hindu sacred text which consists of a dialogue between Arjuna, a historical prince of India who lived in the late tenth and early ninth century BCE, and which is part of a larger epic poem, the “Mahabharata,” which tells of a war between two sides of the same family for control of India, while lectures 5-7 focus on Aristotelian philosophy. Lectures 8 and 9 deal with the Biblical Book of Job, while lecture 10 talks about Stoicism. Lecture 11 talks about Epicureanism, the philosophy of the ancient Greek thinker, Epicurus (341 BCE-270 BCE). Lecture 12 focuses on the philosophy of Confucius (551 BCE-479 BCE), while lectures 13-16 focus on Taoism, more specifically on the Taoist text known as the Daodejing and the worldview of Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) (369 BCE-286 BCE). Lecture 17 talks about Theravada Buddhism (the form of Buddhism traditionally considered to be the “original” teachings of the Buddha); Lecture 19 deals with the teachings of Santideva (685-763 CE), an early Vajryana (Tibetan) Buddhist philosopher; Lectures 20 and 21 talk about Zen Buddhism; In lecture 22, we briefly return to ancient Greece to discuss Greek philosophy again; Lectures 23 and 24 focus on the philosophy of the skeptical philosopher David Hume (1711-1776); Lecture 25 talks about Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). Lecture 27 talks about the Russian philosopher Lev “Leo” Tolstoy (1828-1910), while lectures 28 and 29 talk about Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), while lectures 30 and 31 talk about Gandhi. Lectures 32 and 33 talk about the philosophy of Lame Deer, while lectures 34 and 35 focus on the teachings of the current Dalai Lama, and lecture 36 sums up the course.
 One thing many people don’t know about the story of the Mahabharata is that, according to the British historian Michael Wood, in his excellent 2007 PBS documentary, “The Story of India,” archaeological evidence suggests that the war chronicled in the Mahabharata really happened. According to B.B. Lal, the Archaeologist who discovered the evidence for the war in 1949, it happened in the year 836 BCE. It is also worth noting that, according to another professor, Grant Hardy, a professor of history and religious studies at the University of North Carolina, in his own Great Courses series, “Sacred Texts of the World,” it appears that unlike the Mahabharata, whose author, Maharishi Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa---who, it should be noted, is also credited with the compilation of the Hindu sacred texts known as the Vedas and Puranas, the term “Vyasa” or “Vyas” being the Sanskrit word for ‘compiler’---the conversation between the Indian prince Arjuna and the historical Krishna---who did exist---appears not to have happened since the Bhagavad Gita appears to have been added to the text of the Mahabharata a couple hundred years after the Battle of Kurukshetra, the battle chronicled in the Mahabharata, actually happened.
While, as I had said, the Bhagavad Gita was composed after Maharishi Vyasa had written the Mahabharata, I was extremely surprised to learn that the Bhagavad Gita was composed---and subsequently added to Vyasa’s original text of the Mahabharata---around the year 100 CE (or 200 CE, if you believe Prof. Grant Hardy, who does the Great Courses series, “Sacred Texts of the World”). That was extremely surprising to me. This means, therefore, that---depending on where one wishes to begin one’s chronology, since the entire story begins in roughly 900 BCE and ends around 800 BCE, give or take one or two centuries. I say “give or take one or two centuries” because---as I had said---the Bhagavad Gita was written between 100-400 CE---meaning that it was written between 900-1400 years after Maharishi Vyasa had written the original poem (give or take a century or so).
I am, however, bothered by how Prof. Garfield constantly bends over backward to describe the story of the Mahabharata as “mythical” or "metaphorical"---when, again---as I have said, archaeology proves that the battle described in the epic really took place. According to the British historian Michael Wood, in his excellent 2007 PBS documentary, “The Story of India,” the archaeological evidence for the Battle of Kurukshetra was discovered by an archaeologist called B.B. Lal in 1949. Prof. Lal is even interviewed about the archaeological evidence in question in “The Story of India.” Now, it very well may be likely that the dialogue that goes on between Krishna and Arjuna may not have happened. That is probably true, because---as I have said---it was originally not part of the original text of the Mahabharata, but was added later; but I have a problem with how, despite the evidence to the contrary, Prof. Garfield tries to portray the Mahabharata as nothing more than a quaint fantasy or fairytale whose sole purpose is to teach life lessons and nothing more---thus putting it in the same category as “Goldylocks and the Three Bears,” Jakob Grimm’s fairytales, or the stories of Anansi the Spider amongst the Akan peoples of Ghana and the Côte d'Ivoire. In this way, he treats the Mahabharata and the Bhagavad Gita in the same way the famous folklorist, literary scholar and religion scholar Joseph Campbell (1904-1987) does with ALL religious stories in his documentary series, “The Power of Myth.” In sharp contrast to this perspective, which relies on what is known as "historical Positivism"---that is to say applying the principles of the philosophy of Positivism, developed in the nineteenth century by men like Auguste Comte, which asserts that the only things that are true are those that can be proven through imperial experience---or as I like to call it, the Doubting Thomas perspective (referring, of course, to Jesus' follower Thomas who, according to the Bible, did not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead until he saw evidence to prove it with his own eyes). I say that he is a historical positivist because he clearly assumes that his study of philosophy and religion has led him to the conclusion that the Mahabharata was a "myth"---despite archaeological evidence proving otherwise. Archaeology proves otherwise. Furthermore, he inaccurately describes King Dhritarashtra as “the son of Bharata.” There is no king Bharata in the Mahabharata. Dhritarashtra is the son of a king called Vichitravirya. Also, while it is true that Mohandas Gandhi---I refuse to call him “Mahatma,” or Great Soul because I firmly believe that counter to popular mythology, he is NOT to be credited with the liberation of India because I would argue that the very reason he was a pacifist in the first place was because he SUPPORTED colonialism. Unlike other people traditionally credited with freeing their countries from colonialism---George Washington, Simón Bolívar (who liberated much of South America from Spanish colonization and gave his name to Bolivia), and Ali Ammar (founder of the Nasserist Algerian guerrilla group-turned-legitimate-political-party the FLN (Front de la Libération Nationnel---National Liberation Front) and who liberated Algeria from French colonialism)--- Remember---this was a man who LIVED in England for a very long time---even going so far as to study law there. Furthermore, I also firmly believe that those who are pacifists in the face of oppression are, in essence, enabling---and, arguably, indirectly supporting---their oppressors. The common myth that Gandhi was responsible for the liberation of India has to be done away with. My suspicion is that Gandhi only reluctantly joined the independence movement when he realized that most Indians wanted to be free from colonialism, and because, I suspect, he supported British rule, he adopted the principle of Ahimsa (pacifism) because---at the end of the day, all he was hoping for is that the British would make their tax system more fair. He didn’t want independence. He wanted justice. He wanted a fairer tax system, but when the British wouldn’t budge on that, and when he realized that this was causing the majority of Indians to want to be free from British rule, he only reluctantly joined the independence movement and, in essence, compromised by advocating pacifism in the face of British oppression because---at the end of the day---he supported British rule. This is why I find it so odd that Gandhi is held up as a national hero in India. This is why I find it odd that Prof. Garfield is portraying the Bhagavad Gita has having influenced Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr., because---remember---in order to justify his pacifism, Gandhi radically RE-INTERPRETED the Bhagavad Gita in a way which---let’s be honest---would be unrecognizable to most Hindus, despite the diversity that exists within Hinduism. The Bhagavad Gita is a text that instructs Arjuna to fight the Battle of Kurukshetra because it is his duty---his Dharma---as a warrior. Reinterpreting it to make it look like a text that promotes pacifism would be to completely ignore the context in which of the rest of the Mahabharata was written. The Mahabharata tells the story of a war; and this text is basically the Hindu god Krishna telling the warrior king Arjuna that it is his Dharma---his religious duty---to fight against his cousins for the crown of India; and the fact that Gandhi tries to make it into a text that encourages people to hold hands and sing “Cumbaya” makes me wonder whether he read the same book that I---and many other scholars of religion, along with many Hindus---have read. As I had mentioned before, since archaeological evidence has proven that the Battle of Kurukshetra really did happen, Prof. Garfield is wrong when he describes the battlefield as “probably mythological.” The plain of Kurukshetra, where this famous battle took place, is located just outside of present-day Delhi.
 I was also irritated by the fact that Prof. Garfield did not clarify whether or not he was talking about James Mill (1773-1836) or his son, John Stuart Mill (1806-1873), and that I had to actually watch the DVD in order to figure that out. This is a minor issue, but it would have been nice had this been clarified on the back of the box instead of referring to John Stuart Mill simply as “Mill,” since---again---there are two different philosophers---father and son---who have that surname.
 If you can look past these minor flaws, Prof. Garfield’s course, “The Meaning of Life” is a course which I would recommend nonetheless.


title: Listening to "Cool Dual" is the next best thing to a live kirtan/Satsang!

text: The late, great Shyamdas has released several great CDs, but in my humble opinion, “Cool Dual” is, by far, the best. It is basically a live satsang (spiritual gathering), which Shyamdas recorded live at Ananda Ashram in New York City. Not only does this extraordinary recording allow listeners to listen to Shyamdas ising his wonderful kirtans, but it also includes Shyamdas talking about various aspects of Bhakti Yoga (the Hindu yoga of religious devortion). I would recommend this CD to anyone who either is already a fan of Shyamdas or who is a fan of kirtan, Bhakti Yoga, or Hinduism in general. If you have not had the chance to watch (and sing with) Shyamdas live in person, listening to this CD is the next best thing.


The Great Courses series “The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World” by Robert Garland is a series of lectures focusing on what life was like for different groups of people in various ancient civilizations.
 Lecture 1 is an introduction to the course. Lecture 2 focuses on the Stone Age. Lecture 3 is about ancient Mesopotamia. Lectures 4-8 focus on ancient Egypt. Lectures 9-20 are about daily life in ancient Greece. Lecture 21 talks about ancient Persia, and lecture 22 focuses on Hellenistic Egypt, while lectures 23-34 are about life in ancient Rome. Lectures 35-37 are about daily life in ancient Britain, Lecture 38 is about the ancient Vikings and lecture 39 focuses on the ancient Normans. Lectures 39-47 focuses on the early middle ages, and lecture 48 sums up the course.
 I found it interesting that ancient Egypt, unlike other ancient civilizations, was the first one to be culturally homogenous. When discussing the role of women in ancient Egypt, I was surprised at how many rights women actually had. Particularly surprising to me was the fact that ancient Egyptian women could serve on juries. While I enjoyed this course, I honestly think that it would have been more accurate to call this course “Daily Life in the Ancient and Early Medieval Mediterranean World,” because 99% of the courses focus on ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, and Prof. Garland would have done well to devote at least six or seven lectures to each of the great ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia---Sumeria, Akkad, Aram, the Hittites, etc---as well as ancient Israel and Persia. He also devoted no lectures to the ancient Far East (India, China, Japan, etc), sub-Saharan Africa, or the Americas. Given this fact, it would have been more accurate for Prof. Garland to have titled this series of lectures “The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient Mediterranean World.” Thus, I enjoyed this course immensely, despite the narrow focus of the course. He also got it wrong when he described those Jews who cut themselves off from the rest of the community as being “related to” the Essenes. That is exactly what the Essenes did. Another thing which Prof. Garland gets wrong is that while some Vikings had swords, the vast majority of them would only have axes because only chieftains and other noblemen would own swords since they were expensive to make.
All in all, despite the narrow focus of the course, I would highly recommend this course nonetheless.


title: Catchy tunes, but incomprehensible lyrics

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I bought this to introduce my toddler grandson to Spanish, and was looking forward to songs we could sing along to. The melodies of these songs are quite charming, but they're sung in rapid, idiomatic Spanish that is only understandable to native speakers. I'm reasonably fluent in Spanish, but couldn't make heads or tails. I tried to find printed lyrics, but they're not easy to come across. And I never head back from the creator to get help with this, even though it's evident that Juana la Iguana is a big business.

My grandson enjoys the music, but he's not going to learn a single word of Spanish from this CD.


title: Wow

text: Hate musical, bought for wifes birthday... got sucked in and loved the story and the songs. Watched it by myself 3 times


title: awesome

text: awesome


title: Wonderful Harmonies- Soft Rock

text: Southern Cross and many other favorites


title: This night drive will take you to wonderful places

text: I ve been looking for this hard to find CD for a long time and it has met my very high expectations.


title: Lovely Gospel Album

text: Dailey and Vincent have produced another stellar album. Their blending on this gospel album is beyond compare.  Dailey and Vincent are right up there with the best gospel singers of our time.  Marcia S.


title: Great before, great music and great deal now.

text: What can I say? It's David Bowie! Here are two excellent CDs for a great price. I love them as much as I did years ago, except now "Let's Dance" isn't on scratchy vinyl.


title: Fantastico!

text: Fantastic collection, my mother-in-law loved it!


title: A New Look at the Verdi Requiem

text: In this recording of the Verdi Requiem what we have is the Orchestra being the big star of the work instead of the soloists and the chorus.  While the soloists seem to be somewhat lightweight in their voices and do not at first sound appropriate for this work, after a while you begin to realize that they are not trying to be Opera stars singing the work, but real people,  part of the drama unfoldling in the work. I have noticed many reviewers accusing Phillips of trying to turn this recording into a vehicle for Andrea Bocelli, I do not believe this to be true I think instead they were experimenting with having someone who could communicate the tenor's part on more human terms.  To make this performance less of an operatic performance and more of a down to earth one.Can this recording replace the classic ones of  Solti, Toscanini, or Giulini?  Or the Gardiner No it tries to be something different a performance that isn't an opera but a sung liturgical work. The only major quibble I have with this recording is that most of the time the choir is usually drowned out by the orchestra which is not the best way to showcase it. There was one reviewer who seemed to think that Phillips Classics is not what it used to be.  My question is are any of the "big' recording companies the way they used to be? It is always difficult to "say something new" with a new recording of a familiar work I am sure that in a few years we will be looking at this recording and thinking of it in the same way many think of the classic recordings of this work. One final thought I think we should have a little less Bocelli bashing, he has a very fine voice and is making use of the gift of the voice he has been given.  He is not wasting his gift, or feeling sorry for himself, he is out there using it to the best of his abilities. There is enough negative feeling in this world of ours we need to foster a little more positive feeling in it. I say to some of those reviewers who attack Bocelli because of his voice, If you can sing such works better than he can, then get out there and do so, But if you cannot then keep silent. Or as my mother used to say If you cannot say something nice about someone say nothing at all.


title: Five Stars

text: I gave this as a gift.  The receiver gave it 5 stars.


title: Vanessa's hidden jem

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I have this habbit of liking albmus that are not available or quite rare - and in some cases, I just cannot understand why.
This CD spins in my stereo system while I'm writing this review - amazingly the first review for this fabulous album. This CD, Vanessa Amorosi's second studio album (the third cd in her catalogue, if you consider the Turn To Me compliation that had some rare tracks), was released only in Germany in 2002. Its shelf-life period was also limited, and the album fell quickly from the radar there. In other countries it's almost impossible to find this one, but trust me - it's really not the music's fault.
I had the lucky opportunity of finding this Album in a used CD store, by chance, and I'm really glad I did find it! Vanessa has a gorgeous voice, strong and clear -she really shines on fast numbers, and she sounds soulful on slower ones. This album is full with good songs, and it's really hard to pick up the favorites from it. I listen to it, and feel the need to almost get up and dance to the beats that surround me. There some standouts on this album, however, to my taste: Turning Up The Heat, Dream, the title song Chage & Lifted Up. But the others are great as well. If you do find the way to purchase this engergetic and lovely album, note that there's no need to get Vanessa's Greatest Hits cd, since there are no less than eight songs from the album 'Change' on the Greatest Hits cd. On the other hand, if you'll get the Greatest Hits cd, you're getting almost the entire Change cd. So think with yourself what you perfer the best. I, personally, I'm more keen on studio albums than compilations, really, and am already planning to get her next two studio albums, 'Somewhere In The Real World' and 'Hazardous' in the near future (expensive as they are as import, she's such a talented and gifted singer, it's really woroth it!).
If you're a true fan of Vanessa Amorosi's wonderful music, don't pass on this album, even if you have to find it used from some online store in Germany... I'll treasure this hidden splendid album as long as my ears are able to listen to music.
Hope this was helpful, Angie.


title: Great CD.

text: Another great music release.


title: Five Stars

text: All that I expected!


title: Five Stars

text: Great price, fast shipping.


title: My 2-year old LOVES this cd

text: My daughter has been listening to this for about a year and LOVES it. She's two and as soon as we get in the car, "Mommy, play my song." She's learning old hymns and wholesome lyrics in fun (cheesy to me) musical arrangements. Highly recommended for toddlers. Reminds me of the stuff I listened to as a kid.


title: Five Stars

text: They will always be a 5 star group


title: Beautiful

text: This is a beautiful album of classic music.  Willie does a great job. It's an oldie but a goodie.


title: Sanctuary

text:
What can I say?
Yanni has a gift with music.
I have loved every single CD that I have purchased of Yanni.
They are great for getting relaxed after a stressful day, and I pop in a CD when I get ready for my homework studies.
For me, it helps me remain focused on my studies.
I highly recommend any or ALL of Yanni CD's.


title: Five Stars

text: fabulous banjo player on a couple cuts ;)  No, seriously, this is lovely, gentle, listenable.


title: Forgotten No More!

text: A blast from the past. A must have for the 80’s collector.


title: Great album.

text: Thanks! Nice to have all the hits in one place.


title: Love it.

text: Classic album! Love it.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent Product


title: My mother loves this artist

text: We heard Sandbergh in concert when I was a child in the early 1960s.  My mother bought his album at the concert and I grew up heeaing this lute player and fine tenor singing Christian hymns in English with a Swedish accent.


title: Gets you moving!

text: Great collection of zumba songs: I recognize most of these upbeat zumba rhythm songs from zumba classes & wii zumba games.  It's great to play these discs while exercising on my bike, treadmill, nordictrack, & even while putting away laundry!  Fun collection.  I bought it at the same price at sporting goods store.


title: Beats and melodies

text: Although beat and rhythm are emphasized, there are some wonderful melodies on here, and at least 3/4 are great for adults as well as children.  We got this to go with a music class for our three-year-old, and he loves it, and so do we.  The variety of singers helps each song feel unique.  The opening "hello" song and the closing "goodbye" song are particularly wonderful.


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful meditation really gets you into the quiet heart.


title: Definitely not meant for sleep

text: I love anything Tom Petty, but the bells and symbols of this cd is too much. It isn’t relaxing or soothing for my 3 year old.


title: Great double CD.

text: Love this!!!


title: Brings back wonderful memories.

text: I've always loved Bud and Travis as a teen and college student.  CD brought back many memories.  My husband heard them for the first time.  Great for us to listen to as we passed time on the open road.  Their harmony is so good, and we like the patter between songs.<br />I may have to dig out all my Bud and Travis LPs.  If you have never heard of Bud and Travis, you are in for a treat.


title: Vintage bass funk at it's best.

text:
Vintage bass funk at it's best.

The album starts off with the upbeat “I’ll Be Good To You” which offers a first look at the album’s most overwhelming features, that being the impressive bass lines as played by Louis Johnson. Johnson uses a technique of slapping his bass, something he is often credited as an innovator of, throughout the album, making the bass riffs one of the most looked forward to aspects from song to song. His playing here leaves no wonder why Michael Jackson chose him to play on some of his hit songs like “Billie Jean” and “Get On The Floor.”

The rest of the album’s first side features some welcomed turbulence as the brothers switch between a slick, funk style on the comical “Get The Funk Out Ma Face” to a smooth style on “Tomorrow” which is often compared to elevator music (I certainly wouldn’t mind being on an elevator playing the tune, though). Side two opens with the only cover song on the album, a funked up version of the Beatles’ “Come Together” which gives the original some competition in terms of musicianship. The music’s direction once again shifts rather dramatically after “Come Together” for the album’s best song, “Land Of Ladies” which features an array of synthesizer lines, particularly on the intro, a soft Moog-ish lead that plays throughout the song and other surprises like a brief harmonica piece, all of which accompany the most laidback vocal effort by Louis and George on the album. After “Land Of Ladies” is another upbeat tune similar to the opening track, “Dancin’ and Prancin’,” a tune that makes it hard to be in a mad mood after listening to. This song might have been a better way to close out the album and leave the listeners on a good note rather than the not-so-impressive “The Devil.” It is shame that the album has to end with its worst song, but considering it is virtually the only bad song, it is not enough to take away from the rest of the solid body of work.


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful relaxing music


title: Try a new discovery

text: I learned of Cindy Alexander through following Keith Harkin and she opened with him at a concert.  Considered his recommendation and some biography information about her.. then purchased a few of her CD's.  I am enjoying the experience of finding a different artist to add to my music enjoyment..


title: Denver's best

text: You font have, must buy. Denver is one artist that I grew up loving his music. Best ti play when you are relaxing.


title: Funciona bien

text: Llego en buen estado y funciona bien


title: Great for private worship

text: Really special. Excellent for private worship. Brings you into a wonderful experience with the Lord.


title: Such coool trance

text: Personally I like this better than his other stuff... this and Liquid Skies are great. Its great club-trance with a cosmic feel, perfect for dancing and listening too


title: A Walk Down Memory Lane

text: I was raised on Hank Williams & all of the traditional 'western' singers. I've enjoyed this walk down memory lane with Hank, Sr.


title: Yay

text: Great product, great price, great customer service.


title: Oh, Those Wacky French.....

text:
I've never seen a French movie before, and I've also never seen a film as weird as this one, so I guess that alone would be worth a couple of stars....
  Brotherhood of the Wolf is part Action Movie, part Espionage, part Horror/Period Piece/Suspense/Martial Arts, and throws in a Conspiracy that would make Oliver Stone smile. On the surface, these elements could (and SHOULD) make a real mess of a movie, but Brotherhood suceeds nonetheless.
  A mysterious beast is ravaging a small village in France in the 1700's (This portion of the story is true...), and The King sends his Naturalist/Botanist/Bonesetter (This is a real Jack-of-All-Trades type) and his Mohawk Blood-Brother to help in the identification and apprehension of the creature, which the locals believe is a supernatural Wolf. That seems straightforward enough, but Director Christophe Gans throws in everyting but the kitchen sink, sub-plot wise.
  Still, the film has a number of things going for it: Strong performances by the leads, Samuel Le Bihan as the Wolf-Hunter, & Mark Dacascos as his silent-but-deadly companion (Dacascos brings a quiet dignity to the Indian Mani, and his numerous fight scenes are breathtaking.); great creature effects- the monster is very well done, and really had me wondering just what it was; beautiful cinematography that adds a lot to the mood of the film- this is truly one on the best LOOKING movies I've seen in quite some time. And Emilie Dequenne, the actress who plays Marianne, is just about the most beautiful woman I've ever seen...so that didn't hurt either.
  On the bad side- there are about four or five different times that I thought the film was over...but then it starts again...the movie is Waaaaayyy too long, and there is just too much going on. My biggest beef, without giving anything away, was the "Scooby-Doo" ending; I felt cheated. Yet I still managed to really enjoy the film as a whole,
  People who are put off by subtitles shouldn't be too scared; after 5 or 10 minutes you hardly even know they're there, and since the last hour is one big action-fest, there isn't much reading to distract you from the action.
  If you're looking for something (VERY!) different, this is the film to see.


title: Best record of 2019!

text: This is such a fun record!  The exuberance and the melodies are intoxicating -- sure, the tunes are sugar-coated and radio-poppy, but what great songs!  Not only is it my favorite record of 2019, it's in the top 5 of my favorite records of the 10s.


title: Save Your Money

text: People still use Holosync? You can literally make your own "Holosync" with Neuro Programmer 3. Just go to [...]<br />"Holosync" is not a technology, it's just a brand name. The only thing Holosync does is lower the binaural beat pitch and you can do that using Neuro Programmer 3. Holosync is a complete rip-off. Don't be fooled. I find it amazing that people take offense to this revelation. You tell them that they're getting scammed and they get upset with you. Don't be one of "those" person's. Educate yourself and be smart.


title: I absolutely love it

text: This was just what I needed to help me deal with all of the social issues going on in the world today.. hmm, come to think of it, this would have amused me at any time..  Not for children or anyone easily offended.


title: Amazing ukulele music!

text: I happened upon this CD when I was searching for Jake Shimabukoro music.  And, Jake is on here w/4 different tracks - including a rendition of God Bless America!  The other artists are amazing virtuosos on the ukulele.  A friend of mine told me this CD falls under the category of a "collector's item".  It was quickly sent to me by the seller, a small biz guy.  I recommend this CD if you are interested in hearing some really quality ukulele playing.  This CD was apparently developed by the Honolulu Academy of Arts.


title: Meditations to Relieve Stress

text: I really enjoy this Meditation DVD.  Very calming.


title: Good Album

text: Good Album


title: This CD is good for someone who loves Brett Eldredge and also likes ...

text: This CD is good for someone who loves Brett Eldredge and also likes the musical styles of Bing Crosby or Frank Sinatra.  Beautiful CD.


title: Good Selections

text: I really like the songs and the arrangements on this CD.  I use it for my Bible Study class and we all have enjoyed it.


title: Old Time African Music - Enjoy!

text: This compact disk is a compilation of West African music by Sierra Leone's Afro National Band, quite popular some forty years ago. Much of the music here is "soukous" which is associated with the Congo (central Africa) rather than West Africa. It is good African funk music. Two of the band's best known compositions,Tolon Tolon and Elef Pan You are not on this disc. Enjoy!


title: Among the best concert DVDs to date

text:
While I have not heard all of the Pavarotti and Friends concerts I dare say that Concert For The Children Of Liberia is so good it can't possibly be topped by the others.

With a lineup that includes Celine Dion, Stevie Wonder, The Spice Girls, Jon Bon Jovi and Natalie Cole among others it is simply the best. If you've never heard of Italian bluesman Zucchero you're in for a big surprise.

Both video and audio quality are very good. The first copy I found to purchase was on VHS cassettte. I waited several years for a DVD release and found one in far away Argentina (shipped to me by an Amazon.com affiliate). I've since added a second DVD copy just in case I lose the first. (There is a second concert- For The Children Of Guatemala and Kosovo- on this release of the DVD). The disk is both video and audio. (On my audio system selecting the 5.1 audio option generates no audio in the center speaker).

Luciano Pavarotti is no longer with us and a blu-ray version of this delightful concert will honor the maestro's memory well.

Why is this product listed here as DVD Audio?


title: Five Stars

text: Best recording power full sound


title: Best 5. 1 & DTS quality ever heard on ...

text: Best 5.1 & DTS quality ever heard on Pink Floyd sound tracks, crisp and clear. I am a collector of high quality sound tracks recorded in SACD or Audio DVDs. One must have this album in 5.1


High Quality 5.1 channel  surround Recording<br />I have several versions of Dark side of the moon and a variety of sound systems including Bose, Onkoyo and Klipsch. So I know what a good quality recording should be. This recording is by far the best I ever listened.  I wish they make other Pink Floyd albums in this 5.1 surround sound quality, specially Atom Heart Mother which is my favorite album.


title: Not worth the money

text: Lola Albright's wonderful chemistry with Craig Stevens on the "Peter Gunn" series tended to obscure the fact that she was a rather mediocre singer, with faulty pitch and intonation. Even the Mancini arrangements here are below his usual standards. If you must buy this out of nostalgia or curiosity, there is a less-expensive two-fer that can be purchased used at very reasonable prices here on Amazon.


title: Peggy near her peak, with Barbour

text: These sides were recorded for (non-Capitol) transcriptions in the late 1940s, with Peg relaxed and swinging on some familiar standards; well worth the modest price for any Lee fan.


title: Superb, Underrated Soul Sister

text: What a magnificent voice! Known mainly for her 1952 R&B/Pop crossover hit "Heavenly Father" (co-written by McGriff and recorded while she was in her teens!), her recording career was poorly managed, and she does not have the recognition that she deserves. This compilation contains all her major work for Jubilee and later singles for Capitol and other one-offs. While some of the material is second-rate, the voice of Edna McGriff is never anything less than powerful, sweet and clear as the ringing of a bell. Speaking of which, several of her cover versions done for the Bell label are also available on the "Bell Ringers" compilation on Ace. Get this import quick, before it goes out-of-print; you won't regret it.


title: Best Christmas Song Ever by Jack Black!

text:
I'm not much of a Jack Black fan - he mostly gets on my nerves, but I LOVE his Christmas song on this album and this is the ONLY place to get it - it's not on iTunes.  Pandora plays it, but I wanted to listen to it when I wanted to listen to it.

I bought this through an Amazon seller "honeyobooks" and they were the only ones that weren't charging an outrageous price for this disk.  If you like funny rock style Christmas songs, get this CD and get it from "honeyobooks" if they still have any in stock.


title: seriously underrated show

text: This show is underrated, IMO. I think it and Englishtown are the best two officially released Fall 77 shows, and if nothing else it's way way way better than the celebrated Colgate show (DaP 12) from two days earlier. In many ways it anticipates the classic April 78 sound - ie: the sound of polished excellence joyfully falling apart - but it still carries the momentum and epic feel of Fall 77. I would still take the best of early 78 (DaP 23, DP 18, DaP 7) over this show because those shows are so majestic and experimental, but it's very very close to DaP 7, which is certainly high praise. And yes, the Truckin' on this is as wild as its reputation holds. The only thing holding the show back from like top-10 all time status is it lacks the dark weirdness of the Dead at their best - this is more like an exuberant victory lap by a band that could totally screw things up and still do no wrong. I'm writing this review now because I think it's still available on auction sites for under $80 and if you love this era of the Dead, you should get it before it starts selling for a trillion dollars.


title: amazing show - too bad it's so expensive

text:
TLDR: AWESOME show but maybe don't pay crazy money for it

EDIT

The Dave's Picks are all 5-star shows, basically, it's just a matter of if they're SUCH a five star endeavor that you'd want to shell out the insane gouger prices most of the early ones command.

Sooooo for this one... I don't know. It's probably not worth $100 or something, but it is REALLY REALLY good. Just so you know where I'm coming from, I love early-78 Dead, and I'd say that Dave's 23 is probably my favorite show of that year and maybe even my favorite show post-1972.

Anyway, this 4/22/78 show is mellow and kind of short, especially given that 12 minutes of it are taken up by "Rhythm Devils," which is basically "Drums" but with the entire band doing percussion and chanting - no matter how that sounds on paper, it's actually pretty great.

The first set has a really excellent Bertha, Peggy-O, and Candyman, along with one of the very few Looks Like Rains I actually look forward to. But compared to, say, 1/23/78, the energy is very "safe" and contained - you don't get any savage Jerry guitar moments or revelatory tweaks (aside from Deal going on forever, which is a real YMMV kinda thing). But it's very good.

The second set is 100% mind-bendingly great. There's a huge, awesome NFA, a top-5 Wharf Rat, a sick Estimated, and an Eyes that blasts out in the end with the sweetest sounding blast of neon-electric-"Coca Cola" strangeness of 78 that will dig itself into yr mind the more you listen to it. There's also a solid Lazy Lightning/Supp and a scorching Sugar Mag.

Unfortunately, they sequenced the disc so that Rhythm Devils ends disc 2 with the NFA guitar part starting and then NFA opens the third disc with the outro to RD - similar to how they split up The Eleven/Caution on Dicks Picks 16 - which just kills the momentum. Could they have fixed this by moving more of the second set to the first disc and beefing up the third disc with filler? The question answers itself!

In any case, the show has the really cool quality of being almost effortless to listen to. It's just smooth, weird, energetic Dead in the tail end of the early 78 phase, with a second set will flatten you with joy. It's really a shame that the Dead as a business endeavor are so preoccupied with creating scarcity that the only people who profit from having these super-limited edition shows never being available for downloads or re-release are the gougers and profiteers who stick it to fans who were unlucky enough to be poor or unaware during the very brief (as in, a matter of days) period when these Dave's picks are available. I picked this show up awhile ago on an auction site for a semi-reasonable price and I totally love it, but I think if you were looking at pouring your cash into a 78 show that will truly blow yr mind, go with Dave's 23 first - that one, sadly, is probably "worth" the crazy money (the more recent, and sort of more reasonably price, Dave's 37 is NOT nearly as great as either 23 or 15, alas). But if you can find this one for a reasonable price you'll most certainly love it - I know I do.


title: Fabulous 80s compilation

text: Agree with the previous reviewer - a fabulous grouping of 80s music that really has the feel of the progressive movement of that era.  Many people feel the music of (most of) the 80s was a tad weak, not having the energy or power of the punk movement of the late 70s.  However, there was a strong progressive movement that grew out of that, and it is captured here very nicely.  Little-known works by Roger Taylor and Kajagoogoo share space with the Pretenders and Peter Gabriel.  Worth tracking down - I still have my vinyl copy.


title: I adore Joyce's books but these CDs are amazing I am recovering from a neck surgery & suffer ...

text: I adore Joyce's books but these CDs are amazing I am recovering from a neck surgery & suffer from anxiety. These have helped me a great deal and I'm only on cd 2, they are so good I listen to one then relisten to certain parts later in the day. I also make notes and reflect on them. Highly recommended for anyone not just people with anxiety


title: Excellent CD!

text: Excellent remix of Kansas Point of No Return!<br />Fast shipping, as advertised, thank you!


title: The music of the heavenly spheres.

text: If you know who Palestrina is, you don't need to read this review. If you don't, all you need to know is that, almost 500 hears ago, a man wrote what essentially became your subconscious understanding of transcendent sonal beauty.


title: The best worship sessions ever recorded

text:
I first began buying these (now 7) sets of praise songs in the 1980s on cassette, and have given a handful of sets out as gifts and often listen to them still while driving or mowing or doing other work. I love them because they are, in my experience/opinion, the only set of worship music that truly is encouraging and designed to lead you into worship along with the singers. All others seem to convey a strong tone of entertainment, which I see in many churches unfortunately. The voices are soft enough to not drown out the music or yourself, and yet clearly enunciated for the sole purpose of helping you to join in and sing out loud or in your heart. It's hard to not sing out, though.

The songs are a mix of choruses and traditional hymns, with minimal and meaningful comments between most of them, otherwise one songs leads right into the next. Even after listening to these 7 CDs/tapes for almost 30 years, just writing this review has made me want to worship with them again.

For listening in loud environments, I suggest using these: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H27E6NQ and and loading these songs to your phone or other mp3 player.


title: Awesome

text: Just what I expected. No disappointments here. Record in excellent condition.


title: Somewhere my love by Red Steagall is great!

text: Best rendition of this song I ever heard.  Have it on a 45 and looking for a CD or mp3 of it.  Have had the 45 aboout 50 years.


title: Historic Radio Recording of Tom Petty from The University of North Carolina Sept 13 1999

text: He sings The Damage You've Done, which is a fantastic song and I wish I could have seen him perform it live!! He also sings Something Big which is another great song!! He also sings, Bye Bye Johnny, Breakdown, Free Fallin, The Waiting, Don't Come Around Here No More, I need to Know, Listen to Her Heart, Southern Accents, A Face In the Crowd, I won't Back Down, Refugee, Runnin Down A Dream. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have got to be the best live band my husband and i have seen. They were so good live!! And I don't think he ever had a bad concert!! Tom Petty was truly a wonderful performer who excelled at being a musician, who was adored by his fans and that love he gave back through his amazing performances!! He is truly and will be forever missed!!! But it is nice his music is still with us!!


title: Fantastic radio broadcast of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in Hamburg Germany 1999

text: This Cd has got to be in your Tom Petty Collection!! Disc 1- Mary Jane's Last Dance, Swingin From the Echo Album,I Won't Back Down, Listen To Her Heart, It's Good To Be King, Green Onions originally done by Booker T, And a great rendition of Call Me The Breeze by J.J.Cale, which sounds so good, you will listen to it over and over.  Disc 2- Walls,American Girl, Honey Bee, Learning To Fly, Room at the Top, You Wreck Me, Angel Dream, And a great rendition of Van Morrison's song Gloria!! I absolutely love this cd and would have loved being there watching Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers perform these great songs live!!


title: awesome CD

text: Wow!!! A metal CD done the way it should be done! Great vocals,guitars,drums,&hooks galore!Very well written and performed! Steve of Rockford,IL


title: Not for My Hearing Level

text: It was a good intro by Tolle. But the meditation itself was not audible for me.  I bought this from a vendor but did not return it because it is nothing the vendor has any control over.  I downloaded a "free sample" from another website and I had the same problem understanding Kim when she talked.  I wish I could get a printout of the meditation so I could sort of follow after reading what is being said.  Too bad.  I think this is probably a very good meditation for someone that doesn't have a hearing problem.


title: Great Artists Singing My Favorite Childhood Hymns

text: I really loved the performance of the artists. Most of the hymns were from my childhood memories. I liked this recording because most of them were full length and not just snippits of songs like I have had on some older CDs.


title: Good

text: I ordered this to go back to childhood memories. It is an excellent CD but not exactly what I wanted. I ordered it by mistake but it is good and I've already passed it on. The reason I did not care for it as much was I ordered another one with more of the hymns I wanted by country artists. This is good and inspirational though!! I recommend.


title: Great seller! Sent a free CD along with my order!

text: Bought the CD for "While my guitar gently weeps" and received another free CD from the Seller as well. Both are good and appreciated!


title: Feeling Shortchanged!

text: Boo! Where are all the songs I expected to get on this CD -- the ones that were there when I saw it on TV? Even some of the artists on the cover, one group whose song I bought the CD for, are NOT on the CD. SO disappointed!


title: Joni Mitchell is an American institution

text: Love Joni Mitchell even more than I did 50 years ago. Her music is sublime!


title: Joni Mitchell-Need I say more?

text: Spurred on by YouTube videos from her recent appearance at the Newport Folk Festival, I knew I wanted more Joni.


title: Expensive and hard to find these days, but worth it!

text: The London production of Les Mis is tops!


title: BTS fabulous

text: BTS enough said 💜💜


title: Beautiful CD

text: Music sounds crystal clear. So happy for all the selections. A must to add to your collection of beautiful Romantic music of Nat King Cole and its all in spanish. Thank you!


title: Great CD

text: After hearing this group in person, I wanted to have a CD and they weren't easy to find. I'm pleased with the CD--it has some of the selections from their concert and is a good example of their blue grass gospel hymns. From a reseller, this CD was new and unopened--good quality.


title: Perfect for the 50's party

text: Ordered these for a 50th wedding anniversary party. Parents loved it! Music good quality and original singers.


title: real earth wind & fire

text: can i say the perfect cd ? a lot of songs 45 ! well worth the money ! really good price too !


title: Five Stars

text: My all-time favorite Christmas music


title: CD. Wally

text: This item was bought to replace a lost cd.


title: Little Wally

text: Great Polish Music.  I have been a fan of Li'l Wally since the 50's.


title: absolutely amazing

text: If anyone is looking some kick a** country rock, this guy provides it.  Have seen him perform live 4 different time and it's better each time.  Highly recommend this 5 EP cd or his latest cd, The House Rules.


title: We had a good time making this album

text: well, this is just a hoot!  Never thought I'd see this on Amazon.  Aaron Lowe & I just competed against each other in a contest last weekend in Spokane WA.  He was 1st and I was a close 2nd.  We had a good time making this album, thanks to my parents for financing it.  Its a very clean & clear recording, great for beginner fiddlers to learn from.  Easy tunes to play.  Thanks for making me smile today.


title: Great tool for learning CW

text: This is a great tool for learning Morse code (CW) I find the structure of the lessons to be perfect for both my time and my skill level (starting out with no previous knowledge) These start off with simple letters, teaching the sound pattern and include simple words at regular steps. Based on my own learning speed, I would recommend this to anyone wanting to learn Morse code


title: Let the music begin!

text: Other sources said this arrangement was out of print. But found it on Amazon. Gave it as a gift to my 86 year old music teacher. She was ecstatic!


title: One of the best entertainers that most have never heard of.

text: Excellent Canadian balladeer that lives on through his well crafted & oft times humorous music. Tom Connors was a truly gifted musician, and one of the best folk singers that many in the USA have never heard of. I would cordially invite you to give a listen. I've checked other venues to purchase this music, and thought I was going to have to return to Canada just to buy the CD's(!) of artists like him & Lara Fabian. Thanks for making this available.


title: SOME OF THE BEST WORSHIP SONGS AND GROUPS

text: YES I LOVE EVERY SONG. IT IS THE ONE THAT ORGINALLY SENT FOR AND WAS SENT WRONG CD. I NEVER TIRE OF THESE SELECTIONS. HAD THIS CD A LONG TIME AGO. GLAD TO HAVE IT BACK AGAIN


title: Three Stars

text: Case was broken when it arrived, but no scratches or anything.


title: Used CD like new

text: I am listening to this wonderful CD right now.  Each cut is a joy to hear.  I'm so glad I got this recording.  From the jazzy genius of Benny Chong to Jake Shimabukuro's wild but sometimes sensitive musings, it is a great addition to my CD collection of ukulele music.  If you think that a ukulele is just a toy, listen to these artists.  Your life will be changed.


title: Four Stars

text: Great CD!


title: Five Stars

text: i love this music


title: Have owned and lost this CD REALLY need an other one . The best Christmas CD ever, I would recommend it to everyone.

text: Can't say enough good abut the CD , hope I can find an other one, would even buy for friends. Had a hard time finding it the first time.<br />Hope it more available now.


title: Outstanding as always

text: Could b my fave......#Prince4ever<br />Colonized mind.........♡


title: If you like these songs, you'll love JT's take.

text: If you like these songs, you'll love JT's vocal interpretations. I find 2 or 3 cuts are boring, mostly bcause I don't care for the song. That's the only reason for 4star instead of 5star


title: Great!

text: Great for a predatorphile


title: Fabulous CD

text: Pat Benatar at her best.


title: Skips on the "Little Red Corvette" track

text: This was the second time I ordered this CD. Both CD's skipped on the "Little Red Corvette" track. I ordered a replacment the first time and then sent BOTH of them back via my local UPS Store on March 17th. I have yet to recieve a refund. Please explain...


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!!


title: Excellent CD, excellent vendor

text:
Bought this CD after hearing the song “The Art of Conversation” and have been surprised how good the entire album is.

It was shipped quickly and in great condition, in an extra strong box which was appreciated


title: Not for me. Terrible

text: Not at all impressed with this CD. Just a lot of piano, sounds like they are practicing for the first time. I listen to Michael Byron on YouTube. I'm so disappointed


title: just okay

text: just okay. not recommended music


title: Well-constructed and well-produced

text: This band sounds like the Shoegazer band from the 90’s called “Lush”.<br />The musicians are very good, the drummer especially. Not a must have, unless you love Jeff Hanson, but enjoyable for a long drive for sure.


title: GREAT!!!

text: I loved the Dave Clark Five growing up and was so happy to find this CD it is wonderful to listen to those old wonderful songs again. Great!!!


title: Five Stars

text: Great.


title: Good

text: The songs I wanted to hear, didn't sound like they do on the TV or UTube.  However, it's still a great collection of his works.  I have enjoyed these a lot anyway.  The Swinging Safari and Happy Safari don't sound as upbeat and Happy as should have.


title: gerry plays alto,

text: gerry meets zoot,and plays alto on four of six songs.


title: Songs of the Century Vol 5

text: Songs of the Century Vol 5 was different from the Vol 1 that I already owned. Vol 5 was not the original singers. The songs were well presented and a nice listen. The sender was very prompt and packaged the two CD were well. I purchases these through Amazon.


title: I bought something that promised classical pronunciation, but they pronounce their V as a hard V instead of a W, they

text:
Say Che instead of Ke, and use soft Gs.

This is not classical pronunciation according to any book I've ever seen. While I am by no means an expert in ecclesiastical pronunciation, it sounds a hell of a lot more like that then what they're claiming to be selling.

Look elsewhere!


title: Five Stars

text: I love the cocktail piano series


title: Five Stars

text: again happy addition to the collection


title: Five Stars

text: a nice addition to the Cocktail Piano collection


title: Nor up to expectations.

text: Have 2 cds in package. Second cd has some songs repeated. Poor at best.


title: Five Stars

text: didn't pay good enough attention. only for songs :(


title: Good for quick, motivational boost.

text: Good stories, but very short disc, mostly stories of his own success. Mostly motivational for someone new at marketing. Not good for training or developing skills though. Only says what to do, not how to do it.


title: IT'S A CD

text: My favorite group so I LOVE! It's a CD, what can I say....delivered without damage


title: Not what I thought

text: Since I don't speak Dutch I only go by the songs I hear on You Tube &  a lot were German.  This album has none & the songs are mostly slow & not real peppy.  Too much trouble to send it back but I don't listen to it.  I was very disappointed.


Wow...Stevie Nicks has always been, and will always be my favorite female vocalist, and to hear her sing "At Last"...amazing.


title: great CD!

text: Connie sings from her heart and soul...great CD!


title: all clasical music

text: healing sounds


title: Shucks, it's Elvis!

text: This cd is pretty much as advertised.  The Sun session recordings are good; a number of the other cuts not so good.  After all, he was still figuring out what "Elvis" was all about!  The cd "The Sun Sessions" is a better buy.


title: Disappointing

text: This is not the full edition, and it has lots of places that skip.  The excerpt from the full edition is not clearly presented. The quality of the sound is not that good. Okay for just a piece of the original, but with no booklet to translate you are not going to understand this at all.


title: Great worship music

text: Love this cd, used to watch them live at Harvest Church when they were still together.


title: Wonderful! Uplifting

text: Days of Elijah: The Worship Songs of Robin Mark has both high energy and calm music - even ballad type worship songs.  It includes both Christian contemporary worship and an old hymn, using guitar and Irish musical instruments (not bag pipe though).  Wonderful!  Uplifting!  Turning our grateful hearts and eyes on Jesus.  We've enjoyed our copy for years and just gave 2 copies away to a family member and a friend.


title: Absolutely The Best Recording of Rogers and Hammerstein Music

text: I've started listening to this album about 55 or more years ago.  Even at the ripe old age of 9 years old I love it, and played it endlessly on my father's stereo.  As Rogers and Hammerstein music goes, there is no better set of recordings, at least in my opinion.  If you are a lover of their music, buy an LP, and have it converted to CD.  You won't be disappointed.  The Melanchrino Strings really hit this one out of the park.  Don't take my word, but it and find out for yourself.


title: Don't buy it!!!

text: I like the songs on the cd's  but on two of them they skip!!!


title: Five Stars

text: What a treasure!