title: Fabulous recording of this oddball symphony

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This is my second go-round with Messiaen's "Turangalila" symphony, that odd concoction of modern influences, Stravinsky, Poulenc-like French music and Eastern mysticism. It is large scaled with 10 movements and cyclical thematic development.

Written from 1946-48 on commission by Serge Koussevitzky for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Bernstein gave the first performance when Koussevitzky was ill. The name is taken from Sanskrit words turanga (time) and lîla (duration). Some have suggested it is a love song and hymn of joy, time, life and death. The composer called it simply a love song.

Its 70-minute duration over 10 movements take the listener through a dizzying array of sounds and styles. It starts out like movie music, then evolves into something you might associate with India, and later mutates into a peer to Stravinsky's "Rite of Spring". Some time later it mimics music that could accompany the Warren Beatty film "Mickey One", a piano concerto, selections from 20th century "modern" music, and French film score written by a minimalist Poulenc.

It's all over the place and demands more from the listener than just about any other symphony. For this reason, it is easy to get lost; don't multitask while you listen or you'll have no idea what's going on. Good luck recognizing the cyclical elements that appear and reappear throughout the score.

Part of both its appeal and difficulty is its instrumentation. Messiaen scored it massively for 69 strings, 14 woodwinds, 12 brass, at least a half-dozen percussionists including vibraphone, glockenspiel, triangle, temple blocks and wood block, cymbals, gong, tambourine, maracas, snare drum, bass drum, tubular bells, celesta, piano and ondes martenot, an Eastern instrument that sounds something like a zither. The piano part includes several cadenzas, here played by Roger Muraro. Jacques Tchamkerten plays ondes martenot.

I first heard this on the recording led by Riccardo Chailly that is still in print. This one is led by Thierry Fischer, an accomplished conductor of French music, and was recorded in concert at St. David's Hall, Cardiff in October 2006. It is a big improvement over the Chailly. Thierry and forces seem more intuitively bound to the score and its varying colors and kaleidoscopic events. While Chailly came off as a mishmash of unrelated movements, Fischer and soloists seem to have a more unified and organized traversal, if such an attribute can be laid upon this music.

As always, the BBC sound (this recording was given to subscribers of BBC Music Magazine) is fantastic -- clear, deep, brilliant and defined. You may like another version of the symphony better but you'll not likely hear one that sounds better. In addition, the BBC notes go a long way to explain what's in it and include brief introductions to the conductor and soloists and a page of "Key CD Moments" that help you make sense of what may seem like mayhem to the uninitiated.


title: A driven account that reverses the andante & scherzo

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It won't be easy to find this BBC Music Magazine freebie that has become my favorite recorded rendering of Mahler's "Tragic" Symphony No. 6. It was issued to subscribers of the magazine sometime in 2006. I was lucky enough to latch onto a still unopened copy at my local resale shop. Perhaps you can find it here; it not, BBC sold it out last year.

For me this recording has superceded splendid recordings by [[ASIN:B000006NXR Karajan]], [[ASIN:B00092ZAM2 Abbado]], the massively underrated [[ASIN:B0006UYOAQ Abravanel]], [[ASIN:B000001GOZ Boulez's ]] Ok traversal and lesser offerings to take first chair in my personal collection. The recording, made during a concert in Manchester during November 2002, is exceedingly well engineered with fulsome, truthful sound. The account led by Mackerras is driven, somewhat manic, and always alive even during the andante that here precedes the scherzo. The BBC Philharmonic has never sounded better and the recording, with its extreme dynamic range, exploits the orchestra's opulence and exuberance.

Finally, the BBC notes -- far from being another survey of Mahler's life or the concept of whether two or three hammer blows is correct -- told me things about the composition I never knew. In addition to the BBC notes, critic and musicologist Stephen Johnson offers insight into each movement and conducts a brief interview with Mackerras who explains why he includes the third hammer blow.

I've read a lot about the the 2-3 hammer blow controversey over the years but I don't think I've ever heard a recording that only includes two. As Mackerra says in his interview with Johnson, the third blow fells Mahler's hero "like a tree," closing the tragic symphony. It's not clear to me why other conductors would exclude this signature element from the score.

Using a format approved by the composer during the first performance of the symphony, Mackerras switches placement of the adagio and scherzo, introducing the slow movement first followed by the "joke." Mackerras's pace in the adagio is probably a bit more rapid than you are used to hearing. Still, it is in keeping with the overall approach by this conductor, which is not far different from the recorded version by George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra from their radio account.

I would never say this version is definitive or the greatest account of music than can be interpreted so differently by such a wide band or conductors. I can say it is the most pleasing account to me because it gets on with Mahler's score and does not dawdle or use the rubato stop-go tactics of Tilson Thomas and his mentor, Bernstein. If you are a fan of this type of presentation, it is almost a certainty you will have much disdain for this reading.


title: Exciting but incomplete

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This BBC Music Magazine CD is exciting but an incomplete version of Smetana's "Ma Vlast" played by the British youth orchestra. A couple other conductors you probably never heard of lead BBC symphonies in the two Dvorak tone poems, "Wood Dove" and "Noonday Witch". Norrington talks in the notes about his period performance style, saying this is probably the way Smetana heard this music. Unfortunately, it's only half there.

These are all exciting performances in outstanding sound. Each conductor brings the score to life and the BBC Music Magazine notes give you an introduction into each of the pieces. I think this is a pleasing concert that I'll listen to a number of times before tiring. Everything is done well and you can neither deny the excitement of the performances nor dampen the magnificent BBC sound that accompanies them.

For the tiny price asked here, this is an outstanding bargain. You can ensure you receive stuff this good all the time by subscribing to BBC Music Magazine.


title: 3.5 stars -- a great performance & another one in outstanding sound

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Anyone that's ever heard one of the CDs they give away with BBC Music Magazine knows the sound is fantastic on them -- brilliant highs with exceptional lows and terrific all around sound. It's no different on this CD that mates an Elgar specialty with a wonderful recording of a Dvorak orchestral piece.

The music here is taken from two separate Proms concerts. Martyn Brabbins, an energetic conductor if there every was one, leads the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Elgar's "Falstaff - symphonic study". Like his "Enigma" variations, "Falstaff" is a group of 7 related orchestral movements tied together around the legend and activities of Falstaff, the fictional character from three Shakespeare plays.

Brabbins and the BBCSO are very energetic in this music -- far too much so for my taste -- and provide about 38 minutes' of music reminiscent of Elgar's mature style from the symphonies. You wouldn't confuse Brabbins high octane Solti-ish performance for Boult or Barbirolli but it may be appealing to fans that like speed. The orchestral execution is splendid. The recording was made during a proms concert at the Royal Albert Hall in Londong on August 3, 2000.

This is followed by Jiri Belohlavek leading the BBC Symphony Orchestra in an outstanding reading of Dovrak's "Symphonic Variations", a 23-minute set of variations presneted here in two movements (the second movement is 4:25 duration and is called "Finale"). I can't say I've ever had much good to say about Belohlavek in the half-dozen or so recordings I've heard by him, but this one is clearly the best thing I've ever heard from him.

Conductor and orchestra come together to produce a highly idiomatic and exciting reading of music that is just not that often recorded. Compared to the plethora of recordings of Dvorak's tone poems like "Wood Dove" and "Noon Witch" and his other orchestral exercises like "Scherzo Capirccioso", the "Symphonic Variations" should receive more recordings.

This is an outstanding reading of this music in every way, backed up by BBC's first rate engineering and recording, recorded at another proms concert on August 27, 2000. Like all these issues, this comes with easy to understand (English only) notes about the music and its place in the classical music stratosphere.

Amazon's availability of this CD is special since customers can't buy this outright in any music store. You can occasionally find BBC Music Magazine recordings like this in used CD shops. Otherwise, you have to subscribe to BBC Music Magazine. If the repertoire here appeals to you, snap this up while it's available. The sound is excellent and the Dvorak is most worthy.


title: A magnificent collection of Schubert's informal music

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This old CD, once marketed by Musical Heritage Society, contains two CDs of simply wonderful singing by Horst Laubenthal, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and some of the other greats of German lieder from the 1970s.

You won't recognize any of the songs on the disks -- duets, trios and quartets with two male and female parts -- but they are wonderful. I vividly recall an outstanding song about "Punch", the stuff you drink at parties.

There isn't much point in giong into detail of all the songs on this set. It's often been said that Schubert's Octet is about 8 players sitting around, having a few beers, then making music. That's about what's going on here too.


title: One of the world's most famous interpretations

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There aren't many better interpretations of Beethoven's wonderful "Archduke" trio than this reading by the esteemed Suk Trio of Josef Suk, violin, Josef Chuchro, cello, and Jan Panenka at the piano. This is the 1961 reading that has been justly famous for 45 years, going back to the days when it was available in the USA on an imported Czech LP that you could purchase new for all of $2.98. While no longer available in USA, a 1975 recording of the "Archduke" is available in Japan.

What distinguishes this reading, above all other things, are the group's unanimity, their moderation, and the way they handle the heart of the piece, the Andante cantabile third movement. The trio plays this wonderful music in heartfelt manner yet never slips into sentimentality, always with knowing declaration that Beethoven was the must austere and heroic of composers, even in his most intimate moments late in life.

The interplay between the trio is wonderfully caught in the recording, with is truthful for its time but not especially good in the new millennium. While everything is in OK shape for early stereo, this recording lacks the bloom and depth we expect from modern recordings. There is only limited awareness of the sound stage and the recording lacks depth in both the upper and lower ranges. The restrictions do not deter your enjoyment of the contents but it will be a disappointment to anyone expecting a modern recording.

Still, this is the one of a kind recording that's been rarely equalled in the intervening decades. If you plan to pay between $70 and $100 to an Amazon vendor for this out of print CD, at least make sure you get the Supraphon pressing from 1989 that contains the group's equally good traversal of Beethoven's "Triple" Concerto with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra led by Kurt Masur.

The concerto has all the same elements that make the trio historic -- breadth, pace, space and unanimity of approach by the central European players, who never overplay their hand in this modest work and treat it lovingly albeit heroically.

A better bet is to wait for some enterprising company to reissue this CD, probably in a set with the Suk Trio's equally fine recording of the Op. 70 Trios, Nos. 4 and 5 of which the former is the famed "Ghost" trio. These, too, are presented with all the same qualities as the performances here and are historic in the best sense of the word.


title: Warm & heroic Don but no such achievement in the theater music

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I've owned a handful of issues of Strauss's romantic and heroic "Don Quixote" and this one is clearly the best. Both Paul Tortelier and Thomas Beecham have the romantic affect to make the music come to life in every scene.

The 1949 sound is not ideal for today's collector but is also not a significant reason not to buy this. An occiasional odd sound indicates thes recordings may have originated on wax cylinders, not on master tapes from 1949. There is good clarity and fidelity in the mono performances.

The music to accompany Moliere's play, "The Bourgeois Gentleman", is clearly not on the same level as the romantic "Don Quixote". The playing and conducting are flat. This may, in whole or part, be because the theater music is not particularly romantic.

A good modern version of this music, accomapnied by Bizet's original score for "L'Arleisienne", is available on a new CD directed by Christopher Hogwood on the Arte Nova label should satisfy most listeners.

If your interest is in hearing "Don Quixote" in its romantic splendor, these forces deliver the goods. This was billed as a "Great Performance of the Century" in this packaging and the "Don" is certainly that.

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title: Average

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Sorry to say, I cannot agree with the other reviewer on the overall excellence of this recording. I find Sawallich tends to overdo the music in its dramatic moments, a sin he commits most blatantly in the opening movement of the "Tragic" Symphony No.4. The sobriquet "tragic" seems to Sawallich to mean "fast and dramatic". To others, it indicates something much different.

There is little in anything on the second CD of this set that compares with what I've heard of the better Schubert sets by Karajan, Bohm and Abbado. The first CD is better, however. In particular, Sawallich and his Dresden forces find a youthful sweep and majesty in the Symphony No. 1 and repeat some of that flight of fancy in the Symphony No. 2.

The four overtures on this CD conducted by Raymond Leppard reinforce his reputation as a specialist in Renaissance and Baroque music and his shortcomings in early Romantic repertoire. All told, I find no lasting enjoyment value in this set and am very disappointed with it. I hoped for better than this.


title: One of my favorite Mahler CDs

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Time and competition have done nothing to diminish the luster of this glorious version of the Mahler 5th Symphony by James Levine and Philadelphia Orchestra. Made in 1978, this is the Philadelphia Orchestra of Ormandy and Stokowksi led by the young, up and coming Levine in music not normally associated with the orchestra.

 Critics around the world raved about this CD in Gramophone, Third Ear and the Penguin Guide. Some critics were reluctant to accept the 12-plus minute Adagio as fitting the music, however. The Penguin Guide called it "self conscious" and American Record Guide's recent Mahler overview said the music "fell apart" at the deliberate pace.

 My opinion? Balderdash! This 72-minute version of Mahler's great symphony endears every phrase while delivering the power and sentiment necessary to address the musical message and imagery.

 What is most memorable is the immaculate playing of the Philadelphia Orchestra, from the opening trumpet fanfare to the triumphant conclusion to create a lengthy but satisfying treatise. They play brilliantly while following the young Levine's lead, never allowing virtuosity to overcome the music.

 The RCA recording is wonderful, as well, with clarity, a deep sound stage and resonance in every section of the orchestra. Everything about this recording is top notch.

 While no longer avaiable here, I believe Warner recently re-released this music in England. Check this out on Amazon.com.UK if you can't find a used version available in USA.


title: Brendel in concert

text: These performances of four Schubert sonatas are taken from live concerts by Alfred Brendel in England, the Netherlands and Germany. All four display the pianist's typical technical control and interpretive thoughtfulness, with an added intensity from the presence of an audience (though there is little if any intrusive noise). Perhaps the prize of this two-CD set is the G major Sonata D. 894; the rapt intensity of its long Molto Moderato first movement, the lyricism of the Andante, and the charm of the Minuetto and final Rondo have never been conveyed better in a superbly balanced performance. The other three sonatas, while of course excellently played, are not quite on this level; the first movement of the great posthumous A major D. 959 is exciting but lacks the magisterial poise of Brendel's studio rendition, while the accelerated coda of the Rondo finale somehow fails to whip up the requisite excitement of the long journey concluded. Brendel's Scherzo of the posthumous B-flat sonata D. 960 (Schubert's final piano work) catches the "delicatezza" of the tempo mark perfectly, but the finale is slightly untidy. Most interesting for Brendel fans is his only recording of the earlier B major Sonata D. 575, which remains a slightly disjointed effort from the composer despite many incidental charms and ravishing playing from the pianist in the slow movement. Still, this is a collection that will repay many listenings, in common with all of Brendel's work.


title: Nancy's Best Album So Far

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I've Been a Fan of Nancy Since her Album "Ah Wu Noss" in 2004
She's Gorgeous, She Has a Lovely Voice and her Concerts are just AWESOME
This Album "7" is Her Best Work So Far
The CD Contains 16 "AWESOME" Tracks
Very Highly Recommended For Her Fans
and For Those Who ever Doubted Her Musical Talent, Listen To This Album, You Wont Regret it.


title: Wow, love it and this family truly worships the Lord together!

text: My employer at the ministry I work at recommended this CD. She was so right!!! This CD is highly anointed and easy to worship to anytime. The music is spot on, the voices blend together beautifully, and you can see the hearts of all the singers!  Highly recommend this CD!


title: Classic contempory gospel music......

text: This is classic contempory gospel music with a new sound. Same lyrics but up tempo. Giving it new life to songs you may have grew up on in your early years of being a christian. These songs was there during my early years as well. And now with a new up tempo sound, it is in my collection again............get this cd in your collection as well.


title: Supertramp............

text: The name says it all, one of the top bands of all times. This is one for the collection. Flashback from the past. But one to remember. Get it and enjoy the music of the times.......


title: Perfect.

text: I don't think this group knows how to make bad music. Wonderful as always. Packing was wonderful as well, big kudos to the shipper.


title: Awesome!

text: Taemin is definitely a god! The album is great, love the packaging! Did a total fan girl squeal when I got it.


title: Cool Freaker!

text: I went on a family vacation with my extended family and bought each person (from the youngest at 1 year old to the oldest at 66) a unique Freaker so our water bottles, sodas, and other drinks would not get confused.  These made for a fun gift and all of the recipients really liked the idea of having a keepsake from the vacation.


title: LOVE IT

text: This is one of my all time favorite movies.


title: Still... There's You, A Lost Gem

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The Mills Brothers were from my home town, a fact I didn't know until I was in late high school, when the city decided to (belatedly) honor the group with a monument. The last surviving member Donald Mills, and his son put on a performance to mark the occasion. This also happened to be my first experience with their music, while running sound and lights for the concert. The performance was fantastic. When they performed the title track "Still... There's you", it was completely arresting. The song has a beautiful orchestrated arrangement, with a haunting vocal melody. In a different time and place it would have been a hit. The album is rounded out by terrific father & son recordings of Mills Brothers classics.

For "Still... There's You" alone the album is worth the price.


title: Fabulous soundtrack, thumbs up!!

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This soundtrack is very good.  After I watch this movie on DVD, since I like this movie and I immediately listen to this soundtrack of this movie (The bad news is I buy it separately, not together in one DVD box).  Frankly speaking, this soundtrack is just excellent.  Most of them are rock music, no boring music like slow music.  All tracks are absoultely fabulous and stunning all the way around.  As the result, I like it and truly recommend to everyone.  If you are planning to buy this movie on DVD, get this one also together with your movie.  Trust me or you will regret it.

(Tracks that I like: all of them.)

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title: The best album I've ever bought

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Back in September of last year, almost a year from the day I'm writing this, I walked into an FYI in the mall and picked up a copy of Skillets newest album, Comatose, for one song which was "The Last Night." On the way home I popped it into the CD player. It hasn't come out since.

Comatose is far and away the best album I own. Even after a year it still manages to find its way into my CD player on a regular basis. The depth of the sound, the emotion of the lyrics, everything comes together perfectly to form one truly amazing sound. This four person band (John Cooper with Bass and lead vocals, his wife Korey Cooper of keys and supporting guitar, Ben Kasica on lead guitar, and Lori Peters on drums) packs more sound into their music then many five man bands.

The impacts of the songs are far greater if one understands the meaning behind them. For instance, "The Last Night", which talks about a suicidal girl looking to end her life, is written about a friend of the lead singer who he managed to talk her out of jumping off a building and killing herself. "The Older I Get" is about a time in John Cooper's life when his mother died and his father remarried causing the two of them to fight and drift apart.

Added to this deluxe edition is a new song, "Live Free or Let Me Die" and  five acoustic tracks for "Rebirthing," "Yours to Hold," "The Older I Get," "Whispers in the Dark," and "Say Goodbye." Although "Yours to Hold," " The Older I Get," and "Say Goodbye" aren't that different their original versions "Rebirthing" and "Whispers in the Dark" are extremely different, both putting forward a slightly darker sound. The new song "Live Free or Let Me Die" is almost worth the repurchase in and of itself. The way the lyrics are constructed is very similar to "Rebirthing" while the music has a lot in common with "Better then Drugs." The bonus DVD is a bit of a letdown though. The music videos for "Rebirthing" and "Whispers in the Dark" can both be found on Skillets web sight, making "Looking for Angels" the only new piece of work in it. Also the so called "behind the scenes" video is just a bunch of random clips of the band in the studio played to "The Older I Get." You can see it on YouTube if you really want.

Is this worth a buy from someone who's never listened to Skillet before? Yes, a million times yes, yes, yes, yes YES! Go buy this RIGHT NOW; I promise you'll love it. Is it worth a purchase from a seasoned fan like myself? Personally, I'd say yes, but that's really up to the person buying. The new song is very good, but if acoustic tracks aren't your cup of tea there aren't many other goodies for you to sink your teeth into.  But hey, for $6.00, you might as well go for it.

Listen to the sample tracks from the original release ([[ASIN:B000I0QJI4 Comatose]]) so see if you like them first though. If you like the sound, also try second best CD [[ASIN:B00022351C Collide]].

Replay Value; EXTREMELY HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


title: Arrived

text: Arrived


title: Makes Columbia Sinatra Sound Better Than Capitol

text: The sound on this album is significantly better than the originals. Enhanced voice plus new stereo music recorded from the same charts makes these songs absolutely delightful. I say this as a 56 year fan.


title: James Last - Always Outstanding.

text: In this CD, James Last is outstanding, as always.  His group plays popular, often-heard instrumental songs, but his novel arrangements of familiar music are amazing.  He modifies the music so that even though you might not have particularly liked a song, or maybe even were sick of it, you will be delighted at his music.  I consider James Last at a level even higher than Percy Faith, Billy Vaughn, Ferrante and Teicher and similar brilliant instrumental musical composers and arrangers.


title: Damaged

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I would have given this a 5 star review, but the box that holds the disc and book was badly damaged. The plastic shrink wrap was torn open on one side when I got it.

The lid flips open and is held in place by a magnet, which covers the NON-REMOVABLE tray inside. It appears that someone tried to open this box by pulling at the sides of the tray, breaking 3 of the 4 corners and tearing the corner of the lid. The disc and book we perfectly fine, but I'm going to have to glue the box back together.


title: awesome stuff!

text: Have the original cd but wanted the dvd,awesome stuff!


title: Great Cd.

text: Great CD, fast delivery service,  and reasonably priced.


title: Sounds good

text: I use this in my massage room. Sounds good


title: The Great Jim Reeves:  The Greatest cd buy!

text: This 8 cd set was a great buy.  I've been a Jim Reeves fan for over 55 years.  I thought I had everything (including the previously released Voice Masters and the HH stuff from the UK)  I am very pleased with the selections.  It is as though Gentleman Jim was alive in the studio last week.  Thanks for the opportunities to listen to the music with a fresh new sound.  I'll be looking for more!


title: Great music Fortunate Find!

text: Excellent...I looked a long time for this music. Delivery was fast. I listen to it continuously.


title: No music from the series...

text: Very disappointed. As with the other reviewer, I to not only watched the series, but was an extra on several episodes during the filming here in NM. Although the CD was "inspired by the series" (and after listening to the songs, I think not), I was very disappointed and this cd should be placed in $1.00 CD bin at the music store. Wonder where the original music from the series is? It is certainly not on this CD. VERY MISLEADING.


title: Such a treasure

text: We bought this CD in 2010 while on a Cosmos Tour in Rome. We have been playing it  over and over in our car. It hardly gets replaced. We love it so much. Others have listened to it and love it so much, they want to access copies..<br />Orefice effectively brings out a harmony of stringed instruments, combined with the flute playing the lead role in each song. This makes the music appropriate for both listening and dancing.


title: Five Stars

text: Good.


title: Wow! What a CD!

text: This CD, which I originally bought in the late '70's as a cassette(remember?), motivates children to love and keep Shabbos through it's humorously  unique lyrics. It's captivated my children, foster children, and now grandchildren. While the minimal "bridge" dialogue could have used an upgrade (it's like the lyrics were written by someone else far more talented), all my kids remember are the amazing songs. Love it


title: Great hits all on one CD

text: It took a really long time to be delivered, and I was giving it as a gift, so I had to do some fast footwork to get another gift in time. As far as the CD goes, it is really good, and it's nice to have one great song after another.


title: Great motivational activities

text: Great Spanish rendition for my students, old and young, to sing and practice the language that I'm teaching them. Good for motivation and other inventive uses. They can even act out the songs with costumes.


title: These fit my 1998 Scherl & Roth cello, and like having 3 spares

text: These fit my 1998 Scherl & Roth 4/4 cello, and like have 3 extras in case they wear out.


title: This cd has everything I wanted from this artist.

text: I simply added it to my collection,


title: Perfect

text: Perfect.  All of my favorite songs.


title: Glad to have it

text: CD and sleeve look new.  Some skipping I'm surprised.  Can live with it. Fast service.


title: Super funny CD

text: Love this CD very very funny


title: Five Stars

text: husband was glad to find this.


A Polish friend of mine loves Li'l Wally's music.  He's delighted whenever I find another recording for him.  Thank you for offering this!


title: Five Stars

text: I bought this for a Polish friend and he loves it!


title: a longtime favorite

text: I grew up loving this music, and having it all on one disc was wonderful.  It took a long time to find a copy (my mother's record was ruined in a flood), but it was worth the wait.  This particular disc is full of cracks and pops and hisses, and I don't even care.  It takes me back to some of the happiest memories of my childhood.  I'm so grateful to have found it.


title: A versatile group.

text: This was an excellent buy.  3 CDs, each in a different style.  The group does well in all styles.  Nice, clear recording.  Love their other albums as well.


title: Another funny CD from Dr Demento, this one is sci-fi based.

text: A nice selection for the Sci-fi buff.


title: Anywhere with Jesus it is safe to go.

text: I love how this CD starts out—Anywhere With Jesus. You can’t go wrong with a wonderful blessing from this CD. The shipper was great too.


title: Three Stars

text: Unfortunately, the disk was blank and I had to  ask for permission to return it


title: 90s classic group---  Hi-Five

text: Excited to have this cd in my 90s music collection after decades of this album being released!  I received this item in its original condition and that makes my collection of Hi-Five albums even more special.  This album reflects the group in their upcoming years as singers and their youthful presence is felt through each track as they gradually grew into the legendary group that they are known for today.  If you are a major fan, this album has to be in rotation in your collection.


title: Classic 90s solo album from legendary Hi-Five group leader

text: So happy when I was able to find this classic album on Amazon considering that it was released decades ago!  Anyone familiar with the legendary group Hi-Five should be familiar with Tony Thompson.  His voice is so smooth over the melody of each track and this album definitely bring me back to my high school days.  I got this album at a higher price than I would normally pay for a cd, but being that this is a classic album that was still available in the original case it was definitely worth it!


title: Five Stars

text: Arrived quickly. No problems


title: Artist is very underated!

text: Love this CD. Great music that's been much under appreciated. JD rocks!


title: On time and in perfect condition.

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I actually got this for a friend..
When I heard it in his truck it had amazing sound, just the way I remember it.
Thumbs up!


title: Great record

text: Ronnie sounds great on records


title: Five Stars

text: beautiful music = happy hubby


title: Five Stars

text: I like it


title: One Star

text: I like it


title: Five Stars

text: I love it


title: I like

text: I  like it


title: Five Stars

text: Love it


title: Great acoustic trio jazz

text: Love this download.  All the players play brilliantly.  This jazz trio consists of alto sax, acoustic bass and drums.  The session is a live performance at a bar/cafe located near my residence in Louisville, KY.  The recording is well produced.  I found the group to be reminiscent of early Ornette Coleman trio recordings.  Give it a download.  I think you'll like it.


Listen to these recordings on a daily basis.  These are probably my favorite performances of these works.


title: Leonard Cohen IS!

text: The Ggreat Mr. Cohen "We make it darker" on the last G of T episode. We are most definitely on Boogie Street now Boss!!!! Love 💘 all


title: not great... very enjoyable and worth the money

text: very clean reporting. nice to hear Elvis is voice so pure and loud. wish with a record of the new music it would have been edgier and more modern. the music sticks to the classic sound overall very good CD.


title: Great Set

text:
First of all I can't believe there has been no review to date...
I bought this set in Vienna actually for a couple more bucks than it is available here... I had some initial concerns about quality but after my first listen that has been dispelled... I'd like some better liner notes but I just can't put a negative spin on this set ...
 Unless... it is that some recordings are duplicates from the Miles Davis Milestones of Jazz Boxed set... but it's  still worth it... I hope everyone is getting their royalties...that said this collection is worth the few bucks you'll spend.


title: Wow... great value...no complaints

text: I actually bought this set in Vienna for 11 Euros at a notable book store... I wondered then at the quality of the product but, hey, for the price I couldn't resist... After a good listen I have no complaints other than it'd be great to have a booklet with some comprehensive notes.<br />I can understand the scepticism concerning this release when you can get so many complete recordings for such a low price but I don't really see a dark force at work here...


title: Not that satisfying today

text: I remembered this from high school band... The band director played it often and we even played the title track in stage band (rather poorly)... While I admire Buddy's drumming, the recording just isn't as spellbinding as I remember it being back in the early '70s though I enjoyed the memory.


title: Excellent CD By A Passionate Singer

text: Cy is by far an excellent singer and song writer. I am just in awe with the vocal range of Cy's voice. Highly enjoying my recent purchase of this wonderful release. The price of this CD was high for me but well worth it from first listening. Check out his latest release of The Horses Mouth which just came out. The price is right and the music is simply stellar. Cy is on a roll with creativity. Please also check out his band The Fixx and their new release Beautiful Friction. I have been a fan for 30 years now and continue to highly enjoy his music. Hope you too discover this great artist.


title: Five Stars

text: My son love it!


title: Four Stars

text: Good music from this new Mexican new pop band.


title: Five Stars

text: A gift


title: Five Stars

text: Gave it as a present


title: Chrisiocca175@hotmail.com

text: A true artist that inspires the listener want more, need more. "Quiet Now" is one of the most inspirational arrangements ever produced. It sets the tone and pace to whatever emotion you may be experiencing and feeling. Enchanting is the word that to me best describes this piece. I first heard this piece several years ago on New Year's Eve. It was on a program from the BBC. Since then I may have heard it several  a hundred times. Each time no matter the setting or situation this one song captures everything and makes you want to listen and experience it all over again. Well done.


title: Clear, clean, and sharp digital sound

text: This Japanese import version of YES 90125 contained extended and alternate versions of tracks similar to the US "remaster" version.  The sound is clear, very clean to sharp in the high range at modest to higher volumes both with headphones and the Bose system in my CTS.  I like this Japanese print better than the original West German CD from '89 (I think I bought it in '89 or maybe '90) which, in my opinion, was a tad flat in range.  I tend to favor Japanese CDs over USA and European prints, so you can take that into account.


title: Five Stars

text: best cd ever


title: Five Stars

text: The best no matter what she sings.


title: A Treasury of Choral Favorites

text: This is a very enjoyable set of cds containing very spiritual music and I am pleased with this purchase fully.


title: Five Stars

text: grate


title: A wonderful Latin album.

text: First of all, I owned this wonderful album on vinyl record many many years ago so I knew before I purchased it that it would be wonderful. It's great!


title: Are these guys done???

text: In the early days of the Internet, I discovered The Winnerys and they were like, the Spanish(?) Beatles. Their songs were VERY Beatle-esque but it seemed their grasp of English was just a tad bit off. That being said, they played and sang great. Wish they were still putting out albums as I have a few of them. Check them out. They're a great band.


title: WOW- Great album. WHY no digital version???

text:
This guys voice is a freaking GIFT. Seriously- what a great rock singer. I've always liked Jefferson Starship and Starship. However- I absolutely was NOT a fan of the 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' type of stuff. 'Rosemary Clooney songs' indeed (Grace Slick quote about that period). I never was a big fan of Grace Slick, she's ok but other than the Jefferson Airplane hits, just never got what she brought to this band. Never a fan of the Paul Kantner songs, usually just monotone singing with lyrics that didn't catch my attention. Not to be insulting there, it just wasn't my thing.

HOWEVER- Mickey Thomas. Completely different story. He was the reason I got into these guys at all. When I heard 'Find Your Way Back', I was INSTANTLY hooked. What a great song- an electric 12 string and THAT VOICE together? Holy Awesome. I never get tired of that song.  The harder rocking JS/S stuff was what kept me interested. When they went softer, I, like so many others, lost the desire to listen to them because it was just so dull to me. It all sounded the same. The edges from "Find Your Way Back", "Jane", "Layin it on the Line" all got shaved off and the record company turned the band into something else. While I miss the days of buying albums, etc. I don't miss record company suits guiding bands into 'doing it for the money'.

After "Knee Deep In the Hoopla" got driven into the ground by what around that time started to become corporate radio (and also Mtv), I just got tired of hearing them. Their next album ("No Protection") absolutely lost me and they had clearly removed all their edges and had become completely uninteresting to me. Not even Thomas' pipes could rescue dull songs and even duller production. I bought "Love Among the Cannibals" because it was in a cutout bin, so many years ago. Quite honestly, I think I have only listened to one or two songs off it after I moved my collection to a media server and that's been within only the last month or so.

I lost track of Mickey over the years, but of course had heard about the incident with Starship's drummer- horrifying and I remember feeling bad for him for sure. I had forgotten about him until I heard 'Jane' recently somewhere. Hmm, wonder what that guy is up to these days?

Well, he's put together his own version of Starship and is still touring constantly. I checked out some of his live stuff on Youtube and the guy still absolutely HAS IT. ALL the range, all the runs. Wow. As a wannabe vocalist myself, it's inspirational to hear a rock guy at his age (sorry Mickey) that absolutely hasn't lost a note. In fact, he's gained an edge. Not 'gotten rough' as Journey's Steve Perry did around Frontiers (who continued to lose his range), but Mickey can still sing cleanly and now has gained some rock edge that he can turn on and off at will. AND- He still, as of 2019 sings those great songs in the same, original keys. Quite an achievement as these (and Journey's) are some of the toughest songs in the rock catalog.

This album features that, AND it brings together the missing edge that had vanished from latter Starship stuff. The album also has a bit of the easier-going vibe that the poppier version of the band had but it hasn't managed to have the edges shaved off of it. Produced by Foreigner bassist Jeff Pilson, he's done a great job of writing most of this and giving Mickey back the balls that made him so good in the first place.

For me, the best track on it (by a mile) is "Technicolor Black & White". It really kicks a**. It's got a Zeppelinish guitar riff, political lyrics, and Mickey's hard-edged voice. The song's lyrics are spot on and it's just a brilliant sounding track. This would've been a hit in 79 and really packs a punch. Bravo on this track! Huge chorus, even huger bridge (remember 'Bridges', kids??? oh, how I've missed them!). Dear Mr. Thomas- If you are looking for a 'direction' or a 'north star' to steer towards, this is absolutely IT. Whatta great tune. Keep in mind, I'm writing this just a few days after the 2020 election and this song, done in 2018, is completely relevant right now.

The rest of the songs are also very very good and Thomas' delivery on all of them is dead on.

The only song that really doesn't grab me that much is the last track, written by Diane Warren. While I didn't have a huge problem with Cheap Trick's "The Flame", you kind of know what you're going to get with her stuff and it just offers no surprises. At least to this point in my listening, this is the weakest track for me. It starts out great with a gospel choir sound, and I'm expecting that Mickey's going to go for it and give us some of his R&B chops... but it veers into "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" territory, which isn't what I'm after with Mickey Thomas these days (Warren wrote both). And, it loses the gospel feel as soon as the band comes in, which is a shame. Maybe had they thrown some Hammond organ on it to keep that edge, it would've helped.

Still a great album. You can buy it on the band's web site for a decent price. Why it's not available as an MP3 download is anybody's guess. MICKEY THOMAS- You are really missing the boat here.


title: Beatles Anthology 1

text: Not my favorite, but it completes the set.


title: I  ♡♡ ♡ her work..

text: Great work! Hope one day she tours or visit US..<br />Like Chicago has Anime conventions : )


title: Wonderful Music

text: Great stuff  !!


title: Extremely inspirational and uplifting.

text: Brandon Lake is one of my favorite worship leaders.  He is anointed and talented and sincere.


title: When It's Time

text: To start getting busy bumping uglies, you know this always playing!


title: Nice Little Gem

text: If your thinking about it, go ahead and take a chance.


title: Just Press Play!

text: Whatever format you own. Lp's,cassette's, cd's,reissues or mp3's. Classic skate rock to the core!


title: This made my Christmas music collection different

text: A lovely wonderful addition to anyone's Christmas music collection Mezmerizing as you look at your Christmas tree and fireplace and play this album Magical for kids of all ages


title: Five Stars

text: Purchased other volumes from this series OUTSTANDING  It compliments my vinyls


title: Love it and I still do

text: I grew up with country western music. Love it and I still do. I have a number of vinyl albums from Danny and cherish them. This CD one word - OUTSTANDING. Well worth the money paid.


title: terrific

text: This music was played in my car all the time for my children  Now Im trying to find it for my grandchildren<br />The kids loved it


title: Sadly the speaker also says words like colleck and wif instead of proper pronunciation which added ...

text: Do not buy this audio alone, you must have the book to accompany or otherwise it is of no use.  There is not real instruction as the book provides the instruction.  There CD is merely audio of the speaker reading answers to the test, not worth the $99 that was charged.  You will have to start and restart in order to document and look up the corresponding answers to the terms read.  Sadly the speaker also says words like colleck and wif instead of proper pronunciation which added insult to injury.  There is a practice test with answers..print it first do the test, listen and document the CD.  Use other books and tests to study.


title: What an awesome guitarist

text: Gary Moore was definitely one of the best 5 guitarist ever period I don't go anywhere without his live CD from montreax 2010


title: Five Stars

text: Great audiobook!


title: Five Stars

text: Really good music here, folks.


title: Five Stars

text: excellent


title: Van halen

text: Great music to listen too


title: Five Stars

text: very good


title: The presence of The Holy Spirit is so strong you can't keep a dry eye.

text: OOOOOOHH my God!  His very presence fills not only your heart but the entire room......<br />If you are a Terry MacAlmon lover of his worship, this is a MUST.  The presence of God will fill you like none other.


title: Its Gary Moore! Not much else to say!

text: Not much more you can say about Gary Moore! From rock to blues he's simply amazing! Empty Rooms is one of my favorite songs ever! All these songs for less than $20 is a great deal for any Gary Moore fan!


title: Would buy again!

text: Wonderful cd!


title: unimpressive

text: group appears to be feeling their way one song at a time.  collection doesn't quite fit together in comparison to later albums.  not a favorite.


title: pleasant compilation

text: love marshall tucker.  good overview of early tunes.


title: enchanting Christmas music

text: to relax


title: I enjoyed the songs Paul Gross had occasion to sing in ...

text:
After 20 years, I suddenly remembered the TV series, “Due South” and bought the entire set of DVDs.  I enjoyed the songs Paul Gross had occasion to sing in various episodes, so started looking into his music career.

After discovering “Two Houses” it was disappointing to find no play list, so I knew I was taking a big chance when I made this high-dollar purchase.

Sadly, I am not too fond of most of the songs.  I like ”Voodoo” well enough, and “Promise Us the Night,” sung by David Keeley, is a lovely tune somewhat reminiscent of songs by Marty Robbins.

I have since discovered that the entire album can be screened and purchased on iTunes, so if you’re interested, you can listen to samples first, and decide if it’s something you want to buy.


title: Memorable

text: I had to replace it, because I love this cd so much.


title: Five Stars

text: MY HUSBAND LOVED IT!!!


title: So glad I purchased So Good!!!

text: Jessica Williams has a voice you don't forget......Timeless. Loved her music since the 70's. Also loved her you tube video of So Good. Such a happy couple. Keep the music coming Jessica. Thank You!!!!


title: disc are not labeled disc 1 and disc two

text: this is my first multi cd purchase and i was excited until i downloaded to my intel nuc 8i5beh. shows up as i disc, with all the tracks mixed up. instead of two sets of two cd's, i got one long set of 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 all the way through track 13 of the first cd, and then it continues with tracks 14 and 15 of the second dvd. i have no idea how to fix this, as this is no way to enjoy all this fine music.


title: Five Stars

text: love the high kings


title: CD  purchase

text: Gift.


title: Very enjoyable

text: Very pleased to have found this cd, that I had initially enjoyed many years ago.


title: Album is flawed

text: There are scratches in the album, total waste of money. Very disappointed as I had loved this workout.


title: Love these medlies!

text: I love this CD! Years ago I wore out two cassette tapes of this album. So glad to have it again --- great for working out!


title: Network Marketing must have!

text: Jim Rohn is the master and his book relates to the entire industry of network marketing.  I listen to it in my car weekly!


title: This is the Hardcover, 10th Edition that goes with the same title's Exam Review.

text: Great book! I just wanted to answer the above enquiry, I did in the title.


title: Golden shanson

text: You must know Russian language excellent  to understand words these songs and meaning.<br />All beauty is in words and melody.


title: Five Stars

text: A wonderful selection of Psalms and excellent production


title: Highly recommended!

text: Love this album! Such a great worship CD, & got at a great price, too!


Listened to this as a kid. Recommending it to all aspiring comedians.


title: Love this CD

text: Great seller! Got here super fast! I have this record, now I can here this great Who CD on all my music players!! Such cool memories yay The Who!!


title: I returned this item. It seemed to be overpriced!

text: I had this on cassette, but needed cd.


title: Cool tunes, still relevant today

text: Cool tunes, from back in the day


title: Outstanding spiritual music

text: I was pleasantly surprised to hear such beautiful music on each and every selection. The songs are all very uplifting. I highly recommend this CD for anyone wanting to start off their day with joy in their heart.


title: Kenny Parrott CD's and tapes

text: One of the best CDs you'll ever listen to.  Kenny Parrott has a clear crooners voice similar to Jim Reeves.


title: If you like Sarah McLachlan . . . .

text: Monica has a smooth, melodic voice similar to Sarah McLachlan's and similar variety in the accompanying music (simple piano to near-techno beats), but fewer vocal frills, which is a nice change.  The lyrics are not as compelling - hence only 4 stars - but are so prettily sung!  Her other album "Expectation of Home," is equally lovely.  (I would steer clear of her latest, "So Far," unless you're a BIG fan - it's a bit dull.)


title: Great album!

text: A great album by Paycheck!


title: Excellent music.

text: Original release of his duets. Excellent music here! This version is a little hard to find.


title: Great historical recording with rare cuts.

text: As mentioned in other reviews, the sound quality could be better, however, it's well worth purchasing. If you like John Prine you won't be disappointed. Get it while you can!


title: Lou Reed classic

text: I like some of Lou Reeds music but never was in to it very much. I know this is considered a classic but I may sell it to someone who appreciates it. I’ll keep the live album with Sweet Jane and the great guitar jams.


title: A whiplash festival!!!🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

text: These have to the best new thrash band since the glory days of The Bay Area. They are from Greece but could of easily stepped out of a time machine; but with without sounding dated. Great production heavy riffs and a straight out whiplash festival.


title: For the Traditionalist & Modernistic Listener

text: I enjoy the 1st CD over the 2d one.  The 2d one is a bit too poppy for me...but don't hate it...so really the best of both worlds...traditional and a bit more modern..


title: Face-melting

text: This CD is fantastic. I especially enjoy Roses and 100%, not to mention Turns Into a Run and Last Year's Girlfriend. Oh, and Handful of Snakes is pretty sweet, too. Heck, they're all just dandy. AAAAA+++++++ WOULD LISTEN AGAIN


title: Four Stars

text: Good product for this price.


title: Exceptional sound quality and well performed music

text: Fine music recorded in top notch fidelity. I'm an audiophile and have a rather substantial collection of discs ranging from SACD, DVD-Audio(Advanced Resolution), other audio DVDs, audio Blu~Rays(Pure Audio & others), and vinyl. This ranks up there with the best of them regardless of format. Multi sound options make this disc highly recommended to audiophiles and blues, rock and guitar fans. I'm shocked at the low price. I would have paid $30 for this.


title: 1 mix is perfect as far as I can tell

text: This hi-rez disc was very well done. The 5.1 mix is perfect as far as I can tell; it sounds as the band intended. It's in dts which I feel is the best surround format out there, whether it's HD or not. To my ears even regular dts(which like dtsHD is 24bit/96K) sounds superior to any Dolby including DolbyHD. For Pink Floyd and David Gilmour fans this albulm is a must but note this was done many years after Roger Waters left. I definitely prefer Floyd's work with Rogers but this is excellent nontheless(most buyers are already familiar with it) and the sound quality I both stereo and surround is absolutely superb.


title: Great quality, fast delivery, exactly what you want

text: These are the most hysterical dvds ever!!!  Hands down best ever


title: 14 missing songs; CD contains 24.1 mins not 42

text: The voices are pleasant, but the CD omits 14 songs at the end. Then again, I got it for $6.63.


title: It's OK...

text: This CD has tons of music...but it seems to be a low quality recording of most of them??? There are also some pretty obscure tunes. I am a big Disco Fan, but some of these tunes are new to me.


title: GOOD NOT GREAT

text:
I loved A NEW HOPE (BOOK IV). I liked THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (BOOK V). I loved RETURN OF THE JEDI (BOOK VI). I adored THE PHANTOM MENACE (BOOK I-EVEN THOUGH SOME PANNED IT; I SAW IT 11 TIMES). I was fairly disappointed and even bored with ATTACK OF THE CLONES.
First the good stuff. The story I would give 4.5 stars out of 5. I thought it was an excellent and subtle transition into the future of Anakin, the empire and the Jedi. The visual/special effects I would give 5 stars. Once again top notch Lucas. The cinematography/camera work was 4.5 stars. Good scenery and nice placement. As for art and set work= 5 stars. I love that Italian palace they use for the Queen's residence. As for Ewan, Natalie and Samuel= they each get 4 stars out of 5. I love Ewan. He was wonderful as the Jedi master turned teacher turned frustrated educator. Natalie was beautiful and once again had those soft and sexy eyes. The costumes were standard to this story and world. I give them 4 stars.
Now for the others. Hayden (teen Anakin) was awful. He was a worse choice than the very young Anakin. He was too stiff and acted as those this was his first time in front of the camera. He was unrelaxed, over zealous and reminded me of Wesley Crusher from STTNG. There could have been a better choice. Christopher Lee as Count Dooku was weird. I can't explain it better than that.
The best thing about the entire movie was not until approximately 30 minutes near the ending, when every single Jedi member fought the Trade Federation's army. Awesome fight scene. Even better than the Gungans versus the Droids from PHANTOM.
I will probably go see this about 1 or 2 more times just to get more comfortable with the film. It is worth seeing, if you are a fan.


title: Another cd with hits I like to listen to

text: Fast shipping  with lots of good tunes


title: Another Hidden Gem by Patti Austin

text: This album/CD by Patti Austin came out in 1998 and should have had a bigger impact. Here is a brief summary of what to expect: (1) "In and Out of Love"- has a laid back funky mid tempo groove; (2) "Don't Go Away"- smooth  and mellow/nice ballad; (3) "Totally"- a funky mid-tempo beat with slick words and nice syncopation * one of my favourites; (4) "Once in a Lifetime"- terrific ballad in true PA style **another favourite; (5) "If We are Not In Love"- mid tempo tune with nice words that tell a story in true PA style; (6) "Why You Wanna Be Like That"- Great dance song, I think it make me clean the house faster (lol) *top favourite; (7) "I'll Never Get Over You"- very nice slow ballad with great vocals; (8 )"Do-Si-Doe-In"- Best described as a danceable country meets R&B type of tune; (9) "I Offer You Love" - a great duet/ballad *another favourite for me; (10) "Maybe"- great cover with Patti written all over it with a nice build up and ending; (11) "Summer Breeze"- Nice cover and Patti makes it her own with her styling; (12) "I Will Be There"- Great inspiring ballad type song with a great backup singers that gives a chorus like sound and adds to the climax towards the middle-end, **definitely a favourite for me. There you have it! Enjoy!


title: Smooth as Velvet!!!

text:
Prior to purchasing this fantastic UK import I was not familiar with the music by the Velvelettes, just their name. This Cd was a wonderful introduction. The girls (originally 5) had tight, smooth harmony with that cool Motown sound.  It's hard to limit my favorites on this CD because they are all great songs. However, some of them are: "Save Me (My Ship Is Sinking)," "He Was Really Saying Something" (R&B #21, U.S. 64 in 1965), "There He Goes," "These Things Will Keep Me Loving You" (R&B #43, U.K. #34 in 1966 and 1971), "Should I Tell Him," "I Know His Name (Only His Name)," "Needle In A Haystack" (#45 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1964), "A Bird In The Hand (Is Worth Two In The Bush)," and "Let Love Live (A Little Bit Longer).

The group was founded by Bertha Barbee and Mildred Gill who were students at Westren Michigan State. Mildred recruited her younger sister Carolyn Gill (lead singer), Norma Barbee (Bertha's cousin)and Betty Kelly (who later joined Martha Reeves and the Vandellas). Other former members included: Annette McMillan abnd Sandra Tilley).  The Velvelettes only released singles and their plans to release an album during their time at Motown was shelved.  It wasn't until 1984 after a reunion concert were they able to release an album ("One Door Opens")with their re-recordings of their earlier work along with some new songs.

The Velvelettes are one of the few girl groups who are still singing today, and after listening to this Cd you'll know why. If you like The Marvalettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas and the Supremes, you'll LOVE the Velvelettes!!!!


title: Down to earth and heavenly at the same time.

text: If you close your eyes, you may think you're in heaven. I may be a little biased because I'm familiar with most of the songs on this album. I do have to say, while I have quite a few Orthodox CDs (even Kenyan and Welsh liturgies), this is my all-time favorite CD to date. Not only is it in English, the harmonies are really outstanding. Treat yourself to this CD. It will draw you into worship and make you want to stay there. My second-favorite Orthodox CD is the Akathist of Thanksgiving (The Very Reverend Father Gregory Petroff [Composer], St. Ignatius of Antioch Antiochian Orthodox Christian Mission [Orchestra]). This is a heartfelt, worshipful, beautiful service (I like it because it comes with a printed booklet so you can follow along with the service; you can even go to a website address given in the booklet for a larger-type copy of the booklet to download). This isn't a "professional" CD per se but truly beautiful; the service even thanks God for dogs being blessings to us; nothing is left out of the thankfulness for creation. It is like chanting poetry. I've recently been doing the Akathist for Those Who Have Fallen Asleep (or Akathist for Those Who Have Departed) and am hoping that there will be a CD version of it that I can find. The words are really beautiful.


I can’t say more about these pillow covers I love them 😍


title: I wish there was a jump drive version

text: I copied the three CD’s to a jump drive so I can listen now in my car


title: Very quick delivery

text: Couldn't be happier with the quick delivery or the CD.  Boz at His best.  Very pleased.


title: Vastly Underrated

text: This seems to be one of his less popular albums, but it's one of my favorites.  "Concrete Cow" is simply amazing, it being worth the price of the disk by itself, even at the ridiculous prices for which it's going these days.


title: Great Songs, Bad Recording!

text: I like the songs, but the recording is very tinny.


title: one of the best theatre organ CDs ever

text:
Ann Leaf and Gaylord Carter were both silent film accompanists in the 1920s. They both contributed to arrangements of some of the pieces. This is a historical recording by a couple of the giants of the genre, made with recent technology in 1977. Both of them were still playing as if they were at work, not going through the motions.

played on
Senate Theatre; Detroit MI Wurlitzer Special 4 manuals, 34 ranks
Organ Power Pizza  No. 2, Pacific Beach CA 5 manuals, 28 ranks
San Gabriel Civic Auditorium, Wurlitzer 4 manuals, 21 ranks

Arrangements are full and lush. I have heard other albums that were minimal by comparison, as if made in somebody's parlor. Recording quality is pristine, not tinny or hissy, even though labeled as "ADD". Fine mikeing picks it all up, without overdistortion or dropouts and weak passages. Volume can stay where you like it. These are large pipe organs in large spaces, well, largish, anyhow, and a full range of expression and theatre percussion toys are used. The closest modern equivalent would probably be Donna Parker playing a special evening at Organ Stop Pizza at Mesa AZ (see youtube for open pizza or ATOS meeting, with lesser sound quality than this, naturally).

I had to play it through 3 more times this evening before this review, even though I have had the CD for several years. Turn up the volume and immerse yourself.


title: Ibiza ain't no San Francisco...

text:
I would have given it 3.5, but I rounded up to 4 because of the raw  enjoyment factor.
But...  Hmm...  Where to begin with this?  Fans of  progressive and deep(ish) trance would go for this.  And on that note, I  would recommend it to them.  It sounds a bit like his San Francisco GU mix,  but not a lot.  And it does not sound like Digweed's Hong Kong GU mix.  And  on that note, not particularly like the duo's recent  "Communicate" endeavor.
Disc one drifts along, building up into  the last four or so tracks, where it just shoots off nicely.  Overall, it's  a fairly instrumental disc.  Despite some faint whispers in track 3  ("Feel High") there really isn't much in the way of vocal's until  we get shocked with the killer Breeder mix of Orbital's "Nothing  Left" at track 7 ... and the remaining tracks are pretty spares for  words, too.  Not that this is in anyway bad.  Just an observation.  While  I'm making observations though, the tempo on this first disc seems slightly  slow.
I assumed the tempo would pick up on the second disc.  But if it  did, not by much.  Again, this isn't bad, just something I noticed.  And  not something I was expecting.  Anyway, of the two discs in the set, disc  two is a bit more memorable.  It opens with the brilliant breaktrance track  "Fibonacci Sequence" by BT before moving into more familiar 4/4  territory, but done with confident mixing poise that Sasha always seems to  bring with him.  From there it is off and running peaking repeatedly, but  higher each time.
All in all, I'd recommend this album to Sasha's fans,  but with the following warning: not unless you already own the San  Francisco mix.  Sasha's San Francisco GU mix is ESSENTIAL and brilliant.  "Ibiza" (by comparison) is merely adequate.  It lacks the  innovation, charisma, and sense of humor that San Francisco has in spades.  (And by innovation, charisma, and sense of humor, check out the San  Francisco discs...  Who else can go from the melancholy of Stoneproof's  "Everything's Not You" into funk of William Orbit's remix of  "I'm Free" and make it sound like it was meant to be?  The  closest he gets to that here is going from "Dreamstate" to  "Future Life..." before closing strong on "Heaven  Scent" . . . but it's just not the same.)


title: A Great Album Made Even Better with Live CD and DVD!

text:
Marketa and Glen make for a unique duo, their music-making craft is so obviously their only concern. No fancy stage sets, no witty on-stage banter, just heart-felt performances that leave you emotionally spent. With the breakup of their personal relationship and the subsequent success of Glen's solo career, I hope that we haven't seen the last of The Swell Season. From the interviews I have seen and read, the two remain good friends and intend on reuniting to record additional material. I'm holding them to their word!

This wonderful album is enhanced with the inclusion of a live CD and DVD of the duo in concert. If you're looking to purchase this album, this Limited Deluxe Edition is more than worth the few additional dollars.


title: Full of energy

text: This album will make you tap your feet and smile.  It is full of energy.  It will keep you awake while you drive.  I bought my first copy when it was first issued back in 1996 and have given away several copies over the years.  Kieth Lockhart has become one of my favorite conductors and occupies a lot of space in my ipod.  It is big band music at it's best.  I'd rate it ten stars if I could!


title: Useful tool

text: Useful as we drove around the island. Not a ton of detail but a nice blend of scenery, history, language.


title: My favorite album in years

text:
Bellinati's arrangements and playing are masterful, and are perfectly complemented by Salmaso's cool, airy singing. There's nothing but one acoustic guitar and one voice on this album, and nothing more is needed.
The Afro-Sambas are a song cycle composed in the mid 1960's by Vinicius  de Moraes, the late poet laureate of Brasil, and guitar giant Baden Powell.  Several of them have become Bossa Nova standards recorded by many artists.  Paulo Bellinati has reassembled the songs in their original grouping and  given us a definitive reading.
(Bellinati's several solo Brasilian  guitar albums are also excellent.)


title: In EXTREMELY good shape

text:
I can't believe these were actually available. I remember these being around the house when I was a kid (I actually still had an MP3 of The Thunderstorm that I ripped in high school).

The cardboard box is a bit faded, as one would expect from something from 1993. But, not torn or falling apart. Pretty impressive, really. And, somehow, the discs themselves are immaculate. Not a single mark on them - it's like they never came out of their cases until now.


title: Outstanding

text: I had this when it was originally released. It is quite a brilliant work. Some incredible music here. Each cut different than the last and the Fidelity is unequaled, even after all these years. Prayers Of The Children is  a Classic!


title: bootleg?

text: Love the songs but this CD sounds like a bootleg. It does'nt sound right to me and I'm a die hard Journey fan.


title: Broken case

text: The disks were OK, but the case holding them in place was destroyed.


title: For ultimate 5sos  fans!

text: One of my favorite bands! This is a good gift for a 5sos fan! Only 3 songs but I love it & couldn't get it in the states.


title: Great CD Set

text: TONS of GREAT music. This was a gift and it was not only well received, but well enjoyed. After all, it IS Elton John after all.


title: One Star

text: $71 for a brass band CD!  You have to be joking...


title: The Real Deal

text:
A pair of harmonizing violins, rhythm guitar, upright bass, and percussion provided by an accomplished washboard player. This is the authentic sound of people who enjoy playing and singing this kind of music, highly influenced by jug bands, Tin Pan Alley, and Texas swing. The recording is very clean and spontaneous. Listening to this recording is like being a fly on the wall on somebody's back porch when good friends and good musicians get together.

If you enjoy Jim Kweskin and the Jug Band, you'll probably like this recording. The music is fun, authentic, tasteful, and never raucous.


title: NOT the William S. Burroughs recording.

text: Note that this is NOT the William S. Burroughs recording of the same name. I had to give it one star in order to post this note. This note is not a review -- it's intended merely to supply information that Amazon refuses to provide, without which a shopper might be misled into mistakenly purchasing something unwanted.


title: Five Stars

text: great albulm


title: Delivered quickly as advertised

text: Delivered quickly as advertised


title: Oh No!! Not the end of the world!

text: It was the end of a bad relationship with the manager but not the end of the world.


title: I'm happy I did find

text: All I can say is it it is what I was looking for, I'm happy I did find it


title: lots of fun to listen to

text: Very hard to find, lots of fun to listen to.


title: Just what I was looking for!

text: Being a pastor, my husband wanted me to sing this song leading into Christmas.  The recording was excellent, arrived timely and in great condition. Thank you!


title: Love it- brings back memories

text: This was a classic in the early 90's with my son so I purchased. Love it- brings back memories!!


title: Bob Crosby Musical Magician

text: The Bob Crosby sound whether singing or leading his various jazz groups was and is exciting listening. I had seen Mr. Crosby's group perform live not to mention I tried to catch his radio shows when I could. This CD is just about the finest collection of numbers gathered in recent years. Exciting, cool, and mellow with side men who became popular in their own careers.


title: great old music

text: i have always likes anne murrays music it takes you to another place


title: Amazing Album

text: Great album, my favorite from this band next to Lament.  My favorite tracks are:  Lovespeak, Mission Bells, and Lincoln's Train.


title: So glad I sent for!!!

text: Fabulous


title: Great Record, In great shape, Great doin business with you!!

text: Great record, listened to it way back in 1957, record was in great shape but had it made into a cd, very happy with it


title: I'll Be There; Hurt Doesn't Go Away 45

text: Great for diehards of Sinatra. I feel that the former is the best of his singles from the 1970s. Of course, having been written by a Canadian helps. LOL.


title: Love this band

text: First used vinyl I ever bought through Amazon and it was well worth the price. Love this band!


title: It's Our "Good Fortune"

text:
After Rebooted's foray into the keyboard-laden psychedelic era, this latest release by the Forty Nineteens, their fourth album, takes them back to their guitar-heavy garage rock roots with more than a nod to early-1980s "alternative."  For much of this album, I'm reminded of radio back when you could count on your local radio stations to play good rock-n-roll, and I'm talkin' both 1960s rock-n-roll radio and 1980s college radio.  Unlike Rebooted, which was aided by several additional musicians on guitars, bass, keyboards, and piano, for the most part this album has the three members rocking out with minimal outside help.  I'm not saying one way is better than the other; both albums make for good listening and show the band's versatility.

There is no shortage of great material here, whether it's the six new original tunes, the three songs ("The Longer I Wait," "Another Day," "Two Pillows") from other bands in which the members participated, or the Rolling Stones' "Time Is On My Side."

Most of the songs are uptempo rockers but in the parlance of baseball, the band throws a few change-ups as well.  "My Camaro (Have Some Fun)" continues the Forty Nineteens' tradition of good "car" songs with vocal inflections reminiscent of the King Himself.  "Purple Microdot" is more other-worldly and would have been at home on the latter half of Rebooted.  "The Longer I Wait" and "Two Pillows" are ballads from the Leonards' catalogue, the former enhanced with timely electric keyboard interjections, the latter driven by piano.  You think you've heard so many Rolling Stones covers that nobody will ever interpret them in am interesting, unique way ever again?  Then you need to check out this sped-up rendition of "Time Is On My Side."

My favorites of all the faster numbers here are "And Such And Such" and "Crocodile Tears," either of which I could imagine garnering heavy radio airplay back in the day.  Speaking of radio, the most revealing fact about "Good Fortune" is that the radio stations that still play good music- both over the airwaves and online - can't seem to agree on what song is "the single," as I'm aware of at least "And Such And Such," "Easy Come Easy Go," "Another Day," "Let Love In," and "Crocodile Tears" being in heavy rotation on various stations as I write this.  That's half of the album!

Recommended for fans of rock-n-roll the way it should be.


title: Dylan in the '70s

text:
I'm posting this lonely review to the 2004 CD version, as this is the version I have on CD.  Street-Legal is one of only around a dozen albums that I have on both vinyl and CD.  It's one of my favorites and the one I think of first whenever I want to hear any '70s Dylan.  I think most folks prefer Blood on the Tracks or Desire from the '70s, good albums certainly, although as to Desire I think there are better versions of its songs available on Hard Rain or Live 1975.  Maybe Dylan feels the same way about the merits of Street-Legal; except for "Senor," he has rarely if ever performed any of its songs in concert after 1978, the year of its release.  I also understand that Street-Legal isn't very popular among audiophiles - something about instruments leaking into the microphones of other instruments.  I'm no audiophile and probably wouldn't be bothered by this in any event.  I'm not sure whether this 2004 version has been remixed or not.

For me, Dylan's singing here is as impassioned as I've ever heard it.  The big-rock-and-roll-band-and-gospel-singers approach works well (although not so much on the older songs on the live Budokan album) and there are some sharp sax solos by Steve Douglas - no, not the dad on My Three Sons, but the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer who played with everybody from Duane Eddy to the Beach Boys to the Ramones.  The highlight of the album for me is "Baby, Stop Crying," perhaps the most underrated song in the entire Dylan canon, one that somehow never caught on despite decent radio airplay.

There are quite a few other great moments here as well:  "Changing of the Guard" with its rockin' sax melody following each verse, Dylan getting more and more into it as the song grooves along; the bluesy "New Pony," leaving doubt as to whether he's singing about a pony or a woman in the tradition of the old blues masters; "Senor," where the lyrics and music evoke visions of old cowboy movies; the catchy "Is Your Love in Vain?" and "We Better Talk This Over;" and "Where Are You Tonight?" closing the album with a crescendo as Dylan sings with the fervor of an evangelist.

I'm probably in the minority in my high regard for this album (I had a friend who would sing "stop singing" during "Baby, Stop Crying" and "mon-ot-o-ny" during the chorus of "No Time to Think") but I give it five stars.


title: Cool Christy

text:
The legendary June Christy teamed up with orchestra conductor/arranger Pete Rugolo for a string of artistically and commercially successful albums in the 1950s, the best of all being Something Cool.  This reportedly was the only album of hers with which Christy was totally satisfied, at least according to Wikipedia, of which Michael Scott of The Office once said, "Anyone in the world can write anything they want about any subject, so you know you're getting the best possible information."

I saw this collection in a used CD store a few years ago.  Picking it up was a no-brainer even for fans that already had the original album.  The 24 tracks include the 11 original LP tracks, five from This is June Christy, six that were released as singles, and two more that were never previously released.  Rather than arrange the songs from the album in their original sequence followed by the additional material, the tracks are mixed together as if by random.  Why sequence the songs in that manner and include five tracks from another album?  None of this hardly matters when the album is this good and the songs hang together this well.

June's husky-but-smooth voice fairly soars over these tunes.  The orchestra provides understated accompaniment, never tramping over the vocal performance, but really swings when given the opportunity.  This collection is a good intro to an all-time great who is all-too-forgotten today.


title: These Shoes Fit

text:
Shoes are one of the great unheralded bands of all time, influenced by the British Invasion and the classic three-minute radio pop tunes of a bygone era while deriving their name from an off-the-cuff Paul McCartney remark during the height of Beatlemania.  The instrumentation is polished and professional without any loss of that good ol' rock-n-roll energy, harmonies are tight, and like the Beatles of Rubber Soul and Revolver, they employ studio technology to enhance their sound without overdoing it.  They may have been the first DIY band, putting out their debut album, Black Vinyl Shoes, on their own way back in 1977.

This compilation of twelve tracks, eight of which have been previously released, is a great introduction for the listener who is new to Shoes, while long-time fans will want it for the four unreleased tracks - three early demos and a recent live cut - and two others that had never appeared on vinyl before.  It's hard to pick highlights, but I note that my two favorite Shoes albums are represented by two songs each - "Okay" and "Boys Don't Lie" from Black Vinyl Shoes and "Tomorrow Night" and "Too Late" from 1979's Present Tense.

I can always quibble with selections for any compilation by any artist, but I have to say that Shoes did a nice job of selecting the songs for this one.  Songs are not presented in chronological order, yet it all hangs together nicely; Shoes of 1977 sound like Shoes of 1994, and the demos are so well done that it's hard to tell them from the commercially-released tracks without the liner notes in front of you.

Shoes have primarily been a studio band, rarely playing live, seldom straying far from their home base of Zion, IL when they do.  Thus, I wondered how the live track, Present Tense's "I Don't Wanna Hear It" recorded in a club in Evanston, IL in 2013, would come across.  Fear not - Shoes delivers the goods here as well, and once again I learn a lesson I've learned over and over again many times:  good songs are good songs all the time.

I can't recommend this band or this collection enough.  As a limited edition it's pricey (but not outrageously so); the novice will find more songs for less money by ordering CDs from the band's web site, but one won't get the previously-unreleased tracks or the cool "starburst" colored vinyl with the mix of bright reds, oranges, yellows, and greens.  Either way you won't be disappointed.


title: This Band Smokes!

text:
Sorry for the review title; I couldn't resist.  I saw the Dancing Cigarettes of Bloomington, Indiana perform in a small club here in Pittsburgh in 1982 with no more than 30 others in attendance.  Today it remains one of the best shows I've ever seen and although there weren't many vehicles back in '82 to obtain an out-of-town indie recording, I never forgot them and was happy to land a copy of The School of Secret Music a few years back.  When I recently found that a scant two copies of this album were available thru Amazon, I had to grab a copy right away before some similarly enlightened fan beat me to it.

The Dancing Cigarettes were six members who played guitar, bass, drums, saxophone, organ, and synthesizer in various combinations.  Four are credited with playing guitar, three on sax, two on the synth, two on the drums, and all six with vocals, although I'm hearing the same lead vocalist on the majority of these songs.  There are seven songs recorded in the studio in 1980 and twelve live tracks recorded over a 1981 three-day stay at a club that I'm guessing was in the Bloomington area.

Their music was inventive, to say the least, arty and danceable all at the same time.  Tempos change, the different combinations of sax, synths, and keyboards squeal to create high-pitched melody lines that will make your dog's ears perk up, and vocals are laced with a paranoia almost bordering on hysteria.

The liner notes attempt to lower expectations, stating that The School of Secret Music is a more "mature" album while this collection might be of interest more like a historical document.  While I believe that The School of Secret Music is the better album, this one is thoroughly enjoyable and fun.  The studio recordings succeed and it's cool to hear the band live in their element, feeding off the crowd.  I could have done without the nearly two minutes of incoherent babble that close the disc, however.

Speaking of the liner notes, they provide a nice history of the band's beginnings along with stories of the difficulties an off-the-wall band faced on tour, including quotes from some members.  I was disappointed to read that one member didn't like Pittsburgh.  Their show got a positive review in a local fanzine and they would later have a song included on a local punk compilation album.  Well, it doesn't matter---I probably wouldn't like Bloomington either---so let's back on the subject.  In my view, the Dancing Cigarettes are one of the great important bands of the '80s and this is a CD not to be missed.


title: Can't get it to be as small as I'd like, also the part that rests against the palm ...

text: Can't get it to be as small as I'd like, also the part that rests against the palm doesn't stay straight, it moves with your hand as to be expected.


title: Excellent vocal gospel music.

text: This is an excellent gospel music CD.  Lots of harmony, a wide range of music styles and an excellent choice of tunes.


title: Good Gospel Music

text: This CD is a very good recording of gospel music.  The selections are great and the arrangements are excellent.  The volume is set at an appropriate level for use at home or in a vehicle.


title: Fantastic Trumpet Player

text: He plays so things I'm not sure anyone else can play.


title: Missed this one

text: I have been following Chicken Shack since I bought O.K. Ken when it first came out as an LP.  Since then I picked up 26 different LP/CD's from them and a couple of them turned out to be pretty much the same music in a different package so I was very leery of this one.  It does have a different group of people and a new songs and different version of songs like Homework, Rain on my Window Pain and I thought this might be something I need to buy.  Really glad I made the choice, the recording is clear and crisp for a live recording.  It does not say digitally remastered on it but it very good.  And the addition of Robbie Blount who also plays guitar which allows Stan to really step out and put on a show.  Plus the songs are long.  You cannot really tell by listing to the MP3 of Homework (which is 9:27 long) Have you Ever loved a Woman (10:27) and Poor Boy (20:27) how really good this band plays together.  Okay, enough said.  This is one of jewels from Chicken Shack that a fan should have and a great "starter" for a new fan. Get it for the music, the musicianship, and the quality of the recording.  I guess that is basically why you would want to buy any music and this one meets the criteria in all categories.  From a Chicken Shack fan, I would highly recommend this for your Blues collection.


title: Five Stars

text: It has all the hymns that I love and Tennessee Ernie Ford sings Alleliah the best of any one!


title: So glad I found this!

text: This has been my favorite Christmas CD for *years*. Sadly, my copy became unplayable sometime between last holiday season and now. I was so happy to find a next-to-new copy. It showed up on time and it's in excellent condition.


title: Amazing CD

text: Love every song!


title: Great as usual

text: The Chieftans do it again!! Never a bad recording. I would recommend to anyone who loves folk music and especially the Chieftans.


title: Great Listening!

text: All of Boston Pops are my favorites. From the DVD... 'Swing, Swing, Swing' to 'The Very Best of the Boston Pops'. The list goes on! Recommend this DVD highly.


title: you have to really workout it to break a cd case nearly in half

text: broken


title: Its really small

text: I bought this thinking it would be the size of the sour bilard(sp?) candies, but the package is very small. I was not impressed.


title: Shinee album

text: I like my new album so much like shinee songs 🥰


title: Unhappy

text: Scratched...going in the trash.


title: Five Stars

text: Cool


title: the CD is in excellent shape. Thank you

text: Jewel case was cracked on arrival, but that doesn't matter, the CD is in excellent shape. Thank you!


title: 1988 is NEW again!

text: Bought this as a gift to replace a friend's broken one from 1988. Couldn't believe I could find the exact one in NEW condition - wow!


title: Awesome ❗

text: Love it


title: Good

text: Just good, what you expect from this.


title: Its OK except for the titles being messed up

text:
This is Odd.
Windows media player sees the titles as completely wrong
for example #1 is Santa Claus is Coming to Town"  Windows media player sees it as "We wish you a merry christmas"
I tunes sees it normally so it must be a windows thing.

The music is OK nothing special.  But that's what you always get from Starbucks.


title: Five Stars

text: Good Very good.


title: THE FIXX--awesome underated 80's band

text: Record,(LP) was received in fantastic condition! Plays well on my 1971 GE stereo turntable and Sony/Garrard turntable. Would recommend buying records from the supplier.


title: Myles Ahead

text: Smooth transaction, as described!


title: Blast from the past

text: My husband had this tape growing up as a kid. Never seen him happier than when he's listening to this tape.


title: very good listening

text: awesome


title: Tom Petty

text: Awesome


title: Fantastic

text: Been A Brooks & Dunn Fan Forever. Ronnie Is So Versatile. Saw Him At The San Antonio Stock Show. AWESOME


title: Recorded in 1959 and now I am a great grandmother. Oh what fun times back then

text: Well, of course I gave it five stars, as I am one of the Sawyer Sisters.  Recorded in 1959 and now I am a  great grandmother.<br />Oh what fun times back then!  Love being a great grandmother, for sure!!!!


title: Over produced.

text:
Having bought 'The Butterfly House' about two weeks ago from the U.K., I'm still trying hear the actual tunes rather than be distracted by John Leckie's heavy-handed production. A few songs stand out as being up there with the best that The Coral have recorded but they would have been better served with the more clear, sparse production that accompanied their last effort, 'Roots & Echoes'.

The biggest crime here is how James Skelly's incredible voice has been buried in the mix.

I suggest that you listen to selected songs on youtube or elsewhere to get a feel of this release. Try '1000 Years' as I feel it's the best (or worst) example of Mr. Leckie's handywork. It sounds psychedelic but it's really gone way past that. Obviously John Leckie alone can't be blamed for the sound of the record, the band had to have agreed with his choices but, sadly, I feel they made a mistake.

The five songs on the second CD don't detract from the overall feel of the main disc and offer nothing spectacular that could have been on disc 1.


How to rate music on here for other people?  Wanted a CD of folk music and this is fine.


title: Five Stars

text: A++++++++ Perfection


title: Perfect

text: Perfect condition


title: Poorly advertised

text: The item shown was not the item I was shipped...picture and description are two different cds, and I wanted the one in the picture.


title: Lots of great songs

text: Well pleased


title: Poor mixes

text: I'd read some good reviews of this CD, and was very keen to get it, as I was at the Newcastle gig.  I guess mixing is subjective, but I really, really didn't like the mix.  Snare is crushingly overpowering, bass is non existent. Overall the mix sounds really thin.  I guess others like it, for me it's one of the worst mixes I've heard.  If you are a big fan, it's interesting to have these versions of the songs, if only as a curiosity, but I never managed to play it all of the way through, and it's questionable if it will ever get played again.


title: Wonderful!

text: I used to have this music on cassette and for years I've missed listening to it.  One of my favorite classical music selections and so happy to find it on CD.


title: Fantastic music and singing

text: Love BJ Thomas , and love this album I now have a few that I didn’t have before, and this one being from 1977-1978 is great to go along with what I already own.


title: There are a few repeats

text: I thought that the the songs would be all different,  I was wrong..  Some of the songs aren't Folk music as defined. Great old country and old Rock.  I can't complain too much, I do like the songs.


title: Couldn't play it

text:
I realize this album is unique, with special features and considerations when playing it - so I didn't just throw it on and give it a go.  But, I just couldn't get it to play without really warped, and often scratchy, sound.  Now, fyi, I have an old, cheap record player; other older records play fine on it though.  I guessed the weight of the album could be an issue?  Don't know - bummed, as this seemed like a magical xmas gift...

Worth mentioning:  the music itself (as I'm a big fan, and super familiar with it) is most excellent - I just need to listen to it digitally elsewhere.  Record will hang on a wall.


title: Amazingly complex, rich, lush and just darn good!

text: As a Chicago fan who loved Steve's book, I was very eager for the soundtrack, and Steve and company don't disappoint. A stellar lineup of musicians bring forth lush arrangements that dovetail beautifully with the story arcs in the book. Absolutely adore this work, and it has become one of my "go to" releases.


title: Chicago is back!

text:
I picked up the Japanese release for the single bonus track that wasn't on the American release, so I'll mention that here first before going into my basic review of the woeldwide release.

While I'm thrilled to see Terry Kath's masterwork, INTRODUCTION included here, it is a darn shame that this version is pared down and heavily edited, as they were performing it live before Winter of 2013. The band has resumed playing the entire version live (and what a show opener it is!) and I wish a complete edit of the song had been included, though I love Robert Lamm's live vocal in this version. He channels some of the traditional Kath grit very well.

Onward to the basic tracks on the release.

Chicago recorded this entire CD remotely, employing new technology to make recording work with their constant travel schedule. It completely works for me! I haven't heard Chicago so resonant since Stone of Sisyphus, which I was lucky enough to hear back in the day it was originally supposed to release.

Robert Lamm is a force to be reckoned with--his voice and writing chops are just as solid as they were in '69. For anyone who thinks he's mellowed, listen to the provocative and intense Naked in the Garden of Allah, which features the most progressive horns I've heard from this band in decades.

Robert is a driving force, producing both mellow songs (Crazy Happy, Another Trippy Day) and rockers (Naked, Free at Last). His vocals are smooth when they need to be and gritty when they need to be, and the man hasn't lost a note or a shred of tone.

Speaking of vocals, Jason has never sounded better. Love Lives On is a beautiful ballad that has grown on me, and his fire in Now is fantastic. I love the depth of vocals in the band overall, and the way they showcase singers on various tracks. I love the vocal tradeoff between Robert and Jason in Crazy Happy, and Lee's brief vocal in Something's Coming, I Know. Lou is utilized beautifully on America and Watching All the Colors, and Keith's vocal for Nice Girl was a great treat.

Whatever drives you to Chicago's music, NOW has something for everyone. Like sophisticated jazzy moments? Try Now or Watching All the Colors. Want a rocker? Try Free at Last or Naked. Drawn more to dance music? How `bout Something's Coming. Ballad fan? Love Lives On should work for you. Like songs with a political message? Naked or America fit that bill. Like adult contemporary? Crazy Happy and More Will Be Revealed is an excellent example of that.

The horns haven't been this high in the mix in ages, and I love that they're such an integral part of the band again. Keith's guitar work is top notch, and it seems as if the band is really utilizing him more than ever, both live and on this release. The addition of Lou Pardini and Walfredo Reyes in recent years adds so much more depth, and they're both used to every advantage on NOW. Tris Imboden proves again and again what a powerhouse he is. This entire band can PLAY and they show it to every advantage in this release.

I love the fact that the band has used the depth of writing talent as well, with several tracks co-written by three members of the band.

Chicago is stronger than they've been in years, and NOW illustrates that in spades.


title: Great music!

text: I love all the country singers who joined in on this album.


title: Love it!

text: I love Skillet, and this album has some of my favorite songs, definitely should have it as part of your collection.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Good Music

text: This album is good, but I was expecting better!


title: Good '60s psych-rock

text: Distinctive voice, interesting melodies, but I can see why they didn't make much of a splash. Pretty downbeat stuff for the psych-rock era. Still, definitely some great songs, especially "What You See", "Just Another Day" & "Going With the Flow."


title: Always my favorite

text: Always my favorite


title: Uplifting and beautiful music.

text: Three words: "makes me happy."


Them awesome


title: Just like I remember!

text: What a fun blast to the past!  I used to listen to the Judys when I was in college, so this was a nostalgic self-indulgent whim.


title: Good service!

text: Product was as I expected.


title: Poor quality

text: Poor condition! There is a huge scratch on the back. This thing isn't even playable! Super disappointed.


title: That it got here before Christmas

text: I don't particularly listen to Harry. It's a gift .


title: Missing essential tracks, in my opinion

text:
I am a longtime Comateens fan.  I saw them play live in New York, in the 1980s, and it is still among my top 10 concert experiences.  I bought (and still have) the albums Comateens, Pictures On A string, and Deal With It, on vinyl, when they were released.  SO I hope I have some credibility when I say, in my opinion - as a fan - that this is not really the best of the Comateens.

Essential Comateens tracks that are missing from this CD:
Raceway
Overseas
Cool Chick
Summer In The City  (yes it's a cover, but it's such a great cover !)
Ice Machine
Garbanzo

I wish they would release all the albums on CD.  That would solve everything.


title: Five Stars

text: IT was awesome


title: great sound with messages for your soul

text: Harmony can't be beat...great sound with messages for your soul..


title: Not quite what I expected

text: I was hoping for a recording of the Riverdance soundtrack that included the sounds of the dancing itself.  This is not what I really wanted.  It's ok, but that's all.


title: Incomplete case, but great album!

text: The CD itself is great and I love it! But my particular CD shipped without the part of the case where the CD sits... so it just came flopping around in there.


title: beautiful eyes cd and dvd

text: Item well packaged and shipped carefully. Item in good condition and was as advertised. Have enjoyed watching and listening to this hard to find piece of music.


title: Sweet and intimate

text: Very sweet intimate songs that connect you with the heart of God.


title: Love It.

text: I like anything Barbara Rosene does. Had to wait a long time to find it available as it's out print and scarce at times.


title: Country does exist in Holland

text: If it were not for Philip Kroonenberg, I'm not sure if one could say that country rock, or maybe better folk rock exists in Holland. For a country so 'down to earth', logical, minimalistic and artistically speaking 'puritanical', he succeeds in a very personal way, literally, for example, in "a Cowboys Dream", almost a literal country and western song, by balancing his repertoire. On the verge of being a 'meezinger' or 'schlager' (Dutch or German term for a kitschy, easily evoked, sing-along type of song, usually commercially exploited), it is part of a unique spectrum of songs and feelings, delivered in carefully crafted ways, that 'lives' somewhere between rock, blues and country, to give it a name, but which is carried above all by his unique talent for song writing, and by being true to that, even to the point of being 'quirky' at times (as in "Party Zone"), but always catchy. Among the many good songs on this album, there is one that stands out and is fore-shadowing others of the like and kind, as found on the later album "Magic Musicians" (see elsewhere on Amazon.de), which makes full use of the band of accomplished musicians behind him, and that is "Wandering in the Dark". It sounds like a 'formula' almost seems to be born, an alchemic bond between the band of musicians and Philip Kroonenberg, creating a tapestry that is so tightly woven that it is to the ear, what a complex wine is to the tastebuds (and when it's over you wonder 'what was that' ? And you play it again, and again...never getting enough). In comparing this album with a later album as the "Magic Magicians" I would say that this album is maybe more like a diamond in the rough than the later album mentioned, which is more diverse, and somehow more refined in terms of orchestration and arrangements than "Natural Causes". This is not distinguishing in quality, as you can't go wrong with either of them, just as different 'vintage' (years) of wines by the same winemaker, tell as much about the year itself, as the winemaker. Enjoy !


title: Worship music of early Christians put to more ‘modern day ‘ music .

text: The Odes Project is an incredible work of early Christian hymns.. songs..  worship/poetry.. put to music .meant for God/ Spirit focus of His people. (Originally,the words were from people ,that at the time ,were going thru persecution).  Worthwhile for a special approach to worship ., congregational or personal.


title: Enchanting Dulcimer music!

text: Wonderful Dulcimer music!  I first heard it played , many years ago,by the maker of the dulcimer at the Sawdust Festival, Laguna Beach , CA!