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Orphans [Fold-out Digipak with 24-page booklet]

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Absolute Favorite Singer!
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Why did I wait so long before buying this CD?

Orphans [Fold-out Digipak with 24-page booklet]
Tom Waits
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ASIN: B000L43AN4
Release Date: 2006-12-05

Tracks:

Lie To Me
LowDown
2:19
Fish In The Jailhouse
Bottom Of The World
Lucinda
Ain't Goin' Down To The Well
Lord I've Been Changed
Puttin' On The Dog
Road To Peace
All The Time
The Return Of Jackie and Judy
Walk Away
Sea Of Love
Buzz Fledderjohn
Rains On Me

Tracks:

Bend Down The Branches
You Can Never Hold Back Spring
Long Way Home
Widow's Grove
Little Drop Of Poison
Shiny Things
World Keeps Turning
Tell It To Me
Never Let Go
Fannin Street
Little Man
It's Over
If I Have To Go
Goodnight Irene
The Fall Of Troy
Take Care Of All My Children
Down There By The Train
Danny Says
Jayne's Blue Wish
Young At Heart

Tracks:

What Keeps Mankind Alive
Children's Story
Heigh Ho
Army Ants
Books Of Moses
Bone Chain
Two Sisters
First Kiss
Dog Door
Redrum
Nirvana
Home I'll Never Be
Poor Little Lamb
Altar Boy
The Pontiac
Spidey's Wild Ride
King Kong
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Amazon.com

With these astounding 54 songs (plus two bonus tracks) Tom Waits has added a vital new work to his catalog. The title, Orphans, refers to the songs either being from a range of outside projects, various impulses, and whims, or simply not having found a place on the albums for which they were intended. While that scenario has constituted a stopgap measure for lesser artists, this set stands alongside Waits's finest work. He has shaped it into three separate discs, each one separately titled after the prevailing character of its tracks and playing with its own mood and dramatic arc. Brawlers favors raucousness and uptempo grinds and grooves, while Bawlers showcases balladry and the more overtly poetic. Bastards is a funhouse of angular characters, spiky anecdotes, shaggy dogs, and even a Kurt Weill cover. The set offers everything from the amped-up rockabilly hiccuping of "Lie to Me" to the breathtaking perfection of "Shiny Things," and from the outraged political reporting of "Road to Peace" to the closing-time lament of "Little Man." --David Greenberger

Description

The three disc set is packaged in a fold-out digipak with a beautifully designed 24-page booklet, including neverbefore-seen Waits' photographs.

Customer Reviews:

Quantity over quality.......2007-05-20

A bit disappointing. As usual with Tom Waits, some of the tracks are great -- Lucinda and Goodnight Irene are standouts. But too many, while not bad, are kinda ho-hum. With editing, this would have made a better 2-disc set, or a really good single CD.

i assume 5 stars is appropriate.......2007-05-10

I bought this CD a couple of weeks ago, but haven't heard it. My husband immediately took it from me & hasn't given it back. "Oh, I keep forgetting it at work." He said it's great. Based on that & the other reviews, I'm giving it a 5 star rating anyway. :)

I plan on getting it by this weekend or going out to buy my own copy.

Absolute Favorite Singer!.......2007-05-04

I bought this the second I found out it was available for my husband who is a HUGE Waits fan. A gotta have!

It's Tom Waits, and therefore excellent.......2007-04-06

Nobody does grizzled and world-weary quite like Tom Waits, and coming off 2004's incredible Real Gone, the mammoth three-disc collection Orphans is yet more proof of his bizarre genius. Even putting aside the abundance of great music it contains, it is, if nothing else, a fitting tribute to Waits's persistently uncommercial, marketing-be-damned approach to his music. Comprised of a whopping 54 songs (both Waits originals and covers) and clocking in at about three hours, Orphans is vintage Waits from beginning to end-unvarnished, unconventional, and uncompromising. Given the enormous amount of variety to be found here, everyone's going to have their personal favorites, but whichever tracks one prefers there's no denying that Orphans makes the perfect testament to Waits's endless creativity, stinging wit and gritty, PhD-in-life sensibility.

Waits has long been a a man of many personas-demented carnival barker, old testament prophet, Jesus freak, depression-era bluesman-and even more than his more traditional albums Orphans shows off his chameleonic nature to the fullest extent. With its ample available space, Orphans allows Waits to induldge in genre exercises ranging from rockabilly (Lie To Me); to baroque pop (Little Drop of Poison); to swamp blues (Buzz Fledderjohn); to gospel (Lord I've been changed) without ever sounding like just an imitator of his varied influences. That said, Waits is still at his best when he dwells in a musical territory all his own, be it noisy, free-form experimentation or more reflective, sparsely instrumented balladry.

Each disc brings with its own unique feel, with the first one feeling the most like a proper Waits album in the vein of such all-encompassing classics as Rain Dogs and Bone Machine. Waits gets his classic-rock fix taken are of early with the scorching Low Down, whose big, brash guitar riffs wouldn't sound out of place in the '60's. The clamorous percussion and dizzying time signatures of Fish in the Jailhouse should please fans of Waits's more eccentric side, or just those like this writer who crave something abrasive and weird. Providing a sharp contrast to these tunes, but still very much in line with Waits's overall approach, are the downcast resignation of the bluesy, guitar-driven Road to Piece (a seven-minute examination of the conflict in Israel) and the closing lament of Rains on Me.

The ballad-heavy second disc, while occasionally a tad forgettable, is still home to some of the most brilliant material of Waits's career. The triumphant Take Care of All of My Children is driven by a stirring, martial drum beat, while the following Down There by the Train manages to expertly combine sadness, regret, and hope through Waits's singularly poetic lyrical imagery ("There's no eye for an eye/There's no tooth for a tooth/I saw Judas Iscariot carryin' John Wilkes Booth"-brilliant). In somewhat of a curveball for Waits, Never Let Go is inspiring and poignant in its straightforward message of devotion. There's also a great, booze-sodden lament in Goodnight Irene, which finds Waits's nicotine-stained voice at its most raw and unhinged.

The third disc is a nod to every side of the schizophrenic last two decades of Waits's career, with unstructured noise explorations (the mutant jazz-blues-rock workout Heigh Ho is hard-edged and ominous even for Waits) to a slew of spoken-word pieces to some more tender ballads. Waits starts off the disc by breaking out his classic rasp on the delightfully malevolent What Keeps Mankind Alive, and backs himself up with some inspired vocal beat-boxing on the Spidey's Wild Ride and King Kong. The latter track is especially interesting, with Waits's pained wail augmented by some ear-piercing guitar squeals and a subterranean bass line as he declaims the tragic story of, well, King Kong, with all the gravity of a character delivering the closing monologue of a Shakespearean tragedy.

Why did I wait so long before buying this CD?.......2007-03-24

I've been aware of Tom Waits for many years and have purchased a few of his more popular songs online. However, this is the first album of his that I've bought. My criteria for album purchases is that the album price must be competitive with the sum of the download prices for all the songs that appeal to me when reviewing samples. I was not disappointed and will likely go back and buy some of his older albums.

For me, 4 stars is about as good as it gets because I reserve the 5 for perfection. The biggest negative for me was the lack of lyrics in the the lower cost edition.

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter

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red hot and sometimes, not!
A CD I still listen to regularly after years
Interesting tribute developing now it's own classic status.
FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS THE BEST SONG
Ridiculous blended with the sublime

Red Hot + Blue: A Tribute to Cole Porter
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ASIN: B000008JUM
Release Date: 1990-09-25

Tracks:

I've Got You Under My Skin - Neneh Cherry
In The Still Of The Night - Neville Brothers
You Do Something To Me - Sinead O Connor
Begin The Beguine - Salif Keita
Love For Sale - Fine Young Cannibals
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Night And Day - U2
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So In Love - K.D. Lang
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I Get A Kick Out Of You - The Jungle Brothers
Down In The Depths - Lisa Stansfield
From This Momment On - Jimmy Somerville
After You - Jody Watley
Do I Love You? - Aztec Camera

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There's a long tradition of artists banding together for a noble cause, but--needless to say--good intentions are no guarantee of good art. Fortunately, the twain do meet and the project even succeeds with creative flair in this compilation. It kicked off the Red Hot AIDS Benefit series back in 1990 and in fact launched its own sort of minigenre, including theme albums devoted to George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. In fact, this eclectic mix of Cole Porter covers interpreted by a wide swath of contemporary artists unfurls a pretty ambitious agenda in addition to its message of AIDS awareness and compassion. Here, the legacy of this ultra-sophisticated, closeted master of the popular song from the era of the "lost generation" is presented as a source of rejuvenating inspiration. Porter's craft seems validated by the very flexibility of the original songs as they get retrofitted to encompass styles ranging from U2 and Tom Waits to Jungle Brothers. There's an occasional miscalculation (Debbie Harry and Iggy Pop's didactic "updating" of Porter's bon vivant wit doesn't compare well with the original), but moments of stunning fusion abound (Sinéad O'Connor and Annie Lenox contribute especially memorable gems). Instead of getting lost in translation, Red Hot + Blue adds a whole new dimension to the art of swellegance. --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

red hot and sometimes, not!.......2007-05-14

this is the red hot that started the whole affair. this collection of cole porter covers was recorded as a way to let the world know that the music industry cared about aids awareness and raising money to bring about a cure.

the representation of artists is a cross section of who was hot in 1990 with few exceptions (prince, janet jackson, madonna and cyndi lauper immediately comes to mind--madonna would pay her dues soon though). some of them are gloriously up to doing the cole porter songs justice.

for example, lisa stansfield's 'down in the depths' is elegantly jazzy and a perfect showcase for her sweet honeyed mezzo. and, kd lang can do wrong working her way through 'so in love'. it's brilliant. as is annie lennox's 'ev'ry time we say goodbye'.

others bring their stamp to the songs and make it happen for the pop market. u2's 'night and day' is a great success, david byrne takes 'don't fence me in' on a great romp and fine young cannibals take 'love for sale', which has an unshakeable identity with women from billie holiday to aretha franklin, and makes it a randy boy-toy cruise that porter would have loved!

now, while sinead o'connor and iggy pop made be the last two singers one would expect to take on cole porter, o'connor's whispery boop-a-doop approach to 'you do something to me' is a definite change of pace and pop just says 'so what!?' he and debbie harry give 'well, did you evah?' the punked out once over that again would have tickled porter to no end.

now, if he wouldn't lose his sense of humor on some of the rest, as a listener i do. jody watley has one of the toughest tunes to do in 'after you--who?'. and a sense of humor or a little help from elton john might have saved her. as is her apporach is too studied and careful. and i don't get salif keita's 'begin the beguine'. this is one of the songs that needed to be sung because of its lusicious melody. and i like rap as much as the next person but i have to concede the point that porter's lyrics don't need reconception as raps.

A CD I still listen to regularly after years.......2007-02-19

This collection of Cole Porter songs performed by different contemporary artists came out in the early 90's as a fundraiser to benefit AIDS research.

The artists have different styles, so you'll probably like some tracks much more than others. I think they're uniformly good with some standouts, such as Annie Lennox's Everytime We Say Goodbye.

Interesting tribute developing now it's own classic status........2006-07-18

The beautiful elements of all Porter's work are that the songs he penned are elegant, witty, refreshingly verbose, timeless and can, in effect, be sung by anyone to anyone. They are loving, sexy and sexless at once; which reveals much about the great man's character and genius.
The songs and artists here are a sound spread of genre. Sung in either classic form or as refreshing reworkings. On the whole it works well with a few unfortunate exceptions.
It is well worth adding to a discerning collection. My personal favourites are those which by and large retain their classic quality, Annie Lennox, K D Lang and Lisa Stansfield do beautiful interpretations of their chosen songs. Andy Bell and David Byrne add twists which work to great effect. It is a certainty that the album is developing it's own classic status as time moves on, it was origianlly released in 1990. The perfect tribute at the time and a mark of how far we have come in an effort to fight HIV. The songs howevr in my opinion need little tinkering or adjustment since they were and are beautiful, it is a shame some of the artists chose to rework certain songs so heavily.

FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS THE BEST SONG.......2006-05-21

I BOUGHT THIS CD FOR ONE SONG AND ONE SONG ONLY.
LOVE FOR SALE BY THE FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS. THE CANNIBALS
NOT ONLY DO JUSTICE TO COLE PORTER'S LEGACY, THEIR PERFORMANCE
ILLUSTRATES PORTER'S SONGWRITING BRILLIANCE. ROLAND GIFT NAILS THE SONG'S MOODS AND THE ACCOUSTIC TOUCH IS ON TARGET FOR THIS SONG. IT IS A SHAME THAT THE CANNIBALS ONLY MADE A COUPLE ALBUMS, BUT LOVE FOR SALE IS ARGUABLY THEIR FINEST SONG, AND REASON ENOUGH TO BUY THIS CD.

Ridiculous blended with the sublime.......2006-02-26

I am going to load this CD on my computer so that I can delete half of the tracks. Whoever had the bright idea of having someone rap out Cole Porter songs must've been on drugs. Cole Porter songs are known for their polished lyrics. Having hip-hop artists add what they think of as poetry is a travesty.

Some of the cuts are excellent. Sinead O'Connor needs to do more standards. Annie Lennox can sing anything and I'll love it. Tom Waits, on the other hand, sounds best singing his own music. Song samples listed on the Amazon web page give the best segments of the songs, not a representative sample. So, if you enjoy experimenting, or can afford to buy a whole CD for a few good tracks, get this CD. If you want an album of Porter's standards this is not for you.

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Release Date: 2002-08-26

Tracks:

Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes
Doesn't Anybody Know My Name
The World I Used To Know
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Album Description

Subtitled - Without A Worry In The World. 2003 compilation featuring 22 tracks from the beat poetry pop traditionalist. BR Music.

Album Details

22 great songs from one of the most celebrated and prolific songwriters of all time. Mckuen first started in the business as a vocalist with Lionel Hampton's band. He moved on to write songs for television that were performed by the likes of Danny Kaye, Henry Mancini, the Kingson Trio and more. He composed the scores of the films "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" and "A Boy Named Charlie Brown", both of which were nominated for Academy Awards. His classical musical works are still celebrated around the world. Collaborations with French legend Jacques Brel endeared him to the other side of the pond, as well as his rich award winning poetry. Mckuen is held as simply one of the best, a true american treasure and this disc compactly collects his best recordings.

Customer Reviews:

Vintage McKuen.......2007-05-16

If you remember fondly the poetry and music of Rod McKuen from the 60's and 70's as I do, you will enjoy this vintage McKuen CD. It includes many of Rod's best..."I'll Catch the Sun", "If You Go Away" and "The Importance of the Rose"...to name a few and one, "Soldiers Who Want to be Heroes" unfortunately hits home as deeply today as it did in the 1960's. I was so happy to find this CD as my McKuen collection was on 8-track tapes :-( After listening to a few of the songs, I dug out my McKuen poetry books, lit a candle, sipped a glass of wine and sunk back into the kinder and gentler days of my youth.

The Gravel Road of Memory Lane.......2006-11-10

I am a contemporary artist and love listening to this while I paint. This CD is a wonderful compilation of Rod McKuen's work. It transports you to another place and time and some songs, particularly "I'll Catch The Sun" give you goose bumps immediately. It's a very romantic group of songs and Rod McKuen's voice is unique and timeless etched with a deep melancolia that's very endearing.
The leaflet that comes with the CD is more like a little book with a lot of fascinating reading about the "how's and when's and where's" of every song which makes it all the more interesting to listen to. A great buy! Go see my work on www.diwest.com.au

Purchased as Anniversary Gift.......2006-03-09

My husband and I had listened to Rod McKuen's Live at Carnegie Hall when we were dating. This CD is good, but not like the other (which is very expensive). We enjoyed the songs and they brought back lots of memories none-the-less.

"The Poet Laureate".......2005-03-08

This "Greatest Hites Of Rod McKuen" is a fantastic collection of his best recordings. Rod has a most "poetic" delivery as well as abilitiy to write lyric verses.
I first hear "Doesn't Anbod Know My Name" on a Kingston Trio album ears ago . . . i have alwas had a special place in my memory for that song . .and to hear Rod himself deliver his own words in music is a great treat. His voice wraps around his words and thoughts and sends them out to touch our hearts and souls. He succeeds so well on this song.

another McKuen classic is "Jean" from the motion picture "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brod" -- i first heard this song of Rod's composition by "Oliver" . . and i love both renderings, Oliver's and Rod's . . . the both evoke the lonsome feeling of being out alone in the heather, missing a lost love (lost by death? or lost by a departure perhaps) . . . and it is difficult to not tear-up a bit whenever you play this track.

Rod does an exccellent job with Gale Caldwell's "Cycles" . . a song i first heard by Frank Sinatra . . . andRod also wrote an entire album of songs for Mr. Sinatra . . two kindred souls. And Rod on collection also has his "Love's Been Good To Me" which Frank recorded on his album of Rod McKuen penned songs.

Ahhhh! and then there's the Jaques Brel song which Rod put english lyrics to: "If You Go Away" . . . i first heard this song sung by Australian songstress Lana Cantrell . . . and i fell in love with Lana and this song . . . and now i get to hear it by the man who wrote the english verses.

There are twenty-two tracks on this collection . . and every one a "keeper" . . . i'm forever glad that they are now preserved for all posterity: examples of a true artist at his best!

I thank you od McKuen for your contribution to the wonders of our musical and poetic heritage. You are "the best" . . .and this album presents some of "your ver best" so this it can touch our souls.

(ha . . and i seem to remember Rod McKuen in some "beach movies" from the early sixties . . . Rod, you certainly have experienced it all!) :)

Quite Disappointing.......2004-04-24

I have been a Rod McKuen follower since the 1970s and miss some of my early LPs that were unfortunately stolen years ago. So I ordered this CD in good faith but when I played it was amazed to hear that the sound and tempo of the songs (in my mind based from hearing them years ago) was faster, possibly to fit all the selections on one CD (I don't know). End product is a sound that is NOT romantic OR mood setting, not peaceful, rather racing through the selections to the point of annoyance. Save your money up to buy older and in good condition copies of the originals, like I am doing.

A Gift Of Love: Deepak & Friends Present Music Inspired By The Love Poems Of Rumi

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Pseudo spiritualism
WOW
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Embracing Rumi's Thought
A Gift Of Love!

A Gift Of Love: Deepak & Friends Present Music Inspired By The Love Poems Of Rumi
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Surrender To Love-20: Defeated By Love - Sussan Deyhim
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In My Heart-27: The Lover's Passion (Instrumental) - Deepak & Friends

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"The innocence of my life releases the God I love everywhere." These are the words of Rumi, 13th-century poet and founder of the Whirling Dervishes of Sufism, as spoken by the mature and melodious voice of Rosa Parks. Her voice, American history, those words, intense longing: Power. In celebration of the human spirit, The Gift of Love is a recitation of the love poems of Rumi by Dr. Chopra and celebrity friends, including Madonna, Goldie Hawn, and Robert A.F. Thurman. Sensual Middle Eastern-influenced music backs the reading and provides breaks between sections such as "Love Drunk" and "The Light of Love." The Gift of Love is sincere and potent stuff, unafraid of the deep physical, spiritual, and mental hunger that Rumi's words not only taste, but roll about the tongue and swallow whole. --Paige La Grone

Customer Reviews:

Pseudo spiritualism.......2007-06-05

This is a junk product, a "murder of culture" as one review (too) nicely put it. A group of pseudo spiritual characters gathered to stuff even more money into their already fat bank accounts. Madonna? Demi Moore? Topped by Shallow-ak Chopra? Gimme a break...

P.S. what the heck was Martin Sheen thinking?

WOW.......2007-03-27

amazin cd by the sexiest man alive: deepak!!!!!!!! a friend that i was trying to make more than a friend sent this to me-------i shivered when i heard it (no joke) you either "get" this cd or you dont. i guess i played it about 20 times-----its about universal love and you will never forget it if you "get" it..........

Breathtakingly beautiful.......2006-11-08

Deepak reading the exquisitely beautiful love poetry of Rumi, over tasteful dance tracks, supported by goddesses such as Madonna and Demi Moore... What else do you need to know?...

Embracing Rumi's Thought.......2006-04-28

The soundtrack of Aparna Sen's "Mr. and Mrs. Iyer" introduced me to the 10th century poet saint, Jalaluddin Rumi. I was so impressed with, "Kithe Meher Ali..." (lyrics in Hindi inspired by Rumi's work) that I immediately set out to buy his work. However, each time I tried to read the poetry, I was at loss of the lesson. As it sat on my book shelf for several years, I returned back to it recently to meet with the similar fate.

This time though, a wonderful email suggested that I should look for Dr. Chopra's "A Gift of Love" for guidance. Dr. Chopra and his friend enhance the message of Rumi through this compilation.

Packaging: It is an added bonus that the packaging of this product is quite appealing as well. There are two CDs included. CD 1: 35 poems recited by Chopra and his coterie of wonderful readers. CD 2: includes Chopra narrating the story of Rumi and Shams and his examination of the seven spiritual laws of love. (attraction, infatuation, communion, intimacy, surrender, passion, ecstacy).

To all those who wish to tread the path of Rumi's world, start here.

A Gift Of Love!.......2003-12-21

This CD is an absolute joy to listen to! It thrills your senses. It makes your skin tingle. It opens your heart to love, brings you closer to God, the universe and all beings.

Usually I buy a CD, listen to it a few times and then it sits and collects dust. But this one is different. If I have a stressful day or whatever, I come home and listen to this and in only minutes I feel the stresses of the day leave me. I feel more grounded and as a friend said, it has the ability to put you in a deep meditative state.

I would rarely give any CD 5 stars, but this one rates it easily and if you are at are familiar with Rumi - you know his words are profoundly deep and touching to the human soul.

Deepak, You out did yourself this time -- A Fan!

Tracks:

(I Married A) Monster From Outer Space [Album Version]
I Don't Want to Be Nice [Album Version]
Valley of the Lost Women [Album Version]
Postwar Glamour Girls
Kung Fu International
Psycle Sluts [Album Version]
Twat
Marjorca
Gimmix! Play Loud
Beasley Street [Album Version]
Evidently Chickentown [Album Version]
Conditional Discharge [Album Version]
Limbo (Baby Limbo) [Album Version]
It Man [Album Version]
Thirty Six Hours [Album Version]
Midnight Shift
I Wanna Be Yours
Day My Pad Went Mad
Heart Disease Called Love
Night People

Album Description

2002 compilation for Britain's poet laureate of the punk movement. 20 tracks including 'I Married A) Monster From Outer Space', 'I Don't Want To Be Nice', Kung Fu International', 'Beasley Street' & 'A Heart Disease Called Love'.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Recordings of the Original "Punk Poet" Whose Acidic Rhymes and Other Worldly Instrumental Backup Pre-dated the Streets by a Couple of Decades. With his Wiry Frame and Mop Top of Hair, Clarke's Mancunian Jive Set Him Apart from the Pack Cos He's Thinkin' with Both Sides of 'is Brain. He's Playful, Serious, Mocking, Emotional, Sardonic, Funny as Hell and Many Other Things...but Most of all Entertaining with a Mere Utterance from his Lips. The Backing Tracks were Helmed by the Late Uber Producer Martin "The Martian" Hannett (Joy Division. Buzzcocks, Happy Mondays, Stone Roses) and Players on the Non-verbal Only Tracks Included Bill Nelson (Be Bop Deluxe), Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks), Vini Reilly (Durutti Column...uncredited) And Paul Burgess (Camel).

Customer Reviews:

Evidently Chickentown.......2007-05-08

The song 'Evidently Chickentown' - played on the closing credits of The Sopranos on April 15th, 2007 is a track from John Copper Clarke's 1980 Album 'Snap Crackle & Bop' - now available as a remastered CD (on Amazon). If you liked the song and want to hear more from England's original Punk Poet, I would definitely recommend 'Snap Crackle & Bop'. Read the Amazon description of the CD to get a sense of what JCC is about... politically and socially savvy, sarcastic, wickedly humorous, great beats. I have loved this album since the 1980's, when he was hugely popular with the British punk crowd.

Sopranos Episode 79 Stage 5.......2007-04-17

This isn't so much a review just trying to help people find the song evidently chickentown. This is the song that played at the end of the sopranos episode 79 stage 5 april 15th during christophers babys christening. It's not on itunes i did find it on [...] it's the only song i know from these guys 25 bucks is alot of money to spend for one song, i just bought this hopefully when i get it i'll like the rest. I figured though it being different and unique sounding which is pretty rare maybe its worth the money.

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Love it!
It's a classic
Shel Silverstein Brings His Poems To Life
quickly arrived
Where the Sidewalk Ends - Audio

Where the Sidewalk Ends
Shel Silverstein
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004Z3M6
Release Date: 2000-10-03

Tracks:

Invitation
Eighteen Flavors
Melinda Mae
Sick
Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too
Enter This Deserted House
Jimmy Jet And His TV Set
For Sale
Warning
The Yipiyuk
Crocodile's Toothache
Stone Telling
Ridiculous Rose
Boa Constrictor
Peanut-Butter Sandwich
Listen To The Mustn'ts
Hug O' War
Smart
Forgotten Language
The Farmer And The Queen
The One Who Stayed
No Difference
Wild Boar
Thumbs
Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take The Garbage Out
My Hobby
Early Bird
Me-Stew
Captain Hook
With His Mouth Full Of Food
The Flying Festoon
The Silver Fish
The Generals
The Worst
Dreadful
My Beard
The Little Blue Engine
If I Had A Brontosaurus
One Inch Tall
Long-Haired Boy
Rain
True Story
Hungry Mungry
Standing
If The World Was Crazy
Hector The Collector
Spaghetti

Amazon.com

If you've heard Shel Silverstein's bawdy Freakin' at the Freakers Ball, your notion of the man who wrote Where the Sidewalk Ends might've been skewered. Silverstein was nothing if not a tad twisted. But his twists and turns in world of children's arts were well considered and infectiously charming. When he recorded poems and rhymes from Sidewalk, the book was nearly a decade old. But he brought the words to life, albeit a funky, sometimes nasally delivered, sometimes abruptly jolted life. Silverstein knew that his changes in voice pitch, his quickly dashed mixes of spare guitar and pinched singsong delivery, and, most of all, his rhythmically fetching words were ideal for hearing. Sidewalk, which took home a 1984 Grammy for best children's album, still stands boldly above (or at least apart from) so much of what's recorded for kids. One should expect nothing less than pretzeled genius from the guy who wrote such pop hits as "The Unicorn," "A Boy Named Sue," and "On the Cover of Rolling Stone." And that's what comes through on this expanded Sidewalk, with its 11 newly added snippets (including "Hector the Collector," "Hungry Mungry," and "If I Had a Brontosaurus"). If it's a rhyme you're after, look no further. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

Love it!.......2007-04-15

I use this with my fourth grade students and they want to listen to Shel Silverstein 24/7! He is a master at reading his poetry - and the CD is worth owning if you have kids of any age. I love it too.

It's a classic.......2007-02-06

I had heard Shel Silverstein's spoken rendition of "Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout" before, and loved his books of poetry. The rest of the album met every expectation I had. Any fan of Silverstein will love this.

Shel Silverstein Brings His Poems To Life.......2007-01-15

My children and I would spend many a night listening to the creative genius of Mr Silverstein. My son's favorite was "Sister for Sale". I saved the tape for when I had grandchildren. My grandson arrived in 2006. My children remember those wonderful moments we shared even today. I hope you and your special little ones enjoy it as much as our family has. I was ecstatic to find it in a CD.

quickly arrived.......2006-03-12

I actually thought that I was buying the book so was a little disapointed when it arrived. BUt it is in perfect condition and came very quickly. Next time I just need to pay more attention to the description.

Where the Sidewalk Ends - Audio.......2005-10-17

My four year old and I love this CD and laugh every time we listen!

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Nothing More Powerful
Proto hip hop and jazz protest music with soul
This Might Not Be the Album You Want
Great CD.
One of the great protest records, and avant-garde to boot!

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron
Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002WAW
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Sex Education - Ghetto Style
The Get Out Of The Ghetto Blues
No Knock
Lady Day And John Coltrane
Pieces Of A Man
Home Is Where The Hatred Is
Brother
Save The Children
Whitey On The Moon
Did You Hear What They Said?
When You Are Who You Are
I Think I'll Call It Morning
A Sign Of The Ages
Or Down You Fall
The Needle's Eye
The Prisoner

Customer Reviews:

Nothing More Powerful.......2007-02-27

"The revolution will not be right back after a message
about a white tornado, white lightning, or white people."

More than 30 years after its release, this album remains a powerful message of the realities faced by real people in the real ghetto of real America. With jazz and R&B as the backdrop, Gil Scott-Heron - in 17 tracks - raps straight about the truth from the streets.

"You will not have to worry about a dove in your
bedroom, a tiger in your tank, or the giant in your toilet bowl."

From one of the greatest tracks ever recorded - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised - to the smooth Lady Day and John Coltrane and the pointed questions - Brother - this is music achieving its full potential through poetry.

"The revolution will not go better with Coke."

My second favorite track remains Whitey On The Moon, with its dripping sarcastic lyrics comparing the squalor at home with the "triumph" in outer space. The Prisoner - because its the final cut - may not receive the props it truly deserves.

"The revolution will not fight the germs that may cause bad breath."

Scott-Heron was forging a path for the best elements of punk rock and hip-hop. But it says something about those genres that few artists could truly look outward, see clearly & write with any meaning at all. And what does it say about leadership and priorities when Scott-Heron's lyrics remain the motif of the struggle?

"The revolution will put you in the driver's seat."

Proto hip hop and jazz protest music with soul.......2005-05-06

Soulful, melodic and biting social commentary circa 1974 is what you'll find on "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised." Gil Scott-Heron pulls no punches in his assessment of America. This is not some feel good R&B or cartoonish gansta rap. Social protest and commentary are the order on this album. Kind of like the Public Enemy of his day, Gil Scott-Heron stays grounded in the real and the here and now. Musically I'd say that this is insightful and swinging proto hip hop with definite jazz influences. Conga and flute driven funk. Lyrically some of this stuff is funny yet caustic social comment and satire, and some is a bit more seriously political, sad and heartfelt. The song "Lady Day and John Coltrane" celebrates two powerfully emotive and creative musicians. Gil was influenced by The Last Poets with whom he played on his first album (I think), arguably the first rap group, and in turn influenced modern artists such as the Roots. Protest music rarely gets as soulful, funky and emotional as this. I still get as much of a kick from Whitey On The Moon now as I did when I first heard it back in the seventies. The ghetto is crumbling and people don't have enough to eat, and we'll spend millions to put a man on the moon. Talk about getting your priorities straight. Scott-Heron was putting a magnifying glass on black american society and experiences that were largely ignored by white majority America. This is one of Gil Scott-Heron's best works and not for those easily offended. Sometimes the truth hurts. He's out to wake people up, not put them to sleep.

This Might Not Be the Album You Want.......2003-06-18

I purchased this album because I am a fan of the Last Poets. Upon listening to the samples provided by Amazon.com, I thought I was getting an album that would contain very similar content to the Last Poets: some great politically charged poetry, perhaps accompanied by some funky beats. However, when I listened to the whole CD, I was disappointed to find out that the vast majority of the tracks sound the most like "Get Out of the Ghetto Blues." If more of the tracks had the sound of the title track, this would be a five-star album, in my opinion. True, Scott-Heron has a lot of great social commentary throughout the album, but not in the form I had hoped for. I would take the Last Poets' album "This Is Madness" over this particular Scott-Heron album.

Great CD........2003-03-01

I love this CD. Gil Scott Heron is brilliant. I particularly like "Whitey on the Moon" and "The Revolution Will Not be Televised." The message is still socially relevant today.

One of the great protest records, and avant-garde to boot!.......2002-06-14

This is a unique and forward-thinking collection from the Godfather of Hip-Hop, Gil Scott-Heron. This record, produced by the jazz great Bob Thiele, is provocative, melodic, and urgent at the same time. Many of the tracks are nice, jazzy, hopeful jaunts ("When You Are Who You Are," "I Think I'll Call It Morning"). Many are ahead-of-their-time hip-hop joints (the title track, "Whitey on the Moon," "Brother"). Yet the most powerful tracks are the mournful ballads ("Did You Hear What They Said?," "Home Is Where The Hatred Is"). The entire album evokes all of the joys, pains and petitions of the black community. The work of Common, Mos Def, The Roots and Public Enemy, among others, contain clear echoes of Gil Scott-Heron's impressive work on this record.

Tracks:

The Only Answer
The Pink Life
Real Love/It's Only Life
No Peace, Los Angeles
Where Have You Gone?
Thank You, Lord, For Sending Me The F Train
Looks
Shunned & Falsified
All The Dirt
Sweet Lord In Heaven
Language Barrier
Rising Sun

Tracks:

Ways + Means
27 Jennifers
Down On The River By The Sugar Plant
40 Grand In The Hole
Ossining
Cash Cow
The Only Answer
Move On (Bloom Like The Sunlight In My Song)
I Failed To Use It
Laundrytown
Get Along

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As the lead singer and songwriting force behind Soul Coughing, M. Doughty combined a slam poetry, ironic sensibility with jam band-ish, arty Downtown grooves. That group was an apex of smart stoner rock. Since the mid `90s Doughty has gone it alone, and his first release for ATO combines two self-released solo recordings that flirt with the sublime. Recorded in a single day in 1996, Skittish nicely replicates his solo performances, minus witty banter. "Real Love/ It's Only Life" collapses a Mary J. Blige song into a Feelies tune, so of course it's perfect pop. The 2003 EP Rockity Roll is just as stripped-down as Skittish, but electronic drums and keyboards dominate the mix. Mike has become a beautifully mournful, smart-ass singer-songwriter in the vein of Richard Thompson. Doughty's voice is a tightly controlled, slightly nasal croon that sounds like he learned to sing by listening to trumpet solos off old bebop records. Rejecting the term "folk" for what he does, Doughty prefers his own phrase, "small rock." Surely, it's more restrained, slower and less flashy than Soul Coughing. It's also much better. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

Raw thoughts.......2007-03-15

I feel his love for music through this album however, since it is so emotional, it is seems very thrown together and that gets annoying about halfway through it... obviously uncomparable to soul coughing but i think had he started with this style music he could've still been successful.

I Guess Making Your Soul Cough Can Lead To Great Things!.......2006-02-25

From the first track on Skittish *The Only Answer* to the last track on Rockitty Roll *Get Along*, I was simply blown away by the simply musicianship and dedication to beat poet lyrical rhythm that Mike Doughty sets up in these albums. *techincally one combined double-album, I guess*

When I hear the words:
"I love my country so much, man - Like an exhasperating friend"

In the song "Move On (Bloom Like the Sunlight In My Song)" I feel Mike's struggles with the world around him.

These albums are a great intro into Mike's Solo career for anyone who liked Soul Coughing. It's not as jazzy, but the poetic nature of the lyricism is still everpresent.

Don't forget to pick up Haughty Melodic, Doughty's newest release. That album delves even deeper into a more rhythmic element and swings further from the eclectic sounds of Soul Coughing.

Sincerely,

Brother Rabbit

Mike Doughty's Solo career.......2005-08-22

This double album is one of my favorites and I am glad to see Mike Doughty moving on after Soul Coughing. Although Soul Coughing can never be beaten in my mind, Doughty is undoubtedly talented and his music is just amazing.

Go ahead, Jump on the bandwagon.......2005-06-15

Mike Doughty is amazing. I decided a few years ago to check up on the members of soul coughing because I truly missed their music. I was lucky enough to find out that Mike Doughty had a solo career going and was selling this CD on his own website www.superspecialquestions.com The CD was signed and included his own unique word written on the cover. Anyways, I picked it up and hasn't left the player since. This is not Soul Coughing music, but it's just as good in some weird way. I was never really into folky music but the guys voice is just electric and unique enough to draw you in. I was able to check out his show at Kent State a few months back. I didn't even know he was coming until I picked up the school's paper that day and saw he was performing for FREE that afternoon. Needless to say it was a great show and my friends who had never heard of Soul Coughing or Doughty before the concert were looking around after the show to see if his CDs were being sold anywhere. This guy's under the radar. This won't last long, though, since he's on Dave Matthews' label. Check out www.archive.org to download legal free live shows and get this CD so you can say you liked him back when.

Nicely Skittish.......2005-04-12

Whether you're a Soul Coughing fan or not (I'm not), you need to own Mike Doughty's solo CD (actually two CDs), called Skittish/Rockity Roll. He's the former leader of the aforementioned group, which disbanded in ugly fashion a few years back.

Doughty recorded Skittish in 1996. As the time, he'd wanted to do some acoustic stuff, which didn't fit in with what Soul Coughing was doing. They hated it. So Doughty recorded the CD on his own, submitted it to SC's record label, and was promptly rejected. But some of the songs ended up on Napster anyway, and Doughty's fans were eating it up big time. So he burned a pile of Skittish CDs at home and sold them when he hit the road for a solo tour.

Rockity Roll, recorded in 2003, is a mix of acoustic, lo-fi, outtakes from Skittish, and some live songs (recorded in 2004). I think this is the stronger of the two CDs.

I was never a Soul Coughing fan, but I love Doughty's solo work. His guitar style is folksy, but cool, and his lyrics are intelligent, telling and strong. Doughty's casual style is part of his appeal - unassuming, yet obviously enjoying the ride.

I don't think anyone would be disappointed with this set, which costs a bit less than you'd pay for a regular CD. If you're skeptical, at least give a listen to "Move On," which is a low-key protest song from a guy who might believe the war is wrong, but still loves his country. If you like it, and you will, watch for the upcoming release by Mike Doughty's Band (yeah, that's the name of the band), which will be released sometime in mid spring on Dave Matthews' ATO Records. Yes, Dave is a big fan. You will be too.

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Death needs time to grow on
"We're all here to go...!"
Ode to apocalypse- the monsters behind the machine....
CLASSIC BURROUGHS
Brilliant and funny poetry

Dead City Radio
William S. Burroughs
Manufacturer: Fontana Island
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001FYF
Release Date: 1990-08-31

Tracks:

Williams Welcome (What Are You Here For?)
A Thanksgiving Prayer
Naked Lunch Excerpts (You Got Any Eggs For Fats?)/Dinner Conversation (The Snakes)
Ah Pook The Destroyer/Brion Gysin's All-Purpose Bedtime Story
After-Diner Conversation (An Atrocious Conceit)/Where He Was Going
Kill The Badger!
A New Standard By Which To Measure Infamy
The Sermon On The Mount 1 (WSB Reads The Good Book)
No More Stalins, No More Hitlers
The Sermon On The Mount 2
Scandal At The Jungle Hiltons
The Sermon On The Mount 3
Love Your Enemies
Dr. Benway's House
Apocalypse
The Lord's Prayer
Ich Bin Von Kopf Bis Fuss Auf Liebe Eingestellt (Falling In Love Again)

Customer Reviews:

Death needs time to grow on.......2007-03-28

for our pook's sweet sake, you stupid, greedy, vlugar Ugly American Death-Sucker!- William S. Burroughs

If you haven't experienced the world's oldest beatnick, here's your chance! Burroughs strips off the thin verneer of culture to expose the maggoty underbelly!

"We're all here to go...!".......2004-07-06

One of my favorite albums and I own thousands. Possibly the best setting of Burrough's words to music. Love the vintage TV orchestral cuts. Caution: I have bought this album for several friends who have never said a word about it! "What are we here for?"

Ode to apocalypse- the monsters behind the machine...........2004-03-09

If you've never read Burroughs, or if it has been awhile and you would like to refresh your acquaintance, then this recording is what you are looking for. The old magician gives readings from a variety of sources including _Naked Lunch_, _Interzone_, and _The Western Lands_. He invokes his vision in the name of Pan, god of panic; Ah Pook, the destroyer; and even Jesu the Christ. "Invoke" is the proper word, for this is a work of magic. Burroughs is weaving a vision. He wants us to peek through the chinks and see the monsters that lie behind the machine- behind the great shining lies. His objective is no less than a basic disruption of reality itself. This is art as magic, artist as magician.

Remember: 1)Control is controlled by the need to control- just like a junky on junk, 2)Everything is permitted BECAUSE nothing is true, and It's the little touches that make a future solid enough to destroy.

CLASSIC BURROUGHS.......2003-09-14

Track number two (THANKSGIVING PRAYER) is alone worth the price of this CD.

Brilliant and funny poetry.......2003-07-21

I didn't expect to like this album as much as I do. I just recently got it and I've already listened to it a hell of a lot. The poetry is very good and Burroughs's voice is perfect for it, and the music fits perfectly underneath the poetry. My personal favorite would have to be A Thanksgiving Prayer. 9.5/10

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A treasure of the musical world.
A classic above all classics
Funny and scathingly true
Hilarious - move over Victor Borge & Beatrice Lily

Encore?

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ASIN: B0000062DW
Release Date: 1998-03-24

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Poetry In The Cellar: My Ear - The Rubens Woman
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How To Enjoy Your Bagpipe: Wind Instruments I Have Known
Hamelleto, Or Prosciuttino

Customer Reviews:

A treasure of the musical world........2007-04-14

I was first introduced to Miss Russell in 1980 by fellow musicians in Rochester NY. We spent late nights after rehearsals secretly listening and laughing ourselves sick. She had the ability to put us and our conductor in our places and made us like it! Miss Russell clearly understood opera, live concert events, touring and all aspects of the music of the world. Parts of this album were recorded in New York City USA and parts in Johannesburg South Africa. It makes no difference where the audience is, the language and experience is universal and we all laugh together. Undressed bagpipes, ears turning into gardenias, the lament for the fat ladies, and "Jolly Old Sigmund Freud" presented in the singular voice of a "ruined opera singer" are irresistible.

The best comment about this album came from my seventeen year old son. Just last year (2006) I finally got a CD copy of this priceless work of art and shared it with him. He listened totally enthralled. The selection "Hamletto, or Prosciuttino (sung in simultaneous Italian and English0" caused him to comment, "Well, now I know what Hamlet is about." He since asked me to get the others and has loved them as well. "Backwards With the Folk Song" brought back memories of Voice Lessons and dreary concerts that now can be enjoyed safely from a distance. Today's indie and emo musicians could do well to listen and learn.

I would recommend Miss Russell's work for any teenaged class, they seem to adore her sly wit. Besides, all the French Horn players in the High School band need a little teasing from time to time.

A classic above all classics.......2000-03-17

From the velvet-voiced music reviewer herself, Anna Russell has laid many a sour note. This in itself, is what makes her so funny. She takes greater pains to sound bad as most other singers do to sound good. And the best thing about this, and all of her recordings in general is that you will never tire of them, no matter how much you play them... From those before her or after her in the musica funnia farma (P.D.Q. Bach, Victor Borge, Florence Foster Jenkins, etc.), it is in this venue of music appreciation (or as some say, depreciation), that will bring newer fans to the classical arena...

Funny and scathingly true.......1999-10-29

Highly recomended listening for the serious classical music enthusiast who enjoys a good laugh!

Hilarious - move over Victor Borge & Beatrice Lily.......1999-03-15

Anyone who loves classical music, Victor Borge, Flanders & Swann , Beatrice Lily, or PDQ Bach will love this album, play it over and over, and quote her to friends.

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