NY Muscle [Enhanced] [Import]

NY Muscle [Enhanced] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Keep On Waiting

2. Listen to the Hiss - DJ Hell, Alan Vega

3. Tragic Picture Show

4. Follow You

5. Let No Man Jack

6. Limbische System

7. Black Panther Party

8. Je Regrette Everything - DJ Hell, Billie Ray Martin

9. Control

10. Meet the Heat - DJ Hell, Alan Vega

11. Wired

12. Keep On Waiting [Multimedia Track]

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Solo works from the German acid-house minimalist who is also the boss of one of the best German labels, Gigolo. 11 tracks. Copy Controlled. Universal. 2003.

Tracks:

Black-Eyed Susie
The Last Goodbye
One True
Wish I Had My Time Again
My Little Carpenter
My Epitaph
Buonaparte
Bony On The Isle Of St. Helena
Sisters Of The Road
Streak O' Lean, Streak O' Fat
D & P Blues
The Birds Were Singing Of You
Wallflower
Drinker Born
Easy In The Early ('Til Sundown)
I May Never

Amazon.com

After switching to big-name British producer John Paul Jones (of Led Zeppelin fame; he also contributes some instrumental support), this female stringband quartet continues to go wider and deeper in its exploration of acoustic Americana. On their sophomore release, Uncle Earl's balance contributes to their range. Each of the four is a virtuosic musician, all contributing vocals that blend into the buoyant harmonies of "One True," the a cappella shape-note spiritual "Buonaparte," and the field hymn "Easy in the Early ('Til Sundown)." While uptempo fare spotlights the sprightly fiddle of Rayna Gellert, banjoist Abigail Washburn sings a stark meditation on mortality in the revival of Ola Belle Red's "My Epitaph," with guitarist Kristin Andreassen illuminating the vocal purity of A.C. Carter's "The Birds Were Singing of You." As for percussion, Gillian Welch provides guest drums on "The Last Goodbye," and Andreassen's clogging serves as a rhythm track behind Gellert's fiddle on "Sisters of the Road." --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

What a sound!.......2007-05-28

This is my first exposure to Uncle Earl and I must say that they are phenominally talented. The fact that they could get John Paul Jones to produce this album is a huge plus because I have always been a huge fan of his picking. This is definetly a good disk to pick up.

Another Excellent CD.......2007-05-07

I have really been enjoying this CD. It certainly meets the high expectations I have for this group!! I want to see them live now more than ever.

Woohoo for Waterloo!.......2007-04-16

I like that this cd has its dark moments (The Last Goodbye, My Epitaph, The Birds were Singing of You), but also manages to find room to get frisky (Black-Eyed Susie, Streak O' Lean/Streak of Fat, Easy in the Early). I often find myself effortlessly identifying with the characters in these songs. The vocal chemistry of these gals is extraordinary and I like the steady rotation of lead vocal duties. And of course, this cd is packed full of fiddles, banjos, violins, acoustic guitars, and mandolins which are played just as sharply as the singing. A sterling addition to any bluegrass collection.

Excellent .......2007-04-11

Uncle Earl again showed excellent talent. If you like old timey music or more traditional blue grass, you will fall in love with these girls.

Should be your favorite uncle..........2007-03-24

As unusual as it is for a relatively new group's second offering to surpass their first, the women known as Uncle Earl have pulled it off. Their blend of wonderful traditional pieces and great original works, performed with joy and virtuosity are a marvel to behear and behold it you're lucky enough to catch them in concert and don't even get me started on their unique harmonies... Do yourself and acoustic music a favor, buy it.

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FINALLY, KEER AND NIXON BOTH SING
The King and I--a distinguished, beautiful score laced with tenderness and sorrow
A fine King and I soundtrack reissue
great album
a classic

The King and I (1956 Film Soundtrack)
Deborah Kerr , Yul Brynner , Marni Nixon , Rita Moreno , and Alfred Newman
Manufacturer: Angel Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005A7XC
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

Main Title - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
I Whistle A Happy Tune - Marni Nixon/Rex Thompson
My Lord And Master - Rita Moreno
The March Of The Siamese Children - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
Anna And The Royal Wives - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
Hello, Young Lovers - Marni Nixon
A Puzzlement - Yul Brynner
Getting To Know You - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon
Garden Rendezvous - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
We Kiss In A Shadow - Leona Gordon/Reuben Fuentes
I Have Dreamed - Leona Gordon/Reuben Fuentes
Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You? - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon
Something Wonderful - Terry Saunders
Prayer To Buddha - Yul Brynner
Waltz Of Anna And Sir Edward - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
The Small House Of Uncle Thomas - Rita Moreno
Song Of The King - Yul Brynner/Marni Nixon
Shall We Dance? - Deborah Kerr/Marni Nixon/Yul Brynner
The Letter - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman
Something Wonderful (Finale) - Chorus/Alfred Newman
Overture (LP Version) - 20th Century-Fox Orchestra/Alfred Newman

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Compared with the Broadway cast recording, the 1956 soundtrack to the film version of The King and I wins hands down. Yul Brynner is the king (literally and figuratively) in both formats (how could anyone else own such a role?), but the movie's score has better sonics, Brynner's voice is stronger, and the tunes are more memorable (thanks to Alfred Newman's conducting and Ken Darby's scoring) than on any of the various cast recordings. Marni Nixon sings the role of Anna (played onscreen by Deborah Kerr), Brynner delivers his hallmark performance, and the best-loved tunes--"Hello, Young Lovers," "Getting to Know You," and "I Whistle a Happy Tune" are the versions we'll always remember. A classic. --James Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

FINALLY, KEER AND NIXON BOTH SING.......2007-05-26

WHAT A COMPLETE JOY TO HEAR MARNI NIXON AND
DEBORAH KERR BOTH SING. TRULY A COLLECTORS
ITEM WITH ALL THE NOSTALGIA, OUTSHINES ALL
OTHER ATTEMPTS TO RE-MASTER THIS MAGNIFICANT
MUSIC.

The King and I--a distinguished, beautiful score laced with tenderness and sorrow.......2007-04-08

The King And I soundtrack is presented magnificently on this excellent 76 minute CD. This CD offers us much music and vocals that were cut from the film as well as material that never made it to the record album release of the soundtrack back in 1956. We get stunning performances by giants including Yul Brynner, Terry Saunders and Marni Nixon. This CD is so complete and generous with it's treatment of the soundtrack that it must be considered as the definitive soundtrack edition of the music from The King And I.

The CD starts off with the music for the "main title" of the film; and this also serves as an appetizer to whet out appetites for what's to come. "I Whistle A Happy Tune" gives us Marni Nixon singing the vocals for Deborah Kerr; the melody is infectiously catchy; this song is one of the highlights of the CD. "My Lord And Master," performed by Leona Gordon who sang the vocals for Rita Moreno, is another masterpiece with a softness to it that belies the pain Rita's character Tuptim feels because she is separated from her one true love. "The March Of The Siamese Children" is performed by the 20th Century Fox Orchestra to perfection without a single superfluous note; the melody infuses this number with an Asian flavor as well.

Other gems on this CD--and that would, quite honestly, include every single track--include "Hello, Young Lovers" sung by Marni Nixon as Deborah Kerr's character Anna Leonowens laments a love gone awry back in England; the touching and heartrending "We Kiss In A Shadow;" Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang performing "Something Wonderful" with exceptional sensitivity and "Shall We Dance?" which is performed by Deborah Kerr, Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner. As you listen to numbers like "Shall We Dance?" that calls for Anna, played by Deborah Kerr, to speak and then sing, you will have a hard time discerning where Deborah Kerr leaves off speaking and Marni Nixon starts singing. It's THAT good.

As long as I include the words "Something Wonderful" when writing this review I must add that the extras you get are stupendous. As I stated above, the CD boasts much that the record album soundtrack never included. Indeed, we get music that didn't even make it to the final cut of the movie! I loved the beautiful and sensitive rendition of "The Small House Of Uncle Thomas" which was previously unreleased and "Shall I Tell You What I Think Of You" is a marvelous song--cut from the final edited edition of the film--that highlights Anna's contempt for the King's backward ways.

The CD package offers more still. Along with the CD comes a generous 32 page booklet with an extensive essay by Charles L. Granata that tells the history of both the stage play and the making of the stage play into a major motion picture at Fox. In addition, you get the song credits and there are rarely seen photographs as well.

The quality of the sound shines like solid gold. These performances reflect great sensitivity to the emotions each character felt. It is a special treat to listen to Yul Brynner's songs; he infuses each song and even every word with just the right emotions so that the listener experiences exactly what his character feels at every turn.

This CD is one of the very few that truly remind me of the old MGM logo which boasted of having "more stars than there are in the heavens." Indeed, five stars are nowhere near enough for this treasure. I highly recommend this CD for people who truly loved and appreciated The King And I both in its several onstage productions as well as on the big screen; and fans of show tunes will delight in this CD soundtrack with its' diamonds scattered broadly in all directions.

A fine King and I soundtrack reissue.......2007-02-10

Of the three recent EMI-Angel R&H film soundtrack reissues, I find that this reissue of the King & I soundtrack is the best-executed. The King and I shows a new maturing of the R&H element and this superb 1956 film adaptation more than certainly does it justice. The superb soundtrack presented here includes the complete score, along with some of Alfred Newman's underscoring, and boasts splendid performances by Marni Nixon and Yul Brynner. And of course the orchestra is sumptuous and properly lush, enveloping us in sweltering renditions of some of Rodgers' most heartfelt melodies.

I won't reiterate the critic-proof performances here. Other reviewers have covered them elsewhere. Nixon as a voice-dubber is in her element as Anna, and portrays her characterfully. Brynner is in his element as the King, as firm, commanding and authoritative as we've always known him to be. This performance shows him at his best, ripe, fresh and mature. Leona Gordon and Reuben Fuentes shine as the star-crossed lovers Tuptim and Lun Tha, bringing a melancholic quality to their brief numbers. It's really a treat to hear their renditions of the omitted songs My Lord and Master and I Have Dreamed. Rita Moreno as the real Tuptim acquits herself well when narrating the Uncle Tom's Cabin ballet sequence, presented for the first time on an official soundtrack recording. It's good to also hear Terry Saunders as Lady Thiang, in a heartfelt, humane and imploring rendition of Something Wonderful, and she is the icing on the cake of this superb soundtrack recording.

This EMI-Angel R&H soundtrack offers an extra benefit in addition to the extra musical sequences. Unlike the companion CDs of Oklahoma and Carousel, it presents the extra material from the original unmixed studio vault masters, except for the Prayer to Buddha and the Uncle Tom's Cabin ballet. This means that this reissue is blessedly free of the extraneous sound effects that plague the Oklahoma and Carousel CDs. I know that the sound effects and little snippets of dialogue drown out the music, but at least these reissues are a start in presenting comprehensive R&H soundtracks worthy of their films. What a pity that none of these R&H soundtrack reissues aren't 2-CD sets, otherwise we would have been able to hear the underscore.

In short, this is a superb presentation of a fine R&H film soundtrack.

great album.......2006-07-15

Great songs for kids to learn to sing along, instead of bubble gum fluff.

a classic.......2006-06-05

A true musical theater classic. Wonderful melodies that will last for years to come.
Other classics not to forget about are:
Mary Poppins
My Fair Lady
The Wizard of Oz
Chitty Chitty Bang Band
The first Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
The Sound of Music
Oliver
West Side Story
Fiddler on the Roof
Singing in the Rain
The Wiz
Little Mermaid
Aladdin
Beauty and the Beast
Grease
The King and I
Oklahoma
The Music Man
South Pacific

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

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moe's town
Uncle Moe's Updates Prog Fusion

Moe's Town
Uncle Moe's Space Ranch
Manufacturer: Tone Center
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000OONP5O
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

Valentimes Day
Moe Town
Ella's Hotel
Audio Rhumba
Dads Speakers
Inspired Weak
Snout!
Path to Aesthesis
Nitro squirrel (multiple moe)

Album Description

This latest Tone Center release is a collaboration by the longtime fusion guitar team of Brett Garsed and T.J. Helmerich. The players combine for a fusion super session with Tribal Tech's Gary Willis and Scott Kinsey and legendary drummer, Dennis Chambers.

Guitarist and studio engineer Helmerich had this to say about the recording: "The idea behind this CD was to get the energy out of the players while tracking. We knew what was possible this time around and wanted to make an exciting "up tempo" free for all! We knew that no mater how raw we made the tunes as it started...each guy would not only respond to the energy, but bring an element of class and musicality to the table that makes "Uncle Moes" the band that it is."

Customer Reviews:

moe's town.......2007-07-03

this is top-notch fusion if you like it on the unpredictable side - it's sometimes abstract and electronic, sometimes funky, sometimes heavy, always interesting. each musician is outstanding. their first cd was, overall, somewhat more rock-oriented and less funky and electronic, but it's sorta hard to even classify these guys.

Uncle Moe's Updates Prog Fusion.......2007-06-04

Wow! What a CD! This is fusion perfection updated. Awesome players - the best in the world. Definately better than the first (extremely underrated) CD. I loved the first CD, however this one really sears into your brain as Uncle Moe's takes us on a serious/fun exploration of burning fusion 2007 style. The only recent CD that compares to this is the new Planet X CD "Quantum", which also updates the fusion/prog sound 2007 style. Both excellent CD's which share the same guitarist, Brett Garased, an amazing guitarist, in my opinion one of the best in the world. I highly recommend purchasing both CD's. They will ROCK YOU insideout!

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wonderful folk
A beautiful slice of Americana pie
A New Look at Old Music
Superbly Fresh and Unique American Music
A high recommendation rave

She Waits for Night
Uncle Earl
Manufacturer: Rounder / Umgd
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000A0EM5Y
Release Date: 2005-07-19

Tracks:

Walkin' In My Sleep
There Is A Time
Sugar Babe
Warfare
Pale Moon
Booth Shot Lincoln
Willie Taylor
Sullivan's Hollow
How Long
Old Bunch Of Keys
Sleepy Desert
Divine
Ida Red
Take These Chains

Album Description

Produced by influential multi-instrumentalist Dirk Powell (the Cold Mountain soundtrack, Balfa Toujours, the Tim O'Brien Band), She Waits for Night captures all the grace, intensity, and charm that has already endeared the multitalented, all-girl string band Uncle Earl to all who have seen them in concert. It's a soulful mix of original and traditional songs boldly bringing old-time music into the new millennium. Ranging from full-bore string-band stomps ("Walkin' in My Sleep," "How Long") to aching ballads ("Willie Taylor"), from driving gospel standards ("Warfare") to disarming a cappella originals ("Divine"), the performances on She Waits for Night find Uncle Earl building upon centuries of tradition to create their own uniquely modern sound.

The "g'Earls" are: Kristin Andreassen (guitar, clogging, vocals), Rayna Gellert (fiddle, guitar, vocals), Sharon Gilchrist (bass, mandolin, vocals), KC Groves (mandolin, guitar, vocals), and Abigail Washburn (banjo, vocals).

Customer Reviews:

wonderful folk.......2007-06-08

it is the kind of music I love, especially with the beautiful female vocals, it makes me as happy to listen to as Mike Oldfields moonlight shadow back in the 80's. It's also a good loader for my own creative batteries, working as a painter and a writer.

A beautiful slice of Americana pie.......2006-01-19

A very impressive album featuring the fiddle of Rayna. One of the strongest old-time groups out, they really have an authentic, tight sound that is unlike most other groups that play old-time. I saw them live and they are just as good in person as on record.

A New Look at Old Music.......2005-12-18

For a style of music that's so supremely rooted in homespun traditions, front porch gatherings, and community, bluegrass has slid on keeping women active in the fold. Even women stars like Adrienne Young and Laurie Lewis tend to have all or mainly men in their backing bands. Not so for Uncle Earl, an all-female supergroup playing some of the most forward-thinking, progressive old-timey music you can get out there right now.

The troupe a quartet (now a quintet on tour) who play originals and traditionals with a distinctly acoustic mindset that isn't shackled to twang of the past. Though there is no doubt the group is playing bluegrass, they bring in hints of jazz, blues, Cape Breton music, and more in the progressive acoustic mold. Even better, all members of the group are also confident artists with careers apart from the group--we get the benefit of strong soloists who aren't going to be subverted by their own egos.

Original songs like "Pale Moon," "Divine," and "Take These Chains" give group members an opportunity to strech their legs as innovators and rotating group leaders. But the solo mindset under these tunes is carefully balanced with old traditionals like "Willie Taylor" and covers like "There Is a Time" which allow the members to vanish into a greater whole. The interplay of these forces creates a complex tapestry of sound in which no single creative voice dominates the others.

This is the third album issued under the Uncle Earl name, though it's the first to go into wide release. Not only does it serve as an excellent introduction to the band, it can turn the audience on to the individual members, most of whom have their own work out as well. (Abigail Washburn is definitely the star of the group, but I'm fond of Rayna Gellert's distinctive and resonant voice, and her sharp fiddling.) If old-timey music has a place in a hip-hop world, these skilled and active women will be at the keystone. Look for more from them in the near future.

Superbly Fresh and Unique American Music.......2005-11-10

Women have long held important roles in rural American songwriting and music-making. This group of young women are worthy successors. Far too original and ambitious to be simply keepers of the flame, Uncle Earl makes old-time music that's undeniably contemporary. Their topical songs weave stories grounded in today's realities. And their expansive repertoire of old-time cover tunes inspires the classics with the living essence of our time. Frankly, I bought this one on a lark ... hoping for the best. And I got the very best indeed.

A high recommendation rave.......2005-10-12

I heard track 9 "How Long" on an alternative country music show on the radio here in Melbourne, and was hooked! A really beautiful blend of adapted old timey songs, originals and folksey numbers played with a variety of banjos, mandolin, guitar, and even a touch of accordion and triangle! Each of the 14 songs are sung by one of the four woman band members who offer a unique sound and character. The sleeve notes are good too. Am I raving yet? Sorry, but I really love this album and highly recommend it!

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Alternative country comes alive...
Oh My, yes indeed!
Seminal!!!
Alternative Country
Opening Shot

No Depression
Uncle Tupelo
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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March 16-20, 1992
Anodyne
Trace
A.M.

ASIN: B00008J2RA
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Tracks:

Graveyard Shift
That Year
Before I Break
No Depression
Factory Belt
Whiskey Bottle
Outdone
Train
Life Worth Livin'
Flatness
So Called Friend
Screen Door
John Hardy
Left In The Dark
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Blues Die Hard (1987 Demo) (Bonus Track)

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The album that named a movement (and a magazine), No Depression rocks and twangs in just about equal measure, though the rock side wins out most of the time. Even when a song downshifts from full-on punk to banjo- and mandolin-graced interludes, it usually shifts back again, seemingly louder and angrier than before. Beyond the influential sound, though, are some great songs, whether they're raging originals like "Graveyard Shift," an earnest, acoustic cover of the Carter Family's title track, or a decidedly desperate portrait of Leadbelly's "John Hardy." Six bonus cuts flesh out the 2003 expanded and remastered edition, including a cover of Gram Parsons's "Sin City." --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

Alternative country comes alive..........2004-12-20

A friend of mine actually gave me a copy of No Depression on tape shortly after this release came out and told me I had to check this new band out. For some reason it sat at the bottom of my tape collection for well over a year. I finally rediscovered the tape one day and realized it was time to check out the band with the unique name. Man, had I missed out on some seriously good music! There is a nice mix of punk and country on many of the songs on this cd. Songs such as "Graveyard Shift" and "Factory Belt" are quick paced, high-flying country/punk tunes but the song that blew me away (and still does to this day) is the old school country drinking song "Whiskey Bottle". Everytime I hear this song it just sends shivers up my spine as you can feel the pain and heartache in Jay Farrar's voice. Some great bonus tracks on the remastered version including a great version of Gram Parson's "Sin City" and an informative booklet just add to the original beauty of this release. Tupelo move forward into a more traditional country sound after this cd but "No Depression" is a groundbreaking effort.

Oh My, yes indeed!.......2004-08-10

Now this, THIS is my kind of music. Punk meets Country, with Rock sprinkled all over for good measure! From the opening note of "Graveyard Shift" to the close of "Blues Die Hard, there's 19 tracks of pure great music to be had here.

This stuff is potent - what creativity, what diversity, what a great sound these guys put out. Makes me mad I didn't discover them sooner, because Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt are two of the best groups I've been lucky enough to come across in the past year or two. Really and truly well worth buying this one is, you will be very glad you did!

Seminal!!!.......2004-07-25

This is THE album by THE band that created a whole new genre in American Underground music. It would take five years for bands like Uncle Tupelo to appear in every major city in the US, but they eventually did. It is a classic. An essential album for any music lover.

They were the first and did it the best.

Alternative Country.......2004-06-10

this is a great album, so much better than what wilco has done, actually all the uncle T albums are amazing, check them out

Opening Shot.......2004-05-07

Uncle Tupelo's debut record, No Depression, is a beautiful blend of the heartbreak and longing of country music and the power and fury of punk. The musical style known as alt-country or cowpunk is best summed up in the brilliant "Graveyard Shift". The verses are built around and rolling guitar riff that builds to thrashing crescendo and maniac guitars in the chorus. Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy are the two singers on the album and on this record, Mr. Farrar is clearly the stronger of the two contributing the aforementioned "Graveyard Shift", "Factory Belt" the mournful "Whiskey Bottle" and "Life Worth Living". Mr. Tweedy isn't quite up to Mr. Farrar's level, but you can see the seeds of his brilliance on "Train" and "Screen Door". No Depression went virtually unknown upon its release, but it announced the presence of a truly powerful new musical force.

Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937

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Old Time Music
You will feel so much better
The right medicine for the blahs! Outstanding fun!
Brings Back Memories to the Old (and Young)!
Priceless anthology

Good For What Ails You: Music of the Medicine Shows 1926-1937
Pink Anderson , Gid Tanner , Gus Cannon , Emmett Miller , Charlie Poole , Dallas String Band , Grant Brothers , Uncle Dave Macon , Beans Hambone , Clarence Ashley , Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers , Gwen Foster , and Carolina Tar Heels
Manufacturer: Old Hat Records / Enterprises
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Music From The Lost Provinces: Old-Time Stringbands From Ashe County, North Carolina & Vicinity 1927-1931
Lost Sounds: Blacks and the Birth of the Recording Industry 1891-1922

ASIN: B000B5KRNO
Release Date: 2005-10-04

Tracks:

The Spasm - Daddy Stovepipe & Mississippi Sarah
Tanner's Boarding House - Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett
Don't Think I'm Santa Claus - Lil McClintock
Hokum Blues - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
Jimbo Jambo Land - Shorty Godwin
Gonna Swing On The Golden Gate - Fiddlin' John Carson & His Virginia Reelers
Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home Never Was A Married Man - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
Bye, Bye, Policeman - Jim Jackson
The Bald-Headed End Of A Broom - Walter Smith
Bow Wow Blues - Allen Brothers
Beans - Beans Hambone & El Morrow
A Chicken Can Waltz The Gravy Around - Stovepipe # 1 and David Crockett
Tell It To Me - Grant Brothers & Their Music
Ain't No Use Working So Hard - Carolina Tar Heels
Mama Keep Your Yes Ma'am Clean - Walter Cole
C-H-I-C-K-E-N Spells Chicken - Kirk McGee & Blythe Poteet
My Money Never Runs Out - Banjo Joe
Railroadin' Some - Henry Thomas "Ragtime Texas"
Traveling Man - Prince Albert Hunt's Texas Ramblers
G. Burns Is Gonna Rise Again - Johnson-Nelson-Porkchop
Baby All Night Long - Blue Ridge Mountain Entertainers
Born In Hard Luck - Chris Bouchillon
He's In The Jailhouse Now - Memphis Sheiks

Tracks:

Gonna Tip Out Tonight - Pink Anderson & Simmie Dooley
Chevrolet Car - Sam McGee
It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo' - Gid Tanner & His Skillet-Lickers
Bring It With You When You Come - Cannon's Jug Stompers
Atlanta Strut - Blind Sammie
Go Along Mule - Uncle Dave Macon & His Fruit Jar Drinkers
Casey Bill - Earl McDonald's Original Louisville Jug Band
I Got Mine - Frank Stokes
Hannah - Chris Bouchillon
Adam & Eve In The Garden - Bogus Ben Covington
Mysterious Coon - Alec Johnson & His Band
Her Name Was Hula Lou - Carolina Tar Heels
Reno Blues - Three Tobacco Tags
Scoodle Um Skoo - Papa Charlie Jackson
Stackalee - Frank Hutchison
The Cat's Got The Measles, The Dog's Got The Whooping Cough - Walter Smith
Shout You Cats - Hezekiah Jenkins
Nobody's Business If I Do - Tommie Bradley
Sweet Sixteen - Charlie Poole & The North Carolina Ramblers
Ticklish Reuben - Charlie Parker & Mack Woolbright
I Heard The Voice Of A Porkchop - Jim Jackson
Shine - Dallas String Band with Coley Jones
The Gypsy - Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers
Kiss Me Cindy - J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers

Album Description

Earning Their White Stripes. "But what I'm listening to most of the time at present is an album called Good For What Ails You, which is an album of songs that people used to listen to at medicine shows all over the States. It's quite an interesting album and I think that people would be well advised to pick it up." Jack White - Sunday Mail (Australia) Dec 18, 2005

Five Stars. Groundbreaking. "Fans of Nick Tosches' Where Dead Voices Gather will lap up this extraordinary snapshot of an America that is still shrouded in shadow. Good For What Ails You supplants the Harry Smith collections by surveying the people's music of the day, some of which sounds like nothing you have heard before." Jon Savage - MOJO Dec 2005

Before motion pictures, before radio, before television, the traveling Medicine Shows brought entertainment to America! Flamboyant pitch doctors roamed the land, hawking their tonics, elixirs, and miracle cures, and with them came a host of singers, dancers, comedians, banjo pickers, blues shouters, jug blowers, string ticklers, and minstrel men. The shows died out by mid-20th century, but not before a handful of seasoned veterans left their musical legacy on phonograph records. Here are classic performances by such colorful names as Pink Anderson, Daddy Stovepipe, Gid Tanner, Blind Sammie, Bogus Ben Covington, Fiddlin' John Carson, Banjo Joe, Shorty Godwin, Beans Hambone, Emmett Miller & His Georgia Crackers, the Three Tobacco Tags, and many more!

Two-CD Set / 48 Songs Digitally Remastered / Over 2 Hours of Music / Six-Panel Digipak with 72-page Full Color Booklet

A Profusely Illustrated History of the Medicine Shows, many Rare Photographs and Firsthand Accounts never before published, plus full discography and song descriptions.

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Old Time Music.......2007-05-13

This gave us 50 tracks of original music. Along with it you get a nice booklet that tells the history of the medicine shows and individual descriptions of each track and it's performers.

You will feel so much better.......2007-01-25

You just can't imagine what the life of a performer on the road in the 20, 30's (or earlier) must have been like. The ups of course was the freedom, and the fun at times. The downs include never knowing what was around the corner, the cold (or heat), some of the boarding houses I would imagine would have been dreadful amongst many others.

But at least we can listen to the music. I've only received this the other day and I've not taken it out of the player, it goes to work with me and takes me home again, it plays in the background when I'm busy about the house. Yes some of the sound quality is hissy, but they are old recordings and besides I would rather hear it like that, it adds to the feel. These are happy songs, even when they are talking about slashing someones throat. If you looking at this you obviously have an interest in this style of music and you would be doing yourself a favour by purchasing this wonderful collection. You get 2 CD's and a wonderful booklet that tells you a little history of the genre and pictures of some the the performers on the CD's as well as a little history on each of the songs.

The right medicine for the blahs! Outstanding fun!.......2006-10-23

Step right up..ladies and gentlemen...Are you feeling blah listening to those same old CD's you've had for the last several years? Does today's music leave you cold? Well, you've come to the right place. Restore your enthusiasm...bring back the fun, with 50 recordings from the golden age of medicine shows. Guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Many of these fine artists are obscure names to most people of this generation...but alas...like an old ancient Indian cure...this box set will bring you back to life. Yes friends and neighbors...it also comes with a beautiful full-color booklet with all the songs, dates and stories of old. Uh..excuse me son, don't crowd the stage. IT'S A PANACEA FOR ALL BORING AILMENTS! Yes and considering how old these gems are (1925-36) they are all in remarkable shape...and your sense of humor will be too. So pick one up today. It;s more fun than a brand new Victrola!

Brings Back Memories to the Old (and Young)!.......2006-08-28

'Good For What Ails You' is a great set of cd's with old songs that were sung at old medicine shows. I remember some of those songs from records and radio programs from my childhood - songs that I had totally forgotten!

I lent the cd's to my father, and they brought back fond memories of his childhood in western OK when the medicine shows would come to town and set up on the square. Everyone would attend the "show" and listen to the music, sales pitches, and go home with something! He truly enjoyed the cd's, also.

Even if medicine shows are new to you, the music is worth the time to listen. Lot's of fun, interesting lyrics, and you might even hear something that has come back again!?

Priceless anthology.......2006-07-05

This element of American history should never be forgotten, and this anthology ensures that it won't. The accompanying booklet is a textbook of fascinating anecdotes and photographs, and it even includes a small, helpful insert of "spelling errata" to guide the reader through the language of the time. The music itself transports the listener to a time that seems like ancient history, populated by snake oil salesmen who employed fast-picking, fast-talking one-man bands to make their product more appealing to the desperately poor. But this collection also reminds us that times haven't changed all that much since those days of the Great Depression. After all, when was the last time you heard a trendy, catchy song in a commercial trying to sell you something as basic as toothpaste?

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Good Album, But Doesn't Quite Meet My Lofty Expectations
A cure for all depression
Looks Brand New!
The essence of the 90s alt-country movement
got to be kidding

Anodyne
Uncle Tupelo
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March 16-20, 1992
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A.M.

ASIN: B00008DCSZ
Release Date: 2003-03-11

Tracks:

Slate
Acuff-Rose
The Long Cut
Give Me Back the Key to My Heart
Chickamauga
New Madrid
Anodyne
We've Been Had
Fifteen Keys
High Water
No Sense in Lovin'
Steal the Crumbs
Stay True (bonus track, previously unreleased)
Wherever (bonus track, previously unreleased)
Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way (bonus track, previously unreleased)
Truck Drivin' Man (bonus track, live)
Suzy Q (bonus track, live)

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Before Anodyne, Uncle Tupelo already had one masterpiece in 1991's noisy and tense Still Feel Gone, but this album, the band's major-label debut, had even grander ambitions. Replacing the group's grungy guitar with soaring lap and pedal-steel fills, plus fiddle and mandolin breaks both sweet and raucous, Anodyne is overflowing with a spacious grandeur that alludes to, and then makes it own, everything from the Band and the Stones and Neil Young (both as a solo artist and with Crazy Horse) to old Acuff-Rose songs--all of which is just to say that it's among the best roots-rock records ever made. The 2003 remastered and expanded edition offers three unreleased tracks from the original sessions plus a pair of live covers from a 1993 Chicago show. --David Cantwell

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Expanded & remastered reissue of 1993 album includes five bonus tracks, 'Stay True' (prev. unissued), 'Wherever' (prev. unissued), 'Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?' (prev. unissued), 'Truck Drivin' Man' (live), & 'Suzy Q' (live). Digipak. Sire/Rhino. 2003.

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Good Album, But Doesn't Quite Meet My Lofty Expectations.......2007-02-13

I discovered Son Volt and Wilco in the last year or so and really love both of them. My appreciation for the two spinoff groups led me to Uncle Tupelo, and everything I read said Anodyne was THE Uncle Tupelo album -- so I was excited to get it.

Anodyne is a really solid album; it's very easy to listen to the whole thing and there are no bad songs. But it didn't quite match up to the high (probably unreasonable) expectations I had for it. The album is a little more country-ish/less alt-ish than I had hoped and I don't find it quite as interesting as some of the Wilco/Son Volt albums.

But I'm clearly biased by my perspective. I came to this album backwards and I'm not a huge country fan. Still, I recommend Anodyne for anyone who loves their alt country with a little more country. And I think it's the type of album that will really grow on listerners after a paying it a half-dozen or so times.

A cure for all depression.......2005-10-10

Depending on what dictionary you use, you'll find different defintions for the word "anodyne."
One says "anodyne" means "a cure for all depression."
Another says it means "soothing, calming."
Another: "a medicine that relieves pain."
It can be a noun, or an adjective.
In all these definitions, it fits this album perfectly. This, Uncle Tupelo's last (and best) album together, "Anodyne," will cure those depressed by a lack of beautiful music, it will soothe and calm those who have wasted their time on music less melodious and less mournful, and will relieve the pain of those who have their hearts broken with no one to tell their sorrows to.
This album is full of songs of struggle and longing, hopefulness and the feeling of being betrayed, acceptance and resignation. The cover version of "Give Back the Key to My Heart" will lodge itself in your brain for weeks. "New Madrid" with its banjoish, country road, "Driving on 9" type of feel will make you rush to your car keys and out the door, slamming the screen door behind you. And "No Sense In Lovin'," with its lilting steel guitar and walloping lyrics will reaffirm your suspicion that Jeff Tweedy is among the greatest songwriters of all time. (It has to be Uncle Tupelo's best song.)
"There's no sense in lovin'
Anyone
Who hates themself."
This is the last album of a great band full of great musicians. Listening to it, one is filled simultaneously with the sadness that this band may never play together again and a joyful knowledge of the great music that both of this band's main songwriters (Jeff Tweedy of Wilco and Jay Farrar of Son Volt) would go on to write on their own.
I love this album. (My daughter's NAME is Anodyne. Seriously.) You can listen to this album when you're happy, or when you're sad, and they'll be something in it for you no matter what.
It's alt.country at its best.
It's MUSIC at its best.
It's GREAT.

Looks Brand New!.......2005-09-17

The item arrived promptly and in better condition than promised. THANK YOU!

The essence of the 90s alt-country movement.......2005-07-16

Anodyne catches Uncle Tupelo at their zenith. At that moment when a band realizes their potential just before the wheels come off. Each of these songs have much too offer. "Acuff-Rose", "We've Been Had", the Doug Sahm cover "Give Back the Key to My Heart" are the highlights of a cd full of gems. Buy this record, turn it to 11, pour a glass of bourbon of your choice, and become a part of the greatest American alt-country band doing what they do best.

got to be kidding.......2005-05-31

I read one user review of this that said " Give me back the keys to my heart" was a good song with good lyrics. HAH! I could throw scrabble tiles on the floor and come up with something better. If you really love Wilco (like I do) there are a few good Tweedy gems buried in this garbage but I would recommend buying downloads of Acuff-Rose etc. Dont waste your money on this cd!

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a great cd.
A classic album
American and Essential
Do not miss this one
definitely my favorite uncle tupelo album

March 16-20, 1992
Uncle Tupelo
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ASIN: B00008J2R9
Release Date: 2003-04-15

Tracks:

Grindstone
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Wait Up
Criminals
Shaky Ground
Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Black Eye
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I Wish My Baby Was Born
Atomic Power
Lilli Schull
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After ripping it up on No Depression and Still Feel Gone, their first two albums of twangy punk rock, Uncle Tupelo unplugged for this remarkable tribute--half originals, half political and religious covers--to the band's old-time influences. While the new songs of frontmen Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy are consistently strong here (especially Farrar's "Grindstone"), the album's haunted covers of old folk songs are the true keepers. Tweedy's apocalyptic version of "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down" and Farrar's earnest readings of the beat-down "Moonshiner" and the labor song "Coalminers" are as frightening, beautiful, and passionate as anything the band ever recorded. The 2003 expanded and remastered edition adds three unreleased demos, a live version of "Moonshiner," and an instrumental B-side. --David Cantwell

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a great cd........2006-10-21

country/rock/folk, whatever. this is such a fantastic recording. not a dud song in the lot. great singing, great songs. i call this an american classic.

A classic album .......2006-05-11

No doubt this is the coming together of two brilliant musicians at a moment in time which has produced the most brilliant album which has clearly started a movement. Every song is brilliant. Sensational buy this before any other alt country album its the best

American and Essential .......2006-01-05

This is a fine roots album if ever there was one. Before Wilco, before Son Volt, there was Uncle Tupelo. And of all the Uncle Tupelo discs, this, in my mind, stands supreme. The songs alternate vocals between Jeff Tweedy and Jar Farrar. Farrar, in his preacher's baritone, tends to sing more politically oriented songs, songs of the early twentieth century, socialist songs focusing on coal miners unionizing or the ills of capitalism on the small man. Farrar's version of Moonshiner is like a priceless relic suspended in amber. Tweedy (his voice sounds younger and more contemporary than Farrar) also tackles some good old Americana in "I wish my Baby was Born" and "Satan, Your Kingdom must Come Down." Overall Tweedy leans more toward the personal and emotional while Farrar seems more comfortable with traditional ballads. Most of the songs are traditional tunes - folk songs, blues songs, spirituals. The guitar work is strong, with both men playing acoustic to fill out the sound. On some songs there are mandolin and violin - but it's really an acoustic guitar driven record. The band does a superb job of capturing the timelessness of the older music, and does well to blend their tunes with such a venerable canon. This is folk music as it was meant to be - raw, intense, masculine, topical. There is nothing cheesy on this record - and "Atomic Power" is probably the standout cut on the disc. Buy this music - you won't be disappointed - I guarantee!

Do not miss this one.......2005-08-10

If you are looking for one of the best Alt Country / Americana (whatever those are) CDs ever created this is it. Look no further. These guys were the masters of it. With so much crap on the radio, its nice to look back in time and find some real gems if you are willing to branch out and spend some $$. This album will lead you to buy CDs from Son Volt, Wilco, and Jay solo. A must for the critical music lover.

definitely my favorite uncle tupelo album.......2005-04-15

The other three Uncle Tupelo albums each have some good songs, but don't really hold together that well as records. "March" does, beautifully. Recording at a crossroads in music history when underground bands were getting mainstream radio airplay, Uncle Tupelo's popularity might have exploded if they had stayed where they were for "Still Feel Gone." This is one case, however, where you'd rather not think about the might-have-beens, as this album, all acoustic and roughly half traditional folk covers, is one of the rare albums that nearly defines "rocking." Tweedy is at his finest with the simple, sadly meditative "Black Eye," and Farrar contributes "Criminals," a song with a social conscience that manages to not seem dated. The folk songs are all beautiful, and the instrumental "Sandusky" is flawlessly executed. Though recorded in the short span of time noted in the album title with only acoustic instruments, this album manages at once to be timeless and to be eminently of its own time.

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My Favorite Zappa, the best of all the rest in one neat package
Uncle Meat
A sprawling journey through The Mothers' career...
Uncle Meat and Electric Aunt Jemima
The most original and absurd work ever

Uncle Meat
Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
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Uncle Meat
The Voices Of Cheese
Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution
Zolar Czakl
Dog Breath, In The Year Of The Plague
The Legend Of The Golden Arches
Louie Louie
The Dog Breath Variations
Sleeping In A Jar
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A Pound For A Brown On The Bus
Ian Underwood Whips It Out
Mr. Green Genes
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Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part 1
Tengo Na Minchia Tanta
Uncle Meat Film Excerpt Part II
King Kong Itself
King Kong II
King Kong III
King Kong IV
King Kong V
King Kong VI

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The soundtrack for a film that remained incomplete for over a decade, Uncle Meat is one of the finest albums produced by Zappa and the original Mothers of Invention. Showcasing every facet of the band, Uncle Meat is filled with quirky Zappa instrumentals like the title track and the "Dog Breath Variations," rock staples like "Cruisin' For Burgers" and "Mr. Green Genes," and an epic suite of instrumental fervor centered around the jazz-rock forerunner, "King Kong". This double CD edition also contains audio excerpts from the movie and a later song called "Tengo Na Minchia Tanta." --Andrew Boscardin

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My Favorite Zappa, the best of all the rest in one neat package.......2007-05-17

Listening to this today, I began to go down memory lane a bit... why was I informed several years ago not to bother with Uncle Meat? Someone told me it was collage-type noise. Another time, I got the impression from some online article once that it was almost unlistenable. Neither is true. All the FZ fans I met in college (or in my life) seemed to overlook it. Or, at least, I never heard anyone play it and I never saw it lying around as part of anyone's collection. People talked about Joe's Garage a lot, the first three Mothers albums and some of the 70s and 80s live stuff, but I never heard much about Uncle Meat.

I can't figure it out, really. It's a classic FZ album. Apparently, Frank added some crappy dialog to the 2nd disc, but that can be skipped easily enough by simply going straight to track 4 on disc 2 (which I always, always do!)

As for the rest of it, it's fantastic. The sort of cool instrumentation that came out on later albums like Jazz from Hell and the classical discs is done here with a real live feel that sounds old and smokin' with the sort of production on old jazz classics and still-classic recordings of classical music of around the same time period. It certainly sounds better than many of the early FZ cd remasters! Or the plastic/dry sound of his early 80s albums. At times, this sounds downright ethereal. Looking at the liner notes, I see that this was a Zappa-approved master in 1993. I guess that is what people are talking about when they complain about the pre-93 remasters. I never bothered to look until just now. Maybe I'll replace some of my other FZ cds (although I doubt You Are What You Is was remastered after 93 and that features the dry/plastic sound I'm thinking about right now... I can't listen to that album anymore because the sound annoys me too much. The ultra-pristine sound of much of the live 80s stuff kind of annoys me, too, but not as much). Anyway, point being: this album has a cool sound which is not too ancient sounding and not too dry. It has the organic, warm feel of a 60s record without sounding like it was recorded in an oil drum.

It sure would be hard to pick a favorite FZ album, but this one certainly fills a lot of needs. You'd think it might be a bit self-indulgent since it's experimental, but the fact is these songs are really tight and focused. The only overdone thing on it are the added-for-cd-release first 3 tracks on disc 2... but, like I said-- just skip those. Very easy to do! Tje rest of disc 2 (King Kongs) is like a bonus _classic_ jazz record right up there with the funkiest avant jazz you can think of. But, this is probably cooler.

Thinking more about it, this one album was like the "key" to a whole bunch of other FZ albums I just didn't really like that much. Somehow, it made everything else take on a new light. In many ways, it's more accessible than even the early Mothers albums, which were more straight "rock"-- what Uncle Meat offers that those don't is less cynicism, less "music concrete" (aka "noise"), less doo-wop, less bad/meaningless storytelling/lyrics and more beautifully cool and utterly unique musicianship. When you see what Frank and his gang were capable here, it makes you wonder why they did some of the stuff they did later. I could appreciate 4 or 5 more albums like this.

Uncle Meat.......2007-04-03

WOW!!! nothing compares to the original MOI! Uncle Meat is probably the most under-rated Moi album. It focusses mostly on chamber music and avant garde instrumentals. There is also rock, jazz, experimental, and of course doo-wop!!! The only down side of the album is the first three tracks on disc two. The film excerpts are intensely boring and Tengo Na Minchia Tanta does not at all fit in the album, but the album is still a five! The album contains brilliantly written chamber music such as the two part Uncle Meat, The Legend Of The Golden Arches, Dog Breath Variations, Sleeping In A Jar,and Pound For a brown On The Bus. It also contains some fascinating avant garde, such as Nine Types Of Industrial Pollution, Zolar Cyskal, The Voice Of Cheese, Louie Louie, Our Bizarre Relationship, God Bless America, Ian Underwood Whips It Out, We Can Shoot You, If we'd All Been Living In California, And Project X. The album also contains some rock influenced chamber music such as Dog Breath: In The Year Of The Plague, Mr. Green Genes, And Cruising For Burgers. The album also has some awesome doo- wop songs like Electric Aunt Jemima, and The Air. The jazz songs are the intense multi part King Kong. The whole album is brilliant, there is plenty of songs, plenty of variety, most of it listenable but all of it extraordinary. Very high recommendation

A sprawling journey through The Mothers' career..........2007-02-21

This is one of the more bizarre records in popular music. The original release was four sides of vinyl, covering many genres and styles. The CD is expanded to include a long sequence from the film, the official release, and outtake sequences, which isn't really necessary, but it does help put the concept of the finished film into context. Despite the rambling nature of the complete release, if you listen to it in its entirety, you do have a sense of going on a journey through sound, compliments of contemporary music's true pioneers, the Mothers Of Invention. Even though Frank Zappa was the group's spear-head, it becomes obvious that this particular group's sound and image were unique, even in the Zappa catalogue. At the time, he needed these musicians, however much he may have since said otherwise, and I don't believe this would have the sound, mood, and appearance that it has if other players were involved. Proof of this would be one of the tracks on the later release, "Tengo Na Minchia." Not the original band, and there is a night-and-day difference between this and the rest of the soundtrack. I am one of the world's biggest fans of FZ and The Mothers, but I think he messed with an ideal-sounding and ideally-paced release by including this. Just an opinion.

There is typical Mothers-style humor here, as with them playing the Whiskey-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles, a kazoo-accompanied "God Bless America," and the treatment they gave to "Louie Louie" at the Albert Hall, desecrating the "mighty, majestic Albert Hall pipe organ" in the process. Some serious pieces offset this, such as "Project X," and "Legend Of The Golden Arches." You get the definitive treatment of "King Kong," and no later band has played it with the fire of the original band performing this.

It's odd, this is a band that sometimes plays badly on purpose, and it sounds RIGHT. Proper technique can sometimes be a detrimint, and "Uncle Meat" proves this. It takes a little concentrated listening, but once you enter, you probably won't want to leave.

:)

Uncle Meat and Electric Aunt Jemima.......2006-10-05

What I love about Uncle Meat is the unpredictability in the music and the collages of music and dialogue with Suzy Creamcheese and Ian Underwood. The music sounds like something from outer space. Zappa makes it seem easy the way he arranges collages and composes the jazz-rock masterpieces. Where does the music come from? Zappa is a genuis and should be compared to the greats like Mozart, Ravel, Beethoven, Grieg, John Cage, Schumann, Prokofiev, and Varese. Great listen!

The most original and absurd work ever.......2006-05-10

Uncle meat is a soundtrack to a film of the same name, which Zappa finished almost two decades later. It is definately the weirdest soundtrack ever. My five star rating goes to original Uncle meat vinyl that doesn't contain film excerpts. The power of Uncle meat seems sometimes to be completely beyond any analysis. First of all it works better as whole than separate pieces. The album flows perfectly from instrumentals to vocal pieces to conversations to musical jokes. Uncle meat is full of complex instrumental music that is quite enjoyable, but still very experimental and unclassifiedable. There are many jazz, classical, doowop, psychedelic rock and even opera influences. I think the vocal pieces are real meat of this album. The vocals are even more hilarious than usually in Zappa's work.

This work is full of absurd humour, which probably only the band members truly understand, but musical jokes like God bless America can still be funny or at least make you smile. The whole album sounds like that Frank Zappa had a very weird dream and he put it on the album. I think this album is more mysterious than many psychedelic albums and this album actually contains one of the best psychedelic songs of all time Mr.Green Genes. The album has a tight absurd atmosphere, if you listen it throught. It contains some of the most imaginative and brilliant popular music ever Electric aunt Jemina, Uncle meat, Mr.Green Genes, Uncle meat variations and Dog breath in the year of plague. It breaks many barriers of popular music and turns everything upside down. It is not perfect. Some of the material is absolutely crap, but it is the brilliant and the most unique work ever. I'm a poet and this work has inspired me more than any other. In Uncle meat Frank Zappa has once again created a new musical universe. Certainly not a starting point for your Frank Zappa collection, but if you already own some Frank Zappa albums, give it a try. I highly recommend this for you.

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