title: Sad - I like Buckethead & Viggo but here they are dishonest

text:
Artists such as Tom Morello (of RAGE and Audioslave fame) and Robbie Robertson (of The Band) have unabashedly expressed anger and progressive alternatives to moderate and right-wing policies and actions by the U.S. government, in songs that hybridize music (mostly in the background) and speech, both sampled and original. They fall into a bold and laudable tradition harking back to Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, and Bob Dylan. This album, a collaboration between two phenomenal artists, Buckethead and LOTR star Viggo Mortensen, lies solidly in this vein. However, unfortunately, here these artists are shockingly dishonest, and attempt to manipulate the listener through skillful combinations of words into sentences that were never uttered by political leaders as they portray. I do not write this to support the post-9/11 war in Iraq; I write solely to demonstrate what we might call this album's "unhinged" or "BAMN (by any/all means necessary" politics, including the deliberate telling of untruths in order to change public opinion. This strategy is as old as politics itself, but I am personally saddened to see two of my favorite artists engaging in it. I'll just give one example that will pretty much clinch the deal.

The album opens, in track 1 "Demolition of the Willing", with a quote from George W. Bush, delivered with remarkable audio quality and perfect vocal cadence, backed by minimalistic sorrowful piano and guitar:

"We are winning. And we're showing them the definition of American justice. And we're showing them war, and misery, and torture."

This horrifying portrayal sets up the album: we must do better than this; we despise the leaders of our country who hold these values; we must ask ourselves who these people are, in our midst, who support such atrocities.

If this quote were taken from an American leader, I would be staunchly on their side. Do we want to support bringing people anywhere "war, and misery, and torture"? And most listeners, like so far the only other Amazon commentator on this album (as of 1/2/19), will have had every excuse to swallow this and other quotes hook line and sinker. And why should we doubt them? Why would such distinguished artists like Viggo and Mr. B.H. seek to mislead us? Surely there are wrongs to be righted in the American political system and there are doubtless plenty of sources from which to glean examples of those wrongs, to shock us into righting them.

However, the quote above was an expert mashup of two parts of the following actual speech, delivered by George W. Bush at the American Enterprise Institute, on 26 February 2003. The full text of this speech can be seen on the internet in various places.

"We are winning. And we’re showing them the definition of American justice. And we're opposing the greatest danger in the war on terror: outlaw regimes arming with weapons of mass destruction."

Then there are two paragraphs, followed by:

"The first to benefit from a free Iraq would be the Iraqi people, themselves. Today they live in scarcity and fear, under a dictator who has brought them nothing but war, and misery, and torture."

Viggo and Buckethead merged "And we're showing them", referring to the U.S., immediately with "war, and misery, and torture", which in the actual speech referred to Saddam Hussain.

More commentary on this, and more examples from the record, would be superfluous. Those who have ears to hear, let them hear.

For a positive alternative to this stuff, I recommend Peter Boyer's Ellis Island: The Dream Of America.

-David Lahti


title: Better and Better

text: While I'm much more a Jerry Garcia fan than a Dead fan, I've listened to them for almost forty years and to Danny Carnahan for 25.  And I've been listening to Celtic music since before it was called Celtic- the first time I heard pipes as a child I swung my head around in recognition.  These WTD are pure enjoyment;  I dance to them, cook to them, clean to them and drive to them.  Blending Irish and Dead is as natural as whisky and water and just as smooth. They both are beautifully crafted and chock full of talent. It's rare that I feel privileged to have a CD of a group's music- and I'll be happy to hear about the next!


title: A GREAT deal for GREAT music!

text: Live, love these albums. So glad that Mumford and Sons brought back the banjo to it's music. They keep getting better!


title: About Time!

text: It's about time AL Martino's early Capitol recordings have been released on one CD, although I do not think this is complete.


title: Glorious!

text: Absolutely wonderful worship songs. He actually visited my place of worship and he clearly has a gift and the heart for it.


title: It''s the "best " CD !  :)

text: It's a great sample of her " best" music !


title: WOW

text: Arrived ahead of schedule.  was a perfect gift for my father!  thanks a bunch!  Lovely tune!


title: BEST SALSA SHOW EVER!!

text: One of the greatest performers of Salsa in a wonderful show


title: Good product

text: Excellent. Great product.


title: Wonderful Recording

text: Wonderful recording, one of Lisa’s best. As many people know Lisa is Japan’s most acclaimed Bossa Nova artist. Over her long career she’s recorded music from Brazil and also other parts of the world in a Bossa Nova format. On this particular 2010 recording (sung in English) are some standards and some  lesser-known tunes done with wonderful arrangements. Highly recommended!


title: A Favorite

text: This recording has great tight horn arrangements and percussion and also wonderful vocals... A fun and awesome recording for anyone who is a fan of Brasilian music!


title: Five Stars

text: I enjoy the music of the 60s. It was what we danced to. It brings back sweet memories.


title: I Love Irish Music

text: I have always enjoyed the Chieftains. I have many of their CDs. I find their music  happy and spirited. It is fun to dance to.


title: Wish I could buy a dozen!

text: Wish I could buy a dozen.  We have a bed and breakfast and have music playing in guestrooms as guests arrive.  This is my favorite, very dreamy and romantic.


title: I love to play this in the car

text: Beautiful voice<br />Great songs


title: Beautiful Music

text: Heard this first in a B&B in Kinsale Ireland.  I have since bought several copies and given them as gifts.  Very relaxing music I use sometimes during prayer time.


title: Inspiring

text: Amazing talent


title: So many of my favorites on this disc

text: My favorite time to play this is when I am doing vigorous dance workouts.  The rhythms of each song are precise and clear (I love listening to Ringo finesse the beats), and youthful energy pulses throughout the disc.  Listening and dancing to The Beatles makes my knees feel youthful and energetic again.


title: A CD to get!

text: Great CD - love their sound!


title: CD is awesome

text: Great CD!


title: Awesome CD!

text: Great CD; love his voice.


title: A hit

text: I used this for a multicultural dance with my students, they enjoyed it a lot. They were dancing and singing all year.


title: Five Stars

text: You cant go wrong with this classic!


title: Been on it all week, not tired of it yet.

text: Can't figure out whether its Celtic or Bluegrass or Jazz or Wyndham Hill.  Especially like tracks 3 & 4 when bass takes lead and O'Kane & Block follow.


title: Absolute favorite japanese album

text: Bought this albumn to replace the original I picked up years ago and is not almost unplayable.  It was and is again one of my all time favorite Japanese albums.  It brings back memories from the 60's, the Navy, and Japan.  Just a good listening album.


title: Halfhearted poor rapping on top of a potentially awesome band

text:
This band... I like them well enough to have 5 albums from them.  And yet, the guy rapping is just bad.  This album is basically his album where he's on most every track.

I enjoy hip hop.  I enjoy a good rapping.  I thoroughly enjoy that all being mixed up in funk and jazz.  Yet, the guy in this band that raps has almost no musical rhythm sense, doesn't often have anything unique or interesting to say, and uses this soft-but-trying-to-act-inspired tone of voice that comes off as annoying.

Get a different album from them, like the self-titled album or The Biggest Piano in Town.


title: awesome

text: Good CD


title: Better than the original movie?

text: I saw the original movie when it first came out, and I did not expect to enjoy the "live on tape" stage production as much as that, but I absolutely loved it and immediately bought the CD.  The entire cast, with the exception of Vampire Bill, are a joy to listen to. (Stephen Moyer is a fine actor but he's not a singer. Meh, that's okay, Christopher Plummer wasn't, either.) I listen to some of the songs on this CD over and over, especially Lonely Goatherd, which is raucous and fun. I do recommend this.


title: Vera Lynn's autobiography on CD

text: I really enjoyed this audiobook. Great insight into a great performer.  The only 92 year old to have an album at the top of the charts.<br />If you like her music you will love this autobiography. Read in part by Vera and the rest by her daughter, very entertaining and informative.


title: Great collection of easy listening favorites!

text:
This is an excellent collection of easy listening versions of hits throughout the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s by the London Sound 70 Orchestra, who many may be familiar with from their Christmas releases.

The sound quality and soundstaging is excellent, and the discs are pressed on heavy weight, blissfully silent vinyl on the Decca label.

If you're a fan of this group, you won't regret the purchase!

Track Listing:

Volume 1 - The 1920's
=================
Side 1:
  Charleston
  Some of These Days
  Ma (He's Making Eyes at Me)
  April Showers
  Always

Side 2:
  I'm Sitting on Top of the World
  Who's Sorry Now
  Me and My Shadow
  Birth of the Blues
  'S Wonderful

Volume 2 - The 1930's
=================
Side 1:
  You're the Top
  Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
  Cheek to Cheek
  I Got Rhythm
  Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)

Side 2:
  Lover
  There's A Small Hotel
  Begin the Beguine
  I'll Be Seeing You
  Top Hat, White Tie and Tails

Volume 3 - The 1940's
=================
Side 1:
  Undecided
  You Always Hurt the One You Love
  You'll Never Kniow
  We'll Meet Again

Side 2:
  Red Roses for a Blue Lady
  Far Away Places
  The Third Man Theme
  Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
  Mona Lisa

Volume 4 - The 1950's
=================
Side 1:
  Jezebel
  High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
  Tennessee Waltz
  Teach Me Tonight
  (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock

Side 2:
  Around the World
  Three Coins in the Fountain
  Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)
  Misty
  Heartbreak Hotel

Volume 5 - The 1960's
=================
Side 1:
  A Hard Day's Night
  Downtown
  The Girl from Ipanema
  I Wish You Love (Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours)
  Winchester Cathedral

Side 2:
  It's Not Unusual
  Yesterday
  If I Were a Carpenter
  Strangers in the Night
  Up, Up and Away


title: Side Stitchingly Hysterical!

text: Absolutely by far THE BEST, comedy I've seen in a long time! Such talent, very entertaining.


title: Magnificent score

text: Another Jerry Goldsmith triumph, this one unused, for the film "Legend." While I love Tangerine Dream, I found the choice of electronic scoring for such a visually lush, organic  period film as this to be odd in the extreme. Goldsmith's score is Celtic in places, dramatic and then as soft as a bed of moss. It is, in a word,  magnificent and I have thought it might have outclassed the movie, though that was never Goldsmith's way. I like the film but think it would have had much more "faerie glamour" with the acoustic, emotional score Goldsmith penned. The CD is worth having just for the music, but would have exalted the film.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent background music and very relaxing! I really like it and it's a super deal.


title: Five Stars

text: CDFor the history of PR music


title: Terrific singer

text: Terrific singer, unique phrasing. Alpha lovers need to hear Ronnie Leigh!


title: My go to massage music.

text: This is my go to set for massage music- I've been using it for years and still love it.


title: Dominic Frontiere a great composer

text: Great music. I love Dominic Frontiere's music.


title: Perfect Mozart

text: Listening to Mitzuko's Piano Sonatas introduced me to a profundity in Mozart's playful ironies which I had never heard before. These sonatas cry short tears in between their jocularity. They dwell in melancholia and even bitter self-derision, with all sorts of layers of self-consciousness (especially doubt) which I had not occurred to me in Mozart's Sonatas before.  Of course all that is undertone, but Mitzuko really discovers it in the music. An Amazing Performance.


title: Album in exactly the condition described and surpassed expectations!

text: This album arrived ahead of expected date in the new, unopened, factory-sealed condition described by the seller. I was amazed.  This album was released in 1972 and was still in the condition it was in when it left the factory except a very small punch hole in upper case.  Where has this album been all these years?  What a fascinating mystery! I''m grateful to the seller for this rare fine!!!


title: This thing is way cool very chuffed

text: This thing is way cool very chuffed!...If you like Ned's you will love this!...im waiting for a U.S. stop.....theyre still together and sound just as good if not even more polished!!!!


title: NOT A CD

text: This product is misrepresented.  It says that it is an Audio CD, but it is really a DVD.  It will take quite a long time to arrive because it is shipped from Portugal.


title: Voice of an Angel:  great selection of songs.

text: Voice of an Angel: I enjoy the sound of her voice and  i liked the selection of songs, there was no problems with the recording,


title: great company and great cd

text: the used cd came from library-by the-lake, and was exactly as discribed. it was in perfect condition and arrived quickly, without damage.  the life action singers produce great music and this cd is one of their best.


title: A  FAVORITE

text: "Baby Boomer Hits" is my favorite CD when I need to slow down, relax, or drift off to sleep.  Not only does this instrumental CD put my mind in a good place, but the musical arrangements are very well done and thoroughly enjoyable even when the world isn't falling in on me!


title: Elvis 😊

text: Wonderful right on time as described


title: One Star

text: only like 5 songs and its normal nursery rhymes not barney songs.


title: Wonderful cd. Buy it for you children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, any child you can

text: Love, love, love Kids Praise, especially the first 3. There is a variety of musical styles, big band, jazz, marching, etc, the composition is wonderful and the words are almost always from scripture. (The Christian Bible). Great way to expose children to good music, great fun songs with good rhythm while learning  Bible verses.


title: Awesome cd.  Great for kids (and adults who are children at heart)!


title: Awesome cd. Every child should have these


title: DOD is disk on demand, perhaps a CDR

text: This is an excellent cd. I expected it to be a cheap, awful sounding CDR, but it actually sounds good, which shocks me. SOUL NOTE is a great label--I will purchase more. It is now based in Italy, so I expected a quality import CD, but instead, AMAZON has this policy of making DOD CDs when the CD becomes unavailable or out of print, and they charge as much as regular CD, sometimes more, so I do not know what to think of that, but if you look around, you will see cheaper DOD CDs available, and these actually sound good. Maybe AMAZON could explain this to us. If it really is a CDR, then why does it sound so good? Is it remastered to DOD?  BLACK LION is another label that uses CDR, and it ALSO SOUNDS GOOD. I got Stanley Cowell Travellin man (out of print), and the CDR really surprised me. This is a GREAT CD!! I love Jaki Byard!! He was one of the best pianists in jazz, and he did not get the recognition he deserved. He recorded with the GREAT Tete Montoliu, Rahasaan Roland Kirk, Joe Farrell, and those recordings are INCREDIBLE!!  His trios and solo CDs are incredible. Jaki is one of the great stylists of his time. He incorporated all of the greats of stride piano, swing, ragtime, bop, and other spectrums of jazz and integrated it into his style, which makes it a pleasure to listen to. I still cannot believe that he wasn't viewed as one of the great pianists of his time. But then again, Fats Waller and Art Tatum never got the recognition, and I would wager not many knew listeners even know who these men are. They are OLD SCHOOL, but to me, it is AMAZING music. I have a Fats Waller CD and will purchase an Art Tatum CD soon. I love the history of jazz, and Jaki integrates the greatness of early jazz into his piano playing like no other, in my opinion.  Thank you Jaki!


title: fantastic cd, like piccolo cd

text: I have listened to jazz my entire life, and I love jazz, and I can tell you that the CDs where Ron played piccolo are some of the best jazz recordings I have ever heard, so the reviewer Robert that gave this an awful rating does NOT KNOW what he is talking about. When great jazz is denegrated, it gets me angry. Why ROBERT, WHY? 1976 to 1977 are the best years for RON, in my opinion.  The piccolo CD is even better. This is from 1977, and it is amazing stuff. Miles, Trane, Parker, Prez, Keith Jarrett, Joe Henderson, Ron Carter, Herbie, Hancock, and most of the blue note recordings from the 50 to 70's, etc. I listen to hundreds of artists. Ron is more of a virtuoso than Joe Henderson was. Don't forget Mosaic records, which might be gone in 5 to 10 years. Ron is one of the best jazz virtuoso's who ever lived for jazz; his style and technique is unsurpassed.


title: Five Stars

text: great cd


title: careful on preused

text: I finally found this online...and wanted to get it simply to hear the Polly's party Christmas Tale...It is the track that doesn't play...now to try to get another.


title: Not as durable as you'd expect

text: This is a very realistic looking toy and my son loved the interchangeable parts (scope, handle, stock, etc.) and sounds, though I wasn't so excited about the sounds.  However the real problem with the gun is that after minimal handling and abuse, it is now in pieces.  It started with small pieces breaking around the attachment parts (kind of reminded me of a cheap, hollow chocolate Easter bunny that breaks apart when it's tapped).  Not a big deal initially (everything still attached), but within another day the barrel had snapped from the point where it connects to the front of the stock.  So, between the broken off shoulder stock and barrel, my son now has something like an MP5 replica.  He still plays with it (and, unfortunately, it still makes noise), but it isn't a durable product.


title: Track Listing This CD:

text:
1. Hurt Enough
2. Sundown on the Forest
3. It Don't Take Much
4. Burning in My Heart
5. Ridin' High
6. Padlock Cufflinks
7. Goodbye So Long
8. Every Little Light
9. Eyes of the Night
10. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry
11. My Baby Left Me
12. Tennessee Blues
13. Starship Ride
14. Jump For Joy


title: Reviews from various sorces:

text:
"Listeners who expect a stereotypical 'Christian' sound may be surprised by the strong blues and folk elements in Weavers songs. In addition to Christian music legends like Stephen Curtis Chapman, Weaver sites The Beatles, Chris Isaak, Roy Orbison, and B.B. King as influences."

Debbie Gilbert
The Times Newspaper, Gainesville, GA

"Neal Leon Weaver is a hard working student of singing who strives for effective vocal communication in his concerts. His professional attitude along with talented vocal and songwriting skills make Neal a pleasure to work with in any performance environment. Neals concert ministry defines the word 'troubadour.'"

Roger Beale
Columnist for Christian Musician Magazine
Vocal coach and founder of The Voice House, Atlanta, GA

"Neal Leon Weaver is a wonderful man of God whose music reflects an ongoing relationship with the Father. He is a committed family man with a heart for seeing lost people come to know the Lord."

Charles Billingsley
Christian Recording Artist
Pamplin Records


title: TRACK LISTING for the Down for the Underground CD:

text:
1. Subsonic
2. Fade
3. Arguing With God
4. Tonic And Cigarettes
5. Confession
6. Under A Gun
7. Mr. Policeman
8. Bushhog
9. Unglued
10. Superstar
11. Sick Of It
12. I Am The King
--- Recorded LIVE May 25, 2002 in Lexington, KY.


title: Track Listing:

text:
Track Listings :

1.  Freight Train
2.  Will Daddy
3.  My Baby
4.  Brain Freeze
5.  Rick's Shirt
6.  Outbound
7.  Mudslide
8.  Snatch Ya
9.  Jon's Song
10.  3 Hit

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title: CD Track Listing:

text:
1. Intro
2. Obey My Calling
3. Retaliation Is A Must
4. Reality
5. Living For Eternity
6. Soldier's Cry
7. More Than A Conqueror
8. Praises
9. Forgive Us
10. On My Knees
11. Untouchables
12. Plant Some Seeds
13. Time Keeps On Ticking
14. Last Days
15. Worship


title: Track Listing for this CD:

text:
Tracks & Durations

1. Something To Prove 2:52

2. Walk With The King 3:06

3. Strapped To The Rack 3:40

4. Gone Transcontinental 4:43

5. Drag Town 3:03

6. One Weird Scene 4:06

7. Another Summer's Day 3:28

8. No Safe Haven 3:06

9. Garden Plot 3:43

10. Big Black River 3:16

11. Janitor Man 2:31

12. Her Forbidden Past 3:55

13. Haywire 3:28


title: Track Listing for Hard Cell:

text: HARD CELL. 1. TIME ZONE "World Destruction" 2. MASSACRE "Legs" 3. LIGHTNIN' ROD/JIMI HENDRIX "Doriella Du Fontaine" 4. DEADLINE "makossa Rock" 5. GOLDEN PALOMINOS "Omaha" 6. BILL LASWELL/MATERIAL "1984" 7. GOLDEN PALOMINOS "Two Sided Fist" 8. GOLDEN PALOMINOS "Boy (Go)"


title: Techno for the ADHD

text:
DRC pulls everything out of the box once again! From trance to breaks and techno, goa trance, electro, hard trance & acid. Fast mixing too with 26 & a half tracks in 74 mintues. If you've ever seen her live or heard her other mixes, this is not to be missed. DRC's unique style of mixing will capture your soul.

For more info regarding this mix, check out Discogs: [...]


title: Not quite techno.......and not quite regular music

text:
Atleast that's what an ex said about it. But quite an eclectic mix!!! Most of the mix is deep & groovin trip-hop but there is a dash of acid/tribal house at the end and rounds things off with a pinch of Hawaiian too.

It's a shame that mixes like are so hard to come by, don't miss out on this one.

More info regarding this mix can be found at Discogs: [...]


title: A great selection from The Ring!

text:
Ah, one of the very first CDs I bought, so I would have something to play in my new-fangled CD player.  I had only the vaguest idea who Wagner was, or what "Der Ring des Nibelungen" was, but I needed something to test the player when I got home.

When I listened to this CD for the first time, I was awed. The sound is deep, lush, and powerful.  When I play this CD for my friends, they are amazed by its power and beauty.  Every track on this CD is a winner!

The sound quality is great, even though this CD dates back to the 80s.  I have only one complaint. The track Magic Fire Music starts faintly. Abruptly, in the middle of the song, the volume swells and becomes huge (the track has little or no 'compression').  Most audiophiles prefer low compression, but since you have probably cranked the volume to appreciate the nuances of the first part of the song .. well, let's say a tad more compression would be appreciated by your neighbors.  The degree to which this defect is noticeable depends very much on your stereo system.  "Your milage may vary."  Nonetheless, I listen to this CD with great pleasure and I urge you to give it a try.

And yes, even new, it is now cheaper than when I bought it in the 1980s. *Sigh*.


title: Perfect for a Circus Party or Carnival

text: We played for background music at a circus party-great--felt like you were there. Made the party and had everyone in the midway mood.


title: Amazing music New innovative and great for road trips

text: The Kongos are a brilliant band of four brothers who have international musical inspiration. This CD is a great representative of their music style. Its exciting and delightful. I bought several for family and friends. My 18 year old nephew, 42 year old friend and 60 year old buddy all love it.


title: Beautiful Christmas music for everyone!

text: Beautiful Christmas music for everyone!


title: One of his all time best

text: Trust me folks, this will be one of the best $17 bills you'll ever have spent, along with all his other CD's.  Jalan is a true classic in his own time.  Don't buy it anywhere else but right there at his site though, [...].  Do it.  You will never regret it, and what's real cool with Jalan is he will autograph each CD you buy when you get it from his site.  He draws a little banjo on it for ya usually too.  :)  Go see him in concert if you ever have the chance.  He is worth your time and the little bit of cash he has you fork over to see him.  often [...] oooo.  Spend it.  Keep someone like Jalan going.  His tunage needs to be preserved.  But please don't put it up on some doggone sharing program so others can pirate it and mooch for free.  That doesn't help anyone except for selfish greedy inconsiderate digiheads themselves.


title: Good voice and good material

text: This disk is enjoyable, but I can't say much more than that.  It has plenty of songs and most are fairly decent.


title: Magic

text: I could see some spots on my face lightening.


title: Sound is very good

text: Good sound


title: Scratch

text: The disc is not good<br />  There is no sound that is music for the first tracks--just static and scratching.  Disappointing


title: Its got all the tunes!

text: This cd will have you dancing for hours


title: Beautiful Biblically-sound Music

text: Wonderful Biblically-sound music! Praise the Lord for their ministry of music!


title: Billygoats - kick grass!

text: Saw these guys a bunch of times live. Great show, great band, catchy tunes, well written. 20 years later this CD is still awesome! Also, the lead singer is a Jersey guy, and nothing but respect from a fellow Jersey guy to go to Nashville and kick out some rockabilly!


title: Delighted To Find This CD!!

text: This was a gift for my dad's 84th Birthday.  He has an 8 Track Tape, yes I said 8 Track Tape, of these songs.  I was delighted to find this on CD as his tape player broke.


title: Five Stars

text: great product


title: Five Stars

text: good


title: A great collection

text: Excellent selection of Bach.  I liked all 3 cds in the collection.


title: Two Stars

text: does NOT play in my DVD player...European code...


title: Five Stars

text: Great album


title: Great

text: Arrived in really good condition!!!  Liked it a lot!!!! Thanks!!!!


title: Was just what I ordered

text: It arrived in really good condition!!!!  Thanks for good product!!!


title: Great album

text: Great album


title: I Heard It Though The Grapevine

text: Like his music. What more is there to say.


title: Five Stars

text: Great songs


title: Super Audio CD

text: SACD stereo only.  Essential album = Essential SACD


title: Quad Bernstein ooooo

text: Well the noise level is pretty high.  Not horrible high but high enough to interfere with quiet passages... a lot like too much.  It lack clarity.  So meh.  Definitely not essential.  I wasn't impressed with the quad sound the noise is too high to really enjoy it cranked up.  So Only if you a huge  fan of the recording.  I have already had quad album that sounded fantastic as a record become unlistenable when Dutton transferred to SACD.  Deodato I was so so so disappointed. Not quite as bad but nothing to put on to impress folks with "surround."  ooooo


title: Westerns Soundtracks

text:
They sound like to be original sound tracks (I'm guessing I don't have the booklet) and the sound is really really clean (shocked).  Sound is very good but:
wow Pricey.....4 disc.... ouch.
The Paramount Westerns Collection -
  CD1 - Nevada Smith & El Dorado (320)#3763
  CD2 - Three Violent People & Kid Rodeo & Walk Like a Dragon (320)#3763
  CD3 - Will Penny & The Hangman & Branded & Bonus (320)#3763
  CD4 - The Furies & Coper Canyon & Streets of Laredo (320)#3763
Good luck!


title: Essential surround MC SACD!

text: The Matrix HSACD MC might be about the best surround mix I've heard and I think part of that is it was to enhance visuals/story (movie) in surround but it is wicked cool to listen to.  Yes I really like the movie too so there could be bias.  2 Discs I don't see numbering on my copy.  Limited to 1000 copies.  Best get it while you can folks!  Have fun!


title: Nice!

text: I like the case a lot funky design and it's a strong mix. So all good.


title: CD + DVD of Classic Album

text: I bought this (CD + DVD) long ago.  SOOOO I pulled it back out.  OK I THINK there is some confusion, apples and oranges.  The CD is stereo 16 bit 44.1kHz.  The AUDIO DVD that is included has three audio settings: Dolby 2 CH 48kHz 224Kbps; Dolby 5.1 48kHz 448Kbps and DTS Surround 38kHz 754Kbps.  NO VIDEO.  So the DVD sounds different from the CD... well yeah different and better!  Depends on what you select.  The booklet it says, "This album was mixed from the original multitracks ... and mastered especially for the DVD-Audio release."  So yeah the different mixes sound different.  Bowne's voice is not as predominant in the surround mix but the instruments sound way better than the CD.  The Dolby 2 CH actually sounds more like the CD vocal mix.  Luckily there is a simple solution if the difference bothers you then listen to it in stereo!  But regardless the DVD sounds WAY better than the CD but the surround mix is NOT the same as the CD mix.  Apples and oranges.  Classic Album Essential Jackson Browne.  Have fun! Be Safe!


title: DVD

text: Classic album & essential DVD! Good LUCK!


title: CD + DVD

text: DVD has the videos of Lama (stereo) 3 video clips Spell, Fantasy & Cupid.  NTSC Region 2.  Nice to have.


title: CD & DVD Set!

text: The set is the CD+DVD set.  The DVD is a region 2 NTSC. Stereo concert of 4 songs by LAMA.  Essential.  Love the concert DVD.  Good luck!


title: Unknown classic....

text: People in the USA is THE BEST unknown song in the world.  Timely to this day.  Too bad it was never release except on vinyl. Classic song....


title: kinda what's the point?

text: ONLY The Hoople is in Quad.  The rest is just stereo so kinda expensive really.  NOW IF All The Young Dudes.... I like The Hoople but is it really worth ~$45 to have in Quad...  Also it splits ATYD to two discs which is kind of a bummer. So bit misleading and pricey for what you get.  The Hoople quad kind of sounds like your listening to it through a wall. Stereo is clearer but I wasn't really wowed with the sound as I said especially the quad mix.  To play the first disc MC  for The Hoople then stop switch setup to Stereo to  listen to PART of Young Dudes.  FWIW


title: Stereo only Vocalion!

text: Vocalion stereo only SACD release.  Disappointed in that. Not criticizing the sound or the music but just the fact it's stereo only. So FWIW.


title: Nice....

text: I agree very nice mix.  IF you can come by it as stated worth tracking down if your into ambient like The Orb.  Come on folks re-released it!


title: HSACD Quad!

text: Just FWIW on the sound.  If you do surround and a big fan of the Melvin & Blue notes you would want to pick this is.  The sound is pretty good for Vocalion. So essential if your a big fan!  Not an essential surround release but as a fan of the band yeah you would want this.  If you not a big fan their style I would pass.


title: HSACD - Quad

text: It's OK.  Nice to have but for whatever reason Gratitude [Sony] (SACD) BLOWS this away as far as sound.  But then Gratitude blows most SACD away.  Regardless essential for EW&F fans that have the rig to play SACD.


title: SACD Multichannel?

text: SACD - Multichannel? says MC but doesn't appear to be.


title: HSACD Quad/Stereo

text: OK if your a fan of the album it's a must have.  I'll admit it I bought it primary for Badia which sounds very nice.. I was very happy... low level noise but doesn't distract NICE.  Track 3 High noise.  Dangerous bass in Track 2 just be forewarn joke?  As music this is classic essential jazz fission so of course the 4 stars are for the  Vocalion HSACD release which I'm proud to have.  But it's not perfect hence 4 stars probably the best release of this we'll ever see,.. essential if your a huge fan of the album or the band.  If it's just the surround your about.... it's at least worth checking out.... silly person but it is a dense landscape and even I have a hard time at the end of Track 5 but it's an cool adventure.  have fun!


title: Nice sound!

text: HSACD and desirable Mancini titles.  Well the bad news is it's just OK in surround (mainly mixed in the front) as far as a surround experience but the recording sounds really really nice for its age, I was impressed.  So If your a huge Mancini fan then your really going to want to pick this up or a fan of these titles.  Not essential Surround but essential Mancini.


title: essential deodato - HSACD MC & Stereo

text: Been waiting since 1972 for this.... I'm proud to have it... one major issue: the noise level is really high.... I think the Quad record was way better.... but as I said glad to have it and recommended.  essential for Deodato fans.


title: Nice Mix!

text:
Nice Mix - boy I'm glad I picked it when it was affordable...

The Need For Speed-01-David Byrne-Like Humans Do
The Need For Speed-02-Si-S'e-Slip Away
The Need For Speed-03-Shuggie Otis-Aht Uh Mi Hed
The Need For Speed-04-Los Amigos Invisibles-Cuchi-Chchi
The Need For Speed-05-Geggy Tah-One Zero
The Need For Speed-06-Jim White-Handcuffed to a Fence In Mississippi
The Need For Speed-07-Los De Abajo-Indio
The Need For Speed-08-King Chang'o-Brujeria

Have fun! good Luck!


title: Very Nice Compilation..

text: Very nice mix but ouch pricey now and I bought it 3 months ago for $9..... heck I would probably seek out the individual tunes on the net see which you like then find the artist albums....  but it is a stand out comp of celtic-ish artist.


title: DVDA NOT....

text: This is not in reference to the music but the fact Amazon has it listed as DVD AUDIO and best I can determine it's not.  Three CDs.... therefore me sad......  so FYI & FWIW.


title: Sublime!!

text: I was in the audience for the world premiere of Chants and Prayers, and this is a superlative recording of it. If this music doesn’t transport you, nothing will.


title: The proper identity

text: I was so pleasantly surprised at this cd. I had mistakenly thought I was ordering an album by a group that is much less intrepid and the poorer for it... the Breadnots.


title: Nice Pairing

text: Audra Mae and this choir group work heavenly together.


title: good film

text: great to watch


title: GREAT BUY!

text: I like Jesus Culture and Kim Walker Smith so this was right on time for me.  The package arrived in great condition and both CD/DVD play just fine.


title: Elton at his rawest talent

text: A young Elton with nothing but raw talent


title: Old school

text: Played very well on my ventage record player


title: Excellent

text: No problems played great


title: I think you might love the Binion's

text: I loved their style of worship music. You will find you are singing along before you know it. Great to put on in car. I love love love the CD Dwell! I highly recommend a CD that every song is a good one.  They dont just sing but you hear the emotion in their voices which are beautiful. I was so happy to find the best price here on Amazon! Thank You Amazon for offering worship music like this!


title: HORRIBLE VOL. 2 ...

text: More of the same hokey muzak kind of cd with just awful sax playing by alleged musicians who did well to remain anonymous.


title: HORRIBLE ...

text: This is a hokey muzak kind of cd with just awful  sax playing by alleged musicians who did well to remain anonymous.


title: Great buy for homeschoolers!

text: This is exactly what I was looking for.  Simple yet professional.


title: enjoy artist and the music

text: Very nice.


title: I made someone happy.

text: I bought for somekne else as gift, they were pleased.


title: A great choice for vintage Karajan

text: This is the original EMI Angel LP, Karajan's second recorded version of this symphony, of which he took virtual complete possession during his lifetime. His first version, recorded (with the first movement missing) just after World War II is still of terrific interest. Later versions on DGG are all impressive, and some of them of course have better sound. But to my mind, this is still the best. It is available on a Seraphim CD transfer, but at a forbidding price. So this set, provided you have good LP playback equipment, is a steal.


title: Good for memories . . .

text: There are plenty of state-of-the-art recordings that present Cathy Berberian gloriously.  This is not one of them. But it's good to have for several reasons: (1) it is the only available recording that documents her love for the Beatles; (2) also the only recording of her own compositions; (3) it shows the extent to which, aside from her work as an experimental vocalist and her contributions to the early baroque repertoire, she was essentially a cabaret singer of genius. A lot of folk loved her and still do, so by all means buy this souvenir recording. But for her best work (Berio's Coro, Sequenza and For Cathy, and Monteverdi) look elsewhere.


title: I like Elvis

text: I like Elvis.


title: Entertaining

text: Good, enjoyable.


title: very appealing

text:
This was my first hearing of The Pearl Fishers, and I was pleasantly surprised by the appealing music of this lesser-known opera by Bizet.  At times, the music sounds like that of his Symphony in C, although there is an "exotic" tinge to much of the orchestration and harmonies (in an attempt to create "Hindu-sounding" music).  The music also reminds me of Gounod, especially Gounod's Romeo et Juliette.  Although this opera is short on plot and drama, it is one of the few operas that I can listen to from beginning to end without getting bored or distracted.  Bizet knew how to write appealing melodies and ensembles.

There are two negatives, however, that I should mention.  First, the engineered sound is from the 50's, and this is most noticeable in the somewhat "screechy" sound of the soprano, Pierrette Alerie.  I am reminded of Jeannette MacDonald singing in a 40's or 50's musical!  (This is not meant as a criticism of Alerie's voice, which is actually very beautiful.)  Secondly, there is no libretto in this CD set, so you will have to find one on the Internet, as I did.  Unfortunately, I could not find an English translation.  But, the French text is pretty basic, so it is not too difficult to understand if you have a basic reading skill in French.

As for the cast, I can find no fault, as all the leads perform admirably and have attractive voices.  All in all, this is a performance and recording to treasure, despite its age (from 1954).


title: We can understand how the people of India think

text: Very inspiring. One of the best movies of Shark Khan. We can see and understand how the people of India think, suffer and cope with their short comings.


title: -itis ROCKS!

text: This was the first. Buy all their CDs! I think there are like twelve. Awesome music, often funny. Friendly parental advisory: Other than their kids' CD and their last album "So Messed Up", there are songs off all albums that aren't kid-appropriate.


title: FANTASTIC

text:
Definitely a keeper.
Everyone should listen to this great singer and song writer.
It is a shame he died at a very early age.


title: Laugh-Out-Loud Funny

text:
La fea más bella (The Most Beautiful Ugly Girl – 590 minutes)

We are talking about an uncommonly unattractive young woman who is uncommonly smart. Lety (Angélica Vale) keeps trying to get a job but is consistently bumped by buxom blondes. Our gal has braces on her teeth, bad hair, a unibrow, a terrible fashion sense, ugly glasses and poor posture.

Through a fluke that discloses how bright she is, she gets a job at an ad agency but is stuck in a back room so clients won't see her. With her post-graduate degrees and excellent education, our homely heroine quickly becomes indispensable. The two most handsome men (Juan Soler and Jaime Camil) fall for her because she is so different. She ends up owning the company and loving both men; she just can't make up her mind.

The most consistent comic relief is an odd couple that consists of a brainy but homely man (Luis Manuel Ávila) and a very, very buxom blonde (Patricia Navidad). We also enjoy the world's worst spy. His cell phone goes off regularly.... This is laugh-out-loud funny at times but is a bit too cartoony. Which I can forgive because it really IS fun.


title: music to my ears

text: I have missed those sounds for years.<br />I didn't think I would find this album anywhere, and here it is.


title: Very nice large coins

text: The only issue I have is that the edges are not milled, This makes using them for coin manipulation more difficult.


title: No obvious message, but beautiful.

text:
Pink Floyd albums usually seem to be about something specific.  There is often a "theme" the whole thing revolves around.  The theme they have though is sometimes so complex or hidden or surrealistic that knowing/understanding what that theme is, is pretty dang hard.  The tie between The Dark Side of the Moon and the Wizard of Oz can not have been accidental.  The Wall's theme was easier to see.  A Momentary Lapse of Reason, Animals and a few others also had themes that were easier to find and understand.

The theme for The Endless River was difficult to see, and perhaps I haven't seen it yet.  At first guess it seemed to have been about death, or moving on, or the after life, but these are all just first impressions and probably very different from what the real theme happened to be.

The Endless River goes on for over 50 minutes...and it is just one very long song.  There are different points in the CD where different segments of the song are given different names, but, there is no break in the music.  It is continuous for the entire 50 minutes, I believe.  Also, there is only singing in the last few minutes of the album.  So, all in all, this makes for a very different sort of CD.  Without words, it makes it even harder to understand the theme of the work.  All you really have to go on are the titles of each of the divisions in the song.

Things Left Unsaid
It's What We Do
Ebb and Flow
Sum
Skins
Unsung
Anisina
The Lost Art of Conversation
On Noodle Street
Night Light
Allons-Y (1)
Autumn '68
Allons-Y (2)
Talkin' Hawkin'
Calling
Eyes to Pearls
Surfacing
Louder than Words

Until I see the theme/understand the message, I will enjoy the CD, but I won't really appreciate it fully.  I'd like to know the rest, but what I could understand, I really did enjoy.


title: Fun and exciting to see.

text: Fun.  It's fun to see the products TSR put out when they were a brand new company.  Back then, things really felt different.  It felt like people were exploring an entirely new and different part of art/literature that had never been explored before.  I really enjoyed seeing it.  Nowadays, the art quality is higher, but I can't say that I enjoy it any more than I enjoyed this.  It's just fun.


title: Only for the completists.

text:
I'm a big fan of Alan Parsons.  I have been since I first stumbled on "I Robot" back in the early eighties.  The version of this CD that I own has only the four tracks that Alan Parsons personally did.  There is a longer full version of the album that is also available and it is very expensive.  Most of the songs on the longer version though seem to have only been songs that Mr. Parsons produced...not wrote.  I'm a much bigger fan of this smaller version.  The additional songs available on the longer CD didn't seem to be good enough to be worth owning.

For the record, I recently found out about a MP3 dvd out there that has everything Mr. Parsons ever did on it.  I saw it for sale at either Amazon Japan or Yahoo Japan auctions.  The price for it was only $10 used.  If I was going to just now begin an Alan Parsons collection, I would run straight for that DVD without stopping anywhere else.  It has everything...including the full versions of Freudiana as well as a few others I didn't know existed.

P.S. I'm only giving this CD three stars because of it's price.  People who love Mr. Parsons' music want this.  There's no reason why we should have to pay so much just for four songs.  It should be rereleased.  The songs on the CD are good...one is a little weird for my tastes, but all four songs have the same high quality you would expect from Mr. Parsons.  You won't be disappointed by the music.


title: The Greatest Hits for an Entire Generation

text:
I was born in the mid-sixites.  Most of the music in this set was made before I was even born.  Nonetheless, my Mom really loves it and I don't mind branching out into new areas from to time.  I must admit that most of the music on these CDs aren't really anything that I can get excited about, but there are perhaps fifteen or twenty of these songs that still hold a wonderful edge.  I am enjoying them thoroughly.  I am personally a big fan of Bobby Darin, Nat King Cole and a few others.  It was a very good way to get a lot of music from that time period inexpensively.  Thank you.

P.S. The music is all clean (except for Mack the Knife of course).  You don't have to feel bad about listening to any of it.  I sure do wish people were trying to harder to keep it clean nowadays.  We're missing out on something that could be very nice.


title: Clann an Drumma

text: I have seen them perform at the Highland Games in Gatlinburg, TN...they were wonderful...wish they were still together making more music...rich, ripe, mystic sounds of the Highlands...


title: It's both relaxing and beautiful

text: I've played this so many times that I've lost count. I take care of my mom which is stressful. I slip out twice a day to relax with coffee. While I drink it, I listen and unwind. I highly recommend getting it. It's truely AUTUMN IN TUSCANY.


title: Be warned of dated 90s sounding music and chorus. Not as good as Vol 1 and 2.

text: Loved Vol 1 and 2, but vol 3 leaves something to ask for. Probably just has to do with the fact that I enjoy the music more than the singing.


title: Sixteen tons and what do you get...

text:
bought mine on ebay, this would be a surprise if this was still wrapped and in new condition. Should be a Limited Collectors  Edition of 3000 copies.
yes, 3 thousand copies. This is printed on the back cover of the CD. Verify it's one of Limited Collectors prints and original.

Beautiful Soundtrack, Great movie .. My favorite Tom Hanks film


title: Inspired by the angels!

text: The cover art is of Archangel Michael in prayer over the earth... And this CD was definitely inspired by Divine Guidance! Every time I listen to it, it raises my vibration a little bit higher towards the angelic realm.


title: I love this CD!

text: Out of all the CDs that I own, this is one of my favorite CDs. I can listen to this CD over and over again and never grow tired of it. It starts out hauntingly beautiful with Native American flute playing and then suddenly shifts to a more upbeat tempo, with lots of guitar in the background. There's a blues song and another that I'd swear was Carlos Santana playing on it. This CD won an international award in 2004. No surprise! If you like instrumental music, you'll love this CD, too.


title: deLight is delightful!

text: Beautiful, original classical guitar music by an award winning musician. Very relaxing and the perfect background music for any type of event.


title: China and the Chinese - MP3 book

text: This CD consists of six lectures by professor Giles. Lectures 1-5 are about the Chinese language and lecture six the Chinese culture. Each lecture is about 45 minutes. The content of this audio book is rare and precious for people who are serious about learning Mandarin Chinese. Professor Giles made enormous contributions to the Chinese language, particularly the Pin Yin system, the Chinese phonetics, which is being used in mainland China today. I am so happy to have this audio book.


title: Five Stars

text: Great


title: Amazing album

text: I buy only albums that I listen to them first and if I rate them 5 stars I buy the CD after... This album like others from the band is a must listen too for lovers of progressive rock in the Neo-Prog or Symphonic Prog genre!


title: Amazing album


title: A Must for Genesis Fans

text:
The symphonic progressive album "By the Dark of the light" of Shaun Guerin is a high quality composition and execution work. Highly recommended for fans of Genesis, E.L.P & Camel. In fact the musical blended not is restrict to a simple symphonic prog rock, the final mix shows moments of heavy, symphonic, canterbury and jazz rock.
The album cover art, designed by long time Genesis collaborator, Paul Whitehead, is wonderful. The disc is enhanced and offers some special features. Three "hidden" MP3's can be accessed through your PC.
Shaun Guerin played the Peter Gabriel part in the Genesis tribute band, the Cinemashow. Guerin also worked with Clearlight Symphony and was the vocalist on K2 project. Shaun Guerin died at the age 41.
The quality of recording is very good, and the Shaun Guerin performance is perfect. My rate is 4 stars !!!


title: Five Stars

text: good india new age


title: Five Stars

text: grate album


title: One truly talented finger-picker!

text: I first heard Jim Steinke on Pandora (on my John Renbourn station). At first listen, I was struck by the smoothness and clean sound of his unique finger-picking style. I later found out he's a popular guitar and mandolin teacher in the Bay Area. His CDs are very difficult to find on the interwebs, but apparently are available directly from Dr. Steinke if you can track him down (check the Yelp pages for Oakland, CA). This album includes some incredible covers like Davey Graham's "Anji" (which Steinke calls "Angie"), Jorma Kaukonen's "Embryonic Journey" and "Hesitation Blues," a variation of John Fahey's arrangement of the hymn "In Christ There Is No East Or West," an incredible version of Blind Faith's "Can't Find My Way Home," and many others, as well as a couple of amazing tunes of his own. I have yet to tire of listening to this album, and would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys acoustic finger-picking guitar.


title: One of the best songs ever

text: Rare 12" on this awesome tune. love it! I actually wish I had two of them!<br />Recommended if you can find. Enjoy!


title: My Favorite Interpreter of Mexican Music

text: [[ASIN:B001CCCNMI VERY BEST OF + DVD]]<br />Lila Downs is the daughter of a Mixteca Indian from Oaxaca (her father is a professor from Minnesota). I have all her CDs. You can see her (if you watch closely) and hear her sing in Julie Taymor's movie Frida. Now we have a DVD from Lila recorded at a concert in Madrid. She appears in traditional costume and sings many of the songs from her albums. Highly recommended.


title: Great cd

text: Great cd


title: Mega B

text: You don't like that brown sugar!?!


title: Not enough care went into these pressings

text:
This is a quintessential item for any lover of The Band, or anyone who loves live classic rock.

This record was a special limited release of only 5000 copies on Record Store Day 2013. The first copy I was sent had big scratches on two of the records that must have occurred at the factory or during shipping.

The second copy i received had minor scratches in a couple areas, but was certainly not as pristine as it should be to be considered a Special Limited edition.

Great album, but not quite the quality it deserves.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it. Has lots of the great folk songs


title: Five Stars

text: Love this CD by Bishop Brooks.  Highly recommend you get it.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!!


title: I like it - and has a bit of a halloween hint to it.

text:
What is that guy listening to, a mega-stereo cranked up?  This is "relaxing" sounds, not jamming music!

Actually this CD is a bit fun.  It has a trombone melody that sounds a little bit Halloweenish, or Disney Fantasiaish in some parts.
I don't hear much of waves, although there is some along with other ocean sounds like gulls, but its not the primary sounds you'll hear, the thunder is, and the trombone, which is not constant, it's interspersed.

I saw where someone on amazon had it for $29.  It's not worth that.  But $5 - $8 like the other ones in this series, none of which I've heard, I'd say is more in inline with it's value. (if someone thinks they need to pay $29, contact me, I'll sell you mine (all original CD & case for that much... lol ;)

Note: it's just one track, 54 mins long.


Such a good movie. I'm not a fan of romance movies, but this is some plot twists that sucked me in. Such a good movie. I even ordered the soundtrack


title: Haven't Missed a Beat

text: After such a long layoff, I didn't know what to expect. Shouldn't have been worried. John Easdale, Mr. E Boy Englert and Peter Wood are all back and sounding as good as ever. Dramarama never fail to deliver the goods. Easdale's witty lyrics and Englert's crunchy riffs always excite and amaze. But I am biased as I have everything this band has ever done and they are truly, one of the most undervalued bands out there.


title: Don't Look At Me

text: There is a song on this album called Don't Look At Me which is quite spectacular. The rest is ok and worth a listen.


No complaints...very satisfied with the company and the product :-) !!!


title: Major Disappointment .

text: Not good. Maybe two or three songs  worth listening.


title: Prepare to Worship

text: I absolutely loved this CD, The music will help reach and feel the Holy Spirit. Very Powerful.


title: I liked about 80 per cent of the songs on this ...

text: I liked about 80 per cent of the songs on this cd....some were just a little too catholic sounding for my taste...but the incredible and rare tracks that can't be found anywhere else are well worth the price. Interestingly enough the cd was marked "General Inquisitor Torquemado's Releases'....anyone who knows history and believes in reincarnation will surely understand the significance of this.


title: Not my speed

text:
Definitely not my speed
She does have an incredible voice
but
the slave boys roaming around were just too much for me
SO
For me a boring concert


title: Love Monsta X

text: Great album, also enjoyed the poster and photo cards. Monsta X consistently puts out amazing music and are definitely underrated in my opinion.


title: It's a grave injustice that Vigil only put out one album

text:
I bought the CD when it came out in 1987, thinking that this band would become titanically popular. The musicianship, songwriting, and quality of recording all came together to perfectly capture the energy of this goth/post-punk band seemingly destined for stardom.

I played this debut album almost to death that year, eagerly anticipating the follow-up which would never come. Wikipedia says they recorded a second album that the record company never released after dropping the band. What they've left us with is perhaps one of the best one-off albums of the 1980s and beyond.

Today, I listen to this album once a year and rarely more than that because I want to savor every note like a 18-year-old Scotch, and because I always play it LOUD.

It's simply a damn shame that this band has only left us with 10 songs, as they are ten of the best songs in my library or that I've ever heard, and they just get better with time.

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title: Covers all bases of Dolly

text: It is great in my car. It gives you a little of Dolly from every time period. Good mix, easy to listen to and sometimes to sing along with.


title: Five Stars

text: I love Hank!


title: Beautiful

text: I loved it! Thank's Recommended


title: Outstanding Work

text: I purchased the CD prior to attending Milwaukee Symphony's live presentation of the work and it provided me with a much better understanding of this interesting work as I witnessed it being performed.


title: if you love the music from the late 50's and early 60's ...

text: if you love the music from the late 50's and early 60's then this CD is for you. Kathy Young's voice is just dynamite. and would recommend this CD to one and all


title: A favorite artist. Grittier

text: Really enjoy her work


title: Can work if you have no other option

text: Portions are based on the DSM-IV. The reviews that mention the lack of organization and rapid (much faster than conversation speed) rate of information are accurate. I tried it for a few weeks before purchasing one for double the price from AATBS. In comparing them, this cd is less thorough in covering topics, and the speaker does not highlight key aspects that the test tends to focus on, and does not have practice questions at the end of each section, all of which the AATBS one does. I passed the 1st time with the AATBS materials. That being said, if you're on a budget and need the cheapest possible option, it looks like some reviewers have used it successfully. Good luck on your test :) !


title: Five Stars

text: Great!!!  Loved Seluxury!!!

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title: Perfect condition

text: This CD arrived in a timely manor and in perfect condition.  Just as the seller promised.


title: Perfect condition!

text: CD arrived in a timely fashion and in perfect condition. Just as promised by the seller!


title: Piano music to hear again and again

text: If you enjoy piano music you might want to give this a try.  I have listened to it at least ten times since I purchased it about a month ago.  Nice variety of piano classics by the best artists.


title: a blast from the Past !

text: all the songs are (new) redone  for a Great Cause,Very low price for vintage hits, Get your copy today. It supports Public TV


title: Great West-Coast/Cool jazz

text: Marty Paitch was a name I'd never heard before. But I bought this CD set on the basis of the musicians who played on the albums:  Art Pepper, Bud Shank, Jimmy Giuffre, Jack Sheldon, Mel Lewis or Victor Feldman (to name a few). Some of the top jazz guys in California during the 1950s and '60s.  The albums are mostly relaxed and bluesy, with an equal emphasis on Paitch's arrangements and the solo voices. Highly recommended.


title: Original Broadway Cats CD

text: My daughter is a big fan of Cats.  She owns the video of the musical, has seen it live, and sings the music often.  The CD came very fast, packed very well and was in very good shape when it arrived.  The only thing that was a tiny dissapointment was the fact this is a very old version and not as snazzy as the newer version.  That is something I had not considered.  I should have asked another musical lover to advise me on which recording would be most like the video she owns. Love the musical and the music anyway.


title: Two Stars

text: arrived after a long wait , and was broken


title: Three Stars

text: item was european


title: presented in very fine sound quality

text: great collection of songs.  sound quality of recordings is very fine indeed


title: The Best Collection!!

text: This was a Father's Day gift for my husband who went to college in Gainesville, FL in the early to mid 70's. He was able to see his favorite musician perform with Mudcrutch many times on campus, & concerts through the years with the Heartbreakers elsewhere. This collection is not only great, but the sound quality of these CD's is something else! (I heard all about it for a few days as it's the CD's currently being played.) I was able to hear for myself several of the songs, many I've never heard before last night. Just awesome! What sold me was hearing XM Radio play the version of "Stop Dragging My Heart Around" with Stevie Nicks a few months back! It was so great that I thought this is what I am going to look for as a birthday or Father's Day gift... Thank you!!!!


title: Five Stars

text: beautiful collection.


title: Very satisfied

text: [[VIDEOID:1f69bae9dd33ad644c63e5d24deff646]] Grateful before time,


title: Five Stars

text: I have very much enjoyed Gloryland band


title: An old favorite

text: I had the Christmas Strait To You album on cassette years ago and was so pleased to find it on CD! Didn’t realize it was a 2 album set til I opened it to play it the first time! It’s classic George Strait style at its best!


Takes me back to the old High School dances. A perfect gift to yourself or someone else that remembers these tunes


title: Incredible

text: Exciting songwriter and passionate vocals. Most exciting new artist I have across in a long time. Looking forward to her full-length debut. Pre-ordered on Amazon.


title: Five Stars

text: Plays great! I love it! Thank you!


title: Wife Loves it...

text: Absolutely nothing...Excellent CD


title: Tapes

text: Sounds better on tape


title: Five Stars

text: Great tribute/cover album of one of my favorite albums


title: Five Stars

text: Great !


title: ... many songs I heard in the USA came from great UK artists

text: So many songs I heard in the USA came from great UK artists!


title: La musica tiene la calidad de los casettes baratos

text:
Compre este disco porque contiene la mayoria de las canciones que hicieron famosos a los Humildes. Tan pronto como llego el paquete puse el primer disco a tocar, pero inmediatamente me decepciono la calidad (o ausencia)
de la grabacion. Podria asegurar que las grabaciones mp3 suenan mejor que estos discos. Voy a ver si hay la manera de regresarlos, o tal vez regalarlos por ahi.

Javier


title: Five Stars

text: Amazing guitar, stunning vocal blend.  As good as in person.  Please come back to La Crosse!


title: Awesome!

text: It was great! Met my expectations perfectly.


title: trumpet+

text: about the best baroque trumpet ever


title: And Another Great Album

text: Although this album strays away from the industrial feel of the Death to Analogue We're Here With You has an amazing sound. The music is more electronic dancy feel with great blends that form a truely unique sound. After a few listens i've become completely addicted to this album. In order to not burn myself out of the band i've tried finding similar bands and have yet to find a group in par to julien k. These guys really have crazy talent gotta give my kudos to them!


title: I love this CD of the Presidents

text: I love this CD of the Presidents. I used it in my American History class for years. Now I sent it to my grandchildren. Hope they love it as I did.


title: Another excellent album by Steve Unruh and Resistor

text:
This band is very under-rated in my opinion. Their music is excellent! I have all their albums and like them all. I would describe it as creative prog rock. The musical ideas and the musicianmanship are all first class.

I highly recommend this to anyone who likes progressive rock music!


title: Great Album

text:
I like all of Flaming Row's music. They are a progressive rock group that is among the best.

That said, I am very bothered that it costs $30 for the CD. That is crazy expensive! I wish Amazon would just sell Flac downloads instead of the inferior lossy mp3s; which sound lousy compared to the CD or Flac format. In today's world there isn't much need for a physical copy but I do care about the audio fidelity! The mp3 format just doesn't sound that great if you are playing it on a high quality audio system; the kind people who love music would tend to have.

I have an mp3 of that album and have no intention of upgrading at that price. I'll wait until someone sells a used one for $10 or so...


title: I love this album

text: I had this on vinyl many years ago and it is excellent. I would buy it in a heartbeat if there is ever a high quality official release. I've wanted this for years. For now all I have is a really lousy copy of a vinyl record copied onto a cd. It is sad that this fantastic album has been overlooked when so much garbage has made it's way onto CDs; stuff I wouldn't listen to unless I was paid for it!


title: give it all we got tonight

text: I love George Strait & thought I was purchasing the entire cd not a cd with 2 songs on it.  Quick shipment but the summary of was misleading.


title: Fantastic storytelling!

text: Love the podcast and it's great to have access via CD for the car.


title: want more!!

text: Everything that Mr. Crump does is wonderful, I could listen to his stories all day long! I hope more authors put their books on tapes. These CDs are more than just a rehash of Rollys book, they are in depth, authentic,  almost gritty tales that will keep your interest, great job Rolly, I hope Mr. Crump lives another fifty years!


title: Ain't no stopping us now.😃

text: What can I say. It was perfect.


title: Cool colored vinyl!

text: Cool colored vinyl! An amazing addition to a collection.


title: A true bad girl

text: I enjoy this CD emmensly, Willa is a very talented young lady. Her songs on this disk cover all the typical pop moods, broken hearts, breaking up, and falling in love. It is a nice twist on the current female pop star genre, willa is fresh and edgie, a true bad girl. Im not a big pop fan, but I find this CD very listenable.

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title: Good memories

text: I love this cd and am so thankful to have all these memories back on CD format!


title: Poor quality It had many scratches on the disc

text: Poor quality<br />It had many scratches on the disc


title: Fun to Watch, Star Wars is BACK!

text:
Let me preface this review by saying that I am an old school Star Wars fan who had "issues" with Episode I. With that said, I loved Attack of the Clones!  The movie easily exceeded my expectations and, in my humble opinion, blew the Phantom Menance out of the water (it is also more entertaining than Return of the Jedi).
The charm and humor that was missing from Episode I is back in this movie.  I was pleased to see C3P0 providing the slap stick humor instead of the annoying Jar Jar Binks.  I loved the digitally created Yoda, whose roll in the dramatic climax blew me away.  Yoda rules!  There are so many things that I liked about the movie including the story, the landscapes, character development, the file makers attention to details and veiled references of to the original triolgy (and the foreboding of things to come).  The bottom line is this:  this move is FUN to watch.
With the exeception of a few of the romantic scenes where the dialogue reminded me of a bad day-time soap opera,  the movie flows very well and moves at a good pace.  It lives up to the action/adventure standards that Lucas set in the first three films.  If you liked the original trilogy, I think you will be thrilled with this film.
I read at least 20 reviews before seeing this movie.  It was split down the middle:  half of the critics liked the movie and the other half panned it on the level of Phantom Menace (Although all agreed that this movie is better than Menace).  I can't comprehend critics.  After all, this is Star Wars not "On Golden Pond" or "The English Patient".  Movies like the English Paitient make me sick.  Although I'm no spring chicken (I was around for the original Star Wars in 1977) I'm still  young at heart, unlike many of the critics who lost their youthful exuberance 20 years ago. Poor dialogue, stiff acting?  You must be referring to the Phantom Menace not this film. If you are looking for picture of the year you are not going to find it in a science fiction movie.
Although I rarley see movies more than once at the theater,  I will make an exception this time and see Attack of the Clones again. Enjoy!


title: Favorite CD

text: This has been one of my favorite Hymn CD's for years. I love the harmonies!


title: INCREDIBLE SET!!

text: I will keep this short: This set is amazing. The players - especially yourng trumpter Christian Scott - jell like you wouldn't belive. They sould like they've been playing for years together. All the tracks are very nicely done, great mix and production, a lot of Jazzy Funk, some intimate moments with Marcus playing his Bass Clarinet with a ton of soul. Recorded live in Paris, France in 2009, this is a killer set and the DVD makes it even a better listening & viewing experience. The keyboardist (Frederico Pena) keeps it real by not overpowering the other players, but when it's HIS time, he kicks out some of the tastiest Fender Rhodes piano I've ever heard. Makes you wish he had some longer solos. Drummer is tight and in the pocket. Sax player (Alex Han) sounds a lot like Kenny Garrett, but has his own voice. I swear, these guys are young but are top drawer professionals. Marcus lets the fellas romp, but you always know he's the main attraction. This CD/DVD is a keeper for any collector who appreciates live Contemporary Jazz/Funk. Definitely one of Marcus' best albums.


title: I'd buy more but it's not on ITunes.

text: Loved the music (sad that I can't download it onto my phone) but the DVD doesn't play in my player (but it does play on my computer).  Loved the music video too!


title: Mr .Green

text: soul


title: I haven't played the album yet; but I am ...

text: I haven't played the album yet; but I am excited that I have it because I have exercised with the cassette tape for years and I have worn it out.


title: Cowboy I

text: Alvin Crow is one of the best Texas swing artists I have ever heard.  He is as good or better than Bob Wills.  I was disappointed that what I ordered wasn't more of the Texas Swing songs I remember from the 70s.


title: Rare recordings

text: This CD, which is a collectors item and hence not cheap, contains some very rare recordings of the songs of Jerome Kern.  If you are a fan of Irene Dunne or Lily Pons, this may be your only chance to hear their 78 recordings of "I told every little Star" and "Jockey on the Carousel", for starters.  A few of the other tracks, such as those of Deanna Durbin, are available on other compilations.  The tracks of Ginger Rogers are OK but she really was not much of a singer.


title: Forget the music!

text: Not much to like here, unless you enjoy college tunes.  The best thing about this album is the cover.  I mean Annette is  an knockout. The cover alone is worth the price!


title: Grab While You Can

text: I've tried to watch for this artist after seeing him open for Colin Hay in Dallas one year. Though he is local (sort of), I just don't see much of him but at least two of the tracks on here - "Let's Be Poor Together" and "Sulphur Springs Midnight Scatt" are just absolutely great songs that I love.  Good acoustic work and clever wording.  While performing, he said that he was most influenced by Roger Miller.  It's sort of a more melodic, modern Miller.


title: Very speedy delivery and great cd

text: Fair price for a great cd! Thank you


title: HIGH QUALITY lp VERSION OF RHIESE BEAUTIFUL WORKS

text: I HEARD WHAT I THINK was one of the first performances od Ode to the West Wind  at the Albert Hall in London in 1964. Performed by Janos Strarker and The London Symphony. I was smitten by the beauty of the Work and the playing. The richness of the orchestration, the lyricism of the Cello lines are amazing. The other work on this LP is the violin Concerto by Henze also: It predates the Cello work by five years and therefore is one of the first works for solo inhstrument and orchestra in his oeuvre. It also predates his serial period. One word about these labels : "serial", "dodecaphonic" which are indiscriminately applied to such varied composers as Schonberg, Berg, Webern and even Stravinsky... One may find the serial compositions of Schonberg difficult to appreciate, but also fall in love with works of Berg, his violin concerto, in particular and be seduced by certain works of Webern and Stravinsky after his  serial period began. The same can be said of Henze who, for the major part of his career remained within the bounds of "tonal"  music. His works may be experimental, but never painful to hear: the richness of his orchestration is always admirable and the energy of his music always amazing. A twentieth Century composer to be discovered by most twentyfirst century listeners: his works are rarely heard in our concert halls. Discover them on recordings: Deutsche Gramophon has published a complete set of their recordings of this major composer!


title: 2 discs not enough

text: This impeccable cast and direction (Barenboim leading the English Chamber Orchestra) are not particularly well served by the compression of the complete four acts score into two compact discs:some of the recitatives are misssing from acts I and II and there is some distortion of sound in the big ensembles, particularly the  end of act four. None the less  being able to follow the extremely complex action and dialogues in the Black Dog Library format is a delight... The cast is ideal; Fischer -Diskau as a noble if somewhat superannuated sounding Count, Geraint Evans as a humorous and malicious Figaro ; Heather Harpe's Countess, Judith Blegen as perfect a  Suzanna as could be found, Berganza as Cherubino and Birgit Finnila's  Marcellina form a quarttet difficult to equate on any stage or recording besides this one.... The loss of some of the recitatives and sound quality already mentionned  make the compression on two disks even more regrettable!<br />JFT


title: Led Zeppelin CD Review

text: I love listening to this CD of Led Zeppelin's Greatest Hits Live!!


title: Great group

text: We were hearing the song "Between Twelve and Thirty Three" on the radio and wanted a copy.


title: A must have!!!!!

text: This was one of the first Sammy Davis albums I ever bought...as a teenager! My friends were buying The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and I was buying Sammy and Frank (Sinatra). This album is spectacular because every song is wonderful  Sammy was one of the most talented performers who ever lived and his music is as important today as it was in his time. He sings the music that will and should live forever. If you love Sammy or Broadway, this music is for you.


title: Captain Ron movie music

text: Is this CD...CAPTAIN RON the music from the movie, Captain Ron? I don't want to buy it without knowing whether this is the music I am looking for. Thank you for your help.<br />Miss Knowitall.


title: You should already own this album

text: This is such a great work of art.  If you love Joan Baez and if you love Peter Schickele's music, then you should already own this album.


title: Great Music!

text: These two symphonies are two of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written,  and these performances are great.  I already own this CD, so yes, I did not buy it from Amazon.  You will not be disappointed if you have heard any of the music of Harrison and Hovhaness.


title: Five Stars

text: I really like this soundtrack. Michel Legrand is a very good composer.


title: Vic Damone

text: I have been trying to find this record for  along time since my first 45 broke. These song did not end of on an lp. I like Never Too Late and the way Vic Damone sings it.


title: Beyond Awesom

text: This DVD has so much information about how great our God is, that it astounds me. So much detail, but on a completely understandable level.


title: Five Stars

text: Jack Jones is always good.


title: she was the very best and could sing swing or jazz or any kind ...

text: What a singer, she was the very best and could sing swing or jazz or any kind of song. She progressed from the 1930's and was absolutely so great in the 1950's. She surely deserved the title "Queen of the Big Bands". You will not be disappointed in this CD.


title: Great Quality!!!

text: Amazing CD!!!!!! If you like the Magic Dragons then buy this set!!!!!!!


title: Variations on a theme of Harp Excellence.

text: If CDs are a calling card for the capabilities and taste of a musician (and they are), then this one is a magnificent display of the varied musical taste of this excellent musician, Emanuela Degli Esposti.  Not only do the works themselves show great variety from foundational repertoire of the early harp to modern pieces, but the tonality of touch achieved is masterful.  Several of the works are Ms. Esposti's own published editions of lesser known works (such as the Petrini Sonata).  Her selections touch on all eras, but do not rely on "the usual suspects."  For example, instead of the omnipresent and popular "Chanson Dans La Nuit" of Salzedo, she chooses the much less frequently heard "Desirade."  This work may have fewer techniques displayed, but it is more musically challenging because of the continual pedal shifts... very good as an exercise, but harder to make musical than the Chanson, and Esposti does just that.  In a very smart move, she follows this pedagogical piece with a rarely recorded pop-crossover piece that is also a virtuoso showpiece to close out the program, Chertok's "Around the Clock Suite."  In between are luscious pieces like Jongen's "Waltz"  that makes this CD filled with individually arresting and appealing works, and an overall program that displays a broad technical array, breadth of musical knowledge, and seamlessly appealing music performances.


title: Just great.

text: John Sheard is a wonderful pianist.  I'm enjoying this CD so much.  Have it on in the car since I got it.


title: excellent cd

text: love her music.... excellent packaging


title: One wonderful cd!

text: I am a fan of Andre Rieu, ever since I saw one of his PBS specials.  I recommend all his cd's, but this ones one of my favorites.  He is a great violinist  I love the waltzes he plays espeicllay.  The video's are just asgreat too, buy this and you wont be dissapointed.  It's a must for classical music lovers.


title: Totally wonderful and super smooth

text: Gary's voice is a stunner there's no doubt and in a live setting it is somethig else! Totally wonderful and super smooth! I LOVE this CD. The only 'issue' is he tells a joke in the dialog and it isn't original or the best, but that's nothing compared to how good this CD is! LOVE it!


title: Amazing

text: This CD set is amazing! Nightclubbing was always a favorite of mine form Grace and the 'deluxe' edition is just off the chain kind of good! If you can find it ... get it!!


Singers are a dime a dozen it seems, and most out and about these days are good enough & popular, but they do not have meat on their bones. By that I mean, yes they can sing, but they do not have the ability to use their voice to move the soul within the listener. They hit the right notes and are never off cue yet they lack the ability to truly get what's inside them across to you.

This Nick Petrone is not of this sort. This man can flat out sing, hit the right notes and never miss a cue ...  but his ability to translate what is inside him to the one listening is indescribable.

I have listened to this CD over and over again and I FEEL his music. I FEEL his emotions. I FEEL his message ... and it is amazing, and wonderful and powerful. Nick has the gift to reach the soul ... this is rare and fascinating!

Let's add to this mix the fact that he writes most all of his material. Each song is not only well crafted, but the lyrics flow and move and breathe with a life of their own, and just reading them from the liners notes allows you to see within him as the writer, and it gives you insight into yourself as well.

Can I choose one song that stands out from the rest? No ... because they are all THAT good, but saying that my personal favorite and the one that hit home with me most from the first listen is Traveling The Voyage. It hits home. All of Nick's songs hit home.

I only hope for more to come ............


title: One of Babbi's Best!

text: I've enjoyed Babbie Mason's music for years, and this is one of my favorite CDs of hers. Good and solid from the beginning to end!


title: I like this so much, but ...

text:
The Spiritual Journey series has got to be the most relaxing set of CDs I could possibly imagine. Soothing and gentle music, the soft sounds of nature, and the Holy Scriptures read by Tom Dooley with perfect effectiveness. All these are combined and produces an atmosphere of rest, relaxation and peacefulness.  At the end of my day of work, or if feeling the need to feel uplifted, I will listen to one of these CDs and enjoy the release of tension and stress they are designed to encourage.

The set includes:

1 Woodland Stream Meditations
2 Desert rain Meditation
3 Night Watch Meditation
4 Sea Shore Meditation
5 Morning Meadow Meditation

The set I purchased directly from MasterMedia seem to be CD rewrites. The original CDs/cassettes presented the 'meditations' in one smooth and continuous program. But on this set, the flow of the program is interrupted by 'breaks' much as you would notice listening to a music Cd where there are breaks between one song and the next. This is not what the originals were like.

These 'breaks' or tracks are highly annoying on the Cd titled Woodland Stream Meditation (my particular favorite) but are tolerable on the rest of the set.

I have gone to ebay and searched for these as individual CDs, but this series is almost impossible to locate as individuals. I count it a blessing I was able to find Woodland Streams, and that individual CD is perfect, without breaks or interruptions to the flow of the program.

Would I suggest this product? Sure, but I would caution that if you want a fluid, continuous program, you might start by looking for the original and individual CDs.

This is a nice set of meditation CDs ... just not exactly like the originals.


title: Not thrilled about another short changed greatest hits package, but ...

text:
So, here's another short changed 'greatest hits' package trying to cash in on Donna's music and her untimely passing of last year. No, I am not thrilled with the 'short changed' collection because IF another 'greatest' package was needed, full length and 12 inch length songs should have been the standard. Also, songs like This Time I Know It's For Real, and selections from her last studio album, Colors are sadly, sadly missing. BUT ... the upside to this collection is the Patrick Cowley mega mix of I Feel Love, which makes it worth getting this CD, perhaps.

Track Listing
1. I Feel Love
2. Love to Love You Baby (Single Version)
3. Bad Girls (Single Edit)
4. Hot Stuff (Single Version)
5. Love Is In Control (Finger on the Trigger)
6. MacArthur Park (Single Version)
7. Love's Unkind
8. Down Deep Inside (Edit Theme from The Deep)
9. On the Radio
10. I Remember Yesterday
11. Could It Be Magic
12. Back in Love Again
13. Rumour Has It (Single Version)
14. I Love You (Single Version)
15. Last Dance (Single Version)
16. Heaven Knows (Single Version)
17. Dim All the Lights (Edit)
18. She Works Hard for the Money (Edited Single Version)
19. Unconditional Love (Edit)

1. I Feel Love (Patrick Cowley Mega Mix)
2. Je T'aime (Moi Non Plus) (12" Version)
3. Down Deep Inside (Theme from The Deep)
4. MacArthur Park Suite: MacArthur Park/One of a Kind/Heaven Knows (12"  Version/Medley)
5. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough) (12" Version)
6. Sunset People
7. Our Love


title: Haunting ... and soothing to the soul

text: From the opening note of Hollis Smith's first CD, you know it is something  to be returned to time and again. Her smooth, ethreal vocals combined with  Steve McDonald's gentle, yet powerful lyrics and music provide the listener  with a journey of their souls, hearts, and minds. I find this new artist to  be a treasure to celtic music ... listen closely to what she has to tell  you ... you will find yourself embraced by the celtic spirit.


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful piece to have. Vibrant colors.


title: 50/50

text: CDs started skipping after like a week of playing.


title: Favorite Tennessee Ernie Ford CD

text: I listen to my Tennessee Ernie Ford cds over and over.


title: Robbins expertly teaches you how to trigger states of mind...

text:
Specifically, this is what this program comes down to: Tony teaches you how to trigger states in yourself. First, he makes a convincing argument that the quality of your life comes down to the states that you live in, and then teaches you how to trigger yourself into states that you would prefer to live in (happiness, confidence, intensity, peacefulness or whatever states you prefer). One piece of advice: It is best that you come to this program (or just about any program for that matter) with an overwhelming desire to change and have some sort of specific idea as to what kind of person you want to become (the kind of person who lives in the types of states you want to live in). It's a clique, but as they say, "You've gotta want it."

Don't be concerned about the price. It'll be the best money you'll ever spend. Compared to what you'll spend, you'll get much, much more value in return.

One more thing. This program is loads and loads of fun to work through. You will have a great time.


title: Has It's Place

text: Edward R. Murrow for a very extended period of time I knew very little about. The only exposure to Edward R. Murrow that I had was Edward Murrow performance  in the  motion picture "Sink The Bismarck", outside of some sometime reference to an Edward R. Murrow award I in fact knew nothing else.The Disc and its content are presented like I would guess very well,ideas as such seem to be kept within a strict conscience state with the news providing a professional quality.There are moments as well that resonate, a for instance when FDR says an open prayer to the American people on the evening on the Day, of the D-Day invasion  June 6, 1944.There are many voices recorded in the many different languages announcing around the world as Aliied  Forces(American,Canadian,British) have landed on the coast of France. Dutch,French,Polish, many other nationalities were talked directly to by there respected leaders some even as it was pointed out got very emotional in announcing what was transpiring on the beaches of Normandy .It was pointed out by Commander an Chief Dwight David Eisenhower to liberate a European continent from under the yoke of  Nazi domination.These Episodes though unless you as the listener know the war and I will add for emphasis know it rather well this offer may ultimately miss the mark.I wont argue with pundits but it cannot be ignored that there is a seldom heard recording of Premier Stalin as Russia celebrates a milestone with the admission by Soviet Russia that there is a very serious challenge being mounted as we celebrate.It is very much a truly saddening evolution as you will here when Prime Minister Chamberlain announces what has transpired between The German State and  Great Britain.This is of course for those who know the controversy that involved the Sudentland. There is much, much more to be said for Prime Minister Chamberlain and the hope to maintain peace.The Disc uses the very voices of those that represents the opinions of the time that they are used to represent.It is something of a clever idea but there is much that you need to know that merely this is not the answer however useful this may ultimately prove to be.A for instance When Winston Churchill was asked to form a new Government as Prime Minister I learned that both Winston Churchill and Neville Chamberlain were good friends.There is a letter that I recently learned of that Winston Churchill wrote to Neville Chamberlain during this time period which was as a friend to friend. It is a truly a useful exercise so much so that all benefit from such an association.There is much that you need to know  that if you do not then something of what this disc can offer will be lost..Most do not know all that they need to know to enjoy this disc however,this is merely mentioned almost in passing There were Two bombs dropped plus Soviet Russia invaded Japanese territory before there was a unconditional surrender.The Disc cuts to the chase with only the mention of the first bomb.I guess you can argue this and that but you do not know better, as a listener there is not much learning with something like that.I will also put forward that though we are informed can we call this learning ?, or what may I ask are we being taught? A useful place though this may have there is a recording of a priest  who says a prayer for the men of the Enola Gay  in the expressed hope to bring this war to a swift conclusion, which it is stated to save American lives.I said this to begin with I beleive that perhaps this particular Disc has its place in time but it surely helps to know better and to know well  World War II.It is then that the breezy state last  but 25 minutes.25 minutes folks and 60-70 million dead some nearly 6 years as it were in the making.I feel you might ultimately pass this up and never regret it.


title: Historically Significant

text: This purchase enabled a historical text to become sharper, more focused and even definitive.There was a true sense of accomplishment achieved by being able to place the events in the very hands of those that history has held as persons, as peoples of most representative institutions as would be the "House of Commons" British Commonwealth, of U.S.A "Congress"' "The White House"(Tree Lighting Ceremony") in fact so interesting were these speeches of Winston Churchill both before his assignment  as  Prime Minister and most certainly as First Minister representative of the British Commonwealth that  a full three times through of all 5 Disc's occurred  within a very short time.The speeches are documented as "House of Commons" date, time.This type of placement is through out all and every speech offered here.The event simply known as "The Atlantic Charter"(This so named by the British Press)  Responce to the Speech Prime Minister Churchill  when the Prime Minister said'I thought you would like to know of a most recent visit with the President of the United States  somewhere in the North Atlantic", informative, useful and rather great to listen to.The quality of the man came through most clearly as what Prime Minister Winston Churchill  said, in regards to a recommended Tonic which Prime Minister Churchill was not looking for praise as he was but the  First Minister of The British  Commonwealth. The Tonic that Winston Churchill recommended would be useful as a question on an exam,either Verbal or Written. The accounts as they were to occur were as I suggested were the great and the greater.The instance of this occurred with the Prime Minister informing The full House of a most excellent accomplishement with the defeat of Irwin Rommels  "Africa Corp".It was routed, it was destroyed and ceased to be an operating force in the field.The Mention of General Alexander and his First Lt. in General Montgomery were met with heart warming  approval.Historically Significant and indeed heart warming but be forewarned that if you do not know either the time or the man, Winston Churchill knows better and you will learn why Many have felt that this man was the greater man that such a man in Prime Minster Churchill was the greatest of this Generation. A very excellent speaker,well versed and like the time focused in a definitive capacity to endure with unbearable sorrow.This is indeed the person to listen to-For those that know what they are listening to then you should know very well that His place in world matters at that time was as important perhaps as any man,more important than Adolf Hitler regardless this is an example of what value a learning experience can be when the time and there events are so well and definitively talked of-This has proved to be a great purchase.


title: One of the best voices of the turn of this century. An interpreter of the highest caliber.

text: Mr. Hagan has one of those truly amazing voices. I was looking to buy anything with his name on it, and I found this gem. The "inspirational" cover illustration made me wonder whether it would be too soupy or message rich, but the CD is simply enjoyable. Rich orchestrations and great instrumental accompaniment (no synthetics here) round out the artistic recital that is "His Eye Is on the Sparrow". Glad I finally decided to pay the extra price.


title: Bagpipes!

text: The best song is "Call of the Sea." Of course, that was the reason for buying it. I like the tunes with the bagpipes best.


title: FINALLY! A Recovered Treasure

text: A lovely and scary score that alternately caresses and throttles fantastic goddess Grace Kelly. Includes an ultra-rare suite from SHOCK FEST Strangers on a Train.  Dimitri Tiomkin wrote tons of classic movie scores, and was famous for memorable Melodies. The only other scary Tiomkin score is the original The Thing From Another World,  which has a WONDERFUL re-recording on the Charles Gerhardt Spectacular World of Classic Film Scores CD, or the original soundtrack CD, both on Amazon. BUY THEM!


title: Glorious Music

text: This was Oscar winning genius Elmer Bernstein’s most expensive score, with a huge chorus and orchestra underscoring a grand Cinerama Western farce.  Epic, romantic, and kooky, Elmer pulls out all the stops, much as he did in his classic music for Thoroughly Modern Millie. Also on Amazon: Bernstein’s Film Music Collection, Ghostbusters, Hawaii, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Ten Commandments, Magnificent Seven, and Great Escape. BUY THEM!


title: Enjoyable Treasures

text: Oscar winner Bernard Herrmann is beautifully showcased in this terrific set, and the original recordings are thrilling! THE COLLECTION OF A LIFETIME! BUY IT!


title: GREAT Scary Score

text: Genius Laurie Johnson can make you laugh or scream with his music, and this terrific score is a shining example. Also on Amazon: Laurie’s music from Avengers, First Men in the Moon, Dr. Strangelove, and also his big band and pop tunes. BUY THEM!


title: Scary, Scary Scores

text: The musical genius of Dominic Frontiere is in full throttle here, with two of his scariest scores re-recorded by a large orchestra. This is the only place to find the music to the Outer Limits episode “The Form of Things Unknown”, a surreal shocker with “Psycho”- type  shrieking strings.  The same theme appears in “A Name for Evil”, a seldom seen thriller.  Also on Amazon: Frontiere’s “Outer Limits”, “The Invaders”, “Modern Problems”, and “Hang ‘Em High”. BUY THEM!


title: Saturday Morning Every Morning

text: Great Tunes!


title: This Pinafore is a JOY!

text: The wonderful D’Oyly Carte produced this funny comic gem for television and records as Pinafore neared its 100th anniversary, and the songs have never seemed so nimble! Also on Amazon: New recordings of Sullivan’s Haddon Hall, Ivanhoe, Light of the World, and Gilbert’s tune filled Mountebanks. BUY THEM!


title: Oscar Winning Composer

text: Bernard Herrmann re-records his classic music with a full symphony orchestra.  Sonically superior to the original soundtracks, this features his best music from Citizen Kane to Psycho, and from Mysterious Island to Day the Earth Stood Still. THRILLING!  Also on Amazon: Herrmann’s Battle of Neretva, Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Twilight Zone, Cape Fear, Sisters, and television’s first opera A Christmas Carol. BUY Them!


title: Romantic and Funny!

text: Gilbert’s gorgeous  opera, full of hilarity and romance!  Complete with singing robots, this witty and tune-filled musical was WAY AHEAD of its time. Also on Amazon: professional recordings of Sullivan’s Ivanhoe, Haddon Hall, On Sea and Shore, and Light of the World. BUY THEM!


title: At Long Last Love!

text: The first professional recording of an EPIC oratorio, with lovely lyrical songs taken directly from the Gospels. AWESOME! Also on Amazon: professional recordings of Sir Arthur Sullivan’s Ivanhoe and Haddon Hall, and Gilbert’s The Mountebanks. BUY THEM!


title: Elegant Romantic Entertainment

text: Sir Arthur Sullivan’s Haddon  Hall has some lively and lovely music, including an all time classic patter Song, and a knock your ears out madrigal. And short operas Mr. Jericho and Captain Billy are romantic and hilarious, all sung by BRILLIANT artists! Also on Amazon: Alfred Cellier’s Dorothy, which ran longer than any Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Pineapple Poll Ballet on DVD,  based on the Savoy operas, and Sullivan’s oratorios Light of the World and Martyr of Antioch. BUY THEM!


title: Oscar Winning Thriller Score

text: Bernard Herrmann went back to the studio to re-record his Oscar winning music for The Devil And Daniel Webster, and the results will blow your ears out!  The movie music is slowed down, and lovingly played by a full symphony orchestra. Fantastic, and scary.  Also included are sweet themes from Citizen Kane and Magnificent Ambersons. Also on Amazon: Herrmann’s Battle of Neretva, Fahrenheit 451, Endless Night, Twisted Nerve, Night Digger, Jason and the Argonauts, and Mysterious Island.  BUY THEM!


title: 60’s Psychos

text: Oscar winner Bernard Herrmann invented the thriller soundtrack starting with Hanover Square, and went crazy with North By Northwest, Psycho, Cape Fear, and Marnie. Here are portions from two of his 60’s scare fests, including the whistling theme rebooted into Kill Bill. Other Herrmann fearful earfulls on Amazon: Obsession, Taxi Driver, Sisters, White Witch Doctor, Twilight Zone, and Hitchcock Hour.  BUY THEM!


title: Two Classic CD’s for One Low Price!

text: This FANTASTIC collection of early Andrews contains most of the songs from Broadway’s Fair Julie and Don’t Go in the Lion’s Cage, as well as songs from Camelot and My Fair Lady.  Her voice is Heaven, and her technique is perfectly understated.  Thrill to her musical genius as she easily goes from guttersnipe to goddess! Also  on Amazon: La Andrews’ little-known soundtracks to Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. BUY THEM!


title: Hilarious Musical Parody

text: The granddaddy of 60’s musical parody, in the same classic vein as Spike Jones and Bye Bye Birdie.  Funny lyrics and singable, danceable melodies make this a classic!  Also on Amazon: MAD TWISTS ROCK AND ROLL.  BUY BOTH!


title: Fantastic Fun

text: A reboot of the 50’s classic lp, with full orchestral songs and kid friendly narration. Buy it!


title: Curioser and Curioser

text: Poor Alice bombed out in the 50’s, but like Fantasia, was a big hit after the psychedelic 60’s. The cover art on this reboot shows it.  This is the music from the 50’s original, with updated narration.  History continues to prove that Disney’s artistic visions were timeless.