title: Truly A Rare Find!

text:
Years ago, I heard the Bernard Edwards had a record out and I bought it.  I'm a hardcore Chic fan and love everything they've ever done!

Years later, I started collecting the CD versions of their music plus other music from that era.  I thought it would be impossible to find this one ANYwhere.  It appeared on the CDNow website and I put it on my Wish List.  It was unavailable at the time.  My patience was rewarded a little more than two years later when a second party had a copy available.  Naturally, I pounced on the opportunity!

The CD was delivered in EXCELLENT condition - cover and all.  It even has the lyrics printed in Japanese and English!  There also appears to be some other notes in the cover booklet (Japanese).

My favorite cut on this set is "Don't Do Me Wrong".  It's typical of Chic written/produced music, although I wondered why the lead vocals were done by a woman instead of...say...Bernard himself.  Oh well.  The woman sounds like one of the Chic lead vocalists - even though she wasn't.  It's a beautiful song devoid of the electronica that was emerging on the music scene at that time (some of which is present on this set).  "Your Love Is Good To Me" is another song that caught my attention.  The incomparable Luther Vandross is listed as one of the backup singers and you can hear his voice throughout the track.

"You Don't Know Me" is the third song - a breezy tune showcasing Bernard's voice.  He's no Luther, but his delivery does the song justice.  He does better than a lot of today's singers.

I also like his rendition of "You Really Got A Hold of Me".  Again, you can hear Luther in the background.

Mr. Edwards' musical legacy and his contributions to the music industry are numerous and had a great impact on many artists.  It's sad that he's no longer with us.  He's up (out) there with Luther and Chic drummer Tony Thompson beltin' 'em out!


title: You REALLY had to BE THERE to TRULY enjoy it!

text:
I have yet to purchase the CD -- but I will and soon!
I'm sure it'll be great, but I can say that I was THERE at Kennerly Temple when it was recorded!  I love to hear Eastern Missouri sing; their harmony is tight.  They work hard at what they do.  They could sing "Mary Had A Little Lamb" and it'd sound good.  Petey's organizational skills for this CD are top notch given the fact that it was a first for EMMC, and the musicians were THE BEST!  The whole session went smoothly from beginning to end.
Kennerly Temple was a GREAT venue for the recording (except for the lighting) -- especially from the balcony.  The BEST way to experience THIS choir is to hear them LIVE!  When is the NEXT recording?


title: An Awesome CD, from beginning to end

text: Ive had this CD for about a year now, but just started listening to it and I didnt know what I was missing. This CD is awesome.  Im currently listening to it while working out everyday. Its 64 minutes long, and by time I start with the smooth How many times, to the mellow "Boston", Ive got my workout in.  My favorite jams on this cd are back then, Outrun the sky, Better and better, and Stronger, but the whole cd is just awesome as can be.  Lalah shouldnt wait ten years between solo albums again.  Im going to pull out the first Lalah Hathaway tonight, featuring the jam Heaven Knows.....


title: she is one and only Asia's Songbird  who conquered the world'd entertainment scene

text: This AAV that she made for her fans was one of the best project she have done. I just love all the songs and actually I can relate on each of the songs and the way she sang it, it's really amazing. Her vocal range soars higher than any other bird out there hahaha.... Great work


title: What a wonderful surprise!

text: Hearing Harmonia Mundi's great new recording of Salieri's 'La scoula de' gelosi' made me a Salieri fan. I purchaed the Chandos 'Falstaff' a long time ago and didn't care for it. This recording is a revalation. Premiered in 1799, the growth in Salieri's skills since 1778's 'La scoula' is very evident. This recording is far better than its Chandos counterpart. Very well sung, conducted, and played. You can tell the influences of Mozart's 'Le nozze di Figaro' on this work. Truly marvelous.


title: The Pierre Sisters are pleasantly unique

text:
I Give you Praise is definitely one of my all time favorite abulms by one of my favorite bands. The Production isn't industry standard but is still enjoyable. New Begining, I Will Sing To The Lord, Call Him, Worthy, IGYP and Comming Agin are the standout tracks. The other songs are well... boring, however "I will be With You" is a fantastic song from a songwriting perspective.

5/5


title: "So Real" Is Very Spunky

text: Yes.  I was disappointed when I discovered that the single, "So Real", was only going to be released in Australia.  It's a good Pop song & is the title-track of Mandy's first CD.  The lyrics are cute (even though they are corny at the same time) & are catchy to mainly pre-teens & younger teens.  However, it's easy to tell they're written by adults.  Even though Mandy's voice is full of youth in this song, it showed her explosive talent.  Beautiful tune & amazing harmonies & adlibs.


title: A Great CD Single

text: "Crush" was the second single from Mandy Moore's official second album...the gold-certified, "Mandy Moore" (which, by the way, is a good CD).  I was lucky enough to purchase this CD single from this company & I do enjoy it quite well.  There are four snippets of songs from the sophomore disc; including Moore's zesty & spiritual "Saturate Me" & the acoustic sensation "When I Talk To You" (which is an incredibly emotional track & co-written by Mandy).  I do feel that the original version of "Crush" is okay.  But, the radio remix of it is MUCH better if you'd ask me.  You can find that on the "NOW...That's What I Call Music! (Volume 8).


title: The Best Band From South Africa

text: This CD as well as All Comes Round and Here's To You are amazing CD's. Amwesome punk/soft rock... completely unique!! A MUST BUY.


title: BEAUTIFUL, SOULFUL MUSIC

text: VERY SOOTHING AND UPLIFTING


title: Best Live Eagles Experience caught on CD!

text: Favorite Live Recording that I own to date. Like a few other reviewers I was apprehensive about purchasing this cd. I thought the sound would be dated because of the year of this concert... but the recording literally feels like your head is inches away from these legends playing. I particularly enjoy the banter inbetween the songs. THIS is what makes this recording come to life. I have never been a huge fan of "Hotel California" until hearing it unplugged/live on this cd. On this particular song you can hear the upclose intricate guitarwork of this song as though they were performing for you right in your living room. I had mad respect for The Eagles prior to owning this cd... but this release... out of the thousands of cds I currently own - is going on its own shelf right alongside the Eagles books I own. This is a treat and privilege to own this cd. Cant wait to share its great sound quality with other friends. If I had known the quality of this cd prior to purchasing it... I would still pay it, and would buy this cd even if it sold for $100. It simply is THAT great! You wont be disappointed in this cd. That's for sure.


title: wow

text: This band can and has done no wrong. Every release from this band is like death metal gold. This is almost reminiscant to the raw efforts of bands like Darkest Hour, Burnt by the Sun and even The Haunted. It's a untapped, raw, and an unrelentless beating on the senses, much like every Bleeding Through release. This hard to find release put their name on the roster of good ole death metal coming out of O.C. The savagery of Cannibal Corpse and the occasional melodies of In Flames mixed with the intensity of early Immortal (battles in the north) this music hits you like a shovel to the teeth. Very seldom does someone stumble across a band as good as Bleeding Through. "Just Another Pretty Face" and "Lay on the Train Tracks" are stand out tracks for me with unmatchable aggression. Long Live Bleeding Through!


title: Perfect CD for Bedtime!

text:
Zette Harbour isn't just good at telling stories, she's a brilliant performer who can paint a beautiful picture in your mind with only her spoken words. Her story-telling style grabs your attention from the first word and has you listening with rapt attention. She gives the perfect voices to her characters and even includes accents based on where in the world the story originated. She adds excitement to her stories by speeding up and slowing down her speech, her tones rise and fall with the emotions in the stories. I could listen to Story Harbour, Vol. 1 repeatedly through the day and not get tired of it - I'm serious!

Now, it's all well and good that I like this CD, but what about the kids? They both love it as much as I do! My oldest has always been fond of folklore and was excited to hear it playing when he came home from school last week. He was being "cool" and nonchalant about it, though. Rather than dropping his bag and heading outside to "hang", he sat in the kitchen and listened until the CD was over.

And then there's Little Guy. He's just turned three and doesn't have a lot of patience for many things. The first time I played Story Harbour, I was doing it for myself for this review. He was busy playing with cars, puzzles and guys all at the same time. After the first story, Anansi & Stories, I realized that it had gotten quiet - no more cars smashing into one another, no frustrated whining about a puzzle piece not fitting right, and I hadn't been hit in the head with a flying elephant for some time. Nope - Little Guy was sitting on his little chair with his hands folded in his lap, intently listening to the stories! It was especially surprising because some of the vocabulary is beyond his understanding. I guess he was doing what I did with Grimm's - just doing his best to understand. We've been listening to one story a night before bed lately. As he's falling asleep, we talk about the story. I'm really liking this new ritual!


title: Melodic CD, pristinely mixed and well worth buying

text: Paul Michael Barkan has skillfully assembled a collection of tunes that incorporate many of the best qualities found in progressive pop music: expansive melodies, unexpected harmonies, unique orchestrations and poetic lyrics concerning self realization and the intricate frustrations human relationships can sometimes create. The tasteful instrumental performances are precise without being overly ridged and most of the vocals are expertly suited for the landscape of each tune. Whether it be a new age setting as in "One Free Day" where shakahachi flute, running water and airy vocals interact seamlessly with synth sounds or a super smooth jazzy vocal darting around major and minor seconds in the clever, bizarre work entitled "Seconds Away" or the thought provoking time piece "Transparent Sea Of Signs" "or the Rite Of Spring bassoon solo in the Joe Jacksonish "Isn't There Anyway", Barkan is in complete command of every musical genre. This CD is pristinely mixed and well worth buying. With each listen you will discover a subtle myriad of 20th century musical references that might otherwise never see the light of day in this kind of "pop" music. You'll also be wondering who is Paul Michael Barkan and what circumstances could have created a composer of such depth and originality.


title: Awesome Mix

text: Top five mixmag mixes ever. Touche really rocks it nicely here, the first half is near perfection.


title: Amazing!!!

text: I heard 3 songs from this cd on a local independent radio station... When I got home I searched the internet for an hour before I discovered who the artist behind these songs was! Jill King... Simply amazing, thought provoking, passionate, sexy, and inspiring are just a few words that describe this CD. I just ordered it after previewing the rest of the songs on Amazon. Like a good drug... This CD leaves u wanting more... makes you crave it.. Jill King has left me thirsty and wanting to drink in more of this wonderful brew she has made. Love it... Check out Undertow... If that doesn't move you.. you might want to check your pulse!!!


title: Can you BEAT the collector's price??

text:
The English Beat rose to fame from the "wastelands" of midddle England.
With brillant musicianship they became larger than their dreams. World
tours,a bunch of studio and live albums plus the eventual forming of two
touring bands. One for the USA, the other for Europe.

This 2 disc collector's item features two distinct CD's. Disc 1 is full
of songs available on other Beat compilations, and is named B.P.M. Disc 2,
is titled M.B.P.M. and contains the rarities, dub mixes..extended 12"
versions and the list should go on. However this 2 disc "rare" edition
ranges in price from $90-$215. The point being - a high price for Disc 2.
Some fans might be better off juggling the songs they desire from other
compilations to avoid the high price of this import.


title: Great Album (EP)

text: This Ep is great! Each song is very good. The only thing, is that you end the disc wanting more...!


title: A fantastic choice for blues lovers

text: I am fairly new to blues music and chose this because it has well known blues players on it.  These artists are all well known for their amazing talent and make me want more blues in m collection!


title: Bull

text: This is bull. $20 for cardboard? DO NOT BUY FROM THIS MARKET


title: $20 and up? Ridiculous

text: Great album, great guys and great to see live. These prices are a sham. Look elsewhere.


title: The boondocks Saints ll -All saints Day (Music From the Motion pictures)

text: I bought it for Ty Stones, Line of blood and Dirges, Better days. I like the whole c.d, it has a good and clean sound. Also, it is good driving music.


title: maravilloso!!!!

text:
Este es el gran regreso de Stephanie Salas!!!! nosotros los fans de esta gran rockera alternativa, por fin podemos disfrutar de esta nueva propuesta que nos ofrece stephanie.

Todas las canciones son excelentes, exepto la de el hombre que se fue, que a mi parecer esta afuera del concepto del disco,pero de ahi en fuera, es un muy buen disco!!!


title: No photocard, No Poster, Extreme dissapointment

text: EXTREMELY disappointed that my album did not come with a single thing listed in this post. The seller even had the audacity to take out the original photocard that comes with every album no matter what. All I got was the cd and the photobook, thats it. Do NOT buy this if youre expecting everything in the title. I have returned mine and will be buying from another seller.


title: The beauty of innocence

text: Beautiful music


This man is fantastic. He gives the sound of spanish flamenco jazz. I was walking down 5th and Broadway, Sandiego CA. His sound was so pure and clean. Battista was on all guitars. The young lady was handling all wind instruments and the third but not the least young man, he threw down on all percussion instruments. It's the kind of music that makes you want to sit down and take the week off. I would give this trio's cd a 5 star rating.


title: Three Stars

text: It was ok!


title: Five Stars

text: It meet my expectations very, very well!!


title: This is almost certainly ATB’s best album. He is known for the two-disc format ...

text: This is almost certainly ATB’s best album.  He is known for the two-disc format with a dance-heavy disc followed by an ambient one.  While at times I’ve prefered the latter (Two Worlds comes to mind), the first disc of ‘NeXt’ steals the show here.  ATB has thoroughly updated his sound to match current sensibilities and trends, proving that he is not yet willing to fade into irrelevancy as he enters his 18th year as a recording musician.  His last ‘best’ album “Justify” and very competent follow-up albums “Future Memories” and “Distant Earth” followed the typical format: strong singles and 4-5 showpieces, mostly clustered toward the beginning of the tracklist.  But he seems to have broken the mold this time by presenting a cluster of 13 extremely strong songs that in isolation could each be considered masterpieces in their own right…any one of the 13 tracks could have been released as singles.  Apart from the few instrumental tracks, his extensive use of guest vocals has perhaps created the unintended effect of making his album sound like a compilation disc of sorts.  Yet all of the positives (strong beats, infectious vocals, gorgeous tunes) that inflect previous ATB albums are still evident here.  I would go so far as to suggest that had this album been released in a vacuum (here meaning as his one and only album), it would be a serious contender for a Grammy.<br />As an added bonus (for me at least), upon receiving the CD, I opened up the album playbill and was hit with a wave of nostalgia when it opened to an aerial picture of Bangkok’s Sukhumvit Soi 11 district that appears to have been taken from the roof of the building adjacent to the very tower I lived in for 3 years (24th floor).  That picture could have been taken from my former living room.  Talk about (unintentional) targeted marketing!


title: One of my favorites

text: I have been looking for this album to replace an old cassette for quite awhile. The cover art has shown up a number of times from a number of vendors, but always billed as a different album (by a totally different band.) It seems there was a bar code conflict. This company finally did what was needed to list it correctly so that I was certain to be getting the right album. My Dutch is rusty (and most of this album is more accurately Fries) but I loved hearing these guys during my college days during a year of international study, and I'm pleased to be able to listen to them still, despite changing technology phasing out my old collection.


title: ReSolution

text: Love this album. I grew up in the area when they were playing, but didn't really know about them until nearly too late. At any rate, it should be noted that the name of the album is Re Solution. The cover artwork obviously threw this listing, but there are multiple other collectible copies correctly named. By any title, I recommend the album.


title: A Fantaic Casett By Lynn.

text: I Found This Casett At A "Flee-Market". So I Bought It, And I`m Never Gonna Get Rid Of It. It`s Just Great, Realy Great.


title: Highwaymen - Again.

text: For Us, Who Heard The Other Albums By Thouse 4 Great Artists, Will Be Happy. They Will As I Do, Enjoy It All The Way...  Peter Behr / Sweden


title: a must buy

text: just listen to the song "you make me wonder" and i can tell you one thing celebrate closed a synth pop decade with a masterpiece must buy very very hard to get cd


title: Love this!

text: I would say, if you can get your hand on the cd, get it!  I love Limahl and anything he does.  (EXCEPT the KAJA songs that they did when he left and now he is trying his hand at them!)  Colour all my days just brings back awesome memories!  I had the cassette and am trying to get my hands on the cd or at least download the songs that are not on any best of collection!


title: Five Stars

text: Very good, I recommend the product. Fast delivery. Thank you!


title: Gigi D'Agostino

text: By far gigi d'agostino's remix is the best track of this cd single, it is almost 12 min long... simply love it!!


title: Gigi... the best....

text:
It is not easy to buy a CD when you don't have any information about it.... like the track list..... I took a risk and buy this CD single.... and now I have good news..... IT IS THE ITALIAN EDITION!!!!.... with 8 TRACKS!!!!!... so don't spend your money buying the German editions (ZYX label) that only contain 6 tracks and buy this edition...

This is the track list that you can find in this single...

1. Wellfare ((When The Sun Rises))

2. Wellfare ((I Wanna Tanz FM))

3. Wellfare ((Gigi & Pandolfi FM))

4. Wellfare ((Gigi & Luca Noise FM))

5. Wellfare ((I Wanna Tanz))

6. Wellfare ((Gigi & Pandolfi))

7. Wellfare ((Gigi & Luca Noise))

8. Lost In My Dreams

.......


title: Clasico.....

text: No podia perderme la oportunidad de tener este excelente track... un clasico del Maestro Gigi D'agostino......


title: Nice and fast transaction

text: Nice and fast transaction


title: One of the best dance CDs yet!

text:
Two words: Absolutely AMAZING!!!

This CD is mixed extremely well and the track selection is one of the best i've heard in ages!


title: Truly a rap phenomenon

text:
DJ Vlad, Dirty Harry and DJ Green Lantern. Their efforts on "2Pac: Rap Phenomenon II" should be commanded. To pay tribute to the fallen hip-hop icon, the three have "been busting [their behinds] for months on this one." Putting together 2Pac vocals with exclusive verses from today's heavyweights over popular instrumentals and original beats, the trio spliced the novel blends with testimonials from the likes of Alicia Keys, Sway and Fat Joe and excerpts from 2Pac's interviews and movies he appeared in.

The DJs managed to maintain thematic coherence throughout. All the verses in a given song, albeit from different sources, relate to each other. The variety of themes also depict the different facets and attributes of 2Pac. "Don't take a piece out of my life or a song out of my music and say this is what I'm about", he says in an interlude. There's as much raunchiness and bravado as philanthropy and self-effacement.

The mixtape concludes with a live version of 'Dear Mama', arguably his biggest hit. The last seconds of the mixtape are from an interview bit in which 2Pac coins his music as soul music. "Like Bill Withers and Marvin Gaye, [...] no matter who was listening, [...] the music lets you know that another person understands."

Rest In Peace
5Fold for ThaHipHop.Com


title: He's an L.A. cop now ??? Really ???

text: This is the best of the rest of what is not on the first seven albums. Rarities and B sides released on singles, but never available on albums let alone CDs. This is for the true Bobby Sherman fan that must have everything. Appropiately titled What Came Before is his early releases before Metromedia, and Just For You the leftovers I spoke of earlier. Collectors enjoy !!! Stay 2nd :-)


title: Five Stars

text: Good quality!!


title: great

text: If you like Greetings from Imrie House you should definitely pick this one up. Basically it's a recording of the click five doing an acoustic session for some fans at the Bull Moose in Maine last September. I like to listen to acoustic versions of songs cuz it offers another way to look at the songs and offers a way for a band to showcase their true talent---without all of the fancy electric instruments to back them up. It's a way to show what they're really all about under the surface. So if you're a dedicated click five fan or if you truly love the songs on Greetings from Imrie House and would like to hear other awesome versions of those tunes, you should definitely pick this one up. Sure it only has four tracks but it's still worth it.


title: Five Stars

text: Very well done especially when considering it was rrecorded in 1959.


title: Five Stars

text: Great album!


title: The greatest gospel artist ever!

text: I agree with another reviewer that John Starnes is the greatest gospel artist ever.  His anointed singing brings you right into the presence of the Lord especially his earlier recordings which I am so grateful are still around.  When the trials of life come crashing in, I listen to John's music and am praising and rejoicing in the Lord at his first note.  Thank you dear Lord for your servant and gift to the body of Christ, John Starnes.


title: A Great Debut for Ms. Rome!

text:
"One of Us Has Changed" is a great, semi-up-beat song, with a funky tune, and funky singer!

Another brand new artist from Australia. With the voice of an angel. "One of Us Has Changed" is  the perfect debut for Aleesha Rome. It has a great film clip to go with it!  The single's "B-Side", "Hazy Days" is also a great  song.
This is the cream of good pop music!


title: The Follow-Up to Another One of Australia's Greatest Talents

text:
What can I say? "Search My Heaven" is another beautiful song by Aleesha Rome. Good ol' Oz can't stop churning out great talent!

Rome's lilting voice is extremely pure and it matches  "Search My Heaven" perfectly. The melody line is catchy and is a  beautiful, slow-tempo love-ballad. The tune will be forever stuck in you  head as it is such a great, heartfelt song.
This is a must! If you are a  fan or not.


title: Not what I had expected

text: The artists on this Cd are not the original.


title: Five Stars

text: fantastic to be able to purchase it to complete the set.


title: Three Stars

text: Not up to her studio versions.


title: I highly recommend!

text:
I was introduced to Owen Mac by a post on Facebook of his song "In the Time That You Gave Me." I googled him, and listened to YouTube to hear many of his songs. I then went to Amazon and checked on "Owen Mac" and found his two CDs and ordered them right away. Shipping from CD World Ireland was about two weeks. Great buy and I look forward to his next CD.
Easy to listen to. Up-lifting melodies. Tension abating. Making one happy.
I highly recommend!


title: Great second CD.

text: Great songs. Some old and some new. Some tell Owen's story of growing up with his dad singing music around the house. I look forward to seeing him continue to make his mark in Irish Country Music and maybe even make his mark in US Country Music.


title: CANADIAN EURODANCE RULED!

text:
Capital Sound is a Eurodance group from Canada. The members are KATT, NATHALIE, BABY BURN, and MORGAN.  They released hit singles including "In The Night", "Desire" and "Higher Love" which helped make Sussex Drive SKYROCKET to top of the dance charts!

Though many amazing Canadian Eurodance artists were making a name for themselves, I remained a big fan of Capital Sound ever since they debuted in the early 1990's.  Eurodance was making a big impact on Canadian radio stations at the time, and Capital Sound brought forth many excellent singles over the years.

Tracklist:
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1. Promenade
2. Love Comes Around
3. On And On (Show Your Love)
4. In The Night
5. Hardware Desire
6. Driven Like The Rain
7. Sussex Drive
8. Higher Love
9. I Can't Wait
10. Desire
11. Memories
12. In The Mix
13. Trance For Me
14. Dream World (Part III Of Life)

SUSSEX DRIVE has for sure become a rare CD to find for many Eurodance music lovers, but if you wait it-out you'll find a copy that won't run you hundreds of dollars. It's for sure an amazing CD full of wicked high-energy dance tunes perfect to get you on your feet, and it will bring back great memories of the 90's Euro era.


title: EMJAY IS SHEER MAGIC!!

text:
From the days when Eurodance ruled the airwaves in many cities, you could not escape hearing one of this woman's infectious dance grooves.

EMJAY (born Marie Josée Riel) is a Eurodance artist of French-Canadian decent. She originates from Rockland, just outside of Ottawa and had a series of dance hits throughout the 1990's. Her style of dance music was high-energy with passionate female vocals. Her music was rather well-known to Canadian dance music fans.

In 1994 she recorded a solo project, resulting in her first recording contract with Primus, (composed and produced by Jean-François Laprise J) and the song "Sound Of My Heartbeat", which charted at #7 on The Record's Dance chart. More singles followed, "Fascinated" (a cover of the 1986 hit by Company B) rose to #5, "Flying To The Moon" to #3, and her biggest success yet to come, "In Your Arms". In July 1995, she performed at the Th??tre du Forum in Montreal alongside Bananarama, Whigfield, Los Del Mar, BKS and others, in front of a 5000 capacity-crowd.

In August 1995, Emjay's first album 'In Your Arms' was released. This debut earned her five hit singles in Canada, along with the honour of a nomination for Best Dance Recording at the 26th Annual Juno Awards in 1997, and a MuchMusic Video Award that same year. Emjay was an excellent and advanced voice student of Cantor Stephen Chaiet of the NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing of America).

Tracklist:
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1. Sound Of My Heartbeat
2. In Your Arms
3. Flying To The Moon
4. Bring Me
5. Summertime
6. So Far Away
7. Be My Man
8. Fascinated
9. You Say Love
10. Every Night
11. Falling In Love
12. Sing It
13. Point Of No Return
14. Fascinated (Underground Mix)

IN YOUR ARMS is truly a delicious CD from start to finish and delivers a real piece of golden Canadian music. Emjay really gave her-all in each song she sang here. Under the master production of Marc Deslauriers, Marc-André Dubois, Louis St.Laurent, and Jean-François Laprise J, you just might love every song on this disc just as much as I do! :)


title: SOLINA MAKES THE MUSIC COME ALIVE!!

text:
If you are a fan of the 90's Euro music era then you should already know who this woman is. For everyone else, please read below.

SOLINA (born Isabelle Plante) is a Eurodance female vocalist from Canada. Solina released the singles "I Wanna Know", and "Show Me Love Tonight" in 1994. Soon after, the singles "Breakout" and "Give It Up" were released.  In 1996 her first album "Body And Soul" was released under the label Primus Records (Numuzik). From 1997 onwards, Solina released several tracks such as "Tropicano Dancing", "Where Are You Now", "Sonny Baby", "Back To You", and "Anybody Hear Me".  Solina was also featured by the project Dreamhouse for the track "Corridor" released in 1999.

BODY AND SOUL has a ton of great hits on it, from both the official released singles to the album cuts.  Many amazing songs on this CD get you up and moving, and pay true homage to the excellent production skills of Marc Deslauriers, Marc-André Dubois, Louis St.Laurent, and Jean-François Laprise J.

Tracklist:
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1. I Wanna Know
2. Show Me Love Tonight
3. Breakout
4. Body And Soul
5. Summer Nights
6. Give It Up
7. Baby So Happy
8. Forever In Love
9. The Music Comes Alive
10. Dance With Me
11. The Answer
12. Turn It On
13. Just Go Away
14. Every Night
15. Las Noches De Verano

I picked up this CD for $15.99 back in 1996 when it was first released, but it's gone through so much wear and tear that I scoured the net for another copy. Don't get sucked in by super high prices on old Eurodance CD's though! If you wait you'll find a cheaper alternative.  I grabbed a mint copy of this disc at a second hand store for only $5.99! I most definitely recommend this CD for any serious Eurodance music lover's collection.


title: Needs better packaging for shipment

text: Damaged case upon arrival (not in description when purchasing), but CD & artwork are all fine.


title: Saw them about a dozen times.

text:
I would hesitate to call these guy's hard rock because they were only as hard as they needed to be. Slightly harder than Poco and the Eagles. This is as good as any similar album released in the 70's such as Journey, REO, The Kinks, Tommy Bolin.
 Only surpassed by Dark Side Of The Moon, Humble Pie, Bad Co. Zep etc.
 The sound quality is as good as you could hope for. No hiss or any kind of anomolies in the source. Even just a little improvement over vinyl would have been great and thats what we get. I have been listening to this on a cassette in my truck for the last couple of years so the impact of hearing this should have been less but it really wasn't. This album has a multitude of over dubs, I really hated the muddy mix of the album and this is much improved here. The vocal harmonies really shine.
  I lived 2 blocks from the Nicholas Brothers until 1968. I am the same age as there younger half brother (he recommended Sgt. Pepper to me in 1967). I have spent the night in their house 2 or 3 times. I was 10 Tom was 15. I recall he hated me until he learned who my big brother was and kind of let me go because he liked him. This was 45 years ago so who knows. I was shown his blue strat in the library. First time I saw Estus perform was 1970. They played the Catholic school gymnasium many times. The parking lot was a scene out of West Side Story but with real blood and pain (and pleasure). When you heard Estus playing inside it sounded so good you would have thought it was top 40 radio blaring. They performed as a trio, Tom, John and Wayne Woods. This is the same Wayne Woods who would drum for The Jim Carroll Band. These guys could really sell a time change in a fluid natural flowing way and it is evident on the album. I can only assume there was a falling out with the original drummer shortly before this album was made because I believe Woods could have been just as good.
  Tom Nicholas would record some tracks for a local record company and release at least 3 singles in the 70's. I have 4 of the songs on cassette, Omaha is pretty good. The ultimate performance I recall was at the park later in the 70's. Very few people were their. A song with the words "Lady Love" was amazing. When the song was over their was no response out of the 2 dozen people their , just me sitting on a picnic table 5 feet from Toms' face. T & J had a schtick of throwing lighters at sombody when they asked for alight. That way if you never saw your lighter again at least you caused them pain. Tom asked me for alight while standing in line for one of their shows and I felt honored, until He walked off with it. His drummers' name was Rocky and was purported to have played in the studio with Jimi Hendrix. The recent JH box set may bear this out.
  Song by song breakdown:
90 M.P.H. - Power pop, appropriate opener. This one has many overdubs including horns at the end and benefits from the clearer sound.
On The Wings - This was their freebird. Slowly building epic until it reaches a crescendo. WLS radio routinely played this late at night, sound here is immaculate.
McCloud - Two and a half minute blues instrumental and it is great. Unfortunately it was intentionally recorded to rattle your speakers and that is what it does for the first 20 seconds of the song. Used to know how bad it was going to be lower the volume.The album is the same way, and it is the only part of the CD sound quality I don't like, but it definitely gets your attention.
Goodbye - This should have been a hit and known by every lover of 70's rock. The equal to On The Wings it has a Layla type ending and is nearly as good as Layla.
Inside Out You Look The Same - This is what I listen to now. Having worn out side 1.
Sweet Children - Nearly as good as On The Wings & Goodbye. Youtube has this if you want to preview the album. Check out when the middle sounds like Mountain. They used to use this song as their driving force for their concerts.Anyone who saw the Saline Co. fairgrounds shows saw the them at their best. 1973, Woods drummed, it was the pinnacle.

Truckin' Man - Good driving Song. Features the lyrics "Mr. Truckin man don't truck with me"
In The Morning -
B.M.D. - Same
  I had waited years to see this come out and bought it immediately because I did not want to miss it. I suggest you do the same considering where this CD comes from (overseas). Disc is a nifty picture disc. Back of jewel case is from inside sleeve photo. The album back photo is reproduced on the back of the booklet. Inside booklet we get credits and another innersleeve photo. Well put together. This is now out of print. Will it ever see the light of day again?
The Missouri Music Scene has been heating up. Tom Nicholas is in Springfield and I suggest you go see him if you are in the area. The Mid-Missouri explosion may be due to The Ozark Mountain Daredevils performing in Boonville and Tom Nicholas appearance in Marshall.


title: Hmmm...Coulda Been Better

text: The music world waited 10 years for Lalah Hathaway to drop her 3rd solo release.  The voice is still there....fine and smooth as ever.  However, the song selections could have been stronger.  Ironically, "Stronger" is the title of one of the songs on the cd.  It is one of the best songs featured with a nice uptempo groove.  Other tracks to take notice of are "Back Then", "If U Ever" and a beautiful tribute/remake to Luther Vandross with his song "Forever, For Always, For Love."  Sadly to say beyond that, I found the remaining songs boring.  Once again, there is no question about Lalah's singing ability but these songs in my opinion do not truly showcase her talent.  I love you Lalah but I just couldn't get into this cd.


title: Forever,For Always,For Lalah....

text:
I have waited so long for this album....I've been listening to A Moment,Lalah last full length album for the past 10 years and Its still as fresh as it was back then ,but its great to have something new from one of my favorite artists.Lately I've been hearing alot of bad music by basically mediocre singers out today.Its been too long,but I must say,its about time.

My favorite songs are as follows:

1.How many times

2.Admit It

3.Forever,For Always,For love (which is also on the Luther Vandross tribute album)

4.Boston (which I 1st heard on her web site,very sentimental song)

5.More

6.If you Ever

7.We Were 2

8.Outrun The Sky

I'll have to have two copies of this...one for the car another for the house.


title: The Good Life is Beyond "Good"

text:
I was limited to only "5" stars for this review, but if it were up to me I'd give this album 7 stars.  I learned of this dynamic Christian rap duo by providential "accident" on YouTube.  After receiving the CD "The Good Life" in the mail and looking at the professionally made packaging and design of the CD case and disc labeling, I was certain that they were signed with one of the top Christian labels like Reach Records, Verity, or Cross Movement Records.  I remember asking myself, "I wonder what label they're with?"  But to my amazement, these guys are yet to be signed!

But don't let that minor detail discourage you.  It is a matter of fact that sometimes the best talent can be found among those who have yet been signed with a recognized music label.  Such is the case for J-White and Lee Majors.

I have followed Christian rap since its inception years ago, and I've also kept my finger on the pulse of secular rap over the same amount of time.  So I know good rap when I hear it, whether it's Christian or otherwise.  I'm sure most of you know that a good album has a few good songs on it, and perhaps one or two great songs.  But this Good Life album is one of those rare albums which has, in this reviewers opinion, at least 7 great songs.  It is hard to even choose which one is best among them.

My personal favorites are The Intro, Stay the Same, Changing, See It Now, Royalty, Good Life, and Fool's Gold.  The entire album has 14 songs, and ALL of them are good (which is unusual these days) but these 7 stand out to me.  No doubt other songs will stand out to different people of different tastes.

These guys not only combine great music with Biblically sound and captivating lyrics, but they also rap in a contemporary style the youth are used to and expect.  And that's important if the music and message are going to penetrate into the minds of young people.  Moreover, what I like about the album is that it shows the depth of the creativity and virtuosity of the duo, since they blend different styles of music and beats so that all the songs don't sound exactly the same. Furthermore, these guys managed to enhance their album by featuring other artists with them, just like the major record labels, such as Danielle Chimere, Truck, Q-heem & Main Attraction, and V-Rose.  I'm guessing that these are artists from California's Bay Area, just like J-White and Lee Majors.  And these collaborators are also just as talented as the main rappers and add to the overall excellence of this album.

Added to this, the Scriptures that the songs are based on are placed right next to the titles of the songs, so that you can know exactly what the message of each song is focused on.

Here are some of the things I like about my favorite songs:

Intro:

The Intro starts out with classical violins and the great line "Living in this cold cold world, know that it is working for your good, your good" which is based on Romans 8:28.  Lee Majors starts out giving a testimony about how his life was before he came to Christ, and then,  like a machine gun unloading rapid-fire bullets, he says "little did I know that the Lord would come into my heart and redirect the way that I was thinking at the time."  It must have taken me two weeks to figure out what he said, but when I did, I was amazed at his skill and the Biblical lyrics.  After all, more important than any beat or combination of musical styles for Christian music is the message, and this song has a powerful and encouraging Gospel message.

Stay the Same:

This song is said to be based on Hebrews 13:8, and starts out with a cute little girl asking her dad to tell her a story about his life before Christ came to save him.  After the dad response, the chorus starts, "Lord, Lord we praise your name. Cuz though the game may change, You stay the same. And that's why we give praise, praises to Your name, cuz even though the game may change, You stay the same."  Afterwards, you're taken on a wild ride of testimony from both artists about their former street lives.  My favorite line comes from Lee Majors when he says, "Everything changes except for the Lord. Before the time passes you by you should come on aboard. I'm tellin you it's the good life, man got good health, good wealth, good wife."

Changing:

Starting out with a speaker-bumpin bass line, and some creative sampling, this song is based on Romans 12:2 and speaks about how our minds are transformed by Christ as we walk with Him.  The chorus chimes with an angelic female voice singing  "Every time I'm with You, Your love it keeps me changing, and that is the way it should be.  Every time I'm with You, Your love it keeps me changing, and it's getting better to me."  As the song progresses, my favorite line from Lee Majors is "In the same way You been there for me like that, how could You be like that, when I used to be like that."  It took me a few weeks to get the power of that one line because it was so smooth and quick that it actually went over my head, but once I did, it became one of my favorite lines.

Not to be outdone, J-White comes up with this great line showing Biblical knowledge and knowledge of the popular movie culture: "Ever since I got on my knees and opened my heart to Christ, I can see Him in heaven etching my name in the Book of Life. Oh! It's me and You, eternally, You and I, separate us? Who can try?  You can say I'm movin. Now my mind transforms like I'm Optimus Prime. I can see the world different and I'm no longer blind."  And what more can be said about the angelic voice of Danielle Chimere, who closes the song well, sounding a little like Mary J. Blige.

See It Now:

I guess if I had to choose an absolute favorite, it's probably this song, based on Romans 1:20.  The bass and all the other elements of the song are strong.  This is the kind of song you bump in your car and cause small earthquakes for the cars next to you if your sound system is strong enough.  I like the basic premise of this song, which speaks to seeing what God may be doing in others to change their lives for the better.  My favorite line comes from J-White after explaining about how a young girl was being used to sell her body, and how he says of her, "I know she's really feeling pain inside, but that's the reason Jesus bled and died."  The creativity of these guys is quite evident in this song with its many musical elements, sound effects, and solid "West Coast" flavor.

Royalty:

This song is based on Revelation 5:10 and speaks about the fact that all believers are called "kings and priests" to God.  Lee Majors gets the Holy Ghost "party" started with the words: "When you give your life to the King, no matter what you used to do or who you were, instantaneously you become royalty - Diamonds, platinum, jewels, ice, don't mean anything without You in my life."  While giving a testimony about his life before Christ, J-White raps these words with a creative musical pause, "It started when I was a youngster hangin on the corner -- sinnin -- posted with the pistol in front of my denim -- grinnin -- "  I thought that was cool.  This song is different from the others, but once again another great song with a solid Gospel message.

Good Life:

Obviously this is the title cut, and it's based on John 10:10.  Again, it is refreshing to see yet another musical style different from all the other songs.  It's difficult to describe, but let's just say we have my favorite instrument, the piano, mixed with bass, drums, and other instruments.  J-White sounds a little like Eminem during part of his rap (or is that Truck?), and Lee Majors testifies "Jesus Christ - the only way to reach the Father - accepted Him and then He blessed me with the preacher's daughter."  Another great song that I highly recommend for its musical and Biblical content.

Fool's Gold:

This is another one of my favorite songs, based on 1 John 2:15, which starts with a powerful slow-jam type bass line, accompanied by the smooth and soulful voice of Ms. V-Rose saying "We know what the jeweler is offering, there's nothing better than Christ.  You keep going after the sparkle because you believe that it's ice," followed by Lee Majors giving us the title line "It's fool's gold."

Like most of the songs on this album, I have a favorite line or two, and Lee Majors spits this nice line: "So many problems I could have easily been cuckoo, talking when nobody's around without a Blue Tooth.  But I'm here completely sane look in my eyes I'm doin fine, I walk in the spirit of love, power, peace and a sound mind."  This is yet another unique song with its own special qualities that make this album an excellent overall production.  Some songs are faster than others, but all of them can easily be played on secular radio or in clubs due to the high production value and professional musical arrangements.  And, of course, you can do your Holy Ghost dances to them as well.

J-White and Lee Majors are about as good as or even better than many popular, signed artists like Trip Lee, Lecrae, and T-Bone.  Think I'm exaggerating or perhaps totally insane?  Listen to their latest album for yourself and became a believer - in more ways than one if you're not a Christian prior to listening to this album.  As someone who knows good Christian rap when he hears it, I can tell you without a doubt these guys are beyond "good"; they're GREAT!  They're so great that I feel record labels would be crazy NOT to sign them.

I thoroughly enjoy this album (as you can see by the review) and I'm sure most who can appreciate this style of music will enjoy it as well.  More importantly, this style of music can be used by God to reach those who perhaps can't appreciate Shirley Caesar or even Kirk Franklin, but will give J-White and Lee Majors a try and will hear the Gospel in a form they can relate to.  Whether these guys get signed or not, I'm already looking forward to the next album with eager anticipation. As you're ordering your Trip Lee and Lecrae, also cop that J-White and Lee Majors "The Good Life."

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title: Great Multi-Faceted Gospel Group

text:
I don't remember how or where I ran into Nu Colors, but I do know that they are one of the best Gospel music groups of our time.  What makes them so great is the fact that they are very versatile.  They can sing upbeat, urban style music or "slow jam" type music.  They can go from contemporary to traditional and make it work well on one album.  One of my favorite songs on the "Man Within" album is "Weather the Storm."  Easily the best song on the album, this song encourages people to go through the storms of life with the help of the Lord.

Part of the lyrics, the chorus,  go like this, "When life's storms get rough, and you want to give up, weather the storm.  And when you're not strong enough, the Lord is there to help you to, weather the storm."  This is a very powerful message that is needed in these uncertain economic times.

Other favorites of mine are "Choose to Stay," "Holy Spirit," and "Change," and "Say A Prayer."  God has blessed this group with unique talents and beautiful harmonies, but what bothers me is that it appears the group is no longer together singing His praises.  This is sad because I was looking forward to other albums from them.  But at least they graced us with there gifts for a time, although all too short for my taste. All in all, a great album!


title: Lucky to Have!

text: I lucked up on this CD.  I think it is actually a promo.  Only released for download.  THEY NEED TO KEEP RELEASING EVERYTHING ON A PHYSICAL FORMAT.

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title: Clásico

text: Super clásico y muy bueno, me hizo recordar mi adolescencia


title: UK Edition Inquiry

text: What is the track listing for the UK Edition? Does it have the 12 songs that the U.S. version has in addition to the 3 bonus songs? Any info would be much appreciated!


title: For those disappointed by latest lali puna album...

text:
Ellen Allien actually owns the label b-pitch records in germany, i think. i might be wrong.

this album is very pleasing, if you like the more intellectual side of chill-out / electro music.  if you haven't heard much electronica, i guess this might seem like dance music. but it's more like IDM--the only way it will ever get to the dance floor is by DJs who actually mix live.  if it seems cold and harsh, then check out first two lali puna albums, park avenue music, four tet, boards of canada, etc. for more melodic IDM.  if you like it harsh, check out the band "smash.tv" from somewhere in germany. it's worth it to track it down.  as stated in other reviews, there are some similarities between miss kitten and felix da housecat, but those artists are very cliched and tongue-in-cheek, whereas ellen allien is more straight-forward IDM like some of the more listenable aphex twin.


title: There's great songs on this album

text: This is in fact my favorite album by the late king of pop Michael Jackson! Unlike all of his other albums before he put fourth more creativity since he indeed once said " one of my most creative efforts"


title: Five Stars

text: excellent!


title: Good music, singer and a classic.

text:
I have had a lp album for so many years ( 1962) and it had so many scratches  and digs on it, from the children playing it so much. When I heard that Max Bygraves had passed, I immediately went on line to see if I could get the same CD "Hits of the Twenties".  There are so many old songs that my Mother used to sing, such as: A girl that men forget, Don't bring LULU, It's a sin to tell A Lie, Rose of Washington Square, ETC.  Thank goodness for Amazon, best place for purchasing classics.

Ida Mae Rondeau
 Wife of singer,  "Don Rondo" , who passed 1/27/11 at the age of 81.


title: Five Stars

text: Great set super quick shipping


title: Five Stars

text: Absolutely perfect!


title: Gift

text:
This was a request from a dear friend, I was very uncertain I could find it.

This CD is brand new and I can hardly wait to see his face when he opens this gift.

I am not familiar with the music but, I have a feeling I will be ordering another one for my own collection.


title: Northern Breeze.......next Immortal?

text: This is an absolutely great album! I highly recommend this for any metalhead. Wicked vocals, icy guitar riffing, thundering drums. These guys definitely know how to create that "evil" atmosphere we all love. This is a personal favorite of mine. They COULD be the next Immortal.


title: What Age?

text: Just picked this one up from Negative-Existance! For all the gore-heads!These guys are very disturbed. The music is gore-ridden and twisted. If you like fast-paced, gutteral belching metal, Lividity will satisfy your need. There are no love songs on this album.


title: Great Job

text: I wish Jessica would do more like this.  I was never much of a fan before.  I do however like this one.


title: Very good compilation of their memories!

text: Love it and it was worth the wait! Like how they made it in binder form.  Very good compilation of their memories. Hope they do more like this in the future.


title: what i wanted

text: what i wanted


title: The Worlds gotta go a-round!!!

text: What a phenomenal release from a band out of Victoria, B.C. Canada. Songs like "The World Lied To My Face" and the title song "The World's Gotta go Round" really stand out. Apparently the bands next release is coming out on SNFU's label. I can't stop listening to this CD since I recieved it, it's THAT good. I've seen the band play live, what impressed me was that the lead guitarist likes to come out into the crowd while still playing the guitar. Worth checking this band out when they play in your city next. Check this CD out if you like to hear something different then what's currently being played.


title: yep

text: Minus it being sent with christian hoopla, it was a good purchase. Maybe it was sent with because it made the Redford safer.  I dunno


title: I love this album.

text: "Missing You" is a hard to find album because it was probably produced for audiences in the far east. It costs more than regular CDs in the States, and I'm really glad that I've purchased it: It's beautiful and the selection of the pieces is interesting. Sumi Jo sounds wonderful, as always, and I highly recommend it especially because it's not the usual material that Sumi Jo sings. Have you ever heard Ms. Jo singing in Yiddish? Well - here she does, and she is fantastic as well as in French, German Spanish and Greek love songs.


title: Awesome!!

text: This is a hard to find Christmas song by christian music artist, Mark Schultz.  This is my favorite song of the holiday season, so I'm very picky about who sings it.  Mark does an awesome job on this cd single....my favorite version by far.  His voice is mellow and soothing.  Definitely worth the purchase.


title: Highly recommended

text: The vinyl record came fully protected and ahead of scheduled delivery.


title: And the crowd goes...

text: RTJ! RTJ! RTJ!


title: Awesome group -- in person AND on CD!

text:
I saw Anthem Avenue in person at a concert where they opened for David Phelps. We met each of the group's members -- so loving and friendly! The male of the group then was David Hume.
The blend of the new male singer with the female singers surprised me. He blends in with them extremely well. The content of their songs always moves me. I was going to tell everyone my favorite song on this CD -- but -- I can't. They are ALL my favorites! The song 'Lord, You're Holy' is absolutely soul tingling! The arrangement is perfect for them. They are each very strong singers, so when you put them together -- they are great. More people need to hear them.
Such wondrous voices singing songs for their Lord! God bless them. <><


title: A review of the cd, NOT the program or person!

text: I really enjoyed this CD. I happen to think that Fantasia is a very talented young lady who is destined to become someone very  special in the music industry. I find it rather comical that people have begun using this review forum as a method of expressing any opinion that comes into their head, yet avoiding discussion about the music itself. This CD was uplifting and very representitive of a truely unique American style of music,  Southern Gospel. It is what it is, a CD intended to showcase a family's faith in God, not a means of commercial exploitation. Give us all a break, spread something positive in the world for a change and try to refrain from spreading contempt.


title: what are the track listings? ive been looking for ...

text: what are the track listings? ive been looking for the measure of a man cd with "this is the night" on it.


title: Take away the Hype and what do we have?

text: Firstly, I think this song is terrible lyrically. Of course it would go to number 1 here in Australia, with all the hype and publicity surrounding Australian Idol, Guy Sebastian could of farted to a dance beat and that would of gone to number 1.<br />Vocally Guy does have a pleasant enough voice to listen to, but don't waste your money on this single, there are definately better tracks on his Cd - Just as I am.


title: Poems for Love, Life, and Music.....

text: This is amazing, it's what every fan has being waiting for a looooooong time, I know I have! and it was totally worth it, the songs are amazing, the performances,her voice's better than ever, and she's so beautiful and talented, and soo smart, and has such strong ideals. I'm not gonna make you buy this, but if u wanna give shakira, love, life, and faith a chance, pick this up, cos believe me, you don't even know the ball part of it. You think shakria is this poppy diva, well my friend, u couldn't be more wrong! If u don't believe me look it for urself, cos unfortunately I know some of u r so close-minded, that wouldn't matter how much I'd talk u into it, u wouldn't listen, so peace & love, and a life full of dreams....


title: Fantastic album from a great talent

text: I first heard this album on an Air Asiana flight from Seoul to Sydney, Australia.  As soon as I arrived home, I immediately ordered it over the internet,and I haven't stopped playing it!  Every song is a winner, and Lee Hyun's voice is a pleasure to listen to.  No, I can't speak Korean; but you don't have to understand what is being sung to appreciate the quality of the songs.  Great album!


title: Shake it

text: Very fast service, excellent product condition, even received an e amil alert before it arrived.  Very satisfied.


title: The Absolute best Rendition of Handel's Op. 6

text: After listening to and owning different recordings of Handel's famous Op. 6 with his take on Concerti Grossi, I can say that IMO, this is without a doubt, the best recording of them all.<br />If you really want to be dazzled by Handel, get this 3-CD set while it's available.


title: Superb baroque

text:
It's amazing nobody has yet reviewed this Hyper-Outstanding Double CD of Collegium Marianum led by Jana Semerádová, called Musici da Camera (Chamber Music) recorded in 2012.

1) The composers included in this super enjoyable recording, were from different nationalities and their careers had a connection at one point or another with the Court of Prague and/or with Count Morzin. These composers are:
Johann Georg Orschler (1698-1767) from Poland
Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758) from Germany
Antonín Reichenauer (1694-1730) from Czech Republic
Christian Gottlieb Postel (1697-1730) from Czech Republic
František Jiránek (1698-1778) from Czech Republic
František Ignác Antonin Tuma (1704-1774) from Czech Republic
and the two more famous ones:
Master Antonio Caldera (1670-1736) from Italy
and
Master Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (1678-1741) also from Venice, Italy

2) The booklet inside is one of the most revealing pieces of information about the music contained in here, with plenty of historical and interesting facts, I enjoyed reading it for hours.
3) On the technical side, the quality of the recording is at the par or even better than many big names; beautifully performed and masterly recorded and finished; it's one of the best-sounding CDs out there without a doubt.
4) And finally, the main musicians who form this great Ensemble are, among many others:
Jana Semerádová - Transverse Flute and Direction
Sergio Azzolini - Bassoon
Lenka Torgersen - First Violin on CD 1, and
Helena Zemanová - First Violin on CD2

If you're a collector of Baroque music, and have never heard some of the composers here described, please, get your copy, I know you're going to love it; it's that good.


title: Baroque Masterpieces by Vice Kapellmeister Antonio Caldara

text:
These 12 Symphonies (Sinfonie in Italian) are the instrumental introductions to Oratorios written by Maestro Antonio Caldara while he was Vice-Kapellmeister in Vienna between the years of 1718 to 1735.
These Sinfonie are very short because they were meant to be a quick selah of the vocal part of the Oratorios, but nevertheless, sublime in nature; under normal instrumental compositions, these would be called Sonatas, and could not be more beautiful. Unfortunately there are no samples on this page, but if you know Caldara's calibre of masterpieces, go for it, get you a CD; you'll treasure it to the max; after all, we know that Gunar Letzbor and Ars Antiqua Austria are top notch.
The Sinfonie for the Oratories represented here are:
Il Martirio di S. Terenziano, 1718
Morte e Spultura di Christo, 1724
Il Battista, 1727
Naboth, 1729
La Passione di Gesù Signor Nostro, 1730
San Elena al Calvario, 1731
Sedecia, 1732
La Morte d'Abel, 1732
Gerusalemme Convertita, 1733
Gioseffo, che Interpreta i Sogni, 1733
San Pietro in Cæsarea, 1734
and
Gesù Presentato nel Tempio, 1735.


title: Superb Neapolitan Cello

text:
What a superb album we have here, played masterfully by Gaetano Nasillo on a 1750 Ungarini Violoncello, Michele Barchi on a Ghedi Clavicemballo, and Sara Bennici on a 1710 Norman Violoncello.
The virtuosity is exuberant and intoxicating on both, the performance and the compositions.
Compositions written by some known and many unknown Neapolitan masters; they are:
Rocco Greco
Giulio de Ruvo
Francesco Alborea "Francischello"
Francesco Supriani
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
Salvatore Lanzetti
Nicola Porpora
and
Pasquale Pericoli.

And what's even better, this release comes with a bonus CD recorded back in 2005 called "Concerti Napolitani Per Violoncello" performed by Gaetano Nasillo and the famous Ensemble 415 by Chiara Banchini.
I could paraphrase some passages from the booklet to make my review more interesting, but I will let the music do the trick for you.
Get your Double CD asap; you'll be so glad you did.


title: Master Op. 7 by Vivaldi in First Class

text:
In the pursue of recording the most important compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, L'Arte dell Arco has come up with the most astounding recordings like this one from Il Prete Rosso's Opus 7.
12 concertos altogether, 10 for the Violin of course, played superbly by Maestro Violinist Federico Guglielmo, and 2 Concertos for Oboe, also masterly performed by Pier Luigi Fabretti, whom I'd never heard before, but is amazing.
Op. 7/01  RV 465
Op. 7/02  RV 188
Op. 7/03  RV 326
Op. 7/04  RV 354
Op. 7/05  RV 285a
Op. 7/06  RV 374
Op. 7/07  RV 464
Op. 7/08  RV 299
Op. 7/09  RV 373
Op. 7/10  RV 294a "Il Ritiro"
Op. 7/11  RV 208a
Op. 7/12  RV 214.

On the technical side, this Double CD recording is absolutely amazing; the orchestration is superb as anything L'Arte dell Arco plays, and the fidelity and volume of the recording are first class. I must admit that most everything that's been launched by Brilliant Classics in the past 10 years, is absolutely of the highest quality.
If you collect Vivaldi's music, do yourself a favor and acquire this collection; I cannot recommend it high enough.


title: A Baroque Masterpiece by Antonio Bertali

text: I own several CDs of music composed by Maestro Antonio Bertali, and I can easily say, hands down, that this one is perhaps the best of the bunch, and by far; Ars Antiqua commanded by Gunar Letzbor is an amazing Ensemble, and here they play Bertali as I had not heard them play anybody else.<br />There's a great controversy about this great collection of music, published in 1672; get your copy while available, read about it, and more importantly, enjoy it to the max.


title: A very delightful set of Sonatas

text:
These sonatas from Opus 1 Vol. 1 disc, are super delightful.
Written by Michele Mascitti, a Neapolitan living in Paris, who became the first Italian to ever print a work for Violin in the hard French market; printing them in 1704, beating Arcangelo Corelli by 4 years.
Great playing by Jaroslaw Adamus and the Ensemble Baroques-Graffiti recorded in 2006 and released in 2008.
The interesting part of this Opus 1 work is that the other half appear in a separate CD by the same Ensemble, making the chasing to complete the work even more interesting.

Purchase your copy, you'll be glad you did


title: A very delightful set of sonatas

text:
These sonatas from Opus 1 Vol. 2 disc, are super delightful.
Written by Michele Mascitti, a Neapolitan living in Paris, who became the first Italian to ever print a work for Violin in the hard French market; printing them in 1704, beating Arcangelo Corelli by 4 years.
Great playing by Jaroslaw Adamus and the Ensemble Baroques-Graffiti recorded in 2006 and released in 2008.
The interesting part of this Opus 1 work is that the other half appear in a separate CD by the same Ensemble, making the chasing to complete the work even more interesting.

Purchase your copy, you'll be glad you did.


text:
Super set of Concerti for Violoncello & Strings.
Christophe Coin is a true virtuoso of the Cello and the association Il Giardino Armonico is without a doubt one of the most sought-after
Baroque groups. Whoever said that Vivaldi wrote the same concerto 400 times; did not know anything; these concerti are so varied,
delicate and with an immense amount of great taste.
Actually before all of the big names in Classical music came out, very few composers could rival Vivaldi. For me, it's only him.
Enjoy.........


title: Il Pomo D'Oro is the perfect ensemble for Virtuoso Violin Master Riccardo Minasi (there are ...

text:
What a superb rendition to Vivaldi's concerti, pertaining to "The Emperor" Charles VI.
Il Pomo D'Oro is the perfect ensemble for Virtuoso Violin Master Riccardo Minasi (there are many great violinists out there, some are wonderful, but very few reach that apex whose notes on the "Archi" touch those inner fibers that define the difference between the good and the superb. To me, Riccardo Minasi is in that small percentage).
The orchestration is first class, the care in the detail, and amazing violin is the key to a one-of-a-kind recording.
If you like Vivaldi, Baroque and/or great music, get this one, you'll be glad you did.

RV 331, RV 171, RV 391, RV 271, RV 327, RV 263a & RV 181.


title: Superb Brazilian Jazz with the Best Trombonist from Brazil

text:
Mr. Raul de Souza, the best trombonist out of Brasil; has put out several records; but this one
is one of those few ones in every colleciton where every single song is a winner; certain albums
have 1 great song, 2 good ones, and 6 bad tracks; well, this one has 9 out of 9 amazing tracks
with the proper and balanced mix of Brazilian rhythms with Jazz Funk; I cannot recommend it strongly
enough; especially now that is finally available on CD format via Japan. Up until now, only few
collectors had this on LP; well, if you wise up it can also be yours on CD.

Stellar Personnel on this great recording is:
- Raul de Souza / Trombones, Arrangments & Compositions
- George Duke / Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Arrangments & Compositions
- Harvey Mason / Drums
- Byron Miller / Bass
- Airto Moreira / Percusssion
- Bobby Lyle / Keyboards
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler / Drums
- Manolo Badrena / Percussion
and many more..........

A w e s o m e Album!!!!!!!!!!!


title: Fantastic Collection by Kent LeRoy

text:
The product description pretty much summerizes this amazing recording (unfortunately out of print) putting together the only two albums ever released by this great singer (long before the Marcos Witts and the Marcos Vidals and the Jesus Adrian Romeros, and around the same time as other great singers like Danny Berrios and Bin Soto).
Spanish Christian Music at its best; fresh songs, unapologizing lyrics with profound Christian Bible-centered themes.
If you're looking for great Christian Music in Spanish, don't stop until you find these recordings either on CD format or via mp3; you'll be glad you found them.


title: Great Metal Praise

text: The item description here at Amazon pretty much describes the great musicians involved in this awesome 1992 Metal Praise and Worship album; this is just to confirm the quality of the recording on a great remastered CD; if you are into Heavenly Metal, this is a must-have album by all means. Don't let it pass you by!!!!!!


title: Torre Fuerte's First Recording

text:
This was Torre Fuerte's first recording originally from 1991, and this release (with different cover from the original one) released in 1996 with the addition of "Rap Ven a Jesus".
This is the only Torre Fuerte recording where Vocalist, Flutist and Songwriter Marta Serrano appears, singing in 5 out of the 10 tracks; after this recording I think she went on to form a family and left the group, her family's gain, our loss.
Anyhow, a great CD for your collection if you like Contemporary Christian Music in Spanish with this great group that plays a fusion of Jazz-Rock-Pop with a high grade of quality.

- Heriberto Hermosillo / Piano, Keyboards, Programming, Lead Vocals
- Hector Hermosillo / Guitars, Bass Guitars, Additional Vocals, Songwriter, Programming
- Alvaro Lopez / Drums, Percussion
were already mature musicians, and previously band members of big Mexican secular names, and here, their first album as Torre Fuerte, putting their great skills and hearts to use for their Lord and savior Jesus Christ; becoming one of the most important groups in the Christian genre for years to come.


title: Superb Christian Concert

text:
This Marcos Vidal concert is magnificent, recorded live in Madrid in 2001(Awesome if you can also find the DVD to experience the whole enchilada), the environment, the songs selection, the arrangements, the guests:
- Marcos Vidal / Piano, Vocals, Compositions
- Abraham Laboriel / Bass
- Tom Brooks / Keyboards
- Paul Jackson Jr. / Guitars
- 33 Decenos / Background Vocals
- A Huge Choir
- Justo Almario / Woodwinds (I cannot see him anywhere on the stage, but he played big time)
and many more.
A very inspiring and wonderful concert (you'll find yourself taken to God's presence here).
If you collect Marcos Vidal's music, first of all, congratulations, you're on the right path, and second, you cannot miss out on this amazing concert.


title: Great Brazilian Jazz played by Japanese master musicians

text:
This 1997 release is a great surprise; it's a Brazilian Jazz album performed by great Japanese musicians and singer Cilene O'Hara; actually you could think these are Brazilians playing; especially on the percussion section.
They play many Brazilian standards -mainly Antonio Carlos Jobim's and Joao Donato's-, many compositions of their own (including Cilene on the songwriting talents), and a piece by Johann Sebastian Bach superbly made into Brazilian Jazz; the tunes are very fresh with a great deal of fine electronic accents, making this recording sublime.

The tracks (not shown here in Amazon's page)are:
1. Garota de Ipanema
2. Imagem
3. Bananeira
4. Gaiolas Abertas
5. Ave Maria
6. Why Not Brasil
7. Lugar Comum
8. Green
9. Praia
10. Asa Eterna
11. Luiza
Bonus Track:
12. Garota de Ipanema (Drum 'n' Bass mix)

Very recommendable; unfortunately out of print and very hard to find, but if you see it pass across, grab it at once; you will thank yourself you did.


title: Cesar Garza & Marcos Witt

text:
This is a proyect recorded in 1989-1990 between Marcos Witt (using his popular name and his recording company Canzion) and Cesar Garza (leader of Christian group Mitzvah from Monterrey, Mexico).
The three most important aspects of this recording are:
- The amazing introduction to Spanish Christian Music of programming (unknown at this level at the time) by master musician, arranger, producer and singer Cesar Garza.
- The opportunity great songwriters in Mexico had to present their songs and talents for the Lord; songwriters like Gustavo Ordonez, Pablo Bravo, Juan Salinas, Miguel Cassina, Daniel Hernandez, etc.
and
- The legacy of this Praise and Worship songs that at this point, have become classics among Spanish Christian Music, via this recording.

The only shame is that Christian groups like Mitzvah, and some of these amazing songwriters have dissapeared from the Chrsitian music scene; if only Spanish Christian music had either these people back or new musicians, making music like in this recording from 1991, the genre would be amazing; it'd be more serious music for the Lord with less popular accents.

P.S. A true collectible, and a true blessing.


title: De La Pra Ca = Love Brought Us Here

text:
"De La Pra Ca" is the Title by Som Livre (Brazilian pressing),the one by Pacific Coast Highway (Japanese pressing) is "Love Brought Us Here". They're the same, and them both are an excellent example of the quality Brazilian Jazz, Rique Pantoja has us accostumed to. The phenomenal keyboards are there, his vocals in Portuguese and English are there; his guests are first class:
- Rique Pantoja / Piano, Synthesizers, Vocals, Compositions, Production, Arrangements
- Ernie Watts / Alto Sax, Tenor Sax
- Lee Ritenour / Acoustic Guitars
- Ricardo Silveira / Guitars
- Alex Acuna /Drums
- Phil Perry / Vocals
- Don Grusin / Additional Synthesizers, Computer Programming
- Arturo Maia / Bass
- Paulinho DaCosta / Percussions

And on top of that: a true classic that's now Almost-impossible-to-find and a Collectible; so if you're already a fan of Rique's and/or love good Jazz/Brazilian Jazz, this gem has got to be in your collection.
Extremely recommendable.


title: Kiko Cibrian

text:
This is an extremely good CD by a great Mexican Jazz guitarist who participated with Spyro Gyra, and then with mexican super star Luis Miguel.

Kiko here is co-producer along with Jimmy Mayweather; the whole album is among one of the best Jazz albums by any guitarist; Kiko's style and skills are top of the line and this CD shows them off; highlights are absolutely "Connect the Dots" with a superb solo by Jazz saxophonist Brandon Fields; "Pemex" and "The Call" are also stand outs.

Kiko's guests here are:

- Kiko Cibrian / Guitars, Vocals

- T Lavitz / Pianos & Organs

- Brandon Fields / Alto Sax

- Tommy Aros / Percussions

- Kevin Hennessy / Bass

- Duncan Moore / Drums

- Barnaby Finch / Keyboards

etc., etc.

Well worthed..........................


title: WOW!!

text: All I can say is WOW!! This remains one of my all-time favourite CDs ever (and I have quite a collection).  Ellie, I hope you get the recognition you deserve soon!!


title: SUPPOSED TO GIVE IT FIVE STARS BUT..

text: I am not sure if it is Lighthouse Family's idea or their record company's suggestion about changing the versions of some songs for their official videos but I'm not liking it at all. What's the point of releasing an album if you're just gonna make  changes on the video version?  (The versions on lighthouse family's videos are usually better). To  me it's unfair. I  mean come  on !!  Yes, this is a good album with good songs  to unwind with. BUT im still disappointed with the changes in the song versions (example is  "High" which used the 7 inch edit in the video version and the song "Lost in Space" which uses the single mix in its official music video version, which also shows the then newly finished Angel of the North structure.)


title: Remembering One Of The Great Musical Acts

text: Very Pleased with the CD All the big hits are here!


title: Fast shipping

text: Kid loves this


title: Four Stars

text: Great book


title: excellent

text: loved the music listen to it nearly everyday have the music turned up really really loud its that type of cd


title: Perfect! Very Good set of Pete and Oakenfold as bonus!!!

text:
That is it the CD is very good !
Thanks,
Hildely


title: Awesome price. Arrived on time

text: Awesome price.Arrived on time. Very satisfied.


title: not a remastering

text: It's worth noting that this is not a remastering of the original soundtrack. This is an original recording, a remake if you will, of the original songs. Also, it's great. :)


title: Say what???? Greatest Hits, it's not???

text: Don't know what station Micheal Heintz is listening to but he needs to listen to a different one.  Ignore his review.  I have heard all but one of the songs HUNDREDS of times on the radio.  This CD is awesome, and yes, they are big time hits.  Trust this 61 yr old lady who just happens to like a broad variety of music from the 60s to today's newest artists.  Don't pass this one up.


title: Great quality recording

text: CD is high quality, this particular recording is a great introduction to this talented and now obscure artist.


title: Utterly Fantastic

text: I'm a professional music producer. These speakers are great at any price...clean and balanced across the entire spectrum but not at all clinical, a pleasure regardless of genre, will make you a fan of your favorite music all over again. Making speakers is like making a movie, the director may do their best on every little element but in the end there's an element of luck...with speaker it's materials + design + crossover components etc., and these are the magic formula. Some studio monitors are intentionally not "fun" to listen to but help you hear the soundstage,  mix, etc....these these do all that in spades AND as a bonus they provide the breathtaking high fidelity music listening experience.


I'm a big fan of Rib and I loved this cd. The one I bought came in great condition and it also came with a cellphone chain, which was a bonus.I was very satisfied with the purchase.


title: I love KK and I loved all the songs in the ...

text: I'm a big fan of Utaite(s), I spend most of my free time watching Nico Nico Douga videos.I love KK and I loved all the songs in the cd,the only thing that I find strange is that the song "それがあなたの幸せとしても" sounds better in Nico Nico Douga than on the cd, just my personal opinion. Anyway, all in all it was definitely a good purchase.


title: Good buy

text: Bought it for just two hard-to-find songs, but there's some really good music on here.


title: Five Stars

text: Exactly as expected.


title: Awful woke garbage

text: Some of the worst music I’ve heard.


title: Great album

text: One of the best albums gamma ray ever did and thier debut, but I must correct some misinformation in some of the reviews first of all gamma ray was not ralph sheepers of primal fears first band. That was tyran pace which had some success of their own, second of all ralph was when kai stepped down from vocals in late1986 with helloween their first choice to take over vocals, not micheal kiske, but he turned it down because tyran pace had just recorded thier 3rd album and seem to be going somewhere only to break up in late 1987 early 1988. Next point that needs correcting 4 of the tracks on this album were intended for the keepers albums with 1 or 2 intended for keepers one, and the other 2 for keepers 2 and heading for tommorow was supposed to close keepers 2 and keeper of the seven keys closing keepers one, the other tracks I am referring to are lust for life, heaven can wait, and the silence which was supposed to be on keepers one, as for the track Halloween that was not intended to close keepers one, or even be on the album originally, now finally to the rest of the history of gamma rays debut. When micheal kiske joined helloween 1 of his tracks ended up on keepers 1 pulling a track from kai off of keepers one, in addition to a still unreleased from keepers one, and due to 2 or 3 other tracks from kiske another 2 tracks got pulled from keepers 2, and also messing up how kai and micheal weikath originally intended for the keepers albums, also kai had issues with how micheal kiske sang some of his songs at the time, as well as his tracks intended for keepers not being used among other issues,so when ralph became available, he decided to do a solo album with ralph and use those keepers tracks but have them sung the way he wanted and intended, which raloh did an amazing job at, now for those fans who argue micheal kiske is awesome and everyone else sucks ask yourself this, could you picture micheal kiske singing lust for life, heaven can wait, the silence, and heading for tommorow, as well as ralph did back in 1989, I sure can't, with ralphs queen like vocal delivery on the silence, and ralphs awesome vocals on the whole album, one final thought many have said the vocals sound like dream theater, but here's the thing James lebrie would not join dream theater until 1992, so ralph was doing it first vocally, as well as fates warnings original vocalist john arch. Overall a great album the only down side was their where some missing rhythm guitar parts on some sections of the track heading for tommorow. But otherwise a great album and space eater is an awesome track and even ralphs free time is great but different but tyran pace was a different band than helloween was, but still a great band.


title: Fantastic purchase!

text: Excellent sonic quality...great arrangement of Steely Dan's Hits! Shipped quickly and in great shape!


title: on time

text: arrived on time and the case WAS NOT broken


title: AUTHENTIC SANSKRIT PRONUNCIATION

text: THIS CD GIVES THE ACCURATE AND AUTHENTIC SANSKRIT PRONUNCIATION THAT MANY DO NOT, HAVING BEEN STRICTLY TAUGHT AND SUNG BY ADEPT STUDENTS OF AN INDIAN BRAHMAN MASTER.  IT HAS BEEN USED IN HEALING, SPIRITUAL PROTECTION,THE UPLIFTMENT OF STATES OF AWARENESS, AND THE TRANSCENDENCE OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS.


title: disapointed with content

text:
This CD was surposed to be about the year 1932.
There were weird clips about events that were not introduced well and not at all informative.
There was more raw info about the year on the back cover but content was terrible.
Nothing about what things cost back then, sports info, state of the U.S., or the world.
It was a waste of money.


title: It's super good!

text: Love it!


title: unique music!

text: I love listening to the music so much.


title: Five Stars

text: It's just cute.


title: Four Stars

text: Love the CDs, but cannot get to play on any PC


title: Classic Metal For A New Millenium

text: I had the great luck to run across Brazen Angel at their concert during the Dragon*Con 2010 convention in Atlanta, Georgia and was blown away. Their music is the classic style of "melodic metal" that was popular in the 80's, originating with such bands as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Every track on this album ranges from very good to excellent. If you are a fan of classic metal or just looking for the hard rock of your youth, you need to check them out. And, if you get a chance to see them live, do so! This is a new band that's going to go far.


title: Giving the people what they want.

text: The problem  with Awards in the Art business wheater it be music, dancing, movies, or whatever is that they are given to the one who appeals to the most amount of people. Jason Aldeen maybe not your favorite but he is the sum consumption of most people who listen to the radio and that is the sum consumptions of radio stations. So what i am trying to get at is that you are getting Mc.Donalds and if you keep letting society tell you what to listen to, watch, and consume in any other fashion, you will be left with Cronic Diarrhea and eventually you will be nothing more than the sum of the total population.


title: A tasteful different work, with diverse moods!!

text: Well this album is absolutely underrated and often unknown as well...it is worth "4 stars and an half" at least. That is it's partially an unplugged tasteful album with a Medieval mood, which is absolutely inspiring,but also with symphonic breaks through,making this album well worth checking out!!Besides this is another hidden gem, which seems perfect to be performed in a theater (along with "Contrappunti")...even though "Contrappunti", unlike this "Florian", is closer to some albums by ELP and completely different. In fact this is a strange album in comparison to their standard; but otherwise another underrated work -"Di Terra"- by "Banco del Mutuo Soccorso" was different in comparison to their usual mood, an imprinting by Di Giacomo&C., and some critics regarded this issue as a failed attempt to innovate their style...the same destiny which coupled Banco to Le Orme.<br />Recommended!


title: The italian MadPuppet,in the middle between Hammil and Doors

text:
The right rate for this concept album actually is 3 stars and 1/2, but their best issue "Masque", dated 1982, is not mentioned here at Amazon.com and it's such a pity, because naturally it's better than this one!! Anyway coming back to the present album, I think of a good comeback (it was issued on 1996): the opener "The rose of memory", starting the narration about the life of King Laurin, is a 20 minutes suite, perhaps a bit too much long, but never boring ... such narration is fluent, as there's no rigid separation between a track and another from the point of view of the concept, except on each title;and at the end of every track there's a clear explanation about the story, which makes this album easier to assimilate! It seems a unique suite, enriched with a lot of heterogonous and assorted music colours...actually it isn't, but the heavy approach by Mr Kaufman, the keyboardplayer from Bolzano (SudTirol-near Austria), is very important, even though sometimes is replaced by the creative guitar of C. Senoner, whose main harmonic solutions lead the music narration of the album, almost all along its duration.
Of course the presence of a fine flute, which gives a relax mood to the suite that I have explained to you above, is a completely different music approach, nevertheless the final output is good!!
Interesting italian concept of the nineties, but their previous album "MASQUE" is better...make your choice!!


title: The debut album "Abraham"remains their best:the new is...

text: This new album is quite tepid and discontinuous too: it's characterized by bad vocal parts (but this was also the main defect of their first issue)and strange guitar distortions, which are difficult to take !! Nevertheless the symphonic breaks through are always interesting, with the imprinting of a clever keyboardist,Paolo Paroni,whose classical music imprinting is a Q.L.S. trademark ... in fact He has been a professional musician for a long time and his experience is always very important within such Q.L.S.issues!! Moreover the female voice by Annalisa Malvasio gets this album more gracious and gentle too... well despite of being not able to achieve the goal of emulating the same artistic quality as into "Abraham", this new album maintains a certain charm, standing as a dignified work among the best recent italian publications by Aufklarung,Sacka,H20,Il trono dei Ricordi and so on...well make you choice !!


title: An important branch of the Canterburian genealogic tree !!

text: Well this is such an important supergroup within the Canterbury scene, performing here some solid compositions and whose effort is characterized also by the come-back and last work as well by Alan Gowen. Richard Sinclair from Hatfield and the north stands up so far at the peek of his career; instead Phil Miller brings his experience with the glorious ensemble of National Health into such work: the output was this album dated 1982, which presents a couple of sung tracks and other interesting songs. This work was the result of the pressure applied by the producer Jean-Pierre Weiller (Europa records): all the tracks are well worth checking out, according to a compact composition which represents their last witnessing the canterburian sound, by these four "prolific" heroes of the UK experimental music scene(it contains 3 compositions by the poor Gowen, who afterwards in a short time was tragically dead ..., 4 tracks by Miller and only 1 by Sinclair,in a very balanced group, with the contribution of drummer Trevor Tomkins).<br />Finally I prefer to let you listen to this album and then make you express your own idea  ... in my opinion this is an essential historical document concerning the conclusion of the Canterburian Era, well issued by the Blueprint label!!


title: 3 star and 1/2,by regarding this CD as pop progressive music

text: This new prog CD of the eighties is not bad, despite of this album being a bit weak in some parts! Nevertheless the vocal is interesting, reminding me of that one concerning the lead singer of Pavlov's Dog,expecially in the growing section of the title track ...anyway proceeding by order, at the beginning We can listen to a light romantic song,which seems tepid and weak, instead afterwards (in the 2nd section), it grows in dynamics,till you find an epic part almost Yes-like!! Then there are some interesting short spare interplays between the keyboards and the guitars, in order to accompany the melodies in an aggressive manner!! By prosecuting you find funny moments and catchy melodies, even though without any peak, then at last there is a better structured song, "Journey to the east", which is much representative of this album. In fact it sets their standard to a definitive pop progressive range of music ideas, which could be the best way to hear AOR music enriched with a "full-bodied" sound, typical of such stuff from the early Yes... this album at the end is suitable for the lightest and less busy moments...<br />Recommended as an underrated and interesting new prog/pop progressive album of the 80's UK scene, even though not completely essential.


title: They became a progmetal band afterwards,this NEWPROG is good

text: This is their debut, a promise, characterized by a marillionesque mood, enriched here with symphonic keyboards and lush ideas concerning the guitars... besides the dramatic vocal styling is not bad !! Moreover some conceptual lyrics, the presence of changing atmospheres and charming chords too, create a stunning armonic picture ... well I don't regard this band as the best one of the italian prog scene, but naturally the first two works and some stuff from their 3rd one as well, can be well worth checking out!!


title: Great!

text: Fine


title: Interesting Sound, a Psychadelic Puscifer/Can Melding

text: My friend bought this album on a whim form a record store that was having a liquidation sale. He rightly thought it would be something i would enjoy. While this band is from my hometown of Louisville, KY, I can unbiasedly say that he was right and for good reason. With some interestingly funky and psychedelic sounds, with quirky vocals that fade in and out, this album presents a cool sound that mixes several different styles into one, strange, funky, heavy, sometimes epic experience. Cool album worth at least a try.


title: Dark, Mezmorizing, Haunting!

text: For those now familiar with Reznor's work on the score for the film " The Social Network" alongside friend Atticus Ross and the dark, lo-fi ambiance it created, Ghosts i-iv works very much in the same vein but straying into heavier frontiers making it somewhat more interesting, although it certainly maintains the subtle beauty one can hear in the Social Network. All instrumental, however certainly all Nine Inch Nails. A must have, especially if you enjoyed The Fragile.


title: Just Breathe, breathe and breathe some more...

text:
Besides poor diet and minimal exercise, one of the main contributors to the declining health of Americans, both young and old, is stress. Stress related diseases include high blood pressure, along with cardiovascular and heart disease. As a massage therapist I see on a daily, even hourly basis, how the relief of stress can change a person's life. As a writer I can vouch for the negative effect that stress has on your body, mind and spirit. Two things that the Asians have known for centuries, and that we in this country are just beginning to understand is that first, we must drink plenty of water (80% of the population is still walking around in a state of dehydration). The second thing is how to breathe properly and reap the benefits of oxygenating ours bodies. Subconsciously, we tend to breathe shallowly or often hold our breath, particularly when experiencing stress. It is crucial that we learn to use our lung capacity in order to fully enrich the bloodstream with oxygen. Other symptoms include headaches, weariness and loss of energy.
 What Felicia Brown has done with this CD is to offer a vehicle in which to relax and free ourselves from stress through meditation and deep breathing practices. As a business owner and massage therapist herself, she has dealt with stress first hand, and she understands the dangerous effects it has on the body. Felicia's meaningful meditations and spoken words are delivered in her soft and sensuous voice, bringing about an immediate calming to the listener . She realizes that each of us has a need to take the time to sit and reflect, and to mediate with controlled breathing as a simple way to release the build-up of stress.  I listen to this CD several times a week, and find it priceless as a relaxation tool. Felicia's gift in this CD is her marvelous delivery. Her gift to her listeners, is a loving voice and guiding hand along the road to better health and personal fulfillment. `Just Breathe' is simply perfection from a wonderful and nurturing soul. I recommend it for everyone.

James Hart Isley
Author of The Bear Hunter


title: Wonderfully Diverse

text:
My wife brought this CD home on Easter Sunday, and fortunately there were no distractions so I was able to just sit and listen. What a beautiful piece of work. The last time I heard Mr. Yardley play was at The Alabama Show Palace some years back. At that time his band was doing a classic rock and country mix. I remember he was accompanied by a group of extremely talented musicians, fronted by a female vocalist with a lovely voice. The next time I spoke to him, he was strictly playing country music. Now, with the release of  Surface Tension, a wonderful mix of various influences, including blues and jazz, we see the true diversity of this gifted artist. Fluid and muscular, each song flows with a gentle strength that will grab hold of you and not let go. The style and phrasing are certainly unique to Tony, but the raw emotion brings to mind another of my favorite guitarists, Robin Trower. This CD will leave you spellbound and asking for more.

James Hart Isley
Author of The Bear Hunter


title: NOT HAPPY / ADDENDUM PLEASE READ

text: I THOUGHT A MOVIE SOUND TRACK WAS SUPPOSE TO BE SONGS FROM THE MOVIE. GUESS NOT. WHAT A RIP OFF.<br />IT MAY EVEN BE A SCAM.  ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT HAPPEN WITH MY FIRST PURCHASE OF THE BLUE HILL AVE. SOUNDTRACK.  DID FIND THE SONGS I WAS LOOKIN FOR. YOU WILL FIND THESE SONGS UNDER THE WRITER /PERFORMER'S NAME  (Aaron D. Spears: Inception). May be found on Amazon music download. I known. You're Welcome.


title: One additional note

text: ewomack's review is exceptional.  He mentions that Tonight's the Night wasn't ultimately released until mid-1975 but I purchased my copy (in Fargo, ND) in November 1974, just weeks after I returned from classes I had been taking in Toronto.


title: Most reviews here are for far earlier FBB albums.

text: Most of the reviews listed here are for different, early FBB albums. This one has none of the original group members.


title: Five Stars

text: Great record no problems thanx


title: Fantastica is fantastic

text: I bought this album on vinyl when it was first produced. I'm happy to see that is is now available on CD. This music was way ahead of its' time. The melodies are strange and haunting. I LOVE this album. If you are into exotica, this music is for you.


title: Great Album by Newburgh NY 80's Group

text: Great Album by Newburgh NY 80's Group. Recorded at JM Studio in Newburgh NY. John Mulligan Bass and Lead Vocals, Gregg Bauer Keyboards and Lead Vocals, Steve Joerger Vocals, Drums, Micheal Ciliberto Guitars, Rich Smith Drums, Dave Baker Drums, Minnie Rose Zampino Sax, Danny Strout Bass on Bad Breaks.


title: Same as Part 2

text: This isn't really "Rocks the Universe Part 3" as Amazon states.  It's a reissue of the Wallbreaker CD called "Rocks the Universe Part 2", which is now out of print.  If you already have part 2, you don't need this...except it has a new cool cover.


title: Incredible Music / Production

text:
I am a sucker for surround music and SACD continues to be one of the leading formats. I ordered this title, as I didn't have hardly any big band / classical combination efforts.

This is really, really good. The surround work is wonderful and the music is stunning. So glad I got this.

I must add that although this came from Europe, I received it very quickly, and packed very well.

THANKS!


title: After reading other reviews

text:
Well, after reading other reviews of the 40th anniversary deluxe release, I almost didn't get this, because absolutely the only thing I cared about was the surround mix. Very unfair that it's only offered in this package. Like others have said, Jethro Tull 40 year releases have been magnificent, Steven Wilson remixing beautifully AND affordable - without having to buy vinyl in the package.

But I went ahead and got it, as AMAZON had a great reduced price (after extra 10% coupon I paid $79) - so, after listening to it (surround mix) - the other reviewers are right, it's pretty average, with no true immersion type feel, and obviously not done by the aforementioned Mr. Wilson.

Still, glad I got it, as it's a magnificent RUSH album, and maybe someday I'll enjoy the stereo mixes and vinyl.


title: Modern World  Ethnic Classical Wonder

text:
This is the (many years later!) follow-up to Dirk's Music From A Roundhouse. It is uniquely beautiful and esoteric. Unlike the first album, this is done with acoustic instruments, and the overall production is quite modern, yet the style is instantly identifiable as Dirk Mont Campbell.

The music is a continuous piece of art, flowing (although sometimes pleasantly abruptly) from one section to the next. Somewhat a Terry Riley piece, yet much more ethnic and less complex in nature. The main bulk of the music is instrumental, but when there is singing, we are blessed with one the great female talents of our time - Barbara Gaskin. She is simply music personified - and displays it here as well as her work with others, including of course Dave Stewart.

There is a bonus track at the very end, and when I saw the title I thought - ah oh, here's the ruin of a perfect album - "The Star Trek Theme" - instead what a perfect ending, as it's done by (the group name eludes me right now) a very ethnic, foreign to my American ears group of musicians, and is a pleasant and fun conclusion to this wonderful work of art.

Thank You Dirk Mont Campbell for bringing us this delightful, challenging piece of original music!


title: Beautiful, typical of the talent that created this masterwork.

text:
Peter Bryngelsson has been a musical talent for many years. Truly unique, and very gifted, both as composer and performer.

If you like beautiful music, flowing, yet quite personal and still a bit of an edge to it, this is a perfect album for you. A bit hard to find, but well worth the journey!