Aladdin & The King of Thieves [Soundtrack]

aladdin & the king of thieves [soundtrack]

Track Listings

1. There's a Party Here in Agrabah, Pt. 1 - Merwin Foard, Gilbert Gottfried, Robin Williams, Chorus

2. There's a Party Here in Agrabah, Pt. 2 - Liz Callaway, Merwin Foard, Gilbert Gottfried, Brad Kane, Robin Williams, Chorus

3. Welcome to the Forty Thieves - Scott Barnes, , Merwin Foard, David Friedman, Paul Kandel, Peter Samuel,

4. Out of Thin Air - Liz Callaway, Brad Kane

5. Are You in or Out? - Liz Callaway, Brad Kane

6. Father and Son - Merwin Foard, Brad Kane, Robin Williams

7. Arabian Nights Reprise - Bruce Adler

8. Forget About Love (The Return of Jafar) - Liz Callaway, Gilbert Gottfried, Brad Kane

9. You're the Only Second Rate (The Return of Jafar) - Jonathan Freeman

10. I'm Looking Out for Me (The Return of Jafar) - Gilbert Gottfried

11. Wedding/Attack of the Forty Thieves (Score) - Disney

12. Oracle [Score] - Disney

13. Magic Carpet/Parting the Seas [Score] - Disney

14. Genie and Jasmine/Cassim Leaves [Score] - Disney

15. Alley Talk/Guards Chase Aladdin [Score] - Disney

16. Dark Mountain/The Challenge (Score) - Disney

17. Aladdin and Cassim Escape [Score] - Disney

18. Hand of Midas - Disney

19. End Credits [Score] - Disney

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Aladdin & The King of Thieves [Soundtrack]

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David Bowie - 'Aladdin Sane' (Virgin) 4 1/2 stars

Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
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ASIN: B00001OH7Q
Release Date: 1999-09-28

Tracks:

Watch That Man
Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
Drive-In Saturday
Panic In Detroit
Cracked Actor
Time
The Prettiest Star
Let's Spend The Night Together
The Jean Genie
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The second most important moment in Bowie's glam period, Aladdin Sane is full of smart, cutting-edge songs that hold up decades later as classic moments in rock. Standout tracks include "Panic in Detroit," with Mick Ronson's screaming guitars and Mick Woodmansey's urgent drumming; "Watch that Man," a piano-driven, rollicking number perfect for the Bowie strut; the lascivious and sweaty "Cracked Actor"; the punky "Jean Genie"; and a perfectly raucous cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together." "Time" hearkens back to the theatrics of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, while "Drive in Saturday," "The Prettiest Star," and "Lady Grinning Soul" serve as precursors to Bowie's "plastic soul" sounds that came later in the '70s. Aladdin Sane is even more impressive when considering that the same year this album was made, Bowie was also working with artists like Iggy Pop and Lou Reed, producing some of their most heralded works (the Stooges' Raw Power and Reed's Transformer). --Lorry Fleming

Customer Reviews:

Great album.......2007-03-26

This was the first David Bowie album I brought and although I love Ziggy Stardust, Hunky Dory and most of Bowies other work I would say this is the essential and perhaps greatest record Bowie ever created.

David Bowie is easily one of the greatest songwriters ever just read the lyrics. Aladdin Sane also has my all time favourite Bowie track Jean Genie which is the greatest glam rock songs ever.

Anybody into REAL music should just buy this record along with everything else this man has done( Well maybe not everything his latter records aren't quite so good) but Aladdin Sane is an essential listen none the less so do your record collection a favour and buy it.

Looning in the USA.......2007-03-18

For me, David Bowie never topped this one. Compared to ALADDIN SANE, ZIGGY was just a warm-up exercise, but here he's full-out. "Watch That Man," with it's Stonesy-Mottsy push, opens the album on a kick-a** note, then "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)" and "Drive-In Saturday" continue with skewed slices of the craziness that was surrounding Bowie at the time. "Panic In Detroit" and "Cracked Actor" are two of his most frenetic rockers, as is "The Jean Genie," and all three of these songs have the Spiders From Mars backing him to the hilt. True, Bowie's cover of "Let's Spend The Night Together" seems to want to devolve into camp along the way, but somehow it never quite does, thank goodness. Finally, "Lady Grinning Soul" has that death's-head beauty that later surfaced on Lou Reed's BERLIN album.

The legend has it that Bowie penned most of these songs while traveling around doing ZIGGY STARDUST throughout the US, and with all of the hype, hangers-on and general lunacy that seemed to be the stuff of his story in 1973, something like ALADDIN SANE was bound to emerge. But who'd have guessed it would have had as lasting a musical impact as it does? A great one!

Brilliant.......2007-02-15

I was lucky enough to see Bowie on tour in England (Hey Torquay) when this was released.

A masterpiece.

Favourite? Drive In Saturday

The Jean Genius.......2007-01-20

Ricky Gervais once said that when he first heard "Aladdin Sane" he wondered if it was okay to like it because he was unsure if it was pretentious, but he soon realised he didn't care because it just sounded amazing. "Aladdin Sane" is pretentious (although technically a new Bowie "character", Aladdin Sane was essentially an extension of Ziggy Stardust, with the Ziggy persona still adopted mostly for live shows), but rock never sounded so unpretentious for a fictitious concept. The sleeve notes quote Bowie as saying that in retrospect he saw the "Aladdin Sane" album as `Ziggy goes to America', and I think that's a very good description. Most of the album was written and recorded during Bowie's first American tour in the autumn of 1972 and it sounds a little more raw and raucous than its predecessor, whilst still carrying the same "sexed-up glam rock god" feel of "Ziggy Stardust".

The album gets off to a fine start with the rock track, "Watch That Man". The vocals were deliberately buried in the mix, possibly to allow the listener to "feel" the song and its rock rhythm track more than anything. Two singles from the album preceded its release - "The Jean Genie" and "Drive-In Saturday". There was some controversy in the UK at the time of Jean Genie's release as the song had a similar riff to one used by fellow RCA act The Sweet on their "Blockbuster" single. "Blockbuster" was written by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn and recorded at a slightly later date than "The Jean Genie". It reached Number 1 in the UK charts while Bowie peaked right behind at Number 2. All parties maintained that the similarity was, in Nicky Chinn's words, "absolute coincidence". Today, however, it would be difficult to imagine such a coincidence without some sort of plagiarism lawsuit arising. "Drive-In Saturday" was another Top 3 hit for Bowie with a 1950's doo-wop sound that carried references to Mick Jagger, Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology Carl Jung, and English model, Twiggy who would appear with Bowie on the cover of his next album, "Pin-Ups". The song was written during a long train journey from Seattle to Phoenix. Along the way, Bowie saw some futuristic-looking domed buildings lit by moonlight, hence the line, "Perhaps the strange ones in the dome can lend us a book we can read up alone." The one thing everyone seems to note about "Aladdin Sane" (aside from its striking, iconic cover) is the piano solo on the title track. Mike Garson made two initial attempts at the solo, the first being in a blues style, the next with a Latin feel but Bowie felt neither really suited the track. Remembering Garson had performed some avant-garde work on piano, Bowie asked him to play something in that vein and what came about was the solo you hear on the record - a slightly out of tune, erratic piece captured in one take that somehow compliments the song's theme of insanity (Aladdin Sane - A Lad Insane). The song's full title "Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)" suggests an immanent Third World War, 1913 and 1938 being, of course, the years directly preceding the First and Second World Wars respectively. "Cracked Actor" and "Time" are probably my favourite songs on the album, the former being a down and dirty rock track that chugs and swaggers with Bowie providing blasts of harmonica through an amp. The concert hall piano introduction on "Time" is reminiscent of the Berlin decadence scene of the 1920's. The only let down on the album for me is the frantic reworking of the Stones' classic, "Let's Spend The Night Together". While packing a certain punch, it just seems to lack the same style and credibility of the Jagger-Richards original. The album closes with the dreamlike ballad, "Lady Grinning Soul", said to be an ode to American soul singer, Claudia Lennear who was also the subject of the Rolling Stones' hit, "Brown Sugar".

"Aladdin Sane" was David Bowie's first UK number one album and spent five weeks at the top of the charts in May 1973. It was also his first album to break the American Top 20. On 3rd July 1973, Bowie effectively killed off his Ziggy alter-ego by legendarily announcing his retirement from the stage at London's Hammersmith Odeon during the concert that was recorded for the live movie, "Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars". The Ziggy look would remain for the covers of Bowie's next two albums, but the character itself was laid to rest forever. Dropping the popular concept that had been the basis for his rise to superstardom could have, in effect, cost Bowie his career, but he had the balls to undertake the risk of reinventing himself, and using his immense talent he was able to continue to produce some of his best work.

David Bowie - 'Aladdin Sane' (Virgin) 4 1/2 stars.......2006-09-25

Review number 68.Originally released in 1973, as this was Bowie's stunning follow-up to the 'Ziggy Stardust' album. Many have stated that 'Aladdin Sane' is a stronger,harder and stranger work than 'Ziggy...'. Not sure if I totally agree with that,but I do like both lp's. Basically,just all around great '70's British hard rocking/glam rock,the WAY it should be. Best cuts here,without a doubt are "Drive-In Saturday",the title track "Aladdin Sane","The Prettiest Star",his nicely done cover of the Stone's "Let's Spend The Night Together" and the late night FM staple "Jean Genie" (never get burned out on this gem). After listening to this on CD for the first time,I can only say this piece might've very well been one of guitarist Mick Ronson's (R.I.P.) best work ever. Recommended.

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Aladdin Soundtrack- Really DOES take you to a whole new world!
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Aladdin: Special Edition Soundtrack
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ASIN: B0002ZMJF2
Release Date: 2004-09-28

Tracks:

Arabian Nights
Legend Of The lamp
One Jump Ahead
Street Urchins
One Jump Ahead (Reprise)
Friend Like Me
To Be Free
Prince Ali
A Whole New World
Jafar's Hour
Prince Ali (Reprise)
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Marketplace
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Sandwiched amidst the remarkable string of renascent Disney animation successes that spanned The Little Mermaid and The Lion King, the studio's 1992 adaptation of the venerable Arabian tale won a pair of Oscars for Alan Menken's vibrant instrumental score and his memorable collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice, the infectious song "A Whole New World." This new edition does more than showcase those enduring musical charms, fleshing out the original 21 tracks of songs, underscore and antics of Robin Williams' manic genie with rare demo recordings of a pair of songs that were deleted from the film before its original theatrical release. The wistful yearning of "Proud of Your Boy" and the rambunctious "High Adventure" (both performed by Menken, the latter in a duet with lyricist Howard Ashman) also pay bittersweet homage to original project lyricist Ashman, Menken's Academy Award-winning partner on Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

something's missing ...........2007-05-08

in 1992, walt disney pictures continued their hold on the world of animated entertainment with aladdin. that year, aladdin snagged 217 million dollars and was the highest grossing film of the year; it also won two academy awards for best score and best original song. however, compared to other works by the same composer and lyricists?

First up is the academy award winning score by alan menken. the score shows brilliantly what menken's greatest strength is. he can incorperate elements of both the story and the setting to make a great score that fits perfectly in the film. his use of middle-eastern sounds, rhythms and instruments is great and brings an intensity that can only be provided by the setting. his score also shows his ability to stay fresh with each project and he rarely duplicates himself and his earlier works; that said, aladdin is the worst score for duplicating earlier themes, but its never enough of a problem to truely seem that flawed.

SCORE 5 out of 5

during this production, howard ashman (menken's lyricist for little shop of horrors, the little mermaid and beauty and the beast) died. several of his works remain but tim rice was brought on to finish the remaining songs. ashman was an amazing force in musical entertainment and his death was a true tragedy, but how does rice do filling in? the truth is not all that bad. the following is a breakdown of all the songs from the picture.

ARABIAN NIGHTS -(ashman) this is one of the strongest songs of the entire piece performed by bruce adler. the intensity of the vocals and use of local rhythms and sounds provides a great opening that clearly shows how "we're not in kansas anymore"
5 out of 5

ONE JUMP AHEAD -(rice) this is the real opening where we first meet aladdin (sung by brad kane) and the guards chasing him. this is a fun broadway-esque number but falls somewhat short of other disney openers, notably beauty and the beast. however this is definately another strong song from this great soundtrack
5 out of 5

ONE JUMP AHEAD (REPRISE) -(rice) this is a softer, slower reprise that is beautiful and touching. maybe a longer or similar version would've fleshed out the entire piece better and given more depth and emotion.
5 out of 5

FRIEND LIKE ME -(ashman) as strong as this song is, the only problem is that by here, the whole jazzy feel doesnt quite work as well. this is a strong song (it is the second academy award nominated song) but by here, the whole over-the-top and larger-than-life feel is getting a little old.
4 out of 5

PRINCE ALI -(ashman) another strong song that works mildly better than the above due to the fullness of the orchestrations, but again is feeling a little bit too large but still fun and again broadway-esque
4 out of 5

A WHOLE NEW WORLD -(rice) here it is, 1992's winner for best original song and well deserving too. finally we find a song that is moving and emotional. this is the strongest song out out of the film easily; it is powerful and establishes aladdin and jasmine's love for one another. brad kane and lea solanga's vocals are both truly beautiful and moving as well
5 out of 5

PRINCE ALI (REPRISE) -(rice) this is a deveously fun little track sung by jafar that definately could've been a little bit more fun if it was a little longer, but still fun in a darker way.
4 out of 5

SONGS OVERALL 4 out of 5

the biggest problem overall is probably in the material. it didn't offer any real moments for a soft moving ballad (a whole new world aside). ashman's death definately weighs heavily on this album since one sits and wonders what he could have done, but really even his contributions show just how fun a piece this is intended to be, it's not supposed to be as powerful as other disney works. aladdin definately succeeds here, but in the grander scale of things, this is disney's weakest contribution to the disney rennisaince.

It has oomph..........2006-12-05

It's surprising, very suprising. The score is excellent, it's suprisingly strong for this genre. The songs, although not brilliant in composition, at least have catchy lyrics and an infectious melody. Alan Menken is a Disney guy, and you'll hear reminices of 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Little Mermaid' throughout the CD. I haven't actually listened to the 'Special Edition' of the Aladdin soundtrack, so I can't rate the extra songs and features, but I trust the original score and songs have remained unchanged. In closing--don't judge a CD by its cover. Come to think of it, don't judge this movie by its cover. If you actually take the time to stop and look past the goofy stuff 'Aladdin' is a beautiful--and entertaining--movie. If this movie wasn't animated (marvellously animated, I might add) this score would probably be considered the ultimate paragon of 'Arabian Nights.'

Aladdin Soundtrack- Really DOES take you to a whole new world!.......2006-09-03

ONE OF THE BEST CDs, BY FAR! I've been buying many of the major disney soundtracks, -the Lion King, Tarzan, Beauty and the Beast- and then I came across Aladdin. This is definantly one the top with them all! I never get tired of this soundtrack. Some very amusing dialogue and songs, Robbie Williams does a great job, especially in soundtrack 8, Prince Ali! You'll be singing it all day.

Wonderful soundtrack!.......2006-07-27

This soundtrack, a joy to the ear when watching the movie, is just as wonderful to hear on cd. It's fun revisit favorite songs from the film like "Prince Ali," "a Friend Like Me," or "A Whole New World." Then too it's grand to hear the instrumental score to the film on disc. My daughter and I play the cd in the car and it makes our drives so dramatic! I like that she enjoys the more classical music at age 3 in addition to the vocal/character parts she recognizes from the movie. For me as a parent, it's delightful that some of the Disney films like Aladdin have music and characters adults can truly enjoy. A gem - clevel lyrics, beautiful music, fun to listen to and sing along to!

Great.......2006-06-05

The music is awesome and clever- great voices.
Other classics not to forget about are:
Mary Poppins
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The Wizard of Oz
Chitty Chitty Bang Band
The first Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Sound of Music
Oliver
West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof
Singing in the Rain
The Wiz
Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Grease
The King and I
Oklahoma
The Music Man
South Pacific

My Voice Students are always asking me for recommendations so I though I'd post it for all! We can't forget about these great musicals!

Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Blisterpack]

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Love the music!
The Final Collaboration.
Aladdin...in all its EDITED glory!

Aladdin: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Blisterpack]
Alan Menken , Howard Ashman , and Tim Rice
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Release Date: 1992-11-06

Tracks:

A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)

Customer Reviews:

Complete track listing.......2006-02-12

I have no idea why there is only one song showing on the catalog page. There are 21 songs on this CD. They are:

1. 1:20 Arabian Nights
2. 1:25 Legend of the Lamp
3. 2:23 One Jump Ahead
4. 1:53 Street Urchins
5. 1:02 One Jump Ahead (reprise)
6. 2:26 Friend Like Me
7. 1:39 To Be Free
8. 2:51 Prince Ali
9. 2:42 A Whole New World
10. 2:43 Jafar's Hour
11. 1:07 Prince Ali (reprise)
12. 1:35 The Ends of the Earth
13. 1:51 The Kiss
14. 2:56 On a Dark Night
15. 0:47 Jasmine Runs Away
16. 2:37 Marketplace
17. 4:58 The Cave of Wonders
18. 1:52 Aladdin's Word
19. 3:40 The Battle
20. 4:16 Happy End in Agrabah
21. 4:06 A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme)

Good!.......2004-11-07

A great soundtrack to an interesting, albeit modified-from-the-original-work, movie. Best number is the captivating duet "A Whole New World," sung beautifully by Lea Salonga and Brad Kane. Get the special two-disc DVD for bonus features.

Love the music!.......2004-05-18

Especially the enchanting duet "A Whole New World" by Lea Salonga and Brad Kane. Nice album!

The Final Collaboration........2004-05-04

ALADDIN was the third animated hit that Disney had in a relatively short time during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The music of the movie was created largely by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. Ashman, who had been one of the keys to the success of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST died of AIDS during the production of Aladdin. Tim Rice was brought on board to finish the work that Ashman had begun, which give the soundtrack to ALADDIN a very unique feel unmatched, in my opinion, my any Disney soundtrack since then. The songs in ALADDIN carry a full range of emotion from the heartfelt "A Whole New World" to the triumphant "Prince Ali" to the manic "Friend Like Me". The score is just as lovely including pieces full of despair, such as in "The Battle" to the joyous "Happy End in Agrabah".

I've already mentioned most of my favorite tunes, but the opening number "Arabian Nights" is another number that deserves mention. But, my favorite song on the whole album by far is "Friend Like Me". Robin Williams helped make ALADDIN the huge success it became (and also started a bit of controversy, putting Eisner's Mouse in its place) and listening to his hyped antics on some of the tunes is always a pleasure.

I have heard that the re-issued copy of this soundtrack has changed some lyric and deleted parts to songs. I can't say for sure about that because the copy I have is from the 1992 original release. However, knowing Disney's troubled recent history, I will say that if you can get your hands on a copy of 1992 release that's the one you want.

Aladdin...in all its EDITED glory!.......2004-02-28

Aladdin features some of the best music ever heard, and both the songs and the movie will outlast time.

However, this edition of the soundtrack is CENSORED and EDITED, NOT remastered. During the original theatrical release of the movie in 1992, the opening number, "Arabian Nights," featured the objectionable lyric "Where they cut off your ear if they don't like your face"; on this reissued version of the soundtrack as well as the 1993 video release of the film, it has been removed and replaced with "Where it's flat and immense and the heat is intense." This is not only wrong, but it is done in a very unprofessional and obvious manner: that is, you can tell that the actor singing that line is different than the actor singing the rest of the song.

ther lyrics have reportedly been changed for this CD release, as well (supposedly in Friend Like Me and maybe others.) However, I am lucky enough to own the original release of the soundtrack from 1992, which is blessedly unedited, so I can't comment specifically.

I highly reccomend seeking out a copy of the original 1992 release if you can find it. It might be found through eBay, Amazon marketplace sellers, or secondhand music stores. The original release can be easily identified by its alternate cover art, which is different than the one seen on Amazon's page for this version. It features Geenie coming out of his lamp, holding onto a square in which we see Aladdin and Jasmine on the Magic Carpet against the background of the city of Agrabah.

If you can find that version, by all means do and teach Disney that censorship of their movies and music is wrong. If not, since the majority of the music is the same, this version will do nicely. Either way, be sure to add this wonderful soundtrack to your CD collection. You won't regret it.

The Complete Aladdin Recordings
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Great collection, but too clean

From the Cotton Patch to the Big City

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An Overlooked Founding Father.

Blues as personal as a hushed conversation

The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Lightnin' Hopkins
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Forty-three tracks of the seminal bluesman's recordings for Aladdin in the 1940s, The Complete Aladdin Recordings is a must-hear. Performing alone with his guitar or with sparse accompaniment--usually pianist Wilson "Thunder" Smith--Lightnin' dishes out the best of Texas country-blues. Starting off with "Katie May," Hopkins's first recording for Aladdin, the two-CD set winds its way through the guitarist's years with the label, showcasing what he was up to before his decline in popularity and eventual revival with the folk boom of the 1960s. Those expecting the almost-rock & roll of the latter period won't here any of that here, but they will hear its germination in such rollicking tunes as "Big Mama Jump" and "Let Me Play with Your Poodle." Definitely required, not only to hear the best of early Lightnin', but to hear the best of Texas country-blues. --Genevieve Williams

Customer Reviews:

Great collection, but too clean.......2007-01-31

I love the assembly of songs, but to me they all seem too clean, too tame, and too "studio" ...versions of songs which he did better on other recordings. I have it and I'll keep it, but there are better sessions out there.

From the Cotton Patch to the Big City.......2001-12-08

Learning at the knee of legendary Bluesman Mance Lipscomb, Sam "Lightnin" Hopkins blazed an incendiary trail through the urban Texas landscape.

These early tracks show the base upon which he built through the 60's and 70's. His concerts were often legendary, including one unforgettable night when he played at the University of Houston, on the same night as Abbie Hoffman was giving a speech across town at Rice University, at a far more ballyhooed event.

I know for a fact, because I saw them, and I was one, that most campus politicos chose to attend to Lightnin' instead of Abbie. Us Texans do know our roots.

Unforgettable moments of his concerts included such nicities as his swigging from a half-pint of Bourbon, and playing for as long as the tips came in. Late in the evening, his foot would become loose and begin pounding out the rhythm of the bass lines which his drop-thumb played. And a sly grin would sneak across his life-worn face. This was when he would impart his greatest wisdom to us.
He's a legend who has been missed.

From a man who loves the blues:.......2001-09-03

Many bluesmen have come and gone, but certain ones seem to have been around forever. Their music predates the fancy new singers, and while those new guys rise and fall, the old bluesmen stay the same, unchanged by time and just as beautiful and appealing as ever before.

Lightnin' Hopkins is one of those classic blues singers. Like Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, and all the rest, Hopkins is one of the founders of the blues - whoever plays the blues today is merely standing on the shoulders of these legends.

This collection of Lightnin' Hopkins recordings is truly worth investing in. The quality of the music cannot be contested, and the enjoyment of listening to them cannot be underestimated. And you can't beat the price! Where else can you get over 40 classic blues tunes for this price?

If you enjoy classic blues: get this album, sit back, and watch the world around you slow down for a while.

An Overlooked Founding Father........2001-07-20

There is a lot of John Lee Hooker here, and a lot of other stuff as well...

There early stuff has the wonderful gritty feel of Hooker's early pieces like "Teachin the Blues," but then the two start to part company.

Lightnin' has an endearing high pitch vocal style that immediately seems wrong for a classic blues musician, but grows on the listener until you cannot imagine the music any other way.

The later recordings make use of fun upright piano and slightly rocky tempos.

Not as earthy as Hooker, not as blue as Muddy, not as orchestrated as B.B., Lightnin has nicely balanced sound that may not always stictly qualify as blues.

Please note: this is a two-disc set! For $12! Ka-Ching.

Blues as personal as a hushed conversation.......2000-05-12

Sam Hopkins was a throwback - a vanishing breed, the troubador, the street musician...and his music was/is intensely personal. Lightning's lyrics and delivery combined with his guitar licks and irregular measures are unique. It's not music to boogie to although I have; it's music to reflect on, to enjoy Lightning's wry humour and observations. Rough around the edges but that's part of its appeal. Most fans will tell you that he was like no other.

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Solid Basic March Collection
Bold and brassy mixes well with the rest
40 Famous Marches - a great collection!!
Classics on Parade
Too, too much Philip Jones Ensemble

40 Famous Marches

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ASIN: B000040OX5
Release Date: 2000-02-08

Tracks:

Pomp And Circumstance March No. 1 In D Major - London PO; Solti, G.
Karelia Suite: Alla marcia - Philharmonia Orchestra
Jubel March - Vienna PO; Boskovsky, W.
Funeral March Of A Marionette - Orchestra Of The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Tannhauser: Grand March - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble; Howarth, E.
Rinaldo: March - English Chamber Orchestra
Saul: Dead March - English CO; Bonynge, R.
Aida: Grand March - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Radetzky March - Vienna PO; Boskovsky, W.
Marche militaire - Wiener Philharmoniker
Athalia: War March Of The Priests - Vienna PO; Dohnanyi, C.v.
The Nutcracker: March - National Philharmonic Orchestra
The Love For Three Oranges: March - London PO; Weller, W.
Le Prophete: Coronation March - London Philharmonic Orchestra
La Damnation de Faust: Hungarian March - Chicago SO; Solti, G.
Persian March - Wiener Philharmoniker
Aladdin Suite: Oriental Festive March - San Francisco SO; Blomstedt, H.
The Ruins Of Athens: Turkish March - Carlo Curley
The Occasional Oratorio: March - San Francisco SO; Blomstedt, H.
Pomp And Circumstance March No. 4 In G Major - London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tracks:

Crown Imperial (Coronation March) - London PO; Norrington, R.
Music For The Funeral Of Queen Mary: Funeral March - Baroque Brass Of London
Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) - London PO; Norrington, R.
March - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Marche triomphale - London PO; Norrington, R.
Egyptian March - Wiener Philharmoniker
Joyeuse March - Swiss Romande Orch; Ansermet, E.
Napoleon March - Wiener Philharmoniker
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March - Montreal SO; Dutoit, C.
Russian March - Wiener Philharmoniker
Carmen, Suite No.2: Marche des contrebandiers - Montreal SO; Dutoit, C.
The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: March - London Symphony Orchestra
Mlada: Procession Of The Nobles - Kingsway Orch; Camarata, S.
Spanish March - Wiener Philharmoniker
Things To Come: March - National PO; Herrmann, B.
Washington Post - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Entry Of The Gladiators - National PO; Herrmann, B.
Colonel Bogey - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
The Dam Busters - National PO; Herrmann, B.
The Stars And Stripes Forever - Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

Customer Reviews:

Solid Basic March Collection.......2006-08-07

Great solid basic collection, a real bargain with mostly outstanding performances. Having played several in bands and orchestras and sung one (the Rimsky Mlada), I have a good idea how they should go. As other other commentators say, there are better individual recordings, such as anything by Fennell and the Eastman band. The organ pieces just don't do this music justice, although a real cathedral organ can come close, but that's beyond these discs. The Nielsen Aladdin March is the new one for me. Berlioz by Solti is great! Buy it!

Bold and brassy mixes well with the rest.......2004-08-14

I am impressed most by the variety in 40 Famous Marches on 2 CDs, a Double Decca release. The performers include Philharmonic Orchestras, a Brass Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra, organ, Symphony, and for nine selections, the Wiener Philharmoniker. I am not sure if the word schmaltzy ought to be applied to any of this, but the Wiener Philharmoniker often exhibits a unique sound which is not quite the same as any of the other selections. The final five selections are all performed by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble under Elgar Howarth in ADD/DDD format in 1983 and 1985. Two of those five are rousing marches by John Philip Sousa, another called `Entry of the Gladiators' is typical of songs played by live bands at circuses, and the remaining two are from movie soundtracks. `Colonel Bogey' is famous from the movie about British prisoners of war building a railroad bridge for the Japanese in World War Two, the Bridge over the River Kwai.

The major source of variety in these 40 selections is that many of them are taken from operas and even a ballet, Tchaikovsky's famous `The Nutcracker--March.' I originally found this collection when I was searching for `Funeral March of a Marionette' by Charles Gounod (1818-1893) which has a theme that is famous from its use by a television series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock. If you can't remember how that goes, you ought to buy this collection and listen for it early: it is selection 4 on the first CD. The main theme was fun to play and easy to learn in a book of piano lessons, but the rest is quite whimsical and worth listening to, and people who play organ with pedal notes might still be able to find music for playing the entire arrangement, difficult though it is for someone like me, who becomes confused when too many things are going on at the same time.

There was something on this CD that sounded weird, and I had to check to see what it was, and it was just someone playing the organ, but he was trying to play `The Ruins of Athens -- Turkish March' by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).

Something by Handel sounds so much like the beginning of a movie that I expect someone to start singing, `The hills are alive with The Sound Of Music,' but this CD is something else. The first CD starts and ends with marches from `Pomp and Circumstance' by Edward Elgar, so people who have been to a lot of graduation ceremonies will be expecting plenty of familiar music. The 6:32 time is slightly longer than the Wagner's `Tannhauser -- Grand March' on the first CD, but long graduation ceremonies may play it even longer, until all the diplomas are handed out.

Verdi, Strauss, Schubert, Prokofiev, Berlioz, these famous composers might be recognized by people who know music, but the `Wedding March' by Felix Mendelssohn is famous with everybody for what it is used for. If you haven't heard it lately, maybe you should hear it a few times so you won't be so nervous the next time it comes around.

40 Famous Marches - a great collection!!.......2003-11-21

This is a wonderful collection. What a wide collection of exciting pieces, all in one affordable package!! It encompasses so many composers and styles, from the majesty of Elgar and Walton, to upbeat Sousa to schmaltzy Strauss. It also includes such classic marches as Meyerbeer's Coronation, a pinnacle of the French opera style, the timeless Wedding March of Mendelssohn, and the brilliant organ piece, Marche Triomphale of Sigfrid Karg-Elert. There are also some interesting oddball selections like the mysterious Things to Come of Bliss (composed for the H.G. Wells film), the jaunty Chabrier marche, and oriental flair of Nielsen's Aladdin.
In reading some of the other criticisms, it is true that the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble perhaps is not the best or most noted ensemble. However, overall, the pieces they play are either Sousa or patriotic-sounding tunes. Their only forays into the true classical realm are the Grand Marches from Tannhauser and Aida, and they are not half bad. So don't let those pieces keep you from buying the CD - 1) because most of the songs they do play are great and 2) they only play in 1/4 of the music....

Classics on Parade.......2003-05-01

If you're looking for a collection of marches from classical music, this would be a fine one to get.
It contains recordings made from 1958 to 1996 by some of the world's great orchestras, plus several numbers by the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, and four arranged for organ.
The first 35 marches include many of the best-known classical marches, plus three "coronation" marches, written as far back as the end of the seventeenth century (The Prince of Denmark's March) up to 1954 (The Dam Busters). The last five pieces are "popular" marches played by the Jones Ensemble.
The liner notes give a nice history of marches, including where most of the ones in this collection fit into that scenario.
A great collection of marches by classical and popular music "masters".

Too, too much Philip Jones Ensemble.......2003-04-17

A mixed bag of music, 40 FAMOUS MARCHES compiles a good many marches - some not too common.

The CD has it's high points:
1. Chicago Symphony (under Solti!) playing Berlioz's Hungarian March (love that trombone excerpt - BAM!)
2. London Philharmonic playing Prokofiev's "The Love for Three Oranges" March
3. Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance No. 1 (also London Philharmonic)

BUT... There's some real stuff on here, too. I must concur with a prior reviewer: FAR TOO MUCH Philip Jones Brass Ensemble. Case in point - Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, as played by PJBE is completely devoid of the energy and fire it needs. The trombone countermelody at the end is just NOT THERE (you'll strain to hear it). There's just no way this is right. PBJE is great in their setting, but this is just not it.

Overall, this CD might be a good compilation for the novice listener, but I would recommend the more experienced (or trombonists, like myself) purchase works by individual symphonies that include the music you desire - a more expensive, yet more expressive alternative.

Heigh-Ho! Mozart
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Delightful Disney Music

Uncle Walt would be quite honored!

Fabulous CD

sleeping to Disney

this is a treasure

Heigh-Ho! Mozart

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ASIN: B000000709
Release Date: 1995-06-16

Tracks:

Colors of the Wind in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
Heigh-Ho! In the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
Beauty and the Beast in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra
Second Star to the Right in the Style Of - Voices of Ascension
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Winnie the Pooh in the Style Of - Shanghai Quartet
Prince Ali in the Style Of - Millar Brass Ensemble
When You Wish upon a Star in the Style Of - English Chamber Orchestra

Customer Reviews:

Delightful Disney Music.......2007-03-28

These Disney tunes done in the style of classic composers are so much fun. Children and adults alike will enjoy these songs over and over.

Uncle Walt would be quite honored!.......2006-12-20

For many a baby boomer, Walt Disney meant animation. But, besides that, music played an important part in the telling of the story. So interested in music was the animator that he fashioned one of his greatest triumphs ("Fantasia") on the works of the great masters.

Well, Donald Frasier and a bevy of musicians have compiled a wonderful collection of interpretations of familiar Disney tunes, many from Walt's time, along with a few latter day compositions.

Every selection is a winner, destined to make the listener reflect and recall the films from which they came. And if one is familiar with composer whose musical style is "copied" here, the album is a treasure.

Fabulous CD.......2006-10-04

Being a classical music connoisseur, I often listen to my local public classical radio station to hear the works of the great composers of old and of today. One day the station played "Colors of the Wind" and announced it was from this CD. I fell in love with it. I am a huge Disney fan who has over 350 Disney songs on my iPod. Pretty much the only music I listen to is either classical or Disney. And having them combined makes this CD euphoria for the ears.

Each song is in the style of a different classical composer, and usually in the style of one of their more specific songs. One with a trained ear will hear chords and melodies in almost perfect similitude of the original.

I can listen to this CD over and over and never get bored. How could you be bored when you're hearing all of your favorite old Disney songs in a new exciting way?

sleeping to Disney.......2006-07-30

I am really pleased that there is a classical music cd that has only Disney classics so that I can play them for my infant daughter while she sleeps. We are big Disney fans and it's fun to play these instead of the regular classical music. They sound just like the original songs. I would have given 5 stars but I wish they would have had all instrumental music, one of the songs has a choir singing, but it still sound good.

this is a treasure.......2003-05-11

Disney music is always uplifting. Classical music is beautiful. Combine the two - and you get THIS! "Colors of the Wind" is glorious, followed by the enchanting title track. "Beauty and the Beast" is true to the romance of the original. "The Second Star to the Right" is magical. Everything is awesome - and flawless. I initially bought this because I love The Main Street Electrical Parade music, and that is definiely a highlight here - but so are ALL the other songs! This is GOOD STUFF! It is so excellent that it can be a very beneficial introduction to classical music - for kids AND adults.

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Disney
Wonderful Orchestrals
under the sea
under the sea
I believe!

The Magical Music of Disney

Manufacturer: Telarc
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ASIN: B000003D0K
Release Date: 1995-04-18

Tracks:

Suite From The Lion King: This Land-Circle Of Life
Suite From The Lion King: I Just Can't Wait To Be King
Suite From The Lion King: Hakuna Matata
Suite From The Lion King: Be Prepared
Suite From The Lion King: Can You Feel The Love Tonight
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Suite From Aladdin: One Jump Ahead
Suite From Aladdin: Friend Like Me
Suite From Aladdin: A Whole New World
Suite From Aladdin: Prince Ali
Suite From The Little Mermaid: Introduction
Suite From The Little Mermaid: Part Of Your World
Suite From The Little Mermaid: Under The Sea
Suite From The Little Mermaid: Poor Unfortunate Souls
Suite From The Little Mermaid: Les Poissons
Suite From The Little Mermaid: Kiss The Girl
Suite From The Little Mermaid: Happy Ending
Suite From Beauty And The Beast: Prologue
Suite From Beauty And The Beast: Belle
Suite From Beauty And The Beast: Be Our Guest
Suite From Beauty And The Beast: Gaston
Suite From Beauty And The Beast: Beauty And The Beast

Customer Reviews:

Disney.......2004-11-30

This cd is really good, i love all the songs. Ariel has always been my favourite disney classic. I only have one problem, the singers arn't the actual singers that were in the films, and thats abit of a dissapointment for me. I would recommend this cd but not to people who actually want to listen to the actual people.

Wonderful Orchestrals.......2002-02-11

What's best about Disney's animated features, is that they contain amazing orchestral scores and songs. With this CD, one can hear the nuances of the full orchestral scores of 4 of Disney's most popular features, as played and by a full symphony and chorus.

under the sea.......2000-04-30

I have all ways loved UNDER THE SEA. Now I have found it, and I can allways lisson to it. thanks a lot!

under the sea.......2000-04-30

I have all ways loved UNDER THE SEA. Now I have found it, and I can allways lisson to it. thanks a lot!

I believe!.......2000-01-29

This music, is indeed filled with magic. Your heart soars with every song,your mind flashing the most vivd flashes through your skull. You find that as your heat sings, it already knows all the words. An album, reminding you of the all consuming joy, when you once beleved, in magic.

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Dark Lester
Certainly a 5-star set.
These Foolish Things
Excellent small band jazz
Lester at his very best, a must.

The Complete Aladdin Recordings
Lester Young
Manufacturer: Blue Note Records
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ASIN: B000005H09
Release Date: 1995-09-26

Tracks:

Indiana
I Can't Get Started
Tea For Two
Body And Soul
D. B. Blues
Lester Blows Again
These Foolish Things
Jumpin' At Mesner's
It's Only A Paper Moon
After You've Gone
Lover Come Back To Me
Jammin' With Lester
You're Driving Me Crazy
New Lester Leaps In
Lester's Be Bop Boogie
She's Funny That Way
Sunday
S. M. Blues

Tracks:

Jumpin' With Symphony Sid
No Eyes Blues
Sax-O-Be-Bop
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Easy Does It
Easy Does It (Alternative Take)
Movin' With Lester
One O'Clock Jump
Jumpin' At The Woodside
I'm Confessin'
Lester Smooths It Out
Just Cooling
Tea For Two
East Of The Sun
The Sheik Of Araby
Something To Remember You By
Riffin' Without Helen
Please Let Me Forget
He Don't Love Me Anymore
Pleasing Man Blues
See See Rider
It's Better To Give Than Receive

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Lester Young recorded for the Aladdin label between December 1945 and December 1947, leading a series of small groups that would range in size from quintets to a septet. While Young's solos were a marvelous paradox of the languid and the taut, his approach to putting a group together could be simply casual. His sidemen here come from both the ranks of the justly celebrated and the journeymen, whose names have all but disappeared from jazz history. The bands can include collisions of swing era stalwarts and dedicated boppers. Something of that's apparent in the first Aladdin session, where trombonist Vic Dickenson and pianist Dodo Marmarosa seem to have the blues in different languages on Young's eloquent "D.B. Blues." It seems to have mattered little to Young, who was in many ways a school of one. His playing here is usually at a level that others only dream about, creating a linear flow that has its own superior internal logic, whether the subject at hand is a standard, a blues, or an uptempo variant on "I Got Rhythm." His sound is one of the marvels of jazz, not just for its airy transparency but for its flexibility, the way a line is constantly shaded with gently honking punctuations and a hint of gravel. In addition to the Aladdin sessions, this two-CD set includes a 1942 trio date that's focused on standards and has Nat "King" Cole on piano and Red Callendar on bass. Young's solo on "Indiana" is one of his marvels of multidimensional swing. There's also a 1945 session with singer Helen Humes that has terrific input from trumpeter Snooky Young and altoist Willie Smith as well as Young. --Stuart Broomer

Customer Reviews:

Dark Lester.......2007-03-16

For a number of reasons, Lester Young's sound changed after he left the Basie Band. He changed the mouthpiece on his saxophone, resulting in a darker, lower tone; he suffered from disappointment and depression after leaving behind his buddies in the band for a career that never really took off afterward; his short stint in the army was a disaster; he was drinking and smoking more and more; and maybe he was just getting a little older and somber as well. The result is a collection of fragile, beautiful songs. Many fans don't care as much for this sound as they do for his early recordings, but for me, they are the most touching things he recorded. These are the successful recordings of his "dark" period, which fell apart during the fifties, making a mess of his career. But for this brief period, his genius really shines through.

Certainly a 5-star set........2004-01-28

This is a great set: a good place to begin, and would make a nice gift for almost anyone.

These Foolish Things.......2001-08-09

This collection covers a wide time-span in Lester's recording life and one can see a vast difference from first to last. The "early" (1942) cuts, with Nat King Cole are nimble and swinging on Lester's part - a tribute to his innate time when you consider they were recorded minus drums. "Indiana" and "Tea For Two" are particularly brilliant: very much like his Basie+Billie period recordings a few years before but with a touch of the ethereal. It is a treat to hear Lester stretch for more than a chorus or two. The radical change in Lester came (NOT with the advent of WW11 as some reviewers suggest) AFTER Lester's return from his disastrous army stint in 1945. His timing never quite recovers and he tends to rely on his own cliches. That being said, there are moments of absolute genius and beauty in his 1945-1958 period. Thankfully this record captures his gorgeous 1945 rendition of "These Foolish Things" - certainly one of the great ballad performances in the history of jazz! Every phrase is a song itself. This alone is worth the price of the recording. "D.B. Blues" is also a gem of Lester's swing and beautiful sound.

Excellent small band jazz.......2000-05-13

Unavoidably, Lester Young's recorded output is compared with his pre-WWII recordings. While not in the same class, these recordings are still very good. The main difference may well be in the players supporting Lester Young. Many sidemen are effective rather than exceptional. On the other hand, the spotlite throughout these sessions is on Lester Young. While his playing has changed, as compared to the 1930s, it is hard to argue that the change is for the worse. He has just continued to develop, while remaining a great musician.

Lester at his very best, a must........1999-01-17

After receiving my C.D. Lester Young I could not stop playing it. Lester was past his best when he made these recordings ( or so the experts will tell us) they must have missed these records.The soft tone ,those beautiful bent notes this is a two C.D. set not to be missed. Lester at his very best. Put this on your must buy list.

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Legendary album, great sound, nice book packaging, ATROCIOUS CD containment
Classic, Must-Have Glam Era Bowie -- 30th Anniversary Package Is Great
On-tour compositions.
An All Time Classic
Great Discs Horrible Packaging

Aladdin Sane
David Bowie
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Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

Watch That Man
Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?)
Drive In Saturday
Panic In Detroit
Cracked Actor
Time
The Prettiest Star
Let's Spend The Night Together
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The second most important moment in Bowie's glam period, Aladdin Sane is full of smart, cutting-edge songs that hold up decades later as classic moments in rock. Standout tracks include "Panic in Detroit," with Mick Ronson's screaming guitars and Mick Woodmansey's urgent drumming; "Watch that Man," a piano-driven, rollicking number perfect for the Bowie strut; the lascivious and sweaty "Cracked Actor"; the punky "Jean Genie"; and a perfectly raucous cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together." "Time" hearkens back to the theatrics of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, while "Drive in Saturday," "The Prettiest Star," and "Lady Grinning Soul" serve as precursors to Bowie's "plastic soul" sounds that came later in the '70s. Aladdin Sane is even more impressive when considering that the same year this album was made, Bowie was also producing touchstone recordings for the Stooges (Raw Power) and Lou Reed (Transformer). The 30th anniversary edition of Aladdin Sane includes a second disc of alternate takes, single mixes, rarities, and previously unreleased material. --Lorry Fleming

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Legendary album, great sound, nice book packaging, ATROCIOUS CD containment.......2007-02-23

"Aladdin Sane" is one of my three favorite Bowie albums, the others being "Ziggy" and "Scary Monsters." Along with "Ziggy," it marked the absolute zenith of Bowie's glam period. There isn't even a REMOTELY mediocre tune on it. The track list reads like a greatest-hits package, containing all-time classics like "Panic in Detroit," "Watch That Man," "The Jean Genie," and "Drive-In Saturday," to name but four.

With "Aladdin," Bowie's songwrting was at an incredibly high level, and Mick Ronson and Co. contributed some of the best support they ever gave (and that's saying a lot!).

The 30th Anniversary edition was a nice idea and generally well executed. The sound quality is excellent. It's the best I've ever heard the album sound, be it on CD or LP. Like most of the Virgin reissues, it's a little forward sounding, but that little "bump" really gives the music a nice sense of presence and drive.

I own the copy-controlled version, but I had no problems with skipping or burning the discs.

I love the booklet and informative liner notes, but the cardboard "sleeves" that contain the CDs are absolutely horrendous. When I pulled the discs out (no mean feat, given they were stuck in there pretty good), they were horribly scratched. Why oh WHY do record companies do this? I can't recall the number of times discs have been scratched because of the same annoying packaging. American companies could learn a good leasson from the Japanese, who make extensive use of rice-paper sleeves, which do an incredibly good job of protecting the CDs. Because the discs were so marred, I felt compelled to burn them onto some clean CD-Rs. My burning hardware is pretty good, and now they sound even better!

Anyway, the verdict is this: One of the best albums in a career chock full of great ones, first-class sonics, nice booklet and liner notes, and absolutely reprehensible CD containment. For the latter, I feel compelled to deduct a star, but everything else about the package is top-notch and deserves 5 stars.

Classic, Must-Have Glam Era Bowie -- 30th Anniversary Package Is Great.......2006-04-18

I'm sorry to read that some people dislike the packaging of this special release and have had "copy control" problems. I have no idea why one reviewer went off about the "horrible remastering" - sounds great to me, but maybe problems are more evident on the home theater system he uses. Personally, I think this 2 CD special edition is really cool. It's exactly like a miniature book with each CD on the inside of each side of the binding. I do get really annoyed with CD packaging that does a poor job of containing the CDs, but the sleeves on this one don't bother me much - you just have to be really careful when taking them out. The rare pictures (including pictures of promo posters and rare single covers), and the informative essay and time line of events are all great.

The album itself (disk 1) is one of Bowie's best - fantastic rock 'n roll with elements of do-wop, cabaret, soul, classical and avant-garde in the mix. This is glam rock at its best - loud, raunchy, and loaded with killer riffs - but the mellower tracks are great as well. I'll refrain from carrying on endlessly about this music, but I gotta say it's worth getting alone for the addition to the band of super-talented pianist Mike Garson. In particular, his bizarre solo on the title track is a mind blower. It's hard to pick a favorite cut, but "Aladdin Sane" may be mine, thanks especially to Mr. Garson. Least favorite - "Let's Spend the Night Together," although I still like it a lot. This Rolling Stones cover is more amped up than the original and it's loaded with wild synth effects. I gotta admit that the "Our love comes from above/Let's make love" interlude towards the end is a bit cheesy, but I still think it's fun (unlike a friend of mine who thinks that part practically ruins the song - he feels the same way about the "Wham bam thank you ma'am" part from "Suffragette City" . . . Oh well, to each his own opinion - that's his hang up). Keep in mind that that kind of thing was much more shocking and explicit back in the day.

The bonus disk is nice to have, but there's really nothing essential here. The "sax version" of "John, I'm Only Dancing" isn't really that rare and I personally have no use for truncated versions of "The Jean Genie" or "Time." It's nice to have a copy of "All the Young Dudes," although Bowie made a really good move by giving it to Mott the Hoople (whose re-recording of it became a hit). Bowie's version just doesn't have enough spark. It's a bit lethargic at the chorus; the saxophones don't create as much energy as the song needs. But it's still a great song and his generous gift to Mott helped relaunch their career (I personally don't care that much for Mott's music anyway, but I'll digress). The remaining songs are live versions - very good, but again, not essential. Still, it's a pleasure having them in my collection. I recommend this set for the Bowie fan, others really only need the original album.

On-tour compositions........2006-03-09

After the triumph of 'Ziggy Stardust', David Bowie wrote a number of songs while on tour that would end up becoming the "Aladdin Sane" album. Featuring the "Spiders from Mars" band (guitarist Mick Ronson, bassist Trevor Bolder and drummer Mick Woodmansey) with pianist Mike Garson added to the mix, Bowie's compositions found him exploring not only the glam sounds he had made his own, but also taking older pop forms and bringing them into his idiom.

Nowhere is the latter illustrated in his head first cover of "Let's Spend the Night Together". The song is taken fiercely uptempo, with Bowie's voice ranting above frantic piano and Ronson's churning rhythm guitar. But an embracing of doo-wop and Phil Spector style pop is clearly illustrated on cuts like the superb "Drive-In Saturday" (with one of Bowie's most powerful vocal deliveries on record) and "The Prettiest Star". Bowie also tackles blues rock, with the churning "The Jean Genie", with its snarling lead vocal and chugging guitar line. Also in the mix was a decent take on '60s rock ("Watch that Man"), something totally bizarre (the indescribable title track, which after a decade since I first discovered this album in college I STILL can't make my mind up about), and a jagged, frantic and fierce moody glam workout ("Panic in Detroit") that probably proves to be the real highlight of the album.

The bonus disc in this set proves to be a nice compliment with a handful of live tracks, the rare "sax version" of "John, I'm Only Dancing" (the original version was on the 'Ziggy Stardust' limited release) and the until recently unheard studio take of "All the Young Dudes" by Bowie.

"Aladdin Sane" does end up with a bit of a rushed feel-- the songs sound like they were written on a tour-- but this lends a nice, nervous energy to it that is sort of hard to describe. Bowie was cooling off a bit with this one-- it's not quite as essential as his previous couple albums, but it's still a fantastic record. Recommended.

An All Time Classic.......2005-11-05

I suppose that only one album can qualify as my own personal all-time favorite Bowie album, so if forced to choose, I'd pick Aladdin Sane. Coming immediately after the heady rush of fame and controversy sparked by `Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars,' Bowie was basking in the limelight, and he was not about to blow it. Aladdin Sane catches Bowie sucking up all of the glory that was being bestowed on him, and, judging by appearances, he was having a great deal of fun with it. This is a much more relaxed album than `Ziggy Stardust', and it is also features better musicianship and far better production than that album, too. Even his look was refined, as is made evident by the cover shot, which was somewhat shocking back in the day.
The album kickstarts with "Watch That Man," a sublimely dense rocker whose volume nearly drowns out Bowie's surreal recounting of a party. The title song is one of two pun titles (the other being "Jean Genie," a coy reference to Jean Genet) featured on the recording, both of which are standout tracks. On "Aladdin Sane" pianist Mike Garson fuels things along with some incredibly creative keyboard work, employing a crisp, deft touch while harmonically challenging the strictures of the composition. "Jean Genie," meanwhile, is much more conventional in its form, utilizing a standard boogie beat that drives on relentlessly and features some of Mick Ronson's best work. Speaking of rockers, few things from the glam era rock harder and convey an appropriately jaded perspective than "Cracked Actor", an account of a warped sensibility at work on a malignant seduction.
For all of its accounts of loopy characters and lost souls, Aladdin Sane never seems to take itself too seriously, leaving enough space for the listener to smile and revel in Bowie's bemused tales of degeneracy. "Drive In Saturday," recounts an inverted future of domestic bliss, while "Lady Grinning Soul" successfully seduces the listener into worshipping the song's namesake. Add in a playfully nutso version of the Rolling Stones' "Let's Spend the Night Together", the paranoid song-noir spiel of "Panic in Detroit" and the dramatic camp of "Time", and you've got a masterpiece, perhaps the best album to emerge from the `Glam' era. A+ Tom Ryan

Great Discs Horrible Packaging.......2005-09-26

This anniversary edition of one of Bowie's greatest albums contains an amazing bonus disc and a great booklet. However, I have a HUGE gripe and that is the packaging. The discs are jammed in to sleeves in the front and back of the package. They are stuffed in so tight that I had to use scissors to get them out. When I did, they were scuffed already from when the manufacturers shoved them in. Why put such effort into producing such a beautiful package and insert the CDs in such a careless way. I've found this sort of packaging before and it's really annoying. I personally like my CDs unscratched. Other than that the sound is awesome and the bonus tracks are fantastic.

Nielsen: Symphonies no 1-3 / Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

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Definitive Danish Music
Nielsen - a much neglected composer
These be the symphonies, this be the conductor
Part One Of Blomstedt's Great Nielsen Symphony Cycle
Some of the 20th Century's Finest Symphonism

Nielsen: Symphonies no 1-3 / Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

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ASIN: B00001X5A0
Release Date: 1999-10-12

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Symphony No. 1, FS 16: I. Allegro orgoglioso - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 1, FS 16: II. Andante - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 1, FS 16: III. Allegro comodo - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 1, FS 16: IV. Finale: Allegro con fuoco - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 2, FS 29 'The Four Temperaments': I. Allegro collerico - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 2, FS 29 'The Four Temperaments': II. Allegro comodo e flemmatico - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 2, FS 29 'The Four Temperaments': III. Andante malinconico - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 2, FS 29 'The Four Temperaments': IV. Allegro sanguineo - Carl Nielsen

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Symphony No. 3 'Sinfonia espansiva': I. Allegro espansivo - C. Nielsen
Symphony No. 3 'Sinfonia espansiva': II. Andante pastorale - C. Nielsen
Symphony No. 3 'Sinfonia espansiva': III. Allegretto un poco - C. Nielsen
Symphony No. 3 'Sinfonia espansiva': IV. Finale: Allegro - C. Nielsen
Maskarade - Overture - C. Nielsen
Aladdin, FS 89 - Suite (1919): I. Oriental Festive March - C. Nielsen
Aladdin, FS 89 - Suite (1919): II. Aladdin's Dream And Dance Of The Morning Mist - C. Nielsen
Aladdin, FS 89 - Suite (1919): III. Hindu Dance - C. Nielsen
Aladdin, FS 89 - Suite (1919): IV. Chinese Dance - C. Nielsen
Aladdin, FS 89 - Suite (1919): V. The Marketplace In Ispahan - C. Nielsen
VI. Dance Of The Prisoners - C. Nielsen
Aladdin, FS 89 - Suite (1919): VII. Negro Dance - C. Nielsen

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Definitive Danish Music.......2006-04-05

The most famous Danish composer, Carl Nielsen, is represented here in the first of two, 2-disk collections of his symphonies and smaller orchestral works conducted by Herbert Blomstedt. Symphonies 1-3, Aladdin Suite, and Maskarade Overture show youthful independence and optimism, Romantic tendencies, and solid compositional skills: interesting melodic and harmonic material.

The Maskarade Overture has a scherzo-like feel, often playful, with a loveable and catchy opening melody, and engaging secondary melody; dramatic and witty, at 4 minutes long, the overture is a charming and fun-loving experience. The 25-minute Aladdin Suite, like the Overture, is based off of a stage work; the story taken from 1001 Arabian Nights. In seven parts, the various sections exploit dance in many forms: Oriental Festival March, Aladdin's Dance and Morning Mist Dance, Hindu Dance, Chinese Dance, Marketplace in Ispahan, Prisoner's Dance, and Negro Dance. The opening is a plodding and menacing march, very Russian sounding, while the Morning Mist Dance is quite the opposite; a fantastical waltz. Of the Hindu and Chinese dance, the former is modal and slinky, while the latter has a moderate bounce to it, but all are overshadowed by the Marketplace following. Ingeniously, Nielsen splits the orchestra in to four ensembles, each overlap each other with contrasting ideas, including a nasal wordless chorus, a chamber drone, all very exotic and unique. The final two parts feature a ragged dance and the finale, a return of the wordless chorus, and a frenetic conclusion. The works are colorful and in some cases experimental, but of a Romantic tradition.

The three symphonies, each just over thirty minutes, show Nielsen's growth as a composer. Symphony No. 1 has an oscillating texture that is carried throughout the work; from the boisterous opening Allegro, to the second movement string chorale, with its murky undertone, to the gently rocking third movement, exhibiting exotic, Russian sounding modes and brass chorales, to troubled, but brash finale, Nielsen's first symphonic outing shows his musical moodiness, but love of varying colors and melodic styles. Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments" is based on a painting Nielsen saw at a village inn. Depicting the four human characteristics: Impetuous, indolent or lazy, melancholy, and naïve, each movement describes and combines these states of being. The fiery opening, featuring unexpected syncopations and outbursts, is both heroic and romantic, but the sudden mood changes are expounded through dynamics and texture. The lumbering, flowing second movement has a slight lilt, not to mention occasional humorous orchestrations; while the third movement is set as a funeral ode, tragically serious with throbbing motives. The final movement is like a pioneer dance, with unbridled joy, athletic optimism, and rhythmic vitality, ending the work brilliantly. The Third Symphony, subtitled "Sinfonia Expansiva", uses ideas surrounding the word expansive. The bold orchestra hits open the work, an athletic leaping melody is used in various settings and textures. The second movement calls for soprano and baritone soloists, a calm evocation. A moody scherzo makes up the third movement, and a stuffy procession brings the work to a close. Altogether, the works display ingenious melodies, old forms (such as fugue), Russian orientalism, occasional jazzy inflections, and swiftly changing mood conflicts and shifts.

This compilation performed by Herbert Blomstedt and the San Francisco Symphony is considered the definitive performances of Carl Nielsen's orchestral works. Enthusiastic performances all around, good ensemble work, and a swaggering brass sound make these performances first class. The Decca digital sound from the late 80's to 90's is pretty good, with clear, balanced sounds. The chorus is good, although it is slightly overmiked, and the vocal soloists, although a small role, perform well. At a 2 for1 price, 130 minutes of music, and stellar performances, this is a super bargain. If you like late Romantic sounds, with great melodies and interesting harmonic settings, the CD is a steal. Highly Recommended!

Nielsen - a much neglected composer .......2005-04-17

This set has changed the way I see Scandinavian music. Nielsen is a great composer and all his symphonies are up there among the very best of their era. He is bolder than the well-known Grieg and Sibelius and his music has something fresh. The playing of the SFSO under Herbert Blomstedt (have you hear the recording of Mahler's 2nd with the same contributors? One of the very best...) and the Decca sound really add to the great experience. A must for all music lovers.

These be the symphonies, this be the conductor.......2004-03-10

If Nielsen had practiced his craft in Vienna or Munich, his symphonies might be better known. This two-CD set shows he was a master of the big Romantic symphony. His brass choruses make this "Bruckner meets Charles Ives."

Although the "Inextinguishable" (No. 4 on the second set in this series) is the most well-known of the six symphonies, Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia espansiva" deserves a more prominent place in the repertory. In this performance it yelps and leaps with delight all the way to a dramatic conclusion.

Herbert Blomstedt led the San Francisco Symphony for a happy decade before turning over the reins to Michael Tilson Thomas. This is a world-class orchestra and Herb channels his inner Nielsen in this set. It's hard to believe that a better Nielsen cycle exists--or will ever exist.

Part One Of Blomstedt's Great Nielsen Symphony Cycle.......2002-04-17

This excellent Decca/London two CD set includes Blomstedt's splendid interpretations of Nielsen's first three symphonies and the Aladdin Suite. Those who say that Michael Tilson Thomas is responsible for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra's stature as an internationally renowned ensemble should hear Blomstedt's recordings with the San Francisco Symphony; his Nielsen symphony cycle is widely acclaimed as among his best. Blomstedt emphasizes the Romantic qualities inherent in these early Nielsen scores, leading the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in brisk, vibrant performances. The sound quality is absolutely first rate for these early digital recordings; I doubt they could be enhanced further with the latest digital image-bit remastering.

Some of the 20th Century's Finest Symphonism.......2001-08-13

Great sound, great performances, great music. (Long version follows.)

For years, all I knew of Nielsen's work was the brilliant clarinet concerto. I can't give a good answer to the question, "Why haven't you sought ought his other music sooner?" Especially now that I have heard all six symphonies, and the other concerti.

This two-disc set I have found resiliently re-visit-able, from the impressively-assured first symphony, to the effulgent Sinfonia espansiva. And particularly the colorful "Aladdin" Suite, which features the Western orchestra producing marvelous Mid-Eastern effects.

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