title: Why all the dissin'? This girl is a GREAT singer!

text:
I'm sorry, but to all the haters out there, that's really all you are. This is a very good album with a lot of power and promise. I've followed Willa's career for a little over a year now. While everyone else was saying [how bad] her first single "I Wanna Be Bad" was, I was singing right along! This is a really fresh take at pop music, and if you don't think see, I'd like to see someone out there write better. Go ahead! E-mail me your far better songs...Sure, she might have played a Backstreet Boy (and taken his TV), but it doesn't mean everyone should go around saying nasty things about her. She's done a few things I wouldn't do (Nose rings are SO 1999!), but she is a very talented writer with an impressive debut CD.
Now,my review of this WONDERFUL CD!:
1. I Wanna Be Bad: For all those of you who have not heard the song, BUY THIS CD AND LISTEN TO IT! The track on here is the rap version feat. Royce. Her debut single is edgy, promiscuous and FUN! 5 Stars.
2. Did Ya' Understand That: Sort of R&B-themed and very defiant, this song goes right ahead, tells another exactly what she thinks of 'em and says she wants no more to do with them. 5 stars.
3. Ooh Ooh: Okay, this one IS bad, keep moving. 1 star.
4. Tired: What a song, what a song! "Tired of the blondes that look like me, tired of the people sayin' "Britney" Tired of the pop that should flop and should never be on TV and in your teen magazines." This song, almost rap and opposed to pop, outright disses her predecessors, her famous ex, ("Shame, it's the game you play for fame, but give it some time, you won't remember their names.") and goes on to tell just the kind of girl Amanda Williford is. 5 stars.
5. Joke's On You: My second favorite of the album. So easy to dance to, so much fun to listen to, and such a remarkable amount of girl power! I have a feeling who this is dedicated to, as well, but we won't go there. 5 stars.
6. Tender: Keep moving.
 7. Don't You Wish: Sounding seductive and fresh, Willa tries a little opera near the end (Bravo! Bravo!), and sweetly serenades her Prince Charming. 5 stars.
8. Prince Charming: With all the catchy rap sections, the updated fairy tale theme, and the amount of playfulness of the song, I really can call it nothing but brilliant. 5 stars.
9. Somebody Take The Pain Away: Very good song, but not her best. 4 stars.
10. Haunted Heart: Very catchy and extremely pro-girl power. 4.5 stars.
11. Dare: It isn't a favorite, but it's fun to dance to and easy to listen to. 4 stars.
 All in all, it's a WONDERFULL album with a few dull tracks. A stunning debut from a startling pop princess.


title: the "bad" girl of pop

text: willa ford (real name amanda williford) releases her debut "willa was here". you might be thinking what seperates this blond pop singer from the rest? well for 1: willa co-wrote 9 of the 11 tracks and she also co-produced the album. that's a big step in the world of pop. anyways she does well on her first try with it all. the hit single "i wanna be bad" starts off the album and it's a preview of what's to come. "willa was here" is straight forward pop/r&b but willa's clever lyrics (check out "ooh ooh", "tired", "prince charming", etc.) is what sometimes saves this cd from synth overload. the beats tend to get a bit generic at times but that's the only downfall. willa's voice is great (a better range that britney's) and she does those mariah screms well. for a debut, it's awesome. let's see what willa's got planned for the next. faves are: "i wanna be bad", "did ya understand that", "ooh ooh", "tired", "joke's on you", "tender", "don't you wish", and "prince charming".


title: Eh...

text: There was soooo much hype around the release of Willa's debut single "I Wanna Be Bad". It was a hit, but not as huge as I think the hype made it sound. I like the song, and I figured I would give Willa a chance. ... I give Willa props for writing most of the songs on the CD... but the production is just lacking. "I Wanna Be Bad" is by far the best song on this CD. Willa has a lot of potential, but her true talent is just not shown on this CD. Hopefully she will get some better production on future efforts and find a producer that clicks with what she is trying to do. I got respect for Willa, but this just doesn't cut it. I know she can do better.


title: Very relaxing

text: Very soothing piano with the beach waves is very relaxing


title: Tak Matsumoto`s finest work

text: Back in 1996, I borrowed this CD from my sister and brother-in-law, who bought it in Japan. I was completely mesmerized when I first listened to this album. "Wanna Go Home" is probably Tak Matsumoto`s finest work and, undoubtedly, one of the best in his discography. It is basically an instrumental album, delving into jazz, rock, blues and nods to new age music, with subtle Japanese sounds. Wanna Go Home, the opening track, serves as an introduction to his music, with his subtle jazzy/bluesy feeling. The second track, 99,  has a similar melodical nature as Wanna Go Home at the beginning, until it becomes an upbeat jazz/pop/rock tune. The next track is the Interlude to Love Ya, fully performed with  an acoustic guitar. Long Distance Call is a new age-ish jazz tune that paves the way to Air Port, a blues-rock tune. Next to it is the wonderful Life II, basically a smooth jazz track, which is a mix of Yellowjackets, Acoustic Alchemy, Lee Ritenour and Flim & the BB`s, all in one one song. Love Story put Matsumoto back into the melodic territory, playing the acoustic and electric guitars, with a magnificent performance. Love Ya follows up with a wonderful guitar work. Thousand Dreams moves Matsumoto back into the rock territory, featuring some thundering guitars, as well as the metal-like Jammin of the Guitar and Speed. Here, Tak Matsumoto sounds like Eddie Van Halen playing his best guitar riffs. Wanna Go Home (Reprise) closes this album in a great manner. So, there you go, a wonderful album by a talented Japanese guitar player. So my recommendation is to buy a copy (That is if you happen to find it-I hope it is not out of print).


title: A good sample of Bob Marley's music

text: Bob Marley was a man who was revered and well-respected around the world, not only for his smart wide-spread lyrics, but also for introducing reggae music into a worldwide audience. Being a music genius hailed from Nine Miles, Jamaica –his hometown-, Marley was able to deliver some powerful messages dealing with violence, politics, human rights, religion and everything that affects us. Besides, he always hailed himself as a revolutionary with an attitude so rebellious and challenging that almost cost his life. Indeed, in the mid 70's, he was almost shot down by alleged CIA officers stationed in Jamaica. The alleged reason for the ambush was that Marley's songs were considered subversive by the U.S. Government at that time. One of those songs is “So Much Trouble In The World”, which deals with violence and the consequences of war-like conflicts, such as the rioting that almost led Jamaica to a civil war in the mid 1970's. The rioting is said to be due to political conflicts between Jamaica's two major parties: the Jamaican Labor Party led by Michael Manley and the People's National Party led by Edward Seaga. On the other hand, Marley was able to sing about the African situation and the roots of Rastafarianism –“Natural Mystic”, “Iron Lion, Zion”, “War”-a song based on a speech delivered by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie at the U.N. in the early 60's-. Songs like “Africa Unite” , “Trenchtown Rock” and “Roots, Rock, Reggae” can easily be seen more on the cultural side rather than on a political, war-like one. In short, this compilation offers the best of Bob Marley's non-hit, obscure tracks that deserve some good listening. NOTE: THIS PACKAGE IS AIMED TO CASUAL FANS WHO OWN “Legend”. However, if you are a Bob Marley's fan, you won't need to buy this stuff. Get the “SONGS OF FREEDOM” BOX SET, instead.


title: Frames takes up where Everyone Into Position  left

text: Preceding the success of their previous album “Everyone Into Position”, Manchester-based prog rock band Oceansize has come up with a wonderful masterpiece that has excelled anything that they have previously done. With “Frames”, the band's 3rd album in three years, Oceanzise has moved on to a more progressive rather than aggressive metal sound that characterized their two previous studio albums, particularly “Everyone Into Position”. Even though Mike Vennart (lead vocalist, guitar) has vehemently denied their approach to that progressive rock sound, such progressiveness is very present in the entire album. The best examples of this are evidenced by Commemorative T-Shirt, an 8 min + song that does not sound like anything they have previously done: it is more complex and melodic in nature; Unfamiliar starts out with loud guitar riffs and  follows up with a melodic tune to regain the initial powerful riff. This one sounds more like a cross between The Offensive Charm from Everyone's Into Position and Commemorative T-Shirt. Trail of Fire, Savant and Only Twin follows up with a tremendous intensity that slightly drops with Catalyst, a song originally released as part of an EP (Extended Play). Sleeping Dogs and Dead Lions and The Frame show the band's brilliance in creating more complex textures and sounds. In short, Frames has to be the obvious choice for those have bought Effloresce and Everyone Into Position. Highly recommended.


title: Incubus most accomplished album

text: The Calabassas, California-based band came up with “Morning View”, an album which finds Incubus in a very much mature, less raw mood….These guys are simply talented and provides one of the most original stuff ever…The album features the radio hits “Nice To Know You” and “Wish You Were Here”, which has nothing to do with the Pink Floyd classic, plus some hidden, excellent gems like Just a Phase, 11 AM, Mexico –this one sounds similar to Red Hot Chili Peppers' Road Trippin'-and the Asian-tinged Aqueous Transmission. Musically and artistically speaking,, this is the most accomplished piece of work in today's alt rock scene, with Brandon Boyd showing a great vocal ability, along with DJ Chris Kilmore's  scratching effects on the turntables, Mike Eizinger doing a wonderful guitar work and Jose Pasillas' solid  drumming  . All in all, it is very good stuff to get.


title: Long Before "Stairway to Heaven", there was Led Zeppelin II

text: Before they came up with the all-time classic "Stairway To Heaven" from the successful fourth self-titled album -a.k.a Zoso-, Led Zeppelin released their second album in the late 1960's, providing a good, solid performance and mixing psychedelic rock and hard rock. Whole a Lotta Love is, without a doubt, trademark Led Zeppelin, as well as Heartbreaker, Lemon Song and Moby Dick. Also worth to check out are "Living Loving (She's Just A Woman)" and the amazing "Ramble On", which resembles a bit to "Whole Lotta Love". Robert Plant's voice is incredibly flawless, as much as the drumming work by the late John "Bonzo" Bonham, the excellent guitar work by Jimmy Page and the magnificent bass work by John Paul Jones. Overall, this is a classic album not to be missed out. Before taking Led Zeppelin III and IV, take this one along with Led Zeppelin I.


title: Not Really Essential

text: How is this an "essential" collection when one of their most popular recordings, "That Day When She Needed Me," is omitted?  That this is in mono with no stereo tracks takes away from the quality of the collection as well. A better Essential Collection is needed.


title: Two CDs for the price of half of one.

text: This CD is not for the serious collector. There is no informative booklet and the source of this recording is suspect. On the plus side, it contains every cut from both of the Royalettes' MGM albums: "It's Gonna Take A Miracle" & "The Elegant Sounds of ..." as well as three bonus tracks. So if you can't afford or are unwilling to pay for the authorized CD versions of these albums, this is a bargain too good to pass up. One caveat: I first discovered this CD in a record store and had to take it back because one cut had a tracking glitch. The CD that I brought online did not have that problem.


title: No Dispute About Soulful  Content Here!

text:
Undisputed Soul mixed by DJ Spinna  to commemorate the 55th anniversary Of Motown  as a  Universal Japan import  is well worth  seeking out.  While some tracks from the sixties don't have noticeable cosmetic surgery, several iconic  recordings feature little touchups here and there, like  subtle scratching effects that update some of the tracks, sure  to appeal to a new audience and for me, makes for delightful ear candy.

Three tracks get the "DJ Spinna ReFreak full treatment" reordering elements of the original tracks. The 22 tracks cover just about every major artist on the label, but missing in action are Gladys Knight & the Pips, The Smokey Robinson led Miracles and The Marvelettes. Although the tracks are separated, each song flows smoothly into the next with musical interludes that work  well. Not as  radical a reworking of Motown classic material  as two previous  volumes of U.S. Motown remix collections, this set  preserves the integrity of the original recordings but  with enough fine tuning  to make it  a worthwhile addition to fans of the original tracks.

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title: Lil Green Finally In The  Spotlight!

text:
Lil Green is one of those legendary blues singers whom you have heard mentioned, but may not have actually heard. Decades ago as a teenager I recall reading  a Hit Parader magazine  review of a  Lil Green RCA Victor best of compilation entitled Romance In The Dark. The captivating cover photo captured my imagination, but I never ever saw  a copy of the elusive vinyl record.  Over the years, I've occasionally  encountered references to the title song, but again, no luck in hearing it.

Imagine my surprise to discover that the new Cyndi Lauper CD, Memphis BLues includes Romance In The Dark.  This  was the motivation I finally needed to spur me on to track down the original recording,  and I can honestly say Lil has totally blown me away.

Described as having a distinctively warm, buzzing, astringent voice,  Green came up in South Side Chicago, performing as a singing waitress when she was only 14. Developing her act during the 1930s, she began making records for Victor's Bluebird label in 1940, usually backed by guitarist Big Bill Broonzy.

Lil Green's  self penned  composition "Romance in the Dark" was a 1940 Bluebird hit and in 1941 she followed it with a best selling version of fellow Mississippi  Joe McCoy's  blues novelty "Why Don't You Do Right?"  which was covered by Peggy Lee, and in time became associated with her.

During the 1940's,  Green  enjoyed a successful career touring theaters and clubs and recording for RCA, Aladdin, however she never seemed to escape playing to solely Black audiences in the chitlin circuit. Green was signed to  Atlantic Records in the early 1950's and cut a few modern sounding sides for the label.  However, she fell  ill  with bronchial pneumonia and died in Chicago in 1954,  at  only thirty-five years old.

  What she could have accomplished had she lived longer is up for conjecture, but the eighteen tracks on this compilation  point to loss of a very promising blues performer.  Hopefully some of the attention Lauper brings to Romance In The Dark translates to shedding some long overdue light on  Lil Green, perhaps one of the most unique blues voices  of her generation.


title: UN -"sung. Lp

text: Unfortunatly it appears that this LP is unavailable. No CD / digital/ or otherwise. I had a physical copy of it when it was new. Hot fun summer in the city. The spoken word duet with Donna Summer on too much for the lady is so hot. The first 3 tracks alone are very much worth owning the LP. The tracks  were long and almost didn't require a 12 inch mix. Hope it shows up on CD or digital. It's Brooklyn Dreams finest moment.


title: Motown 66 It was a very good year.

text:
This is the only Cd version of the series as far as I know. It's too bad because this tops the COM series. It is also interesting on an historical note as it gives you a window into what Motown was doing behind the scenes year by year as it was growing. What songs it was working on and who was being considered to record some songs that we are very familiar with.There is also a great booklet with rare photos.
I have attempted to purchase a few tracks from the digital only part of this series to play on my new blue tooth speaker.
When I perchased them It was noted that they would be stored in some sort of special digital storage area. I have no idea if this is on my phone or where to access it. So they sit there unplayed. I hate digital only. I want the freakin CD.


title: Com vol5

text: I love this series. I have all five volumes. They are always fullbof gems and surprises that catch you off guard. I only hope that there will be much more.


title: truthful tease

text:
I recommend. This set' but you must
Buy it with their other cd'smiling faces
The best of. The two clearly represents
Their best Motown tracks.  Including the
Long version of What's going on and the
Original mama I got a brand new thing.
There's still another set that has Big John
On it.  I can see that they have no plans of releasing all of their Motown lps on cd'
So this will do. It seems that they can make more money if they butcher up the good tracks from the original sets and surve them up in increments of ' best of '
Sets with key tracks being duplicated over
and over.

So


title: selfish one

text:
I recall as a teenie bopper having the 45 Selfish one on Chess records.
What an iconic jam it was[is]. It brings back many great memories of 1965, along
with another great song from that era, Yes I'm ready by Barbara Mason and
I do love you by Billy Stewart. My teenage friends along with me had a habit of turning the 45s over to hear what was on the flip side. I did so in the case of Selfish one, and discovered Everything but love included on this set. The R&B
radio stations also discovered it and played it as much as they did the A side.
Jackie's vocals are particularly outstanding on that track. But I was not aware
that there was an lp available on her. There are many cuts to satisfy here, so
I wont review them track by track, I will just say that it's a pleasant surprise. Buy it , if you liked Selfish one as much as I did.


title: Shorty Long Essential

text:
This collection is long over due. I only hope that a motown anthologhy

on Shorty will come next. Shorty made us dance,laugh and smile with his

comical perky music.Most of his best recordings are here. The only two

missing, are his excellent versions of "Stranded in the Jungle" and

"Chantily Lace". Also outstanding is the vocal "Night fo last", and the

Instumental "Night fo last", amazing, they're almost two different songs.

The instumental features a smoking call and answer between two guitars.

This collection just wets your appetite for much more.


title: Not impressed

text: Out of all of the Cellar full Of Motown, this one did not impress me at all. Nothing here “rang my bell “….


title: Unsung

text: What a voice...  great tracks.  I don’t know what took me so long to buy her CD


title: Youth Ministry

text: OMG I remember buying this cassette tape back in the day (as a matter of fact, I still have it)  my fav song is righteousness and praise....I actually used to do that song on my sets when I used to do gospel rap back in the day.  I mixed that with the DC go-go sound...some knew me as MC Preacher back then.  (Wash DC).


title: London Calling label does it again

text: Who ever London Calling is, has gotten their hands on some pretty nice radio broadcasts. Keep them coming. The Jeff Beck release is another must have.


title: could take any song and make it better, and everyone who worked with her liked her ...

text: Helen Ward one day will be recognized as one of the most distinctive and instinctive singers of the big band era.  She was a much more subtle and intuitive artist that most, could take any song and make it better, and everyone who worked with her liked her as a person.  Her voice is so different than most, too.  Every song on this outstanding collection reminds us of how unusual Helen Ward was and today she still sounds contemporary.


title: Detroit R&B

text: Ric-Tic was a Detroit label that unfortunately saw itself in direct competition with Berry Gordy's Motown empire. It lost a number of its best-selling acts to him before being completely bought out. A lot of the session musicians had been members of Motown's Funk Brothers, and were fined if Gordy discovered they had been moonlighting. It had a retrospective wave of popularity in the UK in the seventies as part of the Northern Soul club craze. Volume 1 contains the first 28 A-sides released on Ric-Tic from 1964 (excluding the first, RT-100, which was a re-issue of a Gino Washington track). One or two appear to have been mastered from vinyl but overall sound quality is good for these rare sides. All are mono apart from the San Remo Golden Strings (who were members of the Detroit Symphony orchestra). Several of these were later re-issued by Motown in the seventies.


title: Motown Floor Fillers

text:
This 21-track collection of Motown floor-fillers is conceived and compiled by Richard Searling, presenter of Soul Sauce on Jazz FM in the UK, who explains in the extensive sleeve notes that it is intended 'to pay tribute to the true "underground" heritage of arguably the most important American soul label ever'.

To this aim he has gathered up many rare and previously unreleased gems as well as some more well known pieces such as as Martha and the Vandellas' You've Been In Love Too Long and Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's California Soul (actually Valerie Simpson depping for Tammi). From this collection it would seem that he favours the Northern Soul end of the Motown oeuvre.

As always one is amazed that so many top quality recordings have languished in a vault for so many decades and glad of the privilege to hear them now.

There are some discrepancies between Richard Searling's annotations and the factual information listed beneath, which one can put down to his enthusiasm, though in the case of the Temptation's I Got Heaven Right Here On Earth, he seems to be correct as the listing that follows describes a completely different song (You Make Your Own Heaven And Hell Right Here On Earth).

Stand out artists here include the Four Tops, the Velvelettes and the inimitable Brenda Holloway.


title: First collection of solo recordings

text:
Although Thomasina Montgomery, better known as Tammi Terrell, was only 20 when Berry Gordy signed her to Motown in 1965, she had already been recording singles for five years at Scepter/Wand under the aegis of James Brown. At Motown She made one solo album, called Irresistible, and three singles, but went on to achieve more notable success in a musical partnership with Marvin Gaye, producing several hit singles and a couple of albums.

Tragically she died on 16 March 1970 of a brain tumour, having collapsed onstage in Virginia into Marvin Gaye's arms on 14 October 1968.

Thirty years later this first collection of solo recordings shows the extent of our loss. The entire Irresistible album is included, mostly produced by Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua, together with the complete singles, both sides, and some rare and previously unreleased tracks of no lesser quality. Two well known songs are This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You), recorded a year earlier by the Isley Brothers, and an early version of I Gotta Find A Way (To Get You Back), later recorded by the Temptations (her boyfriend was their lead singer David Ruffin). The album closes with her first single with Marvin Gaye, the transcendental Ain't No Mountain High Enough.

Not included are her solo versions of material recorded with Marvin Gaye, which have found a home as bonus tracks on the compilation The Complete Duets


title: Expanded version of only LP

text:
Although the Velvelettes gave Motown a number of hit singles in the mid-sixties, they had to wait until 1999 before they were awarded the luxury of their own LP, a US compilation fleshed out with some unreleased nuggets from the legendary Motown vaults. This very welcome more recent UK collection improves on that album as its final four additional tracks are previously unreleased.

These include their version of The Boy From Crosstown, which as it was laid down between January and August 1965, pre-dates the Marvelettes' released version recorded May/June 1966 and also produced by Norman Whitfield; and the Mickey Stevenson produced Stop Beating Around The Bush, recorded in 1964. This has long been sought after on acetates and bootlegs and has gone down very well in the Northern clubs, so its legitimate release is alone cause for celebration.

When they signed to Motown in 1963 the Velvelettes featured lead singer Cal Gill, her sister Mildred, Norma and Bertha Barbee and Betty Kelly, though Betty left in 1964 to replace Annette Sterling in Martha and the Vandellas. In 1966 they were upgraded from the subsidiary VIP label to the Soul label. The quartet line-up remained stable until 1967 when two left to marry and were replaced by Sandra Tilley and Annette McMillan, who feature on I'm So Glad It's Twilight Time, one of the tracks that was quite undeservedly left unreleased until 1979. Slightly confusingly, only three girls are shown in the cover picture and are not identified.

Possibly the domination and promotion of the Supremes at the time was at the expense of other Motown acts such as the Velvelettes as listening to and enjoying these 19 songs now it seems surprising that only their handful of hits are at all well known.

This is an extremely worthwhile and overdue collection, at a very generous price. Disappointingly, all tracks are in mono. Of their major hits included here, to my knowledge Needle In A Haystack and He Was Really Saying Something appear on Big Motown Hits And Hard To Find Classics Vol. 2 in true stereo; likewise Lonely Lonely Girl Am I, These Things Will Keep Me Loving You and A Bird in The Hand are to be found in full stereo on This Is Northern Soul! Vol. 2. I do not understand why Motown or the labels who license their recordings are still so parsimonious with their stereo mixes 30-40 years after the fact, or why they do not clearly state on the sleeve whether tracks are stereo or mono


title: Three Stars

text: good hard rock


title: Five Stars

text: He was smashing in the 1970's and still is.


title: Five Stars

text: Very good item. Works well.


title: If you love Michael jackson cds you will love the remixes to stranger in moscow cd part three.

text: Great Michael Jackson cd.


title: I love she wants me its my favorite song.

text: I love this cd. I love Nick and Aaron Carter music


title: great!

text: This is a very good dance song! Teaming up with Joanne was a great idea. They pull this remake off with ease! You'll be dancing along in no time


title: Five Stars

text: Like this kind of music.


title: Great single!

text: The first song I heard from this band was "Star" and I loved it.  So I got all the music from them that I could, and that included this.  Beautiful Sky is a great song, it comes from the album of the same name.  Star, which also is off of Beautiful Sky, is a good song and it translates acustically well (although I prefer the live version from Raise Your Hands).  I had never seen the video for Alright before, which is included on this CD.  Overall, this is highly recommended!


title: Great Swedish Pop/Dance/Rock CD

text:
Why do I love E-Type's music so much? I don't know, maybe because it's so Great and Picks up my spirits, and stylistically very varied :)

This album (released in 1996) was quite different from E-Type's (aka Martin Eriksson's, his real name) album release from 1994 called "Made In Sweden". While "Made In Sweden" was a Great EuroTechno/EuroDance/Pop album, "Explorer" took a More Pop/Rock direction with more guitars, and more EuroReggae in the style of Ace of Base. But There are still some nice techno Beats in "Explorer"

But the songs on this CD are in No Way worse than on "Made in Sweden" (LOL I Love that title, it means Quality). In fact some might even find this album better than MIS, a matter of Personal taste.
But it does not matter, because "Explorer" simply Delivers what in my opinion is Great album with Hit after Hit after Hit. There are still Powerful and Soaring Female Vocals, Choruses, and E-Type's unique rap.
I don't think E-Type's a Great rapper, but not bad either, in fact he's not really a rapper (LOL look at this hair, he's a Rocker who made many EuroDance/Disco songs), but whether you think his rap is Good or Bad, I think it's still Very unique, and to me sounds AWESOME.
"Explorer" is a HIT-FILLED album that takes a listener on a wild ride, which only E-Type could give. I said "HIT - FILLED" because every song on this could be a hit single. In the Great Swedish Tradition (that started from ABBA), every song has that MAGICAL HOOK to the Melody that just makes you go Crazy. Not to mention those Awesome Beats.

I can't really single any song as being better than others, so I won't, because they are all AMAZING and make this album a must-have.
Almost All songs have Great techno Beats and Melody Hooks, and many use Awesome Guitars and Great Powerful female Vocals.
There are many Mid-Tempo songs as well as some faster energetic songs (Back in the Loop, Free Like a flying Demon, Forever Wild), but there is only one True Love Ballad called "You Will Always be a Part Of Me", it's a Great Love song.

"We Gotta Go" sounds very Punk Rock, somewhat similar to Green day or Blink 182 (but IMO better), very fun and fast tune
.
I think this is an AWESOME CD for anyone who likes Pop/Rock music with some Techno Beats.
Also make sure to check out other Great Albums by E-Type:
"Made in Sweden" 1994
"Last Man Standing" 1998
"Euro 4 Ever" 2001
Thank You, and I hope you Enjoy.


title: Blazing Swedish EURODANCE/TECHNO/POP Album

text:
If you are looking for a Good EURODANCE/TECHNO/POP album with INFECTIOUS MELODIES and Awesome TECHNO-BEATS then you MUST get this album. There are so many Awesome Riffs and Hooks on this album, it's CRAZY.
There are sooo many Great Eurodance/Techno Songs with female vocals and male Rap featured here, such as:
"Secret Love", "Life in Vain", "Deep Down", and "Tripping on a Fantasy".
These are all AWESOME, but my two favorites are of course: "Love 4 Real", and "Rok The World". These 2 dance songs are simply Amazing.
"Strike it Up" and "Meant to Be" are very nice Dance/Pop tunes.
If you like music by REAL MCCOY, E-TYPE, CULTURE BEAT, MASTERBOY, LA BOUCHE, SOLID BASE, or E-ROTIC, then you will LOVE this CD. Also fans of Techno/Trance music should like this album very much.
There is a European version of this CD, but the version I have is the Japanese Version with extra trax and remixes (the one being sold here). The Japanese Version contains some Awesome remixes/instrumentals, as well as a Great Cover-version of Roxette's "Listen to Your Heart". It also has 2 great extra songs: "A Prayer for the Dying" (Great Ballad), and "China In Your Hand". Unfortunately it costs way too much, so Euro version is more cost-efficient.
If you like dance music, or just want to hear something with good melodies that will make you feel good, then GET THIS ALBUM (maybe cheaper from a friend in Sweden).
Enjoy.


title: The best he's ever recorded

text: I always knew this is the ultimate Marcos Witt album. It simply edifying and soulful! All the songs have their different vibe to them. It's definitely his most mature, contemporary effort. Pick it up if you want a spiritual uplift!!


title: She was here. Where did she go?

text: Willa Ford wants you to know that she's "tired of the pop" and that "it should flop" as stated on "tired." It's weird that she would say that because WILLA WAS HERE is totally pop music. I don't know who she's kidding. Anyway, besids all of that, WILLA WAS HERE is an enjoyable pop album. Willa wrote 9 tracks and co produced the album, which is nice but it shows how much of a rookie she is. On almost every song she tries to show you how "charming" she is and how she's gonna get you. Some of her clever antics work and some don't. The beats are those ones we've all heard before (a la Pink) but spiced up with different types of sounds. WILLA WAS HERE starts off with the awesome first single "I wanna be bad" and ends with the jittery "dare." The only ballad is "tender" which has an R&B flavor to it. Willa does well on her first try but with it's generic beats, it shows that she needs some improvements. Let's see how she does on the next album but for now WILLA WAS HERE is just above average. It's a fun album to dance to, it's not meant to be deep.


title: Five Stars

text: Top 10 experience !


title: An atmospheric masterpiece...dedicated to all that listen with universal ears.

text:
I searched long and hard to find this great album after hearing "Colour Stills" on an Audion sampler.  I lucked out by finding both this one and Don Slepian's "Sonic Perfume" in a used bin at a local record store.

Mr. Bartz gets fantastic tones and beautiful swells from his Carvin D-150L stereo guitar, using a wide assortment of reverbs and delays for an overall effect that is simply stunning.  He also employs a classical guitar, a Chapman stick and a Fender Broadcaster 8-string lap steel along with a lot of various percussion to create his sonic marvels.

The music is mostly beautifully melodic and atmospheric, but at times, energetic lead runs put an exclamation point on the proceedings (on "Observations").

I consider this one of my all time favourite New Age / Instrumental albums and consider myself lucky to have found a copy.  I notice that it is NOT readily available, but to guitarists who like a well mixed and wonderfully recorded album of sonic beauty, don't miss this one.

I will add Mr. Bartz's liner notes which add his feelings and help to emphasize the scope of his music.  "With the release of this album also comes a very personal release in spirit.  Within, captured for moments in music, are worlds hard to find.  There are few ways to travel to these places other than to let the music take you.  These personal visions, alive in us all, are contained within this music.  For the beauty and peace I have found with this music, I thank God.  For me, the touch is real; I hope it will be for everyone".

My heartfelt thanks to Mr. Bartz and to whoever traded in that used CD!


title: Editorial Review

text: "This is one of those samplers that's really worth getting, unless you happen to have all the albums it samples. Two discs, divided into 'Night' and 'Day,' containing twenty tracks and around a hundred minutes of music, cover a broad range of styles, from the floaty sort of new age to the near-jazz stuff to the Soto Koto Band. The price is right, the overall mix is just so, and it's likely that any listener will wind up buying one or more of the albums sampled. ~ Steven McDonald, All Music Guide"


title: From Museum Music

text:
"The desire, passion, power and innovation of Surrealism are captured in this exhilerating CD. Commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as a companion to a major Surrealism exhibition appearing at Tate Modern in London and the MET, this CD features influential works by Maurice Ravel, Darius Milhaud, Erik Satie, Bela Bart'k and other composers having strong associations with Ren' Magritte, Jean Cocteau, Andr' Breton and other leaders of the Surrealism movement. Included are rousing renditions of Bol'ro and the theme to one of the most famous surrealistic films of all time, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Release No. MM116
Music Genre: Classical
Running Time: 55:45
$16.95"


title: D.Emotion Project - A Collaboration in New Age greatness

text:
It took me awhile to find this rare jewel of a CD but after listening to it on a friend's car CD-Player I knew I had to find it and own this great album. This is not an album released by Enigma (et Michel Cretu) but a collaboration between Enigma and a side project D. Emotion. The album consists of a collection of 14 tracks with several different new age artists songs appearing in this CD.

Fans of Delerium will be happy to know 'Flatlands' is included on Track 3, Enigma has two songs included Return To Innocence which is a remix (Track 9) and Beyond The Invisible (track 14) one of my all time favourite songs from Enigma.

The album is produced and engineered by Cretu and this presence by this great artist gives the album the glitz and buzz. This album is for any fan of great new age sounds that range from uplifting and resilent to soft and brooding. There is not one track that is not-litenable, all songs flow melodiously from one song to another and is a superb listening experience.

This is a rare album but can be found on Amazon.com from 3rd party sellers on their marketplace or on Ebay. I have every praise in this wonderful album.


title: My first taste of Lesiem - Enticingly seductive

text:
As a staunch fan of Delerium, Era and Enigma, I came across Lesiem in a article, and something internally made me get this CD to listen firsthand to this group. What struck me first was how unique Lesiem was. Yes it does have electronica, rythmnic chanting and vocals. But  it is mixed and carried over quiet smoothly.

This taste of Lesiem has made me hunger for more. And I will sate my hunger by ordering more of this group's music. My favourite tracks were Fundamentum, Una Terra, Open Your Eyes and Liberta. This music will make the listener feel relaxed and take you on a journey down into your own fantasies.


title: An enjoyable album for any Delerium fan

text:
It took me 2 times to listen to the CD to fully appreciate the style of music on offer. Being a fan of Delerium, I came across this CD accidentally thinking it was made by the same musicians but it isn't. Gods Die Later is a stand-alone CD from I. Hofmann and M. Krauft.

It is interesting to note however how similar Gods Die Later sounds to several of the older Delerium songs in Morpheus or Stone Tower. The CD has definitely a Delerium 'feel' to it. The CD has 9 tracks all with their own unique sound.

Track 1: Rise - is a ethereal sounding song full of industrial sounds.

Track 2: Carmosa - some great sounding chants with an upbeat tempo.

Track 3: Epic - one of my favourites, I closed my eyes and the song sent me on a journey into my mind.

Track 4: Interfusion - just as the name of the song dictates, its a interfusion of Christian and ancient folksong themes

Track 5: Cross - a plethora of Christian hymns mixed with an almost trance beat.

Track 6: Belief - beautifully crafted song that makes one think of his or her belief system

The last 3 tracks are not as good as the first 6 but still worth listening too. Overall this CD is a solid mix of chants and beats. I am happy with the buy.


title: Finally remastered! But the booklet pages are scrambled.

text:
a-ha fans should be happy with this long overdue remastered, deluxe edition. The sound is a bit fuller with heavier bass- a nice improvement from the old 80's master. The packaging is nice with a booklet that includes photos, liner notes, lyrics, etc. I'm only taking off 1 star because the booklet pages are printed in the wrong order. Oddly, my booklet's pages are completely scrambled, with the first opening page of the liner notes being the last page. Nothing appears to be missing- it's just completely out of any sort of sequence. I'm guessing that my copy is not the only one like this.

As for the track selection, Disc 2 is filled with 20 demos. Disc 1 has 5 12"extended remixes at the end of the original album. There are a few 7" single remixes that I wish were included here & a few other extended remixes (like The Blood That Moves The Body (Two-Time Gun Remix)), but I suppose not everything could fit. Small complaints aside, this a fantastic way to revisit the band's 3rd album that generated 5 Top 40 singles in the UK...and still one of my favorite albums from the 80's.


title: worth every penny

text: I just bought this import with the bonus live dvd of the whole REALITY album performed live in front of a small intimate crowd, and I must say I am blown away.  David Bowie never ceases to amaze me.  He is one of the greatest musicians of the past 100 years.  Not only is the album itself amazing, but his live delivery of every track on the album.  This version of the album is a must for any fan even with a hefty price tag.  You will be amazed at how well this album is done live.  Just Bowie and his band on a small stage in front of a small crowd.  He is truly a gem to watch weather you are a new or old fan.


title: Love BTS

text: BTS older music is completely different from their more recent releases, but it is still very fun to listen to. Would recommend this to anyone is a fan of BTS.


title: Good combination of songs

text: This compilation album has a nice variety of songs from Gil's first two studio albums. There are upbeat songs such as Out of my bed (Still in my head), Never giving up now, round n' round, bang bang bang. There also ballad on this album such as Talk to you and I am so in love which are similar because they both share the same background music. The first track is a song that was originally record by some country artist, but in my opinion Gil does a better job of singing this song then the original. The three previously unreleased tracks are well done my personal favorite if Live your Dreams. The VCD containing the music videos thankfully plays on a blu ray player (I don't know if it will play on all players). The videos are well suited for the songs, and live version of Say what you want is nice.


title: Great Adventure score from Maurice Jarre

text: Thanks to  Intrada  the cd version of this score is crisp and crystal clear. Jarre creates an "Old School" orchestral adventure score that is wonderful, full of melody, drama and catchy themes. (Not Like most of todays "Wall of Noise Crap).


title: A Classic Western score, More of a Morricone than a Bernstein

text: If you are a fan of classic film scores this cd is a treat. Not your typical melodic western score. Though I love both styles this is not your Americana large scale sweeping orchestral type score, It's more of a tip of the hat to a Morricone Italian western with odd sound, Unique rhythms and keeps you off kilter at times. If you know the movie, then you know it fits perfect with the violent, mystical atmosphere as it's main theme.


title: One of Previn's best

text: A Classic Top-Notch jazz score. They don't compose them like this anymore, really captures a by gone era in film scoring.


title: Basil in top form

text: A lush orchestral score by the late Great Basil Poledouris. Expanded and re-mastered, a must have for fans of this wonderful composer.


title: Great Score

text: The film may have been a E.T. rip off but the score is 1st class.


title: Worst sound quality I have ever heard

text: Music is pretty good, But the quality of the recording is AWFUL!!! - Beware


title: Five Stars

text: Very beautiful and relaxing.  Highly recommend this if you enjoy a quiet musical experience.


title: An older but great Bocelli CD.

text: I didn't like it at the time due to the opera selections but have since become a classical singer and now truly appreciate this music.  If you are someone who enjoys some opera and more classical songs,  I recommend this.


title: Just good inspirational music!

text: A favorite of mine from The seventies. So glad to find a good copy! Hallelujah!


title: KUNG FU ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE TELEVISION 📺 SOUNDTRACK L. P. VYNIL.

text: KUNG FU ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE TELEVISION 📺 SOUNDTRACK L. P. VYNIL IS AN ABSOLUTE WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF MUSIC 🎶 FROM THE U. S. TELEVISION 📺 SERIE'S.


title: ELVIS PRESLEY ALOHA FROM HAWAII AUDIO 🔉 CASSETTE.

text: ELVIS PRESLEY ALOHA FROM HAWAII AUDIO 🔉 CASSETTE IS A WONDERFUL LIVE ALBUM RECORDED LIVE IN HONOLULU HAWAII JANUARY 14TH 1973.


title: KNIGHT RIDER SINGLE C. D..

text: KNIGHT RIDER SINGLE C. D. EXCELLENT VERSION'S TO THE U. S. TELEVISION 📺 SERIE'S KNIGHT RIDER.


title: Shogun soundtrack

text: Shogun soundtrack is a beautiful set of music and a great companion to the wonderful television series.


title: Other songs good as well

text: Of course just like me your probably going to buy this to get the PSYCHO song.  Actually I was quite impressed with several of his versions of famous country songs of the 70's.  But that was my era and I liked those songs by their original artists.  Still do.  Cant stand the junk out of Trashville now.  Kittel does a great job on Jack Greens I NEED SOMEBODY BAD TONIGHT,  and I like how the incredible steel guitar work was maintained in this version like the original, which just makes the song.  I think Kittel did great on Hank Williams Jr.'s song HANK as well.  ONCE YOUVE HAD THE BEST, THE GIRL WHO WAITS ON TABLES, and LOVING ON BORROWED TIME, were done well.  Since I was not familiar with Kittel except with the PSYCHO song, its great to hear these hits redone BUT with a pure 70's country sound!  If these old songs had been recorded new  by one of the current country singers,  I just don't think the music would have had the same sound.  Even when they try.


title: Crystalline perfection AND electricty

text:
George Szell was often accused of being overly controlling, even if that alleged “excess” was responsible for putting the Cleveland Orchestra on the world map. The fact is, mere technical musicianship could never have achieved what Szell and his “band” achieved, from his first guest appearance in Cleveland on November 2, 1944, till their last performance together in Anchorage, Alaska on May 29, 1970 - almost exactly two months before Szell’s death. And in Mozart he was in his element.

This set features all the Mozart Symphonies recorded by Szell in Cleveland. Sadly, they never commercially recorded the 25th or 29th (what he and his “band” could have made of them !), the “Linz” or the “Prague.” (However, live Szell performances exist of the 29th, with the Berlin Philharmonic, and the “Prague,” with the Cleveland Orchestra. He also recorded the 34th with the Concertgebouworkest.) His 28th radiates even better humor and higher spirits than Bruno Walter’s, as well as far more refined phrasing.  The 33rd is exquisite, and, by just a hair’s breadth, outclasses Eduard van Beinum’s 1951 Concertgebouw performance.  The “Haffner” is as close to “definitive” as any Mozart Symphony performance can be; the humor, the intricacy, and the warmth are without peer. The 39th, 40th and “Jupiter” just might be the greatest of all time - think of gazing into polished, almost infinitely faceted jewels of depth and color. (Those who cite the “Jupiter” finale as one of the great recorded symphonic movements of all time, have not exaggerated.)

Also featured in this set is the EXULTATE JUBILATE (after which you might never need another version), EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK (admittedly a tad less GEMUTLICH than any of Bruno Walter’s three recordings, but still top-drawer), perhaps the most exquisite FIGARO Overture ever recorded…And what might be the crowning glory : the ‘POSTHORN’ SERENADE. I confess I had never heard this performance of celestial grace, until running across a promo video in which Andria Hoy, the Cleveland Orchestra’s Archivist, cited this recording as her favorite among the 106 discs in SONY’s complete Szell/Columbia box. Suffice it to say, she is right ! It even sails past my two prior favorite POSTHORN SERENADES : Eduard van Beinum’s and Karl Bohm’s. Szell inhabits a perfect, golden mean between EvB’s graceful understatement and Bohm’s somewhat romanticized, almost “perfumed” approach (enhanced by the resonant “Pipes of Pan” tone of James Galway, who at that time held the Berlin Philharmonic’s solo flute chair). Szell’s performance is a musical slice of Heaven - and you need to hear it for yourself.

The analogue-to-digital transfers of this 3-disc set are beautifully done - vastly superior to the early Odyssey or Essential Classics editions. This set is now difficult to come by, but unless you already own the 106-disc Szell/Columbia box (or the 10-disc Szell/Mozart Original Jacket box), search for this set as you would for that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Some dreams actually come true.


title: Chissa se nevica

text: This is a single song by the great Mango who passed away during a concert in 2014.  He is a classic Italian Pop Star, popular from about the 70's straight through to his untimely death.  Beautiful song, worth buying the CD for only 1 song.


title: Great addition to Elvis collection

text: Really adds to Elvis's original performance without changing his style.


title: The Magic of Ruth Draper

text:
Press the “start” button and before long you’ll know you are in the presence of greatness.  Not only was Ruth Draper one of the great talents of all time, but her work was recorded, and very well recorded, so that her magic lives on.

Here is a seventy year old American woman who, by the magic of her voice, can bring you face to face with an eager young Scottish immigrant preparing to disembark to be reunited with her fiancé, an English dowager opening a fete, and a debutante at a dance.  You’ll attend a children’s party in Philadelphia, a church in Italy, and a court of domestic relations.

You’ll laugh, you’ll smile, you’ll be saddened and you’ll be heartbroken.  Ruth Draper wrote and performed her monologues and finally recorded them in the 1950s.  Her fans included European royalty, US presidents, and she has been the inspiration for many later and younger entertainers.

It’s good to see that her work is being reissued in many current formats so that present day audiences may be put in touch with the magic of Ruth Draper.


title: ~Vocal's Soaring Up & Down Through The Depths Of Her Soul~Aretha on FIRE!!!

text: Aretha Franklin seventies recordings nothing finer, original Jerry Wexler team inspired and never heard better from tremendous Legendary singer who accompanies a set of blistering vocals herself on piano, brilliant combination with phenomenal musicians made up of best of the best making "With Everything I Feel In Me" a solid riveting must have classic...crazy great "Without Love" opener is completely mesmerizing co-penned Carolyn Franklin gem that sets the stage for one of the most satisfying collections of magnificent performances from Lady Soul's peerless career...sadly not yet released on CD in US, ordered Import CD very hard to find but totally worth the effort.  RIP Great Lady, you are loved sorely missed but really did it this time!<br />HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


title: Triple treat Cher stunning tour-de-force...CRAZY GREAT!!!

text: Fell in love with great voice of Cher as a teen when "Baby Don't Go" came out, from then on waited with excitement for each and every new solo or duo release and love them all...solo 60's anthems "All I Really Want To Do" & "You'd Better Sit Down Kids" showed Cher to be a one of a kind great singer with her own sound and uniquely soulful way of emoting. many great things came through the years then with "Stars" clearly Cher arrived with her finest album to date, serious singing from the soul brilliantly arranged created a solid MASTERPIECE collection finally out on CD, kept vinyl sealed copy about to have transfer made but now with this stunning collection of three great works can enjoy over and over, sound is superb and combination of Cher and Jimmy Webb is a match made in musical heaven, varied mix of songs flow from one brilliant performance to another "Just This One Time" is a scorching hot performance that just may be Cher's greatest ever, it can make your hair stand on end.  All three Warner Brothers albums are the finest from a Legendary Icon still going strong performing at sold-out venues decades now with no sign of letting up...GO CHER!


title: ~Aretha Franklin MASTERPIECE~

text:
Remembering back to original "Hey Now" issue Aretha creating a unique masterwork with Quincy Jones, match made in musical heaven showcasing The Queen Of Soul in a setting allowing her to stretch vocally unlike anything since Columbia days where nothing was held back on those soaring ballads, small venue decade earlier luckily experienced Lady Soul with her combo letting loose accompanying herself on piano singing with passion & soul like featured within these awesome tracks, love the looseness allowing Aretha to soar and hit the heights, strangely overlooked masterpiece still great to experience all these years later...Rhino UK version featuring David Nathan notes is the one to have.
RIP Aretha, you are loved and missed...
Highly Recommended


title: Mesmerizing Minnelli performance~Bravo Liza!

text: Liza Minnelli has graced the entertainment stage some fifty-years now still mesmerizing & electrifying audiences with her legendary performing skills all these decades later. The seventies was a wildly prolific time for Liza, some thirty-five years ago the Superstar gave a stunning performance in New Orleans sadly lost for years, thankfully now available in this limited-edition Import re-mastered to its full original glory, from Holland comes "Liza Minnelli; Live In New Orleans" and they don't make them like this one anymore! From the top magnificent medley opener "How Long Has This Been Going On/It's A Miracle" show clearly the miracle is the performing legend in stellar form giving the performance of a lifetime with a full orchestra in front of an adoring audience, doesn't get better than this with killer "NYNY" nine-song medley a revelation!<br />HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!


title: Rockin' soulful classic~Bravo Ronnie!

text:
Ronnie Spector first brust on the music scene like an explosion in the great musical sixties with "Be My Baby", exotic sounding mega-hit featured her glorious passionate voice that is so original in sound & style, numerous fascinating hits followed & fans of this legendary singer still follow the amazing Ronnie Spector whose life has never been dull, only thing surprising is a "Movie Of The Week" has not been made chronicling her still going strong life, but may be that all of the drama is way too much for the big or little screen to contain!
After several mesmerizing 45 rpms including an epic take on "Say Goodbye To Hollywood" with "Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band" that should have been a huge hit, Ronnie Spector went in studio with another bad-girl Genya Raven to stunning results creating a masterpiece that with exposure would have made Ronnie Spector a Superstar in the eighties...remember wearing out old vinyl copy then years later thinking what a shame this riveting masterpiece for decades not released on Compact Disc, making this Import from Japan a welcomed yet very Limited Edition issue that has yet to appear at any West Coast retailers, so best grab this scare Import while available & have a feeling price will soar like Ronnie's great voice once it sells out.
From the top hot rocking "Here Today, And Gone Tomorrow" showcase Ronnie Spector's great passionate vocals front & center, never getting in the way of those great tones coming through...inspired musicans are loose and cook throughout this amazing collection that has a timeless feeling to it, could be released today as any time a musical jam as this arrives, just the kind of magical gem music lovers yearn for.
With Ronnie & The Ronettes now rightfully inducted to The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, would make sense for someone to give "Siren" a major domestic reissue, the lady can really sing & this amazing collection is Ronnie Spector at her finest...Bravo Ronnie!


title: Sublime soulful treasure~Bravo Dee Dee!

text: Dee Dee Warwick is a wondrous soulful Diva & underground treat for those of us who love a soulful bluesy singer who can take you there...throughout those great musical sixties, Dee Dee Warwick turned out one fantastic release after another and any collection from this great lady is a winner and totally satifsying! Sadly Dee Dee is no longer around but left a number of magnificent musical treasures to savor and enjoy and "Turning Around", filled with great performances is another great "Unsung" masterwork...thankfully Atlantic Records loved all those great soulful Divas knowing how to produce them. Early nineties, "Atlantic Sisters Of Soul" featured "She Didn't Know (She Kept On Talking)" showing Dee Dee as a stand-out in a amazing group of awesome soulful ladies and this great song is included in this stellar set of soulful gems, now available in the full glory of its original release, not before available on compact disc. Produced and arranged by legendary master Arif Mardin, "Turning Around" backed by no less than Cissy Houston & The Sweet Inspirations is soulful singing at its finest...Bravo Dee Dee Warwick & RIP


title: Superb classic performances~Bravo Kim Weston!

text: If life were fair, "For The First Time" would have made Kim Weston, who can sing circles around most a huge Superstar! Fresh off mega-hit duet "It Takes Two" success with Marvin Gaye, first outing away from Motown show this tremendous singer possessing one of the most magnificent voices ever, each and every incredible performance of classic standards definitive with production the ultimate...want proof, check out YouTube postings and be blown away that this masterful collection didn't sell millions & receive at least one "Grammy Award"!  Due to Kim leaving Motown, nobody would touch her work, obvious something fishy was up as a result a brilliant career derailed with amazing singer robbed of her deserved place in the sun...ultimately public not allowed the joy of experiencing this great talent because of lack of exposure.  Hopefully someday while it still matters, this stellar vocal masterpiece will be released on Compact Disc, all of these classic songs are sung to the max and have never sounded better...keeper collection for anyone who enjoys a brilliant voice taking a chapter of The Great American Songbook making all of these classic songs her own, the lady can really sing...Bravo Kim Weston!!!


title: GORGEOUS & SOULFUL~BRAVO KAREN!

text: Karen Wyman would have become a household name with the release of this self-titled vocal treasure in better musical times than the seventies when radio fell all over themselves playing any singer/songwriter who could croke out a tune yet passing on great singers like Karen Wyman who could take one away with the beauty of her voice and soulfulness of her delivery...classic vocal masterwork needs to be released on Compact Disc for anyone who loves a really great singer to savor and enjoy over and over again wondering why radio programmers blew it big time not playing this superb singer and this is her musical legacy!<br />Bravo Karen and let's wish and hope this stunner does see the light of day!!!


title: Mesmerizing & haunting~Bravo Timi Yuro!!!

text: Timi Yuro is a stunning once in a lifetime soulful singer and when this incredibly great singer went in studio & laid down these awesome tracks with Quincy Jones for the sublime LP "The Amazing Timi Yuro", the legendary singer hit extraordinary new heights! Timi got lost in the passion of these classic songs (singers now rarely do this) with everything in perfect alignment a stellar masterpiece was born with superb arranger/pianist Bobby Scott at the helm arranging and doing his amazing masterful keyboard work mixed with sublime and deeply soulful vocals & nothing could be musically finer. Soul-deep performances go deep inside a mesmerizing collection of classic songs and none of these classics have seen a finer day. Soulfully satisfying and remarkable, no other singer is like Timi Yuro so grab this divine collection and feast yourself on the finest singer ever in a sublime setting plus savor & enjoy the riveting & gorgeous Italian vocal treats that close this timeless classic collection. Extraordinary singer was an esteemed favorite of legends such as Sinatra, Ann Dee, Willie Nelson, Elvis and this stunning collection is one Timi Yuro's finest so enjoy. Sublime bonus tracks to savor & enjoy like "Get Out Of My Life" & "Can't Stop Running Away" are now legendary & highly revered Northern Soul classics & these tremendous lost classic tracks are rare treats to be enjoyed over and over...Bravo Timi & RIP, your brilliance is missed and this remarkable collection is the ultimate textbook example of what great singing from the soul is all about...


title: Rare Import~"Unsung" Timi Yuro treasure...Bravo!

text: Timi Yuro is one of the greatest singers over the past fifty years and this stellar collection is a must have for anyone who loves and appreciates a great voice. Timi Yuro is truly a "Unsung" legendary icon who slipped through the cracks but is a passionate singer beyond compare! This rare Import collection contains hard-to-find classic performances by "The Lost Voice Of Soul" or simply the most soulful Italian Diva to come out of the 20th Century. Thrilling to hear Timi Yuro in a tremendous selection of hits and rarities including several songs sung in Italian that are gorgeous and sublime to experience. Classic lost Quincy Jones produced Lp is brilliantly arranged by Jazz legend Bobby Scott & well represented here and this collection is hard to find so get it while it is available and wonder how the music industry was so out of it and Timi wasn't the Superstar that her talent warranted. The several big "Hits" that she had were token considering her extraordinary output and how pathetic it is that such a timeless magnificent voice is strangely overlooked yet this great "singer's singer" is well known with a fan base including other great singers such as Dinah Washington, Elvis, Ann Dee and Willie Nelson who produced her final recording before illness took her voice away.  Bravo Timi and thank you for the treasures you left for us to experience and enjoy over and over with this winning collect the very finest in The Art Of Great Singing & RIP great lady, you are loved and missed by many!


title: TAMMI  TERRELL=SWEET  SOUL  CLASSIC!!!

text: When "I Can't Believe You Love Me" was released as a single in 1965 with its flowing arrangement and bad bass line, I became hooked on the soulful sound of Tammi Terrell! This is the collection to have as the sound and selection show what a great singer this little lady was and what a sad thing it was that she went too soon. The stirring "That's What Boys Are Made For" is a great Terrell vocal and the hit single "Come On And See Me" is a true motown classic with a great vocal and cooking arrangement that should have been a much bigger hit that it was!!! Funky and unusual is "What A Good Man He Is" followed by the buoyant and majestic "Tears At The End Of A Love Affair" which flows in the cooking "This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)" that has a great driving arrangement.  All of Tammi's album "Irresistible" which is aptly titled is featured here plus newly discovered gems such as the stunning "Lone Lonely Town" and the hauntingly gorgeous "Slow Down".  When Mary Wells left Motown, Tammi became Marvin's new duet partner and was extraordinary as shown in the classic "Ain't Mountain High Enough" which is a Motown Masterpiece...if you love classic 60's Motown don't miss the great set as this foxy little lady is smooth and very soulful and will grow on you and have a lasting effect!!! Thank you Tammi and God Bless You!!!


title: Rocking on!

text: A 2007 music group from Australia that still has todays upward beat of metalic rock n roll!


title: Cd unharmed!

text: Plastic case cracked, but the cd was not scratched. Played great! Was able to track my cd thru usps tracker. Would buy from this retail business.


title: A loud shout for A Silent Film

text:
I recently acquired the single due to some free points with another company and so I purchased one single, "Queen of the Sad Lands" from A Silent Film.  LOVED THE SONG.  HUSBAND LOVED THE SONG.  DAUGHTER LOVED THE SONG.

So...I put it in my Wishlist and when I went to purchase a few things, I threw it in there and bought it.
I loved every song except the slow one with the guitar and his voice, Rustle in the Stars.


title: A Big Step Forward with a much Appreciated Nod Back

text:
Dozing Green is the Dir en grey single that will blow their fans out of the water the same way the Final did, when it was first released as a single during the 'Vulgar' era.  In my humble opinion, it well outshines a lot of the material on 'Whithering to Death' and virtually all of the singles on 'Marrow of a Bone.'  This is not to put down many of the strong singles on both these albums, but rather a huge credit to this single.  If this is an indication of what to expect on their next album, I'll be first in line!

So what makes this song so great?  Well, like the Final, Dozing Green is extremely powerful, emotionally driven, and gives Kyo space unleash WITHOUT losing its melodic qualities.  To me, this is a throwback to the heavily melodic songs in 'Vulgar,' like Kasumi, Amber, Marmalade Chainsaw, Red...[em], and Audience Killer Loop.  The song is layered with Kaoru and Die's heavy guitars and pounding, steady bass and drums from Toshiya and Shinya.  And of course, what would any Dir en grey song be without Kyo's signature crooning and growling?  For newer fans familiar with only 'Marrow of a Bone,' this may come as a bit of a shock, but Kyo is one heck of a singer!  (Okay, I'm being harsh.  There are some songs he sings beautifully on that album, such as the Pledge and Conceived Sorrow)

This is probably one of the best songs for him to really show off his range and on top of that, still allows him to growl and scream his lungs out.  The end is such an emotional release, going from a small whithered croon to crescendo screaming, to his signature growling/shouting, to finally a lulling, haunting chant... almost impossible to fully describe... but well worth the listen!  On top of all that, there's a throwback to the Macabre era's 'Hydra' in the reinvented 'Hydra-666-' which now more than ever combines their new and old styles.  For those who can't get enough of their live sounds, there's 'Agitated Screams of Maggots,' the infamously energetic screamer from 'Marrow.'

To conclude it all, if you're a fan of Dir en grey, you really gotta hear Dozing Green!  And if not, this song's a pretty good way to get to know one of my favorite heavy rock bands!


title: My favorite metal album.

text:
A glow in the dark CD, Brilliant lyrics, chord progressions, and raw energy I have still never heard before from a studio album. These guys understand music. The vocalist is loud, but it's not wasted talent, it's understood. He gets it, and doesn't drown out his lyrics in screams.

Killing Spree is one of the best Metal Bands in the world.
Check em out.


title: Good quality

text: Arrived in great condition. My boyfriend loves Johnny Cash so this made an excellent birthday present.


title: My Crutch

text: Maybe I'm just nostalgic when I listen to this, but Pinback was the first band I ever really got into and enjoyed so much. Rather than just listening to a couple songs by bands over and over, when I found out about Pinback, it was almost like I had to have as many songs of theirs that I could and I would listen to them non stop, and actually LISTEN instead of mindlessly turning on the music. At the time I found out about them, nobody knew who they were either. Everyone I told about them had no clue who they were, and on youtube their songs had only a couple thousand views. They felt extremely special to me and still do. I was long boarding at the time I found them and I would just put my headphones in and carve the streets of wherever I happened to be while listening to this music. Some of the most pure, happy and simple times in my life. Anyways... This album being their first I think is one of, if not their best. At least it's my personal favorite. So many great songs, they are usually pretty mellow and relaxed in nature. The music is so memorable too. Listen to the start of Hurley and how it evolves into the song, beautiful. Great interplay with Rob and Zach being so connected throughout the album as always. The calmness and laid back attitude of this album really appeals to me and it's overall a fantastic album. Pinback is a band that if you get, you get. If not, then it's not for you. They have never released anything bad and I hope they will release another album in the future.


title: Great!

text: Came in perfect condition, and with everything listed. I am very pleased with my order.


title: Get a dictionary

text:
I've got a problem with two words used to describe this album. They are Rock and Masterpiece. First, to be called a Rock album an album actually has to rock. This one doesn't. Even the Doors, surely a psychodelic rock band - not a favorite of mine, by the way - rocked - listen to 'light my fire', or 'break on through to the other side' or several of their other well known singles. They show a drive and a passion, and generally encourage the listener to go nod 'yeah yeah' with his head, as all good rock should. Think of big rock bands today, even those you don't particularly like - Beatles, Queen, U2, Led Zeppelin, you name it. Regardless of how much you (dis)respect them, they all know how to rock. Love doesn't.
As for the masterpiece bit - what makes a masterpiece? Well, several things. First of all, a unique sound, a sound that tells you, "hey, you're listening to [insert favorite band name here]". This album lacks it - it sounds like many other uninspired folk rock album out there. Second of all, timelessness - several tracks on this album have aged considerably. Third, brilliant catchy melodies, such as on Beatles albums or other good 60s albums - but not here. Fourth, excellent lyrics, as in Bob Dylan's or Tom Wait's albums - while some of the lyrics are good, some are plain dumb, especially those about snot (a sublime metaphor indeed). And fifth - intelligent arrangements. Some songs on this albums include a trumpet or strings, but that doesn't qualify them as being any good. They often just sound cheesy.
I'm not saying this is a "bad" album. Hey, music is subjective. I don't like Celine Dion, but tens of millions do, so who am I to judge them? What I'm trying to say is this: just because some dumb music critics - and some music critics are known not to be the brightest people in the world (I'm talking about people who, e.g., praised The Strokes) - have put this album on their top 100 list, don't be tempted to buy it. Nor should you let the glowing 5 star reviews on Amazon pesuade you to. If you want good proof of the uselessness of most Amazon.com reviews, just try reading the glowing 5-star reviews on various albums YOU can't stand. Then you'll understand what I mean. And remember, always trust your OWN musical taste, not that of critics or the masses.


title: Great!

text: Wonderful selection of music. However the DVD has playback, which is a little disappointed, but still good.  I you are part of “Generación Timbirche” you need this CD,


title: Magnificent & Complete!

text: Most of this music is available on Blue Note 24 bit remasterd single albums except for "Of Love & Peace" and a few extra cuts. Wow! What a cool and complete collection this is on the 'Coltrane' of the Hammond B3 organ, Larry Young! 9,000,000,000 stars.


title: A Double Blast Of Phonograph Surface Noise.

text: I remember Stereo Revue magazine, a popular monthly publication that I used to read during the 70's & 80's. It would revue and give an evaluation of the latest stereo equipment as well as phonograph record releases for stereo audio and general sonic musical quality. If they had evaluated these two 1960's Atlantic Records (remastered for cd) recordings of various r&b artists live at the Apollo & Uptown theaters, they would have given the cd a thumbs down due to sonic imperfections, 1 star at the most. People who buy and listen to mp3's probably won't notice any imperfections at all but we old folks from the Hi Fi era hear it all. I applaud the effort of Pacific Records to make "Saturday Night At The Uptown" available again and on cd. The "Apollo Saturday Night" has been available on cd for years. Hearing the Drifters, Coasters, Falcons, Vibrations, Wilson Pickett, etc in their element is a timeless experience. Having both albums on 1 cd was a marvelous idea too, but the surface noise of the phonograph needle tracking, clicking and popping inside the groove of the record marred this remastering effort. The phono scratching in the high end and rumble in the low end are hard to bear. Maybe if the producers of this cd had used a high quality computerized program to clean up some of the tracking errors, this cd could have been more acceptable. The packaging itself has all the trappings of a bootleg. No liner notes, thin paper inserts. I own these two records in phonograph form and I know for a fact that they are recorded exceptionally well for live recordings and captured the real soul of this r&b history in the making. Here's hoping the Uptown recordings will be re-issued again someday in a more sonically suitable package. It is doubtful we will get another re-issue since the cd itself is slowly becoming extinct. 5 stars for the music, 3 stars for the remastered product effort on cd.


title: Excellent Canadian pressings of hard to find Diablos recordings.

text: Nolan Strong and the Diablos were the first rock N roll doo wop group of note to emerge from Detroit during the 1950's. Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Temptations and all other Detroit male doo wop groups were influenced by the Diablos and their lead singer Nolan Strong who posessed a high tenor, falsetto voice. These transcriptions to CD are probably from phonograph records however, I must commend Regency Records of Canada for doing a first rate job of restoring this music and making it available to the public after 50 years of extinction. This music is as true and as soulful as doo wop gets. Ten stars for Vol. 1.


title: Great Selections, Sound Letdown!

text: Lou Johnson is a real American treasure. A musicians musician who could read a newspaper and make it musical. Marginal Records has made a valiant effort to compile most of the great Lou Johnsons single recordings for Bell/Amy Records out of N.Y. and couple them with an early 70's album Lou made in New Orleans with Allen Toussaint. I am surprised at the Bell tracks that were not included here such as 'Kentucky Bluebird' and 'It Ain't No Use'. The fade in's at the beginning of each track is an indication or should I say a giveaway that 45 and/or 33 1/3 rpm records were probably used in the production this cd. The sound has been compromised but the music is first rate. Maybe Kent Records in England or sombody like that might re issue Lou Johnson's 60's music and give it the care that it deserves. The price of this CD is somewhat steep.


title: Mysterious But Excellent Compilation

text: The label says R n B 1001. There are no liner notes but there is a playlist of the songs as well as a teenage looking photo of Joe Tex included. All of the songs are from the late 50's, early sixties. Some of the recordings I once owned as 45 rpm Ana Records out of Detroit. To make a long story short, the re mastering job is excellent and the songs and performances are too. This music is priceless.


title: Nice song selection but MONO only.

text: This is another example of neglect in regard to remastering. The people at Universal Music/Spectrum in the UK chose to include in this collection the MONO singles only. There are no stereo songs on this CD. If Motown or whomever is putting this stuff out, they should print the mono/stereo information on the cover so that the buyer can know what he/she is buying.


title: Great selections but an audiophiles nightmare!

text: I applaud the effort to make available these recordings by the Raelettes but sometimes it it better to leave things undone. It is a fact that many cd's are transcribed from phonograph records and I have a lot of them but if a company or person is going to sell these cd's to the public, then they should make an effort to clean up the recordings using one of today's computerized digital processing programs to eliminate clicks, pops and other distortions. Titanic records did not do this and the result is a bad sounding product. (with the exception of the first 10 or 11 tracks transcribed from a decent sounding LP.)I paid about 16 dollars for this cd and it's not worth it.


title: Musically Excellent, But...

text:
With James Levine in charge, you would expect to get a musically impeccable performance of Stravinsky's score, and this release does not disappoint in that department.  You could not ask for anything better or more devoted to producing what Stravinsky intended.  For example, the tension is palpable in the brothel scene when Shadow turns the clock back and the cuckoo sounds twelve to a chilling accompaniment.

Disappointment in this performance comes from the singers' way with the words.  Most cast members just deliver the words without any noticeable attempt to convey their meaning or to use them to tell us anything about the character.  Dawn Upshaw (Anne) is the most successful in bringing her character to life, both in her words and in her singing, which is beautiful.  Stephanie Blythe (Baba) has all the notes and is in very good voice, but she does not sound happy in the role and delivers the words without characterizing them.  Even Samuel Ramey, a veteran Nick Shadow, projects no slyness, no insinuation, no menace and is vocally unsteady.

We are supposed to like Tom, at least a little, and be moved by his fate.  Paul Groves's portrayal gives us nothing to like in him.  Groves, too, has all the notes, but everything sounds the same.  Most crucially, he ignores Stravinsky's instruction to change the quality of his voice at the end of the graveyard scene, where the score says "in a child-like voice" for the section that begins, "With roses crowned, I sit on ground."  And Groves's Tom sounds the same in Bedlam as he did when he set out to marry Baba; he should be making us sympathize with him and ready to "mourn for Adonis."

The recording is packaged in insubstantial cardboard that the discs slip out of easily, ready or not.  The leaflet has bare-bones information.  (The package is decorated with photos of an apparently modern-dress Met production that Stravinsky would not have liked.  He went to Boston University in 1953 to conduct performances of the "Rake" with Sarah Caldwell's Opera Workshop, wanting to know why no one would give him a production based on Hogarth's engravings.  Caldwell and designer Robert O'Hearn gave him Hogarth and he was delighted.)


title: Three Stars

text: memory plays tricks - not as I remembered it


title: As advertised

text: Perfect music to help relax!


title: Another great one...ignored!

text: Well, who is surprised anymore?  Another great LP that has yet to be released as a CD.  Marketing is the root of all evil.  This is a wonderful, beautiful, outstanding album by Mathis.  It needs to be put on CD. Five Stars! It is worth it if only for "Sad Young Men" and "Starbright".


title: No content listed

text: Once again, I look to buy Big Band Era albums and I come across an album that displays NO CONTENT, no list of songs, zip, nada, niente'.. As a former Creative Director of an ad agency, I ask the primal question, How do you expect to sell an album without listing the songs? This is the fourth such album listing not one song from the album, thus a "pig in the poke." Poor advertising at best.


title: LOVE, Ellie's voice.

text: I never heard of Ellie until the other day when a tweet directed me to a website where I was completely blown away by her voice. I loved every song. She needs to be heard. I may have a few favorites, love country, but I don't buy too many CD's. I'm buying all of hers.


title: Great !!!

text: Great recordings.  Shipped promptly.  A+


title: Unbelievable!

text: Oh, my God. Finally got a chance to own the CD with my favorite songs that listened to for more than 11 years. I don't speak Japanese, I don't even know how to read kanji. Actually, years ago, friend of mine, who speak Japanese, told me the some meanings of some songs. That's how I fell in love with this band.


title: Bold as Brass

text: Wonderful!


title: Two Norah Jones songs.

text: I bought it for the two Norah Jones songs. I love you Norah!


title: Can't open the 2nd CD. No instructions. One pivot corner broke.

text: Can't open the 2nd CD. No instructions. It feels like I'm going to break the plastic. One pivot corner broke.


title: A lovely, lush, CD, but it SURE sounds a LOT like Riverdance

text:
The only reason I don't give this gem 5+ stars is the fact that some of the songs sound so much Riverdance it sounds as they might be plagarized.  The song that sounds nearly identical to one of the songs in Riverdance is song number nine.  It's called Elam and the song it sounds like is The Countess Cathleen.

However, I liked this CD so much that Secret Garden will go on my list of artists of who I buy all of their CS's.

So if you liked Riverdance, you should like this CD.


title: Very good.

text: Very good.


Very good it fit the bill of what I wanted.


title: Great mood music!

text:
Enjoyed this compilation CD.  Are familiar with Chris Spheeris and Paul Voudouris, but also enjoyed
the other artists, Tino Izzo and Steve Middleton.  Overall, very relaxing and meditative, just
as described!


title: Heavenly Music by a Down-to-Earth Girl

text: Rebekah Joy brings listeners pure *joy* with her sweet singing voice, simple, inspiring, and easy to remember and sing-along-with melodies, and warm, emotional guitar accompanyment. The songs are either based on a Bible story or Bible theme, and they all have so much meaning and give you something to chew on. From a musical standpoint, the songs are well written with good ryming and meter, and in an easy enough range to join in after hearing them just a few times. One of my favorites is "There is Bread Enough For Me," a song based on the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000, with a spiritual application. Very good music. More Christians should know about this! I can imagine that if they did know about it, we'd have some more customer reviews. Buy, buy, buy! . . . And pass the word along.


title: Why is Kelly Rowland's long-overdue third CD delayed/shelved?

text: I don't understand what Motown/Universal are thinking when they have repeatedly delayed (potentially shelved?) Kelly Rowland's long-awaited third solo CD.  In the past two years, Kelly has moved away from typical U.S. R&B pablum and carved out an international career as a major global dance artist, scoring huge club hits in both the U.S. and overseas with David Guetta-helmed cuts like WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER and COMMANDER and FOREVER AND DAY - not to mention credible urban singles such as ROSE-COLORED GLASSES and GROWN WOMAN.  Sadly, "Forever" and "Rose-Colored" and "Grown Woman" haven't yet even got full commercial CD releases - only international and/or digital-only limited release.  You'd think once an artist has score multiple hit singles, she's due a follow-up album/CD to capitalize on her deserved success.  But, typically, Universal-Motown (her label in the U.S.) has once again dropped the ball and fumbled Kelly's career - WHERE oh where is Kelly's full longplayer?  Hopefully now it's 2011, it will (finally) see the light of day.  Long ago, Kelly was more of an also-ran post-Destiny's Child. Now she's a GROWN WOMAN who is a DANCE COMMANDER who's primed to take control and top the charts - if only her own record label would SUPPORT her instead of sabatoge her.


title: Nothing Quite Like It

text:
In the 1000+ albums in my collection, and over a quarter century of being a musician and audiophile, I don't think I've heard another album like this.

Andrew Powell was arguably the third most important person in the early to mid years of Alan Parsons Project (behind Alan and Eric Wolfson). In this album, he brings all his orchestral prowess, plus the APP backing band, plus some keyboards and other instruments thrown in for good measure. The result is nothing less than spectacular.

Anyone who grew up listening to APP simply must own this album. The arrangements are brilliant, the recording fantastic, and the entire album simply glorious.


title: High

text:
What can I say.  Probably one of my favourite albums of all time, along with U2's "The Joshua Tree" and Lene Marlin's "Playing My Game".  This album is quality, and as close to perfection as any compilation has, and perhaps will, ever come to.

Smooth vocals, incredible lyrics, and heart-stopping melodies are what this album provides.  'High' and 'Postcard From Heaven' are my personal favourites, although every song is strong here.

Probably one of the most replayable albums I've ever come across, "Postcards From Heaven" is a masterful collection of vocal music.  A must have for any fan of music itself.


title: Five Stars

text: Great music by a great artist never to be replaced.


title: Piece of junk

text: I paid full price for a new dvd version. What I got was a used piece of junk from The Best Imports. It would not load or play, so I returned it. Future buyers be aware of who you are buying from!!!!!!


title: must-buy for Talan/Weepies fans

text: If you really want to hear Deb Talan cut loose with her full unbridled rock-out musicality, this is the CD you were looking for!  She does lovely things with her voice you will never hear live or on any subsequent CDs, and again the backing Hummingfish musicians do a great job in executing the last (unfortunately!) of their two collaborations with the celestial Deb Talan.  Four tracks stand out:  "Chocolate", which is bouncy with a really funny and clever lyric delivered with rapid-fire eloquence; "Real Life", a rhythm guitar that would make Tom Petty envious coupled with Deb's powerful strongly accented country-Northern vocal; "She", a catchy country tune with an effortlessly gorgeous wide-range dipping and soaring vocal reminiscent of the later "Sincerely" from Bird Flies Out; and the more melancholy "Living Room" which is of a piece with her subsequent solo album, "Something Burning". As wonderful as Deb Talan's subsequent work is, and as one privileged to attend several of Deb's glorious live performances, I find that there is an enchanting energy in "Love Traktor" that may never come again - perhaps as Joni Mitchell would say, "..something lost and something gained in living every day...".


title: When I ordered this video, I thought it was ...

text: When I ordered this video, I thought it was a new DVD.  Turns out, it was what they sold in Japan that was called "Believe" here in America, so I already had this music video.


title: Entertaining

text: Great songs well interpreted.


title: Weird Sounding.

text: Beatles tunes do not do well with bluegrass treatment. Nice tunes really sound weird.<br />Not to my taste.


title: Wonderful!

text: Simply beautiful, soothing, well performed. Highly recommended!!


title: This was pretty helpful as there are no sign postings to let ...

text: This was pretty helpful as there are no sign postings to let you know where all the sites are and you do not see most sites from the highway.  So take along with a good map and listen to in the car.  It could be a bit more detailed regarding each stop as we blew past one we really wanted to find and couldn't find it.


title: More of a completionist's purchase

text: If you love Akron/Family as much as I do, you know about this record -- you know the history of it and how it came about. With that being said, I bought this thinking there would be spacey, trippy, sound fields with COHESION or some rhythm. Maybe 3 out of the many songs have an actual flow or rhythm song structure remix type thing. The rest if like an audio chop shop; broken songs, snippets of sounds that have their speed increased or decreased. I can simply say that this record leaves me wanting to turn it off and just put the ST II/Shinju record on. It's like a rough draft of that album. It's like looking at a half finished drawing when you have the actual finished one in the next room. It's really not a bad record, it's just an incomplete feeling; a tease of the real "meat". I find it a bit hard to listen to as well. I thought I'd be able to put on the headphones and space-out. I can but just not seemlessly. Like I said, if you love Akron/Family as much as I do, you won't be dissapointed, but don't expect a B-side/extra song type deal.


title: Eclectic compilation of Vermont folk/rock

text: I thoroughly enjoy this collection of some of the most known Vermont musicians in the folk/rock/blues genres.  Not a regular fan of any of those kinds of music ( I am a confirmed classicist),  I readily took to this album, because it is downright interesting to listen to.  As a musician myself, I am a constant critic, and demand excellence in my listening pleasure.  The 21 musicians and their bands on this cd are a talented representation of Vermont artists.


title: I love this CD for my massage practice

text: I just played this CD during the holiday season.  It is one that many people comment on wanting to own. Quite lovely.


title: my first introduction to Al Green

text:
Higher Plane is much more to my taste, but "The Lord Will Make a Way" has its moments

This version has 17 tracks but another version has 20 tracks (search for B00006GOF5 ):

The Lord Will Make A Way
--------------------
The Lord Will Make A Way  3:16
Pass Me Not  3:07
Too Close  3:16
Highway To Heaven  2:55
Saved  3:49
None But The Righteous  3:43
In The Holy Name Of Jesus  3:25
I Have A Friend Above All Others  3:05
Highway To Heaven (Reprise)  1:35

Higher Plane
------------
Higher Plane  3:31
People Get Ready  6:22
By My Side  4:21
The Spirit Might Come - On And On  5:27
Where Love Rules  5:15
Amazing Grace  3:34
His Name Is Jesus  5:30
Battle Hymn Of The Republic  2:34

Bonus Tracks (From Precious Lord)
--------------------------------
Rock Of Ages  2:32
The Old Rugged Cross  3:27
Morningstar  3:22


title: works better with song list - but

text:
But, is this one the 2003 with two extra cuts and 1 video or the 2017 release without those but remastered?

Songs
 1. Understanding"
 2. The Fire Down Below
 3. Her Strut
 4. Beautiful Loser
 5. Sunspot Baby
 6. Katmandu
 7. Shame on the Moon
 8. Fire Lake
 9. Tryin' To Live My Life Without You
10. Shakedown
11. Manhattan
12. New Coat of Paint
13. Chances Are
14. Rock and Roll Never Forgets
15. Satisfied
16. Tomorrow
17. Turn the Page" video
Some later cds don't have the two, or the video.


title: first available 2020?  Is this remastered?

text: I had the original cd years ago


title: Really hard rock and really good

text: Sounds like Blue Oyster Cult on a song or two.


title: Bought some to give away

text: Very enjoyable. All 3 of my copies play fine!


title: Reviews are mixed up and incorrect

text: Munchinger? Decca? The listing should be Bach Brandenburgs by Savall and les concert des nations.  Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach I believe is correct spelling - for this cd set that is the spelling on the cover.


title: uneven but some really good songs

text: Can't say I like the whole album but some of the songs are as good or better than Japan's stuff.


title: highly regarded

text:
"Mannequin Virtue" sounds a lot like the Police in parts.  Probably faster paced but less reggae influence?  High pitched lead vocals, reminds me a lot of Adrian Belew's voice.  Altogether pretty darn good.  Sorry I can't be more descriptive.

"Please Stand By" is more appealing to me, but I don't remember Simple Experience - will listen again and update


title: One of the best Christian Rock artists

text:
Really good stuff.  Similar to a recent band - Shearwater - the Rook album in particular.  The music is different but close enough.  The voice is very close, though not to the point of being "eerily close."  Both cds have a soaring falsetto that sounds like it could be the same person at times.

Christian - no doubt, but well worth a listen even if you are not of that persuasion.  Fong is now a pastor and seems to me (from a distance but I have had a brief correspondence with him) to really live out his faith - working with homeless individuals, etc.

Anyway - well worth a try.  It is from the late 70's or early 80's but has aged very well in my opinion.


title: not his best but still very good

text: Got four out of five stars by professional reviewers back in the day, and it still holds up pretty well.  Listen to it on grooveshark and pray for mp3s or a cd to be released


title: Loved this album back in the day

text:
Especially "Inside My Room" and "The Serf and the King"

Kind of dated now, and my old record warbled - but the songs were so meaningful to me, and I loved the music.  If this is available on cd or mp3 I would buy it again.
---------

Later edit - you can listen to the songs on groove shark - I don't think it is that dated - his voice is very good and the songs are fine.  Still very good.


title: So much fun.

text: We listened to this cd on a cross country road trip. I had a teenage daughter and son also in the car and they loved it.


title: Willa Ford is So Damn Hot!

text:
Willa Ford wrote almost all of the songs on the cd(9) A hot girl
who has true attatude,style and just diffrent than Britney and
Christina.Her cd is fun,hip,stylish,an excellent POP CD!!!!!!!!
01.I Wanna Be Bad-We all Know it WE ALL WANNA BE BAD!!!
02.Did Ya Understand That~A song about a girl who feels that
she can live without this guy. Very Cool.
03.OOH OOH~The Upcoming single.
04.Tired~ CCCCOOOOOOOOOLLLLLL!!!
05.jOKE's On U-My fave. Fun!
06.Tender-Nice soft ballad
07.Don't U Wish
08.Prince Charming-Prince Phillip,Matt Damon,Kobe Bryant
WHERE U AT WHERE U AT?!?!
09.Somebody Take The Pain Away-#2 Fave
10.Haunted Heart
11.Dare
----But if Ur lookin' 4 something new...This Ain't it
Everybody should have it--GO GET IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


title: Excellent

text: This is an excellent instrument for journeyers at their first experience. Also, it has been smartly designed for those who, like me, don't journey regularly, and "pop" on the other side without a precise idea of what to do. In my experience it supports safe journeying. I recommend this CD without hesitation.


title: A classic soundtrack!

text: This is one of the great movie scores. If you don't have it on its old vinyl pressing, buy the CD.


title: Excellent Rozsa Collection

text: What a collection of film music and "concertos" derived from them!  Rozsa was a master at scoring films and was one of the great composers of the 20th century.  This collection contains no concert works, but Rozsa's abilities as a serious conductor permeate his film scores.  This is music designed to accompany visuals on a screen that also is great standing alone.


title: Just what the romantic ordered

text: Wonderful selection of music, smooth and soft, elegantly performed, this CD warms me thoroughly.  The harpist and her accompanying musicians delight me to my core with renditions of some of my favorite standards.


title: Very good.

text: While I do agree with some of the reviewers on how not all of the album is solid, most of it is.  With tracks like "Who Am I?". "Blind Tiger", and, on occasion, "Under The Gun", it almost feels like a trip-hoppyish-type sound, which I really enjoyed.<br />If you dig the sort of Downbeat music that I've loved ever since I heard Massive Attack, I'd say this is a worthy buy.  And while not all of the songs are "great" ( "Red Pill, Blue Pill") The rest of the album is very enjoyable, especially as a soundtrack!


title: Very consistent yet eclectic

text:
This is well worth buying. Scotch combine well-produced relatively fast Italian music with unusual, sometime satirical, lyrics.
Unlike some collections, virtually all tracks display evidence of care: even the one or two slower songs are worthy contributors.
"Disco Band", "Delirio Mind", and "Pictures" are all present, as is the brilliant "Money Runner."  And "Drink a Scotch" is a very interesting idea: an a cappella version of the previously-mentioned track, followed (still within "Drink a Scotch") by an instrumental version.
To reiterate, this is certainly one of the best Italian compilations I am aware of.


title: Simply Outstanding!

text: Jan's "Focus in Time" is one of his best? Combining all his  wonderful elements of Jazz, Rock, Classical, etc....Jan is in fine form. In  my humble opinion, Jan Akkerman is one of the finest guitarists in the  world...no one can play so many genre's and to so fine a degree!<br />While  the CD price is way higher than what some of us Jan devotees paid for the  original, it is STILL worth the price!


title: Simply the best

text: Janne Da Arc, belive it or not, is one of the best J-rock groups ever. Just to give you an idea, they are even better than Luna Sea. Their style is hard Rock, mixed with Visual. If you are a J-Rock lover, definetly this is for you a must have.<br /> YOu won't be disapointed.


title: exellent cd / un cd exelente

text:
this is a exelent cd ,willa is a great singer / este cd es exelente,songs / canciones :
1-I wanna be bad: the frist single and the BEST! is exellent 5/5
2-Did ya' understandad that: the second single,very great song is exellent 5/5
3-ooh ooh: well is a great song but not the best 3/5
4-tired: is a exellent song and very great music 5/5
5-joke's on you: this is a great song good music and her voice 5/5
6-tender: very very great song is a balad is very great 5/5
7-don't you wish: is a great song 4/5
8-Prince charming: this is a very great song 5/5
9-somedoby take the pain away: is a great song good music 5/5
10-hunted heart: WOW! VERY VERY VERY GREAT SONG, EXELLENT MUSIC, EXELLENT THE VOICE all exellent i love this song! all exellent in this song 5/5
11-Dare: well is a great song exellent music and very great song 5/5
(Hyper cd: with "I Wanna be bad" video")
and well this is a exellent cd / y bien este cd es muy bueno si aun no lo has comprado compralo ya!


title: Oh Yeah !!! Taste Good!!

text: This is maybe a music concrete sound.Some kind of strange sound wall will threaten your ears.Electronic experimentation floods is what you need now.Welcome to the WEIRD VILLAGE GREEN!!!


title: Cynical but bitter sweet !

text: This band went through one time commercial big success.And at the same time their success led to their partial break up.Though this band's sound taste is European,their biggest hits were supported by many Americans.So this compilation was complied mainly by BREAKFAST IN AMERICA materials.Their prog-rock period is not reflected upon heavily.This album is for the fans of their catchy,mellow ballads.Nice introduction for the casual fans of SUPERTRAMP.POP CANDY FOR YOUR EARS!