title: This "Il Trovatore" Overflows with Opulent Vocalism and Sterling Artistry: PRICE/DOMINGO/COSSOTTO/MILNES/MEHTA - Unsurpassable!!

text:
Giuseppe Verdi's "Il Trovatore", famously lampooned in the classic Marx Bros. movie "A Night at the Opera" is chock-full of some of Opera's most glorious melodies. The convoluted storyline features duels, poisons, dungeons, beheadings, infanticide, fratricide, & immolations - and demands four (4) GREAT singers to meet the extraordinary musical and dramatic demands of this wonderful Verdian score. Recordings abound of this opera, yet it is quite easy to distinguish essential performances from all the rest. In my opinion, there are (3)three that are unsurpassable: the Callas/ Karajan for the combined musical genius of those two artists; the live L.Price/ Corelli/Karajan Salzburg Festival '62 performance(now available on DG), and this performance - the best overall 'modern' one available - featuring (4)four of the greatest Verdians of our time, singing at peak or near-peak form, led with excitement from a young, great operatic conductor.

American soprano, Leontyne Price, inherited the role of Leonora from her Verdian predecessor, the great Zinka Milanov, who sang the role for nearly 30 yrs. Ms. Price, who's recorded this opera (3) three times commercially (along with numerous extant performances) has remained the 'standard' for the role ever since, especially in this sterling performance. Here, she uses the darker hues of her voluptuous instrument. The 'middle' voice is sensuously lush, and full, and throbs, while the lower end is slightly weaker,and/or chesty. However, it is in the upper part of her voice that Ms. Price is incomparable. She soars to the stratospheric heights repeatedly with creamy tone, purity, and ease. The high B's and C's are 'spun', or ring out with clarity and dramatic purpose. Leonora is a spirited, regal noblewoman plagued with continuous misfortune, and La Price captures the almost melancholic desperation of the doomed heroine quite aptly. The coloratura passages are not always as fluid, and "Tu vedrai", a welcome addition, sung admirably by the soprano, is bettered by Callas/Karajan. However, Ms. Price's seamless legato, floated soft 'highs' in the "D'amor", intoned urgency in the "Miserere", and the rock-solid "high C" that caps "Tacea la notte" are better still, and secures this diva's fame as the finest recorded Leonora to date! The 'Trovatore' is Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, whose subsequent career places him among the greatest tenors ever - and the leading Verdi tenor of our time, with a nod to Carlo Bergonzi. This is the first of (3)three that the tenor has recorded of the opera. Here, Mr. Domingo is truly a revelation, singing with youthful sincerity, balanced by searing intensity he brings to the conflicted troubador, Manrico. His voice is tonally vibrant, dark, and rich , smoothly and evenly-produced throughout all his registers. However,it's his superlative phrasing that really distinguishes him from the competition. His "Ah si.." and "Deserto sulla terra" have not been bettered by anyone else. The tenor is less convincing in the most heroic musical passages, notably "Di quella pira" (with its unwritten but requisite high C) but like Ms. Price, he's definitive. Italian mezzo-soprano Fiorenza Cossotto likewise can be heard on (3) three versions of this opera (one, a soundtrack). Her performance here immortalizes one of the greatest interpreters of the sad, tormented gypsy, Azucena ever. Ms. Cossotto's powerful, somewhat nasal voice is more incisive than beautiful, not that it lacks that either. She always gives full dramatic weight to the texts, and colors her voice accordingly. Her understanding of the complexities in this role (the only three-dimensional one in the opera) seems absolute, and the liberal use of her secure chest voice underlines the gypsy's passionate nature. The mezzo's upper voice is not as secure, but always rings out with conviction and purpose when the music demands it. Ms. Cossoto commands the role like no other. Sherrill Milnes is the last in a tradition of great American baritones who have excelled in the music of Verdi. Mr. Milnes, like Tibbett, is dramatically potent. His voice has a tonal virility reminiscent of Merrill (if not quite his opulence). The baritone's timbre and extraordinary upper extension is most reminiscent of Warren(who produced it with purer tonal acuity). Mr. Milnes' characterization lacks a little in subtlety (so does the role itself), but his artistry, always intelligent, demands attention. With the ability to hone his powerful voice to the soft, ruminative demands of "Il Balen", (mellifluously -sung), alternating with thrilling vocal output elsewhere, Mr. Milnes sets the standard for the frustrated Count Di Luna. Italian basso Bonaldo Giaotti gives his Act I 'Narrative' full-shrift dramatically, suffusing the brooding music with a voice that is secure, full-bodied, and warmly beautiful. Indian-born Maestro Zubin Mehta was just embarking on a most brilliant career when he conducted this masterful performance, with such a stellar cast. Mehta does not constrict his singers the way that some of his illustrous, more famous colleagues do(Von Karajan & Muti). Instead, he brings his own energetic and musically-propulsive ideas to cast, chorus (the excellent Ambrosian Chorus) and orchestra, resulting in stirring climaxes, ambient quieter moments ("D'amor","Ai nostri monti"), and a dramatic cohesion that makes this "Il Trovatore" one for the ages. This is the one to own!!!! Note: There is some validity to complaints of sonic imperfection. Some the more forte passages can 'spread' or distort. This is easily alleviated by adjusting your equipment's volume, bass, and treble controls accordingly. Enjoy!!! The re-mastered version(s) offer few notable advantages, but the performances remain.


title: not so good purchases

text: a good thought that did not work out as planned but then you pick some winners and some times you pick not so good winners


title: Feeling Groovy

text: A wonderful cd. . .  .feel good music. My Seniors in my senior exercise class at the center really enjoy it. We do moves to some of the tunes.


title: What To Do With These Ghosts?

text: Having listened to "Ghosts I-IV" several times, I'm now left with the daunting task of trying to gauge my overall reaction, which I suppose could be summed up with two words: underwhelmed, perplexed.  I'm not quite ready to write Trent Reznor off as an artist just yet, but, on the horizon, I sense that day looming.  It's not there wasn't the potential for something good to have been created here, because, obviously, there was.  It's just that Mr. Reznor gives the impression that he simply couldn't be bothered.  What disturbs me most about this collection of starts and stops is that, during some of it, I found myself being eerily reminded of New Age music--you know, the stuff they have you listen to when you get a massage.  There's little doubt in my mind that a few of these "Ghosts", had they been fleshed out, would have made great songs.  And I give Trent credit for experimenting with his piano playing, even when it doesn't work particularly well.  "Ghosts I-IV" may end up haunting me--but for all the wrong reasons.  I'm hoping that it's a mere stepping stone to real acheivement, as opposed to a death knell.


title: I really liked this audio book....

text: I truly enjoyed this audio book...and especially the narrator.  I liked how you could actually visualize his words....I listen to it in the car and always look forward to doing errands so that I can listen to the book....Have been trying to find more audio books by Poe...Loved this book and highly recommend it.  Am only on the 8th disc, but am really enjoying it....


title: good product

text: he sings beautifully


title: Previn and Rachmaninoff Double Your Joy

text: Previn's magnificent recording from years ago never has been surpassed.  I'm on my third copy of this CD and I've sent copies for graduation presents.  I also recommend Previn's piano on the "My Fair Lady" album with Shelley Manne.  What a guy!


title: Track This One Down

text:
Compiled by Sony to support the Salvation Army in its work after devastating floods in Australia 2011, this is a gem. 3 CDs of music donated royalty-free by the many artists, it includes the globally famous (Dylan, Springstein, Joel, Sting, Hollies, Foo Fighters) through Australian icons (Farnham, Braithwaite, Midnight Oil) and some emerging stars - I'll avoid naming them because many may regard them as "emerged."
I like these compilations a lot - "Songs for Japan" is another - because they are a way to help a worthy cause and also sample music/musicians that I know little or nothing about.
As I'm writing this review I am listening to "Minute by Minute" by Grinspoon. I had heard of Grinspoon, but knew nothing of their sound until this track, and I'm going to go in search of more of their stuff. At the other end of the spectrum is the only track I skip - "5 Feet High & Rising" by Johnny Cash. While absolutely on topic, it's not the man in black as I have come to love him.
The production quality is excellent, and the songs work thematically rather than being a thrown-together hotchpotch of genres.
My admission is that I bought my copy at a heavily-discounted price on a sale table, so the cd(s) may be hard to track down. But if you are able to, this won't disappoint.


title: Excellent

text: It was so great to find this album again after so many years. Brings back childhood memories and draws me closer to worship God. Plays perfectly with no scratches too, so that's a bonus.


title: ONE GREAT ALBUM,BEAUTIFUL VOICES !

text: What to say about this band,I really love this album,the instrumentation,the singing,you name it,it's a great shame,that this band seem to be so unknown to many people,and I doubt that,that will ever gone change,but despite of that,I can recommend this album very highly !


title: they are even more beautiful!!

text: Been a Huge Fan of Gary Valenciano's for a long time, and even though all the songs in this CD are in his native language, they are even more beautiful!!!  I love, love, love this CD! Have been wearing it out since I got it.  A must have for your collection!


title: L.O./\.E

text: Very good quality!


title: Spy-horror-science fiction-lounge-exotica music!

text: Plunging from light lounge-jazz to rolling dark exotica: It's the sound track from a James Bond-swanky-spy film that takes ghost train like turns down classic horror movie and 1950's science-fiction film tunnels and back out again onto beautiful tropical beachs at sunset. This band just gets better and better. - AND... This album has one of the best exotica tracks ever recorded - "Jungle Witch".<br />Buy it NOW!


title: Five Stars

text: LOVE DEAN <33333


title: An appreciated gift

text: The disc arrived in time for my friend's birthday and he seemed to like it!


title: Sinatra at his best!

text: Great cd from a great artist. Who didn't  love  Sinatra?


title: Fun Audio Stories with Sound Effects

text: Funny, good acting, engaging story and sound effects. I had a number of the records in this series as a kid and listened to them over and over. I've found many on the internet and my children like to listen to them at bedtime.


title: Anthology of surprises

text: I thoroughly enjoyed the variety and the quality of performances in this "live radio show" disk. The whole concept itself is a throughout back to old-time radio days, but the tracks are kicking.<br />Don't have specific favorites, although I like "Who Discovered America" and the Kenny Wayne Shepherd tracks especially.  Excellent choice for live music lovers.


title: Five Stars

text: Great voice and arrangements.


title: Oldie But Goodie

text: Looked for this for a long time glad to find and had it converted to CD.  Sounds wonderful I love Prysock and this was recorded in 1967 when his voice was rich and not yet aged even though he sounded great then.  Happy happy happy happy happy!!!  "How Do You Speak to an Angel" is the best ever recorded.


title: Awesome CD

text: Best of the best from my man Dino!  Every song is a great memory of the wonderful voice of Dean Martin.  I enjoy this CD every day.


title: Five Stars

text: One of my all time favorite Jazz Cd's! Just such good music!


title: OMG!

text: this is one of the best albums I've ever heard!  hip hop, funk punk and soul all rolled into one authentic mix.


title: Balalaika:  Russia's Most Beautiful Tunes

text: While visiting an annual Bazaar at a Russian Orthodox church in Hartford, CT, on November 4, 2007, I heard this music playing in the background, and was compelled to inquire about the CD.  It is absolutely gorgeous to listen to, and some of the songs I recognized very well.  What I heard is beautifully played, with all the emotion one could hope for in listening to this type of music.  I'm not inclined by ancestry or in any other way, to be favoring it<br />--just know something good when I hear it.


title: Five Stars

text: Really brings me to a tropical island!


title: A masterpiece!

text:
Hi!

"Stars For A Summer Night" is one of the best compilations of pop and classical music you could find. It takes me back to my youth when I first heard it and then played it over and over again. It is a great intro to classical and pop works. IT is a shame that this is not on a CD! But I think others would agree that the very musical choices here are amazing thoughtful and definitely for summer listening!
  Phil


title: Awesome

text: I thank God for these people. I know them personnaly, and so I know that they know what they are singing about.


title: Five Stars

text: Great cd


title: Meet me at the Barr

text: First, I give the album cover 10 stars..  My first impression of the music was a little disappointing, maybe because of expectations.  But after getting my mind right (Get your mind right Luke. Yes Boss)  and after playing the album through, I've no complaints.  Yes, there are some unexpected variations, but nothing too silly...  She even makes Tip Toe Through The Tulips something to enjoy...  Kathy Barr lives up to the expectations of this fine album cover....


title: Wonderful CD

text: Amazing quality music and sounds of nature.

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title: Soothing

text: Soothe your soul---relax your body and empty your mind---this music will truly rejuvenate you. I only wish that the CD lasted longer. Great for yoga and meditation.


title: Incredible Piano Composition and Artistry

text:
Franz Schubert is high on my list of favorite composers.  For such a tiny man to have such a big musical heart is amazing.
In his short life he produced a large volume of gorgeous melody.  Chief among that work and close to my heart are the Impromptus.  I want my gifted pianist granddaughters to play two of them at my funeral, thus will I be wafted on my way
to (wherever) by heavenly sound.


title: Track List

text:
1  Let It Ride 3:33 Ryan Adams
2  No Bad News 4:19 Patty Griffin
3  O Valencia! 3:51 The Decemberists
4  Falling Slowly 4:39 The Frames
5  Start a War 3:30 The National
6  Hands Open 3:08 Snow Patrol
7  Diablo Rojo 4:16 Rodrigo Y Gabriela
8  I Trained Her to Love Me 2:44 Nick Lowe
9  Clifton Bridge 3:41 Mark Olson
10  Worst Trip 2:52 Dr. Dog
11  Think I'm In Love 2:55 Beck
12  Ankle Injuries 4:26 Fujiya & Miyagi
13  Back in Your Head 3:04 Tegan and Sara
14  Get Up, Get Out 4:11 The Rosebuds
15  All My Friends 7:16 LCD Soundsystem
16  The Car Song 4:27 The Cat Empire
17  Modesto is Not That Sweet 3:02 The Hold Steady
18  Imitosis 6:53 Andrew Bird


title: Track List

text:
Tracklist
1. Courtney Barnett - "Avant Gardener"
2. The War On Drugs - "Under The Pressure"
3. Temples - "Mesmerise"
4. Kaiser Chiefs - "Coming Home"
5. Strand Of Oaks - "Goshen 97"
6. Brett Dennen - "Wild Child"
7. David Crosby - "Long Time Gone"
8. Rosanne Cash - "Etta's Tune"
9. Hurray For The Riff Raff - "I Know It's Wrong"
10. The Head & The Heart - "Shake"
11. Jeremy Messersmith - "Ghost"
12. Metric - "Gimme Sympathy"
13. Lucius - "Turn It Around"
14. Lake Street Dive - "Bad Self Portraits"
15. Chet Faker - "1998"
16. Asgeir - "King & Cross"


title: Track Listing

text:
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"Last Night of the World", performed by Bruce Cockburn (4:39)
"If It Were Up to Me", performed by Cheryl Wheeler (2:38)
"Things We Do", performed by Indigenous (5:25)
"Hammond Song", performed by The Roches (5:41)
"Sunday Times", performed by Loudon Wainwright III (3:36)
"April Fools", performed by Rufus Wainwright (3:57)
"DJ Serenade", performed by Kate & Anna McGarrigle (4:20)
"The American", performed by Martin Sexton (3:07)
"Nena", performed by Bloque (4:20)
"This Time", performed by Los Lobos (4:55)
"Meet Virginia", performed by Train (3:55)
"Dancin' in the Light", performed by Entrain (5:15)
"Gravity", performed by Terri Hendrix (4:03)
"No Love Today", performed by Chris Smither (4:13)
"Cathedrals", performed by Jump, Little Children (4:09)
"Out of My Head", performed by Fastball (2:29)
"Crazy", performed by Willie Nelson (1:51)
"Wish We Never Met", performed by Kathleen Wilhoite (4:14)


title: 1. Sheryl Crow - "Love is Free" 2. ...

text:
1. Sheryl Crow - "Love is Free"
2. Counting Crows -"Come Around"
3. Wilco - "What Light"
4. Back Door Slam - It'll All Come Around"
5. Eli "Paperboy" Reed - "Stake Your Claim"
6. Vampire Weekend - "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"
7. Joe Jackson – “The Uptown Train"
8. Ingrid Michaelson - "The Way I Am"
9. Kathleen Edwards - "I Make The Dough You Get the Glory"
10. New Pornographers - "My Rights vs Yours"
11. Rilo Kiley – “Dream World"
12. Feist - "1234"
13. Gary Louris - "Omaha Nights"
14. Levon Helm - "Got Me A Woman"
15. Ryan Bingham - "South Side of Heaven"
16. Mike Doughty - "27 Jennifers"
17. The Black Keys - "Strange Times"
18. Nada Surf - "Whose Authority"
19. Sara Bareilles - "Love Song"


title: Awesome music!

text: This is one of my favorite CD's, he has such a smooth, quality voice that is perfect for a laid back, mellow day.  Whenever we're looking for something calming to listen to, this is the first one we put in.  Great stuff Matt!


title: Five Stars

text: Excelent ¡¡¡


title: All this Paradise

text: I remember seeing Daisy and Allan at the Philadelphia Folk Festival 2 years in a row. Powerful, passionate and trippy as hell. I remember Allan's velvet patchwork jeans and the straps of Daisy's dress slipping down her shoulders as the sun burned everyones noses. Ian Guenther's electric violin chasing their voices across the field of people. folkie, jazzy, melancholy then triumphantly joyful. I remember Allan singing, "I love you Daisy!" And we all did. This reminds me of my favorite Tim Buckley album, Blue Afteroon. It's that pure and that free. Someone needs to get this untouchable masterpiece back in print.


title: Beautiful Tenebrae settings for modern times

text:
I agree with the previous review by Classical CD nut.  These are very beautiful settings, wonderfully performed and recorded with amazing fidelity - all the musical textures emerge clearly from a single voice to those rare moments when the full 6 voice choir and accompaniment of double-bass, piano, and tuned percussion sound at once. Toensing has written music that is attentive to every nuance of these venerable old texts without descending into routine on the one hand or relying on cheap effects on the other. The harmony is frequently chromatic, but not far from what we might hear in Poulenc's motets, Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil or the sacred works of Chesnokov.

Yes, Toensing employs accompanying instruments at key moments, but he uses these as punctuation, not to produce the kind of ostinatos or accompanying figures such an ensemble would have yielded in a composer like Orff or Stravinsky. The brief drones and bell-like sounds here reinforce the eccesiastical atmosphere of the choral settings.


title: Not your usual Baroque chestnuts - nicely varied music from the Baroque courts

text: I am not sure why this disc has received such a low rating (especially in the absence of any review explaining the low rating). All of this music is enjoyable and none of it is easily found elsewhere. In fact both Heinichen's and Hasse's sonatas seem to be the only recordings these works have received, and Heinichen's pawky sonata is particularly charming. Elegant melody, dancing Allegros and counterpoint worn lightly are the order of the day.  A delightful disc!


title: Utterly captivating orchestral transcriptions of Scarlatti keyboard sonatas

text: Take Discophage's word on this (I am glad I did): these are wonderful orchestrations, capturing all of the rhythmic brilliance, dash, and tenderness to be found in this well-chosen sampling of Scarlatti's sonatas, keeping each of the works in their original key, and respecting their content note for note. The result is just as magical as Respighi's more fanciful orchestration of ANCIENT AIRS AND DANCES. This disc should never have been allowed to drop out of circulation.


title: Delighftul Bach orchestrations

text: This is one of three albums of orchestrations Robert Groslot produced for the Dutch arm of Vanguard Records - one of Scarlatti (amply and justifiably praised by Discophage), another of Tchaikovsky's SEASONS, and this one from primarily keyboard originals. The results are delightful, with nary a bombastic or cluttered moment, no matter how intricate the counterpoint becomes. It is a pity these albums are so difficult to find outside Europe. If I had to compare Groslot's orchestrations with anyone's I would opt for Respighi's evergreen ANCIENT AIRS AND DANCES, though the wit of Stravinsky's PULCINELLA and BAISER DE LA FEE is also in evidence. In Groslot's hands the preludes are splendid examples of the stylus phantasticus, the largos sigh, the gavottes and other dance movements caper, while the fugues prance and sing. To make it easier to find, the album's UPS is 3351470990948.


title: Primus inter pares - First Chair Encores from the Philadelphia Orchestra

text:
These are wonderful performances in warm, clear sound produced by Thomas Frost.

I will focus on a few favorites. The familiar Marcello "Oboe Concerto" receives a rhythmically lithe, poised and beautiful performance from John de Lancie and the Philadelphia strings. Bloch's "Suite" is more familiar on CD than it had been on lp, but none of the fine performances currently available match the interaction of flute and strings offered here. Similarly, there may be other recordings worthy of standing beside these renderings of Debussy's "Danses" and "Rhapsodie", but I have heard none that surpass them in terms of clarity, élan, and a sense of celebratory music making among peers.

The only regrets I experienced in listening to the welcome reissue of these discs are the absence of this set from domestic release (though  copies of the Japanese import are available on Amazon Marketplace at reasonable prices) and continued absence of other two movements from Creston's charming "Marimba Concertino". I wonder if the Philadelphia archives will deliver these morsels to us some day.

Disc 1
Track 1. Pablo de Sarasate "Introduction and Tarantelle for Violin & Orchestra, Op. 43" with Anshel Brusilow
Track 2. Carlton Cooley "Aria and dance for Viola & Orchestra" with Carlton Cooley
Track 3. Gabriel Faure "Élégie for Cello & Orchestra, Op. 24" with Lorne Munroe
Track 4. Johann Baptist Vanhal "Concerto in E Major for Bass & Orchestra - 1st Movement, Allegro moderato" with Roger Scott
Tracks 5.-7. Knudåge Riisager "Concertino for Trumpet & Orchestra, Op. 29" with Gilbert Johnson
Track 8. Camille Saint-Saëns "Morceau de Concert for Horn and Orchestra, Op. 94" with Mason Jones
Track 9. Alexandre Guilmant "Morceau Symphonique for Trombone and Orchestra, Op. 88" with Henry Charles Smith

Disc 2
Tracks 1.-3. Benedetto [actually Alessandro] Marcello "Concerto in C minor for Oboe, Strings & Basso Continuo" with John de Lancie
Track 4. Carl Maria von Weber "Hungarian Fantasy for Bassoon & Orchestra" with Bernard Garfield
Track 4. Claude Debussy "Danses Sacrée et Profane for Harp & Strings" with Marilyn Costello
Track 5. Paul Creston "Concertino for Marimba & Orchestra, 1st Movement, Vigoroso" with Charles Owen
Tracks 7.-10. Ernest Bloch "Suite Modale for Flute & Strings" with Murray Panitz
Track 11. Claude Debussy "Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet & Orchestra with Anthony Gigliotti


title: One Star

text: It was horrible wouldn't install to the computer


title: wrong product

text: I got their 1st mini-album instead, slightly disappointed.


title: Better than most soundtracks

text: For me, most soundtracks have the one or two tracks that get people to purchase the album, but the rest is kind of dull. I've had the Volume One soundtrack of The Prisoner for quite a while, and I purchased Volume Two primarily to get the alternative main theme, but everything is worth a listen--quite a few fun marches and some pieces that sound very 60s.


title: Rap Covers

text: This is listed on Amazon as David Bowie and Pat Metheny, both as "artist, composer," so I assumed that they would, indeed, be the artists of these mixes. They are not. These covers are rap music.  I have the song on Bowie's "Nothing Has changed" box set, and I assumed these were different mixes.  Of course, this is partly my fault because the cover does say "Souldiers," but I have no idea who or what that is. I based my purchase on the fact that it said Bowie and Metheny were the artists.  Bottomline: If you like both Bowie and rap, you may like this. If you don't like rap, you don't want this.


title: Great Selection

text: I believe I already had all of these recordings, but this is a great selection on one disc.


title: tracks

text:
Song list as follows:
1. Moonlight Serenade
2. You Made Me Love You
3. In the Mood
4. Green Eyes
5. Sing, Sing, Sing
6. Boogie Woogie
7. Two O'clock Jump
8. String of Pearls
9. Amapola
10. Getting Sentimental Over You
11. Jersey Bounce
12. Stardust


title: Refreshing

text: Wonderful to fill your house with praise


title: Five Stars

text: good product


title: Not sure you'll find these recorded versions anywhere but here

text:
I have an extensive collection of various and varied Bowie albums.  I have not heard these specific recording before now.  These recordings are amazing and unique.  Bowie's voice sounds like this could be from the mid 90s.  The recordings are very nicely done.  A truly amazing album for both quality and content, a must have for Bowie fans.

Contains the following
1 The Man Who Sold The World
2 Aladdin Sane
3 White Light/White Heat
4 Shopping For Girls
5 Lady Stardust
6 The Supermen
7 Repetition
8 Andy Warhol
9 Quicksand


title: Amazing well mastered recordings

text:
Disc1 is a very clean live recording.  This is the original source material from the online streaming release for fans only, Liveanedwell.com back in 2000.  The play list is from Outside (1995) and Earthling (1997), both of which are amazing albums.  I bought this not for the song list but for the renditions of these songs.  When Bowie plays live he brings a new interpretation to his work and these versions are a wonder to experience.  Disc 2 contains mixes from popular DJ of the late 90's.  Normally I am not a fan of DJ remixes, but these are as my headline states are amazing and well mastered recordings.

Disc 1:
1. I'm Afraid of Americans
2. The Heart's Filthy Lesson
3. I'm Deranged
4. Hallo Spaceboy
5. Telling Lies
6. The Motel
7. The Voyeur of Utter Destruction
8. Battle for Britain (The Letter)
9. Seven Year's in Tibet
10. Little Wonder

Disc 2:
1. Fun (Dillinja Mix)
2. Little Wonder (Danny Saber Mix)
3. Dead Man Walking (Moby Mix I)
4 Telling Lies (Paradox Mix)


title: Live performances including some rare acoustic versions

text:
Excellent recordings of unique variants from the late '90s.  Unfortunately, there is no indications of when and where these recordings took place.  Each of these recordings are of high quality and provide quite enjoyable listening pleasure.

This is the only time I've heard a country-ish version of Scary Monsters, which in itself is worth the price of the CD.  On the streaming version (not CD), David tells a funny story about meeting Johnny Cash in prison.  Obviously it is a farcical story but still funny and entertaining, especially when the story breaks down.

CD playlist as follows:

1 - The Jean Genie: 4:12
2 - Seven Years in Tibet: 4:02
3 - I Can't Read: 5:04
4 - Scary Monsters: 2:38
5 - Dead Man Walking: 4:05
6 - I'm Afraid of Americans: 5:13
7 - Fashion: 3:44
8 - Little Wonder: 6:02
9 Monnage Daydream: 5:34


title: Collection of three separate CDs packaged in a single box

text:
I like the collection, but might not have bought this as a single purchase had I known the contents.  I already have two of the  CDs.  CDs are listed by name, which can be looked up for content.  They are:

1) David Bowie' Jukebox - a nice collection of songs that inspired Bowie
2) David Bowie and Friends The 1980 Floor Show
3) Mantra Studios Broadcast 1977 (Live) - Iggy Pop with David Bowie


title: Five Stars

text: keeps girls worm


title: Five Stars

text: Great products to own


title: Five Stars

text: Loved it


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome products loved it


title: Five Stars

text: Great music


title: A PERFORMANCE OF A LIFETIME

text: There are several great recordings of Parsifal-- the deeply alluring score has elicited magnificent and very different recordings.  The Met 1985 /Levine/Vickers/Rysanek/Moll/Estes broadcast excels all others in its scale and grandeur.  The booklet has documentation of the performance history of the opera-- which involves all of the great singers and conductors since its premiere in Bayreuth.  This performance features at least two of the most idiosyncratic singers in recorded history: Vickers and Rysanek.  Because the sound is so clear and the conducting so grand and powerful, we get to hear each of them as if we were there in the first rows.  Both have the ability to open up and deliver towering sound and emotion.  Rysanek was nearing the end of her lengthy reign and she takes awhile to settle her voice.  After the monumental screams in the first act she is ready for anything.  Her veiled seductive call to "Parsifal...", in the second act, leads him and us on a roller coaster of virtuoso attempts at persuasion.  Near the end of the act, she pours out a veritable cabaletta of dangerous ascending high riffs.  She takes chances and miraculously finds the exact pitches required.  One can hear a bit of fatigue in her last ascents--but she then clears her tone and fights him to the end--her agonized defeat.  Her originality is matched by Vickers, whose enormous voice equals hers in eloquence and nobility.  His suffering is not for everybody--nor is the work itself.  But sheerly as opera, he leaves us deeply moved and impressed with his commitment.  Kurt Moll sings like God himself and the recording captures the scale of his instrument,  He sang Gurnemanz in three different productions of Parsifal in San Francisco and I vividly remember sitting in awe in the first row.  Simon Estes is a much undervalued singer and his Amfortas is beautifully sung and deeply moving.  Franz Mazura is  an old school Klingsor.  James Levine had conducted the centenary of Parsifal in Bayreuth as well as every revival at the Met for many years.  According to Andrew Porter, he has the better orchestra at the Met.  The score rolls out like the sea and it seems that Levine is not imposing his own interpretation, perhaps the highest accolade possible.  This Met edition is expensive, even "used", but it is the performance of a lifetime--like the famous Tristan with Fremstad and Mahler--which each of them cited as the supreme experience of their careers.


title: Harp & accordion!!!

text: This is one of the best Mexican groups that I have ever know, the way this musicians play their instruments, it is an art, the Harp and Accordion together. they were in my city a few weeks ago, it was an amazing night to say the least, I have some of their cds and they all are greattttttttttt.  Echenle ganas muchachos!!!!!


title: Listen to the title song

text: Came on time and was in perfect condition.  I was actually surprised that this mini album came with as much as it did, considering it's a solo release. Woosung is beautiful.


title: Prine is AWESOME!

text:
John Prine.

That's all I should have to say.  If you know John, you will enjoy these recordings.  If you don't know John, I'm sorry.  But... It's not too late.  John is an American treasure and you need to listen to him from the early recordings here to his latest release.  Crazy Bone, heh, heh, heh.


title: shocked to find in USA!

text: LOVE GOYTE - this album completes my collection of all his printed work - company was top notch - had no issues rec-ing. Great album - thrilled to have found in USA!!!!


title: Excellent

text: I bought this Lp when it first came out.  It blew me away!  Sonya has talent to spare. Wish there had been more of her to love.


title: Five Stars

text: Love these timeless songs for our children's choir at church!


title: On time

text: We love ir


title: Highly valued CD

text: A wonderful collection of original recordings from this amazing group. They are musically and vocally excellent artists performing their songs that have thrilled their fans. Judith Durham’s voice has a clarity of tone that is second to none. This CD is a great value!


title: I wanted to give this 4 1/2 stars

text:
When I first learned about the law of attraction the first thing I did was compile a CD of songs that I could listen to in my car that would surround me in possitive energy.  It was quite a job looking through every CD I own to find songs that are possitive.  Wouldn't it be great, I thought, if you could buy a ready-made positive CD that would remind you to think happy thoughts. Ask and it is given.

OK, so Francine Jarry's songs won't win awards but they are catchy tunes and most importantly they carry the Abraham-Hicks message of being yourself, enjoying yourself and being positive about life.

At the end of the CD there are 3 recordings of Esther Hick/Abraham-Hicks at seminars as an added bonus.

I have listened to this CD so much that now the songs come into my head from just a keyword.

Great way to keep your thoughts positive.

Oh, and if you like this one, Francine Jarry's previous CD, "Joy, Joy, Joy" is available at the Abraham-Hicks website.


title: Five Stars

text: Entirely happy with purchase!


title: Irish Identity/ best of the best!

text: I have been a great fan of Teaching Course offerings but this is my absolute favorite!  Great instructor and great material/ love this set....


title: Five Stars

text: Just Great Music


title: Nada KNOWS Brahms

text: After reading an interview with pianist Nada in Fanfare Magazine, I was eager to acquire her Brahms recordings, and I find them to be extraordinary.  She has really lived with this music and renders it with fluency and emotional insight.


title: Excellent performances of rare music

text: Although the Songs of Farewell are not quite a rarity, the partsongs are, and these marvelous recordings make an important contribution to the recorded repertory.


title: Biggs is Back in Rheinberger!!

text: This was a favorite recording in my LP collection, and it seems like I've been waiting forever to see it on a CD with remastered sound.  Although there have been several subsequent recordings, none has matched these for richness of sound (despite the age of the original) and firmness of rhythm.  Highly recommended.


title: Sensible

text: Vernon Handley recorded relatively few works from the standard repertoire.  Like his mentor Sir Adrian Boult, he was tagged by the record companies as a specialist in English music.  Still, he was a very fine musician, so one should not be surprised that he had some interesting things to say about Brahms.  This is a splendid recording of the First Serenade.  Tempos are leisurely, and the orchestra makes a beautiful sound.  Each movement has its own character.  You really can hear Handley deftly guiding his forces from note to note.  The Haydn Variations is less pleasing.  There is nothing wrong with Handley's interpretation, but his orchestra is no match for Cleveland or Vienna.  The first flute in particular sounds overtaxed.  The sound engineering throughout the disc is excellent, rounded and colorful.  Given the plethora of good recordings of the Serenade, I would recommend this disc mainly to fans of Vernon Handley, of which I am one.


title: Warm

text: This CD shows what a crime it is that the major record labels have ignored the art of Imogen Cooper.  The recordings were made at a recital in London's Wigmore Hall in 1994.  The sound is full but rather distant, favoring the big virtuoso statements of Schumann over the intimacies of Brahms.  Indeed, the Brahms Fantasies are somewhat neutral in their appearance here, although I suspect that's not Cooper's fault.  The Humoresque receives an unusually coherent performance.  I heard Horowitz do this in concert, and I came away from that experience with a respect for how hard it is to hold this piece together.  Cooper succeeds admirably, and there is bravura in her account where it's required.  Kreisleriana receives an alternately strong and subtle performance.  The ending is plaintive sounding, while the big moments have plenty of strength.  While not a perfect disc, this is an inexpensive way to come to grips with Imogen Cooper's artistry, and as such is worthy of your attention.


title: Stimulating

text: Housekeeping advises me to begin by saying that there is a bad splice in the slow movement of No. 7.  It occurs at a very soft moment, so perhaps the editor couldn't hear it on the monitoring speakers.  It is rather disconcerting if you are listening carefully.  That said, what we have here are really stellar performances of Beethoven.  Hans Vonk began his tenure in St. Louis with a telecast of Beethoven's Ninth that was very fine, and these live performances from two to three years later are even more rewarding.  The Fifth is a superbly honed rendition.  Balances are exquisite, and Vonk pays particular attention to note values as a way of achieving transparency in the orchestra.  There is none of the large scale emphases of a Bernstein or Furtwangler.  Rather, the score builds up momentum bar by bar, leading to a really thrilling conclusion.  There is an exposed flute part in the last movement that I never have heard on any other recording.  The passion with which the strings play here and in the Seventh is really quite remarkable.  I was a little disappointed that Vonk did not take the first movement exposition repeat in No. 7, but in every other respect this reading has a plasticity and warmth that is quite unusual.  Even more than in the Fifth, the St. Louis orchestra plays with a passion that is quite remarkable given Vonk's emphasis on the score's details.  The sound engineering in both works is full and warm, missing just the last degree of airiness.  The audience cannot be heard.  A confession:  this was my 49th CD of Beethoven's Fifth, and despite the obsession that this fact reveals, I am as eager for repeat listenings to this CD as much as to any other I own.


title: Cunning

text: I own the Musical Heritage Society issue of this recording.  It was released originally on Olympia.  It was recorded in a church in Norway in 1988, and the sound is full and resonant at an appropriate distance to capture the whole sonority of the piano--yet it never becomes echoey.  Katin, in his program note, advocates the use of the modern piano in these works, especially for its sustaining quality, which he regards as vital to the music.  He also states that the program of the CD is arranged to parallel an actual concert program, which may explain why the Fantasie is followed by the first movement of K.457 without a break.  It certainly is a sudden awakening.  Katin's playing throughout is so skillful that one never is aware of any interpretive intrusions.  Rather, tempos are patient if a little slow, and sonorities are broad and luminous.  The Turkish Sonata in particular gives the feeling of having been lived in rather than interpreted.  It's hard not to hum along.  I can't say that I like Katin in this music better than Uchida or De Larrocha, but he certainly is in their league.


title: Gorgeous

text: This recording of Evgeny Onegin, a live performance from 1962 at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich, features very good, clear monaural sound.  The conducting of Joseph Keiberth is heavenly.  Not only are the famous Waltz and Polonaise thrillingly done, but the whole performance breathes the air of the composer's ballets.  Since he described this work as "lyric scenes," this seems highly appropriate.  The performance is in a German translation, and the CDs do not come with a libretto or synopsis, although there is an excellent essay about the production.  Hermann Prey is Onegin and Fritz Wunderlich is Lensky.  It almost seems superfluous to add that the two roles are sung as well here as I've ever heard.  Wunderlich is particularly touching in expressing Lensky's pain and angst.  Tatyana is a Munich house soprano, Ingeborg Bremert, who acquits herself very well.  In today's opera world, she would be a major star.  Olga is the young Brigitte Fassbaender, and the Egyptian bass who sings Prince Gremin is especially fine.  For the two male leads and the great conducting of Keilberth, this is an Onegin that must be heard.


title: Scintillating

text: On this recording, Anthony Newman plays a copy of an 1804 English Clementi fortepiano.  It is an interesting sounding instrument, with a ringing treble and, for the period, a deep sounding bass.  One of the advantages of having Newman play this repertory is that he is one of the few living keyboard artists with the kind of chops to recall those attributed to Beethoven himself.  That said, these are performances seen through the attributes of a super virtuoso.  Newman makes a point of consulting Beethoven's metronome markings.  In general, there is nothing unusual about his tempos, although the second movement of the Moonlight is rather quick--though it sounds gracious rather than rushed.  Newman also has the occasional habit of speeding up for the last few pages of a sonata, something which on the surface doesn't seem contradictory to period practice, although I would be just as happy if he didn't do it.  In the big virtuoso passages of the Appassionata and the Waldstein, Newman's articulation is almost miraculous.  I did not miss the sound of a modern piano at all.  My previous experience of Beethoven sonatas on the fortepiano has been Melvyn Tan and Steven Lubin, both very good, but Newman I think carries the works to a different level.  Excellent sound engineering, too.


title: Mellifluous

text: This CD includes excellent biographical notes, but too little documentation of the recordings.  There are no listings for the accompanying orchestras, no dates for when the pieces were recorded, and you will have to use your ears to tell when the recordings with Balguerie end and those with Corney begin.  Nevertheless, this CD is about the only way to acquire these recordings, and they are very much worth hearing.  The CD begins with Balguerie in selections by Wagner, which she sings with a clear limpid tone that is very appealing.  Some of her selections are real rarities (When was the last time you heard the opera Sigurd?), yet all the material is interesting and stylishly sung.  As for Corney, her rendition of Cherubino's two arias from Figaro is the best I've ever heard, even better than Frederica von Stade.  All the selections on this disc are sung in French, as would have been the practice at this time.  So, if you're looking for French singers whose output has been neglected on CD, this is a fine place to start.  I should note that the transfers of the 78s appear to be excellent in all cases.


title: Epochal

text: Rautavaara is my favorite living composer.  He explores emotions and states of consciousness that very few other contemporary composers even touch.  Nothing in his music is obvious or blatant.  This is an excellent CD of his music.  The Cantus Arcticus and Fifth Symphony are licensed from Ondine, and these two recordings live up to the high standards of that label.  One might not expect a German ensemble to deliver the goods in such idiosyncratic Finnish music, but Max Pommer and the now defunct Leipzig Radio Symphony deliver spot on performances.  The Cantus Arcticus has a sweep and nobility all its own here.  The inclusion of taped bird calls seems perfectly natural, more so than all the bird call music of Messiaen.  I guess the prime inspiration is the recorded bird calls in Respighi's Pines of Rome.  The Fifth Symphony is a titanic work, an exploration of exhaltation, illumination, and even isolation, all existing as one.  As for the Fourth Quartet, recorded for this CD by the very good Sirius String Quartet, it is a record of an interior monologue.  There are no flashy moments.  Rather, the ensemble poses questions and answers them discursively.  I can think of very few CDs of contemporary classical music that are as rewarding as this one.


title: Engrossing

text: Charles Dutoit may not be the first name one associates with popular classical fare, but he always has been a deft hand at colorful symphonic works.  His collection of Rhapsodies is very satisfying.  The one disappointment is Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.  It is lacking in the bravura one associates with Liszt.  It's just too tame.  I have no such reservations about the rest of the collection.  The Enesco is an especially fine performance, beautifully structured and without the taffy pull tempos so often inflicted on the piece. Dvorak's Slavonic Rhapsody No. 3 has great dignity, making one wish that Dutoit would record more works by this composer.  It is also completely idiomatic.  The Alfven and Glazunov also receive crisp and characterful performances.  The 1995 Decca sound engineering is not as remarkable as some of their other Montreal efforts, but it still is basically very satisfying.  If you remember albums of popular classics by the likes of Stokowski and Fiedler, this CD by Dutoit should reassure you that the genre is still alive and well.


title: Lovely

text: This is a simply delectable CD.  Christiane Edinger may not be a household name among violinists, but she is a fine technician with a superb sense of style.  Her tone in Mozart exhibits a fair amount of vibrato, though not as much as David Oistrakh's.  She manages the difficult passagework with ease, and has a delightfully woody tone in her lower registers.  Wolfgang Grohs is an ideal accompanist.  I am very fond of his Mozart recordings, and to have him here partnering Edinger is luxury casting.  His orchestra plays with a light, transparent tone, and with a full scope of colors.  Together, he and Edinger fashion interpretations that are moderate in tempo and are flexible in phrasing without ever seeming wayward.  The sound engineering, from a Vienna venue, is gorgeous.  Whatever recordings you have of these concertos, I am sure you will find much pleasure in this CD.


title: Humane

text: For an early digital recording, this CD is quite a showpiece.  There is a wide dynamic range, capturing the full complement of the Budapest Symphony in a natural perspective, with only a slight amount of steeliness to the violins.  This is one of the best sounding recordings of a piano that I have ever heard.  There is a convincing ringing tone to the piano and a full amount of detail.  As for the artists, Andrea Nemecz is new to me.  She plays both works conscientiously, without flashiness or misplaced bravura.  Due to the excellence of the recorded sound, you can hear her develop her sonority as a reflection of the meaning of the music.  As for Arpad Joo, he gets a full, big, lovely sound from his orchestra, with excellent playing by the first chairs of the winds.  To hear something as commonplace as Mozart piano concertos performed well in sound this glorious is an experience that is very hard to pass up.


title: Breathtaking

text: It's worth noting that all the music on this CD has been reissued on a budget priced two CD set of music by Gershwin, Porter, and Kern.  The recording time on this CD is a little over 40 minutes, rather short measure.  Nevertheless, what is here is enchanting.  These were some of the earliest recordings of the original orchestrations of these Gershwin pieces.  I have LPs of the later orchestrations of some of the overtures with Arthur Fiedler and Erich Kunzel, but McGlinn's CD is far superior in musical content.  As for the performances, they are scintillating.  The orchestra, filled with brilliant soloists, plays magnificently--with excitement and idiomatically.  McGlinn could hardly be bettered in this music, and the sound engineering is excellent, too.  It's worth noting that Gershwin's close friend Kay Swift attended the recording sessions, apparently passing on advice to McGlinn.  I've rarely enjoyed a theater music album so much.


title: Refreshing

text: It should come as no surprise that Alfred Brendel has important things to say about Beethoven.  He has been doing so on recordings for almost half a century.  This set is continually interesting.  I don't think I've ever heard a Beethoven Concerto cycle that holds your interest so compellingly throughout.  There are a few drawbacks, however.  The recordings were made in Orchestra Hall, Chicago, and the dry acoustic seems to have given the engineers some problems.  The orchestra sounds full toned and clear, but there is no resonance to the sound.  Likewise, Brendel's tone comes across as somewhat clattery in fortes, not at all like I remember from hearing him in concert.  I suspect this is the engineers' doing, too.  Nevertheless, the gain in concentration and excitement from recording these performances live is clearly palpable.  Brendel and Levine are hand in glove, which is really saying something given Brendel's range of expression.  The highlight of the set, I think, is No. 3, where the play of light and shade fits well with Brendel's intellect and sense of Beethoven's darker side.  All the concerti are among the best ever recorded, although, except for the 3rd, I could easily cite other preferences, including Richter/Munch in 1, Fleisher/Szell in 2, Arrau/Haitink in 4, and perhaps (don't make me stick to it) Cliburn/Reiner in the Emperor--which sounded much better on LP that on CD.  However, for one pianist's take on the entire series, Brendel/Levine is hard to beat.


title: Miles - Unedited!

text:
Davis at Antibes was his first full length album with the great Hancock/Carter/Williams rhythm section (the ever capable George Coleman is on tenor), and his first recorded live European set.
It also appears to be completely unedited, more than an hour of playing just as it went down (always a big plus to me.)  The band starts in good form and really picks up steam as it goes along, starting with a medium tempo Autumn Leaves and finishing with a long, slam bang Walkin' (the first recording of which in 1954 for Prestige helped restart Davis' career.)  In between are bookend modal tunes Milestones and Joshua, and an also long, varied Davis ballad fave, All of Me.
On the latter, Davis goes into his patented tough/tender mode, making great use of space, and finishes with a fff flurry, leading to a totally swinging Coleman.  (Hancock weirdly quotes Errol Garner on his solo here!).  On Walkin' Davis is fiery and aggressive; after a long solo by Williams, Coleman gallops through chorus after chorus, never losing stride as the rhythm drops out, leaving him just with Carter.
This was a transitional album - fresh new players, same old book.  There was plenty better to come.  But I've always liked this album for its direct, just as it happened vibe.  There's a lot to be said for that.


title: Chick Does Free Jazz

text: Chick Corea's forays into free jazz didn't last long - not even to the end of this fine album!  The closing track is a broiling, swinging, straight ahead take on Wayne Shorter's Nefertitti.  And, aside from two studio-improvised ballads (one too many, they sound alike), Corea sticks to conventional playing on the remaining, rhythmically free tunes - much like his boss at the time, Miles Davis, who always stuck to his style while the rhythm changed.  This approach keeps the album grounded and really works on Dave Holland's poignant Toy Room, where Chick's playing is filled with light and sensitivity.  Plus the rapport with Holland throughout is amazing - Holland, all over his bass all the time, seems to anticipate everything he plays.  Drummer Barry Altshul is similarly supportive (I'm always struck how similar his playing and career arc were to that of Paul Motian).<br />I am really pleased by other reviews to this album.  Decades later this music is as fresh as a daisy.


title: Very enjoyable

text:
This is a well performed, entertaining anthology of railroad tunes. It's great to listen to while traveling in your car, particularly on the open road.

i was pleased they included the more contemporary "City of New Orleans" with the older songs. And it's always a joy to hear the "Orange Blossom Special" played well: I've heard many inexperienced fiddlers mangle it.


title: Buy it while you can-

text: Great songs by some of the most talented artists of the 20th century. The CD's themselves are very well packaged and the actual recordings / transfers are audiophile grade.


title: Best album from the early 2000s

text: The guitarist sucks, heard he has 12 bathing suits. The rest is great!!! Trust me, I’m the limo driver.


title: Great book on audio.

text: The program was in excellent listening condition. Well worth the investment.


title: This program has tremendous value and is chock full of ideas that are solid.

text: This program is one that is worth listening to over and over again. His enthusiasm and knowledge makes the program a valuable addition to my business library. Although it was published back in 1996-97, 98% of the strategies and ideas are solid and extremely usable today. One idea from this program can beworth 100 times the price of this audio program. It  has motivated me to purchase 3 of his other books. All solid information. Jay is one of the best speakers and writers out there!


title: Aah, the wondrous uke!

text: Lovely solo works on that "mini" instrument, by masters of their art.  Variety of style, interesting listening.  One of my current favorites!


title: If you love the old train sounds!

text:
My dad used to put this on in the morning and wake us up
with the old steam engines!  So glad to be able to find it
again and revisit a time gone by...Thanks!


title: Pleasant and makes me sleepy and relaxed

text: This CD is lovely to listen to and it makes me sleepy, more sleepy than other relaxing CDs that I have tried. I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 because I got tired of it after listening to it for about a month. That might happen with any CD, though.


title: One of my favorite early music records!.

text: Fabulous compilation of short vocal and instrumental pieces, sacred and secular.  The Camerata’s style, somewhat reminiscent of the old New York Pro Musica, is highly accessible, especially the rumbustious animal sounds on side two.  I was stoked to find a sealed vinyl copy at this late date!


title: post-bop piano genius' final testament

text: Gil Coggins is best known for playing with Miles Davis back in the early '50s - and for a mention in Miles' autobiography in which the Prince of Darkness praises Gil as one of the finest musicians he ever played with.  Coggins was apparently a drinker, and had some other personal foibles that kept his career from achieving the success his talent otherwise merited, but he is well-worth seeking out, and this is a fine place to start.  If you love jazz piano - pure, unadulterated jazz piano in the direct lineage of Teddy Wilson, Bud Powell, Ahmad Jamal and so forth...then add Gil Coggins to your list of the greats, 'cause that's where he belongs.


title: Funny

text: It was very funny.  My wife and I enjoyed it immensely.  I wish there were more of these.  I also wish that the show was still going.


title: Lovely record

text: A great Starbucks release - the Shins et al. in good form.  The songs are catchy and have stood the test of time.  Production is good.


title: The artists are largely unknown to me but they are great. It is kind of a very relaxed disco ...

text: This is a truly special album.  Get one while you can.  I paid $40.00 for a used copy which should tell you all you need to know.  The artists are largely unknown to me but they are great.  It is kind of a very relaxed disco sound - totally unique in my experience.  According to the liner notes, it was intended as a sort of memento mori to a style that was in vogue in the UK for a period of time and apparently died on the vine.  Really,if you can you should splurge on this one, its a classic.


title: buy to learn songs, not for performance

text:
I got these from the library to learn some of the songs.  thought I should sadly mention that Annie is basically flat on all of her songs.  This could be corrected today, and would be worth doing.  I bet a good audio engineer could fix the singing.  There also is a guy (Peter I assume) who also sings, not flat.  Regardless buy for the word/melody and learning the songs.  Not to listen to more than once or twice :-)  Sorry folks, but the flat singing is so painful I am not sure I can even listen to even learn the songs ...

So someone else care to re record these or fix these recordings?  Clearly the reason they are out of print.  Great idea, just not executed correctly.


title: a mini LP that left me wanting MORE

text: If you like fellow North Carolinians, The Rosebuds, then you'll certainly like Schooner. This album is indie-rock at it's best: catchy songs with jangly guitars and clever lyrics. The songs, "My Friend's Band" and "Trains and Parades", were two of my favorite songs in 2004. "You Forget About Your Heart" was the most played album this past summer at the college radio station in the town where I live.


title: Five Stars

text: great hat and great seller.


title: Only the best

text: Samo never delivers a bad or even mediocre album!  With or without Camila, he is a fantastic singer and performer!


title: SoSo

text: Some of the tracks are awesome....others just didn't do it for me.  Overall, it's just ok.  Nothing special.  But does have some great songs.


title: Five Stars

text: Both are great.


title: An overlooked gem with Diane Warren compositions

text:
This is a very good and overlooked album, which has not aged at all, even though it was first released in 1986.

The great Diane Warren wrote two of the songs, and the vocalist Sheila Minard (Rori) wrote the other two. Sheila and Diane were  friends at the time.  It is good, strong dance music.  Sheila has a good voice with a lot of range and strength.  There were some good musicians and engineers who worked on this and it was put out by Quincy Jones' production label.

Sheila has just gotten an original recording of it back. And she is going to  add some new, contemporary  songs, lyrics and beats, and release  it with a slightly different sound mix. But this is definitely worth buying.


title: Love this album!

text: I love Brad Webb's Making Faces and would definitely recommend it. The album was shipped and delivered promptly after placing my order and my husband and I have been listening to it non-stop since then. The seven tracks are each so unique and enjoyable that I'm having trouble picking my favorite. Buy this album - I promise you won't regret it!


title: great sing-a-long

text: my granddaughter loves to sing so this is a great way to teach her truths of scripture. easy to sing-a-long.  understandable.


title: What an interesting blend

text: Not many people can lead a band of old Chicago Bluesmen and add in the flavors of Asia.  Yoko pulls it off. If you have an open mind and are willing to experiment beyond Bee-bop and Fusion, give this a try.


title: Creme

text: Just fine, exploratory and as one rhythmically.  This CD is on my short stack, don't 'cha know.  Benzman


title: Five Stars

text: strange cover but the music is awesome.


title: Description of CD

text:
The whole family wil delight in this entertaining production of Alice's in Wonderland.  Down the rabbit hole she slides into a topsy-turvy world where the strangest of strange characters accompany her on her strangest of strange adventures.  Join Alice as she befriends the Cheshire Cat, has tea with the Mad Hatter and plays croquet with the Queen of Hearts. First published in 1865, Lewis Carroll's masterpiece was on of the first Children's tales written just for fun.  Imaginations will run wild for both young and old in this deligtful retilling.

Take it along for a drive and listen for a great story on the highway or on vacation during the trip.


title: Amazing rarity

text:
It's like Queen in Czech. There is one song that isn't particularly catchy, and because the music was recorded during live performances, the sound quality isn't always the best. There are also a couple of spoken word tracks that are recordings of people speaking at events where Plastic People played; if you don't speak Czech, those are less appealing than the music, for obvious reasons.

However, the majority of the songs on this CD are extremely listenable and would make a great addition to a glam rock or punk collection. It's also pretty cool to own a piece of history. People were literally jailed for attending concerts not authorized by the post-totalitarian Czech government. It's next door to impossible to find that kind of dedication to living in the truth today.


title: Five Stars

text: Loved it and I listen to it often.  A great singalong!


title: A Big Yes for A Big Yes!!!

text: I love this new cd.  Kevin Kendrick has written amazing lyrics (he's a real folk poet with a great sense of humor) and has created some wonderful sound to go along with it.  The arrangements are wonderful and the music itself is lyrical, but with great rhythms. I love the use of the vibraphone, but the whole band, and the way it comes together, is just great.  This is indy pop at its best and I think Kendrick has a sound and the smarts to go along with it. I expect terrific things from this young, emerging musician.


title: This is a pirated and inferior version of my CD copied without my permission.

text: Without my permission my CD has been copied, sold on Amazon and reportedly is defective when trying to play it.  Please buy the other one displayed, the CD at this url - https://www.amazon.com/Roots-Branches-Lauterstein-David-2011-02-15/dp/B013RQ27BI/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=root+and+branches+lauterstein&qid=1552478191&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull.


title: Product is defective

text:
Although I'd been looking for this product for a long time and I am happy I found it. there are a couple of scratches on the cd which looks like home made, so Im assuming that whomever sold it has an actual LP Album and recorded it to CD.
The CD has a couple of songs that are skipping, when I checked the CD for scratched there are none, thus I assumed that the "skips" were a recorded effect from the actual damaged LP.
In general it was good to play this for my kids.


title: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!

text: THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH! This is the only recording I have found containing "Hope to the Suffering" by the black choral group in the European version of the original Riverdance videotape. Now I can get rid of my vcr!


title: Wrong music!

text:
If you go to the MP3 link to listen to samples from the great American soprano Teresa Stich-Randall, what you get is some very raucous, punky music from a group call Stich.

Poor Teresa (d.2007) must be turning over in her heavenly bed.

I gave this three stars because, for all I know, that's what Stich deserves.

T. S-R. deserves five stars for every note her voice caressed.


title: Good

text: Good to listen to


title: Pretty good

text: Great music, but performances are bit sluggish.


title: Fine cd

text: Fine performances


title: Top-drawer Messiaen

text: Great pieces, well performed.


title: Second better than expected

text: Lively performance. The Second was better than expected.


title: The one to have

text: The classic album


title: All highs, no lows in this Lohengrin

text: Magnificent performance.


title: Arrived In Good Condition

text: The item is in good condition though clearly used.  I haven't listened to the whole book yet, but so far, so good.


title: never say die-waylon

text: What can a person say about this DVD & CD, I 've played it over and over, I am a huge fan of Waylon's music, what a tragic loss when we loss Waylon- anyone who loves this man will love this set


title: Chilling...

text: A dark punk/cold wave album released in 1986 in Poland. if you like Joy Division and punk bands, and can imagine the cross between the two, you might like this. I hear some Berlin-era Bowie in there, too. Lyrics are mostly surreal, but effective. (The first song's lyrics in their entirety: We're walking through the woods/Drunk on words). And, oh yes, they're sung in Polish. The album's secret weapon: plenty of cool, atmospheric keyboards which add to the overall eeriness.


title: Teentop is Amazing

text: Great music!


title: Big fan of Junho

text: Great music and photo card


title: Great music

text: Great music, love the photo book


title: Five Stars

text: I expected to buy the Alto part. But the CK is ok.


title: Brilliant

text: Mary Gauthier is a treasure.  Her authenticity shines.<br />Note regarding seller (Zoverstocks) - very responsive and professional.  Would definitely buy from them again.


title: Three Stars

text: The music is fine but the jacket plastic part was all broken up


title: I loved it as much as the first time I heard ...

text: Have been looking for this piece of music for a long time. I loved it as much as the first time I heard it many years ago on a cassette tape.  Chuck Jonkey is a wonderful musician and captures his own style of Indian music. Brings back memories of my first exposure to the music that has come to be that music that resonates in me.


title: Five Stars

text: The same great Scripture songs my kids loved singing, and now I sing them along with  my granddaughter! The music is great, and not saturated with CCM!


title: isnt compatable w my pc windiws 8, and says it is.

text: does NOT work in windows 8, new  pc will not read it. waste of money@!!!! no one can seem to help me make it work!!


title: Letterman Christmas CD

text: Received just fine and enjoyed during Christmas holidays.  Thank you for your prompt service.


title: So good!

text: This is one of the best CDs! I miss these guys and love cruising to this album on a warm day with the windows down!


title: Fine transaction!

text: A +


title: Missing all hardware

text: Product arrived on time and in good shape, but it didn't include any of the hardware it was supposed to. Just the panel itself.


title: Everything I wanted in a memory

text: I attended the BTS exhibition in Brooklyn while it was here, and it was the utmost honor of seeing them grow into the people they are today. It’s clear that they wanted to share all their experiences with us so that, we too, may have the courage to go out and achieve equal greatness. The interview bit that the end was my favorite part, seeing them all so candid and real with us, it wasn’t some gimmicky art scheme to get more money from us, which is what pushed me to buy this photo book. Granted, everything is in Korean as it was based in the exhibition in Seoul (which was more extravagant then the Brooklyn one), but it was important for me to have a lasting memory of it. Came in good condition and with additional “live photos” and I flip through it often when I need to be reminded of what I’m capable of.


title: Lloyd Dobler Effect - Fantastic Band!!

text: Amazing talent.  Every track is solid. Highly recommended.


title: Firebird CDs... yay

text:
I was so glad to finally find a copy of this as a CD.  I've had the cassette from Firebird Arts & Music for years!

The music is uplifting yet relaxing and while others may wish it didn't, it makes me want to sing along.


title: Best Bomba yet

text:
The best tracks on this CD -- "El Alma y el Cuerpo," "Sintiendo," "Pure Love," "Bailar Conmigo" and maybe a couple of others -- manage to be both stimulating and relaxing at the same time.  These new songs are much more melodic than the work they've done before, and all the better for it.

If you haven't heard of this band before, check them out on YouTube -- I think their music merits a much wider audience than what they have now.  They are truly fun to hear.


title: Beautiful

text: I've owned this for a number of years and this is still one of my favorites.  Soft, calming, evocative.  Easy to listen to.  Drift off into the woods as you listen to the moonlight.


title: An LP I'll Proudly Display!

text: I bought this LP as a birthday gift for my husband - he loves the Basil Rathbone renditions of the Sherlock Holmes stories. As this LP was not expensive and used, I did not know what to expect as far as quality is concerned. However, I am so pleased! It will be on display in our house - a perfect, unique vintage addition to our wall space. Arrival was on time, and product quality was excellent.


This wasn't as expected.  I love Zach Brown but not this particular cd.  Read the description carefully.


title: Good Stuff -- Decide for yourself

text: It seems like people that give Poisonblack negative reviews do so because they think every album should sound just like the first. Granted, I tend to like the first Poisonblack singer better, too, but honestly, this is a very solid album. Listen to the song samples and decide for yourself. I felt compelled to post a review since only one negative review has been weighing down this album's rating for months. If you like this genre of music, you're going to like this album.


title: Five Stars

text: Very good and traditional German songs, most from the 19th. C.


title: Awesome setlist.

text: Awesome setlist.  Three of my favorites (Black-Throated Wind / Bird Song / Box of Rain) are all played within a span of four songs!  None of the other I shows I have play them all that close together.  The guitar-playing in this version of Bird Song is so on-point, especially once it hits the 6:00 minute mark.


title: Four Stars

text: Great if you like ruiseñores.


title: Great performance, bad sound quality.

text: Ferrell's interpretation is very feminine and interesting.  The men are all excellent.  Overall it's an outstanding cast and performance.  Unfortunately the sound quality is poor.


title: Perfect. Prompt service

text: Perfect.  Prompt service.


title: Awesome

text: I love this song! Its a one-of-a-kind from the legendary band. Short Term Memory Loss is also a great song.


title: Timeless

text: I love the period music and the vocal and piano delivery is perfect. You will not be disappointed! Beautiful and fun!


title: The Sword have made a masterpiece!

text: This album is by far one of the mist solid, riff filled collections to cone out in the last 20 years! I already had the cd, sounds even better on vinyl and awesome gatefold picture inside!


title: A TRULY BEAUTIFUL LISTENING EXPERIENCE

text: Although all the information is written in Japanese, you don't need to know anything about this CD except that it is beautiful.  The artist, Alexander Ramirez, is a true master of the guitar and you will not find a more wonderful rendition of this music.


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful


title: Content good, disc quality poor

text: I enjoyed the content of the program but unfortunately 4 of the discs would not play in my vehicle. The discs were unreadable. Anthony Robbins material is really good - just wish I could have heard all of it.  Would have given it a higher ranking if the discs were better


title: Great deal!

text: I purchased this CD for my nephew and he was soooo happy to receive it.  Thank you so much for the great deal.


title: An even mellower side of Steve Rothery

text: For lovers of Marillion, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Leah. Lush, romantic, melodic. And hard to find.


title: OPTIMAL

text: Amazon has this wrong.  It is called OPTIMAL parenting.  Kind of funny to think of it as optional but this is not what the authors are promoting!


title: this is free on the website

text: if you goto the band website, enter your name and you get a free download of this EP.  otherwise its a good album.


title: Track listing for Victory's outstanding debut album

text:
German Hard Rock band lead by singer Charlie Huhn of Foghat and Ted Nugent fame, its a typical 1980's hard rock album with a lot of good songs on it, and well worth picking up if you could find it.

01. The Hunter
02. On The Run
03. Chicks On Display
04. Gonna Be In Trouble
05. I'm Down
06. Wreck Man
07. Don't Count On Me
08. Can't Stop Missing You
09. Red Alert


title: Outstanding cd

text:
I recieved the cd in the mail today, it is not a live album, it was recorded in a studio in Virginia Beach, but it is an excellent cd and if your a fan of Led Zeppelin or Randy Jackson's band Zebra, you'll love this cd, Brent Havens Conducts the Music of Led Zeppelin and is a note for note tribute to Led Zeppelin, and is about the closest your going to get to the sound of a Led Zeppelin album that is recorded with a Classic Rock Symphony.

track listing

01. Immigrant Song
02. Heartbreaker
03. Kashmir
04. The Rain Song
05. Thank You
06. In The Evening
07. I'm Gonna Crawl
08. Friends
09. Going To California
10. Stairway To Heaven
11. Black Dog
12. The Ocean


title: Musical artists I love and new ones to add to the list.

text: Fantastic compilation of French music. Includes French musical artists I love and introduced me to more to add to the list.


title: Wonderful new CD - highly recommended

text:
This is a wonderful CD, and an important contribution to the guitar literature by both Aaron Larget-Caplan and the composers who wrote these (and previous) lullabies for him. Together they’ve brought the lullaby into the 21st century. (See also New Lullaby - 2010.)  There is a wide range of tonalities among these pieces and each is special in its own way - I couldn’t resist their charm. The playing is top notch and the guitarist draws a beautiful tone from his instrument.

Larget-Caplan has an expansive repertoire but he has become known at least in part for his work bringing contemporary guitar compositions and transcriptions to the public. His John Cage transcriptions (published for interested guitarists and available to the public on his CD, John Cage Guitar (2018), are another example of his efforts to broaden the repertoire’s scope. In that quest he follows in the footsteps of the great 20th century master, Julian Bream, who persuaded composers of his day to do the same thing.

Highly recommended.


title: Wow. This woman's talent is vast. Do yourself ...

text: Wow.  This woman's talent is vast.  Do yourself a favor and get her work.


title: Four Stars

text: GOOD CD


title: Five Stars

text: Great conditions


title: Tull album

text: The last 4 tracks on the cd don't play. Skippy and very hard to hear.


title: Beautiful voice

text: Her tribute CDs are the best. Great interpretation of lyrics.


title: Beautiful Piano Trios

text: The recordings of these Piano Trios of Schubert are excellent.  We were not familiar with the works and are so happy to have discovered them performed by this wonderful trio.


title: Gorgeous music

text: Gorgeous music written at the end of Schubert’s life.


title: Battlestar Galactica lives on in these radio plays!

text:
The most remarkable thing about this collection of audio dramas is that it exists. Without any kind of licensing deal, the producers assembled an impressive collection of "Battlestar Galactica" acting alumni and got them to bring their old characters back to life for this unauthorized sequel to the original 1978 series.

"Unauthorized" might not even be the right word to use. Read the very nice booklet included with this CD set, and you'll learn the producers met with Universal's licensing department and had them review all the material prior to publication, so as to avoid any sort of copyright infringement claims.

This makes for a very interesting dynamic, because you, the listener, are expected to know this is a story about the Galactica and her crew, but the ship is never mentioned by name, and most of the characters never speak each other's names.

In some cases, this can be a bit confusing. I found it was helpful to look at the sleeve of each CD, because each one tells you which actors are on that CD. Assuming you're enough of a Battlestar Galactica original series fan to know which actors played which characters, you'll then understand who's talking in each vignette.

For example, the CD cover for the episode known as "Fail Safe" bears a nice sci-fi painting-style portrait of Laurette Spang and Sarah Rush, so savvy Galactica fans will understand the characters they're hearing are supposed to be Cassiopeia and Flight Corporal Rigel. Anne Lockhart also appears in this episode, but as a computer's voice, rather than her BSG character, Sheba.

This is a very recent production, so the actors are, of course, much older than they were when they shot BSG in the late 1970's. They're decades older, and you can hear that in the tones and qualities of their voices. Fortunately, the writer and director allows the players to be their mature selves, and presents a story in which the Galactica's crew has aged in real time along with us fans.

And because the fans have all grown up, these new Galactica audio episodes are in many ways more complex and intelligent than the campy TV series that inspired them. The original series always painted with broad brush strokes, and featured stories children could easily understand. This production is more cerebral, and a bit more grounded in plausible science.

The youngest cast member is Noah Hathaway, who returns as a grown-up Boxey. Although Hathaway was in his mid-to-late 40's when this was recorded, Boxey seems to have been written and played as being a bit younger than that. He's followed in his father's footsteps and became a Viper pilot cadet, and the fact that he's still a cadet leads me to believe the character is supposed to be in his early-to-mid 20's.

The entire production is filled with sly references and inside jokes delivered in a dry enough voice that only the most alert sci-fi fans will notice them. In Boxey's vignette, for example, he has some Luke Skywalker on Dagobah moments, and his dialogue clearly acknowledges --and pokes fun at-- the widespread belief that BSG was a "Star Wars" rip-off.

Other inside jokes are much subtler. For example, one of the "agro" ships is referred to as the Valley Forge. If you get that joke, you are a true sci-fi movie and BSG nerd. If you know, you know.

By far the most satisfying thing is Terry Carter's return as Colonel Tigh. One of the truest criticisms of the original series is that it presented a universe in which almost all heroes and peace-loving people had blonde hair and blue eyes, while black actors like Terry Carter and Herb Jefferson Jr. (Lt. Boomer) never had a story arc revolve around them, and were rarely allowed to do much of anything, much less demonstrate their full potential.

All that is finally set right with Terry Carter's part in this production. Commander Adama is no longer in charge, and Colonel Tigh --who always played second-fiddle to Adama-- is now the president of the fleet's civilian government. As such, Tigh is finally allowed to be the leader we always knew he could be.

Terry Carter was 90 years old when he made these recordings, and his performances are deeply satisfying. His voice often conveys a sense of paternal reassurance, in such a way that Carter sometimes seems to be channeling a bit of Lorne Greene's spirit.

The dialogue isn't always sterling, and there are a few moments where Carter does his best to deliver lines that should have been better-written. Carter recorded all his lines in one day, and I do feel he and the other players could have benefited from more rehearsal time.

These are small quibbles, though. As I said, it's damned good to hear Colonel Tigh finally being allowed to be who he is, after all these years. The rag-tag fugitive fleet couldn't hope for a better president, and this production is something every true BSG original series fan needs to have in their collection.


title: Astoundingly beautiful

text: This is a gorgeous, perfect film in every dimension.  The music is stunning in both the tender moments and in the happier family singing and dancing scenes.


title: Was what I expected. Good coral music. Took a long time to get here.

text: Good


My daughter loved the poster and the bonus gifts included. It was everything that she expected and more. The product arrived earlier than it was expected.


title: Mislabeled second disc.

text: Second disc contains wrong music — not Rolling Stones.


title: 70s multichannel funk classics.

text: Great 70s classics of EWF which are nicely produced to take full advantage of the multichannel format.  Crisp and clear audio makes you fell like you’re in the middle of the mix on stage. Very nice production quality.


title: Good selection

text: Amazing how the band around the world sound! The work by Chia-Ying Chiang is very interesting. Love to see the wind band music flourish.


title: Good

text: The only issue I had was it said there was an autograph, I thought that meant that the album was autographed or one of the pictures were but it turns out there was just a picture of his signature in there... but other than that everything else came as expected.


title: Best of th best

text: This is, in my opinion, the best CD Lisa del Bo has recorded. It consists of covers of pop classics from the late 1940's and country western from the early '50's. This is the one album on which she really lets that powerful voice go, and the result is magnificent music. My favorite is a duet with Helmut Lotti of "Swinging on a Star". While the recording has a copyright date of 2002, it is very hard to find and is getting pretty pricey, but it is certainly worth the effort and expense to buy.


title: Django it tops

text: Having a good recording of Swing 42 makes this collection extra special as the tune is terrific and played the hands of Django<br />Reinhardt makes it even more welcome. Overall it is a fine series of his songs covering many years in the 30s and40s.


title: So that's what long-term care is

text: There are six tutorials in this guide. Each tutorial is made of several articles, and each article has quiz questions you can take. I learned what long-term care insurance is for, what it's not for, how to pay for it, how to plan for it, how it's taxed, and lots more. After having read over the tutorials in here, I now know how I can start preparing for long-term care, even at my not-so-old age. You're never too young to start learning what might lie ahead in life.


title: Five Stars

text: excellent product


title: 2cdss oof comppleetreee  pplay

text: obc


title: was hoping 4 fillm veersions

text: eennnough said


title: Five Stars

text: oh what a beautiful morning is directly from film


title: Best Kim Hill album

text: Love this album!  I think it is Kim Hill at her best.


title: Shake it Alabama!

text: Pretty good, pretty good.


title: Not much about web services

text:
This booklet introduces basic security concepts, but talks very little about SOAP/XML-based web services. For some reason, it spends much of the book describing Microsoft-specific security features, but that information is not very relevant to SOAP-based web services.
I thought this book covered the wrong material, and it did not do a particularly inspired job of even explaining the topics chosen by the author. All the material related to web services was very vague, with little or no examples. The coverage of Microsoft product information was much more specific, but that was not what the book was supposed to cover.
The booklet made brief mention of XML Digital Signatures. It should have focused on all of the new technologies under the WS-Security umbrella, plus technologies like SAML. 20 pages introducing that stuff would have been great.


title: Awesome book- hands down!

text: I love this book. In fact, I lost mine and have been looking for it. I will definitely read again after I read the 20 books in line to be read first. Amazing insight to the brain.


title: You can't have a favorite song if you love each one for different reasons.

text: I had this CD years ago as a friend moving out left some of her music in the apartment. I loved it enough that when I lost it, I tracked her down to track him down to get a copy. this all happened before the Amazon store. I stumbled across this as the wildflower song popped into my head out of nowhere and I was trying to remember lyrics while still at work.


title: The Innocent

text: Received audio book on time and in condition described.  My husband enjoyed the book very much.  DAvid Baldacci is a good writer.<br />Thank You!


title: Five Stars

text: Exactly as expected.


title: Heavy groove...

text: If you know Kings X, you know this voice.  This music is heavy, groovy, hard, loud, and soulful.  If you like Kings X, if you like dUg PinnicK solo stuff, you'll like this.  Buy it.


title: Five Stars

text: Very good; all okay.


title: Five Stars

text: all okay


title: Nice blanket

text: I liked the look, color, size, weight and the way it washed and dried. The price was good. I would purchase again.


title: This falls apart. I had to duct tape it

text: For clothing storage. the little metal pieces that are supposed to hold it together are bent and they do not work.  I had to duct tape this together. do not buy it.


title: Get down with Dr. Zhivegas

text: Love seeing Dr. Zhivigas in concert.  He really delivers!!


title: Great!

text: If your child likes the classic historical American girls then this will only add to her enjoyment and I enjoyed it as well


title: Beautiful recording.  Bruckner 6 is a little-known gem.

text: Heard Brucker 6 live in NJ for first time and wanted to relive the experience.  Cleveland SO brass and winds are superb in this recording.  Glad it's paired with Berg, also a 20c masterpiece


A huge collection and a bargain.  There are no explanatory booklets, just track titles and bare credits. So to understand the cultural context we'll need to go to books like those by Geoff Wallis and Dorothea Hast. I wonder if more info is available from the CD distributor as online 'booklet'


title: Lovely

text: Absolutely lovely rendering of many old classics.  Shenandoah just shimmers.  I love it and consider at money well spent


title: Five Stars

text: The songs are great and the packaging was just as good.


title: Czech musicians are the best in the world

text: Tomas Klus is a very great musician and vocalist. His only flaw : he speaks czech and this language is not very popular in the whole wide world ! Still, Tomas Klus deserves to be known in the non czech speaking parts of this world. I loved every note of this CD. Go to his Facebook page !


title: Five Stars

text: Thanks for the great product :-)


title: Sleep CD

text: I have taken various sleep medications for about 15 years, starting with Ambien, currently lorazepam.  Don't like them much.<br />Tried this, it works really well, and the audio is very pleasant and relaxing to listen to, unlike other discs / tapes I've tried in the past. Sometimes their music is so brainless and unmusical that it's more upsetting than soothing.  This one is good.


title: Great CD

text: Wonderful music!


title: Beautiful trumpet cd with sassy appeal

text: Very nice looking cd with well protected package. Not a resonable cost for an import yet very nice cd indeed. Not sure if usa made cd players will read it


title: Engrossing and full of interesting details

text: Brings Tudor reign of Henry VIII much closer with convincing detail.  Story has its own life and pulls you along without your wanting to stop


title: Not the easiest to clean

text: We have had the duet for about a year.  The times are just a guide, and it does take some experimenting to find to get it right.  My biggest complaint is that the pot is hard to clean.. even when spraying the inside with a coat of oil, food sticks hard to the point of needing a knife.  Our previous pressure cooker had a non-stick pot which was awesome.  Don't know if i would replace this with the same model again. The unit is easy to use, the lids are easy to change.. just a lot of guesswork.


title: Swinging mainstream jazz by the great Humphrey Lyttleton

text: A great value double CD with 4 of the best LPs the Lyttleton band made EVER.  Swinging arrangements by Harry South, Kenny Graham, Tony Coe and Humph himself. Great mainstream jazz. Don't miss it. A collector's item and it will swing your socks off!


title: An extraordinary new album from a most extraordinary singer & composer

text: Having listened to the songs available on YouTube, it is still a revelation to have the CD with even better sound. The range of Giannis Kotsiras's voice and the participation of other musicians together with different genres made this album a necessity and a way to get through these dark pandemic days. Ordered the day after it became available in Amazon, it arrived after a reasonable wait, well-wrapped and dispatched from the Greek Cretan Shop in Agios Nikolaos on the northeastern coast of Crete.


title: Five Stars

text: Love me some Frankie Moreno!


title: Excellent album

text: This early album from Frankie Moreno is wildly entertaining and enjoyable (you will NOT believe he produced this album when in his early twenties).  It's a little bit funk, a little bit rock, a little bit salsa and maybe even a little bit of a number of other genres.  Frankie Moreno has several albums available on this site and others (all of which I recommend).  Give this album a try and you won't be disappointed!


title: Kid stories - but I liked them

text: The eight stories on this CD are told for an audience of children. However, I'm well past childhood (not yet into second childhood), and I enjoyed them thoroughly. The production values are high, each story introduced by a musical piece, and the recording quite clear and bright.<br />  The artist has a knack for descriptive detail, and paces the stories very smoothly. My favorites were, "The Princess Who Wanted to See God," and "The Beauty and the Melamed." Highly recommended.


title: Henry’s Music

text: I knew the CD was used, but it was in excellent condition. Thanks to the seller.


title: Kentsoul's Top Albums for 2015 #5

text:
If you pitched it in Hollywood, they’d laugh you out of the building:  The little girl from the Great White North grows up singing in the family band, paying her dues and watching the legends from just this close.  Finally striking out on her own, she ends up on the other side of the world where finds the fame and laurels and true love she’s always deserved, but those old family ties are too strong, and it turns out that home is wherever your heart is…

Don’t Be Afraid would be an amazing record even without it’s backstory:  Neilson’s 2014 breakthrough album Dynamite earned her honors all over her adopted home of New Zealand as well as in the UK and Europe.  The celebrations were short lived, however as February of 2015 saw the death of Neilson’s father Ron Neilson, the guiding light of the Neilsons singing group that toured extensively with some success in the 90s.  Instead of crumbling, Tami collaborated with her brother Jay, co writing new songs as well as re-writing and unearthing songs their father had written over his career.  The result is practically a concept album about how the ones we love can never really leave us if we don’t let them.  The title track is the last song Ron finished.  Over an arrangement that sounds made of reverb and dusk, Neilson takes the unconditional promise of her father and makes it into hers to her own young son.  You won’t find a better lyric than “Lonely” a song Tami and Jay discovered on their father’s laptop.  Neilson sings it through a veil of tears and smoke rings.  “I Love Were Enough” speaks to the futility of wanting to hold on to someone when you know it’s time for them to go - of course we know better, but so what?  “The First Man” is a wrenching love song from Tami to her father, who has to be smiling every time she sings it.

For all the emotion gone into making it, Don’t Be Afraid is no downer.  If there’s one moral here, it’s that the show must go on and songs need to be sung.  Neilson takes time to laugh at her own parenting fails in “Loco Mama” while “Laugh Laugh Laugh” is two minutes of rollicky honky tonk that Minnie Pearl would have loved.  If I had the money I’d happily finance the movie Don’t Be Afraid should be the soundtrack to.


title: Kentsoul's Top Albums of 2015 #9

text: Anyone who still  thinks piano recital albums must be scholarly affairs needs to hear this record.  For their debut recording, Adelaide Panaget and Nairi Badal unleash their four-handed piano sorcery on a series of miniatures and danses by Borodin, Ravel, Grieg and Barber with never a dull moment.  Running the spectrum from multi coloured fireworks to muted, pastel nocturnes, the duo’s technique never feels forced or gimmicky.  It would be easy to believe they’re actually twins separated at birth and not just long time friends and classmates who naturally evolved towards each other.  There will probably be a more lauded piano recital this year, but there won’t be a better or more exciting one.


title: Great CD. Arrived quickly and on time

text: Great CD.  Arrived quickly and on time.  The quality is great.


title: One of the best female vocalists out there!

text:
Jill Towers is a fantastic vocalist, backed by strong musicians.  She is truly an unknown talent that puts many of her contemporaries to shame.  With a musical sound that spans Rock, Folk Rock, Blues and Country, her songs tell stories like the great vocalists of the 1970's and 80's.  Her voice can be hard and edgy, or smooth and lyrical, reminiscent of Pat Benetar.

The thing that really stands out,when she sings, is the true emotion in her voice.  In songs such as "One More Look" and "Save The Children," you can tell that she is really singing from the heart.

Jill Towers is from the Orlando, Florida area.  When she was younger, she gained her experience singing backup with numerous big name rock bands, including Foghat and The Fabulous Thunderbirds.  She writes, produces, sings and plays her own music.  Unfortunately, one of her albums is out of print.  I do highly reccomend this album, as well as her other album, "Miserably Happy."


It was an album I had and always liked but disappeared, and I was happy to get the album back!


title: Awesome Electronica

text: Stumbled across the title track and had to find the rest of it.  If you like this style of music, you will love this.


title: Effervescent collection of hits, but subpar audio quality

text: This two CD compilation is simply fantastic! You can listen to these timeless songs without ever growing tired of hearing this eternally beautiful rhapsody of the Ashkenazim decent's MOT (members of the tribe). However, I'd strongly recommend finding a digital vs. analog collection of the same songs performed by the Barry Sisters.


title: The worst

text: I used to think it was a toss-up between J. Garcia and L. Russell regarding the worst singer of all time. Then I heard Jim Dandy. He makes the other two nitwits sound like Pavarotti.


title: A new way to hear these compositions

text: Excellent CD.....actually two CDs. One with the 8 seasons performed in the revealing sequence of eight seasons and then a traditional performance of first the Vivaldi and second the John Cage as individuals works.


title: Buy!!!!!

text: This CD  is a true camp classic,  The Bikini with not top on the top should be on everyone's bucket list. I loved it !!!!!


title: Delightful lullabies!

text: This is the best collection of lullabies I have ever heard.  My favorites are "No One Like You", "I'll Dream of You", "Teddy Bear and Me", and "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark".  The words are very comforting and encouraging for little ones, and the melodies are lovely.


title: RIP-OFF!!! JUST ED'S ISOLATED GUITAR TRACKS FROM GUITAR HERO...

text: I just get annoyed by people trying to rip fans off by LYING about having access to Ed's studio tapes. Those are locked away in the 5150 vault...eventually, the family will go through that & piece together an album (or albums) from Ed's MANY unreleased sessions...they'll get Dave down to the studio to sing and release a new LP. Ed reportedly has hundreds of unreleased songs + jams + solos. BUT THIS IS BASICALLY A BOOTLEG FROM NOTHING WE DON'T HAVE, some unofficial label just taking solo guitar tracks isolated from multi-tracks by the creators of the VAN HALEN GUITAR HERO video game. ALL THIS STUFF CAN BE FOUND FOR FREE ON YOUTUBE...and there are other places one can download it. DO NOT GIVE THESE RIP-OFF ARTISTS A PENNY!!!


title: Perfect and rare

text: Wonderful video and CD, Carla in fine form, excellent selections, musicians, guests and venue. Dim the lights and recall the last time you were in Paris. 😉


title: Heaters - 90 MPH - Great Band / Great Disc

text: I just happened to be lucky enough to be travelling for business back in 1994 or 95, and we wandered into a bar/restaurant for dinner.  The Heaters were playing.  They were an awesome blues band and I am thankful to this day that I picked up their CD 90 MPH.  It is a fantastic disc and one of my favorites for the last 20+ years.  Like the other reviewer said, if you are into blues/blues rock, pick up this disc.  It is fun and fantastic.


title: Very interesting album, the first "I Have A Dream" ...

text: Very interesting album, the first "I Have A Dream" speech, given in Detroit before the famous Washington DC one.  Record was in god condition and shipped quickly.