title: Honky tonk heaven

text: Danni Leigh is the modern day queen of honky tonk and the two cuts on this 7" are testimony to that. So happy to have found this 45!


title: A favorite for teaching correct principles.

text: I grew up with this music in my home & while I enjoyed it then, I especially appreciate the lyrics now while playing the music for my own young children!  Each song has its own "personality" along with a purpose including a correct principle being taught in a fun, enlightening way. Having entertaining tunes, singers, & lyrics, it has been my favorite children's album for a very long time!


title: Charming & meaningful music!

text:
I grew up with this music in my home & still have fond memories of the tunes, singers, & lyrics. Each song has its own "personality" & purpose - I can even imagine a children's stage production of these songs in a show someday.  Now my own young children love the music & especially ask at bedtime to sing, "I'm a V.I.P" (Very Important Person in my family) and they sing at the top of their lungs with enthusiasm! Too cute!

MP3's & CD's can be found here: [...]


title: This is ridiculous

text: Paste Magazine provides a CD full of music with every edition. Now someone is selling the CD's? This is over the top. EBay I can understand; it's where you find used stuff. Amazon? Selling a CD from inside a magazine, and without the magazine? If you want Paste CD's, ORDER THE MAGAZINE. Sheesh.


title: Completely Different Mix

text: The DVD-Audio has a completely different mix of the original album. The instruments are more defined as is the separation. The sound breathes and has a more intimate feel. You can get these mixes much cheaper as a hi-resolution download.


title: YES YES YES!

text: This is the best Muffs album since 1995's classic, "Blonder & Blonder." Kim's amazing songs and scream are better than ever, with Ronnie getting to sing one and Roy the best Keith Moon type drummer since Keith Moon. 37 minutes of delight. Crank it and enjoy. BUY IT, don't be a pussy and stream it.


title: This is a BOOTLEG

text: Yes, it looks fantastic. Kudos to the Russian counterfeit art department. But, this is a bootleg, plain and simple, made up to look like a legitimate Japanese import. Some of the tracks were transferred from noisy vinyl. The "bonus tracks" are common and available, in better quality, elsewhere. It's interesting that at one time, Soviet Beatle fans would do anything to get the music, even press the tracks onto exposed X-rays. But, now that the Iron Curtain is no more, Russian bootleggers are flooding the market with substandard product. Why is Amazon even selling this crap? Leave that to eBay.


title: Gorgeous!

text: This is gorgeous, uplifting, ethereal music.  Love it!  Deeply healing.


title: I don't speak or understand Italian but believe me, ...

text: I don't speak or understand Italian but believe me, when you hear the 7 songs on this CD you will understand the feeling and be so moved by the voices and harmony you can close your eyes and travel to Italy.  I have played it continuously at home and in the car since I got it and I understand more Italian now that ever. Get it, it will change your life!!


title: GREAT SOUNDTRACK

text: Love the music from the movie, I don't speak or understand Korean, but the music is still very catchy and I love listening to it.  (really loved the series)


title: Whimsical and romantic

text: Undoubtedly the best thus far by Patrice Pike.  The CD is full of dreams, romance, and magic.  The lyrics are polished and the music itself shows how far Patrice has come as an artist.  She is one of a kind.  I highly recommend buying this CD.


title: Beautiful Singing

text: This is a collection of old hymns, beautifully sung, acapella.  This CD has brought much comfort to our family during difficult times.  WE play it over and over.  When my mother was dying, I put it on repeat and it played non-stop for 2 days.  None of us tired of listening to these beautiful hymns.  Thank you to the Antrim Mennonite Choir for making this CD.  We picked it up a couple months after 9/11 on a street corner in NYC where the choir was singing, they were handing out copies for free.  I have since bought it on Amazon for other family members.


title: A Great CD of Acapella Music

text: One of the best acapella CD's of Christian hymns, very soothing to listen to with songs of hope and comfort.  Better than a tranquilizer.  Love it!!


title: Really nice cd

text: I like this cd, K. is a great singer.


title: Just had to get this copy

text: I actually saw these performers perform and wanted only this version of Jacques Brel is alive and Well and Living in Paris.


title: Five Stars

text: Liked it then, like it now, good songs and great musicianship.


title: Five Stars

text: Delightful!


title: Great beatles

text: Best of the Beatles music


title: Your new favorite

text:
This band will blow you away.

Brutal,Technical, Dissonant yet somehow melodic when needed.
This band always knows when to hit you with a killer riff.
Always flirting with different sounds but never forgetting to let the listener know this is brutal tech death done to the highest order.
Excellent production and art too.

Could be your new favorite album.


title: My first Bluegrass LP

text:
This is it.
A strange cover with a bunch of resonator-less banjos (not bluegrass banjos) and including songs by various artists, this was a cornucopia of classic bluegrass to get me hooked when I was 12 years old.

Who were Denver Duke and Jeffrey Null? Not somebody I ever heard about again.  With Flatt and Scruggs, The Stanley Brothers, and Carl Story, this was enough to get me hooked on Bluegrass music for a lifetime.  Great stuff.


title: My family loves this music

text: We love listening to it as we do homework or are just relaxing around the house. It is very soothing.


title: Great memories

text: Got these for my girlfriend as a present. She was in haven.


title: Four Stars

text: Purchased as a gift but the receiver was very pleased with the CD.


title: Lesser all around... stick with the original cast.

text: I bought this CD because the original cast recording is one of my all-time favorite scores - the original cast were so *right* and the orchestrations so rich, that it's remained a core piece of my Musical Theater collection.  This recording, alas, despite good intentions, pales in comparison.  Not that anything here is bad - it's just that everything is weaker than the original.  Of course, being an off-broadway production, you can't expect a full orchestra, and the stripped down forces here do fine, but it lacks the emotional depth of the original cast.  And the choices the producers and director made on casting - Robert Cuccioli is simply weak in his upper register - granted, he didn't have to belt it out like Hal Linden did, but it robs the role of some "umph" - and the smaller cast (they use grown men for even the younger sons) is a bit jarring when hearing the title track, and instead of a 10-year-old boy, you hear a grown man saying he's "old enough" to work with his brothers... uh, yeah.  He is.  So, moments like that soured this recording for me; the original remains unassailably the best, and I'll continue to wait for a revival worthy of this marvelous score.


title: yes

text: this was the soundtrack of my childhood. now patty lupone’s voice is mine again. thank you God.


title: Outstanding recording

text: Outstanding recording by a group of very talented ladies.  Recreating the sounds of the Greatest Generation.


title: Great Album, but poor packaging on seller/amazon's part

text: Great album by Mamamoo as always. My album came in cracked on both sides though :( The CDs were fine, but the outer part is cracked.

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title: This sounds awful!

text: The quality of this CD is awful...It sounds like it was copied  from the vinyl....I do not recommend this copy


title: Absolutely fabulous

text: WHOLE CD is Outstanding...


title: Over all fine

text: I love the album, the album did get some edges busted due to shipped but over all fine


title: I stan

text: It came in perfect condition and it was unopened!


title: Two Stars

text: brought for daughter and she didn't like it very much


title: Great cd

text: He never dissapoints.  Love his music


title: Me encantó

text: Another great piece of music  with Tony


title: Great music

text: Tony never dissapoints


title: great voice

text: Loved it


title: Gran musica

text: Me encanto


title: Me encanto

text: Great cd


title: Great  cd

text: Loved it


title: The Music sounds great, but vinyl quality is piss poor.

text:
I have the second Chandra Lp and it was great. The first one came in, the music sounds fantastic, but the vinyl itself was so bad I didn’t even bother to play beyond side 1. It’s warped slightly, but the surface noise sounds like I just bought it out of a used record bin that was 20 years old. It’s brand new. At first I thought it was just something mixed into the music,by the second track I knew this Lp was bad and it’s going back. I hope to have a better luck with a replacement copy, but after reading other reviews here, I’m not so certain it will be any better. I think some serious quality control was missing here.

UPDATE 1/24/22
So I returned the first Lp set and ordered up a replacement. And it is just as warped and noisy as the first. So stay away from the vinyl edition of this Lp, and order the CD . Very disappointed that I don’t have both vol 1&2 on vinyl and have to get part1 on CD, but it sounds real good and I certainly want it as I’m laying both vol 1 & 2 onto a reel to play on my open reel deck. Wishing you all happy listening.


title: Good Album

text: Lot of memories.


title: Piano Men

text: wonderful CD, very relaxing.


title: Great band!

text: I just saw Out Like Pluto play last night at a certain company's holiday party, and I have to say that they were amazing. They had great energy and their music has a fun and unique sound.


title: Thank you

text: A+


title: Timeless!!!

text: This is one of the best CDs ever !! I but them for gifts!!


title: The First volume of Disney's Timeless Tales is far better.

text: This one starts out with a really bad Baseball cartoon and then gets worse.  I love all the Bugs Bunny talent on the first DVD, but I am not sure if they are on this one.


title: Very well done audio books.

text: The grandchildren (and their parents) really enjoy listening to these great stories.


title: Oh, the Nykness.

text: My life was naught before Nyk. There was no time or space. Nearly as good as the work of Helen K.


title: Earrings a big hit.

text: I did Not purchase Rockport women's shoes or some other items shown..  I really like the "opal" earrings. Well made and lovely.


title: Get it if you're a "completist"

text: As a Deb Talan fan, I bought this CD to get a feel for her earlier work. Her voice is amazing as always, but frankly the album as a whole is unremarkable. I'd even call a couple of songs pretty bad. But it's worth a listen anyway, and I'd still recommend giving it a shot if you're he sort who likes to collect everything you can by your favorite artists.


title: Five Stars

text: We plan to pass on to coworker, family, etc.


title: Four Stars

text: Looking for one particular song; the same as another, but slightly different.


title: Four Stars

text: Good


title: The Choir

text: Love this choir! Greeat singing!


title: What fun!

text: I really enjoy this artist's work.  It's fast paced, as a rule, and a lot of fun to listen to.  I heard him at a free concert in a library and have been a fan since.  This collection has more work by other folks, that he's arranged, but still has a  lot of his own compositions.  Worth checking out, especially if you are familiar with him.


title: Gotta love it!

text: This is a classic jazz album... what's not to love.


title: Heavy and sturdy

text: They were very much like real coins. Heavy and sturdy . Worked well for our play


title: Five Stars

text: Sounds great no scratches or background noise.


title: I Love Acappella

text: If you love old school acappella this is for you.  A couple of the tracks are not that great but given the performances of The Persuasions, Ladysmith Black Mambazo and Rockapella (Zombie Jamboree) it's worth the journey.


title: Great for any steam engine lover!

text: My Dad grew up on the railroad and has been missing the sound of the steam engines. He mentioned that he had this record back in the day and when I found it on here I jumped on it. He loves it. He will okay it and stand next to his record player and tap his foot through the whole thing. Love that I can still get records he loves so easily.


title: Perfect Collection!

text: This is a great price for the amount of cd's you get! It's better buying the collection than on their own. My son got started on the movies when he was a baby and now that he is 3 years old he has really gotten into Jesus and God and so I didn't consider any other collections except this one because the movies were so well done! There are no repeats on any of the cd's so you get a great variety of music. We also use the Lullabye cd at nap and bed time so I recommend that one as well.


title: Five Stars

text: I really like this CD.  It is a compilation of scriptures set to song.  The music is somewhat hymn-like?


title: Love these

text: My kids listen to these episodes over and over again.  The characters are really cute and I love the messages.


title: Great.

text: So glad I found this one.  It's the original live version.  I listen to it daily.  A classic, original worship album.


title: Fun Album

text: This is really a very fun album.  Seems it is out of print, so your only choice is to buy a used CD.  I have hundred of CD's and I highly recommend this one.  It will make your Christmas more enjoyable.


title: Short on songs - Long on listening pleasure

text: This album consists of a mere 5 songs.  That is, perhaps, the only criticism I can come up with.  These are acoustic versions of the band's previously recorded songs.  Each and every one of them is done quite well.  I believe that you will be most pleased with the musical talents displayed by 3 Doors Down on this album


Joni is certainly a songbird. This is a great performance. She's so freakin' good live. She was young, her voice is inspired and easy, and she's just "on"! If you love Joni... you have to have this album. She's awesome.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!


title: Yesterday

text: It brought back memories


title: One Star

text: Didn’t care for all the different renditions


title: Recommended

text: Motivational CD.


Though available through You Tube, it is nice to have this to give as a gift.  Love the music and the video.  Ordering more to give as gifts.


title: Love this CD!

text: I love this Cd!  Came as described by the seller.  It is a must have for the Christmas Music lover in your life!


title: Five Stars

text: Received as expected in a timely fashion.


title: Four Stars

text: Like it


title: Five Stars

text: Good work


title: Highly recommended

text: Happy with shipping. Delivery on time. Altgoigh tjhe cd case didnt arrive in Mint condition<br /> The CD was perfect. Great Venezuela salsa CD. If you're into commercial salsa.. This isn't for you.


The plastic case was broken when it cMe in the mail. Unfortunately my car disc player is not working and I haven't played the disc yet. I'm sure it is fine. But am unhappy about the broken case.


title: Joe Pace at his best.

text: This is the second time I ordered this CD, the first one was loaned to a friend never got it back reordered this one for me, I even have the DVD am very happy with it, continuous playing  gospel music, loving it


title: Think twice about buying used albums here.

text: I like Steely Dan just fine. The album was listed in very good condition. It is badly scratched and worthless.


title: POWERFUL~Motivating and encouraging!

text: LOVE this conference!  ALL speakers, as usual.  It is a challenge to live a VICTORIOUS LIFE, through relentless attitudes and determination.  "Are you Pitiful or Powerful"  Constantly focused on the tiny bumps in the road, praising over the potholes, or paving new roads?  Whose life would you say your family and friends say you glorify most, satans, or God?  Have listened to it many times and shared several times...Lisa Bevere is also candid and motivating as usual and team well with Creflo Dollar and Joyce Meyer...HIGHLY RECOMMEND to the sincere believer desiring to take their faith to the next level!


title: Five Stars

text: I love the music and the book that came with it


title: True Comedy

text: Always loved this album and the two bits are hysterical. So glad I finally found it on LP.


title: THIS IS THE ONE!

text: If you are only going to own one version of Suor Angelica, this is the one to have.  This 1988 version with Lucia Popp is the superior version by far.  In Popp's version, the orchestra is very dramatic, the pacing is just right, and most important of all, Lucia nails the role.  I own several complete versions of Suor Angelica with the lead role sung by Kristine Opolais, Miriam Gauci, Joan Sutherland, Angela Gheorghiu, Victoria de los Angeles, and Renata Tebaldi.  (I also own several versions of Senza Mamma alone.)  Suor Angelica contains some of the most moving music I have ever heard.  But only Lucia Popp brings me to tears...every time.


title: Great energy and power

text: When I listed to the first symphony, I was hooked.  Great energy and power.  The Weber overture is a wonderful bonus.


title: Five Stars

text: It's the Dead!


title: Not her best work

text: I really enjoyed her previous 3 albums. This one seems bland and boring in comparison. There are some okay tracks, but none that make me reach for this cd on my daily commute. If fact, I find myself switching over to Speak Now or National Public Radio instead. The clever storytelling songs of past albums don't show up here. Rather you get a song that practically chants "stay" endlessly. Yawn. I know she can do better than this, as I have 3 albums to prove it. Hopefully her next album gets her back on track. This one? It may be selling well, but I don't think it's going to hold up to repeated listening as her past albums have done.


title: 4th one in a great series

text: Like it a lot; authentic bluegrass music; happy music!


title: Early '80s Fav

text: Early Edin Adahl--great band from the '80s I had on cassette


title: Awesome voice, awesome music, AWESOME

text: Can't believe I got my favorite 80's cassette in CD! Wish they were still a band!


title: Great Dance Music For A Darker Side

text: I bought this CD from Hot Topic years ago. In time it got lost. I was so excited to find it again on Amazon. This has some grat tracks and is fun to dance to.


title: Challenging and fun

text: Groovy pre-glitch tape edit sample styles sort of like Akufen but waaay crazier. This is some genius s*** right here.


title: Old recording but surface still in good shape

text: Good recording


title: Beautiful!

text: This album is amazing!!!


title: U2 is always better live

text: A big U2 fan.... love the live tracks


title: Many great songs!

text: Gift to myself!


title: Not true soundtrack

text:
Love the show, love the music & songs that played on the show.
The music on the soundtrack is strictly music that was created for the show... mostly just orchestral.
I was expecting other songs, such as Hell, to be on the disc.


title: Beautiful but defective

text:
I really love the last 2 pieces.  However, after only 2 weeks they both are getting skips. If I return it I have to pay shipping again.  Too much bother.

I recommend the album for relaxation.


title: I had to get this when I found out Dave ...

text: I had to get this when I found out Dave "The Snake" Sabo is a guest guitarist on it, as I am a huge fan of his! I think this is a solid E.P. However, it's for the hard core fans of Jeff Scott Soto and Misfits only, IMO!


title: Five Stars

text: Super Duper COOL!!!


title: Oldies but Goodies

text: Great album of hits for a great price


title: GREAT SONG

text: Remember this from 1969 but never  knew the title until it was playing on a juke boxc in az movie. LOVE THIS SONG!!


title: Superb power-pop and freakbeat from '66

text:
A reissue of the Board's mega-rare and mega-expensive longplayer from '66 along with two follow-up 45's. The band specialized in harmony pop but with an edge. Their best stuff like I Want, I Call My Woman Hinges, Margot, Rosalyn is world class power-pop freakeat, as good as the Easybeats or Twilights or anything out of England at the time but the band could also write first rate ballads like Lonely Winter. Simply put, their lp is in a class with other Trans-World monsters from '66 like Tages 2, Les Sauterelles and Easybeats - Volume 3.
The band wrote most of their own material almost all of it is great. Even their covers of songs like Farmer John and Buddy Holly's "Love Made A Fool Of You" are turned into freakbeat classics. However their later '66 single "Now I'm Older" is their masterpiece: a brilliant slice of power-pop and early psychedelia. Up there with the Creatures' 'Ugly Thing' and the Playboys 'Sad' as one the best 45's to ever come out of Australia.
Sound quality is great from master tapes. Essential to say the least.


title: Perfect

text:
Whilst there are many awful recordings of the Italian quartet, this is perfect. I have the original Decca lp and the esoteric sacd (as photographed). Both are excellent. The esoteric sacd is as good as the lp, and far more convenient.

Excellent performance and recording quality.


title: Outstanding

text: A great shame Baudo’s orchestra recordings of Debussy are hard to get. I have several recordings of L’Apres Midi including this and Haitink. But Baudo’s is by far the best.


title: Perfect

text:
Jauchzett Gott is outstanding and without doubt the best performance of the cantata. Emma Kirkby  sings beautifully.

The Magnificat is excellent but rivalled by Herrgewehe or the Netherlands Bach Society or Pierlot.
Let’s not forget that it’s the Magnificat-a spiritual work intended by Bach to honour God, which for example appears in Luke 1:46. Bach wrote all his music for the greater glory of God. This recording honours that purpose better than any other recording of these works.
The cantata BWV 51 is divine. This may present a dilemma: especially as the CD is 41 minutes. The inclusion of the bwv 51 motet beautifully sung by Emma Kirkby makes this the first choice.

With his 1982 Motets on Erato, Bach would be pleased. The tempi are just right and convey a great sense of spiritual insight.

This is one of the few perfect recordings. Others include Pierlot’s St John, Mortensen Mass B Minor, Pollini and Italian quartet Brahms piano quintet, Arrau Liszt B Minor, sonata, Szeryng’s Bach partitas and sonatas, Marriner’s Mozart Requiem, Dutoit’s Holst Planets, to name a few.


title: Quirky but great

text:
Sound is what you expect from early 1950s. The Kreisleriana only includes the first few pieces. Why I have no idea: certainly the labeling suggests it’s complete.

What is there is frenzied-there’s a reason why Claudio Arrau admired Gieseking (Read Conversations With Arrau by Josef Horowitz). I enjoyed both pieces and doubt you’ll hear a more frenzied recording of the first track of the Kreisleriana.

The main reason to buy this recording is the amazing performance of Bach’s English Suite in D Minor. It’s my favourite recording of one of Bach’s greatest keyboard works. The clangy piano sound somehow suits the work. Worth the price for that by itself.

I’ve taken a star off because of the truncated Kreisleriana. Sound is no worse than the reference recording of Debussy’s preludes (which is in my opinion outstanding).


title: Average

text: I bought the early string quartets by the Italian quartet. I was disappointed: the playing whilst technically accomplished is devoid of insight. I much prefer the Takacs or even the Hungarian quartet.


title: Remarkable recording

text: A superb lifelike recording- the instruments sound as if they are with you in the room.


title: A grand conception, flawlessly played and with excellent sound

text:
I agree with those who give this disc a red hot review. Brendel was/is a superb pianist and his playing of these glorious works by JS Bach is outstanding. He does not get obsessed with period style and he uses the pedal generously, so if you are seeking an authentic period performance, this may not be for you. But my preference is for piano played with pedal. That is perhaps informed by the fact that most of the great piano composers assumed the pianist would use some pedal (I am thinking of Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel etc).

 I rank this along with Sviatoslav Richter's Well-tempered Klavier and Gould's 1981 Goldberg variations as my favourite JS Bach piano discs.  Tureck's old mono recording of the WTC is also good (although not the best sonically), and the BBC recording of the WTC she did in the early 70s is also very fine. Edwin Fischer's mono WTC is also excellently played.


title: Not my fave

text: I think I was expecting a little more. Something about this was a little generic sounding. Just came off as flat & uninspired renderings of these pieces.


title: Great music from a great artist.

text: This is a great CD.  I love the songs on it.  Tim Janis is one of my favorites.


title: Imitation

text: Very obvious they aren’t the real thing. Not accurate depictions at all


title: Not what I expected

text: This cd had very old singers like Sinatra but I like the songs so all was good.


title: Read the label

text: It has ingredients I cannot eat.


title: Too many ordered

text: I ordered one of these CD 'a the first one was not the right cd.  I have received one already and my orders shows two more coming.


title: Nothing better than Bonfa

text: Bonfa was the best .


title: delighted with familiar sounds

text: Had the cassette years ago...delighted with familiar sounds!


title: Too rappy—

text: I think I’m too old for Gwen Stefani.


title: Great mix!

text: Love the Beach Boys and this was a great collection of their best hits!


title: Top hits

text: Hope he stays with format. An epic.


title: A hidden jem.

text: I was skeptical at first not being aware of these artists until a friend on Facebook recommended them. What a surprise! They have a nice progressive-jazz vibe going and is something that I am going to investigate and pursue further. I suggest giving this a listen. You will not be disappointed.


title: Great price

text: Good songs good sound


title: Five Stars

text: Great CD!!


title: Unique performers!

text: Absolutely phenomenal music. These unbelievably talented musicians give it there heart & soul, and have so much fun doing it it's contagious!!!


title: Excellent!

text: I love listening to Joyce Meyer. Great cd as always!


title: I listen to his CDs over and over again. ...

text: I listen to his CDs over and over again. So much valuable information to live a healthy life. I borrowed my friend's set until she wanted it back and I couldn't be without my own set. Thank you Deepak Chopra.


title: Awesome record! Shipped very quickly

text: Awesome record!  Shipped very quickly!


title: Awesome CD! Very fast shipping

text: Awesome CD!  Very fast shipping!


title: Pearls Before Swine --- Balaklava is Classic Underground Psychedelia

text: [[VIDEOID:73f3ac20e64038699b92ad64d1ed8c09]] Balaklava Pearls Before Swine is a very interesting passionate anti war album.  Though recorded during the Vietnam War, the band used the Crimean War as the subject of the album.  As such, the album includes short original recordings of voices such as Florence Nightengale and Trumpeter Landfrey, who blew the charge at the battle of Balaklava.  The music combines folk and classical with a definite flavor of psychedelia. Watch my review video for more information about this classic obscure album.


title: I like it

text: There were a few clicks on the record caused from some scratches, but it was a used record and overall very enjoyable.


title: nice gospel guitar picking ..... all gosepl songs ...

text:
Gospel CD - track listing 1.  Savior like a shepherd lead us.  2  you are my all in all 3.  great is thy faithfulness  4.  i need thee every hour 5.  the old rugged cross 6.  lamb of God 7. Awesome God  8.  Great is the Lord 9.  They'll know we are Christians by our love 10.  Come thou fount of every blessing
Gary Lowry on guitar - bass John DiModica

Beautiful - but $26 is quite a high price .... most bluegrass CD's straight from the band go for $15 - $20 ... --this is not bluegrass / it is classical music ....... beautiful and worthy of listening to it ...... but not worthy of $26 hard earned money .......


title: More great Motown music

text: Like I've said before I am a huge Motown fan and purchase this because there's some rare tracks on it and tracks that I have not heard of before.


title: Enjoyed cd

text: Found this CD very enjoyable.  Love Lech’s vocals and the harmonies.  Great music can’t get enough!


title: Not what I expected.

text: Not what I expected.


title: Cd in good condition, just as advertised.

text: CD in good condition, as advertised.


title: Great albums!

text: I really love the albums they came in perfect condition the shipping was really fast but the posters came damaged I wish they were folded nicely. Also the “ V “ version did not come with a photo card or stickers which was disappointing but it’s ok.


title: A Hawaiian Music must have

text: this is a truly heartfelt compilation of music written and recorded by the artist.  Each piece of music is a window into the life of this man.  At times, a life that was deeply difficult, and then, in the next note, a celebration of the love that exists and shows up in places that we do not expect!  Beautiful and poignant, and filled with Cultural Integrity.


title: Disappointed

text: CD package was not complete. Missing poster and photo cards. Very disappointed


title: Worth the cost

text: I love this book and others like it.  I am taking a class at our college and we need to prepare a song to perform each week.. Having a CD accompaniment has been a life saver.  I wish there were more choices like this.


title: Know her style to enjoy

text: Listening


title: Must like her voice

text: Listening


title: Must like Prince

text: Listening


title: Love David Haas music

text: Beautiful collection of spiritual songs!


title: Great CD

text: Love it!


title: A Canadian classic poem interpreted by a talented cellist and ...

text: A Canadian classic poem interpreted by a talented cellist and composer. The reading is lovely - and so is the cello.


title: Too much money

text: Too much money for this cd


title: One of the best westerns made

text: If anybody hasn't seen this western, they haven't filled their bucket list accurately. One of the best westerns ever made in it's time.


title: Expect a balmy mind as you listen to this masterpiece recording for years to come.

text: This is the sexiest CD we own. Over and over we play it, down the road again. LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!


title: This is a "keeper"!

text: VOX...is a wonderful writer and performer.  Listening to this is like going on a ride through your old neighborhood with new eyes.  Songs that give life perspective.


title: They come from China

text: These fruit taste very good, like a cross between an apple and a date.  I discovered that they do come from China which is concerning in today's day and age.  I ate a few before I noticed this fact.  Not certain what to do now...


title: Decent, if not particularly distinguished playing—terrible annotations!

text:
Janice Weber struggles with these pieces—earlier (the 1838 set of 12 Grandes Etudes), and MUCH more difficult versions of the well-known and often-played Transcendantal Etudes. There are few recordings against which hers can be measured. The most obvious comparison is with Leslie Howard (on Hyperion, as part of his uneven complete traversal of the piano music of Liszt), and he struggles too—though the sound on Hyperion is much better. Weber’s performances are certainly worth having and even owning, if you are interested in these early versions, though they are hardly definitive.
The real problem with this CD is the wretched annotations. The pieces are identified by the titles used when they were revised as the Transcendental Etudes, but these titles don't yet apply to these second versions (nor to the first versions either). The liner notes discuss them as if Weber is playing the later Etudes, but there are significant differences, of which the annotated seems unaware.
Furthermore, the piece identified here is the fourth of the Grand Etudes, in D minor, as the second version of the "Mazeppa" Etude, isn't. What Weber plays is a separate piece, actually entitled "Mazeppa", published in 1840 (Searle catalogue #138)—a third version of this Etude, appearing between the 1838 set and the final version that almost everyone else plays. This one has been recorded a few more times; I highly recommend the version by William Wolfram on Naxos, which is virtuoso playing of the highest order, without any struggle at all.


title: Five Stars

text: Relaxing


title: Ludicrous Price

text: Idiotic prices such as the one here should not be allowed by Amazon.


title: This  a bootleg - Amazon don't seem to care what they sell these days....it's free online!

text: Don't spend money on this - it's free online, at least as legal as this CD, probably more so.  Use that other corporate monster [G....] to find it.  The one star is for the fact that it is just a money maker from a free source, and not for the very good music.


title: Entertaining, and Relevant to These Times........

text: U. Utah Phillips was a storyteller, folksinger, activist, poet - and very entertaining - I saw him at McCabe's years back.  This CD, whose title track is a reworking of a Woody Guthrie anti-war song, is a treat, but be warned: if you're right wing, or worse, a Trump supporter, you won't like it.  However, why buy it from this seller at a ridiculous rip-off price, of which U. Utah would not approve, when you can get it at Second Spin for less than $3, and from Barnes & Noble for less than $6?


title: OUCH!!!

text:
Some great hits of the 60s - HOWEVER, they have "Digital Mastering" on the cover.  LISTEN TO IT.  They have remastered all these hits to the point they don't sound like they were done by the original artists.

GIVE THIS A PASS!!

I received it as a gift and thankfully, but I wouldn't pay for this butchering of great rock.


title: Very calming good for meditation

text: Very calming  good for meditation.


title: A unique voice

text: I very much enjoy the melodic versatility of this artist.  The way he incorporated rap into the beginning of his song was a joy to hear. I love the ability to understand every one of his words and the different rhythms of his songs.  A truly gifted artist whose diversity will be around for a long time. His music is timeless.


title: not as described! will not purchase from seller again

text:
I love this album and wanted the Kiss repackage.
The album was not sealed as described and the photo card was removed.
Shame on you! I will continue to order from other sellers who deliver goods as promised.
Buyer beware of this seller.


title: I love you Jonghyun! You did more than well!

text: Incredible album. There are no words to describe how much I admire Jonghyun’s work. You can keep hearing these songs all day and every time you will discover something new that will steal another smile. I wish you were still alive.


title: Not for younger ears

text: Warning this is the international version with language you would prefer your kids to learn. Good music.


title: GREAT

text: CAPS NEEDED FOR VISION.  I AM PLEASANTLY SURPRISED IT REALLY IS COMFORTABLE AND ALREADY HELPS WITH NECK PAIN AFTER JUST A FEW NIGHTS.  GRATEFUL!


title: I brought this cd because I really like it but when I got it I didn't realize ...

text: I brought this cd because I really like it but when I got it I didn't realize it was the single I paid for and not the whole Cd for that pric e. So I returned it and down loaded it on amazon music because I'm a prime member it's free.


title: A must-have collection for Nanci Griffith fans

text: I love every single song in this collection.  I owned it on cassette years ago and had been intending to replace it with a CD.  I'm so glad I finally did!  Nanci's voice is so lovely and expressive, the songs so beautiful, inspiring, moving, and evocative of the time in my life when I first heard them and became a fan.  I have listened to it every day since it arrived!  If you are a Nanci Griffith fan, this collection showcases all the reasons why.


title: Is it the Music or is it the Voice?

text: Whoever did the mixing loved the instruments more than her voice.<br />Poncho and Lefty is the only exception -- that song is worth the cost of what is otherwise a musician's album.


title: Five Stars

text: Great cd from a young man


title: No longer students but violists

text: It's beautiful music and it's exactly what viola students need to listen to in order to become good players, and not sound like students anymore


title: Double-Sided Neck Support Pillow

text:
Tired of cricks in the neck when you wake up?

That's why a foam neck support pillow like this one can change your life.

It holds your head and neck at a proper angle of alignment so you awake with no neck or shoulder pain.

This one also sports a unique feature I haven't seen before: there are neck grooves in the two opposite long sides, one lower and one higher, to match your particular preference.

The truth is, I had a very comfortable nap just now on the lower side before trying the higher side, which I might have liked even better. That means you might be able to use both sides for sleeping, extending the life of the pillow.

That's the unfortunate aspect of memory foam pillows: they do deteriorate and need to be replaced over time.

They can also get rather warm while you sleep, which could be a problem for folks in hot climates, especially during summer.

Finally, I should mention that this is a fairly expensive memory pillow, but the double-sided feature may mitigate that price if you can switch to the other side after the first one wears down.

So this may not be a "starter" pillow for folks who want to try a memory foam support pillow for the first time. I just reviewed another one for Amazon Vine that compared well (but was only single-sided), and it cost only around $25. (It also had a mesh covering for ventilation, which did seem to make it warm up less at night.)

But for folks who already know the virtues of these types of pillows, this one is certainly a worthwhile investment in your health and well-being. Two thumbs up!

PROS:

* Contoured design promotes proper neck alignment.
* Works for both back and side sleepers.
* Double-sided design gives two levels of alignment.

CONS:

* Gets warm at night.
* Will need replacement when foam deteriorates.
* Cheaper memory foam contour pillows available.


title: Christmas wish granted!

text:
I've long been a fan of Mr Prizeman's "Libera",the best Choir on the planet!
several times, I posted that I wish they would release a Christmas album; well,
far better than expected!, Thanks for listening :- As always, the vocals are awesome
and the quality presentation of this deluxe edition is a much appreciated
addition to my Christmas music collection; congratulations and Happy Holidays
to you too! And do get their Christmas in Ireland CD, it's their best ever!


title: NOT DVD-Audio!!!

text: False advertising!  It said DVD-Audio, but it's just a regular CD.


title: Country

text: Perfect no issues


title: Four Stars

text: GREAT


title: A great collection of live performances

text:
The collection is performed by some of the best adult alternative and singer/song-wriiter talent around in the mid 1990's, and it's mixed well enough to give you the impression of an intimate performance.

If you can find this collectible at a reasonable price pick it up you won't be disappointed


title: Excited!!

text: Couldn't be happier. Bought my original when they were on tour at our church. I loaned it to a friend, but they never returned it, Now, unfortunately they are no longer touring. I found it very difficult to find their first CD. Can't tell ou how happy I was to get it back.


title: Love it

text: Great disc


title: Sweet movie

text: Much better than I thought it was going to be.  My son saw this movie on Disney and fell in love with all the gadgets.  As it turned out, we like it too!


title: love this music

text: so happy to find this great old music collection on a cd.  i had an lp record but finally had nothing to play it on!!


title: Stellar performance......BEAUTIFUL sound through some pretty tough literature.

text:
Rebecca Wilt is a fantastic piano player....plays all over the country and in MANY
other recordings.....and Mark Clodfelter is a spectacular trumpet player....always cultivating
a gorgeous sound.
AND, on top of that Mark is a VERY good trumpet teacher...very thorough and
motivating.


title: One Star

text: The quality was very poor. I love this song and was highly disappointed. I trashed it.


title: The CD is Great, I already owned it

text: The CD is Great, I already owned it, but I ordered this again because I wanted the DVD. How could Josh Groban be anything but perfect, but the seller should be ashamed about the DVD. It was terrible quality. Paused, stopped, halted, you name it.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent songs! Really like Sia.


title: Five Stars

text: Good live cd


Heartfelt romantic bolero music from a great international Chilean singer!!!


title: Outstanding Denyce Gravess CD!

text: This is an outstanding Denyce Graves CD!!! I highly recommend it!


title: This is a great CD from Andrea Bocelli!

text: This is an excellent CD by Andrea Bocelli. It has classic songs done with his terrific voice. It is a pleasure to listen to. I highly recommend it for old and new fans alike!


title: Love Tina. CDs great. Like the paging. Delivery fast.

text: See summary one liner


title: Mote CD's average

text:
Saw Gordon in concert.  Obstacles in his life well known and respected.

Believe Mr. Mote only has 1-2 singles popular on any of his CD's.


title: Strauss:  Lieder - Kaufmann

text: It's a delight to listen to Mr. Kaufmann sing these German lieder.  Clear and well executed.  A must for Jonas Kaufmann fans and lieder students as well.  Also good for third-year German students.


title: Irish Harp Music

text: I love harp music, and this CD is no exception. I just loved it. Why don't we have more of it? Kathryn Punton


title: The Early Kenneth McKellar Vol.3

text: All the CDs I ordered came in good time, and in good condition. I was so very happy to get this Kenneth McKellar CD of his early years along with the others ones of his I ordered. He is gone, now, and it is like I lost a family member. I had so many of his records, and I wore them out. Many of the CDs I purchased have been digitally remastered, so they sound as good as the records did, though I don't believe the Early years ones were, Fortunately, I have most of the songs that were so reproduced. Thank you for making it so easy to get them.


title: The Early McKellar Vol.2

text: I was so happy to get this of Kenneth Mckellar's early years. I had many of his records, and I literally wore them out.


title: Jennifer knapp rocks

text: Mynonlymwish is that Knapp will keep producing more.  She really has a knack for reaching deep into the soul and now that she has come out as a lesbian she can give hope to the rest of us that you can be gay and Christian.  rock On Grll!


title: Celtic music

text: Heard this CD in a Celtic shop in Gatlinburg, TN and had to have it.  It was awesome.  Came home and searched on Amazon to discover that it is hard to find, but a used copy in great condition was available.  If you can find it, buy it, if you like Celtic music.


title: Grest cd!

text: Great cd!


title: CHER'S BEST ALBUM RELEASED  IN CD

text:
"STARS "  album  by CHER was released in 1975 her first release for Warner Brothers is here as a CD. I think the problem why this CD
was not successful was because Cher was coming off her TV show and her MCA recordings. For this CD  Cher sings 9 songs  penned by 9
male songwriter's and 1 by  female songwriter Janis Ian ( Stars)  the  album was  produced by Jimmy Webb. This album is  recorded, produced,
and sung by Cher  just  beautifully. Her version of "These  Days" by Jackson Browne is amazing. Every song on this CD fits perfectly.
This is Cher as a mature, serious singer with  the ability to do these songs as they should be. "Just this one time" is the best thing
Cher has ever recorded the range of her singing this song is down right perfection.  We all  know  Cher  is a great actress and i think
 this comes out in her singing this songs with such emotion and feeling. If you read the reviews you will see all Cher's fans love this
CD. We need Cher to do a complete album with songs recorded where great song  writer's give her the chance to sing the songs
her way.  The  dance able  releases by Cher were great for it's time but now Cher let's get back to a great rock, ballad release.  .


title: Finally on CD- such  a classic album. Allman and  CHER  still is great as ever.

text:
You either liked this album or you  did'nt. and i always loved it and now to have this on CD is incredible. the sound is excellent
Gregg and Cher made  this CD while being married, and  both of them are in great form. Gregg has that southern, rock, bluesy
sound blending with Cher's mature rock sound. every song is special but i really love "Can you Fool", a great cover of
" You've Really Got a Hold on Me".  Gregg Allman's  song "Shadow Dream Song" is just too good. It is one of the best
songs he has ever recorded. I don't know the problem was maybe people could not take Cher serious as a new mature
singer after all her MCA hits (Half Breed).  This  album is a mix of pop, rock, and blues. I  am glad they were able to
record this album for Warner Bros. The album closes with "Love me" a perfect ballad to end this great CD


title: The CD is damaged and cannot play

text: I received the CD and it does not play


title: Beautiful, Heartfelt Music

text: Love it!


title: I love it

text: This is wonderful music that I never tire of.  It's a great cd to have in your collection and has some very good songs on it.


title: happiness on a cd

text: I thoroughly enjoy this cd.  We love to drive around in our convertible in the beautiful Iowa summers listening to his music. Baba B. has a wonderful voice and is so talented. It is impossible to be anything but happy while listening to his music.  We have four of his cds and love them all.


title: AAA

text: Very Good CD Sounds Terrific for an old record


title: New CD Taisiya Povaliy

text: Very good CD More than expected. Dealer very reliable. I am very pleased


title: CD received

text: For me was an Excelent Deal, Item was as described, In good shape & delivery was fast. Thanks, You are a very good dealer.


title: the sounds of sonos handbells ringing is awesome.

text: extraordinarily beautiful sounds


title: Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous - CD

text: I have played this "music" once, and now will give it to the first person who likes that sort of noise. Was disappointed, because I liked the movie very much. Just didn't pay enough attention to the music while watching it.


title: excellent condition, would buy again

text: arrived quickly, exactly as described, excellent condition, would buy again, 5 star


title: Music for the Heart

text: Beautiful lady, beautiful voice.


title: Anointed Vocalist

text: Love all of Janet's music. Beautiful songs, beautiful singer inside and out.


title: Five Stars

text: To Much Remenber Good Music Tanks Five Stars too


title: Five Stars

text: Tanks Vstore long Time I was look for this song from Discomoda  Five Stars


title: Five Stars

text: Bella music From My Country


title: Five Stars

text: what remenbers


title: Five Stars

text: I Want to Thank you for the CD you got for me


title: Five Stars

text: the Best Album Ray Steven  Recored


title: Five Stars

text: muy bueno


title: JAY TRAYNOR

text: I LOVE JAY TRAYNOR & HIS GREAT SINGING STYLE.  STARTING WHEN HE WAS THE ORIGINAL JAY OF THE AMERICANS TO BEING PART OF THE TOKENS........JAY PASSED RECENTLY BUT HIS MUSIC WILL LIVE ON...THIS CD SHOW HIS GREAT RANGE FROM ROCK TO POP TO CROONING SINATRA'S HITS....EACH SONG IS A TRIBUTE TO SINATRA BUT ALSO A TRIBUTE TO THE HARD WORK JAY PUT INTO THIS CD.......GREAT MEMORIES OF THE MUSIC & THE SINGER, WILL MISS JAY, A CONSUMMATE GENTLEMAN.


title: The epitome of radio tunes of the mid seventies.

text: Brings back great memmories of the radio tunes and cruising on Saturday night in the freshly washed car, heading for a date. Summertime fun.


title: Love the music

text: I saw a special on TV revolving around Leonard Cohen's music.  Loved the arrangements so I purchased a CD.  Love the songs and have it as part of my collection.


title: Four Stars

text: Very good cd.


title: Holy Bible: Thge Old & New Testaments

text: Awesome to listen to and great dealer ~ Thanking them for all they did. I will use them again if they have what I am looking for.


title: Three Stars

text: okay

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title: Five Stars

text: great album


title: Swifties...

text:
Taylor Swift... just saying her name makes you smile.

The quality of the recording was top notch. Fans of Taylor MUST buy this one.


title: Crazy for Sax?

text: I saw Jim Horn playing on a DVD I received for Christmas.  It was an older, but excellent, fundraiser by John Denver for protecting wild animals.  I just had to hear more of Jim performing with the saxophone.  Jim has quite an impressive background, playing backup for many of our favorite, big name musicians.  At the time I bought the album it was the only one available and was priced accordingly, but I've really enjoyed it!


title: Awesome set, despite its flaws...

text: This is one set that got me excited when it was first announced...even with the (understandable) flaws...what are they?? There are two...first is the price...this is a rare instance where I chose the regular edition, 4CDs in Edsel/Demon's usual booklike set with the discs sliding out the middle of each of 4 pages & a hole which makes it easy to slide em out & a great booklet in the middle, over the much more expensive red square deluxe edition...why?? The price.  The regular one is great value for money, and the deluxe is not...all you are getting extra in the deluxe is (NOT more music/bonus tracks/written content with more info), just a 7" single with both tracks in the regular box, a mixtape with all tracks also on the 4 discs, and a square red box to hold all 3 along with extra space, that's it, for $60 more!! Sorry no way...if this deluxe was $10 to $20, maybe $30, I'd have sprung for it, not for $101, when I paid around $40 for the regular set with the same exact content...the content is awesome, ranging from 80s UK new wave (from the popular to the obscure) to 60s soul/R&B and even a handful of crooners too, a fun mix...as for the missing tracks like the Beatles' "Twist & Shout" to Wayne Newton's "Danke Schoen" to Annie Golden's "Hang Up the Phone", you can use Wikipedia to find out what they are, to gather them together from original sources & make some sequel mixes, the beauty of the internet & CD burners...I'm not complaining...for now, this set gathers most of them, even some tracks in the films & not on the original soundtracks (or just B-sides), and also if there was never an official soundtrack released at all in the first place (like "Ferris Bueller's Day Off")...all in all, a most welcome set, incredible music & text...espesh the fact I spent my teen years during the 80s & revered these movies...HIGHLY recommended, and John Hughes was a genius filmmaker with amazing musical taste!!


title: Woah, forgot how great this album is!! Now waaaay expanded!!

text: Back in the 90s, I had this CD as a limited Geffen 2CD first pressing...and thought they were cool but lost touch, then hit with the Sopranos and "Woke Up This Morning"...then lost touch again...cut to 2020, buying all sorts of music & saw this box listed & inexpensively priced, thought I would go for it & see what I missed and/or wondered if I made a mistake...no I didn't!! I get the box, no tracklisting on the back of it, thought uh oh, but it was a nice surprise!! There are 5 discs inside & a thick booklet & new artwork...5 discs?? Yep, titled A, B, C, D & E, all with subversive drug titles & associated musical styles that all when put together form Alabama 3's unique, innovative & unholy brew of country, blues, gospel, acid house, dub reggae, spoken word, sampling & drug induced haze...they would fit best on the Outlaw Country Cruise, followed by a classic 90s rave...anyhoo, Disc 1, A, stands for Acid House & consists of 4 acid house suites, each around 15 minutes & takes you right back to rave culture you wish never ended...Disc 2, B, stands for Blues & Booze, and that's exactly what it is, 10 cuts of boozy bluesy originals, one being an excellent cover of Redbone's overlooked "The Witch Queen of New Orleans"...Disc 3, C, stands for Country & Cocaine, consisting of subversive twisted Americana/alt-country guaranteed to offend all the suits on Music Row in the best way possible, a flipping of the bird to every conservative in Nashville either too dumb to miss the joke or with no sense of humour or too thin a skin and ego, too wrapped up to get a hit on crappy country radio...play every one "I'm a C*ntry Singer" and note their reactions...Disc 4, D, is for Dub & Dope, a disc of 12 dub tracks so good & out there, Lee Scratch Perry would greatly approve & appreciate...and finally, Disc 5, E, is a remaster of the classic album "Exile on Coldharbour Lane"...besides the notable singles "Ain't Going To Goa", "Woke Up This Morning", there are other notable gems among them, like their John Prine cover "Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness" with their funny Prine story in the booklet which I don't want to spoil by revealing it here...RIP John..."Peace In The Valley", "Converted", "Mao Tse Tung Said", "U Don't Dans 2 Tekno"...all 12...totally forgot how classic, vital & timely this record really is...it sounds fresh still and has a hybrid sound that sounds more 2020 than when first recorded...very much ahead of it's time...now I need the rest of Alabama 3's catalogue...great party record too, when parties are safe again, that is...damn you, COVID19!! Anyhoo, if you are thinking of buying this album, fork out the extra dough for this box...it's so worth it...trust me...it's timely important music & message & Instant party in your head and your house...


title: I would give this set 1999 stars if I could...

text: Totally worth the wait & money spent...a lot of care and love went into this, it totally shows, down to the last detail, from the remastering to the mirrored slipcase to the eye labels on each disc, indicative of the original vinyl (speaking of that, those who complained that the album in the vinyl set is not gatefold like the CD is...the original album was not a gatefold either)...hearing the album in full in the new set was as fresh and exciting as when I first heard it way back in 1982/1983...having the single versions, 12"s and Bsides present & remastered too is essential, the 2 concerts on the 1999 tour is great to have as well, you feel the excitement & energy, a thrill to see and hear, like you are there among the Prince faithful...but the clincher is the 2 discs of Vault tracks, amazing stuff...from full length versions like the 8-minute "Delirious" to a tour rehearsal medley to original versions of later-released tunes like "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got" & bside "Feel U Up" (prefer these versions) to tossed off gems like "Money Don't Grow On Trees", "Bold Generation", "Purple Music", the rocking powerpop "Teacher Teacher", tons more...and the booklet is amazing with great essays by my friend David Fricke from Rolling Stone, Duff McKagen from Guns N Roses and a MN historian, pics, handwritten lyrics, and notes on each of the vault tracks...truly a stellar job by all...yes many said a couple of Vault tracks are missing...perhaps they will come out in the future, but this 5CD/DVD really sets a standard...makes the (still well done) "Purple Rain" set puny by comparison...licking my chops on what could be next...but this thing is my pick for best boxset of 2019 by far...bravo!!


title: Used to have this on cassette...

text: Back in the late 80s, when I was in college, my taste was that I was expanding past my top 40 & hair metal teens by embracing punk, UK, new wave & college rock...but I still couldn't let that other stuff go completely...was still buying new titles by new bands of hair metal, and no matter the genre, I always prefer female artists & bands...Girls Aloud for instance, who are British/Irish & my fave, are loads better than the Spice Girls...anyhoo, I was into Vixen at the time, an all girl hard Rock band, kinda powerpop, but were lacking some edge...I saw this album on tape & the cover caught my attention...I remember buying it, it sounded way heavier than Vixen, almost thrashy, even punky Ramonesish...but was like, at the time, they either sucked or we're record company Columbia contrived, trying to find their own Vixen...and it contributed to me moving away from this stuff at the time...well, recently, I was at a fave used CD store & saw an original Columbia CD of this for $2.99...i almost bought it, but just wanted to see feedback first...maybe it holds up better?? Saw the high price & praise...I will go back and buy it...if I feel the same as 1987/1988, I will sell it and what a profit!!!


title: This record will SHOCK people, guaranteed!!

text: Put this on for any unsuspecting listener and ask them if they can guess who it is...two things will happen...one, they will say "I have no idea", and two, when you tell them who, they will say "what??? no effing way!! the "Billy Don't Be A Hero" band??" No way, uh uh!!" Bottom line, yes it is, and if this record actually sold, they would have continued in a cool, challenging musical path, evolving...instead of just playing covers and doing the oldies and nostalgia tours they are still on...which is unfortunate.  See, on this one record they did for Capitol records in 1976, produced by Sweet's original production team, Mike Chapman & Nicky Chinn, aka Chinnichap, they were set up to pick up where Sweet left off in 1975, UK-rooted hard-edged, glammy powerpop/bubblegum, as Sweet ditched Chinnichap to write and produce their own material, which they were more than capable and talented to do so, and Chinnichap were holding them back from evolving as a true self-contained, English rock & roll band, not as a bubblegum band relying on others for material...where Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods come in is...through their own choice, they never penned their own material, which is really odd, because if you are a rock & roll band worth its salt and wanting your own original sound, WOULDN'T you want to write and do your own material?? Why be a covers band only?? But somehow, BD&TH stumbled onto their own original sound, maybe through how the bandmembers gelled together?? Their 1974 self-titled album is somehow really solid, consistent, a classic of its era, with amazing songs...both diverse and consistent, and their sound is an original hybrid of Chicago-esque horn-accented powerpop and Grass Roots "adult" bubblegum, with some Philly Soul/Hall & Oates soul thrown in.  After that album ran its course, they recorded the followup, and 3 singles came out, starting with the #39 hit "The Heartbreak Kid", but each did worse then the one before it, and ABC dropped the band before the followup album ever got released...to be picked up by Capitol and Chinnichap and it looks like the plan was to fill the spot that Sweet left open, starting with a cover of their "Teenage Rampage", an amazing song and UK hit that never cracked the US...BD&TH do it well, just like Sweet in the same arrangement, but it too flopped here...the whole album was the band completely retooled into like a Sweet/Queen hybrid...heck, another single from the album was a totally odd cover of Buddy Holly's "Oh Boy" done like "Bohemian Rhapsody", and it was so bonkers that it shouldn't have worked...but it does, in spite of itself!! I really wish this album sold, so they could have evolved in a cool way, but the rug was pulled out from under them...again, that's the danger of a band not doing their own material...they are dependent on others and relying on trends, not in control of their own destiny...if they did their own art, consistently, they would have turned out differently...instead of just oldies tours, but hey, still plugging away, good on them...I hope more people discover this album, to be shocked in the least...it's a fun record...


title: GREAT but not complete...and that price??!!??

text: Great stuff, classic stuff, but not complete...and being that 3 of the live records in this box do not include the DVD counterparts is a dealbreaker...at least there is a box available with just the 11 studio albums ("The Complete Studio Albums Collection") at a MUCH lower price, and you can buy the live records with the DVD parts separately from this set.  "Live In London" was sold initially as a 2CD/1DVD (or Blu-Ray) set, "Live From The Isle Of Wight 1970" had a DVD or BluRay disc (your choice) and so did "Songs From The Road".  This box does not have the video counterparts, just audio.  PLUS, there were 2 further live records released afterwards..."Live In Dublin" from 2014 as a 3CD/1DVD or BluRay and "Can't Forget: A Souvenir Of The Grand Tour" from 2015...as well as his final 3 studio albums..."Old Ideas" (2012), "Popular Problems" (2014) and his swan song, "You Want It Darker" (2016).  Basically, if this was the only set of the 2 boxes made available, at a lower price, I'd say buy it...but being the CHOICE is available, and it's just the first 11 studio albums remastered, at a fraction of the price AND space (no jewelcases, just nice thin cardboard wallets with the white border around each album...I like it, not everyone does), and nice booklet...go for it, and just in case a full complete set comes out in the future...that usually happens after a revered figure like Leonard passes on...and you want to replace it with the new one...you won't be at a financial loss...you can sell it and get your money back...this set?? Not so much...but all his records are great.  RIP Leonard Cohen the master.


title: Yes its a bootleg but borderline legal...

text: I call this a borderline bootleg because the Russians do these things quite well and it looks official...some of these titles are cool to have because there is no legitimate replacement on the market currently.  They are hit & miss depending on the tracklistings...and this Taylor Swift one is no different...what's good about it is it has download-only single versions not on the album's like "Bad Blood" with Kendrick Lamar as well as soundtrack cuts like "Eyes Open" from The Hunger Games and "Today Was A Fairy Tale" from Valentine's Day...it covers her whole career and covers almost all the bases all in one package...it also flows very well together and you hear Taylor's tunes as the magnificent creations they really are.  The only downfall is that she has so many hit records that 2 discs and 40 tracks don'r cover them all...most of the big ones are here though.  I don't feel guilty for owning this at all because I have all the official CDs and I got this in a trade no no money came out of pocket.  I had just ordered the Sophie Ellis Bextor one, I have the Enya one, the Lana Del Rey titles (3 of them) and Quentin Tarantino movie hits...they do serve a purpose...will be getting the Sia one too as it's up to date, has her own hits, a Zero 7 track and has all the collaborations with her guest vocals like David Guetta's "Titanium"...these do serve a need, fill a void, etc...


title: This is an album, a CD and vinyl, not a book...

text: What's with all the book reviews??


title: Yeah I agree...BUT...

text: I saw this thing at the debut NY Newbury Comics, and I was excited because it was a Record Store Day exclusive, it was cheap enough, and the comic book looked kinda cool.  I agree with the other review, but I think that was the intent.  It said on the disc "Flaming Lips Remix 2016", but the real indicator of the music on disc is the sticker, where it focused on ex-Lip guitarist Ronald Jones.  The comic book...designed by Wayne Coyne...was a fictional but funny and endearing story on how Ronald was kidnapped by aliens for tapping into their special wavelength of sound with his guitar.  That's what this disc is...the "Clouds Taste Metallic" album with the focus on Ronald in noisy instrumental versions, not Wayne vocals.  I think they took all of Ronald's guitar tracks for each song, all the different takes, and put em all into the tracks here, and removed all of Wayne's vocals.  Maybe they are trying to lure Ronald out of retirement or celebrate his special, unique, misunderstood self??  But really, a word of warning, this is about Ronald, not Wayne, and just prepare for an all-out noisy but unearthly guitar assault on songs & an album you may love and be all-out familiar with, but made strange and offputting and unfamiliar again...not unlike the 2 instrumental Jellyfish albums collected together, mixed with Lou Reed's 1975 alienating and earsplitting anti-classic "Metal Machine Music"...the difference is, here are actual songs, the Reed disc is not.  Ronald's strange genius is not for everyone, but if you can appreciate his Syd Barrett-like artistry and persona, with a drop of ex-Chili Pepper John Frusciante's beautifully strange solo albums, and yeah, MMM, you may enjoy this...but don't expect anything else.  Also, again, the comic book is funny.


title: QUITE POSSIBLY the greatest album no one knows about!!

text:
WOW, like literally!!
Here's the tracklisting:
1- Super Sonic City
2- Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy
3- Vampire
4- Detroit
5- Japanese Boyfriend
6- Neon City Nights
7- Drive Me Wild
8- Planet X
9- Action Boy
10- I Wanna Run Now
11- Stardust Motel
12- Hot Love
13- Wild, Wild One (Japanese Bonus Track & Swedish B-side)

One reason why it's one of the greatest is based on how UNKNOWN this album is, and who Erika Norberg (ex Mrs Yngwie Malmsteen) is in the music world.  This hot Swedish rocker is equal parts glam, powerpop, metal biker chick, & dance diva, 100% balls and all woman, which is possibly why Yngwie married her...maybe too much, re the divorce, haha.  This record is also a perfect summation of what great catchy energetic rock & roll is all about.  Part Blondie, part Transvision Vamp, part Holly & the Italians, part ABBA, part T Rex.  These 13 tunes would sound killer great equally at a party, over headphones, on the radio, at a rock club, at a DANCE club, before a band coming on at a concert.  Another reason why "Planet X" is one of the greatest records and mysterous unknowns is because, besides not getting a US release (just Sweden and Japan), you pop this baby on for anyone, and guaranteed no one will know this record, and by the end of the record, they will love the whole thing, instant converts.  I've never seen that with anyone else's record.  Erika Norberg/Malmsteen has a perfect rocking sound here.  Last reason is it's utterly timeless and feels endlessly fresh...could be the songwriting, the production, the performances, the energy??  Whatever, it's magic, and feels like a new 2015 release, when in fact it came out back in 1997!! I have to go, because endless converts are waiting to have their minds blown.

PS...All the tunes could be US hit singles (something about artists from Sweden), but "Neon City Lights" in particular should be a massive US hit (play it now, it feels 2015 new)...Max Martin would be jealous if he heard it ("Damn, I wish I wrote that song!!"), and if programmers heard that song, it would dominate US radio playlists.  I guess the only way for that to happen is play it where they are, at a convention or on a soundtrack or something.  You'll thank me later.


title: Just bought Vol 2 AT Newbury Comics...so good I had 2 find Vol 1 (and I did!!)

text:
That store just RULES...NYC doesn't have stores like that anymore, with a coupla exceptions...and I saw the Vol 2 CD (on Rhino) and was so impressed, I had to get Vol 1...wasn't in their system...so I found it here...these 2 volumes are twofold...1, they are among the best punk/new wave/alternative compilations I've ever come across, and 2, they are great souvenirs, a reminder of what a proper record store is and should always be.

May Newbury Comics never die...and you think, they should have a store in New York...it's one & more states over in New England, in CT, MA, RI, ME, NH, VT...but it gives you reason to go to Boston and such, to get out of NY!!


title: Beguiling 4th album from these underrated Canadian rockers!!  Hopefully more to come...

text:
Hard to believe this record is just over 20 years old...it was their final record (at the time), and kinda signalled a new beginning.  It sounds fresh still and mixes together elements which should never have worked...hard rock, funk, powerpop, R&B, dance music, prog instrumentals...but it DOES...

Cool songs like "Wanna Be The One" and "Get Back" mix rock, funk and dance music, not unlike the Red Hot Chili Peppers or Parliament/Funkadelic, "Buzz" is a languid, chill R&B song that could even make the R&B chart if those stations ever heard it...and Paul MacAusland even sounds like George Michael when he sings it!!  Really cool.  BUT they also cover Janis Joplin's bluesy rocker "Move Over" well, just as Cinderella did and 2 instrumentals are included..."The Bunker" and "Knuckles", which could give Steve Vai a run for his money.

This record is so diverse but defies convention and logic and Haywire make it work as a whole, not a disjointed mess, which speaks volumes on the talent, diversity and guts this Canadian band has and proves how CRIMINALLY underrated they really are...the fact it was on tiny label Caliber and it folded shows that this record was unjustifiably lost and how ahead of it's time Haywire is...people will discover this by chance 20 years later and will be inspired and think...why was this a lost classic??


title: Five Stars

text: Very happy to have this album.


title: Five Stars

text: Luv's me some Pearly May.


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


title: Five Stars

text: we enjoy tru country


title: This CD changed my worship life

text: WOW!  AWESOME!  GLORY!  If you want to bask in the Shekanah Glory Light of the Lord just put on this CD and close your eyes.  Miracle Maker is my all time favorite worship song.  Kim has a unique voice that sinks into your soul right along with the music.  You cannot listen to this CD and not feel God at work in your soul!!!  Praise God for music like this that takes us into His Presence.  We use these songs frequently at the end of our Bible study for a time at the Feet of Jesus and let me tell you we have each experienced the power and wonder of God.


title: great t-shirt's

text: My son really loves the t- shirt and got quite a few compliments on it. It fits well and the color is great


title: Outstanding CD

text: This is our first experience with a Secret Garden CD, and we like it a lot.  The selections and arrangements are terrific and wear well.  They appeal to a wide range of ages and musical tastes.  And there is 74 minutes of music on the CD, which is a lot!


title: Favorite Christmas Albulm

text:
This is awesome! I pop this cd in around Thanksgiving and it basically plays until January! Josh did an outstanding job.  I love his version of the classic Christmas songs, especially Little Drummer Boy. Every track is great, in my opinion, however I am not to keen on The First Noel. Mainly because I am not a fan of Faith Hill's voice and I am not convinced that their voices harmonize well together .  Again, that is just my opinion.

I would recommend this cd to anyone and everyone. I love it so much and I hope many others will also!


title: This was a gift for a friend

text: My friend loved this cd


title: Great live performance

text: I love live performances recorded on dvd or cd. This is one of Beegees best from early 70s in Melbourne.


title: Words of songs too tiny to read and often wrong

text: Re words to songs. The print was so tiny it was impossible to read even with magnifying glass. Many words were incorrect and entire paragraphs were missing. For a price of $109, this is totally unacceptable.


title: WONDERFUL BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES. ALWAYS UPLIFTING

text: COME UNTO ME, OH MY BELOVED. LET ME SHOW YOU MY LOVE...'NUF SAID. OK SO I'M ABOUT 6 WORDS SHORT FOR THIS REVIEW, SO I'M ADDING THIS LAST SENTENCE


title: song list for this album

text:
The Best Of Ernie Rettino And Debby Kerner MM0056A (1979). Featuring the songs:

  "New Song Arising"
  "Growing Together"
  "Friends"
  "Let Me See"
  "All Day Song"
  "I'll Never Be Alone Again"
  "Written in the Word"
  "My Religion"
  "I Finally Appreciate"
  "Joseph"
  "Throne of God"


title: Five Stars

text: Very good quality


title: For those who love oldies

text: I have been looking for this CD for years, I had the record years ago, but the quality of this CD is very good!<br />I love all the songs, they are so romantic! and I know many songs by heart. Another plus to Amazon.


title: Amazon has what I want

text: I love jazzz


title: My unwinding from the day.

text: Music to listen  to after work and dinner.


title: Five Stars

text: Love this CD and his music.


title: Five Stars

text: Great


title: Desert Dream CD - Arnold Mitchem

text: Another nice CD from Arnold Mitchem. Soothing music with desert theme.


title: Five Stars

text: Love Arnold Mitchem and this Mojave Moon CD. Makes you feel like you are in the desert at night.


title: Michael The Great

text: I had forgotten that I ordered this CD--I own almost every cassette and Cd of his...This one must have escaped me--but it is a very nice CD..Barbara Cooper


title: Very Good Collection by John Williams

text: The Boston Pop has had at least three directors.  I like the music directed by John Williams the best.  He is not only a director, but a composer in his own right.  The music on this CD is relaxing and the arrangements are outstanding.


title: There's such a thing as too much music!

text: The young lady has a nice voice. Julie London she's not....nor as good.<br />I personally think that it would have been a much better promotion if they had just used her quartet, and not the symphony to back her up.


title: beautiful songs, highly recommended

text: Exelent singer, beautiful songs, highly recommended.


title: One Star

text: The singer is off key, her range is small, her voice is weird. Save your money.


title: review sheilla walsh

text: nice but not what we were looking for


title: Karl Cole

text:
According to info Karl passed away 2015

Karl Cole
September 30, 2015 at 12:00 am
Karl Cole passed away peacefully on July 15 in Waldoboro surrounded by his loved ones.

Karl was born May 26, 1941 in Syracuse, N.Y., the son of Kenneth Elton Cole and Katherine Bertha Vogt Cole. He grew up in Warners, N.Y. where he served as a young organist for the Warners Methodist Church. He graduated from West Genesee High School.

At the age of 19, Karl began entertaining audiences all over the country. He performed in 30 states, Canada, and Mexico. He had his own radio show in Syracuse, N.Y. and broadcasted a Christmas Pipe Organ show for National Public Radio.

He was concert artist for Wurlitzer Co.; organist for American Airlines Sky Chef’s Restaurant (at age 18); organist for the Cincinnati Reds, and Principal Organist and Music Director for 11 years at a 500 seat pipe organ restaurant in Ohio. In 1990 Karl was a featured artist for the American Theater Organ Society convention and selected judge for the young organist competition in 1990 & 1993.

As a recording artist Karl recorded several albums. One album was selected to be used in the U.S. Air Force Chapels throughout the U.S.A. As a recording producer, he was acknowledged for his novel ideas in the recording industry and considered “One of the finest organist/vocalist in the country”.

Moving to Florida in the 1990s, Karl owned the Medley Restaurant in Pompano Beach where he also entertained at seven electronic keyboards. In 1980, he became the organist on a restored theater organ in Warren, Mich. After a brief interlude of helping his nephew in New York, Karl served as an administrator, music director, organist, and choir director for The Lely Presbyterian Church in Naples, Florida until 2014.

Karl moved to Maine in 2014 to be with his family until his death.

Karl was predeceased by his parents; brother, Paul; and aunts, whom he dearly loved.

He is survived by brother, David and wife Sue of Waldoboro; nephews, John Cole and wife Ruta of New York, Christopher Cole, Gabriel Cole and wife Misty, Nathaniel Cole and wife Shannon, all of Maine; nieces, Elizabeth Sheehan and husband John, Maria Cole, and Sarah Cole and husband Kyle Parrish, all of Massachusetts; and many great- nieces and nephews. Karl loved being Uncle Karl.

A memorial service for Karl will be held at 4 p.m., Sat., Sept. 12 at the First Baptist Church in Waldoboro.


title: Five Stars

text: wonderful


title: A Night with the Zoo Animals ... sqwak, yawk, flat, flat, flat  -  so AVOID

text: I recently, at the "fossil age" I am, to this magnificent work of art, and have assembled a couple of DVD's and several various CD's, many featuring TOP artists in their prime.  I purchased this recording because it is LIVE, Teatro Regio Turino, and if you ever need proof that singing opera isn't the 'walk in the park' the great artists make it seem to be, this performance is the perfect example.  Flat singing is just a shade worse than sharp, and there are, from time-to-time, plenty of 'flat' passages here.  ??? Worst performance ever recorded???  No, but with so many good ones out there, I'd pass this one up, unless you are a slave for punishment.  In the year 2014, given all the progress mankind has made, at least regard to the distribution of GREAT PERFORMANCE ART, it is heinous that this performance is being foisted off on the public.  Still, there are also some terrific LIVE moments, although the flat singing has put off the audience.  Enuff; definitely buy a recording and enjoy this GREAT opera, just don't buy this recording!


title: The Glory of God in Music

text: Well, here it is, a Mass that makes you FEEL GOOD!  Small, too, this is after all you and GOD, so you are small and GOD is huge, as it is and should be.  Just beautiful, soul-piercing music, expressing the grandeur and love and beauty and romance of God in fabulously beautiful, completely French music.  Never performed, unfortunately, and why not I do not know, this recording has been around forever, I give copies away I love this music so much.  You probably will too!


title: heavenly

text: If you like Gospel you will love this, very nice indeed


title: Great Pianist!

text: I love this CD, it has great melodies and compositions. Kathy is just great. Similar to Richard Clayderman. Has international flavor and its very melodic.


title: The Best Lara Fabian CD, Wow!!!

text: This is the best Lara Fabian CD by far. Igor Krutoy, who brings the best out Lara's voice did an outstanding job.<br />There is a concept movie coming soon, based on 11 songs. Each song will have a feel of music video but they all will be interconnected. Can not wait for Amazon to carry it, that I could get the NTSC version, and not PAL, that is to be expected. In my opinion Lara is one of the best singers and performers, she is incredible live and when she performs she is withing a song and a story. If you are Lara's fan this CD is a must!


title: Superb production in every way!!!

text: I have perhaps over 450 ads, including numerous of great operas and the top artists...including nearly all of Bocelli's. However "Si" is the best opera CD ever. Two extra things make it extraordinary...including Andrew's son (plus Josh), and then the wonderful insights about each song written underneath by Andrea. Just include a magnifying glass, which I bought and sent with the CD to my 86 year old Aunt in Brazil.


title: disappointing

text: This cd was not as good as the others I have of hers. I felt the songs were a bad selection for her voice. Her voice is too high pitched for many of the songs. Better suited to a male voice. I won't be listening to this again.


title: Please list songs & samples to hear.

text: I have hear of him before and like his singing. Before I purchase please list the songs and some samples to hear.  It greatly benefits the purchaser from making a mistake.


title: My all time favorite band. Such a gift to hear again after ...

text: My all time favorite band.Such a gift to hear again after all these years!


title: Five Stars

text: will always love him.


title: Five Stars

text: same


title: Five Stars

text: GOOD DEAL


title: A Masterpiece!

text: This is it...the king of pop's last CD...a masterpiece.  Hearing Mr. Jackson sing these songs reminds us just how wonderful a singer this man was.  It's sad to know that " this is it ".  There will never be another M.J.


title: Outstanding Orchestration

text: Richard did great arrangements, orchestration is beautiful, felt like Karen was back with us again her voice is sensational


title: not happy

text: This tape was really bad.  Have been wanting it for so long and it was not even where you could listen to it.


title: Love Fleetwood Mac

text: Great CD!  I love this group.  It brings back lots of good memories.


title: Another Great CD

text: This is the second CD I have bought and listened to by Alex Cornish and his music is beyond glorious!  Every song of his I've listened to stays in my head for a very long time and I would rate each song on both of his CD's I have heard so far with 5 stars.  I can't say that about any other singer/songwriter I've listened to so that's a huge compliment coming from me.  He is a superb artist!


title: Painting Pictures with Music

text: His music is sweeping, linear, and paints scenes with a broad brushstroke.  The harmonies are beautiful to the ear and invoke peaceful reactions.  If you have ever visited the west, the Grand Canyon, the National Parks, you will "see" those images again.


title: “I’ll Say It Over And Over Again”...This Album Is Simply Superb!

text:
“Early in my career, I chose more songs that I liked as instrumentals but now I think more in terms of vocal music. I think about the lyrics, the story.” ~ John Proulx ~

After enjoying John Proulx’s previous albums Moon And Sand (2006), Baker’s Dozen: Remembering Chet Baker (2009) and The Best Thing For You (2012), I welcome with enthusiasm his very latest recording that was released on March 14, 2018 simply titled Say It.

Produced by Judy Wexler, the album is a mix of covers and one original composition of John Proulx unlike his three recordings from 2006 through 2012 which are all standards oriented. He is one of the best interpreters of standards from the Great American Songbook and has recorded some of the most remarkable renditions of “Time After Time, “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “There Is No Greater Love,” “What A Difference A Day Makes,” “You Don’t Know What Love Is,” “You’d Be So Nice To Come Home To” and “My Funny Valentine.”

The beauty of this latest offering from John Proulx lies not only on his extraordinary vocal artistry and songwriting skills but also his flair in piano playing which defines his great talent as a musician. And of course the support of seasoned musicians such as Chuck Berghofer on bass, Joe LaBarbera on drums, Larry Koonse on guitar, Bob Sheppard on tenor sax/ soprano sax, Billy Hulting on percussion.

Singer Melissa Manchester graced this album with her performance in a duet with John Proulx on “Stained Glass.”This is one of my favorites from the repertoire and the only song that John Proulx co-wrote with her. One of the music industry’s best string arrangers, Alan Broadbent, did the arrangements on String Quartet: Gina Kronstad (1st violin/leader/contractor), Susan Chatman (2nd violin), Rodney Wurtz (viola) and Stefanie Fife (cello).

John Proulx did the marvelous arrangements for the most part. He aced his performances on the entire album most especially the title track and not to mention “Watch What Happens,” “Something To Live For,” “Gentle Rain,” “Scatsville,” a song that shows off the art of scatting at its utmost best.

“I’ll say it over and over again”...this album is simply superb! Listen now and you’ll enjoy it as much as I do.

Wholeheartedly recommended for your listening pleasure. ❤


title: Classic Christmas Carols

text:
There are so many wonderful things the blessed season is made of. One of them is its beautiful and meaningful Christmas music. If you enjoy holiday music that is evocative of Christmas of yore, and you know that you are getting old because you are now more delighted with Christmas music that your parents enjoyed, "It's Christmas Time" is the perfect CD to listen to. With three legendary singers of all-time represented in this archive recording from Delta Music, you can't go wrong in adding it to your Christmas music collection. Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole were not only renowned for their discographies that comprise mainly of the Great American Songbook, they were also famous for their respective recordings of the best Christmas music we can ever have the pleasure of listening to.

The repertoire is a reflective indication of the significance of Christmas from Bing Crosby's "Silent Night" to Frank Sinatra's "O Little Town of Bethlemen" to Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song." All the 16 songs are sung in the way they should be perfectly interpreted. Straight forward rendition is the key to a remarkably simple yet chock full of beauty Christmas music. This CD has all of that and more. Bing, Frank anf Nat shine in their own special way, But Bing is the superstar of the show considering that he sung nine carols out of 16 tracks.

The entire collection is a joyful listen especially Bing Crosby's inimitable rendition of "Joy To The World" from G. F. Handel's "Messiah."

"Joy to the world
The Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
White fields and floods
Rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy"


title: This Will Make Your Christmas Spirits Bright

text:
"Add a new twist to your holiday celebrations with this festive mix of modern and classic favorites. Featuring contemporary versions of beloved songs, new remixes of time-tested standards and overlooked rarities by renowned artists that are sure to brighten your winter spirits." ~ Liner Notes ~

Mel Torme, Rosemary Clooney, Ray Charles, Patti Page, Dianne Reeves, Lou Rawls, Dionne Warwick and the rest of the singers here will totally make your Christmas spirits bright. You will be delighted with a mixed bag of contemporary and standard Christmas songs recorded in uniquely modern arrangements. The program kicks off with Steven Curtis Chapman's wonderful take on "Winter Wonderland" and wraps up with Rosemary Clooney's avant-garde rendition of "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas."

I love Hall & Oats' version of "Jingle Bell Rock." It rocks and exudes a lively feeling. You can include this on your playlist of danceable tunes for your holiday parties together with a jazzy version of "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by one of the best jazz artists of today, Dianne Reeves,  whom I have recently watched in a  truly impressive live concert with George Benson at the Hollywood Bowl on September 11, 2013. It was one of the greatest concerts I've watched to date. They completely rocked the Bowl!

Mel Torme had recorded his own original song, "The Christmas Song," in a variety of arrangements but this particular interpretation has an entirely different twist. Stacie Orrico does an ultra-modern, top-of-the-minute rendition of a seasonal favorite of mine, "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" It is one of the best recordings of this classic holiday song from Frank Loeser, one of the greatest songwriters of all-time. Bethany Dillon has spiced up a lot of flavors in a Christmas  standard that epitomizes the significance of the blessed season, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" while Dionne Warwick's own reading  of "Silver Bells" is very much attuned to the melody and she's able to spotlessly convey the song's essence. And of course, you will surely enjoy Ray Charles' groovy version of "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer."

This CD was produced for Williams-Sonoma by Rock River Communications, EMI Special Markets in 2007. It is a nice addition to your playlist of holiday music for your annual family reunions, get-togethers, and other Christmas-related festivities as well.


title: Turn Back The Hands of Time...And Capture The Spirit of A Bygone Era

text:
Would you like to turn back the hands of time and capture the spirit of a bygone era? Well, listen to these CDs on a late night, put on your best headphones, sit back, relax, and drift into somewhere in time...to that nostalgic period when music was synonymous with beautiful melodies and poetic lyrics rendered by great singers with impeccable vocal artistry who paved the way to a musical landscape of elegance and sophistication that we now call the Great American Songbook.

You will be engrossed listening to 30 timeless standards interpreted exquisitely by the best recording artists on Planet Earth: Bing Crosby, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Mel Torme, Dick Haymes, Bobby Darin, Jimmy Durante, Jack Jones, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Vinton, Andy Williams, Gordon McRae, Al Martino, Ed Ames, Engelbert  Humperdinck, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Rosemary Clooney, Doris Day, Jo Stafford, Julie London, Judy Garland, Keely Smith, Dinah Shore, June Christy, Linda Ronstadt, Patsy Cline, Les Paul & Mary Ford.

You can't go wrong with "They're Playing Our Song, Great Romantic Standards, Volume 1" if you're fond of everlasting and romantic songs that were enjoyed in the past and will continue to delight music lovers who love to listen to musical gems like "Unforgettable," "Stardust," "The Very Thought of You," "You'll Never Know," "That Old Feeling," "It Had To Be You," "As Time Goes By," "I Don't Know Why," "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" and many more. The music exudes varied moods and emotions from mellow, relaxed and warm to nocturnal, romantic and sophisticated; from delicate, laid-back and intimate to wistful, melancholy and bittersweet. This is my dear parents' kind of music that I've been hearing from our musical household when I was growing up. And they grew on me too.

This Time Life compilation is exceptional and it doesn't pale in comparison with other great collections of standards I've listened to. It radiates an ambience of peace and quiet that is just perfect for a late night listen. I'm turning back the hands of time now...and getting ready to listen to these discs and capture the spirit of a bygone era. How about you?


title: "This Is Always"

text:
"When both art and romance is beset by exploitation and doubt, it's high time for the sort of sentiment expressed in the tender title tune: 'You tied a string around my heart/So how could I forget you?' As you settle back with this recording, and maybe an empathetic friend, you'll be able to forget all your preconceptions about musical categories, but you'll never again forget Freddy. 'We touched all the bases with this one, and it will be for always,' he reflects." ~ Jeff Kalis ~

Wow! I really love this album! Where was I when it was released? How did I miss it?

"Always" is absolutely a keeper! I'm so glad I've discovered this treasure of an album by Freddy Cole, 2011 Grammy nominee who is greatly and primarily influenced by his legendary brother, Nat King Cole, and also other singers from the Forties and Fifties such as Billy Eckstine, Dick Haymes, Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday. As a pianist, he is hugely influenced by Oscar Peterson, Teddy Wilson and John Lewis. Coming from a family of musicians, Mr. Cole's musicality is beyond ordinary. He studied at the Julliard School of Music in NYC and earned his Master's Degree at the New England Conservatory of Music. He plays piano, guitar and upright bass. And with a remarkable vocal style that sounds like the twin voice of Nat King Cole, he surely stirred my auditory sense and is now on my list of favorite singers of all-time. I echo the following praises for Mr. Cole.

"Freddy Cole is without a doubt one of our greatest singers." ~ Tony Bennett ~

"Freddy is a supremely gifted song stylist. God bless Freddy because he's got his own." ~ Cedar Walton ~

"To work with Freddy Cole, a gifted and classy communicator at the peak of his artistic powers, was one of the real highlights of my life in music." ~ Tom McIntosh, Arranger ~

One of my personal favorites from this set is Irving Berlin's "Remember." Do you hear that fascinating sound of a vibraphone? It is exquisitely played by John Locke who co-arranged the chart for this lovely track with Todd Barkan and Mr. Cole himself. The interplay between the rest of the instrumentalists is totally impressive. Kudos to Mel Martin (alto flute), Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Tom Hubbard (bass) and Yoron Israel (drums) for making this track shine through.

Cyrus Chestnut's work in Jackie Ryan's [[ASIN:B002CA68CU Doozy]] was so remarkable. His playing here has the same degree of excellence  particularly in "Until It's Time For You To Go," a track that focuses only on Freddy Cole's vocals and Cyrus Chestnut's incomparable piano accompaniment and solo.

Grover Washington, Jr., who is well-known for his extraordinary style of playing soprano saxophone, adds greatness to the album by executing the ear-catching solos in "If" and "You Must Believe In Spring." Will Friedwald once said that the two most definitive renditions of the latter were recorded by Freddy Cole and Tony Bennett/Bill Evans in [[ASIN:B001UE27X8 The Complete Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Recordings]].

His interpretation of Harry Warren and Mack Gordon's "This Is Always" is simply gorgeous! You will enjoy the beautiful backdrop of violins by Sanford Allen and Lesa Terry, viola by Al Brown, cello by Eileen Folson, flugelhorn by Bryan Stripling, trombone by Robin Eubanks, tenor saxophone by Antonio Hart, bass by Tom Hubbard, drums by Yoron Israel and the striking solo by Cyrus Chestnut on piano.

Mr. Cole is such an extraordinary singer who can interpret any kind of song--standards and contemporary songs from Irving Berlin and Harry Warren to Stevie Wonder and David Gates--in an effortless and artistic way and making them very memorable.

I can't believe no one has reviewed this lovely album. It's about time to spread the word that this is meant to be listened to for always. With my heartfelt recommendation.

P.S. Here's the complete track listing:

1. Isn't She Lovely
2. You Must Believe In Spring
3. The Rose
4. Remember
5. I'm A Fool To Want You
6. If
7. Maybe You'll Be There
8. Until It's Time For You To Go
9. Count To Ten
10. Interlude
11. This Is Always


title: Short But Sweet As Candy

text:
"I think love songs are about something that is constant across generations. Heartbreak and hope and love have always mattered--and will always matter. I'm a sentimental person. But to me, sentimental doesn't mean simple and trite--it just means the feelings are genuine, we can all connect with them." ~ Michael Bublé ~

I purchased this short but sweet as candy CD, "With Love, Michael Bublé," from Hallmark a few years back. It contains eight love songs fittingly compiled for Hallmark's Valentine's Day offering to its customers and members of Hallmark Gold Card. The songs in the disc are some of the quintessential and greatest love songs of all-time starting off with "Fever" down to "I've Got A Crush On You" and "Can't Help Falling In Love."

Michael Bublé is one of the best things that ever happened to the music world. He possesses one of the most charming voices that I've ever heard from a male singer. He has full range vocal cords that exemplify a great vocal style.

 "These Foolish Things" is a gem from this collection. I have to give special mention to Alan Chang for his charming arrangement and for his wonderful piano accompaniment. Michael Bublé will definitely give the listeners a nostalgic trip down memory lane as he sings this verse...

"... And the scent of roses...
The song that Ella sings
These foolish things
Remind me of you"

As this lovely presentation comes to an end, Michael Bublé renders an appropriate song as finale - it's one of the most beautiful songs from the Great American Songbook titled "That's All." This is definitely my favorite track. With a brilliant arranger such as Johnny Mandel in the picture, how can you go wrong? He is backed by a lush orchestra and the main musicians: Randy Waldman (piano), Brian Bromberg (bass), Frank Capp (drums) and John Pisano (guitar). His sincere reading of the lyrics exudes emotional honesty that captures the essence of the song.

What's not to love when every little thing about this CD is lovable? With my heartfelt recommendation!