X Tapes [Import]

x tapes [import]

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Formed in 1976, the Band Has Become One of the Most Talked About Underground Punk Acts of all Time. Features Many Unreleased Tracks.

X Tapes,Plague,Detour,Rock

X Tapes [Import]

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Give Thanks and Praises
I and I Praise the Brains
I never thought I would say this, but H.R.'s vocals are not up to par.
Destroy Babylon
Jah likes it and so do I

Build a Nation
Bad Brains
Manufacturer: Megaforce
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PTYNJ0
Release Date: 2007-06-26

Tracks:

Give Thanks and Praises
Jah People
Pure Love
Natty Dreadlocks 'Pon the Mountain Top
Build a Nation
Expand Your Soul
Jah Love
Universal Peace
Roll On
Until Kingdom Comes
In The Beginning
Send You No More Flowers
Peace Be Unto Thee

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These African-American Rastafarians didn't just originate DC hardcore in the late 1970s with their incredibly fast and brilliant "Pay to Cum" single; they set the bar impossibly high. That the group is not hugely millionaires-with-jets popular is one of the music industry's travesties. But they've always had as much a penchant for pissing off the shaven headed moshers at their shows (playing lengthy dub songs) as for giving them what they want (supersonic riffage). Much of the album employs the metal-tinged sound the group's been flirting with since they were on SST in the late '80s. A third of the tracks are reggae numbers, and while you're not going to sell off all your Culture LPs after hearing those, they are definitely serviceable. Build a Nation is not as great as the ROIR cassette, but it's the best album they've made in years, and shows the band in awesome form. This is thanks in no small part to the production efforts of the Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch. As this is their second best-sounding proper album--the first being 1983's Ric Ocasek-produced Rock for Light--it's clear that the band should work only with their celebrity musician-fans at the helm from now on. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Give Thanks and Praises.......2007-07-12

I can't believe this album. Bad Brains haven't missed a beat, they are the best band ever and this album proves it. Buy this album and listen to it religiously, you will thank me later.

I and I Praise the Brains.......2007-07-06

Bad Brains have always been rather tough to figure out, even as their influence extends across several realms of rock. Their interests in hardcore, reggae, and metal don't always gel into a cohesive overall sound, but on this long-awaited new album they are relentlessly pursuing all of their interests with a nearly flawless new focus. Somehow, Bad Brains make songs of different and seemingly incompatible styles work on the same album. Nobody else could sound even remotely believable jumping from hardcore punk to dub reggae to anthemic metal in successive songs. The band's always complicated lynchpin H.R. sounds rejuvenated and his lyrics and vocals have found a strong (but still as nearly-unhinged as ever) focus around Rastafari. Earl and Darryl jump from style to style flawlessly, and Dr. Know continues his savage mutations of every guitar style known to man. The band's diverse interests are probably combined most evenly in the opener "Give Thanks and Praise." "Jah People Make the World Go Round" is a high-flying slab of metal, and especially punishing hardcore workouts are found in "Expand Your Soul" and "Let There be Angels (Just Like You)." Meanwhile, Bad Brains lay down dub-inflected reggae like the best of the Jamaican masters in "Natty Dreadlocks 'pon the Mountain Top," "Jah Love," and the surprisingly sinuous "Until Kingdom Comes." And finally, the Bad Brains attack climaxes in the sinister and insistent "Universal Peace," the apocalyptic music of which belies the title perfectly. [~doomsdayer520~]

I never thought I would say this, but H.R.'s vocals are not up to par. .......2007-07-04

I am as big of fan of the Bad Brains as you're going to find, going back to the early 80's. In fact, to this day, the best show I have ever seen was the Bad Brains in 1984 in San Francisco. So, when this release came out, I was totally pumped and picked it up the on the release day. Unfortunately, this CD just hasn't clicked for me. As others have said, it's almost as if the band is trying to make one record and HR is trying to do something else. Lyrically, it's what we would expect: Religious undertones and positive messages. On the punk songs, the music is fast, although somewhat sloppy. The production by Adam Yauch is decent, although fairly straightforward and simple. The vocals, however, are 2 or 3 tempos below the music and there are heavy effects on the vocals, including delays up the wazoo, which just get silly. In one way I respect what the band is trying to do, but they just don't seem to mesh with one another.

Destroy Babylon.......2007-07-03

The band is on fire for the hardcore tracks, which definitely recall the ROIR sessions. HR, however, opts out of the rapid-fire delivery of yore and is content to repeat mantras or hang back and let the delay do its thing. It's evident that he's more into the reggae, which to my ears is the best the band has ever issued. Adam Yauch's production lends itself well to the reggae tracks-- filling them out with clavinet, brass, B-3, and other choice funky reggae and dubby spice. The reggae tracks sound so good that I'd almost rather hear the band do a whole album of them next time out (if there is a next time out). While HR sounds good on the smokin' rock tracks, it's obvious that he'd rather slowly and soulfully praise Jah than sing "Pay to Cum."

Jah likes it and so do I.......2007-06-29

This is a fanatastic album from a band who never truly got thier due. They have influenced countless musicians(See 90% of Punk bands) and they have undeniable chemistry. Like Jenifer said "When Earl clicks those sticks, the synergy comes alive!!! So many bands search for a sound that is thiers alone and only a few achieve that goal. Bad Brains should be at the top of the list of those that succeeded. Thier music is thier recipe not trace paper (See 91% of bands out now). When I was listening to "Build a nation" I was amazed. If you play thier debut and than play this record, its like no space of time has passed. It feels vibrant, alive, energetic, and the grooves ebb and flow and throb. Sometimes the music kicks in high gear other times it just chills in waves, crashing and rolling against your lucky ears.

I have the utmost respect for the Bad Brains and I am truly grateful for this latest offering from a group of guys who are without equals. Jah loves them indeed!!!

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Under-appreciated Bob and the Band
Raucous missing link
get it if you don't have it
We need a bootleg series edition
How anyone in their right mind can compare this to Blonde...

The Basement Tapes
Bob Dylan & the Band
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002552
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Odds And Ends
Orange Juice Blues (Blues For Breakfast)
Million Dollar Bash
Yazoo Street Scandel
Goin' To Acapulco
Katie's Been Gone
Lo And Behold!
Bessie Smith
Clothes Line Saga
Apple Suckling Tree
Please, Mrs. Henry
Tears Of Rage

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Too Much Of Nothing
Yea! Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread
Ain't No More Cane
Crash On The Levee (Down In The Flood)
Ruben Remus
Tiny Montgomery
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere
Don't Ya Tell Henry
Nothing Was Delivered
Open The Door, Homer
Long Distance Operator
This Wheel's On Fire

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The Basement Tapes can be heard as a manifesto for the '90s' underlying Americana agenda or as the greatest album never intended for commercial release. Homegrown 1967 recordings taped in the Band's fabled Big Pink hermitage in Saugerties, New York, many of the 24 songs resonated across American and English rock and folk long before their belated 1975 release through studio interpretations by the Byrds, Fairport Convention, Manfred Mann, Peter, Paul & Mary, and numerous other acolytes, as well as through myriad unauthorized bootlegs. Good as the covers were, Dylan and the Band rolled their own with an extraordinary coherence that sounds only more authentic in these rough-hewn, intimate, always musical performances, which dovetail with Dylan's stark John Wesley Harding and the Band's stunning debut, Music from Big Pink as well as the presciently lo-fi The Band. At a time when most rock culture was entranced with its post-atomic origins, these songs sounded timeless, plunging into pre-industrial folk, turn of the (20th) century barrelhouse and blues, and crackling, vintage rock & roll excursions with offhand verve and a thrilling disregard for what was hip. Time has only reinforced their visionary power. --Sam Sutherland

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Under-appreciated Bob and the Band.......2007-05-17

this was hard to get ahold of - a shame, because it's a must-listen

Raucous missing link.......2007-01-13

A lot of big hardcore fans are up in arms about the incompleteness and misrepresentation of The Basement Tapes. I'm a big fan, but I'm not hardcore. I'd love to hear the complete Tapes, but mostly I'm just happy that I have these CD-quality versions to listen to. These songs are a great snapshot of Dylan's reaction to the public's insatiable desire for serious music and an essential step in The Band's evolution from The Hawks, to Dylan's backing band, to their own unique animal.

It's great to hear Dylan and the boys having a good time, and I don't really mind if the songs are half-baked--the playing is top notch, and the fun they're having is infectious. Songs like "Million Dollar Bash" and "Please Mrs. Henry" reflect Bob's still razor-sharp skill with lyrics, but also his humor which hadn't been this straight-up since his early albums (before the expectations). The Band shines as back-up, with Garth Hudson, as usual, providing the most accomplished accompaniment, with Richard Manuel and Rick Danko chiming in with gorgeous harmonies.

The Band's solo recordings (likely later interpolations) are good, but not as shining as their collaborations with Dylan. Still, "Katie's Been Gone" is ear candy, as is the unusually listenable Robertson vocal on "Bessie Smith." On the other hand, Dylan singing later Band hits like "Tears of Rage" and "This Wheel's On Fire" is pretty interesting, but it's hard to let go of the amazing definitive versions The Band cut on Music From Big Pink. A couple other great classics are "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere" and "Nothing Was Delivered," (brilliantly covered by The Byrds on Sweetheart of the Rodeo).

All in all, The Basement Tapes may not be complete or historically accurate, and it might not be as weighty or serious as Dylan's earlier work, but it's a heck of a lot of fun and a pleasure that I have repeatedly enjoyed listening to. Maybe someday we'll get the rest . . .

get it if you don't have it.......2006-08-10

this is one of my favorite bob dylan records...I really don't care where or how it was made, it's perfect. dylan's giddy free-associating no longer sounds like the facile ramblings of a clever english lit dropout; his imagination has matured, but still has its freshness. his voice is unaffected and spontaneous; he sounds as though he's comfortably out of the spotlight, free from the pressures of being his generation's guru, and the feeling of creative delight between dylan and the band is infectious.

the songs are filled with quirky, surreal western scenarios (john wesely harding has a similar theme but lacks the exuberance of these recordings), with a wide emotional range from mournful to silly. the narratives sound vaguely inspired by the spaghetti westerns of that time--they seem to describe what goes on in those oddball towns when clint eastwood leaves...

the melodies are interesting and somewhat different from dylan's usual songs--they sound as though they were composed collaboratively. the arrangements, although rough, are also very rich; the instrumental and vocal parts are more integrated than on most dylan albums. it is also refreshing and unusual to hear dylan actually sing along with his band during choruses. this creates a "one of the boys" tone to the recordings, as opposed to his usual lonely poet/messiah/comedian persona.
the band's cuts are great too, and although they were apparently made at a different time, they fit in perfectly. with dylan as their mentor (whether or not he was present) they sound better here than on most of their later recordings, where their scruffiness gets increasingly stifled by studio slickness.

the one puzzling deficiancy of this album is the ommission of "quinn the eskimo"-- this was perhaps the most well-known song from these sessions (it actually became a hit for manford mann), but I've only seen it on one dylan rarities collection.

We need a bootleg series edition.......2006-07-27

I know, I know . . . it seems inevitable perhaps that one will be produced someday. But as Columbia (and Dylan himself) have made major errors in reading the public's desires (see Infidels and the upcoming Bootleg Series addition) when and if in fact this will happen is anyone's guess. So I propose that anyone who would like to see a re-mastered authoritative edition (and not another "best-of" watered down compilation of live or alternate versions of Dylan tunes that, while wonderful, have been packaged and re-packaged in some form or another over and over again - - how many live versions of "Blowin' In the Wind" do we need anyway?) of some of the finest material Dylan ever produced ("Sign On the Cross" and "I'm Not There (1956)" (the latter of which has provided the title for a MAJOR MOTION PICTURE for God's sake) as well as covers of "Four Strong Winds" and "A Fool Such As I" and alternate tracks of great, if lesser known, tunes too numerous to list here) please take the advantage of this forum and simply respond to this review as helpful. Perhaps then Columbia will get the message. And hopefully they'll have the wherewithal to hire someone like Greil Marcus or Paul Williams (and not Jeff Rosen, who should have been fired from the Bootleg Series long ago) to oversee the project and make sure this music is finally given the treatment it deserves. "Some of these bootleggers, they make pretty good stuff."

How anyone in their right mind can compare this to Blonde..........2006-04-03

...on Blonde, I don't know. One is a fully realized landmark album recorded with the best studio talent in Columbia's Nashville division backing a genius songwriter at the height of his career. The other is a collection of half-written joke songs recorded who knows where by a painfully average tour band backing a guy who sounds half drunk and bored. And, as others have pointed out, glomming a bunch of lame Band songs onto this mess is both commercially fraudulent and artistically reprehensible. As a bootleg it was mildly amusing. As a commercial release it's an insult.

Don't believe the hype on this one. If you're a Dylan fan, you already know how worthless this stuff is. But if you're just starting to work your way through his albums, save your money here. You aren't going to find a continuation of the '65-'66 albums. What you'll find is the beginning of a long period of serious suckitude only broken in 1975 w/Blood on the Tracks.

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Simple is Better
unexpected pleasure
Hard Edges But Good Music
I LOVE what I HEAR
Raw Powerful Chris Knight

The Trailer Tapes
Chris Knight
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ASIN: B000NOKBSE
Release Date: 2007-04-03

Tracks:

Backwater Blues
Something Changed
Rita's Only Fault
Spike Drivin' Blues
Move On
Hard Edges
Here Comes The Rain
Leaving Souvenirs
House and 90 Acres
If I Were You
My Only Prayer

Album Description

In the summer of 1996, inside a sweltering singlewide trailer outside a small Kentucky mining town, an unknown sing/songwriter named Chris Knight recorded an 'unofficial' batch of tracks prior to the release of his major label debut album. Over the next decade, through a combination of leaks, bootlegs and legend, those sessions would become something much more. "People have been talking about these tapes ever since I recorded them," Chris Knight says. "To me, they were rough and stark and I never thought they'd see the light of day." Ten years and four acclaimed albums later, The Trailer Tapes remain a remarkable moment in time, less captured than cornered, a portrait of the artist as a ferociously talented young man. And for the artist The New York Times would soon call 'the last of a dying breed...a hard-nosed iconoclast with an acoustic guitar and a college degree," The Trailer Tapes have now arrived as the long-long missing first chapter of one of the most uncompromising careers in music today.

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Simple is Better.......2007-05-26

Intrigued by Chris Knight years ago because of the record company's hoopla to brand him the modern-age Steve Earle. That will get any fan's attention. Luckily, Knight has continued to push his brand of country-folk-rock to the forefront to where fans want everything from him. Including me. Enter 'The Tailer Tapes.' Finally unearthed from the hands of the maestro himself, 'The Trailer Tapes' allows us to get an early understanding behind Chris' initial writings and they stand as a test of his continuing legacy as a true singer-songwriter, keeping him at the forefront of his peers.

unexpected pleasure.......2007-05-13

Based on how and where I heard of Chris Knight, I expected something different. It has really grown on me. While unexpected, I love his style. Very simple, a man, his guitar, and his words. I really like his lyrics and expressions. I like it better every time I listen to it.

Hard Edges But Good Music.......2007-05-02

Usually throwback albums are pretty bad, but here is a rare exception. Several albums into a critically acclaimed career, Chris Knight has decided to give us a look at himself in 1996, before anyone knew who he was. The Trailer Tapes is as bare bones as it gets: a guy, a guitar, a trailer, a tape recorder. The result is a genuine, raw, emotional performance from a talented singer/songwriter that is hungry to be heard.

This album sparkles with unkempt emotion. Its simplicity speaks in direct contrast to the overproduced and massaged music coming out of Nashville today. I'll take raw emotion and brilliant songwriting in a Kentucky trailer over Rascal Flatts anyday. If you are looking for pop-country with a fake smile, go elsewhere. Knight doesn't sing happy music, but no one is asking him to. People turn to music to capture their own emotions, which are often melancholy and pain-ridden. Knight does an admirable job doing this here.

Knight's talent belies his relative obscurity in the Americana scene. It is not an overstatement to say that he is among the best of today's Americana artists, though he has not yet received the acclaim he deserves. Comparisons to Steve Earle are a cop-out -- Knight is a unique character who doesn't squarely fit some cookie-cutter pedigree.

Several of the album's songs are excellent: "My Only Prayer" is a gem about the disillusion of city life (There's no need to reach for stars/When you can't see the sky). "Leaving Souvenirs" ties the life and death of a car to the memory of a long lost love. "House and 90 Acres" is better here than it is on his self-titled album because somehow a song sounds more honest when it is sung by a guy with a guitar in a trailer.

I LOVE what I HEAR.......2007-04-30

This is the Chris Knight I fell for on his debut album. It may be "raw" to some, to me it is sheer genius. His lyrics are so well written and is singing adds depth and feelings the reverbate out of my speakers. There is no way to deny Chris Knight has talent!

Raw Powerful Chris Knight.......2007-04-27

When I first listened to this I did not care for it. It was way to raw for me. If you are an aficionado of Chris Knight definitely buy it for your collection. It definitely gives you a sense of his roots and why he is where he is at today. The more I listen to this the more I like it. Here comes the rain is wonderful song that I can relate to.

Eddie & the Cruisers: The Unreleased Tapes

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Great rock 'n roll
Eddie and the Cruisers: Unreleased Tapes
Great bunch of songs
ok but not impressed
Eddie and the Cruisers

Eddie & the Cruisers: The Unreleased Tapes
Eddie & The Cruisers
Manufacturer: Volcano
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ASIN: B00000I016
Release Date: 1991-10-22

Tracks:

Rock 'N' Roll Dialogue
On The Dark Side
Fool And His Money
NYC Song
College Rap
Down On My Knees
Just A Matter Of Time
Heat Of The Night
Sleep Walk
Chain Reaction
Eddie's Confession
When The World Was Young

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Great rock 'n roll.......2007-06-13

This is part of the sound track from the movie, "Eddie and the Cruisers". I have the first tape and, although this repeats some of the songs, I think it better. If you are a fan you will love this one. Has really good solid rock music. Thouroughly enjoyable.

Eddie and the Cruisers: Unreleased Tapes.......2007-05-21

A real Eddie and the Cruisers (John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band) fan's primo recording pick. Love this one!

Great bunch of songs.......2007-03-08

I enjoyed every song. I think they should have been released!

ok but not impressed.......2007-01-19

all the songs are on the movie, so it is the sound track!!!!!

Eddie and the Cruisers.......2007-01-10

I bought this for my brother and he loved it. Thanks!

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The Pizza Tapes
What becomes a legend most
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Enjoy this tasty acoustic treat... It's HOT!!
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The Pizza Tapes
Jerry Garcia , David Grisman , and Tony Rice
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Been All Around This World

ASIN: B00004SBZ6
Release Date: 2000-04-25

Tracks:

Appetizer
Man Of Constant Sorrow
Appetizer
Louis Collins
Shady Jam
Shady Grove
Always Late
Guitar Space/Summertime
Appetizer
Long Black Veil
Rosalee McFall
Appetizer
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Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Space Jam
So What
Appetizer
House of the Rising Sun

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Chances are, the most devoted fans of these three musicians have heard these tunes before, thanks to the crafty pizza-delivery boy who filched the tapes from Garcia's kitchen soon after they were recorded in 1993. That said, the warm, intimate performances here are very much worth an official CD release. The sessions came about when Tony Rice was in Northern California to record the delightful duet-collection Tone Poems with David Grisman. Garcia stopped by to hang out and jam with his old buddy Grisman and with Rice, one of his guitar idols. The disc retains all of the joy and spontaneity you'd expect from such an informal setting--Grisman even elected to leave in the between-song banter, which mostly consists of genuine overflowing mutual praise. The music itself, primarily traditional folk songs, is quite engaging thanks to Garcia's affecting, soulful, pained vocals and to the picking of all three. The contrast in flat-picking-guitar styles makes for an interesting combination: while Rice is technically superb, marvelously quick, and of remarkably clarion tone, Garcia is much more emotional and visceral, feeling his way along. There are a handful of exploratory, off-the-cuff jams that add to the impulsive nature of the whole project. Had the threesome actually intended this to be released, it probably wouldn't have the appeal it does, for this is the product of friends and music lovers, not recording artists. --Marc Greilsamer

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The Pizza Tapes.......2007-05-12

If you likes The Grateful Dead and if you like bluegrass, then this is something you must have.

What becomes a legend most.......2006-12-24

Legend has it this remarkable recording was swiped by a pizza delivery boy from David Grisman's kitchen shortly after it was completed. Sounds a little far fetched to me, but no matter how the recording ultimately came to see the light of day, we, the fans, are the lucky beneficiaries.

I've been a Dead aficionado (most people probably wouldn't describe me as a "deadhead") for the last 20 years or so. During that time, I've amassed close to 100 of their recordings, official and bootlegs. I've also perused Jerry's solo works, and by and large, can't say anything has really gripped me as much as his work with the Dead.

There are two exceptions to that: The pizza tapes and Shady Grove. Both were recorded very shortly before Jerry passed on to the big Dead concert in the sky, and both are just incredibly beautiful documents of his bluegrass/banjo/mountain picking roots.

These two recordings are absolutely essential for anyone who has been captivated by the incredible treasure that is Jerry Garcia and the Dead.

Greatness.......2006-10-16

This is perfect relaxing music, a must have for any dead heads, this is the stuff that hippies are made out of, pure dedication to music spreading peace and love.

Enjoy this tasty acoustic treat... It's HOT!!.......2006-03-06

When I make a long night drive home after a loud concert, I like to listen to something quiet and soothing. THE PIZZA TAPES is one of my favorite quiet and soothing picks, it's a sweet masterpiece of acoustic jamming and inspired playing. During two days in February of 1993 Garcia, Grisman and Rice got together to fiddle around with some tunes and see how they came out on tape. As we all know, the recordings were stolen by the infamous "Pizza boy" and soon they became property of the formidable Grateful Dead tape and CD trading community. Several years later Grisman remastered the recordings and put out the best takes on this album. This isn't an album of electric jams, it's rather impromptu, quiet and easygoing. Some people might dismiss it as "background music." However if you take a closer listen, the trio handles the traditional tunes and Bob Dylan tunes and the Gershwin (!) tunes with such skill, there's hardly an uninspired or false note anywhere to be found. Garcia screws up here and there but even those mistakes are a pleasure to listen to. Definitely a classic album and something I received with anticipation. I still enjoy putting this on and it gets better with successive listenings.

By the way, I love the cover art... the CD case is made to resemble a pizza box. Open it up and the disc is a pizza pie with all the toppings. On the back is a menu of all the treats including some spicy items (choice words from Garcia!)
I actually get the craving for pizza when I'm listening to the album. The PIZZA TAPES sure is one tasty album. Great music and great pizza, what a winning combination!!

a view from the studio.......2005-12-21

This CD really is a lot of fun. The music is great, but the banter between the musicians is even better. Just buy it and enjoy.

By the way, if you're new to the Acoustic Disc label, note that they often bury a little surprise at the end of their CD's. It won't be listed on the menu of tunes or mentioned in the liner notes. It's usually a little snippet or out-take, and it's always a treat. You can't even find it with the "fast forward" button; you have to wait for the last song to end, then there will be a rather long pause and then the trailer will start playing. So, don't be in such a rush to remove the CD from the player; there might be more to come.

Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68

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al kooper, michael bloomfield
A very mix bag with one exception.
caricias de guitarra que todavia lastiman la indiferencia.....
Bloomfield's finest moments
Kinda like driving an Aston Martin with a flat tire!

Fillmore East: The Lost Concert Tapes 12/13/68
Al Kooper and Mike Bloomfield
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Mike Bloomfield's Introduction Of Johnny Winter
It's My Own Fault
59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
(Please) Tell Me Partner
That's All Right Mama
Together Till The End Of Time
Don't Throw Your Love On Me So Strong
Season Of The Witch

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The live attempts at recreating the seminal jam chemistry of Super Session were hit-and-miss affairs, and this one, previously unreleased, has its fair share of off-key and off-target tunes. The rhythm section is erratic, the repertoire--ranging from Simon & Garfunkel's "59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" to an Elvis-flavored "That's All Right Mama"--is a bit odd, and co-leader Al Kooper is competent but rarely inspired. Guitarist Michael Bloomfield, however, is uniformly brilliant and his graceful blues virtuosity is by itself well worth the price of admission. Bloomfield and the group are joined on B.B. King's "It's My Own Fault" by a then-unknown Johnny Winter and things get really interesting. For nearly 11 minutes Winter and Bloomfield dive deep into the blues with Winter astounding the audience with his vocals and lightning licks on a song that had long been a staple of his live shows in Texas. The remainder of the album lacks similar energy and excitement, but Bloomfield's guitar work keeps it listenable. Overall, The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper, recorded several months earlier, provides a better look at the band's concert sound but it does so without Winter. --Michael Point

Album Description

The complete smash album featuring Kooper, Stills and Bloomfield at Fillmore East December 13th, 1968, here reissued & remastered with liner notes by Al Kooper. Columbia/Legacy. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

al kooper, michael bloomfield .......2007-03-21

super session i already had many years ago and it is great but lost concert at fillmore is out of this world . i cant get enough of it . all cds arrived quickly and i love doing business that way . hassle free .

A very mix bag with one exception........2007-02-17

There is a reason why this album took 30 years to reach the outside world. The majority of the album is not that good. However it does have one hugh thing going for it, Track 4- "It's my own fault". The reason this track stands out is that introduced, at least at this time, a unknown quitarist to the world. The next day he was awarded a recording contract. His name is Johnny Winters. He was the high point of this album. If you are a fan of the Winters brother, this should be added to your collection.

As for the rest of the album, Overall the sound quiality was clean and good. Better then most live albums coming out of this period. The problem was the players. The bassist and drummer was all over the place and never together. Al Kooper keyboards was almost non existant. Bloomfield had some great licks, however not enought to save this album. If you are a fan of Kooper/Bloomfield and have the Filmore West live and the Super Session CD, then this one will round out the trio. If you just getting started, go with the studio version.

caricias de guitarra que todavia lastiman la indiferencia............2006-11-07

testimonio unico de una noche en donde la guitarra de bloomfield justifica la leyenda del gran guitarrista blanco....... todo lo demas no cuenta...creeme, el sonido de esa guitarra es unico, te persigue donde vayas..no importa la banda, el baterista que se pierde, los vocales que no lucen, algunos temas flojos...no importa, la guitarra esta ahi, tejiendo aullidos en el aire de esa noche que magicamente esta a nuestra disposicion a traves de esta edicion imperdible.

Bloomfield's finest moments.......2006-11-06

Michael Bloomfield is perhaps, next to Johnny Winter, the greatest white blues guitarist ever. This CD showcases his ability to play and shake notes like no other could. I have listened to blues for over 35 years, but when I heard this CD, I said "Wow, this is incredible" This Cd will not disappoint anyone, it reflects Michael Bloomfield at his best!

Kinda like driving an Aston Martin with a flat tire!.......2006-06-15

The "drummer" (more like "The Anti-Drummer") on this is Johnny Cresci. He is maddeningly lacking in even basic garage band ability, and literally has no idea what a 6/8 blues meter is. How he landed on the same stage with these legends may be the musical mystery of all time. For me, Mr. "Clueless" Cresci makes it nearly impossible to enjoy the brilliant performances going on despite his anti-rhythmic upchucking.....kinda like driving an Aston Martin with a flat tire! I have tried to get beyond Cresci's chops for over a year of listening now, and I simply can't do it. If you're a musician, his playing will make you extremely agitated. I'm gonna have to trade this in, and go on listening to Live Adventures like I have for the past 37 years. This would have been much better with the drum tracks totally muted on the 6/8 numbers.

Granted, this is an historically significant release, but I think it should have stayed in the vault, or released with Johnny Cresci having been digitally removed or replaced.

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Excellent live performance.
Scorpions Rock!!
crazy cool german rock, don't be afraid.
Fantastic Musicianship, Not Bad Live Sound
TOKYO TAPES (SCORPIONS)

Tokyo Tapes
Scorpions
Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006WKSZ
Release Date: 2002-10-29

Tracks:

All Night Long
Pictured Life
Backstage Queen
In Trance
We'll Burn The Sky
Suspender Love
In Search Of The Peace Of Mind
Fly To The Rainbow
He's A Woman, She's A Man
Speedy's Coming
Top Of The Bill
Hound Dog
Long Tall Sally
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Dark Lady
Kojo No Tsuki
Robot Man

Customer Reviews:

Excellent live performance........2007-06-04

This is the perfect example of the level of live performances that the Scorpions have. Always very appealing to the ears. Klaus Meine's voice is so full of strenght and class.We'll Burn the Sky is a Master Piece.

Scorpions Rock!!.......2007-02-21

I love this album, but I must say that I do not like one thing about the CD release: It does not contain "POLAR NIGHTS", a song with Uli Jon Roth on vocals! I had (and still have) the original double album and POLAR NIGHTS is on the album, but not the CD. WHAT HAPPENED TO IT? IS IT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD SOMEWHERE?

This album captures the Scorpions before they hit big in the States, although San Antonio, Texas rock station KISS (RIP, Joe Anthony)was playing Scorpions music for quite some time. I was 13 or 14 when I first heard of the Scorpions and this was the first stuff I ever heard from them and I was BLOWN AWAY! Almost 30 years later, this stuff STILL blows me away!

Uli Jon Roth has obvious Hendrix influences, as evidenced in his playing, but is no copycat. He holds his own quite well and is a genuine pleasure to listen to! Klaus used to scream back then and sounded awesome and, in my humble opinion, never quite sounded that good again (after the Lovedrive album), with the "Lovedrive" album having that same type of scream from his vocals. The rest of the band sounds very good and I am finally happy to have added this to my CD collection, but the only thing that could beat it would be a DVD video of this performance or anything else from that era, if it exists.

However, one of the most interesting things about the album is the cover, specifically, the guitar player's feet (can't really tell who it is, maybe Rudolph Schenker?)! I showed it to my 12 year old daughter and she said "COOL!"

What more can I say? If you don't have it, then get it!

crazy cool german rock, don't be afraid........2007-01-17

Do youself a favor and get into some 70's era Scorpions.It's heavy, it's spacey, it's groovy, it's German, and it's obscure as hell. Really cool stuff. The guitar playing is absolutely mindblowing.

Fantastic Musicianship, Not Bad Live Sound.......2006-12-23

I walked into Mother's Records in Winnipeg in late 1978 ready to buy Kiss Alive II, but hesitated when I heard a new, different live album playing through the store speakers. This was the first time I had ever heard of Scorpions, let alone their music, and I was quickly absorbed by the album. Suffice to say I left the store with `Tokyo Tapes' rather than the album I had come to purchase.

Scorpions had yet to reach star status internationally, but in Japan, the second largest musical market in the world, the band were already legitimate superstars. Following the release of `Taken By Force', it was only natural that Scorpions would tour Japan. The response of the fans, plus the sheer energy coming off the stage, prompted the group to record two sessions at Budokhan (only days after Cheap Trick's recordings), and those recordings became `Tokyo Tapes'.

If you don't have any early Scorpions, this could serve as a worthy introduction. They hit all the high points of their first four albums (excluding `Lonesome Crow'), as well as throwing in a few covers (unneccesary, in my opinion), and winning the crowd even more with their rendition of the Japanese folk song, "Kojo No Tsuki". Even though the sound quality is at times muddled, what shines through is the musicianship. Klaus Meine is on his game, the rythym section thunders, Rudolf Schenker shows adept ability, but it's Uli Jon Roth's virtuoso, and at times otherworldly playing that is the highlight here. His performance alone is worth the price of the album - check out the playing on "Robot Man" and "We'll Burn The Sky" and you'll see what I mean. This is the last Scorpions album of any sort that Roth plays on, and his departure and subsequent addition of Mattias Jabs clearly defines the "old" Scorpions sound and "new", cleaner Scorpions sound.

TOKYO TAPES (SCORPIONS).......2006-11-23

I would say this is the best album from Scorpions where you can really appreciate their live performance,unfortunately was the departure of Uli Roth,in case you didn't know Michael Schenker left UFO that same time as ULI left the Scorps. they both left behind two great live albums STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT & TOKYO TAPES and went on to form MSG & ELECTRIC SUN If you wanna have the best live sound of Scorpions this is the one and from UFO (STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT)TOKYO TAPES deserves 5 stars for sure!

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infinitely listenable
not a single wasted note
Great music
over and over
Forget the hype and enjoy

The Loon
Tapes 'n Tapes
Manufacturer: Xl Recordings
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ASIN: B000FUF87U
Release Date: 2006-07-25

Tracks:

Just Drums
The Iliad
Insistor
Crazy Eights
In Houston
Mantioba
Cowbell
10 Gallon Ascots
Omaha
Buckle
Jakov's Suite

Album Description

Tapes 'n Tapes have earned the love of music bloggers, music buyers, and fans across the country, selling over 10,000 copies in the US since the November 1st release of "The Loon" on their self run record label. Their sound is the basement indie of Pavement, the eclecticism of Talking Heads, and the frenzied power of The Pixies, but with a vital, thrilling, and unique blast of energy and melody that has rarely been combined before. "At SXSW, two of the most extraordinary bands defied categories and tore apart verse-chorus-verse forms. Tapes 'n Tapes were rhapsodic, with songs that metamorphosed from reticence to frenzy and back" - The NY Times.

Customer Reviews:

infinitely listenable.......2007-05-29

I am amazed at how great this album is. It's simply an album you can listen to over and over and over and never tire of. The melodies are just this side of catchy yet not so catchy that hearing them for the 90th time brings nausea. Tapes 'N Tapes very much do have the spirit of Talking Heads -- experimentation where the results are fascinating yet still have songs as the result vs. experimentation that may be different but is incredibly boring and is different just for the sake of being different (I'm talking to you, TV on the Radio). To point out certain tracks would be a crime, because all of them are excellent, soaring, majestic and effortlessly beautiful. Highly highly recommended.

not a single wasted note.......2007-05-11

The Loon swings into full blast on the ironically named Just Drums with a swinging guitar riff, driving drums, and stylishly EQed anthem vocals. This energy never wanes throughout the album. All the songs are strong, and flow thoughtfully into each other. Tapes 'n Tapes never fails to bring maximum energy, and this is especially evident at their live shows.

The songs are melodic, hard-driving, and not a single note is wasted in the delicate yet aggressive balance between keys, guitar, bass, and drums. The musicianship is strong all the way around, but the drummer shines especially, with his virtuosic yet nonchalant style. The guitar and drums take turns defining and then bending around each song's rhythm.

The album weaves together indie rock, early 90s hard rock, post-ska, and a little bit of alt-country (Insistor), but this is not a band you can simply define in terms of other bands or other sounds. They build a sound that is all their own. The very last song, Jakov's Suite, is a melancholy anthem taking the album out with everything it has to offer: driving energy, intensely contrasting guitar tones, surprisingly musically mature chord changes and song structure, all culminating in the sad and soaring moan: "You don't move, you don't move, when you don't move, you don't move away!"

Great music.......2007-01-08

This Cd is awesome! Even after listening to it fifty times, I want more!

over and over.......2006-11-01

i can't stop listening to this cd. it's just really really good. there really isn't that much else to say. honestly the strongest debut i've ever heard.

Forget the hype and enjoy.......2006-10-13

Tapes 'n Tapes have been around for some time now. They've made several singles and have finally got to getting their full-length release. Following several band member changes the group has taken a turn. But not for the worse.

The Loon is chalk-full of suprises and unpredictability. It's this loss of footing that makes it what people got all excited about the group in the first place. Although some may regard this multi-faced-ness with crap, others may differ. "10 Gallon Ascots" stands out as proving this example. For a more easier, less bumpy ride, "Crazy Nights."

As a whole the album poses itself as step in an innovative and slightly candid manner.

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The best Marcus Miller CD...
Great live album from electric bass master.
Perfect for my skydiving video !!!!!!!!!
This abum's awesome
Great Marcus

The Ozell Tapes: The Official Bootleg
Marcus Miller
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Release Date: 2003-04-22

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So What
Lonnie's Lament
Cousin John
Scoop
I Love You Porgy
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Miller rewards his rabid, insatiable fans, and the rest of us, with a clear two-hour recording that is a better document of his great band than 1997's Live & More. Sequenced just the way bootleggers like it--chronologically--Miller introduces almost every track and gives props to the burning soloists, like Dean Brown and his wild twangy guitar solo on "So What," or the very underrated Michael "Patches" Stewart straddling the upper reaches of his trumpet while trading eights with Brown and saxophonist Roger Byum on a rousing 12-minute version of "Scoop." The band stretches out on very long takes of Miller classics like "Panther" and "Cousin John," and a 20-minute medley of music Miller wrote for Miles Davis. Being an inventive arranger, cover tunes are a highlight of the bassist's records, and he reprises his homage to John Coltrane, "Lonnie's Lament" and adds "Killing Me Softly," and a very poignant version of "I Loves You Porgy." As on Live & More, vocalist Lalah Hathaway joins the group on "People Make the World Go 'Round" as well as on a very Crusaders-like Joe Sample tune. Anchoring it all is the amazing virtuoso musicianship of the man many feel is the best electric bassist in jazz. --Mark Ruffin

Customer Reviews:

The best Marcus Miller CD..........2005-09-13

I have couple of Marcus Miller studio albums and I like them, but I find them a little bit too smooth. I saw him for the first time this summer, and was blown away by the energy and rawer sound which led me to buy this live album. And to my opinion the best Marcus Miller CD. It is modern electric jazz with great improvising, energetic, emotional, soulful and FUNKY. The sound is recorded straight off the mixing desk and left without any editing or mixing, it kept all the energy of a live gig. Get it!

Great live album from electric bass master........2005-04-26

"The Ozell Tapes" is a live album recorded on Marcus Miller's tour behind M2-- if you're not familiar with Marcus Miller's solo work, this is as good a place to start as any-- the majority of the material is drawn from "M2", with a few extra covers thrown in (mostly as features for vocalist Lalah Hathaway), a couple songs from "The Sun Don't Lie" and a medley of material Miller composed with Miles Davis.

The band itself has gotten into Marcus' vibe-- the core is the same band from previous tours, and they've really got a good feel for the vibe Miller sets up-- bass driven electric jazz. In particular the music excels on the pieces were Marcus's bass playing is at its most up fron ("Power", "Panther", "Nikki's Groove"), but also in some of the covers, particularly in the ones Marcus really gets in and around and turns into his own-- "So What" turns into a deep funk tune, with the familiar bass line explosively slapped and popped, "Lonnie's Lament" becomes an r&b song, and "Killing Me Softly" gets rendered stripped down as a duet between Hathaway and Miller.

Long story short, this is a great live album, even at well over two hours, it rarely drifts out of interest.

Perfect for my skydiving video !!!!!!!!!.......2004-08-26

I do not play an instrument. BUT listening to this CD would convince me to start with the bass (with probably no hope of ever matching Marcus's skills) I own M2. This CD incorporates a number of the tunes with other material. Never have seen him live. Tunes like Power and Miles Davis's So What demonstrate some real breadth. However, my favorite tune and the one I used for the background of my skydiving video was Nikki's Groove.

This whole CD will leave you yearning to see a live show. I can't wait to see my first one.

This abum's awesome.......2004-06-30

I love this album! Marcus Miller plays that bass so well and I like the way his band plays! Though it's only 16 songs, it makes up for it in performance. Even though it's a live album, it sounds great because it was recorded straight off of the mixing board. I am actually trying to play a couple of the songs on here because it sounds so bad and I also wanna play jazz!

Great Marcus.......2004-03-03

This double Cd is a pretty great display of what it is like to see Marcus Miller live!
Having seen Marcus Miller live a few months back shows that seeing Marcus really live brings the real vibe. This recording cannot bring the live vibe to you as seeing Marcus live, it's not comparable.
The soundquality is so-so, the drumsound is not that good and overall it's good that this Cds are called "bootlegs".
Get it!

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Sweet, and syrupy; just the way it should be.
Still N Luv Wit My $$$
Worthwhile
weak !
The Only Good Album With Paul Wall

Get Ya Mind Correct
Paul Wall & Chamillionaire , and Swishahouse
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Release Date: 2002-06-25

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My Money Gets Jealous
N Luv Wit My Money
Thinkin' Thoed
Skit
Falsifying
U Owe Me
Skit
The Other Day
Game Over
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Play Dirty
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Sweet, and syrupy; just the way it should be........2006-10-12

Chamillionaire and Paul Wall are two of the few emcees I like in the mainstream scene. It's not because they have anything truly provocative to say, but simply because they present their rap with so much flair and style, that it's impossible to overlook them. Chamillionaire has gone a more lyrical route, while Paul Wall is continuing the subject matter that the Screwed Up Click made famous in the underground in the mid-nineties. On this release, it's easy to tell both men were brought up listening to Screw's music, much like the rest of the Houston scene, and they use the perfect mix of harmonizing flows about 'Lacs and grills, over trippy, and hypnotic beats.

While it's true that Paul nor Chamillionaire are profound lyricists, dropping GZA knowledge on this release, they are both damn good rappers, able to flip sweet punchlines galore. Clever metaphores abound throughout this album, while Chamillionaire sings the hooks in each song. I know Cham gets some flack for singing the hooks in his songs, and has even be labeled "50 Cent Jr." by some people because of it, but for the Chamillionaire detractors, face it; Chamillionaire has a slick voice, and is one of the few rappers who SHOULD handle his own hooks(the only other I can think of is Cee-Lo, and, well, he's made a career out of crooning now).

The Swishahouse crew handle production duties, and as one would expect, that's a good thing. It's hard to get an album sounding this authentic to the Houston sound Screw crafted over a decade ago, but 4 years ago, Swishahouse brought it; and they're still bringing the tight production today. These aren't songs to 'get crunk' to; these are songs to chill to. This is an ideal album to listen to whether you're taking a late night drive, or simply chilling out in your home with your headphones on. Calm, cool, and downright dope, the production on this album matches the charismatic duo perfectly.

If you're a fan of the H-Town sound, then this is perfect for you. Even if you're not, it's still incredibly difficult not to love this release. If you can find it, pick it up. Highly recommended.

Still N Luv Wit My $$$.......2006-02-12

I had just moved back to Houston from Seattle when this LP dropped and was in heavy radio-rotation around H-Town. Being away from the South for so long actually made me come back with a greater appreciation for Southern hip hop and the H-Town sound.

This probably isn't the album 4 you if you're looking for a Nas' "Illmatic," Jay-Z "Reasonable Doubt" or Wu-Tang "36 Chambers" type of album -- lyrical masterpieces.

That's not to hate on Paul and Cham b/c they got somethin' 2 say.

This is definitely an album you can ride 2 ... N Luv With My Money is still one of my favorites.

It's really too bad Paul and Cham fell out after this album though I'm not sure I'd even want them to try to top this LP if they got right again.

Fun, fun, fun hip hop album. Recommended for those who like to chill, have a good time and ride to some highly entertaining hiphop music.

Worthwhile.......2006-02-08

I enjoyed this CD quite a bit. The production is pretty good, while both rappers do show some nice lyricism throughout the CD. In my opinion does a better job than Paul Wall, but that's just me. Either way, this CD is worth buying.

weak !.......2006-01-05

anybody who likes chamillionare is trippin'. his flows are weak and his lyrics are weaker. come on "bullet proof vest on my chest so i won't get shot by cupid". is he still in kindergarten cause his flows sound like he's on a playground. paul wall is ok but he should stick to his day job makin' grillz. chamillionare needs to take his iced chain and melt it into a pacifier cause he's still an infant in da game.

The Only Good Album With Paul Wall.......2005-11-06

Ladies and Gentleman....... Koopa is the King..... This album I have owned for a number of years and is still my favorite Chamillionaire album ever... This is such a good album even Paul Wall was good... In case you dont already know this album unlike Controversy Sells was approved by Chamillion and Paul Wall... This is not a garbage thrown together album like Controversy Sells and if you have never heard a Chamillion album this should definetly be your first and if you have never heard a Paul Wall album then you should only buy this one cause all the others with exceptions for The Color Changin Click albums is Boo-Boo... I knew it 5 years ago I still know it today when the Sound Of Revenge drops the sky is the limit for the Color Changin Reptile... Dyke Jones Phoney

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