title: It doesn't play in my laptop CD drive

text: The CD plays fine in my car, but when I try to listen to it on my laptop, it sounds scratchy.


title: One more rave for a truly indispensable album

text:
This critically acclaimed but somehow commercially underground landmark deserves a place in your collection.  Although Lee managed to sabotage his band and his mainstream success on numerous occasions, they did manage to make a few amazing records, and this is widely-regarded as their best.

Forever Changes is generally lauded for two primary factors--the so-called "baroque-folk" sound that made Love unique, and the songwriting that set Lee and MacLean apart from the other blissed-out hippies of the day.  To start with, that "baroque-folk" sound is typified by lots of acoustic guitars (often 12-string), and the liberal use of an orchestra including strings and horns.  These orchestral elements blend perfectly with the music--it's pretty rare that folk and rock are combined so convincingly and unpretentiously with orchestras, but it really gels here.  On songs like "Old Man," "Maybe The Times..." and the opening track "Alone Again Or," the strings and trumpet lines add some hair-raising, soaring moments to the songs and provide a stylistic diversity ("Maybe the Times..." has an almost Latin feel) to the music that transcends typical folk of the day.  Although Love's use of the orchestra has become legendary, I don't think the rest of the band's instrumental and production work gets as much attention as it probably should.  The fingerstyle guitar is excellent throughout, and the electric lead on songs like "A House Is Not A Motel" and "Live and Let Live" is blistering and screeches above the rest of the mix. I really dig the production on the rhythm section--on most songs the drums are mixed on one side and bass on the other.  You can really distinctly hear each instrument and really hear the great bass playing and drums.

As far as the songwriting goes, Arthur Lee certainly hit a high water mark on this album, with the help of Bryan MacLean on three songs.  Lee's lyrics are what really makes this album a classic in my book.  The sheer alienation, isolation and cutting satire that this album encompasses make it such a unique entry into the era.  Lee obviously had some unique insights into the world and life and he most clearly and movingly expressed them on this album.  There are so many breathtaking, revelatory lines in these songs I can't name them all, but some great examples are "the news today will be the movies tomorrow," "Write the rules in the sky/ but ask your leaders why," and "in the morning we arise and start the day the same old way/ as yesterday, the day before/ and all in all it's just a day like all the rest."  I can only speak for myself, but the ideological and emotional impact of Lee's songs is something priceless and I value this album as one of the most cherished in my collection, right up there with Roy Harper's, The Band's, Dylan's and Pink Floyd's best.

Musically, the songwriting is also engaging and excellent.  Complex chord sequences and some interesting time shifts mix things up and make the music even harder to classify in a neat, tidy genre box (I can't believe I saw music as potent Love in an "oldies" section in a record store).

This reissue is packaged with great liner notes that are both informative on Love's checkered backstory and full of pictures.  The bonus tracks are actually better than most bonus tracks (usually useless).  Songs like the Tom Jones-like "Wonder People," the epic single "Your Mind and We Belong Together" and the B-Side "Laughing Stock" really add to the collection, although I wouldn't change the track sequencing of the original album for anything.

Although it took a few listens for this album to really blossom for me, since I really started paying attention it has grabbed hold and never let go.  If you're a fan of folk and classic rock or just appreciate great lyrics and ideas, pick this up right away.  Forever Changes really deserves a spot in your collection, and you deserve to hear this classic music.


title: A must for your collection of influential music.

text: This as a critical album when it came out and remains so.  There is a lot of Young Marble Giants here, so you may need to listen over a couple sittings.  Absolutely worth it.


title: Great Listening

text: A friend had this CD from way back, songs when we were kids.  It was on my wish list for some time before I finally got it.  I'm very happy I did.


title: Great album in vinyl

text: Couldn't be better to hear this music through analog TT, it's lively and great depth with multi layers of voice and instruments.


title: Five Stars

text: great cd


title: One of my all time favorite country singers now!  He is awesome with his music!

text: I couldn't wait to get his cd, I will always look for more music from this artist!


title: Great guitar strokes and vocals

text: #lovestevieandjimmy


title: Four Stars

text: interesting


title: Sorry.But This Goes Into The Goodwill Basket

text: First of all, I am not a fan of multi-genre albums and this cd is nothing if not that. Unfortunately I only liked one cut...the last one, which happened to be the reason I purchased the cd.  I thought it was beautiful because it was purely traditional cello. To be honest, I couldn't even tell the rest of the music was cello. It is mostly modern and I think would appeal to younger listeners. I think the cellists are probably excellent musicians...this just isn't my style.


title: Not what I had hoped.

text: These are not the original popular recordings and are often not even full length.


title: I think you'll like it.

text: Nice versions of old favorites. Worth your time.


title: A classic

text: This album is such a classic. It reminds me of so many Christmases at home, as I'm sure it does for many other people no matter what their age. I was thrilled to find the vinyl at such a great price and in excellent like-new condition!


title: very pleased on how well it was packaged especially being from ...

text: I received this cassette in the mail yesterday and was very, very pleased on how well it was packaged especially being from so far away.  I never thought ordering from Thailand that I would get my package in one piece but I am very happy and would recommend this website in a heartbeat.  My thanks to everyone who made this possible for me to get this cassette.  You most definitely get a gold and five star rating.  Thank you again.


title: Great Nero!

text:
It is hard to beat Peter Nero!  And these 2 CDs (on one) are no exception.

One of my favorite Nero arrangements is "Its All Right With Me" (with some nicely integrated Beethoven).  But also on these CD's are great charts such as "Golden Earrings" (lots of Chopin), a beautiful arrangement of "Deep Purple," and a very clever arrangement of "Button Up Your Overcoat."  And the "West Side Story" medley is stunning.

May not be the finest in recorded sound, but remember that these were made half a century ago!


title: Blown Away

text:
I discovered this group a few years back on a "home made" YouTube video, and frankly, I was blown away. Here are 5 different and unique vocal artists with distinct voices that fit together in a natural harmony that is hard to believe. But believe what you hear. These are real people with outstanding talent.

Pentatonix (a.k.a. PTX) mostly records cover material, but with their own signature brand of vocal arrangement that is usually, without exaggeration, better than the original. (Yeah, they are THAT good).
And they have taken their magical talents and rearranged many of the tracks on this CD. They turn century-old music into exciting and fresh songs to enjoy anew.  Carol of the Bells, Silent Night, and Little Drummer Boy are excellent renditions. And their mastery of the song, Mary Did You Know, will give you chills.

If you love Christmas and honest A Capella harmonies, That's Christmas To Me,  will blow you away too.


title: Easy to fall into the thrall of gambling

text:
Can't say I loved this book. It took probably the first 1/3 of the book to get to a point where the story became interesting. However, after that it was quite good. I did love the character of the old Russian grandmother. She was hilarious and crabby and irascible, and I got a huge kick out of the fact that she denied her son any vestige of an inheritance, particularly since he was the one person (of all who stood to gain from her death) who wanted it so desperately that he was keeping regular tabs on her health and hoping she would die so he could get his hands on her money. The Gambler - Alexei Ivanovich - was not actually a very likeable character, and became less likeable (to me) as the book progressed. However, I thought Dostoyevsky did a really good job of illustrating how easy it is to fall into the thrall of gambling.

I don't know that I'd necessarily recommend it. It is the first work of Dostoyevsky that I've read, and my impression is that it is not nearly his best work. However, I am glad that I read it, and I'll definitely read more Dostoyevsky in the future.


title: Well worth the read

text:
** spoiler alert ** Before starting to review this book, I read a lot of reviews on it to get a sense of what others were saying about it. This may be cheating, but in this case, I was having a lot of trouble coalescing a lot of impressions into any sort of articulate analysis, and reading other reviews has really helped me organize my thoughts.

I had a lot of personal reactions to this book because of the fact that so many of the references were cultural staples during the time I was a high school student. Contrary to what some reviewers stated - that the cultural references were out of date and/or unrealistic, I think they were pretty much spot on. I was in college during 1991-92, but as a high schooler I remember the cult of Rocky Horror (though I was not a part of it), and I remember the whispering, bullying, shunning, etc. that those on the fringes received in high school. At that time, the fringes included homosexuals, artsy types, druggies (and those who dabbled), super smarties, and of course all the other standard groups. There is no question that taunting, bullying and the like happened to the fringes kids. There is no question in my mind that Charlie would have experienced that type of treatment. I don't know how high schools are now, but I expect things have not changed a whole lot with regard to kids who are weird, unfashionable, or different. It is certainly realistic to me that oddballs tend to draw to each other, especially if they have any kind of kindred feelings and kindness toward others like them as a result. Chbosky was hardly speaking of the mainstream high school kids here, so that the mismatched element to this group of friends seems right to me.

With specific regard to Patrick & Brad, and how they navigated their relationship, I think to some extent you have to have lived through the 80s and early 90s to understand some of their behaviors. Attitudes were a lot different toward homosexuality...it wasn't as mainstream as it is today, especially in high school. There absolutely were known areas to go for the purpose of casual sex. It wasn't at all easy to "come out." Additionally, this was before there was a widespread understand of sexually transmitted disease, and the risky behaviors (meeting in the park after dark to hook up with an unknown person) that made one a high risk candidate.

I think Charlie's voice rang absolutely true in the book. He was smart, weird, emotional and broken. He felt completely responsible for the death of his Aunt Helen because she died on his birthday while out to buy him a present. What teenager wouldn't feel like that to some extent, especially a teen who had other emotional and psychological issues (as we learn at the end). I certainly did not expect that turn of events, but in the end, it explained a lot about Charlie and his fragility.

I also think that, again contrary to what some reviews suggest, it was completely realistic for Charlie's parents to be somewhat naive to what was going on in his life. For a kid who had emotional & psychological problems - from which he appeared to have largely recovered - they were realistically and understandably glad that he had made some friends. He had a teacher at school who showed particular interest in him because he was so smart...as a parent, especially one who was unaware of the molestation, this would be a welcome experience. I remember going through high school and being pretty much autonomous when it came to my academic decisions...not surprising when you're a responsible student, and Charlie was definitely that. Now I do think that they were ridiculously out of touch when it came to his social schedule, but there are a lot of kids out there who, at 15 or 16, have an inordinate amount of freedom (and free time). It seems understandable to me that this inattention to his activities is part & parcel of their characters, and also of their happiness at seeing him make some new friends...especially after his best friend committed suicide.

Finally, it is easy to see why this book created controversy. While I didn't see it as encouraging deviant behavior necessarily, I can see how the fact that it was accepted and there weren't really any negative consequences could make Charlie's 9th grade experience seem exotic and desirable. He was essentially a good kid who went through a lot of crap, so this whole situation is an anomaly. But then again, back in my high school days when we were reading Catcher in the Rye (to which Perks of Being a Wallflower has been compared), Holden Caulfield's experiences were an anomaly as well. I don't know that I'd be comfortable as a parent with it being on a required reading list, but I'm not a believer in censoring lit, nor in being an uninvolved parent. I believe it should be available, and parents should know what their kids are reading so they can, when necessary, talk about it.

All in all, I loved this book. I loved the epistolary format. I loved that Charlie had an emotional outlet. I loved that his family pulled together when it counted. I loved that he had a teacher who was interested in him for his brains, and who was not a pervert. I loved that he had friends like Sam & Patrick...because there are kind kids out there, and there is always a net gain when people are kind to each other. And I loved most of all that he recovered. To me, that may be the most important part of this whole story...that you can recover, that suicide is not the answer, and that help is available when you need it.


title: Engaging

text: Beautiful diverse collection of engaging guitar music.


title: Unbelievable Value For the Price

text: I like raw unvarnished live albums.  I would also record live shows off the radio in the late 70’s and 80’s.  This is a great compilation of radio shows from a great band.


title: Better than Four Way Street

text: For a tour nicknamed "The Doom Tour" CSNY sound great.  This one disc best of the Box Set of the same name has been in my 5 disc changer ever since I got it.  If the box set is too much for you this sampler is a live best of CSNY.


title: Fantastic

text: Love this music!


title: Not the same

text: The picture is the cover of an old vinyl record that we have.  I bought this, hoping that it would be the same.  My husband doesn't like it because it's not exactly the same.  I couldn't tell that but I should have read the description more.  Honeymoon in Paris was never on the record.  Some of the songs are the same as the record.  He thinks  the arrangements are different.  Don't know.  They sound the same to me.


title: Great early rock 'n' roller

text: Any lover of 1950s RNR must have all of Little Richard's biggest hits and many songs you may not even know.


title: Five Stars

text: Very pleased this purchase


title: I like the cd

text: I like the sound


title: One of the best children CDs I have found.

text: I can't believe no has rated this CD.  I had this CD and two other in the set I purchased before I had children.  I would put it on when I was babysitting or around  neices and nephew .  They all really loved the songs we listened to it constantly.  When the children grew up I passed the CDs on to another family.  Now I nave grandchildren and I have been searching for the CDs to share with the grandchildren.  So if you're not sure about getting the CD give it a try.


title: Four Stars

text: Great!


title: Totally and utterly awesome!

text: The cds are exactly as described. Very good condition! Top Amazon Seller! Highly recommended! Many thanks!


title: My favorite vocalist.

text: I enjoy this vocalist and style.


title: Live this for kids

text: So glad to find this


title: Four Stars

text: not really what I thought it would be so disappointed but still good


title: Five Stars

text: love it


title: Mine

text:
Different style of rap. I love it! He's got flow that never ends while he manages to create a depressing hopeless attitude that rivals grunge in the 1990s. I live in Milwaukee where the most recent murder by me was about a block and I heard the shots. His music reflects my city and I love it! I think he reflects allot of the anger and anguish in the black community in his tone. He may not say it but I can feel it. He's a real artist that way. People will hate on him and dismiss him but if you actually understand music you can appreciate the deeper meaning that he does not try to show on the surface.

My favorite song is Mine, I can just picture a bank robbery to that song in my head.


title: Just what I wanted

text: Cd came quickly.  Was in great condition.  Thank you.


title: Brilliant! Extraordinary! Sublime!

text: I'll write more later; for now, however, I'll reiterate what I've said about RG-F's earlier projects, as this one is also in the same league. Renaud Garcia-Fons is in a class all by himself regarding his musicianship prowess as well as his compositional skills. I've never, ever heard another musician/bassist like him in all my life. And that's not hyperbole.


title: Beautiful

text: ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CD. It is so relaxing and enjoyable. Incredible talent.


title: All the track listings and composers are in Japanese

text:
If you want easy access to your music, when ripping, you have to manually change, (edit) the track titles and composers if you feel so inclined.
Otherwise unless you can read Japanese, that's apparently where these were pressed or at least they made one pressing and inserted all the CD's into each language package regardless of whether or not the customer can read Japanese.
The music is awesome, but the hassle of having to manually enter the track titles is worth a star loss alone.


title: 13th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Document (CD+DVD)

text: I love it !! Very inspired piano competition DVD which I enjoyed so much. Recommend to everyone who loves music.  Thank you!


title: Enjoy the CD

text: Wouldn't you know it, traded in car and left CD's in the player, of course dealer never called to let me know.  I really enjoy the music so bought it again.


title: perfect music for mindful meditation

text: when my wife was dying we put this on because i had heard that a soothing environment was helpful for those who were passing and diana loved this music and played it while giving massage and for teaching her yoga classes-i cannot stop listening to it now and play it while doing walking meditation and driving-it has become the soundtrack of my life....


Suzy Bogguss is one of the best iconic singers ever. She has a wonderfully smooth voice and is true to herself and fans. Great CD!


title: Not just for those looking for hymnal music, is a great listen when winding down or feeling reflective as well!

text: Beautiful, calming, spiritual selection of some of the classic Christian / Catholic hymns from the 1970s and 1980s reprised into this piano instrumental classic from Val Parker. Released under the Oregon Catholic Press (OCP) label, it is good to see this more widely available here as this is suitable not only for someone looking to listen to hymns but also peaceful, instrumental music from an accomplished pianist. This is one of Val's best, in my opinion!


title: Great performances

text: I have LOTS of sets of these pieces, and this is my favorite. 2 great musicians in perfect harmony. There is no such thing as “best” because, for example, comparing this to Casal’s recordings is meaningless. No one plays like Casals, and one can say no one plays like Maisky. These pieces were written for piano with cello, and not for cello accompanied by piano. Argerich and Maisky are a great team. I think Beethoven would be pleased.


title: I love this artist!

text: No doubt she is already one of the unknown greats of our time... Sweet sultry powerful voice.  This one is a must for any collection... Mine sits next to dolly, Loreta, Bonnie, and other female greats.  There is such an authenticity about this artist, that it gives her the ability to communicate and connect with a wide eclectic audience, across a broad spectrum of genre


title: Excellent Pink Floyd!

text: Another Pink Floyd destined to be a classic.


Have to agree with the other review.  I've seen Larry live several times...he's a HIGHLY talented singer and songwriter.  When you compare modern 'artists' and their over produced hackery to a real artist like Larry it's pretty sad knowing who's getting money and fame.  I can't recommend Larry Myer's CD's enough...love his music.


title: Product was delivered as stated

text: I was pleased with purchase. Great show off piece of vinyl with on the turntable. Vinyl was well packaged by shipper


title: My wife loved it. Mr Stanley is truly an america music ...

text: My wife loved it . Mr Stanley is truly an america music idol,  took folk music c/w, and christian music to new heights


title: Great cd

text: Loved the songs


title: hosana classics

text: a truly great buy, this cd is a great mix of praise and worship songs. I must say I cant think of anything bad to say about it because it really is that great.


title: Make Sure Your DVD Player is DVD-Audio Compatible!

text: I just received this disk and it would not play in my older Yamaha DVD player (DV-C6280 5-disk changer).  I learned that, although my unit is DTS capable and I have a 5.1 system, the player is NOT DVD-Audio compatible.  Be sure to check your manual before purchasing any DVD-Audio disks!


title: Four Stars

text: This product met my expectations.


title: CDs or MP3 only

text: Enjoy Joanne Fluke DISCS


title: Good value!

text: I watched a show on the Carpenters with my father and he said that he loved the Carpenters. I went right to Amazon and realized that I could get 2 CD’s for the price of one.  I just gifted them to my father and he was very happy and will be singing along with them in no time!!


title: A gift for my dad

text: I actually looked at the picture on the cover and saw her hat and thought it was a Christmas album! I therefore bought it by accident but decided to give this and the other cds to my father as he loves the Carpenters. He was very happy to receive this as a Christmas gift!  I am certain he will be singing<br />all of their hits!


title: Perfect

text: All the songs I remember. Wonderful listening.


title: Popularity and Greed are a sad thing!

text: Bought the cd as a gift. Did not see it was only four songs for a total of over $18 dollars with shipping and tax for the cd. That made it $4.61 a song when you could download for 99 cents. Very disappointed. At that rate you can see why cds purchases have dropped. Will read all details further in the future. Not worth what I paid for the cd!


title: Easy to use

text: It's really nice product. Easy to use and toast taste good.

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title: Great tone and

text: Egidio "Juke" Ingala is a big time harp player. Great tone and phrasing


title: Absolutely terrible.  Woman sings not Michael McLean.

text: DO NOT BUY IT!!!!  It is a woman singing and not Michael McLean who wrote the songs.  The female singer sounds terrible!!!  This CD is NOT what it says it is.  This is a product of Deseret Book in SLC but is not what it says it is.  It’s hitting the circular trash file ASAP.


title: Well worth the memories.

text: It’s hard not to like anything done by the Limeliters if you are a fan.  Their superb harmony , telling of jokes between songs, and excellent musicians will bring back the 60’s folk era.


I have very many scratch/battle/break& sample records but this One of my favorites, I use many but this my standby, I guess because its laid out nice & I got familiar with it.


title: 10/10 Would Definitely Recommend!

text: Very high quality easy listening music!! Wonderful to listen to! I especially love #3/7.


text: The shipping was great! It arrived much sooner than I expected!! I bought this album in memory of Beina Yao. She could handle different genres quite well. Note that she is one of the producer of this album. I'm not sure how long it will take to meet the next Chinese singer like her. Additionally, I am looking for her EP album, 1/2的我 and all the following memorial albums produced by 华谊音乐. THX


title: Five Stars

text: Great collection of upbeat songs.


title: Keep 'Em Coming

text: My 13 year old daughter loves this group.


title: Some1 out there.....

text:
Is there anyone willing to sell me a copy? Please. I love this cd, Nicole is so underrated. Anyone willing to make a copy please let me know how much.

mobb_bunny23@hotmail.com


title: Good but caused anxiety initially

text: I live in downtown Chicago and my dog used to bark at everything which would cause problems in our walks.  She was afraid of the many loud sounds a city brings.  At first this caused my dog more anxiety but over time she got better.  Now she is not as afraid of the loud noises in the city.


Five Stars


title: Disco Jesus

text: I've heard snippets of Lady Gaga's songs over the years and was profoundly unimpressed, and wrote her off as another soulless white noise maker. Then this year people began whispering about Chromatica, and kept whispering about it like it was the second coming of Jesus. When the music video "Rain On Me" was released and people said that it created emotion, music, and cured at least one case of cancer-I was like "okay, I'll see what this thing is about." I was very impressed. When "Sour Candy" was released I was more impressed. When the album dropped and atheists began saying they had found religion I decided to buy the thing. And...yes, it is Jesus, and it is disco. The songs deal with the need to be loved, loss, longing, trauma, and self-determination. The new song on this exclusive cd, "Love Me Right," is no different. The last two exclusive tracks are rave remakes that are all weird beats and no lyric and not on par with the rest of the album. Another note is that the lyrics for "Love Me Right" are not included in the booklet, which I found curious.


title: Another mind-bender

text: Another unusual sequel, this to "The Mystery of the Missing Hour." Sapphire & Steel are reincarnated? Other transdimensional beings given their place? A younger Duo walk into a village where nothing is as real as it seems, where cd players play recordings of the future...


title: Heili khoob!

text: I heard about these guys from my Iranian roommate. The songs are really a lot of fun. Though I don't really speak Farsi, I still like them because they have a good beat and a fun sound. My absolute favorite song by them is "Mano Bebaksh"; basically what it's saying is, "Forgive me if I love you too much" and stuff like that. :) The lyrics of that are written by the aforementioned poet, who is blind, young, and pretty famous.  In all, I'm sure you will enjoy this cd, even if you aren't Persian.


title: Five Stars

text: Good


title: Just When You Thought Two Steps From Hell Couldn't Possibly Get Any Better ...

text: This album is breathtaking!  I couldn't find a bad selection in this 2-disc set. Simply amazing work. Just when I thought 'TWO STEPS FROM HELL' couldn't possibly come up with some new material, they surprised me with this masterpiece. Magnificent music you can listen to time and again. Bravo!


title: Music that almost defies description.

text: The first time I heard two of these tracks on the Capitol "Ultra-Lounge" series, I knew I had to get the rest. Imaginative, fun, and hip. Auld turns convention on its head: No longer does the instrumentation support the vocals, it's 180 -degrees the other way. Georgie's soulful sax leads these tracks. with the Jud Conlon Rhythmaires bee-bopping there way through modern chord structures. It's something different, and while not for everybody...I love this LP!


title: Good memories

text: Brought back memories and a smile.


title: It is a phonograph record.

text: Beautiful music, fantastic orchestra.


title: Not just a great CD but, overall, an excellent product

text: I love everything about this CD.  As an accordionist, myself, I love that David, also an accomplished pianist, played accordion on every track  I've enjoyed his playing on many Pearl Django recordings and his expert sound engineering on many more.  The accordion is a very difficult instrument to amplify and record while maintaining the woody resonances and rich tones that are too often belied by shrillness and harshness.  Clearly, David has figured out how to do it well and avoid these pitfalls.  //  His compositions are really nice and he's chosen well from a larger catalogue of familiar tunes.  His and Michael Gray's deconstructed 'Dark Eyes' is a fascinating study.  It's a challenge to not fall prey to trite-isms while, at the same time, honoring the tradition of the piece.  His lightening-fast playing on 'Tico Tico' is a roller-coaster musical experience.  Hold on.  'Shenendoah' is presented plainly and poignantly, without excessive adornment which would have been out-of-place.  //  David makes great use of his musical colleagues from Pearl Django and he further seasons his tonal stew with two of my favorite musicians, 'The Johns'- Miller and Reischman.  //  I also love the physical presentation of this CD; the autumnal burnt oranges, golds, and browns of the fold-out CD jacket ; the detailed liner notes which say a little something about each tune; the personalized bios of each musician; and the heartfelt dedications to his teachers and others who help to support and maintain his artistry.  //  David credits Ken Olendorf particularly, a brilliant accordionist with whom I also studied.  I feel regret that I didn't apply myself more fully to my opportunities with Ken.  I also feel remorse that I sold my Petosa AM-1100, which David plays as a virtuoso.  As a like-minded composer and since-childhood accordionist, perhaps someday I can further my studies and benefit from David Lange's expertise.  If I can ever afford to record my myriad original compositions, I will certainly choose his studio.  Laura Gardener, Seattle


title: I didn't realize I liked Hymns so much!

text: I basically bought this CD because I've loved others in this 'series' by Borders.  However, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I love it.  These are great, simple arrangements of (mostly) traditional and familiar hymns.  I played it repeatedly after I first received it.  Highly recommended.


title: Awesome.

text: This is one of the most entertaining collections of music I've ever heard. I don't know how they obtained the rights to all these, but they really are the best of the best.


title: Great songs, great voice, great music

text: I bought this CD from Charlie's website, so it's not a verified purchase. I think this album is really good. It brings the funk, has a couple amazing covers (Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood & Wishing Well), and everything is tight with a good album flow. There's a lot of energy here and I think everybody killed it. Not sure what else I can tell you,  I recommend it.


title: Very Nice

text: 'Twas sweet to find this again. Excellent recording.


title: What? You don't own this already?

text: Desert Island Disc.


title: This small label produces superb quality

text: I heard selections from this on the radio program “Millennium of Music”, loved it.  It wasn’t easy finding the cd produced by a small label “Flora” in Belgium.<br />A used copy was available and the seller in Germany provided great service.


title: Childhood love

text: I LOVE this tape growing up, and I mean into my teens. We had 2-3 hour drive to Seder for Passover, and this was what I listened to with my walkman. I think once I popped it in for Chanukah - it is totally associated with Passover for me in my memories.


title: Great songs

text: Romance is a great love song and Bubba sings it best (in my opinion).  That song to me is worth buying the whole cd


title: Excellent

text: Excellent album.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent album


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent album with excellent musicianship.


title: I Love it!

text: Rain is one of my favorite Korean Singers.  The songs on this CD have<br />a great beat. It is very inexpensive.  Great addition to my collection.


title: Star-Studded Best of Times

text: The tireless songwriter, advocate, official ambassador for Texas music and all-around awesome human being has had another banner year, thanks in part to the star-studded "Best of Times," which finds Willie Nelson, Robert Earl Keen and more covering her tracks to raise money for the Theatre Action Project.---Austin Statesman, Sept. 13, 2011


title: Beautiful music

text: Someone I was visiting was playing this CD as backround music.  It was beautiful and I knew I had to order it!  I love it.  It is so relaxing and beautiful.  Not disappointed at all.


title: SMOKE AND MIRRORS: PROOF THAT IMAGINE DRAGONS IS WHERE TO BE!!

text:
I ordered the original version and fell in love. Most people like Night Visions because it has songs that they are familiar with and they can relate to. Give this album a shot, and I recommend going for the deluxe edition. The extra songs truly are worth the extra money.They have truly found their sound, in my opinion, as a revolutionary band that goes beyond what you would expect of a band that debuted in 2012. They have an indie sounding rock to them but just as you expect the weird, they hit you with the classic rock sound that we all love, like in "I'm So Sorry" but it still has the new modern music feel to it, but don't take my word for it, listen to it yourself!
***Shots**The cd opens with shots, which, I'll admit, is not my favorite, but upon a few more takes, that soft-hearted voice grows on you, and it is truly a beautiful song.
**Gold** This song starts off a little funky, and it's certainly not something you would gather your friends to listen to like Radioactive or It's Time. Imagine Dragons is not like most bands, they go beyond and do what the Beatles did, no I'm not exaggerating, and experiment with their music to reinvent itself. This song is the first that will leave you on between switching it or not, but the message and the sound that goes with it, trust me, you will not want to skip.
**Smoke and Mirrors** This song is truly beautiful. This song is another light-hearted song with a beautiful message that should it best heard listening to the lyrics and how it intertwines with the melody of the chords.
**I'm So Sorry* BAM! A rock song, and a good one too! This song is a headbanger and the song this album needed. It's not the best on the album but it will leave you wanting it again and again. Be careful when listening to this one, I myself got caught under it's trap, only with me... I wasn't sorry.
** I Bet My Life** This song is one that'll stay in your head. It's a playful melody that I myself could relate to and it puts you back on track to their sound and starts to engross you even more into the song.
** Polaroid** This song reminds me of Joker by The Steve Miller Band: Chill, calm,collected, and catchy. Imagine Dragons are like them in that way, Steve Miller Band had many different sounds, from Fly Like An Eagle to Joker, and I believe that's what Imagine Dagons demonstrated with this song, that they can be chill and still make fantastic songs. Give this one a good listen!
** Friction** Friction is another indie sounding song that still keeps to Imagine Dragon's rock sound they have going for themselves. They have a few pauses in the song, which makes it more suspenseful and that much greater when they get into the chorus once again. Truly a fantastic song!
**It Comes Back To You** This is another playful song that is also very relatable. It coincides with the universal concept of karma and I hope will last with time itself.
**Dream** This song will make you re-evaluate your life. Everyone has struggles and this coincides with what everyone wants, a life that will morph around their every whim. It talks about why want this, and it's a very relatable song. Great when you're going through struggles,and duh!... Who doesn't like sleep?!?
**Trouble* This song throws me off. It's a very... paino-y sound to it. It's not a bad song. It just isn't the best fit for the album. It takes a little while to let it sink in, but once it does, it's a very uplifting song. I wasn't disappointed.
**Summer***Summer is pretty consistent with the rest of the album. Doesn't stand out too much, but it's a pleasant song to listen to.
**Hopeless Opus** Again, not the most amazing song in the album, but I believe it stands out slightly to the rest of the album.
**The Fall* This song finishes the seasonal transition that the end of the album tries to accomplish.
*Thief** I'm not too familiar with this song yet, but it fits really well and is one of the reasons that I love the deluxe edition.
**The Unknown** Again, I'm not too familiar with this song but it fits really well with the rest of the album and fits with the sound they seem to be going with in this album.
** Second Chances* This song is very uplifting and fits the album nicely.
** Release** This song is interesting. I like it a lot I would recommend it to anyone.
**Warriors*** This song amazing! Stands out the most of the 5 bonus tracks available in this album. It stands as a landmark stating that we are the warriors! We make the world out what we want it to be, and we are the warriors. Fantastic finish to an amazing album.I would recommend it to any Imagine Dragons fans, or even anyone who just likes good music. Sorry about the lack of information on the last few songs. They're really good, I just don't have the tune or information on them to give an accurate or in depth analysis on it.


title: Singer, songwriter, storyteller...and "Normal People"

text: Beth McIntosh's "Grizzlies Walking Upright" is a phenomenal collection of stories told in a lyrical voice.  It is one CD that I listen to often.  Stories of family, friends, and nature coexist on this magical ride through Wyoming's wilderness.  My favorite about family is "Whiskey on the Rooftop", but I also love "Normal People".  Beth McIntosh has a way of making a person think about nature differently, too, as in "Hole in the Sky" and "I am of this Place".  Beautiful music, altogether, and worth listening to again and again.


title: Mediocre at best, although the album is way better than seeing ...

text: Mediocre at best, although the album is way better than seeing them live.  In person this band is insufferable.  Nails on a chalkboard.


title: Great Beatles Tunes!

text: Such a great Beatles addition!  Proud to have this in my collection.


title: Worth having

text: Great songs


Pleasant listening.  Not quite as good as I expected based on seeing his performance.


title: TOUCHING COMPILATION

text: For these days some of the songs seem dated but it is a revelation these stars coming together for this worthy cause.


title: Love it

text: Beautiful absolutely beautiful


I was so delighted to be able to purchase this Record. It was in good condition. I play it often.


title: Tutu: Revisited

text:
First off: It's Marcus Miller...Enough said....
Secondly: OMG!  This is INCREDIBLE!

Marcus' rendition of Portia will blow you away!  (Christian Scott is phenomenal!)
(it literally stays in constant rotation and Portia was my favorite anyway)  Tutu, Tomaas, Hannibal (whew!)
Marcus' version of "In a Sentimental Mood" is outstanding....

This was definitely worth the purchase and it arrived super fast!

I recommend this cd FULLY!


title: Five Stars

text: Fabulous!!!


title: Five Stars

text: A rich collection of French singers


title: What a wonderful thing...

text: I love the song from the early 70's "What a Wonderful Thing We Have" by the Fabulous Rhinestones. I thought it was impossible to find until I discovered it on this cd. Bob Stroud is a great DJ - love his "Roll n' Roll Roots" program. I digress. This is a very good cd with some long-forgotten songs. Enjoy!


title: Five Stars

text: This CD is great music about hope and strength. It inspires me.


title: A must CD for Italian Prog fans

text: In my opinion, Contrappunti shines as Le Orme's finest album. It is a rich tapestry of songs weaving heavy keyboards and haunting guitars, all set to a solid rythmn section. The band are truly great musicians, and it really shows on this fine LP.  Great counterpoint on many of the tunes.<br />My favorite tune is "Frutto Acerbo", a real gem composed on acoustic guitars, piano and mellotron.The highlight though, is the beautiful vocals of Aldo Tagliapietra. This song along is worth the price, and demonstrates why Italian is the best language of music!


One of the best sounding recordings I own! Even if you are not crazy about big band, you will love this album. Quite literally "The Best".


title: Smooth Like Butter

text: This was packaged so nicely. It was everything I could hope for and more. It arrived in great condition. I got a J l-hope card. ( I was hoping for RM or SUGA) — and I’ll take it! Borahae!


title: Variety and nostalgia

text: I’ve been looking for this for 20 years, it was my favorite cd when I was growing up, nerdy young artist that I was haha. Great selection, I fell in love with some artists after learning them from this album


title: Nice purchase

text: Happy with purchase jut thought it was a little expensive. Other than that it’s great!


title: Anthology 2

text: Anthology 1 2 & 3 are a must for all Beatles fans. It is a mixture of songs, old & new, and some conversation, but mostly music. 2 cd's in each, there is hours of fun listening. I enjoyed all three sets. There are some songs I had never heard, and enjoyed every track. If you like the Beatles, this is a must for your collection


There's a fuzzy sound while it's playing. Not the awesome crackling sound I always love.  Still not bad.


title: Use this Everywhere!

text: The quality of these recordings is outstanding.  The instrumentals are appropriately arranged and paced for each song.  I use these to sing with the family at home, and at small worship gatherings and Bible Studies.  Having the ability to switch from background voices to none is wonderful for learning the music.  If I had one more thing, I would wish that the longer songs included all the verses that are in the book (there are only a few without).  Still, this is a huge amount of value for the dollars.


title: By far one of the best recordings ever!

text: A couple of years ago when I was moving out of my apartment after I graduated from Whitman College my CD wallet was stolen. This album and Love Tractor where permanent residents of that wallet.  I was able to find a copy of Love Tractor in Harvard Square a year later, but I have never recovered Hover.  This was by far the worst loss of the entire wallet!  I have seen this group live a few times and think that they're the best group I've ever seen.  I don't know if they're still around anymore, but if you can your hands on a copy of either of their albums you'll never want to let them go!


title: Excellent CD

text: I always liked Al Stewart's music back in the day.  Glad I could find this CD.


title: Five Stars

text: Very relaxing poses and great for inversion lovers


title: Awesome

text: Product as described. Love hearing this play.


title: Four Stars

text: Great CD but the case was cracked on arrival.


title: Not as Advertised

text: This is NOT "Fly From Here", which is what I thought I ordered. What I received is "Fly From Here Return Trip" which is the remixed version of the album with Trevor Horn on vocals and Geoff Downes on keyboards. If you are looking for the original version--DO NOT PURCHASE THIS!!


title: Everyone comments  on it

text: Everyone comments  on it in the waiting room of my office. Other CD's I have found turned down or off by my clients, this one I have actually found turned up!


title: Fabulous!

text: They have about ten albums, and all of their music is good.  It must have been a hard job picking out the fifteen most-liked from those previous albums!  There is also one song "Feuer" which is exclusive to this album.  There is a fat little booklet with text (in German) and lots of photos of the band.  And, if I actually looked at the clock the right way up, there was more than an hour of music on this album.


title: Nice album, lots of good music!

text: Faun plays so well!  And on this album, two groups of their friends join them and they play a wider variety of music and have more voices joining in with them.  Lovely compilation.<br />Also, half the album notes (in a fat little book that includes lots of band photos) are in English (as well as the usual in German) so that you can read up on how Faun started and about how they came to do this album.


title: Gaither music at it's best

text: We saw this same group perform these same arrangements over 40 years ago and never got over it.  My copy of this disk had been worn out decades ago.  Finding a brand new one like this was a treasure.  I played it one time and captured it on my computer and burned it to a cd.  Now I'll have it in new condition forever.


title: Beautiful vocals

text: Always amazed at the beautiful music … very enjoyable


title: chamorro music

text: chamorro music is from the island of Guam. it has beautiful christmas music that i wish you could carry at amazon.


title: Five Stars

text: Fantastic sound to add to my  collection.


title: A great compilation

text: A great compilation...while not including some of my favorites, this CD does have some of their best, most memorable songs.  Everyday; Mrs. Steeles song; Old Hayes; Seattle afternoon; 3 a.m.; I don't know why; Bewitched, bothered and bewildered; Chestnut tree; Dancing in the Dark; Palo Alto Cowboy; Mendecino (my favorite); Billy & Slugger; Pioneer Square; Bramble and the Rose; Did Beethoven Do the Dishes; Thats the way that the world goes round; River; the I ain't gettin' it blues; and Delicate Balance.  This singer songwriter duo has wonderful harmony, and a mix of funny, sad and catchy sing-along tunes.  I discovered them first at Folklife Festival in Seattle and have followed their music ever since.  Too bad their vinyl isn't all on CD.


title: HUsky smoked filled

text: I could listen to this CD all day.  If you're into husky, smoke filled voices than this is a must have.  I believe this is her only CD which is a shame.  She "coulda" acted and kept on singing.


title: Great CD's

text: LOVE One Republic!


title: Another awesome album from Nympho!

text: Wonderfully melodic and very easy to listen to. This is music as it should be! These guys ROCK! A MUST HAVE!


title: Will SONY PLEASE REISSUE this Nutcracker on CD?

text:
Kostelanetz is splendid as always.
But what sets this recording apart and makes it so special is the recitation of Ogden Nash's clever and fanciful poetry by Peter Ustinov, a master of vocal disguises employing all manner of voicing to create the various characters, just as he did so wonderfully for Decca's Hary Janos.  The CD should include Saint-Saens' Carnival of the Animals as well, an equally wonderful presentation of Nash's poetry by the inimitable Ustinov, who outclasses all his competitors, all of them.
Please SONY, I hope you are listening.  HEAR MY PRAYER!


title: Nat King Cole is still great!

text: It was great to hear these classic Nat King Cole albums all these many years later. Great talent is never diminished over time: it simply becomes more cherished.


title: MINGUS! MINGUS! MINGUS!Z

text: I bought this collection because it contained a number of Mingus' early recordings, not otherwise readily available, but also simply because it covered several recordings from the great bassist just as he began to come into his own. Key recordings like 'Pithecanthropus Erectus', 'Tijuana Moods' and 'Mingus Ah-Um' fill out any collection. The folks behind the 'Milestones' series deserve a lot of credit for keeping classic jazz alive at an affordable cost.


title: MJQ: 20 ALBUMS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE!

text: God bless the MJQ, and god bless the folks who put out this collection of their first 20 (!) albums. Not all of their best, but a great beginning.


title: Procol Harum Alive and Well

text: Excellent  concert by one of the greatest groups of today and yesterday.


title: a genial Brahms Second

text:
We usually hear words like genial, sunny, autumnal, to describe Brahms’s Second Symphony, and indeed it’s sometimes dubbed his Pastoral Symphony. But throughout there’s also an undercurrent of darkish clouds, creating a moll-dur feel that is sustained in all four movements. But in Sawallisch’s unhurried, near-breezy account it’s the genial, indeed congenial, elements that project most vividly.
One might generalize and opine that this approach is more akin to the Szell/Cleveland Brahms cycle (or even the Dohnányi traversal with same orchestra) rather than the darker, more somber readings of a Karajan or Furtwangler. The textures here are on the lighter, brighter side but the recorded ambience and the playing of the Londoners creates a nice balance of weight and singing line. With so many Brahms Seconds out there I would hesitate to call this one the sublime best, but its relaxed, friendly quality makes it a nice corrective and valid alternative to the more somber accounts.
Wolfgang Sawallisch is certainly a known quantity to classical music buffs but far from a familiar name to more casual fans. But if this disk is representative of his considerable interpretative skills, especially in this high/late Romantic fare, he merits more recognition and a wider audience.


title: easy does it

text: Based on this remarkable recording alone, I would place Mieczyslaw Horszowski right up there among the great touch-pianists of all time, along with Aldo Ciccolini, Ivan Moravec, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, and, in his way, Vladimir Horowitz. I’ve never heard more beautiful piano tone. All the more amazing that Horszowski was the age of ninety-ish when he performed this recital, recorded live no less. True, these aren’t the toughest piano pieces in the repertoire, but they’re not exactly easy either.<br />In any case, the Bach and Mozart were played with such sprightly grace and lightness of tone that I might have guessed I was listening to Scarlatti. The rather strange Szymanowski pieces - quasi-atonal and a kind of a synthesis of Debussy and Scriabin - provided quite the contrast to the more familiar repertoire. The concluding Chopin nocturnes and mazurka were wonderfully atmospheric, even if Horszowski was more secure technically in the C-sharp minor nocturne than the one in D-Flat. But so much for quibbles. Truly this disc is a tribute to a one of the major, but alas, not-so-well-known, artists of the Twentieth Century. Five stars.


title: Great album

text: This is aantastic album from a fantastic band. Each listen brings back so many memories.


title: So sad

text: Broke my heart. “Lined Up” skips. Enough said.


title: Fantastic album from a fantastic band

text: Arrived safe and sound! I am glad to finally have this on vinyl, as I'd previously owned it on cassette and ruined it from overplaying. Lovely album.


title: KICK OUT THE JAMS, BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!!

text: this album use to advertise on tv back in the mid-seventies [ would love to see that commercial again...]. i was about eleven when i bought it at eckerd drugs. yeah, you read that right. most of it isn't and never was considered heavy metal, but it is an incredibly good,diverse mix very evocative of that time and place. looking back, i see what a huge influence it had on my musical taste and was a great music primer for any seventies kid. actually explains a lot....i have a cd mix of this i still listen to..


title: No Screen Needed for His Movie Music

text: If I had to choose my 2 favorite pieces of movie music, I would choose the Spellbound theme (from Spellbound), and Parade of the Charioteers (from Ben Hur). Both were composed by Miklos Rozsa. The music on this CD is out-of-context in the sense that it is not accompanied by the screen, but it does not suffer from the dislocation. It is a wonderful and evocative concert.


title: As Delightful as the Series

text: The CD was a surprise in that it contained more period music than I anticipated - perhaps the music was in the series and I was less focused on it than I was on the actors and action. But it is delightful. I also love hearing Bertie and Jeeves singing Nagasaki and Minnie the Moocher! I always looked forward to Hugh Laurie playing and singing. It was a favorite part of episodes. My only disappointment is that the CD does not have Good Night Vienna or Ginger-Headed Sailors. The song, Amateur Dictator, could easily have been omitted. But it is a pure joy to have this music in iTunes now, so that I can listen to it whenever I want.


title: My favorite LDS music CD

text: Brett Raymond composes and performs these primary songs as if they were originally meant for adult listening, but still maintains the spiritual touch that comes from children's gospel music. Buying the second one today.


title: Beautiful music

text: The two girls that do the vocals on this CD have voices of angels. An enjoyable CD to listen to.


title: Five Stars

text: great cd


title: Willie, tYou surprised me!

text: I was never a super wild fan of Willies music, but this CD made me realize I loved his music more than I knew. Songs with other artists and familiar favorites! I really enjoy this CD and appreciate Willies songs and styles.


title: If you enjoy Roberta Flack

text: The songs are a good example of her hits! Enjoy it!


title: Always loved this cd

text: Had to buy it again because I could not find it. Great music!<br />NO need to argue that this is a cd to have and enjoy in the car :)


title: I-DLE Never Dies

text: This set is far nicer than I-Burn and I-Trust.  I-DLE put a lot of effort into the product.  While it's still a picture book, stickers, a poster, and a CD, it's just all around made nicer.  PLUS you get the uncensored version of TOMBOY and the knowledge that you're supporting I-DLE.  Buy this now!


title: Support (G)I-DLE

text: You probably already bought the album digitally, but owning this is more than just a CD.  For the low price, you get a lot of stuff, which you can see from the product description.  It's all fine if you like that sort of thing, but the real good thing about it is supporting our girls.<br />Also, the only other thing I'll add is that the photocards, posters, and postcards are all random.  This not only. means random members but random eras.  So I got pictures from Latata, Dumbi Dumdi, and Oh My God.  It's not a bad thing, but just an odd thing.  The pictures are not era specific.


title: Fast service

text: Received my CD quickly and in perfect condition


title: Five Stars

text: JUST FANTASTIC ..... LOVE THE ALBUM *****


title: Five Stars

text: Very nice Double Cd Smokie and Chris Norman Are Excellent !!!!!!


title: the other version is 5-star

text: I don't know if this version is some how different, but the other version has rave reviews including mine. Check it out. [[ASIN:B0081QF6WC A B C & D of Boogie Woogie - Live in Paris]]


title: Five Stars

text: Big fan of John.


title: Maybe 4 songs worth listening to on 3 CDs

text: I had hopes of nice old style quality Christmas hymns and songs from Guidepost vinyl albums we have.  Not so.  This is a 3 CD set and loads of tracks but many of them are kind of jazz style, strange slow singing and empty feeling.  There were a few pleasant traditional pieces, but you have to wade through a number of dragging songs to get there. If you want to experiment it might be worth the money, but if you are looking for some uplifting Christmas music I would not recommend this.


title: Groovy

text: Groovy


title: Great product & service

text: Great music, service, & shipping time.


title: Great production

text: Kamsahamnida!! The product came ahead of schedule--Im very pleased with that!


title: Five Live Cuts = Five Stars

text:
This album is well-described as a lot of historical recordings of the early gestation of the Beatles, along with a lot of demos or alternate takes of songs from their first few albums and singles.  If you're a fan, it's great stuff to hear every once in awhile. I especially enjoyed the tracks that show them building "Eight Days a Week"--you hear the almost off-the-cuff musicality of the four lads as they work out the harmonic structure of the song.
But all that's not enough to recommend the album highly.  The reason to get this album is the presence of five tracks at the end of Disk One, live tracks recorded in 1963 before an enthusiastic, but not hysterical audience.  This is the best, maybe the only, good documentation of the greatness of the Beatles live, before Beatlemania destroyed their ability to perform.  True, their early songs were recorded "live" in the studio, and we have the BBC stuff, so you can hear them playing together on other recordings, but this stuff is really special.  Fiery, tight, powerful, s--t-hot, it just leaves you wanting more.  You get "I Saw Her Standing There," "From Me to You," "Money (That's What I Want)," "You've Really Got a Hold on Me," and "Roll over Beethoven."  The audio is rich and clean.
Supposedly, according to the liner notes, there were 7 songs recorded for this session, which was done for a Swedish radio broadcast.  Where are the other two?  Overall, I'm surprised that this rare documentation of the Beatles doing what made them famous initially, performing as the very best straight-ahead rock and roll band of its day and maybe any day, hasn't been culled into an "Early Live Beatles" CD of its own.  And, are we certain that no other live recordings of this quality exist?


title: Wow.

text: Even though I'm in the demographic, I must confess I had never heard this album until last weekend, other than fond memories of the enigmatic "Alone Again Or" single.  Maybe I was turned off by the hippy-dippy song titles, I don't know.  But since I put it in the CD changer in my car, I can't stop listening to it.  It is truly the great lost 1960s masterpiece, fully equal in brilliance to Pet Sounds, Revolver, Blonde on Blonde, Notorious Byrd Brothers or Tommy. It is, truly, a trip.  Most of the album rests on the interplay of two acoustic guitars, bass and drum with orchestral sounds, notably some extremely thoughtful, subtle string arranagements, and occasional "Tijuana brass."  Better than the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield or the Doors, it captures the splintered, sun-drenched, paranoid yet lush landscape of Los Angeles. The melodies take many odd turns, but remain accessible throughout. Arthur Lee is a magnificent singer.  Overall, I'm just knocked out!  This is an album everyone should have if they loved what was great about rock, folk and pop in the 1960s.


title: Lea Salonga and her "Baby"

text:
I was very fortunate to have seen Lea Salonga in the role of Lizzie in the Manila production of Baby few years ago. I love the show so much I watched it three times. They released a limited edition CD containing three songs (I Chose Right, Two People in Love and The Story Goes On)

"I Chose Right" is one of the most romantic broadway songs ever, and David Shannon did a lovely rendition. The arrangement of "Two People in Love" in this album is much better compared to the Broadway Cast Recording. It's more upbeat and more lively. Salonga and Shannon's voice blend quite well. The remaining song is Lea Salonga's passionate and beautiful rendiiton of "The Story Goes On".

I wished they included all the songs or at least included more songs like "What Could Be Better" or "The Ladies Singing Their Song".

Grade: A


title: Delish

text: Love her voice, so many great songs


title: Awesome album

text: This LP was used and was better than stated! I am happy for this find. All the music was wonderful and sound was outstanding.


title: Andrea Bocelli

text: Can't get enough of this man and his marvelous voice.


The most wonderful songs of praise you could have ever heard. I love and love those songs. May GOD bless all those wonderful people that he had hand picked for this job. They sure do bless me and many other people too!! Thank you is not enough tho!!


title: The Roots of Bob Dylan

text: Heard it first at a friend and liked it. I was a bit disapointed when I received it and listened to it more closely. But I listens to it in the car and it's fine.


title: Two Power-Pop masters unite for memorable album!

text: Shazam frontman Hans Rotenberry, and Shazam's former producers Brad Jones unite to make an album that sounds like Power-Pop taken just a bit in the Country & Western direction.  The songs sounds great and you can hear the influence of earlier music acts like: Alex Chilton, Paul McCartney & Wings, the "Help/Rubber Soul"-era Beatles, and the Monkees.


title: Believin In Steven

text:
The Mrs and I saw Senor Gillespie over at the Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago and Steve was kind enough to sign this compact disc, which I bought at the show.

Even though I think Steve jipped me by charging $1 USD more than what Amazon actually does, it was money well spent as this kid had us LOL'ing for his half hour set.

Great CD and a great talent.  Buy it before he gets his own sitcom and starts charging $25 for these things.


title: Kenny Roger fans will enjoy this CD!

text: Fun music - true Kenny Rogers!  Sing along or sit back and relax!


title: First rate Mozart.

text: The second pianist on this is not Malcolm Frager. It is Malcolm Bilson, who is at Cornell University.


title: Handel seldom played

text: While not as well known as some of his other works - Concerti grossi opp 3 and 6- these are wonderful. Scored for 2 instrumental choirs, Handel uses some of his familiar themes, but you are under no obligation to sing along. Well played by the 1973 AAM.


title: Beautiful music, presented beautifully.

text: Great CD single and DVD music video combo. Different take on the end credits song for Assassination Classroom.


title: Surfer's Stomp  One of the first songs to spread the music for the surfing craze

text: This was the first recording that Michael Z. Gordon ever played on.  The flip side was "Surfer's Stomp" and became a huge seller on the West coast.


title: Home

text: Like sitting by the fireplace in a warm cabin in The Alps. My favorite album ever!


title: Impressive

text: First album of the German popstars. The five female singers show surprisingly good singing qualities. Their voices are lively, sensual and touching. The first song Daylight In Your Eyes" is amazing. My other favorite songs are Cold As Ice", Rivers Of Joy", Cry For Me" and Send Me Flowers".  The CD is very well made. Also the video about the formation of the group and their first performances is impressive.


title: It will become part of your Xmas

text:
It's a reference. Start your Christmas season with this CD.
Jessye is perfect as always.
The harmonization is another pearl in this work. The balance between her voice and the boy's choir completes the ambience.
Pay special attention to "See Amid the Winter's Snow"


title: This is for the DVD/2-CD Version!!!

text: Lots and lots of the reviews here are posting their reviews in the wrong place!  This is for the CD/DVD Deluxe version!  NOT the single CD by the same name.  They're two entirely different products.  THIS page is for the DVD (the entire 3+ hour concert with 40 songs) and 2 CDs (28 songs).  Sheesh.  I think the other CD that's available (that has only 20 songs on it) was released just after CMT did their tv special of this final concert.  They probably weren't even produced by the same folks, I don't know.


title: Love

text: Perfect for when you want nails for 1 night.


title: Classic Album

text: I love this band. Great album of classic hits.


title: Great holiday album!

text: This is the ultimate holiday music album for me.  Used to have it on vinyl, but we got rid of all our records when we moved 3 years ago.  I have missed playing this every year since, so was pleased to find it on CDs.


title: Exelente!

text: I did order this CD last week and received it today. I couln't wait to listen to these beautiful songs I grew up with.  I'm very happy with this CD, great condition, sounds really good. Great Service Amazon!!!Thanks!


title: Wrong CD

text: I have in my hand a copy of Quintessence CDQ 2018.  The cover matches the picture here.  It contains a selection of Bach recordings conducted by Eugen Duvier, Frank Shipway, St. Louis Brass Quintet, Stuttgart Radio Symphony.  Works include BWV 1048, 1068 (Air), BWV 846 and other stuff not on the Winschermann disk. If you look up Quintessence CDQ 2018 at discogs.com you will see the actual Winschermann CD and its contents.  How there could be 2 different releases both numbered CDQ 2018 is a mystery.  So beware what you order.


title: You can order this from Poland (Rock-Serwis) for about $35 ...

text: You can order this from Poland (Rock-Serwis) for about $35.00 post included. Brand new and sealed... just an FYI.


title: Live is just as wonderful as studio!

text: I generally dislike live recording because of lack of quality (a lot of background nonsense). Irma Thomas' live gigs don't; they are of studio quality!


title: 1982 vintage CD has some engineering issues...

text:
Since this is a vintage 1982 CD, I suppose we'll have to cut Varese Sarabande some slack, but you may want to know these issue up front.  The sound seems to have been recorded a little lower than it should have.  I had my small boom-box turned up to full volume, yet the CD seemed to be playing at mezzo-forte rather than blaring as one would expect.  The other engineering issue is that all the music is listed as just 3 tracks, despite each of the works having multiple parts that could have been individual tracks.  Nights in the Gardens of Spain is track 1, 3-Cornered Hat Part 1 is track 2, 3-Cornered Hat Part 2 is track 3.  The only other time I've encountered this problem is a Marco Polo brand recording of Ippolitov-Ivanov's Caucasian Sketches.

As for the performances, the Nights in the Gardens of Spain is a good performance, the tempos and dynamics seem to be pretty standard.  The hall in which the performances are recorded seems to have little or no reverb/echo, reminding me of the problem with a "dead" sound when the Phila. Orchestra tried making recordings in the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.  In the Three Cornered Hat performance, where I got through Part 1 but only heard a little of the beginning of Part 2, there are a few times when Batiz inexplicably slows down the tempo so that the flow of the music seems noticeably interrupted.  The old LP recording of this work with Artur Rodzinski (with the Royal Philharmonic?) conducting does not have this problem, and is excellent although his performance is just the 2 suites and not the complete ballet.

After listening to the Three Cornered Hat, Part 2, I was happy to find that the tempo problems I noted in Part 1 are not present.  In fact, the tempos Batiz uses are quite brisk and move the work along splendidly, even a bit faster than the old Artur Rodzinsky performance I was used to.

Overall, not a bad CD, but a little lacking in how it was engineered.


title: Excellent recording

text: Excellent recording but pricey.  Item arrived on time and well protected.


title: Would love to attend a live concert

text: Really interesting, soothing music.  Would love to attend a live concert.


title: Read well before you buy.

text: Songs in my library but I can't find them.


title: EXCELLENT SOUND! can't believe I was able to buy ...

text: EXCELLENT SOUND! can't believe I was able to buy one of my oldies in such perfect condition!!! THANK YOU FOR OFFERING! WILL DEFINITELY BUY MORE!!!


title: Easy listening music

text: Love this man's music


title: Awesome

text: Both the video and the cd are totally awesome. You would think you would listen to the cd over and over and only watch the video once but not true. Both are great. Truly addicted to this.


title: funny

text: funny


title: Muireann is singing as good as ever.

text: Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, started out well with Danú and towards the end, they did a dvd called One Night Stand, and you can see and hear how she became one of the best, singing and playing. She has several cds with them, some solos but this one hits the heights and Dónal O'Connor, the son of fiddle player Gerry O'Connor from Dundalk has done his own developing. My goodness but this man is talented and I have to wonder was this his idea. Because the voice, the music, the producing is all outstanding and some familiar songs have been given the treatment with The Irish Chamber Orchestra and some half dozen guests add even more brilliance to the sound. Dónal has become quite a producer and this is simply stellar as an original offering. Muireann has the most expressive voice and you hear all the emotion of some classic traditional songs. This is something I will be playing on the radio show for many a year because the entire work is timeless. Perfect in every possible way.


The variety of tunes is outstanding and of course the Crusaders were a band that were of the top drawer of musicianship and their choice of artists on this cd is as expected first rate. Soul Shadows is a tune that can only be remembered as a tune for all time. I don't want to go through the tunes one by one because you need to find your own favourite. Mark my words you'll find it, or you'll love lots of them.


title: One of the discs was damaged

text: One of the three discs was damaged. This was a gift for my grandson and I cannot return the defective material.


title: Don't buy this

text: Does not work. Incompatible with systems more than 5 years old.


title: Mixed bag has some good moments

text:
Well this isn't a review as I'm the artist but I did want to give more of a description than is on the page. I've put three stars here only because I was forced to give some number- I have no clue as to how to objectively assess this music today. People tell me they like it, but then again it's unlikely the people that didn't like would tell me, isn't it?

 This was my first CD as a leader and I was anxious to show my pan stylistic  versatility- in retrospect maybe not so wise from a marketing standpoint! The album focusses on music created by my working quartet of the time: the very excellent Mike Smith on drums, bass legend Drew Gress  and noted saxist and educator Glenn Cashman.

The album also includes a new-ageish piece for piano and synths, a melancholy duet for violin and piano featuring Cynthia Mauney and a piece for string quartet.


title: Korean percussion to knock your socks off

text:
For people who have not experienced Samulnori, the best thing I can recommend is that you see a group perform live.  If you ever get the chance to see Master Kim Duk Soo's own group, Hanullim perform I promise you will be blasted into next week.  The sheer musicianship of these folks is simply beyond belief.

Samulnori (literally, "Four things playing together") is a neo-traditional percussion artform based on traditional Korean farmers' music (nong-ak).  Samulnori was invented by Kim Duk Soo with the help of three other master musicians in 1978.  Together they formed the original group "Samulnori" and helped to spark a revival in interest in the traditional Korean performing arts which were in danger of becoming relegated to the scrap heap in favor of western music (both classical and popular).

The four instruments in the samulnori ensemble, the kkwaengari (small gong), ching (large gong), buk (barrel drum) and changgo (hour-glass drum) are totally unlike any other kind of percussion ensemble from any other place in the world.  Korean rhythms weave between time signatures, shifting effortlessly between cycles of 4, 10, 12, 18, and 3.  Polyrhythm structures can be found in the interplay between instruments and even on a single instrument (particularly the changgo).  In some peices, the taepyeongso (the Korean oboe) adds a stirring melodic line.  Be warned, this music is not for the faint of heart or those with an overly linear sense of time.  But if you liked the soundtrack to the first season of Battle Star Galactica, you'll find the same fascinating combination of driving rhythm and haunting melody.

For my money, samulnori is far more complex and compelling than Japanese taiko.  It's far more fluid and lively for one thing.  The indefinable Korean qualities of mot (loosely translated as "flair" or "finesse") and hung (or "joyousness") come through very strongly in samulnori.  Despite the grumblings of some purists, to me at least, the spirit of traditional Korean music lives on in this art-form. One other thing that is interesting about samulnori (again coming from its traditional roots) is that performers are evenly split between men and women.  Women played a wide variety of drums in the folkloric tradition including all four of the instruments in the samulnori ensemble.

The tracks on this disc represent the classics of the samulnori repertoire.  For someone seeking to understand the music further, this is a great place to start.  And from the master himself no less.

Now, almost ten years after this disc was released, Samulnori has become even more of a juggernaut in Korea.  I just returned from the 15th International Samulnori festival in Buyeo, and the experience was mind-boggling.  Kim Duk Soo himself now has the status of Willie Nelson or Luciano Pavarotti in South Korea.  Lots of people who aren't particularly interested in the music recognize his face at once.  The festival attracted 80 teams from all over Korea (from elementary school through to adult groups), and 8 foreign groups.  The standard was incredible. Weeks later, I'm still marvelling at some of the teams of 8 year-old girls I saw there.  Incredible.  And the best of the adult groups were just stunning.

Serious students of percussion should pay definite attention to samulnori and to its antecedents, nong-ak and pungmool.  Four on the floor it surely ain't. But if you can hang, you're ears will be forever changed. And that's the truth, Ruth.


title: Love the artist - CD was scratched

text: I very much love this CD but was unhappy as it was scratched. The reason I sought high and low for this CD was to replace my very old and very scratched version...


title: One of Recorded Music's Greatest Hidden Treasures

text:
Dear Amazonians;

on behalf of my overly modest and shy friend, Mr Grady Harp--nowadays more widely known as Maestro due to his superstar status on this very site--I would just like to briefly share some thoughts on this still widely unknown record of the great Bruno Walter conducting Mahler's Sixth Symphony in a truly virtual performance.

Don't be put off by the fact there is likely only one copy left out there, which happens to be owned by no less than good old Maestro. This is what he shared with us, his most devoted disciples, in a more intimate context: 'I have it and love it. There are probably other used recordings around somewhere.'

A final word of thanks to Amazon for allowing some generous virtual space to what is undoubtedly one of recorded music's greatest hidden treasures!


title: Shockingly Awful,

text:
Was there ever a band that you absolutely despise with a passion?

Was there ever a band that made you want to commit suicide?

Was there ever a band that was so soul-crushingly horrible you felt like jumping off a building?

Divina Enema does that to me.

Do not get me wrong, this Album is original...

...But for these guys, that's where the horribleness comes in.

As many times as you tell yourself that there isn't a woman in this band, you'd be wrong. The vocals are completely feminine, out of tune, noisy, and an absolute nuisance. Hell, if you can sit through this album, let alone a 7 and-a-half minute 'song' from these fools, I salute you.

Bottom line, all of the copies of this album should be locked away in a cellar in hell with BrokeNCYDE's debut album. It's a disgrace to metal, and a disgrace to it's sub-genre itself. As Paranoidave on Youtube put it for
Slipknot...

"There are 5 people in your band...

...But one ****** in a dumpster would make the same sound."

1/5


title: Going Right into the Source and Life of Music

text:
If you are a lover of Nana Mouskouri, then you will love Esther too; and even if you find Nana outdated, you may still love Esther. If you are a pop music lover, you will easily fall in love with her, for Esther will make you find even Mary Black simple, dull and flat.
If you are a classical music lover, you will be impressed all the more, for she went further than Nana who just got a classical training in music. She gets right into the source and life of music in almost the same way as Bach did. That explains why she is so appealing. I do suspect that Esther will never get outdated, for her voice and music is the embodiment of music itself, so rich and yet so fresh.
My attention was first drawn to this record because the singer was accompanied by Munich Philharmonic, a first rate orchestra by whatever standard. The orchestra also accompanied pianists like Fredrich Gulda, but the latter was a gold medalist in a world competition when a teenager, and had later become the masterclass teacher of both the renowned conductor Abbado and equally renowned pianist Martha Argerich.
It was such a pleasant surprise to hear Esther. My family are so addicted to her that I'm now obliged to check out more of her music. This is just a brief supplement to the previous reviews.


title: Splendid performances of Violin Concertos

text: These are stunningly atmospheric and gripping performances of Szymanowski's violin concertos. Konstanty Kulka gives absolutely everything to present the both concertos with beautifully controlled tone and profound sense of poetry and mystery. Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra under Jerzy Maksymiuk matches the depth of expression of the soloist.


title: A touchstone recording

text: It took a while to appreciate this gargantuan piano concerto (total playing time 68'42"). The musical language of the work is similar to Liszt's symphonic poem. It is full of evocative themes and poetic ideas which make up the epic journey through the composer's inner landscape. The last movement with choir reminds me Mahler's resurrection symphony. Ogdon's playing matches the scale of the music, technically solid as a rock and the piano tones penetrating the sound of the orchestra. This brilliant performance must remain as a touchstone.


title: Deeply atmospheric & powerful performances!

text: Having learnt all the art of conducting at this stage of his career, Ashkenazy made many good recordings with Cleveland Orchestra, and these DECCA recordings of La Mer, Nocturnes and Prelude are fine examples. He creates the maximum dramatic effect and the deep atmosphere in La Mer, while capturing the subtle nuances and colours of Debussy's orchestration masterfully in the other works. The sonics of the 80s' digital recording are just amazing!


title: O'Sullivan's most lyrical & humorous album

text:
This album, released in 1974, did not produce any hit songs as the previous 3 albums, but it is one of my favourite Gilbert O'Sullivan albums. Just like Beatles made the highly experimental album Revolver, which crystalised later into Sgt.Pepper's, one gets an impression that the stunning originality and imagination in this album had evolved from O'Sullivan's previous album I Am A Writer Not A Fighter. Every song in this album is not just original but a beautifully crafted masterpiece. The songs were recorded in Los Angeles with John Haeny, and in New York with a sound engineer Phil Ramone who later became a famous producer of many Grammy Award winners including 'Still Crazy After All These Years' and 'Just the Way You Are'. The arrangements of all 15 songs are highly sophisticated and multi-faceted.

Another striking feature of this album is the childlike sense of humour and the warmly nostalgic melodies - the opening song 'Number 4' and 'Victor E' are reminiscent of Sesame Street and other songs like 'It's so easy to be sad', 'If you ever' or 'My father' share the same childhood theme. '15 Times' is a hilarious tongue in cheek song which sounds like a nursery rhyme. Maybe, the concept of the whole album IS a nursery rhyme, meant, not for children, but for adults! 'The marriage machine' is one of O'Sullivan's most beautiful songs. 'No more', 'I wonder would you mind', and 'Nothing to do about much' are little gems with impossibly funny lyrics and very touching melodies. Perhaps, all these songs are disguised in childhood innocence, but meant for 'a stranger in my own back yard' - in other words, our own inner being?

Tracks:

1 Number 4
2 A woman's place
3 No more
4 It's so easy to be sad
5 My father
6 The marriage machine
7 If you ever
8 The thing is
9 Jut like me
10 Victor E
11 I wonder would you mind
12 15 Times
13 Nothing to do about much
14 Can't get you to love me
15 Always somebody


title: Why did you delete this, Sony!

text: Some of the recordings here sound very muffled, particularly in the lower register, and do not do justice to Casadesus' wonderfully subtle playing, and it takes listener's concentration to fully appreciate what is going on the instrument. But once your ears get used to the background hiss, there emerges, like a beautiful landscape in mist, Casadesus' breath taking pianism of sublime simplicity and exquisite tonal colouring. It's a real shame, Sony deleted these CDs alongside the amazing Ravel piano music on 2CD.


title: A immensely powerful & glorious performance

text: Svetlanov gives very unique and immensely powerful account of Bruckner's greatest symphony with lots of emphasis on brass and percussion. He puts more emphasis on emotional aspect of the music rather than the spiritual. You hear echos of Tchaikovsky and Scriabin in this performance. You may not agree with Svetlanov's interpretation, but this is a compelling account well worth listening. Beautifully recorded in 1981, stereo.


title: Sublime & Miraculous Performance!

text: This is definitely one of the must-by recordings of 4 Last Songs alonside the famous Karaja/Janowitz and Szell/Schwarzkopf versions. Tennstedt gives much slower and more expanssive reading of each song, capturing the transcendental serenity of the music masterfully. With Lucia Popp's ethereal voice and sublime singing, this performance verges on the miraculous! The rapt atmosphere of London PO's rich sound is beautifully recorded digitally.


title: Must-have recording of 4 Last Songs!


title: The Most Eloquent 'Enigma'

text: This recording of Enigma Variations by LPO/Charles Mackerras is the very first CD of the work I bought because it was a cheap reissue on EMI Red-Line label, and since then, I have collected more than 20 different recordings of Enigma, but this one still remains my no.1 favourite for its sheer eloquence, the noble beauty and the immense grandeur of Nimrod. LPO captures the Elgarian longing and nostalgia with warmth and heart-felt playing.


title: Incomparable Performance of Elgar Violin Concerto

text:
I've always loved Kyung Wha Chung/Solti and Kennedy/Rattle version of Elgar's Violin Concerto for its depth of feeling and the sheer power of the musicianship that, I thought, is unrivalled by other violinists/Conductors, until I stumbled on this amazing performance by David Oistrakh's son Igor.

Interpretation-wise, it is very much like Kyung Wha Chung's incandescent account, but the deeply emotive yet sharply focussed tone and the solid style of his playing reminds me very much of his father. At times it sounds as if David Oistrakh is playing. What a shame he didn't record the concerto! Anyway, this is a very moving performance, which is full of Elgarian longing and dreamy serenity, but also dignified one capturing the noble beauty, which is very unique to Elgar's music. Moscow SO plays with real feeling and warmth that matches the soloist. Beautifully recorded.

Britten's Violin Concerto, played by Boris Gutnikov, is also an outstanding recording. I don't know very much about the violinist, but this is a world class performance of deepest insight and finest artistry.

This CD must be reissued by Regis. It might win Gramophone Award even as a reissue!

OLYMPIA OCD242

IGOR  OISTRAKH  plays

ELGAR  /  VIOLIN  CONCERTO

(VALENTIN ZHUK - MOSCOW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA)

BORIS  GUTNIKOV  plays

BRITTEN  /  VIOLIN  CONCERTO*

(A. DMITRIEV -  LENINGRAD  PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA)

DDD 1984 (Elgar) / ADD 1980* (Britten)


title: Epic M5!!

text:
James Levine is a hugely under-rated Mahlerian. He recorded most of the symphonies except 2nd and 8th, and apart from the overly expanssive reading of 10th, other performances are quite outstanding - 1st and 5th may well match other great recorings by Bernstein, Karajan, Bertini, Horenstein, Haitink, Solti, Abbado, Giulini, Kubelik, Tennstedt, and 3rd and 9th surpass most of them.

Like in this performance of 5th, Levine creates greatest sense of drama and brings out overwhelming richness of orchestra sound, enhanced by RCA's warm and spacious stereo recording. Adagietto is broadly paced but the emotional intensity is masterfully sustained capturing the inner beauty of the music, if not the other-worldly sublimity of Karajan's miraculous reading. Climaxes in the other movements are massive with full impact. Overall this is an epic journey of human drama - the 5th played as it should be. Highly recommendable alongside Levine's incredibly powerful 3rd and 9th.


title: Revelatory performance of 3rd

text:
This is no doubt one of the most unforgettable performances of 3rd, which surpasses other great recordings by Abbado, Horenstein, Bernstein, Levine, Haitink and Kubelik. Probably Bertini's finest recording in his entire Mahler cycle.

First movement is extremely powerful and bold with almost apocalyptic edge and with pauses employed most effectively to create great sense of suspense.  String sound literally flowers in the second movement; exquisite playing by wind instruments and brass played with amazing boisterousness in the third movement.  Misterioso is played very slowly (10'50) with profound singing by contralto (annoyingly it is separated from the last two movements).  Forth movement is beautifully played with choirs and orchestra in perfect balance.  Last movement is simply awe inspiring. The drum in the closing section has strong emphatic edge which adds to the grandeur of the finale. I've never come across performance of such depth and sublime beauty.

The sound is incredibly realistic and broad. With decent speakers it's almost like sitting in a concert hall. You need a soundproof room to realise full capacity of the recordings.


title: Surprisingly well-crafted Wagner

text:
I expected very heavy, bombastic sort of interpretation of Wagner's orchestral music from Svetlanov, but these are surprisingly well-crafted and vivid performances.

Tannhäuser Overture( 14'06) starts very gently and biulds up to exhilarating climax with inner string part accentuated.

Lohengrin Prelude (8'36) and especially Forest Murmurs (8'53) are most beautifully and sensitively played with every instrument painting sublime soundscape.

Tristan&Isolde/Prelude and Liebes Tod (15'57) is the highlight of this disc. Svetlanov gives unexaggerated yet very eloquent and powerfully moving performce, creating other-worldly atmosphere.

Also included are magnificent performance of Meistersinger Overture (10'29) & Prelude to Act3 and Ride of the Valkyries. This is a highly recommendable disc not only to fans but to anyone who wants to know Svetlanov's sensitive side. Recorded in 1980, stereo.


title: Five Stars

text: great


title: Three Stars

text: ok


title: Five Stars

text: Incredible album.


title: as best as I can piece it

text: Due Amazon's lack of information there is much confusion as to the identity of this Toscanini Missa Solemnis performance. So that there is no mistake: THE TOSCANINI PERFORMANCE SHOWING HANDS IN PRAYERFUL ATTITUDE IS THE 1953 RCA RELEASE with Lois Marshall, Nan Merriman, Eugene Conley, and Jerome Hines. As a group (though Lois Marshall is superb), they do not rise to the 1940 ensemble of Milanov, Castagna, Bjoerling and Kipnis. Generally, this performance is considered Toscanini #2, with the prize going to 1940.  Of the 1940 performances, the quality of reproduction seems to be, as best as I can piece it, a tie between Music&Arts and Guild. Personally, parsing off-air 1940 recordings is at best a most subjective enterprise with trade-offs at every turn of the disc, coming down to perhaps the "Better Ones," the previously mentioned two, and then just about all the others which are probably rip-offs with no attempt at cleaning and mastering notwithstanding claims in print. BUT, in any event, 1940 is a must...... if nothing else, hearing Kipnis do the Agnus Dei is worth the price of admission. It is most unfortunate that so much of Toscanini after 1940 is really disposable, including the operas (exception: his recordings with the Philadelphia Orchestra).


title: loving the 'oldies'

text: This collection of Great American Songs has brought back memories of the good oldies of my parents time.  Every song was singable and danceable! Do you have another collections of the Great American Songbook II?  I would purchase it!


title: Love it!!!

text: I love this album!! Amazing!!!!


title: Tempi inapt in places.

text:
There are quite a number of pieces in this set that pissed me off, so I have resorted to Pires and Eschenbach's sets, and would gladly report that I do not regret switching my hearing, since this set from Uchida have been sitting on my shelves for years without my returning to it.
What's wrong with Uchida's Mozart sonatas?
To me, they sound quite mechanic, with a great emphasis being laid on the tempi and speed at the expense of the music itself.
Then is Uchida really virtuosic, since she plays these in such great speed?
Not really, as judged here. She is neither nuanced nor necessarily flashy, as did Gulda in his more recent release of Mozart's sonatas. Added to the fact that there is an overriding feeling that the piansit hasn't really 'warmed up' to those pieces. May be this is the problem with Uchida at that stage of her performance career. I don't know


title: Most Versions of " Aqualung" Have No Balls

text: The first three Jethro Tull LPs were Digitally Re-mastered,but for some reason they left out Aqualung from this series of re-masters. You do however still get the bonus tracks.


title: Original Songs Missing

text: This looks like a good collection, but right off the bat, I spotted missing songs from the actual "Nuggets LP" (1972) The Music Machine "Talk, Talk", Love "7 &7 Is"  There's also a few variations out there, that either lack about 8-10 songs, while adding good songs that were not actually a part of this collection--BUT if they're going to do that start  off with the original LP; and then ad on what are really "Party Favorites" (e.g.) "Louie, Louie" "Nobody But Me" I have all these songs but not within a collection, and I hate to see history altered!


title: Life in Balance CD Series

text:
If you Google these CDs you'll find them listed under the artists.
Sara Gilbert and Elisabeth Cantlin.There is no other information available.
I discovered these CDs the same way you did.


title: Great representation of Jethro Tull’s music

text: Great CD


title: Five Stars

text: Love the music. Great find


title: nice price!

text: All the hits, nice price!


title: Great!

text: My daughter loves it


title: Great CD

text: This is a wonderful CD to listen to, very calming. I listen to it on my way to work and it sticks in my mind.  I will catch myself humming one of the songs while I am working.  I am so glad I purchased this one. I have listened to several other of his CD's they are all good but this one really hits home for me.


title: Great song collection

text: A must have if you're a Sinatra fan.


title: Convenience

text: Great artist & hard to find


title: Very pleased

text: Purchased the CD for my grandchildren and they love it 😊 so if they are happy I am too! Smooth transaction and great shipping


title: Trash

text:
This is the absolute worst Iron Man I’ve ever read.  I would call it “trashy fan fiction” but it doesn’t even have sexy time in it.

The author writes like a 5th grader imagining what high tech and backwoods lives are like but can’t seem to shake her clearly privileged point of view.

As a huge Iron Man fan at first I thought it was cool I stumbled upon an unknown work, but very quickly realized why it’s unknown (it sucks).  Every other page is plastered with the author’s name as if this blather is something to be proud of, I imagine she paid someone at marvel and has a bookshelf full of her one and only published work.  Don’t waste your time or money.


title: His best yet!

text: I loved all of it. Beautiful, glorious, fantastic. Thank you Paul Wilbur for introducing me to Messianic music, now I will never stop playing it. Yeshua HaMashiach loves it too!


title: Simply Outstanding

text: This is a great CD.  The first two cuts, "We Sleep on Stones" and "A Month of Mornings", are reason enough to own it.  The remaining songs are icing on the cake.  The band that Cherry Ghost most reminds me of is Spoon.  The vocals of Spoon's Brit Daniel and Cherry Ghost's Simon Aldred differ in tenor, but both are haunting and lyrical.  The songs of both bands also compare well: great stories, wonderful word choices, complicated images. Buy this CD - you'll be very glad you did.


title: COULD NOT BE BETTER

text: love it


title: Five Stars

text: I love their music! These ladies are so awesome with their harp music.


title: Fun

text: I love playing these loud when we need a reminder of how we're supposed to act. Catchy songs the kids memorized easily.


title: Great music that still sounds fresh

text: This music still sounds great so many years later!  A timeless classic!


title: A great all-around CD

text: Enriching, fulfilling music


title: Robin Mark's Greatest Works

text: It's hard to call this his "greatest hits" album since it all consists of worship music, much of which you won't find on any radio station except for possibly a Christian radio station. Nonetheless, that's what this album is -- a "greatest hits" collection of Robin Mark's live worship albums, with most of the tracks coming from Revival In Belfast and Come Heal This Land. There's only one song that comes from Revival In Belfast II in this collection, "The Wonder Of Your Cross", and that frankly is a bit of a disappointment, since on a personal level I feel "I Heard The Sound Of Voices" and "Blessed Be Your Name" should have been added. If you like what you hear in this collection and don't already have the three live worship albums from Robin Mark, you might as well get them.


title: A must have for collectors

text:
This is not a CD issue of the vinyl Tabernacle Organ and chimes, but
instead a collection of various artists that includes a cut from MOTAB.
Still, it has rare cuts from Jim Neighbors and others that will help
fill the Christmas season with great music.