Eddie & The Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives! [Soundtrack]

eddie & the cruisers 2: eddie lives! [soundtrack]

Track Listings
1. Runnin' Thru the Fire
2. Just a Matter of Time
3. Open Road
4. Maryia
5. Emotional Storm
6. Pride & Passion
7. Garden of Eden
8. N.Y.C. Song
9. Some Like It Hot
10. (Keep My Love) Alive

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Eddie & The Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives! [Soundtrack]
rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Seatle sound
  • Great compilation
  • good band
  • It came fast and i perfect condition
  • Very well-compiled collection
 rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991-2003)
Pearl Jam
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000669GAI
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

  1. Once (Brendan O'Brien Remix)
  2. Alive (Brendan O'Brien Remix)
  3. Even Flow
  4. Jeremy
  5. State of Love and Trust
  6. Animal
  7. Go
  8. Dissident
  9. Rearviewmirror
  10. Spin the Black Circle
  11. Corduroy
  12. Not for You
  13. I Got Id
  14. Hail Hail
  15. Do the Evolution
  16. Save You

Tracks:

  1. Black (Brendan O'Brien Remix)
  2. Breath
  3. Daughter
  4. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
  5. Immortality
  6. Betterman
  7. Nothingman
  8. Who You Are
  9. Off He Goes
  10. Given to Fly
  11. Wishlist
  12. Last Kiss
  13. Nothing as it Seems
  14. Light Years
  15. I am Mine
  16. Man of the Hour
  17. Yellow Ledbetter

Amazon.com

In an era when pop nihilism fulfilled its dark promise all too regularly, Pearl Jam not only survived, but thrived to become one of rock's greatest bands. This 33-track double-disc career retrospective documents the arc of a career that went from arena and radio triumphs in the early 90's (while Nirvana's promise imploded in the wake of hype, Pearl Jam's crowd-pleasing fame only burgeoned) to the uncompromising, core audience-focused tack that carried the band into the 21st century. Shrewdly compiled by the band into an "Up" disc that chronicles the band's driving, Stone Gossard-Mike McCready fueled hard rock dramatics (including such early career landmarks as "Jeremy," "Alive" and "Even Flow" alongside more aggressive fare like "Go" and "Spin the Black Circle") and a "Down" side that focuses more on Eddie Vedder's brooding, often dark ballads ("Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town," "Yellow Ledbetter," their unlikely hit cover of the oldie "Last Kiss"), it's a collection that underscores both the band's range and musical integrity. Though centered largely on the band's pre-Vitalogy studio era and containing no new material, longtime producer/collaborator Brendan O'Brien contributes remixes of "Once," "Alive" and "Black" that offer new insights on the familiar, while non-album tracks like "Man of the Hour" and "State of Love and Trust" considerably enhance the overall listening perspective here. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Seatle sound.......2007-07-06

This IS the early 90s sound. Between Pearl Jam, Nirvana and Sonic Youth grunge would never have made it. A great CD for any collection

5 out of 5 stars Great compilation.......2007-06-27

If you're like me, you bought Ten and then never really got into Pearl Jam much afterwards. If that sounds about right, then this compilation is for you. It had everything I was looking for and more.

4 out of 5 stars good band.......2007-03-09

My review is short and simple. This CD is worth the money. So pay up and enjoy.

5 out of 5 stars It came fast and i perfect condition.......2007-02-16

My CD came on time and in perfect condition.

4 out of 5 stars Very well-compiled collection.......2007-02-16

I bought this 2CD set upon its release in December 2004 because I had wanted to collect Pearl Jam songs I'd liked back in the 1990's, and up to that point, I owned none of their music. Many of the hits on here weren't played on the radio stations I was listening to at the time, so a lot of this music was new to me. I'm rating this 4 stars because it is a well-compiled collection of 33 songs that should appeal to non-core fans like myself who don't own all of Pearl Jam's studio albums, but who like many of their songs. Pearl Jam is a great rock band, they write intelligent lyrical songs, and the guitar, bass and drum players create thunderous power on many of their strong songs.

Best songs in my opinion: Immortality, I Got ID, Given To Fly, Not For You, I Am Mine, Even Flow, Once, and especially the awesome song Jeremy - one of the most powerful songs of the decade and despite its chilling subject matter, my favourite song of theirs .
Face the Music (2007 Encores! Cast Recording)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Can't face the liner notes
  • WONDERFUL - JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED . . . .
Face the Music (2007 Encores! Cast Recording)

Manufacturer: Drg
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000R9R4RG
Release Date: 2007-07-03

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Can't face the liner notes.......2007-07-06

It is always terrific to have another "Encores!" recording; if one includes the Broadway transfer of "Chicago" this makes the thirteenth CD. The usual talent onstage and off are apparent, but the score this time seems distinctly second-rate Berlin (which is still beter than first-rate most everyone else). There is a sameness to the tunes and flatness in orchestration that is not apparent in, say, "Louisiana Purchase." Worst of all, though, is the sloppy packaging by the usually impeccable DRG: the tracking goes wrong midway (cuts 6 and 7 are linked together, throwing all subsequent numbering off); songs that are solos as presented are listed with multiple artists (e.g., "Crinoline Days," etc) and vice versa ("Soft Lights & Sweet Music"); an entire verse is left off of the libretto to "Crinoline Days;" and there are textual errors throughout ("I needed a faithful lover/And..." rather than "lover/Who." Not quite a glittering diamond, this is more of a rhinestone disc.

5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL - JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED . . . . .......2007-07-03

I defy anyone to listen to this glorious show and not sustain a wall-to-wall grin from beginning to end. Written (in 1932) to lift the spirits of depression-weary Americans, FACE THE MUSIC is a brilliant example of a bygone Broadway era and the genius of one of America's greatest songwriters, Irving Berlin. I can picture Berlin and his collaborator Moss Hart, one of America's most successful playwrights, doubling over with laughter while putting this show together, a show that ". . . sends up showbiz, political corruption, Helen Morgan, nudity, optimism, parades, chorines, cows, and Catskill Resorts, among other things." (The quotes come from David Ives' terrific liner notes.) Ives further writes, "Frankly, I'm a sucker for any show with an elephant and somebody named Meshbesher, even when I have to adopt out the elephant for budgetary reasons. Of Mrs. Meshbesher, the more said the better." Mrs. Meshbesher, incidentally, is played by the incomparable Judy Kaye.

In these times of "budgetary restraint," one might have to make do without the elephant, but thanks to City Center Encores!, you can hear this marvelous score in all its glory, with orchestrations faithfully restored by Bruce Pomahac and vocal arrangements by Guest Musical Director Rob Fisher. Just close your eyes and let your imagination take over, furnishing the sets and costumes (and the elephant) missing from semi-staged concert versions. And if its necessary to choose between extravagant sets and costumes, lackluster "new" orchestrations & choral arrangements, puny pit bands and decimated choral forces OR legitimate voices that don't require amplification, a sparkling 30-piece orchestra [not a synthesizer in sight], and a singing ensemble numbering at least 20, then it's goodbye helicopters, falling chandeliers and the aforementioned elephant and hello concert versions.

FACE THE MUSIC reveals Irving Berlin as a superlative tunesmith and an unparalleled lyricist. Besides producing at least three bona fide standards ("Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee," "Soft Lights and Sweet Music," "If You Believe" - with Judy Kaye doing some marvelous Florence Foster Jenkins trilling above the chorus and orchestra), the show is chock-full of splendid novelty numbers like "The Police of New York," "Two Cheers Instead of Three," "How Can I Change My Luck," "I Don't Wanna Be Married (I Just Wanna Be Friends," the truly amazing "Torch Song," "Toast to Prohibition," "Manhattan Madness," and "I Say It's Spinach (And To Hell With It)." There's also a wonderful rumba, sung by ingénues Jeffry Denman and Meredith Patterson, entitled "(Castles in Spain) on a Roof in Manhattan."

Some sample lyrics: "While the panic's on/If you look for Otto Kahn/You will find that Otto's gone/To the automat" . . . "I longed to sit upon a piano or an organ/Pouring out my heart - the same as Helen Morgan" . . . "Here's to the eighteenth amendment/Long may America be dry!/Things are going very well/For the gentlemen who sell/To the many thirsty gentlemen who buy" . . . and, from the Gilbert & Sullivan-ish finale, "Once scene in Eden/The girls were naked, I know./One girl, your honor, /Who had nothing upon her/Is here to prove that it's so./Please tell the jury/How you came from Missouri/And joined this terrible show."

Yes, FACE THE MUSIC is just what the doctor ordered for the depression blues and just what we need today. With the price of gasoline and tickets to Broadway shows going through the roof, perhaps we, too, might sing . . . "So when we cheer the stars and stripes/Here's what we'll do,/We'll cheer the red and cheer the white/But not the blue."

Extremely highly recommended.
Something To Talk About
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • My love is gone but not forgotten
  • What a PHENOMENAL duo father & son made!
  • Eddie Levert Sr. and Gerald Levert (RIP) give us "Something To Talk About"
  • Something to Talk About
 Something To Talk About
Eddie Levert Sr. & Gerald Levert
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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ASIN: B000PSJDDM
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

  1. Bad Habit
  2. Slip Away
  3. S.O.S
  4. Get To Know Me
  5. Make It With You
  6. Something to Talk About
  7. The Simple Life
  8. Can't Get Right
  9. That What I Do
  10. Tapped

Album Description

Before the sudden passing of the great Gerald Levert, he teamed up with his father Eddie Levert Sr. one more time to record this smash album. The last time the two worked together they released a great collection of music with the album Father and Son.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars My love is gone but not forgotten.......2007-07-03

I have listen and cried just to hear the strong and handsome voice of a man I LOVE so Dear. Gerald's music is a blessing to me, I Thank God he allowed Gerald to pass this way! The CD is an AWSOME piece of work, if you do not have this project in your collection. I urge you to get it, you will be blessed.

4 out of 5 stars What a PHENOMENAL duo father & son made!.......2007-07-02

Eddie Levert Sr. & Gerald Levert were perhaps one of the most soulful, powerful duos to ever live in my opinion. What may be most perplexing about the second collaboration between father and son, SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, the follow-up to the exceptional FATHER & SON, is the pair sound even closer vocally than they did on FATHER & SON. Indeed, history may have never seen two voices who complemented each other any better than Eddie Levert, Sr. and his greatly missed son, the late (hard to say that), great Gerald Levert. While FATHER & SON will always be the definitive duet set between the two, SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT is a brilliant effort, finished just prior to Levert's sudden death in November 2006. There is no "Wind Beneath My Wings" or anything that is as soulful as the brilliant, better-than-original remake of the O'Jay's "You've Got Your Hooks In Me", but soul, sweat, and vocal perfection ooze throughout SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. I have to say, Gerald would be so proud, and I know Eddie is definitely proud of this fine addition to the Levert catalogue. If only Gerald were still here...

The album starts with the rousing "S.O.S.", where any Levert fan instantly recognizes the power and soul of the Leverts. The production is contemporary enough not to sound dated, but soulful enough to recall the power and vigor of 1970s soul. "I Like It" doesn't downgrade or sacrifice any quality, keeping both the new and old alive via soulful production. Once again, the melding of two voices with only small variants makes for another hit. One of my personal favorites follows via the Grammy worthy "Close & Personal" in which both Leverts bear their souls and achieve such a raw grit within their voices. The production lies somewhere between R. Kelly's "steppin' music" and vintage 70s & 80s sou. Equally good is the follow-up track, "That's What I Do", where the Levert men slow the tempo down and sing a beautiful ode to women - one of the most tear-wrenching duets of the album, where Levert tells the woman she should be "given carte blanch". The refrain is certainly the most catchy and most beautiful of the entire album, making you wish that the 4:08 track lasted for days. While not necessarily as good as "Close & Personal" or "That's What I Do", the great "Bad Habit" provides the fifth consistent track of SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. The refrain is absolutely marvelous in which the duo sings: "I can't let you go, baby you've become my bad habit..." I have to say the Levert men NEVER miss a step nor a beat.

"Slip Away" features production reminiscent of the sensual R&B sound of the 1980s and once again the Levert's provide for another top-rate number. The remake of "Something To Talk About" doesn't rival "Wind Beneath My Wings" for the best cover track, but it is a very worthy remake with very smooth background vocals that absolutely make the track. Honestly, the Leverts are very good at covers, moreso than a number of other artists. "Make It With You" isn't bad either while "Tapped" is another personal favorite of mine in which any doubt of datedness with the group is erased with its playful production job. "A Situation" isn't the best track on the album, but it is definitely solid and above par. "Get To Know Me", the penultimate track is very welcome here while
"The Simple Life" proves to be phenomenal ending to an overall exceptional final album by the duo that should've lasted forever.

Overall, there isn't a misstep on SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT. It is well produced and I think it is another exceptional addition to the R&B market in 2007, which I think has been very strong this year in particular. Gerald Levert, you will never be forgotten. Your music and musical contributions are timeless; death can't make us forget you. 4 stars.

5 out of 5 stars Eddie Levert Sr. and Gerald Levert (RIP) give us "Something To Talk About".......2007-06-25

You can't say that you're a fan of r&b music if you don't know anything about Eddie Levert, who is a member of The O'Jays and Gerald Levert (RIP), who was a member of Levert, LSG and had a grand total of 9 solo CDs and 1 CD with Eddie previously entitled "Father & Son". I grew up listening to Levert and their classics such as "Pop Pop Pop Pop (Goes My Mind)", "Casanova", "Just Coolin'", "My Forever Love", "Baby I'm Ready", "I'm Still Waiting", "All Season", "Quiet Storm", "ABC 123", and "Rain". Gerald Levert then went solo with such classics as "Baby Hold On To Me w/Eddie Levert, "Can't Help Myself", "That's The Way I Feel About You" w/Mary J. Blige, "Strings Strings", "Baby U Are", "You're A Keeper", "(They Long To Be) Close To You" w/Tamia and "Funny". Out of all of Gerald's solo CDs my favorite ones have to be "G", "Private Line", and "The "G" Spot. I found out that Gerald would be releasing a solo CD in January of this year and that it would be entitled "In My Songs". Eddie Levert starts the CD with a short intro and Gerald takes care of the rest. My favorite tracks ended up being the title track, "I Don't Get Down Like That", "Sweeter", "Wanna Get Up With You", "Hang In There" and "Is This The Way To Heaven?". "In My Songs" then became my favorite solo CD from Gerald Levert. The last CD that I heard Eddie Levert on was a CD that was released by The O'Jays in 2004 entitled "Imagination". My favorite tracks ended up being the stellar slow jams "Make Up" and "Why You Wanna Settle For Less".



I didn't even know "Something To Talk About" was going to be released until I was doing some father's day shopping on amazon.com. "Father & Son" was the 1st CD from Eddie & Gerald and it featured the classic "Already Missing You" and a nice update to the O'Jays' "You Got Your Hooks In Me". "Something To Talk About" was released just in time for Father's Day on June 12, 2007.



The CD starts off with my favorite track on the entire CD, the silky, smooth "S.O.S.". Gerald breaks down a situation where his woman has left him and he's trying to see if she is ever going to return. He apologizes for what he has done wrong. He just doesn't feel that what he did called for her to leave him for good. Eddie plays the point guard on the track and gives a nice assist on the track. "I Like It" sounds just like a track that would have been on "In My Songs". This uptempo jam is definitely another one of my favorites as Eddie & Gerald tells us how a particular woman is making them feel. "Close & Personal" is an adult steppers' jam and even if you don't know the actual dance you'll be out on the dance floor doing your favorite 2 step to the track. "That's What I Do" reminds me of "Sweeter" from "In My Songs" as Eddie & Gerald are asking a woman why would she be settling for 2nd best and not try to be with someone like them that would put her 1st and treat her 100% better. "Bad Habit" continues the tradition of Gerald Levert making sexy slow jams for the ladies like he did on "Deep As It Goes" on "In My Songs" and how he did on LSG's (Levert, Sweat, Gill) "My Body". Eddie & Gerald talk about how being with this particular woman has become a bad habit for the both of them. Just as someone would have a favorite cookie, candy or type of food as a bad habit. "Slip Away" describes a situation where Eddie & Gerald just want to get away with their lady and take a vacation. The whole point is just to take a break from their everyday lives to just be able to spend time with their lady. "Make It With You" has Gerald & Eddie telling women to not be afraid to take chances when trying to get to know who they feel is a special person because of things that may have happened in the past. That doesn't mean get to know every man that tries to get to know you. It means that if you meet someone special you never know what the future may hold if you just take things a day at a time, so don't be afraid of the situation. "Tapped" has Gerald & Eddie talking about a woman or women who haven't had any good lovin' in awhile. Since their history with men may not have been good, they decide that want to listen to their girlfriends and pick up some of their bad habits. Sometimes, as Gerald says in the song, you have to "give it up and turn it loose" and just have some fun sometimes. "A Situation" has Gerald & Eddie describing a course of events where they may have met a pretty lady and even may have wanted to "Do Thangs" but since they are already in a situation that they can't play a part in anything like that. Any man should be able to understand this song because events like these happen often for us. "Get To Know Me" has Eddie & Gerald talking about how women should try to get to know the real them instead of paying attention to them being celebrities or anything that tabloids or some kind of rumor may have said about them. "The Simple Life" is Something To Talk About's "Wind Beneath My Wings". The song is definitely a thoughtful slow jam and if you really listen to the track you may actually learn something and be able to apply something to your everyday life.



The title track, although Eddie & Gerald do give a nice effort, just doesn't work for me. However, that doesn't take anything away from the overall quality of this CD. If you liked Gerald's and Edwin "Tony" Nicholas' effort on "In My Songs", then you'll definitely enjoy Eddie Levert Sr.'s, Gerald Levert's and Edwin "Tony" Nicholas' effort on "Something To Talk About". If you have ever been a fan of Eddie and Gerald's music then you shouldn't pass up on this classic.



Correct track listing:



1) S.O.S.

2) I Like It

3) Close & Personal

4) That's What I Do

5) Bad Habit

6) Slip Away

7) Something To Talk About

8) Make It With You

9) Tapped

10) A Situation

11) Get To Know Me

12) The Simple Life



James' Top 5



1) S.O.S.

2) I Like It

3) Bad Habit

4) Tapped

5) A Situation



Honorable Mention



The Simple Life

Close & Personal

Make It With You

That's What I Do

Slip Away



5 out of 5 stars Something to Talk About.......2007-06-17

The entire CD is excellent. My favorite is "Tapped." Eddie and Gerald has really outdone themselves!!! I wish I can say there will be more to come, but, I can't; but, God will give Eddie, Sean, Marc, Joe, and Men at Large to continue Gerald's legacy, as well as his passion of R&B. Father and Son, Part 2, and at the Leverts' best. Miss ya and love ya, Gerald!!

Thank you, Eddie and Gerald! God continue to bless the Levert family with continued success, and keeping Gerald's memory and legacy alive and strong!!!
Eddie & The Cruisers - Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Great songs; Not-so-good audio quality
  • Cruising with Eddie & the Cruisers
  • Eddie and the Cruisers
  • Great Music from the Good Old Days
  • Brings back the 80's
 Eddie & The Cruisers - Soundtrack
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Volcano
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ASIN: B00000HZY6
Release Date: 1990-12-13

Tracks:

  1. On The Dark Side
  2. Tender Years
  3. Runaround Sue
  4. Down On My Knees
  5. Hang Up My Rock And Roll Shoes
  6. Wild Summer Nights
  7. Boardwalk Angel
  8. Betty Lou's Got A New Pair Of Shoes
  9. Those Oldies But Goodies (Remind Me Of You)
  10. Season In Hell (Fire Suite)

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Great songs; Not-so-good audio quality.......2007-03-08

I bought this CD for the song "Tender Years", which has been one of those songs I've had a distant admiration for since I saw this movie back in the 80s. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, the audio quality of this cd isn't the best. It sounds like it's been recorded live with some guy with a microphone (without the live crowd noise).

4 out of 5 stars Cruising with Eddie & the Cruisers.......2007-01-19

This is an album of great rock music that I enjoy listening to during my morning jogs or cruising the vast distances of Australia.
Each song is a story supported by wonderful music and strong beat.
It is just a shame that the "Eddie & the Cruisers" movies and music got little or no exposure in Australia.
This is certainly an album to be enjoyed.

5 out of 5 stars Eddie and the Cruisers.......2007-01-10

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

5 out of 5 stars Great Music from the Good Old Days.......2007-01-09

I Love this Album I am Young but I have seen the movie Eddie and The Cruisers and Loved the Movie and Music so I had to Get both of Them for me and my Mom....This Was a great Purchase and Others would like it too! Tabbie

5 out of 5 stars Brings back the 80's.......2007-01-09

I'd loved this movie in 80's. But I didn't have the soundtrack then. Now I have both and it makes it so much better. Don't buy one without the other. I had to make two purchases b/c I didn't realize how much I'd want both until I had one of them.
TV Land Presents: Favorite TV Theme Songs
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • good memories for me and fun "new" songs for my children
  • memories
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  • TV themes
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 TV Land Presents: Favorite TV Theme Songs
Cyndi Grecco , and Jones, Jack
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: B00006EXIL
Release Date: 2002-08-20

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  1. I Love Lucy Theme - Wilbur Hatch
  2. Dragnet - Ray Anthony
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  17. Theme From The Brady Bunch - The Brady Bunch
  18. Come On Get Happy - The Partridge Family
  19. Those Were The Days - Carroll O'Connor
  20. And Then There's Maude - Donny Hathaway
  21. Good Times - Jim Gilstrap
  22. Movin' On Up - Oren Waters
  23. The Rockford Files - Mike Post
  24. Them From S.W.A.T. - Rhythm Heritage
  25. Happy Days - Pratt & McClain
  26. Making Our Dreams Come True - Cyndi Grecco
  27. Chico And The Man - Jose Feliciano
  28. Welcome Back - John Sebastian
  29. What's Happening!! - Henry Mancini
  30. Barney Miller - Jack Elliott
  31. Charlie's Angels - Jack Elliott
  32. Love Boat Theme - Jack Jones
  33. Angela (Theme From 'Taxi') - Bob James
  34. It Takes Diff'rent Strokes - Gloria Loring
  35. Theme From Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) - Waylon
  36. Theme From Magnum, P.I. - Mike Post
  37. The Theme From Hill Street Blues - Mike Post
  38. Theme From Dynasty - Bill Conti
  39. Theme From 'Greatest American Hero' (Believe It Or Not) - Joey Scarbury
  40. Thank You For Being A Friend - Cynthia Fee

Album Description

TV Land brings you 40 of your favorite evening show theme songs. Highlights include 'Happy Days', 'The Greatest American Hero', 'Dukes Of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)', 'Laverne & Shirley', 'I Dream Of Jeanie', 'I Love Lucy', 'Welcome Back, Kotter', 'The Love Boat', 'Hawaii Five-O', 'The Golden Girls' and many, many more. 2002. Rhino.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars good memories for me and fun "new" songs for my children.......2007-06-27

We had ordered this for "The Dukes of Hazzard" theme song for our 4yr old and our whole family has fallen in love with the cd. It makes me want to share some of the old fun and simple shows with my children. I forgot about some of those shows. It brings back good memories for my husband and me and the songs are new and exciting for our children. It's a nice change from children's cd's, but our children still think it's fun. The sound quality is good and the songs included on the cd are a great mix. I would definately recommend this one.

5 out of 5 stars memories.......2007-02-22

This cd is excellent it has a lot of very good music and true to the original sound, Am getting a lot of enjoyment,highly recomended

5 out of 5 stars TV Theme Songs.......2007-01-13

This is a great CD for people who watch a lot of TV -especially TV LAND and reruns of old shows when shows had actual theme songs. I took the CD to work and everyone loved trying to figure out what show the songs were from.

3 out of 5 stars TV themes.......2006-07-05

Not all what I expected, not all of the tunes are the original recordings you remember as the TV themes.

5 out of 5 stars Deja Vu.......2006-02-17

Listening to these familiar themes as performed by the original artists certainly brings back wonderful memories! I was particularly pleased, not only with the quality of the pieces, but with the actual performances themselves, just as we remembered them!
Pearl Jam
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Classic Pearl Jam!!
  • A Definite Improvement But Falls Short Of Potential!
  • I like It....
  • THE AVOCADO AVALANCHE
  • "If nothing is everything, then I will have it all"
 Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000ETQRCM
Release Date: 2006-05-02

Tracks:

  1. Life Wasted
  2. World Wide Suicide
  3. Comatose
  4. Severed Hand
  5. Marker In The Sand
  6. Parachutes
  7. Unemployable
  8. Big Wave
  9. Gone
  10. Wasted Reprise
  11. Army Reserve
  12. Come Back
  13. Inside Job

Amazon.com

If its debut album 15 years ago made Pearl Jam apprehensive with success, the Seattle quintet better buckle in for a return to eminence. On its eighth studio release--and first since 2002--the band socks away the adventurous experimentation that dogged some of its most recent records to investigate a post-September 11, war-ravaged world overflowing with urgency and significance. "It's the same everyday in a hell manmade/What can be saved, and who will be left to hold her?" lead singer Eddie Vedder wonders in "World Wide Suicide," one of several contemptuous rants on the Bush administration. Yet the album's spark is more than political. Songs like "Life Wasted," "Comatose" and "Big Wave" embrace the garage-rock past, as guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard play off each other with the primal lucidity of a decade ago and drummer Matt Cameron, one of rock's best, adds raw backing vocals to Vedder's polished craft. But Pearl Jam also turns up some of its most harmonious works since "Daughter," including "Marker in the Sand," with its radio-ready chorus, the tuneful "Parachutes" paced by Gossard's divine strumming, and the burning narrative and Urge Overkill punch of "Umemployable." Finally Vedder pleads for a lover's return in "Come Back," a keyboard-soaked love song complete with a chilling Gossard solo. It's got a soulfulness that begs for Sam Cooke to sing it and an originality that shows that a vibrant and cocksure Pearl Jam is back in town--and ready to retake the world. --Scott Holter

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Classic Pearl Jam!!.......2007-07-10

First off I am a huge Pearl Jam fan, I own all their albums including many bootlegs. I was a little young during their hayday but like them better than than 99% of the stuff put out today. This album is the most consistently good album the band has ever but together. That being said it is still not my favorite. The songs are all solid, my favorites being Life Wasted, Marker in the Sand, Parachutes, Unemployable and Come Back. However no songs reach the heights of Vitalogy, Vs, or even Riot Act. I think those who like classic Pearl Jam like Ten or Vs should check this out.

3 out of 5 stars A Definite Improvement But Falls Short Of Potential!.......2007-06-21

On May 2, 2006, one of the most popular and influential artists of their time, Pearl Jam, releases their eighth studio album simply entitled "Pearl Jam" with promises to deliver a sound reminiscent of their early grunge days. Although the band kept their promise, including heavy "Vitalogy"-like guitars and a notable return of Eddie Vedder's dominant vocal style, the album as a whole fell short of the band's potential only surpassing "Yield" and "Riot Act" in quality.

Highlights of the album such as the songs "Life Wasted, "Gone" and "Inside Job" provide Pearl Jam fans with classic, hard-hitting tunes while the remainder of the album leaves something more to be desired either lyrically and musically. Much respect should be given to the band for attempting to revive the formula that has brought them more than a decade of success, however, albums such as "Ten," "Vs," "Vitalogy," "No Code" and "Binaural" better represent the potential of Pearl Jam. Below, please find the rating for each song individually:

Life Wasted - 10/10

World Wide Suicide - 7/10

Comatose - 6/10

Severed Hand - 5/10

Marker In The Sand - 7/10

Parachutes - 7/10

Unemployable - 7/10

Big Wave - 6/10

Gone - 9/10

Wasted (Reprise) - 5/10

Army Reserve - 7/10

Come Back - 8/10

Inside Job - 10/10

4 out of 5 stars I like It...........2007-06-18

It's not their best effort. The songs are heavy and some are fast-paced which always a good thing. For a rock album, its good. For a Pearl Jam album, its ok.

5 out of 5 stars THE AVOCADO AVALANCHE.......2007-06-13

PEARL JAM's ASTOUNDING COMEBACK WITH ONE OF THE MOST AWAITED ALBUMS OF 2006 PROVES THAT THE SEATTLE BASED QUINTET HAS BEEN MASTERFUL IN THE ART OF REMAINING A RELEVANT VOICE FOR PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ROCK AFICIONADOS.

BY: Fernando de Mello Pimentel

It was with the first jamming power chords of their anthemic and revolutionary debut album "TEN", back in 1991, that Pearl Jam really brushed up the rusty edges of mainstream rock's conformism and lack of creativity of the previous decade. Now, fifteen years, more than half a dozen studio albums and over one hundred official bootlegs later, this colossal musical mammoth - bred from the fusion of Hendrix's bluesy guitar lines and elements of 70's classic rock - returns from a 4-year creative hiatus with an enthusiastic appetite for re-conquering its throne in the Alternative Rock circuit.

With a tempting overdose of heavily distorted guitar driven tunes, finely calibrated with a pure dose of freshly revitalized and angst-filled lyricism, "PEARL JAM", the Seattle quintet's 8th studio achivevement to date, also known informally among fans as the "Avocado Album", has rapidly established itself as a promising new milestone for the band, quite nearly duplicating the "sound and feel" of the early 90's primal grunge atmosphere.

What most fans might have realized by now with this release is that gone are the days of Vedder's personal lament and melodrama. Instead, the plot that "PEARL JAM" so merciless and competently explores through-out most of its tracks concerns a series of unfolding events which are all direct by-products of crass post-9/11 domestic and foreign affairs policies. Ultimately, with its sharp stinging verses aimed at the Bush Administration, the album is a wake-up call for world-wide alertness. Such thesis is revealed true by the content of songs such as "World Wide Suicide", "Life Wasted", "Army Reserve", and "Marker In The Sand".

Eddie Vedder and Company evoke nostalgic glories of an era when the Seattle quintet was a fearless locomotive of youthful bliss - a time when the group's performances were marked by its frontman's outrageous defiance of gravity, as he leaped for the crowd through remarkable stage-dives. In addition to Vedder's undeniable charisma and astounding vocal qualities, Pearl Jam's reputation as a state-of-the-art musical act has also been relying on the thrusting machine-gun riffing power of guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready. The "kitchen" has always been subject to constant drummer replacements during the band's history. However, as of the 1998 "LIVE ON TWO LEGS" tour, bassist Jeff Ament finally found a permanent drumming force in the figure of the virtuoso-percussionist Matt Cameron.

Whether "PEARL JAM" is your very first-hand experience with the band, or if you're a seasoned die-hard fan striving along the last 15 years accompanying the band's musical trajectory, the least you can expect is a thrilling rush of musical ecstasy provided by one of the band's most mature and relevant accomplishments to date. Although not always as dazzling as the first three releases, "PEARL JAM" is a mandatory pick for any serious rock junkie.

***** FIVE STARS! The boys are back in business!!!

5 out of 5 stars "If nothing is everything, then I will have it all".......2007-06-12

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This is the best album from Ed and Co. in almost a decade. Being one of the last bands standing from the so-called "Grunge" era, they have transcended their original label and have truly become a "rock" band. In this self-titled album, Vedder holds nothing back as he takes on subjects that have resonated throughout Pearl Jam's 15+ year career. While there may be threads between the subjects of the songs, the edge to this record is what makes it a great piece of work. From taking on the Administration in Washington in the first Single "World Wide Suicide," to the self-affirming "Life Wasted," the band is top notch in both sound and message.

Some of the best material on this album pays homage to the bands biggest influences. Thanking Pete Townsend for a borrowed lyric in the song "Gone," Vedder crafts a Springsteen-esque journey of a person who leaves town in an effort to get a fresh start on life. Songs like "Unemployable" tap the "man of the people" feel of both Springsteen and Neil Young.

One of the best songs was actually penned almost entirely by guitarist Mike McCready. Brought to the table all but complete, this song travels down the path of self-realization and of healing. It is very layered musically, and it is simply beautiful. There is a lot of straight rock on this album too. "Comatose" and "Severed Hand" are both loud and edgy. "Marker in the Sand" is moderately paced, but is just another stunning example of the quality found on this record.

There really aren't many weak points on this album. All of the songs have played well to the audiences during the 2006 tour to support the release of this record. If you like this, go to their website, you can download any of the shows from this past year's tour. Grand Rapids Michigan at Van Andel Arena and the shows at the United Center in Chicago are especially good.

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I Am Sam - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • I Am Sam CD
  • I AM SAM SOUND TRACK IS GREAT!
  • Disc of Beatles Covers Offers Lots of Room for Reinterpretation, Some Quite Wonderful
  • Strawberry Fields Forever!...FIVE STARS PLUS for this music!
  • Touching Movie, Beautiful Soundtrack
 I Am Sam - Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
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Manufacturer: V2 Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005TT77
Release Date: 2002-01-08

Tracks:

  1. Two of Us - Aimee Mann & Michael Penn
  2. Blackbird - Sarah McLachlan
  3. Across the Universe - Rufus Wainwright
  4. I'm Looking Through You - The Wallflowers
  5. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder
  6. Strawberry Fields - Ben Harper
  7. Mother Nature's Son - Sheryl Crow
  8. Golden Slumbers - Ben Folds
  9. I'm Only Sleeping - The Vines
  10. Don't Let Me Down - Stereophonics
  11. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - The Black Crowes
  12. Julia - Chocolate Genius
  13. We Can Work It Out - Heather Nova
  14. Help - Howie Day
  15. Nowhere Man - Paul Westerberg
  16. Revolution - Grandaddy
  17. Let It Be - Nick Cave

Amazon.com

Jessie Nelson's poignant tale of a mentally challenged man named Sam (Sean Penn) who recruits a lawyer to help him regain custody of his young daughter leans heavily on the lead character's obsession with Beatles songs, and his innocent trust in their wisdom and emotional truth. It's an artistic gambit that shrewdly lends itself to this mostly rewarding collection of Beatles covers by a wide range of contemporary artists, many of whom no doubt leapt at the chance to record a treasured song by their own musical heroes. The renditions are by and large faithful, and inform the elemental genius of the originals by the strength and variety of the artist's voices alone. The husband-wife team of Aimee Mann and Michael Penn (Sean's brother) can't help but find resonance in "Two of Us," just as Nick Cave's latter-day, heart-on-his-sleeve crooner infatuation makes "Let It Be" all his own. It's the reinterpretations that are riskier. While Paul Westerberg's stripped-down, nasal reading of "Nowhere Man" perceptively underscores Lennon's inherent Dylan fetish and Howie Day turns "Help!" from anxious plea to desperate dirge, Grandaddy smugly alt-rocks the energy right out of "Revolution." The Beatles hardly need anyone to burnish their reputation, but this album goes a long way toward underscoring their most undersung legacy as rock's most transcendent melting pot. -Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars I Am Sam CD.......2006-11-10

Beatle's lyrics combined with today's musical talent. A great combination! If you love the Beatles, you'll love this CD. I keep ordering "one more", it's taking care of a lot of people on my holiday gift giving list!

5 out of 5 stars I AM SAM SOUND TRACK IS GREAT!.......2006-11-04

I REALLY ENJOYED THE MUSIC WHEN I WATCHED THE VIDEO AND FELT INCLINED TO BUY THE SOUND TRACK. I AM GLAD I DID. I WAS NOT DISAPPOINTD.

4 out of 5 stars Disc of Beatles Covers Offers Lots of Room for Reinterpretation, Some Quite Wonderful.......2006-07-21

I have to admit I have never seen the 2001 movie from which this soundtrack is based, nor do I know the significance of the Beatles music to the characters. However, once I heard Rufus Wainwright's acoustic cover of "Across the Universe", a touching performance that puts his yearning, mournful voice to good use, I was curious what other surprises could be in store on this disc. I later found out the reason these musicians were recruited for the recording was a matter of economics. Producer Andy Gershon wanted to use the original Beatles recordings, but apparently, Michael Jackson, who owned the rights to the Lennon-McCartney catalogue, was charging $300K for each song they recorded. As it turns out, the resulting disc is pretty solid, offering a great variety of reinterpretations of familiar songs - some quite wonderful, others less so but none too painfully.

Husband-and-wife folk rockers Aimee Mann and Michael Penn kick things off with a pleasing version of the optimistic "Two of Us". Pleasing also describes Sarah McLachlan's take on "Blackbird", which is greatly aided by Sean Ashby's delicate strumming. The pace picks up with the Wallflowers' jaunty "I'm Looking Through You" complete with Rami Jaffee's Austin Powers-sounding keyboards and Jackson Browne providing harmony vocals. Eddie Vedder's uniquely scratchy vocal delivery is well served by "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" where he accompanies himself ably on guitar and harmonica. Ben Harper gets into an appropriately psychedelic mood for "Strawberry Fields Forever" with particularly lush strings and fulsome horns, though he gets carried away with the bombastic ending.

Things start to fluctuate at this point in the disc. Sheryl Crow sounds somnambulant and rather constricted on a country-twanged "Mother Nature's Son", a sub-par choice for her slick performing style; and the plaintive Ben Folds barely registers on the too-brief "Golden Slumbers". In the one track that sounds like a Fab Four impersonation (or more accurately, a Beatlemania facsimile), the Vines cover "I'm Only Sleeping" in a comparatively generic manner. The Stereophonics make "Don't Let Me Down" sound like a mid-1970's Rod Stewart pop-rocker, while the Black Crowes put their familiar blues-oriented stamp on the most psychedelic of Beatles songs, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds".

Chocolate Genius, led by Marc Anthony Thompson, refashions John Lennon's touching paean to his mother, "Julia", into a hazy dirge that actually brings a surprising resonance to the song. However, sounding a bit too much like MacLachlan, singer-songwriter Heather Nova lends little distinction to her version of "We Can Work It Out", granted one of the most lightweight songs in the Lennon-McCartney canon. Howie Day effectively slows down "Help!" into an atmospheric, almost halting plea of quiet desperation. Dylan sound-alike Paul Westerberg croaks through "Nowhere Man" with little flair; and in perhaps the biggest departure from the original, the now-defunct indie band Grandaddy turns "Revolution" into a chugging slow-poke rocker. On the final track, Aussie musician Nick Cave lends his recognizably barren style to a somewhat desultory "Let It Be". It's a mixed bag for sure, but what really comes across is the unbeatable craftsmanship and magical yin-and-yang perfection of Lennon and McCartney.

5 out of 5 stars Strawberry Fields Forever!...FIVE STARS PLUS for this music!.......2006-05-09

It will always be incredibly challenging to match the artistic talent that The Beatles possessed. Nevertheless, this set of songs by the artists on this CD is as good as it gets to achieving a proper, respectful tribute to The Beatles with thoughtful and passionate cover songs.

The CD has a whopping 17 tracks for almost an hour of music from the movie (or inspired by the movie) I Am Sam. The music was beautifully woven into the movie; but even with just this CD you'll be blown away! It's a must-have for fans of The Beatles, the artists here, and fans of great rock everywhere.

The CD starts off strong with a rendition of "Two Of Us" by Aimee Mann and Michael Penn. I think their personal relationship helped make them harmonize so well for this song. The Black Crowes do an excellent job with the musical arrangement for "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds;" the drums are first-class! Sheryl Crow injects a great country music accent to "Mother Nature's Son." Sarah McLachlan performs a very sensitive rendition of "Blackbird;" and the CD ends beautifully with one of my very favorite Beatles songs, "Let It Be" performed by Nick Cave with Chaz Jankel on piano. Awesome!

Amazon writes that some of the "reinterpretations (on this album)...are riskier." I don't agree. While risks were taken, you won't know it! For example, Grandaddy does a great job of adding their own spice to "Revolution" and Paul Westerberg's voice was rather pleasing to my ear on "Nowhere Man."

The quality of the sound is excellent; and all of the musical arrangements are very thoughtfully produced. The liner notes come with a few color pictures from the motion picture I Am Sam; and you also get the song credits.

Overall, this CD is the product of an exceptionally talented group of artists who perform a noticeably sensitive suite of covers of great Beatles songs. This album will touch a nerve in you and leave you wondering why they couldn't have recorded even more. The singers expressed even the finest of nuances in the meanings of every word in every song; and I treasure this album as one of my preferred CDs. If this were a vinyl album I would have worn the grooves off of it long ago.

5 out of 5 stars Touching Movie, Beautiful Soundtrack.......2006-04-15

The music on this soundtrack compliments the movie alot. They're deep songs that fall into a deep story of a mentally ill man fighting for his right to care for his daughter. The songs on this CD are all meaningfull. They are all based off of Beatles songs. This album is 100% worth buying along with the movie.
The Music Man (1957 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Music Man
  • One of This Country's Finest Musicals Beautifully Re-Mastered
  • We need a new remaster, nonetheless
  • Accept no substitutes!
  • Preston and Cook are the best ever
 The Music Man (1957 Original Broadway Cast)

Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000DQTY
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Overture/Rock Island
  2. Iowa Stubborn
  3. Ya Got Trouble
  4. Piano Lesson
  5. Goodnight My Someone
  6. Seventy Six Trombones
  7. Sincere
  8. The Sadder-But-Wiser Girl For Me
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  11. My White Knight
  12. Wells Fargo Wagon
  13. It's You
  14. Shipoopi
  15. Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You
  16. Gary, Indiana
  17. Till There Was You
  18. Finale

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Although Robert Preston and Barbara Cook put in stellar performances, it's the music that's the star of this hugely successful document of the 1958 Broadway smash. Written entirely by Meredith Willson, it drew from memories of his childhood in a small Midwestern town. Preston plays a traveling salesman/con artist, while Cook is the dull spinster "Marian the Librarian," whose love for Preston's character makes her come alive. "Seventy-Six Trombones" has become a marching band standard, while "Ya Got Trouble" (featuring dizzying fast-talk from Preston) and "'Til There Was You" (with a gorgeous vocal from Cook) remain well known even among those who have never seen the show. The latter was also a favorite of the Beatles, who covered it on their first album. --Dawn Eden

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Music Man.......2007-02-09

The original cast recording brings back the memory of the live production I saw which will always be superior, in my opinion, to the movie version. However, the movie was one of the better "reproductions" of this genre.

5 out of 5 stars One of This Country's Finest Musicals Beautifully Re-Mastered.......2006-11-23

THE MUSIC MAN opened on Broadway on December 19, 1957 to rave reviews from the critics, adulations from the captivated audiences, and the beginning of a long run. This wondrous musical is an 'opera' of sorts in that the piece is not a series of songs connected by the usual musical comedy spoken dialogue. Meredith Willson wrote the music and lyrics in such a way that there is not an extraneous note or word that doesn't contribute to the totality of the work.

Despite the multiple reincarnations of this brilliant show both on film and recording, none of them compares to this original cast. Imagine Barbara Cook (lithe, and new) as Marian the Librarian: Cook still reigns as one of our finest voices on the stage and cabaret rooms today. Robert Preston is not only rich in personality he also delivers the immensely complex patter songs with deft authority. And the Buffalo Bills add the multiple barbershop quartet numbers with authentic sound and professionalism.

This musical holds all of the joys and imaginations and longings that we all hold so dear in our memories of how things used to be - and it is so terrific to return to that stage of ecstasy again. This is a must own CD. Grady Harp, November 06

5 out of 5 stars We need a new remaster, nonetheless.......2006-10-22

A very interesting photo on the liner booklet's back cover demonstrates the one real flaw in this otherwise classic recording: it shows Robert Preston at the album sessions singing at two mikes, a fat Neumann with a Capitol flag and a skinny one, probably an AKG. This can only mean Capitol recorded this in simultaneous mono and stereo takes. With all that knob twiddling the balance had to go off, a problem not entirely corrected by the reissue engineer Bob Norberg, whose remasterings of Ol' Blue's Capitol mono output have earned scorn from some Sinatraphiles for their slight fake echo and stereo effects. (He remastered just about every album in the Broadway Angel series; the monos all appear to have the echo and stereo.) I guess we should be happy to have this in any form at all given how the other majors turned it down. Capitol was late and indifferent to the cast album trade, and it only had three hits before making its monumental closing botch of "Follies." However the label approached it it's still a great and exciting score perfectly performed. Who could have imagined a hit musical with a barbershop quartet? And if only all women could sing like Barbara Cook! Who says you can have too much of a good thing?

With the show's fiftieth anniversary coming up (!) now would be a good time for a remaster. (I know, I know, I'm tired of paying repeatedly for the same product too, but this deserves it.) It should include a second disc with the 1959 Capitol documentary LP "And Then I Wrote 'The Music Man'", where Meredith Willson and his wife Rini detail the eight years of trials and rewrites behind the show. Nor would it hurt to have bonuses like Willson's original take on "Till There Was You" (called "Till I Met You," which Fran Warren evidently first sang on "The Big Show") or a few licensed pop balladeers of the day -- and maybe examples like the 70s jingle for the late lamented Oldsmobile ("Oh ho the new Oldsmobile is a -- comin' down the line...."). It must also include Willson's contentious JFK physical fitness tune "Chicken Fat", recorded about the time "The Music Man" was filmed and available only on oddball Web music sites, where Preston yells and grunts himself into an athletic -- passion. (I keep thinking Allan Sherman recorded a full version of his notorious parody "76 Sol Cohens", but I guess he didn't.) The whole thing should end with a live public-radio performance from 1980 or 1981 where Willson led the superb Detroit Concert Band in "76 Trombones" and "The Stars and Stripes Forever" -- an apt and brilliant finish.

No, I have not forgotten the Beatles, but I fear neither have their lawyers.

4 out of 5 stars Accept no substitutes!.......2006-08-22

This the best version of "The Music Man" available, especially if you're looking for the Broadway cast. The performances here are all terrific, the recording and mastering are great, and the liner notes are informative and thorough. "The Music Man" is available in several other versions and forms, including other releases of the same original cast recording, but without the good mastering or liner notes found here. My wife and I, hoping to listen to this great show with our kids, first purchased other versions that were easier to find (e.g., on iTunes) and those were major disappointments. Buy this CD (Broadway Classics from Angel) and accept no substitutes.

5 out of 5 stars Preston and Cook are the best ever.......2006-07-15

Yes, the film is a delight, and Shirley Jones is certainly good as Marian. But the original cast album of this wonderful musical remains the best version ever, mostly thanks to Barbara Cook, whose voice was and remains a miracle of rare device to listen to.

For years I thought I was the only person who was in love with her voice, wearing out vinyl LPs of this musical with replaying. Then, in the early 80s I saw Cook in a one woman show in London, and discovered I was part of a fanatical following! The other reviews here on Amazon confirm the truth: there is only one truly great Marian, Madam Librarian.

Watch the movie, which is a terrific adaptation of the stage show, go to professional and amateur revivals of the musical, but buy this recording of the score for repeated listening. There is nothing better.
Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band
Manufacturer: Volcano
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000HZY7
Release Date: 1990-12-13

Tracks:

  1. Runnin' Thru The Fire
  2. Just A Matter Of Time
  3. Open Road
  4. Maryia
  5. Emotional Storm
  6. Pride & Passion
  7. Garden Of Eden
  8. NYC song
  9. Some Like It Hot
  10. (Keep My Love) Alive

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Eddie and the Cruisers II, Eddie Lives.......2007-06-06

Not a bad movie, but it didn't have the suspense of the first movie. We enjoyed it a lot. John Cafferty can still ROCK!!!!

5 out of 5 stars LOVE IT.......2007-05-13

What were John Cafferty & the Beaver Brown Band thinking when they decided to break up? They were So good together, what a loss.

5 out of 5 stars Eddie & the Cruisers 2: Eddie Lives!.......2007-03-17

I received my CD of Eddie & the Cruisers2: Eddie Lives! in a very timely manner. The CD is in excellant condition, and l just love the CD.
I have to say at first l was very unsure of ordering online.
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5 out of 5 stars Eddie Lives.......2007-02-17

This is really an under-rated CD...some people don't know they made a 2nd movie. Don't expect it to sound like the 1st soundtrack...this has a strong late 80's sound. It is supposed to be 20 years later.

The only song missing from this I would have liked to see is 'When The World Was Young'...but they put it on part-3...the Unreleased Tapes.

5 out of 5 stars Eddie and the Cruisers.......2007-01-10

I bought this for my brother for Christmas and he loved it! Thanks!
Louder Now
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Louder Now
  • 4.5 stars
  • Emo Heroes wonder what Rock tastes like.
  • dont be shy...
  • great album
 Louder Now
Taking Back Sunday
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000F0UV0Y
Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

  1. What It Feels Like To Be A Ghost
  2. Liar (It Takes One To Know One)
  3. MakeDamnSure
  4. Up Against (Blackout)
  5. My Blue Heaven
  6. Twenty-Twenty Surgery
  7. Spin
  8. Divine Intervention
  9. Miami
  10. Error Operator
  11. I'll Let You Live

Album Description

The bands Warner Bros. debut, Louder Now, takes the group's classic ethos of intertwining vocals and hardcore meets-rock-meets pop to an even more enticing level. Taking Back Sunday is taking back rock.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Louder Now.......2007-04-24

Taking Back Sunday-Louder Now ***


Taking Back Sunday is a great band that knows how to write hit singles. Taking Back Sunday is not however a band that knows how to write great albums. They are very good lyricly, all of their songs have great lyrics there is no debating that, but musicaly that is where they lack. The drums and bass, and guitar are very basic. The vocals are great though and that is what the band focuses on.

The album starts out strong, very strong infact but after about half way through the album starts to lose the appeal it originaly had. 'Whats It Feel Like To Be A Ghost?' is a great song with a surprizingly good guitar riff, and really one of the better songs the band has made thus far, it wouldnt be surprizing to see the song climb the charts eventually. 'Liar' which is a hit song has some killer harmonies in the vocal department, and the lyrics are very much Taking Back Sunday. 'MakeDamnSure' was the lead single for the album and actually the best song the band ever recorded. Hands down one of the best pop rock songs ever. As far as the emo genre goes this is the genres 'Satisfaction.' 'Up Against (Blackout)' is another very catchy song that could just as easily be a hit single. 'My Blue Heaven' has great lyrics but is to be honest boring. 'Twenty-Twenty Surgery' is another catchy and great song, but this is the last good song on the album. The rest of the album is rather boring. A few moments try to shine through the clouds but never quite make it. This album could have been much, much better.

It is worth owning for the A side of it though because the first seven songs with the exception of one are very good. While it may not be as good as the bands first two albums it is still a solid effort, and the good songs here are really good and show promise for the things to come from Taking Back Sunday. If this is your kind of music go for it.

5 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars.......2007-04-03

I've never listened to any other TBS except for a song called 'Cute Without the E' that my friend wanted me to listen to. I think that this album is great, though. It's kinda...in between rock and punk, and...I don't really know what else to say about it. I like it a lot.

4 out of 5 stars Emo Heroes wonder what Rock tastes like........2007-02-15

We all know who Taking Back Sunday is right? You either hate them, or love them, but this album might turn heads.. in both directions. TBS helped create the whole emotional (or "emo") music movement with "Tell All Your Friends". Then things happened, the lineup changed, and then they released their second, and in my opinion the best, release "Where You Want to Be". Now TBS is leaving the "emo" bandwagon and exploring into new territory, Rock, while bringing their sound with them. I'd say it's a really good try, but they barely miss the mark. I'll first start by saying this is all personal opion and you can either take it or leave, so leave me alone.

This cd was very good but did have a few kinks in it. With Fred Mascherino(typo?) taking over the task of writing some of the lyrics, the lyrics have become, although still very good, less witty than before. A few songs have also fallen into the "repeat the song title and call it a chorus" syndrome, like "Twenty-Twenty Surgery", "Miami" and "Liar", although I do like "Miami". The whole rock sound fits very well on TBS and throughout the whole record, but it may turn off some of the older fans.

There was also a couple songs I couldn't get out of my head, like the fan-favorite "MakeDamnSure". They also included a re-recording of "Error:Operator" from the Fantastic Four Soundtrack and movie, which is also one of my favorite songs, along with "Spin". The album hits a calmer stage with songs like "My Blue Heaven" and "Divine Intervention", but still retains its appeal.

So overall, I would give this album 4 stars just because of the few songs that didnt stick and the whole feel of the album, which, even though did keep TBS's sound, lost most of it along the journey. What I'm saying is, this isn't really the same TBS from the other albums. Change is good, but it takes time to perfect it.

Preview: "MakeDamnSure", "Spin", "Divine Intervention"

4 out of 5 stars dont be shy..........2007-01-31

just buy this okay. Its everything you wanted and expected for TBS's 3rd release.

4 out of 5 stars great album.......2006-12-30

not better than tell all your friends,but still good

my favourites

whats it feel like to be a ghost-catchy

liar-great song

makedamnsure-damn good lyrics,damn good vocals,damnsurely the best track on album

my blue heaven-second best on album,very good

spin-great riffs,great vocals

error operater-catchy,awesum ending

the cd is worth buying,go buy it now!

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