title: John Flynn - A World Class Performer!!

text:
I had the distinct honor and pleasure of hearing this artist perform most of these songs (and more!) last night @ the Steel City Coffee House in Phoenixville (PA).  What a shame it was the night of game three of the World Series in the heart of Phillies country, and the crowd was smaller than it should have been!  Even so, John put his heart and soul into each song!
I say "honor and pleasure", because from the opening song it was obvious that this man is a World Class Performer! Having been a "fan" of this type of music for most of my six decades, I have seen and heard all of the "greats" - I believe John Flynn is among the best!
He pours his superior powers of observation, a great sense of humor, deep caring about his fellow humans, and wit into the songs he writes.  He then performs them with skillful musicianship, both with his guitar and his voice.  Unlike so many "folk" singer-songwriters, John has a melodious voice, and he sings in such a way that you can hear and UNDERSTAND each word he has crafted!  Sometimes inspirational, often funny, sometimes chiding, occasionally prodding us to get off our butts and help our fellow people, John's songs all give his audience much food for thought!  I don't know how he did it, but his guitar technique (with a little harmonica thrown in) was like having a 3 or 4 piece backup band supporting him.

So - buy this album, implore Amazon to stock new copies, buy his other songs - if you get the chance, see/hear him perform in person - you and this world we live in will be the better for it!!  I know I am!


title: This Disc will improve your stereo sound

text: This is an incredible product, well 2 tracks on the CD are incredible. I read a review of this disc in a hifi magazine, and I respected the author, so I decided to order one. There are 3 things that I have bought that greatly improved the sound quality of my stereo. !. I bought an Oppodigital disc player, one of the older ones , much better than the CD Deck I was using at the time. 2. I replaced the power cord to the Oppodigital with a thicker better quality cord 3 I used the glide tracks on the Cardus Audio CD on my system , I had owned my stereo the way it was for about 5 years before I bought the cardas CD. The reviewer in the hifi magazine suggested I play a song that I was previously very familiar with before I use the glide track on the Cardas CD. I played a song that I liked a lot and was normal song length. Then I played track 1 ,the short glide track on my stereo. I played the same song again, Honestly, I could hear a very significant improvement to my sound system. I went ahead and used track 7,the long glide track on my system. The disk improved my car stereo also. I bet this guy makes a good disc player.


title: Solid Flashback to 1980, Matrix mix is awesome sound quality

text: The first 80's pick in the series.  Very solid Grateful Dead show.  The Matrix mix is really amazing sound quality.  The bands energy is high and the music flows smooth all the way home.  Limited Edition only 13,000 copies out there, so get it while you can.  You will not be disappointed.  Be sure to sign up for the 2015 subscription to Dave's Picks.  2015 will be the 50th year of Grateful Dead, so we will be in for some awesome releases.


title: Snap shot of Grateful Dead History

text: This is a neat sampler that kicked off the box set.  I like it because to covers a lot of GD decades in one CD.  This is a sure bet for any Deadhead collector like me.  Grateful Dead CDs that are out of print will increase in value as the years go by.  Get the whole box set, it really is worth it.  Best Eyes of the World I have ever heard.  Also the last song So many Roads is really moving.  You can hear Jerry fading away in his voice.  Get the box set, this sampler is a nice edition to a great collection.


title: Five Stars

text: Grandbaby will be here soon.  I'm sure this will be a hit with his parents.


title: Beautiful book!

text: This is a really beautiful book! Very high quality! Written in Korean though, but still worth the price! Every picture of him is magnificent! If you're a Lee Min Ho fan, you will love this book!


title: Great

text: Great gift for the Koop fans of BTS.<br />A lot of stuff in side the album.


title: Great album but one song dropped out completely

text: A masterpiece but one song was messed up in recording


title: Five Stars

text: We lost an artist.


title: Her favorite track 3 called "In Time"

text: Bought as a gift....she was thrilled!!  Her favorite track 3  called "In Time".


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful CD! Well packaged and fabulous!


title: Very happy with our purchase

text: She loves it! Very happy with our purchase!


title: Lots of memories

text: First perched this album in '64, still have it and play it LOUD


title: Inspiring

text: This should be a must read for every child. I wish I could have had this info of inspiration growing up. So very thankful to have found it now for me and my family.


title: One Star

text: not what I expected, over priced.


title: music from peter gunn

text: great music from an innovating show.


title: Buckingham Nicks

text: I have the original album but do not want to play it. This CD and the free mp3 download took care of my listening needs.


title: Excellent Condition

text: Excellent composer-------Puts me in the mood of autumn


title: I'm not working today either

text: Spot on


title: Five Stars

text: Great to hear Dana Key again!


title: Prompt service

text: Excellent condition


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent! Would purchase from again.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent! Would buy from again.


title: Perfect Condition!

text: Just as described! Thank you so much. I will not hesitate to buy from this seller again.


title: Five Stars

text: Everything  I expected


title: Four Stars

text: Sweet singer, nice covers.


title: Austin & Ally

text: Love the music. Was a good CD to gift to my wife.


title: Five Stars

text: I love to listen to this inspiring DVD while I study the Bible.


title: Five Stars

text: excelent


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


title: Love Miley!

text: Love this girl!  Her voice is awesome.


title: Great CD

text: I love Eric Clapton so I buy all his CDs and any books on him.  This CD had all my favorite songs of his.


title: I enjoy this CD a lot!!

text: Donny has never really gotten the respect he so much deserves. He has such an incredible and amazing voice and vocal range. I have listened to this CD over and over again and I never get tired of hearing it. I to love all of his song selections on this disc. Let's stay together blows me away every time I hear it. Donny, I am not sure where you find that much soul but brother it comes through in a big way on this track. Final thoughts... I enjoy this CD a lot!


title: Five Stars

text: interesting


title: Terrible....

text: Didn't realize album only had two songs, and Mark Ronson is not worth listening too... arrived from Germany a head of schedule reason for three stars, other wise only one star.... Bruno Mars is excellent but Mark erases rating ...


title: I need all 2pac

text: Stuff


title: Not what I thought it would be.

text: Didn't know as many of the songs as I thought, so it was a bit disappointing. Will probably get a greatest hits album as then at least I will know the songs.


title: A living legend

text: I have been a Joni Mitchell fan for my entire life.  There is no one else who can paint a picture with words and make you feel like you're a part of it. She is a living legend and is in a class by herself. I am sure that I am not the only one that feels this way.  I have been fortunate enough to see her in concert a handful of times and it is always a remarkable experience.Truely one of a kind. ❤


title: Damaged

text: Case is cracked and that effects the cd it skips


title: Opera for the masses

text: I am a Bocelli fan, but have never really payed attention to his Opera Classical recordings.  Many Opera buffs will tell you that his light tenor voice is not Verdian enough and that his interpretation is wrong.  Maybe they are right, but I have even put some Enrico Caruso's Verdi recording, and you know what? I enjoy Bocelli's voice more.  Maybe I am a plebian in the world of Opera, but a century old interpretation is not where my mind is at.  For now, this is a beautiful recording that will open up your desires  to opera music and maybe it will lead you down the path of known Verdi singers like Domingo, Corelli etc.  Why is it that some people who have steeped deep into Opera do not enjoy Bocelli's voice?  Cause he has to sing Opera with a microphone?  Or maybe that his emotions lacks the dramatic interpretations of what is written in stone?  Cause he is pop?  All the reasons are futile.  Bottom line is this is a wonderfully recorded album with a legit voice.  The critics make Bocelli seem like Michael Bolton trying to do a opera album.  That ofcourse is far fetched.  Bocelli is a opera singer, it all comes down if wheter you personally like his voice.


title: Five Stars

text: love it


title: Five Stars

text: love it play it all the time


title: Favorite Album

text: This is my favorite album of all time and it came perfectly fine.


title: Paid a nice price for it almost $32

text: Mom's birthday gift. She had it on cassette and wanted it on cd. It was hard to find, but found it through Amazon. Paid a nice price for it almost $32.00 for a cd is a little high, but it was worth the smile on her face to see her have what she wanted. :)


title: Grindcore at its best

text: Gotta love some Pink and Brown and Death Drug.<br />perfect band combo. Rare vinyl. Even though it is a 12" record I wouldn't say it is a full length album. But, you know Grindcore-that's sort of how it goes; a 20 minute album flies with them.


title: Five Stars

text: What is the song on he8


title: I wish you'll had this one on CD

text: I wish you'll had this on Cd


title: My favorite DEVO album

text: This album was pretty smooth, it flows from beginning to end like a Cars album, (except with wacky Devo lyrics).  My favorite track is My Baby Doll


title: Exceptional CD

text: I purchased this CD for my husband.  He had heard this group on FB and loved the sound of this group.  I must admit, I liked them, too.  If you purchase this CD, you’ll become a fan.


title: Love the music I have looked for several years for ...

text: Love the music I have looked for several years for this cd.  I just love the soft melody it just makes you happy.


title: Used, but CD plays well

text: Artwork wrinkled but CD plays well.  CD arrived quickly.


title: Wonderful collection

text: Classic artist and wonderful selection of songs.


title: Remastering adds depth to reissue.

text: CD arrived in good shape.


title: Medley Worth the Price

text: Most of the songs on this bootleg CD are available through official EMI releases, but the The Beatles' Movie Medley" is not available officially.  Released as a 45/single in 1982, it never had the blessing of The Beatles and it looks like The Beatles have no intention of releasing it now.  This bootleg is worth the price to get that one track.


title: Five Stars

text: great music


title: A really great album

text:
Probably one of the best collections that I have bought. Being older I do remember most, if not all of the songs presented here.

The production is clear and crisp. Worth having in my Library.


title: Great Group

text: My wife loves this group. great set of CD's. My wife has been playing them constantly.


title: Nice debut from pop's bad girl

text: Unlike some people who have reviewed this CD,I think it is pretty good.Willa can sing and dance like the other pop princesses,but she is a bit different.Instead of singing about having crushes on guys or falling deeply in love with them,she sings about getting even with them and being bad with them.I wish people would look past the clothes and the fact that she once dated Nick Carter and see that Willa does have talent.The only thing wrong with this CD is the song "Tired".Yes,it's catchy and yes,the lyrcs are pretty cool.I don't think it really should have been on the debut,but maybe on the next one.All in all Willa does a pretty good job on her debut.


title: Five Stars

text: Great


title: it came the next day!

text: A great collection of early Beatles hits.


title: Awesome

text: Got the product quickly and in good condition. Love the new album!


title: Perfect

text: The album arrived in perfect shape and my friend loved it!


title: Inspired by the sea

text: Ok let's be fair, the only reason I bought this was because we're going on a holiday at the house where this was recorded.  Imagine my joy to find it's a great cd! It's my soundtrack for the daily commute.  Quite enjoy it.


title: Incredible Sound Quality! 7 Bonus Tracks, Including 1981 EP!

text:
Visage's debut album, originally released 1980 on Poyldor, has been reissued on CD a handful of times over the years, most recently in 2002 and 1997. The 2002 reissue featured no bonus tracks, and the 1997 reissue only featured one bonus track. Rubellan Remasters goes the extra mile by licensing 7 bonus tracks, including 12" dance mixes and b-sides from the era, from Universal Music, bringing the disc to near capacity with 78 minutes of total playing time!

The original 10-track album and the dance mix EP, originally released on Polydor in 1981, are represented here together on CD for the first time. This North American exclusive EP featured 3 non-album dance mixes ("We Move", "Frequency 7", and "Fade to Grey") and 2 album cuts ("Blocks on Blocks" and Tar"). The original album artwork and the U.S. alternate album artwork are presented as part of the booklet, and the EP artwork has been presented on the compact disc itself! The single covers are represented underneath liner notes by author Steve Pafford.

For the first time, we get the best-sounding versions of all these tracks, restored and digitally remastered from the original master tapes by Scott Davies at Rubellan Remasters in August 2018. Unlike most modern remasters, these tracks do not suffer from brick-walling, harshness, and distortion. They have been dynamically mastered, carefully tweaked to bring out a previous unheard warmth and natural quality. Simply put, the audio on this reissue is absolutely stunning! These tracks have never sounded this amazing, in my opinion.

Check out other Rubellan Remasters releases, too. They are all of the same high quality, offering incredible dynamic sound from the original masters.


title: Contains Hard-To-Find Single Version of "Every Woman in the World"

text:
Previously, this 2-CD was issued in 2014 as "The Essential Air Supply", albeit digitally only.  Instead of issuing this collection on its own, Sony Music licensed a physical 2-disc release to Real Gone Music for release in 2016.  For CD collectors like myself, this release is a treat because we get photos and informative liner notes instead of just digital files.

Mastering credits go to Sean Brennan at Battery Studios, New York.  Brennan does an excellent job making these songs sound crisp, full, and loud without making them harsh and distorted, which is often the result of some modern remasters.  While I do think that Brennan did a solid job in terms of the audio quality, those audiophiles who are concerned about the loudness wars and preserving the dynamics of the original recordings may want to stay clear from this release.  Yes, these recordings have been brick-walled -- that is, the sound has been compressed, maximized, and limited, significantly reducing the dynamics of the original recordings.

This compilation features three rare single versions on CD in the U.S.:  "Sweet Dreams", "The Power of Love (You Are My Lady)", which, I believe, makes its CD debut anywhere, and, although not noted, "Every Woman in the World".  Previous U.S. Air Supply collections, several of which flood the market, feature the original album version of the song, and I believe that this compilation marks the U.S. debut of "Every Woman in The World [Single Version]" on CD.  The difference between the "LP Version" and "Single Version" is the electric guitar used in the instrumental passages, most notable right at the start of the song.  The "Single Version" features a louder, more in-your-face electric guitar.

Note that the original album version of "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" features here instead of the shorter, more rare 4:54 "Single Version", which is simply edited from the album version.  Since the idea was to include the rare single versions, I believe that Sony Music dropped the ball by not including "Making Love Out of Nothing at All" in its single version.  Fortunately, it can be edited rather easily in an audio editing program.  Furthermore, that pop/click noise heard at about 51 seconds, which seems to be present on the original master, can be removed in an audio editing program as well.

While an Air Supply fan has dozens of Air Supply collections from which to choose, as a 2-disc set, "The Columbia & Arista Years - The Definitive Collection" is one of the better ones to hit the market.  If you are looking for all their hits, including a few rare single versions, in addition to good sound during their most successful years in the U.S., I highly recommend this compilation.


title: Nicely Remastered Set Of '80s Hits

text:
Disc 1

  1. Level 42 - Lessons In Love
  2. ABC - The Look Of Love (Part 1)
  3. Swing Out Sister - Surrender
  4. Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten
  5. Bobby Brown - Every Little Step [Remix]
  6. Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long [7" Remix]
  7. Waterfront - Cry (incorrectly listed as "The Waterfront")
  8. Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love [7" Version]
  9. Will Downing - A Love Supreme
  10. Kool & The Gang - Joanna [7" Version]
  11. Kim Wilde, Junior - Another Step (Closer To You) [7" Version]
  12. Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love [7" Remix]
  13. Animotion - Obsession
  14. Lionel Richie - Truly
  15. Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery
  16. Soft Cell - What?
  17. The Christians - Born Again
  18. Tears For Fears - Sowing The Seeds Of Love
  19. The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love

Disc 2

  1. Smokey Robinson - Being With You
  2. Lionel Richie - Say You, Say Me
  3. Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You
  4. Ready For The World - Oh Sheila
  5. Jermaine Jackson - Let's Get Serious [7" Version]
  6. Kool & The Gang - (When You Say You Love Somebody) In The Heart
  7. Sheena Easton - The Lover In Me
  8. Jimmy Ruffin - Hold On To My Love
  9. Dennis Edwards & Siedah Garrett - Don't Look Any Further [7" Version]
  10. Mica Paris & Will Downing - Where Is The Love
  11. Mac Band featuring The McCampbell Brothers - Roses Are Red
  12. Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word
  13. Donna Summer & Musical Youth - Unconditional Love
  14. The Jets - Crush On You
  15. Aswad - Give A Little Love
  16. Captain & Tennille - Do That To Me One More Time [7" Version]
  17. Gwen Guthrie - (They Long To Be) Close To You
  18. Charlene - I've Never Been To Me (Original 7" Version]

Disc 3

  1. The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
  2. Robert Palmer - Johnny And Mary
  3. Godley & Creme - Wedding Bells
  4. Kool & The Gang - Fresh
  5. Mica Paris - My One Temptation
  6. Musical Youth - Never Gonna Give You Up
  7. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (From 'Streets Of Fire')
  8. Brenda Russell - Piano In The Dark
  9. Chris DeBurgh - Missing You
  10. Elkie Brooks - Our Love
  11. The Christians - Words
  12. Level 42 - Something About You [7" Edit]
  13. Jeffrey Osborne - Stay With Me Tonight
  14. Rosie Vela - Magic Smile
  15. Swing Out Sister - You On My Mind
  16. Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Surrender
  17. Bourgeois Tagg - I Don't Mind At All
  18. ABC - All Of My Heart [7" Fade]

Finally!  "Cry" by Waterfront makes an appearance on an '80s compilation after all this time... in digitally remastered sound!  Wow!  It amazes me that this U.S. Top Ten hit has gone unnoticed so many times over the years when it comes to compiling '80s collections.  I've been looking for this gem for a while now.  I didn't really want to buy the out of print album for this one song, so you can imagine my surprise to see it pop up on this 2008 U.K. Spectrum/Universal release.

Other than the Waterfront track, this disc manages to branch out beyond the typical '80s hits that plague these types of sets.  Perhaps this is the result of being sourced out the U.K., expanding beyond the songs that were just hits in the U.S. by including a selection of U.K. chart hits.  Sure this set features a few overused cuts (Robert Palmer's "Addicted To Love", anyone?), but the more rare tracks when it comes to '80s packages (Bourgeois Tagg's "I Don't Mind At All") makes this one stand out.

To top it off, most of the tracks have been nicely remastered and sound much better than they originally did on original release and on previous compilations.  Highly recommended.


title: Too good to pass up if you can find it

text: For any fan of the movie or the nostalgia of the late 60s, this hard-to-find gem is a treasure trove.  If you find it on CD, snag it as I did.  Now I can retire my vinyl version at last.


title: Great CD

text: Not much to say except that it is a great CD (as most of the Gaither CD's are), and I have no complaints about the seller either.


title: lovley music scratched, broken case

text: The music is gentle, lovely, & some tracks meditative. Unfortunately, the cd case (crystal?) was very scratched, and broken.  Not nice.


title: Drowning Pool...the beginning

text:
This is a truly great Drowning Pool cd for those that miss and can't get enough of Dave, I got this disc from the band when they were still playing bars and played my place for little of nothing, they worked their way up and this shows where they were at, at that time period in their lives.

The music isn't like Sinner at all, totally different, but in a good way.The cover rocks, pills everywhere begging to be taken and a hand reaching for them, too freakin' cool.

Basically, if you have the chance to get this disc and are a Drowning Pool fan, then grab it, because you may not see it again.


title: MARCIE FREE is back

text:
If you are a fan of King Kobra, Signal, Unruly Child or any of Mark Free's former bands, this is a must buy cd, now as Marcie Free, the voice is still there and even better than before.

This is truly the best album put out in years from the voice of rock.


title: The best Messianic songs you will love it i am on ...

text: The best Messianic songs you will love it i am on my second one. I wore out the first.  I wish amazon wouls get more messianic cd by jonathan and cindy Bernd and Lenny and Varda. There great!  Praise Yahwey,  K J Frigon Midland, TX


title: You need to own this

text: Even the commercials are good! If you've been listening to some of the available collections of Hank Williams recordings, you'll be pleasantly surprised by these.


title: Excellent!

text: Prefect sound track for our first haunted house fundraiser. Wished I could find others like it.


title: Must buy before Road to Hana

text: My Husband & I bought for our trip to Maui and I would 100% recommend buying this before the road to Hana. You feel as though you are in an amusement park or Jurassic park with the music & directions this CD/Map gives you. This is a must buy before you go to Maui!


title: Sounds great!

text: 15 yr old granddaughter loved it!


title: Five Stars

text: Christmas present


title: GREAT COUNTRY SONGS OF FAITH

text:
It has some wonderful Country songs of faith.  For those who wanted a list of songs and performers:

It Is No Secret  Jim Reeves
Bless This House  Perry Como
In The Garden  Loretta Lynn
Take My Hand, Precious Lord  Eddy Arnold
Wings Of A Dove  Dolly Parton
I Love To Tell The Story  Pat Boone
Me And Jesus  Tammy Wynette & George Jones
Abide With Me  Don Hustad Chorale
He Touched Me  Blackwood Brothers Quartet
Nearer My God To Thee  Jack Halloran Male Chorus
Jesus Is Coming Soon  Oak Ridge Boys
When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder  Marty Robbins
Great Speckled Bird  Roy Acuff
I'll Fly Away  Charley Pride
Standing On The Promises  Johnson Family
Church In The Wildwood  Mike Curb Congregation
When They Ring Those Golden Bells  David Houston
Lily Of The Valley  Wayne Newton
Blessed Assurance  George Beverly Shea
In The Sweet Bye And Bye  Johnny Cash
Amazing Grace  Willie Nelson
One Day At A Time  Cristy Lane
A Beautiful Life  Statler Brothers
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot  Doris Ackers
Whispering Hope  The Browns
May The Good Lord Bless And Keep You  Kate Smith
Sweet Hour Of Prayer  Jim Nabors
The Bible Tells Me So  Roy Rogers & Dale Evans
Peace In The Valley  Floyd Cramer
I Need Thee Every Hour  Scott Singers
What A Friend We Have In Jesus  Norma Zimmer & Jim Roberts
Bringing In The Sheaves  Burl Ives
Precious Memories  Jimmy Dean
I Saw The Light  Hank Williams, Sr.
Someone To Care  Jimmie Davis
Softly And Tenderly  Guy & Raina
Help Me  Larry Gatlin
How Great Thou Art  Jim Roberts
Brighten The Corner  Anita Kerr
Rock Of Ages  B.J. Thomas
Old Rugged Cross  Ray Price
Family Bible  George Jones
Jesus Loves Me  Tennessee Ernie Ford
The Family That Prays  Porter Wagoner
Will The Circle Be Unbroken  The Carter Family
Beyond The Sunset  Red Foley
Crying In The Chapel  Elvis Presley
Beautiful Isle Of Somewhere  The Three Suns
Just A Closer Walk With Thee  Anita Bryant
The Lord's Prayer  Mormon Tabernacle Choir


title: awesome!

text: Listen to it every day and sing in my car with every song! awesome!


title: It is cute!

text: My child likes the Videos so I decided to get the CD.  Loves it!!  I like it too after spending money on a CD player 10 years ago that reads text and record labels stop doing it because of the exspense.  It is a nice suprise to get a CD with text.


title: a welcome companion to road trips

text: As Billy Joel is great so are his songs!


title: It's Deepak and Oprah!!!!

text: How can you go wrong with these two?  I love the CD and plan on ordering others.  The meditations are a perfect time frame...not too long or too short. I have recommended these CD's to my friends and family.


title: Scuff in the side and no poster

text: I love this album! All of the songs are so beautiful! Unfortunately there was a small scuff on the side, and it doesn’t come with a poster. Other than that I love this album and the freebies were really cute


title: Five Stars

text: Loved it!!!!!!


title: Not a good recording (sound-wise)

text: The sound quality of this CD is not the best.


title: found it!

text: Omg, ive been searching for this for years and years..left our copy in N.Ireland and had all biut given up!!!


title: Still worth it

text: A little scratching places but LOVE the SONGS


title: Ronnie Dunn special edition

text: This was shipped and received in short time and in good condition.  This album, is by far, the best piece of work from Ronnie yet.  Keep it coming.


title: Awesome

text: Awesome.


title: A superior album

text: Amazingly perfect album! All songs are hits!


title: Love it all

text: Beautiful


title: In conclusion? They ate once again!

text: Stunning


title: They ate

text: Stunning


title: Love it

text: A classic


title: Stunning

text: Phenomenal


title: Stunning

text: Stunning


title: Simply Divine!

text: A must have!!!! 10/10 for plastic love just by itself, with everything else the album is beyond perfection. Any city pop lover needs this album!


title: Loved it!

text: Beautiful


title: Loved it!

text: Loved it!!!


title: Excellent!

text: Record exactly as described. This seller knows how to package an album for international shipping. He could teach a master class on the subject! Shipped fast. Love it.


title: It is a small stick

text: It still is alive and flowering it is 4 inches tall. It is a beautiful flowering bougainvillea


title: I bought this set years ago and its warmth of ...

text:
I bought this set years ago and its warmth of interpretation stands out.
I always return to it.
A very rewarding Razumovsky!


title: Guller has a mastery of these concertos that makes them ...

text: Guller has a mastery of these concertos that places them in a separate category. There is always depth in her playing.


title: Many thanks

text: Thanks. Best psych band from Houston. Lost their cd's long ago and happy to have them all back now.


title: Love listening to the LRSD!

text: Love this album! Nothing but drums. A lot of talented people in this group.<br />This is an all volunteer group from Portland, Oregon.


title: Classic album that you need in your library

text: There's nothing to dislike about this album, I had already heard most of these songs on the radio, but is a classic album that you need to have in your classic rock collection. All songs are great!


title: One Star

text: never ordered this


Heaven on earth...up there with the best of KC (maybe even better).....there are only digital downloads available of this that are readily available,  it is a shame that this can't be obtained in a CD format in this day & age.


title: Five Stars

text: Stunningly beautiful and grounding. Find it a thrift shop, I was very lucky.


title: Ferocious and Fun!!!!!!-Listen with Fire-Extinguisher Nearby

text:
I used to think that "Sabotage" by John Cale was the most ferocious live recording that I had ever heard, until I heard this release. Holy Smoke! Flames are shooting out of my speakers as result of the volatile contents of this wonderful recording.  Try to find a copy of this and keep a fire-extinguisher by your side.  Don't say you weren't warned.

Famous Jonny Mambo,

Unimpeachable DJ @ WCOM


title: Excellent item for those that loves the Salsa Clasica

text: This most be a go get it for those that loves the Salsa music


title: Five Stars

text: I love everything in this series.


title: Bird loves to listen to it

text: Got a new bird and it wasn't singing or anything. Played the cd and he finely started to open up and sing.


title: Thank you

text: One of my favorite artists


title: One of my favorite groups.

text: Love the Carpenter and especially this Christmas CD!


title: DREAMCATCHER

text: The album itself is gorgeous, but it did come with a few damages, nothing too serious. It comes with a lot of goodies that I won't mention/spoil. If you're into the box-style albums, you'll love this.


title: Not the beautiful music I was expecting

text: The music had only one song that was good


title: Awesome CD

text: This is an awesome CD a lot of great titles. Brings back memories of younger days. Took three attempts to get but worth the wait


title: Great favorites!

text: All the songs and the CD brought back memories of younger days.


title: Just plain Bada$$!!!!!

text: One of Megadeth's finest!


title: A must have

text: A great collection of songs. The sound quality isn't as bad as some make it sound. It is worth it to Fogerty fans to buy this. I didn't get my copy through Amazon so it won't be a "confirmed buy", but I do own it and really like it.


title: Great sound quality

text: A must have for the true Outlaw. The Original Outlaws with a live in studio set, then one of Hughie's last shows with 4 songs from the unreleased "Once An Outlaw" CD. Great sound quality.


title: Awesome disc

text: Great sound quality! Great set list with songs off of So Low CD.


title: Great to hear new Billy Jones songs

text: Just got mine. Great to hear new Billy Jones songs. Some pre-Outlaws Freddie Salem. Studio version of Superficial Love with Hughie vocal. It's A Matter Of Time is a great song with Tommy Crain on lead vocal!


title: Four Stars

text: Sweet set of raw demos and a few live gems. Love Kansas City Queen!


title: Five Stars

text: Superior sound quality. Hughie threw some new licks on GGHT that you need to hear.


title: Five Stars

text: Hot performance including the original arrangement of Love at first sight, which is better than the studio recording.


title: Great set from the reformed Outlaws

text: Great set from the reformed Outlaws. Chris Anderson does a great job of keeping the Billy Jones feel to the songs.


title: Such Fluff. Much Wow.

text:
All right, I’ll start with the one thing that disappointed me: the  length. Rosé is, far and away, my favorite individual member of Blackpink, and among my top five favorite KPop singers (just above Moonbyul, just under Seulgi, Shin Ryujin, and Hwasa). In anticipation of -R-, I often listened to “On the Ground” and “Gone” on various platforms, looking forward to when I’d have access to all her solo songs, and found it charming that this album didn’t even have a track listing on the ordering page. As it turned out, all I got music-wise that I hadn’t already had known access to consisted of an instrumental version of “On the Ground” and an acoustic cut of “Gone.” Not that these are in any way inferior, but I really thought there would be more content.
 Moving on to what I like about it, aside from the absolutely fantastic tracks (all four of them), the package included several photo cards, a handful of stickers, the promised 98-page photo book, and a very sweetly-worded, albeit mass-printed, letter from Rosé to her fans. Though I’m not the sort to listen to music based on how the artists look, and Rosé is far from my type, it’s no less touching to have these little photographic glimpses into her day-to-day, which seem to add credence to how heartfelt her two songs are, even being written only in part by her.
 To summarize, had I known that I was pretty much just paying for extra bits and bobs, I wouldn’t have preordered this package, and likely would’ve just waited and gotten a standard copy at a lower price. That’s certainly not on Rosé, though, but the seller for hyping it up as a special-edition album instead of an elaborately-marketed single. I’m just hoping there will be more content from this fantastic artist in the near future, with or without Blackpink in tow.


title: Nice rhythm, and -maybe this is rhythm,I'm musically illiterate - of short/long lines.A bit Irish. Buy.

text:
Fun, interesting rhythm and - I'm not sure this is rhythm, I'm musically illiterate -  patterns of short and long words.
Also, lines sort of run over the edge. This isn't their words, but an example:

Oh Lord Jesus son of god who
brings us with all good things, bless those who feed
us each day. Bless each one who loves
you and please give peace and plenty to our church and give us wings
to fly evil.

Notice the uneven phrase lengths? I'm not sure this had them, but if it did, it added to the interesting sound. I'm afraid I exaggerated the length.
Reminds me of "I Would Walk Ten Thousand Miles", in a good way.
A lot of it has a sort of Irish lilt, I guess is the term. Sound, anyway.
Intriguing, highly recommended.
I guess I'm an old fogey ( Get out of my yard  :--> ), but I don't like a lot of modern worship music. For several reasons: it is too sing-songy, it has drums that are too loud, (especially live), it repeats phrases over and over and over, overheads have to many grammatical errors ("Please bless I, as I go my weigh"). Okay, the second one is a slight exaggeration. It's more often "Please bless Hannah and Me". And it too rarely admonishes. I'm thinking of that fine old hymn (maybe not that old, 60's or 70's) with the words "You never mentioned Him to me".


title: Smokin'!!

text: I had the opportunity to see this all gal group live twice in NYC...the personel was a little different both times but both times, they were great.....hot smokin' blues, heart felt ballads, and energy charged rock, even a funk/rap tune....the muscianship was excellent both times....The best,and I really mean the best rendition of "I'd Rather Go Blind" with trading vocal lines by Amy and her bass player Joy is worth the cd alone.....17 years later I'm still in love with this cd.


title: LOVE DEAREST DOROTHY SERIES

text: I love all the Dearest Dorothy books.  About normal everyday people in a small town that are really interesting characters.  Good clean fun.


title: It was totally unacceptable!

text:
There was a thick, deep, and long scar on one side of the LP's surface (across the entire groove).
I received it at my son's place in the US, but he was kind enough to send it to Japan where I live.
I cannot use it at all!


title: Nail saver!

text: These are a nail saver!  My nails were getting pretty beat up after awhile when using nail glue.  I came across these and they are SO EASY to use.  Just choose the size that fits your nail, stick to the nail and file off the extra part on the free edge of the nail.  Then you just smooth out with your thumbs to make sure it's sticking securely and no air bubbles, put glue then the false nail on top of that.  When it's time to remove, it is painless.  Just take an orangewood stick, dip in acetone and gently put under the false nail.  Move the orangewood stick easily around the base of the false nail and it will pop off.  Then you can wipe off any remaining adhesive on your nail or use a tiny bit of acetone to remove any of the remaining adhesive.  No damage AT ALL to the natural nails.  I will NEVER use false nails or gel on my nails again without using this product first.  It has really helped me to have healthy nails after using false ones.  I have used these, too, for gel manicures and when I'm ready for a change, it peels right off.  No more soaking.  I love these!


title: Worst of Nicks albums

text: very 80ish  top 40 (US term) pop type of album for Nick. A lot of the songs are filler and kind of embarassing. I Love You avenue is kind of similiar but much better than this album.  If you are a Nick fan, this should be the last album of his to buy.


title: Billie Ray Martin is ...

text: AWESOME!!!


title: Not good.....their other efforts, not necessarily available on Amazon, were much better.

text: Poor song selection, poor vocals


title: Excellent Music, beautiful

text: Mark was a gift to the world and this album was his joy. He lovingly wrote these pieces while caring for a sick friend and suffering in silence himself. He was Christlike love personified and you can hear it in the touch of his hands on the keyboard.


title: Three Stars

text: nice music


title: Superb

text: Despina is so versatile, beautiful and her songs are full of life.  I'd love to see her on stage live.


title: beware album packaging. not the same as image

text: weird af packaging but comes with so much. a little bent on the mail but that's due to weird packaging. good album.


title: love it

text: no photocards! keep that in mind. but great album and cute clear member pages. great album.


title: overall great

text: came fast, good quality. great packaging. beautiful album


title: came fast!

text: great quality, minimal packaging. cute mirror! everything came quickly and earlier than i expected. was a great buy


title: nice purchase

text: poster was in good quality. album was in good condition.


title: Five Stars

text: Gift!


title: Be aware --

text:
Beware! The picture showing for this CD is of the cardboard COVER. It is not a picture of the CD artwork itself.

If you want to see which CD it really is, go here: [[ASIN:B00000FC6E I'm A Believer (and other hits) : Flashback Vol. 49]].


title: DO NOT BUY THIS CD!!!!!!!

text: Well,I took one for the team.This disc starts with a 9 minute interview with Garcia(WHO CARES),Then a lame intro by Bill Graham and then some instrumental nonsense from Blues for Allah (AGAIN WHO CARES).Sound is spotty at best.Then a bunch of crowd noise followed by an encore of Johnny B. Goode.(NOBODY CARES).I paid about $23 with tax and now they want over$35.(WOW)


title: Pleasantly Suprised

text: I thought this was going to be late '80s or early '90s junk.This from Onondaga War Memorial,Syracuse N.Y. 10-27-71.Disc One: Intro,casey jones,me & my uncle,deal,jack straw,tennessee jed,beat it on down the line,sugaree,playin in the band,comes a time,mexicali blues,big railroad blues,cumberland blues,one more saturday night.Disc Two: bertha me & bobby mcgee,sugar magnolia,brown eyed women,truckin,not fade away,drums,jam,goin down the road feelin bad,not fadeaway.


title: Poor quality on two songs

text: Poor quality, skipping on two songs. Lila Downs has a voice at once like velvet and powerful. Tech problems, while annoying, cannot diminish the impact of her gift.


title: Neither the CD, nor DVD worked

text: First impression: cheap sleeve...but colorful. Put dvd into player. Nothing. Followed it with a different dvd I just purchased from Amazon. It played. Tried “chili” again and nothing. Went to computer and placed cd into player. Nothing. Placed a different cd into player. It played. You’ve got to be kidding, I thought, “a cd, dvd, and hat all came in same box today...all bad products? Yes, yes, and yes. I was so looking forward to Lila Downs’ music and was very disappointed. Don’t purchase al chili, you will be disappointed. Amazon does a disservice to this magnificent artist by not reviewing what vendors are selling, or simply advertising.


title: Best version of album

text: Perhaps I would get some argument, but not about Morgan’s Kings magnificent voice. I previously purchased this album, and was saddened to find two “cuteish” songs instead of my favs. This import had the songs I wanted...”Lazy Afternoon” and “Corcovado”. Incomparable performances. Sound of cd was excellent.


title: Very nice early gospel

text:
I bought this because I heard it on the radio and it was very lively gospel.
Cover information:
with Thelma Williams, Rev. Elliott Keyes, Rev. Le Vol Franklin, & The Gospel Flames
Recorded in Los Angeles, c. 1962

Side A: 1. Golden Street / 2. In Your Kingdom / 3. Walk to Thee / 4. A Night at the House of Prayer / 5. Soldiers of the Cross / 6. Walk Around / 7. It's a Blessing to Call His Name

Side B: 1. What Mother Can Do / 2. I'm So Happy and Free / 3. In That Clover Field / 4. Peace in the Valley / 5. Wondering Child Mother Is Dead / 6. They Are Ringing Them Bells / 7. A Closer Walk To Thee

The Gospel Flames: Rev. Grimbes, wbd: Rev. Keyes, sax; Rev. Franklin, bs-gtr; Deacon McMillan, dr; . . . Starr, tamb; Sister Allen, announcer.

Cppyright 1987: Document Records


title: Perfect condition

text: Perfect condition and arrived quickly!!  Love it


title: Here in 2022

text: I want you guys to know that the aong cecilia ann plays through my head on a weekly basis since i heard this band back to n 2002-2003 on a bay area local mixtape, if it weren’t for my brother who manages to keep his music for years i would have lost the name of the song and you guys, but your creations are loved and cherished to this day and they take me back to better days thank you so much


title: Five Stars

text: This is by far one of my all time favorite albums. It's just so fantastic, unique and fresh.


title: Not quite what I expected.

text: I was hoping for the stories and the scary sounds.  The stories are OK, but the scary sounds have one thing I don't like:  a narrator speaks before each sound effect to say what the sound is.  Kind of spoils the scare part.

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title: I like Cat Stevens.

text: Only a couple of songs that I liked, but others might like more of them. Personal.


title: Love Lights Out

text: A native of Portland, I can't get enough of the Kink Lights Out music.


title: muy buen disco

text: uno de mis discos favoritos


title: beautiful music

text: Tim Janis music, especially Autumn in Tuscany, is the most beautiful music I have ever heard.  I want to buy up all his CDs.  You won't find any better music.  Just the best


title: Break out the vino for this classic.  It'll make you happy!

text: One of my earliest childhood musical memories.  Grew up hearing this at Nonna's house.  It's one of my desert island discs.  This is happy, upbeat (for the most part), accordion based music with beautiful catchy melodies and hearty male vocals.  I'm blessed enough to like all sorts of music from Black Sabbath to Bach to this classic Italian gem of an album.  There are follow up volumes but this is the best!  Have a glass or three of vino and if there's no one to sing with, sing along with the characters on the cover!  Using a  jelly jar glass is not only acceptable but recommended.  Salut!


title: A chill listen!

text: Beautiful sensual relaxing music.


title: Five Stars

text: Lovely instrumental and choral sounds.  Inspiring lyrics.


title: Interesting, but not that Enjoyable

text: I have been a big fan of Joni's for 40+ years. Especially her earlier work up to Hejira and "Summer Lawns". She is a proven genius of the singer/song writer genre and almost invented the style with Dylan, Cohen, Taylor et.al. I got all the warnings about the sonic imperfection of this recording and decided to buy it anyway, because I am such a fan of hers. And I'm glad I did. But I am afraid that the sound is so bad that it will become little more than a curiosity, almost a museum piece, because of the frustrating lack of clarity. Having heard it once, I may play it a few times more, maybe to show a fellow Joni fan. But when I want to enjoy her music, I will just put on Miles of Aisles, Court and Spark, or any other of her great albums that fairly showcases her crystal clear voice and her excellent and original guitar and piano style. Her music is unique and special and deserves a true recording of all the words and emotions she labored to express. This CD does not provide that respect. Beware.


title: Interesting music

text: The children's chorus is enjoyable.  Perhaps they will issue another CD for a fund raiser.


title: Very Sad

text: I ordered this for my fiance for Christmas. We're both huge doors fans. The cd that they sent us was not waiting for the sun. It was in a waiting for the sun case, it was wrapped, everything looked correct, but when I put it in the cd player it plays the doors debut album. So I told them the seller about this and asked for a replacement. To my disappointment the replacement is also defective.


title: Was hoping to love...

text:
Was really hoping to love this CD after seeing it in an old issue of yoga journal.
Sounded so good and interesting. Imagery gives off a good vibe but the vocals are just plain awful sounding. Good instrumental parts though. Reminds me of the type of songs from sesame street or like bible school. Some of the songs are like nails on a chalk board. Flat vocals. If this was all instrumental it would be great.
Hate leaving a negative review. Due to the good instrumentals and this guys overall vibe i cant give one star.


title: Wow!

text: I am working through all of Brandi's albums one by one - I bought them ALL after seeing her on SNL in late 2021.  I love her first two, and now I love her first three!  All of these songs dig into you, in different ways.


title: Expanded with 2 unreleased tracks! and 1 track extended version!

text: An unexpected and wonderful addition to my collection!


title: PERFECT

text: Everything came as described with no problems. Worth the money!

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title: Great cd

text: If you don’t have this cd you need it! Shipped fast and came as listed


title: Five Stars

text: I grew up listening to this great album. Living for the day when Amazon makes this available digitally.


title: Wonderful

text: The SIXTIES happen to be the Best. This seasonal list of Christmas carols helps makes the occasion happily memorable.


title: Soooooo much more than just Nellie, Annie, Peter and Maria

text: The quality of the sound and the remastering for this CD are superb, as it should be for the performances  of Mary Martin presented here.  I've always enjoyed her performances from the broadway shows, but I knew there was more there ... just not readily available.  Watch Mary steal the scenes from Crosby in the movies "Rhythm on the River" and "Birth of the Blues", with a twinkle in the eye and a swing in the tune, and you'll want to hear more !  Well this CD gives that more.  A collection primarily from radio and TV broadcasts, the swinging jazzy fresh interpretations evoke images in my mind of that twinkle she showed in those early movies.  Yes, she can tell stories in stage plays, but she had sooooo much more to offer.  Get this one, you won't be sorry.


title: Music that has not gone stale

text: The music in this set is delightful and entertaining, even for a baby boomer.  The sound quality is excellent.  While any music is a product of the times it is created, some are timeless, as are these ... really good tunes never age, and the emotions and feelings do not change with time.  It was interesting to note pieces that actually were hits yet again in the 50's and 60's with more recent artists.  Many standards are performed by the original artists who made them standards.  There is a variety of big names here, too ... so you can sample some of the contemporaries of Benny Goodman, the Dorseys, Marlene Dietrich and Fred Astaire without risking the cost of an whole CD or set for each artist.  I found more good music to look for.  I put the set on the CD changer while I'm working and it's like listening to a 30's radio program.  This set is just a enjoyable as Led Zeppelin, Van Morrison, U2, Taj Mahal ... just for different moods.


title: Rare classic

text: I remember this song from the jukebox of the rowdy Manhattan Bar in frigid Leadville, Co. when I worked there at the Climax Mine. A hard to find classic. I wonder if its available on any collections or CDs? (got to get one of those "center spacers" for 45s!)


title: Great bootleg to own!

text: I own many of these off record label live PJ CD's. I was surprised I found one on Amazon for so cheap and in great condition! If you are a PJ bootleg collector, then you will need this CD!


title: PEARL JAM ROCKS!

text: Excellent live CD! One of the many unofficial over seas imports that circulated in the mid to late 1990's.


title: Excellent!

text: Pristine!


title: Pleasant enough but don't expect cascading strings and booming tympani ...

text: Pleasant enough but don't expect cascading strings and booming tympani. This 'orchestra' is someone programming a synthesizer in a basement. Quite misleading to call this an 'orchestral' interpretation.


title: Twiggy IS a Fine Singer!

text: This compilation from Twiggy's first two albums is a true delight. "Twiggy" and "Please Get My Name Right" were released in 1976 and 1977 respectively. Both albums did well in the UK and it appeared that the once 60s icon was going to make in the pop/country arena as a singer. She performed at Royal Albert Hall to a sold out audience. Twiggy has a fine voice and sings with a charming sincerity. I bought both albums when they were released and there were Nashville sessions that were never released which is a great pity. Twiggy draws one in to really listen whether she is singing a ballad or an uptempo number and she handles both deftly. It is a pity that this not a two CD release with four songs missing from her second album and the songs only released on the singles. I love the way Twiggy sings and I also highly recommend the superb CD "Midnight Blue" which showcases her recordings from 1982-1990. Believe me, once you hear these two CDs you will wish that someone would release the unissued tracks and that Twiggy would return to recording. Known as a model Twiggy has more talent than anyone expected and it is a shame that the public are prone to dismiss her without ever having heard her singing. Give this a try and you will be delighted with her work. For more information go to [...] and find out more about her recordings and career. She is a very fine singer and actress.


title: Stunning!

text:
This recording is nothing short of brilliant from beginning to end. Fenner's voice is unique and her songwriting is mature and assured.

This CD hangs around (and in) my CD player constantly!

Treat yourself to a performance with real substance!

You can get this CD at cdbaby.com - a great indie recording site


title: 95 Percent of their good stuff, plus stuff that's not so good

text:
If like me you are a big fan of the Moody Blues "core seven albums" as I've heard it called, but don't want to start a collection, this is the ultimate purchase, largely because there is no other collection of the same seven albums. I would have loved to give this five stars but it included a couple of "songs" which were really spoken words, poems somewhat, that I never liked even 50 years ago. What this set does have is a dozen or more really great songs including Knights in White Satin, Ride My See Saw, Question, Legend of A Mind, The Story in Your Eyes, New Horizons, and I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band).

Listening to this now reminds me of the Moody Blues' tremendous versatility and often virtuosity. They harmonized like no band since The Beatles, and had some great musicians, and if you could look past some of their pretentious lyrics or the existential perspective they wrote about, and the slightly loopy profoundness, they were a lot of fun. In their last album I Just a Singer they complained they didn't want the reputation as pop philosophers, but that is exactly the stance they assumed in half their songs. They say maturity is the ability to hold two contradictory thoughts at once, so you can laugh at their excesses but still love and respect them for the ground they plowed, real rock and roll history and great music.


title: Moody Blues' best overall album

text:
As stated, this is their best album overall, of the seven they created with their famous lineup. After Seventh Sojourn, the Moodys apparently felt they's said the most important things they had to say, and took a long sabbatical, about 6 years or so. It's hard to imagine now but I remember college students debating which was their greatest album, e.g., On the Threshold of a Dream or A Question of Balance? I liked this album because it shed some of the Moody Blues' earlier excess, with less echo, Mellotron, and no spoken word, and a more concentrated set of good compositions.

The lineup in the late 1970s did not change much (Mike Pinder quit the band and was replaced by Patrick Moraz) when they returned, but music had changed, and their was a lot less demand for quasi-mystical, corny but earnest philosophy in pop-rock music, no matter how good the musicianship. Disco nearly destroyed rock music (hint: it survived), then Punk arrived to put a much harder edge on things. On top of all this, baby boomers, their primary audience, were growing up and had less time to dwell on/space out/groove on the sophomoric existentialism exuded by the band. In fact, the movie This is Spinal Tap, a hilarious and sometimes biting satire of the Moody Blues style of music, showed how jaded people's tastes had become. I personally liked them and had bought two of their albums, including this one, but I always preferred harder rock like Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers, or Johnny Winter. So when they reformed, I and a lot of other people hardly noticed or didn't care much, no matter how catchy some songs were, like Gemini Dream.
So be it. The Moody Blues were a great band for a certain time and place, and what they did worked very well for a good long time. Seventh Sojourn was perhaps their finest album overall. While it lacked the big hits like Ride My Seesaw or Knights in White Satin, the sound quality was their best, and the performances very polished. My Lady is simply beautiful in its sweetness and simplicity, and Lost in a Lost World is a great arrangement. I'm Just a Singer in a Rock And Roll Band is one of their best rockers. I don't love Isn't Life Strange unless I'm in the right mood, but it was popular for some reason. You and I by Justin Hayward has a great medium tempo guitar line, great practice for a beginner guitarist, as I once was.

On a side note, it is a shame this is not available by MP3. What gives, this was great rock music for the early 1970s?


title: The best smooth jazz of the 90's

text:
In the 90's I was still into fusion and heavily into Pat Metheny, but from time to time checked out the smooth jazz stations. Brian Hughes work stood out as among the best, and songs from this album got a lot of airplay. So I bought it. At first I loved just just the ones played on the radio, and was a bit put off by Hughes' derivative sound, kind of a pop-friendly version of Pat Metheny, and not as virtuosic, either.

Then I simply accepted it on its own terms. These are almost all excellent compositions and arrangements. I liked or loved them all except for song number six, forgot the title, which has an abrasive sound. Hughes creates a soothing but thoughtful vibe, and most solos are fantastic - I heard only one flubbed note. It's also a good album for the aspiring guitarist like myself, to play along with the melodies, a few of which are not too difficult.

My copy just got scratched so I'm downloading the MP3 version today.


Saw this documentary first on television and decided to purchase it.  The story of Kansas is interesting and inspiring.  I did not know much about this group prior to viewing the documentary, but now appreciate their music and excellent musicianship.


title: Definitive 60's

text: Arthur Lee was at the forefront of the LA movement, that included The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and later, The Doors. This album, unlike some contemporary efforts, still sounds fresh on all fronts. The range of sound, from acoustic to very hard rock, is a reflection of the mastery of the artists involved. This is musicianship of a caliber that is really not found anywhere near a radio or MTV screen extant today. Within a span of two or three years, these artists poured out a panoply of sound that will live on into one era after the next, and I am not exaggerating here. Give the samples a listen, and if they do not convince you, you are tone-and-soul-deaf. A definite best-buy in terms of 60's music, or any other era, for that matter.


title: Good Jazz

text: Riverside was the label that took a chance on new artists.  Many Jazz greats got their start at this label.  This compilation includes Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley and Bill Evans.  You will enjoy Wynton Kelly's "Strong Man" and Mongo's "Watermelon Man".  This is a good buy for any collection.


title: Hoo yah!!!

text: Might I request that next time the previous reviewer sits down to type, he make sure the drugs/alcohol have worn off? Incomprehensible review bubba!


title: Don't be greedy, Nancy!  This is overpriced!

text: Overpriced.  Nancy is trying to rip folks off with this overpriced CD.  Most of these songs are available for free streaming on Amazon Music.


title: seriously off-key

text: This review is primarily for "To Know Him is to Love Him".  This is a painful entry in Nancy Sinatra's cannon.  She is off-key and multi-tracked.  Every track is off.  Nancy must know how horrible this is as she did not include it in any of her Bubblegum Girl collections.


title: Exquisite!!!

text:
Exquisite....
Recording realistic and warm.
Performance A1A.
Mr Friend superb with a sound palette just amazing.


title: Best of the best.

text:
Amazing ...second to none.
 Shlomo Mintz divine Mozart perfection married with nobility and Olympian conception and technique.
  ECO playing is superb. Recording is exquisite.
  Can't miss this version.


title: Five Stars

text: Simply amazing!


title: Perfect

text: Great quality considering timing.


title: Not the full albumn

text: Be aware that this is NOT the full "Title" (Deluxe) album.  4 songs and not her hit, "All about the Bass".


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!


title: A surprisingly strong album that came out of nowhere

text:
A surprisingly good album that came out of nowhere. A handful of tracks are older "singles without an album" that have been available for a few years such as Screwdriver, Rock n' Roll Love Affair, Groovy Potential, Baltimore, etc. Which are all good songs, it is nice to have them on an official album finally. The true stars of this album are the one-two punch of Black Muse and Revelation. THIS is why I listen to Prince. These two tracks could have been released alone on a cd and most Prince fans would have been perfectly satisfied.
 There is plenty more to love on this album beyond these two tracks. Overall, a great album. My only let down is that I've been listening to 4 or 5 of the previously released tracks for so long that I'm tiring of them and tend to skip past them to get to the newer material. That makes this album feel very short.
 Also, this album has been released in physical form (CD) by Prince independently and can be found in a few odd places. Amazon marketplace has some inflated prices for this release. Electric fetus is an official distributor that is selling this cd for about $15.


title: Fantastic music!

text: Prince is the greatest artist of all time and my heart is just broken 😢 Thank you for this AMAZING album!!!


title: Four Stars

text: Good


title: You used to hold me so tight..Thelma Houston

text: Why hasn't this album been rereleased in affordable remastered CD format..It seems to be a rare and very expensive find. Considering that this was one of best songs I'm shocked that it wasn't included on any of her Best Of or Greatest Hit CDs..why is that?


title: I played a show with STEALTH in 97 & they are AWESOME

text:
We played at Foufounes Electriques in MONTREAL...

If u LOVE BAD BRAINS & hip hop...u will go nuts when U hear exactly how SOLID this disc is.Check out my funk 2:

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title: Five Stars

text: Thanks


title: Four Stars

text: Very good album and great sound.


title: This is my favorite symphony, no

text: This is my favorite symphony, no.9 by Dvorack, oh wait but the cover says No. 5. It was a misprint and I received two symphony No. 9 albums but it's ok because the other version is not Georg Szell and it stinks. The album is a little scratched but the add said as much, I'm just happy I got a copy of No. 9 I like.


title: Great gadzooks!

text: Great songs run through a filter of eccentric genius.  Very timeless arrangements, utilizing instruments like xylophones, accordions and squeak toys.  Quite lovely and undeniably French.


title: His best album in 35 years

text:
I am totally blown away by this album.
I own all his music, but this is a return to his glory days of the debut and Another Page.
Take me as I am the title track is stunning.
The musicianship on this album is amazing.
Production is outstanding.
Do yourself a favor and buy this now.


title: Must have cd

text: Absolutely love this cd


title: A GREAT LOST GEM...FOUND!!!.

text:
Very well fellow muses, here we go again!! This particular release by the legendary ISLEY BROTHERS is a live recording. It was recorded as a studio album in 1980 and was supposed to be released shortly after but it was shelved!!..and after over three decades was eventually issued in 2016!!. Having this recording is akin to finding a great lost gem!!
On "GROOVE WITH YOU ...LIVE" you're in for quite something..the natural acoustic delivery..with added audience response..this is a unique setup...you hear the ISLEYS at work!! A historical  lists of songs is showcased inclusive of "THAT LADY", "HERE WE GO AGAIN", "DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT(IT'S TIME FOR LOVE)", "HELLO, IT'S ME/FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK/FOR THE LOVE OF YOU", "TAKE ME TO THE NEXT PHASE", "FIGHT THE POWER", "GROOVE WITH YOU", "SUMMER BREEZE", "SAY YOU WILL", "VOYAGE TO ATLANTIS" and more!!.
The inlay booklet is crammed with the journeys of THE ISLEY BROTHERS, a lot of history, plus added photos.
This highly digitized recording is targeted for die-hard ISLEY fans but will certainly appease the lover of fantastically delivered music alike..and after over thirty years this is something to truly appreciate...with this album playing..it is as if the ISLEY BROTHERS is having a concert in your house!!. It sure does give that desired effect!!..and that is as unique as it gets, was definitely worth the wait. Get this treasure and hear how a musical gem sparkles!!!


title: Nonetheless this CD is a great mix of drive-thru punk-pop artists all with their own ...

text: I originally bought this album in 2001 one at Hot Topic. It was near the register and I had spotted it because it originally came packaged in a miniaturized, scaled down authentic looking pizza box. This one however didn't. Nonetheless this CD is a great mix of drive-thru punk-pop artists all with their own sound. If you like the punk-pop that came out of Fullerton, Cali in the late 90's early 2000's you'll love this! Hell there's even a song which happens to be the first on this CD by Allister titled "Somewhere Down in Fullerton". I am a band promoter here at the New Jersey shore, the heart of some great music and I consider myself a pretty decent judge of music. I highly recommend this fun, awesome, 18 track CD which is perfect for parties!  ~N


title: A really good indie rock album that *just* falls short of being a classic - "Free" and "Little America" rock! 4.5 stars

text:
Gooding's "Angel/Devil" is yet another album that I only heard about because I work at a radio station. To my surprise, this is actually a really good album! The first three tracks are instantly catchy and interesting musically. The only questionable aspect about Gooding is the singer - he could probably be better. He sounds kind've amateurish. Thankfully he's not bad enough to ruin the songs, but you can tell that he could be better. The album is very acoustic based, although there is a secondary guitar which I believe is electric. They definitely have talent as is evidenced by the first 2 songs. There aren't any bad songs here, and the first two are pretty hitworthy songs ("Little America" and "Free" are just AWESOME tracks). There's something about it, though, that makes me think a lot of people won't like it, and I can't pinpoint why. For this reason alone it's only a "4.5" starred album. Indie rock fans should definitely like it a lot though. Highly recommended!

Highlights include:
the entire album!


title: 3 Full Hours of 90s Prince Greatness

text:
3 discs of 90s-era Prince (arguably his best time period)? What's not to like?
Disc 3 is the best, Disc 2 is the weakest, but really, does it matter? Even if half of the album was freaking terrible (which is not true) it would STILL be worth it. If you only know Prince for "1999" or "Purple Rain" and want to get into some of his more obscure works, definitely check this out. Also, this album contains some of the best covers ever recorded ("Betcha By Golly Wow", "Eye Can't Make U Love Me", "La, La, La Means I Love U", and the controversial "One Of Us", which changes the word "slob" from the original song into "slave", making it effectively the climax of the album), some of my favorite Prince jams ("Mr. Happy", "Joint 2 Joint", "New World" and "The Human Body" are some of Prince's best works if I do say so myself), and some of Prince's best more emotional songs (including but not limited to "Somebody's Somebody", "In This Bed Eye Scream", "Dreamin' About U", and "The Holy River").
While perhaps not the best album ever, this is still outstandingly consistent considering its 3-hour length, and while it has its high and low points, "Emancipation" manages to be an enjoyable listen from beginning to end, a pretty remarkable achievement for a 3-hour release. The best triple album I've ever heard, that's for sure.


title: Not worth the price, should be cheaper.

text: It was definitely NOT worth $50, it came in a flimsy little sleeve case with just a couple of songs (about 8 or so). It should have been much cheaper, it wasn't worth the price.


title: Five Stars

text: great early rap by queen, the early years.


title: Awesome record

text: I bought the CD last year and everything on the album is a winner. Too bad so sad I didn't get the deluxe edition.


title: Four Stars

text: slept on voice here


title: fan

text: i love 4 by four i remeber come over and the video i love that group an tha cd. its for the young at heart. it came out in the late 80;s with guy and some more fav groups.


title: We won  The war

text: All tracks perfect


title: I love da doors

text: The doors, perfect listening 🎶 👌 mood


If you have a reason (or not) to arrange romantic dinner or even lunch, you could definitely select Richard Clayderman to be your "background". I chose to purchase this LP because I like his piano style of performance and romanticism. LP came on time as I planned, in excellent condition with no damages or scratches. It plays very well, it was nicely packed and protected. I highly recommend this seller (to my knowledge from Germany) and I thank you.


title: Great cost performance

text: This album has all I want to hear from Duran Duran. And sound quality is good enough. Considering its price, the cost performance of this album is great.


title: Good to buy

text: Roy Buchanan is favortie guitarist of mine with Jeff Beck together. This album provides 32 minutes live but it provides very essential performance. Video quality is normal considering of 1970's. Sound quality is not superb but good to listen to. I will buy another album of his.


title: Great Sound from Nude Tour Shows 90!

text:
this is a boot advertised as a "live broadcast recording". the sound is great for underrated tour.
Songs are in full versions (few medleys) and the Nude tour would be the last time that happened.
Even though this isn't the spectacular Lovesexy or indeed Sign O The Times tour it is well worth a listen.
It is one full show, Madrid ,and 8 tracks from the Tokyo Dome show we all know.

waiting for the estate to open the vault and WB to produce live CD boxsets and Bl;u Ray's.
it should all be remastered 1980-88 with shows and outtakes etc.


title: when?

text:
DrDre,what is the street date for the vinyl
and CD editions in the United States?

I can't wait.


title: Still hungry forever after

text: Jack Whites Lazaretto might be my fav album of his so far.it resonates.Jack White the Third is walking through muddy waters (delta) but he's got boots.this album is Jack looking back ,referencing his youth with lyrics written a long time ago and powerful,ageless blues.its the blues after all.rock n roll,country blues,it's all the same.i would not get the MP3 of this.its an old school experience and this vinyl is lovely done.I listened to Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Blake before this and Jack is the torch bearer of that tradition.the story telling in deeply personal songs that still have universal meaning.its funny that white folks like Zeppelin and now Jack White plays black music like nobodies business.its the way of the world.at least the original song writers get credit now.if new to this rock n roll and blues thing I can recommend Leadbellys last sessions as well when checking out Jack the Third.its a straight line.its sad that blues has become almost a cult thing.but this vinyl brings hope.and it's full of surprises.highly yes recommended.


title: The cellar door better much better

text: If u want to hear Miles with Hendrtson one of his mojo like bird get the cellar door instead .<br />This bores me .


title: The Bay needs help

text:
something is wrong in San Frsncisco.
maybe in Oakland too.
The disease is spreading.
you can support the drowning Bay Area
by purchasing this.


title: so real it's painful at times

text:
This show is especially intense.
I forgot.
and Bruce was so young here.
nobody in their right mind has this strong a setlist that early in their career.
Bruce  is misunderstood at large
In the United States.
he's seen often as a 'goody two shoes. '.
That's crazy .
Bruce is in tradition of Dylan and Woody Guthrie.
this concert is not to be missed.
Also the live box 1975-85,Nebraska , Darkness and Tunnel of love .
Peace.


title: full of funk,soul,wonder

text:
this is some dark stuff from Kendrick Lamar.
at least it starts out that way.
you sort of gets sucked into this funky darkness.
i hear some Miles in there,but that can't be.
it's full of soul and funk the way Kendrick Lamar does it.
production=wonderful.
breezy West Coast,Left Coast kinda thing.
if you are able to get this i think you're lucky.
i would get everything by Kendrick if you love music.
modern music i guess.


title: hard to believe

text:
i know this is "just" a mix tape,but still…….
it's better than other rappers albums.
much,much better.
it's dark.
Collard Greens kicks it off with guest Schoolboy q.
but again on Kendrick Lamar's albums,all the songs are good.
this is a blessing for those of us who got tired of hiphop after Tupac.

the production is especially smooth here.
i like albums that "sway" and this one does to the max.

i'm trying to track through this,but no chance.
it's too good.
2014 still the best year for music ever.

my favorite track is better off.

my version of Kendrication comes with a DVD.
will watch and possibly edit later.
 if you are able to get a hold on this,do.
it's hiphop from the heart.


title: Free eirik Jensen

text:
Melvin Morris loved Loop.no
doubt.
This is a john peel sessions
Mom dying.
I'm dying.
We're all gone.
For real.


title: Keith solo saved my life 96

text:
Brave n confident Keith steps out of his mentors grip
Like Miles
DAVIS.
I was commuted in 96
Eidsvold gave it to me.


title: Next best

text:
Well,it's unique.
It's him playing a DJ set
The 2st 30 min are like
a shadow becst off.
Buy.now.christine is a


title: paid top dollar.no regrets.

text:
I have loved Neil Young my whole life,I'm 40.I was just now able to hunt down
Time fades away.my two favorites from before are Tonights the night and on the beach.
now I'm listening,every song sounds like a classic NY song.it's haunting.
it's 8 tracks.it's from Neil's soul to….whoever buys this.
I'm right now at a place in my life where I needed this.a "new"Neil Young album
as strong as On the Beach.it's up to you and how much you love this side of Neil.
it's still not released and you might have to deal with Japan or crazy sums of money.
the music,the 8 live tracks,are so good I'm lightning another cigarette.peace.


title: great vendor,great product.

text:
listening now to this famous Stones bootleg.the sound is ok,but what do u expect?
this is history.the bass is pretty high in the mix and Mick Taylor is such a treat.if you're a Stones fan I
would highly recommend this album.they're on fire disc 1.wow.the chorus of Gimme Shelter has to be some of the bands
most magical moments on wax from the 70s.but they are all good.
and I'm sorry but they don't sound like this anymore.
I saw their 50 and counting tour and it was nothing like this.they are literally on fire on disc 1.
disc 2 isn't as interesting ,but cool.
the vendor who sold this (sorry can't remember the name)also gave me a free single CD called "Down in the graveyard.Euro tour 73".what a treat.merry x max everyone.


title: Basic boogie rock

text: I think the reason Status Quo never made much of a dent here in America is because these types of boogie rock bands are a dime a dozen.  I can go see this type of Holiday Inn bar band any night of the week.  It's not bad music, but it certainly isn't anything special.


title: she is funny, no kidding

text: I have seen this comic perform many times in person. I liked pretend you are a tank, Olive Garden, element of surprise, tree hugger, hamster trick, Hungary/Vietnam, frog babies, JFK, Bob Costas, it's called moving out, neither does Santa, crying is affordable, blankets on windows, Tupperware in oven, feed goldfish, being followed, Michele Bachmann, Al Gore, how to say Minnesota, read the movie, is it blurry shoot it, Notre Damn, reverse psychologist, lunch lady like, count cookies, and one armed man at casino. Some of them I liked because they were relatable. JFK works for 2 reasons- I was a history major in college, and it is a reminder of too many acronyms. I also liked the packaging from this seller, in a little pizza box.


title: I also like carrot cake!

text:
I have seen this comic perform many times in person. some of the jokes I had heard before, but I still liked hearing them. some work because they are relatable, like staring too long, and pizza man.
  others work because of the enthusiasm he has when telling jokes, for lack of a better term. one can hear it in the voice inflection.  besides the 2 already mentioned, I liked get in groups of 2, gyro/either, oriental rugs/ice cream, wow-carrot cake, now saying ridiculous, after party/adversary, favorite song/generation gaps, balding, and it's not a cape.
  still others I liked were people don't talk like puppets, yes I said retainers, and late night grocery shopping.
I have plenty of comedy CDs, this one I think is longer than most others, nearly an hour. so of course listen to it when one has the time.


title: On the Cusp...

text: I am still trying to put my finger on B!Machine. His music is faceted with layers of really cool synth and percussion, while his vocals, deep and soothing, glide across the aural landscape like whispers in the wind.  Without a doubt, the mood is dark, dreamy, and surreal, with lyrics that are haunting, honest, revealing.  I was impressed with the production and mix, very crisp and clean.  Dim the lights, burn some incense and candles, enjoy...something tells me though the best is yet to come from B!<br />Some of my Favorites:  "Darkest Thoughts"/"Opal"*/"Temple"/"Vale"/"The Difference"/"Affliction"/"Sequel."


title: [VIBRANT]>>>

text:
Iris is undoubtedly a band to keep an eye on especially forfans of synth-pop!  Disconnect is vibrant and up beat.  Reagan Jones'voice is quite soothing, as his lyrics are colorful and dreamy.  Matt Morris does a great job programming and uses a wide variety of sounds from acid feedback loops and crunching guitar samples, to phase shifted synth sweeps and techno bass. I found the whole Iris experience positive and uplifting.  The textures, melodies and breaks flow together smoothly.  There are also no instrumentals.  Here is the song list (*=my favorites):
.01 Lose in Wanting*
.02 Saving Time*
.03 Endless*
.04 Twilight
.05 The Way I Live My Life
.06 Annie, Would I Lie to You*
.07 Danger is the Shame*
.08 Waves Crash In
.09 Loom*
.10 The Picture
If Depeche Mode, Cause and Effect or Agnes Poetry happen to be your cup of tea, pour yourself a hot cup of Iris.  For more info check out their site....
-Hats off to Todd and everyone over at the label A Different Drum for keeping fresh beats alive!
"Disconnect" from the grind. <Colliding stars can create a universe>
Live life...  END


title: EAR WAX!

text:
Blue October's debut Incoming has some sublime examples of great dance/synth-pop.  Although I enjoyed some songs more than others, the ones I did like are really dope!
"When You Leave" is so awesome!  Great beat, melody and lyrics.  Lots of kewl synth sweeps and electronic  bleeps.  This one's a keeper mates.
"Believe" starts out slow,  with nice piano and builds into a phat mid tempo dance track.  Awesome  lyrics and breaks.
The title song "Incoming" is a blast and  should have you singing and dancing like a freak! Comes with triple kick  drum rolls, club breaks, and a  surprise ending (dancefloor not  included).
"Slowburn" is a more mellow offering with excellent  Flamenco style guitar.  Nice choice to close CD with.  Flowing, emotionally  charged.
"Safe" should bring out lots of good and bad  memories in everyone, as it deals with love and relationships.  Superb  lyrics, focused, harmonious.
The other songs are so-so with a couple  instrumentals for your listening pleasure...
On a sad note of course the  death of lead singer Barney Miller.  May his voice live forever... A new  lead singer has been chosen and a new CD is due out this year.  Check out  their site: [...] Print the lyrics, it's worth  it.
If you like bands like Erasure or Agnes Poetry, check out Blue  October!
Enjoy what you do...


title: Five Stars

text: Love Prince's music. Another great CD to add to my collection.


title: This one has grown on me.

text: I got the CD/DVD edition of the album at a great price.


title: Good songs.

text: Great EP


title: 20Ten

text: A great album to begin a new decade.


title: Room For Improvement

text: There is always room for improvement.


title: sound is not the greatest on one of her best songs she does on ...

text: sound is not the greatest on one of her best songs she does on this cd.... the look of love.. not the best. fast shipping though.


title: Less guitar focused but amazing, disregard bad reviews

text: Billy Corgan made the return with Shiny Ghosts and gave everyone the taste of the side of the band that was more organic, distorted, and rocked hard with some anthems. It was also short but still very well put together. This album to me is a massive improvement in songwriting and it is extremely well executed. The guitars take a supportive role here most of the time, there are a few exceptions; it’s pretty synth based/electronic with some drums by jimmy chamberlain, some beautiful backing female vocals, and amazing bass (although i adore D’Arcy Wretscjy). Anyway, if I had to describe the sound, I would say it’s like a more modern sounding Adore with the difference being Jimmy is on drums this time and much more lush soundscapes and amazing driving synth that’s as hard as any distorted guitar at times. There are also ballads, the first ten songs consist mainly of ballads and they are great! Then when Wytch comes on the album starts to become slightly more guitar oriented (song mentioned has great riffs). There are still synths though undeniably. Other standouts to me are : The Color of your Love, Ramona, Confessions of a Dopamine Addict, Dulcet in E , wrath, anno satanna, and birch grove are all amazing songs,along with Wyttch, and also Purple Blood, StarCraft, Black Forest black hills, adrenaline, and Telegenix. The other songs range from pretty good to decent to kind of droll. For people who enjoyed the albums Adore, The Future Embrace, Zwan with that keyboard/synth/piano oriented style. If you love songs like 1979 I’d even venture to say, I think you’d like this. Definitely not a starting place but a wonderful LP so late in their career. Those female backing vocals really make a huge difference too. Give it a shot longtime pumpkins fans, it will  probably grow on you. Grade: B+


title: What a misunderstood masterpiece

text: I'm surprised I'm the first to review this. The other one is priced WAY too high at 61 dollars so i guess this is better than that. Anyway, this is widely regarded Danzig's worst by critics and fans but I don't think they were really listening with an open mind because while there were certain tracks that took experimentation a little bit too far, the production was actually cool here. Glenn Danzig got to do his own thing and make an industrial/rock/electronic like album when alot of other seasoned rock veterans were taking risks and they weren't tossed aside like this album was. I think what people didn't realize is this wasn't SUPPOSED to sound like 1-4, although 4 kind of hinted in it's direction. The production treatment, the synths, the beats, the instrumentation are all extremely well placed and well done. The effects sound cool in my opinion and I've heard the songs without the effects and I still prefer the originally released ones. Don't start here but ddefinitely end up here if you're starting out with Danzig.


Anyone who was thinking, "Priest is never gonna match Heavy Mental", this is def proof otherwise. On Disc 1, he proved that he could knock out another masterpiece and with Disc 2 he just keeps expanding with mindblowing rhymes and philosophy/spirituality. The Wu fam helping out only helps it that much more. I can't think of a bad thing to say about this album. If you like Priest or Wu Tang, buy it now and if you like rap in general, check it out.


title: The Slip

text:
Three and a half stars.
You know, I'm not going to bore you here with the story of "The Slip", being that I don't assume that Nine Inch Nails has many casual fans anymore, and anyone is interested knows that it is availble for free on the groups website. Rather, let's for go that whole discussion and move directly to the record itself.
Being prolific, apparently, is very good to Trent Reznor. After having to wait five years for 1999's "The Fragile", and six years for its insipid followup, 2005's "With Teeth", I didn't expect a new Nine Inch Nails record, going with their average pace, until 2010. But here we are in 2008, and Reznor has released three strong records in a row, with "Year Zero", the instrumental collection "Ghosts "I-IV", and his newest record, "The Slip".
It is true that there isn't a whole lot new here. The record utilizes the things that Reznor has been doing pretty much every since the beginning: hard rock/ industrial, with some ambient instrumental pieces and "ballads" thrown in for good reason. This record is also a logical progression from his last "with singing!" LP, "Year Zero", as it boasts a (for him) more minimalist production sound and emphasis on big beats.
But you know what? For an artist who has been recording for almost twenty years, Reznor and his defacto project, Nine Inch Nails, can be forgiven for not reinvinting the wheel. The man never sounds bored on "The Slip", rather providing new colors for his already trademark sound.
"The Slip" starts off with a short ambient piece before launching into "1,000,000", a propulsive, driving song that sets the tone for the first half of the record. "Letting You" follows suit, all punchy drums and loud guitars crashing together with more enthusiasm than many of Reznor's peers and followers can put into an entire record. "Discipline" is flat out the funkiest song the man has ever commited to tape, going back to the disco-esque hi-hat work from his biggest hit, "Closer", with a bass line as tight and fluid as anything he has committed to tape (or, computer hard drive, as it were). "Echoplex" isn't as hard hitting as the earlier songs, but is still Nine Inch Nails rock, patented 1992.
On side B of the record, Reznor slips into his more subdued material. The instrumentals that adorn this part of the record are reminscent to what the man did with "Ghosts", and the ballad like "Lights in the Sky" has a tossed off feel that compliments the song perfectly, sounding vaguely like something off of "Still", the bonus disc that came with his live record, "And All That Could Have Been".
Now, I know I used a lot of references there to Nine Inch Nails earlier catalog. Again, "The Slip" is a piece of that catalog, and it's actually kind of comforting to hear Reznor hitting a groove. "The Slip" is also Reznor's most consolidated record since his debut, having just ten tracks and running under fifty minutes long. There is no overarching concept here, just a tight record, something new for Reznor.
Now, the cons. Reznor still remains a fairly terrible lyricist. The man continues to write like a fifteen year old dissed by a girl in high school, all pent up rage at nothing in particular. His words continue to be a drag, and where "Year Zero" at least saw him trying to grow out of it and look at something outside of himself, here, once again, he points the finger right at Reznor, and doesn't come up with anything interesting to say.
Also, the sequencing is flawed. By putting all the rockers at the beginning and the ambient stuff at the end, it hurts any sort of flow that could have been accomplished by mixing it up, spreading it out, the record would have a stronger impact than it does.
"The Slip" is not the great Nine Inch Nails record. But it is a strong album from Reznor and crew, a worthy addition to their canon, and one that is worth adding to your MP3 library.
NOTE ON PHYSICAL EDITION: This edition comes with a 24 page booklet, digipack foldout, a bonus DVD that features the band playing five of the songs live in rehersals, and a nifty sticker pack for everyone's lunchboxes.


title: Ghosts

text:
Last year, Nine Inch Nails bounced back from the artistic decay that was "With Teeth" with "Year Zero", a record that I believe to be Nine Inch Nails' artistic high point, a dense but never fractured album that featured some of his highest production and some of his sharpest songwritting.
Now, only a year later, Nine Inch Nails and their leader Trent Reznor, who for all intents and purposes is Nine Inch Nails, have returned with the nearly two hour "Ghosts I-IV", a set of atmospheric instrumentals.
Now, if you would have told me even two years ago that the words "prolific" and "Trent Reznor" would ever, EVER be mentioned in the same sentence I would have laughed at you. But apparently after getting sober and getting the awfulness of "With Teeth" out of his system the man is just that. A total of thirty six tracks, "Ghosts" is as sprawling in ambition as "The Fragile", even without the accompaniment of vocals.
In fact, this new, quicker working version of Trent Reznor works much better for the music than the one who would spend a good half a decade pain stakingly going over every note. Like "Year Zero" last year, there is an immediacy to "Ghosts" that previous NIN records lacked. Though the record is dense and layered, it is never overblown with needless tinkering and a million small little pops and bells and whistles that can be found on earlier NIN products.
It's also nice to see Reznor in a true collaborative spirit, as "Ghosts" is co-written by Atticus Ross and Alessandro Cortino, NIN's current keyboard player. The difference in perspective helps give this record a feel different of any previous Nails album.
And let's all be honest with each other: the weakest point to any Nine Inch Nails record has always been the lyrical skills of Reznor. Usually clumsy, occasionally inane, Reznor lets the music do the talking for him this time, which is a nice plus.
So why only three stars for this record? Well, because at times "Ghosts" feels like a collection of ideas rather than songs. Though there is nothing awful on this record, there is also very little that is extraordinary, and it is too long for it's own good. The mood swings of the record are all complimented well, but too many song build and build and build and just stop, rather than fully taking off and entering someplace different and more interesting.
In fact, the best place to listen to "Ghosts" is probably in your car, late at night, driving home, where it can sink into your head but you're never really paying close attention to it.
But "Ghosts" is worth the purchase for sure. It's price, and the quality of good, if rarely great, music, and the fact that after almost twenty years Trent Reznor actually sounds like he's enjoying the process of making music.
Hopefully this is a series that he will continue to work on for many years to come.


title: A Good CD

text: I purchased this cd because of the duet with Dolly Parton, "You Can't Make Old Friends." That song is pure gold! However, the entire cd is good. There are some great story songs on this cd that remind me of Kenny Rogers' "Gambler" days. It's worth the money.


title: PLEASE RE-RELEASE THIS ON CD!

text: This is one of my favorites!  Unfortunately, I only have it on a cassette I taped from someone's lp back in the '70's.  The songs always crack me up because they're so conceited.  For example "Girl, I got something good for you guess what it is 'what?" ME!"or"You Need This to Satisfy That". There's not one filler song.  Even the instrumental is good.  I've wanted to find this on a CD for ages.  Yes, "Jack & Jill" is on it, but there are other good songs like "Let's Go All The Way" and "Is This A Love Thing".  The label is making a big mistake keeping this under wraps...


title: Straight ahead jazz, sounding bright and new

text:
The leader and all concerned sound great here--energized and eager to be part of a group of such highly respected musicians--but for this listener it's the great Art Hirahara who shines here. The world-class pianist is powerful and assertive when necessary on the open cut and elsewhere, but he eases into a quieter kind of beauty at will.

You can listen to this over and again and keep hearing something wonderful.


title: Unjustly out of print, this thing ROCKS

text: Featuring a number of classics like "Another Direction", "Way Down South" and the prettiest (and also the saddest) song I think they ever wrote ("Too Late To Run", a haunting tale of heroin addiction), this potboiler is probably my favorite Fleshtones album of all time.  It's not fair that this gem is out of print and so expensive used!  Keep your eyes out in the used record shops and if you spy a copy at a semi-reasonable price, grab it!  You will not be disappointed.  The CD version includes a fantastic cover of a Rufus Thomas tune "Jump Back".  The whole album really tears it up.


title: The Summer of Love, inverted

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One of the great, inexplicably overlooked masterpieces of the 60s, Forever Changes is a collection of dreamy, ethereal pop songs with a dark, foreboding undercurrent. The music is lush and moody, soaked in atmosphere and dripping with dark color. The lyrics are pure hallucinogenic poetry, full of striking images and verbal mind games. The instrumrntation, although mostly accoustic, is as vibrant and nuanced as any Jimi Hendrix guitar solo. The arrangements include light orchestration, but the swirling violins and ominous horns don't sound out of place or pretentious. They mesh wonderfully with the songs, creating a series of dense, textured soundscapes that sound more and more engrossing with each listen. The end result is something akin to walking through a gorgeous and dreamlike meadow where the grass screams in agony whenever you step on it. In other words, this is a darkly beautiful classic, a unique and brilliant colection of songs that belongs in the posession of anyone who is even halfway concerned with collecting good rock music.

As far as highlights go, I've always loved the low-key catchiness and irrepressable menace of "A House Is Not A Motel," as well as the icy, bittersweet "Andmoreagain." "Alone Again Or" is a haunting portrait of loneliness, and an enticing soundscape that incorporates dazzling flameno guitars and a tense, ominous string section. There's also the stark, apocalyptic beauty of "The Red Telephone" and "The Good Humor Man Sees Everything Like This," as well as the hazy, hifting textures of "You Set the Scene." But really, every song here has something to reccomend it. From start to finish, Forever Changes is a truly great album, and one that you'd do well to pick up as soon as possible.


title: It's Dusty, ;nuff said!

text: Dusty was probably one of the most under appreciated artist of the 60's. Her voice was strong and soulful and fantastic. I can't critique her, I am not a music specialist or anything like that, all I know is when Dusty was singing that's all you wanted in life.These songs bring back so many memories! I only wish I had had the chance to see her live.God rest, lovely woman.


title: Timeless classic

text: I was fortunate to work with the original cast while they toured in Southern California. The music was fun and the story line was poignant. The story illustrates the struggle of youth trying to find who they are and their reason for being. While this musical is romanticized, it gives great moral lessons. Such topics addressed are population growth, abortion and morality. Jimmy tries to find his own way and feel good about himself sometimes at the peril of the rest of his family. With the love and support of his family, he is able to find a place for himself in this big universe.


title: FUN TRIBUTE TO WALT DISNEY

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This is a fun CD  from Hallmark paying homage to Walt Disney.  The bulk of the tribute album covers the many periods of Disney from the Early Days ("Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" and "Minnie's Yoo-Hoo"), Characters (including those from "Mary Poppins," "101 Dalmations," "Peter Pan" and "The Jungle Book") and Television and The Parks ("Mickey Mouse Club March" and "It's a Small World") The musical tribute is bookended with a quote from Walt Disney himself from a radio interview, and an interview with the Sherman Brothers (who wrote the music to "It's a Small World" and "Mary Poppins") and the "Feed the Birds" Finale.

The only disappointments to this album is that it does not include "Turkey in the Straw" (from Steamboat Willie - which made Mickey Mouse Famous) - even though it appears on Hallmark's Mickey Mouse 75th Anniversary Tribute - and the Mickey Mouse Alma Mater (which also appears on the 75th Anniversary Tribute).  I would have also liked to have heard more songs from the parks, such as the theme from Pirates of the Caribbean and "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow."  Also they could have trimmed "It's a Small World" from the 7-minute run-time on the album to fit in other songs.  Also, at 38 minutes, the album is a bit short and leaves the listener wanting more!

Otherwise, this is a wonderful album and perfect for any Disney fan!


title: ONE OF THE BEST CHRISTIAN MUSICALS EVER!

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I was first introduced to "Saviour" when a friend gave me a copy on cassette tape many years ago, and I was absolutely blown away by it. When I went to hear it in concert at a friend's church, I was practically in tears! I went to buy it on CD and was disappointed that it was no longer in print!  Thank goodness I was able to get a used copy of it on Amazon.com.

Despite the fact that it is a "Contemporary" Christian musical, it harks back to earlier sacred oratorios with a full choir and orchestra,which tells the story in the music itself rather than by narration and music.  They do have solo parts, but they complement the choir instead of relegating them to just backup status singing "Ooooooh" and "aaaahhhh."  In general, it has more of a "Les Miz" quality to it!

It traces the story of our Saviour from the beginning of time, through His death and resurrection.  The music is absolutely beautiful and powerful from the beginning to end.  Rather than the predictability of slow, contemplative starts crescendoing into a mighty chorus at the end of the oratorios - as is common with most modern-day Christian musicals - it starts off powerfully with the brass and the choir coming in at "In The Beginning."  Among the highlights are the touchingly beautiful "My Heart Belongs To You" which is a love long between God and His Creation, the cunning feel of "Where Are You Adam?" and the powerful "The Kings of the Earth" and "So Shall We Live!"  And just when you think "Saviour" is going to end on a powerful note, it actually ends with the prayerful and contemplative "For All These Things."  The icing on the cake are the stellar musicians - Whintley Phipps, Larnelle Harris, Twila Paris, Wayne Watson and Steve Green - all of whom give stunning performances.

Definitely worth whatever price you pay for this album - for to me, it is priceless!