New Awakening [Import]

New Awakening [Import]

Track Listings

1. Miwa Says...

2. Intro Feat Hunger From Gagle

3. Pursuits Of Clarity Feat Agape From Isosceles

4. Tokyo Feat K-Otix

5. Material War Feat Promoe From Looptroop

6. M.O.O.D. For Otis0

7. Stolen Moments Fezat Audessey The Sound Sci

8. Feeling Alright

9. Jazz Feat Hunger From Gagle

10. Away Feat. Lady Alma

11. Music Mate Feat. Stone Love A.K.A. Mahya

12. Rendezvous Feat. Mark De Clive- Lowe

13. Negative Lon

14. Right Here Feat. Dwele

15. Do Right Feat. Rich Medina

16. Jazzorgy

Tracks:

If I Had Your Name
Cry Cry (Till The Sun Shines)
Tryin' To Find A Reason
For These Times
Anyway (Album & Digital Single Version)
How I Feel
I'll Still Be Me
Beautiful Again
Everybody Does
House Of A Thousand Dreams
Love Land

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Martina McBride has long been a champion of music as social consciousness, particularly for abused women ("Independence Day") and children. On Waking Up Laughing, her ninth album and the follow-up to Timeless, her platinum-selling album of country classics, she advances the theme while expanding it. While two songs explore the issue of unwed mothers (particularly the exquisite "Love Land," which closes the album), and another, "Beautiful Again," touches on child sexual abuse, her overall repertoire embraces the wholeness of family, and of standing strong together in the face of adversity and defeat. Musically, McBride has always proved to be an elegant thorn--her song selection is often inspired (and here, she co-wrote three tunes, including the skyscraping single "Anyway"), but she has tended to use her huge, ride-the-wave soprano full-tilt, without employing the subtle shadings that would make her even more emotionally resonant. On Waking Up Laughing she seems to have worked on the problem, yet in her second foray as solo producer, she still tends to gild the lily instrumentally--inflating string bridges between choruses, for example, or loading the opening country-pop track, "If I Had Your Name," with a Southern-rock guitar break, a listen-to-me fiddle showcase, a Celtic guitar intro, and a close that brings to mind George Harrison's sitar in play-it-backward mode. That said, she makes fine use of what sounds like a black female choir on the uplifting "For These Times," and wisely keeps the haunting break-up ballad "Tryin' to Find a Reason" (with Keith Urban's harmony vocals and guitar solo) lean and affecting. As McBride works to refine her pastiche of creativity, commerciality, and social awareness, she slyly takes more chances than one might think, all the while rallying old fans and making new ones. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

After 16 million in sales and 22 top 10 singles, some artists might be afraid to tinker with success and tempt fate. But not Martina McBride. Following up on her platinum-selling Timeless album, a poignant collection of country classics representing her first effort as solo producer, she's at the production helm again for her ninth studio release, Waking Up Laughing. Since her debut in 1992, McBride has maintained a consistent presence on the country charts, including six number one singles, and has also enjoyed crossover success in the pop and adult contemporary genres. Always striving for new artistic heights, McBride is breaking new ground by serving as producer, writer and artist for her latest album, which includes three songs she co-wrote with the Warren Brothers and other top songwriters.

Customer Reviews:

Sparkling melodies and lyrics on Martina's newest CD !.......2007-07-05

I first became acquainted with Martina McBride's beautifully expressive voice through listening to her sing "Valentine" on one of Jim Brickman's albums... Instantly smitten, I began buying her music and have been happily listening every since then... This newest CD has a wealth of good music... with the incredibly lyrical "Beautiful Again", "House Of A Thousand Dreams" and "Anyway"... as with any new CD, I kept waiting for the few songs that I didn't care for... but this never happens to me with Martina's insightful song selection and soaring vocals -- I find myself listening to this album for hours at a time... and know that it is indeed a golden nugget for Martina to cherish always...! Most impressive A++++++!

Martina!.......2007-06-27

I just love this CD! Martina McBride has appropriately named this CD "Waking Up Laughing". After listening to it I feel upbeat and happy. She's the best to come along in many years!

Great songs.......2007-06-27

I love Martina McBride. This cds have lots of good songs. It's a must buy for any fan of hers. She's awesome in her concert I just went to a few weeks ago...

Brilliant CD !!.......2007-06-23

There are some artists whose albums I buy without even hearing a note. Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw and especially TRACE ADKINS, TRAVIS TRITT and RANDY TRAVIS. There are very few female artists who I buy as I usually only end up liking 2-3 tracks. Martina McBride is changing that and becoming one of those artists who I automatically buy.

Here in NZ we don't have country radio stations so we don't get to hear new tracks and artists unless we do so online (which I do). In some ways this is great because we don't hear songs thrashed until all the meaning and life have been wrung out of them.

Having said all that, Waking up crying is a great CD. I played it through 4 times without skipping through any tracks. I loved every track. Although 1 or 2 were a bit "poppy" it just shows Martina's versatility. My all time favourites are I'll still be me, Love land, House of a thousand dreams and of course the track Anyway which gives me goosebumps every time I hear it.

5++ for this album which will not disappoint new and old fans

Kia ora

Solid McBride Release.......2007-06-21

Martina McBride has become one of the most dependable artists in country music, and "Waking Up Laughing" continues her streak of releasing enjoyable, entertaining records.

She ranges from sentimental love songs to heartbreak songs to survivor songs, and maintains her soulful, powerful voice on everyone of them.

"Anyway," "Tryin'To Find A Reason," "Cry Cry," and "House of a Thousand Dreams" should not disappoint too many, if any, of her fans.

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Great vocal virtuosity
Confuzzled
An American Composer of Art Song
more German than Rorem
delightful art songs

Ned Rorem: Selected Songs
Ned Rorem , and Carole Farley
Manufacturer: Naxos American
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005QISU
Release Date: 2001-11-20

Tracks:

The Waking
Root Cellar
My Papa's Waltz
I Strolled Across An Open Field
Memory
Orchids
The Serpent
Night Crow
Snake
Lilltel Elegy
The Nightingale
Nantucket
Lullaby Of The Woman Of The Mountain
Love In A Life
What If Some Little Pain...
Visits To St. Elizabeth's
Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening
Spring
See How They Love Me
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal
I Am Rose
Ask Me No More
Far-Far-Away
Early In The Morning
Alleluia
Such Beauty As Hurts To Behold
Sally's Smile
Youth, Day, Old Age, And Night
O You Whom I Often And Silently Come
Full Of Life Now
As Adam Early In The Morning
Are You The New Person?

Customer Reviews:

Great vocal virtuosity.......2005-04-07

This is a great recording, by two great artists. Carole Farley is the ideal singer for Ned Rorem's songs. She spell out every
word and every nuance, giving each song and every poem their full character. The songs are a revelation. I recommend this recording without hesitation.
Christoph (Berlin, Germany)

Confuzzled.......2004-01-03

While these song are GREAT...I cannot get over Carole Farley; her voice is so affected (kind of like a sprechstimme; overly dramatic...). I love the fact that Rorem himself is playing the piano, and as a singer, the catalogue of songs is good to have...but cant say I could ever manage getting over Farley's affectation. There are far superior recordings out there.

An American Composer of Art Song.......2003-04-02

American popular song, whether standards, show tunes,jazz, blues, or rock, is one of our country's most visible artistic achievements. American classical (or Art) songs are much less known. Ned Rorem (b. 1923) is probably the greatest American composer in this unfamiliar medium. Rorem is sometimes dubbed the "American Schubert."

This disc features 32 of Ned Rorem's songs for voice and piano. Soprano Carole Farley is the accomplished singer, and Ned Rorem himself plays the piano. The disc is special because it features settings of the works of American poets. The CD begins with 9 settings of poems by the mid-twentieth century poet, Theodore Roethke, and concludes with settings of 5 poems by Walt Whitman. The disc also includes settings of poems by William Carlos Williams, Gertrude Stein, and Paul Goodman, among others. Thus the disc combines in a special way American creative effort in poetry and in music.

Rorem's songs are declamatory in style. Typically, the voice line delivers the text of the poetry in a sort of chant. The relationship between the voice line and the piano is far from Schubertian. Generally, the piano takes a separate line and accentuates the voice by means of large chords or by runs or by other comments and punctuation on the voice. The texts are well set and the music is effective. There are some unusual harmonies with jazz and blues influences. Rorem's piano accompanyment on this disc gives the recording a sense of authenticity -- we get a good idea of how the composer wants his songs to be conveyed.

The disc includes excellent program notes and texts of all the songs. Naxos has received deservedly high praise for its "American Classics" series which makes much music written by Americans available on CD at a low price. This disc includes some lovely, little-known songs. It is an excellent introduction to the American art song and to the music of Ned Rorem.

more German than Rorem.......2002-07-20

I've been a Rorem fan since hearing a highschool friend perform some of his work in her college recital. His startling, atonal songs were an instant revelation. For years there were few reliable CDs of his vocal work. A scandal considering his reputation rests more on his art songs and chamber music than on his orchestral pieces. This Naxos entry of a wide overview of his best songs is thus quite welcome, due largely to its availability, wide distribution and professional packaging (he's had some shoddy issues before with incorrect liner notes, etc.; the challenge of the low budget).

I can't call myself an unalloyed fan of soprano Carole Farley however. Her delivery here recalls the speak-singing style of German 12-tone composers (a specialty of hers), and can sound melodramatic, especially when she rushes the more delicate passages.

I prefer Rorem's softer, more melodious French side, the one that descends from Impressionism and is more warmly emotive. While Farley loses the shading of some of the more fragile songs, she is well-suited to the longer, more forceful pieces. I've heard many readings of "Early in the Morning" (one of Rorems most popular songs) by male and female vocalists, and its tale of wistful nostalgia is muted by Farley's direct approach. However, she nails "My Papa's Waltz," a fractured setting for a Roethke poem about a frightened child forced to dance with a drunken father. Here her acting skills come to the fore, and she perfectly captures the tipsy madness of the song. Rorem can be quite theatrical himself on occasion. She does almost as well with "See How they love me," a ballad with a regular pace that allows her assertive style to breathe.

At any rate it's great to hear these lovely songs in a recent (2000) recording, accompanied (rather emphatically, but perhaps he's matching his theatrical singer) by Rorem himself.

The similar Susan Graham album is more to my taste, but this is a more than competent bargain set.

delightful art songs.......2002-01-02

rorem's songs are amazing, and naxos has done well
to group them by poet. the complete settings of roethke
are particularly compelling and edgey.

carole farley's voice is lovely, but her phrasing
and willingness to push her voice seems
a big departure from the styling of art songs i've
heard by poulenc and somers.

this takes some getting used to- at least 3 or 4 complete
listen-throughs in my case. her voice is almost jazzy,
kind of like early recordings by holly cole.

anyway, rorem accompanies her on piano so obviously
this reading fits with his intent; his playing is also delightful.

Tracks:

Dangerous Man
The War Song
Unfortunate Thing
Crime Time
Mistake No. 3
The Dive
The Medal Song
Don't Talk About It
Mannequin
Hello Goodbye
La Cancion De Guerra
Love Is Love
The Dream
Don't Go Down That Street

Album Description

Full title - Waking Up With The House On Fire. 2003 remastered reissue of 1984 album features 14 tracks including 4 bonus tracks, 'La Cancion De Guerra', 'Love Is Love', 'The Dream', & 'Don't Go Down That Street'. Virgin.

Album Details

Digitally Remastered Edition of the Glam 4's Third Album with the Hits "War Song" and "Mistake No.3" The Bonus Tracks Are B-sides from the Singles Issued in Conjunction with the Album.

Customer Reviews:

Love this album, more than their others.......2006-07-09

I just finished reading Boy George's autobiography and he thinks this is their worst album. I totally disagree...when this album came out I played it more than when any of their others came out and I had bought each one as they came out. I love the whole album and think it is their best one. It isn't as commerical as the rest but so what. Hey George...this is an EXCELLENT album!

A forgotten gem.......2006-06-13

Despite all the negative reviews, Waking Up is strangely a very listenable album, which grows on you with each repeated listening. Sure, it doesn't have the instant recognisable hits from previous albums, and many other tracks here, though catchy, seem somewhat lacklustre. You know, it's impossible to top Colour By Numbers and there are bound to be comparisons. I really love the inclusion of Love Is Love and The Dream, two of the most beautiful ballads Culture Club has ever recorded. Don't be put off by what you hear or read, this is an album worth keeping in your 80's and Culture Club collection.

One of my favorites.......2005-10-18

there is sopmething very sentimental about this CC record. It was the first record they released after CBN and i thought it was a nice follow up.
I loved the songs on this album especially the Medal Song and the war Song...

Not as great as their other albums...........2005-10-09

When I got this album to listen to, I was kinda disappointed. It wasn't really that exciting to listen to like their other songs. I only ended up liking two songs in here. Dangerous Man is really good...I like the beats. Mistake No. 3 is a nice song too. I tried to listen to the cd more than once and it kinda work. Now I like Don't Talk About It and The War Song. I knew I should have gotten their other cd to listen to.

The Group's last GOOD album.......2005-10-03

The album is most notable for its hard-hitting "War" and the poetic "Mistake #3". These two singular songs stand as a testament to the writing skills and vocal talent of O'Dowd and company.

Unfortunately, the remainder of the release was typical of the period, having significance only to those of us that were around during the decade. However, the album, as a whole, was much better than the group's next effort, the mediocre "From Luxury to Heartache".

Tired of Waking Up Tired: The Best of The Diodes

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all encompassing best of
It's great
Buy this album
Experience the raw roots of punk rock!
Excellent

Tired of Waking Up Tired: The Best of The Diodes
The Diodes
Manufacturer: Sbme Import
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ASIN: B00000G5LM
Release Date: 2007-01-08

Tracks:

Noise
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Child Star
Tennis(Again)
Blonde Fever
Plastic Girls
Death In The Suburbs
Behind Those Eyes
Midnight Movie Star
We're Ripped
China Doll
Shapes Of Things To Come
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Tired Of Waking Up Tired
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All 25 of the Canadian new wave/ punk-pop act's recordings for Epic, each is digitally remastered & on CD for the firsttime. Contains both of their first two LPs from '78 & '79, including the singles 'Red Rubber Ball' & 'Tired Of Waking Up Tired', plus the previously unreleased cuts 'Noise' & 'Dead On Arrival', previously unreleased non-LP versions of 'Mercenary Flight' & 'Terminal Rock' and a cut previously unreleased by Sony, 'Burn Down Your Daddy's House'. 1998 Epic release.

Customer Reviews:

all encompassing best of.......2006-03-10

this best of really gives the listener all they need to hear to know that this band probably was the most underrated punk/powerpop band of its time.on a parr with ramones releases of the day.in fact, they played with the ramones at a gig or two at the world renown punk club cbgb's in nyc.without a doubt, the best band to come out of toronto canada in the mid to late seventies.

It's great.......2002-12-07

I have listened to the Diodes since their first album. If my house was burning, and I could save either this album or my family....

I would grab the album. sorry, kids.

Buy this album.......1999-10-07

Anyone with an interest in late 70's punk should pick up this album. The Diodes were hugely influencial to the Toronto punk scene, but have generally been overlooked. This compilation may change that, as this 25 song collection is nothing short of punk brilliance. The lyrics are fairly intellegent, the songs are well- written, and the performances are hard and tight. A very good album, from a very good and underappreciated band.

Experience the raw roots of punk rock!.......1999-05-04

Listening to this disk took me back to the live performances of the Diodes that I witnessed in Welland, Ontario, Canada in 1979 and again in London, Ontario, Canada in 1981. The force of Paul Robinson's vocals in Red Rubber Ball, Child Star and Shapes of Things to Come is balanced by the melodies of Tired of Waking Up Tired, Teenage Nation, Photographs From Mars, Jenny's In A Sleep World and Weekend. The pounding beat of John Catto's guitar and Ian Mackay's bass provide the perfect background for Robinson's unpolished but forceful delivery of the lyrics. The raw energy of this group represents the early roots of punk, when making simple, great music was more important than the physical uniqueness of the musicians.

Excellent.......1999-03-13

This music is a throw back to the early roots of the punk rock and new vave movement. Raw music sung with a passion at the dawn of the disco age. A must in anyones collection of the music of the mid-70's. I used to own this on 8-track and have searched for the CD for the last 10 years. Unfortunatley these guys broke up before their music reached the recognition other artist of there time achieved. Great music from a time when music was testing the boundaries.

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The Last Waking Moment
David Nevue
Manufacturer: Midnight Rain Productions
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00009NRVZ
Release Date: 1997-11-01

Tracks:

The Last Waking Moment
From Dream to Dream
The Shadowlands
The Emerald Valley
The Gathering Fields
Dreamers Waltz
Face to Face
Ascending with Angels
Deep Heaven
No More Tears
Beyond the Rim
The Twilight of Dreams
Outside Looking In
Be Thou My Vision

Album Description

The Last Waking Moment is a thematic work based on a lucid dream David's wife experienced several years ago. The dream, an intense vision of a face to face meeting with Christ, had a profound effect on his wife Julie as well as David himself. The music on The Last Waking Moment follows the dream journey though the "Shadowlands" to "The Gathering Fields".

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Continues her streak
get it.............sit.................listen

Z
Marcey
Manufacturer: Music By Marcey
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 1996-01-15

Tracks:

My Friend Z
Drifting Away
Other Dimensions
New Territory
The Doorway
Walking Through
The Comfort
Realization
More Nectar, Please
The Visit
The New You
Coming Home

Album Description

Z is a music that works with the dream states and also helps you break through blocks and fears. Much of this letting go is in the dream state. The Z helps bridge the gap between your dream state and your waking state. This music assists you in manifesting your dreams and learning how to design your life.

Let me explain a few things. Our dream state is a very important tool for our development. We just need to understand that part of ourselves. There are of course many initiations of growth or expansion when it comes to understanding and having the experiences of the dream state. Many people don't remember their dreams, nor do they understand what they do remember of them. The key here is to start somewhere and to me that should be wherever a person is now. Where we go in our dreams should be our perception of reality. Our waking state should be our waking dream. In other words, the inner part of ourselves should be our reality and the outer part of ourselves should be the dream; the waking dream. This music is a tool to expand our consciousness. In this expansion our perception of life starts changing because of our awareness of it. For example: I have a cat named Macy who came from a litter of starving kittens and was full of fear. She wouldn't let anyone touch her or come ne! ar her. I started playing Z immediately. Macy now sits on my lap and greets all of my guests.

Customer Reviews:

Continues her streak.......2003-01-08

I first discovered Marcey's music years ago during a massage. Her self-composed and performed music is peaceful, yet it inspires retrospection. Plenty of primal tones, electonic sounds and effects, but they are not gratuitous. Her CDs each have a theme - the one for Z is the dream state. Compared to her other CDs, this is equally as good for meditation and background listening, but it has a slightly darker tone in spots, with some storm-noises interspersed.

Marcey's an acquired taste, but her music is great for meditation, massage and for calming background music. This CD shines in that respect.

Her music can be hard to find - I recommend getting it while you can.

get it.............sit.................listen.......1999-08-24

Can hardly wait for the release of this C

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Waking Up with the House on Fire
Culture Club
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

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War Song
Unfortunate Thing
Crime Time
Mistake No. 3
Dive
Medal Song
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Mannequin
Hello, Goodbye

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Love & War
The Pets
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Release Date: 2007-01-08

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What Are We Doing to Ourselves?
Vika
Lighthearted Lovesong
Wind Blows Through Your Hair
Island
Treasures
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Cycle of Tyranny I. The Vision II. The Villian III. Victory
Sunshine Shining
On to You
Lately in the Shade
Liar
Somewhere in Tomorrow
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Probably The Least Popular of the Era
Waking Up With the Band on Fire
Skip this version, & get the REMASTERED version!
waking up with the house on fire
Eclectic and Fun Mix of Songs

Waking Up with the House on Fire
Culture Club
Manufacturer: Virgin Records Us
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DR6D
Release Date: 1992-06-29

Tracks:

Dangerous Man
The War Song
Unfortunate Thing
Crime Time
Mistake No. 3
The Dive
The Medal Song
Don't Talk About It
Mannequin
Hello Goodbye

Customer Reviews:

Probably The Least Popular of the Era.......2005-06-12

This was probably the least unpopular Culture Club album of the 80's. George drastically changed his look for promotion of this release. He sported bright red hair and various brightly colored wigs in the video for the songs first single "The War Song." Culture Club turned political. Not only did the look change, but the music changed. The album didnt really have the reggae sound of the first album or the pop sound of "Colour By Numbers." it just sounded different. Buy this one if you must complete your Culture Club collection.

Waking Up With the Band on Fire.......2004-03-26

This third album by Culture Club was a big disaster for the band in terms of songwriting, and--although these are not always good indications of an album's worth though they are in this case--sales and billboard chart rankings. It was a big disappointing follow-up to the brilliant Colour By Numbers. Even Boy George in his autobiography Take It Like a Man admits it is "the most disjointed album we ever made" (pg. 249). The only real hit off the album was "The War Song" which I think many found to be more humorous than good and was promoted by a big production music video. "War, war is stupid and people are stupid"? It probably received more airplay than it deserved for those patronizing lyrics! "The Medal Song" was the second single about the 1940s actress Frances Farmer who was accused of being a Communist, shut away by her mother and given a lobotomy. Boy George wrote it after watching the film Frances (pg. 255). It is a very disjointed track to the point of annoying. "Mistake No. 3" (the third single) is a nice ballad but unremarkable. Next to "Victims," it really falls flat. The rest of the album goes every which way in terms of styles, some even sounding like show tunes (i.e. "Crime Time"). My favorite is "The Dive," which is rather catchy. Still, it is a far cry from Colour By Numbers which had 5 very recognizable singles and was 80s pop at its best from start to finish. If you must have this album, definitely get the re-mastered 2003 version which includes a number of excellent extra tracks.

Skip this version, & get the REMASTERED version!.......2004-01-29

Just FYI- I would recomend skipping this version of the CD, and instead getting the REMASTERED version that was released in 2003 and includes bonus tracks!

waking up with the house on fire.......2002-12-27

this album is the best in manny ways............

Eclectic and Fun Mix of Songs.......2002-11-10

This CD is a must-have for any true Boy George/Culture Club fan. Although this album was not commercially successful, it's a solid release with a true sound of the 80's. What I find most amazing about this release is George's vocals; powerful and at their most soulful. I really enjoy each track on this collection, but my favorites are "the Dive" and "Crime Time". As with most of George's lyrics, there are underlying messages in each song, with the exception of "The War Song" with it's in-your-face, blunt statement that "War is Stupid and People are Stupid", which offended the overly sensitive when released in 1984.
Overall, this is a great effort by CC that most people overlooked.

Waking the Cobra: Vocal Meditations on the Chakras

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Waking the Cobra: Vocal Meditations on the Chakras
Baird Hersey
Manufacturer: Bent Reords
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CA8PAU
Release Date: 2005-09-27

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