title: Outstanding example of French Grand Opera

text: A live recording from Turin, Italy in 1974. Audience was very quite. Sung in Italian rather than the original French. Based on the 1817 revision rather than the 1809 original. Sound quality is very good (vastly better than the 1951 Naples recording). Bruno Pevedi (a world class tenor in his day), singing the role of Cortez is outstanding. Chorus & orchestra are also very good, the soprano is the real weak spot for me (especially compared with Renata Tebaldi in the 1951 recording). The opera is wonderful. Some very fine arias & duets & especially outstanding & dramatic writing for the chorus. Why this opera has not had a really good, modern, studio recording is a mystery to me. So many much poorer opera have been recorded over & over I wonder why this very exciting opera has been ignored. To my ear, this opera is much more entertaining than Spontini's vastly better known opera "La Vestale". What may have held this opera back is that it has an all male cast except for one soprano & the lead character (Cortez) does not make an appearance until the second act. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys French Grand Opera, Meyerbeer, Halevy's La Juive, etc.


title: Review

text: Dad was happy thanks


title: Plant CD review

text: Loved it. Thank you


title: excellent album!

text: This is one of the finest recordings of cowboy and western songs I've ever heard. I saw them perform at their ranch in Wyoming, and I was captivated by their sound. They have perfect harmonies. It is authentic in its presentation yet contemporary in recording quality. It isn't overflowing with twangy sound, neither is it revved up with modern synthetic background. If you like cowboy and western music, you will love this album!


title: Bouncy and Beautiful!

text: The music from the Eloise films is happy, uplifting and beautiful. Worth every penny if you are a film score collector.


title: amr as always

text: i enjoyed it but it's not as catchy as some of the earlier albums but Amr always delivers something fun to listen to.


title: So in love

text: ZBB AND Dave Grohl? Are you kidding me? Love love love this CD and the DVD! So fun to listen and watch. Great condition and was shipped quickly. Thank you so much


title: Five stars plus

text: The movie is awesome.


title: Five Stars

text: as advertised


title: They are the best!

text: This band is the best! And this CD captures (almost) the best of Indian Ocean....although I think the compilation has omitted some very good songs of theirs. Still it is a good start for anyone just trying out Indian Ocean's music and sound.<br />The recording is very, very good. There is an amazing amount of low level resolution and imaging is spot on. Drums, gongs cymbals, all come out beautifully! I was pleasantly surprised to find how good the recording is. I am listening to them through a Meridian 588 + Anthem preamp + Bryston monoblocks + Magnepan 3.6Rs. Indian Ocean sounds simply magical. Reminds me of Sheffield Labs recordings ( I have many of their CDs). VERY high resolution.


title: Xtra, Xtra read all about it!

text: This CD dropped in 1996 and the music is timeless. Frank and I had just 5K copies made and here we find a few surviving in the Amazon jungle. A+ musicians, experienced engineers and producers assembled the masterful music impressions of 'Raw Sweat'.


title: Off Kilter KICKS

text: "I was walking through Milwaukees' Irishfest '05' with wife and college aged daughter. In the background was Off Kilter rocking away like no other at the fest. Like a bug to light we wandered over. My daughter said "they are lil to wild for my tast in Irish".  I bought all their cd's that night. Pure fun and truly unmatchable. Watch for them live, They are great for the whole clan. They are very collectable. More bands should follow there style. Enjoy


title: Soon to be a rare cd. Get this! Any fan and casual listener will love it.

text: Not the same ol' greatest hits package, this have a few raritys on it, like, je tem- I Feel Love Patrick Cowley LONG remix! So, id get the before it disappears. Recomended.


title: Highly Recommended

text: I first discovered The Real Ambassadors in the summer of 1996, and I listened to it obsessively.  Yes, it has a message.  It's about racism, nationalism and all the other "isms," but at the end of the day, it's just a great album, and I'm glad to own it on vinyl finally.  Highly recommended.  *****


title: Incredible album.

text: Had the luck to hear Dalglish and Larsen live a couple times in the SF bay area, late 1970s/early 1980s. Transcendent. The first track on the album--Paddy Concannon's Reel/The Wise Maid--is just wonderful. I have the vinyl, left over from those days. If you have a turntable, and get the chance, do pick this up. It is truly wonderful.


title: With deepest sympathy

text: I was shocked to learn a few minutes ago that Gerry Niewood was among those killed in the Buffalo plane crash.  His album as leader of the group Timepiece has been one of my favorites since college days in the 70s.  I've always considered Niewood to be a pioneer of what became known as "smooth jazz," although Timepiece is several steps above what passes for jazz on commercial FM radio these days.  This is wonderful, engaging relaxing music, and while I'm shocked over Niewood's death, I hope his work will now find a wider audience.


title: Imagine Pompous

text: Combining all the bombast and pretension of Coldplay and U2 with songs that rely more on gimmickry than craft (several are more loops than structured songs, with lots of abrupt samples thrown in for, um, who knows why) and kitchen-sink production that strangely makes it sound like speakers are blown on your system on the more bombastic tunes, Imagine Dragons reference everyone from Arctic Monkeys ("I'm So Sorry") to Ladysmith Black Mambazo (the ubiquitous "I Bet My Life"). They do it fairly well but blaze no new trails of their own, almost always sounding like bonus tracks from other bands' albums. Some bands should be flattered; the aformentioned Coldplay and U2 should sue.


title: Wow 2005

text: Awesome songs


title: Raw and good

text: I love this album.


title: Mark Braud CD

text: One of our favorite CDs.


title: Great CD

text: Just what I expected if not more.


title: Nice Memories

text:
I bought this for my father whose music collection included this album set in cassette and his new car had only a CD player.
He was thrilled.
Good remastering to digital, sounds better than the cassettes or the vinyl for that matter, and he is a happy man.
Says this is 'his and mom's music'.
A great gift for Older Americans who grew up on the music of America's Heartland.


title: Five Stars

text: excellent purchase


title: It's Larry Young folks......

text:
It's Larry Young.
'Nuff said.
Listening to Larry makes you feel so good,  you might feel as if you were a sick man waiting online.  And you just felt the first invigorating  jolt, from your new "organ" transplant.


Bucky's the best.
This is TRULY a SOLO masterpiece.
Viva La Buck!


title: Price

text: Price


title: Price

text: Price is great


title: Good songs from a great singer

text: It would have been icing on the cake if they had included the lyrics.  None the less, he's King for a reason.


title: Might Wanna Wait

text: This is, of course, an unauthorized recording. Every version of this concert I've heard has audible distortion, and judging from the other reviews, this is no exception. Thing is, in late October an official version will be released as part of the Joni Archives Vol 2.


title: Boot

text: The sound quality is only so-so, and the speed is off. Readily available for cheap on eeb-ay for cheap.


title: Mitchell Unsurpassable

text: This 3CD boot contains: CD1 Newport Folk Festival 1969 & other random early cuts. Sound VG+ CD 2 Live FM b'cast Netherlands 1983 tour. Full band, great sound. Worth it just for this (also on Youtube) CD 3 Solo Joni 1995 Gene Autry Museum, LA, Excellent sound FM b'cast-also widely available online.


title: Air Supply's Forever Love cd

text: This is one of Air Supply's best cd's and has so many of all the old songs they sang for the past 30 years. I love Air Supply, and have seen them in concert, and have several of their cd's. Just the right kind of music to mellow out and enjoy after a long day. One of the best cd's they have.


title: Fabulous Finbar!

text: Enjoyed the CD very much.


title: Classic Rock Music  Revisited

text: When Buffalo Springfield was on the radios, I was not worried about buying the music, but now, I want to hear the music that I loved then. Just bought all three of their original albums.<br />The music is just as great now as it was then and the clarity is much better.


title: Five Stars

text: Great Christian Music


title: good

text: Nice


title: Work

text: Nice


title: A great album.

text: A great group of songs from my childhood.


title: Under appreciated artist

text: Great album. If you are a fan of Dave's I am sure you will love this Lp. Some great tunes on this album my favorite being Show me Some Affection.


title: Mom's fav

text: Childhood


title: love

text: I wish the song JEsus Christ IS The Way.


title: Romantic & Timeless

text: Michael O'Brien's new CD "Something About Us" is one of my new favorites! Meaningful songs, romantic melodies, and his completely beautiful voice makes this CD one that will stay in my collection for years to come.


title: GREAT WORSHIP!!!!

text: GREAT worship cd! This is a very anointed cd I love the worship!<br />I would recommend. ITs GREAT to listen to!


title: Beautiful Music

text: I was fortunate enough to be present for this live recording.  It was and still is a beautiful set, I love her use of strings in this recording.  The musical element is powerful and stirring just as much as the words.  The songs are amazing, and as always, Kim brings the Presence!


title: Five Stars

text: beautiful mariachi & synfonic orchastra collabaration


title: Five Stars

text: Great as expected


I remember these songs on LP's from back in the 50's & 60's, always good to find CD's that sound this good. "El Tariacuri" at his best.


title: Excellent audio narration; story could've been even better

text: This book is packed with interesting facts and social commentary, and I enjoyed it enough to immediately start another Picoult book. That said, two crucial characters keep withholding information from a murder case — with other characters even imploring them “Don’t tell me” — in a way that feels a bit contrived. Sure, there are reasons, but I think the book could've been even better if those secrets weren’t saved for the end. Still, Picoult makes an important point entertaining when it could've easily been dull or depressing: how poorly set up our judicial and prison systems are for handling anyone who’s even a little bit different. Grade: B+


Kind of a young adult version of "Oryx & Crake" where teens navigate what they think is an awesome world but is really a dystopian future dominated by corporate advertising and the protection of Americans from knowing about the damage caused elsewhere in the world by their habits. People have chat feeds and shopping recommendations plugged directly into their bodies from birth. It took a bit to get used to the language because nearly every sentence is in teenspeak but you soon realize the entire society is this way — even the parents are, like, "Dude" and "Whatev." Their limited vocabulary weakens their ability to express their emotions when things start to go wrong. I'm not sure how the book will "read" but the audio version was fantastic, with fully produced commercials between chapters. The book is better the more I think about it. Bechdel test: pass. Grade: A-


title: good CD

text: good CD.  has some great one hit wonders by the original artist, and seems to be a good recording.


title: good CD

text: good CD.  good recording.  original hits and by the original artists.  sounds great.


title: good CD

text: good CD.  too bad it don't have it might as well rain until September  on it.


title: a Weak recording

text: I like this, but it is a bit weak, it don't have all the recordings from the EP, Follow that Dream.  I don't understand what is what on the track listings, but some of the songs were OK, even though I did not quite place them.


title: I love this

text: I love this CD.  1 bestknown single is on it.  Playgirl sounds just like the hit 45 single.<br />FYI; if you must ask, this sounds great sober, or drunk.


title: very good CD for 1 song

text: 1 song on this CD is very well known, at one time.  Chirpy Chirpy, Cheep, cheep.<br />I apreciate the full unedited hit version on this CD.


title: great CD

text: this CD has Donnies 3 biggest hits on it.  they all seem to be of excellent quality and are the original top 40 hit versions.  this CD can be a little hard to find anymore.  these CDs can be scalped on the prices, sometimes, so I was glad to find a good price.  there is a seller or2 or more that may say the scalped prices are the best I can find, but the price I paid, has undersold them by a large amount.


title: good CD play thru more than 1X

text: this cd was at 1 time misunderstood by me.  after listening thru a few times, I find that it indeed has the original hit of breaking up is hard to do by Jivin Gene<br />this is realy a good CD.  I love it.


title: good CD

text: there are some good tracks on this CD.  I would want to be sure they are good recordings.  if they are good recordings, that would make this a very good CD.


Beautiful songs and singing by this talented Taiwan singer.  It is out of print almost everywhere.  I am glad I could purchase it here at such a low price.


title: A personal gift from Kleiber to us all

text:
Thanks to this recording, we finally get to know how a Kleiber's Mahler would sound like.  Unless you are paying some offshore sellers near $100 for this CD ... the experience alone is well worth the price (near double of other classical music CDs in Amazon)

Like one of the reviewers has mentioned, the tempo for 'Abschied' is indeed curiously on the fast side.  The pace is more curious than the fact why Kleiber choose to conduct a Mahler piece at all.  Perhaps the Mahler revival in the 60's had motivated him enough?  But why the fast tempo?

Nevertheless, IMHO, Das Lied is Mahler's farewell piece, not a death bed piece like the 9th or the 10th.  It is like how we get used to numerous versions of comatose Faun (Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune) or Mahler 9th.  Kleiber's choice of tempo seems right to me.

I am so very grateful to own this CD


title: Jim Is The Best

text: I believe this is one of Jim's best! I can say after many many personal development cd's I've used over the past 25 years, this is in my top 5 of programs. What a great man! If you only retain or learn a fraction of this material, you will benefit immensely.


title: Thanks!

text: I love it! Thank you!! So cuddly and soft.


Listening to this album reminded me of being at a John Denver concert. Bevan does an awesome job at singing John Denver songs. It would be great if he went on tour here in the US, I would be there.


title: Four Stars

text: Okay


title: Great story for children

text: My children love this story and often act it out. The recording is well done and the songs catchy for children. The story of children “becoming” brownies to help with chores is charming and a cute twist.


title: Five Stars

text: I like it.


title: Favorite album - please support NU'EST!

text: I bought the album to support NU'EST and it's one of my favorite albums! Amazing songs and beautiful photos are included. Please support them!


title: Awesome! Just as described!

text: Love the CD/DVD Combo! Fantastic Performance!


title: All the Good Reviews Look Fake - This is Junk

text:
This is really junk junk.  Normally I read reviews, but I was in a rush and only looked at stars.  Now after I got the hose and tried it out and saw how bad it was I went back to read the reviews.  The only good reviews were written by people who are from the seller and who have  been given a "discounted" (I assume free) hose to test and give an "unbiased" report on it.  All the bad reports were given by innocent people like me that trusted the stars.  I thought Amazon had solved this problem of fake reviews.

Anyway, the nozzle did not attach properly to the hose because the threads don't match up so it leaked badly.  This problem is compounded by the fact that the nozzle once attached cannot be removed because the nozzle threads onto a fitting that has a separate set of threads in the back which thread directly to the hose.  So when you try to remove the nozzle you end up unthreading the valve that the nozzle threads into.  There is no place to put a wrench on to keep everything from spinning. It is hard to describe, but trust me you can't remove the nozzle.

The holder is a thin piece of metal with no holes to put screws in so it can be mounted.

So I am returning it as you will too if you buy it.  I never actually got to see how long the hose lasts.  I refer you to the other one star reviews for that information.  Good luck.


title: Incredible buy; incredibly relaxing

text: 2 CDs for next to nothing, how can you beat that?  The music is VERY relaxing--great background music, fine for meditation too.  Versatile Telemann.

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title: Four Stars

text: quite good


title: Three Stars

text: interesting, but passed it on


title: Big orchestra Handel, cimbalom-rich Hary Janos

text: Very powerful, big orchestra version of the Royal Fireworks Music, a nice suite from Gluck and a memorable Hary Janos from Kempe. Probably the best exposed cimbalom of any recording.


title: Fun to keep a few on hand

text: A little rough on track 4, but overall okay considering its age.


title: Four Stars

text: Very good!


title: If you love hearing a piano, get this

text: I first heard Darin Isaacs play in 1992.  If memory serves, he was playing out in the middle of mall or something and stopping only to personally sell his CDs to interested passers-by.  I don't play piano, so I don't know if his music is technically difficult.  I do know that then - and now, with my most recent purchase of Soulos - Mr. Isaacs transmutes seemingly simple melodies into something that calms the mind and soothes the soul.  It is similar to a softly babbling brook, but with tonal variation.  I don't presume to know what his intentions are with his music, but what I love is that it seems uncomplicated and "unsophisticated."  No pretense; just music for beauty's sake.  It makes me want to lean back with my head against a wall or cushion, close my eyes and let it wash over me.  Very, very special.


title: Unique sound born from the river bottoms

text:
A unique country-blues sound with the the mud of the southern midwest river bottoms mixed in.  This band has a sound all its own with flavors of old-time country, folk, jazz, and a common blues thread throughout.  Only once in a while something truly unique comes along and this group is one of those times.  We hope and expect even more from "Brothers K," but for now, take a dip in the river and see for yourself.

Keep up with Brothers K at: brotherskband.com


title: Great music

text: Beautiful music. Easy to learn and sing along with.


title: Five Stars

text: Very good play.


title: I Love Kim Clement's Style

text: I just love his unique style of worship and prophecy which comes out through these amazing songs. I want to dance-worship when I'm listening to this CD!! Very versatile and one of my favorites!!


title: Five Stars

text: Love that country


title: NO MORE NEW STUFF SO THIS IS A GREAT FIND

text: LOVE THIS ALBUM (CD) I NEVER NEW IT EXISTED. IF YOU ARE A GRAPE NUT (NO PUN INTENDED) YOU'LL LOVE THIS.


title: Track list

text:
Spirit in the Sky
Whatever I Do Wherever I Go
I Eat Cannibals
The Land of Make Believe
Use It Up & Wear It Out
Never Ending Story
Give Me Back My Heart
Missing Words
I'm in the Mood for Dancing
Midnite Dynamos
Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey
Hot Love
All of Me
My Girl Lollipop
Ain't No Pleasing You
Tonight
Frankie
Italo House Mix
Making Your Mind Up
Too Shy
Words
Move Closer
Cherish
When You Ask About Love
If You're Looking for a Way Out
Good Thing Going
Hold Me Tighter in the Rain
Attention to Me
Better Do It Salsa
Can Can
Rabbit
Who's Leaving Who
Loving Just for Fun
Burn
Videotheque
Everybody Salsa
Feels Like I'm in Love
Boys (Summertime Love)
Get Down on It
Inside Out
Mirror Mirror (Mon Amour)
High Energy
Que Sera Mi Vida (If You Should Go)
Saddle Up
Searchin' (I Gotta Find a Man)
I Am What I Am
Ooh to Be Aah
Snooker Loopy
Buzz Buzz a Diddle It
My Camera Never Lies
The Heaven I Need
Going Back to My Roots
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough (Medley)
Suspicious Minds


title: Track listings

text:
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross
Get Down On It - Kool and the Gang
Family Man - Daryl Hall and John Oates
I Know There's Something Going On - Frida
Kids in America - Kim Wilde
Turning Japanese  - The Vapors
Lies - Thompson Twins
More Than I Can Say - Leo Sayer
Just The Two Of Us - Grover Washington Jr. and Bill Withers
Your Love Is Driving Me Crazy - Sammy Hagar
Hold On Tight - Electric Light Orchestra
Fire And Ice - Pat Benatar
Fantasy -  Aldo Nova
Games People Play - Alan Parsons Project
Telefone (Long Distance Love Affair) - Sheena Easton
Cool Change - Little River Band
An American Dream - The Dirt Band
The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known) - Juice Newton


title: excellent

text: not only are they pretty women they sing good from the heart.  you can tell they love to sing.  our radio station need to start putting there music on the air.


title: A bit over-hyped

text: I'm mostly a fan of the Perfect line of exercise equipment. This item is an exception. It works okay, helps support your neck which is my favorite feature. Otherwise you can live without it. I don't see it revolutionizing the situp the way the pushup product did, nor does it fundamentally change how I do a crunch or sit up. I only paid $25 for it which was plenty. It does help with obliques some (sides of your abs) so thats a plus and it has me doing sit ups a bit more often...a good thing.


title: great

text: great


title: A Great CD By Ronnie Dunn

text: I love Brooks & Dunn music in general so this cd was a no brainer to get. I was looking forward to Ronnie Dunn's new music and it did not disappoint me. The seller shipped safe and fast ~ very impressed! I recommend this cd.


title: A Great CD By Ronnie Dunn

text: I am a Brooks & Dunn fan from way back and was sad to see them " retire ". I am happy they are both putting out more music and this cd Ronnie made is so different and I really love it ~ no buyer's regret!


title: Very Good CD By Wham

text: I like this cd by Wham because of the songs on it. I especially was looking for his song " Last Christmas ". It is sad he left us too soon ~ such a talented singer. I recommend this cd to any fans of his.


title: HO! HO! HO!

text: HO ! HO! HO !


title: Great movie and soundtrack

text: Thief is the movie where I discovered Tangerine Dream. And I’ve been a huge fan ever since.


title: Fast delivery and good story.

text: Package arrived quickly and in good shape.  I am a big Agatha Christie fan and this story is a good one.  Hugh Fraser reads it beautifully.


title: Love it!!

text: I was a punk in NYC in my youth - it was great to hear my old favorites - all compiled in one place. The Mojo compilations are really well done. This is my favorite!


title: Not as good as her other work

text: Not as good as her other work.


title: Amazing.. seriously

text: When I went to Tony's page, I saw this album had 0 reviews.  No one is paying me to write this review.  I have all but two of his CDs and used to buy them from overseas just to get the things before amazon was popular.  This album, though missing through all the moves I have had to make through the years, is one of my favorites.  There is not one CD I don't like that Tony has put out and i have literally worn them out. i've even had to use one of those CD scrapers to revitalize his CDs .  it's on my bucket list to make sure I have them all!  This CD takes you there.. to the rainforest that was made by his energy and creativity.  You can't go wrong.


title: Cal Thomas is Great!

text: Tremendous arrangements and performances featuring a great Welsh treble. Terrific listening.


title: Five Stars

text: Record in almost mint condition ..


title: Five Stars

text: Very good in all aspects !


title: Totaly boring

text: She's great on YouTube but the CD was a total disappointment. The mix isn't that great, and the vocals pretty much suck. Sina's drumming in the background is very basic compared to her You Tube videos. The songs in general are boring. The only reason for two stars is because I think Sina is super and a great drummer, but she needs to get with better musicians and a much better sound engineer.


title: Great Soundtrack to an AWESOME game!!!

text: This CD contains 21 tracks of songs from the Playstation 3 video game Ni No Kuni.  If you enjoyed the game, you should try out the Soundtrack!


title: 90s

text: To sister for Christmas,  she loves it


title: Five Stars

text: I collect Misfits/Samhain/Danzig stuff...


title: Three Stars

text: Truth is, mainly just bought it because I am a Misfits fan... heheh.


title: Five Stars

text: another great album by the Misfits!!!


title: Came on time and in good shape

text: Great CD, husband loves it


title: Excellent Dan Seals CD!

text: I had not heard of this one and picked it up with his autograph...surprisingly it is very good!


title: Horrendous

text: OMG !!!! these are little more than Muzak versions of Swingtime classics!!! YIPES!!!!!


title: Four Stars

text: Very pretty.


title: we loved having a virtual tour guide otherwise we would have ...

text: I heard many things about whether to buy or not to buy, but for my husband and I this was a day saver! we loved having a virtual tour guide otherwise we would have missed several points of interest!


title: Makes me feel good every time I listen to this.

text: If you are looking for some beautiful positive reflective music, this is it.


title: A treasured find!

text: Beautiful music from the past...it definitely added to my holiday pleasure.


title: Very Disappointing

text: Pete Haycock and Steve Hunter are both fantastic blues rock guitarists, the former with Climax Blues Band and a great solo outing, Guitar and Son, and the latter as a sideman on many classic albums by Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, and others, as well as a couple of solid solo efforts.  I couldn't wait to hear them play together.  I should have waited--this sucks.  Glossy, uninspired, completely forgettable pop.  What were they thinking?


title: Nice singing

text: This was nice singing it didn't have the trolo song but the other songs are good even though I don't understand the language it's still pretty. It's too bad the internet is so mean about people they have never met before so don't call him a troll you guys it's not right. Sadly enough he died only a couple years after 2010 when he thought the public could be genuine about liking the yodel and lots of people did but it seems like he was feeling harassed by 2012 the year of the funeral. But I didn't find out until a couple of years ago but he had a request for a writing contest to submit lyrics for the trolo song but supposedly the newer version was going to say something about the earth is beautiful and it's not been included. It's a shame I found out many years after maybe this person could have gotten better help.


title: Five Stars

text: Great record


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome record.


title: Five Stars

text: As expected.


title: Four Stars

text: Sit back and relax with the classics on this album.


title: If you like old country AKA real country music this is the ...

text: This is real ol' school country. If you like old country AKA real country music this is the album for you.


title: Great Music

text: This band is so good with the new Jay and getting Marty back on board.  Love the tracks recommend it highly.


title: music

text: was gift


title: Overpriced!

text: I agree with the other review (Tara) in that it is overpriced on Amazon.  You can go to Kelly Clarkson's website and get both cd's together for just under $20 even after shipping and taxes.  I don't give the prodcut 5 stars because there were a few choice "greatest hits" that were definitely left out.  For me, some of her greatest hits were never even released as singles.....those are usually her best songs!!  Other than that, it is a great set to own, just not at Amazon's price.


title: Lo Recomiendo .....bueno y bonito

text: Es un Reloj muy bueno y recuerda lo antiguo relojes ku..ku


title: This is A GREAT CD! But Please Note My Mistake & Get The RIGHT CD of Two That Have Exact Same Title.

text: This is A GREAT CD if you are "Old School" and liked "the way church used to be" in my generation (60s & 70s). The newer "hip hop" gospel music, can not be compared with this gem. Particularly if you were raised in "The Church of God in Christ" (COGIC), this CD brings back good memories. I purchased several more of this CD for giving away, especially to remaining special individuals who are Pioneer Elders of COGIC in my state. I do however want to clear up a mistake that was made when first purchasing this CD. There are two CDs with THE EXACT SAME TITLE but not all of the same content. This particular CD has a PURPLE BACKGROUND, came in a CARDBOARD CASE, has 15 selections and is about 64 minutes long. The other CD also titled "We Must Never Forget", has a BROWN BACKGROUND, jewel casing, but only 3 selections equaling approximately 12 minutes. Plus, these identical 3 selections are already recorded on this longer version of the CD entitled: "We Must Never Forget".


title: Dreamspace is not a book. Look for it under CDs by artist Dean Evenson

text: Dream Space is a CD or audio download by Dean Evenson. It is not a book so we don't know why it is listed as a book at a very high price. Search for the compact disc to see the real product. http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Space-Dean-Evenson/dp/B00B27WPU8/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452222022&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=drream+space


title: Another great album for energy healing

text: Reiki OM is just fabulous but how could it not be!  Dean Evenson always creates the best music for all kinds of healing work and now this one with a focus on Reiki is just what we need.  It's amazing to hear the Chinese zither played by young Henry Han.  Wow, he really does a great job and gives the album a special quality that fits right in with energy healing work. I have so many of Dean Evenson's music and DVDs and now this one is going to the top of my list for rotation.  I can't stop listening and I'm sure you will love it too.[[ASIN:B00547U58G Reiki Om]]


title: Happy

text: Love it


title: I Adore This Gorgeous CD -- It Instantly Creates a Thunderstorm In My House

text:
This DVD makes me happy.  I bought copies of this beautiful CD back in 1996 or thereabouts for my mountain cabin and for our main house and wore them both out.  I researched and found it again and bought more.  So, so HAPPY with it.

I swear it brings rain.  :-)


title: Wonderful array of music

text: Sometimes it's worth it, to buy actual cds. I love these, Thank you! If they do others, I'll look for their collections as well.


title: Won't work

text: I finally got it to work after goggling how to put the battery in, then it wouldn't stop flashing so battery drained like after three days. Put in another battery, now the thing won't work at all...


title: Wonderful cd...

text: This was really fun to listen too.  You should not buy this if you think it is cleaned up or time has made it easier to listen too.  This is simply a historically wonderful compilation of the Beatles live.


title: Local California talent that needed a manager to take them National

text:
Rick Glenn and the Texas Aliens were a phenominal California house band for a small night club just East of Los Angeles.  When the club owner realized he was turning away more people nightly than what his club could hold, he began looking for a larger facility.  He credited the band for bringing in the crowd and therefore built a new bar around the band and their unique abilities.

They found the location in an abandoned FRY'S grocery store shopping center in Colton just next to San Bernardino and north of Riverside.  The band and the bar staff built the entire new bar by hand. The story was that the stage alone took enough lumber to build a 3 bedroom house with a 2 car garage.  All of the tables and bar stools were also built by hand and all were at standing height so that if there were more in your party than the number of stools available you could still gather round.  Each table also had special hooks underneath so that ladies had a place to hang their purses.

Originally the new club in Colton could handle up to 2000 per the fire marshall and it wasn't long before the word spread and once again the club was standing room only and people were made to wait in line outside in case someone would leave (One out = One in).  On Friday nights it was quite common for people from San Diego and as far as San Francisco to charter a bus and bring their party to Colton to the Mulelip for a weekend of dancing.

It wasn't long before the crowd had outgrown the bar and within the first year, Rick, the band and the club owner began negotiations to buy out the rest of the shopping center and enlarge the club.  It was closed for about a month while they did the renovations, moved the stage back to accomodate a much larger dance floor.  They also at this time increased their service to include a full-service Steak-House restaurant (The Upper Lip) inside the club.  One of the draw backs to the new larger club was that there were no cables long enough anywhere in the world to reach from the new stage location all the way back to the sound booth at the back wall.  And the sound engineer would have needed binoculars to see the stage.  So the sound booth was moved to the middle of the dance floor, which created a small island for dancers to dance around. (Country music dancers dance  around the floor as opposed to Rock & Roll dancers who dance ALL OVER THE FLOOR).

When they re-opened the Mulelip could boast the largest country dance floor in the U.S. - even larger than Mickey Gilley's in Pasadena, TX.  Although Gilley's was a larger club in square footage, the Mulelip had a much larger dance floor.

The secret to the whole adventure was the genius of Rick Glenn and his uncanny ability to read a crowd and know what song to call next in order to keep them dancing.  They used to joke that they really didn't need as many tables and stools because people were never at the table but on the dance floor instead.

Rick's vocal abilities were so good that when he sang a Johnny Cash song, you'd have thought that Cash, himself was on stage. Rick could do that with Merle Haggard songs, Charlie Pride songs and just about any other male country singer.  The beauty of it was that he wasn't trying to do impressions of those artists but rather paying homage to them and to the song and his voice had the special qualities necessary.  Each artist also had their own unique timing and phrasing and Rick could duplicate that like no other.

The problem came to be that although Rick could give such special treatment to the male songs, he didn't have the vocal qualities to duplicate those songs sung by female artists....and so a lovely young ladie named Stephanie with a voice from Heaven would come out and sing two or three songs per set.

Besides Rick's talent, he was backed by one of the most talented bands of the day that included a drummer who could match riffs with Buddy Rich when called upon to do so but who also knew how important his steady back-beat was to keep the dancers on the floor.  He had to have the most boring job in the club just hitting the bass drum with his foot on the down beat and slapping his stick on the snare on the off beat. ( there isn't much more to country drumming than that).  But he was right there - solid as a rock - every night, every beat and every off-beat.  The mark of a very good drummer.

If Rick Glenn and the Texas Aliens had had the talents of a Colonel Tom Parker to manage them who know where they would have gone in the music business.


title: A different feel

text: I love this CD...it is a different sound in many ways...wish he had done more...  I worked with him for a bit, never knew he had this other side to him.


title: First CD I Ever Ownd

text: Came with CD Player back in the 80s from Radio Shack that was a floor model.  Really good mix of music on this disc, some real 80s gems.


title: Awesome Journey!

text: Can't go wrong with Journey on vinyl, Love Steve Perry voice. Could listen to it all the time even when my kids are screeming to turn it off.


title: George is lossing it

text: This movie was very boring.  People began to leave at about 1/4 of the movie. People who stayed were falling asleep around my seat.  The graphic and sound was very good.  At one point I thought I was watching the cut-scenes from Grim Frimdago (in the café) and Abe's Oddworld (the princess jumping around in the factory).  I tried to find a reason why a "great" movie like this was so boring.  I came up with this conclusion.  This movie did not have any philosophical or psychological value that made my brain entertain.  Nor did this movie provided any mystery for me to solve.  Usually you have something to talk about after watching a movie but not for this one.  I didn't even like the computer graphic.  Graphic was very good but it was not real.  The feeling of "being there" was not in this movie.  It was missing the feeling of "THERENESS" if I might make out a word for it. In the old movie, when you saw a X-Wing flying by, you knew it was a model; but in a sense, it was REAL and it was THERE.  If you have nothing to do, go see why there is all the hype about digital movie.  If not, don't waste your time waiting in long line to go see this movie.


title: Good Music, bad CD

text: It may be great music, but the cd that arrived was defective and would not play.


title: Five Stars

text: Ernie Ford at his best


title: This is the BEST thing EVER!!!

text: My 5 yr old Granddaughter loves this!!!


title: Great song

text: Love this song and artist.


title: Five Stars

text: i loved it


title: great

text: Any time you have classic soul CD you can't go wrong, great purchase


title: Four Stars

text: Enjoy it.


title: beautiful piano music

text: Although this CD didn't contain song of the songs I wanted, it was a beautiful selection of piano music by a very talented man.  I am using the CD for "car" music,


title: the CDs worked great

text: of course I love his music and I've been listening to the CDs without any problems


title: Books

text: Great


title: Gift

text: She loved it


title: Awesome!

text: This is one of the most beautiful CD's he has made.  I love to worship to it during my times with the Lord.


title: Great CD

text: Wondrful! I have listened to it over and over. I highly recommend it for pure relaxation. Great for meditation, reiki, or just to get into a peaceful mood.


title: Five Stars

text: Love their music!  Great CD!


title: Great buy

text: Def old school great music


title: Better than advertised

text: the item arrived is great condition and exceeded expectations


title: Four Stars

text: good music a birthday gift to my wonderful wife.  She loves this person and of course all the music. It may be old music but it wonderful to hear it everyday. thanks amazon for having it available for people like us who can still enjoy it.


title: Why not available?

text: This is 18 cd's, 36 stories, all read by a variety of great actors, written by prize winning authors, one of the best audio collections I've ever come across - and IT'S NOT AVAILABLE!!??  The universe is upside down.  Nothing makes sense.  So who could be positive about THIS being not available, amongst all the mediocre stuff out there.  ?


title: Not What I Expected

text: The disc arrived in a timely manner in o.k. condition. After listening to the cd i found that i just didn't like it.


title: Sound Quality

text: Although the sound quality leaves A LOT to be desired, unfortunately this is the only cd out there by the Younghearts. The cd pretty much represents their best work, accept for two songs, "do you have the time, parts 1&2" and "dedicate my life to you (the full 7-plus mins. long)". Maybe, one day someone will come out with a much better and higher quality item that fully represents the great sound of the Younghearts!


title: Excellent!

text: William-Joseph again shows his elegant mastery of the piano with sacred music! Just hoping that an accompanying print music book will soon be available!


title: Like New

text: These tapes look and sound like new.  In the car I can't tell them apart from CD's, except the dynamic range is less.  Better on my eardrums.


title: Five Stars

text: Another great CD from this great musician we saw on the La Vegas strip


title: Great Spiritual Album

text: Great spiritual album! Highly recommend to anyone who wants to understand how much God loves each and everyone of us, even with our shortcomings. My favorite song is Nothing More Than You, song where the album title comes from. The Father’s House is awesome, but prefer the live version I saw on YouTube with Jonathan Helser on stage. Jonathan was on stage, but did not sing. Jonathan by the second verse put down his guitar and was absorbed in the song. I have watched a few YouTubes of Cory live, and what a performer (e.g. Endless Alleluia). Would love to see him put out a live album!


title: A must have

text: I am so glad I can purchase and download this album. It was my introduction to the fiery Lady T.  Now my collection is complete.


title: Soundtrack of my life

text: I loved listening to this song on WNJR NJ back in the day. My sister and I owned it until it got destroyed in a flood. To bad it's not in MP3 download because I would purchase it in a heartbeat.


title: One died 3 weeks after receiving them. Rats! thought I'd find a solution to buying apple cables.

text: WOW! I loved these cables then one went out. I'm just waiting for the next one to go out. I gave it 2 stars because I like the color and the elasticity of the cable


title: Perfect!

text: My second grade class loves the songs, especially the ones who need the extra reinforcement. It really helps them remember the patterns and beg for more.  I also uploaded the lyrics so they could see it, hear it, say it, act it out, and write during word work.


title: Good vibes, good tunes

text: Full Swing has a Manhattan Transfer meets New York Voices appeal to them. I enjoyed the entire CD.


title: Super for Star Wars kids learning piano

text: Got this for a relative's son, 10 yrs, who is studying piano.  He plays mostly classical, but is crazy about Star Wars, in all its variations.  I wasn't sure it would be something he'd like, but his Dad says he stopped opening gifts after he saw it and was really excited by the sheet music...an added incentive to play and try new music, plus it feeds into his love Star Wars lore.  Double win.


title: Nothing like old school hip hop

text: Kid n Play are one of my idol these guy are the reason I started to rap as the age of eight and write my own rhythm as the age of fourteen. I had always been a fan of old school hip hop


title: Five Stars

text: This is a amazing


title: Awesome Collection

text: Beautiful collection of an iconic rocker


title: Great Memories

text: Loved it all


title: Warren Zevon Great Talent

text: Wonderful entertainment, incisive lyrics and music. You will love it<br />“AND HIS HAIR WAS PERFECT!”


title: The amazing Leslie West

text: Hard driving rock, great guitar and melodies<br />If you enjoyed Leslie West, you need this in your collection !


title: Tells it like it is

text: Talking to the people that need to hear the message. Awesome


title: Came in surprisingly great condition

text: Came in great condition.  Everything was in tact, with a few signs of age, but that was to be expected.  I bought this for my boyfriends birthday, and he is going to love it!


title: Such a great show, both Wayne and Douglas at their best ...

text: Such a great show, both Wayne and Douglas at their best in my opinion, and I have even grown to love that title theme by legendary Dimitri Tiompkin. This film could have been a classic had its director understood the script better, but there is something very epic in this giant iron wagon being secretly built in the livery and lumbering across the plains.  Instead it is treated as just another actioner and because it was such a great idea, with such a super cast, it still is a lot to watxch time and again.


title: Four Stars

text: If you like Savage Garden's "Affirmation", then you should like Beverley Knight's "Affirmation" also.


title: Four Stars

text: NBA Season starts right now!


title: Four Stars

text: There's nothing overrated on this compilation at all.


title: Two great albums, Now weneed the others like Hugo goes ...

text: Two great albums, Now weneed the others like Hugo goes South of the Border, Goes Latin, and the other themed albums and Wish you were here.Even tho I put my albums on cds it's still nice to see all of his Victor recording come out on cd


title: A Classic Lou Rawls

text: Reminiscent


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful voice and arrangements.


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful music.  Thank you.


title: Five Stars

text: Thanks!


title: Five Stars

text: Thanks.


title: Five Stars

text: love it.


title: Five Stars

text: fine


title: Neverending Tribute....

text: Plain and simple this CD isn't half bad. I've loved the movie ever since I first saw it back in my early years. (I'm not that old now. [lol]) I have the original soundtrack which is nice, but having a CD with the movie theme was a decent idea. The new take on it doesn't compare to the original, and it [isn't bad]either. Sabrina and T.H.T. do a good job doing their take on the original, and fairs quite well. The five versions are each a little different in their own way, and of course, are quite dancable to. Now if only dance clubs could catch on to these kind of hooks, and they'd have me there.


title: Lovely!

text: What a wonderful album. The songs are beautiful and Doris Day has such an amazing voice.


title: This is a really great cd. Some of the songs I have never ...

text: This is  a really great cd. Some of the songs I have never heard on any of his other albums like "Beautiful Savior." I am a huge Bing Crosby fan and I have dozens of his Christmas albums and thought this one would be just okay when my mom bought it for me but I ended up loving it. I would highly recommend. The price is a bit high for a new one but there are used ones available.


title: Four Stars

text: Wasn't what I expected  but was still good.


title: Always pure country- George Strait!

text: All songs on the album, are country, with the pure clean vocals of George Strait never drowned out.  Country music is about the story, not the screaming. No one does it better.  Strait country music lets you FEEL life.


title: Five Stars

text: I love this book!


title: Great cd

text: Great CD love all songs


title: Five Stars

text: Greatest hits


title: Five Stars

text: Loaned my copy and can't find it now.<br />WAS good


title: Good

text: Good entertainer and a good cd to hear his songs.


title: Slience is golden

text: I read/listened to this book & at first I thought the author was nuts to suggest living in a life of silence.  Then one day I had to turn the power off at my house and found that a life in silence gives you plenty of time to hear & realize your thoughts.  I found that I've become more insightful into my inner minds working.


Just saw them in person myself...these guys are GREAT.  If they come to your area, don't miss them!


title: Five Stars

text: I love it.


title: Five Stars

text: Very happy with my purchase.


title: Mesmerizing, spectacular

text: And Winter Came is an utter gem, not just for Enya fans, but for Christmas music lovers. This album is gorgeous, and serenely beautiful. Nearly every song on here is perfection; some are fun and catchy, and some are solemn and glorious. Enya's vocals and range is amazing and it's on full display here. This is an album that will not age. I actually look forward to Christmas time simply to keep this on replay.


title: An awesome score to a fantasy masterpiece

text:
This 2-disc set is just what the doctor ordered as it has Trevor Jones's greatest masterpiece of a score besides "Last of the Mohicans" or "Excalibur". This contains the first disc which was the original LP album from 1982 but re-issued on disc with only 13 tracks of which were only heard in the workprint cut such as "The Storm", an alternative version of "Gelfling Song" and "The Funerals/Jen's Journey" but not the full soundtrack.

However Disc 2 contains the full movie score as you heard throughout the movie which can be heard on the DVD on isolated score as i must say this score is very haunting, thrilling, chilling, epic and memorable as hell. It's always been one of my fave movie scores for a very long time and one of the best movie scores of all time. It really sets the emotions and scenery of this remarkable motion picture to life from the chilling opening to the end credits of different tracks with it's brilliant finale score that blows the mind.

A must have for any Dark Crystal fan, fantasy lover or movie music lover.


title: Four Stars

text: Great band!


title: Good

text: Always liked this..upgrading from cassette


title: Showcase of Motown

text: What Motown did in the day.


title: Unplugged

text: Excellent if you like the eagles.


title: Four Stars

text: Thanks.


title: Five Stars

text: I love this CD.  I had a copy but lost it so I reordered it.


title: I want this CD!

text: So someone get it in stock, because I can't find it anywhere else.


title: Great DVD

text: I was just like the show on PBS.


title: Be sure to find a digital theatre with THX. It's worth it.

text:
Episode 2 is everything I hoped it would be and more. The story shows us the turmoil in the senate, the believable relationship between Anakin and Padme, Anakin's conflict with the Jedi and it also has many subtle and prominent connections to episodes 4-6.
  This episode also has a lot of treats for fans. Namely Jedi and Bounty Hunting action. We see more of the Jedi temple, we see a spectacular battle involving more than a dozen Jedi in a small area (something we've never seen until now) and the pinnacle of it all is of course, Yoda. Yoda looks great. His character is very well done in this outing. Plus, we get to see him fight, which is a real treat and great fun to watch. Seeing Jango Fett in action is like fulfilling every Star Wars fan's fantasies about what Boba would've/should've been doing in 4-6. We never really saw Boba do much. But Jango goes all out. We see him fly, shoot and use all kinds of gadgets. His space battle with Obi-Wan in the debris ring is spectacular (this is where THX sound really pays off) Episode 2 leaves Star Wars fans satisfied in many areas.
  I was lucky enough to be able to see Episode 2 the way it's meant to be seen, on a digital screen. Digital projection is absolutely wonderful. The picture is crisp, no scratches, dots or dust. It's like watching a DVD on a huge screen only 10 times better. Digital projection combined with THX sound makes for the ultimate experience. It is my advice that you make the extra effort/time to find and get to a digital theatre near you. If you really care about seeing this movie in the best way possible, it's certainly worth the trouble.


title: A Delightfully Quaint Postcard of an Album!

text:
I developed an appreciation of this 1961 compilation of Perry Como's Christmas songs as a child.His Christmas specials were still being aired, and I have memories of a younger sibling struggling to repeat the line from Frosty the Snowman, "Frosty clumsy as he can be....", and being unable to say the word, "clumsy" as a toddler.
  Robert Prestergaard's commentary on the back of the jacket of the vinyl record painted a cozy, sentimental picture of Christmastime, its tradition, the carols, and of the well-liked Mr.Como himself.
  The  album begins with a lightherted, well-orchestrated version of T'was the Night Before Christmas, followed by  The Twelve Days of Christmas,then we hear God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, followed by C-H-R-I-S-T-M-A-S(which I performed as part of a Sunday School choir one year ),then Joy to the World, then a kazoo-laden version of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, then the aforementioned Frosty the Snowman, The Christmas Song, a rare carol called That Christmas Feeling, then I'll Be Home for Christmas, then Silent Night, O Come All Ye Faithful, then Jingle Bells,  a sweet, reverent version of White Christmas,and finally, a swing-era version of Winter Wonderland.
  Admittedly, other Christmas albums have captured my fancy and invoked my passions since this one did.But I now listen to it with the sentimentality one might have for an old Christmas greeting card from years past, and when listening, I enjoy once again the warmth  and amiability that has become the hallmark of a great artist's legacy.


title: In a Word, Superb!

text: 25 years ago this  week, shortly after purchasing this album, I taped the beauteous and reverent promotional special for it.The banter of the TV program could be a little hokey, but like the album itself, it was very well put together, although Natalie Cole and Tammy Wynette, who performed the songs, Grown-Up Christmas List,  and Away in a Manger respectively, were absent from that special, as they are now, sadly absent from our world.  Foster initiates  with his rendering of  Carol of the Bells,  Wynnona follows with a warm and hearty version of Blue Christmas, BeBe and CeCe Winans perform The First Noel, followed by Johnny Mathis' classic version of The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.After Natalie Cole's aforementioned offering, we hear Michael Crawford's O Holy Night( as a huge fan of his, this was the piece de resistance that led to my purchase of the album).  Vanessa  Williams' Go Tell it on the Mountain/ Mary Had a Baby is next, followed by Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack's I'll Be Home for Christmas, Celine Dion performs The Christmas Song, and after Tammy Wynette's performance, the ensemble give us White Christmas in the finale.  A quarter of a century after its release, this is still a great Christmas album, and the videos from the promotional television program, which may now be viewed on You Tube only serve to enhance its greatness.


title: First in a Series of Entertaining and Educational Albums

text:
This was the initial album of a three-album ( the last part being a 2 in 1 deal) set to which I was introduced as a child because my parents ordered the set from TV Guide. Listening to its contents as a 10 1/2-year-old in the early '80s  familiarized me with the main events of that decade due to the chronicle of notable historic events on the back jacket. It was from this album I learned of such events as the disappearance of justice Joseph F. Crater, and the Lindberg Baby's kidnapping. The music teacher I had the previous year made me fully aware of the Great Depression of the '30s, which hadn't happened for me despite frequent viewings of "The Waltons" from pretty early on, when she played the original Broadway cast album of "Annie". But the noted events on the album's jacket and the songs featured gave me more of a feel for what that time was like.
 Interestingly, this album features many artists who were still alive when  it introduced me to their work, such as Woody Herman, whose "Blues in the Night" is featured, and I still get a kick out of Artie Shaw's  instrumental rendering of Cole Porter's "I Get a Kick Out of You"( I recall first hearing the lyrics in the 1946 film, "Night and Day" some years later).
 But the album begins with the Andrews Sister's 1937 classic, "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen", followed by Eddie Cantor's "Makin' Whoopie", then we hear Judy Garland's  tribute to Clark Gable, "You Made Me Love You".
 Louis Armstrong's "A Kiss to Build A Dream On" purportedly came from a later era, as perhaps did Tommy Dorsey's "Tenderly".
 Tony Martin presents his tart and mellow rendering of "All the Things You Are",  we hear Bing Crosby's 1936 offering, "Pennies From Heaven" from his movie of the same name,  the King Cole Trio, with an early vocal by Nat perform "Sweet Lorraine", Guy Lombardo gives us the comically wistful, "Boo Hoo", and Ella Fitzgerald scats along with "Lady Be Good".
 I belong to that odd but phenominal tribe that develops more of an affiliation to music decades older than we are than with contemporary sounds. I make no apologies for it. It caused me to develop a certain reverence for the endurance of the Greatest Generation as they weathered the first half of a catachlysmic two-decade ordeal of economic hardship and extreme global conflict and the songs that helped lighten their burdens through it all.


title: My Love of the Music of This Era Officially Began With This!

text:
My parents purchased this album, along with its '30s and '50s &'60s counterparts sometime back in the 1970s, and from my preteens onward, it provided me with countless hours of entertainment and information. I developed a weekly ritual of just listening  to all three of them (favorite songs only) on the living room record player--rather unusual for a Generation Xer.
 But, of course these songs have a beauty that the often synthesized music my contemporaries listened to in the 1980s lacked, and in addition to familiarizing myself with the major events of the decade, as chronicled on the back of the album's jacket (which proved to be very helpful with my knowledge of history).
  Our musical journey begins with the stately somberness of Jimmy Dorsey's 1941 winningly formulaic hit, "Amapola", which starts out as a solemn tango accompanied by Bob Eberle's beautiful vocalization, becomes jazzier in the middle, and is capped of by Helen O' Connell's  bouncy finale.
 We then go to a number that was my initial favorite on this album( which I'd initially heard on a Bing Crosby album my Dad purchased shortly after Bing Crosby's passing, and had recently been recited by my current English teacher), 1944's "Swinging on a Star" by Bing Crosby, initially performed with a Boys' Choir in the film "Going My Way", but which is performed here with the Williams Brothers, including an up-and-coming Andy Williams. We then hear the Ink Spots' "If I Didn't Care", then a slow version of "Tea for Two" by Eydie Gorme that seems out of place and from a later era.
  Then there is crooner Dick Haymes' (and the Song Spinners') 1943 rendering of "You'll Never Know"--the beautiful result of a contentious musician's union strike that led to a slew full of a cappella hits at that time. In the emotional depths of this performance, the backup group warble traces of what would evolve into the doo-wop sould of the following decade.
  Freddie Martin's 1945 instrumental rendition of "Symphony" is next. He also had a rendition with vocal accompaniment.
  Side 1 ends with Judy Garland's rendering of "The Trolley Song", from her 1944 film, "Meet Me in St.Louis".
  Satchmo's original 1940 rendition of "Blueberry Hill" begins side 2. The chorus on this one is lovely, but it always did sound as though Louis Armstrong needed to clear his throat before beginning his vocal on this one.
 Sammy Kaye's emotional "Harbor Lights", also from 1940, was performed with a tropical flare.
 Then we have The Mills Brothers' "Paper Doll" from 1943, the sassy  swing number which these "Four Guys and a Guitar" ( which was their group's earlier name) turned into the biggest hit of the decade.
  The lovely feminine  harmonizing of the decades three top "canaries" ( the popular name for female singers of the time) the Andrews Sisters imbues the  cheerfully sung, but wistful, "I Can Dream, Can't I?", then their pal and frequent collaborator Bing goes solo on "I'll Be Seeing You", and we end with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly's "For Me and My Gal" from the 1942 movie of the same name.
  While I find intriguing that Glenn Miller, the decade's most popular band leader was excluded from this roster, I feel this is a great mixture  of samples of the popular music of the decade, depicting feelings of values, a sense of fun, mixed with emotion-laden piety( as is expressed in  "If I Didn't Care" and "You'll Never Know" in lines about  speaking their loved one's names in prayer), longing, and hopefulness largely against the backdrop of Mankind's deadliest conflict.
 Subsequent generations who listen to these songs may feel that in a small way, they have lived at least a little of the journey of the Greatest Generation  along with them.


title: Part of the  Album Trilogy Largely Responsible for My Love of Oldies

text:
I'm a Generation Xer who came in at the tail end of the '60s and learned to enjoy many of the  hits featured  on this two record album, as well as its two predecessors of the '30s and '40s  when I was a pre-teen in the early '80s.
 I enjoyed the uniqueness of the arrangements, including Teresa Brewer's bouncy "Music, Music, Music", which I saw her perform on "The Muppets" some years earlier. A revived , "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself A Letter" by Billy Williams is given an early Rock 'n' Roll era twist, The Four Aces' "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" is presented with grand Oriental Splendor... Sammy Davis' Vegasy styled "That Old Black Magic"  begins the '50s album with vigor and swing, Don Cornell's "I'll Walk Alone" is a 50s styling of a World War II era favorite, The Ames Brothers revamp  the song, "Undecided", Peggy Lee gives her cafe styling of "Mr. Wonderful", The Lennon Sisters' sweet harmony infuses their 1956 rendering of "Tonight You Belong to Me", Al Hibbler's "He" is appropriately reverent , "Blue Tango" by Leroy Anderson (which I recall hearing in "La Bamba") reflects the popularity of the Tango in the early '50s, Earl Grant's "Ebb Tide" is serene, and in recent days, with the passing of Debbie Reynolds, I've thought of how my mom once told me stories of having elegant  dress parties with friends as a teenager with songs like "Tammy" playing on the record player.
 Selections from the 1960s include Len Barry's "One, Two, Three", Brenda Lee's "I'm Sorry", Bert Kaempfert's "Wonderland by Night"and Spanish Eyes", Louis Armstrong's "Hello Dolly", and a few more that represent the era quite magnificently.
 On the back of the jacket, there is a chronicle of the major events of both decades, including  the Korean War, Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, the implementation of television in daily American life,  The debut of Elvis Presley and Rock' n 'Roll, Princess Grace's wedding, the ascension of Sputnik, Alaskan and Hawaiian Statehood, the U2 Scandal, the election and assassination of John F. Kennedy, the debut of the Beatles,  the assassinations of Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy, Man's arrival on the moon, and finally Woodstock.Much of my familiarity with this era stemmed from this album and its predecessors, and all three were instrumental in my doing well in history classes.
 Like its predecessors that chronicle the music and history of the 1930s and 1940s, this album is a rare find that any collector should be proud to have.


title: Christmas in the '60s...

text:
I grew up listening to the vinyl version of this 1964 album, whose roster is filled with an exotic array of neo-classical carols, often  heavily laden with emotion.
  The soft, hazy, heartwarming photo of a stylishly beehived young mother with an ethereal looking infant, purportedly, an updated take on the Madonna and Child, is the cover for Harry Simeone's excellent presentations, including his signature version of "The Little Drummer Boy",  a powerful, intense, and sparkling version of "Hallelujah", an updated version of " 'Twas the Night Before Christmas" with orchestration more than highly reminiscent of an earlier one by Simeone's one-time associate, Fred Waring, a light and abbreviated version of "What Child is This?", and Side One ends with a distinct version of "Carol of the Bells".
  Side 2 begins with Simeone's take on the Italian carol, "O Bambino", and then we hear, "The First Christmas Carol", followed by the calypso carol, "Mary's Little Boy Chile", a wistfully reverent and reminiscent, "Every Christmas is a Birthday",  then a bouncy  and delightful, contemporary orchestrated "Christmas Tree",  complete with a base guitar,  and a delightful chorus of children in tow, and finally, "Sing a Song of Christmas".
  50 years later, this reverent gem still holds its magic, still typifying  the musical stylings of its era retains a high level of appeal , and will continue to do so as years go by.


title: Best Yodel Album Ever

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I owned the original album in vinyl years ago and it was amazing. I bought it in Switzerland on a trip there. I regret I never had it converted to digital or bought the CD when it came out. It is possibly the best yodel album ever.

It is in German ("Swiss" is not a language) and this version was a Japanese CD remastered off the original tracks. If I could afford it, I'd buy it.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome


title: Great CD

text: This is a great CD, and I'm glad to have a replacement for the original one I had, which accidentally got so scratched up by a move that I haven't been able to listen to it for a long time.  Thanks for the great service!


title: Mind controlling

text: You WILL feel calmer, more relaxed and better able to take on whatever life throws at you.  Meditate every day and see your results soar.


title: Five Stars

text: Great album


title: Five Stars

text: 3 great cd's


title: loved it,

text: bought for my grand daughter,loved it,jcp


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


title: Five Stars

text: The Best!


title: Arrived quickly in perfect condition!

text: Again, my daughter loves it! Exactly what she wanted.


title: Arrived in perfect condition and quickly. Thank you!

text: My daughter loved it! Exactly what she wanted!


title: A Must CD for your music collection

text: Several years ago we were introduced to the Messianic worship ministry of Paul Wilbur.  We have had the privilege of hearing and conversing with Paul on two occasions and found him to be a humble man of Yahweh.  If you ever want to enter into the presence of the Most High in a most amazing way we highly suggest this cd as a must for any worship or soaking time you spend with your Abba Father.  I know you will not be disappointed!


title: Three Stars

text: Bought used stated good. One tape snippets #6 tape did not work at all.


title: Nice sound

text: Just listening enjoyment


title: Five Stars

text: Love this EP!!


title: The Hybrid Theory EP

text:
I'll avoid talking about sellers and just tell you about the EP itself:

There once was a little bad called Xero created by some southern California natives looking for a break. Lineup changes (particularly the introduction of a new lead singer/screamer from Arizona) and a name change later and they released a self titled EP called The Hybrid Theory EP. The name change reflected their intention to create music that fused together elements of hard rock, hip hop, pop, industrial, and techno into one hybrid of style. One more name change later they released a full length album called Hybrid Theory under the name Linkin Park and became one of the biggest bands on the planet.

The tracks on The Hybrid Theory EP have popped up here and there on future Linkin Park albums and EP's, but it's only found a fully remastered release as a benefit of joining Linkin Park's fan club LPUnderground. That's really not a good thing for LP fans who might have felt a little put out by the band's movement away from their roots, abandoning a lot of the hard rock that drove their early mainstream releases.

On this particularly EP, it's easy to see what's going to drive LP to become so big. The pop sensibility that allows them to create songs that will stick with you, but not grate on your senses is there. The crisp lyrical flow of Shinoda's raps is ever present. The driving guitars, the beats, the turntables; all there. If anything, some of the tracks in this EP are better than some of the tracks that appeared on their first two albums. If anything, though, moving to a major label helped them hone in their influences  allowing them to work as more of a cohesive unit then they sound like here.

Lyrically, I would say there are some tracks on here that definitely trump the material of their debut album. "High Voltage" is one of the best raps about the form ever written, and the re-envisioning that appears on the Reanimation album doesn't quite do it justice. It appears as though they maybe they didn't think their audience was quite ready for a complete hip hop track on their debut, but I think it would have been highly beneficial considering the albums and tracks that came after. Also, where Hybrid Theory was very "me-centric", it could have used a dose of the song "Carousel" which is an interesting look at addiction without directly blatantly stating exactly what the song is about.

If you can get a hold of it, and you're a Linkin Park fan, I highly recommend that you take a listen to The Hybrid Theory EP. You'll easily get a base for where this band has come from, and if you prefer old school LP and haven't heard it then it will help tide you over for a while. This EP will definitely give you a sense of how the band has progressed from the times before they were signed to a major label.

4.5/5

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title: We loved the songs "Little Hands" and also the song "Someday ...

text:
This CD came to us from a friend from our So. California church who was a friend of the composer/artist, John Stothers and I believe this CD was done in the late 1990's. Yes, this is a Christian CD.  We loved the songs "Little Hands" and also the song "Someday When You're Older".  My husband sang "Little Hands" as a Children's Dedication song at church years ago.

These were such beautiful songs for me as a young mom back when our sons were still little and the latter still brings tears to my eyes.  Too bad this CD is no longer available. It was truly a beautiful CD and gentle reminder of how our children are truly gifts from God above...


title: Katie Bills Loves music

text: Well I am surprized how good it wass. One of my favourites now. Thank you.. Jimmy has a very good voice. His brothers sing in the back ground. Very uplifting love songs. I live in America. And the cd was produced in the U.K. And I was happy that only their CDs will play on America format Cds. But nothing else. I would recommend this.


title: Great cd

text: Good cd, my kids are all country yossi fans and they enjoyed this latest cd with Kivi and tuki.  I just wish they were cheaper


title: One More Great Cd By The Statlers!

text: I Have spent years collecting the Statler's CD's.I actually had brought this particular Cd in 2012.However,I must have loaned or given it away.I Have Several so it appears "selfish" to not share these Great Singers! Espesially when They have several Songs on thier Cd's. After listening to some of the "Utunes "in 2014 I heard a Song I hadn't heard before? It WAS "Remember Me"! Another Song Called<br />"Who do You think You ARE"! I ALREADY HAD  several others! However,If You have a lot of the Statlers You will enjoy these two songs (although not written By Them .They wrote,Youv've been like a Mother to Me" A Great Song written By Don.Even a Song written By "Will" Heralds Son. It is called "Dynamite" ......Certainly,worth taking a "Listening" !


title: Jane Child

text: She was one of the many dance singers of the late 80s and early 90s, "Dont Want To fall In Love" was a great dance song and the audience liked it too going gold.  Unfortunatly she never had a major hit afterwards.  Jane Child where are you now?


title: Okay Movie

text: This movie is an okay movie but nothing special about it.  The special effects weren't as good as I thought they were going to be and I saw them in both the Digital and regular screens.  The acting was horrible especially the love scene between Anakin and Senator Amidala.  I also found out that Yoda was digitized and I don't like that I like Yoda in his original form as a puppet.  Anyways this movie is a fine watch but don't think anything highly of it or you will be disappointed.


title: Great LP!

text: It was in good condition when I recieved it. Love this Lp. Every song is good. It plays well without any skips. Thank you so much!


title: Very good cd!

text: I love this cd! Very good music. I love music from David Wills. He is such a good singer. I wish I could get his older music on cd. Thank you Amazon!


title: Great CD! Would Recommend it!

text: All songs are good!


title: I was great

text: No disk like I love it


title: Excellent.  American History in song.

text: This is a special project of the Nashville Symphony.  Terrific original songs and narrations of American History.  Artist contributors  include Kathy Mattea, Dolly Parton, and a lot of very talented Nashville singers, songwriters and musicians.


title: Not as good as could be.

text: We've seen D&V in  concert at the Ryman several times and they've always been hugely entertaining, although I think they go overboard with the flag waving and lengthy speeches about their love for the military.  In regard to this album, the selection  of songs appear to have been designed to  hold  down costs.  Most are written by the D&V band members or members of the Statler Brothers.  Better song selection and more songs would have resulted in a better Live album.


title: Low production quality

text: While there are some very talented singers on this DVD, if you're accustomed to watching the Gaither DVDs you may be disappointed with the quality of the production.  The concert is in a church, and it looks like what you'd expect from a local church film of a concert.  The attempt at being a professional production is rather lame.  You're watching Russ Taft sing on stage and all of a sudden a grainy film of him from 10-15 years ago singing the same song is spliced into the number.  Fortunately, I can get a refund.


title: Terrific

text: I picked this up at a resale store.  This is terrific Southwest music, like something you might hear in a Western film.  The guitars and horns are great, something you want to immediately hear again.  Definately a keeper.


The best Country Music Duo since Johnny & June. So sad that we lost such a gifted,talented singer such as Joey Martin Feek so young. You will not be disappointed when you order this set, their music will take you back with old favorites of days gone by and make you enjoy real country music again with original songs written by Rory, or Rory and Joey together. They had it all, just not long enough.


title: Towards Thy Astral Path...

text:
Captures the sense of the Warrior ethos and the mystical ambiance. The "Algiz" rune {the "war rune"} upright and inverted flanks the logo of this Grecian band "Stutthof" {"tower"}, with Black Metal music reminiscent of the Emperor-style, but for Me, what was most remarkable is the intro piece "Blut" which is quite entrancing with its transmutating quality, then on to the rest of the opus which contains keyboards to accentuate the atmospheric quality, and it works quite well. The instrumental "Boden" bears resemblence to something Midnight Syndicate would produce, and that is assuredly a great compliment, as anyone who has been sonically graced by them would attest, and the piece seems to capture the 'spirit' of the ancient world. For fantoms of European-type Black Metal, Stutthof delivers solidly.

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title: I will be glad to write my thoughts

text: Would probably find this DVD very entertaining, but as I wrote in a previous review, I can't view this disc on my DVD player and will have to have it transferred to a "good" disc.  Why these types of unplayable DVDs flood our market befuddles me.  And, when I searched for this particular film ("Dogwatch"), I had absolutely no clue that this would happen.  If and when I get this flawed disc transferred to a normal disc, I will be glad to write my thoughts.


Again, I prefer orchestral over vocals.  Most of John Denver's hits are on this one, but not some of the ones I really enjoy listening to.  I believe this is the only version of his music by a full symphony orchestra; couldn't find any others versions.


Interesting hearing a spymphonic orchestration many of Elvis's hits.  I often prefer intrumental over vocals, and if anyone should buy this CD he/she shouldn't be too disappointed unless you prefer vocals.  The arrangements were very good regarding Elvis's lyrics and I have purchased one other Munic Philharmonic Orchestra version of the music of ABBA which is good, but not as good as the version by the Philharmonia, Orchestra of London.  Both are good by the latter is a bit better.


title: Kajiura vs. Mitsuda

text:
I suspect that the people who will read this review have already played the game.  So I won't take up too much space in describing the music.  The sound quality is superb.  Also, the packaging is very attractive.

As most Xenosaga fans are aware, Mr. Mitsuda created the soundtrack for Episode I, using the great Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  And that soundtrack received a lot of well-deserved praise and recognition.  When it was announced that Ms. Kajiura would compose the music for Episode II, some of the fans where doubtful. After the release of Episode II, it became clear that although the soundtrack was very good, fans did not like it as much as they did the first game's music.  During the short wait for Episode III, there were endless discussions on the many forums dedicated to Xenosaga as to who the fans would like to compose the music for the third episode.  Let me just say that I am glad Ms. Kajiura had decided to stay with the project and compose the music for Xenosaga Episode III: Also Sprach Zarathustra.  Her composition, in my humble opinion, is even better than the one that Mr. Mitsuda created for the first game.  With this soundtrack, Ms. Kajiura has firmly established herself as the equal of Mr. Mitsuda. I highly recommend this CD set to fans of the game.  Listening to these tracks will bring back the thrill and exhilaration that you experienced while playing the game.


title: Hidden Gems Await

text:
Franz Liszt was the showman (some would say rock star) of his generation and that tends to muddy his modern day reputation.  One thing that often gets overlooked, along with all the piano playing and scandalous behavior, Liszt not only managed to invent the symphonic poem (from the concert overture), he also wrote a dozen intriguing examples.

Today, Les Preludes is the only truly familiar tone poem - the music used in countless cartoons when I was growing up - but even that piece is heard less frequently these days.  This first volume (of two) of all 12 tone poems by Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Orchestra is a true eye opener, giving us several rarely head pieces.

Along with Les Preludes we get the rousing and relentless Mazeppa, and then the lyrical Orpheus, and the unjustly neglected Tasso.  In all of these works Liszt builds an entire piece based on a few small motives and then rings surprising variations on them.  In Tasso, the somber opening theme becomes a waltz and then a victory ode.  This idea of "thematic transformation" would influence many later composers.

Masur and his team has a fine understanding of this repertoire and gives these works the poetry and vitality they need, and the sound is still quite good.  To be honest, Liszt can fall into bombast at times - Festklange is a good example here.  But there is a lot more in these seven pieces than just bombast and this is a great way to explore an important corner of classical music that is almost forgotten these days


title: Love and Violence

text:
It is usually very easy for me to describe bands, but Dear Mr. President is difficult. Lyrically sensitive and personal, yet also some dark social commentary. Maybe if Duran Duran or Platinum Blonde(Canada)came out of Los Angeles in the 80's?
Members of this band also used to be in a band called Bang Bang that started to get airplay on KROQ in the 80's. They were more on the poppier side.
An all around great album even if they start and end with my two least favorite songs on the release.


title: Excellent quality, great songs

text: These were first-rate masters, an amazing collection. I prefer these versions of the songs which he later re-recorded, such as This One and Beautiful Night. I was impressed with the sound quality and the packaging. A great Japanese 'special release.'


title: A Movie No One Can Clone

text: Star Wars II is everything it should be, and more. The acting was perfected, as were the characters and the special effects. I dont know how they do this every time! It is amazing! The fight scenes are awesome, especially the one between Yoda and the Count. It is the beginning of an exciting romance, and the beginning of a dark destiny. Star Wars II deserves every single star I gave it. It is perfect for anyone to see, unless you hate Star Wars. This movie was stunning. It is hard to think that sequals can outdo the first movie, but this one sure came close. This movie was worth the money, and the time. All the time the directors and cast and crew spent on it was spent well, and it sure is a masterpiece. Everyone should see this movie. If you have already seen it, go see it again. The plot twists and turns, but is easy enough to follow. It is exciting to wonder how everything will turn, and what the next movie will be like. Star Wars Episode II was a masterpiece, and a masterpiece that no movie can clone.


title: Ahead of its time

text:
This album is the roots of Dance music of the modern era and also of modern rap music where the beats are the focus point of the rap albums this has had influence overmany people and you should see the Beatnuts or Cashmoney for having strong beats.Kurtis Mantronic was really ahead of his time back and 1985 and MC Tee sounds very 85 has that same style which I am a fan of has the Early LL and Run DMC sound.Bump this music now
Lyrics 8/10 Production 10/10 X Factor 8/10 Classic 7/10 Me 9/10
Overall=42/50 which is an 84 are a 4 Mic release also get a
8 out of 10 Fingers as the Chris rating
Also recommended-Beatnuts,Cashmoney,Marley Marl,LL,Run DMC


title: The number Two hit of the year

text: This was number two on Billboards Hits of the year even though it peaked at number Two.This had a good hip hop type verse from R.Kelly all the kids would love this song probally.<br />Lyrics 9/10 Production 9/10 Overall 9/10


title: Great album

text: I normally hate remixes but this album is great. I actually prefer some of the remixes over the original versions. My favorites are "Headphones", "Gasoline and Matches", and "Can't Fight The Moonlight."


title: Worth it but may be addictive

text: Despite the high price for two tracks, the music is rather enjoyable in a calming way. I think there may be a mild addictive quality to the music. I use this to sleep by until I get the sleep tones which I have yet to be able to keep from sleeping to


title: Not for everyone... but then heavy metal is not for everyone anyway

text: Rose has a very heavy sound with respect to the metal genre, and still do Christianity justice with their product. The music is very enjoyable and provides that variability needed with the normal range of Christian music. If you are Christian, and you like Metal and Rock... go ahead and add this to your collection.


title: Beautifl, and still more beatiful too.

text:
Kellye Huff is an artist that from looks is going to be like other great singers ... but then you listen to her works and think, wow, that really is beautifully done.

The Album Cover art on this one has a High Schooler look to it, but on my first listen is definately embracing more complexity than what High School ever had... and maybe that's the point.

If you are looking for good christian music but are not sure... you can't go wrong with Kellye Huff... This is now my second album, although I have to get the first one replaced with a CD, that I have of hers, and look forward to getting more.


title: J A G was an awsome group, this was a tape replacement

text:
I liked JAG for a long time. I already owned this album in tape format, but am migrating my tape collection to cd.

My favorite song from this album is 40 Watt City...

Its too bad they didn't make more albums than they did, but that makes the ones they did do more worth having in my collection.


title: Is this a good ablum -- no, SUPRISE --- it is a fantastic album and every song.....

text: Every song on this album is dripping with depth and fantastic musicianship. I have it as a tape and needed to upgrade to disc... thus this purchase... but this album is truly a collection treasure.


title: Awsome is not strong enough

text:
This is a really surprising album -- the first On Fire album I got was esentially a music only ablum -- this is a hip-hop album. And the songs are fantastic -- where are these people at today and why are they not still putting out albums?

This is both a "revival" inducing album and a testamonial album with great lyrics and even humor.

I actually ordered the CD because I originally bought this as a MP3 album and found that MP3 providers limit where when and on which devices I can listen to this -- a cd allows me to save to hard-drive and include on any mp3 device I use (no limits) so I can listen where when and how I want. My only disappointment is that this is not a professionally produced cd as it appears to be a standard home cd ripped product. When I buy from a place like amazon, I expect the product to actually be produced in the mannor of the mainstream albums are. That is why the 4 instead of 5 stars.


title: Vague description doesn't help the true Up/Down fan

text: This is in reality a novelization of the second series.  The copy I bought is in great shape, so no complaints there, but it certainly isn't what I expected to see when I opened the package.  Not sure if this is Amazon's fault or the sellers for being vague.  I suppose it would be best to research the ASIN thoughoughly.


title: Amazong

text: This cd blew me away.  It makes me cry just thining about how amazing it is.  You do not have a soul if you dont listen to this.  Your soul to satan if you dont like it.  This is the single greatest thing mankind has ever done since its existence.  Sperm flows out of me hearing it.  I'm gonna go listen to it more, and you should too.  ....  Pax.


title: REO Speedwagon Hits

text: This is a super good CD. If you love to listen to the REO Speedwagon's best hits this is definitely one you must get. I love to listen to all the biggest hits of a group and I do not have to get all of a group's CDs - I just like to have the major hits to listen to for my love and enjoyment. If that is all you are looking for too this is one that will fill that requirement well.


title: Holiday: Sounds of the Season

text: If you like Dave Matthews, Christine Aguilara, Diana Krall, Paul Mc Cartney, Michael Mc Donald and Cher - to name a few - this CD is for you. Lots of different performers on this one. Not old songs - lots of newer ones - so that's what this CD is all about. Great CD for those who love the more modern types of songs.


title: Grammy's Best

text: What an awesome collection of so many various great songs. Includes Bobby Darin, John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Sarah McLaughlin, BB King, and so many more. 2 CD's with 30 songs. Such a variety of songs - something to love to listen to.


title: Northern Performers - Northern Treasures

text: Another Starbucks CD which offers a number of surprisingly great Northern favorites of mine. Like Sarah Laughlin,Diana Krall,Leonard Cohen, and Rufus Wainwright. No disppointments here and Starbucks always offers the very best variety of exactly great performers. Truly great CD.


title: Starbucks CD of "Let it Snow"

text: I always look to Starbucks for the very best CDs and this was true here as well. I love all music and this has Andrea Bocelli and Yo Ma Maa - also The Ronettes and Bing Crosby. Lots of different singers and holiday mood making music. Sweet.


title: Society of Singers Fav Disc B

text: Absolutely love this vendor. So wonderful to work with. Would highly recommend them to anyone who to whom great customer service is important - more than anything else. Thanks to them!


title: Michael Buble - More

text: This was a CD that I was very glad to find, as I wanted one particular song that only it carried. The service was very fast and I appreciated that.


title: Heavenly

text: He is truly one of the great Welsh, boy choristers.  A blessing in my life just to hear him sing.  I could not be more pleased.


title: SeaWorld One Ocean CD

text: LOVE IT!!!!!  Though a little short with only 6 tracks, it is a great CD and one every Shamu fan should have.  I was a little disappointed that the beginning minute or so of the show is not represented, but the music that IS on here is superb.


title: Five Stars

text: I love this music!


title: Kudo's

text:
While this is a cd recording of a reel to reel tape made in 1963 except for age related issues a very solid recording. It might be noted the original concept of this oratorio was chorus, soli, and orchestra it plays very well without the orchestra. The liner notes indicate why the choir hums which is not in the original score to help the soli stay on pitch.

The alto soloist seemed to be at the top of her tessitura in one aria  and sounded a little like she was having trouble with the top notes. Some of that may have been Gaul's thinking Alto's can sing as high as a Soprano. There is 2 numbers not included in this recording because they are played by the orchestra which was not present. The fidelity by in large not bad seeing the tape used was some 50 years old. The re-recording team deserves double kudos as well.

I own  the Thor Johnson recording made with the Cincinnati Festival Chorus with organ accompaniment. The recording by the Eastern Mennonite College is equal if not a notch above the Johnson recording. Plus it is more complete. You can't go wrong with owning this recording. You'll be glad you did.


title: Five Stars

text: I am very happy with the product and the quick delivery.  Thank you.


title: Five Stars

text: Classical and awesoe


title: disappointment

text: I only like one song on the whole album.


title: Not what I expected

text:
I know a lot about most classical works and the Te Deum by Berlioz is one of my favourites. I am not much into masses or Requiems etc but had heard this was his "other" super work with many many musicians needed to play this huge work. It is nothing like the Te Deum, at least to my ears. Maybe it will grow on me...hey if you can like some of Mahler's symphonies you can grow to like anything!!! LOL!

UPDATE: June 2018.....OK 5 years ago someone told me that it would grow on you. It has. Is still like the Te Deum better but what is really cool about this recording is it still has the original quadraphonic encoding. I am a lucky fellow to own an Involve Audio matrix decoder. This Australian company out of the blue developed a decoder for both SQ and QS matrix decoding with TODAYS technology. What this thing does for this recording will blow your mind!!!!! It is like you are sitting in the cathedral with the ambiance totally engulfing you with no smear or detriment to the excellent stereo separation up front... Stunning. By the way dear reader, the Involve Audio device is fantastic on MOST of my lp's and cd's along with anything recorded in stereo. If the recording was made in a concert hall it is amazing at extracting the acoustics and putting them in the rear channels. With most of my 80's and 90's rock it is also fantastic...like recordings from ELO and Alan Parsons etc... Classical recordings can just astound you regardless of date as long as recording is stereophonic. And of course, if you own Quad records the result is like discreet channels. It will blow the Dolby Pro-logic II OUT OF THE WATER.


title: Great cd

text: Great collection of Aretha songs.


title: Expensive, worth it

text: Not many artists release the multi channel studio recordings in a surround channel format. Changes how you hear it - precise details. Worth it!


title: Inaccurate description of item being sold

text: I was expecting 100 songs cd but apparently I received Disc 2 of a 2 CD set. WTH ! STAY AWAY FROM THIS SELLER. Not accurate description of item being sold.


title: Love it!

text: Can never go wrong with Michael Jackson!


title: Minnesota blues

text:
Pat Donohue continues to disprove the notion that northern boys can't pick and can't play the blues.  This album is so skillfully crafted that he makes it sound easy.  Put it on, and it feels like an old friend just stopped by with his guitar to play you a few tunes and share a couple of beers.

For those that have already heard him play, then all I need to tell you is that this album is up to the same high standards as his others.  You won't be disappointed.

For any that have never heard Pat Donohue, you're in for a treat.  The only way it could get better is to be able to hear him live.

Some of the tunes are so much fun, it's easy to forget that you're listening to one of the world's best finger-picking guitar players, others are so good that it seems incredible that this isn't a New Orleans bluesman, but a northern boy from the great state of Minnesota.

The album is well balanced between blues, jazz, bluegrass and a few bits that defy classification.  If artists that play around with some of the traditional forms bother you, then this album probably isn't for you, but if you simply want to listen to an incredible guitar player, you couldn't find a better choice.


title: It was not what I thought I ordered, but I enjoyed it so I kept it.

text: Ordered by mistake, but it is a reasonably good CD.


title: A gem!

text: Whenever I get a chance to get my hands on a work by Jeff Victor, I don't hesitate. I've been trying to find this out-of-print CD for years and I wasn't disappointed when I finally had it in my hot little hands. :)


title: Fabulous!

text: Fabulous! I love this CD!


title: Excellent

text: Love the CD.  I was familiar with most of the songs and I love the sound of Imagine Dragons.


title: What A Collection

text: I have heard numerous selections of this orchestra on You Tube, but oh, my the whole 20's-60's collection was such a wonderful surprise. Excellent arrangements of tunes I had never been a real fan of, especially the 20's-40's. Yet each of the 5 records were full of "ear candy".


I had the fortune of attending his first major U.S. concert at Lincoln Center in 1966(?) before I joined the Marines. It was an awesome concert, with his guest Big Black on congas. This LP was a must own in those days, and now it is a rare gem. One song he performed was also included in this LP, along with the, sometimes overlooked, "Felicidad(e)". is "Child of the Earth" a just pure wonderful selection. WTH is wrong with these producers of re-mastered cd's? The gems are kept in the dark, but DO NOT let this disc pass you by. Those two are just the cherry on top, and all other the good stuff sits within. "What Is Wrong With Groovin' probably the only "weak" spot in the whole collection. Yes, you can get the two earlier songs, but the whole live thing is worth the price asked here.


title: Simply the best!

text:
Lil Darlin' is a tune very few people identify by name, but almost everyone recognizes when they hear it. Probably because the tune is one of the most recorded pop tunes writer Neal Hefti can claim. Hefti, himself, recorded it on numerous sessions and compilations, but the version Count Basie's band performed, using Hefti, and later  Quincy Jones, as arranger is the real "hit." Usually upbeat in tempo, this lp presents a softness of sound and harmony that is just beautiful.

Sadly, there is no perception of how wonderful Neil Hefti's music is, not is there many attempts to revive his wonderful library. If you find this LP grab it, if you see a cd by Hefti jump on it, but listen to some of the best big band, full orchestra, music you will hear. Remember Henry Mancini, Count Basie and Duke Ellington usurped Hefti's catalog more than once!


title: One of the Rarest HS!

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Sadly, Stu Phillips is almost a forgotten arranger of a non-descript studio string orchestra. He told me that it was fun, but he had to move on to other projects. The HS stayed alive though, under other directors. However this single LP has been tragicly overlooked by the cd re-issue powers that be. Yet this one LP has some of the best arrangements, and the best selections of the whole HS catalog, excluding the Christmas treat CD. I cannot figure it out, but one listen to songs like "Blue Velvet" and "Our Day Will Come" and you'll be as puzzled as I am as to why no one has re-issued this gem.

I first heard this LP played over a late night easy listening program in Harrisburg, PA. The station, or the on-air DJ chose to play it in its entirety. I was hooked. You might hear selections from this one on satellite, but it deserved to be taken as a whole, it's that good.

The truely best selction is the marvelous classic by the Everly Brothers, "Let It Be Me" but at a close second is Ketty Lester's hit "Love Letters." Phillips' arrangement is "straight from the heart! This is a "must own" disc for the serious EL lover! Worth every buck.