title: Love it:)

text: This is one of our favs. LOVED that these were a free gift when we joined Upward Basketball.  Looking back (because we got this almost 10ish years ago) we know most of these scripture songs by heart.  they are upbeat, and maybe my kids would say sometimes a little corny... but we listened to them and have been endeared to them...AND we know the scriptures b/c of it.  I'm writing a review b/c we happened to be searching for them again.  We got them for free when we joined upward basketball, but would definite pay the $8.


title: Estee

text: Truthfully, I ordered this item thinking it was a CD.  I actually wanted the CD, but I ordered the LP.  Is all good.  I am able to play it on my old LP turntable.  Still good sound.  I love this old school song.  It is certainly a classic...a keeper, you all.  Lol


title: Estee

text: Nice songs on this cd.  It is a classis and a keeper.  I love all the songs and Ialso ordered other cds from same artist. For those who like international artists...this is a good addition to your collection.


title: Five Stars

text: Great album! And shipped quickly too!


title: Good lyrics and catchy beats

text: I love this band! I'm never disappointed with their music. Beats you can dance to and angsty lyrics to soothe your soul <3


title: Five Stars

text: Such a great album. Music is amazing! And had good shipping time too


title: America: A  Nation of free givers

text: This product was received in good time and condition. It's clarion call for us to remember the less privileged. Everyone ought to have this product.


title: Mainstream German Christmas folk music

text: As a collector of German and Austrian Christmas music recordings of all styles, I think this collection is not for the purist, but might appeal to some folks just the same


title: Jenny off the block

text: an eclectic mix of Ms.Lopez's music-liked the latin numbers especially.This could have really been a single disc release


title: Listen to its Entirety

text: Most releases "front load" the best songs first and then plateau out...  Guardian flips that around.  Don't get me wrong, the initial tracks are "fair to midland" (in respect to other Guardian releases) which includes the title track.  And then... in the middle, they flip the switch and the songs then Jam.  Really Jam!  I never heard the original recording, but this remastered version sounds just great.  Worth the repeated listening!!


title: Great purchase

text: Great quality.  Gotta have if you're a Boston fan!


title: A classic Album full of amazing songs

text: Love this album, have been a big fan of the Cat since the 80’s and have had the opportunity to see him live twice in the last couple of years. This is a must have album for anyone not just a Cat Stevens fan. This is a 2020 remastered version which sounds awesome from the moment the first song where do the children play starts till the last song Tea for the Tillerman. Standout tracks Where do the children play, wild world, sad Lisa, miles from nowhere, hard headed women and but I might die tonight.


title: speedy delivery

text: some great music!!


title: Missing Some Early Materials

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10cc is one of the most innovative bands during 1970s. This compilation titled THE THING WE DO FOR LOVE originally released in 1990 has not been well-received mainly because it lacks their early materials such as DONNA, RUBBER BULLETS, DEAN and I and WALL STREET SHUFFLE from their self-titled debut and second album, SHEET MUSIC. It also tried to cover post-Godley Creme days material until MIRROR MIRROR in 1983. It contains most of the US Billboard hits since the ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK album in 1975 including I AM NOT IN LOVE, THE THING WE DO FOR LOVE, PEOPLE IN LOVE, and DREADLOCK HOLIDAY. From 80s materials ONE-TWO-FIVE, DON'T ASK, and OOMACHASAOOMA are picked.

Track Listing
LIFE IS A MINESTRONE
I'M NOT IN LOVE
THE SECOND SITTING FOR THE LAST SUPPER
ART FOR ART'S SAKE
I'M MANDY, FLY ME
ROCK'N'ROLL LULLABY
DON'T HANG UP
THE THING WE DO FOR LOVE
GOOD MORNING JUDGE
PEOPLE IN LOVE
DREADLOCK HOLIDAY
FOR YOU AND I
ONE-TWO-FIVE
DON'T ASK
OOMAACHASAOOMA

Recommended for import disk fans who also love 70s UK pop music.


title: Long Forgotten AOR Project in mid 90s

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Released in 1995, the project led by Ricky Phillips known as the bassist of Babys, Bad English and Styx adds the Fergie Ferederiksen (best known as the vocalist of Toto's Isolation) as the lead vocalist. It is really a great album for AOR/Melodic rock fans but it is really hard to find because it is available only as an import. The most memorable track among this album is #2 Oh Diane very radio-friendly pop song but Fergie's high-tone vocal range is not that enhanced. #7 track CAPTURED co-written by Fergie Frederiksen is dynamic power ballad showcasing Fergie's vocal appeal. #3 track HOW MUCH LONGER also gives Fergie vocal full throttle. Given the music trend at that time such full-fledged AOR album being released at all is a miracle. It was warmly welcomed by Japanese melodic rock fans when it was released. I hope the fans of either Phillips and Fergie Frederiksen have enough luck to get this one.

Verdict: Blues Flavored AOR with Fergie's voice.
Rating: 83 out of 100
Recommended for fans of Ricky Phillips and Fergie Frederiksen


title: Japan-only Compilation in 1986

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Released in 1986. Japan-only release

This Japan-only Survivor compilation was released when the single Burning Heart for Rocky IV soundtrack was released. This is the first Japan-only compilation since Best Kid compilation in 1984 including the Moment of Truth and early great songs.

This one only has 10 tracks but when I bought this compilation as cassette version at that time I enjoyed a lot.

Recommended for import compilation collectors.


title: Dan Hill Collection +2

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Dan Hill is one of the most favored soft rock songwriters during 70s and 80s best known by ballad hits such as SOMETIMES WHEN WE TOUCH and CAN'T WE TRY. As Dan Hill works with the exception of the third album LONGER FUSE and 8th DAN HILL are difficult to come by particularly of his early works, this Japan-only compilation released in 1993 is a nice clue to get to know his music.

Title: The Dan Hill Collection
Release Year 1993

Track Listings
1 Sometimes When We Touch
2 You Make Me Want to Be
3 Carmelia
4 14 Today
5 Hold On
6 Can't We Try
7 All I See Is Your Face
8 McCarthy's Day
9 Let the Song Last Forever
10 Never Thought (That I Could Love)
11 Wishful Thinking
12 Unborn Heart

The compilation is based on 1989 Canadian compilation and two tracks (#11 and #12) from 1989 album, Real Love added.


title: Focusing on Earlier Hits

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Track Listings

New York Mining Disaster 1941
To Love Somebody
Massachusetts
Holiday
Words
I've Gotta Get A Message To You
In The Morning
Melody Fair
Don't Forget to Remember
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart
Jive Talkin'
You Should Be Dancing
How Deep Is Your Love
Stayin' Alive
Night Fever
Too Much Heaven
Tragedy
Living Eyes

While most of Bee Gees compilation lean toward post mid-70s hits, this Japan-only compilation released in 1983 include 11 early hits and great tracks from 1967 to 1971. Particulary including Melody Fair from the 1971 film Melody(SWALK) is a great gift for Japanese music fans because it was the huge success of MELODY which made them huge in Japan. TO LOVE SOMEBODY was also used for MELODY. After JIVE TALKIN' they made huge hits one after another riding disco bandwagon nicely.

Verdict: Well-balanced compilation combining hits of both 60s and 70s.
Rating: 88 out of 100
Recommended for: Must for Japan-import fans. Also for 70s rare music item collectors.


title: The Autobiography of Supertramp

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Classic 9 is the first compilation of a progressive rocker Supertramp best remembered by late 70s to early 80s super-hits such as BREAKFAST IN AMERICA, GIVE A LITTLE BIT(later covered by GOO GOO DOLLS), IT'S RAINING AGAIN, and BLOODY WELL RIGHT. It was originally released under the title of THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SUPERTRAMP but later in 1987 A&M records incorporated it into A&M Classic series to commemorate their 25th anniversary.

Four out of seven tracks of the first half of CD are from [[ASIN:B000VXJMYG Breakfast In America]] released in 1979. Phenomenal work that emphasized their pop rock bent. Indeed all four songs chosen from BIA are staples of classic rock hits station. When I first heard THE LOGICAL SONG it sounded as if it had been sung by female vocal. "Logical" showcases Roger Hodgson's high-tone vocal. GIVE A LITTLE BIT is a memorable song as well. Goo Goo Doll later covered this song in 2004 live album [[ASIN:B00065GHDS Live in Buffalo: July 4th 2004 (CD & DVD)]] and released as a single in 2005. DREAMER is ironical in tone but it shows their progressive style well. HIDE IN A SHELL and AIN'T NOBOBY BUT ME aren't hit tracks but have surrealistic appeal. Due to technical restraint of the time when it was released, some of the songs were shortened or radio-edits but unless you are an avid fan of this band, it could suffice. If you can afford a new CD price, however, I would recommend [[ASIN:B000007492 The Very Best Of Supertramp]], improved version of this compilation with the addition of SCHOOL and longer version of the major tracks.

Verdict: First of their official compilations. Well-made.
Rating: 88 out of 100
Recommended for: Late 70s pop rock fans. 80s rock fans who like Styx, Foreigner, and Survivor.


title: I Like Sound Direction But Few Thrills

text: Intruder is made up of some of the members from New Jersey band Shotgun Symphony and George Karak who co-wrote Runnaway, Bon Jovi's debut hit. The album as a whole is very enjoyable and great try for 1998 when producing 80's stadium rock style album itself was a feat. Heart On A Loose is an excellent rendition of Survivor's Jackie Don't Go. But that's it. Songs are predictable at best and have few thrills. They should have searched for not 80's copycats but the sound of their own. I would be more interested in Shotgun Symphony works and their second album "Believe" which should have more "their" sounds. Recommended for Escape music fans and some of Survivor and Two Fires fans.


title: An Excellent Set of Euro-Dance Tunes

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"A Touch Of Class" is the same group as "ATC," who had the huge worldwide smash "Around The World (La La La La La)" in early 2001. Between the release of their first album (2000) and this one (2003), so much had changed in the world of music. First, the eurodance explosion that occured between 1994 and 2001 had abruptly ended, right around the time the boy band bubble burst. Pop groups like the Backstreet Boys could no longer get radio airplay, and the dance clubs were invaded by hip-hop.

So perhaps ATC felt the need to change things up a bit. The music takes on more of a pop approach, although the songs "Set Me Free" and "I'm In Heaven When You Kiss Me" could have sat right next to any of the tracks on their debut album. Oddly, they chose to release the song "New Youk City" as a single, and it is one of the weaker songs on the album. Towards the end of the album, there is an exceptional song titled "Maybe," which might be the best the band has done. The album is not without flaws, however. The opening track "Call On Me" is STRIKINGLY similar to Amber's 1996 hit "Color Of Love" (perhaps that is why the ATC version of track is almost all male vocal). And although the album is filled with catchy hooks and boundy dance-pop, there is no killer single that approaches the ridiculously catchy smash on their first album. But overall, if you are in the mood for some upbeat, radio-ready Eurodance pop, this would be a nice set to add to your collection. Sadly, this album never got its due, and most of the world does not even know it exists or that ATC even made a second album.


title: Good stuff...

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I bought this album after a late-night infomercial many years ago, and I have enjoyed listening to it ever since.  It is exactly what the title suggests, a collection of guitar rock classics, from the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

Some of the best songs on this album include Santana's "Oye Como Va," Boston's "More Than a Feeling," and the Scorpions "Rock You Like a Hurricane."  There are also classics from The Allman Brothers Band, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

What kept this album from receiving five stars was its inconsistency.  For instance, I personally think that David Bowie's "Fame" is an excruciating, wretched song and totally out of place on this disc.  Other songs, though decent, that seemed strangely inappropriate were "Easy Livin," "Stone Cold Fever," "(I Know) I'm Losing You," and "Rock of Ages."

Of course, much of this is personal taste, but I just found this album to be slightly erratic.  Nonetheless, it does include some fantastic classic rock songs, and I enjoy listening to it.  You could probably do better, but I know that you could do worse than to get this collection of guitar rock classics.


title: Cheesy 80's music at its best and worst...

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This album offers exactly what it promises, the sounds of the eighties and specifically 1985.  Unfortunately, not all of the sounds of the eighties are worth hearing.  This album is truly a hit-and-miss experience, with a handful of genuine classics and a smattering of forgettable laughers.

In the former category are these songs, the best on the album: "We Built This City" by Starship, "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, and "Nightshift" by the Commodores.

Some that hurt the ears include: "Sleeping Bag" by ZZ Top, "Relax" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, "The Heat is On" by Glenn Frey, and "Voices Carry" by 'til Tuesday.

Of course, many would probably disagree with my categorization of some of these songs.  Regardless of personal taste, I suspect that most folks who experienced the 80's will fondly remember some of these songs and feel less nostalgic about others.  I usually only listen to this album if I want to find a particular song.  Otherwise, the experience of listening to it all the way through is too sporadic to be worthwhile.

If you simply want to remember a former age in pop music, this album is for you.  If you're more particular and want to actually listen to good music, you could do worse than Sounds of the Eighties, but you could certainly do better.


title: Great unknown album...

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I heard Mike Rayburn at Penn State University when I was a student in the late 1990's.  After a fantastic concert, I immediately bought this album and have enjoyed it ever since.

Rayburn is an extremely talented guitar player and songwriter.  This album includes a number of classical works by the likes of Bach and Pachelbel, as well as several songs written by Rayburn himself.

The overall mood of the album is very mellow, and it provides beautiful background music at work.  I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys classical guitar.  I hope to stumble upon some more of Rayburn's work.


title: Five Stars

text: great product shipped on time thanks


title: Peace and wildlife.

text: The music is good, complementing the whale sounds, but not overwhelming it.  It is a peaceful sound of music and animals together.


title: Great CD

text: Great songs as the band matured.  Ramble on is my favorite


title: Another great Moody Blues recording.

text: A darker CD than most Moody Blues' recordings, this is full of meaning.


title: Sit back and enjoy

text: Beautiful relaxing classical music


title: Folk Christian music.

text: A folk sound to Christian music.  This was one of my first purchases as a youngster who didn't (and still doesn't) like the "gospel music" sound.


title: B. J. Thomas-a Christian album

text: A country rock sound is on this, B. J. Thomas' venture into Christian music.


title: Modern Led Zepp

text: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant put a modern twist on their Led Zepplin songs.  Absolutely wonderful.


title: Wonderful contemporary Christian artist

text: Good contemporary Christian music with a beat and a message.  There are a couple of tear jerkers in here, and a number of uplifting songs.


title: Scriptual

text: Craig Smith sings nice praise and worship songs on this CD.  He keeps it simple lyrically, following the Christian scriptures.


title: An early 1980's Contemporary Christian album.

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Don Francisco is a wonderful song writer and singer. I call him a Christian folk rocker. His theology is correct, not "off the wall" like some Christian artists. This 1981 album, which I downloaded from his website, had many great songs on it about Christian life. As Amazon doesn't list them, I will.

1. Too Small a Price/Joy. A joyful song about the moment Christ appeared in heaven after the resurrection.
2. Since I Met Him. A song about the blind man Christ healed and his reaction to the healing in front of the Pharisees.
3. The Lord and I Together. An upbeat song about walking with the Lord through the day.
4. Beautiful to Me. A song about Jesus defending the woman who washed His feet in Simon the Pharisee's home.
5. If You Ain't Gonna Sing the Gospel. A song about performers who are troubled in their performances. "If you ain't gonna sing the gospel, you're gonna sing the blues."
6. Messengers from Heaven. A political song about the US not paying as much attention to God as it used to.
7. The Package. A humorous song about a package from the devil, a package which contained stuff the God would never send to his people. The end, which I won't give away, makes me LOL.
8. You Can't Take It With You. A song that reminds us that what the material possessions we accumulate on earth, stay on earth, that only the things that go with us are those things which are spiritual.
9. Give Your Heart a Home. My favorite song on the album, a song which reminds us that our plastic smiles and faces hide what we really need.
10. The Traveler/Joy. A song about the disciples when Jesus appeared to them after the resurrection.


title: One of the great albums from the early Contemporary Christian era

text:
Don Francisco is a wonderful song writer and singer.  I call him a Christian folk rocker.  His theology is correct, not "off the wall" like some Christian artists.  This 1981 album, which I downloaded from his website, had many great songs on it about Christian life.  As Amazon doesn't list them, I will.

1. Too Small a Price/Joy.  A joyful song about the moment Christ appeared in heaven after the resurrection.
2. Since I Met Him.  A song about the blind man Christ healed and his reaction to the healing in front of the Pharisees.
3. The Lord and I Together.  An upbeat song about walking with the Lord through the day.
4. Beautiful to Me.  A song about Jesus defending the woman who washed His feet in Simon the Pharisee's home.
5. If You Ain't Gonna Sing the Gospel.  A song about performers who are troubled in their performances.  "If you ain't gonna sing the gospel, you're gonna sing the blues."
6. Messengers from Heaven.  A political song about the US not paying as much attention to God as it used to.
7. The Package.  A humorous song about a package from the devil, a package which contained stuff the God would never send to his people.  The end, which I won't give away, makes me LOL.
8. You Can't Take It With You.  A song that reminds us that what the material possessions we accumulate on earth, stay on earth, that only the things that go with us are those things which are spiritual.
9. Give Your Heart a Home.  My favorite song on the album, a song which reminds us that our plastic smiles and faces hide what we really need.
10. The Traveler/Joy.  A song about the disciples when Jesus appeared to them after the resurrection.

Buy this and enjoy.


title: Not conservative, but Christian music.

text: Teri DeSario put this album out in the 1985.  The 3 best songs on the album are Celebrate which includes sounds of jungle animals in the celebration of nature, Voices in the Wind which includes murmured quotes by various Christians of the past such as Hildegard of Bingen who lived from 1098-1179 and Julian of Norwich who died in the 1420's, and I Don't Want to be a Soldier which is as anti-war of a song as I've ever heard in Christian music.  The quote of "I don't wanna be a soldier all in the name of the Lord" goes against what many have taught in the conservative Christian churches as of late.  Most of the other songs are forgettable except All Day Thursday, the story of a thief whose heart won't let him keep what he has stolen and Ain't Givin Up, No Way.  DeSario's voice brings these songs to life.


title: Slowly insert the dagger again...

text:
"Bath" was the album that really solidified Maudlin of the Well's place in the metal universe.  Their debut, "My Fruit Psychobells", showed a band with tremendous potential, but it was here that that potential was fully realized.

Like its companion album, "Leaving Your Body Map", "Bath" is an album of contrasts.  Listen to the gentle, lilting acoustics of "Geography" and "Marid's Gift of Art", and the almost straight-up death metal of "They Aren't All Beautiful", and it's really hard to believe it's the same band (and especially the same guy singing).  Then you add to that the ambient jazzy instrumental "Blue Ghost/Shedding Qlipthoth" and the sprawling progressive metal epics "Girl with a Watering Can" and "Birth Pains of Astral Projection", and you'll see that these guys had a seemingly bottomless well (no pun intended) of inspiration.  I don't quite believe in the whole "bringing music in from different dimensions" thing, but they certainly had a sound that is otherworldly.

Also notable is the epic "Heaven and Weak", where they brilliantly exemplify their diversity in one 8-minute song.  It starts off soft and gentle, with a sort of jazzy indie pop feel, finally building into raging metal, wherein Toby Driver's melodious voice escalates into a vicious sneer that brings Devin Townsend to mind.  There's also the equally eclectic "The Ferryman", which goes from haunting church organs to sludgy death metal grooves to soaring female vocals.  Interspersed with the tracks are sounds of water sloshing, which reinforces the sort of cleansing motif that the album's title suggests.

Overall, this album feels a bit more spacy and laid-back than LYBM, with the exception of "They Aren't All Beautiful", which is easily one of their heaviest songs.  "Birth Pains.." and "Watering Can" are both full of enveloping melodies and huge guitar solos, occasionally building into heavy crescendoes.  Imagine if Opeth ventured into trippier acid rock territory, and you have some idea.

So what I'm really trying to say here is that this album is really amazing.  Absolutely one of the finest albums I've ever heard.  It's so unfortunate that these guys got so little recognition for their amazing talent.  This and the other two MotW albums are definite must-haves.


title: FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!

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It's about damn time that Amazon finally released these three incredible albums by this absolutely amazing band.  Maudlin of the Well, the early incarnation of what is now known as Kayo Dot, made some of the most creative and awe-inspiring metal to ever be completely ignored by society.

Building on the progressive death metal template set forth by Opeth, Toby Driver and company took the genre to whole new levels of excellence.  The songs go from powerful riffs to surreal melodies, to bizarre jazzy interludes to powerful climaxes.  Toby's amazing vocals, which go from demonic growls to gentle falsettos, mirror the eclecticism of the music perfectly.  And to add to the greatness, there's an awesome female vocalist (whose name escapes me at the moment, unfortunately) who pops up now than then.  She contributes some especially amazing vocals on the closing track, "Monstrously Low Tide", which by the way is just about one of the coolest songs you'll ever hear.  It has that "reverse buildup" effect, starting off with a wicked crunchy riff, and slowly dying down into these surreal eddies of guitar melodies.

Other greats include the powerful metal opener "Stones of October's Sobbing", the hugely epic "Bizarre Flower/A Violent Mist", the acoustic ballad "Sleep Is a Curse", the huge two-part metal opus "Riseth He, the Numberless", the piano-laden progmetal of "Gleam in Ranks", and "A Curve That to an Angle Turn'd", which boasts a brilliant dichotomy of death metal and sweet melodic rock (again, featuring that lovely female vocalist).

Oh man.  Hopefully this review turns out ok.  I've been wanting to talk about this band for ages, and I just happened to come here tonight and see that these albums were finally added here, so I just spat out this review on the spot.  Get this album, get them all.  I have a hard time deciding on this one and "Bath" as my favorite, but it doesn't matter because they're both great.  These guys were such amazing songwriters, it's ridiculous.  To be honest, I don't really believe in astral projection, so I don't really buy the whole "bringing music in from other dimensions" thing, but as great as this music is, they do make a pretty convincing case.  I really wish they were still around.  I mean, I love Kayo Dot too, and I think it's cool that Toby is pushing the boundaries of his mad genius even further, but there's just nothing quite like this.

Oh well.  At least maybe more people can discover this band now.  That's certainly a good thing.


title: SOLUTION TO THUNDERSTORM TRAUMA

text: My dog is from the shelter, 10 years old....I have him 3 years, he came to me with many traumas, the worst being separation anxiety and fear of storms.....I played this during a storm and really cranked it up-he hung close, in his thunder shirt, but was much more accepting of the noise.  It's suggested 3x at least per day, which I plan on doing every day until he can accept that he is "safe" and relaxes.  I feel confident that following Victoria's tips he can overcome his fear.


title: Great music

text: Great music price value fast service


title: old music

text: great music brought back many memories  came in great shape


title: Elvis Gives Boston a Show to Remember.

text:
1971 isn't generally remembered as a particularly great year in The King's career, especially coming off the triumph that was 1970. He had no major hit records, was becoming increasingly bored with his Vegas routine, and was already starting to slide downward physically and vocally. At the end of the year, however, he managed to pull it together, and launch one of the best tours of his career, including his only stop ever in the city of Boston.

"As Recorded at Boston Garden '71" captures a hot Elvis on a cold autumn night, in fine voice with a great set list. Though not quite at the level he was for "That's the Way It Is," his energy is still there, and the set has several highlights. Oldies like "Hound Dog" were already being treated as after thoughts at this point, but he puts real investment in songs like "I Can't Stop Loving You," "How Great Thou Art," (unfortunately incomplete) and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" that showcase how strong he still was at this point. The TCB band was hitting their stride at this time, leading to the tight, polished sound of 1972, when they never sounded better.

The sound quality is impeccable, and this historical show is an immensely worthwhile purchase showcasing an artist still very much vibrant and in love with his craft.


title: Good Quality Recording of An Interesting Elvis Concert.

text:
"If You Talk in Your Sleep" is a recording taken from Elvis's August 19, 1974 show in Vegas. His first show of the season, it's held in historical regard by fans for its unique set list and committed performance; in attempt to change things up, Elvis dropped several songs he had been performing regularly for the last two or three years (including his standard opener "See See Rider") and instead put some new and rare songs in the set list.

The rarely performed numbers are performed strongly; "Down in the Alley," a bluesy leftover from the "Spinout" sessions, is given a strong workout and is a nice treat for die-hards, while the eerily self-reflective "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues" probably hit close to home for The King at the time and is given a sincere, passionate rendition. He's in strong voice for the time period, and gives belters like "Never Been to Spain" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water" the muscle they need. New singles like "If You Talk in Your Sleep" and his hit cover of Chuck Berry's "Promised Land" are received warmly and performed well.

As was typical by this time, classics like "Hound Dog," "Love Me Tender," and "Can't Help Falling in Love" are tossed up with little to no investment. Also, the dry soundboard tape leaves much to be desired. Still, this is a pretty unique show in Elvis's career and one worth seeking out.


title: A Solid Performance From an Unremarkable Period of Sinatra's Career.

text:
The period of 1974-75 were not very good years by the lofty standards of Ol' Blue Eyes; his voice had not yet fully recovered from its lack of use during the Retirement Era (1971-73), and he had trouble finding new material he could connect to and remain relevant. By the end of 1975, however, things started looking up, and on December 27th of that year, he played probably his best show of the year.

"The Jerusalem Concert" is by no means a legendary performance, but is an interesting keepsake from an underrepresented period of Sinatra's career. It certainly isn't a beginner's purchase, but for the hardcore fan it would be a worthy purchase.

While he is not operating at 100 %, he gives a more than commendable performance. His voice still has not regained the smoothness and flexibility it would have during the 1977-82 period, but it's much richer and more controlled than it had been at shows earlier in the year. The set contains some very interesting performances and arrangements, including a powerful "Ol' Man River," the rare "But Beautiful," and breezy jazz combo arrangements of "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," "Nice 'n' Easy," and "They Can't Take that Away From Me" that were unfortunately never used again. His cover of Eric Carmen's "All By Myself" (oddly taken from a 1976 show but positioned smack dab in the middle of the official show) is haunting, and old favorites like "Fly Me to the Moon," The Lady is a Tramp," and "I've Got You Under My Skin" never disappoint.

"The Jerusalem Concert" is hard to find and not quite Frank at his best, but is still a solid and memorable performance that is worth having.


title: The Best Post-1972 Elvis Concert You Can Get.

text:
Towards the end of 1976, Elvis Presley got a bit of a second wind. This Birmingham concert captures this like no other recording from the era (actually, the show on New Year's Eve in Pittsburgh is supposed to be even better, but is not available in nearly as good quality). This is the most energetic Elvis has ever sounded, and the vocals, band and song selection are the strongest they've sounded since 1972.

It is apparent from the opening "C.C. Rider" that Elvis is simply on this night. He had been using "C.C." as his opener for six years now, and had been clearly growing bored with it as early as 1973. Here, he's clearly thrilled to just be out there and the crowd just follows his every move. The following "I Got a Woman / Love Me" and "Love Me" are also done with surprisingly more effort and care than in recent years.

Elvis eschews a lot of his hits (aside from the typically perfunctory performances of "Jailhouse Rock" and "Hound Dog" from this period) in favor of some modern hits and more unusual fare. "Fairytale," a minor Pointer Sisters hit that he performed often in this period to varying degrees of success, swings ebulliently. The old Sun chestnut "Tryin' to Get to You" sizzles with fervor, with Elvis playing with his phrasing and aping Buddy Holly's hiccuping vocal style. "It's Now or Never" is a stronger and smoother rendition for this period, his voice lithe and smooth. I have to admit I've never been particularly taken with Elvis's version of "My Way," but he performs it strongly here. The lengthy band intros are, as always, a drag, but embedded in them is a performance of "Love Letters" more than worth hearing.

Two highlights come from songs Elvis had rarely done past 1972 or so; first is Kris Kristofferson's bittersweet "For the Good Times," which is given a lilting, tender rendition, followed by later by Willie Nelson's charming "Funny How Time Slips Away." "Hurt" and "Unchained Melody" house incredibly powerful vocal performances.

The performance of the set, however, is a magnificent, unrehearsed and off-the-cuff rendition of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." The band seems a bit hesitant, but Elvis leads them along and simply nails the song, which he dedicates to his last girlfriend, Ginger Alden. The last verse is sung with only accompaniment from David Briggs' electric piano, to great effect. Elvis is so wrapped up in the song, so determined to nail it, that he actually tells the cheering audience to shut up so he can focus. A truly stunning performance.

"Burning in Birmingham" showcases Elvis in rare form in a period largely though to be his nadir as an entertainer. As far as latter day Elvis shows go, it's a must have.


title: Dated Sound And Unnecessary Interview Spoil What Could Have Been An Excellent Collection

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The first volume in The Beatles' "Anthology" series is without a doubt the weakest in the series, thanks to horrible sound, a lot of cheesy unneeded interviews and dense liner notes. This is still a much needed album for any Beatlemaniac like myself, but this album could have been so much more.

Disc 1 starts off kicks off with the 1996 Top Ten hit "Free As A Bird". This was a demo John Lennon made in 1975 that in 1995, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr completed. They included it on this album and released as a single, and it went as far as number six on the Hot 100, making them the first and thus far only group to score a Top 20 hit in the 1960s', 1970s', 1980s' and 1990s' ("Anthology 2's" "Real Love" quickly followed it to number 11). This disc contains some great material, however, it is ruined by terrible sound. I know they're old recordings but they still could have worked on it a little more. The interviews are terribly bad. I was glad that the live performances were included, they were cool. But otherwise, I was let down by this disc.

Disc Two is much better. They're a lot of great unreleased tracks, and they sound phenomenal. I thought the performance of "Moonlight Bay" was hilarious, and I loved the harder version of "Can't Buy Me Love". That rocked. This cd is excellent.

The liner notes are really good. This cd is spotty and is recommended to die hards only.


title: The Best Of The Anthology CDs'

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Out of the three "Anthology" cds', I will say that "Anthology 2" is the best out of the three. Disc one was brought down by two many interviews and terribly dated recordings, and I will say that I found "Anthology Three" as good as "Anthology 2", I just happen to listen to "Anthology 2" a lot more because it shows the Fab Four really branching out and becoming what they are known as today.

Disc 1: begins with the track "Real Love". Like "Free As A Bird" from "Anthology 1", this is an unfinished John Lennon solo demo that Paul, George and Ringo finished. It is better than "Free As A Bird". It is a stunning, lush piece of music and like "Free Bird" was a big hit single, barely missing the Top 10. This is followed by several different versions of Beatles classics. Some, like "Yes It Is", don't really differ from the original versions, while some, like the haunting instrumental master of "Eleanor Rigby" and the alternate takes of "Norwegian Wood" and "I'm Looking Through You", offer drastically different versions of the songs that allow to see how the songs evolved. The live tracks are a real treat. It is especially wonderful to have a performance from the legendary Shae Stadium concert on cd ("Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby Now"). The performance of "Help" rocks. It also includes two performances from the band's final concert in San Francisco. So you've got highlights from two pivotal concerts in rock history on one cd.

Disc Two starts off with three different versions of "Strawberry Fields Forever", each one differentiating drastically from the last. Lennon's acoustic demo is so different from the original, one can actually argue that is an entirely differnt song except for the lyrics. The early take of the song has a strikingly different arrangement, while the final one sounds like the master take except for some notable differences. The "Sgt. Pepper" outtakes do not disappoint, especially the alternate take of "A Day In The Life" and the early take of "Only A Northern Song". Early takes on "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds" (which sounds almost exactly like the released version except it's faster) and "I Am The Walrous" don't differ much from the original save a few chord changes, but are still nice to have. The alternate version of "Across The Universe" is the one that should have been released, since it is so brilliant that it's worth the entire price of the cd.

The booklet is amazing. Filled with detailed liner notes and rare photographs, it's an excellent read. This collection is without a doubt worth owning. Buy it as soon as possible.


title: 1972 And 1973 Albums On 1 CD.

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I'll get to the point, the title tracks are the sole reason I bought this CD.
It Never Rains In Southern California is a masterpiece of hopes dashed. This may be too sentimental for some, but I think it's great.
The Free Elecric Band is a superb driving song with sharp lyrics which Albert sings very effectively plus a special mention for Michael Omartian's excellent keyboards.
It's easily 5 stars for those 2 songs.


title: Phil Keaggy From 1980, 1981 And 1982.

text: Phil Keaggy started his solo career with a 1973 album, What A Day, which comes on CD with the 1976 album, Love Broke Through. These are great stuff and the 3 albums featured here follow in their footsteps.<br />The guitar work and production stands are top class, so this comes highly recommended.


title: Top Class Acoustic Folk CD.

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What you get here is Gordon Giltrap's self titled debut album from 1968 and Potrait from 1969.
It totals 65 minutes of excellent acoustic guitar playing with some vocal tracks too.
If you like Folk music, this is one to hear.


title: Rare Gospel Folk/Jazz CD.

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Pauline hails from the UK and this album was released in 1969.
It's an excellent mix of Folk and Jazz sounds all with top production standards.
Pauline's clear voice ensures all the lyrics are accessible and the parts of the Gospel story come across effortlessly.
This is a rare recording, but well worth seeking out.
Pauline went on to front a UK band Narnia who released an album in 1974 entitled Aslan Is Not A Tame Lion.


title: 20 Songs From Seeds And Lighten Up.

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Following Barry's conversion to Christianity in 1971, he recorded Seeds and Lighten Up.
Here are nearly all the songs on these albums with the opener, Eve Of Destruction, given an update in line with his new faith.
It runs  into track 2, Don't Blame God/2 Chronicles 7 : 14, which is a warning of the end of the age.
Both the above songs are excellent as is When The Mists Have Rolled Away, Love Is and Anyone But Jesus.
Having said that several of the remaining songs rely a little too much on Barry's rasping voice.
Overall certainly worth 4 stars for the tracks mentioned above.


title: 2 Suberb Albums On 1 CD.

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This is a really great introduction for me to Phil Keaggy, who I'd heard on 2nd Chapter Of Acts live album How The West Was Won.
20 tracks in all, guitar work is of the highest standard, however it's Phil's faith, sincerity and integrity that comes through from start to finish.
Highly recommended.


title: UK Christian Folk/Pop/Harmonies From 1974.

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This is certainly a rare CD and one I particularly enjoy.
Narnia were:
Pauline Filby.
John Russell.
Tim Hatwell.
Peter Banks.
Kenneth "Ginger" Dixon.
My choice of the 9 tracks is Agape, which translates as "Brotherly Love", The Juggler and You'd Better Believe It, which was written by Tom Paxton.
At 36 minutes this is a short album, however on subsequent releases additional tracks are included.


title: 14 Tracks From 1977-1982.

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This compilation is from 1982, which coincides with my favourite period of Jean Michel Jarre.
Basically I love all the extracts from Oxygene and Equinoxe, but top of the pile is Fishing Junks In The Sunset from The Concert In China.
It's not the whole 7 minutes of the track, but it's the best bits, so no problems.
Highly recommended.


title: Superb UK Folk, Country And Hamonies.

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Many people will know of Prelude's unaccompanied version of Neil Young's After The Goldrush, it's top class.
This 2 CD compilation combines 4 albums, plus a few non album tracks and runs to over 1 hour 30 minutes.
1973. How Long Is Forever.
1974. Dutch Courage.
1975. Owlcreek Incident.
1976. Back Into The Light.
It's nearly all great stuff, occasionally let down by some indistinct vocals, but overall I love it, easily worth 5 stars.


title: Larry Norman Live At The Vineyard March 21st 1988.

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This is certainly a rare double CD which could easily set you back some serious cash, so is it worth going for?
The first thing to say is it's 2 hours of Larry playing an acoustic guitar, piano and some sometimes humorous banter.
Great songs:
Feed The Poor.
U.F.O.
The Outlaw.
If I Were A Singer.
One Way.
Shot Down.
I Am A Servant.
And a number of others.
Larry's live albums are unpolished, so don't expect a studio like recording.
If you want to know his best albums, all studio recorded, I totally recommend:
1969. Upon This Rock.
1972/3. Only Visiting This Planet.
1975. In Another Land.
Larry was a unique artist, therefore I'm happy to give this album 5 stars.


title: 1996 Worship CD Which Runs To 40 Mins.

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Both Stuart Townend and Dave Bilbrough are Christian Worship leaders from the UK and on this CD they both provide 6 live songs each.
Stuart Townend 1 - 6.
1. My First Love.
2. To Him Who Loves Us (Revelation 1 v5).
3. Who Is There Like You?
4. Lord, We Long To See Your Glory (Help Us To Sing).
5. The Lord's My Shepherd.
6. O Righteous God.
Dave Bibrough 7 - 12.
7. He Picked Me Up (I'm In Love With The King).
8. Undignified.
9. To The Ends Of The Earth.
10. I Have Come To You.
11. Psalm 131.
12. Our God Is Great.
It's all good for me and both Stuart and Dave have many other excellent Worship CDs to look out for.


title: The Best Compilation I/ve Ever Heard.

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When the history of Rock N Roll is written Buddy Holly will always be a big part of it.
To date I have only found poor quality recordings on CD, but Rave On The Very Best Of is the real deal.
Maybe I can manage without CD 3, with his earliest recordings, but CD 1 and 2 are fantastic.
Highly recommended.


title: Down Under And Not The Best Sound Reproduction.

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With Bob Dylan being my no 1 artist and Tom Petty being OK for me, I had high hopes for this live 2 CD.
Some fantastic songs here, All Along The Watchtower, Positively 4th Street, Blowin' In The Wind and Knockin' On Heaven's Door to name just 4.
The problem for me is the poor sound reproduction which affects the whole set.
Yes I know it's a live gig, but, for me, this doesn't have the quality for more than 3 stars.


title: One Of  Dave Bilbrough's Many Live Albums, This One From 2005.

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Dave Bilbrough may not be too well known in the US, however in the UK he has been writing, performing and recording Worship songs for 40 years and this live album is full of songs I have not heard before.
1. Grace.
2. We Won't Back Down.
3. I Am Not Alone.
4. In The Shelter.
5. From Edmonton To Yangcheng.
6. When I Consider.
7. When He Returns.
8. Burn It Forever.
9. Walls.
10. Lord, Speak Your Word.
11. We Can Change The World.
12. Why Does It Have To Get Some Complicated?
All sung in the Singer/Songwriter style and to my ears, all very well worth hearing.


title: 2002 Live Album.

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2017 sees Dave Bilbrough celebrate 40 years of writing, performing and recording Worship music in the UK and elsewhere around the world.
Although I have several of his CDs Dave always seems to come up with songs I have not heard before, here it's the title track, Yours Is The Kingdom, Send Your Spirit and more, basically nearly all the 14 songs!
To some this may sound dated, but one thing's for sure, there's no doubting Dave's desire and commitment to worship The King Of kings.


title: Some Of The Best Reggae I Know Of!

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There are 20 tracks, all original artists recordings, mostly from the 1960s and 1970s and this CD runs to 70 minutes.
Best for me:
You Don't Love Me (No, No, No). Dawn Penn.
Israelites. Desmond Dekker And The Aces.
The Liquidator. Harry J And The Allstars.
Wonderful World, Beautiful People. Jimmy Cliff.
You Can Get It If You Really Want It. Desmond Dekker.
The Harder They Come. Jimmy Cliff.
While the remainder are not all to my taste there's enough to earn 5 stars from me.


title: Sad To Say, Electro Voice Is Not Available On CD.

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By my reckoning Electro Voice is Dan Peek's third album since he became a Christian and left the band America in the late 1970s.
First came All Things Are Possible followed by Doer Of The Word, both in the West Coast Soft Rock style.
I think Electro Voice is the best of the three, especially side one from the title track all the way through to Lonely People.
There's not much wrong with side two, it just can't match the impact of the first five songs.
The emphasis is on mid to fast paced songs with synthesizer often to the fore, hardly surprising as this is a 1980s recording.
So a total recommendation from me, at present it's one of only two cassettes I own, but it's worth it.
Vinyl copies are easier to find and cheaper too, so that's the two options.


title: Mostly Early To Mid 1960s.

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As someone who loves loads of 1960s music I was keen to hear this 2 CD.
First of all it's all original recordings, otherwise I'd not give it houseroom, and at over 90 minutes there's 36 songs from the US/UK to hear.
These are some of the total classics:
The Animals. House Of The Rising Sun.
Scott McKenzie. San Francisco.
The Searchers. Don't Throw Your Love Away.
The Searchers. Needles And Pins.
The Kinks. Tired Of Waiting For You.
These are some of the nightmares:
Freddie And The Dreamers. You Were Made For Me.
Helen Shapiro. Walking Back To Happiness.
And there's more, but I can't bring myself to name them!
Anyway all is not lost as these are some comparative rarities:
Heinz. Just Like Eddie.
David And Jonathan. Lovers Of The World Unite.
The Swinging Blues Jeans. You're No Good.
The Honeycombs. Have I The Right.
All in all no sign of The Beatles, The Stones, Beach Boys, Four Seasons etc, but still quite a lot to enjoy.


title: UK Worship Pop/Rock From The Mid 1990s.

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Noel Richards is a UK Christian Worship leader and Warrior was released in 1994.
Great songs here are:
Warrior.
I Could Sing Of Your Love Forever.
We Want To See Jesus Lifted High.
Champion.
The style could be referred to Pop/Rock or Soft Rock.
Anyway Noel's biblical lyrics and heart are here on display, so it's 5 stars from me.


title: Live Christian Worship From 2006.

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Recorded in the UK the Worship Leaders here are Stuart Townend, Lou Fellingham, Evan Rogers and Kate Simmonds.
1. Praise Is Rising.
2. I Come Into Your Presence.
3. You Are So Good To Me.
4. Even Though I Walk.
5. Sing To The Lord.
6. I'm Gonna Trust In God.
7. We Come To Praise You Now.
8. You're The First.
9. You Have Loved Me.
10. Yours Is The Kingdom.
11. If You Had Not Humbled Yourself.
12. Celebrate In The Lord.
Lively, upfront Worship is the best way I can describe this CD, I highly recommend it.


title: 44 Minutes Of The Best Of The Monkees.

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In the UK it was in 1966 that The Monkees burst on to the scene via their TV series.
Chosen as a rival to the Beatles they made some excellent music, and these 16 songs are just right for me.
Great stuff includes I'm A Believer, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, A Little Bit Me A Little Bit You, Pleasant Valley Sunday, Daydream Believer, Valleri and the rarely heard Listen To The Band.
To top it all it's got to be Last Train To Clarksville, just a brilliant track.
Maybe not all the rest are top class, but the above are enough for 5 stars.


title: Original Recordings From 1964 - 1968.

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The Seekers may not be very well known in the US, they were/are an Australian group and they arrived in the UK in 1964 with their own distinctive brand if Folk/Pop Music.
The nearest US equivalent would be Peter, Paul And Mary.
In the mid 1960s in the UK The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, The Yardbirds and The Searchers were the top bands, but somehow The Seekers managed to provide a specific Folk sound which propelled them into the charts and kept them there.
Classic songs include:
I'll Never Find Another You.
Morningtown Ride.
Georgy Girl.
The Carnival Is Over.
A World Of Our Own.
Classic Covers Include:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season).
Yesterday.
The Last Thing On My Mind.
California Dreamin'
Blowin' In The Wind.
The classy voice of lead singer Judith Durham and superb backing and production sounds bring to life 60 songs and there's no rubbish at all.


title: Top UK Male Artist In The 1970s, David Bowie, Rod Stewart Or Elton John?

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When Your Song debuted in 1969/1970 little did I realize that Elton John would be the world wide super star that he soon became in the 1970s.
This is a review of the 1990 version with 30 tracks from 1969 to 1990 and there's plenty of good stuff to be heard.
For example, Honky Cat, Crocodile Rock, Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Pinball Wizard, The Bitch Is Back and Blue Eyes.
Then there's the 100% essential tracks, Your Song, Rocket Man (I Think It's Going To Be A Long, Long Time), Daniel, Good Bye Yellow Brick Road, Candle In The Wind, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, Someone Saved My Life Tonight, Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word and Song For Guy.
Only missing track for me is Tiny Dancer, otherwise the songs above just speak for themselves.


title: Old Rockers Like Neil Just Keep On Rockin'

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Neil Young is a true great having been in the limelight since the mid 1960s and this 2000 live album does him no harm at all.
Songs like Cowgirl In The Sand, Words and Tonight's The Night all run over ten minutes with electric guitars to the fore.
Closer is a take on Dylan's All Along The Watchtower and Neil takes the Jimi Hendrix approach and then much more, coming in at over seven minutes.
Maybe not the most polished live album, but Neil knows how to enjoy himself.
Oh yes, this is the review of the CD with a total of 60+ minutes in all.


title: 3 CD Box Set, 2 Studio And 1 Live Album.

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Bryn Haworth has been around the Gospel scene for many, many years and I first heard him on his 1995 album, More Than A Singer, which is top quality.
Bryn plays Blues guitar with plenty of slide whenever he wants to!
Just As I Am provides 3 full albums on 3 CDs.
1983. Wings Of The Morning. Includes What Kind Of Love Is This?
1993. Live with The Bryn Haworth Band. Includes his take on Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready.
1999. Songs And Hymns. Includes an instrumental version of How Great Thou Art.
Maybe Songs And Hymns is my preferred album, but it's all very good stuff to be enjoyed again and again.


title: Billie Sings Country, But Maybe It's Not All Great.

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Clearly this a budget release with little info except the time and writer of 12 tracks.
Therefore it is impossible to know when they were recorded, suffice to say the songs are mid to slow paced.
The only song I know is Hank Williams' I/m So Lonesome I Could Cry and it's good, but sadly there's very little else to write home about.
Only if you want everything Billie has recorded could this be for you.


title: Some Lesser Known Songs Included.

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While Cliff started out in the late 1950s, sometimes during the 1960s Pop/Rock music seemed to have passed him by.
Never one to quit, Cliff just kept doing what he does so well, singing songs of love with a few Gospel songs too.
On this CD it all starts well with Devil Woman, a great song, When Two World's Drift About is also good, even though a little slow for me.
I like Green Light and Help It Along, but Cliff's Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music is nowhere near as powerful as the original by Larry Norman.
Some of the remainder don't make much of an impression on me, but a live Fire And Rain is a high note to go out on.


title: 47 Minutes Of Country Songbirds.

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There appears to be 2 versions of this collection, this one has 16 tracks which are:
1. Dolly Parton. Just The Way I Am.
2. Tammy Wynette. There Goes My Everything.
3. Crystal Gayle. I've Cried The Blue Right Out Of My Eyes.
4. Tanya Tucker. Delta Dawn.
5. Rita Coolidge. We're All Alone.
6. Lynn Anderson. Rose Garden.
7. Tammy Wynette. Take Me To Your World.
8. Crystal Gayle. The Other Side Of Me.
9. Linda Ronstadt. Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.
10. Billie Jo Spears. Blanket On The Ground.
11. Jeannie C. Riley. Harper Valley P.T.A.
12. Skeeter Davies. End Of The World.
13. Lynn Anderson. I Love How You Love Me.
14. Crystal Gayle. Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue.
15. Patsy Cline. True Love.
16. Dolly Parton. Lonely Coming Down.
All appear to my ears to be original artists/recordings, mostly from the 1970s.
Best songs for me Lonely Coming Down and all three from Crystal Gayle are superb.
So there's room for several more on this CD, still it's worth 4 stars.


title: Jerry Lee Lewis Country Music From The 1960s.

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When it comes to Country Music I particularly enjoy Johnny Cash from the late 1960s and early 1970s, also Don Williams in the mid and late 1970s.
Jerry Lee Lewis, is another favourite and this album, which has 2 songs from 1964 and 12 songs from 1969, is the best of his I/ve heard to date.
Several songs are written by and recorded by Hank Williams and Jerry covers others which have been made famous by Don Gibson, Jim Reeves and Johnny Cash and June Carter.
All the songs are presented at mid pace, thus avoiding slow ballads which are often not to my taste.
For me the best songs are Heartaches By The Number and Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, but really there's no bad songs at all.
So I highly recommend this to all Jerry's Country Music fans.


title: UK Christian Blues/Rock/Pop.

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Bryn Haworth may not be too widely known in the US, but I suggest this album is worth investigating.
Bryn has been recording Christian music for many years, however this is the first time I/ve heard him myself.
Of the 12 tracks, these are the one's I wholeheartedly recommend:
More Than A Singer. Great opener, melodic voice and guitar to the fore.
O Lord I Want Sing Your Praises. Sung to the tune of Richie Valens' La Bamba, no I/m not joking!
What Kind Of Love Is This? Great song, admittedly I would have preferred sung at a quicker pace.
The Lord Is Good. The title of this one tells it all!
So there it is, More Than A Singer made a positive impression on me, so maybe it will on you.


title: 61 Tracks, All Original Artists/Recordings.

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For many music lovers 1967 was the pivotal year in Pop/Rock music.
Some of the great music from that year has made it on to this 3 CD set.
Scott McKenzie. San Francisco.
Buffalo Springfield. For What It's Worth.
The Kinks. Waterloo Sunset.
Jeff Beck. Hi Ho Silver Lining.
Stevie Wonder. I Was Made To Love Her.
Bobbie Gentry. Ode To Billie Joe.
The Monkees. I/m A Believer.
Not all the remainder are of the top quality and there is no Beatles, Stones or Bob Dylan.
Maybe it would be best to check out the full track list before considering purchase.


title: Some Essential Stuff And Some Clearly Not Essential!

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Most music fans will recall 1964 for The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Four Seasons, along with many others.
The above artists do not feature on this 3 CD set, which contains 68 original artists/original hits.
However top performers like The Animals, The Searchers, The Kinks, Chuck Berry, The Beach Boys and Manfred Mann are included.
The downside for me is the inclusion of Ken Dodd, Matt Monro, some very middle of the road Elvis Presley and a few others.
4 stars from me for the good stuff and a rarity, The High Numbers (soon to be The Who).
There's certainly a wide variety of music here and almost certainly something for everybody.


title: Live Recordings From The 1990s, I Think!

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Donovan came on to the UK music scene in 1965 with Catch The Wind, a good song, very, very influenced by Bob Dylan's Blowin' In The Wind.
This CD runs for 41 minutes of an unspecified concert or concerts from possibly 1991/1992.
Tracks:
1. Colours.
2. Universal Solider.
3. Catch The Wind.
4. Young But Growing.
5. Stealing.
6. Comic Wheels.
7. Wear Your Love Like Heaven.
8. Sadness.
9. Young Girl Blues.
10. Lalena.
11. Make Up Your Mind To Be Happy.
12. Sunshine Superman.
To be honest there are just 2 songs I really like, Catch The Wind and Universal Solider.
The latter was written and performed by Buffy St Marie and also recorded by Glen Campbell, however Donovan may have recorded the best of all, it just has to heard.
If you want all Donovan's CDs you can get this at a economic price, but there are likely to be better live albums to be had.


title: From 1964 Onwards Radio Caroline Provided A Great Pop/Rock Alternative To The BBC.

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In the UK in the early1960s the BBC Light Programme radio shows consisted of rather bland music which, in most cases, avoided the Rock/Pop/Soul/R&B which was coming via The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Searchers and many other great artists.
Then along came the so called Pirate Radio stations, mostly moored in international waters of the UK coast. Sadly in 1967 the UK government closed them down, but that's another story.
At 62 minutes this CD brings about 40 minutes of songs, adverts and jingles, plus about 20 minutes of an interview with The Beatles.
Shapes Of Things by The Yadrbirds is a super opener, followed by What'd Say from Jerry Lee Lewis, Sha La La La  by The Small Faces, You Send Me by Sam Cooke, My Babe from Little Walter, Back Stage by Gene Pitney and a not so great A Hard Day's Night by Ramsey Lewis Trio.
Now The Beatles interview, bringing high hopes of gaining an insight of the time around the ground breaking Rubber Soul and Revolver albums. Sadly it's quite a let down, with the interviewer and the boys basically messing around and therefore saying very little of substance. Only real comments made were that the UK tax system for high earners was unfair and that commercial radio stations should be allowed throughout the country. All in all a missed opportunity, most likely a Mick Jagger or Bob Dylan interview would have been preferable.
Finally a very dated Love Letters by Katy Lester and a much better It's In His Kiss by Betty Everett.
So there it is, music mostly top class, but The Beatles interview below par. However for me the memories of the Pirate Radio days make this a hit!


title: From Eddie Cochran (1958) to Grand Funk Railroad (1974).

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The cover showing a beach scene clearly indicates the Surf culture which first came about in the late 1950s.
These are the tracks:
1. The Beach Boys. I Can Hear Music.
2. The Swinging Blue Jeans. Hippy Hippy Shake.
3. Manfred Mann. Do Wah Diddy Diddy.
4. Ike & Tina Turner. Proud Mary. (Live).
5. Eddie Cochran. C'mon Everybody.
6. Bobby Vee. Rubber Ball.
7. Ricky Nelson. Hello Mary Lou.
8. The Everly Brothers. Til I Kissed You.
9. Lovin' Spoonful. Summer In The City.
10. Dion. The Wanderer.
11. Joe South. Games People Play.
12. Del Shannon. Keep Searching (Follow The Sun).
13. The Beach Boys. Sloop John B.
14. The Animals. We've Gotta Get Out Of This Place.
15. Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels. Jenny Take A Ride!
16. Grand Funk Railroad. Some Kinda Wonderful.
On the plus side The Beach Boys, Lovin' Spoonful and The Animals provide good songs and they are all original artists/recordings. However the choice is too far stretched over 16 years when staying in either the 1950s 0r 1960s would have been much more effective.
In addition track 1, I Can Hear Music, seems to have lost the intro therefore rather rushing in part way through. You have been warned!


title: 2 Discs, Total 24 Songs, Not All Entirely Essential.

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I generally love the Time Life Singers And Songwriters series and I'm normally happy to award 5 stars, no problem.
With Mid '70s there are a few really wonderful tracks, which in my opinion are:
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Elton John.
Lonely People. America.
Wildflower. Skylark.
I/m Not Lisa. Jessi Colter.
Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend. Lobo.
Seasons In The Sun. Terry Jacks.
My Maria. B. W. Stevenson.
The remainder don't entirely capture my attention, so while by no means a bad collection, to my mind it's not 5 star.


title: Time Life Singers And Songwriters Hav Done It Again!

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I have amassed a considerable number of the Time Life Singers And Songwriters, almost all are fantastic with wonderful music from the 1960s and 1970s.
This time it's all on 1 disc, but strangely the tracks on my copy are different than the one's given by an earlier reviewer.

1. For What It's Worth: Buffalo Springfield.
2. Sundown: Gordon Lightfoot.
3. Everybody's Talkin': Nilsson.
4. Your Mama Can't Dance: Loggins And Messina.
5. Your Song: Elton John.
6. Still Crazy After All These Years: Paul Simon.
7. Lowdown: Boz Scaggs.
8. Still: Commodores.
9. Brown Eyed Girl: Van Morrison.
10. Anticipation: Carly Simon.
11. Tonight's The Night: Rod Stewart.
12. So Far Away: Carole King.
13. Abraham, Martin And John: Dion.
14. Leaving On A Jet Plane: Peter, Paul And Mary.
15. Both Sides: Judy Collins.
16. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay: Otis Redding.
17. If You Could Read My Mind: Gordon Lightfoot.
18. Everything I Own: Bread.
19. I/m Sorry: John Denver.
20. Leader Of The Band: Dan Fogelberg.

There really are some top class performances here including For What It's Worth, Sundown, Leaving On A Jet Plane, If You Could Read My Mind and Leader Of The Band.
I recommend this highly and if liked, there are many more Singers And Songwriters to look out for.


title: From 1974, "461 Ocean Boulevard" And 1975, "There's One In Every Crowd" Together.

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The mid 1970s were an interesting time for Eric Clapton and his fans.
For many reasons he stepped away from the Guitar Hero role and exchanged it for a quieter introspective approach.
This goes down well with me, but to be honest on 461 Ocean Boulevard only I Shot The Sheriff and Let It Grow hit the highest spots.
In addition to the original ten tracks, there are eight session out-takes, of which Getting Acquainted 2 (Too Late), Please Be With Me (Acoustic) and Give Me Strength (Dobro 1) have not been released before.
Now with There's One In Every Crowd, for me, it's a different matter entirely.
I love the Gospel We've Been Told ( Jesus Coming Soon) and Swing Low Sweet Chariot.
Other highlights include Don't Blame Me, Better Make It Through Today, Pretty Blue Eyes and Opposites.
There again I not much taken by the five studio out-takes, but the non-album single Knockin' On Heaven's Door is a great closer (with B side Someone Like You).
The remastering sounds good to me, altogether it's highly recommended.


title: Live At The Anaheim Center Easter Weekend 1978.

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Earlier albums are Daniel Amos (1976) and Shotgun Angel (1977) precede this live CD which runs to 54 minutes.
Up until this point Christian Country Rock describes the band well, however Preachers From Outer Space introduces includes a degree of New Wave genre which is not my favourite type of music. Horrendous Disc is an example of this change in direction.
Overall as live recordings go the reproduction standards are quite good.
Shotgun Angel and Posse In The Sky are well presented, add  the excellent Salvation Wings and Hound Of Heaven and it's a solid 3 stars. Also the front cover is not bad either!


title: Daniel Amos' 2nd Album From 1977 Plus Interview Disc.

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One year after the self titled Daniel Amos comes Shotgun Angel, maybe their best known recording.
In several places comparisons with The Eagles are very apt and it is in this area that I most enjoy.
For example the fantastic title track and Posse In The Sky are Country Rock through and through.
Praise Song, Beresmith Overture and a live Farther Along are also very good, only Meal is a song which I would have preferred had been left out, it's humours delivery misses the mark with me.
Overall I recommend this CD and the interview disc is also good in putting the album into context.


title: Where Can You Hear Good Quality 1960s Music With Original Artists/Recordings?

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You could try Time Life Singers And Songwriters such as this one.
There is just no rubbish here, some of the lesser known tracks are:
CD 1:
Get Together. The Youngbloods.
You Were On My Mind. We Five.
CD 2:
Society's Child ( Baby I've Been Thinking). Janis Ian.
Different Drum. The Stone Poney's Featuring Linda Ronstadt.
Solitary Man. Neil Diamond.
To Ramona. Bob Dylan.
Add top artists as The Byrds, Otis Redding, Glen Campbell, Van Morrison, Gordon Lightfoot, the list just goes on and you have a total of 24 of the greatest songs from that time.


title: Time Life Know Exactly How To Produce Great Music.

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Time Life Singers And Songwriters normally contain some well known and some not so well known songs from a particular period or couple of years and this one's no exception.
!978-1979 includes 12 songs per disc, others in the series have 15, but I/m not too put out as the selection and quality of the songs is very good.
My chosen highlights from CD 1 are What A Fool Believes by The Doobie Brothers, Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty, a full 6 + minutes of Time Passages from Al Stewart and Werewolves Of London by Warren Zevon.
From CD 2 it's Just When I Need You Most by Randy Vanwarmer, Sultans Of Swing by Dire Straits, Ooo Baby Baby by Linda Ronstadt and Think About Me by Fleetwood Mac.
If you like the 1970s this is one to enjoy.


title: Some Very Good Tracks Can Be Found.

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With 40 tracks spread over 2 CDs it's likely any one listerner will enjoy some more than others.
My prefered recordings are from Clannad, Jan Hammer, Jean Michel Jarre, Elton John, Ennio Morricone, John Williams, Fleetwood Mac and Mike Oldfield.
There's no getting away from the fact that if found at a reasonable price, this will suit anyone who likes instrumentals and songs where the voice does not dominate the overall sound.


title: Time Life Know How To Present Excellent Compilations.

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When I think of singer/songwriters Bob Dylan comes to mind as the first major artist of this genre, followed by Simon And Garfunkel and Neil Young. Although they are not featured here, many who are owe a debt of gratitude to the above mentioned.
Now to this compilation, CD 1 provides 42 minutes and CD 2 50 minutes of often great stuff from 1976/1977, so several more tracks on each could easily have been included.
The booklet notes are a little rambling, but it dosen't really matter as the songs speak for themselves.
For me the best of the best are:
CD 1:
If You Leave Me Now. Chicago. A classic ballard which I never tire of hearing.
Blue Bayou. Linda Ronstadt. A Country sounding intepretation of a Roy Obison hit.
Dream Weaver. Gary Wright. A great spacey sounding synthezier hit.
CD 2:
Year Of The Cat. Al Stewart. Six minutes of Al at his very best.
We Just Disagree. Dave Mason. Excellent lyrics and good production standards.
Tracks Of My Tears. Linda Ronstadt. Another Country sounding intepretation, this time of a Smokey Robinson song.
All By Myself. Eric Carmen. Seven minutes of great piano playing and lyrics sung with passion.
To my mind the 1970s produced some superb music which has stood the test of time, I shall certainly be adding other Singer/Songwriters CD to my collection.


title: The Searchers With Synthesizers!

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If you know The Searchers from the 1960s British Invasion, this is the same band, but sounding very different in this 1988 CD.
It includes 12 songs, two of which are updates of big hit, Sweets For My Sweet and Needles And Pins.
The difference between their earlier recordings and this is emmense.
Having said that I rather like the results, there's loads of energy and drive with synthesizers, drums and guitar to the fore, along with good vocal harmonies.
So don't expect 1960s sounds, this really is 1980s sounding and good stuff it is too.


title: The Good, The Bad And The Sentimental!

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These are the tracks:
1. Building Heartaches.Willie Nelson.
2. Release Me. Dolly Parton.
3. Lighthouse Bar. Blackwater Band.
4. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright. Waylon Jennings.
5. What Am I Living For? Carl Perkins.
6. It Wasn't God That Made Honky Tonk Angels. Dolly Parton.
7. Love Hurts. Gram Parsons And Emmylou Harris.
8. Treat Me Mean, Treat Me Cruel. Conway Twitty.
9. I Can't Change Overnight. George Jones.
10. Way Out There. Gene Parsons.
11. Let The Sun Shine On The People. Stonewall Jackson.
12. Georgia In A Jug. Johnny Paycheck.
13. Sally Was A Good Old Girl. Waylon Jennings.
14. You Make Me What I Am. Conway Twitty.
15. By The Time I Get To Pheonix. Nasville West.
16. I Can't Help If I/m Stiil In Love. Faron Young.
17. I/ve Loved And Lost Again. Patsy Cline.
18. Boogey Yodel Cowboy Blues. John Bronsan.
On the positive side these are all original artist/original recordings and the names of all the song writers are provided in the booklet, but the dates of recording are not given.
I guess they are 1960s and 1970s.
Some of the worst are both Dolly Parton's songs, both Conway Twitty songs and Patsy Cline's track. Far too old time country for me.
Sentimental songs include the contribution of George Jones, Farron Young and surprisingly, Carl Perkins.
Now to the best and they are outstanding, conveying some of the best country music has to offer.
I have not heard of Blackwater Band before, they are lively acoustic country, Waylon Jennings sings a robust Bob Dylan song, Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris give a suberbly touching version of Love Hurts, Gene Parsons chips in with a bright acoustic number, Stonewall Jackson provides a good Gospel song, and finally Nashville West perform a good intepretation of By The Time I Get To Pheonix.
So that's my view, suffice to say there's something for everyone who loves country music.


title: Varied Collection From Fantastic To Not So Great Songs.

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The info in the CD booklet is very limited to the song titles and the length of the songs.
The best are classics including Your Song, Rocket Man, Goodbye Yellow Bridge Road, Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me and Sorry Seems To Be the Hardest Word.
Not too far behind are Daniel, Little Jeanie, Nikita and Sacrifice.
The remainder are not too well know to me and maybe should be for fans who want all his recordings.


title: 2 Albums From Joe English, 20 Tracks  Over 73 Minutes From The 1980s.

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I first came across Joe English through his 1985 album, What You Need, driving Gospel rock at it's best, then I bought his 1987 Back To Basics Joe English 101, a disappointing album due to too much drum machine and synthesizers.
This album features Lights To The World from 1980 and Held Accountable from 1982.
Joe sings lead vocals while playing the drums, he sings in a white soul style, backed by electric keyboards and, to a lesser extent, electric guitars and brass instruments.
The songs don't have the uptempo pace of What You Need, being mostly mid tempo with clear Gospel lyrics throughout. The only instrumental is Thief In The Night.
While specfic tracks don't tend to stand out, it's all well worth hearing and, if found at a reasonable price, good value too.


title: Time Life Know How To Produce Good Complilations.

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The 1960s heralded a break out from the more staid music of the 1940s and some of the 1950s.
After Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and others had kicked off rock and roll, there were some artists (not all) who presented a toned down bland version which lacked real passion and power.
In the early 1960s came the so called British Invasion when The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and many others, exported rock back to the US.
Neither band are represented here, nor are Dylan or Hendrix.
Having said that The Beach Boys, The Moody Blues, The Byrds, Simon And Garfunkel, The Searchers, Stevie Wonder, The Monkees, The Hollies, The Troggs, The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett, The Move, Procol Harum and others are all present in a total of 36 tracks over two CDs.
Presentation and production of this compilation is of a high standard and notes are provided in English, Spanish and German, so no problem giving 4 stars.


title: Joe English 1987 Gospel Album.

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I first heard of Joe English (Band) through his excellent 1985 album, What You Need, that really is a top class Gospel rock recording.
To be honest Back To Basics: English 101 does not have the same power of What You Need, however the further in to the CD I got the better it was.
Track 8, Behold The Glory, regarding The Son Of God, is excellent, as is Track 9 This Must Be Love and the closer, How Sweet It Is, is an adaptation of the Motown classic.
The sounds are very 1980s syntheziers, drum machines, guitars and clear vocals, the latter is just as well, as the printed lyrics are minute!


title: Joe English, Well Where Does He Come From?

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In fact Joe English is from the US and during the 1970s played drums while singing lead vocals, this is not often achieved, although Phil Collins of Genesis comes to mind.
Anyway one day he was contacted by an artist who needed a drummer, only when he met the person did he find it was Paul McCartney, at that time heading up Wings.
Joe passed the audition and played on Venus And Mars, also the vast tour and double live album, Wings Across America.
Then in 1978 during the recording of London Town, Joe's health neccessitated he drop out and return to the US.
Around this time he either discovered or recovered his Christian faith and in the early 1980s set about recording Christian rock.
A live album from 1984 was followed by this studio album in 1985.
How to best describe his music? Well this being the time of Aisa, Bon Jovi, Van Halen and John Mellencamp, he went for fast paced guitars, drums, clear vocals and especially loads of synthesizer.
Tracks are:
What You Need.
The Master.
Take The Cross.
The First Stone.
Easy Street.
I Will Follow.
Yeild To The Spirit.
The Joy Of The Lord.
Children Of The Light.
Through The Veil (instrumental).
There are downsides to this recording, the production standards are not particularly high and the inserts provide very little information and the list of tracks are in the wrong order!
Having said that I had the LP in the 1980s and just loved the music and where his heart was coming from.
Only recently I have bought the CD and wished I'd done so long ago.
So if you like Christian rock or are just curious, look out for a copy.


title: Excellent Cover Work, Contents Not So Good!

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The vast majority of this CD are live recordings which rarely do the artists justice.
Scott McKenzie's San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) is one of the better quality songs, Marty Balin And The Town Criers' Hellbound Train is well done and Dan Hicks And The Hot Licks' How Can I Miss You If You Never Go Away is quite humorous.
Overall this promises more than it delivers.


title: Picture This!

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After Snowflakes Are Dancing I bought Pictures Of An Exhibition which is Tomita's electronic intepretation of some of the works of Moussorgky.
There is a haunting thread that runs through much of this album and although it's quite short at 37 minutes, the quality is there for all to hear.
Tomita went on to even better things as his career progressed.


title: Recorded Live At The Festival Of Joy Conference, Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship 1996.

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This is an upfront worship album with a total of 12 songs from 6 singers.
My choices are Graham Kendrick's rousing Is Anyone Thirsty ? and equally assertive Say It Loud, Jeremy Sinnott's call to Get Ready and then there is Larry Norman with a rousing My Feet Are On The Rock and a quieter One Way.
The former Larry wrote in 1958, by my reckoning he was 11 years old!
While My Feet Are On The Rock starts with some humour, it has a relevent message, then One Way is a clear statement of faith.
I can programme in the above tracks and almost imagine I was there!


title: From 1997/1998 11 Studio And 4 Live Tracks.

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This is a little rare, however for the Larry Norman fan it may well be worth seeking out.
Firstly the 4 live songs, these are from a Street Level Cafe Internet Party in 1997.
To be honest there is nothing new here which cannot be found on many other releases.
However most of the studio tracks from 1998 are either good or, in some cases, wonderful and need further inspection.
I Love You is an update from People's single from 1968 and it works very well.
In The Garden is outstanding in it's description of the Garden Of Eden, beautifully sung with suitably excellent production.
Heaven Wants To Bless You is an uplifting song about God's love for all his children.
Oh Little Sister and When He Returns are Bob Dylan writes which Larry covers well, as are Turn Turn Turn and I Am A Pilgrim, both made famous by The Byrds.
Protect My Child, Oil In My Lamp and Sleepwalk, a rare instrumental, are not that good and then there is Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready.
This really is a super redition with Charles Norman's lead guitar driving melodically, it's as good as any other guitarist I have heard.
While Larry made some concert apearances and released some new material post Copper Wires, it may be he was unable to reach these heights again.


title: Solo Live Recording From Texas In 1993.

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Totally Unplugged was recorded when Larry's health was not at it's best, still he wanted to complete the concert and the results are interesting to say the least.
Larry's songs vary from the very loudly sung Watch What You're Doing and Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music to much quieter and confessional type selectons.
Of the latter Step Into The Madness considers the cultural morals in the US, while Let The Rain Fall Down On Me and I Will Survive are powerful calls to God for strength to carry on.
Top of the offerings is Weight Of The World, which alludes to the One who can carry the weight which is too heavy for anyone to bear.
Overall I tend to programme out the louder songs and concentrate on the quieter numbers which come from his inner being.


title: Mid 1980s Live Album Recorded In Australia.

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From my point of view Larry's best work was in the late 1960s (Upon This Rock) and the 1970s (Street Level, Bootleg, Only Visiting This Planet, In Another Land and Streams Of White Light).
So while he may not have been at the height of his songwriting/recording/performing abilities when he put this one out, there are two entirely essential songs.
Track 3 A Woman Of God and track 9 Messiah are top class songs, the first about young people considering marriage and the second about the return to earth of the Messiah.
Larry Norman has put out many CDs of varying quality, this is some way below his best except for the songs quoted above.


title: Before Listerning,  Check Your Sense Of Humour!

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In the mid 1970s Larry became concerned that many rock artists were invoking the name of Jesus, more it appeared to sell records, than due to any personal spiritual commitment.
The original LP had 12 tracks, this CD (recently reissued) has 2 bonus songs.
Larry is joined by his close friend Randy Stonehill, who takes on the role of the Surf Duke radio DJ and between them they give songs by Eric Clapton, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and others, a good going over !
So if you like Bridge Over Troubled Water, Spirit In The Sky and The Road And The Sky and 11 others, this could be for you.
Larry plays a mean piano at the best of times and his ability to copy the voices of these stars is uncanny.
I love it the more I play it !


title: From  1970 Part Live, Part Studio Album.

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The purpose of Larry Norman's first solo outing, 1969s Upon This Rock, was to speak to young people whether they were Christian or not.
It was mostly a highly polished and very professional album which brought him to the attention of many music fans.
However Larry guessed that people on the fringes of society would have missed it.
Therefore the concept and title Street Level was born.
The first 4 tracks are live and the last 5 are from the studio.
All are not highly produced, but are a stripped down approach to his music.
The First Time That I Went To Church is a humourous monolouge regarding some established churches who appear to be middle class with little regard for others.
Peacepollutionrevolution is an early ecological and spiritual song which works well and Right Here In America is a very challenging and thoughtful song about the perscution of Christians in some countries and how this will affect America in the future.
I Wish We'd All Been Ready is perhaps his greatest song, however the best version is on 1973s Only Visiting This Planet.
I Am The Six O'clock News is quite raw and is another which is bettered on Only Visiting This Planet, while She's A Dancer, I Don't Want To Lose You, The Price Of Living and Sigrid Jane are not among his best ouput.
So for me it's the first 5 tracks which enable 5 stars to be gained.


title: For Larry Norman Collectors, Bootleg  1968 - 1972.

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I understand that the original artist to be bootlegged was Bob Dylan with regard to The Basement Tapes, which were recordings with The Band from about 1968.
Either the artists or the record company did'nt think they should have been for general release, until 1975 anyway.
It appears that Larry Norman was also targetted by the bootleggers and therefore decided that this double album would be his response as he felt any musican was/is entitled to fair reward for his work.
Disc 1 is stuff from 1968 - 1969, track 1 and 2 are virtually indentical versions of He's Got The Whole World In His Hands and similar to track 13 Blue Shoes White, they have not stood the test of time.
Highlights include I Don't Believe In Miracles, The Day A Child Appeared and One Way.
Disc 2 1970 - 1972, tracks 1 - 4 are talks etc which range from the humourous to the very challenging.
Top songs are Even If You Don't Believe, U.F.O. and Why Don't You Look Into Jesus ?
This is not really for the casual fan of Christian rock, however Larry Norman fans who want to hear some early demos and live cuts should search out a copy.


title: Among The Greatest Albums Ever Recorded !

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1967 was the year of some very influential releases, for example The Beatles' Sargent Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and The Moody Blues' Days Of Future Passed.
To those and other landmark albums I recommend you add Love's Forever Changes.
Originally 11 tracks, this remaster contains another 7 and they really take it on to another level.
Like The Beatles and The Moody Blues offerings it presents as much more than individual songs, although to get into the mind of Arthur Lee and asertain where is coming from is another matter!
The musicanship is top class on just about everything, but special mention for Alone Again Or, Andmoreagain and You Set The Scene.
Of the bonus songs there are 2 versions of Your Mind And We Belong Together, the first are tracking sessions highlights with Arthur impossible to satisfy.
The second shows that Arthur was right to insist on the highest possible standards, it's a belter!
Give it a try whatever type of music you prefer !


title: Who Is This Martyn Joseph ?

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In May 1991 I put on a Martyn Joseph concert at a church in Witham, Essex, UK.
At that time I had heard his name, but very little else.
This live album from 1989 was his current release.
Martyn hails from South Wales and had been building a reputation as a folk singer with faith, integrity, insight and humour.
His songs were'nt too bad either, often thoughtful, challenging and melodic in presentation.
At one time during the concert he sang, while both playing his guitar and replacing a broken string !
There are 14 tracks on the CD including his interpretations of Elton John's Candle In The Wind and Don Mclean's Vincent.
The highlights for me are Nobody's Fool, Beautiful Woman, I Will Follow and Dolphins make Me Cry.
If you like to hear an artist who sings from the heart, try this.


title: A wide variety of artists and musical styles here

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There is no track listing in the product information, so here it is:

01) Geoff Moore & The Distance - U.F.O.
02) Rebecca St. James - Sweet, Sweet Song Of Salvation
03) Big Tent Revival - The Great American Novel
04) Holy Soldier - Why Don't You Look Into Jesus
05) Michael Anderson - Shot Down
06) Audio Adrenaline - Righteous Rocker #3
07) Serene & Pearl - One Way
08) Dana Key - The Outlaw
09) Code Of Ethics - Nothing Really Changes
10) Grammatrain - Six O'Clock News
11) Geoff Moore & The Distance - Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music
12) Larry Howard - The Rock That Doesn't Roll
13) E.T.W. - If God Is My Father
14) DC TALK - I Wish We'd All Been Ready

Now I listened to the originals by Larry Norman before listened to this disc, the originals are better.  Each artist on this disc put there own spin on these songs rather trying to copy or out do the originals.  I wished that I had bought this disc when it first came out.  For many years, the only song I'd heard on this disc was the track by Holy Soldier (Why Don't You Look Into Jesus).  That's because I bought Holy Soldier's Promise Man CD which came at about the same time and the song is on both albums.  Holy Soldier is my favorite artist on this CD.  I'm mostly a rock/metal/blues/country kind of person.  So my favorite tracks on the disc is the ones by Holy Soldier, Larry Howard, Dana Key, Audio Adrenaline, Grammatrain and Geoff Moore & The Distance.  There's a lot different artists from the musical spectrum.  Even the two songs by Geoff Moore & The Distance (U.F.O. & Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music) sound very different from each other.  There's a lot of tribute albums out there, especially in Christian Music.  One Way The Songs of Larry Norman is one of the best one out there.

R.I.P. Larry Norman, Larry Howard and Dana Key.


title: Really fine

text: Oh, man, is this a great album! Linda Cohen was someone I'd read about and took a chance on hearing...and am so glad I did! She has a remarkable ability to move between folk and classical stylings on this CD, and I'd love to hear the other recordings she's made. I read that she passed in 2009 and that her recordings are now out-of-print, so if you like acoustic guitar instrumentals in the vein of both Jorma Kaukonen and Sharon Isbin, find a copy of this CD and snap it up!,


title: Down Home Mojo Rocks!!

text: [[VIDEOID:94547630b14169b8637570c3687f3aa3]] Down Home Mojo is a very fine effort by blues rocker Tony Spinner. It has awesome riffs, good vocals, and a funky sound  to top it off. I wish Tony could be recognize as the great talent that he is!. I've been playing this album everyday  on the way to work for the past 4 days. If you like guitar driven rock, than get it!


title: Eye Of The Hurricane ROCKS!!!

text: This is one of the best hard rock albums I've heard in quite some time. Bad Montana is the real deal!. This guys rock!. Killer guitar riffs and vocals is what you'll find on this most impressive album. If you are a fan of good solid rock, than get this lp!

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title: Good Covers!

text: I,ve been a fan of Mike Onesko and his Blindside Blues Band group for a long time now. Mike does a fine job on this album. He rocks it! There are plenty of guitar licks here!<br />Now, this is a CD-R. But, that's the fault of the record company Jib Machine Records. Personally. I don't have an issue with it. I'll just import the cd-r into my pc and create mp3 files. Or, I can make a back up cd-r and then I can put away the "commercial" cd-r for good. Yes, cd-rs because of the tint are not as durable as a standard commercial cd. But there are ways to get around that. Anyways. I truly enjoyed "Re-Covered". I thought it was a good solid release.


title: Amazing demos from an amazing Gothic Rock/Metal band!!!!

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This is the official tracklist:

Origin
Whisper
Imaginary
My Immortal
Where Will You Go?
Field of Innocence
Even In Death  (On this album, this is their most gothic sounding song, I totally love it!!)
Anywhere (I love this amazing ballad so much!!)
Lies
Away From Me (Just incredible!!)
Eternal

Now, I'm just reviewing the songs on here.  This is amazing!!  Any Evanescence fan should love this!!  I hope one day they will release all their demos and unreleased material.  It's all such masterpieces!!!


title: Not as good as expected

text: I give Queensryche credit for trying something different with this album.  Clearly the music scene had changed immensely from their previous smash hit release "Empire", and yet Queensryche went is a direction of their own--not following the trends of the times.  And yet, this effort falls a bit flat in my estimation.  Maybe I am just like others who are fans of "Empire" and the epic "Operation Mindcrime" and shouldn't expect the band to remain the same.  Nonetheless, the catchiness of previous efforts is clearly lacking.  The song "Disconnected", which actually did make it to rock radio for a brief stint, sums up this album perfectly for me.  The first single released, "I am I" is one of the better tracks.


title: Sammie was a great singer, iam glad amazon had her music.

text: My mother listen to sammie every Monday cleaning house so yes I like


title: More Sounds of Big Old Radial Aircraft Engines!

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As with Volume 1 of this series from the 1990s, it is really for the aviation enthusiast who likes the sounds of the radial engined aircraft of years past, and maybe has seen and can't believe that every airplane from that era sounds like a P-51 Mustang as many movies now seem to use for the "generic engine sound" of many fighters and bombers from that era.
Included on the CD are the following tracks;
01. De Havilland Beaver mail run from in the cabin
02. to 05, T-28, start, takeoff, fly by and landing
06. and 07, Martin 404, start, takeoff and fly by
08. In the cabin of a Boeing B-17
09. Audio of the "Red Barons" Stearman aerobatic performance
10. In the cabin of the Lockheed Constellation
11. and 12, Hawker Sea Furies and Bearcats engine starts then flyby audio
13. and 14, Boeing B-29 engine starts then takeoff and flyby
15. The flying engine, the Gee Bee replica racer doing aerobatics
As I had said in my review of Round Sounds Volume 1, this volume 2, and probably because of the subject matter and I'm guessing scarcity since they're from 1994 and 1999, are ridiculously expensive for what they if you buy one or both new. I bought both used and I would highly recommend looking for that availability first! Save yourself some money! Then enjoy these sounds for an audio trip back in time!


title: thanks

text: as advertised


title: thanks

text: asdvertised


title: I love hearing it again it brings back great memories I ...

text: I love hearing it again it brings back great memories I would of like to had the picture insert that came with the vinyl lp oh well it's a great to have it in my collection


title: The Zone by Smashmouth isn't but one Song by Smashmouth

text: I really thought this was a Smashmouth CD, it issn't.


title: It's the Blues.

text: Although I already had most of the music on other CD's there is enough new (To Me) music to make this purchase very worthwhile.  The condition of the Jewel Box, Art Work and CD are like new.  Everything is better than stated.


title: Five Stars

text: Everything with this CD is great!  I'm a Happy Camper.


title: 2 Thumbs up, and thats because I only have 2 Thumbs.

text: Anything ordered from or through Amazon.com, by my reconning, is perfect.  I have only complained once, and that is out of at least 100 Orders.  As far as this CD goes, it was listed as used - very good and it came to me as a Brand New CD.


title: Songs by the Moodies I was not aware of.

text: Surreal and beautiful music.


title: Good music on a good cd.

text: I'm happy when the music is clear, crisp and wonderful. This is a great buy.


title: Pleasantly surprised.

text: I finally found this gem of a movie. Thank you


title: Three Stars

text: Hee Haw WTG


title: Awesome!

text: Another great CD by Richard Marx. Ready to Fly and When Your Gone are really nice songs. Check out his newest one Stories To Tell.


title: A mature record from a veteran band.

text: Queensryche had the unenviable position of having to follow up a critically-acclaimed concept album (OPERATION MINDCRIME) and a hugely successful chart-topper (EMPIRE).  I eagerly awaited the release of this disc.  I bought it the day it came out.  I was confused.  I listened to it over the next few weeks and then sold it, certain that it was dull and uninteresting.  Over time, some of the guitar hooks and melodies kept creeping back into my head.  I could not shake the chorus of "I Am I" or "My Global Mind".  I remembered how great the mix was on the album.  In short, I ended up getting it again at a used store.  Powerful stuff.  This album is a bit hard to get a hold on because it defies easy pigeon-holing.  It's hard rock at times, concept/prog-rock at other times, operatic in the end, and enigmatic throughout.  Definitely NOT a first-listen album for most people, or even a ten-listen album.  Takes time to get into, and some may not find the results worth the investment.  For my part, I think it is quite good.


title: Amazing.

text: At this price, this set is a steal.  You get two discs packed with amazing music-immortal music.  For those of you who have seen "Amadeus" you will recognize some of the music quickly.  My favorite is the "Coronation Mass in C" K317 (which I performed in Carnegie Hall in May 1992) and the famous "Requiem".  It is mindblowing to think that so much organizational skill could be wrapped up in one single mind.  Mozart was a truly amazing individual.  This is a good set for the person who is not obsessed with classical music, yet wants to have some of the best of it at a bargain price.<br />Essential.


title: Great Collection of Skynyrd's Best-Remembered Songs

text:
This is a great single-disc "Best Of" collection that contains virtually all the Lynyrd Skynyrd songs most rock fans will want to have. (Die-hards will probably recommend just buying all 5 of Skynyrd's original albums plus their live set from the 1970s). The CD comes with a fairly informative booklet with photos. Also interesting to note that the Stars and Bars still seems to be okay for use on an album cover in the UK.

Since I bought this from a third-party seller, there wasn't any Auto-Rip available with my purchase. No problem as it's easy enough to just rip MP3s on my laptop, but if digital audio is your primary concern and the booklet isn't a big deal for you, just look for a different compilation.


title: Carpenters Hits As Heard On The Radio

text: Richard Carpenter apparently kept second guessing himself and re-recorded the music to most of the Carpenters hits , a few years after Karen passed away. It has become nearly impossible to find the original single mixes to their hits the way we enjoyed them in the 1970's & early 80's, on Compact Disc--until this package was released via a PBS pledge special. While I have a few Carpenters greatest hits CD's,  it is good to hear the original single versions that I enjoyed on the radio. If you want to hear the singles as you remember them, then this set is for you.


title: Cheap, thin vinyl

text: This US 1979 repressing is very disappointing, the vinyl is extremely thin. If you can find the German pressing of the LP, I hear it has much more durable vinyl.


title: Memories

text: One of my favorites when I was in high school.  Nat is as great as then.


title: Excellent for the genre

text: Great album.  I enjoy Suzy's voice and tempo


title: disc 1 music TEPID - disc 2 SOME DRUMS ARE WAY OUT OFF BEAT!! TERRIBLE!

text:
bought at yar d sale
the first disc music is pretty tepid and lame
the tango disc [number 2] is better music  but some  songs have the drums WAY out of sync
i never heard anything like this - it is TERRIBLE!
song 3 and 4 and 6 especially
it is like they added them later and synced to a  tape delay or something TERRIBLE!!!!!!
cannot believe this was released.


This is his one hit - plus 15 1970s and 1980s soft rock covers minus the vocals...

1. Stranger on the shore - this is the hit
the rest are forgettable rock or broadway or movie songs, with no vocals.
feelings, the way we were, chariots of fire
yawn muzak

little green apples - REALLY

plus the backing tracks sounds like computer/midi, very cheezy

oh well

i got for 50c at yard sale

wle


title: Three Stars

text: We like some of his other CDs better.


title: Five Stars

text: I love coffee I love tea...


title: That was an experience!!

text: That movie was phat!  You have to see it to believe it.  The acting was great and Yoda is unbelievable!  There was a lot of excitement and the fight scenes were great.  This is one of thoese must-see movies!!


title: Very raw and ealry beginnings for the hardcore

text: There are many jewels in the rough in this 2 disc set. And many interesting takes on familiar and unfailiar songs that are catchy and ingenious often.<br />The earliest cuts understandably are the rawest in terms of sound quality and facility.


title: early nat

text: This is the Nat Cole Trio, before he became the overproduced silky smooth pop singer that he is best known as.<br />These are from the 40s and are more jazzy than fully orchestrated pop.


title: Celtic

text: Loreena sings a combination of Medieval, Middle Eastern and Celtic music on her recordings.<br />Perhaps the greatest of the New Age Singers.


title: From one of the World's Great Musical nations

text:
She sings on one form of five types of music traditional to the small nation of the Cabo Verde Islands.
It is called Morna, and is lot Fado in Portugal and of course sung in the same language.
Melancholy, regrets but probably more accurately pondering the past, the future, the present, Life itself.


title: Great price

text: Great songs


title: Bobby blue bland cd

text: My mom wanted this dvd for so long and it came threw for her birthday she was so happy so I hope it sounds and plays great


title: One of my favorites.

text: It more than met my expectations.  It’s one of my favorites and I listen to it as loud as possible when driving my truck.  This is a must for any Whitesnake fan or any fan of hard rock.


title: Nice

text: Lovely