Wonderland

wonderland

Track Listings

1. Wonderland

2. Walking Away

3. Flashback Humour

4. Mitt LJos

5. Time is Now

6. Recovering

7. Imitations

8. Drowning

9. Opening

10. Crime

11. Truth Test

12. Differences

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Rock Band from Faroe Islands.

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Wonderland

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#1 Jewel Fan
Highly Underrated
Jewel the way I know and love her
Still Shining
Ohh thank God! Jewel is back!!!

Goodbye Alice in Wonderland
Jewel
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ESSTMO
Release Date: 2006-05-02

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Again and Again
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The word "confessional" is frequently applied to folk of all stripes, including folk-rock and folk-pop, which is where Jewel comes in. Even within the bounds of folk, however, her music is more nakedly confessional than most. (Too nakedly, some have carped.) Along with a coterie of Nashville pros, she began her latest musical journey by laying down another introspective song cycle in the vein of 1995's Pieces of You. Dissatisfied with the results, the Texas-based artist scrapped that effort and re-recorded with Rob Cavallo (Green Day). This lends her sixth album the expected rock edge, but Jewel hasn't changed her spots. If anything, she sounds more like, well, Jewel than she did on dance-oriented departure 0304. She's still pop star ("Fragile Heart"), sensitive folkie ("Long Slow Slide"), and scrappy country gal ("Stephenville, TX"). Her Joni Mitchell-esque soprano soars as high as ever, with more of a sardonic Dylan chaser than before. What's changed is that maturity has granted Jewel, now in her early 30s, greater perspective--"Growing up is not an absence of dreaming," she states in the title track--and a sense of humor missing from her more earnest early work. On "Satellite," for instance, written when she was 18, but revamped since, she notes that "the Pope," "rock and roll," "Valium," even "Miss Cleo" can't fix her broken heart. In her statement about the album, Jewel claims that, after years of ups and downs, she's "not broken, just more myself." --Kathleen C. Fennessy

Album Description

Jewel is about to deliver her most personal and autobiographical record so far-Goodbye Alice in Wonderland. Not content to relegate herself to a traditional music arena, or to be typecast, Jewel has established herself as a culturally significant and relevant brand. Author, songwriter, actress, poet-there are no limits to how Jewel can and will deliver her message. The underlining truth that ties it all together is the integrity of that message.

Customer Reviews:

#1 Jewel Fan.......2007-07-05

Jewel will always have a special place in my heart. I've loved her music since the day I heard "You Were Meant For Me" come on the radio. I wasn't too fond of 0304 but in Goodbye Alice in Wonderland she brings a bit more of the real Jewel back into our hearts. I really enjoy this album.

Highly Underrated.......2007-06-21

Jewel through many a curveball back in 2003 when she released 0304, which took her trademark confessional lyrics and set them against a mostly upbeat(and occasionally dance-driven)beat, much to the consternation of many of her fans. I was in the minority, as it was in my opinion her best album to that point, and follow-up GOODBYE ALICE IN WONDERLAND is on an even level of quality with that disc. Returning more to the sound of her THIS WAY album, Jewel again keeps things rather upbeat(musically) this time around, not thanks to dance backdrops but with the addition of a slightly harder rock sound, probably due to producer Rob Cavallo's hand in things. It's a good fit for the singer, who rocks out harder than ever on such tracks as "Only One Too", "Works Get In The Way", and "Drive To You". It also provides her with her most accessible set of songs to date, which is a shame considering that the album has been all but ignored since its' release--as was noted elsewhere, nearly every song here could have been a single. Too bad her record company didn't have the good sense to see that.

Jewel the way I know and love her.......2007-04-28

I was aghast at 0304 when it seemed Jewel gave up her folk music so I was more than relieved by Goodbye Alice in Wonderland. I was like, oh thank GOOOOOOOD Jewel did another album that shows off her great songwriting and guitar talents. It was really hard to watch her video for Intuition with the back up dancers and trashy wardrobe. Jewel is beautiful just the way she always has been. Love this album.

Still Shining.......2007-04-24

I think it strange that Jewel's latest album did not top the charts. It was certainly masterful in design and execution. And therein lies the problem. I suggest that she do another tour and record a live album with some new material. We all know how wonderful her concerts can be, and how beautifully her voice can soar underneath the stars and trees... I caught her act in Central Park, and of course ..... I just had to say yes to all of that heartfelt emotion that poured over me like a pristine waterfall - splendid Jewel!

Ohh thank God! Jewel is back!!!.......2007-04-20

Guys,

I fell in love with Jewels' music when I was a teenager. She has such a tender voice and her own style that I think, not one country, pop , light rock artist has.

Since i've heard 0304 I kind of let that piece in my heart for Jewel to be extinguished. I found out about the album only two weeks ago by accident searching on the net in hope of finding a revival.

My good Jewel admireres. She's back. Finally. That beautiful voice is not waisted on shallow music no more.

Warmly do I recommend. Enjoy.

Next Stop Wonderland: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture

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Real music for a change
BES TBOSSA NOVA CD
Stellar
An excellent compilation
One of my favorites

Next Stop Wonderland: Music From The Miramax Motion Picture
Various Artists - Soundtracks
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Bossa Nova for Lovers
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ASIN: B000009QU0
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

Batuacada - Bebel Gilberto/Vinicius Cantuaria
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Crossed Paths - Claudio Ragazzi/Arto Lindsay
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The Suitors - Josh Zaentz/Sergio Brandao
Baia - Walter Wanderley
O Beijo (The Kiss) - Claudio Ragazzi
Aquarela Do Brasil - Toots Thielemans/Elis Regina
Desafinado - Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Finale - Claudio Ragazzi/Arto Lindsay/Bebel Gilberto
O Pato (The Duck) - Coleman Hawkins

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The fear of loneliness, a hope for romance, the occasional pang of moody nostalgia--it's all found in the light romance of Next Stop Wonderland. But few of Wonderland's plot devices work quite as convincingly at portraying these themes as the movie's soundtrack. Filled with the classic sounds of bossa nova and samba, these songs ooze with the melancholy found in the movie. There's a lot of great stuff here: classic Astrud Gilberto, Coleman Hawkins, Marcus Valle, new interpretations of Jobim. But the unexpected highlight is the original score: Claudio Ragazzi backed by the smooth-as-flan vocals of avant-jazz-guitarist-gone-Jobim-freak Arto Lindsay. Their trio of bossa-nova inspired collaborations sounds as sweet and timeless as the classic originals here. In all, it's one of the best soundtrack collections of 1998, and one you'll be listening to long after you've forgotten its sorta-like-Sleepless in Seattle film counterpart. --Jason Verlinde

Customer Reviews:

Real music for a change.......2006-11-11

If you love jazz and bossa nova (in other words real music) this is the CD for you. Great music and great musicians.

BES TBOSSA NOVA CD.......2005-05-24

I went to watch the movie which a really did not like but the music was exceptional. This is the best BOssa Nova cd I have ever listened to. It has been years since I got it and I still listen regularly. All my friends who listen to it are buyinmg it. I recommand it A++++++++

Stellar.......2004-10-18

Just the perfect mix of jazz and love songs for both small functions or cocktail hour with friends. Astrud Gilberto's music alone makes this a worthwhile compilation of excellent Brazillian Samba Music. It's as if someone chose the best vintage Brazillian jazz and put it on one CD. By the way, the movie that accompany's this soundtrack is pretty good too!

An excellent compilation.......2003-07-03

I've never seen the movie, so I don't know how well the music is integrated in the film, but the music itself is quite superb. It presents a pretty even mixture of new and old Brazillian music. The best song, in my opinion, is "Batucada" sung by Babel Gilberto and Vinicius Cantuaria - his voice is like silk. This song is worth the CD alone. The percussion is excellent. You also get a lot of music on this CD. If you're looking for a primer on Bossa Nova this is a good selection.

One of my favorites.......2003-03-03

This movie introduced me to Bossa Nova. Ever since, I have been in love with the genre. I could never get sick of it. I love listening to it on Sunday mornings while I read the paper. It makes me miss Boston.

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Not Quie Up To Priors
Waiting for Wednesday.
Just beautiful.
E.S.T. is amazing
Their most accomplished record yet .

Tuesday Wonderland

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Tuesday Wonderland
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E.S.T. like to play with expectations, and they begin Tuesday Wonderland as you might assume, with a spare solo piano line hinting at a delicate baroque counterpoint. It's the kind of feather-stroked chamber jazz they've been working for a few years now. But just as you settle in, crushing drums and fuzzed arco bass drop in a groove from the apocalypse. This ominous track, "Fading Maid Preludium," and its second half, "Fading Maid Postludium," frame Tuesday Wonderland, setting in bas-relief an album of careening, intuitive improvisation. E.S.T. are frighteningly varied in their technique and deep in their understanding of jazz lore. You can hear echoes of Keith Jarrett and Ahmad Jamal in pianist Esbjörn Svensson, from whom the trio take their name, but he also embraces a more modern vocabulary, hinting at Cecil Taylor while dancing gospel vamps and dropping rock power-chords. Drummer Magnus Öström can lay down the shuffling brush strokes of "The Goldhearted Miner," pour out a progressive rock fusillade, or do a ballet of polyrhythmic shadings and colors that recall the late Steve McCall. The real chameleon of the group is bassist Dan Berglund. He plays soulful, muscular double bass lines, but he also triggers a synthesizer for both subtle shading and the hellion roar heard on that opening track. E.S.T. remain a group exploring the edges of jazz improvisation, managing to be free and intuitive while also maintaining melodic and rhythmic touchstones. Tracks like "Brewery of Beggars" are multipart journeys shifting from gentle lyricism to electric storms. E.S.T. have evolved from being the most ECM-like band that wasn't on ECM into their own natural and thoroughly modern hybrid. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Not Quie Up To Priors.......2007-05-29

My first impression is that this new release is not as instantly enaging as thier first 2 or 3 - I have all. I love these guys and believe they should be heralded for the innovation, originality, energy and melodicism they bring to the piano trio format. Far and away superior to the lame Bad Plus - who Sony deemed fit to surplant E.S.T. as their comtemporary jazz darlings. This CD makes me feel that the formula may be fraying a bit - but the musicianship and style remains. Maybe not their best, but another wonderful addition to their catolog.

Waiting for Wednesday........2007-05-27

I'm not sure what E.S.T. was trying for here. Lost are many of the qualities that us fans have come to love and expect from them. Gone are the catchy melodies, replaced by more Noise. Usually, they use noise elements as an interesting background layer that adds interest and mood. Here it seems to dominate and undermine the compositions. If I want to listen to something loud and noisy, I'll listen to someone else. Of course, not every recording can be as good as "Seven Days of Falling", but it would be a shame to see these guys lose us. Growth and evolution is good. This, however, appears to be something else. It's not for me.

Just beautiful........2007-05-23

In the beginning it was Sweden, then Europe and now it's the world. The rise and rise of EST has been remarkable in recent years - in the USA they were the first ever European jazz group to feature on the cover of Downbeat magazine, while their intro to Japan's top promoter was on the recommendation of Keith Jarrett. If any one is in any doubt about how original, absorbing and dynamic this band is, then get "Tuesday Wonderland", their tenth album.

From the étude-like opening ("Fading Maid Preludium") that explodes into post Hendrix power-chords to the focused beauty of "Where We Used To Live", this remarkable group is one of the few bands on the current scene that can be truly called sui generis - for evidence of this try the shifting tone colours of the title track.
What is even more remarkable is that Bach's Well Tempered Clavier could inspire such a wide range of moods.
Esbjörn Svensson (pianist), Dan Berglund (bassist) and Magnus Öström (drummer).

E.S.T. is amazing.......2007-04-13

This is one of my favorite groups playing today. They are always innovative and play as a collective. Very inspiring stuff.

Their most accomplished record yet ........2007-04-10

This piano-led trio have carved out a space somewhere between the thoughtful European jazz of Keith Jarrett and the atmospheric textures of Sigur Rós or Radiohead.
Their last album sold many thousands copies and they fill the major concert halls in Europe.
This is their 10th album, and the major influence is Bach, most noticeably in the mathematical purity of tracks such as Beggar's Blanket.

From the opening classical piano pattern disrupted by a guitar power chord, "Tuesday Wonderland" avoids the usual melody-improvisation-melody structure beloved of most jazz bands.
It may be too introverted for some, but E.S.T. balance this with expressive solos to make their most accomplished record yet.

Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective

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Whew!
good mix of everything
Anything but Tepid!!!
GOD ANTON!
Hard to describe and thats how it should be

Tepid Peppermint Wonderland: A Retrospective
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
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Customer Reviews:

Whew!.......2007-03-08

Right. I bought this after watching Dig! - mainly because the music sounded wicked-cool and the visuals rocked. Impulse purchase, I guess.
For the most part Tepid Peppermint Wonderland is great, the only problem is that there's so much material on the two dics! There's simply no way to listen to this record and go - 'Wow! I'm totally hooked!' and leave it sitting in your CD player for three weeks - just too much going on, I'm afraid. So for now I'm patienly getting to know (and love) this record little by little. Just don't buy this thinking that it's going to instantly make BJM the greatest thing you've ever heard. It takes a bit of time, but it is well worth the effort.

good mix of everything.......2007-02-01

This is a nice, all-encompassing collection of BJM. It includes songs from all the categories of their music, which is more good than bad. BJM has stuff that really lives up to the band's classification as a neo-psychedelic role-model, but also a lot of stuff that would be better described as a predecessor to current trends in contemporary indie rock. That is to say, the latter is more "hard", with chords dominating, rather than any 1960's-style lead electric guitar melody. You will notice that BJM's albums tend to stick closely to one style, and then make the next album, perhaps, completely differently; but since this is a compilation, you will not find this to be the case here.

Overall, it's a pretty good introduction to The Brian Jonestown Massacre, although it does have some faults. The organization of the songs could have been better, considering they had two whole CD's to mess with (i.e., could have lined up the songs more "logically"). However, you WILL find any super-great song that you might have heard (from which you presumably decided to research BJM because you liked the style) on the album.

Anything but Tepid!!!.......2007-01-19

I have loved The Brian Jonestown Masscre ever since I first saw them play in SF back in the early 90s. This retrospective is an excellent collection of their work dating from the conception of the band in the 90s up until today. Its a collection that can be appreciated by old fans as well as those who are new to the band. As for the music, well its indescribeable. You have to hear to to believe it!

GOD ANTON!.......2006-11-19

The Brian Jonestown Massacre are the best band you've never heard of. I've always liked them from the beginning and have talked to Anton Newcombe after several shows. He is just the most ordinary, coolest guy ever, except don't mess with him because he don't take lip. He's also got a very sensitive side also and just wants everyone to listen to his music and start a sort of peaceful revolution, just like in the 60's when they used to make music that was halfway as good as this. He's like ALL-IN-ONE, just like God. Everything he says is like scripture, especailly that thing about Eric clapton's baby-he sucks!!! LOL. All you people are idiots for not listening to this band becasue you're too busy listening to hip-hop crap. VIVA LA UNDERGROUND!!!
If you just got into Anton because of D!G, you're just a poseur. I heard of them like back in 2003, so there!

Hard to describe and thats how it should be.......2006-11-16

BJM really is amazing. The influences range from the obvious psychodelic 60s bands like the Animals all the way to Cure, The Kinks?, Dave Clarke 5 et al. The CD really sets a mood and if you are inclined to put your fold up chair on the apex of your roof and bring out the party favors of your choice then BJM should be exactly what you are looking for. Oh, and Open Heart Surgery is like one of the best songs I have ever heard.

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Finally Available!

Wonderland
Nils Lofgren
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Finally Available!.......2007-04-14

Great to have this cd available here in the USA for the first time!A solid album.Let's hope more of his long out of print albums start to show up on cd.

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Alice in Wonderland
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Curiosity Leads To Trouble/Simply Impassable
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We're Not Waxworks
How D'Ye Do And Shake Hands/Curious?
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Old Father William
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The Garden/All In The Golden Afternoon
What Germs Are You?
A-E-I-O-U (The Caterpillar Song)/Who R U/How Doth The Little Crocodile/Keep Your Temper
A Serpent!
Alone Again/'Twas Brillig/Lose Something
The Mad Tea Party/The Unbirthday Song/Twinkle Twinkle/Clean Cup Move Down/Mad Watch
The Tulgey Wood
Very Good Advice
Whom Did You Expect
Paiting The Roses Red/March Of The Cards
The Queen Of Hearts/Who's Been Painting My Roses Red?
A Little Girl/Let The Game Begin/I Warn You Child
The Trial/The Unbirthday Song (Reprise)/Rule 42/Off With Her Head/The Caucus Race (Reprise)/Please Wake Up Alice/Time For Tea/Finale (Alice In Wonderland)

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All in One!
Hot Album Alert!!!!!!
Watch Out! Here Comes McFly!
Outstanding second album from a truly special band
Brilliant album.

Wonderland
McFly
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ASIN: B000ANDAL8
Release Date: 2005-09-05

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Ultraviolet
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Too Close For Comfort
All About You
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Don't Know Why
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Album Description

UK pressing. Wonderland is the 2005 12-track CD album that includes the single 'I'll Be Ok' among others. MCA.

Customer Reviews:

All in One!.......2007-01-23

I think this is a brilliant CD with wonderful guitar solos and vocals, just like in the previous one. This CD is really different from the Room on the 3rd Floor CD, though. It's much more adult, and relates to real-life stuff [if I may say so]. The songs aren't about how a guy can't get a girl anymore... It's progressed into something more, involving refrences to a man entering a mid-life crisis, and a girl commiting suicide. But it's not a bad thing, there are so many other things that contribute to the album. It's like getting the full package: there are insperational songs like "I'll Be OK", break-up songs like "Too Close For Comfort", and the occasional love song, "All About You".

Also, something else that makes this album so awesome is the orcestra that plays in so many of the songs, it just adds so much more depth to the true meaning of the songs. It's a very intense album, very good songs, and there are very good meanings to them. And even though I used the word "intense", and there are those few very powerful songs, It's completly sutible for younger children as well!

So I say everyone should own a copy of this CD, even if you are from the US, It's completly worth the 40$ [I know this because I'm from the US as well]. Just give it a try, you'll be pleasntly surprised with it! x

Hot Album Alert!!!!!!.......2006-09-16

Don't make the mistake of underestimating McFly - this boy band from the UK has delivered an exciting second album. "Wonderland" has gone to number one in the UK, as did their first album "Room on the 3rd Floor".

This album spun off number one hit singles almost by centrifugal force, with "All About You", "I'll Be OK" and "I Wanna Hold You" taking the UK by storm. McFly recently guest starred in the Lindsay Lohan movie "Just My Luck" and played a couple of tracks.

The songs are all excellent, yet all different, and the band credits The Who and Supertramp for inspiration. Second track "I've Got You" is about standing by somebody no matter what, and has some heavy guitar riffs; "Ultraviolet" features sitar music and "The Ballad of Paul K" is about fathers growing old and having things start falling apart.

"It's All About You" is a sixties-sounding retro ballad; and the two-part "She Falls Asleep" with its haunting piano and orchestra is about a girl who commits suicide. It sounds like soundtrack music, and is among the best compositions on the album. You'll remember this one for a long time - it's what would happen if The Beatles and John Williams got together and pooled their best material.

There are no bad tracks on this album, and I highly recommend it to pop music lovers everywhere.

Amanda Richards

Watch Out! Here Comes McFly!.......2006-02-05

McFly are a great British pop band. I have been a fan of McFly since their debut album Room on the Third Floor. I couldn't wait for their new album Wonderland to come out, and I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it for the first time. This young band (all aged 20 or younger as of the album release) is exceptionally talented for their age. Amazingly, they write all of the lyrics and music themselves. Impressive? I would say so. All of their songs have a unique style that I just can't get enough of! Rarely do I find an album in which ALL the songs are good. The tracks on Wonderland range from cheerful melodies to touching ballads to some good ol' rock n roll. Since I believe each song deserves to be mentioned, here's an individual song rating:
1. I'll Be Ok (9/10)- This is a very upbeat song with a good message to it: when things go wrong, just tell yourself 'i'll be ok'. The chorus is very catchy and it's just simply a good, solid pop song. A great way to start off the album.
2. I've Got You (8.5/10)- This is a happy-go-lucky song about young love. The guitar riffs are very catchy as I find myself humming to the music of this song. The only criticism is that I find some of the lyrics to be a bit corny ( 'cause i've got you to make me feel stronger/ when the days are rough and an hour feels much longer). But this is only a minor fault.
3. Ultraviolet (9/10)- Oooh, this song is good. The song starts of slow.....then.... BAM!- some great guitar riffs enter and stay throughout the rest of the song. This song shows some good rock n roll- a very summery and beachy song that reminds me of the Beach Boys. Fantastic.
4. The Ballad of Paul K (9/10)- This song is one-of-a-kind. A ballad? yes. boring? not at all. Somehow the boys manage to keep your interest through a song about a middle-aged man going through a crisis. With easy going music and bold lyrics (look at what you've thrown away/ they've stood beside you all the way/now its too late, its too late for you) this song is a keeper.
5. I Wanna Hold You (10/10)- One word: Bold. This song makes a statement. It combines awesome guitar playing with lyrics that will get your attention to create a truly fantastic song. Although McFly is a pop band, I'm still going to say it: McFly know how to rock.
6. Too Close for Comfort (10/10)***- This is definitaly my favorite track on the album, and possibly my favorite McFly song ever. From beginning to end, this song is amazing. It's a remarkable song about breaking up that could bring anyone to tears with true, heart-wrenching lyrics such as "everything i feel for you I wrote down on one piece of paper/the one in your hand/you won't understand how much it hurts to let you go". I love everything about this song and wouldn't change a thing.
7. All About You (9/10)- Ok, ready? One... Two... Three... awwwwww! This is a fantastic love song that will remind you about that special someone. Its simplicity makes it so beautiful, as well as the serene melody with violins gently playing in the background. Fantastic.
8. She Falls Asleep (Part 1)(8/10)- A beautiful, no lyric, short, less than two minute orchestra playing melody that gets the listener ready for the second part of the song.
9. She Falls Asleep (Part 2) (8.5/10)- A very soft, piano and orchestra driven song that is based on the heavy subject of suicide. It's very different from the rest of thier album, but it's very refreshing and peaceful. McFly took a risk with this song, and I love it.
10. Don't Know Why (10/10)- For some reason, this song grabs my attention. Somehow, each instrument stands out in its own unique way. The lyrics are very simple but meaningful at the same time, dealing with the harsh reality of broken dreams and relationships (no matter what you say to me/ we are not the same). Overall, it's just a great song.
11. Nothing (9/10)- The album returns to it's cheerful pop melodies, as in the beginning of the album. This is another song about lost love that has a catchy tune that you just can't get enough of. Overall, this song is a carefree, good pop tune.
12. Memory Lane (9/10)- A great way to end the album. This is a great song for reminiscing over old photographs and high school yearbooks. Very nice and well put together.It ends the album with the chanting chorus "so much has changed".

Outstanding second album from a truly special band.......2005-11-08

"Wonderland" is the second album by McFly, and just like the brilliant first "Room on the Third Floor" it lives it up to it's high expectations. Every song on this is a classic from the hits "I'll Be OK" and "All About You" to the outstanding "Memory Lane". This really is an essential album, I really hope the boys find success in the US, they truly deserve it.

Brilliant album. .......2005-09-28

Title:- WONDERLAND
Artist:- McFLY
Record Label:- ISLAND
Highest Chart Position:- #1 UK pop charts
Any other information you need to know:- Band/4 lads: DANNY JONES (g/v), TOM FLETCHER (g/v), DOUGIE PONYTER (b) and HARRY JUDD (d). After their first album "ROOM ON THE THIRD FLOOR" (#1 UK pop charts), they return to release second album shocker, "WONDERLAND", featuring the #1 singles "I'LL BE OK" and "ALL ABOUT YOU", plus the upcoming release "I WANNA HOLD YOU".

1 --- I'll Be Ok 10/10
2 --- I've Got You 10/10
3 --- Ultraviolet 10/10
4 --- The Ballad Of Paul K 10/10
5 --- I Wanna Hold You 10/10
6 --- Too Close For Comfort 10/10
7 --- All About You 10/10
8 & 9 --- She Falls Asleep Part One & Part Two both 10/10
10 --- Don't Know Why 10/10
11 --- Nothing 10/10
12 --- Memory Lane 10/10

They are also amazing live. I hope that helped. Bye xxx

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First Christmas Album I bought for myself
wonderful
Wonderfully Different & Addicting! And All Your Friends Will Be Calling HOO-HOO!
Wonderful and funny compilation
A historical meeting...

The Three Tenors Christmas
Pavarotti , Domingo , and Carreras
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#1 Christmas Album

ASIN: B00004YB9Y
Release Date: 2000-10-31

Tracks:

Cantique de Noel (O Holy Night)
Adeste Fideles
Ave Maria, Dolce Maria
Wiegenlied
Oh Tannenbaum
Tu Scendi dalle Stelle
Amazing Grace
White Christmas
Dormi O Bambino
Silent Night
Pregarla (El Can de L'Anima a La Verge)
Susani
Happy Christmas/War is Over
Wiegenlied
Carol of the Drum (The Little Drummer Boy)
La Virgen Lava Paqales
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Sleigh Ride
Winter Wonderland
Un Nuevo Siglo
Feliz Navidad

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Resplendent in voice and manner, José Carreras, Placido Domingo, and Luciano Pavarotti deliver 21 songs of traditional sacred music and secular numbers in a remarkable 1999 live recording from the opulent Viennese concert hall (Konzerthaus), with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra and a renowned choir. The Three Tenors are practically as famous as the faces of Mount Rushmore and inspire perhaps even more awe and adulation around the world than the four presidents. The performances--whether alone, in tandem, or simply as the threesome that has made them collectively famous--are generally impeccable for their passion, nuance, and sheer tour de force vocal artistry. Reaching often into the classical realm for such works as the traditional German carol "Susani," Strauss's and Brahms's "Wiegenlied," plus traditional Polish and Spanish pieces, the trio also visits Pavarotti's "Ave Maria, dolce Maria" (cowritten with Vittoriano Benvenuti), and "Un nuevo siglo," written by Domingo's son. Only John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Happy Christmas/War Is Over" doesn't quite work in this grand setting. --Martin Keller

Customer Reviews:

First Christmas Album I bought for myself.......2007-01-16

Album is great. For any other holiday music, just listen to your local radio station that plays it during December.

wonderful.......2007-01-15

they are wonderful singers a delight to the ears and doing Christmas music made Christ mas even better

Wonderfully Different & Addicting! And All Your Friends Will Be Calling HOO-HOO!.......2005-08-23

First, let me state I don't listen to opera singers that much; thus, don't expect a hypercritical review here. (Really, is there ANY field of music that has more hypercritics than opera?) I got this CD simply because Columbia House had it on sale for $2.99, and I wanted some new Christmas CDs.

I found the CD delightful beyond words. It has some beautiful versions of well-known Christmas songs, as well as songs I've never heard before. "Carol of the Drum" and "War Is Over" are my two favorites, with "Sleigh Ride" a close third.

Sure, there is some tripping over of words by these three great opera stars...but that makes it even more enhancing in my opinion. Pavarotti was particularly amusing when he was singing: "And all our friends are calling 'HOO-HOO'!" (Watch the DVD for Carreras' reaction to that one!) And let's not forget Pavarotti singing: "I'll be home for Christmas. You can PLAY on me."

The children's chorus is great, the Vienna Symphony is great...and, once again, buy or rent the DVD so you can get the full affect of this astounding Christmas concert...the music, the lights, the colors, and the marvelous Steven Mercurio conducting it all.

Wonderful and funny compilation.......2005-03-09

The Three Tenors are, of course, wonderful to listen to. This is also a funny CD. When they sing the more modern songs (Happy Christmas by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, for example) they have trouble keeping up with the pace of the song. They almost sound like they're tripping over the syllables, because as opera singers they are more accustomed to long, drawn out vowels, not fast ones. This doesn't hurt the song at all, it makes it more interesting to listen to. It's a great CD. I would recommend this as an addition to any collection of Christmas music.

A historical meeting..........2004-11-28

Although several labels already had Christmas albums of the three tenors in their catalogue, the three maestros never actually trioed on these releases. When Plácido Domingo and the "Christmas in Vienna" team started preparing the eighth concert in the series (six predecessors were captured by Sony, and one, titled "Celebration of Christmas" issued by Erato-Warner), they made a monumental decision: Re-uniting three of the greatest voices of the current music business.
For one and a half hour, Carreras, Domingo and Pavarotti performed the greatest Christmas songs and carols from around the world. Nearly 65 minutes of this monumental concert are captured on this disk. The opening version of "O Holy Night" (aka "Cantique De Noel", "Minuit, Chrétien") by Domingo and Pavarotti would be reason enough to get this one. But wait, there is far more on the way, than selections from the classical genre. The real enjoyment starts, when the three tenors do one of the most romantic arrangements of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" ever heard and fade from a rousing "La Virgen Lava Pa`nales" into one of the finest treatments of "I'll Be Home For Christmas" ever heard. Also of great interest is the trio arrangement of "Let It Snow!", which is included on some of the import versions and on the DVD.
If you are a hopeless completist like me, you may be asking, what happened to the 25 minutes cut from the CD release. Well, first let me say, that none of the currently available releases has the order of the songs as they were performed in the concert. Although this is a live recording, handclaps and other characteristics of a live recording are hardly audible on the CD version. Two tracks, "Jingle Bells" and "Let It Snow", which had clearly audible handclaps at the beginning and at the end of the performance (and therefore couldn't be faded out) can be found on the mentioned import disk and on the DVD's PCM soundtrack. "Children of Christmas" (a Plácido Domingo Jr. composition originally introduced in "Christmas In Vienna IV" by Plácido Domingo and Michael Bolton) and "Ay" Para Navidad" can be found exclusively on the DVD. Currently unavailable on any official release is the "Overture" (which can be found on the DVD, but abridged with sound effects). So here's the actual running order: "Overture", 20, 2, 1, 11, 3, 4, "Children of Christmas", 16, 17, 6, 15, 8, "Let it snow", 5, "Ay! Para Navidad", 9, 19, 14, 18, 12, 13, "Jingle Bells", 7, 21, 10;
If you still doubt about the quality of this performance, let me say one for sure: As other volumes in the series will slowly disappear (as some of them have already in the US), this one is a matter of decades and when you buy this one, you will have joyful Christmas hours for many, many Christmases to come.

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a good time
Erasure at their "sweetest"
Wonderful
retro bliss.
This is a must have for Erasure fans!!!

Wonderland
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ASIN: B000002L8N
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

Who Needs Love Like That
Reunion
Cry So Easy
Senseless
Heavenly Action
Say What
Love Is A Loser
March On Down The Line
My Heart...So Blue
Oh L'Amour
Who Needs Love Like That (The Love That Mix Version)
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a good time.......2007-04-21

there's not much to be said about 'wonderland' that's not already been said. but having said that, i'll throw in my two cents.

after yazoo (sadly) disbanned, vince placed an advert, got something like 40 demos, and consequently chose andy bell. the choice was obviously inspired as andy bell's velvet pipes and flair for the theatrical were a perfect marriage for vince's new, openly upbeat and unpretentious pop. though still a synthpop band, erasure pointed vince in a new direction (as the band name would indicate). gone were the minor-key masterpieces vince wrote in depeche ('photographic,' 'no disco') and yazoo ('don't go,' 'softly over'), and upfront and center were, well, theatrically upbeat songs. 'oh l'amour' still holds its status as one of the seminal songs of the decade. 'who needs love like that' is cheeky and fun. 'heavenly action' and 'reunion' are throwaway songs, but still great listening--easy and fun. 'love is a loser' is vince's answer to the beach boys. but the end of the album, with it's one-two punch of 'oh l'amour' and 'my heart...so blue' really make the album. the former a dance club staple, the latter and gut-wrenching ballad.

wonderland, for all its cheekiness, was a necessary springboard for a band that would grow, mature, refine its sound, and dominate the charts for the next 15 years. sometimes the perfect storm swells. as far as erasure is concerned, the stars aligned. they were perfect songwriter and vocalist, equally matched, equally talented, equally entertaining. and they turned it into the most successful synthpop duo ever (granted there aren't many, but the blow everyone else out of the water).

if you do buy 'wonderland,' seek out the import version as it contains two tracks unavailable on the american release, 'pistol' and 'push me shove me.' both are fantastic and essential erasure. if you need them, let me know. :)

Erasure at their "sweetest".......2006-08-18

I love this album, though I realize that many people can't stomach the sweetness of the candy synth pop. I think this is Erasure at their happy & poppy best. In addition to happy, bouncy tunes like the classic "Who Needs Love Like That" and "Reunion" this album also has some sad and beautiful songs such as "Cry So Easy" "My Heart...So Blue", and "March on Down The Line". I know I'm in the minority among Erasure fans, but I think this is one of their best!

Wonderful.......2006-01-23

Erasure never re-entered my music collection after this group of songs. Having said that, this LP is a must for the music fan. The hooks are superb and the vocals are precise. This music is crisp and not over done. You'll love ever single single. LOL. Truly a gem. Never forgotten.

retro bliss........2005-11-10

I remember back in the 80's listening to this and saying this is so new wave. I listen too it now and its the most innocent sounding music. The album is so melodic and bubbly I love it.

This is a must have for Erasure fans!!!.......2003-05-26

There is too much to talk about when we want to talk about "Wonderland". This album has it all up beat songs ("oh l'amour", "Who needs love like that", "Heavenly action") and great tear jerkers ("cry so easy", "reunion", and my all-time-fav "My heart...So blue"). For a true Erasure fan, this is the must have. This is where it all began (if you count out Yaz). It's amazing that a group like this started out with such a great album and only two songs cracked into the US top 100 ("Oh L'Amour" and "who needs love like that"). But they were big in Europe before many people in the states even heard of them. Then came "The Innocents" and then they blew up. A girlfriend of mine back in high school turned me onto this group in the summer of '88 and I have every album since. They are great and I have many great memories from all of their songs. It's amazing how you can become so attached to a group (Depeche Mode, Yas, R.E.M., U2, etc.). But they came out before "Pop" was really cool.

I do believe that this is the best effort. Too many times in the albums that followed, they tried to obtain a following when they already had a devote fan club.

They produced some great albums over the years, but this is where it all began and this is why you should own it. Especially if you like any of they newer albums.

Songs you must have on your computer:

1. Oh L'Amour (great dance tune)
2. My Hear...So blue (Wave goodbye...)

3. March on Down the line (great up beat song right before "My Heart...So blue")
4. Reunion ("togehter we stand")
5. Who needs love like that (A big dance hit in the clubs)
6. Heavenly action (a great song that's uplifting).

Tracks:

We Three Kings
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Fairytale Of New York
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Mille Cherubini In Coro
O Holy Night
Silent Night
Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth
Winter Wonderland Medley
Mary's Boy Child
Panis Angelicus
Pie Jesu
How Great Thou Art
The Lord's Prayer
Battle Hymn Of The Republic
America The Beautiful

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There's a commercial inevitability to holiday song collections that can tempt music fans to mutter "humbug" under their breath. Yet while this collection (released in conjunction with the Tenors' Christmas Spectacular tour of 2003) is no less market savvy, in the end the trio's earnest, energetic performances earn their fair shair of respect. The trio's Celtic shadings impart considerable warmth to "Fairytale of New York" and other performances, but it's the range of influences they (also in solo and duet turns, all solidly backed by the Czech National Chamber Orchestra) bring to bear elsewhere that adds compelling new dimensions to these holiday favorites. Anthony Kearns' "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" may be solidly traditional, but Ronan Tynan imparts "I'll Be Home For Christmas" with some deft, jazzy drama while Finbar Wright gives "Mary's Boy Child" an unexpected Carribean spin. Elsewhere, the folk-classical influences behind "We Three Kings," "O Holy Night," and the gospel traditional "How Great Thou Art" span renaissance, baroque, and modern with a grace missing from the on-the-sleeve sentiments of the closing duo of patriotic warhorses--what would the Prince of Peace make of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," anyway? --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

We Three Kings.......2007-01-16

The 3 Irish Tenors are a joy to listen to in the Christmas season. I thoroughly enjoyed all of it.

3 Tenors Christmas.......2007-01-12

This was VERY disappointing - too noisy & just the wrong type of music for these guys. I played it once & will try to get someone to take it off my hands - I love listening the them, usually, but this album is just a dud.

Beautiful and Amazing.......2004-12-18

When I fist listened to the clips from this CD on Amazon I wondered why on earth they put the patriotic songs at the end, and also wondered a little at the other non christmas songs. After listening to it several times however I realized why. They don't leave Jesus in the manger, but take him all the way up to today! Wow. To me that is totally amazing. There arn't many christmas CD's that do that, but I think it really balances things out. I really enjoyed the Drummer Boy, and all of the rest of the songs. I would definantly say that this was a good buy.

These Three Kings Rule!.......2004-04-24

This recording is a wonderful addition to any Christmas collection. It has power, charm and just enough reverence! Anthony Kearn's "Lord's Prayer" is magnificent! Finbar Wright's "How Great Thou Art" is awe-inspiring! After four years with the "Irish Tenors" poor Mr. Wright still must endure the ignorance of a few "fans", being constantly compared to John McDermott. Finbar took the "Irish Tenors" to a new level, as acknowledged by both Kearns and Tynan. I wonder how long "Ringo" had to endure being compared to Peter Best? Get over it people!

Another Winner.......2003-12-22

In their second Christmas album, the three Irish tenors have another very lovely collection of Christmas favorites and a few not so well known. The duets are particularly beautiful and, while I, like other reviewers, would have preferred an all-Christmas album, the American anthems are stirring and well done. My only caveat is the absence of John McDermott, whom I miss. His voice added something less homogenized to the mix and although Finbar Wright has a more operatic tenor voice, I would prefer McDermott if I had my druthers. Nonetheless, this a a grand Christmas album and I recommend it enthusiastically.

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