T.A. [Import]

t.a. [import]

Track Listings

1. Cold War

2. Molecules

3. Run With Me

4. Bonn

5. Basta

6. Different Kind Of Love

7. You Will Be There

8. Derek Fisher

9. Party Station

10. Afternight

11. C Sick

12. Feed Me

13. Infinite Wavelength

14. Jazzmens Badboy Boogie

15. No Se Lo Que Quireo

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Product Description
Japanese edition of the experimental indie act's 2002 album with 2 bonus tracks 'Jazzmen's Badboy Boogie' & 'No Se Lo Que Quiero'.

T.A.,Trans Am,Japanese Import,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop

T.A. [Import]

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Paris Je T'Aime
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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Once
Paris: Je t¿aime DVD
Avenue Montaigne
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Paris Je T'Aime

ASIN: B000FS9J9A
Release Date: 2006-09-25

Tracks:

Meme Histoire
Lumieres de Paris
Gogol
Run to the Mosque/Resolution
Que Linda Manito
Interlude
French Kiss
Elephant Me Regarde
Paris S'Eveille
Katoucha
Bob et Fanny
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Vampire
Caravane
Fantomes d'Oscar Wilde
True
Love's a Bitch
Carol
Pairs Je T'Aime
We're All in the Dance
Tourbillon [*] - Miranda Richardson

Customer Reviews:

movie review.......2007-06-25

Having never been to Paris and always wanting to, this film served as a good introduction to the vast number of neighborhoods that make up the city. The only one i've known about was Montmartre, the neighborhood on the hill which is Paris' highest elevation. But with that said, this film is not really an examination of all these neighborhoods. All they really do is serve as a backdrop to the human drama and comedy that make up the 18?-is-it?, mini-stories that make up this film. Each segment begins with the name of the particular neighborhood the segment takes place in.
The entire film kept me interested throughout except for a couple of the entries. There were moments of positively enraptured elegance and mystery.....I think my favorite segment starred Juliet Binoche as a grieving mother who is visited by a ghostly cowboy played by Willem Defoe who asks her if she wants to see her son. A romantic light/drama set in the overwhelming Paris cemetary was a highlight("friends stab you in the front"-Oscar Wilde) and comic relief with Steve Buchemi set in the Paris Metropolitan(their subway system)was welcomed. A man learns that his wife has leukemia just as he was preparing to split up with her. A comical portrait of a mime takes place around the Eiffel Tower. The final segment featuring a lonely American woman vacationing by herself in the Paris she has always dreamt of reaching, I'm not sure how i feel about it. I feel sad for her despite her segment-ending revelation that Paris has made her understand and appreciate that she is alive. This will be a good purchase when it comes out on DVD. See it in your theaters is you get a chance

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It Won't Be Soon Before Long
Maroon 5
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ASIN: B000PD3LAI
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Album Description

International version includes one bonus track, 'Infatuation'. Global neo-soul rock superstars, Maroon 5 are back with their much-anticipated sophomore album, It Won't Be Soon Before Long. The follow-up to the 10 times platinum, Grammy award-winning Songs About Jane will be sexier and stronger, according to frontman Adam Levine, who looked to 80s icons such as Prince, Michael Jackson and Talking Heads for inspiration. Recorded at home in Los Angeles with producers Mike Elizondo (Fiona Apple, Eminem), Mark Spike Stent (Bjork, Keane, Gwen Stefani), Mark Endert (Madonna, Fiona Apple), and Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Nickel Creek) the album promises to be a louder take on the pop sounds of their first effort. It's definitely aggressive, upbeat and pounding, says Levine.13-tracks in all. Universal. 2007.

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The Title Says It all
GOOD COLLECTION!
A must-have for t.A.T.u. fans
t.A.T.u.'s Best

The Best
t.A.T.u.
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t.A.T.u. Screaming for More
200 Km/H in the Wrong Lane
Dangerous and Moving
200 Po Vstrechnoj
Gomenasai

ASIN: B000HT2LW4
Release Date: 2006-09-18

Tracks:

All About Us
All the Things She Said
Not Gonna Get Us
How Soon Is Now?
Loves Me Not
Friend or Foe [Radio Version]
Gomenasai
Null & Void
Cosmos (Outer Space) [She Wants Revenge Remix]
Show Me Love [Radio Version]
Craving (I Only Want What I Can't Have) [Bollywood Mix]
Ne Ver Ne Boysia Ne Prosi [Eurovision Song]
30 Minutes
Divine [Extended Version]
Perfect Enemy
All the Things She Said [Dave Aude Remix Edit]
Ludi Invalidi [Russian Version Remix]
Love Me Not [Glam as You Mix Radio Edit]
Nas Ne Dagoniat [Not Gonna Get Us Russian Version]
Yo Soshia S'Uma [All the Things She Said Russion Version]

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T.A.T.U.: Live in Concert at Glame as You, Paris, France [DVD][Live]
Gomenasia [DVD]
Gomenasia [Animated Version][Multimedia Track]
How Soon Is Now? [DVD]
Ludi Invalidi [DVD]
All About Us [DVD][Version]
All the Things She Said [DVD][Mix]
Not Gonna Get Us [DVD][Mix]
All About Us [DVD][Mix]
Friend or Foe [DVD][Mix]
All About Us [DVD]
Friend or Foe [DVD]
Gomenasai [DVD]
TV Spots from Around the World

Description

Bonus DVD tracklisting: Gomenasai, Gomenasai Animated video version, How Soon Is Now?, Ludi Invalidi Russian Version Remix, All The Things She Said (Remix Video), Not Gonna Get Us (Remix Video) Screaming For More, All About Us Remix Version, Friend or Foe Remix Version, All About Us Uncensored Closed Captioned, Making of All About Us video, Making of Friend or Foe video, Making of Gomenasai video

Customer Reviews:

The Title Says It all.......2007-04-03

Only The Best Of TATU Even If you have Songs You Never Heard TATU WILL SUCK YOU INTO ITS POWER

GOOD COLLECTION!.......2007-03-23

ITS A RALLY GOOD SELECTION OF THE BEST TATU SONGS, THE BEST ARE THE REMIXES, TEH DVD IS TOO SHORT, BUT INCLUDES ALL THE BRAND NEW VIDEOS, SO COOL!

A must-have for t.A.T.u. fans.......2006-11-29

A very nice CD+DVD set with most of their hits both in the original Russian version and in English. Some amazing videos on the DVD too.

t.A.T.u.'s Best.......2006-11-02

After exactly one year of releasing their second album "Dangerous and Moving", t.A.T.u. comes back with a greatest hits collection. When I heard of this collection I was really confused, how can t.A.T.u., a band that has only released 2 albums, be able to release a greatest hits collection? As far as I'm concerned I thought you needed four to five albums to release a greatest hits collection, but I guess I was wrong.

This collection gathers 20 t.A.T.u. songs; 6 of which were released as singles; 2 from t.A.T.u.'s first album "200 KM/H In The Wrong Lane"; 4 from their second album "Dangerous and Moving"; 3 un-released remixes, the Russian Versions of "Not Gonna Get Us" and "All The Things She Said"; and 3 un-released tracks.

It is quite amazing that t.A.T.u. came up with this track list. It truly gathers the best of the best. From the number one hits "All The Things She Said" and "All About Us" to the amazing "Not Gonna Get Us" and the cover from The Smiths - "How Soon is Now?".
"Friend Or Foe" and "Gomenasai" are pretty good, even thought their promotion was not very good, the songs manage to be great singles. The mixes from "Cosmos (Outer Space)" and "Craving (I Only Want What I Can't Have)" are flawless, each with their unique touch. "30 Minutes", "Show Me Love" and "Perfect Enemy" were always great song, which didn't make the cut for a single release, but are powerful enough to make it to this collection.

The new single "Loves Me Not" was always one of my favorites from "Dangerous and Moving"; it is a hard rock/pop/dance track, with simple, but powerful lyrics. Now, the unreleased tracks ("Null and Void", "Divine" and "Ne Ver Ne Boysia Ne Prosi") are each very different. "Null and Void" is the English version of "Obienzianka Nol", I think they did a great job on this one, I always loved "Obienzianka Nol" and wondered if it would be a mistake to translate it to English, and to my surprise, it wasn't. The lyrics are as cold and dark as the Russian version and it's meaning it's very powerful. "Divine" is nothing special, but somehow I like it. The only word on the song is divine, which could get a little annoying after some spins, but actually you want more and more. It's like nothing you've ever heard before. "Ne Ver Ne Boysia Ne Prosi" is t.A.T.u.'s Eurovision song from 2003. The song was once released in t.A.T.u.'s How Soon Is Now? CD-Single. The song is actually really good, even though it is in Russian it gets to you, it's very catchy.

The DVD is what makes this collection even better. It has 7 of t.A.T.u.'s videos including the explicit version of "All About Us" and the animated version of "Gomenasai". It includes 4 remix videos, and the making of "All About Us", "Friend or Foe" and "Gomenasai". It includes a live performance at Glam As You Mix party in France, and let me tell you that I was very impressed. The girls sing live all the way (except for the "Not Gonna Get Us" scream from Yulia) and the performance is full of energy. Last, it includes TV Spots from around the world. (Japan, Germany, France, Taiwan, U.K. and Russia)

I could have not thought of a better collection than this. This is for me, as far, if not the best, one of the best compilations ever. It is a shame that t.A.T.u. and their record company parted ways, but look out for t.A.T.u. next album in 2007. As for now, just add this to your collection and enjoy it. Believe me; you won't be disappointed.

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Who Says You Can't Go Home
Bon Jovi
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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Who Says You Can't Go Home
Welcome to Wherever You Are, Pt. 1
Welcome to Wherever You Are
Live From The Have A Nice Day Tour
Have a Nice Day

ASIN: B000FGGEHC
Release Date: 2006-05-22

Tracks:

Who Says You Can't Go Home (Radio Version)
Last Man Standing (Live Boston, Ma 10-12-05)
Raise Your Hands (Live Boston, Ma 10-12-05)

Album Description

2006 Enhanced CD single, taken from their album Have A Nice Day. Features the Enhanced Video and Original Version of 'Who Says You Can't Go Home' coupled with 'Last Man Standing' and 'Raise Your Hands', both recorded live in Boston MA, 2005. Mercury.

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The best SHAKI single YET
rip off!
Shakira - her hips truly do not lie
Just One Word: WOW!!!!!
Fantastic song; just learned it was remake though

Hips Don't Lie, Pt. 1
Shakira
Manufacturer: Sony / Bmg Import
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Oral Fixation vol. 2
Hips Don't Lie
Fijacion Oral vol. 1
Oral Fixation Vol. 2

ASIN: B000F6ZO96
Release Date: 2006-05-08

Tracks:

Hips Don't Lie - Wyclef Jean, Shakira
Dreams for Plans - Shakira

Album Description

EU 2-track pressing includes 'Hips Don't Lie' (featuring Wyclef Jean) (Clean Version) and 'Dreams for Plans (Album Version, Clean Version). Packaged in a cardboad wallet. Sony. 2006.

Customer Reviews:

The best SHAKI single YET.......2007-05-11

not only is this a great song, but it is not included in the spanish version of this double album....and the spanish version of the song is on this single as well as my favorite version of it (boom-ba) which is afro-centric! it's a must have if you like this song and shakira!

rip off!.......2007-01-09

I ordered this and figured for $14 it would be a good deal (as you would normally get on amazon). Well there are only 2 songs! It is basically a cd single with a flip side for $14! don't get it! go to best buy for the whole cd for maybe $18. This is not worth it. But with the free shipping I had, if I send it back, I pay for shipping. they basically have you there. highly recommend you get something else.

Shakira - her hips truly do not lie.......2007-01-05

This CD only contains two songs, but it is definitely worth it. Turn up the volume, and shake your car's windows out of their rails.
JEC

Just One Word: WOW!!!!!.......2006-07-24

I've always adored Shakira for the boisterousness and vociferousness that she imports into her music. Be it "Whenever Wherever" or "La Tortura",her music combined with appealing lyrics have always sent a thrill of pleasure and liveliness down my feet and her latest sensational single,"Hips Don't Lie",released from the new album "Oral Fixation Vol.2" and featuring Wyclef Jean is no exception. Shakira lets loose her vibrant music and is so charming in her tone and rhythm. Shakira has really come a long way in becoming a real Latin pop diva and the Colombian singer is surely a big thing in the pop music industry. She looks so killing and sensuous in the video of the song too. "Hips Don't Lie" is another jewel for any pop music lover's treasure closet.

Fantastic song; just learned it was remake though.......2006-07-19

I do not like pop music for the most part (rock and metal are my forte). Yet I find this song to be one of the catchiest (in a good way) I've heard since the stuff on "Thriller".
Now I just found it it's a damn remake. I really wanted to give it up to Shakira, normally reserved to a type of music I find relatively weak and emotionless, but that remake knowledge took away some of the magic of this otherwise outstanding song.

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Fun CD
Don't Cha
IT'S COOL YOU WONT BE SORRY UNLESS YOU DONT LIKE THIS SONG !
From obnoxious to infectious.
The future of music is right here!

Don't Cha
Pussycat Dolls , and Busta Rhymes
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My Humps
Pon de Replay
SexyBack, Pt. 2
Stickwitu, Pt. 2

ASIN: B000AQNL46
Release Date: 2005-09-05

Tracks:

Don't Cha [Main Mix]
Don't Cha [More Booty Mix]
Don't Cha [Radio Edit]
Don't Cha [CD-ROM Track]

Album Description

The Pussycat Dolls team up with Busta Rhymes on 'Don't Cha', surely one of the most infectious pop songs of the year. The Main Mix of the title track is b/w two additional versions, More Booty Version and the Radio Edit. Also includes the video to the title track. A&M Records. 2005.

Customer Reviews:

Fun CD.......2007-05-13

You have to be a fan of the Pussycat Dolls to enjoy this CD single. It's a fun, although a little repetitive. Excellent dance music that will get you going and in a good mood!

Don't Cha.......2007-04-05

I love the song but I didn't expect the lyrics to have foul language so I can't play it around any young kids.

IT'S COOL YOU WONT BE SORRY UNLESS YOU DONT LIKE THIS SONG !.......2007-01-25

THEY HAVE A FEW COPY'S OF THIS SONG SOME EDIT FOR RADIO A FEW VERSIONS OUT THERE SO BE CARFUL THE COVERS ARE IN OTHER COLORS THAT MIGHT HELP SAME BACK GROUND SOME IMPORTS ALSO BUT A GOOD BUY AT ANY RATE !

From obnoxious to infectious........2006-05-02

When I first heard Don't Cha I thought it was an obnoxious song.

I saw maybe 30 seconds of The Dolls performing on the Nick Awards and was offended once again thinking this song was too mature for a Nickelodeon audience. But for some reason, I was interested, and so I listened to the 30 second clips here on Amazon and was impressed. I bought the album and haven't been disappointed so far.

Even some fans say The Pussycat Dolls shouldn't be taken too seriously and that no one is looking for them to win a Grammy for anything. But why not? Gwen Stefani's Hollaback Girl was nominated for Record of the Year. If Hollaback Girl can be nominated, nobody should give up hope. Now, I love Hollaback Girl, but that's like saying you love an Adam Sandler movie: it hasn't anything to do with award shows.

So don't shoot down the girls' chances. It seems like anybody has a shot these days in the age where we see record sales as a sign of greatness and where it's okay to copy, sample, and recycle without adding anything new of your own.

The future of music is right here!.......2005-11-16

Who needs Pat Benatar and the overweight Wilson sisters when you have these lovely ladies? I see a bright future for them, and I love this single. It sounds like a Destiny's Child song but better. Oh, the ways I love this single. Get it now!

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Greatest Exercise Music Ever!
A fun way to introduce Classical Music

More Hooked On Classics

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Hooked on Classics
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ASIN: B0000241QA
Release Date: 2003-05-20

Tracks:

Can't Stop the Classics: Overture to Ruslan & Ludmilla/Czarda [Excerpt]
Hooked on Mozart: Rondo Alla Turca/Piano Sonata in C Major [E [Excerpt]
Hooked on Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien Op 45/Swan Lake [Exc [Excerpt]
Viva Vivaldi: Concerto in C Major F XII: 37/Concerto in C Maj [Excerpt]
Hooked on Romance (Opus 3): Gymnopedie No. 2/Nocturne in E Fl [Excerpt]
Hooked on Haydn: Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major [Excerpt]
Hooked on a Song: Votre Toast/Funiculi Funicula/Tar [Excerpt]
Hooked on America: Rhapsody in Blue/Camptown Races/Rhapsody i [Excerpt]
Hooked on Can Can: Can-Can/Unter Donner und Blitz Op 324/Hung [Excerpt]
Journey Through the Classics, Pt. 2: Dance of the Tumblers/Da [Excerpt]
Journey Through America: The Star Spangled Banner/Oh ...
Hooked on Marching: Under the Double Eagle/The Stars & Stripes Forever
If You Knew Sousa: The Liberty Bell/Blaze Away/The Liberty Bell/Semper
If You Knew Sousa (And Friends): Entry of the Gladiators/Colonel Bogey
Night at the Opera: Hallelujah Chorus/With Cat-Like Tread/Symphony No.
Hooked on Bach: Ave Marie/Minuet/Suite No. 2 in B M [Excerpt]

Album Details

A Second Volume of the Hit Series that Merged Classical Music Into the Disco Generation at the Very End of the 70's. In the 80's, it Pervaded the Aerobic Set and Inspired a Bunch of Scandanavians to Apply the Backbeaten Concept to Pop as Well....

Customer Reviews:

Greatest Exercise Music Ever!.......2005-07-24

If you want great music to exercise by, this is it! It can make your time on the treadmill or exercise bike fly by. If you're new to it, try the "If You Knew Sousa" tracks. I promise you won't be sorry! Have fun! Exercise!

A fun way to introduce Classical Music.......2002-06-05

This compilation Album represents the best that the Hooked on Classics series have to offer. THis is an excellent way to make Classical Music interesting to those who might think Classical Music is "boring".

Louis Clark has arranged some of the most popular composers and their most popular works in a way that will keep toes tapping and hands clapping to the fast tempos while some of the slower tracks (Hooked on Romance) become warm melodies to the ear.

As usual, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of londa, plays the arrangements with seeming ease and perfecton. The orcehstras ability to play these arrangements is more than just "playing along with a Rock beat" but, a wonderful demonstration of musical perfection.

Louis Clark createtd the hooked on Classics world, with Albums 1 - 3 and has been followed by others who try to copy his recipe (Hooked on Classics 4 - Hooked on Baroque and Hooked on Classics 5)but never seem to capture the gleam of the original three albums.

Tracks:

Children of Rarn
Jewel
Visit
Childe
Time of Love Is Now
Diamond Meadows
Root of Star
Beltane Walk
Is It Love?
One Inch Rock
Summer Deep
Seagull Woman
Suneye
Wizard
Children of Rarn
Ride a White Swan [Single 'A' Side][*]
Summertime Blues [Single 'B' Side][*]
Poem [*]
Visit [Take 4][*]
Diamond Meadows [Take 6][*]
One Inch Rock [*]
Seagull Woman [*]
Wizard [*]
Children of Rarn [*]

Album Description

The classic T. Rex album from 1970, digitally remastered and augmented with nine bonus tracks - 'Ride A White Swan', 'Summertime Blues', 'Poem' (work in progress), 'The Visit' (take 4), 'Diamond Meadows' (take 6), 'One Inch Rock' (work in progress), 'Seagull Woman' (work in progress), 'The Wizard' (work in progress), & 'The Children Of Rarn' (work in progress). Universal. 2004.

Album Details

The Classic T Rex Album from 1970 Has Been Digitally Remastered and Now Comes Complete with Nine Bonus Tracks. Enhanced Packaging Includes Restored Original Artwork, Sleevenotes by Mark Paytress and Rare Photographs by Peter Sanders.

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not bolan's first electric album but maybe his best.......2007-06-09

Beard of stars introduced audiences to the possibilities of marc bolan in an electric setting... T. rex cemented the vision in characteristic good form.. Marc bolan was not quite as well recieved in america as abroad but his star did shine every bit as bright as david bowie or anyone else in the so-called glam genre. Actually, when these first albums were released glam was not even born yet - not even a concept.. Bolan emerged from the same folk-rock, experimental stock that david bowie took root with in the 60's.. Not far from syd barrett his early releases with tyrannausauras rex were eerie, melodic, and quite stirring on a very basic almost mythological level.. Beard of stars, as i mentioned earlier, made a change in a new direction.. With 't-rex' the first album to abreviate the band's name came the first really commerically friendly (and yet very different musically speaking) tunes.. Bolan and mickey fin had developed an infectious boogie style (which became a t. rex trademark throughout the 70's until bolan's death)... Despite these breakthroughs, the album is still not the typical fare you would expect from a big-selling group (or duo).. it opens in a curious fashion with 'the children of rarn' (thank god bolan always was a true original i just love it).. and always retains a sort of curious almost psychodelic and yet modern sounding quality.. In fact it was this kind of music that defied categorization that probably lead to the term glam (which is not really a useful musical term because it says virtually nothing about the music - oh well we must catogorize i guess)... The music really heats up on such tracks as beltane walk and one-inch rock - a song writing technique that would later reach for the stars in 'electric warrior' - yet for me it is the little tracks in between that make the album (as in many t rex albums).. The world really could not see marc bolan coming - but when they did it was almost too late - another shooting star...

ECLECTIC WARRIOR.......2006-07-01

"Electric Warrior" may have surprised a good many people, but only those who had not been paying attention. Through the folky haze of their formative years, before Bolan saw the dinosaur move, Tyrannosaurus Rex had already spun out dozens of great riffs and wonderful, highly stylized songs that struggled to find much of an audience. We could trade pre-electric playlists all day long. The fact remains that until Leo Fender and Les Paul put in their first appearance with the band by the light of the magical moon on "Beard of Stars" -- still a few years prior to the Big Bang -- it seemed that a significant audience might never arrive. But still, with all those years of simple acoustic accompaniment as ballast, this rewired T. Rex produced what might be their most characteristic record. Perhaps, arguably, their best. It's a polarizing thought, "T. Rex" vs. "Electric Warrior", on par with the "Revolver" vs. "Sergeant Pepper" debate. But the question is not without merit. (For the record, my votes go to "Revolver" and "T. Rex".)

The pose here is pre-glam, more candid, less rehearsed. There is a weird, beautiful shimmer and gleam to these songs that still has the innocent waxy glow of the right honorable early days -- a glow that becomes a hard silicon shine on "Electric Warrior." These songs are still sentimental, still strangely strange and still comparatively as eclectic as they are electric. And lurking behind almost every track, just within earshot, is that thing that became so destructively popular. That twitchy hiccup on top of a four-square beat, solid as rock, fluid as folk, light as air and bright as a star.

Since the source material is better to begin with, the sonic improvements here are not as spectacular as the much needed salvation work done to the still earlier Regal Zonophone recordings. That narrow range of acoustic guitar matched so closely to Bolan's voice that is typical of the earlier records is not an easy sound to deal with in the first place. Thanks to Visconti's and Bolan's maturing producing, writing and performing abilities "T. Rex" sounded pretty good when it was first released. The remastering is carefully done with an emphasis on preserving the thin, concise quality of Bolan's pre-Warrior sound. And the bonus tracks -- there are so many now, on so many different releases that it's getting tough to keep up -- are interesting enough and smart enough to include the "Ride a White Swan" single which was on the US album, but not on this, the original UK version.

"T. Rex" is one of those pure and eccentric records that come around now again -- products of those transitional times when a style is fully formed but hasn't quite yet been set in stone. You know, the kind of stone that guarantees vast success in exchange for rigid predictability. From this vantage point we still have "Warrior" and "Slider" to look forward to before things begin to get a little too slick. And, once more, we have the chance to spend another golden moment in Summer Deep.

A beautiful and spiritual Bolan album, mature and ethereal........2006-06-06

This has to be my personal favorite 'on a spiritual level' and his most transitional as well. I am moved so by his music, and especially this masterpiece. His later work such as Warrior, Slider, and Tanx have to be some of the most exciting music ever, but this album is just brimming with something obvious and yet subtle- I can't put my finger on it! Ethereal and almost otherworldly- the only way to describe it is to suggest he wrote it from somewhere beyond consciousness, yet while still conscious- or from beyond the grave and yet still living......it doesn't really contain any real commercial stand outs, or defining songs(except the bonus song 'Ride a White Swan'), but is a sort of 1970 suburban/garage band/fantasia/simply complex plethora of guitar-wah wah-poetic imagery-stream of consciousness-inspired cosmic dittys. This album is somewhat different from Beard of Stars in the lyrical content- but the guitar is similar and more refined to a tasteful sound. Beard is more fantasy/King Arthur-ish/Tolkien meets Hendrix(no disrespect to Jimmy intended).Unicorn and Beard of Stars leave me with an image of Marc writing songs on the hill of Glastonbury Abbey or in the shade of a great castle. This album is more of a current(1970) state of being, more focused on now versus then. I picture him writing these songs on a cool English morning perhaps recording early demos in a makeshift studio in a garage, with the door wide open to a field of beautiful flowers overlooking a lake with a breeze rippling the deep blue waters .....wait, I'm getting ahead of myself! Unique album, and I guess I would have to say it was another moment in time that Marc captured, and thankfully left us from his short life. The first song draws you in-'The Children of Rarn', beckoning you to enter this adventure like a childe entering the world, or a mind travelling to a more cosmic dimensional plane, a crossroads akin to a matrix - then suddenly in a loud distorted ,earthy, heartbeating drum- thumping you are suddenly forced to listen to 'Jewel' which is a good, noisy, bluesy rock and roll riff song about a woman called Jewel(mother or witch?). Next is the song simply entitled 'The Visit', a beautiful song about, perhaps a visitor from somewhere distant, or alien, or perhaps he is the visitor ala' 'Cosmic Dancer'? The following song is 'Childe' which is very hypnotic, strange, and yet pleasing to listen to, and I cannot fathom it other than a song about giving to others what he wishes he himself had. 'The Time of Love is Now' is another beautiful, yet in-your-face urgent message from Marc, and very spiritual, almost an American Indian sounding middle/solo with a flute. Inspirational and a message that makes no sense, yet the message gets into your subconscious and then you know what it really means, I guess. 'Diamond Meadows' has lush backing of violins similar to the Beatles 'Yesterday', and the melody is absolutely sweet as it gets. 'Root of Star' is my favorite song on the album. Simply beautiful. It has an Eastern, as well as a western, cosmic/spiritual/shamanistic/tribal/wah-wah essence to it. Next we are at first teased by what sounds like a last minute tuning of a guitar then hit with the absolute coolest, distorted, simple, almost flatulent sounding notes, followed by optimistic, sunny stringed orchestral envelopment in the song 'Beltane Walk'.'Is It Love' is next, and even more distortion to the point of distorted distortion! Simple song but catchy and great guitar hook! 'One Inch Rock' is re-invented once more after previously being in earlier material- and simply fun fantasy rock. 'Summer Deep' is a hook filled song, and uplifting:Tyranasaurus Rex meets T. Rex in the most absolute way! 'Seagull Woman' is remindful of the Grateful Dead' but more powerful and melodic, and sweet and sad, yet bittersweet at the same time in lyrics and instrumentation. I love this song like a child of my own! 'Suneye' is next, and I think of John Lennon, lyrics and music reminiscent of 'Julia' off from the White album or 'Look at Me' off the Plastic Ono Band album.'The Wizard' is very very long, and yet also hypnotic and another rehashing, or should I say 're-hatching' of an earlier concept that, probably only would fit onto Bolan's first Tyrannasaurus Rex album other than this one.The closing song is the reprise to 'The Children of Rarn', and thus ends the complete cycle to this masterpiece! What follows on this extended cut version of the album is the seminal, and relative T. Rex incarnate sound of 'Ride a White Swan'(probably should have been included as a cut originally to this set). 'Summertime Blues' ushers us into the true inspiration to Marc Bolan's rock and roll roots, namely Eddie Cochran. Incidentally didn't Eddie die young in a car crash? The remaining versions of previous songs follow, but they are not too much different than their final versions. Buy this album, you won't be dissapointed- just make sure you listen to it two or three times then you will be hooked!!!

The Dawn of T. Rex.......2006-03-03

This magical album for Marc Bolan and his newly christened band T. Rex is a wonderful timepiece from the 1970's. It is the perfect mix of Bolan's fanciful imagination, his lyrical poetry, and producer Tony Visconti's string arrangements. It would be the album that launched the T. Rex craze in Britain for the next three years.
The "T. Rex" album marked the transition from Bolan's gentle Tolkien inspired Tyrannosaurus Rex acoustic days to the Electric Warrior, the king of fashion conscious, mascara heavy Glam Rock. Many early fans were quite disappointed with the change, as their homegrown favorite had now become the darling of the teenage set. The single "Ride a White Swan" from this time (that should be included on this CD) paved the way for the T. Rex hit machine, and was a staple in Bolan's live set until his all-too-early death in 1977. It was a huge hit in the UK and has been covered numerous times since Bolan's death.

The album opens with the short intro "The Children Of Rarn," Bolan's own piece of mythology that bridges the divide between Tyrannosaurus Rex to T. Rex beautifully. Interestingly enough, Marc had created a whole 20 minute piece around this track ("The Children of Rarn Suite") that didn't see the light of day until Tony Visconti released a version back in 1978. It could have been a wonderful concept piece. The songs that follow on the album are simply beautiful works of poetry set to music. Highlights are "Jewel," "The Visit," "Summer Deep," and "Diamond Meadows" (most recently heard in the movie "Velvet Goldmine").

While each T. Rex album is near and dear to my heart, this probably isn't the best place to start if you're interested in Marc Bolan and his band. The album of choice for a starting point would be "Electric Warrior," followed by "The Slider," then this album. Once you're under Bolan's spell, you're hooked!

Blend of acoustic and electric styles remains Bolan's best.......2005-03-14

In a rather ecstatic review for the earlier unremastered Castle
CD of this first T.Rex album from 1970, I declared it Bolan's absolute best, a transitional work that combined prime but far more accessible examples of the earlier acoustic Tyrannosaurus Rex sound ("The Visit", "The Time Of Love Is Now", "Root Of Star") with thrilling embryonic versions of the T.Rex electric pop sound ("Jewel", "Childe", "Beltane Walk", "Is It Love?", "One Inch Rock"), with not a single weak track in sight and capturing Bolan's magical personality at its purest. The last album with the two-man lineup of Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn, it was also the first album to feature strings, drums and Flo & Eddie on backing vocals (albeit on only one song, the gorgeous "Seagull Woman").

My opinion remains unchanged and has only grown with time; what was always frustrating was the thin sound of all previous CD releases, which did not do justice to such an important work. This latest deluxe reissue finally gives the album its due, with a loud and clear remaster that highlights every explosive guitar solo, epic scream and production trick. The lyrics and artwork
are restored, although unfortunately the bonus tracks are the weakest of all the remasters: while the seminal non-LP single "Ride A White Swan"/"Summertime Blues" is included, the outtakes sound almost identical to the released versions despite being labeled "works in progress". Outside of a slight remix, I found nary a difference to the album versions. What's more, the fantastic instrumental outtake "Deep Summer" is not included, one of the few T.Rex cuts to remain in the hands of the bootleggers. Despite this, I would recommend everyone get their hands on a copy of this reissue, if only for the quality of the album itself, combined with the vastly improved sound.

I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself

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