title: a great bargain for those who appreciate great popular singing!

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What a great set of albums on two cds!
I consider Mathis' "Me & Mrs. Jones" & "Killing Me Softly With Her Song" as peaks in the art of popular song singing.
His recording of "I Was Born In Love With You/Summer Me, Winter Me" on "Me & Mrs Jones" is a pop classic.  Sheer beauty!  That album also contains great covers of songs of the early seventies.  The one track I don't care for that much is (surprisingly) "Me & Mrs Jones", but that is just my taste.  Billy Paul, I thought, did it much better.  (Here are quotes from my earlier review of the Real Gone release of this album:  "His vocals could not be better. They excite and ,for the most part, thrill me. He even seems emotionally invested in what he is singing. The high points are 'I Was Born in Love with You/Summer Me, Winter Me', 'You're a Lady', 'Love Theme from "Lady Sings the Blues', 'Sweet Surrender', 'Remember', and, a song right now that I can't get out of my head, 'If I Could Reach You'.): I haven't changed my mind from my previous comments. I'd like to add that I thought Mathis' cover of Harry Nilsson's "Remember" was just as great as the original version (and perhaps more personally touching than Nilsson's).
The album "Killiing Me Softly With Her Song" is one of his very best, equal if not better than "Me & Mrs Jones".  (Here are quotes from my previous review of this album remastered by Real Gone:  "The album 'Killing Me Softly With Her Song' is magic! Everything in it works (from the album cover to the singing to the songs, to the arrangements)!  I can say nothing wrong about this album. Mathis was in great voice. His producer, Jerry Fuller, did a fantastic job on every song. Fuller had also produced the other great album 'Me and Mrs. Jones'. The producer even wrote 'Show and Tell' which was originally written for Mathis.  I consider every track a classic example of both songwriting and singing. Mathis' voice is in prime condition, and his heart is involved with the story of almost every song.  For me the standouts were 'Arianne', 'Aubrey', 'Killing Me Softly With Her Song', 'Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)', and 'Good Morning, Heartache'.  I also like the others but the above listed reached the Meistersinger level. They thrill me! Amaze me! And must have scared the hell out of other singers!"  Again, for this album, I have not changed my previous opinions.
His album "I'm Coming Home" when it first came out was a little too strange for me at the time, but now I enjoy it more.  His vocals, as usual, are great.  As for the songs, they grew on me, and I enjoy them just as much as the songs on the previous two albums.  Read the notes about this album in the accompanying booklet.  There are some interesting comments concerning the prevarications of Clive Davis in that he claimed he was the one who initiated the creation of this album.  Thom Bell, the albums producer, calls him out.
The album "Feelings" is, in my opinion, less great than the other albums, but still many of his versions of these songs cannot be faulted.  Even this one is growing on me with great versions of "Stardust" and  "99 Miles From L.A".  Just like the previous album, the more I listen to this album, the more I enjoy it.
The comments in the booklet accompanying the cds give the reader a sense of the times and provide further information concerning the recordings!  You will enjoy the songs much more once you read the writer's comments.
As to the remastering, I am not qualified to comment.
This is a must have collection if you love Mathis' singing.


title: idiosyncratic choices which don't hold up on the 3rd cd

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I have no complaints with the choices on the first 2 cds (except for one song on the 2nd cd).  Though many of the song choices would not be MY choice in a retrospective (though I'm not sure THIS is a retrospective), they are still well sung by Sinatra.
A disappointment on the 2nd cd is his version of "I Left My Heart In San Francisco"; it sounds like he's coasting through it, and he leaves out the verse which puts the icing on the emotional context of the song (It sounds more like he left his luggage in San Francisco).  Why record a song if you're going to sing a half-hearted, half-song version of it (Sinatra did the same thing to poor Hoagy Carmichael's "Stardust" on the album "Sinatra and Strings").  Just imagine what he could have done with "...San Francisco", if he sang it on the same level of his Capitol versions of "Autumn Leaves" & "My Funny Valentine"!  Did he purposely sabotage it in order for it not to compete with Tony Bennett's version?  I believe there's always room for two great versions (or more) of a song.
The 3rd cd is another thing.  I would never have included either bad songs, badly sung songs or both like "Watertown", "Lady Day", "Let Me Try Again", "Sweet Caroline", "Anytime (I'lll Be There')", "Dry Your Eyes", "Song Sung Blue", "Here's To The Band", and "L.A. Is My Lady".  Yuck (I'm surprised they didn't include his goofs like the bizarro "Some Enchanted Evening", "Life's A Trippy Thing", "Satisfy Me One More Time", "I Croak the Songs", and "She Shot Me Down").  If he was so determined to sing Neil Diamond songs, he should have tried "Love On The Rocks" and "Hello, Again" from the movie remake "The Jazz Singer" where Neil Diamond proved he couldn't act.
Where is "Drinking Again', "I'm Not Afraid", "Forget To Remember", "Empty Tables", or "You & Me (We Wanted It All)"?  Most are on the Sinatra box sets "Frank Sinatra: The Reprise Collection" (the 4 cd collection) & "Ultimate Sinatra: 100 Songs Celebrating 100 Years" (the 4 cd collection).  Make sure you get those sets also.  You won't be disappointed.
Who made these choices for this present set and thought these vocal dead-on-arrivals deserved to be resusitated?  I am beginning to wonder if there is someone within the Sinatra organization trying to diminish his fame.
Still, it IS Sinatra.


title: A Masterclass in Both Singing (Tone and Diction) & Performing

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About the time of Mathis' "In Person: Recorded Live In Las Vegas", I had seen Mathis perform the same show at the Latin Casino.  He looked great.  He sang great.  I thought nothing could have been better.  The show was incredibly well-paced and the arrangements supported him wonderfully.  In the recording as in the show I saw, he sang a beautiful version of "Maria" by Stephen Sondheim & Leonard Bernstein, a melting version of Errol Garner's "Misty" & "Dreamy", a classic version of Vernon Duke's & E. Y. Harburg's  "April in Paris", and a heartfelt "Where Do I Begin (Theme to the movie Love Story)".  Included also are fast songs and humorous songs and a medley of his early great hits.  Listen carefully and you'll realize you have just heard greatness.
There are also great versions of songs in Mathis' other albums included in this set:  "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" & "Close to You".
In the album "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" there is great singing in the songs (Michel Legrand & Norman Gimbel's) "Watch What Happens", "Alfie" & "Odds And Ends" (both songs written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David), and Rod Mckuen's classic "Jean" whose lyrics and music are hearbreakingly poetic.  My favorite song from this album is an exciting, vibrating with emotion "A Man And A Woman" (Francis Lai and English lyrics by Jerry Keller).
In his album "Close To You" the great ballads are (Bacharach & David's) "Close To You", (Andre Previn & Karlin's) "Come Saturday Morning", (Bernstein & Carrillo's) "Yellow Days", and (Buffy Sainte-Marie's) "Until It's Time For You To Go".  But the best songs are Mathis' versions of "Wave" by Jobim and especially (Michel Legrand & the Bergmans') "Pieces Of Dreams".  I'm sure you'll have your own favorites.
"Caroline", the bonus song added that hadn't been released until recently is forgettable due to its lacking both a good melody and a good lyric.  It's almost embarrassing having to listen to this after all of the great vocalizing done in the songs from the actual albums.  Figuratively it leaves a bad taste in your mouth.  I can understand why it wasn't released.
Charles Waring's notes, as usual, in the booklet accompanying the cds are very informative.
If you like Mathis, get this set.  It won't disappoint you.  You'll love it!


title: Greatness!

text: Frank Sinatra was in the zone when he recorded these songs in 1943.  What an amazingly seductive voice!  This cd is a testament to his greatness.  The accompaniments are subdued and his voice is at its most tender.<br />Every Sinatra fan should be aware of and own this cd.


title: BUYER BEWARE:  I am surprised it is not an Acrobat Records release

text: This set is so bad that I am surprised it is not an Acrobat Records release.  Avoid this like the plague.  If it is playing, wear a mask over your ears.  A good set if you have tin ears.<br />I am shocked at the disrespect that this record company has for the listener/buyer.


title: good voice in a 1960's Nat King Cole vein

text: It's nice that there's a male singer who is making the attempt to follow in the classic pop vein of the 1960s.  I hear less Sinatra and more Nat King Cole in his vocals though he does not try to imitate Cole.  Listening to him I think he's too normal to be a standout in this style.  There's a smoothness to his voice that does not contain any "bite".  But I respect his attempt at keeping this style alive.<br />Also, he's got great hair.


title: nice voice but not distinctive enough

text: Dusk knows how to sing and swing (though not as well as Sinatra).  He needs some seasoning.  He needs the ambition and ego of a Michael Buble.  Dusk seems too reserved.  I anticipate a ballad/torch album from him that will show us if he's got the emotional stuff.  You can always fake the swing.


title: Classy, breezy pop music of the 1960's at its best!

text: Though occasionally stilted in their delivery, the songs sung in the languages other than Englist still succeed.<br />Classy, breezy pop music of the 1960's at its best that can't help but bring a smile to your face.  Ach du lieber, zut alors, arrigato!


title: For those who appreciate beautiful, sensitive singing!

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What more could I ask?!  Finally, Perry Como's "In Italy" album has been released at a reasonable price.  And, not only that, it also includes 3 more wonderful albums.  What a marvelous Christmas gift from BGO!
While "In Italy" is not as consistently good as "Lightly Latin" or "Look to Your Heart", it still deserved to be released at a good price.  To me, the standouts of this album are "Souvenir d'Italie" & "Toselli's Serenade".  The other songs are very good also, though some of the songs such as "Oh Marie" & "O Marenariello" swamp Como's voice with their choral arrangements.  I also have a weak spot for "Cominciamo Ad Amarci".  It's a sweet simple song.  Other listeners, I am sure, will have other favorites, and I don't blame them.
"LIghtly Latin" is a great album.  The singing is great, the arrangements are great and the songs are great.  It is hard to say which song is the best.  They are all wonderful.  It seemed to follow the lead of the first Sinatra/Jobim album or was it the other way around?  Or was there just something in the air that made these two Italians put out the albums and give their best.  Actually Como's album was released on May 1966, and Sinatra's was released on March 1967.  You figure it out.  It can be argued  by some (me) that Frankie was doing his Perry Como imitation on "Sinatra/Jobim".
"LIghtly Latin" had been released three other times on cd.  Once by "Collectables", another by BMG, and once more by a Japanese label.  My one complaint about the "Lightly Latin" album is the horrible album cover.  Who ok'd that?
"Look to Your Heart" is stunning in both its vocal beauty and arrangements.  Again, all the songs are great, though there is a special place in my heart for "In These Crazy Times" for whenever I hear it I think of my parents and their love for each other.  The songs "Look to Your Heart" (which was originally written for Frank Sinatra 10 years earlier) & "You're Nearer" come a close second to my favorite.  I think Como does a better job than Sinatra on "Look to Your Heart".  It's more suited to Como's voice and sensibility rather than the middle 1950's Sinatra voice.  The song would have been more suited to the 1940's Sinatra voice.  This album didn't do too well on the charts so he never recorded another one on a level of this greatness.  It must have been very disheartening to him for I am sure Como knew he had done some of his best work.  And it wasn't fully appreciated.  The album "Look to Your Heart" was previously released by Real Gone.  The Real Gone label also included many unreleased songs on their cd.  None of them were of the quality of the actual album, but it was nice to hear them. Included in the accompanying booklet of the BGO release are the original liner notes by the writer/songwriter Gene Lees.  He zeroed in on Como's greatness.  Gene Lees is a great talent and people interested in American Popular Song and the musicians who performed them should read his books which can be gotten on Amazon.  Check out Lees' lyrics on
Tony Bennett's recording of "Once in a Garden" on Youtube.  It's amazing.  There should be a songbook printed collecting all of his songs.
"Seattle" is a hodge-podge of unreleased songs put together to fill an album after the song "Seattle" did well when it was released.  The song "Seattle" is nice.  Luckily we get two more songs that had not been included on the "Look to Your Heart" album.  These were "Turnaround" and "Together Forever" which were just as beautifully sung as all the other songs on "Look to Your Heart".  "Hearts Will Be Hearts" is a kind of country version of the songs on "Look to Your Heart".  It's beautifully and sensitively sung.  And even though it's a trifle, I like "Buongiorno, Teresa" a lot.  This album was also previously released by Collectables.
The notes written by Charles Ware in the accompanying booklet are very informative and much appreciated by me.
Get this wonderful BGO 2 cd set before it goes out of print for BGO does not always keep printing and the price occasionally goes high.
Though I am not an aural expert, I cannot hear anything wrong with the remastering.


title: Lightness like the morning sun, like a breeze blowing through orange blossoms

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Though I had anticipated listening to these albums, I hadn't expected to like these cds as much as I do.  I put the cds on and whatever I am workiing on no longer feels like work and the work goes fast because I am listening to Johnny (mostly) and Deniece.  I can also lie down and just listen, taking in the songs' melodies, lyrics and arrangements.
In "You LIght Up My Life" my favorite songs are the two duets with Deniece Williams:  "Emotion" and "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late".  They deserved to be hits.  She puts a little fire into the song "Emotion" where  Mathis plays it cool. She also had as amazing a voice as Mathis.  I also loved  "You Light Up My Life", "Where Or When", "If You Believe", and "How Deep Is Your Love".
"That's What Friends Are For" is chock full of great singing.  I liked most "You're All I Need To Get By", "Just The Way You Are", and "That's What Friends Are For".  I think he and his producers should have followed the template of the "You Light Up My Life" album, sprinkling 3 or 4 songs at the most as duets with Deniece Williams so that the songs become special occasions instead of the same over and over.
"The Best Days Of My LIfe" contains what is now one of my favorite songs:  "Would You Like To Spend The Night With Me?".  I play it almost every day (My wife groans every time she hears it.  But I love it.)  And I had no memory of the song before.  It should have been a hit record.  The other songs I love are "As Time Goes By", "Begin The Beguine", "The Best Days Of My LIfe" and "Begin The Beguine".  I thought "The Best Days etc." was sung with great heart even though its melody sounded underdone.  Another favorite of mine is the duet with Jane Olivor "The Last Time I Felt Like This".  Her voice blends well with his.
"Mathis Magic" contains a great cover of "She Believes In Me".  Just as good as Kenny's.
An even more amazing song is "Love" which has a beautiful conversational melody and tender lyrics (I wonder if it's considered a standard now.).  Perry Como also recorded a great version of this song, but I like Mathis' version a smidge better, because no one can beat the beauty of his high lyric legato singing.  Billy Joel's "New York State Of Mind" has another great vocal by Mathis.  He also records two wonderful standards "Night And Day"  and "That Old Black Magic" (Both are good to dance to.).  "To The Ends Of The Earth" is okay, but it's more suited to Nat Cole's baritone.
I appreciated almost all of the songs even though throughout the 2 cds there were some songs that weren't THAT inspired and seemed about as substantial as tissue paper, but these songs still did not disturb too much.  I also think that Mathis is at his best when he sings in a higher key.  When he stays in the baritonal range, he sounds like a second-rate baritone rather than the first-rate tenor that he is.
The bonus tracks are enjoyable and worth listening to and could have comfortably fit into the original albums.


title: second-rate songs, second-rate voice, second-rate interpretations

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Boy, did this put a tombstone on Frank's career.
There are occasional flashes of his past magic, but they are too few and the vocal-rot poisons all.
There are too many second-rate songs.  The songs that are first-rate are sung with a second-rate voice and second-rate interpretation.  I don't think he prepared enough, and his brain was not working at the capacity it used to.
He sounds like a bad imitation of himself.


title: Songs not suited to his voice, but it's still his voice

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I hate to have to admit it, but I think Columbia Records was wise not to release this.
The songs would have been more suited to a singer who had a more percussive instrument.  He's a violin not a trumpet or drum.
I think the instrumental arrangements are great.  One of the problems is that the lead instrument, the singer, was too mellifluous.  He seemed to be singing as a background singer.  He wasn't leading the song.  He wasn't cutting through the clutter.  The problem is that the songs are singing him and not vice-versa.  The other problem is that the songs don't seem to have come up with a memorable melody.  Mathis' voice needs a beautiful melody.
I can imagine his confusion at trying to figure out where to go musically in this era.  He wanted to be at the front of the crowd, but it was no longer his time at least as a solo artist.  He had some more hits singing duets with women.  He was in the same predicament as Fred Astaire.  Fred gave Ginger Rogers class.  Ginger gave Fred Astaire sex.  There's a kind of asexual sensuality to his singing.
But it is always a wonderful experience to be able to listen to unheard songs sung by Mathis when his voice was still in prime condition.


title: Mathis seduces us with his vocal beauty

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When I had first heard this album in the 1970's, I was stunned by Mathis' vocal technique.  I recommend this album (the Kaempfert section) to anyone who appreciates the art of classic pop singing.  Yes, he can be accused of only skating along on the melody of the song, but that is all he needs with these arrangements.  His voice has the sensuality of a violin played by a master musician.  You don't listen to Mathis for depth of feeling.  You listen to him for sheer vocal beauty and most of the time he delivers.
He always seemed a diffident man not wanting to cause trouble or make waves.  I don't see him slamming his fist on a record producer's desk and demanding to sing a certain song or set of songs, though it may have happened.  CBS would record albums with him, but if the company didn't care for the album, it just didn't release the album.  He probably had to swallow a lot of guff from the CBS executives.
Mathis is a musical machine (in the best sense of the word) and has devoted his life to singing and entertaining.  What more can we ask of a person or artist?  We must praise his life and his art.  And now that his career is pretty much over due to age, let us be glad that there was such a person as him in our world.


Now THIS was a record, half of it recorded LIVE, but even the 2 or 3 tracks that DO appear elsewhere, this record is just as good as their "Mass Murder" and other official 80's record.  It has both Color Blind, my FAVORITE of ALL the PG songs and the incredible GENIUS OR LUNATIC which has that devestating line "Science  has no conscience, science has no soul."  Me thinks u should drop the few pennings they be asking and just GET IT.


title: One Star

text: Didn't read close enough. This is an album not a ball gag


title: Sensational !

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Her parents are Jamaican. She was born in England, and grew up listening to Rock, pop, Punk, and, of course, soul "made in the U.S." She loves Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye, Prince, but has her own  personality, and a great second album, largerly promoted than her first  one.
If you like good pop soul, you MUST have this album. It has all  that you can expect from an album of these characterisitcs. Made it back  reminds a little "Good times" (Chic), "Rewind" has a  good beat, "sista sista",  especially when  performed live,  touches the deepest of your soul, and "Good morning world" is an  extraordinary closing track. Also the vocals are extraordinary, with one of  the singers formerly from the band D-Influence (one of my favourite British  bands, with Incognito and the Brand New Heavies).
And, last but not  least, Beverley is so down to earth, lively and friendly...
I shall  definetely be keeping an eye on the career of this attractive 26 year old  singer.


title: The best in storm sounds!

text: I purchased this MANY years ago from Natural Wonders. I love this. Amazing thunderstorm sounds and 2 hours to boot! No music to screw up the beautiful nature sounds. Great to help me fall asleep or just wind down.


title: A treasure hidden in plain site!

text: Lari White is truly a treasure hidden in plain site! With out question this album is her best performance. I consider myself very fortunate to have acquired this album. Thank you Amazon for preserving and providing music treasures. Thank you Lari White for your excellent voice and delivery. The tops in female country music!


title: Five Stars

text: Great!


title: Check manuf.....

text: Poor quality...Threw it....


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: awsome

text: I put it into my jute box and play it every time I turn it on.it is one of the best records I have bought on line.it is clear,clean and is good sounding with no skips or crackles like some of the records I have bought in the past and Thank you for your swift service it is something I am not use too.  Frank


title: Four Stars

text: nice


title: other people's secrets

text: The 1st album from a potential superstar artist. A multitude of sounds that span the musical spectrum.


title: Psych Pop a la Doors

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This is a fine album by a psychedelic band riding on the coattails of The Doors.  The vocals by Cliff de Young are quite good and the band is tight.  Aside from the Jim Morrison-like "Mr Blue" the songs are all short listenable pieces.  It's almost like Jefferson Airplane if Jim Morrison had been their front man.  Same style of music as early Airplane.

It's a sound of an era and it still sounds good to my ears.  Too bad they didn't put out a couple more albums.  It would have been interesting to see where they would have gone.


title: An Interesting Four Seasons Cover Album

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I'm a big Four Seasons fan so it's hard for me not to give this interesting addition to their catalog of music a five star rating.  They take their stylized approach to songs to cover hits by Bacharach/David and Bob Dylan.  They do a pretty credible job as far as I'm concerned.

The Bacharach/David side is not such a stretch as they cover what are accepted music standards that have been oft recorded by others.  Songs like "Make It Easy on Yourself", "What's New Pussycat", and "Always Something There to Remind Me" are delivered straight and as you would expect.

The Dylan side is a bit more of an adventure.  Dylan was still an obscure, but rising force when this album came out and the Four Seasons certainly could be credited for helping Dylan's music reach a broader audience.  To hear the songs of Dylan performed in the Four Seasons style is an interesting and not a particularly unpleasant experience to my ears.  All the songs will be recognizable to modern listeners.  The feature on the entire album is "Don't Think Twice"  which was given radio release under a pseudonym--The Wonder Who.

If you don't like the Four Seasons then this album will probably not win you over, but fans will probably be delighted.


title: Magical Trip Music

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Big production values from this outstanding group of vocalists.  The music is described as psychedelic soul and though a lot of psychedelic in this effort, I would say it is more pop than soul.  No matter what, it's a pretty great album.  The songs are excellent, tied together with a sort of fantasy Aladdin theme.  Hard for me to pick an absolute favorite here but the "Kashmir" like riff of "Caravan" makes that one pretty cool for my taste--trippy and hypnotizing.

Late sixties all the way.  It's a retro trip back into a time of musical experimentation.  Nothing too outre here.  It would have all been pretty radio friendly stuff back in its day.  I guess the group just didn't catch enough ears then, otherwise they would have probably ended up with a hit or two or more.


title: Better Than I Used To Think It Was

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When I listened to this 40 years ago I didn't appreciate it as much as I did in my most recent listening.  I had thought it a rather shabby attempt at music back then, but I was not overly familiar with psychedelic music at that time.  Now I hear this through different ears and it's not bad.  It's a very late 60's sounding album (well, duh, that's when it was recorded), but has a unique psychedelic touch.

It's a garage band sound--no synthesizers, orchestration, or other effects--just boys and their rock and roll instruments playing short ditties.  The sound is tight, well recorded, and catchy.  They were probably misunderstood and underappreciated back in their day just the way my initial reaction was.  Sometimes we need to grow into the music I guess.

I am writing this review based on my LP from back when it appeared in the cut-out bins.  Glad I kept the album.


title: Harmonica Virtuosity

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This is old school jazz via mouth harp.  Harmonica virtuoso plays the standards here with a smooth finesse that evokes the sounds of 40's and 50's lounge music.  Classics by the likes of Cole Porter and the Gershwins fill the tracks on this disc.  All played with suave coolness.

No bluesy or folky harmonica playing here.  This is harmonica played as a classy musical instrument.  You don't hear stuff like this much anymore.


title: The Christian Side of Cliff Richard

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It's not a great album, but it is a decent album that deserves a place in a collection of Contemporary Christian music.  I don't think this album quite meets the standards of Richard's secular albums that I'm familiar with, but the songs fit well with the message that he's delivering.

The style is solid pop and light rock.  The album is a compilation of Christian themed songs pulled from earlier albums by Richard.  it's not really a greatest hits, but more of a best of the genre.  There are some songs that fans of Christian music might recognize from recordings by other artists.

Nice is the word that comes to mind when I listen to this album.  I doubt whether it will rock anyone's world and probably wouldn't make a favorites list of anyone but Richard's fans.  But it's a nice enjoyable album to listen to when you want some positive music.


title: Run of the Mill Sampler Album

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This is a sampler album from the Heartland label.  It's a fairly lackluster collection of run of the mill contemporary Christian pop music.  The music is all well recorded and performed, but there's nothing particularly outstanding on this record.  In other words, listening to the sampler I wouldn't rush out to purchase any of the albums showcased.

I mostly bought this album because there was a juggler on the cover (yeah, I do things like that sometimes) and it was in the cut-out bin selling for a song (ahem--sorry).  This is not something I'd want to pay much for, but for the dollar I spent I've got an album cover with a juggler on it and some innocuous songs that I'll never listen to very much.

If you like Christian contemporary pop then this might be your taste in music.  I do like this genre, but I prefer something that stands out a bit more.  This is kind of like a karaoke track thing you might hear someone perform at church.  Polite applause.  Put another record on.


title: A Pack of Formulaic Rock Songs

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Professional cover band plays own formulaic songs.  There are a couple of standards here not penned by Knight, but most of the songs are fairly forgettable songs that might remind you of other songs.  He writes songs as though he was filling in the blanks and recycling variations on old tunes.

It's a decent collection of standard 60's pop/rock, but not particularly memorable.  Put this record on for a spin at your next 60's party and it will fit right in, but it's unlikely anyone will recognize what they're hearing.  Well except for "Satisfaction" and they'll know it's not the Stones--it's a cover band.


title: Take the Elevator to the 13th Floor

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This is psychedelic garage band sounds from the sixties.  It sounds almost like it was recorded in a garage.  Primitive, but the record captures the essence and spirit of the Elevators.  This is not slick over produced rock and roll.  But it's pure.  Maybe subdued from what the group might have sounded like live, but it's probably what most listeners would want on a recording.

Jangly and simple, but energetic and raw.  This was the start of a movement that came and went like a shooting star on a drug hazed night.  Many listeners raised on sounds from the 80's on might find this album laughable.  But it's history.  Psychedelic history, man.  It is what it is and be glad for that.


title: Glow Jangles with Energy

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This is a decent effort by one of those bands who tried but never quite made it.  The music is alternative rock of the jangle pop variety that might put you in mind of bands like The Tragically Hip, Echo and the Bunnymen, or The Judybats.  Not bad music at all, but it apparently didn't grab listeners enough for them to catch on.  Or perhaps it was just a poor push on the marketing end.  The band certainly had what it takes from the sound of this album.

There's a nice helping of music on the album with six strong songs per side.  The vocals are strong and the instrumental backing credibly carries the music at a steady clip.  The album is high in alt-pop energy and may have you bobbin' right along to the music all the way through.

Too bad these guys weren't able to keep going with more albums.  This is a nice one that makes me wish I could have seen what else they might have been capable of doing.


title: A Kinky Rehash by the Record Company

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This is all good stuff, but it is a rehash of songs that can be found on other albums.  Not necessarily a greatest hits package but more of a recycle effort to get maximum mileage out of the recordings.  I give it four stars because all of the songs are great Kinks tunes, but it seems like a little bit of a record company rip-off in that the album is too short and doesn't necessarily add anything to the Kinks catalog of music.

I would have preferred to see the original version of "Lola" rather than the shortened live version they have here. You also get "Celluloid Heroes", "The Hard Way", "Motorway", and five other tunes Kinks fans will remember.  If you don't own anything by the Kinks then this is a good sampling of their work in the seventies.  Otherwise if you already have Kinks in your collection you may already have all of these songs.


title: Some of the Best by Bruce (Cockburn that is)

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This is a "Best of" compilation released by a German label.  All great songs here that come from Cockburn's albums from about 1975 to 1985.  You get "Tokyo", "Wondering Where the Lions Are", "Lord of the Starfields", and nine others including "The Coldest Night of the Year" which to my knowledge only appears on certain compilation albums like this one.

The reproduction quality is excellent.  On the inner sleeve you also get lyrics in English as well as German. Ach-tung!

For Cockburn fans this is mostly a collectible, but for anyone wanting a good overview of Cockburn's music you can't go too wrong with this album.  It's all good.


title: Pop Goes the Cajun

text:
The "Ragin' Cajun" got diverted with a more country pop/rock sound with this album.  Not too much Cajun or even too country with this effort.  The album leads off with a fine rendition of "The  Best Years of My Life" and that sets the mood for where this set of songs is heading.

Doug Kershaw is most noted for his "Diggy Diggy Li" sound and for those who are looking for a lot of Cajun style fiddlin' will mostly feel let down by this album, but it was a daring effort to get attention from the fickle music audience.  The well rounded selection of songs in this album follow in the trend of Kristofferson and Nelson, not quite reaching the caliber of the hit status of the outlaw bunch.

This is a pleasant album that showcases Kershaw's quivery twangy vocals along with a highly competent line-up of musicians behind him.  The album is well-produced with a  commercial mainstream sound.  Some may feel let down, but generally speaking the album is a commendable effort.


title: Old School

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This is traditional rock and blues sixties style.  A fine line-up of musicians who put forth a credible effort on standards and standard-sounding originals.  They mix in some psychedelic edge in a few tunes like the wild excursion on the Hooker blues classic "Boogie Chillun", but in general they stay true to an old familiar style.

Good song choices well performed by a group that knows their stuff.  A good effort and enjoyable listen if you're in the mood for the electric blues.


title: Solid Gold Gospel

text:
This is the Oaks before they became country sensations.  Traditional gospel with the updated electrified back-up band. Not especially modern sounding, but it doesn't sound overly old school either.  Ten short songs make for a very short but solid effort of gospel music.

The harmonies are the same you're accustomed to if you've listened to the post "Elvira" Oak Ridge Boys, but the songs are what you'd expect from a traditional 60's style gospel group.  Good homegrown songs about Jesus the way you would have heard them at church with some touring gospel group.

Not for everybody, but if you're a gospel fan then you probably already know the original sound of the Oak Ridge Boys.


title: The Quartet Goes Dutch

text:
Dave Brubeck and his classic quartet is live in Amsterdam in 1962, captured, and released on vinyl a few years later.  Nothing wrong with the music on this album, though as with most live albums the audience sounds between cuts are somewhat intrusive.  I don't need to know that the audience loved each song and applauded.  I can hear the greatness of the playing myself.  But I guess it's accepted as a device to let us know that this is a live concert.

And what a concert this was.  The recording captures every note with clarity.  The playing is flawless.  Desmond's sax work flows and Dave's riffs on the keyboard are some of the classiest you'll find in jazz.  With Gene Wright on bass and Joe Morello on drums you get some ensemble playing that is hard to top.

This is a great album to groove to.  If they'd gotten rid of those bursts of applause the album would have been near perfection.  But it's live and it's pretty impressive.


title: An Obscurity and No Wonder

text:
I must have bought this album because of the weird cover art that kind of appealed to my interests and it was probably on sale real cheap.  The portrayal of the violin player on the cover suggested that there might be a violinist on the album--there was some good electric violin on some cuts.

In fact all of the playing is very good. Checking on the internet I find that this group is Swedish--something I suspected from the four names on the cover.  There are no other credits on the cover or inside.  We only have song titles that hint that this is a Christian album.  From appearances we have no idea what genre the music will be or what instruments band members play.  The album cover provides very little info.

Put the record on and you find that the music is some fairly decent jazzy progressive rock.  Some cuts really cook.  The lyrics seem to get more Christian oriented as the album gets to side 2 and to the end.  No problem for me as the songs are okay.  Not totally grabbing, but decently performed.

There are a variety of sounds here, but over all the album is not especially impactful.  Maybe with more listens this would grow on me, but I am not particularly compelled to listen to this with great frequency.

Recommend for hard core prog rock fans who like to collect within the genre.


title: Cohesiveness Is Real When It's The Illlusion

text:
"If It's So" by the Illusion is old school classic rock done in the best late 60's style.  The music drives and barely lets lets up to give the listener a breather other than classical guitar piece that ends the album and a few short spacy interludes interspersed throughout some of the songs. The songs blend together nicely with smooth transitions.  Great musicians, outstanding songs, and a listening experience that you are likely to spin on your turntable many times.

An album sadly neglected by rock history, "If It's So" deserves to get some of the attention it deserves.  If you like the genre of classic rock done tastefully and smartly, this is an album that you might enjoy.


title: This is the real McCoys!

text:
If you're only familiar with the "Hang On Sloopy" sound of the McCoys then you've got to hear this album.  It's pretty darn great.  This band was no slouch at producing an excellent variety of music in an excellent way.

Featuring Rick Zehringer before he changed his name to go solo as guitar blues rock hero Rick Derringer, this album is crazy good.  It's an eclectic mix that goes all over the place in a very good way as it showcases the fine musicianship contained within the group.  Blues, rock, jazz, country--you name it, they do it and they do it all very well.

Some of the more outstanding cuts are the jazz instrumental tour de force "Daybreak", the country rock flavored "Only Human", the bossa nova ditty "Epilogue", and a live version of the classic "Stormy Monday".  Wow!  And five more great tunes that show off what a great band the McCoys actually were.

This album's the whole ball of wax and more.  You like classic rock sounds?  I think you'll have a ball with "Human Ball" by the McCoys.


title: Rick Nelson, Top Notch Songwriter

text:
Rick Nelson was not just a novelty stunt off of his parents popular 1950's TV show. He was also more than a teen idol.  If his string of hints don't convince you of that, maybe this outstanding album will.

This is proof of his status as a country rock legend.  Every song is a winner.  Good singing with a great back up band turning every song to auditory gold.  Country tinged, but with a lot of smooth rock overtones.

This album is well worth owning.


title: A Nice Dose of Mellow

text:
This has long been one of my favorite albums.  The music is similar to James Taylor or certain cuts by Jackson Browne.  The songs are sweet well-crafted musical pieces, not overly poppish and intelligent enough to appease most folk soft-rock fans.  Nice instrumental backing with the added luster of some beautiful violin playing.

The music here doesn't sound particularly dated.  This could be a release by a contemporary artist recording in the same genre. This is a top quality recording by a darn good duo. It's the kind of music that's nice to start the day with.  Or end it. Or just listen to any time when you're looking for a laid back sound.


title: Rock & Roll 1957-1959

text: Greatest collection of R&R music of these times  I bought all 4 2 disk sets and keep them in my truck to be played on its cd player.These were on the radio during my going steady years and i will  never forget them  Rock and Roll forever!!!!


Not enough stars to rate this collection. I play it every night to fall asleep with its soothing sounds. If I awake later I play it again! Also enjoy it for a quiet relaxation in the daytime.


title: Jim Reeves TODAY...a.k.a."A NEW WAY",Worthy Of Jim's Artistry!

text: I just can't stop listening to this CD of beautiful Jim Reeves Music.One song I never liked before:"I've enjoyed as much of this as I can stand"is now very listenable and worthy of Jim Reeves' artistry.The old version used a voice synthesizer and was strange and outdated.It now could easily be played on the radio anywhere in the world today,in 2017.It is truly amazing that an artist from over fifty years ago can sound so contemporary and fresh today with the right arrangements,instrumentation,and new vocalists as backup singers and duet accompaniments.The work on this recording is excellent,reflecting what Jim Reeves would want and with the consideration he deserves.It may seem impossible to make Jim Reeves sound any better,but this new CD recording does just that,and "wonderfully so"indeed.If you have never heard a recording by "Gentleman Jim" this brand new overdub is a good place to start.If I were you,I'd 'start' listening to Jim Reeves TODAY;you won't regret it.


title: Long Needed Update of Patsy Cline song catalog

text: A long needed update of Patsy's work.A must have for all true fans of Ms. Cline.


title: Jim Reeves Live Is Delightful.

text: I was not fortunate to hear Jim Reeves live in concert as he died when I was an infant,so a CD of him live in concert is the next best thing for me.This CD brings him almost back to life for a time while listening to it and it reveals his personality and professionalism in ways not heard on a mere studio recording.I am glad I could hear this recording and it is a "must have"for a true fan of Jim Reeves.It is delightful.Absolutely delightful.


title: New 2014 Reeves Overdubs are the best ever!

text: I strongly recommend this new 8 CD set to all Jim Reeves fans and to all classic country music fans.Jim Reeves' voice absolutely SHINES THROUGH as never before in these amazing new updated overdubs.This is bound to be the best new release and tribute to the musical genius who was Jim Reeves in 2014,the fiftieth anniversary of his passing.Fans of good music will appreciate this eight CD set.I can't stop loving it,and the voice of the best singer of the twentieth century.


title: Amy Carmichael

text: Excellent Dvd true to Life and Great Graphics.


title: My Favorite ApologetiX CD

text: Bought this used and the jewel case was cracked so I changed it to another jewel case I had.  This is my favorite ApologetiX CD as I like the music on the parodied songs.  J Jackson does his usual Biblically accurate and inventive take on the new lyrics and with his similar sounding vocals compared to the original songs.  I also really enjoy the 80's Medley (last track on the CD) as they were able to parody several songs in the 8:50 track without having to do a full length treatment of each song.  ApologetiX now has this CD back in stock on their web site and it and most of their other CDs are half off for a very limited time.


title: Waouuu!!!!!

text: I love ittt!!!!!! thea all CD are good (songs)<br />every  song the i ear it talk about the Love of God.


title: Just what was needed

text: I ordered this CD pair for my Dad, who just turned 80.  He was thrilled with it and has played it over and over again…and very loud, I might add.  If it makes him smile and have a great day, it is the best gift ever!!!  Thanks Amazon for making my gift giving super easy, very affordable and most of all, memorable!!!


title: Five Stars

text: I ordered this for the song "Freestyle"  and enjoyed the whole album.


title: Classic

text: What's not to like?  Intense worship of Jesus, God's Christ who deserves all honor and glory for saving a wretch like me.


title: Oceans

text: Excellent CD


title: Excellent and moving

text: Excellent and moving!  We had this album when I was growing up in the 1960's and I had to have it again.


title: Beautiful

text:
I just bought volumes 3 (1886) and 7 (1902) and am very pleased.  The book is an encyclopedia for fictional characters in Shakespearean drama as well as other literature and plays.  For instance, one of the first thing I saw was an entry for Fantine from "Les Miserables" which provided a very basic summary of her life as told in the book.

Apart from its interest as a reference, the book is beautiful, even if it has seen better days.


title: ease of use

text: great


title: Great CD

text: My fiance loved the cd, came quickly and was exactly as stated.  I wouldn't hesitate buying from them again.  It came as a copied cd, only downfall.


title: Hold Me

text: This album is one of the three best Bert Kaempfert albums I have ever heard and I have almost every album he has ever produced.  The album is a remaster of the original and it is beautiful from the start of the first track to the end of the last track.  It is up there with Swinging Safari and That Happy Feeling.  If it does not leave you with a smile on your face when you listen to it then I am no judge of good smooth instrumental music.


title: 50 Years of class

text: This special limited edition of the Beach Boys 50th Anniversary CD is really good.  The pack is made up of a small booklet which not only holds the cd and other matter but also provides details of the band's history including members, tours and informatiion about some of the songs.  It covers the evolution of the band from the very first inclinations as the Pendletones toward playing in front of an audience and the incredible drive to establishing a first album.  This from what essentially were young boys but what joy they have brought to so many fans over the past fifty years.  The CD includes  anNexclusive 2012 version of Do It Again as well as such hits as California Girls, Wouldn't it be Nice, Surfer Girl, the fabulous Good Vibrations, Help Me Rhonda, I get Around, Fun Fun Fun, Kokomo, Surfin USA and Be True to Your School.  Every track is sure to bring back that sense of innocence from when they were first released.  As if that were not enough you also get some fabulous postcards to send your friends or just keep for your own enjoyment.  Whatever you do this album is great and yes you can get all of thoe songs on other albums but the mix is beautifully done and produced and is well worth a look for all fans.


title: Sixties again

text: James Last continues to be one of my favourite musicians but I can't say that this one of my favourite albums.  The tracks are well layed down and musically very smooth but this is a choice of some of the more ordinary music from the sixties with only a few exceptions.  I found the sixties a time where some magnificent music was written but not a lot of it is represented here.


title: Thinking man's chamber music

text: I have a wonderful space in the family home that's all my own. I sometimes call it my "office," which it is, and sometimes my "treehouse." I seem to specialize in "chamber jazz" for its soundtrack. I've always had my own alternate universe of music, but now I'm a senior citizen, and need something a little more mellow. This fits the bill perfectly!


title: All 3 of his Mercury Nashville albums in one set

text: This collection from the mail order company GSC Music is not a Greatest Hits collection per se, but has the contents of his all 3 albums from 1980-1982 on Mercury Nashville produced by Jerry Kennedy the first being "George Burns In Nashville" from 1980, the 2nd being "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" from 1980 and the 3rd being "Young At Heart" from 1982. The 4th disc of this set features 7 episodes of his legendary radio program with his wife Gracie Allen. The sound quality on this set is great and in the case of "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again," that song was a Top 20 country and Adult Contemporary radio hit and he sang it on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. This song is one of THE reasons to buy this collection which I do recommend people to seek out for those who want some of his music on CD.


title: Great new songs, but most of the hits are re-recorded

text: This compilation of the Bellamy Brothers' hits and new songs is worth it for the new songs, but for those looking for the hits, buyer beware as the biggest chunk of the hits are re-recorded versions or in the case of "You Ain't Just a Whistlin' Dixie," it is a live recording instead of the hit version.  Reader's Digest worked with the Bellamy's on this comp and while it is a very thorough overview of their work, the songs you'd want the most on this comp are re-recordings including their #1 pop hit "Let Your Love Flow," "If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me," "Redneck Girl," and the rest of the songs you'd think of. All of the songs that the group owns the rights to the masters themselves that were hits including Cowboy Beat and Rip Off The Knob are originals though.  For the originals of their classic hits though, please buy [[ASIN:B000000DE5 "The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1"]], [[ASIN:B000000DE7 "The Bellamy Brothers - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"]], [[ASIN:B000000D3M Best Of The Bellamy Brothers, The]] and [[ASIN:B000002PIO Greatest Hits, Vol. 3]].


title: Excellent tribute for George!

text: I think this was an excellent tribute for George, by some of his best friends! The music of George Harrison showcased his talent as an equal to John and Paul as a writer in the Beatles, and as a solo artist. He is truly missed by his fans all over the world, not only for his music but as a person who cared about the well being of others whom he raised money to help and aid. Buy this cd and you will not be disappointed! I think is a true tribute to a really down to earth guy. Rest In Peace George, and thanks for the memories!


title: LOVE HIM!!!

text: BF BURT, is an AMAZING Blue's Singer!  I listen to the CD over and over!  Unfortunately, the case was cracked, but the CD worked fine.


title: For the most part, very good

text: I think Morozova has a wonderful rhythmic sense in these pieces which serves her to good effect.  On the other hand, I wish she was more faithful to the actual text. In the Gershwin Concerto in F, she adds notes, tremolos, etc. to the manuscript that are clearly not in the original.  This essentially creates an "arrangement" of an "arrangement"!  In other places, her playing lacks the subtlety one would expect, especially in the etudes, which are played without much dynamic contrast and color.  If you go to Earl Wild's performances just afterwards, you can hear everything Morozova misses.<br />Worth acquiring for this exact combination of repertoire, which is not repeated elsewhere.


title: superlative CD!

text: One of those "desert island" CDs you never get tired of! From the startling virtuosity of Sweet Georgia Brown through the wistful Send In The Clowns to the whirlwind Watch What Happens, Utterback is never less than compelling.  I particular like his versions of When I Look Into Your Eyes, Somewhere, and For All We Know, although there isn't a weak track to be found here.  These arrangements were performed live and unfortunately not notated.  A great pity as they would make wonderful recital material!


title: Perfect electronic album for fun and chilling

text: I love this album, LP by Towa Tei.  The whole 10 track experience is great.  It has such highlights, like Yukihiro Takahashi guesting on "Consumer Electronics," and "Birthday" with Hosono and Hana.  "Magic" was great when it came out as a 7" last year and is surprisingly a grower, too.  I love music.  Towa Tei loves music.  I love records.  Towa Tei loves records.  This album is a celebration of those things.  And the "Musical android" is back!  I cannot recommend this enough!  I think it is his best whole album.  My kids love it.  Everyone loves it.  Love it!


title: Egyptian Cartoons.

text:
This is the only place to find the nice radio edit of the Eye of Fatima 1 & 2, as it bridges the end of part one to the soaring Greg Lisher solo towards the back half of part 2... it rocks.

The disc is comprised of 4 tracks from each of the two Virgin records Camper albums, a nice selection of tracks.  The second half of the disc is Cracker, five songs from the self-titled record, all great ones, and the three big singles from Kerosene Hat to round things out.

Of all discs out there, this might be one of the best introductions to both bands for newcomers.

The allure for collectors is the great edit of Eye of Fatima here.


title: She was a beautiful person.

text:
I had the great pleasure of getting to know Paula personally when she was a performer at a club in downtown Minneapolis. She was in a part of the club known as “Upper Duff’s” many evenings, accompanying herself on the guitar. She was such a quiet, even shy, young woman, but we so enjoyed her singing that we made regular trips there to see her. She had a unique way o playing her guitar. She explained to us that she had lost a finger on her left hand when she was a child and to help her recover, both physically and emotionally, her father bought her a guitar and encouraged her to sing.

My heart was very saddened when I heard of her and her husband’s passing in a private plane crash on a snowy Minnesota night. This single recording is one of my most treasured possessions. Thank you, Paula, and I hope you are playing beautiful music still in heaven.


title: Five Stars

text: Love the Isley's


title: Can't wait to see!

text: A Spotify recommendation came up for me, it was Sam Lewis. I listened … twice. Said who is this guy, he's really … really … good. And really enjoyed the guitar player. So I looked him up and looked at his tour schedule. Saw he was coming to my Rialto Theatre in Tucson. And lo and behold, he's opening for Marty Stewart! Can't wait!


title: AMAZING

text: He and his band are so talented. I hope there are 10 more albums just like it. Bird has flown, gunshy, down at the station and mr. maybe are my favs. If you get this cd I'm sure you'll find your own!


title: Not authentic copies

text: This is not authentic! Cher has the copyright and no one can make those warner bros albums from the 70's!


title: Golden showers bring May flowers.

text: Yellow Discipline is a whiz of a comedy classic. l give it a P+.  You're in good hands (and other appendeges) with Lil' Jimmy.


title: Love this album!

text: Love this album!


title: Great album

text: Love it!


title: disgraceful

text: this CD is an embarrassment to the old Denton/Deep Ellum (Dallas) music scene. i can only assume these grungy, mopey covers of Grease classics were supposed to be so bad they're good, but instead they're just plain awful. even the Toadies couldn't save this dumpster fire.


title: Great and Overlooked Album by Overlooked band. CD in great shape!

text: CD came well packed and in great shape.


title: how would I know it is good

text:
why bother listing a title like this, if we (potential customers)have no idea of its content.

perhaps it is good, but with this much info, I must assume a One-star rating :(


title: you want to know artists & titles?

text:
YHP 1958

1. Lollipop - Chordettes
2. Oh Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again - Jimmie Rodgers
3. Looking Back - Nat King Cole
4. Are You Sincere - Andy Williams
5.. Patricia - Perez Prado & Orchestra
6. Fever - Peggy Lee
7. A Wonderful Time Up there - Pat Boone
8. Everybody Loves a Lover - Doris Day
9. Twilight Time - Platters
10. Catch a Falling Star - Perry Como
11. 26 Miles - Four Preps
12. March from the River Kwai & Colonel Bogey - Mitch Miller & Orchestra
13. That Old Black Magic - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
14. Sugartime - McGuire Sisters
15. Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers
16. All I Have to Do Is Dream - Everly Bros
17. Return to Me - Dean Martin
18. Who's Sorry Now - Connie Francis
19. Put a Light in the Window - Four Lads
20. Magic Moments - Perry Como
21. He's Got the Whole World in His Hands - Laurie London
22. Sail Along Silvery Moon - Billy Vaughan & Orchestra
23. It's All in the Game - Tommy Edwards
24. Tom Dooley - Kingston Trio


title: J.D.Blackfoot

text: J.D. Blackfoot didn't do many albums, but if you have the Song Of Crazy Horse, you should enjoy this one. Also, he did one called Ultimate Prophecy. Excellent Native American Band.


title: fine sleeper album from obscure british psych act

text: july were a late 60's english  band that were somewhat reminiscent of early pink floyd and the first incarnation of the move. founder tom newman put out many subsequent albums and was also involved at one point with michael oldfield...some of the members of this band later went on to a rather obscure progressive rock band named jade warrior that put out some albums MF the early to mid 70's...while the vocals can sometimes be a little twee, the songs are generally well written, and guitarist tony duhig puts forth some blistering leads..the best track on this cd is their non-lp single "my clown": a stunning piece of british style psychedelia, which belongs MF the top tier of british psych, its b-side, "dandelion seeds " is nearly as superb, but is slightly marred by a not that successful, almost spoken,interlude..."the way" features some strong sitar and almost gnome like singing, it's a fine track, as is "friendly man," "crying is for writers," "i see,and the morrocan -influenced"you missed it all." the wistful, "toytown" stle of british psych is well represented by tracks like "hallo to me" and "jolly mary," tracks which will probably be enjoyed by afficionados of similar british acts like the idle race, the british group kaleidoscopeor tomorrow..while there are a few duds on this album, i would recommend it to fans of 60's psych, if you can find it at a much cheaper price than what's listed here...


title: arthur lee is incredible!

text: this is an essential purchase for any collection. it is one of my  very favorite albums. this reissue comes with some bonus tracks. the single of your mind and we belong together and laughing stock, which appeared after the album's release , is simply essential, eerie, and very underrated. johnny echols' guitar solo that concludes the former is one of the great moments, instrumentally speaking, in the history of this classic american band. the lyrics of both tracks are superb as usual. i do wonder is a bouncy , breezy number that shows listeners more of the supper club, lounge jazz side of the group. the studio banter offers us glimpses of one reason why the band never became as huge as they should have, theres some grouching done by  arthur lee- and the voices seem kind of spaced out.as for the regular album, every track is amazing. every song is of extremely high quality, and they flow into each other superbly. theres no need to make a detailed track by track analysis as you have probably read about it elsewhere and theres just so much you can say about this wonderful record.this album comes with informative liner notes, and the sound quality is excellent . definitely a must, and try their other records as well- particularly the box set called love story , which isn't perfect, but has most of their gems. da capo is another brilliant release, and i think that four sail is underrated, false start is certainly the worst one-however, all love records from 66-70 are at least worthy of investigation.


title: ok psych

text: overall, this is a rather pedestrian release culled from outtakes and scrap material. rosemary's baby and woodrose syrup are good tracks, but some of this is poorly recorded and other things are just rather dull. i would instead suggest that you track down their awesome 1968 ep. this can be found on the berkeley eps cd, and is a better testament to their powers. all three tracks on that ep are really excellent and remind one  to some degree of moby grape and quicksilver messenger service.this isn't a terrible recording but it isnt as good as one would hope for after hearing their ep.


title: a minor classic from the psychedelic era

text: i know nothing about the track  visions of your reality . for one thing, i was -2 years old when this album was made! what's left is pretty impressive for the most part. the opening cut, behold and see, features a hendrixian riff all the way through. the second track is one of ultimate spinach's best, the epic and atmospheric mind flowers , which is more doors like. the band was very good at long pieces and the instrumentation was usually quite good - and this is droning downer of a cut is first rate . another stand out track is fragmentary march of green. this number is rather jefferson airplane like. it is somewhat comparable to the airplane's great house at pooneil corners , in that both tracks are excellent pieces with a feeling of doom. the lyrics of both songs are socially conscious and deal with most of the big issues of the time in question. jazz thing is another fine number. this album  as a whole might not be quite as good as the debut, but i think that the 2 best songs of the band(mind flowers and fragmentary march of green) are contained on the disc.


title: Five Stars

text: great purchase !


title: Four Stars

text: Liked it. A bit monotonous at times... good/quick "listen"


title: This is a Quality Item.

text: I was very disappointed at first because I thought that this was simply a CD-R. A Stamped CD from a glass master sound much better than any CD-R i have ever burned, and believe me I'm still trying.  Months Later I finally get around to listening to this on high end equipment and was blown away how great it sounded!  Popped it into my computer and what do you know it's not a CD-R.  After Scanning the disk label with my scanner I can see evidence of a pressed CD under the label which is not visible otherwise.  If your a fan and you should be definitely pick this up.  This is the only album I can listen to on repeat.

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title: Dreamy

text: From the sound to the performance the attention to detail on this record is just amazing.  I would classify this record as relaxing and dreamy.


title: A Must Have

text: I believe this to be some of Evoken's best work.  All I can say is I like the movement's from part to part.  It's great.  Beneath the frozen soil is good to.  I'm just a big fan of their vocal style.  I prefer growling to screaming.


title: EXCELLENT BEGINNING TO END

text: Dalara's new album is excellent! This Greek seller ships fast and keeps prices down. Thank you!


title: new album somewhat of a let down

text: new version of start me up was not as good as i thought, get lost in your rock and roll was better than original!


title: It works!

text: Received 8 track as described, thanks for my first one!


title: Five Stars

text: love it


title: Five Stars

text: good


title: Five Stars

text: A nice rewritten version of the ROTHSCHILDS.


title: A good cd.

text: Nice!!!!!!


title: GOOD

text: this  mix  songs  are  good  in  the  c.d. I like  some<br />songs  of  Robert  Palmer.  music  is  very  good  I  will  lisent  when  driving


title: Music from my... "Wonder Years"

text:
If you remember the TV show  "The Wonder Years"  you know what I'm talking about.  This music will take you right back to that time.  You know, the years when you wondered about everything because the world was new, but mostly you wondered about girls. Well, if you were a boy you probably did.  This CD brings it all back.

This is not only great music, but great sounding music.  You can NOT go wrong buying any music in this series!  Recommended!!!


title: If you love 70's music you will LOVE!

text: I have always loved music from the 60s and 70s and the more I hear of todays music it just keeps sounding better all the time! I would recommend buying all the CDs in this series as there a many songs on each one and the sound is excellent!


title: "Statue of A Fool"...makes this worth the money.

text: Great collection for the money!  I bought this two CD set mainly for one fantastic song that is very hard to find...."Statue of A Fool".... by Jack Greene.  GREAT song!  I have heard other versions, but thils is the original and the best.  But you will find many other great songs as well.  I will buy more in this series of Classic Country.


title: BETTER than his Laughter in The Rain: Best of collection....

text: I personally think MY FRIEND is the best collection of Neil Sedaka 70's  songs mainly because it has the fantastic "LETTING GO". Okay - it's true this collection is not digitally remastered. But I'll give that up just so I can have the collection with "Letting Go" on it.  This is one smooth,relaxing song!!  WHY this song was not put out as a single is a mystery to me!  I think it would have been a HUGE hit!!  Thankfully, I found a copy of this CD before it became hard to find...  (and I'm not selling it for ANY PRICE!!!)  I love it too much. If you're a real fan of Sedaka, I don't think you'll regret this purchase.


title: It is an excellent album. I wish someone would issue this on ...

text: I have this on vinyl.  It is an excellent album.  I wish someone would issue this on a compact disc.


title: Five Stars

text: this is a very nice collection


title: I was looking for MY SHY ANNE on a cd ...

text: I was looking for MY SHY ANNE on a cd. Do you have it on one? I already have "Lovin' On". I have almost all of their cd. I already have all their record albums.


title: One Star

text: Didn't like it at all ... That why I return it.


title: Secret Lovers

text: I was quite impressed with the condition of the CD, and enjoy listening to it often.


title: Sound Quality is Excellent

text: They skipped the intro but the important thing is that the sound quality is excellent.  I have many live Elvis recordings and this one is as good as any other that did not make the RCA label.


title: Legendary album

text: I heard about this album from the Professor of Rock Youtube channel.  Since it had some great songs on it, I got it.  Worth the purchase.  CD looks great.


title: Sweet as honey music that is perfect easy listening

text: This is seriously one of the best albums I have ever heard.  The production is smooth and simple, but everything clicks and there isn't a wasted note to be heard.  Rob's vocals are seductively sweet and dripping with emotion.  When I put this CD on, I find myself stopping what I am doing to simply listen.  These are new versions of many well known songs like "Spinning Wheel", "I Just Wanna Stop", and "Chelsey Morning", done with a groovy jazz-infused funk that just pulls you in and makes you close your eyes and swim along with the musical current.  If this sounds like your kind of music, buy it!  You'll like it!


title: Relaxing

text:
After watching the movie "Duma", I had to get the soundtrack for it. Unfortunatley, (probably due to some copyright reasons) some of my favorite songs from the movie weren't in the orginal motion picture soundtrack. Thank goodness for "The Thula Project", because, after about a year of internet searching, I finally found those songs here!

"The Thula Project" contains some of the most beautiful african music I've ever heard. If you're looking to listen to something unique, beautiful, relaxing, and almost tribal, I highly recommend "The Thula Project".

PS: If you intend to purchase it, you may want to get it before amazon.com runs out of them again. When I finally found this album, I kept coming back to it for quite a few months, kept on checking back to see if any came into availability.


title: Five Stars

text: i love this music since this band release first disc thank u


title: Astoundingly good down-tempo collection

text:
Strange that a purveyor of caffeinated beverages would be responsible for such a smooth audio tranquilizer.

I have several thousand CDs so when I say that this is one of my favorite collections, I say it with that behind me. What makes this a great collection is not just the quality of the tracks, but the obscurity. I'm big on obscure music, but I didn't know a single one of these artists; Sundown introduced me to 16 acts that I am diligently following up on. I like it and my wife likes it...and we couldn't have more different tastes.

You're getting modern lounge music here that is, every track, original in style, Coltrane-cool in feel, intelligent in design, and simultaneously catchy and relaxing without ever being boring.

Starbucks music has always been top-drawer, and this may be the best of all their offerings. Thank you, Starbucks.


title: Product waited until installed before failing

text: Purchased to replace a similar device from Southern Bell, it waited until I installed it before the screen froze. Removing it added to the disaster as I ripped the shelf, it was on, off the wall, adding drywall repair to the mix.


title: This is my fav

text: My favorite gospel album. I bought this because I wanted to know what the term "Hosanna" meant. Turns out it is an expression of joy and praise to God. Love all the songs and the production is excellent.


title: Great romantic moments

text: Theprice of this disc is a gift given the choice of performers and songs.  A love song for every mood and every ear.  Love love love it!


title: Easy lovin  great listening

text: Again love country--love this disc.  the compilation sis a listening pleasure to be repeated often


title: Disc exceeds expectations

text: Love country--love the variety of singers and songs.  I find myself playing the disc very often


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful voice; excellent selection of songs.


title: Finally Got A Copy of The CD That I worked On Back in 2008

text: I finally was able to get a copy of this great sounding CD that used my studio to record one of the songs "Cry Me  A River" back in 2008.


title: Pleasantly surprised.

text: I had never heard any of Gregorie's CD's and wasn't sure if I would buy one. As it turns out, this is one of best CD's that I've listened to in a long time.


title: Five Stars

text: as listed


title: Phenomenal!

text: All I can say is WOW!. The band is tight and the sound is exceptional. It is a pity that the Chicago Symphony Orchestra prevented Chicago from releasing this. It would be a great addition to their catalog. The only negative I have is I wished they had played something from their latest release at the time, Chicago XXX. Other than that it was fantastic.


title: One of Joni's--and the 60's--BEST!

text: What can be said about this marvelous cd that hasn't been said before.  100% quality Joni-written material; exquisite vocals and sensibility (OH MY!).<br />"For Free" has always resonated in my head since I first heard this album upon its release; Joni is one of the great musical genius' of the late 60s and beyond.  I actually treasure this cd more than "Blue" which, deservedly, rates as her best (or at least one of her best!


title: A great Jazz cd

text: Cannot imagine anyone awarding this cd less than five star; I suspect if you awarded a four or less then your knowledge of jazz and music in particular is simply insufficient to review such a profound Jazz work.  I equate this with Miles Davis’ “Bitches Brew” as far as innovation goes.  The remarkable transference from West to East dependent on only two musicians is truly incredible.  I have always admired Lloyd’s persistence in pushing jazz to the edge, and after having seen him at Carnegie and at the Montreal Jazz Fest I can only say that he is truly one of the great jazz geniuses and I hope his remarkable contribution to moving Jazz forward from the tired old medium it had become in the early 60’s becomes more widely appreciated!


title: Flawed but entertaining effort, much better than "Phantom"

text:
I almost didn't want to be yet another one of the 500+ reviewers of this film, but in the end I couldn't resist putting my two cents in.  Whereas opinion on "Star Wars" and "Empire" is almost uniformly positive, and opinion on "The Phantom Menace" overwhelmingly negative, "Attack Of The Clones" has taken its place alongside "Return Of The Jedi" as a film where both critical and fan support can go either way.  Overall, "Clones"
certainly improves on "Phantom Menace" in nearly every department: only 4 minutes of Jar Jar (who is given a scene in the Senate which is bound to make his haters jump for joy), a lot more Yoda (including the climactic fight scene), better integration of the CGI characters, a far more memorable (and talking!) villain in Christopher Lee's Dooku, a more complex plot and some of the best action sequences dished out since "Empire".  Whereas everything in "Menace" was flat and/or embarrassing (like Jar-Jar and Jake Lloyd's acting), "Clones" actually has some life to it.
Unfortunately, the film suffers from one main flaw: the dialogue and acting chemistry between its two leads, Anakin and Padme.  The romance that was supposed to provide the emotional backbone to the film is largely underwhelming, and both actors are about as flat as their lines are cliched (interestingly, some scenes/lines which might have given the romantic sequences some sign of intelligence were cut out of the original shooting script--why, Lucas, why?).  For the most part Anakin sounds whiny, extremely impatient and terribly irresponsible; this is the future Darth Vader?  Also, I could not believe that after admitting to the mass-murder of the Tusken raiders, Senator Amidala does nothing more than comfort Anakin when such an action should have been immediately reported to the Jedi council.
However, some reviewers have blown the romance angle out of proportion, claiming that it ruins the entire film; this is simply not the case, seeing as how it takes up
no more than 25 minutes out of a nearly 2 1/2 hour movie.  The rest of "Clones" is more intriguing, particularly the plot which keeps the true villain (Palpatine/Sidius) completely hidden.
The mystery of who ordered the clone army, and for what purpose,
is a highlight of the film, and that the army is finally used in service to the Republic provides the final twist and a clear indication of how the Storm Troopers/Empire will come about.
More than anything, however, it is the action sequences which delight, and "Star Wars" films are primarily action films.  Beginning with the high-speed chase through the city ("Blade Runner" meets "French Connection", as one reviewer said), down through the Obi-Wan/Jango Fett battle, the asteroid sequence,
the "top this" factory segment and then the final land battle
and light-sabre duels, the film offers state-of-the-art action
segments that to these eyes are critic-proof.  To finally see
the fabled Clone Wars begin, at last, with dozens of Jedi in
action against thousands of droid soldiers was done remarkably
well (especially given the complex CGI involved); sometimes I think viewers have been spoiled over the last ten years, and that if "Clones" had come out only fifteen years ago it would have been considered an action-film masterpiece.  And once again, the climactic light sabre duel between Yoda and Dooku has either been praised as the icing on the cake or a disastrous debacle; I go for the former, as this is precisely how I envisioned such a small but powerful Jedi to fight--and when he reaches for his cane at the end of the battle, I was not
bewildered but rather remembered how the old aikido masters looked very frail but could deliver the goods in battle, and then return to frailty again (it was a nice tongue-in-cheek nod to the martial arts, in other words).  Add this to the return of the C3PO-R2D2 comedy duo (and yes, I hear they get their memories of Tattoine wiped by the time of Episode IV), a cameo by the Death Star, solid performances by Lee, Jackson and McGregor and an overall darker, edgier tone, and you get a great film--albeit one that is let down by the romance at its core.


title: One Of The Best

text: This album is not only by far Jethro Tull's finest, but quite simply one of the best rock albums ever made.  These days Tull carry a lot of baggage with them; however, on their sophomore effort they deliver the goods through and through. There is a tangible human warmth to Ian Anderson's writing and singing here that would never again be recaptured (save perhaps for a few cuts on the followup "Benefit") when the band moved closer to a prog base.  "Stand Up" points an early finger toward prog in the outstanding "Bouree" and the breezy orchestration on "Reasons For Waiting", but its main stock-in-trade is blues-rock with a healthy twist.  Tracks like "New Day Yesterday" and "Nothing Is Easy" represent the peak of the form, with the whole group's playing remarkably sophisticated and subtle, mixing jazz, blues and rock with consummate ease.  "Look Into The Sun" is the group's finest ballad and one of the most touching songs of its era, with Martin Barre's wah-wahed guitar punctuating Anderson's vocal with remarkable grace.  "Fat Man" is a humorous lyric matched to a magnetic rhythm and vaguely Middle Eastern flavor. The diversity of the musical styles, the strength and consistency of the songwriting (Filler? What filler?) and the ever-elusive feel of "magic" on this album are hard to beat, and indeed Jethro Tull--despite some great moments on later albums--reached their peak with this release.  This is my favorite of 1969, beating out other classics like "Abbey Road", "Hot Rats", "Unhalfbricking", "Happy Trails", "In The Court Of The Crimson King" and others.


title: Still superb

text: This set garnered rave reviews on release in late 70's. It is still worthy of all the praise heaped upon it. Sound and performance exemplary


title: Great Collection w/Great Sound

text: I can attest to the superior sound quality of this to later releases though I haven't heard the 2010 remasters.  I picked this up for around $30 on ebay which seems to be the going rate and at that price you can't go wrong as a John Lennon fan.  I really only knew the greatest hits songs and have already found some new to me songs that I really like.  The sound quality on watching the wheels and nobody loves you when you're down and out stand out so far as better than any Lennon releases I've heard before, speaking only of cds.  I feel like I'm hearing J Lennon for the first time which is nuts.


title: Three Stars

text: Really love it but I was SEVERELY OVERCHARGED


title: Another 60's L.A. Masterpiece

text: This album is essential to anyone that can get the hairs on their arms raised by merely listening to great music. Arthur Lee and band came up with a classic on this recording. If your music collection includes Forever Changes, The Doors first album, the first album by Spirit, Frank Zappa's Hot Rats, Canned Heat, L.A. surf music and some of the pop music that was being done in Los Angeles in the 60's, then you really don't need anything else. Not when it comes to variety, anyway. All of that talent, diversity of musical styles, personalities, all of it coming out of one city in one decade. It hasn't happened before and it won't happen ever again. The sad part is that the pretender bands that came out of L.A. in the 70's (Eagles, anyone?) reaped all of the profit that should have gone to the 60's bands that laid the groundwork. If you want to listen to real country-rock, don't bother with Eagles. Try Buffalo Springfield or the Byrds. You can't put Love in a category at all. There<br />is not a wrong note on Forever Changes. If you don't already own this stroke of genius, today is the day to change that forever. Buy it and wear it out. Arthur would appreciate that. RIP Arthur, you were the best.


title: somewhat disappointed

text: SIDE 1 skipped on song 8, then just blanked out altogether


I don't know I think this is the album.  Marsalis is much like his mentor Coltrane : proficient on soprano, masterful on tenor


title: Sweet, Innocent, Well tempered, Sufi folk album

text:
I met the group Taneen while completing a Master's degree at Dominican University, where they perform regularly.  Sure this is an early, less sophisticated album (1997) but I like its simplicity and easily enjoyable melodies for my Western ear.  Some of the later albums require you to appreciate a more complex, Middle-Eastern style of music but I always go back to this one for my dose of "International Calm" when the religious fanatics around the world get too extreme.
  I want to love and appreciate all types of spiritual music from around the world, as part of my greater understanding of the entire human experience.  This is an easy introduction into this area and the group itself is composed of very high quality individuals with big hearts and passion for what they do.  Chase Clow is one of my favorites!
  We all have "Divine Breath" - and Taneen knows how to make it public in their special way...
  Michael Eggert, Palm Springs, CA -  August, 2012


title: Versatile Comets

text:
Strictly Instrumental was the final recording effort by Bill Haley and His Comets for the Decca label. Although Bill Haley practically invented rock 'n roll, his musical origins were in country and western music.
Strictly Instrumental is neither rock nor country. The album allows the Comets to exhibit their enormous talent as musicians on pop standards such as Mack the Knife and Music, Music, Music. A former Comet told me that Strictly Instrumental was original Comet keyboardist Johnny Grande's favorite album.
This album should be included in the collections of all Bill Haley fans.


title: What a bargain!

text:
Billie Jo Spears recently passed away and I was searching on Amazon for her hit 1975 recording of Blanket on the Ground. I found her on this wonderful 2-disc country music compilation produced by Time-Life.
For a couple bucks these CDs are a bargain! There are 30 selections of classic country romance recordings by artists including Faron Young, Wanda Jackson, the Louvin Brothers, Slim Whitman, Hank Thompson, Susan Raye, George Jones, Jimmy Wakely, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Gene Watson, Sonny James, Crystal Gayle, Ferlin Husky, etc.
The quality of the recordings is superior. Highly recommended!


title: A fun Lovecraft pastiche adfventure

text: A fun Lovecraft pastiche.  Definitely enjoyed the listen.


title: Five Stars

text: Great tracks, excellent pressing.


title: Nice quality, fast shipment, recommend

text: Nice quality, fast shipment, recommend


title: Five Stars

text: Good country filk.


title: A hidden metal gem

text: What a great metal album!! Very heavy and technical. For fans of Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Meshuggah, Soilwork etc. Highly recommended!


title: Great great album!

text: Another excellent album from Sybreed! God Is an Automaton is slightly heavier and darker than the previous albums but definitely 100% Sybreed. It's evident how much love they have put into their work so it's a shame they don't get the recognition they deserve.


title: The Best!

text:
My parents would always turn this on and listen to it and it has really grown on me!  It is awesome!

1. Santa Claus is Back in Town, Dwight Yoakam

2. Away in A Manger, George Strait

3. Do you Hear What I Hear?, Vince Gill

4. Light of the Stable, Emmylou Harris

5. The First Noel, Kenny Rogers

6. Santa Looked A lot like Daddy, Travis Tritt

7. Sleigh Ride, Lorrie Morgan

8. Pretty Paper, Randy Travis

9. Silver Bells, The Judds

10. Please Come Home for Christmas, Sawyer Brown

They are all amazing songs. Do you hear what I hear is my absolute favorite. Light of the stable is also amazing, I've never heard it anywhere else but this CD. Silver Bells is another one of my favorites. They are all really great, you'll be happy with this CD. The lesser known songs are some of the best!


title: All about Fifty Percent...

text: Took a bit longer than anticipated to receive but with all that is going on in the world I am just thrilled to have this ah-mazing recording of the late great Dorothy Loudon!


title: Not a christian. At all. But this is amazing stuff

text: I used to be christian and had this album. It was one of my favorite things to listen to because it was weird, creative, and engaging.<br />I always loved radio and sound effects and theatre and this was so different than all the other christian stuff that was available to me when I was in a very screwed up religious part of my life. It was very well made and the people who made it should feel proud of this accomplishment. It's been years since I listened to it. As a matter of fact I foolishly destroyed it along with a bunch of other christian stuff when I swore off all religion for good...In the same way I once foolishly destroyed my secular stuff when I became a christian a few years before. I bet a lot of stuff on here would be so opposed to my world view now..But I would still totally listen to it if I got my hands on a copy. It's that good. I don't miss christians or church at all...Ever. But I do miss this album.


title: Listen for the Tuba

text: Ok, not everyone will admit to loving polka.  When my grandfather was alive, he listened to polka attempting to connect to his deceased father.  Who once said, "When you dance follow the tuba!"  And my great-grandfather was correct.  I need more Will Glahe in my life.  When my grandfather was still alive, a relative helped keep this album alive by putting on CD nearly 20 years ago for our grandfather.  Now my grandfather could use his treadmill for the entire length of the record without having to walk back upstairs to flip the album over on the CD.  These classics never get old.  Glahe used a strong and a tuba player that never over powered, but could always be heard.  The sound is crisp and directed very well.  You'll hear classics like Clarinet Polka and Skater Waltz that sound great.  We really need more polka on CD and to help preserve these classics.  You know it has to be good when songs like these are used in video games... (ok, OLD video games - like Earthworm Jim!).  If you have a working record player and can find this album or any Glahe record of polka I'd heavily suggest it!  Tuba Power!


title: Missing at least one great song...but it's still a fine collection

text: I consider this collection a "no-brainer" for the Thin Lizzy die-hards.  My only complaint is that I don't think the fans needed the two versions of Yellow Pearl (one would've been enough) and I really miss the fact that "Growing Up" isn't included.  "Growing Up" and "Cathleen" are basically one song, so having only "Cathleen" feels....wrong.  (But I knew that before I bought it)<br />In short, this CD fits nicely with the rest of any semi-exhaustive Thin Lizzy collection.


title: Rockin

text: Excellent band and record. New to me. So great. Original and no bs rock n roll.


title: Satisfied

text: Great!


title: Five Stars

text: great music entertainment. enjoyed listening.


title: Several Good Songs

text: I was surprised there were three CDs in this order.  There are several good songs, which made the purchase worthwhile.  Another surprise was how weird some of the other songs were.  I skip those.  They sound like songs from a little kids' puppet show or something.  The vocals on the good songs are exceptionally good, and the accompanying music is pleasant for those songs as well.  The third CD seems to be a live concert when she was older and recording her previous hits.  Reminds me of Joni Mitchell singing Both Sides Now at 21 (Disc 1) and 30 or so years later (Disc 3).


title: Great service

text: They are awesome


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


title: Love this song

text: Super song that men can relate to women think they get the wrong Mr Right well the show also fits the other foot as well men also get the wrong Mrs Right as well and there are alot of lemons out there but all in all it's a good song even though Dusty Martin never did a album when she was on step one records back in 1993 been searching for this song since then.


title: Like Dreamcatcher

text: We already had another CD by Secret Garden - why not add another one - great background music.


title: she is going to love it.

text: Got this album for a lady friend.... she is going to love it....


title: I loved this song the first time I heard it and ...

text: Big Japan,I loved this song the first time I heard it and saw the video,Good vinyl.It'a really childhood  memories.Thanks


title: Slightly better than "Beach Party" (but only just!)

text:
Another installment in the budget-priced Jive Bunny series, "Summer Holiday" is yet another example of an album full of good intentions that fails to deliver. Released as a sequal to the truly appalling "Beach Party", this CD contains a mixture of reggae, latino, salsa and a sprinkling of those awful summer 'one-hit' wonders that you are embarrassed to know, never mind own.
It's not as bad as it's predecessor, in fact, it does grow on you after a while. Still, considering what's on offer in way of quality, even the budget price seems a bit steep in places. What "Summer Holiday" does do is it gives you that 'feeling' of summer (I'm listening to this CD on a cold spring day in March...and it's snowing!).But I can't imagine this keeping me entertained during the summer months.
The word is Jive Bunny's current record label are planning a third 'summer' album. Let's hope they compile a CD full of genuine 'summer' classics (a la "Lovely Day", "Summer Breeze", "Long Hot Summer" etc), and forget about these silly novelty albums that, quite frankly, are terrible.
Jon.


title: A lacklustre sequel to a very mediocre album...........

text: There's more of the same on "Sixties Mix Volume 2" as appeared on the first installment.  Session musicians and uncredited vocalists trying to re-create the hits of the 60s with results ranging from *average* to *abysmal*.  'Stars On 45' get in on the act this time around, but thankfully this isn't one of their albums (which are reasonably good, by the way).  Worth buying because of the low-price aspect, but there's nothing much on the CD that sells it to you.<br />Jon.


title: Great for kids to enjoy but not those who like 60s music....

text: Some types of megamix albums using uncredited vocalists are pretty good - Jive Bunny and the Master Mixers forged a career out of doing just that - whereas there's times when the results are pretty terrible.  This is one such album.  The line-up of songs used is quite impressive, but when you learn for yourself these are not the original artists, you soon discover what a mediocre album this actually is.  Fans of 60s music will probably dislike "Sixties Mix Volume 1", but kids - or those first showing signs of being interested in such music - will probably find this fascinating.  Even so, do yourselves a favour and check out those 60s compilation albums that use the *original* artists.  This is one example where the original versions are better.<br />Jon.


title: The use of the word "summer" is questionable................

text: A word of warning for those interested in buying British compilation albums with the word "summer" in the title.  In my record buying experience, the word "summer" usually refers to when it was released, and not because the tracks featured relate to "summer" songs.  This is a prime example of what I mean.  "Ultimate Summer Party Megamix", endorsed by Chris Tarrant - the host of the UK's version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' - is basically a collection of the biggest selling songs appearing in the UK charts from January-July 1999.  There's a couple of other well-known songs that have become karoke classic over the years, plus several bona-fide "summer songs".  But really, this is a megamix version of "Now That's What I Call Music" - and it's released by the same people too.  So if it's a genuine "summer" album you're after, check the track listings carefully.<br />Jon.


title: Unsatisfied

text: Records were warped


title: Five Stars

text: Great CDs to add to my Elvis Presley collection


title: Five Stars

text: loved it


title: Grease

text: The tape did not work-this is the 2nd time Ive replied to this-hopefully this time I will get an answer and a new tape that works Tnank yoi


title: Classic gem

text: Thank you guys for my tape! Yes i said tape. The group Dynasty is a classic group from solar records. This album is out of print on tape i love it


title: Simple collection of classics

text: This album includes the basic hits of Supertramp. "Goodbye Stranger" is used in a bank commercial and this reminded me of this album which I recently purchased. That song, "The Logical Song," "Breakfast in America" and "Take the Long Way Home" are my personal favorites and this collection satisfied me. However, if you are a huge fan of Supertramp, go for a larger collection.


title: Love Goes ON AND ON.....

text:
The original version of this song is beautiful!  The acoustic sound is absolutely divine.  Then the remixes come in and you will be blown away!
Who knew a song that is originally so serene can become a hot dance song that will make anyone get up on their feet?  It almost becomes a completely different song.
Although Junior Vasquez is a great and accomplished remixer of songs, I think the Warren Rigg remixes truly stand out on top of all the other dance remixes.  Junior's remixes tend to sound repetitive, especially when they end up being over 10 minutes.  I'm not really complaining.  However, Donna Delory's vocals truly do make this song what it is and Warren Rigg brings that out.
Donna's sweet vocals are worth the vocals.  Great original version and excellent remixes.


title: Deep and Personal

text: A wonderful album that makes you very introspective.  The lyrics pack a punch with incredibly unique arrangements through the confluence of classical instruments and native eastern instruments.  I love all the songs on Donna Delory's album.  The last song, "Amazing Grace" is a wonderful personal rendition of the religious standard, reaching deep into the heart and bringing out a renewal of self and soul.  "On and On" lifts you into a higher plane with it's haunting melody and its message of love through all circumstances.  True raw talent on this album: Not only is Donna talented in her lyric writing and her voice, her collaborator Cameron Stone is also superbly gifted with his mixture of classical and contemporary manipulation of the cello.


title: Four Stars

text: A ok


title: Love it

text: Everything as said no poster though


title: Such a great concert!

text:
I was there the night they filmed the show.
This release is simply brilliant! The DVD is amazing, the sound, the editing, everything! Not to mention they are in the best moment of their carrer.

Jesus Navarro's voice is just great. Bibi and Julio are amazing in guitars.
You don't regret to buy this live album/DVD.

Don't hesitate and GO FOR IT NOW!!


title: Excellent!

text: I love it, James Brown never failed with his music. This 45 contains 2 songs that keep it real always.


title: Fantastic!,

text:
I love early 60's music because I grew up with it as a teenager and have
been collecting everything available that I couldn't get then or didn't know
of. Most of these R&R compilations are wonderful and I call them "New Oldies"
because some are new to me but the sound is truly like the rest of the well-
known hits of those days. This particular Bubbling Under is an absolute knockout
compilation because it holds mostly unknown songs of real popular teenage idols
like Ricky Nelson, Dion, Johnny Burnette, Curtis Lee, Conway Twitty before he
went country, Jackie Wilson, Ray Peterson etc. Most of them had several top ten
hits but these, on this Cd, didn't make it for who knows what reason because here
you can listen to excellent songs that could have been top ten hits as well.
I'm sure I will repeat purchases of these "Rare Rockin' Records" label. Thirty-
two songs is a real treat! As good as all the wonderful ACE issues on American
Rock & Roll.


title: Best Beach Boys DVD around!,

text:
If you like the Beach Boys and you're also a country music fan this
is an absolute MUST! After many years they got together again in Nashville
and accompanied by the greatest country stars and country legends, they
all sang together their greatest hits. The country stars sang their
hearts out while the Beach Boys did the vocal harmonies better than ever.
The result is a fantastic gathering! To listen to these # 1 Beach Boys
hits with a country flavored style is a complete knock-out and of
course it's all "live". The sound quality is superb. There's only one
sad situation here: both Carl Wilson and Tammy Wynette, who are so
wonderful here chatting and singing, would die a couple of months after
this reunion. It probably was their last appearance. Special attention
for Willie Nelson, Junior Brown, Lorrie Morgan (wonderful!), Toby Keith,
Collin Ray and last but not least a very pretty Kathy Troccoli. All in
all one of the best musical DVD's to get


title: Five Stars

text: GREAT COLLECTION....


title: please put this classic out on cd!!!

text: ...along with the other early Masekela albums.  This LPs were revolutionary and deserve to be heard again.  Much better than the later MOR stuff.


title: Good collecton, different mood

text: This compilaton creates different mood than other collectons. It looks like the artist looks back to the years of career and summarizes, reconsiders what he has accomplished, serously and deeply questioning "Why?" and "What it really meant?" May worn-out-on-air hits are performed differently, slowly and serioulsy. The photos on the cover are in perfect harmony with the mood of the collection - look attentively.<br />Technical quality of the CD is very high, however orginal recordings represent two levels of quality - a good and an excellent one, as several master tapes were used. On those tracks I consider excellent, voice is brilliant. On those I consdider good, the voice sometmes hides after the instrumental arrangement, so you may find other versions with better voice outline.


title: VERY QUICK

text: VERY, VERY EXCELLENT CD!!!!