title: Good show, ma'am. Good show indeed.

text: F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote, "Let me tell you about the rich. They are different from you and I." For the House of Windsor, that difference is magnified a hundredfold. Trained fastidiously to be the living representatives of a thousand years of British history, cocooned from everyday life by their station and privilege, the members of the Royal Family adopted a becoming public dignity and reserve that served them well in the dark days of the London Blitz. Unfortunately, that reserve doesn't play so well in the democratized Britain of the Information Age, which makes them appear cold and unlikable while simultaneously blowing the cover off the times when they, shall we say, strain against the bonds of royal protocol.  Stephen Frears' "The Queen" masterfully depicts the event that finally brought home to the Royal Family the power of the media and the people--the tragic death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in the late summer of 1997. Remembering Diana as a selfish, neurotic troublemaker, Queen Elizabeth II (Helen Mirren), Prince Philip (James Cromwell) and the Queen Mother (Sylvia Syms) have no conception of how beloved she was by the people, simply because she possessed the common touch the rest of them so conspicuously lack. Ensconced in luxurious isolation at Balmoral Castle, they maintain a starchy silence that new Prime Minister Tony Blair (Michael Sheen) recognizes immediately as a public relations catastrophe. Peter Morgan's superb screenplay details the frantic efforts of Blair to get the initially uncomprehending Elizabeth to reach out to her grieving subjects. While Philip and the Queen Mum pressure Elizabeth to stand her ground (Philip mocks the list of mourners at Diana's funeral as "a chorus line of pop stars and homosexuals"), Blair's anti-monarchist wife Cherie (Helen McCrory) urges him to let the Royal Family hang itself publicly as "a bunch of freeloading, anachronistic nutters." This is one of the most involving stories of political machination ever put on film, and extraordinarily courageous in that it portrays still-living heads of state in ways that are sometimes far less than flattering (will Prince Philip dare sue?). All the performances are a resounding affirmation of the glories of British Rep (and in this I include Cromwell, the one American ringer in the cast). But the film stands or falls in its portrayal of Elizabeth, and with the wonderful, fabulous Helen Mirren playing her, it not only stands but soars. Mirren won the Best Actress Award at the Venice Film Festival for her performance, and if there's any justice she should start rehearsing her Oscar speech. Mirren is one of the great living masters in portraying deep emotion behind a dignified facade, and "The Queen" gives her an unprecedented opportunity to do just that. (Mirren's Elizabeth gives us the textbook definition of "noblesse oblige:" standing at the gates of Buckingham Palace, reading the placards that essentially accuse her of being Diana's murderer, she makes the slightest grimace of sorrow, then turns to the assembled crowd and smiles.) "The Queen" is simply one of the best films to come out of Britain in the last decade. I would love to see a double feature of this film and "The Madness of King George"--in which Mirren played Queen Charlotte, the consort of George III. The House of Windsor might rebel at such an event, but the rest of us would be in for a treat.


title: See it now. And early. And often.

text: George Clooney's "Good Night, and Good Luck" is a tight, enthralling, intensely concentrated film that takes us back to the Scoundrel Time of Sen. Joseph McCarthy's Communist witch hunt, and relates how a courageous band of reporters at CBS News, led by Edward R. Murrow, helped alert America to McCarthy's demagoguery. Of course it's now well-known that there were indeed Communists in high places in the federal government in the early 1950s; it cannot be stressed too strongly, however, that the presence of Stalinists in the government didn't justify McCarthy acting like Stalin. (His blunderbuss techniques ruined many innocent lives while missing some genuinely dangerous individuals; it wasn't McCarthy, for example, who caught Alger Hiss.) McCarthy tap-danced in football cleats on the rights of due process, and Murrow's 1954 "See It Now" reports on McCarthy were magnificent and courageous acts of public service. Viewers may differ on how closely the events of 1954 parallel our own day; but the film's quiet insistence on the value of serious journalism, and its condemnation of trivial, celebrity-obsessed TV news, is right on the money, particularly in the age of Bill O'Reilly and Paris Hilton. A 1958 speech by Murrow, warning of precisely such trivialization, bookends the movie, and it could not be more pertinent. (Murrow knew the drill all too well; the studio brass continually trimmed back "See It Now" while forcing him to do more and more "Person to Person" celebrity interviews, which were mostly canned and which he found onerous.) Clooney, the son of a newsman, obviously knows the world of TV journalism well, and he and producer Grant Heslov have fashioned a cogent, breathlessly entertaining screenplay. The story pretty much stays zeroed in on the McCarthy reports, except for a subplot about Joe and Shirley Wershba, whose secret marriage went against the strict policy of CBS News. (The Wershba plot feels somewhat extraneous, though as performed by the master actors Robert Downey Jr. and Patricia Clarkson, it goes down easy.) As director, Clooney makes some gutsy moves that pay off big. For one thing, he and cinematographer Robert Elswit film in black and white, giving "Good Night, and Good Luck" an impeccable 1950s feel; for another, he didn't hire an actor to play McCarthy, but depicts the senator only by dint of archival film, once again allowing that scoundrel to hang himself all over again. But the main glory of "Good Night, and Good Luck" is in the casting; besides Downey and Clarkson, there is an impeccable ensemble cast including Clooney himself (as CBS News President Fred Friendly), Frank Langella (as network head William Paley), Jeff Daniels, Ray Wise and Reed Diamond. The biggest acting kudos, however, go to David Strathairn as Murrow. In a 30-year film acting career, Strathairn has always been quietly, unobtrusively excellent, as a member of the John Sayles Stock Company ("Return of the Secaucus Seven," "Matewan," "Passion Fish") and in such projects as "The River Wild" and "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd." "Good Night, and Good Luck" is virtually his first opportunity to be the star, and he dominates the movie in a performance that captures Murrow's charisma, wry wit and leonine moral seriousness. It is a joy to see such a great but underrated actor be given such a golden chance at the limelight, and Strathairn has to be considered among the front runners for this year's Best Actor Oscar.


title: Hauntingly beautiful....

text:
Mark Naumovich Bernes was a Soviet actor and singer of Jewish ancestry, who performed some of the most poignant songs to come out of the World War II. For millions of Soviets he was more than just a crooner – his voice resembled Nat King Cole’s and he looked a little bit like Frank Sinatra. The songs of Mark Bernes were popular all across the USSR; each was a hymn to the life-changing period of Soviet history – the years before, during and immediately after World War II. He had top nationwide hits in the 1950-1960s and did not stop singing and recording even when he learnt that he had an incurable form of cancer.

This CD shows the poignant beauty of his voice filled with pure emotion. Each time I play this music, I feel my heart open just a little bit more. Beautiful.


title: Prince of the Dolphin Voice

text: Vitas (Витасis) the stage name of Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachov. Known for his high falsetto voice, Vitas has a five-octave range, it is said sometimes reaching five and a half. In China they call him "Prince of the Dolphin Voice" and he sings folk, classical, techno, dance, and jazz. He is one of the most remarkable male falsettos… ever. Vitas is easy on the eyes too, but that voice! Magnifique!!


title: great

text: this song is great, great sound and great voice....the song "a place in my heart" is another very good one..bye bye ;))))


title: Look at sellers ratings and comments

text: The seller shouldn't have sold this, alot of static.

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title: One of her best albums ever

text: One of her best albums ever! I wish the label didn't play her with a re-recording. This could've been a great stand alone album and then After The Storm could've been it's own stand alone album. Either way, this album is TOTALLY worth owning as a Monica fan! Every song is great especially Searchin' and What My Heart Says, the latter TOTALLY should've been a single!!!


title: Three Stars

text: This was for my husband, Im not into the mumble rapping!


title: Love Kevin Gates

text: Exactly as desribed! Love Kevin Gates!


title: Good

text: It came on time and plays good on my cd player.


title: It came on time.

text: It plays good on my cd player.


title: Great item

text: Replaces a lost it - How Wonderful!


title: It was good

text: The speed to get it here


title: The Beatles

text: Had to invest in more of the Beatles music. I am a music collector and Beatles, since they have so many hits and other tracks from individual to the whole group, Have to add them to my personal collection.


title: 52nd Street

text: This group has few that i like. This song was one of them. I like to make it a part of my list while i record and make compilation for myself to listen to in the car or my ipod.


title: The Beatles

text: Love this group! A lot of great music comes from the British.These guys are a great addition to my vinyls as well as CD"s.


title: enjoyed

text: I enjoyed finding this song but what happen the Sharissa did  she chose another career or what.. she's not on twitter or FB nor IG


title: Five Stars

text: A+


title: M J's Best and last.

text: This is excellent but unfinished concert that Michael Jackson was about to set out on before he was overdosed by his Doctor with medicine that should have never left the Operating Room. But you can see her how Michael wanted it to be the very best he could give. He is excellent in this final curtain call on his life. God let Michael rest in peace. We all loved you M. J. and his performances he did in perfect concert with his back up singers and dancers.


title: Klaus is good!

text: Good music!


title: Good tunes

text: This album will sail you to another realm of bliss. Great talent from Russia!


title: Only one good song and here it's a bad version, so this album is worthless.

text: I only bought for the one song (with the ridiculously long one-word title), which I love on Youtube as a music video performed on Italian TV, but the version here isn't the same and can't be rescued. The rest of the album is Adriano singing ballads I couldn't listen to for more than 10-20 seconds or so. I'm not the target demographic so maybe my one-star review is unfair but there you are.


title: Much more average than the title song.

text: When you listen to the entire album, you may start to see why Twilley didn't become huge. There's nothing like, for instance, the great songwriting and vocals of Alex Chilton in Big Star. Marshall Crenshaw is much better as well, in this genre that was then called Power Pop.


title: Shipped as advertised.

text: Fine sale.


title: product exactly as described

text: Purchased the COMPLETE(2CD) plus 1(DVD) from discogs.com


title: Great except for book problem

text:
I had just unpacked my Caravan box set. It looked wonderful. Then I opened the book. The binding completely fell away from the pages - book splayed wide open in a way that it shouldn't. I can't blame the vendor because the box was sealed tight upon arrival.

I wonder if this is going to cause a rash of complaints, returns and exchanges - if offered. I really hope not but my brand new book is a disaster.


title: An underappreciated progressive band with great musicians

text:
UK started out as what King Crimson might have sounded like if Robert Fripp hadn't disbanded KC after the "Red" album. John Wetton and Bill Bruford wanted to bring Ian McDonald back into the fold based on how great the track "Starless" sounded. But Fripp thought it would be a step back for the ever forward thinking King Crimson and he chose instead to do various fascinating guest appearances and "Frippertronics" releases until he reformed a totally different King Crimson several years later.

Wetton and Bruford, not wanting to lose momentum, called in Eddie Jobson and Alan Holdsworth for the first UK album but then Bruford and Holdsworth went into a more jazz oriented sound with Bruford's excellent "Sounds Good To Me" solo album. Meanwhile, UK drafted drummer Terry Bozzio to replace Bruford and they continued as a trio. UK did 1 more studio album and the original version of this live record. After achieving moderate success with UK, Wetton went on to establish "Asia" as the new premiere prog band of the era.

This album captures the UK trio lineup at their very best in a live environment. Their density of sound was impressive for a trio. Wetton, Jobson and Bozzio have some of the most impressive musical resumes of all time, having played with many of the greatest musicians and bands in all of rock.


title: Laura Cox - the next big thing

text: I first saw Paris based Laura Cox on Youtube and was amazed by her musicals skills. She can play any stringed instrument in any musical style - from bluegrass to blues to classic rock to shredding - from Brad Paisley to John 5 to traditional folk. She can emulate the style of any guitarist (Mark Knopfler, Angus Young, Slash), yet maintain her own stylistic individuality. Along with her excellent band, this album showcases her writing, playing and singing skills in classic blues based rock. A very solid effort from beginning to end. She does not intentionally play up her physical beauty but it is impossible to overlook. I hope she tours the States sometime soon. She deserves to be heard. She should be huge.


title: Disorienting but revelatory new remix

text: I think this new mix will have its detractors but for me it brings a new level of intimacy and immediacy to the music. I almost felt as if I was in the basement of that hallowed pink house as the boys whipped these great songs into shape - a moment in time that we all wish could have lasted forever. The vocals are up front in the mix as never before - with their staggered harmonies sounding like the voices of ragged angels - which is exactly what they are. To hear Richard and Rick and Levon sounding so attuned brought a tear to my eye. It is an expensive set but as I was listening to it I never thought about the price. I hope they give the second album the same consideration.


title: Worth a listen

text: Worth a listen! Pretty good quality! But, it’s Frank!?!


title: St.Louis songs sound best!

text: I was at that show and I remember that there was a full moon out and it was a special show!! I just don’t know why they had to ruin the end of the 2nd cd by adding a couple songs from LA??? It was almost like they wanted whoever listened to this to think it wasn’t in St.Louis?? Sad!!! Otherwise, a very good recording of the St.Louis show!


title: Find this title and many other titles for free on YouTube dot-com

text: Please be aware, that you can listen to and copy this show from YouTube complete absolutely free, do not pay such high prices for things that are available elsewhere at very low prices or for free go to YouTube you will find all for no charge


title: Find King biscuit flower hour for CD set, for a lot less money

text: Why not the full show all four discs almost 3 hours 25 minutes period. The disc name of the full show is" King biscuit live yes years of delirium' don't just buy the one disc expensive find the full for CD set named years of delirium King biscuit flower hour ..


title: Spectacular King Crimson performance

text: This particular King Crimson show is absolutely Awesome.. and very much worth obtaining for your collection. Though at the current asking price I f over $100USD is far and away to much to pay. Given a little time you will find this spectacular show for its original value of about $20 USD


title: FREE ON YOUTUBE

text: FREE ON YOUTUBE!!!!...this complete recording is available for free on youtube.com... Please give someone $685 on this recording when it is for free on youtube.com..


title: Led Zeppelin cheap CDR copies

text: you will be sent cheap CDR copies.. Original silver CD sets are long gone limited to 350 copies each out of Japan anything else is a cheap cd-r copy.. Be aware be knowledgeable shop safe


title: Led Zeppelin CDRcheap copies

text: you will receive cheap cd-r box set.. Original rare silver CD releases were limited to 350 copies each better than 20 years ago.. Be aware be knowledgeable shop safe


title: Led Zeppelin bootlegs on this site are cheap CDRs not original silver releases

text: these titles of Led Zeppelin's sold are not original copies they are CDRs made cheaply with a computer, the original release is limited to 350 copies each are long out-of-print and if you were to find an original silver CD they would cost you better than 100 USD or more this title amongst others will come to you as cheap CDRsbe careful beware shop safe


title: Great collection

text: Great collection of Sonny Rollins albums for a low price. Love the collection.


title: Soundtracks

text: enjoyable music from the soundtracks.


not the best Livin' Blues recorded, but still a great blues album


title: Southern sounds and melodies

text:
Southern sounds and melodies, mostly acoustic, with some pretty good lead guitar licks in there, although they are sparse and only on about a third of the recording

MORE SCREAMING GUITAR PLEASE !


title: THIS IS IKE TURNER NOT JOE TURNER ! ! !

text: This is a wonderful collection of old IKE TURNER recordings but I don't see why anyone would list it as JOE TURNER


title: Tschaikowsky Symphonie 5 op.64

text:
Berliner Philharmoniker w/ Herbert von Karajan

side one

Andante - Allegro  (15:38)
Andante - cantabile  (14:31)

side two

Valse  (6:29)
Finale  (12:25)


title: Breakout Remixes

text:
Swing Out Sister 12 inch single w/ three remixes

Side One

N.A.D. Mix

Side Two

A New Rockin' Version
Carnival Mix


title: 3 versions of Mr Bachelor

text:
MCA 12 inch VINYL RECORD w/ three versions of song:

Mr Bachelor (Extended  Version)  7:21
  (Radio Edit)  5:30
  (Dub Version)  6.25


title: JOI  needs a prince

text:
I Need a Prince (Extended Radio Mix)  5:15
I Need a Prince (Radio Edit)  4:11
I Need a Prince (Club Mix)  5:51
I Need a Prince (Dub Mix)  6:32


title: Program

text: Goldmine states that LL 1341 is Vol 2 of a set.  I don't know the facts other than what the book states.


title: Spaceboy remixes

text:
Bowie's Hallo Spaceboy remixes by The Pet Shop Boys and Ball & Vauk

Side A
12 inch remix
7 inch remix

Side B
Lost in Space remix
Double Click remis


title: punk / jazz combo

text: This is a fun record.  Tupelo has been able to combine punk w/ jazz very successfully.  I really didn't know what to expect when I spun this album but was pleasantly surprised.


title: Eye to Eye

text: This is a 1982 progressive and upbeat effort w/ Rick Derringer on guitars, vocals by Deborah Berg and produced by Gary Katz.


title: Jayne Mansfield

text: Probably not most people's favorite type of music, but it is collectable because it has a picture of Jayne Mansfield on the cover.


title: Lute songs

text: This is a cassette recording of the vinyl recording of the same by master lute players Peter Pears and Julian Bream.


title: Excellent CD by Earth Wind and Fire

text: This CD has 45 songs of the incomparable Earth Wind and Fire. The one I enjoyed the most was CD number 3 as it included songs such as September, Boogie Wonderland and Let's Groove. It was worth the purchase!


title: Donna Summer,  the queen of disco at her best

text: Amazing CD! I thoroughly enjoyed it and it is highly recommended it.


title: Five Stars

text: Great Artist


title: One Star

text: Horrible sound quality. Such an injustice to the awesomeness that is Cyndi!


title: His Songs Are Forever

text: Sinatra does it well in this collection of sentimental ballads about love and aging. If you like to hear him sing, I can recommend this CD.


title: I Love Gene Loves Jezebel

text: All the best Gene Loves Jezebel has ever done is in this box set (remastered), and for $25 it's a steal. GLJ are one of my top 10 all time favorite bands. I also like With Sympathy by Ministry (2012 Remaster), Youthquake by Dead or Alive (Blu-spec CD2, online at cdjapan...), Sophisticated Boom Boom by Dead or Alive (Cherry Pop Label Remaster), A Flock of Seagulls (Cherry Pop Label Remasters), Boy Harsher, and Linea Aspera .


title: Five Stars

text: Very good


title: Simply waaaaay too underrated. A masterpiece!

text:
Wilson may not think too highly of this early effort himself, but for me it is like a bar of gold framed with diamonds. Seldom was music more innovative, playful and suggestiva as this. Sure, it may be a tad too losely structured, and, yes, it borrows heavily from Floyd, but criticising that is like criticising someone borrowing from Mahler or Bach. And it has enough of its own voice to stand apart, being its own beast.

Art in general, and music in particular, is highly subjective, but I am not hesitant to say that this is one of the top 10 albums I've listened to in my whole flamin' LIFE! And I'll turn 60 in a week.

So Steven Wilson should be proud of this work, and the other early efforts, too, because there is sooo much to admire here.

RESPECT to you!


title: does it get any better? rarely

text: Classic.  Whiter shade of Pale?  does it get any better?  rarely.


title: Terrific compilation!

text: Simply wonderful to have this set. Going to see them in concert in November!


title: Slightly disappointed.

text: This is not a cheap set to buy and I expected awesomeness from Wiener Symphoniker and Rudolf Buchbinder.  This nine-CD set was manufactured in Austria and published in 2014.  The set has Piano Concertos No 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, and 27.  Frankly I am slightly disappointed as the audio quality is not the very best.  I might sell it or donate it to charity.


title: Very nice surprise!

text: This 3-CD set was published in 1998.  Per CD booklet, The Orchestra of the Old Fairfield Academy is an ensemble of leading period instrumentalists based in New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area.  Although it was recorded 30 years ago, the audio engineers did a great job capturing the music.  Not only that, the bargain basement price made this set a steal.  It is a keeper.  Recommended.


title: Not good enough.

text: I wanted to like this CD but it just doesn't have enough hits to compel me to keep it.  There are 10 tracks in this CD.  To me, it was a waste of money as I have some of the songs already.  This will be donated to charity.


title: Not bad.

text: I have the CD version of this LP.  It is under the Collector's Choice label.  There are 10 tracks in the CD.  Columbia Records didn't even bother to list the recording dates.  However, the songs all sounded pretty good.  I am keeping it in my collection.


title: Dirt cheap CD.

text: This Canadian made CD has 12 tracks preformed by THE FIT FACTORY.  It is the kind of music you might listen to when you ride your stationary bike or run on the treadmill.  Each song has its target BPM listed.  It is average at best.


title: Lousy audio recording.

text: This Italian made box set was produced in 1993.  There are three CDs in this box set.  Each CD has 20 songs.  I don't know when the songs were recorded.  Most of the songs sounded mono with limited audio range.  I had to forced myself to listen to all three CDs.  Perhaps the audio engineer did what he/she could.  There is only so much you can do with lousy audio recordings to begin with.  This set will be donated to charity.


title: Perfect music for meditation and relaxation.

text: This CD brought me back to the small but beautiful rock garden in the Kyoto Ryoanji Temple.  It is very nice and it makes it easy to control my breathing as I meditate.


title: Very relaxing music indeed!

text: This 1986 recorded CD has 22 songs.  The first 13 songs are pop songs and the remaining songs are classical music.  This songs are very relaxing to hear and this CD is suitable for stores, restaurants, and background music for massages.


title: Dan Clark is a good singer but

text: the songs in this CD are OK.  I will be donating this CD to charity.


title: Very nice!

text: There are eight tracks in the CD.  The tracks were recorded in September 1981.  Track 1-3 is Quartet in F Major, KV 370, Track 4  is KV580a, Track 5-8 is Quintet in C Minor, KV406.  The music still sounds fresh and well balanced 34 years later. Since I have a few thousand CDs, I haven't heard of this CD in 15 years.  After playing this CD, I remember why I kept it.  There are better known groups out there but Philharmonia Quartet Berlin is very decent in my book.


title: Don't let the beautiful woman on the cover fool you.

text: This CD is 100% non-sexual.  All 11 tracks have beautiful and relaxing music.  It is good for office, background music, business, quiet dinner, kissing or maybe sex.


title: It is a keeper.

text: This 1993 DDD Philips Classics CD has Tachaikovsky, Wolf, Elgar, and Barber.  Julian Haylock has a good write up in the CD booklet.  The songs were well recorded and I am keeping this in my collection.


title: Audio quality could be better.

text:
This 1995 Hallmark Cards CD has 12 songs and they are:
1.  Joy to the world
2.  Gesu bambino
3.  Carol of the bells
4.  I'll be home for Christmas
5.  Here we come a-carloing
6.  Deck the hall
7.  It's Christmas all over the world
8.  Silent night medley
9.  Good king wenceslas
10.For all the world, it's Christmas time
11.Ave Maria
12.Ding dong merrily on high

Keep in mind The London Symphony Orchestra and mostly Glenn Close along with some Placido Domingo performed the songs.  I thought the symphony sound quality could be better than what got recorded.  Some of the tracks were decent but some were just average at best.  I will be donating this CD to charity.
7.


title: What did I just listen to?

text: 18 tracks later, this mixture of different artists CD just did not work for me.  It is just all over the place.  Although I don't hate it, I have decided to donate it to charity in order to make room for other CDs in my collection.


title: Another Time Life winner.

text: The tracks were recorded back in 1984, 1986, and 1989 by The Decca Record Co, Ltd.  Vladimir Ashkenazy was the conductor and the pianist.  The CD sounds great.  Rachmaninoff fans should check this CD out.


title: Old school relaxing music.

text: New age music with nature sounds (thunder, crickets and birds).  This CD has eight tracks and it gets old very quickly.  I don't like it and it will be donated to charity.


title: Fairly decent.

text:
There are 21 tracks in this CD.  It contains:

Music for the Royal Fireworks
Water Music Suite in G
Water Music Suite in D
Water Music Suite in F

It was recorded back in 1972 and played by Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.  Overall, the recording engineer did a great job.  It you are a Handel fan or if you just wanted to have a collection of his works, check out this CD.


title: Could be better

text:
This 1981 recorded CD could use better vocal recording.  The recording was probably great back then but the vocal quality could use some help to make it more live like.

Nevertheless, CATS is just a great show.


title: Excellent German recording for less than $1!

text: This DDD CD was produced by 'West Germany' in 1990.  The CD contains 10 tracks.  Peter Schmalfuss, the pianist, studied with Walter Gieseking and Wilheim Kempff (Wikipedia).  He was (died in 2008) an excellent painist.  This CD has very good recording and it is recommended.


title: $49.99 for this?  Are you kidding me!  I paid less than $5 for this.

text: This 14-track CD started out OK until some lady started singing in Track 3 (Companerita).  The music does not sound Peruvian at all.  It sounds Mexican.  Track 8 is equally bad (Ayawayanatay) This CD is definitely not the easy listening type.  Beware!


title: It's jazz, not classical music.

text: The label says SONY CLASSICAL in the back of the CD.  Little did I know this is a jazz CD.  Track 3 Azulao, Track 4 The Little Horses, and Track 5 Ninghe, Ninghe almost drove me crazy.  The jazz musicians did a good job but Kathleen sounds the same in every song.  Don't expect her to unleash her vocal range in this CD.  Kathleen should stick with classical music doing what she does best.  Jazz is just not for her.  The blue sticker on the CD states -"An unforgettable collection of love songs, lullabies, and spirituals"  What a joke.  This CD is heading to charity.  I strongly recommend checking out song previews before you buy this CD.  If you like it, buy it.  Otherwise, you will be wasting your money like I did.


title: Not bad for something recorded almost 50 years ago.

text:
La Creation was recorded on 8/29/1965 and Te Deum & Mozart K.317 were recorded on 5/20/1967.  Although this 2 CD box set lacks the high fidelity sound when compared to modern CDs, it is always refreshing to hear voices from the past.

Note:  ADD for both CDs.  Disc 1- 77'47".  Disc 2-63'23"  Digitally remastered in 1991.


title: Are you kidding me?

text:
Relax.Drift away.dream...

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!!!

THIS CD sucks!  Not only did it not make me relax, it made me angry because I wasted my money on this crap.  It will be donated to charity.


title: Simply beautiful!

text: This truly is a rare gem.  Mira O Norma- Polyphon Music Box is so unique.  Jean's Reel sounds Irish with the small pipes sound.  It offers one of kind music that should be checked out by all music lovers.


title: Pleasant CD good for Sunday mornings

text: This CD is a compilation of movie themes, sung in both French and Italian with one English. It's very pleasant and relaxing, good for relaxing on a Sunday morning or calmly driving in the car. As always, Fiori's voice is very good.


title: downgrading along with the movie

text: i enjoyed part 1 & 2 very much, themes were memorable. part 3 was still ok, sentinel theme and the ending track was also good. this one? i think the music is downgrading along with the movie quality. i like the dinobot charge but it becomes boring in few mins.<br />plus, i found a track is missing, the scene when prime turns from a old broken truck to a new and damn clumsy truck and then transforms to a ridiculous design sort of robot mode....this doing is fifthy.....


title: The music content is great, but the CDs themselves - zero effort in designing attractive CDs.

text: I am a huge fan of King Crimson, and have been for 35 years, and recently my interest has resurfaced.  I'd owned many KC albums on vinyl - melted decades ago in a cross-country drive, and I own a good bit of Fripp on CDs (those are completely lovely in their full design and execution.)  While I'm a huge Crimso fan, there actually are many Crimson albums I hadn't heard - including Wake of Poseidon and Lizard, and I thought of setting out to acquire all the KC studio albums on CD.  These were the first.  Now the recordings are fine but the problem is - you know - these are physical music objects, and so you expect the CD itself to be made with some attention to its own visual aesthetics as a physical thing.  The crystal boxes and artwork is fine, but the CDs themselves - both In the Court of the Crimson King and In The Wake of Poseidon are identical plain, bland pink disks.  No artwork or design work at all on the CDs I received.  The media itself should physically look good.  The poor, lazy design of the actual disks is discouraging me from buying any more - what the hell, I could just buy the downloads.  I had intended to buy all the CDs.  Usually KC has excellent design.  The design of these CDs is completely disassociated with the original albums and album art.  Someone just didn't care.


title: Seems like Schubert himself playing!

text: To the other glowing reviews of this astounding collection, I would add that, as I've listened to these recordings, I have the eerie feeling that Schubert himself is playing this music. Jan Vermeulen's interpretations emphasize the orchestral nature of Schubert's keyboard music, which he is able to fully express on this wonderful restored fortepiano from 1826. Astounding!


title: Lost Masterpiece

text: What a kick to see this album on Amazon. I hope they get more copies soon! It's the second release from the band El Sob, a folky, rocky, totally original trio from the San Francisco area who released two magnificent albums at the end of the 90's. Their unique, rough-hewn sound was thanks mainly to singer/songwriter Bruce Rayburn's darkly imaginative lyrics and melodies (He's also responsible for the evocative cover art). I guess you could compare them to (dare I say it?) REM (argh I said it) only less poppy. I can imagine these elliptical, haunting songs playing in the background of a David Lynch movie. A bit of trivia: I discovered that the drummer of this this band was none other than Oakland's DIY legend Sparky Grinstead, who also has two bouncy, punky songs on the album. My favorite tracks are the leadoff "Albatross", a dark, slightly menacing bit of poetry with a loping beat and the powerful kitchen-sink closer "Memorize Your Name". The songs in between are pretty darn good, too.  I also enjoyed Sparky's "She Means Nothing To Me" , which adds a bit of jokey levity to the  proceedings (some of his solo stuff is available on Amazon. Just sayin'). If you can find this album , buy it. Also look for their first one, the amazing Life In Antarctica. Hopefully Amazon will come across some copies of these that you can pick up, otherwise get to work tracking them down.


title: Great as usual

text: You know, I love these girls. Wonderful packaging. The music is rockier than usual. I like the name Puffy Amiyumi better than just Puffy so thanks Sean Combs for forcing them to change their name for America. Another quality collection from a couple of beautiful, talented artists


Typical of Shiina, the music is brilliant and the packaging is beautiful and unique. The problem I have is not withe the product's quality, it's I actually recieve. This particular item arrivedwith all parts intact  while a similar - almost exactly packaged item cam without cover or booklet - just the CD - at the same price! While I'm happy to get the music I wish the seller would make clear what I am actually getting. This gets a 5. The music always does, but no more 5 star reviews until these vendors can make clear what they are sending. It takes a long time and a lot of money to get these things and I hate feeling ripped off./


This album is huge.  The production, the songwriting, and the lyrics.  It is one of my favorite records.  So very good.


title: Jazzy

text: The jazzy side of Carly Simon with her Pop voice known for all the long time followers. Mature sound, sweet lyrics, tight band and beautiful tunes. A must for all long time fans, great album for everyone even the new to Carly.


title: Lindsey is FANTASTIC !!!!!!

text: One of my favorite CDs.  Lindsey is FANTASTIC !!!!!!


title: Five Stars

text: bob is bob and still the best


title: Just One Lad's Opinion, Nothing More

text:
Knowing that this book is about James Bond, and knowing that it’s called “The Man with the Golden Touch,” you might think it’s a biography of Ian Fleming.  Wrong.  You might next think it’s a biography of the fictional character of James Bond.  Wrong again.  Given the subtitle (“How the Bond Films Conquered the World”) you might think it’s a history of the making of the James Bond films.  Close, but still wrong.  It is in fact just one journalist’s opinions of each movie in the series.  Which ones he liked, which ones he thought were bad, and why.

His opinions – and that’s all they are – are backed up by no more than the “lads” he hung out with when he watched the films in the cinemas.  There are frequent mentions of a “close friend” who holds the same opinion as himself, thus validating it (ahem).  He acknowledges growing up with the Moore Bond, so those tend to be held in higher regard than those that came before and after.  For example, “Thunderball” is slow and boring, so it’s crap.  “You Only Live Twice”?  That was awful too.  And you know what?  So were the Dalton films.  Oh, and some of the Brosnan stuff was “naff” too, just look at the silly plots of “Tomorrow Never Dies” and the awful “Die Another Day.”  Moore doesn’t get away unscathed, however.  “Man with the Golden Gun” is dismissed as rubbish also.  You could almost slap a different cover on this book and use it to argue why the Bond films are NOT worthy of praise.

All boat chases are dull.  All underwater sequences are boring.  The “naff” double entendres are pointed out.  The “For Your Eyes Only” song is awful.  The “View to a Kill” lyrics are awful.  (The author's actual reaction is: “What?  I mean, what?”)  The lyrics of “Living Daylights” are awful as well.  (And he repeats the reaction: “What?  I mean, what?”)  Villains are referred to as “wrong ’uns.”  Not exactly an esteemed journalistic analysis.

For the author is a journalist, although I must use that term loosely.  He continually refers to female members of the Bond audience as “sisters” and “laydeez.”  Yes, ladies is spelled l-a-y-d-e-e-z.  Condescending and not very professional, and quite ironic considering that the author acknowledges that, yes, the Bond films could at times be racist and/or sexist.  Based on the dates and ages referenced in the text, the author is apparently in his forties, which is why it is surprising to find he appears to have an eight year-old’s mentality regarding how women should be referred to.

The author is also in love with the word “insouciance.”  It crops up several times in almost every chapter.  On the plus side, this book did send me to the dictionary to find out what “insouciance” means.  But no thanks, Mr. McKay, I’ll stick to the word “indifference.”  The book argues an excellent point that although Bond is perceived as being a Cold War hero fighting Russians, he in fact does nothing of the sort; the Bond villains are always rogue psychopaths who are never directly affiliated with the Soviet government, and this was by design, since the creators knew the Cold War wouldn’t go on forever.  The book also spells out the differences between Fleming’s novels and their equivalent filmed versions, but out of the hundreds of other books about the Bond phenomenon, I’m sure others cover this equally as well, if not better.

So, if you want to know what a small group of “lads” in the UK (i.e. the author and his “mates”) thought about how “naff” the Bond films can be (even though they’re great, honestly) then this is the book for you.  But I think your time and money could be better spent watching the Bond films for yourself and forming your own opinions.  They’re just as valid as McKay’s.  He just happened to be the one to get the cushy book deal, not you.


title: Terrific traditional jazz trio album

text: In NO way is this an Avant-garde recording . It's a straight ahead , piano trio recording comprised of eight tracks . There are two different rhythm sections and they're both superb . There's three solo features for acoustic bass of varying durations . Mrs. Elias open manner of play allows for plenty of room for the bassist and drummers to be heard to great affect . Mixed SO low as to be undiscernible is Mr. Vasconcelos . I cranked the recording up too . Mrs. Elias (now married to bassist Marc Johnson for some years) had a daughter with Randy Brecker of The Brecker Brothers . Heard here around age 7 or 8 (at the time) she charmingly sings the intro to a composition several tracks into the recording . Eliane whisper-sings perhaps one minute on the whole recording .  The final song on the date is somewhat marred by Ivan Lins who's vocalizations sound like a hoarse and chronologically aged Pedro Aznar of several Pat Metheny Group albums . Instantly one of my favorite of her seven or so discs I now own .


title: Favor it over Sargasso Sea

text:
Much as i'm fond of Sargasso Sea , my ear was bent owing to numerous listens to this follow up project over several days . Starting lovely enough with both Ralph and John on acoustic guitars , the first song also has a very discreet underpinning of john's super judiciously treated electric .
This gives way to a very pretty all acoustic number with it's primary themes played in precision unison . The duel acoustics may remind many of Friday Night In San Francisco courtesy of several "other" like minded acoustic masters .
Then things really start to get interesting . I'm an enormous fan of both musicians and have heard a great deal of their work (solo and otherwise) . I've never heard Ralph play his guitar as percussively  as he will begin to going forward . Laying a lengthy bed here for John to skitter over on modestly amplified guitar as a stone across a crystal water . Both musicians do rhythmic things in order to complement the other fellow's playing that are deeply rewarding and advanced .
I posit that this is , indeed , the preferential meeting of the five years in question . It's at least as desirable . Check it "in" .


title: Excellent first solo recording

text: I first saw Jay in person at a Michael Franks concert i'd paid to attend . I was underwhelmed . Looking back , it's clear to me that Mike's concert was not quite "jazz" enough for my loving . Don't get me wrong , i love Michael but let's face it , he's more Steely Dan than "jazz jazz" . Some time later , i bought this recording by Mr. Azzolina (at a bargain basement price) and was like "really" ? Jay is a wonderful jazz guitar player . Allmusic is correct , this session is very "tasty" . Looking at the musician listing upon buying the disc , i knew good things where before me . CMP recording artist David Mann is on alto saxaphone throughout . Other than trumpet player Jeff Beal , i was unfamiliar with the other folks here at the time . No worries . Probably David's brother ? Ned Mann is everywhere on both acoustic and electric basses . He's superb (as are ALL the folks here) .  A fella named Yves Gerard plays spectacular drums . Another gentleman , Ted Lo , provides subtle and discrete synths thoughout as well . Mr Beal is on just one song (on synths) . The sounds Jay gets from his core trio range from similar to John Abercrombie on song number six (with what sounds like Marc Johnson and Peter Erskine in support) , to a host of great , cleanly articulated modern jazz players . On song number three , Jay does absolutely THE BEST job of playing and singing his notes wordlesssly of any player i've ever heard . This is an excellent recording that contains so many styles (all executed fantastically) . Given half a chance , it'll grow on you like a savory mushroom . Initially overlooked by the jazz critics and myself , this is a marvelous recording for true jazz guitar fans . Multiple listens WILL reveal this true .


title: Magnificent

text: I feel lucky to have come across this CD set. This is a stunning achievement of cinema music. The score absolutely sets and maintains the mood for the movie. By far and away the finest ghost story ever put on the golden screen. This is a wonderful sound track. You may want to have someone with you while you listen because this is frighteningly awesome ghost story music. If you saw the movie and always wished you could hear some of the complete music in the film, your wish has been granted with this set.


title: Excellent

text: I think I have a new favorite group. Superb!


title: Solid Colombian Salsa

text:
La-33 continues with great releases.  This time around they did more social commentary than in Gozalo.  They also do some more Boogalu tracks than in Gozalo, though you won't find much social commentary in those.

The excellent thing about this band is that while they have some of the Colombian salsa DNA, they sound unique.  In part this is due to their great Saxophone player, their covers of non-latin music (Sting's Roxanne on this one), and their youth. They have the freshness that only a young hard salsa band can have, similar to New York's La Excelencia.


title: Good contemporary son

text:
Envidia albums tend to be project based, rather than band based.  For this particular production everything meshed well.  While many band members are not hard core soneros, there are some Charangeros veterans from Machado's band, Roig Sainz(Piano) and Karel Paez(Timbal), and some Timberos such as Raul Cabrera(Musical Direction), Pepitin(Vocals), and El Nin~o Chapottin(Trumpet).

However the combination ended up being, the sound is good, similar to Cubanoson and Adalberto Alvarez, with their goal being to emulate the sound of Arsenio.  The piano and tres montuneando in perfect sync and the percussion sound heavy.  The little sprinkle of Timba makes it sound different from the so many nostalgic sounding son bands.

The four singers provide variety, there are good solos, and overall great playing.  However while the singing was good, the lyrics themselves could have been a little bit deeper, at least in some tracks.  Additionally, while the brass sounded good the trombone was often following and/or playing the same notes as the three trumpets, causing the said trumpets to drown out it out at times.


title: Has potential, but needs more work

text:
The good:  Nick's hip-hop influenced vocal style is pretty original, as were most of his lyrics.  It reminds me a little of Tirso Duarte on Fin del Juego. His choice of a guiro instead of a banging cowbell, that is inserted into many of these bands who already have agressive drummers/timbaleros.  There is a flute on a few songs that spiced things up.

The bad: It is clear that the band is playing at a tempo which is beyond their ability, Timba does not need to be the death metal of latin music.  While the brass does a descent job, the pianist fails.  He learned to play very fast, but he ends being a one trick musician.  Doing the same thing over and over, track after track.

Good effort for a young artist, trying to put passion into his music.  But the control did not reach the level of passion.


title: Buena compilacion de salsa de NY y Puerto Rico

text:
Llamarlo NY Salsa Club no es exactamente correcto por el gran numero de temas de Puerto Rico.  Como esta compilacion es de Envidia se encuentran varios artistas de la disquera como Estacion Candela y Costa Brava, pero hay tambien otras orquestas como El Gran Combo y Spanish Harlem.  El sonido dominante aqui es el de la salsa gorda con arreglos que favorecen un uso solido de metales.

Las sorpresas que me lleve aqui fue de la alta calidad de grupos que no conocia, especificamente Costa Brava, Orquesta Mulenze, y Paquito Guzman.


title: Great singers have to battle a bad flute and silly violins

text:
The idea here was a modern Charanga with Trombones, similar to Los Van Van.

I wanted to love this album, but I cannot do it.  I listen to it because of the incredible voice of Tirso Duarte.  This man absolutely killed every song he sang on this one.  Michel Perez also sounds great on his songs.

But why did they have to screw up the Flute so badly.  It sounds like it was stuffed with garbage.  The violins sound silly also, but they could have worked if the flute would have sounded world class.

While I enjoyed it and if you are a fan of Tirso Duarte you will probably enjoy it, there are better offerings out there.


title: Maikel se ha copiado ha un album espectacular

text:
?Porque digo que se ha copiado?  Porque suena como si el hubiese cogido un poco de Manolito, un poco de Pupy, otro poquito de Los Van Van, etc.  Muchos de los coros riman con coros de ellos o de otros grupos.  Por ejemplo el coro "No te preocupes Chucho, que lo que traigo es mucho" tiene la misma acentuacion al coro de Los Van Van "Deja el arrebato, que aqui'ay Van Van pa'rato".

Pero para mi funciona.  Esto es timba fuerte, como me gusta a mi.  Su orquesta es de metales, pero tienen una flautista invitada que tambien a veces imita a la flauta de Los Van Van.  La ultima cancion, que es como un bolero-pop suena completamente fuera de lugar.  Pero las otra once son candela.

Me gusto mucho porque cogio esos aspectos de esas orquestas que ya me gustaban tanto.  Por lo tanto es bien probable que les guste mucho a los fanaticos de esas orquestas.  Parece que con esa estrategia molestaron a Cesar Pedroso, porque saco una cancion "Se parece a aquel" hablando de Maikel.


title: Muy buen balance, bueno a los veteranos y principiantes de timba

text:
La musica de Manolito es bien facil de escuchar.  El sabe poner los acentos en los lugares correctos, utilizando una increible combinacion de dos trompetas, dos trombones, un violin, un violoncelo, y de vez en cuando hasta una flauta.

Con toda esta instrumentacion mas la seccion de ritmo latino se podria crear algo demasiado fuerte, con demasiados sonidos al mismo tiempo.  Pero no, cada instrumento entra cuando tiene que entrar, y acentua lo que tiene que acentuar.  El sabor es tan bueno que hasta Andy Montañez canta canciones de Manolito (la ultima en este disco) cambiadas a su estilo.  Si acaso lo unico malo es que el tempo es muy similar en las diferentes canciones,  Podria haber mas variacion.


title: salsa, son, y jazz latino a estilo viejo

text:
Los musicos de esta produccion son veteranos fuertes.  Aqui estan combinados de forma en la cual no se habia visto antes.  Isaac Delgado, Andy Montañez, Chucho Valdez, NG la Banda, Giovanni Hidalgo, Tony Cala, varios vanvaneros, y otros mas.

Lo que no me gusto es que la produccion fue un poco conservativa.  Con tantos timberos espere mas timba con un sabor fuerte y despues escucho a  Isaac Delgado y Roberton cantando unas salsas suave.  Andy Montañez con Chucho Valdez tocan un danzon-salsa que fue directo al estilo de Andy, fabuloso.  La primera cancion con Jenny de Los Van Van, la unica timba del album, tambien increible.  Pero porque NG la Banda toco jazz, no me explico.

Desafortunadamente los Cubanos me decepcionaron, cambiando su estilo timbero agresivo en este album.  Por eso no puedo darle mas de 3 estrellas.  En cambio si a usted le gusta una salsa calmada y chevere con jazz latino este sera una buena adicion a su coleccion.


title: The Black Sheep of the Danzig Catalog

text:
I feel like this record gets a bad rap... yes, it's a very industrial-tinged album, but credit should be given whenever an artist tries something different. Too many bands stick to one sound and rerelease the same record over and over every 2 years and unless you're Motörhead, it's gonna get stale after a while. Every single Danzig album has something unique about it to separate it from the rest, and this one definitely stands out among the rest.

If you're a fan of industrial metal alá Antichrist Superstar era Manson, Broken/The Downward Spiral era NIN, and pretty much ANY era KMFDM, you will definitely enjoy this album. And whether you are or not, you will have to admit that what this album lacks in straightforward Danzig I-IV blues metal, it most definitely makes up for in straight up intensity... if you listen to this record LOUD like I do, you will feel the fury of these songs. Much like the Ramones, White (yes, WHITE not Rob) Zombie, and Motörhead, this is one of the few bands that become a completely different beast when played at full volume. You get such a different blast of intensity the louder it gets that it's almost like listening to a totally different band. And with this album in particular, the industrial groove really helps to intensify that feeling.

If the name "Danzig" wasn't attached to this, more metal fans would really dig this album, but way too many people are way too quick to dismiss it because it IS a Danzig record and the sound is very different than that of your average Danzig album. I'll admit that I was in that category the first time I heard it but I gave it another chance and went into it without any expectations and it really blew me away. I highly suggest any Danzig fan do the same.


title: Just sit and listen!

text: Nice quality.


title: A satisfied customer

text: Thanks for the fast delivery. Everything was just as expected. Being I was replacing it with the audio cassette that broke.


title: Imaginary Byrds Tribute!

text: This slightly rare 1989 compilation from UK's Imaginary Records is still one of the best "tribute" albums to one of Rock's great bands The Byrds. Featuring acts like The Moffs, The Mock Turtles, Giant Sand, Thin White Rope, Richard Thompson Clive Gregson & Christine Collister, The Baracudas, Dinosaur Jr. , Icicle Works and Nigel & the Crosses (featuring Robyn Hitchcock, Peter Buck and others) it is well worth seeking out. BONUS TRACKS on the CD are; Ladyfriend done by Static, I Knew I'd Want You done by Thin White Rope, All The Things done by Miracle Legion, Tribal Gathering done by The Primevals, and Hickory Wind done by Richard Thompson Clive Gregson & Christine Collister. If you can find this comp, find a way to get it if you can. You won't be sorry!


title: Listen without Prejudice

text: Many view this album as the point where Madonna ceased to be relevant.  After all, why would such a firmly entrenched pop star ever come out with a single like "Erotica" (and its accompanying video)?  Her previous hit had been "This Used to Be My Playground", a melancholy ballad that topped the charts.  Madonna's commercial savvy had been the stuff of legend - she always hit the latest sound, the latest pop vibe.  But "Erotica" was dark, much less obsessed with love than with anger.  And that's how it has been written off -  an underperforming attempt by an artist whose pop career was threatened by the rise of alternative rock.  For nearly every "Deeper and Deeper", there's a "Bye Bye Baby", some cheap pop trick.  If, though, you look at Madonna's peak year (1991, in my estimation), "Erotica" makes perfect sense.  She was sick of performing the same songs as nauseam, she was sick of her friends dying of AIDS, she was angry at a world which placed her in a little box where she was given permission to do what she wanted.  "Erotica" is a payback.  The bulk of the songs on the album reject the tiny space where she was allowed.  She doesn't want respect as much as she wants to feel.  Frankly, she is in complete sync with alternative music at this moment.  She doesn't want perpetual showwomanship.  Her titling of the album as "Erotica" is meant ironically.  Tragedy and exploitation are what she wants the public to know and, if it ignores her, to hell with them all.  On a musical level, "Erotica" is inconsistent - Madonna trying to express her rage and sound dignified enough to carry it at the same time.  She falters but not nearly as badly as some would have it (EW gave it a C+ at the time).  Once you give a deep listen to the most notable tracks on this album, you will see that she does not falter; instead, she rises above.


title: The Monster Club

text: December 2018, and I have just now, discovered Stevie, in Monster Club.  She knocks me out~!  Why she never achieved super stardom, with THAT Voice, is a mystery to me.  She has a dead-on, Grace Slick vibrato,  can scream like Robert Plant with the sensitivity of Ann Wilson.  Fifty bucks is a bit dismaying for this solo album,  but I will steel myself and get it, anyway.  I can only hope it will be re-mastered and given the attention it so rightly deserves.  PLEASE,,, Stevie,,,  get some people together, and release more great music~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!


This is an excellent cd.  Music is heavenly, but cdis  a little sparse on liner notes.  I have a few other LYRA cds, and unfortunately Amazon does not offer them.  The solos by Anna Makarenko are wonderful.  I would love to find that she has made a solo cd, and/or a dvd.  This music is out there and takes a little effort to find it.  Of course, they have some, (but not all) available at their appearances.  Check their website and do not miss them, if they are in your area.


title: Wonderful Live!~!~

text: If you have a chance to see them on tour,, do not miss it~!!~!~


title: A lost nugget

text:
Wow --- [...] bucks for a used vinyl?  Maybe they should just re-release on cd,,, better yet,,, surely they must have filmed this show at some point in it's run?
Love to find it on dvd.
Good tunes on this one, but the outstanding song is "Take Me Home With You" - Larry Paulette.  A smoky, last call song, reminiscent of "One for my baby", ( and one more for the road ).  That song is worth the price of the album.


title: A "Must Have" cd

text:
An amazing cd from an amazing lady~!

Grace begins where Judy Collins ends with a voice that is to-die-for.  Water Fire and Smoke never fails to send chills up and down my spine, and every song is a delight.

If there is ever a possibility to see Grace in concert, do not miss it.  She is truly a joy to behold.


title: Five Stars

text: Still love this album. Shipped promptly.


title: Well worth owing for the "West Side Story" that opens the CD.

text: Very good, but their first album will be hard to equal. But this is still highly recommended. Perhaps I dropped one star because of the last band on the CD - leave dead singers alone, and trios including one is just a little off-putting.


title: A Magnificent Experience

text:
"The Great Gatsby", The Metropolitan Opera - has been unavailable in Canada for years. Apparently the Met does not realize that people from Toronto do patronize it.  Ah, well, at last I have a copy of this magnificent recording....years after I first began to attempt to obtain it. It was worth the wait. I must admit that I am a little prejudiced in that I simply adore the voices of both Jerry Hadley and Dawn Upshaw. Hadley's sad death took one of the most beautiful tenors from us. And this is not his finest effort, simply because it is a live recording and there are bound to be moments with any singer where the note or pace is not spot on. But is is a splendid Gatsby that he gives us, more wistful than the movies have ever dared to present us with, and thus one that captures more of the tragedy of a man yearning for what he cannot have, and deluding himself that he can. Upshaw is in top form. I have never heard her in anything less than that.  Her Daisy captures the multifaceted character of Daisy better than even Fitzgerald himself. This is no pretty waif drifting through life; this Daisy pushes her way through it with great force, charming when she can, and manipulating mercilessly when charm and beauty fail. She is a Circe, a siren that destroys what she no longer cares for, no matter how she felt but minutes before.
Almost all of the rest of the cast are also superb, and the opera itself is a twentieth-twenty-first century masterpiece. It combines sweeping, majestic arias, perfectly captured bits of jazz and the type of songs popular at the time of the novel, and never once bringing them in conflict but letting them resonate against one another to add passion and depth.
The recording itself is beautifully clean and pure.The audience is mercifully kept out of it except at the end of each act, as it should be, but so seldom is.
The wait for me is over; the pleasure begins.


title: Poor printing quality, no extras. disappointed

text: Cheap paper and printing, pixelated, rip off


title: Virtuoso Performances on the Reproducing Piano

text:
I'll confess up front, as a young person I was a music major! Now, having cleared the air, you may better understand my appreciation of the performances of pianists like Rachmaninoff, Paderewski, Lhevinne, Schnabel and Cortot. Most of these names surfaced during my studies as just names in music history books although the music of Rachmaninoff did set him apart from the others.

Until a few years ago I was unaware of the reproducing piano; to the best of my memory, this instrument was never mentioned in any of my classes. Certainly none of the schools I attended had one of these technological marvels. The insert in this CD describes the Knabe Ampico B Reproducing Piano and tells how it is constructed so as to record the individual interpretations brought to each performance by the pianist.

Even if you're not interested in the technical aspects, I believe you may well be interested in the results; these performances are recorded with presence, drama, and beauty!

They have amazing piano presence; I've mentioned in some of my other reviews of the reproducing piano how the full range of the piano keyboard is very convincingly recorded. The low bass strings have a full richness of sound which so often seems marginalized on other recordings, and I mean newer digital or analog recordings. I've commented to my wife on more than one occasion how easy it is to close one's eyes and imagine the piano at the other end of the room.

What I'm saying, I suppose, is these recordings provide an excellent source for the playback of great piano sound performed by pianists of real historical significance. The sound quality you experience with your system will necessarily depend on the quality of your system. If, however, you have a love of music, and piano music in particular, you will greatly benefit by adding these reproducing piano recordings to your collection.


title: Thunderous Symphonies and Demonic Vocals

text: Whoa, Lorna Shore has released one of the best metal albums of the year. I am not really shocked by this, because they have been on the up for the past several years. Will Ramos is a beast of vocalist, and he is doing a fantastic job of giving this band the exposure that it needs. Onto the music itself. Its fantastic blackened, symphonic, deathcore. It has thunderous symphonies and demonic vocals. But what’s very intriguing is that some songs are quite bleak, others are quite up lifting.  Give this album a shot and you will be impressed.


title: Brutal Death-Doom Perfection

text: Asphyx are a metal band that have been around for a while and released many albums. While some bands in that category become tired and phone it in later in their career, these guys sound as brutal as ever. This album is placed firmly in the Death-Doom genre. Meaning slow sinister riffs, dark atmosphere, brutal lyrics, and awesome vocals. There degree of brutal professionalism on display here and the production is near perfect. Already a contender for Metal album of the year (its only January!!!!). In any case, buy this album today.


title: Danzig Goes Industrial

text: Back in the mid 90s Danzig went through an industrial metal phase. Its not the best thing that he released, but its still a really good album. This is really a product of the time and does a complete 180 to what fans expected at the time. At the same time, it got a lot of hate because it sounded nothing like he released before. I can never fault an artist for going out of their comfort zone and releasing something different. If your fan of Danzig, you may like this or you may hate this. However, if your willing to give this a chance, it 's a really good 90s industrial metal album in the vein of Antichrist Superstar era Manson or Ministry.


title: Loud

text: Loud


title: Loud loud loud

text: Threw it out


title: Five Stars

text: We love ALL of Chris Lizottes music!


title: Nice r&b Christmas music.

text: A little too pricey for my taste.


title: EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR... THANKS!

text: great price... very good quality.


title: El menaje de Dios.

text: Este cuarteto es mi favorito al igual Oakridge Boys; es el tipo de música que me agrada escuchar...enriquece mi alma.


title: Five Stars

text: Great music for those romantic evenings!


title: What a voice!

text: This album is a feast for your ears!  Dee Bell's voice is gorgeous.  Her mellifluous music washes over you, transporting you to a shady spot under an umbrella on a Brazilian beach.


title: Great CDs

text: Love all his music!


title: How to correct the bogus song titles and tags if you rip this CD to your computer.

text:
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Another thing on the aggravation factor with this album and what to do about it:

This is after correcting all of the wrong information as described in the original post on how to rename the files and tags after ripping this two CD set, Enya's Greatest Hits.

I went to play the first song, and while it was playing Windows Media Player changed all the corrected information on the rest of the tracks back to the original bogus information it downloaded from wherever it gets its information on the CDs.

Note: I KID YOU NOT!!!!

It did this twice.

So, I first went offline, so WMP couldn't connect to the internet.

Then I deleted all the bogusly renamed tracks, and restored from the tracks from the backup on the flash drive (for the third time).

Then highlighted all the songs, right clicked on any one of them, clicked on Properties, and changed them to 'Read Only'

Then did it for the backup on the flash drive.

Plus zipped each CD folder with WinZip, than encrypted it with 256-bit encryption, and left it on the D-Drive in the Enya folder so an immediate restore can be done if needed.

It might be that we have to go offline to prevent WMP from going out and finding the wrong information and renaming all of the files to the incorrect information (again)!

So far though the change to 'Read Only' seems to have thwarted Windows Media Player from changing all of the information back again.

So: as soon as you get everything renamed to your satisfaction, highlight all of the tracks (click on the first track, hold down the Shift key, then click on the last track), and then right click on any of the highlighted tracks, click on Properties (and click on the General tab if it is not already selected), then click on the box for 'Read Only', then Apply, then OK.

They should now all be read-only, and that should prevent Windows Media Player from going in and changing the information back when you go to play some of the songs.

But just in case, you should also make a back-up to a flash drive, or even a 'computer readable' CD or DVD!
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To rip to mp3 `Enya Greatest Hits', 2-CD set, using Windows Media Player, or whatever (at least for Windows 7 and before: I don't know about Windows 8):
Note that this pair of disks rip with the most wrong information I have EVER seen!
It took me about three hours to come up with these directions and the track list, and about 45 minutes to correct the track names and five tags per track. So this posting should save anyone that buys these CD's and rips them to their computer all that first part of the work. I got the correct track list from Amazon and other online sites, and off the disks themselves, and the back of the jewel box.
First off, both CD's rip as disk 2!
So, rip disk 1 first, and rename it something like: Enya - Greatest Hits disc 1
Then rip disk 2, and rename it something like: Enya - Greatest Hits disc 2
Then, take care of the worst problem: All disk 1 tracks have the same name, and that name is in Russian. All disk 2 tracks are in English, but only have only one word out of the title, or even only part of one word.
So, using one of the two lists below, copy and paste the correct track name over the bogus one that the rip program supplied. You do this by highlighting the track name you want in blue, then Ctrl-C for copy, then highlight the bogus track name in blue, then use Ctrl-V for paste. Then hit Enter it make it take the new name, or just click on the next track.
HOWEVER: The first thing is to bring up the folder in Windows Explorer, AND THEN SORT BY TRACK NUMBER, FROM SMALLEST TO LARGEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not kidding - everything else in the title and the tags can be wrong (and mostly is), but the track number is taken straight from the disk itself. So, FIRST SORT BY TRACK NUMBER!!!! If the track number is not showing, then widen the window out, shrink or turn off some of the other entries if necessary, and even the preview pane. If it still doesn't show, then right-click in the empty section just to the right of the last column title, and it will bring down a list of what is displayed, and additional items that you can choose to display. The track number is shown as "#", and it might be near the top of the list with the most used items, or it might be way down the list where `number' would be. Once you put a check in the box, and it is showing along with stuff like `Name', `Contributing Artist', etc., click on it until the tracks are sorted, starting with track one through to the last track.
Then do the Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V to copy the correct track name over the bogus one.
Next, if you really want to, correct the five bogus tags!
The first, and longest one to do, since each track has its own title, is the Title of the song.
I highly recommend that you bring up the Title list if it is not showing, but don't sort on it, just like you brought up the `#' column. This way you can see if Windows actually renamed the title in the tag or not.
If you click on a track, it should display all of the tags at the bottom of Windows Explorer. Then you do the Ctrl-C thing to copy just the Title of the song, then click on the bogus title in the box labeled `Title'. Don't click on `Title', but the incorrect title itself. It should turn blue, then do the Ctrl-V thing to paste over it, AND THEN HIT `ENTER'. If you just click somewhere else, it reverts back to the original incorrect title. All of the other tags are much easier, as the Album Artist, Contributing Artist, Genre, and Album Name are all the same for each album.
HOWEVER, the Contributing Artist is tricky: its default is to add another artist, not replace the bogus one. SO, just click on the incorrect artist a second time, and then it changes over to `replace', and do the Ctrl-V and Enter as usual.
Please let me know of any errors and I will correct the post.
I couldn't check most of the tracks by playing them and comparing them to the title as to whether they are correct, BECAUSE I am unfamiliar with most of the tracks, AND I have to admit, I can't make out enough of the words on the song to tell if it goes with the track name or not! So, again, I relied on the Amazon list, and the jewel box and CD lists.

Track List - Disc 1:

1-01 May It Be
1-02 Only Time
1-03 Trains And Winter Rains
1-04 It's In The Rain
1-05 Orinoco Flow
1-06 Storms In Africa
1-07 Caribbean Blue
1-08 Book Of Days
1-09 The River Sings
1-10 White Is In The Winter Night
1-11 Anywhere Is
1-12 Only If
1-13 The Celts
1-14 Amarantine
1-15 China Roses
1-16 One By One
1-17 Shepherd Moons
1-18 Watermark
1-19 Paint The Sky With Stars
1-20 On My Way Home
1-21 A Day Without Rain
1-22 The Memory Of Trees

Track List - Disc 2:

2-01 The Sun In The Stream
2-02 Song Of The Sandman (Lullaby)
2-03 Exile
2-04 Triad-St. Patrick-Cu Chulainn-Oisin
2-05 Wild Child
2-06 Water Shows The Hidden Heart
2-07 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
2-08 How Can I Keep From Singing
2-09 Lazy Days
2-10 My! My! Time Flies!
2-11 Long Long Journey
2-12 Ebudae
2-13 Lothlorien
2-14 Isobella
2-15 Flora's Secret
2-16 Sumiregusa
2-17 Marble Halls
2-18 Fallen Embers
2-19 After Ventus
2-20 Angeles
2-21 Tempus Vernum
2-22 Boadicea

Track List - Disc 1:

May It Be - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-01
Only Time - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-02
Trains And Winter Rains - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-03
It's In The Rain - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-04
Orinoco Flow - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-05
Storms In Africa - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-06
Caribbean Blue - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-07
Book Of Days - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-08
The River Sings - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-09
White Is In The Winter Night - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-10
Anywhere Is - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-11
Only If - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-12
The Celts - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-13
Amarantine - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-14
China Roses - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-15
One By One - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-16
Shepherd Moons - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-17
Watermark - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-18
Paint The Sky With Stars - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-19
On My Way Home - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-20
A Day Without Rain - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-21
The Memory Of Trees - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 1-22

Track List - Disc 2:

The Sun In The Stream - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-01
Song Of The Sandman (Lullaby) - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-02
Exile - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-03
Triad-St. Patrick, Cu Chulainn, Oisin - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-04
Wild Child - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-05
Water Shows The Hidden Heart - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-06
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-07
How Can I Keep From Singing - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-08
Lazy Days - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-09
My! My! Time Flies! - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-10
Long Long Journey - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-11
Ebudae - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-12
Lothlorien - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-13
Isobella - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-14
Flora's Secret - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-15
Sumiregusa - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-16
Marble Halls - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-17
Fallen Embers - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-18
After Ventus - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-19
Angeles - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-20
Tempus Vernum - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-21
Boadicea - Enya - Greatest Hits - Disk 2-22


title: Music

text: CD was not up to par...quite poor in fact!  Unfortunately the music was very good.  I've known this group for 40 years and I love their music.  Too bad the recording was poor.


title: Still worth buying!!

text: I was sorely missing the Moody Blues as it was one group that I failed to reclaim on CD. I read a lot of reviews on just about every Moody Blues CDs and they all had poor sound quality in common.  This CD  seem to have the least complaints about sound quality. However, the sound quality is not good on this CD either. I didn't see any remastered CDs and I think that is the major priblem. Although I love the tracks and am glad I bought it, if you will only accept good sound quality, this CD is not for you.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome


title: Outrageous, Unique, and Disturbing

text: This recording deserves a special Grammy award -- it is both disturbing and hilarious at the same time.  The surreptitiously recorded rantings of two roommates in San Francisco (one gay, one straight, both drunk) is full of profanity and painful historical references ("I am not saying that Hitler was right... but") that deserve a listen in total privacy.  I am not kidding -- make sure that no children, spouses, co-workers, or witnesses of any kind are in the vicinity when you play this baby...


title: Easy to find a CD from the 80's.

text: Filling out my Neil Young collection... Glad Amazon has a wide selection.


title: Great collection

text: Best way to get the hits at a very good price


title: Five Stars

text: Classic Dead


title: amazing quality

text: Couldn't find this anywhere-Amazon to the rescue!


title: Good list of their songs

text: I heard songs I haven't heard before great collection


title: BTS

text: Original repackage of Wings with Spring Day and Not Today.


title: BTS

text: Great mini album. Comes with a poster and postcards.


title: BTS

text: Great mini album!


title: Disco Fever

text: Everything exactly as pictured and / or described.  Good Quality - brings back the memories.  Well worth the price.<br />Good purchase.


title: Memories

text: I had this on tape cassette. It was time for an upgrade.


title: Standard repertoire played very well.

text: Julius Baker demonstrates why he was known as a virtuoso.  The compositions are mostly well-known from the standard repertoire.


title: My fab

text: The best


title: Disc (used) arrived good shape; the classic Jethro Tull tunes get the ...

text: Disc (used) arrived good shape; the classic Jethro Tull tunes get the full (less liveley than original) London symphonic treatment.


title: Jonas Kaufmann Steals the Show

text:
First of all, this is a DVD of the 2006 Covent Garden Opera production, not a CD, and it is a very good production.

Some critics contend that the main character in the story is not Carmen but is Don Jose, the young, impressionable soldier who becomes obsessed with the mesmerizing gypsy, who takes full advantage of this, and his life gradually descends into chaos as a result.  They couldn't have cast a better Don Jose than German tenor Jonas Kaufmann, whose acting is as good as his singing.  The unusual opening tableau shows Don Jose in prison awaiting execution, and everything that follows is an extended flashback, something not in the libretto but is taken from Prosper Merimee's 1845 novella on which the opera is based. When we meet Don Jose, he is a uniformed soldier, but as the story progresses, his clothing and hair become more and more disheveled, reflecting his state of mind as he goes from soldier to deserter to murderer.

Italian mezzo-soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci is terrific as Carmen, and she holds her own against the star tenor of our time and against the intimidating legacy of many divas who have sung Carmen in years past.  What I especially like about this production is that, unlike in many productions, both of the leads actually look like what their characters are supposed to look like; they are actually the right age and know how to act as well as sing their parts.  She is clearly dressed as a gypsy who uses her sexual appeal as a means of control.  There is no real love here; she is very controlling and will say and do anything to get what she wants, while he has no moral compass and lets himself become obsessed with her despite pleadings from the sweet young girl from home Micaela, who also looks like a young country girl in her late teens or early twenties, as the role is written.

The Royal Opera orchestra is wonderful, and the children's chorus is terrific.  The only thing I disliked is the occasional spoken dialogue (which was the way Bizet originally wrote the opera and how it was first performed).  Shortly before his untimely death Bizet contracted with his friend Ernest Guiraud to write recitatives to replace all spoken dialogue, as requested by the Vienna Opera for the first production of Carmen outside France.  Some productions have the recitatives with no spoken dialogue, some have a mix of spoken with a few recitatives, and some adhere to the original format.  I personally find it jarring to suddenly hear a character speaking when everyone has been singing everything for the last 20 minutes, but that's just a personal preference.


title: Loved the songs

text: Loved the music


title: Quirky songs and interesting music

text: Very quirky songs with powerful vocals by lyricist and author John Shirley. Backed by interesting music that runs the gamut from heavy metal (Vampire) to rock (Ten Strippers) to experimental (Where Was God?) I especially like Where Was God, which is more of a poetry-slam type performance that seethes with rage and pain.


title: The brasses fall short.

text: While the strings of the USSR Symphony, sometimes referred to as USSR State or Academic Symphony Orchestra were probably  similar in quality to the great European orchestras, the brasses emphatically were not. There are multiple intonation problems and 'fluffed' notes, in the opening and final movements particularly. The sound quality is OK, though with spots of glare as were often present in early digital recordings (I don't recall whether the label said ADD or digital<br />on this particular CD). Listen to the Karajan Vienna recording of this symphony; I believe you'll find it superior to this one in every respect.


title: Majestic performances.

text: This is a welcome Japanese reissue of, with the exception of the 5th, recordings which were either extremely expensive or impossible to find. Sinopoli does choose a slower than usual tempo in many places, but the music doesn't drag, and the Dresden orchestra plays beautifully. The sound is very good with occasional early-digital harshness. I felt that the 4th and 8th symphonies were particularly good, but enjoyed all 6 symphonies. It's amazing how much better these are than the Eugen Jochum Dresden recordings of the Bruckner symphonies. It's a shame Sinopoli didn't record the remaining (0,1,2,6) symphonies as well.


title: Outstanding Bruckner

text: Takashi Asahina (1908-2001), founder and long-time conductor of the Osaka Philharmonic, apparently became interested in the symphonies of Bruckner after meeting Wilhelm Furtwangler in the early 1950's. I believe he recorded the symphonies three times. The most recent of these are the early 1990's recordings included in this set. My only criticism applies to the 6th symphony, which sounds somewhat muddled at some points, especially in the opening movement. For the rest, the sound quality, playing and interpretations are first-rate. I would rate this set ahead of Wand or either Jochum cycle (both supposed Bruckner experts), and close to Karajan, my current favorite of the complete cycles. Also worthy of praise are Maazel, Eichorn (completed after his death by his colleague Martin Sieghart) and Inbal. As always, it's possible to do better, by collecting individual releases, but I'm not sure an ideal recording of the weak link here, the 6th, exists. Perhaps Klemperer<br />or Karajan, if any, would fill the bill.


title: Worthwhile, especially for the early symphonies.

text:
I wasn't familiar with the Budapest Symphony or conductor Tamas Vasary until I heard these recording, live performances from around 1995-6. The execution is excellent, especially  for live recordings, the acoustics slightly reverberant but not noticably so and the audience nearly silent except for the unfortunate applause
at the end of each symphony. Symphonies 8 and 9 have a number of recordings by better known orchestras and conductors which are better than these. Symphonies 1-6
sound fresher and livelier here than in any of the more than 20 other recordings I've heard previously. Some feel that these are 'immature' works, but although they were written for private performance while Schubert was in his teens/early twenties
I think they hold up very well next to any of the symphonies of the same time period except perhaps Beethoven's and the last 4 of Mozart.


title: Probably the first complete recording of the Sibelius symphonies.

text: These recordings were made in 1952-3, with the lps released on the Mercury label, at least in the U.S. Although they are mono the sound is fine except for oversaturation of the tape at a couple of climaxes. The tempos are generally somewhat slower than today's norm, but the music still flows beautifully. Sixten Ehrling was encouraged/mentored by Karl Bohm, but thankfully doesn't emulate him<br />interpretively. It's instructive to listen to these next to the recent Sibelius recordings by the same orchestra, conducted by Ashkenazy. The new recordings of course sound worlds better (SACD, but the interpretation is far superior on the older ones. Well worth a listen.


title: Pretty inconsequential

text:
As a great fan of the Strawbs, I purchased the original Hudson-Ford and Dave Cousins
lps as soon as they appeared, and have retained them and a number of other lps simply because they were never issued on cd. As much mediocre stuff as HAS returned, when something HASN'T there must be a reason. Other than contractual
problems, the reason is usually that the material is pretty thin. Indeed, there are about 5-6 songs worth listening to on the three albums combined, and none of them come close to Hudson and Ford's compositions on the Strawbs' 'Bursting' and 'Grave
New World' albums. Dave Cousins' "Suddenly Last Summer" is no great find either.
If you like the genre, stick to the Strawbs reissues; the notes by Dave Cousins are especially enlightening. It's also difficult but possible to find a DVD of their
"Grave New World" movie which is a real 'blast from the past'.


title: Kubelik, a conductor not usually associated with Bruckner.

text: This early 1980's recording of Bruckner's 4th symphony by the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/Rafael Kubelik came and went quickly, as did many of Kubelik's recordings, unfortunately. I would imagine that the conductor is best remembered in the U.S. for recording Dvorak, Janacek, and various 20th century composers. Actually, he produced a variety of very good recordings including Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, and as I discovered recently, Bruckner. There are plenty of good-to-great recordings of this symphony, and I would have to put this one in the merely good category. The sound and orchestral playing are excellent, but I think the tempos could be quicker generally, and the emotional temperature raised a few degrees. On the other hand, I prefer this one to either of Jochum's (a supposed Bruckner specialist) recordings, or to Bohm's somewhat acclaimed 1970's recording.


title: We'll never have to struggle to teach you what you're already supposed to know...

text: I saw these guys live at a local music venue and fell in love. That night I purchased Lessons In Trust and it quickly shot up to my top 3 CD's. I can't get enough of the album and it's been months since that first show. I've seen them twice since and look foward to seeing them many many more times. The album is fantastic. The best part of Pandemic is what they write about, it's real, true everyday life...I often tell people that this CD is the sound track to my life. Any purchaser will not be disappointed.


title: Disappointed

text: I wanted  a quality performances of "you never can tell", there are much better recordings on utube of Emmylovu and the Hot Band.


title: Excellent condition

text: I have a happy teenager that is loving his LP collections.


title: Get truly lost in the moment...

text: Amazing  artist & songwriting genius.I truly get lost in the experience. The composition of her music is just beautiful. She just  knows how to explain everything emotionally through her music and lyrics. The piano and her voice just meld perfectly. A must have. I bought both albums and can't wait for the next release!


title: Great worship CD.

text: Love this worship CD. Listen to it alot.


title: Nostalgic music!

text: A gift for my husband who loves listening to music from “way back when”!  He loves the album.


title: Great memories

text: Got this for my husband who says it brought back lots of memories. A few songs “night club style” but he loved all 3 CDs.


title: Five Stars

text: Enjoyed listening to Darlene Love sing


I have "Forever Changes" on vinyl, cassette, the first CD issue, "Forever Changes" on the Love Story 2CD collection, and now on this CD with added songs & excellent album notes. So I have 5 copies of this one album.This is my all time favorite album by a group that most people never heard of. This is a classic!!! I have listened to "Forever Changes" every year for almost 50 years. I can't say that about any other album I own.


title: Never Gets Old!!!!

text: Great Music!!!! Great Memories!!!!


title: This is a Great CD!!

text: It seems to get better every time I listen to it!!


title: A strong contender with a few buts

text:
Bach never got to perform this work and it is unlikely he ever achieved a performance of his other complex works that expressed everything he knew to be in the music. As listeners we have it better than he did.
  This version has received the highest praise possible and I therefore came to it with high expectations. There are many excellent things here, but it just has to be said outright that no version with just single or duplicated voices I have heard, and I have owned a few, has been able to avoid balance problems in the more extroverted pieces.  I fully appreciate how the scaled down approach has helped realize chamber-like, contemplative aspects, affects, and textures where a discernible individuality of voices is appropriate.
  Sure, Mortensen does well in the extrovert numbers, he uses ripieno singers, everyone gives their all, but I still have the feeling of an uneven match: the trumpets and drums, in spite of being set back in the acoustic, just manage to present a majesty of sound that the voices can’t equal. It is not a matter of being able to hear the parts, it is a matter of whether the voices can project the same sense of grandeur or universality as the instrumental forces. I am not saying this for ideological reasons, I am reacting to a perceived incongruity.

I also noted some acoustical problems (I have picky ears).
  I do not find that the sound stage is particularly well sorted. It is narrow and deep, trumpets and drums being set back, while soloists and orchestra are a bit huddled together in front. This complex music is therefore originating from a constricted space, compared to the lay-out of other recordings.
- In addition, the effect of the added ripieno singers is not fully convincing, as it adds some ambiguity as to where each voice is coming from. So we get neither the currently much craved single point source transparency of one voice to a part, nor the firm anchoring of a chorus.
- This is the best I can do to explain why it feels like my brain is having to work harder to clarify the represented space.

 I concur with others that this is a performance at a very high level. Still I was surprised to note occasional signs of stress and struggle, that made me appreciate how difficult this music still is for performers, particularly at the speeds now favored.

 After years of trying to convince myself otherwise, I have finally concluded that, at least in recordings, this music cries out for a chorus when it comes to more impersonal counterpoint, referencing a larger humanity and bringing out the exuberant and celebratory aspects (clue: three trumpets and drums involved) . As far as transparency is concerned, the case is not as clearly in the minimalist favor as some would have it. The difference is between hearing stands anchored in more mass, versus in ’here-am-I’ point sources. The biggest determination of how well things are heard, may be up to the sound engineers.
 I admire this version, to be sure,  for its obvious dedication and fine musicianship.


title: Best music from Kpop in 2019

text: Psycho alone made this album highly enjoyable playing it over and over


title: Nicely done

text: Arrived in great shape.  Older picture discs are of poorer audio quality but make for a fun gift.  Great wall art.


title: Think….. Blues, Pink Floyd…..

text: Otis Taylor….wow what a cd!!


title: she looks better than she sings

text:
And I was hoping she was a lot better looking.  I read a few reviews of her figuring that since she's supposedly super popular her cds would be decent.

One or two catchy songs, but that's it.  Her singing is mediocre, at best.


title: What this is.

text: This 3 CD set consists of radio broadcasts of 2 very different shows from 2 also very different concert tours, both of which I attended. The first 2 CDs from this set were recorded at MSG in New York City around the year of 1996. The show I was at was in Charlotte around the same time. The Who were touring the complete version of Quadrophenia for the first time. Their first Quad tour in 1973 (which I saw in Atlanta) was pretty much a disaster. This 1996-1997 outing was quite well done. Townshend played mostly acoustically, though lessened the impact considerably. The third CD is from their first tour after Moon died, which I saw in Raleigh in 1979-80? Not such a good concert, which included several songs from the Who Are You album and a dreadful attempt at I Can See For Miles, all of which are included here. I have both these shows on old bootlegs, but could find no descriptions of this set anywhere. I don't recommend this to casual fans; collectors, it's up to you. Sound quality is good but not great. Hope this helps any Who fans.


title: BEST FIDDLER I'VE EVER SEEN

text:
This album is the only available cd of Ryan's that you can buy at this time, and it is very good. But seeing
him live is the ticket. I was lucky to see him play in front of 100 inebriated Norwegians at the North Sea
Festival in Farsund in August '19. In an old wooden storage building by the public dock on a Saturday night.
There was a bar in the room. Ryan's set was delayed an hour. An Additional hour for the Norwegians to drink.
So the crowd was boisterous by the time Ryan and Jen Butterworth (guitar) started to play. They played track #8
from the above cd. The tune starts very slow. And the Norwegians kept chatting away. When Ryan hit the harmonic notes
about a minute in, their ears perked up, and shortly thereafter when the 2nd tune's tempo picked up speed, he held
this room full of Norwegians spellbound for the duration of his 45 minute set. I spoke to him afterward, he's a fine young
man of 27 and has been playing fiddle since he was a lad of 10. Check out YOUTUBE for some videos of this supremely talented musician.
When Ryan finished that first tune (#8), my Norwegian friend leaned over and asked if I thought this kid was any good. I think the tears of joy in my eyes answered his question, but I still replied "yes, he's really, really, good".


title: BUY THIS FOR THE 1ST THREE TUNES

text: I agree this was the band at the ultimate peak in playing together. Rarely do two guitars players mesh the way Duncan and Cippolina do in late 1968. Only four of the 6 tunes here are live. The first three sound like they're from the same gig that produced the Happy Trails album, but here you get to hear the complete tunes before Capitol Records edited them. Duncan's guitar sounds great in the right channel ( he truly was a very good player, both rhythm and lead) but Cippolina's guitar sounds like an echo.  Five stars for the music. Three for the recording. The fourth tune is also live but does not sound like it was recorded at a different venue than the previous three. The 5th tune sounds like a rough rehearsal recording of a tune I've never seen on any of their other releases.The 6th tune, "Stand By Me" also sounds like a rehearsal recording, but, if I'm not mistaken, Dino Valente is the singer, so it couldn't be from 1968.<br />I would buy this cd just for the 15 minute "Smoke Stack Lightning" - bass & drums in the center, Cippolina  on the left, Duncan on the right. Guitar player bliss!


title: CD GREAT / DVD ?????

text: Great to hear these old boys have a good time playing the favorites again, and soounding better than ever - I say HEAR, because my dvd player wouldn't play the dvd disc in this set - after I ran it through the computer, changing it to region 4 (Australia), I got the video portion, BUT, with NO SOUND. The boys looked great iin their hand-made glowinthedark suits and the various stage backdrops and lighting were stunning. The audio disc is five star quality.<br />WARNING to potential buyers, the video disc may not work on your equipment.


title: HAS MOMENTS BUT DISAPPOINTING

text:
I've followed Moby Grape (of which Peter Lewis was an important
member) since '67. i've collected Skip Spence's OAR release, and even
one very good blues/rock release from Jerry Miller. I ordered
this one as an import when i heard about it; i always thought
Peter Lewis' songs were the most thought -provoking in the Grape's
songbook, and his fingerpicking guitar style was a good complement to Jerry's blues licks and Skip's slash and burn chords. But this album is a casualty of over-done and mis-guided
production; the goofy synth effects and sugary male backround vocals  really sink this disc. the songs are pleasant enough. And
Peter's high tenor is as smooth and distinctive as ever, but i feel that type of voice needs balancing with gritty, earthy, instrumentation, (unless the intention is Sinatra crooning)
not 80's style glistening Eagles-style pop sheeny new-agey dross.
It's a case where even though i really wanted to like this album,
especially at the import price, i truly felt disappointed in the end. this one is only for the diehard Moby Grape fans, who have to own everything connected to the band.


title: "Come And Worship The Lord"

text:
If you're old enough to remember the Hippie Movement in the mid to late `70's you may also remember the massive rebirth in evangelical Christianity that took place simultaneously. This reawakening within Christendom was particularly noticeable in Southern California and the west coast in general. However when most people reflect on this spiritual revival they tend to remember this as purely a Protestant movement and forget that it was also a time of Catholic revitalization as well.

Ask any active Catholic who was one of the major musical and spiritual forces not only during those early years but also stands as the most well known and respected Catholic songwriter and musician in the last forty years and chances are the name you'll hear is John Michael Talbot. This secular Franciscan possesses the voice of an angel and an undeniable spirituality to match that has blessed audiences of all ages with his devotional songs that are by in large based on scripture or words and writings of Catholic saints down through the ages. He has released well over 30 or more albums / CD's (I'll count them all later) but until now nothing on DVD where you can not only hear but see this consummate artist and pilgrim for yourself.

This is a tremendous DVD featuring John Michael Talbot in a one hour concert that is sure to please his multitude of old fans and gain him many new ones. The production values are superb, the camera work is up close and personal and the music (dare I say it?) heavenly. However if you're not open to hearing the Christian message this may not be to your liking. John's music is an extension of his Catholic ministry and he shares his faith profusely between numbers so beware.

`John Michael Talbot Live In Concert' is a must for every Catholic who loves devotional music.


title: "Hidden Treasure"  ~  Smooth Jazz From A Very Lovely Lady

text: The first track on this -9 track- CD is titled, 'Hidden Treasure.' Most appropriate beginning for this wonderful and enjoyable collection of smooth jazz by the very lovely and talented violinist Sonya Robinson on her debut album/CD self titled, 'Sonya.' Released in '87 and now long OOP and extremely hard to find, I can't help but wonder why this little gem hasn't been re-issued.