In the Shadows [CD-single] [Import]

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1. In The Shadows (Radio Edit)

2. In The Shadows (Revamped)

3. First Day Of My Life (Acoustic Demo)

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In the Shadows [CD-single] [Import]

Standing in the Shadows of Motown: Deluxe Edition

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The Funk Brothers Accompaniment Tracks
Get this!!
Can't stop dancing
Classic Motown
A Labor of Love

Standing in the Shadows of Motown: Deluxe Edition
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Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
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ASIN: B00021LPLA
Release Date: 2004-05-11

Tracks:

Heat Wave
You've Really Got A Hold On Me
Do You Love Me
Bernadette
Reach Out I'll Be There
Ain't Too Proud To Beg
Shotgun
What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted
I Heard It Through The Grapevine
You Keep Me Hanging On
Cool Jerk
Cloud Nine
What's Going On
Band Introduction / Ain't No Mountain High Enough
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Boom Boom
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
Scorpio

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Funk Brothers In The House
Standing In The Shadows Of Love
Dialogue: Joe Hunter
The One Who Really Loves You
Pride And Joy
Dialogue: Robert White
My Girl
Love Is Like An Itching In My Heart
Don't Mess With Bill
The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
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I Second That Emotion
I Was Made To Love Her
Dialogue: Richard "Pistol" Allen
Heard It Through The Grapevine
Home Cookin'
For Once In My Life
Dialogue: Jack Ashford
I Can't Get Next To You
It's A Shame
Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Dialogue: Eddie WIllis
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Dialogue: Lamont Dozier
You're My Everything

Customer Reviews:

The Funk Brothers Accompaniment Tracks.......2007-07-08

I was familiar with the movie and soundtrack, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown", and thoroughly enjoyed them both. The second disc of this set with naked instrumental remixes of the original Motown hits was a welcome suprise. In particular, hearing the bass work of James Jamerson was like a master lesson in bass playing.

Get this!!.......2007-07-05

This is great. The Funk Brothers can still cook. Liner notes are a great read. Backing tracks on disc 2 are very interesting and fun to listen to. The performances on disc 1 from the Standing in the Shadows movie are all very good. You can tell however that the voice of the late David Ruffin is sorely missed in Aint to Proud to Beg.
Get it.....it will have you dancin'.

Can't stop dancing.......2007-04-13

I purchased this CD after watching the movie. I was not disappointed! My 7 year old daughter claims that she doesn't like Mom's music and there was no way she'd be dancing when I played it. Well, she couldn't sit down! I love to dance and I love upbeat music. This is highly recommended to anyone who likes something funky to move to. Get it!

Classic Motown.......2007-03-08

I bought this CD after previously buying the DVD and watching the documentary of the Funk Brothers. Joan Osborne (whom I never heard of before this album or DVD was released) is astounding. Her rendition of "What becomes of the broken hearted" is unmatched by anyone ever. The CD sounds excellent and could not be improved in any way. Instrumental's like "Bernadette" are very well crafted with different instruments coming in as the song requires. I would buy this one again or for gifts as it is one you won't put in your CD file and not play again. I keep my copy in my car and play it several times a week. It's great fun and professionally packaged..one of the best packaged CD's I have seen so far. They did a good job on this one and it shows...in every way.

A Labor of Love.......2006-12-20

This is just an incredible cd package. Buy and watch the DVD movie first to fully appreciate this. Allan Slutsky and others really put a lot of thought, work and love into this deluxe compilation. It is really just magic. The second cd with the original snakepit Motown recordings, without the vocal tracks, is absolutely priceless, revealing the true source of the Motown sound.
Also, I have to put my two cents in on the Joan Osborne performance of What Becomes of the Brokenhearted. This has to be one of the great perfomances of all time! Certainly my favorite. Watch it on the DVD.
Buy this cd and enjoy!

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Some songs cant be redone, I'm open-minded but this is sad.
I love this disk!
best of all motown CD ever!
The Deluxe Edition is the version to go for....but this is still mighty fine!!!
standing in the shadows of motown

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ASIN: B00006JCGI
Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Joan Osborne
You've Really Got A Hold On Me - Meshell Ndegeocello
Do You Love Me - Bootsy Collins
Bernadette (instrumental) - The Funk Brothers
Reach Out I'll Be There - Gerald Levert
Ain't Too Proud To Beg - Ben Harper
Shotgun - Gerald Levert featuring Tom Scott
What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted - Joan Osborne
I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Ben Harper
You Keep Me Hanging On (instrumental) - The Funk Brothers
Cool Jerk - Bootsy Collins
Cloud Nine - Meshell Ndegeocello
What's Going On - Chaka Kahn
Band Introduction / Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Chaka Kahn & Montell Jordan
The Flick - Earl Van Dyke

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The phenomenal story of Motown has been told many times--so many in fact, that the notion of an untold part of its legacy seems far-fetched. But as the documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown demonstrates, there was more to the success of the Detroit-based label than singing babes in gowns and founder Berry Gordy's business acumen. There was also the self-named Funk Brothers: the session players putting the unforgettable guitar sounds into "You Keep Me Hangin' On" and the creeping bass line behind "I Heard It Through the Grapevine." These guys were a crucial piece of the puzzle but have remained largely anonymous. While the Standing documentary tells the Funk Brothers' story via interviews, stock footage, and still photos, the accompanying soundtrack takes liberties, pairing the surviving musicians with contemporary pop, R&B, and funk artists. Together, they faithfully recast Motown hits. What could have been a disaster--would you want to muck with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"?--works beautifully, thanks both to the Brothers' chops and the thoughtful artist selection. While enlisting a soul brother like Ben Harper was a no-brainer, the inclusion of Joan Osborne was especially astute. After all, Osborne's deep connection to R&B is why her production of the Holmes Brothers' Speaking in Tongues disc was genius, and she acquits herself beautifully on "(Love Is Like A) Heat Wave" and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted." Similarly, bass boss Meshell Ndegeocello gives Chaka Khan competition in the gospel diva department. Bootsy Collins, Gerald Levert, and Montell Jordan also contribute. Motown purists may balk at this concept, but they'd have to agree these readings are smart, respectful, and very, very soulful. --Kim Hughes

Customer Reviews:

Some songs cant be redone, I'm open-minded but this is sad........2007-06-16

Junior Walker and the Allstars "Shotgun". Why would you listen to this when you can download the real thing. Sorry I like my Temptations and to record such classics although done again and again like "I heard it thru the Grapevine" poorly is a sin. This is definately in the Shawdows of Mowtown. Probably cant dance either.

I love this disk!.......2007-05-25

Unlike most reviewers, I didn't much care for most of what came out of Motown during its heyday. In particular, I found the vocal styles overbearing and self-indulgent.

The covers of these classic tunes are, with two exceptions, far superior to the originals in my opinion, not least because the musicianship of the Funk Brothers is a stronger part of the mix and the vocals are much more to my taste. In particular, Joan Osborne and Chaka Kahn blew me away with the raw power and emotion of their interpretations of songs whose original versions didn't do much for me.

In my mind, this is the Motown album for those who think they don't like Motown!!!

best of all motown CD ever!.......2007-04-06

arrive on time, perfect conditions, great music on top of it...

The Deluxe Edition is the version to go for....but this is still mighty fine!!!.......2007-01-22

The saying goes that the funk Brothers performances were so good that "Once The Funk Brothers had recorded the instrumental part of a song, it didn't matter who sang over it". Now there's a lot of truth in this statement, because the Funk Brothers layed down some of the most recognisable instrumentals over the last 30 years (although you won't realise it was their work at first). This disk features the performances by the Funk Brothers, with various artists's vocals completing the songs. "Me'Shell NdegeOcello" gives a typically impassioned live performance on "You've Really Got a Hold on Me", that truly is deserving of her position as one of the most accomplished female vocalists of recent years. The instrumental "Bernadette" is exactly the reason, why you'd buy this album, beautifully composed, impeccably performance, and completely reflective of the motown sound, at its creative peak.

Some Criticism's have been made regarding "Ben Harper's" contributions here, and I don't feel it's completely justified, just look at the songs that he's tackling ("Marvin Gaye's, legendary "I heard it through the Grapevine"), most artists would baulk at the idea of what is considered one of the greatest songs ever made. And Ben Harpers effort is by any means of fantastic effort, and worthy of praise. Is it comparable to Marvin's effort??.....Of course not!!, It'd be nearly impossible to match (or indeed improve) on the original, and Ben Harper in no way embarrasses himself here. Sure, he can't quite match the depth or emotion of Marvin's version.....but I ask you this "Who can???". Moving on this disk provides many highlights and all the contributions here (especially "Chaka Khan", "Bootsy Collins") are more than worthy of inclusion on this release, with many tracks providing interesting Covers/Spins on the original tracks.

Ultimately what you get here is a superior funk album, that is not only a tremendous document of the Funk Brothers work, but also a fantastic sounding album in it's own right. But as much as I wholeheartedly want to recommend this album (and it is superb), but I beg and implore anyone thinking of purchasing this, to shell out the extra dollars and pick up the `Deluxe' 2-cd edition of this release, for the instrumental disk, with features the tracks stripped of their vocals, and just featuring the instrumental work of the band. As it truly highlights just how sublime this group of musicians were....and just how much you lose by not having that second disk, and seeing how this release was fully intended. but for those that aren't prepared to pick up the deluxe edition, you'll still have a mighty fine edition of what is undoubtedly a great release.

standing in the shadows of motown.......2006-11-11

This Cd is the sound track from a PBS programme of the same name. Excellent!
After hearing Joan Osborne on the one track - What becomes of the broken hearted, I bought 2 of her CDs.

Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration

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A good value
The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann
Good mix of film music
A mixed collection of movie music
Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens

Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration

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Paramount 90th Anniversary Collection: Scores
In Session: Film Music Celebration
The Essential Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection
Jerry Goldsmith: 40 Years of Film Music
Music In Film (National Public Radio Milestones Of The Millennium)

ASIN: B00008WI90
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
Witness (Maurice Jarre)
Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
Halloween (John Carpenter)
A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
The Fly (Howard Shore)
RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
Brainstorm (James Horner)
Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
The Dead (Alex North)
Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

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Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
Babe (Nigel Westlake)
The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

To Die For (Danny Elfman)
The Player (Thomas Newman)
Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
2001 (Alex North)
Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
The Crow (Graeme Revell)
Blade (Mark Isham)
The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
Scream (Marco Beltrami)
The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
The Matrix (Don Davis)
The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
Rounders (Christopher Young)
The Score (Howard Shore)
The Replacements (John Debney)
Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
XXX (Randy Edelman)
Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
Cleopatra (Alex North)
Life As A House (Mark Isham)
Emma (Rachel Portman)
In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
Ice Age (David Newman)
Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up

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5 STARS AND THEN SOME !!
Pretty Sad,
I FELL IN LOVE WITH JULIE ALL OVER AGAIN
A Great Julie Andrews CD
Climbing Every Mountain with Mary Poppins

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On A Clear Day
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Customer Reviews:

5 STARS AND THEN SOME !!.......2006-02-10

Oh Julie, the songs you sang on this CD are superb. I wish you could still give us that joy. If you can only sing in the low registers, give us jazz!! You can do it I just know you can!!

Pretty Sad, .......2005-10-27

Hollywood veteran Julie Andrews has had a glorious career, but not without its downsides. Her legend is built on "The Sound of Music" and "Mary Poppins" and other glorious roles. Her abilities as a singer were never impressive or great, her voice often sounded weak, but she always knew how to sing around her very limited vocal range. On this collection she performs some of the greatest Broadway tunes ever written and even though she does a good job, her voice just doesn't hold up against many of these tunes. Her warmth is felt all over the album, in "Here I'll Stay" she wraps her gentle, but narrow, voice around it and in "My Funny Valentine" she sticks to the lower register of her voice. However, in the re-recording of her classic "Sound of Music" and in "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" her voice fails her, it often sounds thin and airy and it's actually quite sad to listen to. When all is said and done Julie Andrews remains a great talent, and most of that talent is largely due to her amazing capability as a performer and her genuine warmth.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH JULIE ALL OVER AGAIN.......2005-06-25

As a young kid growing up in the Philippines I remember my Dad playing his state-of-the-art Aiwa tape recorder back in the 60s and hearing Julie Andrews' voice - truly the voice of an angel! Now, hearing these songs again with adult ears I fell in love with her voice all over again !

A Great Julie Andrews CD.......2002-01-27

If you are a fan of Dame Julie's and musicals, this is the cd for you. It is a compilation of songs from prevously released albums; The King and I, The Music of Richard Rodgers, Here I'll Stay, and Victor/Victoria, Original Broadway Cast Recording.
I found the material to be very well put together giving the listener selections from My Fair Lady, Camelot, The Sound of Music, Victor/Victoria and others. What more could you want?
As for Ms. Andrews, she is superb. There is simply no one like her. I have heard comments that prior to the infamous throat surgery she was unable to handle the difficult material and hit those high notes. This is just not true. All you have to do is listen to these songs recorded in the early 90's to know that she still had a marvelous voice. Lets hope that one day she will be able to sing and record again. If not, these may be her last recordings so treasure them.

The My Fair Lady suite is wonderful and Ms. Andrews definitely hit the high note at the end of "I Could Have Danced All Night".
Her version of "Edelweiss" and "The Sound of Music" are lovely.
Also worth listening to is "Living in the Shadows" written for the Broadway production of Victor/Victoria so you won't find it on the movie soundtrack. The lyrics are by Leslie Bricusse who also penned "Crazy World", which is another great selection on this cd.

Overall this is a cd worth having in your collection, so buy it today. Otherwise you are missing out.

Climbing Every Mountain with Mary Poppins.......2002-01-22

Julie Andrews and her music have been an inspiration to me
every since I stepped into a theater and watched Mary Poppins
(many years ago). I admire her talent and her voice on this CD. I know it is not as clear a voice as she used to have but I still enjoy listening to her. I listen to this CD when I want a "pick me up" and am proud to have it as part of my collection.

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Another Immolation masterpiece
Immolation: on the verge

Shadows in the Light
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Customer Reviews:

Another Immolation masterpiece.......2007-06-23

The new Immolation cd is another Immolation masterpiece. It's actually even better than Harnessing Ruin, and I love Harnessing Ruin. (as well as all of their albums) This effort seems to be a little more precise and focused than Harnessing. Also, the production and mix is a little more clear on this album. The results? This seems to be the most straight forward, to the point release so far. Kind of like Close To A World Below but the songs are all just under 4 minutes except for a few.

Another point to make is that even though this whole album seems more straight forward, they didn't lose any of their trademark Immolation songwriting ability whatsoever!It still has Bob's trademark riffing and their punishing,pummeling,Immolation whirlwind style.
It's really amazing how a band can still maintain their identity like this band has without becoming cheesy or corny or without completely changing their style.
This band is simply one of the best and most under-rated bands in all of extreme music. Highly recommended if you even just liked one of thier cd's.

Immolation: on the verge.......2007-06-12

I have to start by admitting that Immolation is one of my favorite bands: not for what they are, but for what they could be. If you listen closely to Shadows in the Light and its predecessor, Harnessing Ruin, you will find complex structures, memorable riffs, and Death Metal that is approaching a state of sophistication that other bands are not reaching.

The biggest negative Immolation is facing is their studio recording, production, and mixing. Oh, what I'd give to hear a Tue Madsen produced Immolation CD! Shadows in the light is slightly less muted and muddied than Harnessing Ruin, which is a plus. However, when you listen to Behemoth's Demigod or Kataklysm's latest, you will understand this point. Immolation just needs technical expertise to truly blast the world with superior DM.

I rated Shadows in the Light at 4 stars because of the production values. I rate Immolation as a band at 5.

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Mercyful Fate - King Diamond Band hybrid
Is this music serious
After all these years, Mercy still delivers!
What A Comeback After So Many Years!
The Devil!

In the Shadows
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Dead Again
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Don't Break the Oath

ASIN: B000009OJ2
Release Date: 1998-08-11

Tracks:

Egypt
The Bell Witch
The Old Oak
Shadows
A Gruesome Time
Thirteen Invitations
Room Of Golden Air
Legend Of The Headless Rider
Is That You, Melissa
Return Of The Vampire...1993

Customer Reviews:

Mercyful Fate - King Diamond Band hybrid.......2007-01-08

King Diamonds solo rlbums never really did it for me - they lacked that raw grit in the riffs - that "chunkiness" and heaviness that MF had. Also, the concept albums stories often get in the way of concise lyrical passages, as it seems he is often trying to squeeze/shriek in tons of words to tell the story to the point that it doesn't really fit within the song structure. Andy Laroque, while an absolutely remarkable soloist, is not in the same league with Sherman and Denner in the riff department - they play these angular riffs that somehow work together. So what does this all have to do with "In the Shadows"? Well, all of the aforementioned problems are completely addressed. It has themes similar to King Diamond's solo projects, but without the forced million word vocal passages, no screaming "Grandmaaaaaaaa" or "Miriammmm", or "Jonathonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn....." 50 thousand times while describing drinking tea in a wheelchair in painful detail. No Andy Laroque - along with his "I will play the obligatory riffs for this song - so as to get to my incredible guitar solo" (and they are incredible - it may sound as if I don't like him, but I do). Instead, we get the King Daimond atmosphere, the chilling lyrics, and they are spread atop a musical backdrop that is deserving of it all - Sherman and Denner are criminally underrated - a better term may be "underknown". This work strays a bit from MF's eighties products, but mostly in the lyrics componenet, as the in your face, first person, present tense Satan-Satan-Satan stuff is exchanged for a more surreal, less straight forward story based approach, which I think displays much more musical maturity which is far less campy then their older releases. I love every track on this, my favorite being The Bell Witch. Five stars (or should it be 6!)

Is this music serious.......2006-08-25

I feel that I need to have all my predispositions of heavy music temporarily suspended to listen to this seriously. Without being in this state, this CD is just there, a monotone of metal cliche. -enjoy

After all these years, Mercy still delivers!.......2006-08-22

While perhaps not quite on the level of the classics Melissa and Don't Break The Oath, In The Shadows is a very strong reunion effort that is certainly not far behind the "classic" label. With the exception of drummer Kim Ruzz, the original line-up is fully intact on this one. Sherman and Denner, two of metal's most underrated guitarists of all time, are able to show that not only have their axe skills not slackened over the years but have actually greatly improved. In the meantime, Mr Diamond is on top of his game, as always. "Egypt" is a typically awesome Mercy opener, up there with "Evil" and "A Dangerous Meeting." Other great tracks are "The Old Oak," "Thirteen Invitations" and "Is That You Melissa?" Really, the entire album is good, no real filler on this one. Whether you are an old fan of Fate or a newcomer, pick up In The Shadows now; you will not be disappointed!

What A Comeback After So Many Years! .......2006-07-12

4 1/2 stars would probably be more accurate. For those of you who don't know this, Mercyful Fate broke up after their "Don't Break the Oath" (1984) record. (Largely due to the Satanic lyrics.) This was when King Diamond's solo career started. After 5 records, King Diamond ran into contract problems and his solo career was put on hold. Well, King Diamond ran into his former Mercyful Fate guitarist Hank Shermann and was impressed with some of his recordings. This was when Mercyful fate got back together. (Except for Drummer Kim Ruzz.) The music was once again to be top notch, and the Satanic lyrics were toned down to easier to swallow Gothic Horror lyrics. To be sure, bassist Tim Hansen and guitarist Mike Denner did stay for the first two solo King Diamond records and were thus only absent for 3 records. 'Egypt' is a great opener that indicates the magic is back. 'Bell Witch' is a haunting song supposedly based on something that really happened. 'Old Oak' keeps with the strength of the record. 'Shadows' and 'Gruesome Time' are a bit softer, but they are still haunting and well done. The 2nd half picks up with '13 Invitations.' (A strong contender for the best song on the record.) It starts slow, but it picks up as the people realize that they are playing cards with the devil. 'Room of the Golden Air' is a nice instrumental. 'Legend of the Headless Rider' is a neck and neck song with '13 Invitations' and has frightening lyrics with strong guitar work. 'Is That You Melissa?' is a song that skillfully combines horror and affection. The harpsichord touches are more than welcome. 'Return of the Vampire' is a nice bonus track. Interestingly, Mercyful Fate actually made more records AFTER the reunion. I know many people will probably disagree with me on this, but I actually think the best records came AFTER the reunion. I'll conclude by saying that with the possible exception of "Dead Again," this may actually be Mercyful Fate's best record.

The Devil!.......2006-06-07

Considering the date I think it's only fitting I review a Mercyful Fate album. I'd always held King Diamond's solo stuff above Mercyful Fate being that I'm a horror fan and love the idea of using heavy metal music to tell spooky stories. I've never been too crazy about Fate lyrically. Musically it's fantastic. The thing is, singing about the devil repeatedly just loses it's punch after awhile. When Diamond ressurected Mercyful Fate and recorded In The Shadows, he must have still had a little of his solo self lingering coz there isn't much satanism to be found. Instead we have some dark occult themes and a few little spooktales as well. The satanic angle would resurface with the next few albums, but the music has never suffered. Excellent stuff, but you already knew that, didn't you?

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Terrific for harp and asian/water sound lovers
my new Kondonassis favorite
SUBMERGE YOURSELF!!!
Wow!
hauntingly beautiful harp music

Pictures of the Floating World
Marcel Tournier , Claude Debussy , Michio Miyagi , Alphonse Hasselmans , Yolanda Kondonassis , George Rochberg , and Jacques Ibert
Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Quietude
Sky Music
Debussy's Harp
A New Baroque
Romantic Harp

ASIN: B000007OMD
Release Date: 1998-06-16

Tracks:

Small River Flowing
By The Brook In The Woods
On The Boat
Ocean In Springtime
The Brook
Liquid Shadows
The Sunken Cathedral
Pictures Of The Floating World
Reflections In The Water

Customer Reviews:

Terrific for harp and asian/water sound lovers.......2005-08-30

This is the first harp-intensive CD I have bought, purchased after hearing selections from it on my classical music station, WGMS. Its even better than I expected. I love this CD! It is a great combination of familiar music by Debussy and other selections reminiscent of the flow and play of water, some with an wonderful asian flavor. This product would be great for soft mood music, background sound for an intimate dinner, etc. If you want or need only one harp CD, make this the one!!!

my new Kondonassis favorite.......2005-07-16

I needed a new CD player for my new relax space...Because this CD is my new "must have /required/ part of relax time".....the title "fits"...

SUBMERGE YOURSELF!!!.......2003-07-15

Tapping into the "mythological mystique" of the harp, and having "been mesmerized by water" since she "was a little girl," Yolanda Kondonassis compels our attention and praise with her atmospheric and flowing recital of "liquid thoughts," the aim of which is to musically combine and conceptualize conscious and subconscious images of brooks, rivers, oceans and imaginary universes of water. Drawing on a diverse collection of composers--- from Debussy [1862-1918] and Marcel Tournier [1879-1951] through the lesser known Michio Miyagi [1894-1956] and Alphonse Hasselmans [1845-1912] to George Rochberg [b.1918], whose own surprisingly luminous work, "Ukiyo-E," from the Japanese "Pictures of the Floating World," and, evocatively enough, the apt title of the CD is, at nearly thirteen minutes, the longest composition--- Kondonassis graces us. Her playing is subtle, caressing, fabulously impressionistic, and never less than convincing in establishing an inspired, other-worldly ambience. As well, with her own mysterious and memorable piece, "Liquid Shadows," she delves even further into moody fantasy. Due to the extraordinary ability of the harp to easily transport us to the most pleasurable of aural places, the enveloped listener is simply a captive audience, especially when the works are as remarkably meditative, reflective and soothing as they are here.

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Wow!.......2002-05-22

This is really a fantastically beautiful sounding CD. It is so dignified and spacey at the same time. The selections are extremely eclectic....a little Debussy...a little koto music....an orginal piece..but it all fits together and sounds very natural. If you are interested in something to listen to with the lights turned low, I don't think you can go wrong here.

hauntingly beautiful harp music.......1998-12-11

This is the most hauntingly, surreal, beautiful harp recording I have ever heard. I use it in my massage therapy practice all the time. Just perfect for relaxing to!!

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The Rockinest CL Album. One of my favorite cds ever!
'Shadows' is an excellent early effort by Carbon Leaf
Dark but beautiful
Carbon Leaf

Shadows In The Banquet Hall
Carbon Leaf
Manufacturer: Constant Ivy Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Meander
Ether-Electrified Porch Music
Echo Echo
5 Alive!
Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat

ASIN: B00003YSMD
Release Date: 1997-10-01

Tracks:

) Wolftrap & Fireflies
) Atica's Flower Box Window
) Come Again?
) Flood
) Reunion Monticello
) November (makebelieve)
) Summer Song
) Blind Session Eye
) Message To Me
) For The Girl
) Dusk

Album Description

Electric-Acoustic Mandolin Rock. Rock music with Celtic, Country, Blugrass and Jazz influences.

Customer Reviews:

The Rockinest CL Album. One of my favorite cds ever!.......2005-09-19

I absolutely adore this album! Relative to CL's other albums, it has more eloquent lyrics than "Meander," but rocks just as hard in a more intelligent way, has stand-out songs as opposed to "Ether-Inspired Porch Music" (where the songs blend together pleasantly), is far less Celtic than "Echo Echo," and not mellow at all like "Indian Summer."

The chord progressions are phenomenal -- especially in "Summer Song" and "November/Make Believe"-- the songs will go places you won't expect and it's just amazing. I've listened to this CD hundreds of times, and the musicianship never fails to astound me. The acoustic guitar-work is to die for! Barry's voice ranges from husky to uber-clear, from smooth as silk to a rockin' scream. If you've never fallen in love with that velvet-voiced cutie Barry Privett, you need to do it now. Of all the albums, this one showcases his diverse vocal talents the best.

This is one of my favorite albums ever. It's perfect for driving -- it seemed like it was meant to be listened on a bright morning drive through the Appalachians, when you're flying at 75 mph amongst the conifers. It just makes you happy; I don't think it is possible to listen to "Shadows" and not feel uplifted.

Fans of "Indian Summer" and "Ether" might be a little shocked by this at first, but give it a few runs in your CD player before dismissing it as a an album not by the Carbon Leaf you know and love. It is first and foremost a rock album; CL has mellowed considerable since this was made in the late 90s.

See these boys live if you ever have the chance. I saw them open for Guster -- and it was Carbon Leaf that got the standing ovation, not Guster. CL should have been headlining, judging from the enthusiastic crowd reaction. They love what they do So much; their enthusiasm and love for the music is contagious.

(For reference, I listen to Andrew Bird; Jump, Little Children; Guster; The Dole; Flogging Molly; and the Folk station on Yahoo.)

Buy this album immediately, and then head over to [...] to sample many tracks off the others, find out when you can catch CL live, and admire photos of these talented and gorgeous musicians.

p.s. They are sweet in person too. :D

'Shadows' is an excellent early effort by Carbon Leaf.......2005-06-23

Before Carbon Leaf got "ether-electrified", before Carter Gravatt began rocking on a mandolin, before Barry Privett was dancing jigs with his pennywhistle, and Jordan Medas signed on and brought his strong bass chops to the group, Carbon Leaf released Shadows In The Banquet Hall. Shadows is more of a rock album, although the distinctive acoustic guitar pluck we have come to know from Carter on subsequent albums is present. That more bluegrass-tinged acoustic guitar is apparent on several songs, including Wolftrap and Fireflies, Attica's Flower Box Window and Reunion Monticello. On the rock side of the spectrum we find songs like Blind Session Eye, with its cleverly arranged guitar licks, driving beat and hard rockin' jam at the end.

The overall flow of the album is mellow and thoughtful, due in large part to Barry's intelligent, abstract, somewhat esoteric lyrics. This is not to imply that they are inaccessable though. The songs simply require a careful listener, one who is willing to let their mind travel along with the music, through the stories and emotions being expressed. An example of this is Summer Song, which is able to convey a beautiful portrait of summers come and gone through brief lyrical phrases that impart different images in the listener's mind, but still leave them free to weave those images into their own memories and experiences. Barry has an ability to create lyrics that the listener can so openly relate to and apply to his or her own life. This great talent comes into full bloom on future albums, but is doubtless evident on Shadows too.

Immediate standout songs including Flood, with its heavy bass line from then-bassist Devin McGuire and "low rock" rhythms (no doubt influenced by the band Morphine), the beautiful acoustic guitar and soft vocals on November(makebelieve), and For The Girl, with its intensely moving music and powerful vocals (and hints at the Celtic-influenced music to come later) showcase the wide range of Carbon Leaf's musicality. Throughout we can hear the beginnings of the "ether-electrified", Celtic- and bluegrass-tinged rock sound that Carbon Leaf has created on later albums. Whether a fan of Carbon Leaf or a new listener, Shadows In The Banquet Hall has something to offer through strong acoustic and electric guitarwork and thought-provoking, intelligent lyrics; it is most certainly an album worth listening to.

Dark but beautiful.......2004-04-01

This recording is less accessible than their later Echo Echo, but it rewards the patient listener. Carbon Leaf's gift is the ability to create gorgeous soundscapes that perfectly reflect the lyrics of each song. That gift is in full flower here, and the result is an album that coheres as a whole. Expect to need a few listens before it worms its way into your head, but once it does, you'll never forget it.

Carbon Leaf.......2000-03-22

I was informed of Carbon Leaf a month ago and I can not get enough of them. Great sound for a small band from Va.

Witness: Dance Like the Wind - Music of Today's Black Composers

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Historically significant choral works, wonderfully performed

Witness: Dance Like the Wind - Music of Today's Black Composers

Manufacturer: Clarion
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001FVEQS
Release Date: 2004-02-10

Tracks:

Mother To Son
We Shall Walk Through The Valley
Lamentations: Black Folk Song Suite
Lamentations: Black Folk Song Suite
An Old Black Woman, Homeless And Insdistinct
Dance Like Wind
Dance Like Wind
Dance Like Wind
Tambourines To Glory
My Soul Hath Found Refuge In Thee (Psalm 91)
Nocturne
Piece For String Orchestra
Piece For String Orchestra
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes
Images, Shadows And Dreams: Five Vignettes

Album Description

Thought-provoking and moving music by eight modern composers spans the range of expression from solo cello to chorus, from jazz ensemble to woodwind quintet.

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Historically significant choral works, wonderfully performed.......2004-05-31

For over 10 years, The VocalEssence Ensemble Singers and Chorus (conducted by Philip Brunelle) has presented an enduring series of concerts showcasing the talents of trailblazing African American composers. Now this wealth of music is available outside the concert hall through a series of recordings called WITNESS.

DANCE LIKE THE WIND presents works by eight African American composers from various generations, though they all emerged after the neo-classical period of non-discrimination. You'll hear loyalty to classic idioms like the spirituals and blues, but also elements of more recent genres like R&B, gospel and rap. Enclosed are excellent liner notes and biographical information.

The other three CDs are available as single titles, or in the boxed set entitled THE WITNESS COLLECTION which includes:

WHAT A MIGHTY GOD: Spirituals and Gospels for Chorus
GOT THE SAINT LOUIS BLUES: Classical Music in the Jazz Age
SKYWARD MY PEOPLE ROSE: Music of William Grant Still
DANCE LIKE THE WIND

Tracks:

London Suite: Knightsbridge
Bal Masque (Valse-Caprice)
The Grasshopper's Dance
My Native Heath: Barwick Green
Rouge et Noir
The Peanut Polka
Carriage And Pair
London Landmarks: The Horse Guards, Whitehall
A Little Suite: March
Sailing By
Portuguese Party
Beachcomber
In The Shadows
Tabarinage
Sanctuary Of The Heart (Meditation religieuse)
The Westminster Waltz
Carissima
Girls In Grey
The Runaway Rocking-Horse
Robin Hood Suite: March Of The Bowmen

Customer Reviews:

Very nice music, but..........2005-12-28

If you are looking for incidental (background) music used in Monty Python's Flying Circus. This CD only contains one track, and it is the wrong version. The performance is completely different.

Knightsbridge March was The Dull Life of A City Stockbroker.

Second volume of a highly entertaining series........2000-11-09

Light orchestral works are becoming something of a lost art, but the British have excelled at them -- the form is especially popular during their annual "Proms" concerts -- and this second volume of Hyperion's popular series continues in the same high-quality vein as Volume One. Twenty pieces by some of the best British light music composers on a generously-packed 78 minute CD -- no skimping here!

These aren't meant to be challenging works, but are skillfully orchstrated, excellently played, and well recorded. The variety is tremendous -- you may even recognize a few of the pieces and say to yourself, "so THAT'S where that tune came from!"

Perfect music for easy listening on a lazy Sunday afternoon, or anytime you need a break from the classical music heavyweights. Hyperion's packaging and booklet notes are, as usual for this premium classical label, uniformly excellent.

For more of this refreshing series, check out Volumes One and Three, as well as European Light Music Classics and American Light Music Classics.

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