Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: Santa Cruz Years

cigarettes & carrot juice: santa cruz years

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Border Ska

2. Day That Lassie Went to the Moon

3. Wasted

4. Yanqui Go Home

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Disc: 2

1. Abundance

2. Cowboys from Hollywood

3. Sad Lovers Waltz

4. Turtlehead

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. Good Guys and Bad Guys

2. Joe Stalin's Cadillac

3. Five Sticks

4. Lulu Land

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Disc: 4

1. Heart

2. Never Go Back

3. Seven Languages

4. Axe Murderer Song

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Disc: 5

1. All Her Favorite Fruit [Orchestral]

2. Sweethearts [Live]

3. Tania [Live]

4. Eye of Fatima Pts. I and II [Live]

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 1
1. Border Ska
2. Day That Lassie Went to the Moon
3. Wasted
4. Yanqui Go Home
See all 17 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Abundance
2. Cowboys from Hollywood
3. Sad Lovers Waltz
4. Turtlehead
See all 19 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Good Guys and Bad Guys
2. Joe Stalin's Cadillac
3. Five Sticks
4. Lulu Land
See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Heart
2. Never Go Back
3. Seven Languages
4. Axe Murderer Song
See all 16 tracks on this disc
Disc: 5
1. All Her Favorite Fruit [Orchestral]
2. Sweethearts [Live]
3. Tania [Live]
4. Eye of Fatima Pts. I and II [Live]
See all 14 tracks on this disc

Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years,Camper Van Beethoven,Spin Art,Alternative Pop/Rock,American Underground,College Rock,Indie Rock,Jangle Pop,Rock/Pop

Cigarettes & Carrot Juice: Santa Cruz Years

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Cigarettes & Gasoline
Emerson Hart
Manufacturer: Manhattan Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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S.O.S.: Save Our Soul ( Amazon Exclusive with Bonus Track )
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ASIN: B000Q7ZMTQ
Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

Run To
Devastation Hands
If You're Gonna Leave
I Wish The Best For You
I Know
Green Hills Race For California
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Vanity
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Friend To A Stranger
Cigarettes And Gasoline

Heart Full of Wine/Chocolates & Cigarettes

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Great Music

Heart Full of Wine/Chocolates & Cigarettes
Angus & Julia Stone
Manufacturer: EMI/Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The Reminder
Pocket Symphony
We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank

ASIN: B000NJM1IC
Release Date: 2007-03-19

Tracks:

Private Lawns
Mango Tree
All Of Me
Paper Aeroplane
Babylon
Chocolates And Cigarettes
What You Wanted
Fooled Myself
Heart Full Of Wine
I'm Yours
Sadder Than You
Wooden Chair

Album Description

Exciting emerging young band from the northern beaches of sydney release a special double ep that includes their 1st two eps - 'chocolates & cigarettes' and 'heart full of wine'. Word has been spreading considerably over recent months which has resulted in the brother and sister duo being played on a significant rotation on radio all around the country. Their recent uk tour earned them an invite into chris potter's studio (the verve/richard ashcroft) to record the new ep not to mention a helping a hand from fran healy (travis). These recordings have recently been released as stand alone eps, and now together as a specially packaged double ep. Angus & julia stone will be heading out on their 'heart full of wine' tour in february in both australia and the uk along with picking up some festivals along their travels.

Album Details

Exciting Emerging Young Band from the Northern Beaches of Sydney Release a Special Double EP that Includes their First Two EPs - 'chocolates and Cigarettes' and 'heart Full of Wine'.

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Great Music.......2007-06-08

This album is really just nice to listen to while you are driving or reading or just wanting to relax. Really like the male voice the best and the paper aeroplane song.

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Eric and his sidemen
A solid latter-day effort from one of EC's transitional periods.
Low period for God.
Money & Cigarettes a worthy disc.
Too laid back for me

Money and Cigarettes
Eric Clapton
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
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Behind the Sun
Backless
August
No Reason to Cry
There's One in Every Crowd

ASIN: B00004Y6NL
Release Date: 2000-09-19

Tracks:

Everybody Oughta Make A Change
The Shape You're In
Ain't Going Down
I've Got A Rock N' Roll Heart
Man Overboard
Pretty Girl
Man In Love
Crosscut Saw
Slow Down Linda
Crazy Country Hop

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Maybe it was the recording environs of Nassau, Bahamas, that made this such a laidback effort. Maybe it was the presence of trusty Clapton pals Albert Lee, Ry Cooder, and Donald "Duck" Dunn. Money is a relaxed collection of simple songs summed up by the album's sole hit, "I've Got a Rock and Roll Heart." Old-time boogie-woogie and '50s rock is the key inspiration on tracks such as "Slow Down Linda" (which even sounds like a second "Lay Down Sally"), the Eddie Cochran-esque "Man in Love" and "The Shape You're In," which features a nice lead tradeoff between Clapton and Lee. Covers of the Albert King staple "Crosscut Saw" and Sleepy John Estes's "Everybody Oughta Make a Change" boast the album's best blues fills and flurries, while the freight-train jump blues of Johnny Otis's "Crazy Country Hop" closes out the low-key LP with something more resembling a bang. --James Rotondi

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Eric and his sidemen .......2007-07-11

Short Story; Five great songs and no major turds...easily Eric's strongest outing of the 1980s. Very well remastered, too!

Long Story; The chorus of Crazy Country Hop features they lyrics "Ooh-weee, oh-oh...Oooh la, la, let's rock and roll". A brief discussion broke out among Eric and his sidemen about whether these profoundly fruity lyrics compromised their manhood. They were interrupted by the phone outside the control room. Eric answers and then turns to his band, "Hey guys, my smokin' hot supermodel wife Pattie Boyd is callng from the $1.50/minute car-phone in my Lamborghini Countach. She's in the McDonald's drive-thru and wants to know what you guys want on your Big Macs." Needless to say, it was then decided by unanimous vote that the Oooh la-la lyrics were not a problem for men in their situation.

Don't even think about bothering me with a rant about how profoundly inaccurate my story is.

A solid latter-day effort from one of EC's transitional periods........2007-05-11

By this point in Eric's career, his legacy as one of rock 'n' roll's all time great guitarists was secure and in tact. He had traveled a long way since the so-called "power trio" extended jams of the Cream era, and had little to prove in that regard. So, he ventured off in search of a more pastoral approach to his music. Between 1975-80 he exploited the growth of the country cross-over phenomenon in popular music by donning a checkered vest and playing songs like "Tulsa Time". This was an astute move seeing that neither punk nor disco was a viable option for him at the time. However, the country troubadour schtick did eventually wear thin, at a time when popular music was transitioning away from guitar-based music in favor of drum machines, synthesizers, and guys with too much mousse in their hair. Eric took the high road into adult contemporary music, choosing to play rather light and relaxed pop songs typically built around a simple blues or country guitar riff (see "Everybody Oughta Make A Change", which has a feel to it reminiscent of the "Barney Miller" TV theme). He would continue to refine this formula with mixed results until 1989's "Journeyman" release, which was clearly the apex of this period (although "Behind the Sun" and "August" each had their moments). Additionally, he began to approach his singing as something more than an afterthought, as is evidenced on songs such as "Pretty Girl".
This record finds Clapton seemingly in a peaceful, mature state of mind. So, for a relaxed (albeit not particularly engaging) listen, try this one out in the car. It sounds good in surround sound, and might prevent road-rage.

Low period for God........2007-01-24

Most of these songs just sound like they've thrown together some last minute weak major to minor chord progressions. Clapton seems to be going through the motions. Apart from the Sleepy John Estes track "Everybody ought to change" there's nothing inspirational. Eric's version of "Crosscut Saw" is adequate but he repeats just one predictable Albert King phrase throughout. My goodness, even Albert, who was always accused of using three licks, was more adventurous than someone who was bestowed with the title "GOD". "Slow Down Linda" and "Man In Love" sound more like Chas 'n" Dave songs and Eric was still influenced by that duo.
Skip this one and move on to another earlier Clapton album or better still listen to him with "Cream".

Money & Cigarettes a worthy disc........2006-10-04

Ok folks here it goes.The year was 1983 and comercialism was still going strong.Most groups put out music every year.In the seventies you had to wait a life time{so it seems} I've got a rock n roll heart bellowed from radio stations.It sold the album.Its amazing when I look back and bought records on one single.Sometimes it was a good album and other times it was like getting dental work done without novacane.This album is laid back but enjoyable.Its not Slowhand but its not reptile either.Eric might of been relaxing on a tropical island somewhere but money was flowing in just from that song alone.The song man overboard is a little cheezey but doesn't kill the album.Crazy Country Hop is always a treat thanks to the nutty lyrics and music by J.Otis.The good thing about today as I mentioned earlier was that you can sample music so you know what you're in for.I sampled this and bought it.Your call!

Too laid back for me.......2005-11-18

What you have here is Claptons' first release on Duck Records, which is a division of Reprise. It is his first album without Robert Stigwood.
The songs on here are rockers, but in my mind dont have the drive like Layla or some other songs he has done. There is alot of Rockabilly guitar with some good guitar licks.
What is absent are the blues songs we have become to know and love. This CD is more the Rock side of Eric Clapton.
This is not one of his better efforts, but not one of his worst either.
The songs on this CD worth mentioning are Everybody Oughta Make A Change, Rock and Roll Heart and the very pretty love ballad Pretty Girl. Pretty girl is one of his better ballads of his career. This CD is primarily for collectors like myself.

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The Music Makes The Movie
A wonderfully mixed bag

Coffee and Cigarettes
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Milan Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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All That Jazz
Coffee and Cigarettes

ASIN: B0001XAO7U
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

Louie, Louie - Richard Berry & The Pharaohs
Nappy Dugout - Funkadelic
Crimson and Clover - Tommy James & The Shondells
Down on the Street - The Stooges
Nimblefoot Ska - The Skatalites
Baden Baden - Modern Jazz Quartet
Hanalei Moon - Jerry Byrd
Fantazia 3 in G Minor - Fretwork
Enna Bella - Eric "Monty" Morris
Saw Sage - C-Side/Tom Waits
A Joyful Process - Funkadelic
Louie, Louie - Iggy Pop
Ich bin der Weit abhanden gekommen - Janet Baker

Album Description

Jarmusch films always deliver an eclectic soundtrack, and Coffee And Cigarettes is no exception. The music plays in the background as you're watching, but in the forefront when you're remembering. Using different genres from the 50s, 60s and 70s, the music in the film creates a hip and absorbing soundtrack to a new classic film from the master of indie cinema.

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The Music Makes The Movie.......2004-07-02

There are directors you can count on to put together a good soundtrack--if not a good movie--like Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Aki Kaurismaki. Jim Jarmusch earned his stripes from the start. Who can forget "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) in "Stranger Than Paradise" (or Neil Young's guitar score for "Dead Man")? It makes the movie! "Coffee and Cigarettes" is an omnibus film made over the course of several years. It features a few musicians, such as RZA (of the Wu-Tang Clan) and the White Stripes, and some are even on the soundtrack, such as Tom Waits and Iggy Pop. This is just a great compilation of great music--and the movie isn't bad either.

A wonderfully mixed bag.......2004-06-02

I remember Stranger Than Paradise being hailed as a masterpiece, and being so intensely bored with most of it that I refused to see any more Jarmusch movies. But luckily when a friend wanted to see this I broke my promise, and loved a lot of it. Parts of it, of course, were boring, but it didn't have the long static segments that Jarmusch's other movies occasionally have - and it didn't continually assume that showing the audience something bizarre and surreal is the same thing as entertaining them, with the exception of the Jack and Meg White from the White Stripes talking about a Tesla coil.

Which brings me to the soundtrack. All throughout the coffee houses in the movie, songs are playing on the jukebox. It's hard to hear most of them, and except for Crimson and Clover and the two versions of Louie Louie I didn't recognize many of them. There is an emphasis on tunes from the 60s and 70s and a general sort of fun garage rock party vibe (Iggy Pop, Parliament) to most of the tracks, which make me a little disappointed that there aren't any White Stripes songs on here -Jarmusch's tastes clearly lie in that direction, since Screamin' Jay Hawkins's "I Put a Spell On You" was featured in Stranger Than Paradise.

If you're already familiar with a lot of this music, this CD probably isn't worth getting. But it's unlikely that many people are, considering that it ranges from funk to jazz to Mahler (a beautiful song, maybe the loveliest he ever wrote). Like many cooler-than-thou directors, Jarmusch only seems to let himself get sentimental when it comes to music, and delivers many of his most emotional moments through songs instead of onscreen. It's not always clear if he's being serious (or, let's say, totally committed) when he writes his movies, but his soundtracks are a labor of love - sort of like Tarantino's, but dipping into an even widen pool.

One of the nicest phrases in the movie is Tesla's idea that the world is a conductor of acoustical resonance. What does it mean? I dunno. Maybe you can listen to the soundtrack and figure it out.

Fishnets & Cigarettes
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Toledo takes you on a ride!

The Toledo Show

fishnets and ciggaretts

A great acid jazz album

Bring Back Toledo

Fishnets & Cigarettes
Toledo
Manufacturer: Moonshine Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005QAX
Release Date: 1996-09-03

Tracks:

Death Took A Holiday
Danny
Sonny & Lorraine
Downtown
Saxface
Fishnets & Cigarettes
Beat Up Thunderbird
Just Enough
Pistol Of A Cuban Girl
Dead Man's Cigarette
Cinderella

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Toledo takes you on a ride!.......2006-03-17

I'm not sure if it's because I have seen The Toledo Show or what, but I find it difficult to stop listening to him. He is truly unique and takes you on an emotional roller coaster. There aren't words to accurately describe how incredibly talented this man is. Beyond a worthwhile purchase!

The Toledo Show.......2004-07-22

These Guys Play every Sunday night in Santa Monica at Harvel's,, AMAZING SHOW!! Probably my favorite in LA!!

fishnets and ciggaretts.......2003-05-14

it's great but i want to know when and where he is playing live in LA. can you help? please help me. e-mail me asap. I miss him.
Thanks, Sandy

A great acid jazz album.......2002-09-06

My discovery of this album was completely serendipitous. I just happened to see Toledo's show at a club in Cleveland and I purchased his CD that night because the show was so good.

Toledo's unique, rough voice really makes the album. It fits perfectly with the dark, moody feel and the stories of the seedier side of urban life. 1940's drum kit, stand-up bass, guitar and saxophone feature prominently on the album. The music and Toledo's voice come together extremely well and make this a great acid jazz album.

Bring Back Toledo.......2000-06-22

The only remarkable artistic thing that happened to me in 96-97 in Los Angeles was seeing Toledo live for the first time. While the CD can't capture the visual excitement of his live show, it's still a good effort. And he is NOT a pale (or dark)imitation of Tom Waits.

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Two stars for two great songs
Hope I Die
Disappointing
Superb artistic triumph! All songs are a beauty!!
Beautiful!

Cigarettes & Housework
Rachel Fuller
Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002KQOF8
Release Date: 2004-08-10

Tracks:

Cigarettes and Housework
Into My Heart
Ghost In Your Room
Outside My Window
Eat Me
Imperfection
Happy to be Sad
Nothing Worthwhile
Spin
Praying
Beautiful Invisible
Lament
In The Mirror

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Two stars for two great songs.......2007-03-28

She's a fine pianist and at times compelling composer, but the overproduction and overall pretentiousness is too much. On the plus-side, we have a true stylist in the sonic tradition of Joni Mitchell (to a degree) and Annie Haslam [Renaissance] to a greater degree.
The writing is subtle, though, as mundane, everyday objects, take on multi-layers of meaning - sofas, phones, cigarettes. Still, those over-arrangements weigh down any buoyancy.
Back to my review title: "Beautiful Invisible" is a phenomenal success, transcending comparison with the above-named/or any other artists, and the Bonus Track, "Jigsaw" has the straight-ahead, rocking thing going that just about all the tracks should have had.
Pete Townshend on acoustic guitar (?) - how about a partial album re-do with Pete on acoustic guitar and Rachel on acoustic keyboard - and up-front vocals on all the tracks.
(Maybe same the instrumental "Lament" for the CD-single B-side. Nice work, though, Jonathan Williams).

Hope I Die.......2006-04-16

Hope I die
before I ever have to listen to this CD again

Disappointing.......2006-03-16

I must be listening to a different CD to some of these other reviewers? Rachel Fuller is clearly a talented musician but her strengths seems to lie in arranging and orchestration rather than as a composer and artist. The songs are listenable, but not particularly memorable. The vocals are competent but not special and the whole album drifts along in a pleasant, but not very interesting way. More background music to a dinner party than something which commands your attention. I'm not sure that the Tori Amos/ Alanis Morisette comparisons are fair, as both artists have much more of an edge. Think Dido in uninspired mood and I think that you would be nearer the mark. Overall a disappointing album, given the money that has clearly been thrown at the production. If there is a second album I hope that it is stronger.

Superb artistic triumph! All songs are a beauty!!.......2005-11-05

Rachell Fuller s' first collection of songs is a complete artistic triumph. It is very rare this days, to hear a "first" cd for a "new" artist, of this caliber and quality. It is a great collection of songs; all of them are excelent and leave you wanting for more. The English version for this cd has a couple of different songs and mixes. It is unfair to say or write that (as other listener wrote), since Pete Townshend and The Who2 are all over the cd as a backin band, she is what this cd is. No, if you know something about music and production, you recognize inmediatly, a great artist, and she absolutely is. So Rachell, if your read this and the "other" reviews, do not take the bad ones to hard. Follow your heart and keep up the good work with your loved ones and friends. You are a good team. I will see you on WhoTV and i will buy a couple of cds to give my friends and spread the word. My only regret is not having any more my radio show (i had one for 15 years), so i can spread the music to all listeners.
My favorite song is "Beautifull Invisible" and also the title track and "In the mirror".

I have heard the new songs posted at your site and Pete Townshend s' and i hope that very soon your new cd will be with us.

Beautiful!.......2005-10-23

Get ready to fall in love with Rachel Fuller's clear, perfectly beautiful voice and her creative songwriting. She does not fit easily into a box, which is one reason I love her music. Rachel is classically trained as a pianist and is a talented arranger and songwriter, and she can rock. As my teenage son says of her song "Spin": "She's heavy as hell!"

On this album, my favorites are each very different from each other. I love "Into My Heart" with its catchy chorus, the aforementioned "Spin" which is mesmerizing, "Imperfection" which will bring tears to your eyes, "Happy to Be Sad," and all the other tracks. Rachel has more songs to share. Rachel's demos are better than almost anything you can hear on the radio these days.

I think if you are someone who loves music, you'll love Rachel's songs. Her voice sometimes reminds me of Sarah McLachlan, she has that crystal clear, beautiful tone and perfect pitch. In the title song, you can hear the Joni Mitchell influence, but Rachel puts her own touch in every song she sings. She surrounds herself with the best musicians, and the production here is brilliant.

Give her a listen, you'll find yourself ordering this CD.

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an incredibly great CD single
The BEST Oasis Single

Cigarettes & Alcohol
Oasis
Manufacturer: Phantom Sound & Vision
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Binding: Audio CD

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Familiar to Millions
D'You Know What I Mean

ASIN: B000005JUL
Release Date: 1996-11-21

Tracks:

Cigarettes & Alcohol
I Am The Walrus (Live Glasgow Cathouse June '94)
Listen Up
Fade Away

Album Description

Single from their 1994 debut 'Definitely Maybe'. It's backedwith three non-album tracks: 'Listen Up', 'Fade Away' and alive version of the Beatles' 'I Am The Walrus' recorded atthe Glasgow Cathouse in June 1994. Slimline jewel case. 1994Creation release.

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an incredibly great CD single.......2005-04-14

What a thrill rush it was for me listening to Oasis' exhiliarting debut album "Definitely Maybe" album back in March of 1995. By all means, I was eager to hear more from these blokes, and imagine my surprise when I came across "Cigarettes & Alcohol", an absolute gem of a CD single. At this point, it's widely confirmed that Oasis' CD singles are a huge part of their legacy--their b-sides were typically just as great as the songs that made it onto the official albums--but back in '95, I didn't really know any better, and I just picked this up starving for more Oasis material. The title track was the 4th & final A-side culled from "Definitely Maybe", and with its T. Rex-derived riff, it's a great example of the exciting rock & roll blast Oasis were serving up so regularly back then. Then for the b-sides which were then unavailable on album... They totally tear it up with their live cover of "I Am the Walrus" which has a great Liam vocal and an extended jam section with impressive guitar heroics (did Noel actually play all that stuff?!?); call me nuts, but in terms of sheer power & enjoyment, it blows away the Beatles studio version which suffers from botched execution. Then you get a pair of Noel Gallagher originals--he delivers another soaring rock 'ballad' with the epic "Listen Up" which is in the same league as "Live Forever", and the disc closes with the hard-charging, wistful rocker "Fade Away". In the end, this disc, which runs nearly 24 minutes, really does have the feel of a genuine EP--Oasis used the CD single format as an opportunity to offer up more greatness as opposed to something tossed off merely to satisfy record company obligations. All 3 of the b-sides subsequently turned up on their 1998 b-sides compilation "The Masterplan" (although "I Am the Walrus" appears to have been edited/ shortened) but "Cigarettes & Alcohol" remains an incredibly great CD single in its own right.

The BEST Oasis Single.......1998-08-02

It starts with the A-side, "Cigarettes and Alcohol" good, solid rock-and-roll. The B-Sides are even better. The cover of "I am the Walrus" recorded live is simply awesome. At eight minutes long, it becomes an acid jam after about three. Next, you get "Listen Up" quite possibly the best song Noel Gallagher has ever written. After that, it's "Fade Away" which I feel is sort of a rock-ballad companion to another song Oasis did called "D'Yer Wanna Be A Spaceman". This EP is definitely for the true Oasis fan and even for those with a casual affection towards the five lads from Manchester.

200 Cigarettes: Music From The Motion Picture

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Why doesn't Amazon post artist names???
Fun Soundtrack!
200 Cigarettes Soundtrack Review: A good few songs
Why I didn't buy it (or why I would have)...
Better Than The Movie

200 Cigarettes: Music From The Motion Picture
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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The Very Best of Elvis Costello
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ASIN: B00000HZPX
Release Date: 1999-02-23

Tracks:

Cruel To Be Kind - Nick Lowe
In The Flesh - Blondie
Just What I Needed - The Cars
Save It For Later - Harvey Danger
Our Lips Are Sealed - Go-Go's
I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
I Don't Care - The Ramones
Boogie Wonderland - Girls Against Boys
Ladies Night - Kool & The Gang
It's Different For Girls - Joe Jackson
Nowhere Girl - B-Movie
More Than This - Roxy Music
Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding - Elvis Costello And The Attractions
Blondie Medley: Rapture, Maria, No Exit (The Loud Allstar Rock Remix Featuring Coolio & The Loud AllStars - Havoc And Prodigy Of Mobb Deep, Inspectah Deck & U-God Of Wu-Tang Clan) - Blondie

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Starring Ben and Casey Affleck, Courtney Love, Martha Plimpton, and Christina Ricci, among others, 200 Cigarettes is a romantic comedy set on New Year's Eve 1981 in New York City's East Village. Supporting the film is a representative collection of late-'70s and early-'80s new-wave pop-rockers. The Ramones nail down the ferocious end of the spectrum ("I Don't Care"), but the emphasis is on straight pop with Nick Lowe ("Cruel to Be Kind"), the Cars ("Just What I Needed"), Joe Jackson ("It's Different for Girls") and the Go-Go's ("Our Lips Are Sealed"). Roxy Music deliver the sensuous "More Than This." Dire Straits' epic "Romeo and Juliet" is a tad out of place among the slam-bang pop-rock. Modern rockers Girls Against Boys effectively cover Earth, Wind and Fire's "Boogie Wonderland." Blondie contribute "In the Flesh" and a special megamix of "Rapture," plus two newer songs from their comeback effort. --Rob O'Connor

Customer Reviews:

Why doesn't Amazon post artist names???.......2005-11-06

I've always enjoyed Harvey Danger's rendition of "Save It For Later", The Cars' classic "Just What I Needed" and Dire Straits' "Romeo and Juliet." Today, I checked to see what else is on the album, but, to my dismay, Amazon posts only the song titles and NOT the artists. This is not particularly helpful, is it? Therefore, I took the liberty of looking these up on another website and posting them below.

-Elvis Costello---( So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding

-Dire Straits---Romeo And Juliet

-The Go-Go's---Our Lips Are Sealed

-Blondie---Blondie Medley: Rapture Exit Loud Allstar Rock Remix

-Nick Lowe---Cruel To Be Kind

-Blondie---In The Flesh

-The Cars---Just What I Needed

-Harvey Danger---Save It For Later

-Bow Wow Wow---I Want Candy

-The Ramones---I Don't Care

-Girls Against Boys---Boogie Wonderland

-Joe Jackson---It's Different For Girls

-B-Movie---Nowhere Girl

-Roxy Music---More Than This

-Kool & the Gang---Ladies Night

Fun Soundtrack!.......2005-09-25

Never saw the movie, but I found this sndtrk in a bargain bin and took it with me on my road trip back home. Super variety! No problem falling asleep in the car (I was singing!) I believe one or two from Devo assembled the score. No wonder it's sooooo cool!

Just for the record, some reviewers have it wrong. The song "Save It For Later" is by the English Beat; NOT Buddy Holly or General Public!! Sheesh. Check out "What Is Beat?" Great stuff there.

200 Cigarettes Soundtrack Review: A good few songs.......2005-07-08

The reason that I bought this soundtrack was to get Harvey Danger's "Save it for later"--great song. This album also has "Cruel to be kind" and a few other great songs you can sing to; however, overall would I recommend going out and buying the entire album if you don't need to--NO. Try and download the songs you like separately.

Why I didn't buy it (or why I would have)..........2004-12-16

I have sooo many 80's songs (and love them all), that I didn't need another compilation, except there was a brief scene in the movie where two eastern men are riffing on the surf song "Riptide" on sitars... I loved that and would have bought this disc if it had been included. However, if you're looking for a decent 80s mix, this is a good place to start.

Better Than The Movie.......2004-08-22

What can I say, this soundtrack is alot better than the film. I recomend that you get this soundtrack. It has a lot of good 80's song in it.

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an incredibly great CD single
The BEST Oasis Single

Cigarettes & Alcohol
Oasis
Manufacturer: Alex
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1996-08-27

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an incredibly great CD single.......2005-04-14

The BEST Oasis Single.......1998-08-02

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Critical cachet from its obscurity?
Spellbinding
Modern Day Folk
Wonderful Talent
Fiddling magnificence!

Angels & Cigarettes
Eliza Carthy
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004YL12
Release Date: 2001-01-30

Tracks:

Whispers Of Summer
Train Song
Beautiful Girl
Whole
Poor Little Me
The Company Of Men
Perfect
Wildwood
Breathe
Fuse

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British singer, songwriter, and fiddler Eliza Carthy graduates to a lush, expansive pop palette with her move to a major U.S. label, but this second-generation troubadour's persona hasn't been compromised. Daughter and erstwhile bandmate of English folk legends Norma Waterson and Sir Martin Carthy, the younger Carthy embraces a balance of tradition and experimentation; her earlier solo projects have confirmed her modernism as vividly as her body piercings and brash hair colors. On Angels & Cigarettes, her band executes a quantum shift in wattage, cushioning her ripe, lyrical fiddle lines and a filigree of acoustic stringed instruments with thick synthesizer textures, layered percussion, and bursts of orchestral drama (courtesy of arranger Van Dyke Parks) that reconcile '90s trip-hop with '60s art-pop. Her dusky alto meanwhile follows a sturdy thread through recent stylists such as Beth Orton, Sandy Denny, Linda Thompson, and the singer's own mum. Carthy's indelible Yorkshire accent and the striking candor of her lyrics meanwhile sound both up-to-the-minute and as plainspoken as Child ballads. She strikes different sexual pitches, from gentle eroticism ("Whole") to matter-of-fact bawdiness ("The Company of Men"), and injects a tart element of class-consciousness to her portraits of the perfect and privileged ("Beautiful Girl"). For adventurous pop fans and open-minded folkies, Angels & Cigarettes is both lovely and addictive. --Sam Sutherland

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Critical cachet from its obscurity?.......2005-06-03

To this first time Carthy listeners ears, the music here is nice but not especially remarkable. While it seems to be tagged by most as contemporary folk, what I come away with here is a Celtic veneer on Jewel-esque pop. Violins play an occasional role but only very rarely are they center stage ("Whispers of Summer" is one of the exceptions."Poor Little Me" features a violin placed in an "alt" context...it's run through some sort of phaser/filter.)

There's a hint of a (Gaelic?) accent to Carthy's voice but no foreign language numbers: it's clearly geared to the coffeehouse crowd rather than diehard folk purists.

HIGHLIGHTS:
Carthy seems to be at her best here when she's unashamedly contemporary. She abandons any sops to "authenticity" on "Beautiful Girl" and it's one of the better numbers. It's chock full of skittering video game noises riding a galloping drum machine track. "Whole"'s elegant lust sounds like Sinead O'Connor singing over a Natalie Merchant track. ("I could be all the way around you/Swallow you in myself/Wrap my body around you/You are so small, so delicate, and mine/If only I could warm you all the time...") "The Company of Men" is probably one of the "folkiest" sounding things here if you ignore the sweeping string arrangements. (Parental alert: This is one you'll DEFINITELY want to skip if little ears are present unless you want to explain specific sexual practices to them..) "Wild Wood" is a Paul Weller song redone as trip-hop and works pretty well. It would be believable as a Massive Attack song.

LOWS:
"Breathe" is pretty interesting musically, but the words don't draw me in at all. "Fuse" is also laden with strings like "Company of Men" but the lyric's not as memorable. The arrangement also seems intrusive as though the strings are there to CREATE drama..rather than merely assist drama already in the lyric.

BOTTOM LINE:
It's beautifully produced and tuneful. Once it's over, I can't really recall much of it. There just isn't enough musical "meat" underneath all the dressing. Average.

Spellbinding.......2003-01-15

I heard "Train Song" on WXPN, Philadelphia's alternative music station, while driving to an appointment. At the time, I didn't know the artist or title of the song. However, I was utterly entranced; as if in another world - it's fortunate I didn't have an accident. I patiently endured three more(and infinitely less captivating) songs, including Squeeze's hideous "Black Coffee in Bed", waiting for the back-announce of the magical song I'd heard at the beginning of the set. I couldn't believe it - the music host didn't back-announce the set she'd just played before moving on to the next one. But I knew that the station's website had a wonderful feature in which listeners can search the daily playlists to identify a song they'd heard. I mentally noted the time I'd heard the song - about 12:55 pm, October 30, 2002, and looked it up as soon as I got home. Again - thwarted! The link to the playlist feature was down. And stayed down - for weeks. But I checked over and over again, until it finally was up and running. That's how captivated I was by Eliza Carthy's "Train Song". I knew I'd identified the right song on the playlist when I checked an audio sample on the CDNOW site to verify - although it was pretty much a simple process of deduction because I knew that the singer wasn't Tracy Chapman, certainly not David Gray, and God forbid, not Squeeze. This song, and the entire CD by Eliza Carthy, is literally spellbinding.

Modern Day Folk.......2001-07-29

Eliza Carthy may be the daughter of British folk icon Martin Carthy and singer Norma Waterson, but with Angels & Cigarettes she is setting her own ground with experimental grooves, classical strings, her own traditional fiddle playing and light worldbeats, creating a rich texture of folky dance pop. Layered in with thick synthesized textures, layered percussion, and hints of trip-hop, reggea, and subtle jazz, she stirs an effective potion of catchy hooks, leaving you sated but sadly unquenched. Most songs average out to be about 3 1/2 mins. in length, leaving you with a taste for more. But the main reason for my 4-star rating is because of the overlayering of string arrangments on "The Company Of Men." It just seems too awkward and overdone. But aside from that the rest of the songs are superb . . . ranging from everything to the joyful "Whispers Of Summer" to the more laments of (my personal favorite) "Train Song." I think the most rememberable song, though, would have to be the haunting remake of Paul Weller's "Wildwood" and "Poor Little Me" which rings with Middle-Eastern infections, echoing her Irish roots. Angels & Cigarettes is a near miss to perfection but is worthy of attention anyways. She's a terrific singer with eclectic tastes. BUT IT NOW! I hope my review helped. Did it?

Wonderful Talent.......2001-07-25

Carthy is a great up and comming talent. Her music is interesting and her lyrics poetic. You can hear the influence of british folk and Irish ballads in the tone of her composition.

While she still needs to mature, this album is well worth buying and this artist will no doubt produce more wonderful things in the future.

Fiddling magnificence!.......2001-07-07

With a daring bravado unafraid of mistakes (there are very few) and exploration of inventive instrumentation (there is much), this is one of the best albums I own. She evolves with each album she releases, and the fiddle and accordion keep her unique sound cleverly grounded. There are many opportunities for mistakes in her work: the combo of electronics and accordion might not work, the traditional songs might be stale, and so forth. None of these criticisms are the case. She does not miss a lick; this album is easily exactly as intended by her young genius, for while such perfection might happen on a small scale, it cannot happen big like "Red Rice" and "Angels." This is not to say that this album is for everyone, for cutting edge work always leaves someone behind who cannot move forward.

I find it a brilliant album, and I desperately hope I can see one of her shows sometime.

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