title: VERY  HEAVY  BLUE  CHEER  RECORDINGS  FROM  1978/79

text: god  this  cd  is  a  total  MUST  for  anyone  who  calls  themselves  a  blue  cheer  fan,  these  recordings  are  from  1978  and  1979,  i  dont  know  why  it  took  me  like  5  years  to  get  this  on  cd  as  i  have  the  beautiful  blue  vinyl  lp  now  since  its  release  in  2012, these  recordings  where  released  about  3  years  after  dickies  death,  anyway  i  feel  THIS  IS  THERE  BEST  DAMN  VERSION  OF  SUMMERTIME  BLUES  on  this  disc  as  on  and  off  from  1968  to  the  early  00s  blue  cheer  did  a  few  versions  of  that  song  as  well  it  seemed  to  be  there  trademark  song  since  1968, what  you  will  hear  on this  disc  is  very  well  mastered  songs  not  demos  and  the  alternate  mixes  on  some  of  these  tracks  are  amazing  and  again  as  i  say  when  i  review  most  all  blue  cheer  records  THIS IS  VERY HEAVY  STUFF  HERE  and  some  of  the  guitar  solos  by  tony  rainier  come  right  out  of  any  heavy  metal  book  i  have  ever  read.  these  recording  where  shopped  around  to major  labels  in  1979  and  1980  but  sadly  and  for  reasons  unknown  there  where  no  takers  at  that  time  until  1984  when  john  and marsha  signed  blue  cheer  to  megaforce  records  and  the  beast  is  back  record  was  released  in  january  1985,  what  blue  cheer  did  from  1972  when  they  broke  up  the  first  time  until  dickie  put  the  band  back  together  for  THESE  recordings  in  late  1978  is  anyones  guess  but  wow  i  find  it  very  sad  these  recordings  did  not  make  it  out  in  his  lifetime  as  there  are  some  amazing  tracks  here,  in  fact  there  is  not  a  bad  song  here,  again  this  is  a  real  HARD  ROCK  RECORD  hard  and  heavy  if  you  want  to  call  it  a  metal  album  you  can  get  away  with  that  to!!!!!!!!  i  should  also  note  this  comes  as  a  nice  glossy  digi  pack  with  phenomenal  sound  to  BLAST  LOUD!!!


title: THIS  IS  A  BEAUTIFUL  SUPER  DELUXE  EDITION  OF  ONE  OF  1980S  MOST  UNIQUE  RECORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

text: wow  i  got  this  record  back  in  the  autumn  of  1980  the  same  day  i  bought  the  first  debut  lp  by  THE  VAPORS  called  NEW  CLEAR  DAYS,  i  was  hooked  on  both  right  away,  as  a  huge  metal  fan  as  well  this  record  sounded  pretty  much  like  nothing  i  had  ever  heard  before,  THIS  WAS  THE  BEST  RECORD  ADAM  ANT  EVER  DID  PRIOR  TO  DISBANDING  THE  BAND  IN  1982  after  prince  charming,  the  title  track  is  still  amazing  some  36  years  on  and  this  album  was  one  of  those  albums  at  the  time  that  i  could  spin  both  side  A  and  B  and  there  was  not  a  bad  song  on  this,  anyway  fast  foward  to  last  summer  2016  36  years  after  this  albums  release,  i  thought  they  did  a  good  job  on the  digi pack  back  in  2004  with the  bonus  tracks  and  all  but  after  giving  this  some  thought  i  felt  i  just  had  to  have  this  super  deluxe  edition  as  most  of  these  are  just  cash  grabs  at  this  point,  i  can  say  after  getting  this  that  this  is  beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  the  gatefold  gold  lp  is  fantastic  as  are  the  gold  cds  with the  bonus  tracks,  the  dvd  from  tokyo  from  1981  is  awesome  and  the  promo  videos  are  great  as  well  as  all  the  other  goodies  that  come  in this package,  there  is  REPLICA  original  fan  club  stuff  here  and  a  great  booklet  as  you  can  see  as  well  as  REPLICA  flyers  and  some  really  nice  picture  sleeves,  also  the  top  of  the  pops  footage  is  amazing,  again  THIS  WAS  1980  with  punk  and  heavy  metal  as  well  as  post  punk  and  some  new  wave  being  my  favorite  genre  of  music  and  for  the  time.  again !  this  album  just  sent  chills  up  my  spine  as  it  was  so  unique  for  its  time,  by  the  autumn  of  1981  i  was  becoming  disappointed  in  the  follow  up  to  this  and  i  was  just  not  a  fan  of  adam  ant  when  he  went  solo  in  1982,  THIS  WAS  THE  BEST  RECORD  ADAM  EVER  MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!also  the  us  tour  documentry  from  1981  is  great  to  watch,  i  would  love  to  see  a  box  set  deluxed  like  this  for  the  damneds  debut  1977  opus  DAMNED  DAMNED  DAMNED,  opps  just  gave  them  another  idea  as  i  own  that  record  in  many  formats  to.....


title: THESE  4  DISCS  COLLECT  ALMOST  EVERYTHING  PETER  NOONE  DID  FROM  1964  TO  1972

text: god  to  bad  i  did  not  review  this  here  8  years  back  when  i  got  this  as  the  4  cds  here  pretty  much  cover  everything  hermans  hermits  AND  peter  noone  did  between  1964  and  1972,  this  also  comes  with  a  killer  booklet  but  last year  in  2015  they  did  a  great  2  cd  set  that  is  about  as  good  as  this  one  so  since  the  price  is  out  of  sight  on  this  as  this  has  been  oop  for  a  long  time  GO  FOR  THAT  ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, the  inlay  features  that  famous  shot  from  the  first  us  pressing  of  the  first  hermans  hermits  record  released  in  the  us  in  1965,  my  late  mom  bought  that  new  for  99  cents  when  it  came  out,  THAT  IS  THE  ONE  TO  GET!!!!!!!!!  unless  you  are  fan  enough  to  spring  for  this  one......


title: GREAT  LONG  LOST  LF  RECORD  W/  JOHN  LAWTON  FROM  1981  GETS  THE  CD  TREATMENT...

text: i  finally  got  around  to  getting  this  cd  version  of  this  long  lost  1981  semi  classic  from  when  john  lawton  and  lucifers  friend  hooked  up  for  the  first  time  since  1975  and  did  a  record  together,  this  was  a  very  interesting  record  and  sadly  overlooked  as  john  had  done  the  solo  heartbeat  record  in  1980  wich  was  a  bit  poppy  and  far  to  in  an  aor  direction,  THIS  album  i  belive  (  but  do  not  know  for  sure)  was  a  NWOBHM  cash  in  as  by  1981  the  uk  and  europe  where  being  flooded  by  amazing  hm  and  hard  rock  from  the  uk  and  it  was  termed  the  nwobhm  until  that  died  around  1983,  anyway  i  guess  the  band  or  the  record  company  that  released  this  album  way  back  then  felt  LF  had  another  good  shot  if  they  catered  to  that  scene  but  sadly  this  album  went  no  place  and  by  1981  when  this  was  released  LF  was  already  considered  an  old  band  from  10  years  before  so  this  record  fell  flat  and  died  off  by  the  end  of  1981  and  then  there  would  not  be  another  reunion  w/  lawton  until  the  mid  1990s,  anyway  this  is  a  great  HARD  ROCK  RECORD!!!!!!  this  also  has  its  aor  elements  and  some  of  the  guitar  solos  are  attempting  to  sound  like  well  the  type  of  metal  that  was  coming  from  the  likes  of  SAXON,  ANGELWITCH,  DIAMOND HEAD, PRAYING MANTAS,  THE  EF  BAND  and  so  so  many  more  but  they  did  not  deliver  as  hard  or  heavy  as  the  few  bands  listed  above,  i  am  very  happy  after  35  years  that  this  WAS  released  on  cd  about  5  years  back  in  a  nice  digi  pack  w/  9  bonus  tracks,  the  9  bonus  tracks  are  from  when  mike  starrs  was  on  vocals  for  that  rockpalast  gig  in  1978  wich  has  also  now  been  released  in  full  BUT  this  release  came  first,  to  bad  it  took  me  5  years  to  get  this  but  there  was NO  promotion  for  this  as  i  remember  back  in  2011  so  what  can  i  say???  better  now  then  never,  anyway  if  you  are  an  old  LF  fan  from  the  early  70s  and  or  a  john  lawton  fan  in  general  im  sure  you  will  love  this  cd,  regardless  this  is  still  typical  early  80s  heavy  euro  hard  rock.....................  great  remastering  howling  wolf  did  to  make  this  sound  its  best!!!!


title: CLASSIC  NWOBHM  CLASSIC  FROM  1981

text: this  was  one  of  the  many  great  records  of  the  nwobhm  era  and  gaskin  seem  to  be  one  of  the  most  forgotten  bands  from  this  era,  they  only  lasted  from  1980  until  1983  but  they  left  us  with  2  great  records  and  a  few  great  45s,  this  was  there  first  album  from  1981  and  without  a  doubt  this  was  there  best,  this  disc  clocks  in  at  about  70  minutes  with  all  the  extra  bonus  stuff  from  the  1980/81  sessions  for  this  record,  it  looked  like  gaskin  might  be  going  places  when  this  came  out  but  sadly  there  follow  up  in  1982  was  overshadowed  by  more  heavy  stuff  like  SAXON,  VENOM,  TOKYO  BLADE, RAVEN,  WITCHFINDER  GENERAL,  BLEAK  HOUSE,  CHATEAUX ,  TANK,  BODINE , TRUST  AND  PICTURE  for  example  as  it  was  not  only  the  uk  heavy  metal  was  exploding  and  it  was  most  parts  of  europe  to,  THIS  ALBUM  FROM  1981  END  OF  THE  WORLD  had  a  very  rough  garage  typical  early  80s  british  metal  sound  and  was  so  perfect it  sure  landed  them  decent  press  in  sounds  and  kerrang  as  kerrang  started  in  1981,  like  many  bands  from  this  once  amazing  era  they  polished  up  the  production  on  there  second  album  a  bit  to  much  and  then  they  where  dropped  sadly,  anyway  ask  any  nwobhm  nut  job  and  he  or  she  will  tell  you  that  this  debut  gaskin  album  was  one  of  the  best  from  this  era,  this  is  loaded  with  bonus  tracks  and  this  is  a  mini  lp  replicated  sleeve  from  japan  with  the  best  remastering  i  have  heard  this  album  sound  in  the  35  years  since  it  was  released,  also  this  comes  with  a  japan  booklet,  a  45  replica  sleeve  and  a  typical  early  to  mid  80s  gaskin  silver  sticker,  these  where  released  last  last  year  in  2015  so  if  interested  i  would  grab  one  as  this  is  the  nicest  cd  reissue  of  this  i  have  and  i  dont  think  many  of  these  where  made,  again  great  listening  to  these  songs  again  after  so  so  many  years


title: GOOD  AOR  PROJECT  BY  SOME  OF  THE  NWOBHMS  FINEST.........................

text: this  was  about  the  first  cd  of  a  few  that  where  released  between  1989  and  1994  regarding  songs  that  where  more  in  the  aor  vien  by  former  or  current  members  of  some  of  the  best  heavy  rock  and  british  bands  of  the  70s  and  early  80s,  this  was  a  japan  only  import  way  back  in  1989  and  of  all  the  lea  hart  produced  projects  like  these  THIS  WAS  THE  BEST,  there  is  a  killer  song  on here  biff  from  saxon  does  vocals  on  called  shes  hot  stuff,  this  is  long  long  out  of  print  so  the  few  that  may  be  for  sale  here  are  all  you  will  see...............................


title: GREAT  LOST  POWER  POP  DEMOS  BY  THE  LEGENDARY  PEZBAND.

text: i  was  thrilled  to  recently  get  this  japan  cd  of  demos  from  1979  by  the  pezband,  the  pezband  was  probably  one  of  my  favorite  power  pop  bands  of  the  late  70s  and  early  80s,  i  got  there  3  classic  albums  10  years  ago  back  in  2006  as  japan  mini  lp  sleeves  as  i  had  waited  forever  for  cd  releases  of  the  pezband  albums  from  those  days,  now  this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  this  is  just  great  and  the  tracks  sound  very  powerful  and  a  bit  raw  here  in  demo  stages,  this  comes  in  a  nice  mini  lp  style  replica  lp  sleeve,  i  have  been  into  these  guys  since  i  first  heard  them  back  in  1980. for  any  fan  of  this  long  lost  killer  power  pop  band  i  can  promise  that  THIS  CD  is  as  good  as  everything  they  did  35  ++  years  ago,  the  remastering  sounds  great to,  the  pezband  had  a  heavier  edge  then  say  the  rubinoos  or  the  shoes  did.........................


title: FANTASTIC  ROUGH  DEMOS  FROM  1981  THROUGH  EARLY  1983.......

text: this  was  a  great  release  a  year  or  so  back  of  quartz  demos  from  early  1981  through  early  1983,  what  you  are  getting  here  are  the  demos  for  the  stand  up  and  fight  album  (1981)  and  the  against  all  odds  album  from  1983,  these  demos  are  great!!!!  even  though  against  all  odds  in  1983  got  the  keyboard  treatment  a  lot  of  us  metal  fans  of  the  late  70s  and  early  80s  frowned  upon,  the  rough  demos  and  outtakes  here  sound  much  better  then  the  finished  product,  most  of  us  all  loved  stand  up  and  fight  so  just  imagine  how  much  better  the  demos  sound,  anyway  this  was  a  great  release  from  skol  and  they  just  re  did  against  all  odds  remastered  and  in  2016  it  sounds  a  lot  better  to  my  ears  then  it  did  in  1983  when  i  first  heard  it,  i  have  had  this  happen  with  other  hm  records  that  i  was  not  crazy  about  around  1981  or  82,  many  sound  much  better  to  my  ears  nowdays  as  way  back  then  there  was  just  so  much  great  killer  metal  coming  out  of  the  uk,  music  has  sadly  been  awful  now  for  well  over  25  years,  once  the  metal  bands  wanted  to  look  like  chicks  or  groupies  starting  in  1985/86  that  was  the  beggining  of  the  end,  then  came  grunge  in  1991  and  music  has  been  over  ever  since,  anyway  this  release  is  a  real  nod  to  the  oldschool  and  a  must  for  any  nwobhm  fan  even  if  you  where  not  crazy  about  the  quartz,  on  another  note  the  fist  gaskin  album  from  1981  end  of  the  world  got  similar  treatment  in  japan  recently,  that  was  another  monster  metal  record  from  1981......................


title: GREAT  GARAGE  ROCK/  LATE  70S  PUNK  COMPILATION......

text: this  is  a  very  good  pre  punk  and  punk  compilation,  you  get  a  lot  of  the  none  typical  run  of  the  mill  bands  here  in  this  first  issue  from  soul  jazz,  you  get  bands  like  the  pagans,  hollywood  squares  and  so  on,  really  what  you  are  getting  is  awesome  american  garage  rock  as  well  as  some  punk  as  the  years  went  on,  i  would  like  to  see  more  issues  in  this  series  of  bands  from  the  dutch  scene  as  well  as  the  sandanavian  and  southern  european  scene  as  well  as  the  1970s  autralian  and  new  zealand  scene,  for  37  years  now  i have  always  preferred  uk  punk  to  us  punk  in  most  cases  but  many  of  these  bands  here  where  great  for  there  time,  this  comes  in  a  nice  thick  slip  case  with  a  very  nice  booklet  and  the  remastering  is  great  as  it  would  not  be  easy  to  find  all  these  original  45s  and  if  you  did  it  would  cost  way  more  then  this  cd,  if  you  are  into  doing  that  then  that  is  cool  but  if  you  want  them  all  on  an  officially  released  cd  sounding  there  best  THEN  GRAB  THIS  COMPILATION,  you  will  not  be  sorry,  this  is  for  fans  of  the  dictators,  the  ramones,  early  blondie,  the  tuff  darts,  willy  deville  and  even  the  shirts,  great  cross  between  garage  rock  and  punk  as  i  said  before..............................


title: AWESOME  70S  HARD  ROCK  FROM  FINLAND  HERE...............

text: this  is  an  unofficial  reissue  of  this  classic  opus  from  1970,  this  band  was  one  of  the  most  unique  bands  from  all  of  scandanavia  as  45  years  ago  in  1970  more  bands  up  in  that  part  of  europe  where  looking  to  sound  more  poppy,  or  bluesy  with  a  mod  twist,  THIS  BAND  I  CAN  CALL  A  HARD  ROCK  BAND  with  a  bit  of  flute  added  for  obscurity  but  i  must  say  the  guitar  playing  is  very  raw  and  very  heavy  and  the  band  as  a  whole  are  very  tight,  this  release  came  out  on  the  german  red  fox  label  back  in  2002,  as  per  now  2015  cherry  red,  rpm  or  reportoire  records  have  yet  to  date  done  a  proper  reissue  of  this  and  who  knows  if  they  will,  the  mastering  on  this  sounds  fantastic  and  this  is  a  factory  pressed  silver  cd  that  sounds  killer,  if  you  liked  hard  rock  and  /or  acid  rock  from  the  late  60s  /  early  70s  then  THIS  IS  FOR  YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


title: AMAZING  MOD  REVIVAL  FROM  1979/1980.......

text: i  really  liked  this  mod  revival  band  when  i  first  heard  them  way  back  in  1979,  this  2  cd  set  covers  a  lot  of  what  they  recorded  in  there  brief  3  years  together,  the  booklet  here  is  great  and  the  remastering  was  very  well  done  for  15  years  ago,  i  feel  the  lambrettas  are  right  up  there  with  other  great  mod  revival  bands  like  the  jam,  purple  hearts,  the  circles, the  chords  and  the  small  hours  as  well  as  secret  affair,  this  was  a  real  promising  booming  band  some  35  years  back  but  sadly  the  mod  revival  of  1979  to  1981/82  would  not  last  all  that  long  but  in  those  3  years  a  lot  of  awesome  music  came  out  of  this  london  scene  as  punk,  new  wave,  post  punk  and  heavy metal  where  taking  the  uk  and  europe  by  storm!!!!!  long  live  the  lambrettas,  i  am  so  so  happy  i  found  this  great  2  cd  set....


title: GREAT  PSEUDONYM  RELEASE  BY  GROUP  1850

text: this  is  the  version  of  this  great  release  to  get,  this  disc  features  the  first  2  albums  by  the  amazing  pink  floyd  piper  at  the  gates  of  dawn  era  sounding  acid  rock  band  group  1850  from  holland,  also  unlike  the  us  release  of  the  first  album  the  remastering  and  booklet  that  come  with  this  cd  set  are  just  flawless  if  you  are  a  collector,  as  i  stated  this  is  acid  rock  at  its  best  during  one  of  the  most  important  eras  rock  n  roll  or  music  ever  saw  as  everything  today  is  produced  on  a  computer  and  it  sounds  like  a  bunch  of  brick walled  crap,  the  awesome  dutch  label  pseudonym  did  this  and  the  bonus  tracks  that  are  available  on  the  us  copy  can  be  heard  on  the  singles  as  and  bs  on  the  same  dutch  label  as  this  2  record  set  with  one  bonus  track  included,  the  booklet  that  comes  with t his  is  beautiful  and  will  give  you  all  the  information  you  need  to  know  about  group  1850,  i  can  say  in  my  own  opinion  that  the  best  way  to  describe  this  band  at  this  stage  in  there  history  is  really  freaked  out  acid  psyche  that  totally  reminds  me  of  piper  at  the  gates  of  dawn,  i  cant  say  i  know  that  these  2  albums  came  out  sounding  that  way  on  purpose  but  that  is  what  they  sound  like  (in  my  opinion)  maybe  even  better, this  band  was  one  of  the  most  unique  bands  to  come  out  of  holland  in  the  late  60s  as  so  many  other  dutch  bands  like  tea  set,  cuby  and  the  blizzards  and  the  mr  albert  show  where  either  going  for  a  prog  sound  or  a  bluesy  sound  and  of  coarse  you  had  some  hard  rock  bands  as  well  but  not  quite  like  these  guys,  these  guys  where  totally  off  the  wall  at  this  stage  and  i  love  what  they  where  doing,  they  did  carry  on  well  into  the  70s  but  i  still  have  yet  to  hear  there  mid  70s  stuff  but  if  it  is  like  this  then  this  band  was  probably  about  the  best  out  of  holland,  i  can  also  hear  so  much  here  regarding  who  there  influences  where/are  that  the  list  can  go  on,  you  have  guitar  distortion, trumpet  section,  keyboards,  off  the  wall  vocals  and  a  band  that  is  all  over  the  place,  it  is  hard  to  describe  but  if  you  like  60s psyche  then  GET  THIS  if  psyche  is/was  your  thing  just  buy  this  and  i  promise  you  will  love  it  and  belive  you  me  when  it  comes  to  music  i  rarely  promise  anything..........


title: ANOTHER  GREAT RELEASE  FROM  THE  DUTCH  PSEUDOMNYM  LABEL..

text: i  give  this  5  stars  as  i  belive  this  great  3  cd  tri  fold  box  set  has  probably  everything  brainbox  ever  recorded  in  here,  this  also  comes  with  a  very  nice  booklet  with  photos  and  the  essay  will  give  you  the  whole  history  regarding  brainbox, anyway  this  was  an  awesome  outfit  that  started  in  the  late  60s  and  lasted  until  about  1973,  what  i  hear  is  a  great  cross  between  hard  rock,  blues  and  fusion  but  really  a  lot  of  great  hard  rock,  also  the  guitar  player  for  this  band  jan  ackermann  was  an  amazing  dutch  guitar  player  in  his  own  right,  i  have  the  one  album  they  did  from  1972  on  cd  that  was  released  on  the  esoteric  label  a  few  years  back  and  it  is  so  good  of  an  album  i  did  not  mind  buying  it  again  in  this  box  as  of  coarse  that  is  included  here,  brainbox  was  one  of  the  better  dutch  rock  bands  in  the  early  70s  that  played  pretty  heavy  but  wanted  to  keep  in  with  a  bit  of  the  blues,  also  i  can  hear  as  prog  rock  was  booming  in  holland  and  europe  in  the  early  70s  brainbox  seem  to  try  to  stay  away  from  sounding  like  other  dutch  prog  bands  like  supersister  or  kayak,  these  guys  wanted  to  keep  it  heavy  but  not  deep  purple  or  black  sabbath  heavy,  jan  sure  pulled  this  off  very  well  with  this  great  band  that  sadly  only  lasted  but  a  few  years  and  not  all  that  much  recorded  out  put,  as  another  person  stated  in  there  review  there  was  a  whole  huge  scene  in  holland  but  for  whatever  reason  most  dutch  bands  did  not  succeed  outside  of  holland  with  the  exception  of  golden  earring  wich  speaking  of  them  in  all  the  years  i  have  been  a  fan  of  dutch  rock  there  catlog  has  never  seen  a  proper  reissue  for  whatever  reason,  anyway  if  you  like  70s  hard  rock  like  uriah  heep,  thin  lizzy,  ufo  or  wishbone  ash  consider  getting  this  as  i  do  not  think  you  will  be  sorry,  please  remember  brainbox  seems  to  have  a  sound  of  there  own  they  do  not  sound  like  any  of  the  bands  listed  above  but  they  are  in  that  vein,  they  remind  me  a  bit  of  stray  and  budgie  from  the  uk  that  is  as  close  as  i  can  come  to  explaining  who  they  sound like,  THESE  GUYS  WHERE  DAMN  GOOD  that  is  the  best  i  can  say.....also  the  remastering  on  all  3  cds  are  awesome  and  make  this  music  sound  the  best  it  ever  has


title: GREAT  EARLY  70S  DUTCH  PSYCHE/HARD  ROCK/PROG

text: this  is  really  great  stuff  here,  the  mr  albert  show  was  a  band  who  pretty  much  gigged  around  holland  in  the  70s  and  have  lasted  now  for  45  some  odd  years  with  very  few  releases,  i  am  aware  they  still  do  the  odd  gig here  and  there  in  holland  the  past  15  years  or  so  but  that  was  what  i  learned  on  the  net  i  have  no  proof  nor  does  the  band  have  a  web  site,  regardless  this  box  set  gives  you  there  first  2  albums  from  1971  and  1972  on  remastered  cds  with  NO  BONUS  TRACKS,  the  remastering is  awesome  and  this  is  a  dutch  only  release,  what  a  great  combination  of  hard  rock,  blues,  psyche  and  jazz  thrown  all  in  together,  also  really  good  hammond  organ  as  well,  the  mr  albert  show  did  a  lot  of  shows  in  holland  in  the  early  70s  with  a  lot  of  the  blues  bands  as  well  as  psyche  bands  like  cosmic  dealer  and  so  on  and  these  2  records  here  on  cd  seem  to  be  there  best  work  as  they  did  not  really  release  anything  after  these  2  but  a  couple  of  45s,  a  reunion  album  in  1977  and  as  i  stated  reunion  gigs  for  years  now. this  band  is  great  at  so  much,  one  thing  is  for  sure  when  you  spin  this  disc  you  will  hear  right  away  PHENOMENAL  early  70s  hard  rock  with  a  jazzy  twist  that  is  the  best  way  to  describe  this  outfit,  both  albums  are  awesome  early  70s  classics  and  have  that  awesome  sound  british  bands  like  juicy  lucy,  T2  and  british  bulldog  had  and  also  think  early  santana,  if  that  stuff  rocked  your  boat  then  buying  this  small  box  set  is  a  no  brainer  this  really  rocks  also  like  so  many  DUTCH  bands  of  this  era  they  also  used  a  trumpet  section  and  that  is  where  the  jazzy  sound  comes  from  in  my  opinion......


title: GREAT  COLLECTION  OF  TONKA  TRACKS

text: as  others  here  have  stated  this  is  a  well  worthwhile  release  that  paul  oversaw  and  basically  put  out  himself  back  in  2000,  this  is  a  fantastic  retrospective  of  pauls  material  from  lone  star  through  ufo  and  this  comes  with  a  very  informative  booklet  that  has  great  liner  notes  by  paul  himself,  as  i  do  understand  this  cd  is  not  easy  to  find  now  if  you  can  find  it  at  a  fair  price  and  you  are  a  big  chapman  fan  GRAB  THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  the  track  selection  is  great!!!


title: great  funky  krautrock

text: great  two  lps  on  one  cd  +  one  bonus  track  from  a  rare  1976  45  called  england  15  tracks  total,  this  twofer  consists  of  the  first  album  randy  pie  released  in  1973  and  the  third  lp  released  in  1975,  both  have  a  heavy  funky  groove  to  them,  you  can  clearly  hear  from  the  first  riff  that  BOTH  records  are  right  out  of  the  early  to  mid  70s,  i  also  hear  quite  a  bit  of  fusion  here  as  well,  this  band  put  one  album  out  i  do  not  have  from  1976  called  england  and  the  hidden  bonus  track  is  on  this cd,  i  first  got  interested  in  this  german  band  becouse  of  leaf  hounds  peter  french  doing  vocals  on  there  final  album  in  1977,  after  reasearching  and  then  hearing  a  bit  more  of  this  band  here  on  the  internet  i  decided  to  buy  this  twofer  and  another  wich  consists  of  the  last  lp  from  77  this  band  did,  if  you  like  real  funky  sounding  70s  rock  then  you  will  love  randy  pie,  a  lot  of  the  jamming  on  here  could  easily  be  background soundtrack  music  on  such  70s  us  t.v  sitcoms  such  as  starsky  and  hutch,  emergancy,  beretta  or  adam  12,  as  i  listened  to  this  cd  i  was  thinking  of  those  great  70s  shows  like  swat  and  the  rookies,  anyway  if  that  is  your  thing,  then  play  this  at  ten........................


title: great  fusion  krautrock

text: this  is  a  great  two  lps  on  one  cd  reissue  that  i  was  very  happy  to  find,  i  bought  this  not  only  becouse  im  a  fan  of  other  german  70s  bands  like  birth  control,  jane, eloy,spurmull,arktis,and  many  many  others,  i  bought  this  also  for  the  1977  lp  fast  foward  becouse  it  features  peter  french  on  vocals  who  did  a  killer  job  with  the  brunning  sunflower  band  in  1968  and  then  went  on  to  do  the  first  killer  atomic  rooster  lp,  then  leaf  hound  in  1972,  i  recently  just  bought  his  1978  solo  album  and  that  is  great  to,  HOWEVER  the  fast  foward  record  he  did  in  1977  with  this  outfit  is  a  very  good  rock  record,  a  bit  hard  at  times  but  not  heavy,  it  has  all  the  typical  mid  70s  elements  to  it  and  was  very  well  done,  it  actually  reminds  me  of  peter  frenches  solo  album  a  bit  as  his  solo  album  came  out  only  one  year  later,  i  dont  like  using  words  like  this  but  BOTH  lps  on  this  cd  have  a  very  groovy  sound  to  them,  highway  driver  the  second  lp  by  randy  pie  in  1974  is  a  very  good  record  as  well,  you  can  hear  a  lot  of  fusion  in  this  as  well  as  a  real  rockin  sound,  its  hard  for  me  to  explain  what  i  mean  or  compare  this  band  to  any  other,  this  is  not  speced  out  krautrock  like  tangarine  dream  or  ashra  tempel,  once  again  trying  to  find  the  right  words  it  has  a  very  groovy  cool  70s  sound  you  can  both  relax  to  this  music  or  rock  out,  your  choice,  really  on  both  records  the  band  just  jams  out  very  very  well  but  as  with  most  krautrock  bands  you  will  not  walk  around  finding  yourself  singing  these  songs  all  day  so  there  are  NO  POP  elements  here  whatsoever.  i  have  some  tracks  by  randy  pie  on  a  couple  of  6  cd  krautrock  box  sets  i  got  some  years  back  so  i  was  aware  of  this  band  for  some  time  but  only  got  around  to  checking  them  out  now,  this  is  real  real  good  stuff  if  you  liked  70s  rock  in  general,  i  cant  say  anything  bad  about  this  cd  of  both  lps,  i  will  be  interested  in  getting  more  of  randy  pies  stuff  in  the  future,  it  really  is  a  great  pleasure  to  find  another  great  band  i  was  not  familiar  with  some  35  years  after  they  split  up,  fast  foward  was  there  last  record  in  1977,  also  very  good  remastering  here,  this  is  not  some  cheap  european  bootleg,  this  is  the  real  deal...................


title: great  long  overdue  cd  release

text: great  cd  release  of  thundersticks  post  samson  material,  you  got  both  the  ep  from  1983  and  the  full  lp  from  1984  here  along  with  a  few  bonus  tracks,  this  was  an  odd  outfit  and  short  lived  as  i  remember  it,  when  thunderstick  split  from  samson  in  late  1982  he  went  on  to  form  this  outfit  wich  was a  lot  different  and  remember  by  1983/84  the  whole  nwobhm  explosion  was  dying  off  and  the  L.A  hair  scene  was  starting  to  take  over,  even  in  the  uk  you  had  outfits  like  wrathchild  doing  albums  like  stakk  atakk  wich  where  awful,  thunderstick  did  not  jump  on  that  wagon  but  he  kept  the  sound  he  had  help  create  samson  with  a  bit  more  modern  on  the  lp  release  more  then  the  ep  in  83,  samson  where  having  the  same  problem  in  1984  with  there  dont  get  mad  get  even  lp  (  wich  i  thought  was  great)  wich  brings  me  to  all  the  recorded  output  on  this  cd,  its  total  classic  british  hm  but  lakes  that  magical  1979  to  82  spark  when  most  bands  where  putting  killer  after  killer  album  out  think(samson,saxon,maiden,ehtel  the  frog,jaguar, white  spirit,dark  star, tank  ) and  the  list  goes  on  and  on  as  you  know,  these  recordings  fall  more  in  line  with  the  handsome  beasts  or  stormqueen,  still  trying  to  keep  that  nwobhm  sound  going  but  trying  to  move  foward  as  the  mid  80s  was  coming  on  quick,  regardless  it  was  nice  to  hear  all  these  songs  again  for  i  have  not  heard  this  stuff  in  25  years  now,  this  is  a  great  collection  and  a  must  own  for  any  british  metal  fan  or  any  iron  maiden  family  tree  collecter,  now  all  we  need  is  universal  to  sell  the  rights  to  samsons  1984  opus  dont  get  mad  get  even  and  our  collections  will  be  complete,  dont  get  mad  was  samsons  last  great  record  before  they  got  to  commercial,  LONG  LIVE  THUNDERSTICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


title: great  dutch  glam

text: great  dutch  glam  from  the  70s,  great  tracks  and  a  well  packaged  cd  here,  lots  of  obscure  tracks  on  here  and  a  great  booklet  comes  with  this  cd  set,  if  you  liked  uk  bands  like  slade,  t  rex  or  mott  in  the  70s  consider  this  a  dutch  version  w/.  dutch  artists,  really  good  stuff!!!!!


title: 5 Stars !

text: In perfect condition.<br />Very pleased to have found it.


title: Excellent Recording

text: If you like Milsap and you like Jim Reeves, this is a must have item. Bought it back in the vinyl days when I was buying everything Milsap and wore it out. Then a few years ago found it on Amazom while brousing. Have a newer computer compatible turntable so can burn CDs. The record I have is as described, brand new when it came and in a sealed jacket. You can feel the influence that Reeves has on Milsap throughout the album. In my opinion it will always be one of Milsap's best. Some of the cuts are also on "Lost in the Fifties Tonight". If you can play it, but it.


title: Track Listing Only

text:
1 Sweet - Co-Co
2 Tony Orlando & Dawn - Knock Three Times
3 Lynn Anderson - (I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden
4 Peret - Borriquito
5 Middle of the Road - Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
6 Santana - Black Magic Woman
7 Redbone - The Witch Queen Of New Orleans
8 Johnny Cash - Man In Black
9 Roger Whittaker - Mammy Blue
10 Andy Williams - (Where Do I Begin) Love Story (Love Theme From Love Story)
11 Sly & The Family Stone - Family Affair
12 Georgie Fame & Alan Price - Rosetta
13 Melanie - Look What They've Done To My Song, Ma
14 The Delfonics - Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
15 The Isley Brothers - Love The One You're With
16 Bay City Rollers - Keep On Dancing
17 John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
18 Michael Nesmith and the First National Band - Silver Moon
19 Tim Hardin - Hoboin'
20 Lesley Duncan - Love Song
21 Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine


title: Intends to be serious, but often is very funny

text:
An audio guide makes the Hana Road very interesting.  There are several different guides.  We purchased this CD after finding the cassette player in our Jeep didn't work.

This audio guide has a female narrater sound like she could be an elementary school principle.  My wife & I were quoting lines from this CD for the rest of our vacation.  Some of our favorites are:

"Swimming in the ocean can be FATE-ALL"  or "Rock climbing here may be LETH-ALL"

Or she would frequently say, "You should stop here.  * You'll be glad you did *"

The CD is quite funny, if you don't take it too seriously.


title: Liked it SO much I now have 2, 1 for each car❣

text: Great CD, love me some Joe B


title: Love the music

text: Excellent


title: Love it!

text: Love it!!! All the big English and Russian hits, definitely a favorite!


title: Like it a lot!

text: Really like this CD...well, anything by Assad is going to be wonderful.


title: Would like to see him perform in a club

text: Read about Irvine somewhere; tried this CD album.  Now I'm a solid follower.  Wish I had learned of him much earlier, so my life would have been improved sooner.  Would like to see him perform in a club.


title: Import priced, but well worth it.

text: Saw an NHK (Japan) documentary on Samuragochi (unusual family name) and was impressed not only by his artistry but the physical challenges he endures just to live day to day.  He is self-taught as a composer, did a stint as a video game music writer, and somehow managed to tap into the universe of tone, pitch, harmony, rhythm, and duration to present us with profoundly soulful music.  It is my hope that his work will be released in the US so that it is more widely shared among those engaged in probing the human experience.


title: Five Stars

text: Album came exactly as advertised and was delivered quickly!


title: Love This CD

text: If you like the softer side of Rod Stewart, you'll love this cd. The music is mellow with the classic Rod Stewart voice. It's a great combination. Love it!


title: The Wind in the Rigging CD

text: Great compilation of old sailors songs.


title: Salem's Musick CD

text: Great compilation of old world songs.


title: Hot deluxe CD of PHIL andTHE FRANTICS songs with great booklet.

text: Very nice package of Phil and The Frantics songs finally available, with all of their high dollar recordings and several unreleased tracks, four in stereo.  Extensive notes by Dan Nowicki and lots of pictures and labels make this a CD you will want to have in your collection.  Deluxe packaging and great sound.  Grab one now!.

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title: A+++

text: Great CD.  Just what I was expecting.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice item as advertised.  Recommended seller.  A+++


title: Great battery

text: Ordered this item, unsure if suitable sub for original battery. Was exact match, installed and works great. Purchase price from Amazon, including overnight delivery, was half as much as local prices.


title: Great listening for us old folk

text: Totally enjoyable including the Everly Brother remake. Nice beat, lyrics and clarity of sound. Didn't remember this duo from my youth, heard one of their songs on a local radio show. Liked it and did some research. Extremely glad I purchased this album. And the CD arrived days ahead of expectations.


title: Five Stars

text: Very nice CD


title: My favorite of all five so far. An epic story with heart...

text:
I am fully prepared to stand by the heading of my review. This is a 2 1/2 hour (or close enough that it makes no difference) film that for me flew by. Not once was I bored. Instead I was vastly entertained, and in the "slower" parts of the film I was intrigued by the political stuff going on.
The love story- To me this worked very well. I really did not expect Anakin or Padme to act any differently than they did. We all know, whether we are teenagers or not, that if and when we fall in love with a person that that love often over-rides our common sense and dominates our thoughts and feelings.  It had just enough "spice"  it it to work. (No hanky-panky, this is FAMILY entertainment). But more important than spice it had heart I really believed these two loved each other and felt their care. If you love someone or they love you, often you can see it in thir eyes and their actions toward you. Words are not always necessary. Bravo.
The dialogue- NO Star Wars movie in the history of the series is known for Shakespearean words. After watching this and listening to the lines delivered I found them more than satisfying to me. The actors did fine with it. They were NOWHERE near as stiff as some critics would have you think. I enjoyed this very much.
The effects- These were breathtaking and NOT "cartoonish" again as some critics would have you think. The sights from planet to planet and city to city were breathtaking, beautiful, and sometimes dark and appropriately gloomy. I really felt transported into the middle of these worlds. The creatures were also done very well.
The acting- See my dialogue comments. EVERYBODY in my view did a great job. Even Jar Jar did not sound as silly this time. He was more serious a bit and wasn't in the film long enough anyway for me to pay him much notice. But even he did fine. I actually liked him more this time around for his slightly more serious nature and sincerity. McGregor, Portman, Christensen, Jackson, Lee, and the others all did great jobs with their roles.
The action- More of it in this film than in any of the Star Wars movies to date. Stunning, dizzying, and awe-inspiring. Very enjoyable.
The Music- A perfect blend of exciting and beautiful new music with snippets of tunes from the other Star Wars movies weaves together a very nice and effective tapestry to tell this epic story in music that perfectly compliment the visuals of this awesome film. Across The Stars (the love theme) alone was a great joy to hear and real candy for the ears.John Williams really is a musical genius.
Overall- I liked the original Star Wars trilogy more than any movie series in history. I liked the Phantom Menace a lot. I LOVED Star Wars Episode II Attack Of The Clones. I laughed, I cheered, and yes I did even cry.  I did not go into this film to find things to nit-pick at, I went to enjoy it and have a great time with it. This turned out to be a good thing because as I watched and listened I found, saw, and heard NOTHING to nit-pick at anyway. I went to enjoy this film and take another trip into a galaxy  far far away. I LOVED this film, and so can you, I hope. :) Take that trip too, back to a galaxy far far away. You just might fall in love with this film like I did. Peace. :)


title: Beautiful!

text: Beautiful music!


title: Great

text: Absolutely love Josh cd was in great shape. Thank you👍


title: He’s amazing

text: This is an amazing album  Definitely what you’d expect from this artist. Love it


title: A Difficult Listening Experience!

text:
I choose this rating, not because Ralna did not do a great job singing the songs, but it was like she was describing and experiencing the pain in her break up from her great love, and the father of her child, Guy Hovis.
Anyone who watched them for years on The Lawrence Welk Show can relate to this.
It was tough! Ralna is a great singer and person, but it just was hard to listen to these touching songs.

Doris M. Aubinger-Hebert


title: Lovely songs by Josh Groban. Liked it.

text: Ge real listening


title: Heaven on Earth

text: The music on this CD is definitely annointed by the Lord. I was blessed by the upbeat songs as well as the slower ones. The music is very uplifting and encouraging. Each song was very thought provoking. The music was so soothing that it put my grandson to sleep while riding in the car. A wonderful work totally giving praise to God all the way through.


title: Bravo Andrea!

text:
I have been following the various reviews of Bocelli's CD's over the past few years on here and I'm still as surprised as ever to see so many critical and just ill-spirited opinions posted.

I have had this CD for a good many years now and in many ways it was this very CD that has sparked in me a love and interest in Opera that I did not have previously.

I keep reading how terrible of a tenor Bocelli is, and how he doesn't have this or that and how he will never be in contention with Domingo or Pavarotti.

So what?

Bocelli is a tenor in his own class, as is Pavarotti. There is no reason to compare the two, but the mere fact that all too many people do, even if in a negative context, tells me that something about Bocelli's voice reminds them of the great tenor.

Just listen to Bocelli's "Nessun Dorma". All the technical jibberish aside, his is one of the finest renditions of the great aria period!

True, his voice is not a big, powerful spinto the likes of Domindo or Corelli but the sensitivity and feeling he brings to the aria more than compensate for that.

The same holds true for just about every song on here. From the arias, to the sacred selections, on to the Neopolitan standards...all are very well interpreted. Bocelli's forte is his elegance, the softness and warmth in his sound, and of course, his clear high notes.

When this CD first came out, many opera "experts" wrote Bocelli off as a mere fluke, a pop-singer who tries too hard to be a "legit" tenor. Here we are almost a decade later and Bocelli is about to release his 9th! CD and his international appeal shows no sighns of waning.

The man has, to date, sold more records, both operatic and Pop, than Pavarotti, Domingo, Carerras, Correlli and Bjoreling put together in their long and illustrious careers! Clearly Bocelli is doing something right.

My final verdict on this CD is that this is as good a tenor CD as any ever produced.

More than that, Bocelli has single-handedly brought Pop-Opera to the international forefront and he will always be remembered as that blind man who changed the face of modern opera forever.

Perhaps it is this very fact that makes "legit" Opera lovers bristle at the very idea of Andrea Bocelli.

Let's face it, Opera has been a dying art form for decades and it wasn't until Bocelli and those who follow his path, however, loathed by the purists, that made and continue to make Opera attractive to audiences worldwide.

Bravo Andrea!


title: Bargain Hunter

text: Great music!  I'm hoping our choir can work up this piece for Father's Day next year.  Have always loved the song when Josh Groben does this on his album.


title: Willa Got What She Wanted

text: I really wanted this album. I love I Wanna Be Bad. A glossy, catchy dance pop jam similiar in style to that of Britney. I was hoping the album would consist of more songs like this, but I was disappointed. I cannot for the life of me remember how any of the songs go. I can't even remember the names of the songs. She has a decent voice, but the songs are bad. They are boring and sound uninspired. Willa is trying so hard not to be like Britney or Christina. Well the only thing she accomplishes is being a bad version of the two. Nothing against Willa but I really did not enjoy this album. I'm gonna stick to Britney,Jessica,Christina,and Mandy and all of you should too. My advice, buy the single of I Wanna Be Bad.


title: Music

text: I play it all the time for great music sound and used in travel in the car for music. A+


title: great music

text: love his songs and very happy with cd<br />good value


title: Just what I wanted

text: I love Mariachi music and was so pleased to have found this. All the songs were great.


title: Its a great cd

text: I am enjoying this cd. I recently became a fan and especially love Perfect. He has such a different voice and sings a variety of songs. Glad I bought this


title: they are great

text: Love them. The singing and arrangements, piano and conductor. I play this over and over


title: Hewlett Crist.....An Encore

text: Hewlett Crist is a natural for Texican moods and music.  I have all of his Rio Grande Songs up to and including RGS IV, so when I saw Dos Padres on Amazon.com, I naturally had to have it.  I was not disappointed.


title: Like Finding An Old Friend

text: I had the distinct pleasure of meeting and becoming friends with Hewlett Crist at a local arts and craft show.  I purchased his original Rio Grande Songs from him personally, and I loved them so much that I went on and purchased RGS II and III from him by mail.  I have always wondered if he made a IV, and I was delighted to find it on Amazon.com.


title: The Wonderful David Pomeranz!!!

text:
Artist:  David Pomeranz
Album:  The Eyes of Christmas
Year:  2000

Tracks
  1. The Eyes of Christmas
  2. My Grown up Christmas List
  3. Somebody Must Be Grinning Down on Me
  4. Oh Holy Night
  5. The Old Home Town
  6. Christmas Star
  7. Santa's on Vacation
  8. Toyland
  9. Christmas Is the Time of the Year
 10. Pasko Na Sinta Ko (It's Christmas My Love)
 11. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
 12. Joy to the World
 13. The Power of Giving
 14. This Little Light of Mine

A beautiful Christmas album by the wonderful David Pomeranz.

With six self-penned songs in a gorgeous collection of traditional and not so traditional Christmas songs, Pomeranz beautiful voice is pecfect for bringing the Christmas spirit into your home.

Do yourself a favor and download this album!

Or if you want a physical copy, you can get one from David Pomeranz's website for $16.99.

Unfortunately, it is not available to "residents of Southeast Asia" which, is where I am, so I can't get one for myself from that website directly.

However, I am a creative buyer and always through good friends, things are always possible.

So enjoy this wonderful, beautiful Christmas album but most of all, enjoy David Pomeranz, he is truly amazing!


title: Old Songs That Still Sound New

text:
Track Listing

 1. Old Songs
 2. Ask Me to Say, "I Do" (And I Will)
 3. This Is What I Dreamed
 4. My Buddy and I
 5. Truth of Us
 6. Fat
 7. The Old Home Town
 8. Hit That Target
 9. Cloud of Music


title: Five Stars

text: great product, easy sale, quick delivery... thanks


title: Five Stars

text: loved it awesome


title: A must read for  both Men and Women!!!

text: This Audio book is sooo good!, Just like the other one that I bought (I'LL BE SEEING YOU) after the first disc I found it very difficult to stop listening.<br />Even though the story takes place in a time of horrific turmoil in the world the story weaves the characters into a very personal story  as well.


title: Why not buy 2?

text: Yeah, I'm going to snatch this one right up for only 1500 bucks!  C'mon.  This has got to be a joke.


title: Two Stars

text: I would like to know which cd has the song " Maria La O" because it doesn't,say, thanks


title: Does this import include the track "Evil Sinner"?

text: The one I bought is missing a song.  Post the track listing, since Amazon sucks.


title: FUN TO LISTEN TO

text: Even though I don't speak German this cast album is really enjoyable in German. Since I'm an avaid collector of musicals I had to have this one.


title: GLAD I FOUND THIS

text: I've been trying to purchase the original london cast of this musical. Have it on an LP for years and I know it was available on CD but can't seem to get it. When I stumbled on this recording I was pleasently suprised it was very much like the original London cast. A very nice score, not My Fair Lady but enjoyable to listen to.


title: HALLMARK DID IT AGAIN

text: Well STop The World is one of my favorite musicals and I'm a big Anthony Newley fan so when I saw the original london cast on cd I grabbed it. That was a big mistake. The cd was recorded from an LP and not the master tapes. The sound it terrible. You can hear the rumble from the turntable. I wouldn't buy anything from Hallmark Records. THis is the second time I purchased a cd from them and got screwed. Amamzon should screen their record lables and the sellers should give more information on the CD's they sell. IT's a good thing I still have the original LP which sounds better than this CD. Terrible and really unhappy.


title: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY

text: I'm a big Lionel Bart fan. Oliver is one of my favorite scores with Blitz right behind it. I've had Fing Leaves on LP for many years and when I saw this CD being issued I jumped at the change to get it. Well, I guess I should have known by the price that it's not a fist rate recording. First of all, it's in Mono. The LP I have is in Stereo and it doesn't say anywhere that the recording is in mono. Because it's a live recording the sound in mono is terrible. I really think that Amazon should make sure when cd'S are issued that they are first rate recordings and not budget copies. I gave it one star because the cover was nice. Don't waste your money


title: The Voice of an Angel

text:
This is my third CD. I listen to it in my car when I drive far.
I keep buying a new one if it gets scratched. I like the CD version because I still have a CD player in my car.
I just love Josh and his angelic voice.


title: Totally awesome music

text: Josh is extremely talented and this is very awesome music


title: armchair soul travel

text: Steve's poetry is like a travelogue. It takes you places you might not ever have visited.


title: One of the best albums I've come across in years.

text: A truly great album. Thought-provoking and heartfelt, yet not without a sense of fun.


title: An untapped talent here!

text:
The main artist on this release is Wayne Jones. He has several "Lifescapes" cd's but this one is the best. They are best available in Target stores.

Anytime you see his name at the bottom of the back label. He is the chief writer and arranger.

This is mainly perfect for when you are reading a book. A Very relaxing cd with some nice smooth jazz groove beats.

The standout tracks are:

2. Recurring Daydream
3. Night Ride
4. If We Could Fly
6. Home Free
7. She Believes In Me
9. Mulholland Highway

The other 4 aren't BAD but aren't perfect like the above listed 6.

Check this cd and his others out for a smooth jazz trip no BIG name could give you.

Please check out and rate my other reviews


title: Could be better, could be worse

text:
I am including a previous review i wrote about this at the end. There is another Climax cd (on ebay from time to time) with 15 cuts. However this cd has 4 different songs which are not on the 15 track version. Hopefully soon there will be a comprehensive collection released. Until then this is the way to go.

Rock and Roll Heaven is their original version. (later covered by the Righetous Brothers)

Park Preserve is an extended version unavailable anywhere else. Originally a 3:47 version is on the 45 of Precious & Few. Not sure how or where they got this version but it is great. If only it sounded good (sounds kinda muddy) It is extended to 5 and a half minutes!

Waiting for the end to come sort of sounds like Sonny's previous band The Outsiders.

The rest of it was on their S/T 1972 album. Included below is my original review for more info.

>>>>>I was happy to see one of my favorite old bands on CD finally. I wish that someone would release it all! Although in mono for the most part 8 of the 12 cuts are from the album (a short instrumental passage before Picnic in the Rain is the 8th cut) 3 cuts are previously unheard. First, Park Preserve which was the b-side to Precious and few is lengthened to over 5 minutes on this cd. The song Rock and roll heaven which was a hit for the Righteous Brothers is here in its ORIGINAL version. Yes, a member of Climax wrote it. Finally Waiting for the end to come is a pretty good mid tempo pop song. There is another cd out there on ebay occasionally with 8 different songs and the 7 album cuts here. 7 of those 8 are not from the album and it still leaves around 5-6 cuts still unreleased. This cd is definately worth a listen, but i wish Rhino or someone would release an anthology of everything. (all 25-28 cuts they recorded)


title: Track Listing

text:
As stated above the track listing published is incorrect.  I own this cd and here's the correct listing:

1) The Loco-Motion - Little Eva
2) Twistin' The Night Away - Sam Cooke
3) It Might As Well Rain Until September - Carol King
4) Dance With The Guitar Man - Duane Eddy
5) Green Onions - Booker T & the MG's
6) Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
7) Things - Bobby Darin
8) Sealed With A Kiss - Brian Hyland
9) Vacation - Connie Francis
10) Venus In Blue Jeans - Mark Wynter
11) Tell Me What He Said - Helen Shapiro
12) Don't Ever Change - The Crickets
13) Wonderful Land - The Shadows
14) The Wanderer - Dion
15) As You Like It - Adam Faith
16) A Picture of You - Joe Brown & the Bruvvers
17) Sharing You - Bobby Vee
18) Dream Baby - Roy Orbison
19) Sheila - Tommy Roe
20) Nut Rocker - B. Bumble & the Stingers
21) Bobby's Girl - Susan Maughan
22) Last Night Was Made For Love - Billy Fury
23) Let's Dance - Chris Montez
24) Love Letters - Ketty Lester


title: Sparky's Magic Piano and Sparky's Magic Talking Train are my favorite childhood stories

text: Had the original one on a 78 when I was a kid.  Played it for my kids and now I am playing it with my grandchildren.  Awesome!


title: Great

text: Replacement copy. I knew what to expect. Timeless romantic album.


title: Great value

text: Christmas gift for my mom. She loved it. It came in time for Christmas and each CD is a double so there is a lot of music.


title: Five Stars

text: Love them


title: Five Stars

text: Wonderful voice


title: Was a bit boring and not much detailed information.

text: Ended up not using this.  Had a better CD from a friend that we used.


title: The tape with bio-feedback

text: Only one tape helped me out and it was for stress. Within one min your out and off to sleep, restful sleep!


title: what an amazing girl

text: She is a pleasure to watch and to hear. She is really amazing, and i am eager to follow her career.<br />Go get'em Jackie and dont let the fame ruin you.


title: Awesome

text: Awesome


title: Five Stars

text: FOR GIFT AND SHE LOVES IT.


title: Enoch Light Big Band Music

text: This CD is a great addition to our Enoch Light music library. We have now uploaded it to iTunes so we can play the music anywhere in our home. Lots of stereo separation.  Great?


title: Fast Delivery in Perfect Condition

text: We needed this CD to complete our collection of the Time Life Great Composers series which we have on iTunes using "Apple Lossless" conversion for transfer from CD to iTunes.


title: Five Stars

text: Great band! (Okay, I am the singers cousin)


title: ROCKS

text: RAW LIVE GREAT FOR ANY HALFORD FAN This cd rocks.  I love having it in my collection.  It rocks.  Recommend


title: Unoriginal

text: Fake not original !!!!!!!!


title: Such an important, well written article!

text: The Atlantic is always excellent but this edition was especially meaningful for me.  The Holocaust article was excellent and moving for all to read..  Thank you!


title: Ariana is coo

text: Love it


title: Three Stars

text: The output volume of the CD is not loud enough.


title: Great Sea Songs

text:
Not just basic Sea Chantey album but Irish folk songs with the sea Chantey words "Given it all in our fight with the sea", "We'll sink'm down to the bottom of the sea." etc. It's both instrumental and voice only and combined tunes.

On par with "North Sea Gas".


title: Bought Again

text: Great album/CD.  This is the 2nd time buying this CD.  My last one was lost.


title: A fan of Zamfir

text: I love this cassette.  It was received promptly and in good condition.


title: Gospel Music Of Elvis

text: My wife and love it. Thanks!!!!!


title: Five Stars

text: Can't beat the classics


title: Five Stars

text: Great


title: Five Stars

text: Great deal


title: love T+P

text: great little ten inch, spin it all the time


Just another beautifully awesome release from FSOL.  The neat "semi-holographic" case that we americans got with the reissue is really, well, neat.


title: dark, deep and downtempo, nuff said

text:
Here's a smashup of genres that I hope you understand (and if you didn't, you wouldn't be on this page).  downbeat-dark-electronic-deep-trip hop-bass.  Almost ambient with some spoken word a few tracks.  This album is gold, front to back, really, I'm an audio ADD head, it's rare that I keep one album on all the way through, but this is just one moody beast of a listen.

I bought this to play when I really want to play my original T&P promo that's aging a bit.


This version is:  Barcode: 8 01061 92569 7, Warp Records – WAP256DVD, Warp Records – WAP256CD UK.
CD-1  Gantz Graf  3:58
CD-2  Dial.  6:17
CD-3  Cap.IV  9:02
DVD-1  Gantz Graf (Video)  3:59
DVD-2  Basscadet (Bcdtmx) (Video)  6:52
DVD-3  Second Bad Vilbel (Re-Edit) (Video)  4:13

Very odd "CD case and a half" case size, never had the UK version before, was looking for the US version with the DVD but only the Japanese and UK version exist on Amazon.  Assuming I got the NTSC version, but barcoding and wap256dvd are the same markings as the PAL version so be careful.  Great late 90s/early 00's electro IDM.


title: Theft.

text: 5 stars for the music, two stars for the person selling this to customers who don't know better.  You are a thief.  First off, only three albums are in the same era, and even that's not complete.  Broken is just an ep, albeit an amazing one.  But you can have ALL FOUR of these amazing albums right here on amazon for less than 20 bucks.  So this guy is gonna charge almost 500?  He's just waiting for a sucker, don't let it be you.  Stay away from items like this on amazon, there is no regulations here and it blows my mind that this is allowable.


title: We want Mudder back!

text: A wonderful punk/alt/nu-metal band that were unfortunately pushed out of the Iowa limelight by slipknot.  C-bone has since moved on to a decent band, Waiting for the fall, but it cannot hold a candle to the hardcore delight that is MUDDER!  The limited edition includes a fresh Prince cover.


title: Graet sounds

text: Thank you & 5 stars


title: Nice sounds

text: Wow, you can tell she was on her way to stardoom.


title: Five Stars

text: Nice music and would buy it again. Thank you seller!


title: A MUST HAVE iconic addition to your Christian music library!

text: Afterglow is an iconic Christian group that became very popular in the 80's, particularly among Mormons.  The male duet recordings are very well done and bring a sweet, peaceful spirit every time I listen to them.  The messages are superbly written and presented. You'll often find yourself singing some of the songs off their albums even when you're not listening.  I highly recommend this group and their albums to all Christians.  It is not Christian Rock or Pop.


title: Great music and excellent album

text: I've owned this one for many years and it is still one of my favorites.  Some may consider it outdated but the messages are inspired, calming, and truly bring the Spirit of Christ into your heart each time you listen to it.  The harmonies are fabulous as well.  I highly recommend it.


title: Ine of the best singers in latin America

text: I have been listening to Patricia for more years than I care to admit. She is one of the best balad singers in any language. I hope more of her albums become available


title: Four Stars

text: These folks are great. Saw them in concert and had to have the CD. It sounds great as well.


title: Great CD

text: Can't go wrong with Elton John music


title: Fantastic Abba-Style European Christian Album from 1990

text: This originally came out while my family was driving around Europe right after the Berlin Wall fell.  Actually that's why it's called "Double Freedom" - I think the couple who are singing, Sia and Troshan Vladowski, are Polish, and this album was released as Solidarnosc was going down in Poland - so they experienced both political and spiritual freedom as Christ redeemed them from a life of selfishness and bondage to sin!  The music is incredibly uplifting and positive - and the memories it evokes are superb!


title: Klaar is great

text: Nice CD with some great songs. It brings back memories to the eighties, even thought the music and the musicians have evolved.


title: The perfect evening (in music) from Warren Zanes

text: If you could convey hanging out with best friends on a perfect Friday night in music, this is what it would sound like.  Or maybe a perfect night with your special someone, with a glass of wine and candles burning softly.  Warren Zanes captures life's special moments with another great album, showcasing his insightful and clever lyrics wrapped around his original, musical talents.


title: Great

text: Great cd. Wonderful Christmas music😀


title: Five Stars

text: Holds the keys to living as long as you want!


title: R.I.P Marty Robbins

text: Marty Robbins changed country music with El Paso  and I love Five Brothers. I did a paper at school about him and my teacher said it made him think about his grandpa it's sad that he is gone but his music is steal here R.I.P Marty.


title: Five Stars

text: great read


title: Shine shines

text: What a voice, and perfect material for her.


title: Fresh Dopeness

text: Hard album, very dope.  Hail and cheers from NY! Keep spitting.


title: Great album

text: Gris is an awesome band with very melodic relaxing tones, even among its chaos.  Nice addition to my Gris shelf collection. Cheers, USA.


title: Another underground classic.

text:
You know when the album starts with a passage from Jiddu Krishnamurti, it's going to be fire!!! Dope vocals, dope lyrics, dope beats, and dope hip hop.
 Fantastic.

The only track I HATE is track 15 - Marciano's Reign... I love Vinnie's message but the chorus vocals annoy me!!

Other than that, this album has been on repeat in my car for about two weeks!

Need more JMT and AOTP!


title: An Encyclopedia of Comedy and Novelty Music...

text:
This collection of comedy/novelty songs from Ray Stevens is a testament to his dedication to a style of music that he acknowledges is no longer in the mainstream with only a scant few artists and groups keeping the genre going. This 96 song collection represents a huge portion of the recorded comedy gems, jewels, and obscure golden nuggets from a bygone era where radio programmers weren't ashamed to program off-the-wall novelty songs back-to-back with the non-comical songs. I said 96 songs...but there's actually 108 songs if you count the 12 songs on the bonus CD. The main focus, though, are the first 8 CD's where Ray musically and vocally has a blast doing impressions along the way of old women, country folks, sophisticates, Irishmen, Englishmen, chickens, dogs, cows, goats, and Boris Karloff! What a group! Also, there is Ray's take on a wide array of R and B vocalizations that bring back the feel of any number of early R and B groups that Ray has long identified as inspirational to him. As a longtime fan of comedy songs he tells us in his own words how he feels about the comedy song genre: from it's lucrative heyday to it's forced fall from the spotlight by those in radio who feel the 'novelty song' is beneath them.

Once you open the Encyclopedia and look on the inside part of the cover you'll see the image of Ray that's been used for publicity for this collection. I've used the image several times at the start of my last series of blog entries and in this blog entry it's located further down the page. The booklet goes into great detail about the comedy song. A bio of Ray, written by Don Cusic, graces the first few pages and the last few pages of the booklet. A written introduction from Ray appears first, followed by the first few pages of the bio on Ray, followed by deep coverage of all 108 songs on the 9 CD's, concluding with the continuation of the bio. Musician, songwriter, and publisher credits fill out the last several pages. In the booklet's introduction Ray explains that it was extremely difficult in the days of radio-only exposure to have a hit if radio wasn't playing the song. In order for a song to become a hit back then it had to have adequate exposure on radio...and if audiences liked what they heard chances were they'd go out and buy the song...and sales data would provide all the proof that radio programmers needed to add a song to their playlists. Of course, if radio didn't play a song it had obviously little to no chance of becoming a hit. Today, of course, it's all different. The music video craze in the '80s enabled a lot of music not heard on the radio a chance to get exposure to a wide audience. Several artists became popular through music videos first and radio airplay second. No longer was radio airplay needed to secure a hit song.

However, this came to an end when a wide variety of music video channels began popping up on cable television by the late '90s. The newer channels were something of a brand...with an advertising agenda...never daring to deviate from formula. This branding also led ALL the video channels to only program music videos to songs that were currently on the radio. That sort of thing, in my opinion, defeated the whole point behind the concept of seeing if exclusive music video exposure could potentially generate music sales. Ray mentions this sort of thing during his commentary for a few of his songs that were wildly popular on country music video channels in the early '90s but were pulled in favor of what's termed as radio-friendly artists. This term, for those unaware, is applied to any musical act who performs songs that follow a certain edict or pattern for universal radio airplay acceptance. Ray, nor the biographer, go into as much detail as I just did but when you get your Encyclopedia collection you'll see that Ray has some opinions about the programming side of the music industry.

I listened to this collection, with a few breaks, throughout the night. I'm a night-owl anyway...I work nights through the week so when I'm wide awake on the weekends during the overnight hours it afforded me the time to listen to the collection virtually uninterrupted. A lot of the songs remain faithful to their originals...a few of the songs include added lyrics as Ray offers asides and commentary as the songs go into a fade-out. "Searchin'", for example, ends with a lyric not heard on the original recording from The Coasters. "Mr. Custer", another example, ends with Ray offering additional dialogue not heard in the original by Larry Verne or the first cover version from Ray on his 1969 Gitarzan album.

One of the things that shines through is Ray's love of early R&B and novelty music...I didn't take count but there are more than a few covers of Coasters recordings on here as well as Spike Jones classics from the '40s and '50s. Ray brings out the sound-effects in all their audio glory when he delivers "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth", "Cocktails For Two", "William Tell Overture", "I Went To Your Wedding", and "My Old Flame". In the latter Ray does a broad impression of Peter Lorre...the original by Spike Jones featured voice actor Paul Frees as the Peter Lorre sound-a-like.

As far as The Coasters, Ray takes us on a musical ride through the following: "Poison Ivy", "Searchin'", "Little Egypt", "Along Came Jones", "Yakety Yak", and "Charlie Brown". Technically The Coasters also recorded "Love Potion #9" but didn't have the biggest hit with it. This distinction is held by The Searchers, an early R and B group. Ray's version is on CD 5. In a vocal display heard throughout the 8 CD's we have Ray's uncanny mimicry of early R and B vocalists countering the other forms of novelty/comedy music. Ray gives us "How Much Is That Hound Dog in the Winder?", a country comedy classic from Homer and Jethro. Ray and Lori Stegner do a few duets on this massive collection. Stegner, for those who don't know, is the woman who portrays Sarah Palin in Ray's music video, "Caribou Barbie". Ray and Lori team up for "No Help Wanted", a classic from The Carlisles; "Tim-Tay-Shun", a parody originally recorded by Red Ingle and Jo Stafford of a song spelled "Temptation"; and "Too Old To Cut the Mustard", another classic from The Carlisles.

A lot of production was put into these recordings...a hefty amount of production can be heard in his version of "They're Coming To Take Me Away Ha! Ha!" in which Ray eerily performs the song in a memorable haunting voice...building up to the equally haunting high-pitched laughing paranoia of the clearly insane man. It's as close to the original as possible. "Transfusion", a song I first heard on a low-budget novelty song tape released by K-Tel in the early '90s, is covered by Ray. In the original by a singer known as Nervous Norvous the delivery is low-key and calm in spite of the dangerous car crashes that appear to consume him...requiring the insistence for more blood. Ray's version keeps the car crash sound effects but musically it's much different. An impression of Boris Karloff is on "Monster Mash", one of the few songs that several on-line sites erroneously credit to Ray. Another erroneous credit is "Grandma Got Run Over by the Reindeer".

In the book Ray refers to this erroneous credit by stating that up until now he'd never recorded or performed the song. It is just one of the Christmas songs on here. The previously mentioned "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth", "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus", "Santa Claus Is Watching You", and "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" all appear on this Encyclopedia.

His rendition of the hilarious "The Thing", a hit originally by Phil Harris, will have you caught up in the song as you strive to figure out exactly what the mystery is. Ray covers some of the songs made famous by the likes of Roger Miller, Jim Stafford, George Jones, and one song in particular by Toby Keith(!). Those songs are "Chug a Lug", "Dang Me", and "Kansas City Star" (from Roger Miller); "Spiders and Snakes" (Jim Stafford); two drinking songs made famous by George Jones- "White Lightnin" and "The King Is Gone and So Are You"; and lastly the country rap song "I Wanna Talk About Me" by Toby Keith.

Did you ever think that Ray Stevens would do an update on "In The Mood"? In the original from late 1976, released by Ray as The Henhouse Five Plus Too, Ray clucks out the instrumental with some help from a cow. On this project Ray demonstrates his technical prowess with sound effects and vocal tricks...successfully reviving "In The Mood" without deviating from the original chicken clucking recording from 36 years ago!

The bonus CD features 12 songs that were recorded by Ray within the last several years...the most recent being 2011's "Obama Budget Plan" and the earliest being his re-recording of "The Camping Trip" in 2005 (the original from Ray goes back to 1986). In the booklet Ray remarks why he's re-recorded a lot of his older songs...it has to do with ownership of a recording. Also, with regards to the more topical songs on CD 9, Ray offers his opinions about You Tube and social media and how it's become an alternative to radio when it comes to getting his music to the masses. His original You Tube music videos, those that debuted on You Tube prior to their exposure elsewhere, single handedly revived his touring schedule which had, up until 2010, been minimal at best.

Up until 2010 Ray was pretty much off the road without any major touring schedule and only did performances at select venues or an occasional visit at The Grand Ole Opry. After the You Tube videos started to amass hundreds of thousands of views...with some obtaining millions of views...it was then pretty much decided that Ray needed to get back out on the road and tour wherever he could and become more visible on high-profile television programs to reintroduce himself to a sea of consumers who only knew of his classic, older recordings.

"Come to the U.S.A.", one of those massively popular on-line music videos, is included on CD 9 in it's audio form.

This massive collection of music is a must-have for any comedy/novelty song enthusiast. It's also a must-have for the sheer amount of recordings...108 altogether...and without question any fan of Ray Stevens shouldn't be without this Encyclopedia project, either!

Ray Stevens delivers a truly unique and comprehensive collection of comedy music...The Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music to be precise! It's fantastic.

During a recording career that's amidst it's 57th anniversary (dating back to 1957) this Encyclopedia project will astonish those who've been away too long...the energy level of these recordings is top-notch...a lot of those early novelty songs require a lot of energy to pull off and sound comparable to the original. When you get the project listen to the energetic Stevens storm his way through all those Spike Jones hits and those of The Coasters. "The Witch Doctor" is on here, too, which is another one of those songs erroneously credited to Ray but never recorded by him until now.

Ray once recorded a song in 1980 titled "The Last Laugh", a very funny comedy song I might add, and with this Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music it looks as if Ray will continue to have that last laugh on those who dare say that the public never remembers a comedy song beyond it's original shelf life.


title: Tracklist

text:
I haven't heard a Tony Carey album that I didn't like yet!

Tracklist
1 Cold War Kids
2 Bang Shang-A-Lang
3 Cover It Up
4 Mama Tried
5 Letting Go
6 Tin Soldier
7 Dust
8 20 Days
9 Uncle Bill
10 Since You Went Away
11 The Things That Might Have Been


title: Letdown.

text: Glad I only spent around 5 bucks for this. One decent song in a pile of crappy music. Some of this CD is the worst music Ive ever heard (for rock/metal standards). Embarrassing music to listen to loudly.


title: Dave is the Best

text: Dave Mason is still one of the greatest melody guitarists out there.  His melodic guitar wailing sounds alot like Clapton once did.


title: Christmas Classics

text: The whole CD had beautiful songs and I was delighted with the Nutcracker and Babes in Toyland songs, only disappointment (minor) I thought the Hallelujah Chorus would be on also when I read Handel's Messiah...but overall I really enjoyed the CD for the Christmas season...


title: Clear Recording of a Below Average Show

text: Sadly the incomplete recording from the previous night, was a poor sounding mono audience recording that is known as "THE Destroyer"  While THIS excellent quality recording is from a direct line feed in stereo, the band just aren't clicking like they were the previous night in the same arena.


title: The Hammer of the Gods Crashes in to Inglewood

text: Led Zeppelins largest US tour climaxed with 5 nights at the Inglewood Forum in 1977. Famous taper Mike Millard recorded all of the Led Zep shows at the forum in 1977, and this one was probably the best.


title: don t

text: live at the hitch is ok  i have seen michael degreve at the hitch many times that is why i got the cd ok don t


title: Beautiful song, now I've got to go see what ...

text: Beautiful  song, now I've got to go see what else Sam Smith is signing.


title: A-OK

text: Audio books (from O'Reilly-not his narration) are BEST~~especially those MP3 versions in Auto disc-players!


title: fast shipping

text: Love it, shipped fast!


title: Calidad buen precio

text: Muy bonito


title: Read the title

text: This will appeal to those of us who are old enough to remember listening to these selections when they were big hits in 1952.  They bring back many happy memories of when I was in college and Martin Block (popular DJ) played them on the radio.


title: great

text: great


title: Five Stars

text: My collection just got better. I would recommend this CD to everybody who is in to Country.


title: Five Stars

text: This CD has all of John Anderson's best songs.  A must have for music lovers


title: CCR Vol 1

text: Love this album


title: Five Stars

text: A MUST have CD for any Groban fan.  But I think anyone who loves Traditional Christmas songs!


title: Five Stars

text: Excelente. .


title: Three Stars

text: a couple songs I like  the others are ok


title: Two Stars

text: a couple good songs but most of the songs just not my style


title: great

text: not much to say..great music


title: Five Stars

text: Plant's best solo album


title: A love/hate relationship. Mostly hate, but...

text:
I'll be the first to admit that I should be the last person reviewing anything from Tim and Eric. For every one thing they do that's actually funny (say, the episode of Tom Goes To The Mayor that's about getting kids to go to "pipe camp") they do ninety-nine things that aren't. Every time these guys, or one of these guys in the case of Secret Agent Decker, gets a new show on Adult Swim I just roll my eyes because I can't fathom why the network keeps bankrolling them. Granted that may be me expecting better things from Adult Swim when I shouldn't, given they've only been lucky to create (or at the very least fund) something great once in blue moon, so I'm pretty much setting myself up for disappointment in this scenario.

So why would a detractor even buy this disc, especially given the price is rather high given it's uncommon now? Again, it has to do with those once in a blue moon moments. Again, I think most the content the duo produces is trash, but the musical moments are the better half of the deal. I mean I was never able to get "Sports!" out of my damn head once I heard it and something like "Beaver Boys" is clever despite how bottom of the barrel it is.

Look, I could keep up appearances and say this album is trash just because I dislike much of the material this "duo" puts out, but the fact I can admit that there are moments here that made me shell out for a physical copy does say something. Three stars for a "it's okay" rating is fitting in my eyes and is probably the only time I'll comment on Tim and Eric outside of a conversation with another human being when discussing the show(s).


title: Great, but there are some things to be aware of...

text:
Released in 2003 as a joint project between Scitron Digital Contents and Nintendo's Kenji Yamamoto, the Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtracks helped celebrate the return of the beloved franchise after an eight year hiatus that followed the sensational Super Metroid on the SNES.

Back before the Nintendo 64 was released (when it was still dubbed as the "Ultra 64") and I was still entranced with the experience Nintendo put fourth in Super Metroid, I often imagined how Metroid would adapt to the third dimension which was still very much in its infancy. However, as successful as Nintendo was at luring me away from the Genesis with the Super Nintendo - especially with later generation titles like Donkey Kong Country - the Nintendo 64 failed to keep my interest in the PlayStation at bay. Sony's machine simply had titles that seemed more gritty and mature and when one considers the fact this generation was spearheaded during my teenage years it's probably no surprise I left Nintendo's camp for Sony's. In hindsight, which is always 20/20, I think (at least subconsciously) a big set back of the Nintendo 64 was the lack of a Metroid title.

Metroid games offered such a mature experience without having to do anything cheap or pandering to attract attention. That in itself is perhaps why the franchise is so attractive. Yet an eight year gap between titles (which most of which was due to Nintendo not knowing what to do with the series) would probably wear down even the most devoted fans. When coupled with the obvious momentum Sony had going from the PlayStation to the PlayStation 2 it's easy to see why the overtures of the GameCube failed to ensnare me. Of course, like countless others before me, a BIG reason why I was skeptical of Metroid's return was the change of in-game perspective. I wasn't as critical of the first person genre in 2002 as I am today, but as you would expect its rise in popularity only fueled my disinterest in it. It seemed I would never get over that initial hump and actually play the game.

A decade later I would. After years and years of being told that "even if you dislike first person shooters you will like Metroid Prime" I took the plunge. I can't say it was perfect, I can't say it dethroned Super Metroid in my personal hierarchy but Metroid Prime was a really good game and it was a shame it took me so long to actually play it. Yet this was hardly the first contact I had with the Prime series as I had listened to the Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtracks many years prior to playing either game. Back then a lot was lost in translation without hearing these pieces in context. This isn't to say one can't enjoy a video game soundtrack outside the confines of the game as I have but there are times where having this kind of knowledge helps immensely in dissecting and discovering things that would otherwise go unnoticed.

It's my belief that both scores presented here are pretty dependant on context - just too different degrees. There are many tracks in Prime - like the area themes - that really don't need the game to accompany them. For example, both Ice Valley tracks undoubtedly convey the landscape of the areas they play in when they come across your speakers and the same can be said (somewhat unfortunately) of "Lava Caves." But the area themes are really the exception and not the rule. The remaining subsections of Prime's music, like menu and boss themes, cry out for you to know their accompanying context. It's really hard to imagine what kind of conflict is taking place in "VS Flaahgra" until you actually see it. Once you have - or better yet partake in it - you'll see that Yamamoto and Kyuma are on the right track with what initially seems to be an uninviting number. The only battle theme that really escapes such a conundrum is "VS Meta Ridley" which is a remix from Super Metroid and the video game music equivalent of hitting the Staples easy button.

Still, the situation facing Prime's battle themes bleeds over into Minako Hamano and Akira Fujiwara's work on Fusion. Once again these tracks an appropriate (and some are a little more accessible) but the concept of immediate accessibility is pretty much lost with this score as a whole. This mainly has to do with the fact that Fusion's music is much more cerebral and atmospheric, and depending on your definition of the genre, ambient than Prime. This is far from a bad thing, actually it's quite brilliant given that Fusion (as a game) plays off the feel and mood of Metroid II in many, many ways despite borrowing it's looks from Super Metroid. The problem is while the composers take influence from the correct source, the result is something that doesn't really live beyond its use in the game. This doesn't mean that I dislike its inclusion in this set but those that enjoy soundtracks like those from Konami's Silent Hill series will get a lot more out of this music than I.

While Fusion is definitely the more atmospheric of the two scores, this doesn't stop Prime from tying to throw its hat into this ring as well. Unfortunately, this is one card I wish wasn't pulled from beneath the composer's sleeves because most of the time it's accomplished by using one of the most painfully overused cards out there: choir singing/chanting. Yeah, I get it, I'm supposed to be impressed, but I'm not. Sure, it sounds all "epic" but you know what's even better? Creating an epic piece that doesn't use bottom of the dresser drawer tactics like this. Further cementing such shortcomings are shorter pieces like "Phazon Area" and "Impact Crater." The former works well enough but it's the later that has very little compositional value and is a real flimsy pretext to the game's final area.

Disappointing as that may be, the biggest blow to the Prime soundtrack (outside some of the unnecessary, past game reprises) has to be "Phazon Mines." Don't get me wrong, I LOVE this track - and it really took playing the game to show me how good it is - but why is it only twenty-five seconds long when most other area themes creep into four minute territory? Sorry, I don't need "Lava Caves" to be that long when this track could have been given a chance to breathe and develop into so much more. It's true the track's length doesn't become a problem until it's listened to outside the scope of the game but fifty-three seconds of this bugger is still not enough meaning that some of Prime's best musical avenues are left somewhat unexplored.

However, beyond a few "what could have beens" how does the Metroid Prime & Fusion Original Soundtrack fare when put up against other video game music releases? Pretty well. Unfortunately, while it's still amazing that these scores were ever pressed onto disc I can't completely ignore the faults outlined above - especially the fact that some listeners will feel lost when hearing certain tracks until they see the accompanying action in the game. Experiencing the game was a big factor in my decision to track down this soundtrack and I can see it being one for others as well. That aside, if you are into video game music the Metroid Prime & Fusion Soundtracks is a great choice despite its age and price tag.


title: Five Stars

text: Excelente recopilación.Recomendable 100%


title: One Of The Most Famous Hard Rock Albums Ever Rreleased Period

text:
This album is great. in fact this is a vary popular album in which every track off this album is played on rock stations all over the world almost every day.  Some of you may be sick of these songs including me but I still like them each time I have a listen. This AC/DC album is  vary vary good, it includes "Hells Bells" and others such as "Back in Black" and more big time radio hits. This is however not recommended for too many hard rock listeners due to overkill on the radio station like I said before.

it includes 10 songs and is about 41 minutes long


So many great tunes.  Orchestrated beautifully.  And of course, Tony's voice is THE BEST


title: Not good (

text: Was demaged(((

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title: The best Level 42 compliation available.

text:
While there have been numerous collections made over the years for the 80's jazz/R&B/pop group Level 42, I believe that this 2010 two disc import collection is the best one to date and the one that I would highly recommend to people wanting more than just the hits.

This collections spans their prime years from 1980 to 1988 when they were on the Polydor label and at the height of their success & fame. This set doesn't include any tracks though from their 2 RCA albums from 1991 (Guaranteed) and 1995 (Forever Now) and also has no tracks from the 2006 pseudo-reunion album "Retroglide". But to be honest, their stuff from the 80's is the best stuff anyway and each disc in this set is almost maxed out.

Disc one has 15 tracks and clockes in a little over 75 minutes and disc two has 16 tracks and is a right at 77 minutes in length. Every track has been remastered in crystal clear clarity and the liner notes have a brief essay on the band. My only small complaint is that the tracks aren't listed in chronological order as the group started out as a mostly instrumental jazz/fusion combo in the realm of Weather Report from the late 70's before morphing into the pop hit makers by the mid 80's that garnered them fans & hit albums on both sides of the pond. I'm a bass player myself and bassist/vocalist Mark King is still one of the most truly amazing bass players to ever pick up the instrument & the fact that he can pull off those insane bass parts while also singing is truly something spectacular.

Some people might be drawn to 2002's The Ultimate Collection but I think that the Lessons in Love: The Collection is the better set. Highly recommended!


title: Good

text: Okay shape


title: Shipped quickly and I love the Playbutton!

text: Seller shipped quickly and the Playbutton works well! My friends were intrigued with a button that has music IN it! It's awesome and I love BlackPink. So if you're a Blink looking for a unique BlackPink merch this is a good buy.


title: Five Stars

text: Ah, the memories of years past. Thank You !!!!


title: Five Stars

text: Will cherish this item !!!!!


title: George Strait

text: A Great Vinyl LP in Great Condition by a Country Music Hall of Fame Artist !!!! Thanks for this great item !!!


title: Memorial Album - Hank Williams

text: A wonderful vinyl of the master of Country Music !!


title: Conway and Loretta...........

text: Received this GREAT item in wonderful condition. Legends !!!!!


title: Flatt and Scrugs........

text: Thanks for this album from the greatest Blue Grass Musicians ever !!!! Thank you !!!


title: Led Zeppelin "Destroyer"........

text: To me a great "Live CD". Some may or may not agree but this is Zep putting it out hard !!! Thanks for the CD !!!!!


title: Led Zeppelin "In Through The Out Door"......

text: Received and I really like this last Zeppelin Album. As with each Zeppelin album there were changes from the previous album "Coda" which sticks with the way Zeppelin wanted and produced their albums. Worth the buy !!! Thank you !!!


title: Five Stars

text: Great 4 song CD !!! A must if you are a Big and Rich CD !!!


title: Five Stars

text: With Autograph this makes this CD a GREAT DEAL !!!!


title: Five Stars

text: One of the best Country CD"S EVER !!!! Thanks !!!


title: gospel music

text: I had this album on cassette in the late seventies and wore out all the players I had, including the one in the car. If only it was on cd; I could then play it while on my computer :-)


title: quality blues

text: This cd is a remaster of the original,done by the Japanese...great sound and good value..


title: Very Good

text: I am a fan,but even those are not, going to like this album. Very good would recommend to fans of rock.


title: Fablous songs

text: Flashback to my youth, great selection of songs


title: 1,000 Copies Were Not Enough

text:
Did you miss this? Don't feel bad, most film fans did and it was NOT by choice. Seems the Kritzerland gang printed/pressed only a 1,000 copies of the only complete soundtrack of Laura to ever be released. Why? Why not press 3,000 and give fans a chance to own one the most beautiful film scores of all time.

I found my new/sealed copy on EBAY, fifty-dollars later I hope to enjoy it soon, but don't think I'm not miffed. This should have been a WIDE release.


title: Good protection for disk

text: Very fast delivery. Good protection for disk. Product as describe.


title: Beatles forever

text: This is my very favorite album.<br />The Beatles are at the top if their game on this recording. Love, love, love

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title: Best new cd 💿  I have found in yrs

text: Love it. Love the southern metal. Give it a try awesome 👌.


Thought this CD collection would be amazing. I was wrong. Almost all of it is when he is older. No original tracks either? It was dissapointing.


title: Great CD

text: Although I have definite favorites, there isn't a bad song on the album. Silk Sonic is simply the best. I hope they come together for other projects. I highly recommend.


title: Classic '75 Soul Vibe

text: I've been a David Cassidy fan for over 25 years, but I'm listening to this album for the first time tonight. I have to say, I love it! The songwriting and arrangements are strong. The singing is great. It reminds me a little of Paul Simon's "Still Crazy After All These Years," also from 1975. If you are a fan of DC, you won't be dissappointed.


title: Was as promised

text: Grat seller


title: If your a Tom Petty Fan Get THIS!!!

text: Sound Quality's Good. Selection of Music is Great...Its all Around a Great CD....Definitely Worth Getting for Your Collection......If your a Big Petty Fan Get This!!!


title: Exact same recording as Live in Stockholm Jan 1969

text: Exact same Recording with less Tracks....If you got Tull Live in Stockholm January 1969 by (ON THE AIR) don't buy this one...Still Good Recording Though!!!!...


title: Good Quality Recording, Sounds Great

text: This is a Quality Recording of the St. Louis show in 1980....Sound Quality is Great, Good mix of Tracks from 80 and back..Overall Really like this CD...If your a Rush Fan it's Worth Getting....


title: Worth Getting

text: This Album Ranks In-between Delicate sound of thunder and Pulse.. Its not super Polished like Pulse, Its more on par with Delicate Sound...Also Roger Waters is not playing on the Album.  Its a 2 CD Album I recommend it for Pink Floyd Fans...


title: EXCELLENT

text: Pink Floyd at its finest.


title: Most Excellent

text: Takes one back to when music was down to earth, classy and old school


title: A must own.

text: Absolutely Adore this CD.


title: Another great album from the "Gentle Giant"

text: Another great early album from the "Gentle Giant". Everything this man does is fantastic. This was very hard to find on vinyl. The world is gonna miss him,RIP.


title: Three Stars

text: Not as described


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent!


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Perfect for my Needs!

text: Perfect for my ND and GS collection.


title: Great sounding album of studio outakes

text: This is a great sounding album.  But it has too many repeats of the same song. There are a few gems hidden among the bulk of tracks.


title: A truly great album

text: I have owned this cd for a year now. I originally bought it because of all that I read on this site, certainly some conflicting opinions. I am 52 and I had never heard of Arthur Lee and Love but I have been buying many cds from the sixties that I loved on vinyl and I decided to purchase this. At first I thought it was a typical west coast flower power trippy album but after numerous listens this cd is very good and much more. I can well understand the influence it had on artists of the day. Trippy folk rock yes, but a very enjoyable album and one that if you are into this genre it is an essential and highly recommended.


title: My favorite Queen album

text: This is my top favorite Queen album besides A Kind Of Magic. It has my favorite Queen song, “I want it all” and lots of other wonderful hits. I got this in the Platinum Collection for my birthday this year. Queen will rock you!


title: It has 6 tracks more than the other Best of Cream CD!

text: However the sound quality of this CD sounds like it is coming through my COVID-19 mask. Many of the 20 tracks are muffled. I found I had to jack up the volume to bring out the highs and mid-range. The lower range was very good. I am playing this through my custom 6-speaker unit in my Outback. I know this will sound strange but I also bought the other 14 track Best of CD and found its sound quality to be far superior with no masking effect. Live and learn.


title: excellant

text: Great album best collection of their work. RIP to a GReat great singer


title: Five Stars

text: A very cool package


title: Bad recordings

text: The cd’s sound is not clear. Not worth the money!


title: Five Stars

text: Terrific tunes!


title: Five Stars

text: OK


title: But the compilation are great.

text: This is manufactured in CD-R .  But the compilation are great.


title: Very nice album

text: This is my favorite album, and it contains the song "FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND" ,<br />I've been looking for this album.


title: I'm not satisfied with this album

text:
When I saw this album here in amazon.com , I purchased it right away.
I just received this item yesterday, but I detected 1 song that has different version.
That song is entitled "Your Eyes".
This is one of my favorite song. but it's not the original version.
This is supposed to be a compilation of his greatest hits, meaning the original hits, so that collectors can owned a copy.
How come it's not the original version?


title: Nice Album and very hard to find

text:
I bought this LP. But i haven't received it, because it's still in transit.
I'm very excited to get this LP, but I don't know yet when can I get it because it has no tracking number.
But for me I recommend this album to everyone.
It's a nice album.


title: Four Stars

text: Exactly as advertised.


title: The lyrics are good

text: Great music


title: Underrated

text: Alex Vargas is forever in my top five favorite male vocalists. Such a phenomenally talented artist!


title: one of the best~

text: I love bluegrass and this is one of dr. Stanley's best!


title: I am in love!

text: After waiting almost a month to recieve it.  I don't think I can go a day without listening to this collection,.  Some of the best music I have heard in a very long time.  Thank you!


title: What an I say…

text: An incredible talent taken far too soon…


title: Great K-Pop / Terrible Audio Engineering & Mastering

text: I bought a new copy off of Etsy after hearing it on YouTube. Exceptionally great K-Pop compositions and arrangements. 5-Stars for the music alone. But I find it to be very harsh and fatiguing to listen to on my high-end stereo, even though it’s tube-based and I have excellent power conditioning. IU has a wonderful voice but she sounds mechanical and artificial on the CD. It’s blasphemy what the recording engineers did. Maybe it was optimized to sound good on YouTube and smartphones with cheap earbuds. Another victim of the Loudness War.


title: A wonderful addition to your easy listening library.

text: This is a beautiful CD of instrumental music.  If you are looking for "easy listening" music this is for you.


title: Alas !

text:
Alas, in all probability this excellent CD will never be commercially available again, as it was sold at cut-price over twenty years ago in France together with the 1988 catalogue of the RICERCAR records publishing company.

I'm very glad I bought it then  ;-3)


title: Amazing album!

text: Love it! Love all SP, but they just keep getting better! Lots of dancing with this one!


title: Five Stars

text: Best rock, funk and pop song out there!