title: More great electronic music by this British trio

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Radio Massacre International has so many releases (proper CD releases and CD-Rs) that you can easily get lost. You know what's great? Every one of their releases are worth getting. They made some of the greatest electronic music in the past 15 years and every bit as good as the '70s classics like Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.

2001's Planets in the Wires is their very first non CD-R release on their own Northern Echo label. It was also one of their few releases to actually be released just shortly after its recordings (many other releases were often archival releases, from live shows, or from the studio where they couldn't fit it on whatever CD they were recording at the time, be it Frozen North, Republic, Organ Harvest, etc.). All previous proper CD releases has been on the Centaur label (Zabriskie Point and The God of Electricity were RMI's final Centaur releases). Prior to Planets in the Wires, the Northern Echo label was used to release their CD-Rs, such as Burned & Frozen, Diabolica, Gulf, A Bridge Too Far, Bothered Atmos, etc. And while the band had since signed on with Cuneiform Records, they still continue to release their CD-Rs on the Northern Echo label (the big exception being 2006's Septentrional, since it was an Ian Boddy collaboration, it was released on his DiN label).

The group consisted of Gary Houghton, Duncan Goddard, and Steve Dinsdale, with Gary handling the guitar duties, and the rest on keyboards and sequencers. Planets in the Wires consists of two extended pieces, the title track at over 29 minutes, "Echoes" at 44 minutes. As is common with many of their releases, the music starts off calm, with lots of spacy sound effects and ambient use of synths, not to mention the Mellotron, then eventually the sequencers kick in (the band uses the Doepfer MAQ 16/3 sequencer, which was developed in cooperation with Kraftwerk, most MAQ 16/3s you see are white, RMI's is black), and Gary Houghton gives some nice guitar work. Eventually it's back to more ambient experimental passages. Same goes for "Echoes".

I also dig the CD booklet, because it shows the band in a house performing with their gear, and a kid, can't be more than two years old (I believe it's Duncan's kid) with his hands on their Mellotron (it's great to see a little kid being exposed to technology so unknown to the average person).

Once again, RMI came through with another great electronic release. It's also nice to see them so consistent through the years too! These guys already have more releases than Ozric Tentacles, and done in a shorter time, and while one always worries about such a huge catalog because with many other prolific artists, it's often a minefield (look at Hawkwind, but then you're much safer with their official releases than those unofficial releases not sanctioned by the band). Not RMI. Another great album for those into electronic music.


title: Nice debut by this Belgian prog band

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Machiavel is regarded as the best known and most successful prog rock band from Belgium. I once met a guy that came from that country and I mentioned this band to him and he really perked up big time. I wasn't exactly sure what kind of reaction I would get from him mentioning this group, but when I got that reaction, it proved that this band was actually quite big in Belgium, even scoring a couple of Belgian hits like "Fly" (from their apparently not-so-great New Lines album from 1980) and "Rope Dancer" (from 1978's Mechanical Moonbeams, which is regarded in the prog community as their last good album).

Machiavel's reputation mostly lies in their second and third album, Jester (1977) (an album with some rather notorious artwork in its gatefold) and Mechanical Moonbeams, and I really can't argue that. But their self-entitled 1976 debut gets totally ignored. The lineup was slightly different from their best albums. Keyboardist Albert Letecheur, drummer/vocalist Marc Ysaye, and bassist Roland De Greef are all here, notice the lack of vocalist Mario Guccio or guitarist Jean-Paul Devaux. The guitarist instead was Jack Roskam. I really think the reason this album was ignored was the lack of Mario Guccio. But the music is still quite good. The Supertramp influences of Jester aren't found here, as Albert Letecheur tends to use a Davoli synthesizer, Minimoog, Solina string synth, and traditional piano (no Supertramp-like electric pianos here). The Mellotron isn't even present here as is their next couple of albums. The first three cuts, "Johan's Brother Told Me" (which features a ton of string synths giving a spacy feel), "Cheerlessness" and "Cry No More" tend to emphasize ballads (also demonstrating the band needed to polish on their English, which they definitely improved with the addition of Mario Guccio on their following albums), while the album starts going a faster pace with "When Johan Died, Sirens Were Singing" (the vocals sure improved here compared to "Johan's Brother Told Me"), which is certainly the big highlight for me! A totally fantastic piece every bit as good (if not better) than anything on Jester or Mechanical Moonbeams! "I Am" is a short interlude that leads up to "Leave It Where It Can Stay" featuring more great stuff I like about prog, including the analog keys from Albert Letecheur, this one having an almost Pink Floyd-like feel.

This CD reissue also features three bonus cuts, real early recording from 1974 just shortly after their formation. "To Be Free" is not particularly progressive, more of a hard rocking boogie number. "Don't Remember" is more of a ballad, but more progressive, showing the band is starting to get the grip here. "When You Turn Green" is a piano-oriented piece, but then a Davoli synthesizer appears and some nice vocal harmonies surface. I have to say of these bonus cuts, "To Be Free" seems most out of place, but still shows how Machiavel really got their stuff together just as they formed and had no albums out yet.

Really this album isn't bad at all. All the attention has been given to Jester and Mechanical Moonbeams, and for good reasons, those are the highlights of the Belgian prog scene, but this album is really criminally neglected. This album is also very much worthy of your attention too.


title: One of the finest prog albums I've heard from Spain

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Mezquita was a prog rock band from Córdoba, Spain that coughed up two albums, Recuerdos de mi Tierra in 1979 and Califas del Rock in 1981, both on the Chapa label (same label that brought you Crack's Si Todo Hiciera). Much of their reputation lies on their debut. It's hard to believe that such great prog would come out in 1979 (it's well known how badly many British prog bands were doing at this time), but Recuerdos de mi Tierra is perhaps one of the finest albums from 1979 I've ever heard, in fact one of the finest prog rock albums from Spain ever! Do you like Triana, but wish there was more punch and energy? Mezquita delivers, and delivers big time! This is some highly energetic flamenco prog with some incredible performance from all around. They tend to use a lot of scales used in both flamenco and Middle Eastern/North African music. Keyboards including Hammond organ and Moog, maybe a little Mellotron (I think I hear some tron strings and odd choir sound that don't sound like your standard tron choir, much like what I heard from Shylock's "Choral" off Ile de Fievre), although real strings are used on many of the cuts (four guys are credited to strings). Vocals are all in Spanish, and remind me a bit of Triana's Jesús de la Rosa. I really like how the guitars (from José Rafa) compete with the rest of the music. Roska's keyboard work is very much integrated into the music, but still obviously easily noticed. It's one of those albums it's really difficult to pick out the highlights, so I won't.

Of course such albums are difficult to come by as an original LP, but Si-Wan in Korea had reissued this on CD, as well as (more recently) Picar in Spain, who retained the original cover artwork, but changed the "Mezquita" typefont (I guess they did that to make it more easily readable, but I had no problem reading the original typefont found on the original LP or the Si-Wan CD). I own the Picar reissue.

Don't you love it when you find great prog and it was released after 1977/'78? This is one of them, and it's without a doubt a completely essential album!


title: Great first two albums that seem like polar opposites

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Brainticket was one of those groups never known for a steady lineup, and even their nationality was purposily obscured thanks to a multi-national lineup. Joel Vandroogenbroek was the leader of this group. Many people thought this group was Dutch because of Joel's name, but actually he was born in Belgium (in the Flanders region where the Flemish variety of Dutch is spoken). Many people think they were Swiss because they resided in Switzerland. And then they get considered Krautrock because they have all the elements of the German scene of the time.

OK so this is a package of their first two albums. First one being Cottonwoodhill, originally released on the Hallelujah label. "Black Sand" and "Places of Light" are nice, pleasant organ-driven numbers with Dawn Muir giving us some spoken dialog. The rest of the album is consumed by "Brainticket Part 1 & 2". This is based on a repetitive organ riff with lots of bizarre sounds effects, as well as sounds of motor vehicles, crowds, and Dawn Muir tripping out real bad. How did an album like this get released? I don't know, but what I do know is there's two warnings on this album that go: "Listen only once a day to this album. Your brain might be destroyed" and "After listening to this album, your friends won't know you anymore". Yes, it's a really disturbing album, so they didn't put up that warning just for fun. It's also thanks to this warning, and the musical content that caused the album to be banned in many countries (like Spain and Portugal, where they were under dictatorships, and I'm more certain, the communist countries). Not the kind of album you want your next door neighbors to hearing (because you have it cranked too loud), especially if that next door neighbor is a Lawrence Welk devotee or watches The 700 Club on a regular basis.

1972's Psychonaut, originally released on the German Bellaphon label seems like Cottonwoodhill's polar opposite. Except for Joel himself, the band had a complete change in the lineup. Most importantly is drummer/percussionist Barney Palm who will be on all the following Brainticket albums (including their early '80s reunion efforts, Adventure and Voyage). Here the band actually focuses on music, making it a song-based album, but still keeping a psychedelic edge, especially with the strong ethnic bent (sitars, tablas, and various ethnic instruments used along the usual rock instruments). "Radagacuca" is that opening cut, with droning organ, percussion, sitar, and then when the vocals kick in, you can tell they were actually concerned with creating some catchy songs, but hardly selling out. "One Morning" is a great little song with nice use of piano and strange percussion. "Watchin' You" really rocks out big time with nice female vocals, with an unexpected twist at the end, with sitar and organ. "Like a Place in the Sun" features spoken dialog from Carole Muriel (new to this album, and would appear on their 1973 followup Celestial Ocean), and the band tries to be heavier here with heavily fuzzed organ. "Feel the Wind Blow" is a pleasant acoustic number with a psychedelic feel. "Coc'o Mary" is the album's closing piece and is instrumental and sounds very much like Jethro Tull meets Santana, with Tull-like flute and Santana-like percussion. Psychonaut is one of those progressive rock albums that still show their psychedelic roots, in fact this only proves how much that kind of music had their roots in psychedelia, and that prog rock often still kept their psychedelic roots intact as late as 1972, as this album proves.

Two great and fascinating albums, really hard to believe it's by the same group (because technically it wasn't thanks to an almost completely different set of musicians involved in both).


title: Fantastic prog from Portugal's big pop star

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For some of you, the name José Cid might conjure up images of banal pop music, such as "Um Grande Grande Amor", which he performed for the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest (let me tell when when I heard that song, it left me with a stomach ache, but it's perfect for that kind of event). No matter how you might feel about him, in his native Portugal he was the grandaddy of pop music in that country and he earned lots of fame there. But there was a short time he was doing prog rock, from around 1975 to 1978. In the late '60s, he founded a group called Quarteto 1111 which did not exactly endear them to the Salazar and Caetano regimes, causing a lot of their music to be banned. By 1974, Marcello Caetano was ousted, and the following year, Quarteto 1111 released their final album,  Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê Cantamos Pessoas Vivas on the Decca label. This maked the beginning of José Cid's exploration into progressive rock (making him the granddaddy of Portuguese prog as well). I have heard that album (it's now been reissued on both CD and LP, saving many of you the heartache, after all the original Decca LP is next to impossible to find), it showed Cid's love for the Mellotron, as that album is absolutely plastered with tron strings and flute. There were reportedly only three Mellotrons in Portugal, two belonging to Cid himself (another apparently by Pedro Luis of Tantra). That album mainly emphasized symphonic progressive balladry that's not unlike the Moody Blues, but perhaps a bit more down to earth. By 1976, Quarteto 1111 broke up and José Cid embarked on a solo career, first releasing an EP on Decca in 1977 called Vida (Sons Do Quotidiano), and the following year, 10.000 Depois Entre Vénus E Marte on the Orfeu label, although he apparently released some solo material while still with Quarteto 1111.

10.000 Anos shows Cid at the top of his game. Here he recruited bassist/guitarist Zé Nabo, drummer Ramon Gallarza, and ex-Quarteto 1111 guitarist Mike Sergeant (who was Scottish born and also once member of the British band Marmalade). Here Cid explores a sci-fi concept album, about the destruction of Earth through nuclear war, space exploration, and returning to Earth to find Earth returned to her former natural beauty. The music gets most frequently compared to the likes of Camel and Pulsar, but another group I can't help but be reminded of is Eloy circa Ocean, as it's full of the same spacy synths Eloy was doing around the same time, with sci-fi themes. Cid simply lays it thick here with Mellotron, Mini Moog, and Solina string synths in a rather spacy manner. "O Último Dia Na Terra" is that opening cut, and those use of tron choir and string synths simply blow me away. "O Caos" is another fantastic piece, a very much in your face piece with more great spacy synths. "Fuga Para O Espaço" is more of a ballad, dominated by piano and Moog. But the one song no Mellotron fan can argue with is "Mellotron O Planeta Fantástico". How many albums do you know that have the word "Mellotron" in the song title? Not many, other than Porcupine Tree doing "Mellotron Scratch" or Lol Coxhill doing "A Series of Superbly Played Mellotron Codas". It's kinda strange that Cid would name a planet Mellotron, but he does here on this album.

There are some that find this album rather dated. True this kind of music would not have made it out of the late '70s (or 1978, for that matter), but I really can't hold that against, after all, it's full of that great analog synth sounds I can't get enough of, and overall great music.

Since prog rock was never big in Portugal, this album was sadly ignored, making it hard to come by right from the start, forcing Cid himself to turn to more conventional pop (including that ever stomach turning "Um Grande Grande Amor") that obviously gave him lots of fame. Luckily he does feel 10.000 Anos is one of his crowning achievements. Thanks to the elaborate packaging (the gatefold with full-color lyrics book) and the fact Orfeu Records didn't feel it was going to sell, Cid simply gave the album away, receiving no royalties for it (which really is too bad). Too bad that this was as far as Cid went for progressive rock. I can't be too surprised. 1978 was smack in the middle of punk and disco, and while I'm not aware either of those had much of an impact in Portugal, it's well known 1978 wasn't exactly the most kind to prog rock regardless of country (I'm certain with or without punk or disco to answer to, prog would have played itself out anyways, look at what Yes, ELP and Gentle Giant was giving us by this point, that is Tormato, Love Beach, and Giant For a Day, which many felt were their worst albums to date), but 10.000 Anos was certainly one of that year's bright spots. But at least it's great to know this album has since became quite desired in the prog community, and rightfully so. If spacy progressive rock in the vein of Pulsar and Eloy is your thing, you need this album!

By the way, although it's been reissued on CD a couple times since, I very much suggest you get the 1994 American CD reissue on the Art Sublime label. It comes in LP-sized packaging with all the packaging of the original LP (gatefold, which shows Cid and his gear, including two Mellotrons, and a full-color lyric booklet that includes some really nice sci-fi art), and the CD has the entire Vida EP as a bonus cut.


title: This review is for Attila, unbelievable heavy rock from Joel

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Rollin' Home 4211 is one of those albums that packed early Billy Joel material from both The Hassles and Attila. But I don't own this CD, but I do own a cassette reissue of the complete Attila album, from 1970. The album was originally released on Epic Records, but the cassette I own is from 1985 on the Back-Track label. The original LP is quite a collector's item.

One thing I find interesting is finding a musician who, at one point in their career, was playing music that was so out of character, so unlike what you expect out of them, that you can't believe it! Case in point with Billy Joel. This out of the way: I am in no way a Joel fan, and I really have a hard time stomaching the hits he made from the '70s to early '90s (like "Tell Her About It", "We Didn't Start the Fire", "River of Dreams", etc.). But I was told Attila was nothing like that and was his attempt at hard rock/heavy metal!

Attila was a rock duo, consisting of Joel, of course, and his ex-Hassles bandmate, Jon Small on drums. It's quite a trip to hear Billy Joel play some of the most aggressive, intense heavy rock, where he don't lay his hands on a piano, but a Hammond organ, with heavy use of distortion. This group got no outside help, so Joel did on his organ the job of the organist, the guitarist, and the bassist. You might forget that only vocals, organ, and drums are used when listening to this. "Wonder Woman" simply proves that, with heavy organ riffs and shouting vocals. Then comes "California Flash", a rather lively number, and here you can already recognize Billy Joel's voice. I like the humor element. Then comes the viscious "Revenge is Sweet" with some more great organ work and even some prog rock tendencies. "Amplifier Fire" is a two movement suite, starting with some really jazzy playing, especially from Jon Small's drumming, although there's some bluesy tendencies. The second half is so unbelievably aggressive, with more heavily fuzzed organ and some psychedelic stuff, especially from the wordless voices. "Rollin' Home" keeps up with the heavy nature of the album, while the next cut, "Tear This Castle "Down" is a bit calmer, again showing how utterly different this is from the usual Billy Joel. Then comes "Holy Moses". I can't believe this stuff. Is this really the same guy who gave us all those cheesy hits in the '70s and '80s? "Brain Invasion" is an instrumental piece, more or less in prog rock territory here, dominated by Hammond organ, bringing to mind The Nice. No doubt that Attila's music had much more in common with the likes of Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, Atomic Rooster, and even Quatermass (who didn't have a guitarist, although they were a trio) than you can ever imagined! Certainly many of the better known groups (like Purple and Heep) seemed positively restrained in comparison to Attila, and they were far more popular and far more respected. I have seen the Attila album referred to as "The worst album of all time", which I think is unfair. Fans of Billy Joel might not like this too well, but I think fans of those groups I mentioned above would get a kick off this album. The album was doomed to fail, and it was a bad time in Joel's life. Unsurprisingly Joel would rather everyone forget this album (he deemed it "psychedelic bulls***"). It's also no surprise he took a 180 degree turn, towards the mellower pop/singer-songwriter direction with his next album, his first solo, Cold Spring Harbor late the following year (1971), and of course perfecting that on following albums.

To me, I think the Attila album is fantastic, but then this is coming from a non-fan of Billy Joel.


title: Wonderful, late-period prog album

text: Since Spain's prog rock scene came a bit late, it's only natural that their best albums came out in the latter-half of the 1970s. The first two or three Triana albums, Ibio's Cuevas de Altamira, Gotic's Escenes, Canarios' Ciclos, and Mezquita's Recuerdos de mi Tierra are just a few examples of prog albums from Spain. Crack is another example, with their one and only album, Si Todo Hiciera, originally released in 1979 on the Chapa label. I was a bit hesitant buying this album mainly because of the year of release. Many prog rock bands in other countries had pretty much fallen by the wayside by that time, and in the UK, those that survived turned to pop (Genesis, being the best known example). Punk rock and disco had really taken its toll on prog, but apparently didn't so much in Spain, else the county wouldn't have produced so many gems in an era where prog bands elsewhere gave us Love Beach (ELP), Giant for a Day (Gentle Giant), A La Carte and Russian Roulette (both Triumvirat), I Can See Your House From Here (Camel) or Tormato (Yes). Anyway, Si Todo Hiciera is a truly recommended album for those who enjoy such Italian prog bands as Locanda Delle Fate or PFM. That means the music is on the gentler end of the symphonic spectrum, but I think the music has a little more punch than Locanda Delle Fate. The instruments are the usual prog gear, including flute, ARP synth (I believe, it sounds like one), and Mellotron. Vocals are in Spanish, both male and female. The male vocalist reminds me a little of Locanda Delle Fate's Leonardo Sasso. The use of piano tends to be classically oriented, and there's enough Mellotron to keep people happy (although it's not tron overboard like say, Edgar Froese's Epsilon in Malaysian Pale, Spring's one and only album, Gracious' This Is... or Epidaurus' Earthly Paradise). There are a couple times the band explores more pop-oriented territory (like what many Italian bands had done). For example, the first half of the title track. I got thrown off by the female vocalist, who got a bit on the squeely side (trying to do something Mariah Carey would do more than a decade later, which is enough to scare any proghead off). Luckily the piece isn't that bad, and it gets more progressive throughout the cut. Usually the female vocalist adds that wonderful touch to make the album even more stunning, and don't usually resort to what she did on the title track. Perfect example goes to "Amantes de la Irrealidad". The rest of the album for the most part, is top quality prog sure to keep fans of the genre happy. What's really hilarious about this album, is if you listen carefully to "Cobarde o Desertor" you'll hear someone whistle "Yankee Doodle"! Another favorite of mine is "Marchando una del Cid", especially the part that reminds me of Jethro Tull. As for the rest of the album, it's really difficult picking out the high points. What I forgot to mention is this album basically lacks any Spanish/flamenco influences like you might get with Triana, Ibio, Mezquita, Cai, etc. There might be a slight Spanish folk influence, but it might be hard to notice, and it's nowhere as obvious as say, Ibio. Si-Wan Records in Korea (who reissued many great and essential prog albums) reissued Si Todo Hiciera. Unfortunately the liner notes are in Korean, making it difficult for me to determine who played what in the band. Regardless, despite the late year release, this is truly another essential prog album to your collection.


title: Focus goes digital

text: This album is sort of a Focus reunion from 1985. That is Jan Akkerman and Thijs van Leer with a host of anonymous musicians backing them up. Well, '70s Focus fans expecting a continuation of Moving Waves, Focus 3, or Hamburger Concerto will probably want to pass on this. This album is totally 1985. They were not one bit afraid to use digital synths and drum machines. And the one digital synth included is none other than the notorious Yamaha DX-7, the stuff mid '80s synth pop was made of. The unfortunate thing was they seemed to lay off the Hammond organ. But they try to merge the Focus sound (the yodeling, flute) with that '80s digital sound with interesting, if not entirely successful results. "Russian Roulette" sounds like a totally mid '80s update of "Focus (Instrumental)" from In & Out of Focus. "King Kong" is a nice flute-dominated number, despite the use of drum machines and electronic handclaps. "Le Tango" is a cut where the band rocks out more (not in a "Hocus Pocus" manner, but letting the guitar take center stage). "Indian Summer" is the band trying something more Indian with the use of tabla, but it's still quite plastered with digital synths and drum machines. "Beethoven's Revenge" is absolutely digital overkill. This will put fuel in the fire to those who loathe the DX-7. It's a pretty cheery number, however, it's still digital overkill. The final cut, "Who's Calling?" is another attempt to merge the classic Focus sound with a more mid '80s digital sound, and actually it's pretty effective here as they go for a more medieval style that the band often explores. Even Thijs van Leer brings some nice wordless vocals. In conclusion, if you like to hear Focus in a 1985 digital setting, you might find this fascinating, those wishing something like their best '70s albums would probably do without this one.


title: Two of the best albums by this Dutch band

text: Earth & Fire was one of the leading Dutch prog rock bands who also had their share of pop hits. While their hits also saw single releases, their full LPs (at least as long as they were on Polydor) often included a hit or two, but mainly they concentrated on more progressive material, that tended heavy on the Mellotron, Hammond organ, and synthesizers, with the female vocals of Jerney Kaagman. Song of the Marching Children, from 1971, and Atlantis, from '73, represent Earth & Fire at the top of their game. Song of the Marching Children starts off with four, relatively short pieces, that is "Carnival of the Animals", "Ebbtide", "Storm and Thunder" and "In the Mountains". "Storm and Thunder" was the hit, but here you get the full version that included the organ intro and the Mellotron outro. "In the Mountains" bears more than a striking resemblance to Focus, so much as Chris Koerts playing guitar just like Jan Akkerman. Then the album ends with the title track. This is basically an extended version of the single the band released earlier in 1971, with all the epic passages you come to expect in prog, alternating between vocal passages, and instrumental Mellotron passages. The song appropriately ends with the sound of marching drums. Atlantis continues in the same vein as Song of the Marching Children. The album starts with the side-length title cut. This cut is about the rise and destruction of Atlantis (a subject touched by other prog bands of the time, such as Eloy with their 1977 album Ocean). Unlike the title track to "Song of the Marching Children", "Atlantis" sounds more like a collection of separate songs. Rather than several movements segued in to each other, it's several movements with silent gaps between them. Regardless, this piece is effective. Then the second half of the album feature shorter pieces, with the hit "Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight" that bear an uncanny resemblance Spanky & Our Gang (it occured to me a few years ago how much this song resembles "Sunday Will Never Be the Same"). Then you have "Fanfare", a more epic prog composition with the Mellotron taking center stage (lots of tron brass here, I guess that's no surprise when the lyrics deal about different instruments in a symphony orchestra). And then you have "Love, Please Close the Door", a nice acoustic ballad. The album Atlantis marks the last album with bassist Hans Ziech as a member (he still continued to write some material for the band after), to be replaced by Theo Hurts in '74 (and by '78, ex-Focus bassist Bert Ruiter). Anyway, these two albums are simply some of the greatest Dutch prog I've heard, and I highly recommend these albums.


title: Excellent Focus and Camel-like prog rock

text: Finch, like Earth & Fire, Supersister, Focus, Alquin, Supersister, Ekseption, Trace, and Kayak was one of many prog bands to come out of the Netherlands in the 1970s. Finch managed to release three albums in the mid to late 1970s: Glory of the Inner Force (1975), Beyond Expression (1976), and this one, Galleons of Passion, from 1977. Finch was basically lead by guitarist Joop van Nimwegen who I feel is one of the finest guitarist the prog scene had to offer, his guitar playing is very much in the style of Jan Akkerman, he even goes as far as playing a Gibson "Les Paul", just like Akkerman, but he's even a better player than Akkerman, in my opinion. The band also featured Peter Vink on bass, as well as a keyboardist and drummer. With Galleons of Passion, keyboardist Cleem Determeijer and drummer Beer Klaasse had left the band replaced keyboardist Ad Wammes and drummer Hans Bosboom. They also switched labels too, from Negram, to Bubble, a division of Ariola. The music on this album seems to have less creativity from their previous two albums and yet they still managed a fine album and really didn't affect their sound too much, aside from the creativity. Here they pretty much stick to a Pink Floyd, Moonmadness-era Camel and Focus 3 (the song off the Focus album by the same name, that is) kind of pace and tends to more conventional symphonic prog and less of the fusion. Certainly, as in their previous two albums, Joop van Nimwegen is often a show-off and his guitar playing often overpowers the rest of the band. The new keyboardist tended to use more string synths than Cleem Determeijer before him, making this by far their spaciest album. The songs tends to be shorter here, no side length epics like "A Passion Condensed" from Beyond Expression, for example, in fact the album has five songs altogether. There's a couple of cuts in the 4-5 minute range, while the longest are just under 10 minutes. But, like their previous albums, the production here is incredible, definately more polished and sophisticated than Glory of the Inner Force. The cuts on this album are "Unspoken is the Word", "Remembering the Future", "As One", the three part suite "With Love as the Motive" and "Reconciling". Of all the songs on this album, my favorite by far is "Reconciling", a totally killer way to close the album because it features some totally mindblowingly intense passages that harkens back to the finer moments of Glory of the Inner Force. It's something like Focus meets Moonmadness-era Camel with Glory's intensity. "With Love As the Motive" starts off spacy, then there's cool guitar riffs and spacy string synths, before the rather mellow finale, which seems a little out of place because the mood seems to conflict with which otherwise I felt was my second favorite cut. "As One" has been described as Focus playing "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", and from hearing it, I supposed that's true. "Remembering the Future" starts off with the typical Finch sound of this album before it ends with Peter Vink's unique sounding bass and a bunch of percussion. All three of Finch's albums sound rather dated, but I don't mean that in a negative sense, it's that it sounds very obvious when the band recorded these albums: the 1970s, since these albums sound very '70s. Unfortunately Galleons of Passion was Finch's last album, after all, I'm pretty sure the band saw it coming (the decline of progressive rock, that is) and bailed out before they, themselves might release some embarassing albums, like Yes giving us Tormato, it's American counterpart Starcastle giving us Real to Reel, Gentle Giant giving us Giant for a Day, and ELP giving us Love Beach (these were all albums released in 1978, a year after Galleons of Passion was released). Unfortunately there's no plans for a Finch reunion. Joop van Nimwegen had since became embarrassed of his stay in the band, calling it a "sin from his youth" (although the rest of the band had much fonder membories). The great thing of Finch was they were one of the few prog bands that released only good albums (not counting the countless one- and two-shot prog bands, of course), you can't say that to certain much better known prog bands like Yes, ELP, Genesis, or even Focus, for that matter. Personally I feel Glory of the Inner Force as by far their best album, so start there, then come to Beyond Expression, and this one, Galleons of Passion.


title: Le Orme delivers the goods, again

text: I actually own the original Italian LP. At first I thought it was a bit of a letdown compared the consistency and excellency of Felona e Sorona. I was almost ready to give Contrappunti a two star rating, but then it really grew on me. This album finds Le Orme a bit more on the experimental side, and I was a bit thrown off about that, but I got used to it. I do think some of the best keyboard work I've heard from Toni Pagliuca (at least of the Le Orme albums I've heard) can be found here, you get plenty of great lush Moog, string synths, and even a little Mellotron. Let's get with the songs on this album. The title track, all instrumental, sounds exactly like it came off an ELP or Triumvirat album, and this was the big reason why Le Orme was called the Italian ELP, but don't expect much of the rest of the album to sound like that. The second cut, "Frutto Acerbo" is an acoustic number in the grand tradition of Felona e Sorona's "Felona" and "All'Infuori del Tempo". "Aliente" sounds like Le Orme wanted to get funky, so you get yourself clavinet and some cool use of synths. "India" was the band being strange by adding some odd ethnic influences, including synthesizer attempting to sound like a sitar. Also there are some strange synth effects as well. "La Fabbricante D'Angeli" and "Maggio" are more or less typical Le Orme progressive numbers, although the latter is more adventurous, especially the cool synths that start the cut. In between those two cuts is "Notturno" which is basically a piano and synth piece, which sounds like it should have belonged on one of Eno's ambient albums, like Music For Airports. Perhaps the biggest thing missing on Contrappunti is the conceptual flow you find on Felona, so it ends up sounding a little disjointed. But still the same, Contrappunti is a worthwhile album to get, but you are much better off starting with Felona e Sorona, before you come to this one.


title: For those who's music interest expands to vintage rock.

text:
The band decided to do the pop-rock hits of the late sixties and early seventies and apply vintage melodies to them. I growing up when rock was young appreciated the sound as did all yon-teenagers of my era.
I thought the creativity of transforming known later pop-songs with the older melody sets was well done and quite innovative.
The shipping of the product was as expected about 7 days.
This was the first of these transformation musical sets I've heard, other than the twinkle twinkle little star series. "Later!"
>>Don


title: Great band!!

text: Love this CD, it is a great companion to The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life!!!  Get this before it its to late!!  His live albums are some of my favorite live albums!!


title: Hip hop rap album

text: Not for me<br />Expected something different in view of the big band-the band is some kind of German rap band… this is not what I like to listen


title: Five Stars

text: excellent performers


This Stokowski recording has some very good material, and some not so good material.  All have good sound quality, as you'd expect from Stoki at this point in his career.  The not good material, to me, was a full orchestra rendition of a John Phillips Sousa piece.  That is made for a marching band, and such a band does well with it.  The unique piece on this disc that I haven't run into elsewhere is Blue Danube waltz by Strauss.  As expected, Stoki adds his touch to it, and it sounds like more than a waltz.  The other pieces are available elsewhere, mostly.  By this point, Stoki had concentrated on "legacy" and poured himself into the nuance of the music and the recording quality, and with good results.  That music could sound this good with an obscure orchestra and non-digital recording is how he got dubbed "the magician".


title: GET ALL THREE OF STEEL THIS DISC

text: The first of the Steal This Disc series haters a variety of styles, and it really pleases!


title: SUPER ECLECTIC

text: This stuff is great both in selection and content.


title: Great children's music and songs

text: I am a great fan of the entire Music Together CD series.  My toddler derives great pleasure from listening to each and every one of them (i.e. Drum, Fiddle, Bongos, etc.)  No matter which CD from the group, all of the songs are interactive, fun and an absolute joy to listen to.  Lastly, some of the CD collection actually contains two CDs - one for home and one for the car!  Smart, educational and great fun!


title: Good but not as good as earlier ones

text: This cd is good but his earlier cd's is so much better.  He uses a lot of his earlier songs on this cd and not so many new ones.


title: LOVE it! Tennessee Ernie Ford *ROCKS!*

text: Hitherto, "Sixteen Tons" & "Blackberry Boogie" were the only songs I was familiar with. This BRILL compilation introduced This Expatriate Chicagoan to a great deal of Ford's STELLAR output.


title: Roy Buchanan at his very best, i

text: Typical: Roy Buchanan at his very best, i.e. LIVE!


title: Five Stars

text: I love the music!


title: Five Stars

text: Great!


title: Don't buy

text: Boring


title: Tiger on the Hammond, for sure!

text: The best of the best...Jackie Davis, my old friend and teacher at the Hammond Organ where he belongs...pontificating and delighting as usual, with his drawbars and melodies that jump and shout, and purr like a kitten (on the keys!).  Do give these albums a listen, and let them sink in to your head, to those places that haven't heard great organ music for a long time.  He's the best, now take the test!  Happy listening.....  :0)<br />(Mike Reed, Hammond performer)


title: Item as described

text: Item as described


title: Wonderful!

text: The product was just as stated. No scratches, cd in good shape. The Women of Faith are so uplifting! All good!  Buy them all!


title: Four Stars

text: very good music


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent I love it


title: Five Stars

text: Excellant CD  Love it


title: Great Tracks!

text: Purchased this CD for my niece’s 15th birthday. She’s going to love it! Terrific - great track list - delivered on time.


title: Good quality

text: Thank you for still having this product in that good quality conservation.


title: Just what my husband wanted

text: All the songs were on the CD that he wanted to hear. Perfect.


title: CD Review

text: I was hoping it would be comparable to Afternoon Tapestry (which is scripture to song -love it!).


title: This version on the CD is a horrible version with an awful disco type mix and the ...

text:
I don’t ordinarily write reviews but I bought this CD hoping to get the original version of Whole Lotta Woman that was on the 45 record and the version on this CD is NOT it. This version on the CD is a horrible version with an awful disco type mix and the singing is even flat in sections and not the vocal track of the original. I don’t think this version could in any way be a relative of the original 45 version. The 45 version is a very flat intimate recording which sounds like you are in a living room listening to the group – it’s fantastic. Go to youtube and search for "Whole Lotta Woman , The Contours", then look for one that pictures the 45 record and listen.  You will hear a piano and sax starting it off. Later in the tune you’ll even hear the bongo drums – The 45 version is flat out a true gritty, R&B classic! The CD version is a 100% flop.
I actually was dumb enough to buy 3 different CD’s hoping one would have the 45 version but no- all have this horrible cut.  I ended up recording the 45 version off one of the  youtubes onto my computer and then putting it on a CD.

I wanted to warn anyone that is looking for  the original Whole Lotta Woman to NOT buy this CD. I’m posting this on each of the CD’s I bought.


title: great cd

text: was impressed by the selection of songs. great mix both my husband and I enjoyed it. great conditon. thank you


title: cd or record

text: If this is the record that I received I was disappointed for I wanted a cd and had to reorder. But if this is the cd then I rate it a 6 star. music of the highest quality.


title: Muleskinner

text: This is a must-have CD to hear some of the acoustic, bluegrass "superstars" like Clarence White and David Grisman.  I used to have the vinyl LP and played it hard.  So nice to have it back again.  High powered Muleskinner Blues with Clarence string bending Telecaster and Richard Greene absolutely ripping it up on fiddle.  Good stuff.


this CD  is amazing, and it was in great shape!


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!


title: Not Complete

text:
This is a beautiful collection of amazing music by one of the 20th centuries most talented musicians. The only thing that mars the set is that two pieces from Balachander's first album for World Pacific (Sounds of the Veena, WPS-1436) are not included even though there is room enough for them on this 2-CD set. It is inexplicable that half an LP (of three) is left off a “complete” collection.

What there is, though, is great!


title: "Just one thing bothers me - how did I get here?"

text:
When considering Bloodrock's Whirlwind Tongues as not only an LP but a material symptom of the changes and crises surrounding it, one hardly knows where to begin.  By this point, Bloodrock were nearing a total creative demise, falling far down the tubes of experimentation as could only the most foolhardy bands of the time.  To be perfectly blunt, the band's only hit thus far had been the nihilistic "D.O.A." off their [[ASIN:B000024TG7 second LP]] from 1970, which had done fairly well in establishing a place for the Texans amongst the southern heavy metal crowd.  By 1973, however, Bloodrock's future was looking comparatively grim.  A year prior, the band had undergone major personnel changes and consequently a totally new sound and ideology were being presented by born-again Christian and flute-blowing frontman replacement Warren Ham.  Completely gone were the CCR-infused, riff driven rockers of old - replaced by something resembling a highly confused Jethro Tull outfit.  Needless to say, the suits at Capitol Records were less than thrilled.

While it can be safely assumed that Ham's creative vision may have been fully satiated by releasing an album like Whirlwind Tongues, the fans only grew more alienated with what was fast becoming a total fiasco.  Listening to Whirlwind Tongues from front to back, one can't help but feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of genres effectively being thrown into a blender.  The album as a whole exudes a myriad of styles and time signatures throughout - whether the listener is steeped in the white boy blues antics of "Sunday Song", being not-quite-lulled by the saccharine sweet crooning of "Guess What I Am", or reconsidering his LP purchase altogether after getting an earful of the man-made 'animal noises' found in the album's closer "Jungle".  Conversely, the only cuts that come anywhere close to establishing some kind of link with the band's not-so-distant past would have to be "Parallax", "Voices" and possibly the spastic opener "It's Gonna Be Love".  Additionally, the boys do take a pretty impressive shot at "Eleanor Rigby" for posterity.  The rest of the album, however, is largely remembered as one great big creative spill that unfortunately cost the band their future.

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title: Bravo!

text: This is a very moving recording with Jessye Norman . I especially love "This Christmastide".  The arrangement with Jessye and the American Boychoir is simply beautiful. This a wonderful CD to have or give  to someone else next Christmas.


title: Classic Stevie

text: Classic Stevie.  Great to have it on CD.


title: Five Stars

text: A rare find!


title: Good

text: More expensive than the others


title: Five Stars

text: Needed to listen to daily until it's en grained into the brain.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it


title: Five Stars

text: Like It


title: Five Stars

text: Old school sound


title: Eldest Son's birthday.

text: My eldest son was quite surprised when he opened this gift! He had no idea what went on on the day he was born!


title: Son's BIRTHDAY

text: He absolutely loved this present!I bought this for him for Christmas!I thought it would be interesting for him to see the news when he was born!


title: Great find

text: I love korla and was thrilled to find the cd. It plays well and the case is in fine shape and signed.


title: Super Fast Delivery

text: Terrific album made even better by quick delivery! Thank you!


title: MOST AWESOMLY INSPRATIONAL EVER!!!  CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT.  CD PLEASE!

text: SOMEONE PLEASE!!!  MAKE A CD OF THIS.  CAN'T BEAR TO BE WITHOUT IT AND AM TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED THAT I CAN'T FIND IT IN ANYTHING OTHER THAN A VINYL RECORD.  COME ON FOLKS, COME INTO THE MODERN AGE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!!


title: Amazing Praise an Worship CD

text: Amazing music an awesome man of GOd


title: Five Stars

text: Love this CD!


title: Great music

text: Very much enjoyed this music. Worth the price.


title: Exceptional ….. love his voice and up beat piano playing.

text: One of the best CD I have ever purchased


title: What are the songs???

text: How can I sell something without detailing it, that b like buying a car without an engine!!! Unbelievable


title: Came well packed

text: Great songs & great memories


title: What are the songs

text: Be nice if u list the songs??????


title: Blast into the past

text: It has lot of a great songs disc 1&2 r my favorite, 3rd has songs I've nvr heard of back then but overall I'm happy


title: Great selections

text: Great selections, brings back memories


title: Reminiscing  the 70s again

text: Great selection of songs


title: Great songs of the past

text: Great cd


title: Defective cd

text: Has good songs but to bad half the songs either skipped or didnt play at all, n this was suppose to have been inspected before  shipment,  very disappointed


title: Four Stars

text: Same songs as on other MS CDs


title: Great soundtrack from a Magical Place

text: I've never been to Disneyland, so I've never seen these shows (other than on YouTube).  I'm a frequent visitor to The Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and have always loved the music for their night time shows and fireworks.  The music on this CD is absolutely beautiful (as I expected).  It's a great mix of Disney Spectacular music mixed with traditional Christmas music.


title: Best metal album ever

text: This is the best metal album ever. Every song on this album is awesome. Semper Fi 🇺🇸


title: Used LP, fair shape

text: There is a normal amount of noise, for a used LP, throughout the entire album. Side B cut one is by far the worst on the whole record. It lasts an excruciatingly long several seconds, several rotations. Then it settle's into what I opened with.... The Ink Spots are a hard to find group. I'm happy to have at least one example.


title: Had some good songs and I liked it

text: Had some good songs and I liked it. Good intro to a band Id never heard anything from before. If I didnt love RUSH so much  one might say they ripped budgie off, But Rush took that trios style and turned it into another level. Both singers are close in range though.


title: Great tunes

text: Great collection of music!


title: A good cd

text: Liked


title: Five Stars

text: Great artist


title: Great for Michael  Bublé lovers

text: Sister wanted the Christmas edition as a gift. Got this for her plus it came with the extra CD which was a great plus. She was very happy with the music CDs. Price was great too!


title: DO NOT BUY!

text: WRONG MUSIC WAS DELIVER AND HAD CHINESE  WRITING ON THE CD ONCE I PUT IT MY CAR, I CAN SHOW THE IMAGE..


title: RIGHT keep on stepping

text: NO WORDS CAN EXPLAIN OR DISCRIBE THIS MESS


title: Should have Stayed in the Vault

text: I'm a huge Prince Fan. I was so excited to see new material, things from the Fabled "Vault" finally get out into the wild so that his musical greatness would live on and on.  Instead what i got was three versions of the 1999 Album, an two "Vault" CD's which contained some new material. Vault 1 was clearly the more polished stuff, but Vault 2 was t should have probably been left in the vault.  There was a reason why Prince didn't release this stuff, it simply was not his best effort, its not complete or very polished.  Some of the tracks sound like a kid with one of those old Casio Keyboards with simple drum patterns leaving me feel empty.  There was a Promo Disc that had a number of previously released stuff, radio and promo edits of 1999, Little Red Corvette, Delirious etc in this set.  If you're a giant Prince fan you're going to buy this anyway, but don't have huge expectations that this music is what you've been waiting for to change your life.  Not gonna happen.


title: Record is perfect!

text: Plays perfectly! Thank you!


title: LOVE

text: WHEN TO THEIR CONFERENCE IN 2001 AND STILL THE MUSIC INSPIRES ME AND UPLIFTS MY SOUL EVERY TIME<br />I HEAR IT


title: Beautiful

text: I love my album, although it did come a little bit crooked and you can see the outline of the cd but I checked the sticker and it’s real! Happy about this purchase and can’t believe I got kook! But hopefully i can straighten the album.


title: Five Stars

text: I like it it's part of my music and my time lates 60's


title: Canciones de los 70's

text: Me gusta recordar y escuchar canciones de los 70's el cd esta completo , Bring's Memories to my young days


title: Best limited edition!

text: Love this Single!


title: Five Stars

text: Love this Album!!!  It's so beautiful and all the music were composed beautifully too.


title: Classic

text: I like that this music brings me back to a better time, when Madonna was on the radio all the time.


title: Greatest horn group I have heard in a long time

text: Greatest group of horn players I have heard in a long time. They even have out takes of their goof ups at the end of the CD that are hilarious.


title: I have already reviewed this cd once.

text: Great!


title: One Star

text: Packaging did not meet my expectation by a "Long Shot".


title: "My Personal Listening Party" - One Step Closer

text: The "Urban Jazz Coalition" (UJC) have struck musical gold once again. "One Step Closer" is a diversification of smooth jazz at its best. The six-players have manufactured there own unique sound for mass appeal. There are no "fillers" on this cd, just outstanding music. The same as they put forth in there live performances. The best self-contained instrumental smooth jazz group in the U.S.A. They sort of fly under the radar. But there reputation is rapidly spreading and gaining many new fans. When I play this latest musical treasure my mind goes into "vibe mode" with complete enjoyment. I have made a wise cd purchase and music totally merits praise. Thank you UJC for maintaining such a high standard in music. My vote is in - "Add This CD To Your Collection - You will not be disappointed.


title: Five Stars

text: Great album, I used to have it on vinyl and very to find it on CD


title: Enjoy your meal

text: Very nice dinner music


title: Hot Tuna Buy It NOW!

text: Order now I forgot how amazing this album is !


title: Bird Yo

text: Best ..  ever


title: I would have preferred more studio chit chat, which ...

text: I would have preferred more studio chit chat, which must exist. They just didn't put it on here. By the way, the proud bastard who wrote the liner notes for the "Elvis in the Jungle Room" album states Elvis as being forty in 1976. That's wrong. He was forty one. He also apologizes for Elvis too much.


title: Five Stars

text: Nothing calms me down like drunk Bukowski at a microphone.  Always a great find.


title: Ahhhh the memories!

text: Love it!


title: Interesting CD

text: Bought this because of New Years fireworks and gun fire. I want my chihuahua to be able to deal with these sounds now that she is getting old. Seems like she hears more now than before.  Have tried other products with no success. Figured if nothing else would be enjoyable music for me. I haven’t had to use yet, other than playing the CD for a short time after receiving, she enjoyed it! So will use when we have to leave house and see how that works.


title: Love the music

text: The engineering quality of the song "Ballad of the Weeping Spring" is questionable. It's a wonderful tune, but from an acoustic/engineering standpoint, a bit different in quality than the rest of the album.


title: Five Stars

text: Absolutely beautiful VINYL


title: Garth rocks

text: Garth, rocks!!


title: Nice Package

text: Nice Package.


title: Brings out the best, in your stylus

text:
After using this cleaner and brush, I had to review it right away! I have a new Ortofon 2m red installed and aligned professionally on my turn table; I used to think it sounded great, until I cleaned the stylus with this product. Now it sounds amazing! I have less than 100 listening hours on that cartridge so I assumed it was in great shape. It was not until I applied a small drop of this solution to the supplied brush, dragged it back to front a few times, that I realized even the newest of carts needs cleaning!

I keep my records in immaculate condition(with my cleaning routine), and I could still always hear some surface noise, and I attributed it to the age or groove wear of the LP. At first needle drop It now was near silence! The new detail that It picked up was almost startling! Karen Carpenter's ever so slight lip smacking on "We've only just begun" can be heard loud and clear (this was a good thing), it was like she was in the room. All my albums now have greater range "that I heard" because the stylus was now clean and free to move within the groove and pick up in greater detail.

For the size you get in this package, some may say it's expensive, and I would slightly agree. But given that a little goes a very long way, and you won't be using it as much as you might think (unless you go over board), this is an amazing value and has brought a new level of hi fidelity to my listening experience... I recommend that anyone use this cleaner and brush; follow the directions, but only remember that a little goes a long way. You will be amazed.

As a little tip, use a Mr. Clean magic eraser all white, and gently lower the stylus onto it with the tone arm lift. This will remove the surface debris, and then it will be set for the cleaning. after applying a small drop of the solution to the brush, drag only from back to front (never side to side or front to back). Do this a few times and you will be amazed at your next listening session!


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent!


title: Great collection of local music!

text: I love this CD, it's got a bunch of REALLY good songs...if you can get your hands on it! It doesn't look available at the moment.


title: Five Stars

text: I like this record . It brings back memories.


title: Disappointing, a huge let down.

text: I really love the sculptures by Victor and really wanted to like this CD.<br />Usually, Live recording in France mean superb sound and mic placement. (Check out "Hearing the Solar Wind"- David Hykes)Not here. The recording is terrible ( lots a tape hiss and dry direct sound). Even more painful is the lack of musical imagination that permeates the CD. Viktor is clearly more a sculptor than a musician.  The improvisations are very linear and uneventful.  The modal grooves are propelled by funky drums and bass but do not save you from utter boredom. So sadly, the instruments are spectacular visual promises than do not deliver musically in this CD. As a musician, I do  believe you make can music within tight limitations, but a whole CD  is a real challenge and would require a truly inventive, creative mind...So maybe the moot question here is "are those crippling limitations expressed in the CD coming from from the musician or the instruments? "


title: Don't waste your money

text: The Climb is a good song, but don't waste your time or money on the Maxi single. The three version's of the song all sound the same. Not a good value for the price. Too expensive :(


title: Five Stars

text: Always best live.


title: I like the gritty portrayal of Matt Dillon by William Conrad ...

text: As a child of the 50s, I grew up with Gunsmoke.  I like the gritty portrayal of Matt Dillon by William Conrad much better.


title: Great artist

text: I enyoyed very much this record and hope he had other CD to get


title: Four Stars

text: Vintage Jones


title: Incredibly beautiful vocals

text: Tei has one of the most beautiful voices I have ever heard. Only You and Piece of Memory make my heart flutter!!!


title: So happy with my purchase

text: So happy with my purchase. I live in the States and was so glad to be able to buy this very British album.


title: Song quality

text: Santa Lucia is partial English/Italian. Not an original, but still great!


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful songs, i love this cd


title: My personal favorite song is Eureka!

text: My family listens to this CD at every family gathering, and we sing the songs together. My personal favorite song is Eureka! Buy this CD today and start making memories!


title: Re: Rock steady with D Drive featuring Don, Phil and Lou!

text: Don Mancuso's D:Drive CD is an incredible musical trip!  Don gets vocalist support from friends, Phil Naro and Lou Gram.  Lou was formerly with Foreigner.  He is one of the greatest surviving American soul singers.  Don's guitar work is impressive.  The CD opens with a fast-paced rocker entitled "A Little Outside."  Lou's voice is in full form and Don adds a beautiful guitar solo.  Lou sings a slow ballad entitled "Wait Till The Sun Goes Down."  It is a hauntingly beautiful song.  Phil and Don close with an incredible remake of the Beatles' song "Hey Bull Dog."  Check out the Youtube video...it has a little bulldog riding on a skate board!  It is absolutely darling!  John Lennon is probably laughing about it in heaven!


title: Buy It!

text: One of my favorite albums. Love it so much that I bought 3 times! In cassette, cd, and now vinyl!


title: A tense and realistic retelling of the Cuban Missile Crisis

text: This movie retells the Cuban Missile Crisis that took place way back in October of 1962. This movie is right on, it is very realistic and plays out everything that happened during those days. Russia was setting up many missiles in Cuba and we found out about them. We were in a tough spot because those missiles were capable of reaching any place in the country. The cast is great, notably Kevin Costner and the man who played JFK! It helped to go into this movie with knowledge on the situation. I admit it did get a little boring, but it deffinetly manages to keep you on the edge of your seat, especailly if you don't know the outcome of the crisis. One note, this is a drama with only a few action scenes. As the tag line says, you will never believe how close we came, to the brink of nuclear war that is! Rated PG-13 for profanity and brief violence.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome Album. The CD looks like it has never been used


title: Single Ladies-One of the Greatest songs of the decade!

text: I'm so glad that I ordered this CD.  As the title says, Single Ladies is one of the greatest songs of the decade. I enjoy listening to this song any time of the day as it gets me going and gets me happy.  I highly recommend this to anyone who wants to get up and dance and get happy. It just starts the day off right for me. Even my mother likes this song and she's 85 years old.  She asks me to play it all of the time.


title: Five Stars

text: It was a gift but they love his music.


title: Cd

text: The cd is so good


title: Love it

text: Love it


title: how good music still lives on.

text: Brings back some old memories.


title: U 2 Can Yodel

text: This CD just makes me LOL. You have to practice practice practice.  but it has good exercises from easy to difficult.  well worth the $ just for the entertainment value.  Gives me something to do while in traffic...& if you want....roll down the window on the chicken yodel song!!!


Love this compilation it’s great to have it back in my possession after so many years!!


title: Excellent musice.

text: Excellent song writer!  Love this CD!


title: A Inspiringly Fresh Expression of Christmas in all of it's Glory and Joy

text: Ruut, the American based Singer/Songwriter; originally from Finland, has delivered a masterpiece in "Beloved Christmas"! I've been listening to this 14 song CD for the the past 5 hours without tiring. With a mix of smooth, effortless vocals on many classic songs we all know, along with songs of her youth in Finland. We take an unexpected trip. Blending the Finnish language into both, adds to the captivating sound. Her beautiful piano work is nicely accompanied by guitar and mandolin in a Contemporary Pop like fashion. The song selections, tempo and expression are carefully crafted for a sonic adventure. It is rare to find something truly new in a Christmas Album, but Ruut has delivered. Enjoy the reason, the joy, the memories with "Beloved Christmas". It's never too late. (Purchased though Indiegogo fundraiser)


title: This cd says it all

text: Excellent


title: Just what I wanted!!!!

text: On time and what I wanted


title: Good old thrash from new Italian thrash band

text: Good old thrash by new Italian thrash band


title: Great to hear these bands again

text: Wonderful to hear this music again truly outstanding performance


title: Beggin to be heard all the time.

text: Great music.  While in Amsterdam I couldn't figure out the tv and landed on the MTV station and heard this song next thing you know I bought it!  Glad I did.


title: Great storytelling, great music!

text:
I have no idea who played in this album, but they seem to be very good, tasteful musicians, and I love Dee's voice.
I loved the storytelling, especially in the piece "cosmic curves", and all the songs have great hooks and are done very intelligently. Good songwriting.
Great album to listen to, in the late afternoon/evening, while watching the sky, wondering what kind of people, what kinds of cultures might be out there in the universe....
This album is food for thought and it is a great album to listen to, for those like me who were teen agers at the time it came out, just to remember what those times sounded like....


title: I like it

text: Another Zac Brown great.


title: Five Stars

text: all the best of David Bowie,  truly was a talented artist.


title: gracias

text: me llego la orden exelentemente bien y a tiempo gracias por el exelente servicio y por la rapidez del mismo.


title: Vanessa Williams is one of my interesting singers.

text: All I like is colors of the wind song that I enjoyed when I enjoyed watching Disney Pocahontas as a little boy.


title: Five Stars

text: Great music


title: Disappointed

text: Didn't care for the music.  It might be the songs Buble sings but it is far from the sound of Buble that I was expecting.


title: Five Stars

text: The Boss


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Great and easy to listen to!

text: I have only really listened to one song, as I am preparing to sing it, but I loved the one song and I am sure that the rest of the songs will be just as good!  It also came very fast, once ordered, and was like brand new!


title: Great Product

text: Great product!


title: Nice tones

text: Nice sounds but can’t tell if it rally calms my dog.


title: Five Stars

text: I love the Cd and Days of our Lives


title: Heavenly Voice!!!!

text: I am so happy I got this CD, such beautiful songs that touches my heart and makes me feel closer to God.  Marilla's voice is just a voice from heaven to me and I am so happy that I have collected her music ove the years.  I must recommend this CD and many more of her music, it will fill your heart with the love of God.


title: You are just awesome sisters !!!!!!

text: I love my CD I purchased from Amazon and was very pleased with it and the prompt service.  I always reach foe this CD because because the song are so beautiful .....the voices.........words cannot describe.  I think they are the best.  I love the selection of songs they put on there CD, hoping to see a new CD out by them soon.


title: Monks of Weston Priory

text: Love their music but would appreciate if we can please see the songs listing on CD it would be appreciated.


title: Beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

text: I purchased this CD from Amazon called "Millennium" and I have been listening to this CD since I got it.  I truly recommend this to all who love to hear the voices of angels.  Thanks so much Daughters of St. Paul for having this CD available for us.  God has truly blessed you all with a beautiful talent.  I will be purchasing ALL their CD's since they are just the best!!!!!!!!!


title: Evie the best !!!!!!!!

text: My very first purchase was her Christmas CD and christmas do not go by without hearing this lady's voice.  She is such an angel and her voice is just exceptional.  I would truly recommend her CD's to all and you will not be disappointed.  She is truly blessed by the the Lord.  Thanks Seller for having this CD available for purchase.  Thanks also to Amazon for having this CD also for purchase.


title: Thanks so much !!!!!!!!!!

text: I was happy when I saw this CD available for purchase ....Thanks seller !! I love Francis Goya music very romantic and relaxing.  I wish there were more available (especially Christmas CD's) since I am an ardent listener to his music.  Thanks again Amazon you are truly the BEST !!!


title: Songbird Evie !!!!!

text: Have been seeing Evie on Bill Graham Crusades and I just love her voice.  I purchased her Christmas CD in my country (which I was lucky to fine) and since then I have been looking for more of her CD's.  I must say here that I am so happy to purchase this CD "When All IS Said And Done"  because I have been checking Amazon constantly for Evie's CD and was happy to see this one here !!!!!!!!!!  Thanks to everyone who make her CD's available for purchase, to all her loyal fans.


title: great job

text: There is not much to say except a great job all is well. I will buy from this company again.


title: Great worship band but this was not my favorite CD ...

text: Great worship band but this was not my favorite CD of theirs. The seller was awesome however. I received it very quickly!


title: Five Stars

text: she's the best.


title: Five Stars

text: great condition.....love these singers and this opera.


title: Four Stars

text: Can't go wrong with Willie!


title: Taylor Swift

text: Taylor Swift Is amazing! There is nothing like Taylor Swift to listen to!  She rock country music and my heart too!


title: live cage? yes please.

text:
Short and sweet. Buy it. It has a goddamn False Skorpion cover... why would you not?

Well worth the money.


title: Fantastic tool for learning the most common wild sounds

text:
I have purchased this product more than once since it was published, and I would do it again without hesitation.

The CD includes many of the most common wild animal calls that one is likely to hear, especially of animals that are common--and commonly heard--but rarely seen. Most of us know what porcupines and raccoons look like, but many of us would not be able to identify them by call. The same can be said for many common frogs and insects.

I also particularly love the regional flavor. So many field guides and other naturalist resources lump the entire eastern half of the United States into a single biological region, but many species in those guides are not found "Up Nort' Hey." This collection is much more in line with what I'm likely to hear in Wisconsin.


title: The CD is in excellent condition

text: I grew up with the Isley brothers and it has been a real pleasure listening to their songs some 40+ years later. It’s especially fantastic that the CD itself is pristine, no skips, no crackling, etc.  For me it is an experience of time-travel, one that whisks you right back into the 1960’s.


title: Still one of the funniest acts ever

text: Still holds up after all these years.  Live from the CMA's  196x, I can't remember what year.  Amazing duo  great musicians, but completely crazy....


title: Five Stars

text: Arrived on schedule. Product as advertised.


title: Not what I expected.

text: Have to agree with the comments, these were rubbery, and left an ugly taste in my mouth.  Not what I know as a gumdrop.  Threw them out.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome moving cd. I would love for this ministry to make more CDs


title: Amazingly Talented!!!

text: Kevin Matossian carries a Majestic and Magical voice with a Passion for life experiences...


title: Great album

text: Love the music. I grew up with this; so cool


title: Five Stars

text: Love his voice and this CD.


title: I love it!

text: I simply love it. James Blunt is amazing and so is this CD as well as all of his others.


title: The Best!

text: What can I say, EmmyLou never disappoints, no matter what she sings!


title: Keeps getting better.

text: Love all his stuff. Have been a fan for years.


title: Wouldn't play in our tape deck (it was destroyed)

text: We are very disappointed, but we're only out 5 bucks. We've had a Turbo-Boost Magnavox cassette tape player/am/fm/receiver since the 90s that has played cassette tapes flawlessly hundreds of time. When I put this cassette tape in, the tape wound around the capstan and was consumed by the playback mechanism. I was able to untangle the mess with no damage to the tape, and then carefully tried to play the tape again while I watched it feed, but had to stop & eject cassette immediately, because the same problem ensued. Now the tape is wrinkled & pinched to the point that it will never play. Bummer, but not worth the time to return. I guess we will opt for the CD.


title: Four Stars

text: Good CD! Well made! It is Dramatized, but we found it very moving! Kids love it!


title: All-time favorite

text: This is my all-time favorite recording of French Romantic organ music. It's strong all the way through, and the sequencing of the pieces is perfect. Some 20 years after I first purchased it, it's one of the few CDs (out of the thousands I've purchased) that I still play regularly.


title: One Star

text: Being from Alaska I really wanted to like Ethan's music. Unfortunately it is not very good!


title: Great cd

text: I love this opera. Play the cd in my car all the  time!


title: Didn't hear it myself can't really review it

text: I bought this for another person.  I really can't review it because I have not heard it.  I bought it for someone who wanted it because they were familiar with it so I assume it is good.


title: Smoothe

text: I just can't get enough of this one. I can't wait until her next release.


title: Shame that the 2 Zorro and the Blue Footballs never saw CD releases

text: Recorded over 2 nights at the Swinging Door in Fayetteville, Arkansas and released in 1983. Great peformance. Sadly, they broke up in 1984, just before I started college in Fayetteville. Stumbled (literally) into George's Majestic Lounge one night when Windy Austin and the Hot House Tomato Boys were playing (Windy's group after The Blue Footballs) and over the next decade had the pleasure of seeing Windy perform at least 100 times. Really wish there more recordings and video of The Blue Footballs and The Hot House Tomato Boys available. It's a shame that this album and the first Blue Footballs album are only available via the original LP albums released 40 years ago (The Blue Footballs were the band, Zorro was a dog).


title: Five Stars

text: So lucky to find one nowadays! Thanks Again!


title: Recomendable

text: Es un excelente producto para su precio, lo compré de regalo, el cepillo es pequeño excelente para llevarlo en tu bolsillo, la cera y el aceite tienen un olor agradable. Recomendado


title: rock and roll is here to stay

text: one of the great sounds from the great rock/roll years.songs are fantastic BUT quality of the recording is NOT. very compressed range-sounds flat/muffled.kinda brings back memories of listening to tunes on my AM car radio in 1960! OK but could have been a LOT better!


title: Change a classic???

text: As always Elvis' voice is perfection. I just don't get it why anyone could improve on the originals.  Over all, disappointed. Was hoping for more.


title: Five Stars

text: Satisfied with the item


title: Acappella Soul Sensation

text: It takes a lot of guts to even try the Temptations' "Just My Imagination." This group does better than try it. I've heard them in person many times and they never make a mistake. Every song is sensational. Every one of these classic soul songs is done with style and perfection. Give it a try, you won't be sorry. --Sam Yulish, author of WHERE HAVE ALL THE HIPPIES GONE?


title: great album

text: great album


title: The Piano Men

text: A really great cd. I Bought it for my elderly mom who is in a nursing home. Makes the days go by faster. Music she loves and she can sing the words as she listens. A great price also!!!!!!!!


So much better than most of the children's music out there. The songs are catchy and well written. Both adults and children can enjoy. No throwaway songs here!!!


title: Never disappointed

text:
While I am quite sad that this CD was not available unless it was imported. However, it was worth every penny I spent on it and the wait for it to get here.

Julia Marcell never disappoints with her amazing music and incredible vocals.

If you are unsure whether you like her music check out some of her songs first, most of them are available in her official YouTube channel.


title: It's great

text: It is just what I wanted. My kids love it. It's going to be a part of our holiday get together for now on.


title: Laura Cox

text: great album CD


title: Poor quality

text:
Ever try to meditate to a cd whose audio increases and drops off for no reason? Can't be done. Also, the narrator has a limited vocabulary and as she reads her script, mispronounces some very common words. So instead of finding stillness, I found silliness.

Toss this one in the trash.


title: I love Larry Norman

text: I love Larry Norman! I owned the cassette tape in the past, so great to have the vinyl LP version. I can convert it over to MP3 digital using my USB turntable.


title: So far I like the content but find the CD method inconvenient in ...

text: Big mistake I made & got it on CDs instead of a book.  So far I like the content but find the CD method inconvenient in all respects important to me.  Principal criticism is it came with NO instruction how to use.  I easily got it going but in 'reading' a few pages at a time a few minutes, hours, days apart, I spend precious time figuring out where/how to get started again.  My recco is AVOID the CD version unless you want to listen to it while driving hours at a time.


title: Five Stars

text: Great product - Fast delivery


title: Soothing!

text:
THis is a great CD if you like the Nature Series!

A great way to unwind after a hectic day!


title: Never over heats

text: Works like it says thanks and  fan works great thank you .and the price was perfect .


title: Aaarrgbghhjjjhhh 🤘

text: Simple.....like death metal???? Get this!!!!


title: great album

text: Very good recording and good vibes. Recommend if you like to listen to quiet music in the evening.


title: Amazing Album

text: Classic Avril sound.


title: Five Stars

text: Great condition - sounds really clean


title: It's an album, animated movie and graphic novel in one!

text: Awesome! It's a cd, an animated movie and a graphic novel in a hardcover case . It's 10# of you know what in a 5 pound bag for 13$! Go buy it! Stop reading this  and go buy yours!! NOW!!!!!


title: Great But Costly

text: This is Edward R. Murrow's old LP album "I Can Hear It Now" made into a CD.  Other than being grotesquely overpriced, it is a fine reproduction of a great old LP.


title: Five Stars

text: love it, and it is still in good shape for it's age


title: computer only

text: This review is more informational than a critique.  Infinity has been produced to play only on a computer, not a conventional CD player.  Also, each time it's played, it's different.  Anal listeners beware.  Adventurous listeners, jump right in, anew, each time.


title: The cuts on this one are all the favorites.

text: The music is phenomenal and vocals are classic. This is what makes a listening experience great for those who grew up with this music. The music is timeless and a treat for the new generation.


title: Paul & Co. were never better!

text: Absolutely the greatest thing Paul ever did live- and possibly the best period! Stunning in all areas: vocals, musicianship, recording, everything! If you don't have this tour 'd force 2cd set, you're really missing one of the best live recordings ever. Do whatever it takes to get this...


title: A bit pricy , but worth it

text: Lots of great tunes


title: Great recording

text: The condition is excellent!


title: I love organ music

text: Very good condition record, I love organ music from the 50s to the 70s the golden era of the organ


title: Another 3 song group.

text: Good musicians making an effort singing in the Rock & Roll language, but song writing skills become limited when feelings are delivered in a foreign tongue.<br />Lyrics made the Beatles unique. They were not the best musicians but what they produced was timeless.


title: Great album

text: The Fireman is my fav. All good quality songs.


title: Charlie Balough at Organ Stop Pizza

text: Charlie passed away in 2019.  People who heard him play the organ at Organ Stop Pizza will all agree that he was the very best player and arranger.  He was a conservatory graduate.  This may not be his best offering, but it is still a must have addition to your collection.  The arrangements attempt to produce the sound of a performing orchestra.  Because no more recordings are forthcoming,  be sure to add this one.


title: Great fit

text: Fits perfectly and at a great price


title: Juan & Junior

text: Un artículo excelente.


title: Well packaged and as described

text: Really like Billy Vaughn


title: Lots of favorites on this one!

text: This CD of Stopford's works is full of beautiful pieces.  I recently attended a virtual choral workshop hosted by my group - Chicago Master Singers - at which Mr. Stopford was our guest.  It was great to get insights into his music and how he approaches composition.  My all-time favorite has to be "Do Not Be Afraid".  The choral group I sing with has performed this many times, along with a number of other favorites on this CD.  We frequently use "Once in Royal David's City" as a prelude, and wrap up with "A Christmas Blessing".  The Truro Cathedral Choir does a beautiful job throughout.  Listening to this CD now makes me long for being able to sing in a group.  Hopefully this fall...


title: Love Stopford's music

text: Having sung much of this music with my choral group, I was interested in hearing another group perform.  This is an excellent recording!  Do Not Be Afraid is a particular favorite!


title: LOL

text: Special edition colored vinyl in Black…


title: Bags Unlimited Lifer

text: It's funny how most of these different brands of outter vinyl sleeves have the same specs yet can be so different, even within the same pack (I usually find a few sleeves with more angle than others). I've tried a few different "best quality"/"recommended" brands now, with the same results. But after I received a pack of 'Bags Unlimited', I went back through my vinyl collection and up graded; all of my favorite records with these. The clarity is amazing for the thickness of the sleeve. The size is just right, even for double disc gatefolds. Each one is perfect, which I boil down to: quality control.


title: Three Stars

text: I love The Civil Wars, but this live recording was a little disappointing - production wasn't great.


title: Awesome cruising music.

text: Awesome music choice for this CD. Excellent cruising music. I would recommend this to anyone looking for roadtrip music as well.


title: Somehow I feel less lonely when I play it.

text: Somehow it makes me feel less lonely. Like there is someone out there who understands.


title: Good Sophistapop before there was sophistapop, ie, Everything but the Girl, Paul Weller, Style Council

text: Very nice overview of AC output, a band I lost touch with, after college. It was nice catching up with AC sophistapop.


title: A hard rock ride thru Dylan's back pages w/TPandHB's as Dylan's backing band.

text: This is a nice document of the Dylan Petty HB's tour. Not much Petty except as a player and backup singer. Dylan's catalogue carries most of the water. His comments/banter are often amusing and introspective. From Chronicles? He claimed he was at the bottom of his game and Petty was at the top of his. But it doesn't sound like it. Petty and the HB's seemed to bring a lot of hard rock and muscle and energy out of him and he often sounds inspired by these hard rock renditions. The guitars sound crunchy and raw and as usual Mike Campbell's guitar playing shows why he is one of the best players around.  The backup singers do some amazing/interesting work. The recording is ok to good but not great sound quality but better than you might expect. At 161 minutes it's an amazing document of an amazing tour that I am sorry to have missed. I hope they remaster Hard to Handle dvd as it would make a good addition to this great Aussie radio broadcast. Highly recommended for enthusiasts.


title: Rockafella Forever!

text: Great album and collaborations as we!! Especially the #philly connection with Free Wee Zee, Beans and the whole #stateproperty clique!!


title: This doesn't have the song "Thank you Jesus for the Blood" on it

text: I was disappointed that my favorite song by her wasn't on this CD.


title: You will know how the songs in the book should sound.

text: It’s recordings of all the songs and exercises in the book. This was very helpful to me because I am not familiar with many of the Irish songs in the book and wasn’t sure if I was playing them correctly-I wasn’t. I bit of dialogue giving some instruction or tips that go beyond those in the book would have been a nice touch.


title: Talich + CPO = excellence

text:
I have nothing to say about the Mozart Symphony.

Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 gets a really fine performance. The recording is from 1953, Supraphon calls it 'Historical' - and the sound is plenty good enough. The orchestra gives Talich some remarkably effective playing. In one place it growls like a huge beast of prey, in other places the strings sound like hot Swiss chocolate smells. The total effect is a bit different than I've gotten from any other recording, just as powerful but not as dark.

[How's that for enthusiastic lack of details?]


title: Three Stars

text: Its OK, maybe need to listen to it some more.


title: Mylene does lounge meets hip-hop.

text: Lounge meets Hip hop is about the best description I can come up with. 'Desobeissance' a good solid album. I've seen Mylene in both her Mylenium and Timeless tours. Her music is and has been maturing and evolving since I first heard her on the 'Cendres du lune' album. This new album is still unmistakably Mylene Farmer but has some new directions which is reflected in the title of this review.  I have been a fan since '86-87 when I heard the Cendres de Lune CD which I believe is her first album. Her albums are dark, magical and mysterious and speak to many social issues (in French of course). All in all, Mylene's recordings are expertly produced and wonderfully engineered - a treat for the ears. In my opinion, her albums never disappoint, well maybe Interstellaires which is a bit sub-average.  Kick back, and listen to 'Desobeissance' it's just another great album from Mylene.  Oh it's 98 percent in French with a smattering of English lyrics.


title: Very Much Overlooked Masterpiece

text: What a great album. If Andres Segovia played easy classical it would be this album. Deep lyrics, smooth guitar and masterful melodies. Perfect for unwinding with a Martini or a legal smoke - law permitting. I have loved this album for decades. So do my thirty something kids since one of them 'borrowed' my original CD. That's okay, I found a new replacement CD on Amazon. All is well.


title: The Full Package!

text: I purchased this for my 14 year old daughter who is a BIG fan of Twice.  I only wish that the record industry in the US would catch on.  A CD, photobook, photocards and more!  When I was a kid, we had liner notes and lyrics when we purchased a vinyl record.  Now, everything is compressed online or in a plastic case with little to no information about the band, the music, etc.  My daughter absolutely loved it.  She was so excited and got so much more out of the music with all of the photos and additional material.


title: Cd

text: I just love this cd thanks for having it


title: Love the Eagle's!!!!

text: This 2 CD set had all there top hit songs which I added to my music collection. A great set !!!!


title: Great songs

text: Great songs I just love Tom Petty ❤.


title: Disappointing

text: Audio quality is very poor. Two CD set -- Polygram 1998.


title: One Star

text: i thought it was a bigger size


title: Look elsewhere if you are looking for something more upbeat.

text: Not the best for me...


title: Product availability

text: Item as described


title: good condition

text: Classic cd, good condition


title: Five Stars

text: If you like this song and have turntables why not


title: Works like original

text: It may be a smaller mAH than the one I had before but works just the same on my XMP3.  Great prie!


title: awesome CD

text: This CD helps guide me into the throne room.


title: Awesome

text: Great album


title: newyork big city style

text: kevin di simone wrote he doesnt care 4 barry manilow in 1985 here we discover him with jolis in powerful songs & the closing track cold night in calais surely worth the story


title: The Most Under-Rated Artist today

text: Sia made me a fan of her music when I first listened to Chandelier on the radio and Elastic Heart among other tracks from her 1000 Forms of Fear album. This is Acting takes it to a whole new level. Her voice alone is hypnotic and the songs on the album are more about substance and convey deep messages. She stands out in my eyes as an artist that did not resort to use sex or obscene language to sell her music. Only her tremendous voice, lyrics, and incredible material. The beauty of This Is Acting is the range of sound and tone that she achieves throughout the whole album with deep melodies, slow songs, fast and upbeat songs that are just great to listen to all around. From Bird Set Free, Alive, Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul), The Greatest (feat. Kendrick Lamar), Broken Glass, Move Your Body (Alan Walker Remix), and the slow ballad Jesus Wept are among some of my favorite tracks on the album. Sia can be considered one of those Artists that achieved fame late in her career but, what an illustrious career she has had. From being a member of Zero Seven to writing hit songs for other artists like Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Rhianna, and Adele among others just shows you that Sia Furler is not your run of the mill songstress. The extra tracks First Fighting A Sandstorm (Target Exclusive) and Summer Rain (Target Exclusive) complete the Deluxe edition and makes it into an incredible listening experience. This album is AWESOME!!


title: Better tracks 13 and 14

text: Tracks 13.First Fighting A Sandstorm (Target Exclusive) 14.Summer Rain (Target Exclusive) are not on Google play but the price is correct at $12.99. I don't think it's a better deal on Google play without these two tracks. This album is awesome though!


title: Great Collection of Beatles Music

text: This is a great collection of Beatles music.  Some of which is in stereo in the USA for the first time such as A Hard Day's Night and A Ticket to Ride"  Previous versions were in psydo-stereo.


title: Rare album but defective returned stock

text: The surface noise was excessive.  This album was a cut out.  Meaning it was a retail return back in the day as defective goods and not to be sold as new stock.  That being said it is a rare album.  I was able to clean it up as a needle drop and using Sound Forge and burning it to a CD.


title: I love this Cd

text: I love this Cd. Sia is a great artist. I love her music. She is so different from the other female pop singers.


title: Awesome !!!!!

text: I loved this CDS I was just 13 years old when I started to Chicago it’s been a while since I listen to their music and it definitely bring back memories. Good memories I’m so glad that they put out the greatest hits. Thank you.


title: Cd was in excellent working condition

text: Used cd, disc was in excellent condition, doesn’t stay in place because the  middle part that disc attaches to was broken


title: SIA - Unstoppable

text: That is actually why I bought her CD , because of this song “Unstoppable”. Little did I know , that I would like all of the songs on “This Is Acting”. There are a couple of songs on the CD , which are also playing on the radio. Had to laugh at myself , since I had no idea who sang those before now. Well, now I know. It is definitely recommendable.


title: Packed securely. No scratches on CD. Came on time

text: Liked everything about it.


title: Love this music!!!

text: Love the Kongos!  Excellent upbeat music.  Wonderful to listen to while I am at the gym!


title: Great cd

text: Love every song and with 19 tracks worth the money


title: Great lp

text: Great lp, love the mixes and record came with no defects and in great shape.


title: Great CD

text: I have been a huge fan of Third Day and Mac Powell for several years and was looking forward to hearing this CD.  Mac Powell is extremely talented and has a nice strong southern boy voice that I could listen to it all day.


title: Wonderful

text: This album represents a masterful fusion of musical styles by gifted and innovative artists.  One is simply carried away on a stream of tranquility.


title: Five Stars

text: TY


title: excellent music by the artist

text: More than I expected ... excellent music by the artist ... seller was great would use again... thx


title: CD is fantastic!!! But don't get RIPPED OFF by Amazon...

text: Google Play has this for $12.99 for the same 20 song download.  If Amazon wants to be a trusted site everyone can use to shop for anything and everything then it shouldn't allow this kind of price gauging!  $34.99 for an "Amazon Fulfillment" DOWNLOAD when another site has it for $12.99 is ridiculous!!  Now, as far as the CD itself...Not a song on it that isn't GREAT!  "Broken Glass" is my personal favorite. Sia is truly amazing!!!  LOVE!!!


title: Not feeling it

text: I only enjoyed Can't be Stop, Go Deep, What About and probably one more song


title: 🎤🎤🎤🎤1994 has a slept on gem

text: This is just as good as some of those 94 bangers that year. This might sound outdated a tad bit. Still, this joint is fire. I'm Surprised I enjoyed the whole album


title: Five Stars

text: Best - - Best Album of All Time.


title: CD's fine, case not so much...

text: CD's were fine but case in poor shape, the tabs on the hinged cover were broken off so had to replace that.  Otherwise ok.


title: Just too cool!

text: I'm not a professional reviewer so yall should take my opinion with a grain of salt, maybe even more than just one grain.  Anyway, here goes.  When I first listened to this CD I really liked the first cut, Glorify.  It just had a beat that made the rest of the CD more listenable.  Sounded maybe something like a cross between something Micheal Jackson would do and the Beatles would do, I don't know.  It just sounded cool. I started getting into the rest of the cuts on the CD in time and they really started to move me the more i listened to them.  Messianic Music is that way.  It seems the Holy Spirit contributes to the enjoyment of it if you listen more than once and continue to listen over and over again. All in all it is a really good work with some interesting sounds.


title: Motown Through The Years

text: Surprisingly good.  Very enjoyable.


title: Nice Sixties Mix

text: Really enjoyed this late mix of sixties songs.  Not a bad song.


title: All The Hits

text: Just what I expected.  Very good mix of songs.


title: It Rocks!

text: Love it!


title: It's Dusty

text: It's Dusty.  You don't need to say anything else.  I now have Hi-Fi mono version and true stereo version of the album.


title: Dusty Is Still Great

text: I'm sucker for Dusty's music.  I have several of her greatest hits.  This one was okay with no surprises.


title: Good purchase

text: A Christmas gift.  However, it was requested, so, I'm sure that it will be loved


title: I love it!

text: The songs are fun, the lyrics are great, the rhythm awesome... Like a big adventure, a MUST have for every Hispanic descendent's family  and a great product for introducing to Spanish, I love it and so does my 4 y.o. son!!! I would totally recommend this CD, it even gave the idea about how to teach my son about the Hispanic culture. I can't wait for another one! I would give 10 stars to it!


title: Good for collectors, but songs are repeats.

text: If you own the other albums, you already have these songs, but if you want every release, this is great.


title: Great unconventional Christmas music

text: Tired of the same old Christmas classics? These melodic celtic inspired Christmas instrumentals are the perfect cure for an overdose of regurgitated, overly cheery Christmas songs.


title: PERFECT!

text: Although Mr. Williams has a wonderfully rapport with his piano, it is his interpretation of the title piece that makes it more than worthwhile to add this CD to your collection.  His touch is exquisitely sensitive and heart-felt.


title: Good music.

text: Listened to it the first time on the radio.  Had to have it to listen to anytime I want.  You will also like it,


title: Five Stars

text: good


title: Vajra on Ark

text: The best theme is differently the intro and closing theme the only other memorable track is the Zenki transformation theme.  I enjoy this soundtrack and it is great to get some music from a long forgotten anime.


title: Crawling With Love

text: The two songs that featured are good but the second song is a sort of techno remix of the opening of the anime and I would have liked it if it was the original opening with the selected characters or take the opening and remix it into different genres with different characters.


title: One Star

text: This cd is not what I thought it was


title: Fantastic !

text: One of the best cds I've ever purchased!


title: showboating

text: I thought the artists who slowed down the tempo were dragging out the songs as if to say, "Look at me, I'm doing a Smiths song." Showboating.


title: Shipped fast and in excellent shape

text: Brand new cd in perfect shape.


title: Pink Floyd Live T KQED studios 1970

text: This cd is a soundboard and is fantastic. Arrived quickly and have now played it several times .<br />Great Pink Floyd recording


title: Three Stars

text: Poor quality video , Dark


title: Great album

text:
The album is great. But the cd case came in broken. Was not very happy at all with the seller

The seller contacted me within two days, about the issue with the order. They offered me either a $10.00, refund, or a new case. So I chose a new case. She contacted me later and explained to me that a new case was not available at this time and she would get back with me when one was. So I thought, no problem. A week later, I received in the mail a copy of a brand new cd. This has to be one of the best companies that I have ever worked with in my life. Thank you Jesus. Now I’m just waiting on the information to return the old cd back to them. I highly recommend this company


title: Nicely done

text: This is a great CD. I actually don't get annoyed listening to it unlike many other children's music.