Telling Tales [EP]

Telling Tales [EP]

Telling Tales [EP]

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Lisa Barbuscia brings her star qualities to "Telling tales" the first release from Lisa since her career in the UK. It combines sounds akin to Massive Attack, Moby and Dido. Produced by ELICIT (Rob Hoffman & Heather Holley) who also worked with the likes of Christine Aguilera.

Telling Tales,Lisa Barbuscia,Blossom Recordings,Dance,Dance Music,Pop
Babylon 5: The Lost Tales
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    		Babylon 5: The Lost Tales
    Original Score
    Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000ROAKTU
    Release Date: 2007-07-24
    Sibling Revelry: The Best of the Smothers Brothers
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Good Old Fashioned Humor
    • Take it!
    • Passes the test of time
    • Sibling Revelry
    • As funny now as then
    		 Sibling Revelry: The Best of the Smothers Brothers
    The Smothers Brothers
    Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000063EI
    Release Date: 1998-03-03

    Tracks:

    1. Pretoria
    2. Tom Dooley
    3. Chocolate
    4. Laredo
    5. Daniel Boone
    6. The Saga Of John Henry
    7. Gnus
    8. Crabs Walk Sideways
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    12. Mom Always Liked You Best
    13. You Can Call Me Stupid
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    16. Cabbage
    17. Michael, Row The Boat Ashore
    18. You Didn't Come In

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    Tom and Dick Smothers hit show-biz pay dirt by exploring the lighter side of brotherly competition in their musical comedy act. Combining substantial folk-singing skills with barbed comic repartee, the Smothers Brothers endeared themselves to "hip" crowds and mainstream audiences alike. That feat was a considerable accomplishment in the '60s, when the recordings that comprise this generous sampler were made. The tracks include such memorable numbers as "Pretoria," "Tom Dooley," "The Saga of John Henry," "Cabbage," "I Talk to the Trees," and, of course, "Mom Always Liked You Best." --Scott Schinder

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Good Old Fashioned Humor.......2007-04-10

    This CD takes me back to watching the Smothers Brothers on TV years ago. If you miss folk singers, comedy without four-letter words and TV variety shows, then you will enjoy this as much as I did!

    5 out of 5 stars Take it!.......2007-03-05

    The Smothers Brothers issued ten MERCURY label records between 1961 and '68. With a catalog that large, a single-disc "best of" collection is almost certain to omit some great material due to time constraints. Mason Williams, who had a Top 40 hit in 1968 with "Classical Gas," wrote many of the Brother's funniest tunes, including one that was probably deemed too politically incorrect for this CD. It appeared on MOM ALWAYS LIKED YOU BEST, and was called "The Three Song." This was about a girl who yearned to be asked to dance-- the only drawback was she had THREE LEGS!

    Not counting their PLAY IT STRAIGHT album, the Smothers have a catalog of almost 100 tracks. Only one-fifth of their recordings are here, and since this "best of" collection was issued in 1998, the chances are probably slim that a Volume Two or box set will appear anytime soon. That's a real shame, too.

    Remastering on this RHINO product is excellent. The CD includes a foldout style booklet with an interesting three-page bio.

    TOTAL RUNNING TIME -- 76:26

    5 out of 5 stars Passes the test of time.......2007-02-22

    This is a great cd. These Smothers Brothers routines never get old. I had a history teacher in high school who played these to the class(on vinyl)back in the late sixties and I think they are as funny now as then. I am glad to see they are still available and would recommend them to young and old alike.

    5 out of 5 stars Sibling Revelry.......2007-01-25

    This was everything I expected from the Smothers Brothers...absolutely hysterical. A real find.

    5 out of 5 stars As funny now as then.......2007-01-01

    "Pumas! In cravasses!" (for example) still makes me laugh 40 years after hearing it for the first time. I wish I could say the same for Bill Cosby and Alan Sherman.
    Tales from Topographic Oceans
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • stunning
    • Back to the 'Topographic Oceans'
    • Must have item for Yesfans
    • great album
    • Great music performed honestly...and I do think very well.
    		 Tales from Topographic Oceans
    Yes
    Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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    ASIN: B00007LTIA
    Release Date: 2003-08-26

    Tracks:

    1. The Revealing Science Of God Dance Of The Dawn
    2. The Remembering High The Memory
    3. The Ancient Giants Under The Sun

    Tracks:

    1. Ritual Nous Sommes Du Soleil
    2. Dance Of The Dawn (Studio Run-Through)
    3. Giants Under The Sun (Studio Run-Through)

    Album Description

    Full title - Tales From The Topographic Oceans. 2003 remastered, reissue of 1973 album with redesigned booklet (digipak/slipcase), restored LP art, archival photos and new liner notes. Includes 2 bonus tracks 'Dance Of The Dawn' (studio run through) & 'Giants Under The Sun' (studio run through). Elektra.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars stunning.......2007-06-28

    Having seen this masterpiece performed live (and Yes CAN play their music to the letter), it has always held a special place in my heart...it had been years since I listened to it, but it all came back...a stunning piece of rock history

    5 out of 5 stars Back to the 'Topographic Oceans'.......2007-06-15

    From the time I first started listening to FM radio, way back in 1980, I was always fascinated by Yes. I didn't know much about them, but I was hooked the first time I ever heard "Long Distance Runaround/The Fish."
    Then a neighbor who was also a fan bought a copy of "Tales From Topographic Oceans" and very graciously loaned it to me...and it became my favorite Yes album at once. It still is. If the Who's "Tommy" was the first rock opera, I would venture to call "Topographic Oceans" the first rock -symphony-. Its four movements roughly follow symphonic form, although a bit slower than a classical symphony; the notable exception is "The Ancient," which is -definitely- a scherzo, especially at the first! One can even detect recurring themes, introduced in "The Revealing Science of God" and later developed in other movements.
    As always, Jon Anderson's lyrics are quite surrealistic, but like the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins or e. e. cummings, they are easier to understand if they are read as clusters or word pictures. And the music that surrounds and interweaves the lyrics is so unbelievably complex that even now I can listen to this album and hear something new; that's a rarity for any piece of music at any time, and if I were to give one reason for buying this album, that would be it.
    Caveat auditor(let the listener beware), however: if you aren't at least somewhat familiar with classical music, you might find this album tough going at first. But if you give it a chance, I think you will find your perseverance rewarded.

    5 out of 5 stars Must have item for Yesfans.......2007-05-23

    I have had this on vinyl, first issue CD, first remaster, and now this Rhino remaster. This to me was the first Yes album that really sparkled in terms of sound quality and production. It could almost have been recorded in 1994 as much as 1974. Despite the misgivings of some fans and critics, there is great music on this album. The Remembering is a bit short on ideas, but Ritual is one of my absolute favourites, and which Yesfan couldn't thrill to the stereo pans at the beginning of The Ancient. The studio run throughs are interesting if not essential. I did enjoy some of the passages on the early version of The Ancient - sounded quiet different but would have worked equally well. What isn't made clear in any documentation i have seen is that there is an additional minute or so at the opening of The Revealing Science Of God. i think this first appeared on the version on The Word Is Yes, and it is a welcome addition. Do you need this? It is marginally better than previous versions, but i wouldn't be without it. With sleevenotes, additional material and beautiful packaging, i think it is worth it, especially at such a good price. Long live Yes!

    4 out of 5 stars great album.......2007-05-19

    being this and other works platformed before my present later times . officially through my scope band members from p floyd , g dead , l zepplin , and such others must of made some phone calls to these guys classifying ya took it .

    5 out of 5 stars Great music performed honestly...and I do think very well........2007-04-25

    From the number of reviews here, it's obviously a sort of "rite of passage" for many prog reviewers to put in their two cents on this album, and it's high time for me to add mine too. For some 30-odd years now, I've revered TFTO as one of my TOP FIVE albums of all time, and I'll try to explain my reasoning for that here.

    First, if you never bought into the basic concept and scope of the album, you probably never had the patience to sit through this very demanding (and some say excessive) music long enough to experience its true beauty, and surely nothing I say here will convince you to try it again. Yet I'm still astounded that some self-proclaimed prog heads never realized that this was probably THE MOST progressive album of its time (keep in mind, this was 1973!) - for just how long did you expect this talented quintet to remain content to simply rehash their established (though successful) musical style on new studio releases?

    Second, you have to understand that Yes got their positive vibe and harmonies from 60's flower power, hippie, folk-rock (listen to their debut album, a mere four years earlier) - but they electrified it, and played it in an angular fashion using odd time signatures, following the influence of 20th century classical music on their compositional style. That influence manifested itself in the way they wrote longer suites of music (numbered almost as if they were short concertos or symphonies). Think "Starship Trooper", "And You And I", and of course "Close To The Edge". Was it really that much of a stretch for us to see them attempt to expand this form to the max on the very symphonic "Tales"?

    This is a magical, beautiful, sophisticated album performed as only the virtuosos of Yes could play. O.K., there are admittedly moments of excess (e.g. parts of "The Ancient"); and the fact that each "song" or movement occupies a full vinyl album side smacks somewhat of artificial structuring. But there is just so much excellent songwriting here too, and I challenge any veteran listener of this album to deny remembering some great lyrics or melodic hooks. (I can probably hum the whole album for you from start to finish, including the great solos!) And one certainly can't refute the mysticism and abstract optimism of the lyrics, which typically include a lot of word-painting and poetry as well. The lyrics are augmented by some of the best three-part vocal harmonies the band has ever done. (Listen to "Ritual".)

    Excellent debut for Alan White on drums (which really sound great on this remastered version). Incredible guitar layering and solos by my favorite guitarist. ("Go get 'em, Steven!") Lots of piano and lush synth and mellotron washes from Wakeman add a dreamy coloring to much of the music. Squire's bass may be toned down a bit in the mix, but he's endlessly inventive on this album, and his solos comprise some of the album highlights for me personally.

    When all is said and done, it doesn't really matter if you feel as I do about this album - it was undeniably controversial, even within the band! So it's no surprise that this album just won't succeed with some listeners (though I do object to those reviewers who join in on the lynching simply because it feels good to find fault with these seemingly "arrogant and pretentious" innovators of music). Even I am not above admitting that there were some subsequent Yes albums that really missed the mark for me too. (Open Your Eyes indeed!)

    This was an ambitious undertaking by Anderson and Howe, and perhaps too spiritual, deep and cerebral for the halfhearted prog fan. (There is no humor to be found here.) But for the ardent fan of thoughtful, serious, meaningful, uplifting and emotional progressive rock played with unparalleled virtuosity, TFTO was a virtual masterpiece in its genre, and the uniquely inspirational magnum opus from a truly progressive band that was in its prime and seeking perfection.

    I value interesting music that is played and recorded well. This cd's rating was based on:
    Music quality = 9/10; Performance = 9.5/10; Production = 9.5/10; CD length = 10/10.
    Overall score weighted on my proprietary scale = 9.3 ("5 stars")
    Tales of Mystery and Imagination
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EDITION
    		 Tales of Mystery and Imagination
    Alan Parsons
    Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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    ASIN: B000OFP8O4
    Release Date: 2007-05-07

    Tracks:

    1. Dream Within a Dream [Instrumental]
    2. Raven
    3. Tell-Tale Heart
    4. Cask of Amontillado
    5. (The System Of) Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether
    6. Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude [Instrumental]
    7. Fall of the House of Usher: Arrival [Instrumental]
    8. Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo [Instrumental]
    9. Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane [Instrumental]
    10. Fall of the House of Usher: Fall [Instrumental]
    11. To One in Paradise
    12. Raven [Original Demo][*]
    13. Edgar [Demo of an Unreleased Track] [*]
    14. Orson Welles Radio Spot [*]
    15. Interview with Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson [1976][*]

    Tracks:

    1. Dream Within a Dream [1987 Remix][Instrumental]
    2. Raven [1987 Remix]
    3. Tell-Tale Heart [1987 Remix]
    4. Cask of Amontillado [1987 Remix]
    5. (The System Of) Dr. Tarr and Professor Fether [1987 Remix]
    6. Fall of the House of Usher: Prelude [1987 Remix]
    7. Fall of the House of Usher: Arrival [1987 Remix]
    8. Fall of the House of Usher: Intermezzo [1987 Remix]
    9. Fall of the House of Usher: Pavane [1987 Remix]
    10. Fall of the House of Usher: Fall [1987 Remix]
    11. To One in Paradise [1987 Remix]
    12. Eric's Guide Vocal Medley [*]
    13. Orson Welles Dialogue [*]
    14. Sea Lions in the Departure Lounge: Sound Effects and Experiments [*]
    15. GBH Mix: Unreleased Experiments [#][*]

    Album Description

    2007 digitally remastered two CD Deluxe Edition of the debut album from the Alan Parsons Project. featuring the original 1976 mix of the album, the 1987 remix and eight previously unreleased bonus tracks! Recorded at Abbey Road in 1975 and released in 1976, the idea for the Project came from manager and writer Eric Woolfson, who saw his role as an auteur, bringing together some of the greatest talents in music to bring to life Poe's sinister, gothic tales. Enlisting the white-hot production whiz-kid Alan Parsons, fresh from his work with Wings and Pink Floyd, the duo set about making dreams reality. The album remains a singular, compelling work and can be seen as a bridge between Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon and Jeff Wayne's War Of The Worlds. Universal.

    Album Details

    2007 Digitally Remastered Double CD Deluxe Edition of the Album Classic that Remastered by Alan Parsons Himself and Partner Eric Woolfson. This Special Package Includes the Remastered Original 1976 Edition, the 1987 Remix (Which Incorporated Dialogue by Orson Welles!) and Eight Previously Unreleased Tracks. Recorded at Abbey Road in 1975 and Released in 1976, the Idea for the Alan Parsons Project Came from Manager and Writer Eric Woolfson, who Saw his Role as an Auteur, Bringing Together Some of the Greatest Talents in Music to Bring to Life to Edgar Allan Poe's Sinister, Gothic Tales. Woolfson Enlisted the White-hot Production Whiz-kid, Fresh from his Work with Wings and Pink Floyd, to Set About Making Dreams Reality. This Spectacular Debut Recording Remains a Singular, Compelling Rock Musical Work that was a Clearly Logical Step for Parsons to Take on his Own after the Accolades of "Dark Side of the Moon".

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY SUPERB EDITION.......2007-07-02


    This set caps the re-release of the first four AP-supervised remastered titles (three more to follow in September '07, and the final three in December).

    For this edition, for the first time on CD, we finally get the original 1976 mix of the album that started it all. While I definitely prefer the '87 remix, there are passages in the original I also enjoy, so it's great to finally be able to compare the two, especially in glorious, remastered form.

    In the additional material, there are two excellent spoken-word pieces: One, Orson Welles' entire original recitation, sans music/effects, and also a very enjoyable 1976 radio interview with AP and EW.

    The booklet is a wonderful, detailed labor of love, with a great essay.

    If you're an APP fan, this is an absolute must-own.
    Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Perfect suggestion by amazon.com
    • Awesome CD
    • Great CD
    • Shockingly good!
    • Love it
    		 Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge
    The Pierces
    Manufacturer: Lizard King Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000MV8CUC
    Release Date: 2007-03-20

    Tracks:

    1. Secret
    2. Boring
    3. Sticks and Stones
    4. Lights On
    5. Lies
    6. Turn on Billie
    7. Ruin
    8. Three Wishes
    9. Power of...
    10. Kill! Kill! Kill!
    11. It Was You
    12. Boy in a Rock and Roll Band
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    Allison and Catherine Pierce are from Alabama, they're sisters, they're rather attractive, one of them is supposedly (as of this writing) dating someone from the Strokes, and as kids they were both "accomplished" ballerinas. Together they make some pretty fine, artsy pop with provocative lyrics vaguely in the vein of Regina Spektor. Thirteen Tales is the first album the duo has made with their own say-so; their earlier records were pleasant if innocuous, slicked-up folk. There's a dramatic flair to their country-inflected orchestral New Wave folk-pop. With its doubled-up and contemporary-sounding pop vocal style, the macabre "Secrets" sounds like the soundtrack to a Tim Burton movie with words written by Dame Darcy, as sung by half the members of the Pussycat Dolls. If anything, they're a little too ambitious on their third album. With each track assigned its own stylistic variation (however slight), the album is scattered as a whole. But this is definitely a super entertaining duo, one to watch out for. --Mike McGonigal

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Perfect suggestion by amazon.com.......2007-05-23

    I had never heard of the Pierces before and came across this album on amazon.com, it was listed as a suggestion for me based on my previous likes and purchases. I have to say, what a great way to find out about them! It fits my eclectic taste perfectly, it is sometimes sweet, has tongue-in-cheek humor and conveys many different moods. These girls are amazing, I can't wait to see what they come up with next.

    5 out of 5 stars Awesome CD.......2007-05-13

    Awesome CD! Highly recommended! And if it weren't for Amazon, I wouldn't have it because it's not available in stores in my area.

    5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2007-05-13

    Love this. I listen to it all the time. I heard about it from a magazine and bought it on a whim.

    5 out of 5 stars Shockingly good!.......2007-05-09

    The newest album of The Pierces called "Thirteen Tales of Love and Revenge" is chocolat for the ears! Their lyrics are funny, bold and kinky in an innocent-school-girl kind of way. It is like the novel "Special Topics in Calamity Physics" by Marisha Pessl put into music! Shockingly good!

    5 out of 5 stars Love it.......2007-03-21

    I hadn't heard of The Pierces before this album came out. I listened to snippets from their previous albums and wasn't too impressed... sounded rather adult comtempo. But I read that this album marks a new direction for The Pierces--the direction they wanted to go in, as opposed to the direction music execs wanted them to go in, I heard--and I gave it a listen. Love it. It is fun and cheeky and hip and full of personality. It makes me sing along and bob up and down in my seat every time. I might like a bit more depth in the lyrics, but the attitude of this album--the ambience the sound creates--is quite enchanting. I highly recommend it.
    Ten Summoner's Tales
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Hold on for some great ones
    • my youth's myth
    • MMMM Sting
    • ...a rare perfect album...
    • Sting - TEN SUMMONER'S TALES (1993)
    		 Ten Summoner's Tales
    Sting
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    ASIN: B000005IL1
    Release Date: 1993-03-09

    Tracks:

    1. If I Ever Lose My Faith In You
    2. Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)
    3. Fields Of Gold
    4. Heavy Cloud No Rain
    5. She's Too Good For Me
    6. Seven Days
    7. Saint Augustine In Hell
    8. It's Probably Me
    9. Shape Of My Heart
    10. Something The Boy Said
    11. Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me)

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    The former jazzman-turned-punk is now more middle-of-the-road than a yellow stripe. But Ten Summoner's Tales is by far the most engaging of his solo records. The singles "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" and "Fields of Gold" prove the man can lighten up long enough to go deep. "She's Too Good For Me" would have been a good Police single if it weren't for the pseudo-classical midsection that takes its joke far too seriously. Still, you wish he would loosen up and enjoy the rock once in a while. --Robert Wilonsky

    Album Description

    This DTS release of Sting's triple platinum Ten Summoner's Tales superbly remixed into 5.1 Digital Surround to enrich its already passionate and densely refined delivery. Enjoy 'If I Ever Lose My Faith In You' and 'Fields Of Gold' and other hits for this masterpiece as never before. Packaged in a DTS jewel box.

    Album Details

    Europena Version featuring a Bonus Track: Everybody Laughed but You

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Hold on for some great ones.......2007-05-29

    Sting's album ten summoners tale's hits some high notes....quite literally.
    It includes the super hit Fields of Gold which is a timeless beautiful song, and the uplifting If I ever loose my faith in you- which is quite fun to listen to. It also includes the slow dramatic shape of my heart.
    Shape of my heart's music has since been borrowed by both Monica and Craig David.
    The CD has a lot of flow, and versatillity and prooves why even though we can't have the Police anymore, why we're glad Sting is a solo act. He can carry the show on his own as he prooves his with his deep mellow voice, and interesting ground breaking sounds.

    4 out of 5 stars my youth's myth.......2007-05-13

    great sound with THE POLICE, grew up professionally and got better as a SOLO ARTIST.

    5 out of 5 stars MMMM Sting.......2007-01-10

    I don't think he can come out with a bad CD. He makes me smile with some of his songs, cry with others and get the chills at his uncanny talent.
    It is always different in style, but I always get the best out of them.
    He is truely an ICON.

    5 out of 5 stars ...a rare perfect album..........2006-10-24

    i won't dignify this album with a review, or analysis, because, it simply doesn't need, or deserve one...

    all that needs to be said is...this is one of those rare perfect albums that, every once in a harvest, comes together as one from beginning to end...

    my only regret...'fields of gold' should never have been a hit single...don't get me wrong...it's a great song...but, it's just a part of the entire piece, that shouldn't be disected for the masses...

    it's intelligent, it's brilliant, it's...well, it's just the way it 'all' is...

    5 out of 5 stars Sting - TEN SUMMONER'S TALES (1993).......2006-07-24

    Having vented his sorrow over his father's death through THE SOUL CAGES, Sting returned more upbeat and playful than ever on 1993's TEN SUMMONER'S TALES. Widely regarded as Sting's best album, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES - the title being a pun on Sting's surname - is a collection of ten songs, each telling a story, as well as a prologue ("If I Ever Lose My Faith In You") and an epilogue ("Nothing 'Bout Me"). This was destroyed on the US and Canadian releases, as the "Prologue" was dropped from the title of "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and one of the album's finest songs, "Everybody Laughed But You", was inexplicably omitted. Sting has never been better either lyrically or musically; these songs are at once funny and very powerful. "If I Ever Lose My Faith In You" and the beautiful "Fields Of Gold" are the album's classic songs, but every song is wonderful, particularly "Seven Days", "Something The Boy Said" (which would have made a fine Police song), "Shape Of My Heart" (featured in the end credits of Luc Besson's LEON), "Saint Augustine In Hell" and the highly amusing "Heavy Cloud No Rain". Though it still can't surpass its predecessor, THE SOUL CAGES, TEN SUMMONER'S TALES ranks directly behind it on the list of Sting's finest solo work.
    Veggie Tales: Silly Songs With Larry
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Very Silly
    • Veggie Tales are the best
    • Not just for little kids!
    • Can't Listen Enough
    • For Christians and Non-Christians, the one to get, except....
    		 Veggie Tales: Silly Songs With Larry
    Veggie Tales
    Manufacturer: Big Idea
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    ASIN: B000068D1X
    Release Date: 2001-01-09

    Tracks:

    1. Water Buffalo Song - Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
    2. Hairbrush Song - Lisa Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
    3. Dance of the Cucumber - Dan Anderson, Lisa Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
    4. Love My Lips - Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
    5. Pirates Who Don't Do Anything - Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
    6. Song of the Cebisa Nawrocki, Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
    7. His Cheeseburger - Phil Vischer
    8. Yodeling Veterinarian of the Alps - Robert Ellis, Robert Ellis, Mike Nawrocki, , Mike Sage, Phil Vischer,
    9. Endangered Love - Mike Nawrocki, , Jaquelyn Ritz, , Choir
    10. Larry's High Silk Hat - Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer, Choir
    11. Lost Puppies [*] - Charles Jackson
    12. Oh Santa! [*] - Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
    13. Do the Moo Shoo [*] - Mike Nawrocki, Phil Vischer
    14. Silly Song Remix Melody [*] - Veggie Tales

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Very Silly.......2007-05-16

    This is an excellent CD. I just wish that the veggie tales theme song was on it too.

    5 out of 5 stars Veggie Tales are the best.......2007-05-16

    I love watching Veggie Tales and singing the silly songs almost as much as my son! We each have our favorite songs that we get to sing to in the car. If you love Veggie Tales silly songs, you will thoroughly enjoy this CD.

    5 out of 5 stars Not just for little kids!.......2007-03-05

    My kids got this CD as a gift, but I have to admit that I love it at least as much as they do, and sing right along with it all the time. In fact, I'm now buying it for my 44-year old sister and her 15- and 16-year old kids - at their insistence! Very, very funny lyrics, with great music that you will carry in your head all day, whether you want to or not! On another note, I'm not Christian, and was concerned that this CD might not be appropriate for my kids for that reason, but it's not religious at all (we usually just skip the one cute, non-religious Santa song). Highly recommend this CD!

    5 out of 5 stars Can't Listen Enough.......2007-02-15

    This CD is AMAZING!! I am a lover of veggie tales and this CD had all my favorites!

    4 out of 5 stars For Christians and Non-Christians, the one to get, except...........2007-02-04

    sigh, 'The Bunny Song' is on the other compilaiton (which is my mind is not as good as this one.) I'm not a Christian, but I did grow up going to Sunday School where we watched many of the Veggie Tale films. This is a good group of songs for toddlerrs/little kids/ or teens and adults wishing to have simple songs stuck in their head all day. For Christians the songs are a good reminder for the kids throughout the week, and for non-christians wishing to expand their collection without being "preached" at throughout the cd, this is a nice collection.
    for those concerned about the content, lyrics are provided on various lyric websites.
    Catching Tales
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Doesn't this thing have a zero setting?
    • What happened?
    • Better voice, less hooks
    • Great music
    • Good but not as good as Twentysomething
    		 Catching Tales
    Jamie Cullum
    Manufacturer: Umvd Import
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    ASIN: B000AD1NY4
    Release Date: 2005-10-03

    Tracks:

    1. Get Your Way
    2. London Skies
    3. Photograph
    4. I Only Have Eyes For You
    5. Nothing I Do
    6. Mind Trick
    7. 21st Century Kid
    8. I'm Glad There Is You
    9. Oh God
    10. Catch The Sun
    11. 7 Days To Change Your Life
    12. Our Day Will Come
    13. Back To The Ground
    14. My Yard
    15. Wifey

    Album Description

    Jamie Cullum returns to center stage of the jazz crossover world with an incredible new album, Catching Tales. A smorgasbord of jazz standards, pop, swing, and r&b grooves, this is the ultimate Jamie Cullum album. Jamie has collaborated with a range of music svengalis, including Guy Chambers, Dan the Automator (from the Gorillaz and collaborations with DJ Shadow), Salaam Remi, Ed Harcourt, and many more, but he's careful not to forget his roots. His brother Ben has cowritten a number of tracks on this album, as he did on Twentysomething.

    Album Description

    This Deluxe Limited Edition features 15 tracks plus bonus DVD containing Telling Tales, an exclusive 20 minute behind-the-scenes documentary following Jamie throughout recording and mixing the album, the video shoot and on the road across Europe, including a fabulous interview. 28-page booklet containing exclusive photos, Jamie rarities, extended liner notes plus a track-by-track introduction from Jamie himself! Universal. 2005.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Doesn't this thing have a zero setting?.......2007-05-20

    To all of you who fell for it once again, I shall repeat myself, though in a slightly different and more direct way: if you want jazz go and buy a Charlie Parker record; if you want great jazz singing, go and buy some Billie, or Ella for that matter, or some 50s Sinatra. Jaime Cullum is not, and never has been a jazz musician. He was labelled as one simply to sell pop records, but that is an insult to pop music. This is yet again rubbish thrown at you by a multi international company. A fool is easily parted with his money, yet again! Ha HA HA HA HA!!!!

    2 out of 5 stars What happened?.......2007-03-20

    After two fabulous contemporary "old school" jazz albums which I would recommend to anyone (Pointless Nostalgic and Twentysomething), this album is more like some sort of bad half-breed between "old school" jazz and pop. And not that a cross between jazz and pop couldn't be good music, but this one just really isn't. It seems that he is trying to transition between musical genres, and is falling flat on his face in the process. I have listened to it again and again trying to make myself like it, but it just isn't happening. Save a few tracks, the songs on this album are rather uninspired and dull, and I fear that these days Jamie Cullum really does "Want To Be A Popstar"...

    4 out of 5 stars Better voice, less hooks.......2007-03-16

    Cullum's voice and musicality are better than his last album but the tunes don't hook me they same way as the stuff he&Ben wrote for "Twentysomething."

    However,this is still an enjoyable album with lots to like.

    5 out of 5 stars Great music.......2007-03-14

    I hope this guy has a long career in music.

    I wish Amazon would start packaging as the previously did, just last year. I had to order this and seveal other things twice just to get an undamaged copy. PLEASE aamazon return to the days when you cared about items arriving undamaged.

    4 out of 5 stars Good but not as good as Twentysomething.......2007-02-04

    It has a permanent place in my CD mix.
    The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • This is one of my favorit Bela Fleck records!
    • A Rarity...
    • Hair Raising
    • Outstanding CD!
    • If I could recommend only one CD to anyone, this would be it.
    		 The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2
    Béla Fleck
    Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
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    ASIN: B00000JC6D
    Release Date: 1999-06-22

    Tracks:

    1. Blue Mountain Hop
    2. Buffalo Nickel
    3. When Joy Kills Sorrow
    4. Spanish Point
    5. Polka On The Banjo
    6. Clarinet Polka
    7. The Over Grown Waltz
    8. Ode To Earl
    9. Home Sweet Home
    10. Valley Of The Rogue
    11. Plunkey's Lament
    12. Maura On A Bicycle, Stout And Molasses, Way Back When
    13. Dark Circles
    14. Old Jellico, Puddle Jumper, Dead Man's Hill
    15. Katmandu
    16. Do You Have Room?
    17. Foggy Mountain Special
    18. Major Honker

    Amazon.com's Best of 1999

    In a jaw-dropping return to his roots, banjoist Béla Fleck led a stellar lineup (Jerry Douglas, Earl Scruggs, Tony Rice, and Sam Bush, to name a few) through one of his finest albums. With incredible musicianship and a smidgen of Fleck's genre-hopping personality ("Polka On The Banjo"), The Bluegrass Sessions is fun, nostalgic, and inspiring. --Jason Verlinde

    Amazon.com essential recording

    Béla Fleck, the banjo-wizard leader of the fringe-jazz quartet the Flecktones, returns to more-bluegrass-oriented concerns with this 18-song outing, a complement to 1988's Drive and a more-traditional follow-up to 1995's fusion-leaning Tales from the Acoustic Planet. Most of these songs are instrumentals boasting Drive's core group of Sam Bush on mandolin, Stuart Duncan on fiddle, Tony Rice on guitar, Jerry Douglas on Dobro, and bassist Mark Schatz; they're augmented in spots by fine guest players such as Vassar Clements, John Hartford, and the incomparable banjo pioneer Earl Scruggs. Fleck's spidery, tasteful plucking style lends originals like "Major Honker" and "Katmandu" an ever-so-slightly offbeat air, while he gives classics like Scruggs's "Foggy Mountain Special" and "Polka on the Banjo" traditional readings that wouldn't be out of place at the Opry. Flecktones fans will find much to like in Fleck's rootsy playing, and so will bluegrass purists. --Gregory McNamee

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars This is one of my favorit Bela Fleck records!.......2007-01-10

    I love this CD, i think it is one of the best bluegrass collections Bela has produced, with a host of different styles and artists.

    4 out of 5 stars A Rarity..........2006-07-19

    It's rare when a sequel exceeds the original. This album, though, exceeds the first "Acoustic Planet" effort by Fleck.

    Why? Well, the playing is better technically, if you can believe that. And the energy and drive is stronger here than in Acoustic Planet 1.

    You also get treated to a greater number of original compositions on this CD. I've come to appreciate this dimension of Fleck's artistic gifts even more as time has passed. While he does do a lot of variations on derivative music, his original compositions are memorable, too.

    5 out of 5 stars Hair Raising.......2006-04-12

    I've had this album for two years now and it still sometimes makes my hair stand on end when I listen to it and I don't even consider myself a SERIOUS bluegrass fan. Absolutely amazing!

    5 out of 5 stars Outstanding CD!.......2006-02-25

    Bela Fleck is arguably the premeir banjo player in the world and he does not disappoint on this CD. His music and that of the musicians he has gathered to play with him is superb. If your feet aren't tapping to the music in short order, then you probably have a few disconnnected nerves leading to them.

    If you enjoy Americana/Bluegrass/Country, then you'll love this CD!

    5 out of 5 stars If I could recommend only one CD to anyone, this would be it........2005-11-20

    This is the CD that was singlehandedly responsible for revealing my long-hidden love of bluegrass music to me. I can listen to it in any season or mood and at any time of day. Each performer on the CD has moved beyond mastery of his instrument to fusion with it, and the results are incredible to hear. My favorite track on the CD is "Buffalo Nickel," which combines a gorgeous wistful melody with a constantly shifting meter and an undercurrent of satisfaction. Other favorites include the rollicking opening track of "Blue Mountain Hop," the well-titled "When Joy Kills Sorrow," the lullaby favorite "The Over Grown Waltz," the deliciously fast ending track "Major Honker"...well, who am I kidding? The entire CD is amazing. It gets my highest recommendation. Don't waver. Buy it. You'll be glad you did.
    Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Their best so far; a good choice for Dandy's newbies
    • One hit wonder?
    • Buy this album now!
    • This Album Is Incredible
    • I don't smoke...but I just may need a cigarette
    		 Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
    The Dandy Warhols
    Manufacturer: Capitol
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00004TA8K
    Release Date: 2000-08-01

    Tracks:

    1. Godless
    2. Mohammed
    3. Nietzsche
    4. Country Leaver
    5. Solid
    6. Horse Pills
    7. Get Off
    8. Sleep
    9. Cool Scene
    10. Bohemian Like You
    11. Shakin'
    12. Big Indian
    13. The Gospel

    Amazon.com's Best of 2000

    "I wear my influences like a f***ing badge," proclaims lead singer-songwriter Courtney Taylor regarding Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia. But while the Dandy Warhols liberally steal Rolling Stones riffs, Iggy Pop vocals, Britpop sonic surfing, and even Burt Bacharach horn sections, they give it back in spades, delivering one of the best rock albums of 2000: a masterpiece of sex, beauty, strife, and wry, raunchy-cool attitude. --Beth Massa

    Amazon.com

    The long hiatus that led to the Dandy Warhols' masterful third album, Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia, promoted leaps-and-bounds growth in this already excellent band's music. Layers, layers, and more layers of guitars coexist here with trippy soundscapes, doot-doo-doo choruses, and even an eyebrow-cocked nod to hip-hop ("Yo, bitch," frontman Courtney Taylor mutters, sounding like Lou Reed reading an Ice Cube lyric sheet). By turns galloping, propulsive, hushed, and majestic, this is music that openly steals--from the Stones, Kinks, and Cars, among others--while fusing its sources into a unique whole of its own. Taylor lives up to the wide-screen promise of the disc's title, offering a series of what Game Theory once called "pointed accounts of people you know." The characters here brag about how they "got a beautiful new Asian girlfriend" ("Solid"), live the bicoastal high life in "itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny ridin'-up-your-butt bikini[s]" ("Horse Pills"), seek reassurance that an affair is "just a casual, casual, easy thing" ("Bohemian Like You"), and offer advice in the middle of a breakup argument: "Hey, man, turn that shit off." Seedily glamorous and replete with the best vocal asides since Jarvis Cocker let it bleed all over Pulp's Different Class, Thirteen Tales will convince you that rock is alive--and that you should still care. --Rickey Wright

    Album Details

    Third Album, the follow up to 1998's 'Come Down', which produced two singles: 'Everyday Should Be a Holiday'& 'Not If You Were the Last Junkie on Earth'. This new album adds further depth to the band's sound. It's the most complete D.W. record to date.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Their best so far; a good choice for Dandy's newbies.......2007-07-11

    I think this is the best Dandy Warhols album so far, and I like the band a lot. "13 Tales" is much more solid than the previous "Come Down" and consistently better songwriting. If you don't know their music, this album is a tasty starting point.

    It is a rockin' album, but it is very dynamic - from quieter and melodic tunes to 'balls to the wall' blasts of fuzz and distortion intended to annoy neighbors. Song-writing varies from fairly simple and repetitive (Nietzche) to clever songs with hooks, complex chord structure, and intricate harmonies. At times dissonant, at others sweetly harmonious, and sometimes a bit of both. Harsh fuzz guitar sounds are mixed with clear, ringing acoustic guitars.

    The album's sound is basic alt-rock, but draws from a variety of classic bands (Stones, Iggy Pop, Velvet Underground and others). They add a unique sound, sensibility, and tongue-in-cheek attitude that makes it refreshingly their own. There even hip-hop beats on one track. Some tracks are deliberately dissonant, others with sweet harmonies. It is the musical variety here that makes this one fun to listen to from top to bottom, meriting many listens without getting old or sounding the same.

    What makes this album great is the wide range of sounds and styles, and the fact that there's not a bad track on it. The songs are seg'ed together to give a nonstop music experience, great for listening to the whole album. The seg transitions make for disruptive transitions on mix tapes, unless you do some editing.. When you play the entire album on most mp3 or computer music players, there is a brief gap in the transition as the player switches from one to the next track, unless you have gapless playback capabilities (like foobar2000, or are playing directly from the CD). For that reason I ripped the mp3s both separately and altogether as one track.

    Tracks:

    The first three tracks ("Godless", "Mohammed, "Nietche") are a powerful opening, starting slow and gaining strengthy until finally bursting out all over with "Nietchzhe"... a splendid trio. "Country Traveller" comes next. It's a great country-ish song on its own, but in terms of the mood it's an about face from where they took us with the first three.

    The most obvious pop singles are "Bohemian Like You" (which got some airplay) and "Get Off" (which I have not heard on the radio). "Solid" and "Horse Pills" are hilarious snarky tunes that would be more at home on college radio.

    The closing track, "The Gospel", is my least favorite, because it is slow and somber, and because it marks the end of a great album. But overall, there isn't a bad track on the album, though of course some are stronger than others.

    There are various CD singles you can get from Amazon delears featuring tracks from this album. The title cuts on the singles are identical to the album tracks, so it is the alternative versions that are the reason to buy them. "Godless (mix)," from the "Horse Pills" single, reworks the song considerably. I like the result a lot - not better than the original, but as much as I like the song it's fun to hear a reimagined version.

    I would give the album 4 1/2 stars if it were available. I usually reserve 5 stars for one of the best albums of all time. Objectively, I don't think that it is, because the quality varies; subjectively, it is certainly one of my essential favorite albums.... so 5 stars here.

    4 out of 5 stars One hit wonder?.......2007-05-07

    This band is known to be a one hit wonder in Europe. Since one of it's most well known hit, A Bohemian Like You, has been used for a commercial (Vodafone, around the year 2000). Unfair, because this band has more to offer than just that.

    If a equasion should be made, I would say it is a mixture of The Stones, Iggy Pop and Lou Reed. Loungy when it comes to numbers like "sleep" and energatic when it comes to songs like "Solid". A CD you can listen to when driving the country. Singing along with "a Bohemian Like You" and leaving the gas closed when listening to things like "Nietzsche".

    I, for one, am very hapy to have obtained this cd. It will be one of those which is at the front row in my collection!

    5 out of 5 stars Buy this album now!.......2007-04-19

    Just to add a few words to echo most of the other reviews. Yes, there are a couple of weaker songs, so really it's not a perfect five stars, but it's close. As a whole, the album plays well and seems to be a rarity these days: an album that evokes a mood and makes sure all of its songs follow it. Most albums out there are a collection of songs thrown together. This group knows how to write listenable music. You won't be disappointed.

    5 out of 5 stars This Album Is Incredible.......2007-03-04

    I'll keep it short: If you need an album to strut around town feeling cooler than everyone else while listening, this is the one to do it with.

    However, if the Dandys are going to do country, they really need to keep it off the front-porch hoedown vibe (Country Leaver), and keep it more on a "wearily crawling the dusty trail home after seeing some spirit visions" mentality (The Gospel). The latter is done really well, while the former is done poorly at best.

    Country Leaver is really the only downside to this record, but do not let that dissuade you from getting one of the best indie rock records ever made.

    4 out of 5 stars I don't smoke...but I just may need a cigarette.......2007-02-27

    The Dandy Warhols take a lot of guff for being posed, insincere, and party-addled. The irony is thick enough to use as a construction material: it is in fact this appearance of pose that IS the pose. Ultimately, the joke is not on the listener, though, as the post-Velvets/post-13th Floor Elevators confections that they (regularly) drop with such casual nonchalance betray a workmanship and a sensitivity to songwriting that tips its hand. This is not a band of party-hardy dilettantes, but an informed and eclectic group of talented musicians who probably have stupefyingly impressive record collections. They (wisely) steer clear of change-the-world soapboxing and churn out anthem after anthem -- and "13 Tales" is their magnum opus (so far).

    There are weaker tracks, where the pose is overplayed, like "Horse Pills" or "Solid." But on the whole, "13 Tales" carefully balances bombast with craft in such a seductive way that lyrical foibles are quickly forgiven and the cohesive, anthemic whole -- thick with winking guitar and snaky organ riffs -- becomes as satisfying as morning sex.

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