title: An oustanding tour de force recording in the piano repertorire

text: In the history of recorded music, there are a small amount of performances that may be called over the top grand slams, much more than competent renditions. The MSR recording “Soul of Brazil,” matching the genius of composer Heitor Villa-Lobos with the insightful, skillful and talented pianism of Martha Marchena is among them. Marchena in a tour de force rendition of five Villa-Lobos pieces draws every bit of emotion, power, drama and poetry out of them in a bravura performance. Time stops while we succumb to the passion, fire, eloquence and grandeur expressed by Marchena while she reveals why Villa-Lobos, largely self-taught, became one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. As one of the truly creative souls of the past 100 years, no academic setting could contain Villa-Lobos, a man of natural talent, while he sought to express the depth and range of his native Brazil soul. The recording booklet contains two disarming portraits of Marchena, appearing demure and unassuming. But, when she engages the keyboard in “Rudepoema” or “Cicolio Brasileiro” in particular, she reveals who she really is while imparting every bit of what Villa-Lobos sought to express as a composer. The sound engineers also deserve credit for this outstanding recording in which they preserved its heavy bass clef aspects in balance with treble clef elements in Marchena’s full, unrestrained expression of the compositions.


title: Uplifting and trilling album fueled by the inspiring pianism of Joshua Pierce

text: Thrilling to the core I can say no more about this hugely playful, soulful and entertaining MSR Classics album celebrating works of Britten, Milhaud, Minzi and Richard Strauss. The music is performed by multi-talented virtuoso pianist Joshua Pierce accompanied by other musicians on violin, cello and harp, all supported by two Slovak orchestras conducted by Kirk Trevor. From first note to last, the music is enthusiastically and powerfully played by the musicians who inspired one another to bring the music to a greater height than its notes would dictate.  The album is very uplifting compared to most music today, able to transform a desultory or depressing mood or day into a positive, uplifting experience. The album features two suites, one by Darius Milhaud with 12 elements and the other by Richard Straus with 9, that sum to a wide variety of miniature musical treats, so much like boxes of assorted chocolate truffles, all propelled by Pierce’s masterful pianism. The other two pieces, “Young Apollo” by Britten and “Eclogue” by Finzi, featuring Pierce on piano with string orchestra, are likewise captivating. While the overall effect of the album is nothing less than enthralling piece by piece, Finzi’s nine-minute composition at its midway point is spellbinding. According to the booklet accompanying the CD, this piece grew out of a pastoral movement for a concerto Finzi left incomplete when he died of Hodgkinson’s disease. However, the piece stands on its own as a miniature masterpiece that might be regarded as an elegy in the mode of Mahler’s 9th symphony with its spirit of pathos, resignation and acceptance and the idea that all that could be done has been accomplished at the end of a day or life. While praise is bestowed on all the musicians and composers it must also be shared with the production team for the clarity and beauty of the recording of these performances.


title: Outstanding performance full of Beethoven's inventive power

text: Stupendous is the word that erupted in my mind to sum up my listening experience of the three MSR Classics CDs that comprise pianist Joshua Pierce’s rendition of the Beethoven piano concertos with associated pieces for piano and orchestra in conjunction with the Slovak State Philharmonic. Many other prominent and renowned pianists have recorded this same music with the major orchestras on the planet. Their performances are indeed note perfect and enacted with virtuoso skill and precision according to the score. But, with regard to Pierce and the Slovak orchestra, there is something spontaneous, powerfully alive and fantastic about this particular set of recordings that puts them in their own league. We might all have a favorite pianist, orchestra and conductor. However, what makes one recording stand out involves musicians pouring all they have into their performance just as Beethoven did in his day both as a performer and as a composer when his music was new as the day itself and no one had heard it before. Pierce in the musical world is known as a versatile and proven pianist able to perform any kind of music across the spectrum and bring out the very best in it. In this case, he indeed cast himself in the role of Beethoven in the context drawn by Eric Salzman in the CD booklet. Salzman explained Beethoven was as a protégé young pianist thrown into a world in which he had to compete constantly for audiences and patronage with a huge number of other hungry and eager musicians in Austria and Germany. But, who was left standing and remembered after the curtain closed? – Beethoven himself with most of the others forgotten for all time except for a few. Likewise, Pierce in making these recordings and their sale has had to compete for his audience with many other great and wonderful pianists. Whatever your thinking may be, I believe as it was for me you will find this set of recordings magical in bringing alive the energy, virtuosity, awe and wonder of Beethoven as performer and composer. There is another aspect, quite valuable about this set of recordings that places it apart. As told by Salzman, it involves Beethoven’s creation of his own version of the concerto form, from his very first effort in the genre to his first numbered concerto and the four that followed. The three CD set is arranged to bring about for the listener an experience in just that evolution, compared to recordings that only involve the five numbered concertos. As I listened, I heard Beethoven as pianist dominate the orchestra in his first three concertos, beginning with his unnumbered composition and continuing with Concerto No. 1 and Concerto No. 2.  When I got into Concerto No. 3, it was like a volcano had blown its top while the piano engages in a dynamic interchange with the orchestra. I was as excited in hearing that interplay as when I first heard that concerto many years ago for the first time. The huge energy and power of that piece carries on into Concerto No. 4 and reaches its maximum in Concerto No. 5. Being busy listening to other music and working on a farm and as a newsman, I had not heard Beethoven’s piano concertos for a number of years. Pierce and the Slovak orchestra brought back my love of them and Beethoven as a composer. That left me with a question: Is there anyone in our world today who can express again or recapture the awesome enthusiasm for life and the pyrotechnic performances Beethoven brought to us? I ask can you do what he did on your own terms.


title: Beach Boys Play Japan 1966

text: Nice album, music as expected for 1966, not like today 50 years later.


title: Beach Boys America's Band

text: Nice radio broadcast from the 80's!


title: Availability

text: Bought as a gift for my niece and she loves it


title: Amazing

text: Great album!


title: Pretty and uplifting

text: This cd is so beautiful. It's real classical music, not like the noise you hear on so-called classical stations on the radio. These are all Beethoven songs, and most will probably be familiar to you, because they're so universal; I've had little exposure to classical music, except this and a few other cds, which I don't even like, but I still recognized some of the songs. Anyway, they're so good because of the instruments - violins and piano, and I think the harp is played in certain songs, too. It just sounds so pretty. It's uplifting and calming and I never tire of hearing its harmonious melodies. I thought I liked classical music when I listened to this cd, but it's the only classical cd I enjoy, after sampling different ones, so that shows how good it is - even someone like me loves this cd. So I recommend it.


title: BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: CLASSICS OF THE DAY & BRAND NEW SONGS

text: Wayne Newton never got the recording recognition he deserved, except for a few scattered "hits." Yet, his renditions of some of the classics showed off the power in his voice, and yet did not sacrifice any of his sensitivity to a great lyric. The Long & Winding Road, and Bridge Over Troubled Waters are prime examples on this album. And he demonstrated that in several of the original songs on this album as well. One standout is "Long Life, Lots of Happiness," which was also recorded by Perry Como on the flip side of "It's Impossible," and Eddy Arnold, on the flip side of "I Love You Dear," a country hit. "Sweet Touch of Life" with its blazing brass background is another gem. It was also recorded by Bobby Sherman on his best Selling album. Another intimate lyric that tells a story that unfortunately too many can identify with in today's society, is "Suppose Somebody Sees Us," which discusses the topic of past lovers tempted to get together again. I'm surprised that no one else ever recorded that song. At least, I could never find one. It's actually my favorite on the album. If you're into nostalgia with a twist, get this album. I only wish that it was re-released in a CD format. The album was originally released on Capital Records. Hopefully whoever owns the rights now will offer it on CD.


title: Early stirrings of world music

text: I believe this recording was originally released (on Verve,a jazz label) about 1967.  I heard it (in Detroit!)around 1968 at a time when I was just learning about rumba and salsa.  I used to play it constantly to try to learn Patato's conga patterns. I still have an LP version that I listen to occasionally.  I have heard (and met) Los Munequitos de Matanzas, and have heard much recorded rumba guaguanco, but I would have to say that this recording is one of the most important specimens of it ever recorded (in the Havana style): Arsenio, Patato, Cachao in their prime en la calle playing 'to conquer the universe...'  The record is primarily distinctive in its genre for its melodies.  Timeless, haunting and unforgettable!  Extremely higly recommended.


title: BEETHOVEN HAS BEEN SEEKING PF SLOAN!  Now that the twp have become pals, we get the CD!

text: PF Sloan's brilliant talents as songwriter/singer/arranger are all showcased in this enchanting, fascinating and 100% enjoyable "first person" account of "Louie" Beethoven's life as interpreted and presented by PF Sloan.;  This is not the Beethoven as impersonal elevated icon of classical music, but as a real guy who loved music and was, in his lifetime, considered a wannabe.  While Sloan is best known for cranking out either timeless pop hits or controversial game-changers such as EVE OF DESTRUCTION and SINS OF A FAMILY, you won't find any "hits" on this CD -- but you will find a most enjoyable and revelatory musical experience.


title: Wonderful & lively!

text: I bought this CD when it first came out, and have enjoyed it immensely ever since.  The lyrics are wonderful; light and lively, which I really like, and Dougherty's voice is fantastic.


title: Superb historical recreation!

text: Frederick Fennell spent five years researching and conducting this collection.  It may be more than some people are ready for, but it is a magnificent achievement.


title: Some unusual Neapolitan folk songs

text: I don't care for opera in general, and so enjoyed many songs I had not heard before.  Of course, this CD included several old war horses, such as O Solo Mio and Ave Maria, and even Adeste Fideles at the end, which seemed an odd choice for a bonus track, but overall the choices are excellent to show his range and natural talent.


title: yucky , melodically poor compared to three previous recordings .

text: yuckie , melodically poor compared to three previous recordings .


title: Not strictly true

text: that I own the CD -- I own a copy of the original vinyl (1952) and am looking desperately for the CD.  Mitropolous really understood this music, and was very near or at the top of his form.  The New York Phil was at the top of its form -- it has never been better.  If you find this version, it's the one to have...


title: Five Stars

text: Most fave band ever!! What more can anyone say!!


title: Loved it!

text: My favourite Dracula musical so far (in fact, has been for many years)) Lyrics and a cathartic plot is the thing I value even more than music itself!


title: Scratched CD

text: Although the description said perfect condition even though it was missing the cover slip it was scratched.  It was summer reading for my son and after being so frustrated skipping over scratches on ALL the CD's we ended up buying book.


title: Charles_Review

text: It is a Good Cd about Railroad Songs and I have it for my music library and this one, I sent to my retired minister for his grandson.


title: Charles-Review

text: I think that it is a Great collection of Train songs and I am a train fan and I am giving to Joey Reiner for a graduation from college gift next year.


title: Five Stars

text: yes it was exactly what I expected :)


title: Good, but a letdown from the first album

text: If you've listened to the first album, and loved it, you'll probably be disappointed by this one.. It's good, it's Duncan Sheik, but it just doesn't have the same power and emotion.. If you don't have either, I  highly recommend the first cd..


title: Excellent  recording

text: I never heard a bad recording by the Carters, and this one was great .  I am very happy to own it.  Cecil Moody


title: Not the best version

text: Only a small portion of the song was included, but the few lines sung and the music were great.  Cecil Moody


TMNT are the greatest!  and so are the xfile, even though Fox makes a brief appearance and Scully makes none, the Lone Gunmen make it worthwhile.


title: Delighted with this CD

text: Very good singer and songs


title: Creative and Inspiring

text: Leyla's creative talents (inspired by Langston Hughes' poetry) of transforming words into song is inspirational, as is her voice and musical talents. Well Done!


title: Beautiful!

text: What an amazingly gorgeous reproduction of a classic text! Kudos to the publisher!


title: Nice album for anyone who enjoys Russian music.

text: I was introduced to Mashina Vremeni when taking Russian language classes. I succeeded in learning the language, but the music is just as enjoyable to someone who doesn't understand the words, and especially likeable to anyone who enjoys retro 1970s music. Highly recommend!


title: Good

text: Great birthday gift!


title: Thank you

text: [[VIDEOID:b98d8adbbc0a7ecb9d47a99f521a37a0]] It is the better gift to my grandfather. He and my grandmother will be happy to listen the songs 😍. Thank you so much


title: One Star

text: The album was damaged. Boxes were ripped


title: really good

text: I think its great and catchy -grandkids love it too. It goes like this: "here we go - life is life la da da di da, life is life la da da di da" BUY IT. I am Harold McInnes bye,


title: Utterly convincing.

text:
I was brought up in the Anglican church, but I am not now a believer.
But this CD is an utterly convincing demonstration of the faith of those whose faith in the Bible story remains.
I bought it when it was first issued, and it is still  one of my great favourites.
For anybody who has doubts about their faith this can be great re-affirmation via the music.
The first track played at a volume a bit above normal playback loudness is simply a knock-out!


title: Four Stars

text: Very nice selection of music


title: Awesome

text: Love it so much

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title: Thank God for The Maine! This is what modern music should sound like!

text: This album should seriously be considered for the next Grammy awards, I can guarantee if this album had been released in the early 2000s or late 90s it would’ve won best album.


title: Ah, remembering my year in Hollywood

text: It brought back sweet memories of my 60-61 school year living in Hollywood and seeing these two films that had wonderfull music!


title: Very original and impressive

text: Rittz shows he is one of the top artists out there. Definitely get this album. I am impressed by his other 2 releases as well as this one.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Five Stars

text: Yes


title: FEEL takes you on a magic carpet ride!

text:
This cd does just what it’s title says.
It makes you FEEL. Passion. Emotion. Every note played Pulls you in and captivates. There is no one like this symphonic artist. Brian D. Siewert you are amazingly amazing.
Veda Radanovich
Nashville, TN


title: stan everglow

text: THESE GIRLS ARE GOING PLACES..... I NEED A CB ALREADY


title: Where was the CD?

text: $21 for a bunch a small cards is a bit much. I thought-understood- it came with a CD but apparently I was wrong. It's going back.


title: CD not included

text: Does not include the CD. Was very disappointed. Includes code as well as a couple of photo cards and stickers.


title: Excellent

text: Excellent; great quality product; very good timely dilivery


title: Excellent CD & Excellent service

text: Excellent CD & Excellent service


title: Some of the best songs ever made

text: After I broke my ankle in 2003 and was going to re-hab for it I was turned on to this CD. It was actually a copy directly from Michael's cousin who worked in P.T. I liked the CD so much I wanted the real thing for myself. The entire CD is Great but my two favorites are "Little Things" and "Right Before Your Eyes". This is such a Great CD that I'm very surprised I'm the first to review it. Very Highly recommended.


title: GREAT

text: Great cd...voice is perfect as always


title: Like Heavy Metal? Buy this one!

text: This is one of those albums that replays itself in your head all day long...the only cure is to listen to it again! I didn't know this one existed-every once in awhile I look to see if anyone is selling a copy of Metal Inquisition. If you like 80's crunchy metal, get this!


title: Great experience

text: Great product and service


title: Mis favoritos

text: Excelente


title: Great music superbly done

text: Soothing to the spirit.  Great to unwind with after hectic day.  Good for the soul.  Uplifting and inspirational. Guitar done well.


title: Great condition, speedy shipping!

text: You never know what you get when you order used vinyl recordings.  Though the jacket was a little worn, the record itself plays fine and was in the condition described.  I would recommend this seller


title: Just finished bustin

text:
Man was this something. Came in a condition, better quality than the album; but that's not saying much.
Album art looked like a toddler traced it and colored it in with MS paint. The music was the absolute worst!
But wait! There's more! This album also includes a DVD! Now when it said DVD I expected the albums music videos or something of substance, but what the geniuses over at Metallica put on there was a jank live recording that is reminiscent of a hobo skiffle band playing a melody from memory. It's somehow even worse than the CD. Now the album sounded amazing, high quality, very clear, much unlike that of the album itself. It's a discordant mess that sounds like it was played by people who had never played their respective instruments before, and then recorded by a meth addict, and mixed with a fine boxed vodka. I'm sure the mixing director isn't much to blame though, because they obviously didn't have much to work with. As for the instrumentation, everyone knows about the iconically awful snare, but you seldom hear about any of the other instruments. The guitar work is fantastic....ly mid. It's very mediocre and when the riffs are good, it is a breath of fresh air. It is very generic and lame most of the album, but on songs like 'Some Kind of Monster' it really shines and carries the song. The vocals however are quite different, with them sounding overbearing and horrendous, and while it gets across the point that he's angry, it doesn't mean it's a great sound. Plus he looks stupid when he sings. As for the bass, it is silent. I never got the point for a bassist in a 'heavy metal' band like Metallica, especially when there are no moments it can shine through such as on st. Anger. It is always drowned out by either the stupidly over done drums, or the blaring guitars. All in all, very good quality products, for the most part, great sounds quality, a very secure package, and a very quaint delivery. It is a shame none of that can be said about the album itself.


title: Love that beautiful voice!  Sing a few more for me!

text: I have never reviewed any purchase before… but wow!  I feel like I have to this time. What an amazing voice this woman has!  Great songs that we all know, sung by such a sweet and beautiful voice!  Will be waiting for her next CD to come out for sure.


title: Slip

text: The cd is awesome and I was able to downloaded into my cloud account.  The cd is more than I expected.


title: Five Stars

text: He is an amazing worshipper


title: Great Judith Durham CD

text:
I am so glad that this CD was made available. Many of us in the U.S.A. hardly knew of the breakup of the Seekers
in 1968, much less that Judith Durham was recording great music on her own in 1969.  It is so nice to fill in this
gap in my Seekers collection.  Thank you Amazon for making these products available to us !


title: Christmas memories

text: Joyful and upbeat Christmas music that brings back memories of the distant and not so distant Christmas holiday family gatherings.


title: 50 greatest hits

text: It also wouldn't play. So unhappy


title: Five Stars

text: Out of this world!


title: It arrived in due time and played well.

text: I like that the album was new and it played really well.


title: Ivan Rebroff will amaze you!

text: Ivan Rebroff had 4 1/2 octives! This guy could hit the lowest bass notes as well as sing the highest soprano notes, and everything else between! Simply amazing! If Evel Knievel were a great singer, I guess he would be Ivan Rebroff! All true music lover should have atleast one Ivan Rebroff CD in their collection. If you love Pavarotti and Andre Rieu, you will really love Rebroff. A beautiful man with a tremendous voice and a wonderful sense of humor. You can tell that Rebroff really enjoyed singing, and his humor appears in his singing. BUY REBROFF!


title: How Pal Joey Made a Comeback

text:
A  classic recording from Columbia's Golden Age of Musicals with the original orchestrations.

The vinyl was pristine. Somebody loved this LP!


title: Five Stars

text: Fine recording of a remarkable and fine pianist.


title: Legendary home taper Dino DiMuro rarity

text:
Quirky, catchy, smart, weird yet musical, Zappa influenced.
I am surprised to see a release from legendary home-taper Dino DiMuro here. Grab it while you can, these things are as rare as hen's teeth.
Listen to it and you will see why Eugene Chadbourne is a fan. I love his stuff.


"Lonesome Road" 's  Mirriam Johnson later became Jessi Colter.. There also is a very early recording done by Lee Hazlewood . The Barbara Lynn, Sanford Clark and Ray Sharpe recordings are good examples of the era. Dick Van Dyke's novelty song is fun to listen to. A number of the songs on these CDs could have been hits if they got more air play


title: Honoring Roberto Carlos Fado Style

text:
Roberto Carlos was and remains the greatest entertainer to ever come out of Brazil.  He's written well over 600 songs and countless artists sing his music.  Raquel Tavares is a young Amalia Rodriguez from Portugal with a definite Fado style.  She sings all Roberto Carlos songs on this album and not one is a throw away.  Tavares has a rich, "throaty" voice and she chose some of his most beautiful songs for this album.  I've never cared for anyone singing his songs but Roberto himself.  This album is an exception and she gives every song the heart and soul they deserve.
Roberto is still writing and coming out with a new album - so if you're a fan, keep an eye out.  It is in Spanish and if one song he has released from it, Regreso, is an example, this newest album promises to be another classic.
classic.


title: SPANISH AT ITS MOST BEAUTIFUL

text:
Back in the day, when Roberto was first huge in Brazil and Portugese speaking countries, Sony encouraged him to produce some albums in Spanish.  Roberto studied Spanish so he would do the language justice.  Never is that more evident than in this CD.  His phrasing and accent used in every word is Spanish at its most beautiful.

Many of the songs on this album are those he sings on tour.  I saw him in 2012 at the Nokia, and many of these songs, which another reviewer very thoughtfully listed, were included in that concert.

When Roberto sings in Portugese, he uses every facet of his throat and nasal passages.  If you listen closely, you will hear him use the back of his throat, other times putting a nasal quality to a phrase - but always in the perfect place.  This is not a guy who just decided to sing one day and happened to hit it big.  This is an artist who has learned how to use the tools God gave him to put a song over the way it was intended.

When Roberto sings in Spanish, his phrasing and tone are perfect.  It is a sound enhanced by his masculine but sensitive voice.  I have the advantage in this case of not understanding either language.  But I listen to how a singer uses his voice. (For an American singer who studied voice in France, even though he was already a master, try "Jack Jones Sings Michel LeGrand". Absolute perfection.)  I am not distracted by what the words mean.  I focus on the sound of language.  To me, Brazilian Portugese is about the most beautiful and interesting language.  I can speak Brazilian Portugese from written text, using correct pronunciation. But don't ask me to understand it!  It's a challenging language.  But both languages are never more beautiful than when Roberto Carlos sings them.  He treats language with respect and weaves in beautiful phrasing to emphasize the music.  You will never hear a non-Spanish speaking artist sing better in that language anywhere.  It must be working, because his Spanish fans are constantly demanding more albums, new songs, etc. They can't get enough of him - nor can I.

I've met many people from Mexico who think Portugese and Spanish are almost the same.  But when I present them with a Roberto Carlos CD in Portugese, they have no idea what he is singing.  These two languages have evolved.  Especially Brasilian Portugese, which I consider to be the most beautiful Portugese spoken on the planet.

Roberto always writes in Portugese and when it works, he translates into Spanish.  He has been trying to get a new album out in Spanish for the last couple of years, but his public are still waiting.  In the meantime, listen to this album - more than once - and hear a Brasilian icon sing the most beautiful Spanish you will ever hear.


title: BamaJohn is the BEST!

text: BamaJohn has great quality CDs at very reasonable prices, along with high-quality, speedy shipping - thanks!


title: Worth it

text: Only liked 5 songs out of the 21 but still glad I bought it


title: Bring Back Fred Astaire

text: We need to relive the good old days where music and musicals were worth watching.  Anyone who love old musicals should seriously consider this album.  I never knew Fred was prolific.  He sang for many years and his voice was pretty good.


title: Words cannot express the talent and genius of this album.

text: This was a compact disc, it was used in a tribute collection.


title: A thoroughly wonderful listening experience

text:
This review is long overdue, by a decade-- somehow in moving from Santa Barbara, Calif (Nicole Lvoff’s home ground) to Arizona several years ago, I misplaced this CD, but just found it again. It’s a jewel! Put it on a wrap-around sound system (if only your earbuds) and you’ll feel like you’ve stepped into a 1950s nightclub and are being serenaded by a stylish jazz singer and her top-notch band.

Creating a lush, lyrical ambience of sound are the talented Woody DeMarco on piano and Jon Crosse on flute, sax, clarinet & trumpet, backed by an ace rhythm section with Hank Allen on bass and Tom Lackner on drums (with extra Latin percussion by Lorenzo Martinez).

Fronting this tight ensemble is Nicole, well known to the local Santa Barbara music scene at SOHO and elsewhere over the past dozen years and more. Nicole’s voice has really remarkable warmth, friendliness and kindness (expressing her own personal qualities known to friends and acquaintances), as well as a refined precision and a soft, bell-like clarity that allows her to gently “float” the lyrics of these diverse jazz standards.

Personal favorites here: the early bossa-nova hit Black Orpheus (aka Manha de Carnival, composed by Brazil’s Luiz Bonfa), the exotic Caravan (from Duke Ellington & Juan Tizol in 1936), the ballads Angel Eyes, Here’s That Rainy Day, Don’t Explain, and upbeat classics Too Marvelous for Words and Sometimes I’m Happy. Among the 11 songs selected, Nicole also brings in a fun playfulness with a Latin-styled version of Whatever Lola Wants (from the charming ‘50s musical Damn Yankees) and Fever.

Let Nicole and her bandmates envelope you with their splendid artistry.

My own hope is that one day Nicole and her team of musicians will issue an album of bossa nova classics from AC Jobim, Baden Powell, Bonfa and others.  And please, an album of Cole Porter classics.  Nicole, you’ve got the perfect voice and style for both such offerings!


title: Four Stars

text: Exactly what I wanted


title: This is Going To Be Fun!

text: Exactly what I needed! Thanks!


title: Paul Gross music

text:
If you are a Paul Gross fan, his music CD "Love and Carnage" is a nice addition to your Paul Gross-Due South DVD collection. He has an excellent singing voice and unique style. The songs on "Love and Carnage" are not familiar on "Due South". Paul Gross & David Keeley have two CDs available. Buy both if you can. "Two Houses" being the other CD, is also nice to have in your music collection. It features a couple of songs played on "Due South".
 32 down on the Robert Mackensie
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title: Hermoso!

text: El album es hermoso!

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title: El diseño es hermoso, me encanto!

text: El álbum es buenisimo, llego en buen estado y me encanta que los bordes de las hojas sean doradas. Hermoso!


title: En perfecto estado, muy bonito!


title: love it

text: it came with everything it was supposed to come with! (bought before boycott)


title: love it

text: i love this album so much! it came with everything it was supposed to come with


title: New artist

text: Good


title: Amazing Grace and all the other old time hymns being ...

text: Amazing Grace and all the other old time hymns being sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford is a blessing to fill anyone's soul; and a child hood memory fulfilled.


title: Collecction Item.

text: A good item for collectors and old school fans. It's good to hear the band as they inicialized in music.


title: I like Christmas music

text: I like Christmas music, but I also love the sounds of the barnyard. This combines the best of both worlds in a beautiful haunting, Baaah-ing hilarious CD. A prefect gag gift!


title: Good bayou/Cajun music

text: Very well done. When I first heard the accordions come in, I knew I was in Louisiana... and were in for a Zydeco themed musical event. Don't get me wrong, it won't have the heavy rockabilly beat, but you will like it. It's NOT dance music, it's sit back and have some brews and a bit of weed.


title: james coburn is excellent

text: i remember watching these a long time ago, it's nice to be able to purchase these classics


title: WISPERING WORD ON THE SONGS

text: VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS CD.  THE MUSIC IS LOUDER THEN THE VOCSLD.  WHY???? WELL BECAUSE THE WHOLE CD IS A WISPER  ON ALL THE SONGS.  WHAT WERE THEY THINKING TO HAVE THE  SONGS SO LOW YOU CAN'T HEAR THE WORDS.


title: Fantastic songs from the 1960's

text: A great CD that brought back so many memories from my childhood.


title: Good


title: BTS

text: Shipping was very fast. The bottom corner had a little damage nothing major. Overall I’m happy with this purchase, everything is perfect. 💜


title: Like floating underwater on the moon.

text: I overheard this album while I was at work and immediately began my search for where I could buy it.  It has a great sustained mellow vibe throughout the album and it is really great if you are looking for an atmospheric sound.


title: Better than I imagined!

text: Very pleased with my used CD. It literally might as well just be brand new. Got it for $13 cheaper than new and it’s perfect. Thanks for the safe packaging and speedy delivery.


title: Four Stars

text: Everything was great! Thanks so much.


title: Five Stars

text: Only of the greatest albums of all-time!


title: Great album. Interesting video interpretation of the music

text: Great album.<br />Interesting video interpretation of the music: http://youtu.be/_ZZhAoFokJw


title: Five Stars

text: Great songs.


title: Broken CD Cover

text: Love the music. Received order quickly but there was NO protection for the CD--it was just stuck in an envelope and sent. The plastic case was literally crushed. This is the second CD in a week that came with a crushed case.


title: ... cd takes me back to the 60's I always enjoyed the sound of the horns on this album

text: This cd takes me back to the 60's I always enjoyed the sound of the horns on this album.


title: A timeless masterpiece of pure musical art.

text: This is the type of album that you end up listening to over and over again - timeless masterpiece.  The combination of mostly acoustic guitars and orchestration is special and their is very little repetition within songs and between songs.  And the singing and lyrics are high quality.  This is pure art.


title: Lost Gem

text: Reminds me of early Cocteau Twins, Siouxie, and Collection D'Arnell Andrea and many other 4AD groups.


title: Surprising

text: Old school goth with intelligent lyrics and surprising stories. Quite talented band and well made album


title: I found a favorite CD.

text: I have been trying to get this CD for years after enjoying the cassette tape until I lost it at one of the schools I was teaching in.  I am happy to have found it at last.


title: Excellent CD

text: Bought as replacement.CD arrived in excellent condition and sounds like you're at the theater.


title: BAD PRICING GREAT ALBUM

text: Look, I don't know what's up with people on Amazon, but albums like this, Sabbath's Headless Cross, Blasphemy's Fallen Angel of Doom, or Sacred Oath's A Crystal Vision are always like $30-$80 on here, but I tell you what, just look on Ebay. There's a great seller goes by the name of gravitator08 in Russia who has (had) all of these CD's for like $10 or less. And shipping is never bad either, if only you can wait a couple weeks for it! Save $60


title: Five Stars

text: One of my favorite Rosenman Scores!


title: An amazing recording

text: Had to cop a Russian pressing of this now rare cd; an incredible accomplishment!


title: Love it!

text: Love the music! I've been looking for this CD for years. Physical CD and case were in great condition with few scratches. Thank you!


title: Terrific

text:
This may have become my favorite Beck single/EP; only the lo-fi nuttiness of Loser and the gems of Deadweight (though that one's really short) can compete as far as I've heard. Every song stands out, and the twenty-ish minute running time makes it great for when you don't quite have enough time for a full-length album. For anyone questioning this version's tracklisting, it is indeed as follows:

1. Cold Brains
2. Electric Music and the Summer People (different version from Odelay-era one)
3. Halo of Gold (Skip Spence cover)
4. Runners Dial Zero
5. Diamond Bollocks (the hidden track on some versions of [[ASIN:B00000DHYK Mutations]], here on its own (not connected to Static by track number))

Tracks 2-4 are the ones I bought this for - though it is nice to have Diamond Bollocks on its own - and they are all excellent. The "new" version of "Electric Music" features sitar, harmonica, clapping, and some classic Beck lyrics ("Zigzag patients vibrating the ancients", "Red tape rivals recycling bibles"). A surprisingly non-noisy song for a "B-side" overall; you can even sing along with it.

"Halo of Gold" might be one of his best non-album tracks. Although it's a cover, Beckishness is all over it, and it ends up sounding like an original. And my, what an original it would be. I don't even know how to describe it aside from AWESOME. It seems a bit fractured, but if you get that feeling from it, check out the original, which seems to have no constant melody or rhythm at all. That is not a criticism of the original, which truly is unique, but Beck actually made a song MORE accessible here, believe it or not.

Then there's "Runners Dial Zero", which is probably Beck's slowest, most haunting song. It's almost ambient in sound, with brooding piano and rumbling background noises (these are quiet, subtle noises, though; not quite comparable to the bash-you-over-the-head guitar in the Golden Feelings "No Money No Honey".) The lyrics are appropriately dark as well, and the whole thing just works fantastically.

If you're reading this, you almost definitely know the title track, but if not, just know that it's a lovely song that's probably the most well-known song on Mutations besides "Tropicalia", another great one.

The CD comes in a little sleeve with no booklet. Amazon's picture accurately shows the front of the sleeve. On the back cover is the tracklisting with the instrumental credits for each song right below its name.

The bottom line is that if you're a fan of Mutations and Odelay, you need this. If you're worried about missing out on the other Cold Brains "B-sides" "Diamond in the Sleaze" and "One of These Days", don't worry: Both can be found on the "[[ASIN:B00000JAQB Nobody's Fault But My Own]]" single.


title: WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS ALBUM

text: This album brings back wonderful childhood Christmas memories.  It was exactly as described & will have a treasured place in my family's Christmas season each year.


title: No Ed Killbourne, but bad music.

text: We were severely disappointed. We understood from the ad on Amazon.com that this featured Ed Killbourne the folk singer. He was not on it. The music that was on it was terrible. How can a group of singers with beautiful voices sound so bad? I thought of sending it back, but the CD case it  came with was broke. It doesn't even deserve one star.


title: Official, new press.

text: Album arrived a little dented on the spine but not too badly damaged. Album is official just new press, cd even has the tiny Hybe logo on it. Pulled jk :)


title: More precious than Silver

text: I love this song, it's my second choice for my memorial, the first is I walk with God by Mario Lanza and He is more Precious Than Silver.


title: Damaged item

text: I love iKON and the album itself but when it arrived, the album was torn in various places and the photobook was damaged as well which is very upsetting and ruined the entire experience for me considering I spent extra money to have it shipped here quickly. Just a disappointment.


It is a great collection.  The live performance is fantastic.


title: Aceptable

text: Estuve esperando harto tiempo por la llegada de esté cd, como era de 2°mano no esperaba que estuviera perfecto pero dentro de las indicaciones decía muy bueno. Si bien es cierto que detalles en si el cd no tiene, al menos antes de enviarlo debería limpiarse porque la parte trasera del cd estaba llena de polvo y dos patitas de soporte estaban rotas u.u. Pero en general está bien, al final la compra fue hecha más por un tema llamado: amo el ost de nana


title: I love this cd so much!

text: I love the soundtrack, as well as the film!👍


title: Añoranza

text: I had been looking for an album of this type for several (read many) years. Long time ago my dad used to listen to "Menina moca" and comment that every time he did he would "see" my youngest daughter, 7 years old at the time. I have enjoyed this CD to no end, and I'm grateful I was able to find "Los Tres Sudamericanos" again.


title: Thank you

text: A friend was in the band. Thank you for sending so quickly. We wore out our original copy!


title: Perfect!!

text: Very cute and it got here before I expected it too! New and in perfect condition!

user_id: AGJABMTQMYCSEYMTEDDJNADYKMQA


title: Great Album

text: More great songs by Simon & Garfunkel than I remember. Excellent listening.


title: Huge crack on the album

text: I was really excited for the new Stray Kids album, but when it arrived there was a huge crack right down the center of the album.


title: Wonderful music from great artist and songwriter!

text: This is simply fantastic! As good as it gets!

user_id: AHXDIGBZVAMUUPMPORXKCJIQJZBA


title: This CD is a keeper!

text:
This isn't your normal Spanish music CD. It takes it a step further by singing about the Spanish culture and history. I was first introduced into my culture's history in high school. With the help of this CD, my son has now heard of famous historical figures like Frida Pinto, Diego Rivera and Pablo Picasso. I have to admit, even I learned more about my culture by listening to the songs.

Whether or not you speak Spanish, you'll find the 20-page illustrated booklet that accompanies the CD to be very useful. It provides the lyrics in English and Spanish, key Spanish vocabulary and the historical and cultural context behind each song. Parents and educators alike can use this as a wonderful teaching tool.

The songs themselves are upbeat and very catchy. My favorite is ¡Pinta, Velázquez! (Paint, Velázquez!); my son likes Las Aventuras De Don Quijote (The Adventures of Don Quijote). He learned to say "crazy" in Spanish thanks to this song. Want to hear it? Isabella & Ferdinand have graciously recorded and uploaded Las Aventuras De Don Quijote onto YouTube:

The songs are written in proper Spanish so some of the words may be new to you (even if you speak Spanish now). Some songs are pretty heavy on the information that they cram into it so unless you tie it into a lesson, the kid(s) may space out. A good example of this is Las Banderas (The Flags). It gives you a description of many flags and it can be a little overwhelming for little kids.

I highly recommend purchasing this CD, whether or not you speak Spanish. The booklet that it comes with will help you learn the words and it will help you talk to your child about the song and build a lesson around the song. It's a great way to discuss the Spanish culture and history. And just so you know, the songs are not geared around the Mexican culture. Instead, it's the Spanish culture so it brings in the majority of Spanish-speaking countries. I honestly can't wait for them to come out with another album. We love it!


title: Pretty good

text: The case was briefly cracked and the paper was a little bent but other than that the cd was fine.


title: complex, mature, rocking

text: excellent, faithful, honest, plays well at very high volumes.


title: Wonderful Tenor!!

text: I love this album!  But wanted to add to the previous reviewer's comment that Mr. Bonisolli "recently disappeared".  Mr. Bonisolli died in October, 2003, a few hours after the MAGNIFICENT tenor, Franco Corelli, died.  Our loss, heaven's gain...


title: I love it

text:
For some reason nobody knows about this recording. There is no review of it here on amazon.
I came across it a bit by coincidence in a small local vinyl store. Knowing how the quality of Melodiya records can be uneven, as it wasn't too expensive I purchased the record to give it a go.
Since then, I've been counting my luck. Not only does the Melodiya recording deliver a beautiful and wonderfully spaceous, analogue sound, the recording itself is also just about perfect in tempo, temperament, sensitivity to the moods of the music, Slavic vibe etc.
I own other versions of this piece. Abbado, Boulez, the overrated Simon Rattle recording, Stravinsky's recording and these are all very good, though not all of them are complete recordings. And yet, since I bought the Kitayenko record, I find myself coming back to this one time and time again.
To my ears it's simply an undisclosed gem of a recording. If you have a turntable, do get the vinyl version. Beautiful.


title: Great single

text: I loved this single in the early 80's and I think it'd still be a hit today - The cover photography by Helmut Newton is a big bonus too - The delivery was on time and the product in excellent condition


title: A must have for REM fans

text:
I bought this on amazon europe and is a very good bootleg sourced from a fm broadcast. it's an acoustic session performed one week before the MTV "Unplugged" was videotaped. Some versions here are even better than on the unplugged session, other are inferiors, but the really awesome here are the cover versions of Fleetwood Mac, Patti Smith... I heard a lot of covers performed by REM in the past but those are totally new  for me

The package is very good too: 180gr Vinyl, good quality inner sleeve for the record and one insert with info

Tracklist:
A1  World Leader Pretend
A2  Half A World Away
A3  Disturbance At The Heron House
A4  Radio Song
A5  Low
A6  Love Is All Around (The Troggs)
B1  Tusk (Fleetwood Mac)
B2  Losing My Religion
B3  Bandwagon
B4  End Game
B5  Jackson (Nancy Sinatra)
B6  Swan Swan
B7  Spooky (Classic IV)
B8  Radio Ethiopia (Patty Smith)
B9  Fall On Me


title: Funky Ya Ya From The Vaults

text: This collection, along with the 1st Gumbo Stew disc, unearths some vintage Crescent City R&B / Soul from the AFO archives. The real treasures here are the unreleased track from the mystical Prince La La and The AFO Executives theme "WYLD" (which was named for New Orleans'legendary black AM radio station. Every cut here is wonderful(Even if you're sick of Ya Ya - it sounds great in context on the disc). The bulk is early - mid 60s, but the Tami Lynn / Alvin "Shine" Robinson stuff is from late 60's Los Angeles sessions with Dr. John and is "smokin'". Even Tami Lynn's cover of "Light My Fire" has a sultry seductiveness (she is such an underrated singer). For fans of N.O. funk, this and the first volume are highly recommended


title: Great set live!

text: Great package of historic recordings!!Great seller packaged perfectly..  5 stars all around!!

user_id: AEINOVGHRTVNEQIRYBBZEFJGAJYQ


title: Great album and a great seller!

text: Love Patti griffith!I'm a newcomer to her music.....great voice!!


title: Beautiful package....beautiful music!!

text: This box is one of the most beautiful sets I've ever seen.....the sound is beautiful and collecting all of THE DIVINE COMEDY Albums in one place is a blessing.....I love it all!!


title: Small album but awesome to listen to.

text: Nice album. Great for Miku fas all over the world. It had some of my favorite songs on it and a few other songs that are not bad ether. I was expecting more songs, in fact the whole  Magical Mirai 2016 concert but it only has 10 songs on the whole CD. The DVD only has one music video and is only about 6 minutes long. However, I'm a fairly new Miku fan and found this CD a good album to listen to.


title: Top Seal!!!

text:
The movie Navy Seals is a sort of Special Forces take on Top Gun.  Made during an era of cool haircuts and the US Navy having an influx of people wanting to join the Navy due to previous movies, this movie delivers on action, terrorism and US Military hardware.  US Congress claims they don't exist due to the nature in the way the Seals operate but everyone knows they do given the events in the middle east.  I think this movie is a relevant as it was in the early nineties as it is today.
Charlie Sheen (Dale Hawkins) really shows his best in Navy Seals as sort of hot shot renegade seal which seems to be difficult to control and ends up playing a part in the death of a fellow seal.  Micheal Bhein plays the character of James Curin who tries to tame Hawkins during their hostile missions into Lebanon to retrieve stolen Stinger missiles.
Navy Seals has two sound tracks that have been published.  One is the usual Original Soundtrack which includes music from Bon Jovi and Mr Big and all are kicking classic 80s rock.  This soundtrack however provides the emotion in the movie.  The best scenes for me is when the team head out on their third mission and jump from a C-130 Hercules aircraft from 30,000ft classed as a HALO jump (High Altitude, Low Opening) requiring the use of breathing equipment.  The music that follows them down to the ocean during a stunning sunset is fantastic and gives sense of pride and relief from other tensions in the movie.
If you've seen this movie and love the soundtrack, then you really can't go wrong here.  Sylvester Levay was relatively unknown to me until I discovered this soundtrack and quickly realised that he also created the soundtrack for the Hot Shots movies.  His music is somewhat similar to Harold Faltermeyer who created the sand track for Top Gun and other great 80s movies.  The nicest part about this soundtrack is that it is rare.  With only 1200 copies made, you'd better grab this before it's gone for good.


title: Simply stunning Work by Hans Zimmer

text:
I like a good action movie that includes any aviation related material so naturally Top Gun is going to take the top spot for me.  However Broken Arrow delivers a different take on the subject.  Given that we live in world of Nuclear Weapons, there is always going to be that potential threat of one of these weapons going missing or falling into the wrong hands whether it be from an outside source or an internal source.  This movie deal with that threat square on with a Major in the US Air Force who musters a gang of ex military henchmen to help him steel two nuclear bombs after delivery from a Stealth Bomber.
No action movie would be complete without a kicking soundtrack.  Whilst I like the usual Motion Picture Soundtrack of hit pop/rock records by famous artists, I often prefer the accents of music scores that run through a movie which are used to create some sort of emotion or relationship with a particular scene.
Hans Zimmer is renowned for his artistic ways methods for movie soundtracks which include Black Hawk Down and many others.  He has a natural flair for creating that very emotion at a certain point and for drawing you into the real essence of what the movie is trying to tell you.  If you like Broken Arrow as a movie, then you're gonna love this soundtrack with it's piercing opening track called "Brothers".  Well worth it!!!


title: A Blessing

text:
I had purchased this DVD at church after a showing of the video.
I decided it would be a great gift for my 3 grown children and their mates. It's a beautiful witness and outstanding production of truth.
I highly recommend this for anyone that is an astronomy buff and/or seeking God. What a beautiful presentation!


title: Incomparably excellent horn playing!

text: This is a great CD!  Of course, the level of professional musicianship and skill is amazing but so is the variety of genres played by the hornists.  They’ve made sure that there is something for everyone to enjoy!  I recommend this CD to anyone interested in hearing incomparably excellent horn playing!


title: I didn't get the right cd.

text: It was suppose to be the 2 cd set of no angel. When it came it was only the one cd of no angel. I could have gotten that cheaper if I wanted just the one cd. This was a waste of money and not what I paid for.


I own a lot of iron maidens greatest hits compilations. I bought this one for the artwork, and for my maiden collection. I'm glad to know that Bruce is now cancer free. Their new studio album should be released this fall/winter 2015.


title: If you have the two DVDs the band has released you would know 3/4 of the book!

text:
If you have the two DVDs the band has released (specially Crush.Fukk.Create) you would know 3/4 of the book!
The origins of the band and The Satanist era are the only new things here. VERY IMPORTANT: THE BOOK IS IN BLACK AND WHITE!
I would liked it better if it had more pictures and in color of course, specially with a band as graphic as Behemoth


title: We should be together, now more than ever. Come on people.

text: Their best album other than Surealistic Pillow.


title: Four Stars

text: Cuatro


title: Perfect Harmony !

text: I have this CD and have known  Heather since she was a young girl and her voice just gets better and better with time. Put together with Tony and you have very good mix of perfect singing !  It is a must have for any fan of the two singers !


title: perfect in every way

text: bought for myself!  Play the fun songs while I am driving the grandsons around and they cannot escape!!


title: Three Stars

text: My son loves CD. DVD did not play. Searching source to convert.


title: This is not a complete reproduction of the original CD

text:
My disappointment with this release is that it does not completely replicate the original recording.

The album is divided into two parts, corresponding to the sides of the original LP (named Part One and Part Two.) Part Two is bookended by dialogue excerpts from the Tinto Brass/Bob Guccione film Caligula starring Malcolm McDowell. The excerpt at the beginning of Part Two shows up as Track 8 - Intro. The excerpt at the end is a hidden track in Track 15 - Evergreen. Though the artwork on the ZOO redbook CD lists Evergreen as being 4:23, it is actually 5:49. Evergreen on this SACD release ends at 4:28, which includes a short fade to silence.

I emailed Intervention records about this omission and got no response.

I'm just a little sad that this slightly diminishes an otherwise excellent release.


title: Five Stars

text: My husband loved it.


title: SACD Layer Not Detected

text: The disc player (Oppo 95) does not detect the SACD layer but the Oppo does detect the SACD layer on other SACD discs that I own.<br />Only getting cd 44/16.


title: Three Stars

text: Can't believe I found this after 25 years!!


First off, this is a very hilarious album, with witty and pointed lines aimed at the Bay Area / New Age set. What I wasn't expecting was the quality of the music. Nick's guitar picking is impressive, and the backup band with its various trombones, tubas, harmonica and jazzy / blues piano, etc. is amazingly awesome! The first two songs are my favorite, Guru Blues, and Zen Man.  Good work Nick,


title: Great Album!

text:
I bought this album the day it was released at Target with the bonus tracks. I didn't know what to expect. I never got into their first album, butt I knew I liked their sound. (I was really into Naked & Famous previously.)
Boy was I in for a surprise.
This has easily become one of my favorite albums of all time. Every song is great, no filler.  My music taste is all over the place, butt I'll go out on a limb and say there's nothing better than good Pop music done right. (This feeling started with Tegan & Sara's Heartthrob. I've always been a Michael & Spice Gals fan.)
I was hesitant towards getting this album on vinyl too, especially on a clear vinyl. The packaging looked too nice to pass up, and I love the album that much. It sounds great on vinyl. Nothing detracted by not being a black vinyl. Sure, the bass isn't as overpowering as the CD, butt I like having the two to compare.  Anybody on the fence about this album or genre should give this a try. It's pop done right.


title: Beautiful and wonderful album

text: It arrived perfect. The visuals in the album are beautiful. The songs are art.


title: Excelente

text: Este disco es fabuloso y la artista espectacular, talentosa, humilde y simpática. Se trata de una artista argentina que es una sensación, con una larga trayectoria aunque es joven. Por ahí oí a un periodista decir que los argentinos tienen dos pasiones el futbol y Lali. El disco lo conozco pero me encantó encontrarlo en formato de CD y más poder conseguirlo por Amazon. Espero con ansias tenerlo en las manos. Es hermoso poder ver el librito con el arte y toda la información que contiene. Lo que no nos da la versión digital.


title: a thoroughly crafted gem of epic symphonic black metal

text:
“Sadly, I depart
To a land too profound
To be discovered
By mankind”

That’s the first verse of the album.  …Memoriam Draconis is truly not an album you can just stream online, never look at the lyrics, and claim to have experienced it.  A lot goes into what Avatar has presented here.

Enter fully expecting for very floaty keyboards to be present almost the entire duration of the album.  You, the listener, are invited on a journey.  It’s a personal journey; the keyboards have a very intimate feel to them.  They are not so floaty as to lift more than just the listener off of the earth.  The song I had already been familiar with (and is featured on the “Under the Pagan Moon” compilation) is “Hymn to the Ancient Ones.”  That chorus is as follows:

“They are the Lords of darkness, masters of magicians
They are before creation, they are the Ancient Ones
Chaos, dreams of Tiamat will become reality
Dog-faced demons will live between the fog of eternity
The time of the entering of the Gods has begun!
The time of breaking through the gates has begun!”

Words like this just tickle the imagination.  Combine this with the floaty keyboards, and it becomes very easy to lose yourself in this album.  The atmosphere here ranks up with Limbonic Art and Obsidian Gate.  The only real drawback is how set-back the guitars are in the mix.  You have to listen really carefully to hear them.  I have to knock off the one star for that reason (and that reason alone).

Many of the passages on this album stand out in the world of black metal as having a slow drum pace with tremolo picking and frequent fancy drum fills.  This yields an epic feel, but it is a unique epic feel due to the dark, medieval keyboards.  Not a lot of bands come to mind when I try to compare to Avatar.  It’s somewhere between Godkiller and Cryogenic.

There’s a necromantic feeling conjured by the song titles, and perhaps the lack of color in the lyric pamphlet (it folds out; no staples) – when in contrast to the gloriously Greek/conquering/victorious/slaughtering/proud feelings from the loaded cover art (I +think+ that’s the Parthenon) – might lead one to believe this is a blasphemic metal album.  It isn’t – the atmosphere here is one of much thought-provoking.  Even any INvoking is “ancient ones” – not any “dark ones” or Lucifer or what-have-you.  This could serve as a soundtrack while you’re watching some epic ancient war movie, like Alexander.  I can also just as easily picture the conquering done by the Roman Empire (does anyone remember the game Centurion for Sega Genesis?).  I don’t think Nero – just Rome.  (Obsidian Gate does that on Colossal Christhunt, if you’re hungry.)

I can’t picture this as having the same major appeal for fans of symphonic black metal as Limbonic Art or Covenant.  This is no In the Nightside Eclipse.  From a musicianship standpoint, it’s pretty professional.  It’s got a pretty decent foundation in black metal.  I don’t give this a spin once a month, but it rewards me with a treat every time I put it on.

One final note – the 15:58 “Mines of Moria” is NOT a 16-minute epic.  It’s composed of a number of smaller & shorter instrumental passages that are connected by silence.  But, there are already 3 8-minute songs; you should get your epic fill, as long as the only symphonic black metal songs you care for are “The Obsidian Eternity and Anguish” and “In Mourning Mystique.”


title: fits in with the Swedish melodic black metal crew

text:
First order of business:  cover art.  This is NOT death metal!  You look at it and you see some sort of mechanical zombified face.  This can’t be more than 10% death metal.  Germany’s Mephistopheles plays straight black metal of a melodic/true persuasion.  Read on.

The production here is as close as I’ve ever heard to the legendary “Tusen ar Har Gatt” by Mork Gryning back in 1995.  Listen to the riffs 0:46 into the first song, “Kurgan Supremacy” – that is exactly Mork Gryning!  The way the guitar sounds almost like a keyboard in terms of the level of atmosphere it brings is completely uncharacteristic of German bands.  I’m in awe of this every time I hear it.  The way the guitars play off the keyboards/chants is very much like on that album by the Swedish greats.  There’s a slight amount of power metal-y dramatic epic build-up created by all the harmony and melody here.

Mephistopheles plays cold black metal.  When I say “melodic black metal,” it’s that the level of aggression/blasphemy is on par with a Vinterland, Mork Gryning, Dissection, even Catamenia etc. and not a Gorgoroth, Watain, Funeral Mist, Ofermod, even Setherial etc.  It’s not watered-down black metal like later Mystic Circle or Graveworm.  While the keyboards never disappear for long stretches at a time (think Midvinter), the guitars maintain a very 1995-Scandanavia feel to them.  If you like the bands in the first list (earlier in this paragraph), this album is for you!

Also – if you’re the type who likes the 7-8 minute Swedish melodic black metal classics (“I’m Another in the Night,” “Unhallowed,” “Thorns of Crimson Death,” etc), then again – this album is for you!  After two songs at 5:14 and 5:22, the next-shortest is 6:43.  (Midvinter’s album features seven consecutive songs over 8 minutes – then again, Tusen ar Har Gatt’s songs are all short.)  Songs here are all epic and feature loads of pace/tempo/atmosphere changes.  Fans of Abigor will doubtlessly be pleased by this.

A few favorite moments on the album – a guitar lead from about 1:45-2:00 of “Moldavian Fires” will put a grin on your face and make you wish you were front-and-center watching that live.  Less than a minute later in the song, epic chants (straight out of Viking metal) add that dramatic feeling to the sound.  3:50 of “Northern Eternity” (last song) is another one of those sections of tremolo riffing with blastbeats that you just want to lounge back to and say “ah… yup – this is why I listen to this music.”  Because if that was 3:50 of some album from which the single was playing on the radio, you know you’d be snoring.  Mephistopheles was doing the opposite of snoring when this was getting written and recorded.  Such quality!  Such professionalism!

This album is a diamond in the rough for me.  It carries an aura of “it shouldn’t be this good, but it is.”  Liking this album is not an option for me – it fits so seamlessly into the glorious tundra of Swedish melodic black metal.  (Okay I admit that metaphor needs a little work.)  I’m sure there are a lot of black metal listeners who would enjoy this – if they only heard it.  Listen!


title: doesn’t get a foothold in any one sound

text:
If you took the Century Child (Nightwish) artwork, then removed the lady and put in more dead trees, you would have the sort of autumn melancholy atmosphere that Ravendusk presents.  And this is an upside.  But the positives just about end here.

Keyboards are present, but not dominating.  Pace varies.  A flute-like instrument makes a few appearances, such as in the chorus of the opening title track.  Production is solid, but not crisp.  Vocals are rather back in the mix.  Guitars generally take the lead.

What has repelled me so far with this album is that the songs are in and out.  I want to make a more dark metal or atmospheric metal comparison to a band like Throes of Dawn.  But with the up-tempo feeling attached to the songs, I can’t really do that.  That’s kind of a bummer – this album finds itself laying between genres for me.  And not in a way that Belphegor is half death, half black metal and does it so well.  Ravendusk seems to pull punches here when it could be asserting itself in one direction or another.

I’m left craving missing the longer songs and the mournful epic atmospheric doom metal.  Maybe one of the things Ravendusk is missing is what the 90’s bands had of the gothic metal scene.  The whole album is only 33:22 long, which is just far too short if any significant atmosphere is going to be upheld for any length of time.

I keep trying to come back to this album, but I’m afraid that after 1-2 more chances, this is going to start collecting as much dust as graduation gowns.


title: not the easiest to get excited about

text:
You take one look at this cover art and you say to yourself, “This has got to be Viking metal.”  But when you put it on, you pretty much get a pure black metal CD.  Blastbeats are abound and clean vocals are nowhere to be found.  There is a short chant section of “Bridge of Bifrost,” but the blastbeats and tremolo riffing are going strong that whole time.  A few other songs feature chants, but they break from the Viking tradition and, as another reviewer puts it, has more of an Arcturus or Vintersorg feel to them.

Keyboards are rather present, but not dominant.  They create a general atmospheric effect, but not enough to teeter towards symphonic black metal.  Production of the guitars and drums are pretty true to black metal.  It could be a bit cleaner, but I’ve certainly heard worse.  “Speach of Odin” is an instrumental/speaking track that does nothing for the flow.  It’s like someone called timeout.  Much like “Dux Bellorum” on Obsidian Gate’s second offering.

I have a hard time getting really excited about this, but there are definitely some talented musicians here.  For me, this 1999 release sits buried in the pile of Swedish black metal.  I’d grab Sacramentum, Vinterland, Marduk, Funeral Mist, Arckanum, Setherial, or Mork Gryning before this.  Or, if I was in a more distinct Viking mood, I’d reach for Mithotyn or Manegarm.  Nothing here screams, “Hey, I’ve got something to offer those bands don’t!”  When I put it on, I don’t get the urge to turn it into a Frisbee; it’s just that I never find myself reaching for this.

At the end of the day, this is a good CD to hear, but it doesn’t know what it sounds best as.


title: Beautiful Technical Instrumental

text: This is one of the best virtuoso CDs of all time


title: Excellent CD !!

text: Queensryche is AMAZING


title: Five Stars

text: Love this CD very much


title: Comes packaged well.

text: A movie my children loved. Plays well.


title: Favorite

text: Really great arrangements.  Soothing, relaxing, unobtrusive music. Grand pianist.com is his web site


title: Four Stars

text: Totally worth the money


title: Max Reger Orgelwerke by Heinz Wunderlich

text:
This collector's item of the digital compact disc of the music of Max
Reger by the renowned organist Heinz Wunderlich displays the high
artistic interpretation of this noted German organist of the music of Reger. It was originally
recorded on vinyl when he was in his eighties.  Wunderlich recently celebrated
brated his 90th birthday by giving a recital on the organ of Hauptkirche
St. Jacobi on the famous Arp Schnitger organ.
This organ of St. Michael of this Reger recording is the first-rate German
instrument to be found in Schwabisch Hall.
The Fantasie and Fugue on B-A-C-H op. 46 expresses musically Reger's
belief that "Bach is the beginning and end of all music."  If you can
find this CD, by all means purchase it!


title: Great music!

text: I appreciate the items and fast service. Thank you.


title: Great product!

text: So happy with my purchase. I received my poster and photocards, some from the album itself and 2 or 3 extra from the supplier. Nothing I got was damaged or missing either. I would order from them again!


title: The CD sounds so much better than my old vinyl album.

text: So glad I bought this.


title: Five Stars

text: Very good item, quite satisfied with all conditions of delivery. Five stars. Thank you. Proserpine


title: Five Stars

text: Great Cd


title: ... I'm so excited to have it but I am disappointed that I didn't get the folded poster as listed

text: It shipped and arrived with expected and I'm so excited to have it but I am disappointed that I didn't get the folded poster as listed. This was a gift for my little sister and she really wanted the poster :( she'll still enjoy the album though


title: ... fast shipping and the extra photo cards were a nice bonus.

text: Very fast shipping and the extra photo cards were a nice bonus.


title: Excellent--Very Relaxing

text: This is probably my favorite album. It presents an excellent selection of beautiful and relaxing Spanish music.


title: Product as described. Quick delivery A+

text: Product as described. Quick delivery A+


Product as described. Quick delivery. Good seller…..A+


title: The South American Beatles, sound more like the Beach Boys, The Zombies, and The Monkees on this one!!

text:
Since I first heard Los Shakers on Rhino's excellent "Nuggets 2: UK and Beyond" I immediately knew I wanted to hear more.
I was bummed the the British CD "Por Favor"  was already out of print and going for high prices. (and still is)
I was shocked to find out last week that all 3 of their great CDs are now available.
I have not rec'd the other 2 but this one came today and I really enjoyed it. It's a great mixture of The Beach Boys, Monkees and Odessey and Oracle era Zombies.  I highly recommend it if you want to hear the Beatles influence on another part of the world.


title: We love Kyle Matthews' music

text: Our children just love to listen to Kyle Matthews' songs over and over.  We have The Main Event and Sing Down.  Both are great!  He is a talented musician.  His songs teach us to have grateful hearts, among other things.


title: Love this music!

text: This upbeat music will have you dancin' around the kitchen!  It is fun and I enjoy it very much!


title: Stellar transaction

text: Item was received as advertised. Very good seller. Caution was taken to ensure safe delivery.


title: If you love Pavement...

text: You will love this CD.  I've read complaints that the music is derivative. I definitely hear the strong Pave influence and even a bit of Devo, but for God's sake, all music is derivative to a degree and someone has to fill the void Pave left when they disbanded.  Apparently it took another group of upper middle-class, White boys with tidy hair cuts to run with the low-fi, indie ball that Pavement dropped.  I will say that Tapes are more melodic than early/middle-years Pavement - the songs don't sound like a sound check - apart from the instrumental mid-way through the CD.  All around, derivative or not, this CD is great through-out, not a bad song on it - it would surely be a perfect addition to any Pavement fan's collection.


title: Not bad for the money

text: One of the discs skips but I'm pleased with the product


title: Intense

text: I have 5 of Jason's CD's. They are all awesome. Open up the earth is by far my favorite. Listening to it as I'm writing the review.


title: LOVE MY BOOM BOOM !

text: IF YOU LOVE THE BLUES, THIS IS A GREAT GROUP! THE MUSIC IS UPBEAT, THE SINGER HAS AN INCREDIBLE VOICE, & THE GUYS ARE DOWN-TO-EARTH....WHEN ARE YOU COMING OUT WITH ANOTHER ABLUM BOOM BOOM? THIS BAND IS SOOOO GOOD I'VE HIRED THEM IN THE PAST FOR A PARTY! A++++


title: Five Stars

text: Very well done.


title: Hoops and Yoyo "One Donut a Day" CD

text: Fun songs! Good quality. My third graders love the CD! The song "You Smell Good" is great for teaching similes and linking verbs.


title: Likely a pop music ‘Masterpiece’.

text: I bought this on Vinyl around the time it came out…I think because the cover looked cool and because of the supporting musicians.  I was amazed at the sound(production), songwriting, and innovative arrangements.  Still sounds truly great on CD.  It’s available on Big Pink label out of Korea.  This very well could be considered a ‘Masterpiece’.  Thanks and RIP Billy.


title: Like the front and rear cover but the music is OK.

text: Just doesn’t grab me.


title: A Fine Rare Metal Gem

text:
Spin the World is the first and only album by short-lived Seattle band Mistrust, a talented group of musicians led by Jeff L’Heureux, a vocalist whose talent could have put him in the pantheon of other household names like Bon Scott and Robert Plant before he dropped off the radar. Before joining Mistrust, Jeff sang in another band called Culprit, which enjoyed some moderate success with the release of their debut album Guilty as Charged. According to the liner notes of STW, Jeff initially agreed to work with Mistrust on a part-time basis as he was still with Culprit at the time but then that band broke up thus allowing him to become a full-time member along with guitarists Owen Wright and Michael Winston, bassist Tim Wolfe, and drummer Chris Gohde.

Spin the World is simply put vintage hard rock/heavy metal with tons of energy. I was a little hesitant about purchasing this CD after reading the more negative reviews of Culprit’s Guilty as Charged here on Amazon. Basically, their grievance was the company tasked with putting that album out on CD for the first time did a rather craptacular job using a vinyl that was in poor condition. I can happily report though that is not an issue here as Spin the World was remastered from its original master-tapes. It says so right on its packaging.

As with any album put out by a rock band, I agree that the opening track is very important as it sets the tone for your listening experience as others have said. While the rest of the tracks off Spin the World also have their strongpoints, its opener “Lightning and Thunder” is one of the most epic tunes ever with its thunderous riffs and soaring vocals. The title track “Spin the World” and “Running for My Life”, the first two songs actually recorded by the band (hence the demo versions, which are also of sound quality), are equally ominous in nature and grand in performance. "Running for My Life" definitely as an AC/DC-vibe too it. This album also has more up-tempo songs such as “C’mon”, “(Yes) It’s True”, and “It’s Alright” (my second favorite after “Lightning and Thunder”).

Another standout track off this album but also probably its weakest, especially when you compare it to a similar but better known song by another band that came out three years later, which I will mention shortly, is "Loaded Guns". Here, we have Jeff L'Heureux take on the role of someone incarcerated for the accidental shooting death of his best friend. Now I know what all you diehard metalheads are thinking. "Oh, this sounds like a Skid Row rip-off." My first point of contention to that would of course be the fact that "Loaded Guns" actually PREDATES "18 and Life" by Skid Row, my second would be that the lyrics to the former are written in first-person whereas the latter is written in third-person. However, as much as I like the music and vocals to "Loaded Guns", I can't help thinking that they just don't fit the overall atmosphere of a song about an accidental shooting death and its subsequent consequences, which is why I will owe to all you Skid Row fans that "18 and Life" is the better tune. Still, "Loaded Guns" is a pretty kickass tune just like the rest of this album.

After the release of this album, Mistrust performed as an opening act for bigger artists like Alice Cooper, Loudness, and Stryper. Chris Gohde glowingly reminisces about those days in an interview within the liner notes. Unfortunately, Spin the World never got the distribution it so richly deserved. When Michael Winston decided to quit, the band briefly tried to keep going by getting former Culprit guitarist Kjartan Kristoffersen to take his place. They played a few shows together and wrote a few more songs but then eventually called it quits in 1988.

While it certainly is a shame we only got one album from these guys, I feel very fortunate to have added this to my collection and hope others will do the same. If you like Culprit or My Sister’s Machine, the band that Owen Wright and Chris Gohde formed after this band broke up, I highly recommend that you buy this album.


title: Fast delivery

text: Item arrived earlier than expected. Great condition.


title: Amazing! Like a modern Beatles

text: Love it! Best way to describe their music is like modern mix of Beatles & Alice in Chains. Intricate vocal harmonies remind me of the Beatles, soulful, somewhat mystic, sometimes deep sometimes rocking guitar is beautiful,  and bass playing far from dull.<br />I"d seen rythm guitarist/singer Tyson Kelly from his work as Lennon in various Beatles tributes,  & heard he plays band of original music (King Washington). I am glad I checked them out! They are very original and creative, but also educated in music so it's never "strange" .


title: incredible and surreal

text:
Item condition: I bought a mint, mint copy of this set a couple of months ago. I feel very fortunate to have found such a pristine copy--the seller must've locked it up in a closet in 1982. The case's hinges still have luster and they are not weathered at all. The vinyls...well...as the seller said, he only played a couple of the albums a couple times in the past 30 years. Needless to say, prior to playing this collection, I felt very, very lucky to have it in my hands.

Audio setup: I have a couple of B&W 685's on B&W stands, a NAD C356BEE integrated amp & NAD phono-amp connected to a music hall MMF 2.2 with an Acryl-it platter. It's an entry-level stereophile setup, but it does sound great, the B&W's are phenomenal.

Item performance: I guess the first thing to say is that i own other Mofi vinyls, old and new. I have a few of the new ones, namely Pixies - Doolittle and Beck - Sea Change, and both sound really good. That said, i have some older ones, mastered by Stan Ricker, and despite their age, they sound better than a brand new Mofi vinyl (Fleetwood Mac, Steve Miller). Mofi has certainly taken a turn in the last 25 or so years...while still the leader in audiophile vinyls, they just aren't the same. Stan Ricker and the "red" vinyl that was pressed exclusively in Japan are now gone forever from Mofi, and the sound quality resonates this.

Luckily, this box set was mastered by Stan Ricker and pressed on Japanese red vinyl :)

The Beatles, to me, are more of a religion than a band. I've listened to them since i was a young buck, going through my own personal experience of Beatlemania during high school. Throughout the years, I've felt that the Beatles are more relevant in all situations, and still are my most favorite pop culture creation ever.

Opening the box, every vinyl is secured in its slot. the cover is a photo of the actual master tape box, with the master tape inside, and the library-type checkout list with all of the miscellaneous countries that have borrow the tapes for their own submasters. its really, really awesome seeing the actual tapes. There's a book with all of the original cover art included, as well as a Mofi calibration disc for your turntable. Also, these vinyls were cleaned with disc doctor solution on a VPI machine.

I started from the beginning: Please Please Me. I can't explain how amazing the recording sounds. the Japanese red vinyl is the quietest vinyl ever created; it isolates the sound like a digital master. its dead silent. when the dynamics kicked in, i never knew my system could reproduce music this well. These vinyls sound better than any other vinyl i own, including the Stan Ricker mastered Japan pressed Mofi vinyls of the 60-70s. I think Stan Ricker took extra care mastering these vinyls.

The voices, even when in harmony, are distinct from each other. I can clearly hear John and Paul and George's voices when they harmonize. The guitars are completely isolated. It sounds as if they recorded it now, rather than 1962. the bass is full, and ever single imperfection is clearly broadcasted. its really something i didnt expect.

When i put on With the Beatles, and It Wont Be Long came on, i started to tear! This recording sounded unbelievable, even better than Please Please Me. The thing about this set is that the music is so clear, so transparent, that every song on every record sounds unique. it really gives you the impression that the album was made over a period of time, because you can tell some songs were recorded differently than others.

As i progressed through each album, it felt as if i was hearing the Beatles for the first time, something I thought wasnt possible. It literally changed my life. Rubber Soul, Revolver, and Sgt. Pepper's all sounded surreal. the isolated bass, the guitar, the vocals...everything was separated. there was such clarity that you can hear background noises and instrument handling. There are songs where John is singing alone, in one speaker, and it literally sounds as if he is right next to me. like, John became a speaker and was singing to me.

I've only played these once, and a couple of albums twice to show my parents/friends...but thats it. im leaving these alone. these are so valuable and perfect, i cant find myself to play them for normal convenience. on my entry-level set-up these sound amazing, i can only imagine how they sound on a McIntosh or Clear Audio set-up.

Look, the $$ is high, probably higher than youll ever pay for a vinyl. but let me tell you something...i dont regret a single cent. this is an investment. i got a great deal, too, but even if i didnt, this is the closest form of having a personal copy of the master tapes from the Beatles as you can have, which i philosophically believe is priceless. this is such a gift from humanity, i cant stress enough how worth this set is for the $$. its the best thing ive ever heard.

i can go on and on...but believe me, its as good as it sounds. its a dream-like experience. but this is not just a vinyl set, and it shouldnt be purchased by just anyone...this is like a newborn child, it needs constant consideration when handling.

if you have a good turntable, some extra $$, and an undying passion for the Beatles, this is the best product the world has to offer.


title: Great Products!

text: These products came in ideal condition, and fit my expectations to complete satisfaction!


title: Great album, disc 1 missing 5 SACD Tracks

text: "All the Young Dudes", one of the best rock albums if all time.<br />This is on 2 discs, first disc has the album "Mott" and side one of "All the Young Dudes", second disc has side 2 of "All the Young Dudes", and complete album "The Hoople". On the first disc only 9 of the 14 tracks are recognized by the the SACD player, missing tracks are side one of Young Dudes, all stereo CD tracks are fine. Disc 2 all tracks show in both formats. This is the second one purchased that is like this, from 2 different venders, one on Chicago, this one from Great Britain. I'm keeping this one since the stereo tracks are all there, and do sound great. Just wish I could listen to ATYD side one on surround.


title: Horowitz and Chopin - what better combination!

text: I adore Chopin, in part because when I was a little girl my ballet class had a live pianist who played specific Chopin pieces for each step we practiced. Every time I hear these pieces now at 75 my muscle memory kicks in.<br />This set of complete Chopin solo piano pieces is a real treasure. The first CD has a background hum because these are recordings from the 1940's and 50's, but if you listen from another room it isn' bothersome. Horowitz' affinity for Chopin's compositions with the composer's wonderful melodies and strong left hand make these CDs a joy to listen to.


title: A Remarkable Remastering Achievement! Glimpse of Booklet, Tracks, Description

text:
A remarkable achievement by one of the great movie composers - Russell Garcia!  Remastered version is much improved with tracks previously unreleased.  The artwork presentation is also impressive along with a beautiful 20 page color booklet.  This is a limited edition.  I included a more detailed description and tracks included that seem to be missing from this page

The Time Machine
(Booklet, Remastered, Expanded Limited Edition)
Artist: Russell Garcia
Format: CD

Release Date: 2/1/2022
ARTIST: Russell Garcia
LABEL: Puppetoon Production
UPC: 015882076029
GENRE: Soundtrack
RELEASE DATE: 2/1/2022

DESCRIPTION
Time Machine on CD:  Remastered expanded edition of composer conductor Russell Garcia’s original motion picture score to THE TIME MACHINE. The music from George Pal’s Academy Award®-winning 1960 classic “The Time Machine” is perhaps composer Russell Garcia’s most well-known work - a thrilling emotionally-charged symphonic score bursting with a sense of wonder and adventure. Now, this beloved music returns in an upgraded remastered edition from the original digital stereo elements that includes several previously unreleased tracks restored as Garcia originally recorded it with the celebrated 60-piece Graunke Symphony Orchestra in Munich, Germany. The bonus Suite from "Atlantis, The Lost Continent" Garcia wrote for George Pal’s 1961 production is also included. The CD comes in a jewel case with a 20-page color collectors booklet that features background, photos, and an exclusive interview with Russell Garcia, graphic design by Jim Titus and liner notes by Producer Arnold Leibovit.

The music is a fantastic mix of dynamism and romanticism that is both beautiful and uplifting. In Garcia’s inspired hands, we can hear the loving themes of Filby and The Time Traveler (their friendship comes alive through the ages), the glorious 'Time Machine' (a mechanism we fully believed could perform the fantastic), and the beautiful and terrifying Wellsian worlds of the Eloi and the Morlocks – rekindled with a resonance both heartbreaking and unforgettable.

George Pal’s “The Time Machine” stands out as perhaps one of the most memorable science fiction feature films of the 1950s. The film starred Rod Taylor as a Victorian scientist (presumably H.G. himself) who invents a machine that hurtles him through time to the far distant future world in the year 802,701. There man has evolved into two species: the gentle surface dwelling Eloi and the beastly Morlocks who live beneath the Earth. Added to this mix were performances by Alan Young as his friend, Filby, Yvette Mimieux as Eloi Weena plus the creation of undoubtedly one of the most iconic props in movie history - The Time Machine itself. All together “The Time Machine” became a bonafide cinema classic and the one for which George Pal and Russell Garcia will be most remembered.

Russell Garcia (1916-2011) was a tremendously prolific composer and orchestrator in television and film. His career featured stops at NBC, MGM, and Universal., while his numerous colleagues and collaborators included such luminaries as Judy Garland, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Mel Tormé, John Williams, Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, and Walt Disney. His greatest and most inventive work, however, is likely the score he did for "The Time Machine" based on the H.G. Wells novel.

Producer-Director Arnold Leibovit has devoted much of his life to the preservation and promotion of George Pal’s amazing film legacy. To that end, he produced and directed the documentary “The Fantasy Film Worlds of George Pal” and “The Puppetoon Movie” and its two follow-up releases “The Puppetoon Movie Volume 2” and “The Puppetoon Movie Volume 3” currently in production. He also served as Executive Producer for Warner Bros. and DreamWorks’ 2002 remake of “The Time Machine” starring Guy Pearce and Jeremy Irons. Leibovit is quite proud and grateful to be able to bring Russell Garcia’s greatest score, from George Pal’s greatest film, back to an eager audience. This sensational limited edition should excite music collectors everywhere.

FEATURES:
Language  :  English
Product Dimensions  :  5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 4.1 Ounces
Manufacturer: Arnold Leibovit Entertainment
Original Release Date  :  February 1, 2022
Number of discs  :  1
Run time  :  55 minutes
Features: 20 Page Color Collector’s Booklet
Album Producer/Liner Notes: Arnold Leibovit
Graphic Design: Jim Titus

Tracks

1 Main Title / Credits
2 London 1900 (Filby's Theme)
3 Time Machine Model
4 The Time Machine
5 Quick Trip Into the Future
6 All the Time in the World
7 Beautiful Forest / the Great Hall
8 Fear
9 Weena (Love Theme)
10 Rescue
11 Reminiscing
12 Morlocks
13 End Title (Reprise)
14 Fight with the Morlocks
15 Time Traveler
16 Escape
17 Prayer / Off Again
18 Trapped in the
19 Love and Time Return
20 End Title
21 Suite from Atlantis, the Lost Continent


title: Five Stars

text: good album


title: Why I hate the Tape-beatles

text:
"IT IS FINISHED," John said as he fled to Prague, exhausted, spent.

Like some prisoner's last words, this phrase rings in the collective cultural ether, an ephemeral epitaph on the tomb of a now-dead era. I could not be more thankful.

The passing of the Tape-beatles marks a final indignation, the last gasp of our society to preserve what it once fetishized as a privileged cultural activity, the making of "music." Finally, we might let go of this deadening apportionment of our creative efforts. While its demise has been obvious for decades, it has taken the pitiful efforts of the frauds known as the Tape-beatles to generate the necessary outrage to accept the end of a precious, and ultimately duplicitous, endeavor.

Let us be clear: The Tape-beatles were not alone. They are the final step in a history of cultural treachery that spans the 20th century. From Stravinsky to Beck, we have been taken. There have been efforts to remedy this situation. This century is littered with names like Duchamp, Henri, Cage, Russolo, and The Sex Pistols. Some were genuinely radical, others merely brutal. Yet, all these individuals still desperately clung to the "idea" of music, as if some archetypal structure, some "Platonic Form," guided their nearly unconscious endeavors. And it was, in the end, the Tape-beatles who wrote the final movement in what has become a prison, gilded by some of the most brilliant minds in our history.

In claiming to compose music with previously-constructed sounds, the Tape-beatles merely demonstrated the ultimate poverty of the modern Western musical lexicon. Why must it have been "music" that was made with "sound"? Such a question could never have been broached by these self-admitted cultural embezzlers. For it was not merely content they pilfered, but the whole of Western musical form. And this baroque crutch of musical history served them well. Able to pass off seemingly revolutionary notions such as Plagiarism®, guised in the sanitized, easily swallowed pill of musical structure, they arrived at a certain plateau of fame, experts in the intellectual currency of a clever elite. In this way they deflected any real criticism of their practice. The form, and even the content, were all part of a received language, constructed as a closed cultural syllogism which had already long since been discarded by anyone with aspirations to being genuinely radical.

But music is one of the greatest forms of artistic expression, you say. Listen to the Beethovens, the Mozarts, the Bachs. Western culture is rife with examples of such musical brilliance. How can we turn our backs on it now? What would be left? Yes, but what is left of music? Music can no longer serve as genuine expression in a society where its form has been so thoroughly co-opted in service of the market. When "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" now advertises tennis shoes, when the once immediate, historically rich form of rap so completely pervades commercial media, when classical music can only pander to the classist sensibilities of a moneyed elite, and jazz sells luxury cars, what is left? Just the hollow carcass of a once socially important expression of collective and personal experience. To even attempt to reclaim music is only to force its decaying remains into a kind of empty nostalgia for a lost unity. This language has been devoured by spectacular consumption. Mourn it. Bid it farewell. But do not assert any radical intents by resurrecting its ghosts. The necrophiles of the Corporate Western Empire have beat you to its grave.

Yes, the Tape-beatles, at best, could only redigest the market-based sentiments, the corporate fantasies, of a popular media electronically extruded into our lives. They are consumers consuming the consumed, like a starving man forced to use his own body for food. What nurturing substance music may have once offered has been long since stripped away so it might serve as a convenient receptacle for a corporately-defined affect, an emotional identity apart from ourselves, we now desire to possess.


title: Five Stars

text: Great music.


title: Fun Memories

text: My husband was thrilled to find this tape as ours was in bad shape. Fun to relive memories of Maui! Thank you!


title: Love it, own it, drown in it!

text: If you love this song, having it on CD is a plus. This is the dirty version. Joe Jonas and bandmates deliver, but this ain't news: by now, everybody has heard this song.


title: Came as ordered

text: Came as ordered, replaced old worn out discs.


title: Overcoming Fear by Scripture Memory SOngs (1995) Audio CD

text: This is a great way to get important scriptures in and be able to recall them during the day.<br />I certainly recommend this product.


title: like it alot

text: Thank you,like it alot.


title: FANTASTIC!! Almost as good as visiting Birdland and ...

text: FANTASTIC!!  Almost as good as visiting Birdland and hearing this band of top NYC jazz greats.  Highly recommended for content and audio quality.


title: Surprisingly good; a groove you can come back to

text:
I bought this CD in an airport because I desperately needed some fresh music.  What I didn't expect was to keep coming back to it again and again, several months later.  Why?  Well, I expected this to be a poorly mixed CD with a bunch of commercial tunes and no consistency among the songs.  What I got was a _lot_ of great tunes and a solid, self-consistent vibe that just doesn't let up.

This CD is not mostly 'dance' music; it's actually mostly house with the odd trance song, and a couple "true" dance songs.  It seems most of the mixes heard Benassi's "Satisfaction" and wanted to get a similar groove.  One might expect overkill, but it actually works, even more than some of Benassi's mixes that I've heard.  Not to say that the songs all sound the same; quite the contrary.  Each song has its own edge, and some are quite remarkable, such as "Truly" by Delerium and "Nobody Likes The Records That I Play" by DJ Tocadisco.  The club hits here fit well in the mix, such as Seven Nation Army, California Dreamin', and Somebody to Love.

There's Tiesto and U2 and Kelis and other star names in this album.  They hold their own but it's the other songs that make this album a compelling listen.

Disc 1:

Love Me Right (Oh Sheila) by Angel City / Lara McAllen

Take Me To The Clouds Above by LMC / U Two / U2

Trick Me (E-Smoove House Trick) by Kelis

Stand Back by Linus Loves / Sam Obernik

Straight Ahead by Berger / Chrissie Hynde / Tube

Seven Nation Army by Punk Division

California Dreamin' (Tek-House Extend) by Royal Gigolos

Somebody to Love (Main Club) by Lucas Prata

Love Comes Again (Original Mix) by BT / Tiesto

Fallen (Gabriel and Dresden Anti-Gravity Mix) by Sarah McLachlan

Satellite (Oceanlab)

Disc 2:

Waiting for You (Thick D. Vocal Remix) by Seal

Rocking Music by Martin Solveig

Dreams by Sandy Rivera

Resonate (D-Formation Mix) by Calderone / Quayle

Nobody (Likes The Records That I Play) by DJ Tocadisco

I Like It (Sinewave Surfer's 2AM Mix) by Narcotic Thrust

Smooth by Iio

Time (The Scumfrog Remix) by Murk

Waterfalls (Stephan Like Fat Free Mix) by Jimi Dread / Spawn Blond

Catch Me (Vocal Mix) by Chris and Kai

Truly (Infusion Mix) by Delerium / Nerina Pallot

The Sun Is Shining (Down on Me) (House Mix) by DT8 Project


title: original ABB album with both mixes

text: for those who remember the band was signed by ATCO records in 1969 and put this album out as their firsy album.  A powerful mix of blues rock containing Whipping Post, the pinnacle of many a live show. the 2 nd mix came out in 1973 On Beginnings with Capricorn records. which was basically the first 2 albums in one 2 album set, this releases has disc 1 the first album remix only. perhaps the more known mix


title: A  nice vacation from all the other stuff out there.....

text: More great stuff from Max Webster.  Love this band...it is hard not to!  I mean any band that wins the favor of RUSH has to be good!  Kim  Mitchell is unique to say the least!  Any release by these guys is well worth checking out.


title: It's about nature.

text: We live close to the mountains.It is very enjoyable.


title: Gift of Excaliber

text: Excellant.I loved the music.


title: Sketches From an American Journey

text: I liked it a lot. I have some from the same author I liked slightly better.


title: Fantastic music!

text: Love the music.  Would by more when available.  Keep up the good work.


title: Five Stars

text: Arrived early in excellent condition. Good collection, with a couple remixes or versions of songs.


title: Five Stars

text: Sweet remixes of several of their songs.


title: Five Stars

text: Sweet remixes of some of their songs.


I bought this specifically for the Music Box versions of Just Communication & Rhythm Emotion. I also love the instrumental version of Just Communicatio Second Variation 96.


title: Four Stars

text: Sweet single. I love the song Namida no Hurricane. Nice beat/rhythm, so catchy. Bought used, works great.


title: Good times!

text: This is a phenomenal CD by a musician who has been part of both the Southern California and Northern California music and art scene. The music is rich and swirling and makes you feel good.


title: This is a BOOTLEG!! NOT an official release!

text: Heard about a lot of nice comments. But keep in mind, this CD is NOT a part of the official discography of Enigma, There is no "Greatest Hits" album called. You can get LSD (Love Sensuality Devotion) as compilation of hits (both in a joint with a Remix version as well), also 15 Years After (Box Set) and Trilogy are available.


title: not exactly Firesign Theater

text: David Ossman's 70's-era take on how media and content assert precedence over all other prerequisites is, sadly, all-too-prescient in the story of a space traveler who returns home to discover how "culture" has evolved in his absence.  Other members of the Firesign Theater troupe (and the usual supporting players) add entertaining bits and whatnots.  To quote one on the characters in the program, "it's all entertainment."