title: Fantastic!  A must have purchase!

text: In the opinion of most concert pianists Josef Hofmann was the greatest pianist of the recording era.  Of course there's some dispute on such topics.  He was certainly the greatest interpreter of Chopin.  Being born and raised in Poland didn't hurt that one little bit.  This completes my collection of Hofmann and it's a great conclusion to the sequence of the sequence of "The Complete Josef Hofmann".


title: Brahms symphonies played exceptionally well

text: Great music - great orchestra, great conductor.  I'm very pleased.


title: Good, but not Toscanini great!

text: Good, but not Toscanini great!


title: the best

text: One of her beat CD's if not the best


title: EXCELLENT Packaging!

text: Arrived on time with all the other "release date" shipments! Packaging was excellent - I've had so many bad experiences with packaging and damaged merch lately but there was no such problem with this item!  There were even a couple freebies! Thank you!


title: great variety of tunes

text: Awe, great mix of tunes of well known artists. I haven't heard of all these songs before, so it has been a treat to listen to something "new". If you dig jazz and related sounds, then I see no reason not to give this a try.


title: Take a moment for yourself

text:
Listening to this CD is a relaxing, enjoyable learning opportunity. So many of us struggle on a daily basis with food choices. What should we eat? What will happen if we eat the wrong thing? This CD helps the listener relax and find inner peace with eating, food and the entire process of nourishing your body, mind and spirit.

The voice of the narrator is calming and peaceful. He walks you through some easy meditation practices and breathing exercises. By the time I was finished listening to this, I felt calmer and was visibly more relaxed. If you are struggling with a weight issue or some type of eating disorder, this may give you a chance to stop and evaluate the choices you are making. I found that after listening to this CD I was able to clearly identify the problems with my own eating habits and look at them from a new perspective.

The one thing I would have changed about this, was the jarring chime. I didn't feel that it fit in with the relaxing environment the rest of the CD produces for the listener. I almost felt that while it was attention grabbing, I was ringside at a boxing match. The rest of the CD is excellent though, so it is hard to find too much fault.

I would recommend this CD to anyone who is looking for a relaxing experience that will help you understand yourself, your relationship with food and is looking to learn basic practices to calm your mind. A great choice.


title: Heavenly meditative music!

text: This CD absolutely blew me away. Who needs tranquilizers with this around?? A must buy!


title: I received my package!

text: I bought this CD to give as a gift, I love this CD. jb


title: One of my favorites!

text: I have been buying this fragrance since the 70's


title: langlais would approve!

text: this is a replacement copy for me. The playing is absolutely first class.


title: Not to be missed!

text: The performances of Ferdinand Klinda are first class.He plays these works with authority! jb


title: i was very happy to buy it

text: this is an historical recording that has been re-issued. i was very happy to buy it! jb


title: masterful playing

text: legendary organist piet kee plays the works of cesar franck with authority. piet kee was the municipal organist at st. bavos in harlem, the netherlands for many years.


title: Five Stars

text: Great CD of songs from the 60's, my time. Audio is clear, crisp, and broad in range. Great.


title: Secret Gardens Best

text: Every song on this wonderful album is a joy to listen to - this couple is so talented and so full of energy.<br />I could play it all day.


title: One of the greatest soundtracks ever.

text: One of the greatest soundtracks ever.


title: Very enjoyable

text: I like the CDs. The music is very enjoyable.  I prefer buying CDs as I buy the product one time. I don’t continuously rebuy it as you do with streaming services.  My car is ancient with a CD player and a 3.5 mm plug for my old iPod.


title: Do not buy these CDs at life events

text:
My husband and I were in Bayside Miami a few weeks back.  We were joined by my Cousin who I had not seen in over 30 years.  As we walked in the Bayside area he mentioned of the music that usually plays there and how people enjoy dancing.  So we went there and were able to appreciate the music of Erica Denz and her band.  It was great!  The dancer and back up singer of the group started to go through the group of expectators selling what was supposed to be this CD posted on this Amazon website.  To our surprise the CD had some rappers music with questionable lyrics even though the label shows Ms. Denz's songs.  We've attempted to call and send messages to Ms. Denz multiple time to let her know of this matter but have been unsuccessful.  She does not return calls nor replies to her Facebook messages.  This is very disappointing and disconcerting to us.  We paid $20 for two CDs.  Folks I would think it twice before buying this CD.  We were ripped off!!!  We reported this incident to the Miami Attorney General.

No. I would not buy her CDs because she has evaded/ignored our telephone messages and facebook emails...

So sad to take advantage of tourists like that because they know they are leaving and most likely won't listen to the CD's until after they are gone from Miami.


title: Great for side sleepers

text: I'm a serious side sleeper with neck issues and have tried any number of pillows over the years. This actually works! I wasn't sure going in that it would be any better or worse than anything else but I'm very happy I took the chance. It's soft and the shaping allows it to support my head without canting my neck either up or down. I did cover it with one of my king size pillowcases (I'm not sure it would fit a regular size) but have been using it for several days now. I'm sleeping better and waking up less stiff. If you are a side sleeper, I'd say this is definitely worth a try.


title: I want a voice like the voices you get on....Easter Island!

text:
Throat Culture were I believe an Ohio-based A-Capella Quintet whose career blew thru' in early to mid nineties.
In short, they were brilliant!
This is their first album, and unlike the latter "Up with Angst" it's primarily composed of cover material. but oh wow, what covers!
It kicks off with a brilliant and lively rendition of Desmond Deckers' "Israelites" that morphs into Sam Cooke's 'Working in Coal Mine' and back out again, followed by a guitar-free version of Hendrix' 'Crosstown Traffic' that somehow sounds better than the original. Later in the album are such classics as 'Fly Like an Eagle', '50 ways to leave your lover' and 'St James Infirmary' - all delivered note perfect, and using only sounds made by voice and percussing the human frame.
Outstanding in this CD are originals 'Easter Island Head' - such a catchy and funny song I still attempt my own version in the shower, and the tongue in cheek 'Sitting On the Groom's Side' - a humorous take on weddings.
As i recall, this was pretty much their live set....although notably missing is the showstopping 'Sweet Dreams' which somehow didn't make this recording and was saved for the "Angst" album, oh well, nothing can be perfect.
If you enjoy acapella OR if you remember this talented band from wayback - time to put this CD on the deck and listen.
PS - somehow there was a connection to the band 'Oswald & the Herringbones' - someone somewhere MUST have a bunch of copies of this album on CD or tape.
TIME for a re-issue!!!!1


title: Wotchit, Tosh! Clash at their best!!

text:
Brilliance!
Clash at the peak of their game with a heartfelt 'I fought the law' - reportedly recorded just after the 'guns on the roof' arrest, "Capital radio" (not 'capitol radio' which was a re-recording.....and done for (I think Kenny Everret Show?), and the two songs hanging over from 101'ers and London SS....'Gates of the West' and "Groovy Times" - which don't show up anyplace else very often.
ANYWAY - if you're a Clash aficionado, i don't need to rabbit on about the wonder of this EP, if you're not a Clash fan.....you're unlikely to care anyway.
But for those of us who were there at the Electric Circus in Manchester, or wherever you caught Clash gigging.....THIS raw sounding (but not live) set is a wonderful trip down punk memory lane.
Watchout for all the gobbin' down in the front row...........:-)

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title: Best of Raina

text: Bought for my Dad who loves it.  We did not even realize it has 3 CDs and brings back memories of the Welk years for my Dad.


title: Great Item

text: New condition in shrink wrap. Packaged very well in bubble wrap.<br />Tracking number didn't work and was delayed, but I still got the package.


title: No vocals just instrumental backing tracks

text:
I was very disappointed with this CD as there are No Vocals.
These are just the studio backing tracks.
Although they are interesting it’s not what I thought I was getting for my wife fo Mother’s Day.


title: Five Stars

text: The album is fantastic. Hight quality. Sechskies is awesome and never fails.


title: a great journey back for any Motown fan ....

text: the balance of the music blended very well.....there are no great songs and a throw one here and there ...but each selection was a  hit, this is a great recommendation for a first time Motown fan or a veteran who only wants a blending...


title: A must have album

text: This album is on repeat.


title: Some of the recordings are poor

text: Some of the recordings are poor recordings, but I wanted it for the songs more than the quality of the recordings.


title: Caution. Not the band that did Puzzle.

text: Not as expected. This is NOT the Dada who did Puzzle.


title: Buffalo Springfield

text: This CD was a bit of a disappointment. Some tracks are muddy but that may be the fault of analogue equipment in less than ideal live conditions. Otherwise OK.


title: All The Roadrunning

text: Shipped securely, delivered on time, Great CD, wonderful music. I have enjoyed listening to this cd daily


title: Great songs

text: This a beautiful soundtrack even if you have never seen the movie


title: Arrived in fine condition.

text: Was a gift for a fan of his:well pleased.


title: Knew You Were Waiting

text: I really in joy Aretha  Franklin CD great song.


title: Four Stars

text: Great.


title: Great music.

text: Can't go wrong with Elvis gospel. Love it.


title: Excellent

text: I love this 3 cd collection of smooth jazz. Great to listen to while cooking.


title: Best one ever

text: Beautiful quality leggings my favorite pair I ordered yet


title: Should have gone to CD

text: This album is a must.  It has rousing Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Anderson, and other tales told in the classic ballad-story tradition.  Disc includes: Sleeping Beauty, Jack & the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderalla, The Pied Piper, Puss in Boots, Rumplestilksin, Goldilocks, Gulliver, The Nightengale, Ugly Ducking, and the Fox and the Grapes.


title: Hypnosis to Reduce Fear of New Experiences and Places!

text:
Hypnosis is so relaxing that I try to listen to one CD a day. In colder weather I feel it works best to put on a sweater and socks and to lay in a comfortable bed with a heated mattress pad and blanket or duvet. I say this because it can get cold laying still for a while.

This CD has two hypnosis sessions. One is a waking hypnosis where at the end you are back to reality and alert afterwards. The second is a hypnosis that leads you into a sleepy state so you can drift off to sleep with music and ocean waves.

This CD helps you feel positive about leaving the house and promotes a more confident and calm attitude so you don't fear new experiences and unfamiliar places.

Rachael Eccles has a real talent for visualization and takes you to a peaceful beach. Her soothing voice will help you relax and solve your issues too! Give this CD some time to work. Being afraid of going outside is a real problem and takes some psychological work to undo. I am happy going to familiar places but still struggle with going to new stores, parks etc. This summer I'm going to start to be more adventurous so planning ahead!

~The Rebecca Review


title: Having Great Luck with Hypnosis CDs - Rachael Eccles Is My Favorite!

text:
I'm fairly new to hypnosis CDs. Mostly I've used them in the past to get to sleep faster and found them effective. I prayed and prayed that I would lose some weight and the answer seems to be to get some hypnosis CDs and retrain my thinking about eating and exercising.

Since I've been using weight loss hypnosis CDs I've exercised nearly every day and changed some of my eating habits. It therefore seems worth it to devote time to hypnosis instead of reading more books about weight loss because really what you are dealing with is the subconscious mind and how it has been programed. We all know what is good and bad in the food world, but often we just don't have the self control to make the right choices.

This CD is excellent for its deep relaxation visualizations. If you can darken your room, turn off lights, get into bed with a warm comforter or heating blanket you will find it much easier to fall deeply into hypnosis. Make sure that no one disturbs you. Tell people in your home that you are going to be unavailable for as long as it takes to do one, two or three of these hypnosis sessions. I like doing all three because I find that the most effective way to relax.

The first hypnosis session on this CD is a waking hypnosis which means you will go deep into relaxation, then have helpful thoughts put into your subconscious and will be told to awaken at the end. The second session is just for 5 minutes and can be used when you are short on time but need some positive reinforcement. The last session is a hypnosis which guides you through similar images to the first one, with a little change here or there. You are left to fall asleep to calming music at the end. So perfect to listen to in the evening when you are going to bed.

Rachael Eccles really has a gift for helping people solve all their problems. I've been trusting her to solve a lot of mine lately! She truly wants to guide you to a place where you are more in control of your life and are not leaving things just up to chance. I think a lot of overeating is stress related and this helps you feel a sense of calm and serenity so you can be more aware of your choices each day.

I found this CD has some really beautiful visualizations especially the garden and hammock that take you deep into a world of relaxing hypnosis. I've tried another weight loss hypnosis CD and they all help, but this one is my current favorite because it makes me also feel way less stress. After listening I feel centered and motivated to lose weight.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Classical Music from the 60s

text:
A friend of mine in Australia told me he was listening to exotica from the 60s and I found this as a result. It is very relaxing and a total travel trip back in time. There are vocals but no lyrics and it is more classical. I do think the album cover is pretty neat too. So I'm listening to this while baking banana cake with cream cheese icing. I hear mostly piano, drums, flute, strings and other orchestral sounds. So if you want to listen to something from the 60s that is classical this is a good choice.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Playful Chemistry

text:
It is difficult to imagine how two people who could create such ecstasy with their voices would no longer be talking. Fortunately this CD captures a time of spontaneity and playful chemistry. This is worth owning if you are a real fan. There are some original songs and three covers which are very well done.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Return

text:
A treasured collection for the New Age and World Music fan. This music captures your mind and spirit and is an evocative and exciting collection which will open your mind and take you above the plain of ordinary consciousness.

"Yeha Noha" takes you into the mind of an eagle as it soars high above the earth swirling to the sky. You can feel the energy in the sky and see the sun rising. They say if you see an eagle soaring up to the sky, it means good things will happen to you. This title of this song means: "Wishes of Happiness and Prosperity."

Sweet Lullaby makes you think of the scent of rain and fresh earth, perhaps a walk through an African veld in the afternoon while you listen to the beat of drums somewhere in the distance.

A good set of speakers or headphones is a must so you can enjoy all the nuances of this collection. This music will engulf a room and promotes peace, joy and a feeling of harmony with life. You can literally drift away to another world by listening to this music. It is very uplifting and evokes images of peaceful places and blissful journeys.

"Chi Mai" is an incredibly sad piece of music so I guess this is not all joy and happiness but there is a certain poignancy in the music which speaks to future happiness and an feeling of being engulfed in love no matter what happens in life.

"Prelude" will take you to India. Yanni's music was my first introduction to mood music and it is fitting that his music is on this CD.

"Cavatina" is a beautiful piece which is extremely evocative of romance and country picnics. Happiness and Hope are the feelings this music will evoke in you. Perhaps the start of a new day.

On the second CD, "Children" is a deep water piece which reminds me of whales playing in the ocean and of ships sailing in the wind. You can almost hear the cries of whales. The beat is very up tempo and is in contrast with the first CD which seems to be a slower pace. You never want the song to end and it does seem to have the feeling of eternity.

"Chacharpaya" has South American/Mexican flair and is filled with flutes and drums.  "Protection" was more light smooth Jazz. "The Sun Rising" is perhaps the best song on this CD as far as mood music goes.

"Sadness Part 1" will be one of the most recognizable songs. "Brideshead" is classic music with violin and harp and is followed by "Pie Jesu" which is ethereal. "Schindler's List" is a haunting piece with a sad violin and a sense of unfulfilled dreams.

There were a few pieces I fast forwarded over, but overall, I think you will enjoy this set. I would choose this imported selection over the other CD's because you just get so many more selections. I think you will play the first CD more than the second, but it depends on your mood. Return to your senses with this beautiful compilation.

~The Rebecca Review


title: Love Ralph...

text: Great gospel big band recording.  Great charts that are well-played.  Brentwood-Benson sells the actual arrangements that you can play.


title: Great album for fans of Finch, the Used, and other early to mind 2000s screamo bands.

text: I discovered Say Hello To Sunshine through one of my favorite American rock bands awhile ago (Finch) and instantly fell in love with their sound. Listening to this EP gave me flashbacks of my late teen years, just after high school filling basements with music, jamming with my friends, and trying to form a screamo band. These guys have really done it, you can hear a range of influences from Finch, to Deaftones, and even some Juliana Theory influence in this EP. I love this band, and I sincerely hope they come on tour in the U.S. one day, but until then... Buy this album, you will thank me later.


title: very nice. easy to listen to and very restful

text: very nice .  easy to listen to and very restful,  thank you


title: Five Stars

text: great music, one of my favorite  thanks


title: Five Stars

text: Beautifully done- both uplifting and relaxing. Kino has a lovely voice - clear and sweet. Thank you Kino!


title: Boring and tired.

text: I have no idea how this could be called 'essentials'. It's just JF's idea of what an orchestrated practice should be. Not my favorite. There's no brochure that describes the postures or the procedures.


title: Really powerful!

text: Belleruth is a pioneer, and her audios are all first-rate.  I have not only used all her titles with my therapy clients and my friends - everything from stress to cancer therapy - but they have also been immensely helpful to me personally.  Everyone has experienced heartbreak, abandonment or betrayal, so this title speaks to us all.  With deep power as you sink into unconscious mind trance, you gain resources to counteract what circumstances or other people have yanked out of you.  Highly recommended.


title: Beautiful

text: Ready listening


title: Fans of Moody Blues must have this

text: Great CD, nice collection of their best


title: Beautiful soundtrack!

text:
I bought this CD when I was 10, I particular enjoy Music Box Dancer, Chariots of Fire and Last Date. I never would have gotten into these classics if it wasn't for this collection that I came across from an infomercial.

I wish my friends could be interested in this kind of music!


title: Lovely and what a great price!

text: SO wonderfully calming and soothing at night.  One of my favorites.  Perfect for background dinner music.


title: Five Stars

text: Buying 2 more just to have !!


title: For my hubby

text: I got this as a Christmas gift for my husband and he loves it.


title: Saw it the other day. Now I'm obsessed.

text: I finally crossed Hedwig off of my "To Watch" list this week, and I instantly became obsessed with it. I keep thinking about how much I enjoyed it, which means that, of course, I now have to have copies of the soundtrack and DVD to add to my collection. JCM's costumes and make-up are positively fantastic, and I love how Hedwig can convey emotion without having to say anything at all. These songs have rightfully earned Hedwig a spot as one of the top rock musicals of all time. I just wish I had gotten into this earlier so I could have seen NPH or Michael C. Hall perform as Hedwig.


title: Truly Indepent

text: Great anthem for strong women


title: New classic

text: Special stash level beats


title: This is great

text: This is another live release but I bought it becasue I need to have everything that Hal;ford releases. Judas Priest rocked but Halford rocks harder.


title: Poor condition

text: I ordered 4 CD. 3 had cracked cases. This is the replacement cd. It too is cracked. Disappointed.


title: Love this!

text: I was glad to find this. I lost my original copy several years ago and this cd is a connection to my dad since we used to listen to it together


title: Five Mathis CD's: Ten Albums

text: Being a fan(atic) of Mr. Mathis I collect many of his beautiful voice albums.  The sound on these are pristine.  All of the albums are available individually but this is an excellent price  especially for the quality.


title: Live It Up he Does

text: Great upbeat tempo of some classic songs.  He can sing any style of song and own it.


title: A Different and Delicious Johnny Mathis

text:
This proves that JM can sing anything in any style.  I have "I Love My Lady" on one of his CD's and another song by him on a Chic CD.  This is so joyous; full of rhythm and spunk. Creative and artistic vinyl.

Would like a CD version for the car.


title: JRM is Wonderful at 22 or 82!

text: Have a copy of the 1957 vinyl.  Bought the CD for the remastering and convenience.  So love the first song,  Will I Find My Love Today.  Able to play it repeatedly in the car.  His young and entrancing voice!


title: Five Stars

text: A wonderfully clean sound.


title: Loved it

text: It was exactly was I was looking for, had the right songs on it and sounds just like the movie.


To bad these are discontinued now and verrryyyyy hard to find. After I bought one of these and listened to it I ordered as many more as I could get. I gave most of them to my Pastor to give to folks going through serious illness or diagnosis. So comforting and it is 2 disc!!


title: Five Stars

text: Great!


title: Five Stars

text: Positive presentation, shipping, availability - hits high notes across keyboard.


title: Where's the Magic? Tried 2 B N-lightened

text: Now I know why I didn't relate to my daughter's (& her friends') admiration of this group.  I'm not a good observer, for this isn't my genre.  I bought this song as it was a favorite of my recent 43 yo daughter's sudden death...a star who's gone to fly with angels...true star power (we are the stuff of stars).


title: Back 2 Tha Funky Style They Started With

text: Much better than the depressing Hip Today outing of the grunge era. God I hated Grunge !<br />This is a mature, FuNkY Extreme which takes up where Extreme III leaves off. This is my Favorite Extreme Album. The band doing what they do best. If you don't like what you see here.....get the Funk out.


title: His Voice Will Be Missed.

text: Great quality sound for a used CD. Roy Orbison never sounded so great as he did on this CD.


title: armystrong

text: Came a bit damaged but nothing to write home about.


title: Great Collection!

text: Well worth the wait! Excellent collaboration! Thank you!


title: Four Stars

text: GAVE AS A GIFT


title: Love it

text: Ah Elton! I had wanted the CDs with double the songs, but it was outrageously priced. I'm super happy with this one... my favorites are on it and the price was very nice.


title: This is some of the best guitar I've ever heard

text: No exaggeration. Incredible stuff. Too bad this CD is so hard to find now.


title: Unheard songs are great

text: I love Prince and couldn't wait to get this set ,I am  Very happy with it.  The unheard songs are greatly done the Prince way and just great to listen to. Most of the songs are 5 to 9 minutes long that's awesome


title: Served its purpose

text: Only had one song I was looking for.


title: Jukebox has never sounded so hood

text: This is just an amazing CD! Love the music


title: This shouldn't of happened and things are not better today!

text: This movie tells it like it is absolutely no hiccups and no lies about racial bigotry and hatred in the worse way imagine in the South! I first saw the movie as a child of 7 and right smack in the middle of segregation, Jim crow and what have you! The director happened to be ahead of the times in so many ways! The truth and some people can't or don't want to accept the truth, if you don't deal with reality, reality will deal with you!


title: ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL! MY FAVORITE!

text: Absolutely my favorite of all of Wendi Friesen's CD programs!  Worked immediately! I use her CDs when lying down and relaxing, cleaning the house, getting ready for work, or just as background noise. This really worked for me right away!


title: great stuff

text: only problem is it could have been longer


title: It's BRUCEEEEEEEE, just read it!!

text: It's a great read.  Quick and insightful. I like Bruce Liptons take on things.  He's excited about sharing his knowledge and it comes thru in this book. It has become the book I gift to friends.


title: Didn't like it since it wasn't

text: I thought this was sung my Dottie Rambo, Didn't like it since it wasn't. I was after hers not someone elses.


title: Cocoon, Elevation and Vibrations

text: Amazing music. Great mix of classics and Kary's own elevation jazz. Cannot say enough great things about this CD. Highly recommend.


title: The Bucktown Allstars LIVE by the Bucktown Allstars

text: I've heard this band live now and this music is great.  As a live band they really rate as good as I have heard.  Vocals are strong and well done, by pretty much every one in the band.  The Horns are awesome, right there with any of the best out there and end to end, these guys do rock.  When I saw them July 5th, 2014 they had the crowd following them around the arena.  Danced and sang along with them all night, it was just as good as seeing the high dollar bands I've gone to see over the years, loud and proud, just not too loud. They come out of New Orleans, cover all the genres of music, from Armstrong to ZZ and Beatles to about whoever you might want to hear.  If you get a chance to see them, take it and enjoy.  Great sounds!


title: A Warning About Sunshine

text:
Jung Ho Seok aka J-Hope, Hobi, *literal* Sunshine has been holding out on us.

I mean, the signs were there, if we cared to look: BTS is perhaps the most extensively documented band in modern history, and there are plenty of glimpses of Hobi irked and maybe a little sad, but only when the cameras are focused on someone else. But he, and probably Jin, carry an outsized share of the positivity weight.

But this is what happens when you keep turning that little crank on the side of the box. Keep winding. Go ahead.

It all comes down. All of it. And it's not all pretty. Although, let's face it: Ho Seok is one of the prettiest humans ever to walk the planet. I digress. Sorry. What I mean is - Jack In The Box has moments of delicate beauty. Equal Sign and Future are lovely, the first for humanity in general, the second for one special love. But there's a conflagration going on. MORE and Arson in particular hit you hard with sides of Jung Ho Seok that J-Hope keeps mostly hidden.

It's all out now, though, and it is freaking glorious.

MORE is a straightforward headbanger. Arson stays closer to hip hop. But they both FEEL great. Ho Seok's got a gift for rhythm and sound - his lyrics are percussive and convert information more by how they feel than by what they are overtly saying. The beats and embellishments are divine booty shakers. You get the message because you listen to the songs over and over - they feel that good even though the tone is dark.

Well, in fairness, Arson is both dark and blindingly bright. The album's closer ponders whether, now that everything is on fire, he should put it out or let it burn. You can decide for yourself, but it seemed to me like he decided to pour gas on it.


title: Succinctly Contagious

text:
Woo sung has made an ep that encapsulates this particular earthbound moment with humor, irony, and a little regret - all wrapped up in a 12 minute nonstop sing and dance-along. !!! this modern life, indeed.

Seriously. In Phase Me, he taunts an ex-lover or someone he wishes were an ex. The melody and lyrics are less bombastic/more seductive than I Will Survive, but it’s a similar emotional vein. The narrator is at maximum incandescence and In the video is getting  a LOT of attention from uh people. Many people. And you kind of think, good for you- until you notice that the title is spelled PHASE. Which, if you like Woosung, takes you straight to Moon. And phases. And the message immediately changes. He’s great now, but it’s inevitable that the next phases will tend towards darkness before the light comes back. Which pulls you into the shadows despite how upbeat and catchy the song is on its face.

Lightness and dark weave all through Moth; every song touches on both and on the need to protect one’s personal light from people and circumstances that would diminish or demolish it.

And all things taken together, the dominant message seems to to one of defiance. In spite of past sadness. In spite of what’s after you. In spite of what is on the way.

Highly recommend.


title: not ok

text: bootleg and sounds like it; collectors only


title: The Best

text:
The greatest. Buy it immediately. "You
Set The Scene" is the greatest rock song ever. (No exaggeration.) This and "Pet Sounds" along with
"Bo Diddley's Beach Party" are my three desert island records.


title: Nice variety and quality of sound

text: "Jazz Café CD: 1930s, 40s Vintage Blends. Cool, Smooth, Swing Jazz, Bebop, Ballads" is a nice collection with good variety. The sound quality is very good. It makes for soothing music for the work day.


title: Wonderful songs

text:
"Speedster" is Generations from Exile Tribe's 3rd release and that I wanted first and foremost because there are so many songs on it that I love, but "Generation Ex" which is their 2nd release and I believe came out in 2015(?) is still in my 5-star love range. There are a few songs that I skip but there is a chance that those few may end up becoming favorites later.

"Sing it Loud" is the opener and it is a solid get-the-hype going song. It dips a little with "Everlasting" but then goes into a great trio of songs with "Higher," "Always with You" and "My Only Love" which all are very listenable with great pop sensibilities. I really like "Revolver" although I'm not sure why. The last 5 songs though are really, really good. In fact, my two favorite Gene songs are the last two on this disc (STORY and Hana). Those two songs are just perfect as far as I'm concerned and definitely worth the money I spent for this CD.


title: Addicting

text:
I don't know how I came across Generations from Exile Tribe, but once I heard one song from them ("Ageha"), I wanted to hear more. I actually opened an account with iTunes and Spotify so I could hear more of their music and so far, I haven't been disappointed. In fact, I'm rather addicted to the music.

I don't really know much about them except that they are made up of 2 vocalists and 5 dancers which is an interesting set up to me, but apparently is something of a standard with the company they are affiliated with. Outside of that, I don't know much more about them except that their songs are top grade pop-dance-r&b music. The really good stuff that makes you want to smile and move. "Evergreen", which is on this CD, is about as good a pop song as I've ever heard. I can imagine that 10 years from now, it'll sound as good then as it did on the first listen. Other songs on this CD are solid. I really like "Loadstar" and "Gimme!" but I have the softest of soft spots for "I Believe In Miracles" which sounds straight out of 1977 and I mean that in the best way possible.

It doesn't look like their CDs and/or DVDs are available from Amazon US except via third party sellers and thank goodness, the third party seller that I buy from is super reliable and I'm quite happy with them. Generations from Exile are available on Spotify and iTunes so if anyone wants to check them out, that's a good place to start. While I like listening via iTunes and Spotify, I still like having the hard copy CD in my hands and this is my first CD that I've bought for this group. It was actually released a few years ago so I've got some catching up to do and I look forward to collecting them all.


title: Finally got it

text: I've been wanting this song in 'hard copy' for awhile so when I saw this CD/DVD combo (and it was my birthday), I snapped it up. The seller was great. The product came in good shape and in good time all the way from Japan so I'm really happy. I was a little worried about region but I was able to play it with the Power DVD with no issues. The song is one of my favorites from Exile the Second as is the music video so it is nice to have the hard copy for my library.


title: The best of JT. 💖💖💖

text: One of his beat albums.  Just love the whole thing.


title: Awesome Album

text: If you like Hoyt you should have this album. Just buy it. Really.


title: More novelty than great album

text: A little bit of Bowie history, but the recording is not all that great. The bass on I've Got You Babe is ridiculously high and overpowers the vocals, I don't know what they were thinking on that. The "and friends" portions are mostly skip-worthy, especially since the transitions are so jarring at times. If you've never heard it before, it's maybe worth picking up, but I was underwhelmed. It seems likely there was only so much they could do with the source material, but the end result is just not that exciting.


title: Etherial

text: This less known record adds another dimension to Mark Linkous's unworldly talent. A must-have for diehard Sparklehorse fans like myself.


title: Awesome Morning Music

text: Very great album!  From the moment I first heard this album, I loved it. 20 years later, a few of the songs seems somehow, melodically dated, but most are just as wonderful as I remember.


title: Takes the Edge off

text: This is an excellent CD to listen to, while making coffee (or tea), especially on a crisp morning.  I find that listening to the CD during my daily commute also helps with the crazy urban traffic.  It's upbeat enough not to put you to sleep, but soothing enough to keep me out of the road rage zone.  Some if it is a bit cheesy 90's contemporary jazz, but overall it was very much worth the price. As I've pretty much said, the album is a great autumn one to wake up to.


title: Absolutely the Best.

text: Truly one of the most outstanding CD's ever. Can't say enough about this heavenly  music.


title: OMG SO GOOD!!!!

text: I LOVE THIS MOVIE AND I LOVE THIS SOUNDTRACK!!!! this has to be my favorite live action Japanese movie of all time!!!


title: Loveeee!!

text: Love this cd! Good quality, came w case and booklet, just one crack in the case, which is fine by me.


title: Nice french press

text: Nice french press. Pretty good quality for the price. Kind of tacky vinyl sleeve, but it can be removed.<br />*I received this item at a reduced price in exchange for a review.


title: So Adorable and Loved

text: Purchased this because of the songs offered when purchasing a SoundBlaster music and video card back in the late 80’s. At that time, it was the best product on the market. SoundBlaster is now gone, but the music and isn’t and now my grandchildren get to experience what my children did, way back when! Will need a Dos emulation software to run the complete program with the videos to the music. This includes setting up a virtual drive. But if you just want to hear the songs, they will play on Windows 10 back.


title: Collection of beautiful pieces very well performed

text: The CD contains a wide ranging collection of classical musical of a more soulful nature, hence the title of the CD. I really like the performance of Pavanne (a quicker tempo than other versions I've heard) and Chopin's Etude. Perfect for a rainy afternoon with candles lit and a warm cup of my favorite beverage.


title: Love the emotion of Christopher Young

text: I love the movie and the tone that the music sets. Christopher Young is one of my favorite composers, I first noticed his music in the movie Rounders. He really knows how to set the mood of the scene. I had waited for a bit because this price was a little high. Once it got within range I got it and very pleased with my purchase.


title: Good Oldies

text: I had this album on tape growing up and went to get it again so that I can still enjoy it.


title: Long Sought After

text: I had been looking for this cd for a while and I remember at one point-this cd was about $400 on Amazon, they must have found more or something, because I couldn't believe that I had gotten this for 12.99. I have always enjoyed the music to this as well as the movie and listened to it over & over again. I really have enjoyed Amazon, even more when they developed deals with used cd & book places. Very pleased with this purchase.


title: UnLoved

text:
Hole's Unplugged stands amongst the long running series best and yet, remains unreleased officially.  This CD has been produced by a fly by night label looking to cash in on a loop hole of broadcasted material of a certain age and unfortunately, the quality shows.  While the original broadcast had been bootlegged a few dozen times throughout the 1990's in varying quality, the majority of those CDs left much to be desired in sound.  This CD runs in the middle pack of those old bootlegs.  The CDs blips, drops sound, skips in audio and only a third of it will rip into a media library.  Mid 90's bootleg entitled Unglued remains the pinnacle of this recording and even that is not up to par with officially released Unplugged recordings from other artists.

Hole's Valentine's Day Unplugged deserves an official release and from one fan to another, this recording certainly isn't it.  May the buyer beware.

Hopefully Erlandson or Auf Der Maur will make good on their promises to keep Hole's legacy alive and officially release this set one day, in entirety (as of the date of this review, only "Softer, Softest" and "Season Of The Witch" have seen release in an official format).


title: The 70's Cher You Didn't Know

text:
For fans of Cher, the "Stars" album has been a sticking point.  There have been petitions, online campaigns and out right begging of anyone who will listen - including Cher herself - for a physical CD release of the album.  There has been false starts, confusion as to owns the rights, and just time passing by without any sign of it on the horizon.  Seems as though Cher & Co. have been beaten to the punch by some Argentine bootleggers who have taken the wide open opportunity  to release it on their own with the two albums that came afterwards for this package.

Is it unofficial?  Yes.  If the grammatical errors weren't enough to give it away, the flimsy packaging will (make sure to have a protective sleeve handy for safe keeping, otherwise this CD set will fall apart pretty quickly).  The artwork is grainy, dull, poorly presented and pixelated.

Sound quality?  The sound quality quickly makes up for the shady packaging.  Outside of time intensive, fan produced remastering, this is the best sound quality I have heard of these three albums outside of their original vinyl pressings.

What is it?  This isn't Married Cher.  This isn't Disco Cher.  This isn't big hair, fishnets, Rock Cher.  This isn't Showgirl Cher.  This is Cher in the 70's taking a more low-key, soft rock approach.  Her voice has never been better or more present than it is on "Stars".  "These Days" is truly a long lost gem that has been buried in time.  "I'd Rather Believe In You" is split across the two discs and very much continues the sounds began on "Stars".  Her version of "Knock On Wood" is not to be missed.  Musically, the only pitfall to this set is the "Cherished" album that closes out the second disc.  Cher picks up Storytime Cher ("Half-Breed", "Gypsy Tramps & Thieves", etc.) and the results are very mixed.  "Cherished" is definitely for fans only.

Hopefully, Cher and Co. will come around to releasing these albums officially one day.  They certainly deserve to be heard once again outside of bootlegged discs and fan forums.


title: Es perfecto para Adorar

text: Me encanta este álbum. Es poderoso! Tiene pistas al final. Lo Recomiendo


title: Definitely worth the money

text: It's only 2 pages, but there is good stuff here. It also backs up some of the stuff I've read about praise the the Gallup books and The One Minute Manager.  One of the simple ideas is to ask your employee what kind of recognition is meaningful to them (of course based on their personality that can be a challenge on its own, especially when you are dealing with engineers).


title: Record

text: Gift for a family member


title: Toby Keith 35 Biggest Hits

text: Who doesn't love Toby!<br />I still like to buy music on a disc, rather than just downloading it.


title: Be the Hottest Zill Player like you never thought possible!

text: I love Jamila! She knows SO much and is a wonderful teacher. I got this CD and it is PACKED with all of the rhythmic variations ever used in Belly Dance. Get a copy and then focus on one rhythm at a time. Work your way through the whole CD (don't rush it; learn it,) and I guarantee, you will be the hottest zill player like you never thought possible.


title: The packaging is good no harmful

text: The packaging is good no harmful. This album is awesome, the songs are really catchy. Seohyu is my love ♡


title: Niece loved it!

text: My niece went crazy when I gave her this. She liked the cards/pictures and booklets that come with it. I’m not sure if it comes with the option to download the digital album, but it should, most people don’t have cd players/writers anymore


title: Nova Era

text:
I was fortunate enough to see this group playing at the Orlando West walk way ; their music is so beautiful yet holds a beat that is energetic.  My grandkids say they do not like classical music but when I play some of these music pieces I hear them say; hey this stuff is great.

I also work out and kickbox and bike ride and this music has been a great addition to every day chores and work outs.

I am so glad I bumped into this group; and how wonderful to see them as well; they were adorned in costumes representing the era of when classical music was introduced and then you hear them and look around and everyone listening is moving with the beats. Loved it !!!


title: Awesome

text: Beautiful songs!


title: loved this album, waiting for digital.

text: This album filled my teen years, and I still search for it hoping it will be redone in digital format. Wish I had the means to do it myself.


title: Great gift

text: This waa a wonderful Christmas gift for my mother in law.


title: We can make beautiful music together.

text: These songs may not have been originally recorded by Jackie Gleason's orchestra, but they are some of America's most beloved melodies. No vocals, just the soft instrumentals of music that should be preserved for generations to come.


title: best audio!

text: This is a amazing story of courage and faith! You will not be disappointed. It is well made and the content of the story is exceptional!


title: Oops!

text: When I got the package, I was stunned. I thought it was going to be a DVD! I even went back to the original ad, and there it was, the word "vinyl". So I played it, and since I had been in the last Armor OCS class, it was evocative and interesting. I'm looking forward to sharing it at our next reunion.


title: totally Yankee

text: unique


title: Good one.

text: My first venture into J Geils albums. Great collection. I was surprised to find how many I knew from the radio.


title: Soothing piano music ranging from quiet to a bit more up tempo

text: I had heard of pianist George Winston but wasn't really familiar with this work.  However, when I saw this CD at a used book sale, I thought it would be perfect for using when I teach yoga, and so I purchased it.  As I had hoped, this music is soothing and peaceful.  "Color/Dance" is calming, starting slow with a bit of build up (perfect for early in yoga class!).  I also like the even-tempo of "Stars."  Some of the tunes are a bit more upbeat, such as "Moon" and yet "Too Much Between Us" has a very quiet feel.  Overall, I'm definitely glad to have acquired this album and would consider purchasing others in the series.


title: Soothing sea sounds

text: I found this CD at a used book sale and purchased it to use when teaching yoga.  The peaceful wave sounds are perfect for any type of relaxation, from yoga to massage to simply chilling out on your own.  My only reason for giving it 4 stars is that the various tunes aren't really distinction from one another--but that will work perfectly for anyone looking for more homogeneous, uninterrupted background music.


title: Soft and peaceful - just what I was hoping for!

text:
I am a yoga teacher, and I am always looking for peaceful, non-instrumental music to use in my classes.  Native American flute tends to work well, so when I came across this CD of flutes, guitar, and keyboard at a resale store, I thought it would be perfect for my needs.

 Unfortunately no times are given either on the CD case or on the disc itself.  When I played the CD for the firs time, I was pleased to discover that most of the songs are in the 5-7 minute range, which works well for my yoga playlists.  I have listed the 12 tracks on the CD below along with times for each.

1.  Open Heart, 6:28
2.  Above the Clouds, 6:05
3.  On The Open Water, 3:40
4.  Still Small Voice, 6:43
5.  A Light Flickers Inside, 7:27
6.  Mountain Song, 5:41
7.  Silent Wings, 4:48
8.  Everlasting Love, 6:46
9.  Breath Of Life, 5:11
10. Pacific, 6:30
11. The Way Home, 5:44
12. Wind Makes Waves Of Grass, 4:37

The album begins slowly and gently with "Open Heart."  In addition to the main instruments, soft chimes can be heard in the background at times.  The next two tracks continue this methodical pace, with "On The Open Water" adding more guitar.  "Still Small Voice" sounded similar to another artist's tune, although I couldn't quite place it.  With very little sound other than the flute, "Silent Wings" was one of the quietest tracks, whereas I found "Everlasting Love" to be a bit more resonant.  The one song I didn't like quite as much was "Pacific"; the louder, sustained notes felt more discordant to me.  Almost any of these tunes would be ideally soothing for shavasana, or final relaxation in yoga, and I particularly liked "The Way Home."

I would recommend this CD for yoga, meditation, massage, or just easy listening at home/in the office.


title: A gentle, relaxing yoga practice

text:
As the title suggests, this 60-minute practice by Stephanie Keach consists of a gently flowing series of yoga postures. Performed entirely on the floor, the poses offer a combination of restorative work and mild stretches. Stephanie starts you off in a supported cobbler's pose (using a blanket as a bolster), where she guides you through some basic pranayama (yogic breathing) work. Removing the bolster but continuing to lie on your back, you will perform knee hugs, hip opening work (including half dead bug pose), and a reclined twist. Next it's on to hands and knees for cat rolls, child's pose, and cobra, working up to a flowing series which seamlessly combines these three postures (Stephanie's study under Kali Ray is apparent here). Moving to a seated position, Stephanie performs neck rolls, a simple seated twist, cow seat, and then full cow pose (unfortunately, you may find that your upper body is not sufficiently warmed up for this posture). The final seated posture is head-to-knee pose using a strap; Stephanie has you flow in and out of this pose several times before holding it wherever you are able to do so. Returning to lying on your back, you will work your abs with knee drops and then perform bridge and crossed leg twist. Finally, Stephanie sets you up for a long (about 10 minutes) savasana, with only the sound of gentle music playing in the background until a soft bell calls you to finish the practice.

This video reminded me very much of Rainbeau Mars' Pure Tranquility, partly because both practices are performed entirely on the floor, and partly because Stephanie's teaching style is very reminiscent of Rainbeau's, particularly with her frequent focus on the breath. Stephanie also talks about our overactive "monkey mind," encouraging you to let go of thoughts and to concentrate on your body instead. Overall, this is a very nice, calming, relaxing practice accessible to all levels of yoga practitioners.


title: A wonderfully funny and poignant story

text:
NOTE:  This review is based on reading the book, not listening to the audio version.

In the second chapter of this book (actually labelled as "3" because this is the second prime number), we are introduced to Christopher, the narrator, who is writing a mystery novel as a class project. Christopher is an extremely intelligent 15-year old who just happens to be autistic. He begins his tale by relating his discovery of a neighbor's dog, which had been murdered with a garden fork. Because he likes both dogs and mysteries, Christopher sets off to find the killer, but what starts as a story about a dog becomes a story about Christopher's life. Not only do we learn about Christopher's many quirks, but also we learn the explanations for his seemingly irrational behavior, making it seem almost logical. The book is surprising funny, as Christopher, with his limited emotional range, makes the perfect straight man. As a psychologist, I found that the depiction of Christopher rang true, and overall, I found this novel to be a delightful, different, and quick little read.


title: SONG LISTING

text:
Description
The country singer's first five albums on one 2-CD set plus a non-album B-side. Ten hit singles including the US no. 1 "Harper Valley P.T.A." as featured in 'Mad Men' Season 6.
Disc 1
1. Harper Valley PTA
2. Widow Jones
3. No Brass Band
4. Mr Harper
5. Run Jeannie Run
6. Shed Me No Tears
7. The Cotton Patch
8. Sippin' Shirley Thompson
9. The Little Town Square
10. The Ballad Of Louise
11. Satan Place
12. Yesterday All Day Long Today
13. Yearbooks And Yesterdays
14. What Was Her Name?
15. Edna Burgoo
16. My Scrapbook
17. The Part Of Honey
18. Whatever Happened To Charlie Brown?
19. The Girl Most Likely
20. Back To School
21. That's How It Is With Him And Me
22. Teardrops On Page Forty Three
23. Box Of Memories
24. A Taste Of Tears
25. The Rib
26. Sunday After Church
27. The Artist
28. I'm Only A Woman

Disc 2
1. A Real Woman
2. There Never Was A Time
3. Things Go Better With Love
4. I'm The Woman
5. The Wedding Cake
6. Thin Ribbon Of Smoke
7. Our Minniev
8. The Back Side Of Dallas
9. Country Girl
10. A Change Of Heart
11. Am I That Easy To Forget?
12. That's A No No
13. We Were Raised On Love
14. I Almost Called Your Name
15. Darling Days
16. Wish You Were Here
17. Your Old Love Letters
18. I Love Him
19. Wherever You Are
20. The Generation Gap
21. Fine Feathered Fowl
22. Words Names Faces
23. My Man
24. He Made A Woman Out Of Me
25. Duty Not Desire
26. Games People Play
27. Darkness Falls
28. Holdin' On
29. Okie From Muskogee
30. To The Other Woman


title: This music is for lovers of Old Mexico

text: Antonio Bribiesca had a long, long career and played with all the greats of Old Mexico. Listening to this takes you back in time to the great music of the 1950's to the 1970's. This CD has some tracks solo guitar, some tracks have Mariachi and some tracks are solo. I recommend this wholeheartedly!


title: Five Stars

text: excellent CD... love it..


title: Four Stars

text: I like it


title: Comic Genius

text: I had this recording on vinyl when I was a teenager, and we learned most of the songs and sketches by heart. I still find them hilarious, but I can't guarantee that you will if you have no appreciation for the mimicry of Sellers and the skill of his writers. This is where I first heard 'All the Things you Are' sung by an old Londoner in his bath, with the Percy Faith orchestra there in the tub with him. Great stuff which brings back happy hours with the Philips reel-to-reel...


title: Love them

text: Love them


title: Passing Time at Home music  🎼 👍

text: Reminiscing the good ole days. So long Kenny. Thank you for the music. Glad to find this!


title: Love the cd, cracked jewelry case

text: I love just about everything Vikki Carr sings. The rating is not about her but the way a fragile item like this cd was packaged and shipped. Delivered with several cracks on the jewel case. Fortunately the cd was not damaged. Amazon needs to review its shipping policies.


title: One Of Her Best!

text: Honest and straightforward! On a vein with King's Record Shop, this album is one of her overlooked gems! Glad I finally found and bought it.


title: Bought in early 60's for 99 cents, new!

text:
Bought because I loved Patsy Cline even though I wasn't that big of a country fan. What a surprise! Three great stars for one low price! And 9 awesome recordings!
Got it home, played it and it immediately became one of our family's go to favorites!
No, it's not all their big hits, but they very well should have been as there's not a bad cut to be had in the bunch.
T. Texas Tyler, Webb Pierce and if course, Patsy are all well represented here with cuts that are engineered well and showcase each artists range of talents.
I went into the Navy and when I came home my poor album had seen many visits to the turntable and was essentially worn out! Cover was falling apart and there was no inner sleeve to be found. It's taken me 35 years to find it again in decent condition.
This time it will be covered!


title: As Close As It Gets!

text: I've looked and looked for a complete "best of" or anthology collection of his works for years. This, so far is as close as it gets. Nice compilation (so far) with only a few missing. One day they'll get it right. But for now, this is the best you'll get.<br />Unfortunately, Johnny was pushed in directions he shouldn't have taken. And forced, at times, to put out less than stellar collections of songs or arrangements that while pleasant, were not the best he could have done. Johnny is a class act with a gift! This collection offers the most of his best in one package. A great investment in worthwhile listening!


title: Darin's Best Is Here!

text: It's a complete, classic, hit riddled slice of Bobby's recording career. We were so pleased at the quality, quantity, and complete collection of must have offerings from someone taken too soon. We miss you Bobby!


title: More Party Fodder From B-52's!

text: Always was and probably always will be one great party band! I really enjoy this album! Another awesome addition to my collection!


title: Great Blast From The Past With Rare Ones!

text: A friend of mine got this for Christmas the year.it came out. I wanted it but didn't want to buy the entire collection for this one disc.<br />Our Day Will Come, Tell Him, I'm Leaving It Up Yo You, and Easier Said Than Done are all hard to find! Love this CD! Great year! Great music!


title: Most Of Faron Young's Best Work

text: It's really very costly these days to get what you pay for but this collection delivers. Made from original masters and does not include any re-recorded material to my knowledge, unlike some other greatest hits albums. Excellent buy!


title: Ray Price at his best paying tribute to the legendary Bob Wills

text:
This is a classic! My third pressing! Just play it till I need a new one! Was so glad I found this gem on new vinyl!!!
It has been available on CD and I have one of those. Don't know if you can still get it on disc.
If you're a classic country western fan or just love country swing this is the album you've been looking for!
Rest in peace Ray and Bob. At least we have this awesome recording to remember and honor them by.


title: Great Collection! I only bought this because my vinyl ...

text: Great Collection! I only bought this because my vinyl is in storage at the moment. I was presently surprised by the songs included and the order the songs are in. Makes for a great cross section of the career of this underrated incredible band.


title: Want To See Him Live Again, Now! Great Album From An Old Friend!

text:
Gotta admit I was prepared NOT to like this LP. I got it for Christmas as a gift. Was I surprised.
For his age, Neil's voice is in fine form and this is one of the better albums he's done is some time.
It's as good as his earlier stuff when you could put on the album and the entire thing was great to listen to.
I loved or liked every track and was surprised to find it in my player so often since the holidays. Out of all
the CD's I recieved as gifts, this one turned out to be the one I liked the best! And I ASKED for the other
ones!!
Good solid songs, good quality arrangements, with quality production from the folks at Capitol. Listening
to it makes me want to see Neil again in concert. I haven't been since the late 90's but, even then, he put
on an awesome show!


title: Great Christmas Collection By Great Artists

text: An incredibly diverse collection of some older Christmas Classics as well as some newer soon to be Christmas Classic by current contemporary artists like Aimee Mann & Dianna Krall. A collection that is a great Value for the Money and well worth adding to your Christmas Collection of Holiday Tunes to make the season bright!


title: Overlooked Masterpiece

text:
Having been unable to find this issued on CD, I'm forced to listen to either a recording of this on a cassette of my vinyl (to keep from wearing out my vinyl) or the vinyl it's self. I'm not a big fan of downloads or manufactured on demand CD's either so...while I did download this, I don't think I'll be doing much more of it.
I purchased the LP when it was first issued. The sound on the vinyl is 10 times better than the MP3 download but, it's better than nothing.
After almost 40 years of listening, this is still one of my favorites by Steve Miller. While this isn't a "top 40" release, there are some great cuts on this LP. One half the LP is live, the other studio. The title cut (Rock Love) could easily been released as a single and probably would have done well for the time. I love all the blues cuts on the LP and while this is a pared down unit for Steve Miller, this LP will suprise you. With repeated listenings, I find it to be more and more one of my favorites of his and the only thing I find wrong with it is that it's one of his shorter LP's. With only 8 total cuts. Harbor Lights is probably my favorite cut but, honestly, there are NO BAD CUTS on this LP.


title: Five Stars

text: Received this and it is a very good CD.


title: reminiscences of long ago

text: This CD is just wonderful.  I had a tape long time ago and have been looking for it for quite some time, and here it is.  The CD was recorded in 1965 but the music is so beautiful.  I love Gregorian and Orthodox chant.  The monks from Chevetogne sing both.  This one is a recording of the traditional orchodox vespers, and in the prayers you can hear the names of the king and queen of Belgium at the time.


This is a reproduction of an older CD.  It contains work from Fuenllana, and pieces he rewrote for vihuela.  I love the voices of Nuria Rial and Carlos Mena, had seen the video on YouTube, and then found this CD. Most were very expensive, but this was at a decent price so I bought it immediately.  An absolute winner !


title: ... just adore Orthodox service music and this is absolute favorite!

text: Very little to say - I just adore Orthodox service music and this is absolute favorite !


title: Peaceful

text: Bought as a gift and I believe it was well recieved


title: Beck at his best

text: Amazing song on an awesome translucent blue vinyl single. Pressing was very good quality. Pretty typical for colored pressings.


title: Would order again

text: Love it


title: Awesome!

text: These 4 individuals are sooo talented and have such great presence- hope for more music from them in the years to come!


title: Super helpful!

text: These are all amazing. I use them to wind down for sleep and the combination of guitar and other calming sounds works well for me!


title: Love it!!!

text: I've own this set since I seen it broadcasted on TV several years ago.  To the best of my knowledge the 2 cd set is no longer in print. The single cd just doesn't do the "old dogs" justice.  The songs are hilarious and you have to listen to the lyrics to catch all of the innuendos in the songs.  Such as "ain't it hard when it ain't" or "she rather be homeless then be with me". Then there are songs that ring true to life, "music is hard on the living, but sure speak well of the dead". It's about how everyone seems to critize the lifestyle of the famous but when they pass on they praise the artists.


title: wouldn't buy

text: Speaker rambles. Too many "stories" which make this drag on. His accent makes it hard to listen to.


title: Nice, slower, worship album

text: I was expecting this to be similar to Peter Furler's first solo album, but it is totally different. I guess I just miss his old Newsboys days--the Newsboys now are not the same without him, but I know things change. This is, however, a nice, slower, worship album,


title: Soothing; Meditative

text: I searched previously for meditative music; I have insomnia.  Thought it would help.  Just got it today, but I have heard it and really think this CD will help.  More later.


title: OMG!!

text: I love this group!  Everyone needs to give them a chance!


title: Highly recommend

text: This is a gorgeous CD. Highly recommend. Service was great.


title: Looking for a song

text: I am looking for a song that Charlie Zahm sings named the ad on of Canada. Is the song on this CD?


title: Finally, a CD that arrived without a damaged case

text: I love the music, and this is the one and only CD I have purchased through the mail that arrived without damage to the case. The packing for this terrific CD was exceptional, and the case was not cracked, as had been my experience in the past.


title: A great Album with lots of songs on one side.

text: Absolutely Love. Comes great packaged.


title: Awesome album.

text: Amazing album. Had it on cassette years ago and still love these tunes.


title: Crowd overwhelms Comedienne.

text: Moms is drowned out by the crowd and she also sometimes was not right at the microphone.<br />I recommend a studio recording. Some of the jokes are out of date- like the gay jokes. Otherwise Moms Mabley is very funny.


title: Only received bonus cd

text: Only got the bonus CD and it was scratched and case cracked.


title: Great cd Janis Martin

text: No dislikes . Love the music of Janice Martin she has great music great sound beautiful voice first female Elvis I love her CDs and I ordered a few more can’t wait to get those


title: Cat Stevens CD e Beautiful

text: I loved all the songs on the CD and the music sounded great and I enjoyed every moment of listening to Cat Stevens.<br />I had a big crush on him and I still do he was such a hunk all day girls were crazy about him.


title: Gorgeous music for ballet class

text: My ballet teacher used this music in class today. If you love classical-type music play with skill and expression, this is for you. Beautiful and a joy to dance to!


title: Great CD

text: The CD arrived perfectly in great condition.


title: Great Album!

text: This album is great! Has pictures of the band, and other things along with the actual CD. It looked like a book when it arrived, but is much better than I expected!


title: which is absolutely amazing. But talk about the blu-ray this version comes ...

text:
I'm not going to go into much detail on the actual World Domination CD, which is absolutely amazing. But talk about the blu-ray this version comes with. It's a live performance from their show at Shinkiba Studio Coast on November 23, 2017. The set list are: "Choose Me", "Don't You Tell Me", "Moratorium", "Puzzle", "Cross", "Matchless Gum", "Awkward", "Daydreaming", "YOLO", "Alone", "Real Existence", "Take Me Higher", "Play", "Secret My Lips", and ending with "The Non-Fiction Days". Now... I understand you could simply overlook this band as some J-Pop gimmick niche group. Something along the lines of Babymetal, which I actually also am a huge fan of but for different reasons. But don't let the cute personas and maid uniforms fool you. Every one of the band members are extremely talented. I grew up listening to the hard rock and heavy metal of the 80s and 90s, and I associate their sound to the hard rock from back then. Especially in Kanami Tono's guitar, Misa's bass, and Akane Hirose's drums. Once you're able to look past the cute girls in maid costumes, these girls rock. That's not to say that Saiki Atsumi's vocals and Miku Kobato's rhythm guitar and backing vocals don't, but the real meat and potatoes of the band's rock sound are Kanami, Misa, and Akane. From Akane who pounds the skins with her double bass pedal/single bass drumming, to Kanami who shreds as good as most guitarists from my 80s rock bands, to Misa who plays her five-string bass like it's a damn lead guitar. I believe one thing that can throw people off from getting into Band-Maid is the feminine vocals, but I grew up with there being girl rock bands so I'm not effected by it, but I can understand. Besides, Saiki can go from j-pop sounding, to driving rock, to low and sultry. What's not to like?

 As for the concert.... if you're a fan of Band-Maid, the live performance is going to blow you away. Getting back to Saiki's vocals.... they were powerful and spot on. I think that's what I take most from this blu-ray is how incredible her voice is live. Also, if you're a fan, you're used to every track giving each member a chance to stand out throughout the song. No one takes a back seat in this band. And this concert was no different. Most songs have an extra little intro before the traditional song begins, from Misa and Akane driving in the next song's tempo on tracks like "Real Existence" and "Play", to Kanami playing the piano before "Daydreaming" (unfortunately a pre-recorded intro. She wasn't actually playing it on stage but it was her) and having a back and forth between herself and Misa on "Take Me Higher".... every song has a reason to make you glad you paid a little extra for the Limited Edition.

 That's not to say I don't have a couple complaints. Miku's mic.... it was way too low. You could barely hear her. And on a song like "Alone" that's known for her duet with Saiki it really stuck out. Saiki had to practically whisper to not drown her out. And there were a couple parts in the blu-ray where it seemed to fade out and then in between a couple songs. I have a feeling it cut out Miku's usual crowd interactions where she pumps up the crowd and is her usual kawaii Miku self. They may have cut those scenes to keep the flow of the blu-ray faster. If that is in fact what was cut I would have liked to have seen it regardless. But those are small gripes in the full spectrum of an AMAZING live show. Half the reason I bought this was because, living in the states, I knew I'd probably never get to actually see them live in person. More American venues really need to open up to these Japanese bands. You'd think they'd get the hint when seeing these bands sell out in record numbers wherever they do actually play.... but I digress. If you're a Band-Maid fan, and Amazon actually has these in stock.... I had to buy mine from Band-Maid's website... which was also $20 cheaper... BUY THIS LIMITED EDITION. You won't be disappointed.


title: Very Very Good

text: Just love this CD I have four of their CD's and love everyone of them. Completely enjoy their music. Well worth the money.


title: Great CD

text: Nice music. Arrived quickly.


title: Great CD

text: Came quickly, packaged well. Great music.


title: Classical music for Christmas

text: Love the songs.


title: Saint Michael chaplet

text: These are beautifully made and came with a nice quality chaplet card as well.  This is a powerful,  fairly quick chaplet to pray and much needed today!  The price is so much better than elsewhere and I am very pleased with my purchase!

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title: I am delighted with my purchase

text: Flanders & Swann are very entertaining . I am delighted with my purchase.


title: Beautiful Music!

text: These women can really sing - I had heard a clip from them on a page I follow and wanted to hear more so I was elated to find this cd!


title: Bought two more to give as gifts.

text: What a refreshing change from the routine music that is being performed today.  Great rhythms, lyrics, and vocals. Who knew electronic dance music could be so versatile?


title: Five Stars

text: What was expected.


title: Carol King

text: Good quality good music


title: Best audio tour of the road to Hana

text: We've done this drive with a number of different audio tours - this one is by far the most entertaining.  The music is wonderful, and we bought a copy just for the songs.  I love maui!


title: Excellent

text: Love it great live performance from the great Tom Waits. There is not one bad track on the cd


title: Great Alaska Souvenir

text: If you want of real taste of Alaska, buy this album. Alaska folk music at its best. It reminds us of our Alaskan vacation whenever we play it.


title: Great Music! Love CS&N

text: This was the age of the greatest group ever to hit the stage! I purchased this music fir the memories of the past! The music can’t be matched!


title: Excellent

text: Alternative mix of Brainville and I love it


title: Fun songs for children

text:
I listened to this LP as a child, over and over again. I can still remember some of the songs and I am near 60 years old! These are just cute little songs for children without being tied to merchandise or comic books or T.V. shows.

I would love to find this on CD for my grandchildren.


title: Pentatonix 2 CD Album

text: LOVE this CD! great music from very talented performers. Great gift idea for music fans.


title: What a Blessing!

text: I have played this CD over multiple times and it has never failed to point my spirit and mind upwards (like all his other CDs, too).  I am often reminded of how the evil spirits left Saul when David sang unto the Lord whenever I hear Marty sing.  Marty is one of the very few singers out there who truly sings from HIS HEART unto the Lord, and not unto men -- and there truly is a big difference.


title: Wonderful Overatures

text: This CD has a wonderful collection of overovertures  I am very pleased with my purchase.  Never tire of listening to this great music.


title: As advertised

text: Excellent condition


title: happy hubby

text: This was a gift for my husband.  He was happy and enjoys listening to the CD.  Great price on the CD also.


title: Soothes my soul

text: First heard the title track on the radio in Washington DC in 1997, two years after it dropped. Immediately tracked down the CD and listened to it on the train all the way back to Southern California. Melodic, calming, evocative. I still listen to it.


title: DONT BUY THIS  JUNK IF YOU ARE A REAL SONS OF THE PIONEERS FAN!

text: If you like the REAL music of the REAL Sons of The Pioneers, don’t buy this piece of over-produced crap! The Sons are drowned out by the soaring violins and the over-orchestration chosen by someone who is madly, stupidly in love with  ELEVATOR MUSIC . There is NOTHING REAL in this waste of plastic, money and time.


title: Too early, havn’t used

text: Playing soon


title: So disappointed  because I love the Pops

text: The sound was very bad.  I have a new sound system, but this surprised me.


title: Favorite artists

text: Playing soon, new system


title: Legendary singer for many libraries

text: Getting ready to use.. music system just arrived


title: Beautiful Music

text: I had forgotten what I was missing in my music repertoire. Thank you Ms. Mitchell!


title: Five Stars

text: The CD ministers to me and love Babbie Mason's music.


title: A  cd that will lift your spirits!  Fabulous big band arrangements of contemporary Christian songs.

text: Great music.  Performers are impeccable, wonderful jazz solos, "Sinatra" big band style arrangements of Christian songs. FABULOUS chords and rhythms.  This cd will lift your spirits.


title: Pianistic virtuosity, creativity, and inspiration all in one CD.

text: I appreciate Michael Faircloth's work.  The hymn arrangements included are creative, varied, exhibiting immaculate pianistic technique and are recorded on a fine piano.  The clarity of the sound is great.  There are few pianists whose work is offered without being covered or supported by other instruments.  Michael's pianistic expression is enough in itself.  I would buy any new CD's if he offers them.


title: Top notch recording, beautiful songs.

text: Very appealing piano solo arrangements, very well played.  Michael has the clean technique of a well trained artist, but is also very creative.


title: Creative and different take on hymn tunes

text: For the listener, the music is creative, a different take on hymn tunes.  I found it enjoyable.  I also have the printed piano book, and some of the tunes are written as chord charts, which I can use, but don't work well with my students.


title: Good meditation, music too soft relative to voice

text:
I get that they don't want to overwhelm Suzanne Giesemann's voice with the music, but it's too soft relative to her voice and since it's Hemi-sync music isn't part of the gain to be able to hear the music so you gain the benefits of Hemi-sync? If you turn up the volume to hear the music then Suzanne Giesemann's voice will be too loud. There was no sample track available on Amazon but you can go the Hemi-Sync website and listen to a short sample there. I would have liked just a Hemi-sync music track to meditate to as after awhile I image you will remember the meditations so the option of just the music would have been nice. This is part of a 4 CD set by Giesemann to support mediumship development. The 4 CDs are The Training Ground, Building the Power, Working with Your Guides, Making the Connection. This CD, Making the Connection, has 2 tracks slightly under 30 minutes each. At the Hemi-sync website you can purchase this and the other recordings as digital downloads for less than a physical CD and you can also purchase as a set. I didn't see the digital download available on Amazon. I decided to purchase the CD as I can pass it along to a friend when I am done using it.

There is a simple guide booklet included, but you can get the same info and maybe a bit more watching some of the Suzanne Giesemann's videos and interviews at YouTube and she also explains her BLESS ME method on a video on YouTube as well. As with many CDs these days the CD does not come in a polystyrene case to prevent more trash in a the landfill that doesn't break down easily. It will arrive on a mostly paper case.

You can read about the mediumship series at the websites for Suzanne Giesemann and Heni-Sync.
Here is a copy of the description of this CD from Suzanne Giesemann's website as none was posted on this page:
This 4th recording in the Mediumship Series by Suzanne Giesemann takes listeners to unlimited levels of connection in the spirit realms. The recording features two tracks: Track #1 is a guided meditation to help you learn to easily shift your awareness and vibration to meet those in alternate realities exactly where they are. Track #2 is mostly non-verbal, allowing you to have your own experience as the Hemi-Sync® frequencies assist you in reaching an expanded state.

I hope this review helps you decide if this or any other of Suzanne Giesemann's CDs/digital downloads are for you. There are also some free materials at her website that do not require you to put in an email. I suggest visiting the Hemi-Sync website and listening to samples as well as reading the descriptions. Personally I am not interested in learning to do the traditional mediumship/channeling contact. I want to use some of the info expand my consciousness/awareness. I don't recommend or have an interest in contacting or channeling spirits or entities.


title: Good memories

text: This is a great album and it sounds great especially in my car which has a pretty good sound system...it's an oldie but a goodie..rock on!!!


title: Excellent

text: Arrived in perfect condition,<br />Wonderful singer


title: An old Worship and Praise album

text: I wanted one of the songs on the album and was fortunate to find this cd with its music and then other gems


title: Five Stars

text: Good songs


title: Great

text: Love this cd!


title: Great CD

text: I liked this one....he is my favorite trumpet player!!


title: I got what I wanted and earlier than expected

text:
I played this on my boom box that's in my bedroom and I should have played it earlier as it kept me awake from this guy's great sense of humor.
 I got it wrapped in cellophane and earlier than expected
 I have no beef with this seller.


title: Awesome

text: Sting is hands down my favorite musician and he never disappoints.


title: Glad to have it now as a CD

text: Have been listening to my cassette recording for years. Glad to have it now as a CD.


title: Five Stars

text: Loved it


title: More info needed up front

text: I wish online sheet music sellers would post the key the music's in or the first page of the music so I could see if it's something I can probably play. Not everyone is a virtuoso.


title: Romántico

text: No me canso de escucharlo


title: Precioso

text: Bellas  canciones


title: good music

text: for me this cd is timeless. i listen to it every month and love it just like i did when i first bought it. i'm glad this one is in my collection. i love lalah's voice. i hope to see her in concert.


title: Hide em In Your heart cd

text: My daughter loves these catchy kid-friendly songs that also teach her scripture. We listen to it in the car.


title: ☦Glory to God!☦

text: Gloriously recorded and beautifully sung to the glory of God! You won't be disappointed!


title: Perfect compilation of short stories to expose baby to 2nd language while traveling

text: Love these. Raising my son bilingual and this compilation of short stories are perfect exposing him to my mother language while traveling in the car.


title: Great Memories

text: Brought back so many memories of my teenage years in London.  Couldn't listen to it for too long as I was unable to keep back the tears.  Fabulous CD!


title: Revisiting Some Classic Rock!

text: I've loved music all my life and have collected vinyl since the early 70's.  Later, when vinyl dwindled, it was CD's.  Lastly, it was digital versions that got added to the library.  As I've gotten older, I seem to drift back to earlier days and recently, Alice Cooper songs kept running through my head.  So....I wanted to add the CD version of their earlier albums.  No way to do that without including Billion Dollar Babies!  I was completed pleased with the quality of this recording and found the tracks to be clear with robust sound!  It was worth adding to the library and I've enjoyed listening to it.....LOUD!!


title: Love it

text: Love ALL of Paul Wilburs worship music. He is a favorite


title: Good Music

text: The music is good, vocals are good, as usual with The Who this cd is different than anything previously released.  Case was damaged (unusable).


title: Beautiful Greek love songs

text:
Mailed straight from Athens, this dreamy CD arrived. The singing and bouzouki playing are just gorgeous

and the real McCoy.  If you like Greek songs or the Greek language (I am studying it) you must have this

recording !


title: Never Released on CD

text: An outstanding LP showcasing the best of Rita Coolidge. If you can find a copy, buy it!


title: Used but was marked new

text: Was listed as new, but when I got it, the CDs were scratched up badly and several tracks wouldn't play.


title: Three Stars

text: I thought I was ordering the whole CD not just  single CD


title: Good book

text: I enjoyed this book. It has a lot of useful advice and some good reminders. A lot of the content is covered in his other books. This book is short, to the point, and nearly all the information is relevant to the topic.


title: Love it!

text: Love it!


title: Four Stars

text: Rich Little is great.


title: Grammy

text: This album is Grammy material. The worship is awesome and she has a voice just as powerful if not more powerful than Celine Dione. Love the live strings through out, gives the entire worship a different feel. Keep it up!!! can't wait to see what's next!

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title: Awesome

text: Love the album got Solar’s photocard in mine


title: Perfect

text: Everything I wanted I also got Ken’s photocard in mine


title: music

text: wonderful


title: Loving It

text: I love Ronnie Milsap and have been a fan of his for many years.  This is a rare version on vinyl and all of his songs are great.


title: If You Love Ronnie Milsap You Will Love This

text: This only includes a smattering of Ronnie's greatest hits.  It has a few of his more obscure songs that probably should have been hits. There are 36 songs here, so you get quite a bit of listening time.  Most fans of his early country work more than likely already have these many times over, but still, you can't go wrong with Ronnie.  He has always had a wonderful, soothing voice and this set is no exception.  If you happen to be a collector of his work like I am, this is a must-have for your collection regardless.


title: Classic Ronnie Milsap

text: This is yet another spectacular country album that Ronnie Milsap recorded for RCA.  The title track is full of his signature vocal crescendos.  Absolutely beautiful!


title: Great Compilation

text: This is a three CD set of Ronnie Milsap's greatest hits.  It's a great addition to the collection of any Ronnie Milsap or classic country fan.  You get 35 (out of 40)  of Ronnie's top country favorites here, all of which went to number one on the charts.


title: God bless Sandi/Her voice is heavenly!!

text:
Anything Sandi sings is beautiful ♥
Her voice is so clear and you understand
every word!!  ♥


title: "Liza Jane" Amazing!

text: Heard this album many years ago and was sad to have lost it. Well now I have a new one.


title: If you love Beatles music, this is a no-brainer!

text: Bought this as a baby shower gift for my Beatles loving son and his wife. Apparently newborn Penny likes it as much as they do!


title: Love the Beatles Covers

text: Talented artist.  I love the Beatles Covers, and he has picked out most of my favorites.  Can I request "Yesterday" make it on the next CD?


title: Brilliant narrator who breathes life into this exciting journey

text:
The narrator is simply BRILLIANT.

He is very, very good.
He gets into the mind of each character he narrates and talks as they were experiencing it.

Wow !


title: really great

text: Best album ever.


title: REAL country music compliation

text: Good to hear "real" country music again!  A real bargain!


title: Five Stars

text: Now my collection is complete.


title: Michael W. Smith music collection the wonder year's

text: an awesome collection of his greatest hits..


title: Love the Band

text: Great music


title: Good concert outtakes, but it should've been identified as an "EP"

text:
I like this guy's guitar work - so the hard feelings aren't there. BUT...
This is a TWELVE INCH EXTENDED PLAY 45.
The two concerts the material comes from have not been issued on CD or vinyl before - I will be buying the material again to get the entire (or more complete versions) of the concerts.
The segue into Hendrix's "Third Stone From The Sun" was what I bought the record for - I may have paid a bit too much for four tunes, but I got what I wanted (for now).


title: Quality is good.

text: CSN is better than 4 Way CD, which is a live concert.


title: Excellent

text: A gift


title: OMG Worth EVERY Penny!!  So good.

text: Just discovered these guys a week ago.  Such infectious grooves!  I wish i would have found this band sooner.  This CD is packed with great jamming music.  I cant stop listening!!  This import's a little pricey but OMG Worth EVERY Penny.  I have not been so instantly addicted by a band in i can't remember how long.  So good.


title: Duh

text: What can I say - they are rubber tips, there are four of them, and they fit.


title: Soothing music

text:
[[VIDEOID:66d6b825fffbb69e86f95ae570ba4a79]] My children are like me and like to sleep with some white noise. We all sleep with a box fan going, but the kids have a tough time falling asleep some nights. I put a small music player in the room and put in this CD. My youngest has been listening to it at every nap time and every bed time and loves it. The CD he had before was a bit loud at times so he either missed the music when we turned it down or got scared when the waves would crash a bit loud. This CD seems to have a good balance.

It starts off with ocean waves and moves into soft music. It's soothing and goes on long enough that I simply press play and let the CD run through each time my little one needs to sleep. It has helped him sleep better than without music and he asks me to "hit play!" every time. We are happy with it.

*I RECEIVED THIS PRODUCT AT A DISCOUNTED PRICE (IN ORDER TO TRY IT AND REVIEW) THIS DOES NOT GUARANTEE A GOOD REVIEW OR CHANGE MY OPINION ON THE PRODUCT, I AM HONEST AND UNBIASED, ALL OPINIONS ON IT ARE MY OWN AND BASED ON THE PRODUCT ITSELF. I HAVE TRIED THIS AND EVALUATED IT ACCORDINGLY


title: it's a roller coaster of a ride....

text:
I'm not a big fan of novels about spies, secret operatives or hit men, but David Baldacci is one author who hasn't disappointed me so I decided to give his most recent book, The Innocent, a try in audio book format. The book was read by Ron McLarty and Orlagh Cassidy -- both did a great job.

In this story Will Robie, is a hit man for the US government.  His targets typically are terrorists who are planning to harm or threaten the safety and security of others. He is very good at what he does, but there is something about a particular assignment he's given that doesn't sit right with him. He refuses to do what is expected, making him the hunted by those he works for.

While Robie is on the run he meets a fourteen-year old girl named Julie Getty who is also running for her life Julie's parents have been murdered and she may now be a target herself.  Against his better judgment, Robie can't run away from her, but he has no idea what he is getting into.

This story is fast paced and takes the reader on a wild ride. Numerous twists and turns had me paying extra close attention to what was going on. I found myself having to listen to a bit more and a bit more, finishing the audiobook much sooner than I expected to. There are some heart-pumping moments, and several sub-plots as well.  It's one of the books where you can almost imagine yourself watching the action. The sound effects used in the audiobook intensified this effect, and readers who read this one will be anxious to see how the story lines all tie in.


title: How To Live Essentially

text:
Doing more by doing less is a seductive concept. But is it possible? Yes, says this how-to manual on essentialism. The formula for doing more by doing less is to discern what is absolutely essential, eliminate the rest, and get those things done with as little effort as possible writes author Greg McKeown. McKeown is CEO of a strategy company in Silicon Valley, co-created a course at Stanford titled "Designing Life, Essentially" and speaks at companies including Apple, Google, Twitter, Facebook, Salesforce, and LinkedIn.

This book may not be for everybody. If your life is manageable, filled with satisfying activities, and you're progressing at the pace you want, you may not need this book. But for those who feel overloaded, distracted, stuck in the mire of doing a lot but not progressing on what matters to you, you might find it of interest. Although there are time and life management books by Stephen Covey, Brian Tracey, Julia Morgenstern, David Allen etc., this book approaches life management from a fresh angle: essentialism. It is filled with contemporary examples which are relevant in 2014.

Four E's constitute the process of essentialism says McKeown: Essence, Explore, Eliminate and Execute. The goal is to do less, but better writes McKeown. It's a disciplined pursuit of less he writes. "If you don't prioritize your life, someone else will," McKeown says. He recommends asking yourself continually: "Is this the very most important thing I should be doing with my time and resources right now?" Or, to discern what is essential to you, how about this question: "If you could do one thing with your life right now, what would it be?" The aim is to live by design, not default. You practice distinguishing between the trivial many and the vital few.

Under the umbrella of each of the four E's of essence, explore, eliminate and execute, McKeown lists mindsets and actions to live more essentially. Take execute, one of my favorite sections, McKeown outlines: buffering - prepare contingencies and expect the unexpected, subtracting - bring forth more by removing obstacles, progress - the power of small wins which harnesses the power of steadiness and repetition, flow - capture the genius of the best routines, focus - figure out what's important now and be - the essentialist life of more clarity, more control, and more joy in the journey.

Threaded throughout are abundant examples of individuals who live by the principles and actions described in this book. Warren Buffet seems to practice essentialism in his approach to investing about which Buffet says humorously: "Our investment philosophy borders on lethargy." Doing more by doing less. There's the example of business prophet Peter Drucker who is quoted forecasting: "In a few hundred years, when the history of our time will be written from a long-term perspective, it is likely that the most important event historians will see is not technology, not the Internet, not e-commerce. It is an unprecedented change in the human condition. For the first time - literally - substantial and rapidly growing numbers of people have choices. For the first time they will have to manage themselves. And society is totally unprepared for it." This book offers ideas on how to manage yourself and what is essential to you.

Clarity = success promises this book. It makes sense that if you practice essentialist principles, it will revolutionize your life. You will create more of what you want, and eliminate more of what you don't want, enabling you to do more by doing less. This is life transforming, and one of the best books I have read recently in which the message is potentially life-changing.


title: Not his best musical

text: I am a big fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musicals. Cats contains the very well-known song "Memory." Otherwise, there aren't many memorable songs in this musical. It also is a review, which means that there is no real plot.


title: Not so hot

text: First of all, not read by Clarkson.  Second, not all that interesting.  Read the books by him, watch the show(s) he's on, but you may want to pass on this one.


title: No wonder Bassy did not want these songs released.

text: Glad I bought the cassette. Bassey sings great but the background accompaniment really hurts her performance. More of a novelty than something to pursue unless you HAVE to HAVE it.


I had dinner at Harris' and enjoyed Susan's group and her singing.  She has a passion and love for the music that has stayed with me over the years.  I always watch for her when I go to Harris'.  I'm getting older and I see that she is too, but the flame of her passion for jazz does not dim.  My favorite: "Slow Boat to China"


title: Essentially a CD Single

text:
AIURa was a 4-frame comic series transformed into a 4 minute anime series. The OP and ED songs were great, with the ED sounding like a well done school anthem. This CD has four tracks, and only one of them is one I was interested in.

Track 1. Extended version of the AIURa OP.
Track 2. Unrelated song. Title 限りなく.... which my dictionary tells me is something unlimited
Track 3. Karaoke version of Track 1
Track 4. Karaoke version of Track 2

If this had only two tracks, the OP and the ED, and no karaoke or extras, I'd have given it four stars, at least.
As it is, Track 1 was very good, and maybe worth the import price if you _have_ to have it.


title: part of the soundtrack of my life

text: this is one of the best albums I ever heard.  also a lot of songs in this album are great for running, like "been told".


title: Can I give it more than 5 stars?  Sublime.

text: It's a treat to play year after year December after December.  I love the order of the songs, the lavish orchestral acompaniment, and the boy choir supporting Jessye Norman's astonishing voice.  A beautifully produced CD, by far my favorite Christmas album.


title: Nice Bongos's!!!......awesome drums too.....

text: Very happy with this Great Score!!  Thank You very much.....wish these girls would come over and beat 'Me' like a drum!!


title: For Gould Fans Only

text:
These "secret tapes" are live performance recording that were either lost or never meant for distribution. First thing to know- though Sony has remastered the Tapes- they are old, of poor quality, meaning lots of hiss and noise.

The Bach Concerto nr. 1 is familiar stuff to Gould fans. Sonically this recording with Mitropoulos and the Concergebouw is not much better than the Ottawa videos that are available on Youtube.  This is a live recording from the 1958 Saltzburg Festival.

The Beethoven Concerto #5 op. 73 was recorded live with the Buffalo Philharmonic under Jospeh Krips. This often under-rated orchestra struts it's goods in a fine, sensitive performance. Though Gould is a bit noisy-  singing a bit loudly, even for him, I think it's one of Gould's best Beethoven's. There's even a bit of tenderness in Gould's playing- an approach not usually part of his playing.  I wish the recording were technically better.

Last is Schoenberg's Klavierkonzert op. 42. While Gould is best known for his Bach, he was a great advocate of Modernists like Schoenberg and Webern (he made at least 5 additional Schoenberg recordings).Though the live recording, made with the New York Philharmonic in 1958 under the baton (again) of Dimitri Mitropoulos is very noisy(tape hiss and audience coughing), it's worth hearing for his very sophisticated interpretation of a difficult work. He was 26 when this recording was made.


title: Ugh! Hard to listen to

text:
I was so excited for this series, because the Earworms website promises, "brain optimized, accelerated learning." I was really hoping for something revolutionary, like the [[ASIN:0596007124 Head First]] series of books. But, unfortunately, this is just a very mediocre introduction to Japanese. I was so disappointed.

I bought the [[ASIN:1886447209 Rapanese]] cassette tapes over ten years ago, and they were goofy, but they taught me a little Japanese. I bought this CD excited to see what leaps Japanese instruction had made in the last decade. Sadly, that dated, wacky audio cassette was much more advanced than this CD.

The 'music' is super cheap stock music, or elevator music. The voice actors talk in a little bit of sing-songy voices, but definitely not on beat with the music (the music was mixed in afterwards). You'll probably pick up more Japanese by reading the Wikipedia article on Learning Japanese, than you'll get by listening to this CD.

The voice actors are by far the best part of this. With every other part of this, you'll wish you bought some other method of learning Japanese.

Pros:
+I liked both of the voice actors on this CD. The male actor has a nice British accent, and the female actor has a nice Japanese accent.

Cons:
-If you're looking for something that's revolutionary in any way, you'll be super disappointed
-Super annoying music
-Super annoying sound effects
-Really bad sound mixing. The background music is too loud
-The dialog is a rehash of every other beginning Japanese course ever written


title: The record

text: I purchased this record before leaving Phan Rang, Vietnam in October of 1967.  It is a documentary record which covers the ground war, air war and river war.  It is a ride back in time for me and lets me reflect on my life at the old age of 18 and 19 years.