Guilty Gear XX [Import]

guilty gear xx [import]

Track Listings

1. Feedback

2. Blue Water Blue Sky

3. Simple Life

4. Existence

5. Suck A Sage

6. Till Next Time

7. Boom Town Blues

8. Holy Orders

9. Blue Water Blue Sky

10. Awe Of She

11. Liquor Bar & Drunkard

12. Make Oneself

13. Japanese Title

14. D.O.A.

15. Japanese Title

16. Noontide

17. Nothing Out Of The Ordinary

18. Good Manners And Customs

19. Midnight Carnival

20. Keep Yourself Alive

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Guilty Gear XX,Game Music,Sony/Columbia,Soundtracks

Guilty Gear XX [Import]

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This Is Awesome!!
GIFT
Paisley continues to shine
love it, love it, love it!!!!
Perhaps 2007's Best Country Album

5th Gear
Brad Paisley
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PFUA9G
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

All I Wanted Was A Car
Ticks
Online
Letter To Me
I'm Still A Guy
Some Mistakes
It Did
Mr. Policeman
If Love Was A Plane
Oh Love Featuring Carrie Underwood
Better Than This
With You, Without You
Previously Featuring Kung Pao Buckaroos (Little Jimmy Dickens,
Bigger Fish To Fry Featuring Kung Pao Buckaroos (Little Jimmy Dickens,
When We All Get To Heaven
Throttleneck

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Like his friend Vince Gill, Brad Paisley has achieved the often-difficult feat of reconciling being an entertainer and world-class guitarist. He's proven that on four admirable albums, and 5th Gear follows in that vein. Certainly "Ticks," an airy, radio-friendly ditty, is not the true substance here. That comes with such superior fare as the insightful "All I Wanted Was a Car" and "Online," a sly satire of people's Web facades. While his duet with Carrie Underwood ("Oh Love") is a bit cut and dried, Paisley ably handles "Letter to Me," "It Did," and "Mr. Policeman," a 21st-century outrun-the-law tune. The closing hymn, "When We All Get to Heaven," and ripping instrumental "Throttleneck" are Paisley at his best. It's admirable that he invites his venerable buddies, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Jones, Vince Gill, and Bill Anderson, along with Dolly Parton, to join in, but the obligatory "Kung Pao Buckaroos" skit is wearing a bit thin. Better to feature them musically, the way he includes Dickens, Gill, and Anderson on "Bigger Fish to Fry." In a time where lines between county and pop are blurring far too much, it's comforting to know Paisley still realizes and respects the differences. --Rich Kienzle

Customer Reviews:

This Is Awesome!!.......2007-07-12

This album is worth getting - it is awesome. And I would absolutely recommend it to any country/Brad Paisley fan....

GIFT.......2007-07-12

I bought this as a gift for my husband and have to admit I was not a Brad Paisley fan at the time of purchase. After listening to this CD multiple times I must say that I am now a fan. This is a great CD well worth purchasing I like all the songs on the CD.

Paisley continues to shine.......2007-07-11

5th Gear continues Brad's prominence as master of the Telecaster Guitar, witty and socially timely lyrics, and guy who enjoys what he does for a living. If you want country music that has comedy, real life emotion, quality musicianship, and is made by someone doing it their way, you won't be disappointed with this offering.

love it, love it, love it!!!!.......2007-07-07

I recently purchased this cd because I heard and loved the clever tune "Ticks" Now that I have it I love every song on it the guitar work is incredible and the lyrics are great. I actually went through all of his CD's and realized I am a Brad Paisley fan and just purchased all the others.

Perhaps 2007's Best Country Album.......2007-07-03

I have to give kudos to Mr. Paisley for the fantastic 5th GEAR, which just may be 2007's very best country album. Prior to 5th GEAR, I'd never even heard any albums nor songs by Paisley. I'll admit, I'm not as avid a country fan as compared to other genres of music (though I'm a `multi-dimensional' music listener as I like to put it), but I've been trying lately to truly cover all the bases of music aside from my comfort zone. Honestly, Paisley's album truly excited me with his nearly pitch-perfect vocals, his adventurous songs, and his kick-butt guitar riffs. Let's face it, if I were a musician, I would call Brad Paisley just to come and play electric guitar on my album because the man is so sick at it. Sure, I've listened to a number of country albums including fine releases by Miranda Lambert (her CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND is also in the top echelon of releases in 2007) as well as the good, if somewhat bland underrated third release by Gretchen Wilson (ONE OF THE BOYS), but Paisley's 5th GEAR just feels more genuine in a number of respects.

I could run down every song on the track list, but with an album this consistent, I don't think that it is necessarily in the least. The album starts with the rousing "All I Wanted Was a Car" in which Paisley reminisces about how the other boys (in his teenage years) were looking for a slew of other things and he was simply searching for a car. "All I Wanted Was a Car" turns out to be ultimately a simple song with poignant, telling lyrics that really make it more complex. It is a personal favorite of mine with Paisley wailing on one of country music's most bluesy guitar solo of 2007 or for a couple of years for that matter. The refrain is perfect for singing with Paisley and with the catchy nature of "All I Wanted...,"you will definitely be singing along. First single "Ticks" is just as great and shows off Paisley's great sense of humor, something that Paisley and contemporary Joe Nichols seem to be exceptional at. Again, the guitars are sick and the groove is definitely "in the pocket", as jazz musicians would say. Mentioning in passing, the third straight consistent number, "Online" shows off Paisley's experimentalist tendency by featuring a tagged ending that includes a marching band. Now how many country albums in 2007 have featured a marching band? It's a rhetorical question, don't answer.

"Letter To Me" slows things down while, "I'm Still A Guy" features sound-effects that transcend country music. It is one you don't want to miss with bluesy fiddles, rollicking piano, and of course that signature guitar sound. Moving down the track-list, "Mr. Policeman" is a true standout track that brings a traditionalist country feel out with a very liberal tempo filled with complex guitar riffs from Paisley. For musicians, the track modulates several times as Paisley sheds through some sick guitar riffs. At the end, none can deny how funny the tag is when Paisley sings "I'm in the jailhouse now", after all the singing and instrumental breaks. "If Love Was A Plane" is certainly the most sweet song from 5th GEAR, while his duet with Carrie Underwood, "Oh Love," is fantastic as well. I don't usually mention interludes, but the interlude "Previously" leads into the phenomenal "Bigger Fish To Fry" in which Paisley reminisces how he used to cuss and do bad things as a child. The moral of the story is that he bad things, which would be consider miniscule in today's society, aren't a bad as other things and he resolves it to the fact that God has "bigger fish to fry". After his rant, he follows with the appropriate "When We All Get To Heaven", a very good interpretation on the church hymn and concludes the great album with an instrumental (very appropriate considering his musical skills), "Throttleneck".

Face it, 5th GEAR might actually earn Paisley a Grammy nomination because it is nearly the perfect country album. The tracks I didn't mentioned are as good or nearly as good as the ones I did mention. I highly recommend this fine album; it would make a great addition to any country fan's musical library or any fan of good, solid music. 4 stars Mr. Paisley.

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Original Soundtrack

Average customer rating:

A MUST HAVE
The Magic continues..
Harry Gregson-Williams Turns This Game Into A Cinematic Experience
Amazing. Nothing more said.
AMAZING!!! 5 STARS!!!

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater Original Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000666VRY
Release Date: 2004-12-27

Tracks:

Snake Eater
Metal Gear Solid
Cqc
Virtuous Mission
On The Ground - Battle In The Jungle
Kgbvsgru
Shagohod
Operation Snake Eater]
Mission Briefing
Across The Border- Snake Meets The Boss
Eva's Unveiling
Ocelot Youth - Confrontation
Cobras In The Jungle
Pain
Fear
Fortress Sneaking
Underground Tunnel
Fury
Surfing Guitar
Sailor
Salty Catfish
Old Metal Gear
Battle In The Base
Volgin, The Torturer
Sorrow - Everlasting Fight
Clash With Evil Personified
Sidecar - Escape From The Fortress
Didecar - On The Rail Bridge
Takin' On The Shagohod
Escape Through The Woods
Troops In Gathering
Life's End
Last Showdown
Return Of The Migs
Don't Be Afraid
Eva's Reminiscence
Debriefing
Way To Fall
Rock Me Baby
Pillow Talk
Jumpin' Johnny
Sea Breeze
Snake Vs Monkey

Album Description

Details TBA. 2004.

Customer Reviews:

A MUST HAVE.......2006-05-29

I give this a 10 out of 5.

Most favorite game soundtrack I own aside from my Silent Hill OSTs. (Konami has got some serious musical talent in their company , don't they?)It has every song you were lookin for. I personally enjoyed the opening themes, Ocelot's battle theme,"The Fury's battle theme, and ultra swingin retro "Surfing Guitar" and other Healing Radio tracks . I can play out the scenarios in my head, and be taken to a time era I wasn't even born in with the guitar effects listenin to this. Pretty expensive here, but worth it.

The Magic continues.........2006-03-15

*WARNING: May contain spoilers if you haven't played MGS3 yet*
The MGS1 left me truely impressed. It was simply my favourite, but honestly MGS2 left me disappointed. The MGS1 music was composed by Tappy, while the MGS2 music was composed by Harry-Gregson Williams (The Rock, Enemy Of The State). Some of it was good, like the main theme which was done brilliantly in a way that suits the MGS2 universe, and I guess the boss battles were ok, but the rest wasn't as brilliantly done as MGS1. In MGS3 the music is actually composed by six musicians ! Harry-Gregson Williams returns with a yet even better main theme, and he also made some brilliant pieces, like the Halo jump event, and the escape sequance all the way to fighting the Shagohod. And, of all the movie or game songs I've ever heard in my life, Snake Eater was unique ! The way the whole thing was put together was just brilliant ! First, they don't show you an intro, like in the beginning of every Metal Gear game, and the game starts directly, then they write "Directed by Hideo Kojima" after the Halo hump, so they make you think that the game has been introduced, and while you're playing normally, thinking that this is another mission in the Metal Gear that's going to last for 8-10 hours, Snake is beaten up, thrown in the water, and heavily irradiated by a nuclear explosion ! The scene with the mushroom shaped nuclear explosion was breathtaking, and just then, while your mind is in a completely different place, the screen is interrupted by a smooth-slow swift sound while it says "Konami Computer Entertainment Presents" and then, one of the most awesome, if not THE best video gaming/movies moment begins, the Snake Eater song, with the main titles designed by Kyle Cooper, and vocals by Cynthia Harrel ! This is truely a must buy, not just for fans, but for anyone that is remotely related to MGS3 !

Harry Gregson-Williams Turns This Game Into A Cinematic Experience.......2005-10-04

I am a huge Metal Gear Solid fan, and when I heard that Harry Gregson-Williams would be joining in to compose the second game I got so excited, and was even more excited when he stayed for #3. Hans Zimmer is my favorite composer of all time, and I absolutely love every composer that comes out of Media Ventures. Williams keeps the feel of the original soundtrack, but adds his trademark techno spin to it. Fans will recognize the same style in Spy Game, Phonebooth, and The Rundown. The game becomes a film all because of the amazing talents of Williams. It's also interesting that he composed all the music solely based on Hideo Kojimas descriptions of atmosphere and actions. Usually scores are composed when a finished film has been presented to the composer, here Williams worked only off of sketches and writings. But the price here on Amazon is very high, at GKWorld they sell it for 13 dollars brand new.

Amazing. Nothing more said........2005-05-01

This was absolutely outstanding. I have been a fan of Metal Gear Solid since I first bought a PlayStation 1 off a friend, and he gave me MGS1 with it. I was hooked. I loved the strategy, I loved the realism, and most of all, I loved the music.

I'm still stuck with a PlayStation 1, so theres no chance in me playing MGS3, but what I can do is listen to the soundtrack. And I gotta tell you, its extremely powerful. I love the Metal Gear Solid Theme, not just this one, but the ones from MGS1 and MGS2 just as much. Amazing.

AMAZING!!! 5 STARS!!!.......2005-03-15

This inspiring music not only is sensational, but leaves you with an euphoric feeling of delectation and confidence.

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The Soundtrack That Made the Game
Best Soundtrack ever...
Metal Gear Solid - Original Soundtracks
One of the best gaming music I've ever listend too.....
AMAZING METAL GEAR SOLID SOUNDTRACK!

Metal Gear Solid
Original Soundtrack
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Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

ASIN: B000026WOK
Release Date: 2001-01-05

Tracks:

Metal Gear Solid Main Theme
Introduction
Discovery
Cavern
Intruder 1
Encounter
Intruder 2
Warhead Storage
Intruder 3
Mantis' Hymn
Hind D
Duel
Enclosure
Blast Furnce
Colosseo
Rex's Lair
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End Title/The Best Is Yet to Come
VR Training
Metal Gear Solid Main Theme [1997 E3 Edit]
Metal Gear Solid Control Mix

Album Description

Original soundtrack. Japan only. 1998.

Customer Reviews:

The Soundtrack That Made the Game.......2006-03-23

Awesome. Simply Awesome. I firmly feel that Metal Gear Solid is one of the greatest games ever made for any system, and one of the biggest contributors to it's greatness is its soundtrack. This particular compendium is superb. Although it is lacking a few songs that I personally was looking forward to hearing, the songs it does have are some of the most memorable pieces in video game history! I like to collect video game soundtracks, and this one ranks among my most favorite, up there with Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Silent Hill. This soundtrack is a MUST HAVE!

Best Soundtrack ever..........2006-03-15

Metal Gear Solid contained some of the best music pieces ever written, at least in my opinion. As a matter of fact, when I first saw the MGS1 trailer back in 1997, that brilliant main theme was one of the main reasons that made me want to buy this game so bad, and of all the hunches that didn't miss, this was a bullseye ! When I bought the game I was really impressed by the intro with the chorus, and by the way every piece of music was perfectly suited for every area. And the boss battles, just WOW. Now this is how a boss battle should sound like ! Personally, I consider these to be my favourite pieces of music of all time. This soundtrack is truely a must. Even if you've never played MGS before, you're going to be impressed. While probably you're a Metal Gear fan, so this is a must buy item that should be added to the Metal Gear collection.

Metal Gear Solid - Original Soundtracks.......2005-08-17

Metal gear Original Soundtracks is an outstanding piece of music all together. it ranges from slow stealth and harmony music to fast adrenalyn stealth music and it is a very well done piece of composing. If you want to buy this cd then i would go ahead and do so, before i bought this cd i wasent sure whether it had all the songs i wanted it to have and at the time it was only 3! but you name a song from MGS-1 and this cd will have it! I truly recommend this cd to any1 thats a true MGS fan.

One of the best gaming music I've ever listend too............2004-03-23

Ok first off there should be an award of music game of the year cause this one deserves it. Metal Gear Solid music is if not one of the only true gaming music you can listen too.
Every song is great and wonderfull. Escape made me feel kina sad knowing it was the music they used for the final Conflict between snake and grey fox. I dont remember I time that I havent listen to this music album. I listen to it at school and the gaming freaks love it. I tell em to buy it off amazon cause luckily they have it.
Over all the music scores are brilliant. THIS FRIGGIN CD IS BRILLIANT. I TOTALY RECOMEND IT ESSPECIALY IF YOURE A METAL GEAR SOLID FAN LIKE ME!
GET IT!

AMAZING METAL GEAR SOLID SOUNDTRACK!.......2003-08-18

HEY - if you've PLAYED the game, try PLAYING this CD in your stereo! It's got every song from the game, and more! Great remixes on the theme! It's great! Now you can relive the battle with Psycho Mantis [MANTIS' HYMN], the first step into the Heliport [CAVERN], your heart pounding as you attempt to evade (or kill!) the geonome guards [ENCOUNTER], the moving theme to Sniper Wolf's backstory [ENCLOSURE], and those ADDICTIVE little VR missions [VR TRAINING] ! and much more! Go out and BUY IT!!

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great live band
One of the best Minnesota bands
Remember every word...
A Lifetime Ago.....
boys

Billy's Live Bait
Gear Daddies
Manufacturer: Fontana Polydor
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ASIN: B000001FZF
Release Date: 1990-10-23

Tracks:

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Don't Look At Me
Time Heals
Gonna Change
No One's Home
Color Of Her Eyes
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Customer Reviews:

great live band.......2006-01-09

I just saw the Gear Daddies on Dec 27th 2005 at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis. It was the best concert I've ever seen. Sometimes it's dissappointing to see a band live...because they let you down. I never heard the Gear Daddies until about 6 months ago...they are now my favorite band and the live concert just validated that...It's just good music period...

Brad

One of the best Minnesota bands.......2004-01-24

I was listening to the radio the other day (on a rare occasion) and heard one of my personal favorite songs from my high school days, not to mention from one of the few local bands I was into..."Stupid Boy" by Gear Daddies. I am not really into the local music scene here in Minneapolis but the few I did like (The Replacements, Husker Du/Sugar, Babes in Toyland, Zu Zu's Petals) actually broke out into mainstream music with major record labels. One of them were Gear Daddies. So after hearing "Stupid Boy" on the radio, I busted out my copy of "Billy's Live Bait" (a collection of Gear Daddies' songs). I almost forgot how much I loved this band. I guess if you were to label the Gear Daddies' music, they would be right up there on the alt-country scene with Wilco and Lucinda Williams. The music is ridiculously catchy and so bloody hummable. Martin Zellar is one of the best songwriters to come out of the frozen tundra I call Minnesota. A lot of the songs on the cd is filled with lament and regret. Martin's raw vocals also lends to each song a wave of emotion that the listener can hear. Why the Gear Daddies didn't achieve the same notoriety as Wilco is beyond me. Their music was very radio-friendly and hook-driven. How can you not love songs like "Stupid Boy" and "Color of Her Eyes" (my two personal favorite Gear Daddies songs)? "Billy's Live Bait" is a testament to Gear Daddies' legacy. Martin Zellar still performs around the Twin Cities on the weekends despite having moved to Texas a few years ago and releasing the same infectious music with his band The Hardways.

Remember every word..........2002-03-15

As if all the out pouring of bad music over the years would some how make me forget about all the good Stuff, "Time Heals" lyrics come to me out of nowhere and im happy they did...
This CD is Straight with substance even though it may sound lighthearted, and that's the Beauty of it....

A Lifetime Ago............2001-04-15

It seems like only yesterday I was trying to get into Kirby's in Moorhead, MN, to listen to the Gear Daddies. I was 19 years old, a college student who thought beer and girls were the end-all and be-all. Who knew there was a soundtrack to that life? The honest feeling that comes out of every track never fails to stir up a little something inside me from that time. If a song or songs can do that to me, it's a beautiful thing.

boys.......2001-02-09

Oh, my, I'm scooting down the highway today blasting this CD, and I know it's not recent, and the band has broken up long ago, and these boys are all men by now. I'm not a kid anymore either. But I tell ya, ladies out there, this is genuine Boy Rock, all the raunchy, intense passion you only get from guys that age. Makes me want to be 20 years younger and jumping up on that stage (or into their torn jeans). Oh, they indulged in "the beat and evil things days that come to young guys in their middle twenties" (Kerouac), so we get a little self-pity, a little self-destructiveness. But I miss the rawness of those days. Martin Zeller sang like he meant it, and the rest of the band plays their guts out. Which is more than I can say for the boys that make music today. Sigh. Moan. -- from a 40-year-old wife and mother

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Really Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty

Manufacturer: Mvd Visual
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000664FN
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Metal Gear Solid (Main Theme)
Opening Infiltration
Russian Soldiers from Kasatha
Olga Gurlukovich
Metal Gear?
Revolver Ocelot
Ray Escapes
Can't Say Good Bye to Yesterday [Piano Version]
Big Shell
Fortune
Kill Me Now!
Vamp
World Needs Only One Big Boss!
It's the Harrier!
Arsenal Is Going to Take Off!
Who Am I Really?
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Description

Soundtrack to the popular video game! Track list: Metal Gear Solid Main Theme; Opening Infiltration; Russian Soldiers - (from "Kasatka"); Olga Gurlukovich; Metal Gear?; Revolver Ocelot; Ray Escapes; Can't Say Good Bye To Yesterday - (Piano Version); Big Shell; Fortune; Kill Me Now!; Vamp; World Needs Only One Big Boss!, The; It's The Harrier!; Arsenal Is Going To Take Off!; Who Am I Really?; Can't Say Good Bye To Yesterday - (Full Version)

Customer Reviews:

Really Good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-01-21

Excellently composed. Thats how good and what I have to say about the album. So buy it!!!!! NOW!!!!!

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It needs more!
Not a very good game-to-disc transition
SOLID!
Heads and Shoulders Above Mario's Music
BEYOND GOOD!!!

Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Original Soundtrack
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ASIN: B00005QYGZ
Release Date: 2001-11-29

Tracks:

Metal Gear Solid (Main Theme)
Opening Infiltration
Russian Soldiers from Kasatha
Olga Gurlukovich
Metal Gear?
Revolver Ocelot
Ray Escapes
Can't Say Good Bye to Yesterday [Piano Version]
Big Shell
Fortune
Kill Me Now!
Vamp
World Needs Only One Big Boss!
It's the Harrier!
Arsenal Is Going to Take Off!
Who Am I Really?
Can't Say Good Bye to Yesterday [Full Version]

Album Description

Full title - Metal Gear Solid 2 Sons of Liberty Original Soundtrack. Japan only. 2001.

Customer Reviews:

It needs more!.......2006-05-29

Its great-but only if you cared for the main themes, of course THE metal Gear theme we all know and love- but really all this had was all the cinematic tunes and Boss battles. What I really wish this had was EVERY SONG like the 2 disc "MGS3; Snake Eater" , I woulda have really enjoyed it if there was the ambient cool-jazz background music you hear as you roam the Big Shell, partcularly the tune you hear while sneaking about the Dining Hall. But if its just the stuff I mentioned above you are lookin for, youve found it.

Not a very good game-to-disc transition.......2004-05-10

Harry Gregson-Williams is a genius, and his music sounded very good in the game. But it didn't sound as good on the CD. A couple tracks were good, and the rest were fairly uninteresting. And the song "Can't Say Goodbye to Yesterday" was terrible. Both the vocal version and the piano version are unlistenable. I always have to skip the tracks.

Not a bad CD, but not worth the money. The original Metal Gear Solid music is of MIDI quality, but the composition was strong enough to make it a better album. Get that one and enjoy the MGS2 music as you're playing the game. The high cost of importing this album isn't worth it.

SOLID!.......2004-01-26

As soon I received the CD in the mail, I stuck it in my Discman, and hit PLAY. Within minutes of listening I was in love with it ! It's great music ! The music seems (to me) to be a clash - and a VERY GOOD CLASH - of classical and techno. They're slightly remixed, but that doesn't ruin a thing ! In fact sometimes it enhances it !

While much shorter than "The Other Side", it's a great compliment to it; Both albums compliment each other, yet are great alone !

This is a great soundtrack you'll want to get your hands on - even if it means stealthily infiltrating an armed base to get it!

Heads and Shoulders Above Mario's Music.......2003-09-24

I'm a fan of the Series Metal Gear Solid, but I never took the time to really listen to the games's music. I bought this CD and was blown away, it's amazing how great the score is. The main theme is just incredable. The rest of the score is just alright, but it's the first track, the main there, that really sells the CD. I'm giddy to hear the MGS3 three soundtrack coming soon.

BEYOND GOOD!!!.......2003-05-06

LOVE THIS SOUNDTRACK!!! MUST BUY if you like classical! Extremely Touching Music!

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So much soul you think your woofers might blow
The "Original" Hip Hop Band!!!
Definition of a Classic
Stetsasonic - In Full Gear
a dope old school album

In Full Gear
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Manufacturer: Rhino / Ada
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Talkin' All That Jazz (Dim's Radio Edit. Remixed By Dimitri From Paris)

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The "original hip-hop band," in business since 1981, Stetsasonic featured rappers, a human beatbox, a keyboardist, a drummer, and a young producer named Prince Paul. The contemporary of It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back and the blueprint for Three Feet High and Rising, In Full Gear was Stetsasonic's full-fledged classic. As summarized in the sublime "Talking All That Jazz," the album was meant to be a musical manifesto of all of the directions late-'80s hip-hop was expanding toward: revolutionary spoken word, JBs tributes, soul jazz, go-go, R&B, dancehall, turntablism, instrumental hip-hop, rap rock, even Miami bass. Yes, they did it all, and they did most of it really well. Throughout the album, a sense of light-hearted vibes prevails, like a giddy summer concert in the park. Check out "Sally," "DBC Let the Music Play," and "Music for the Stetfully Insane" to work up a sweat. If you want to know where De La Soul came from, this is a good place to start. --Jeff Chang

Customer Reviews:

So much soul you think your woofers might blow.......2006-07-06

We'll walk the shores of rap everymore with Daddy-O and crew, definitely one of the hottest LPs ever: 'If I gotta die to be free then I guess it gotta be cuz I never been a sucker, see. I can't stand for a man tryin to hold me down, then again I've never been a clown. Countdown. '88 and everything ain't well, prepare for a war, and war is hell, and if ya think about copping a plea don't even waste your breath, cuz right now it's freedom or death.' Still true. Ride the waves of life's better days.

The "Original" Hip Hop Band!!!.......2006-02-09

Back in 1988, Stetsasonic was one of the best groups to hit the stage. I remember there performance in Gary, IN bac in Dec. '88 and they put on a show. I finally picked up the "In Full Gear" on CD (remastered) and it sounds great!!

If you are a true Hip Hop fan, you gotta have this one in your collection.

Definition of a Classic.......2005-09-25

True Story!!! This Album Is Better Than About, Oh......99% Of Music Out Today. It's Sad No One Listens To Them Anymore...They're Really Missin' Out On REAL Hip Hop..

Buy It!!!!!!

That's An Order!!!!!!!

Stetsasonic - In Full Gear.......2004-10-25

Stet Troop '88 and We're the Band are my twin faves here. After months of happy listening, I have decided that the twin live drums Stetsa used give all the tunes real oomph in the beats. Obviously, you can always use drum machines and turn them up loud, but this album demonstrates on track after track that nothing substitutes for the earthy sound of live drumming.

It's a happy record, an old-school record. It will get you moving.

a dope old school album.......2004-10-20

stetsasonic in full gear is there best album and its real hiphop,dopeshit

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Excellent Progressive Album....
Maypole- incredible local maryland 70's band
This is it folks, the real stuff!!
Pitifully unknown, shockingly good

The Real
Maypole
Manufacturer: Gear Fab Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CIXDZ4
Release Date: 2006-03-07

Tracks:

Glance at the Past
Show Me the Way
Henry Stared
Changes Places
Under a Wave
Look at Me
Johnny
Comeback
You Were
In the Beginning
Dozy World
Stand Alone
Who Was She [*]
All in the Past [*]

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Excellent Progressive Album...........2007-01-06

I just happened to purchase this CD because I am a great fan of Radioactive Records reissues. This album, released in 1970, blasts away other rock/progressive bands of the day. Most of the songs segue into each other like a concept album. This particular record, like "S. F. Sorrow" by the Pretty Things and "The Only Truth" by Morley Grey, can be listened through from start to finish. Expert playing coupled with moody/intellectual lyrics abound. The guitarist at times surpasses Clapton. Highly recommended for any serious psych/progressive fan. The last two songs are from a single released before the LP record; the song "Who Was She" closely resembles a live performance.

Maypole- incredible local maryland 70's band.......2006-12-31

I am from Maryland and happened upon this guys on a local TV station performing(Kerby Scott show 1970). Needless to say they knocked me out. I rushed out to buy their one and only album in 1970. I still have the original copy. I also attended my high school homecoming dance where they played in 1971. I thought they were long forgotten until I see the reissue onto CD of their work. WELL.. worth the wait. Now I also have the original album on CD. SOUNDS better than ever! I was so happy to hear this music again. The hooks and the drumming is top form. This album has stood the test of time.

This is it folks, the real stuff!!.......2006-10-12

It simply does not get any better than this for 1970's rock. Superb song writing, masterful playing skills, wonderful composition.

The entire CD(record)is fantastic. I found them many years ago in the cutout bin, what a treasure.
A must buy for anyone interested in the 1970's rock scene's mainly unknown but stellar bands. Too bad this was their only release. Buy it now, I predict it will again vanish and be a collectible now in CD form.

Pitifully unknown, shockingly good.......2006-05-14

Certain hardcore circles of 70's rock obscura enthusiasts have kept the fires burning bright enough to hold prices close to the century mark on coveted vinyl copies of this title-until now, that is! (BACK! Back to your eBay purgatory, you highway robbers-BACK I say!!) Fans of melodic hard rock delivered with crack musicianship won't want to miss this long overdue CD reissue of Maypole's sole LP release. The music is at times reminiscent of the "Tommy"-era Who, or early Wishbone Ash, delivered with an air of self-assured confidence and panache rare for a debut effort (it's really too bad that it had to end here as well). The real delight for me was the liner notes-written by the main songwriter/vocalist/guitarist, that delivers a thorough history of the band. One of the things that fed the mystique of this album over the years was the fact that the original album cover featured only a painting of the band, with no mention of personnel lineup. As it turns out, this was not so much by marketing design (a la the "mystery" of Klaatu) but due to the fact that the album was rushed out without final approval by the artists (much to the lead singer's chagrin). As it turns out, this was the least of the band's troubles. The liner notes reveal a tragic history rivalling the Badfinger story, with its tales of suicides, fatal illnesses, bad management and (of course) record company weasels. The good news is that the band is apparently reforming and planning an eventual tour, which would be a nice coda for these talented chaps. Recommended!

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Another from Mr. Zellar
Scattered is by far Martin Zellar's best work to date
The best yet...
Another gem

Scattered
Martin Zellar & The Hardways
Manufacturer: Owen Lee Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000066SZD
Release Date: 2002-04-30

Tracks:

Here's to Everyone
So Far Away
What it is I feel
Scattered
Low Road
The Unrelenting Kind
Everything we had
And the Grass won't pay no mind
Barfly Blues
Summer Song
Always be Friends

Customer Reviews:

Another from Mr. Zellar.......2006-06-05

For those that have been a fan of Martin Zellar's before the Gear Daddies break-up and beyond, this album will not disappoint. It is also a great starting point for newbies.

Zellar does not stray far from what has worked in the past, yet many of the tracks are refreshing. I have spent a-many long Minnesotan summer nights by the campfire with MZ & GD albums playing in the background.

This is just another chapter in a near-legendary career. File with artists such as Wilco, Jayhawks, Peacemakers, Pistoleros, Golden Smog...

Scattered is by far Martin Zellar's best work to date.......2002-06-19

"Scattered" is a masterpiece! It has a good blend of uplifting songs such as "Here's to Everyone" to sad songs like "What It Is I Feel." This album is similar in its style to Born Under. Martin Zellar has definitely matured in his musical style from his Gear Daddies days. The lyrics express emotions that are real, however painful they may be. "What It Is I Feel" has got to be the most heartfelt song of a man dealing with his feelings I have ever heard. The influence of the likes of Neil Diamond and Bruce Springsteen are clearly apparent in this album.

The best yet..........2002-05-07

and that's saying something.

Martin Zellar is one of the most underappreciated and talented singer/songwriters around. It is a shame that everyone hasn't had the opportunity to hear his work, first with the Gear Daddies, but especially with the Hardways.

The album flows wonderfully together as a whole, each song highlighting the band's musical abilities and Zellar's affecting vocals and lyrics. From the first song, "Here's to Everyone," to the disc's standout tune, "What it is I Feel," a moving and heartbreakingly honest portrayal of one man's inner turmoil, to the album's closing track, "Always Be Friends," this is one CD you won't tire of quickly -- and it gets better each time you hear it.

If you are already a fan of Zellar's, you will love "Scattered," and if not, you will be after hearing this album.

"Scattered" is by far the most fully realized and mature work this band has released and I can't wait to see what comes next!

Another gem.......2002-05-07

Martin Zellar is slowly but surely building a catalog of material worthy of Bruce Springsteen, John Hiatt, Paul Kelly and other outstanding singer-songwriters who can distill elements of the human experience into elegant 3 minute songs. It's been 4 years since Zellar's last studio album, but it was definitely worth the wait, as this disc represents his strongest album since his grossly under-rated debut solo CD, "Born Under". The first 5 songs on "Scattered" may represent the best collection of songs that Zellar has recorded to date. Zellar continues to tackle issues of the heart and home, and like Springsteen and Hiatt, approaches them from the perspective of a mature adult (rather refreshing in this day and age). And the many years of playing in bars in the upper Midwest has paid off for the Hardways in spades - you can hear the cohesion and precision in the music generated by this crack 4 piece band. The music itself veers away slightly from the country-tinged sound of Zellar's previous CD's and exhibits a more modern, more rock-oriented style. And some noodling in the studio pays off big time in tunes such as the mesmerizing "Summer Song". Definitely one of the best albums of this or any other year.

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You fools!
Missing Theme Song - but otherwise not bad
Fine score, but a consumer warning for the CD
Thomas Newman is a Genius!
Almost perfect for the film, loses points as a cd

Jarhead

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000BVRM1S
Release Date: 2005-12-06

Tracks:

Welcome To The Suck
Raining Oil
Battery Run
Mirage Bedouin
Don't Worry Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
No Standard Solution
8 Men 5 Camels
Full Chemical Gear
Unsick Most Ricky-Tick
Morning Glory
Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T-Rex
Desert Storm
Desert Sunrise
Zoomies
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Pink Mist
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O.P.P. - Naughty By Nature
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Permission To Fire
Dead Anyway
Scuds
Listen Up - Public Enemy
Fight The Power - Public Enemy
Soldier's Things - Tom Waits

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For his third collaboration with director Sam Mendes (after American Beauty and The Shawshank Redemption), composer Thomas Newman has come up with one of his finest scores. The music mixes modern atmospheric quasi-rock touches with Middle Eastern influences (with particularly great success on the tracks "Welcome to the Suck" and "Zoomies."). The latter manifest themselves in both the beats and the instrumentation--the credits include soloists on exotic instruments such as the bowed cumbus (a type of banjo-like lute) and the processed xaphoons (a sax made of bamboo). All the more jarring, then, when the CD's handful of songs pop up. (It's quite a jolt to hear Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" after four eerie instrumental tracks.) The other song picks are obvious but well chosen: T-Rex's "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," "Naughty by Nature's "O.P.P.," Public Enemy's "Fight the Power," and Tom Waits's "Soldier's Things." Still, it's Newman's work that propels this CD, not the pick-up songs. Surprisingly, Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," which figures in one of the movie's most memorable scenes (when soldiers watch Apocalypse Now), isn't included here. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

You fools!.......2006-10-27

I am reading all the negative reviews of this soundtrack, and most of them mention the absence of Kanye West's "Jesus Walks." One reviewer gives the album one star because he was "misled" into buying the album.

Um, hello? This is an instrumental score for the film! NOT a Various Artists soundtrack! This is, you may have noticed, an album that falls under the name of Thomas Newman! If anyone bought this expecting other music, then it's entirely their own fault. It even says on the front: "MUSIC BY THOMAS NEWMAN."

That said, I'd also like to correct Amazon on something - they said this is Newman's third outing with Mendes, the other two being "Shawshank Redemption" and "American Beauty."

Shawshank was directed by Frank Darabont, NOT Sam Mendes.

Mendes' other pairing with Newman was actually on 2002's "Road to Perdition," which is another great soundtrack I'd heartily recommend purchasing.

Missing Theme Song - but otherwise not bad.......2006-03-01

If you've watched the previews for this film, you're likely expecting a song called Jesus Walks by Kanye West to be on the soundtrack but it's not there - very annoying. But otherwise it's a pretty good CD of music to listen to while you work out or drive fast.

Fine score, but a consumer warning for the CD.......2006-01-20

Thomas Newman's original music for JARHEAD is not only typically daring with many unconventional sounds (utilizing samples, electronic treatments and exotic percussion), but one of his most stirring, rock-influenced efforts as well (as with the opening track, "Welcome to the Suck"). At first I thought there were no melodies as memorable as "Dead Already" from AMERICAN BEAUTY or "Road to Chicago" from ROAD TO PERDITION, but the 3/4-time march used in both "Raining Oil" and "Desert Storm" has grown on me. Of course the CD is recommendable for Newman's score alone. But...

...while one doesn't buy a CD of this nature primarily for the extra songs, one does expect the extras to be competently presented when they appear. So I was taken aback to hear Public Enemy's "Fight the Power" at a faster tempo and higher pitch than usual, as though mastered from a sped-up tape. I can't think of any intentional reason for this, so I'm assuming it was a mistake, but either way I found it not only annoying in itself but because of "Fight the Power"'s thematic significance, with its reference to the Bobby McFerrin tune heard earlier in the movie. ("'Don't Worry Be Happy' was a number one jam/Damn if I say it you can slap me right here".)

So then, while I like the Thomas Newman score a lot, I'm docking the CD a star for the sped-up "Fight the Power". Caveat emptor.

Thomas Newman is a Genius!.......2006-01-07

Thomas Newman is brilliant as always and delivers beautifully. Having read the book prior to the motion picture, Thomas Newman truly brings Swofford's tale to life. If you enjoyed The Horse Whisperer or the Shawshank Redemption score, then you'll thoroughly enjoy Jarhead.

Almost perfect for the film, loses points as a cd.......2005-12-23

Make no mistake - Jarhead proves Thomas Newman's abillity to write music for film. He is not making the music in order to show off his amazing talents, he is making the music so it is perfect for the film. Whereas some composers might score depressing scenes with grand sweeping movements trying to make themselves look like complex composers, Newman knows what will enhance the scene and what won't, and what can convey the message required.

Ultimately, this describes Jarhead perfectly. I have seen the movie and music is seamless and perfect for it. For the most part, there is a sonic texture created, with guitars and drums to represent the bravado of the characters. If you are a fan of Newman's stirring orchestral works this is definitely not something you would like. Newer fans of "American Beauty" and the like will find things to enjoy here, but not in as vibrant or pleasing a way as in that album. The score on it's own is just not as exciting or involving as it could be. It is interesting in it's own right, but not very pleasing to hear. However, there are many good tracks interspersed throughout the score to take you to the good spot.

Overall, Jarhead warrants a 4.5/5 for the film, but on a cd, it's score drops to 3/5. It is pleasant at times, and mostly an interesting CD, but there are too many Newman masterpieces to consider this one high on your buying list. Then agan, if you are a Newman fan, this CD should satisfy you're urge to see what the guy is up to. Final score? Three out of five.

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1. Feedback
2. Blue Water Blue Sky
3. Simple Life
4. Existence
5. Suck A Sage
6. Till Next Time
7. Boom Town Blues
8. Holy Orders
9. Blue Water Blue Sky
10. Awe Of She
11. Liquor Bar & Drunkard
12. Make Oneself
13. Japanese Title
14. D.O.A.
15. Japanese Title
16. Noontide
17. Nothing Out Of The Ordinary
18. Good Manners And Customs
19. Midnight Carnival
20. Keep Yourself Alive
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