Please Come Down

Please Come Down

Please Come Down

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After playing out life in a locally acclaimed, Indiana-based college rock band, James Combs transplanted to Southern California, cultivating his winsome voice and intellectual songwriting into an artful, multifaceted version of Elliot Smith's fragile folk rock. Smith taps his creativity from a depressed stupor, but Combs appears to find his inspiration in the studio. Reverberation, either processed ("Something Resembling Sleep") or natural ("Strange Intervention"), shimmies and undulates beneath a counterpoint of his delicate, breathless voice. His vocal attack decays quickly after expelling each line, and the effect builds a wonderful sense of urgency, as if Combs is being chased down by his own music. Sonically, the songwriter departs from Smith and shares Radiohead's adventurous spirit. Most of his tracks build on an unlikely launching pad of simple acoustic rhythm guitar, but the approach from there is synth-detailed, risky, and emotive, yet precisely controlled (even the "woot-wooh"s seem calculated). Like Radiohead's albums, the vibe on Please Come Down is dusky. The disc exposes a hypersensitive nerve, but strokes the electricity with reserve, finessing this rare construct where the mind and the heart find equal living space. This isn't a debut from a new artist, but rather a solo venture from the leader of a great band you've probably never heard of. No matter what you call it, Please Come Down contends to be one of the best alt-rock albums of the year. --Beth Massa

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Shakespeare's Songbook, Vols. 1 & 2
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    ASIN: B0002IQL08
    Release Date: 2004-07-06

    Tracks:

    1. Ah Robin (Round)
    2. And Let Me The Cannikin Clink
    3. And Will He Not Come Again
    4. Be Merry, Be Merry
    5. Black Spirits
    6. Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
    7. Bonny Sweet Robin
    8. But Shall I Go Mourn
    9. Can'st Thou Not Hit It
    10. Come Away
    11. Come Away, Hecate
    12. Come Live With Me
    13. Come O'er The Burn
    14. Come Thou Monarch (Version 2)(Round)
    15. Come Unto These Yellow Sands
    16. A Cup Of Wine
    17. Farewell, Dear Heart
    18. Fathers That Wear Rags
    19. Fear No More
    20. Fie On Sinful Fantasy
    21. Fill The Cup (Round)
    22. Flout 'Em And Cout 'Em (Round)
    23. Fools Had Ne'er Less Grace
    24. For I'll Cut My Green Coat
    25. The Friar And The Nun
    26. Full Fathom Five
    27. The George Alow (Version 1)
    28. Get You Hence
    29. The God Of Love
    30. Hark, Hark The Lark
    31. Have I Caught My Heavenly Jewel
    32. Heart's Ease
    33. Hold Thy Peace (Version 2)(Round)
    34. Honor, Riches
    35. I Am Gone Sir
    36. I Loathe The I Did Love
    37. It Was A Lover And His Lass
    38. Jepha
    39. Jog On
    40. Jolly Shepherd (Round)
    41. King Stephen Was A Worthy Peer
    42. Lawn As White
    43. Love, Love, Nothing But Love (Version 2)
    44. The Master, The Swabber (Version 2)
    45. No More Dams
    46. An Old Hare Hoar (Version 1)
    47. O Mistress Mine (Version 1)
    48. Orpheus With His Lute
    49. O Sweet Oliver
    50. Pardon Goddess Of The Night
    51. Roses Their Sharp Spines
    52. Sigh No More, Ladies
    53. Some Men For Sudden Joy (Version 1)
    54. Take, O Take Those Lips
    55. Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred
    56. That Sir Which Serves
    57. There Dwelt A Man In Babylon (Version 1)
    58. There Was Three Fools
    59. Three Merry Men (Round)
    60. Tomorrow Is St. Valentine's Day
    61. Under The Greenwood Tree
    62. Up And Down (Round)
    63. Urns And Odours Bring Away
    64. Walsingham
    65. Was This Fair Face
    66. Wedding Is Great Juno's Crown
    67. What Shall He Have (Round)
    68. When Arthur First In Court
    69. When Daffodils Begin To Peer
    70. When Daisies Pied
    71. When Griping Grief
    72. When Icicles Hang By The Wall
    73. When That I Was And A Little Tyne Boy
    74. Where The Bee Sucks
    75. While You Here Do Snoring Lie
    76. Who Is Silvia
    77. Why Let The Strucken Deer
    78. Willow, Willow (Version 1)
    79. Will You Buy Any Tape
    80. The Woosel Cock
    81. You Spotted Snakes

    Tracks:

    1. Awake, Awake
    2. Battle Of Agincourt
    3. Bride's Goodmorrow
    4. Broom
    5. Callino
    6. Carmen's Whitle
    7. Chi Passa
    8. Come Kiss Me, Kate (Round)
    9. Come Thou Monarch (Version 1)
    10. Cup Of Wine (Version 1)
    11. Damon
    12. Daphne
    13. Diana (2 Versions)
    14. Dulcina
    15. Eglamore
    16. Eighty-Eight
    17. Fortune My Foe
    18. George Alow (Version 2)
    19. Glass Doth Run
    20. Goddesses
    21. Go From My Window
    22. Greensleeves (2 Versions)
    23. Guy Of Warwick
    24. Hem Boys (2 Versions)
    25. Hey Ho for A Husband (2 Versions)
    26. Hobbyhorse
    27. Hold Thy Peace (Versions 1 & 3)
    28. Hunt's Up
    29. I Cannot Come Every Day (2 Versions)
    30. In Crete
    31. In Peascod Time
    32. Jack Boy (Round)
    33. King Cophetua
    34. King Lear
    35. King Solomon
    36. Light O Love
    37. Loath To Depart (2 Versions)
    38. Love, Love (Version 1)
    39. Master, Swabber (Version 1)
    40. Mounsier Mingo
    41. Mounsieur's Almaine
    42. My Mind To Me
    43. Nutmegs (Of All The Birds)
    44. Nutmegs (Wooing Of The Baker's Daughter)
    45. O Death (2 Versions)
    46. Old Hare Hoar (Version 2)
    47. O Mistress Mine (Version 2)
    48. O' The Twelfth Day Of December
    49. Oyster Pie
    50. Peg A Ramsey (2 Versions)
    51. Phillida (3 Versions)
    52. Please One
    53. Pyramus
    54. Queen Dido (2 Versions)
    55. Ratcatcher
    56. Rich Jew
    57. Robin Goodfellow
    58. Robin Hood
    59. Rogero
    60. Rowland
    61. Sellenger's Round
    62. Shore's Wife (2 Versions)
    63. Sick, Sick (3 Vesions)
    64. Some Men For Sudden Joy (Round)
    65. There Dwelt A Man (Version 2)
    66. Titus Andronicus
    67. Tom A Bedlam (2 Versions)
    68. Troilus
    69. Troy Town
    70. Wellady
    71. Whenas We Sat In Babylon
    72. Where Is The Life
    73. Whoop
    74. Why Let The Strucken (If Care Do Cause)
    75. Willow, Willow (Version 2)
    76. Will Ye Buy A Fine Dog
    77. With A Fading
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      Tracks:

      1. Aida: Act I: Ritorna vincitor!
      2. Aida: Act I: E l'amor mio?
      3. Aida: Act I: I sacri nomi di padre, d'amante
      4. Aida: Act III: Qui Radames verra!
      5. Aida: Act III: O patria mia
      6. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: (Prelude)
      7. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ecco l'orrido campo
      8. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Ma dall'arido stelo divulsa
      9. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: A tal colpa e nulla il pianto
      10. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act III: Morro, ma prima in grazia
      11. Il Trovatore: Act I: Che piu t'arresti?
      12. Il Trovatore: Act I: Tacea la notte placida
      13. Il Trovatore: Act I: Di tale amor che dirsi
      14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Siam giunti
      15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: D'amor sull'ali rosee
      16. Ernani: Act I: Surta e la notte
      17. Ernani: Act I: Ernani! Ernani, involami
      18. Ernani: Act I: Tutto sprezzo che d'Ernani
      19. La forza del destino: Act II: Son giunta! Grazie, o Dio!
      20. La forza del destino: Act II: Madre, madre, pietosa Vergine
      21. La forza del destino: Act II: La Vergine degli angeli
      22. La forza del destino: Act IV: Pace, pace, mio Dio

      Tracks:

      1. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Come scoglio immoto resta
      2. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Piangi? Perche?; Un bel di vedremo
      3. Madama Butterfly: Act III: Tu? tu? piccolo Iddio!
      4. TOSCA: Act II: Vissi d'arte
      5. Manon Lescaut: Act II: In quelle trine morbide
      6. Manon Lescaut: Act IV: Sola, perduta, abbandonata
      7. Dialogues des Carmelites: Act III: Mes filles, voila que s'acheve
      8. Don Giovanni: Act I: Don Ottavio, son morta!
      9. Don Giovanni: Act I: Or sai chi l'onore
      10. Don Giovanni: Act II: Crudele? Ah, no, mio bene!
      11. Don Giovanni: Act II: Non mi dir
      12. Turandot: Act I: Signore, ascolta!
      13. Turandot: Act III: Tu che di gel sei cinta
      14. Ariadne auf Naxos: Es gibt ein Reich
      15. Antony And Cleopatra: Act III: Give me my robe

      Tracks:

      1. Otello: Era piu calmo?
      2. Otello: Mia madre aveva una povera ancella (Willow Song)
      3. Otello: Ave Maria
      4. Fidelio: Act I: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
      5. Suor Angelica: Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!
      6. Carmen: L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (Habanera)
      7. La Traviata: Act I: E strano, e strano !
      8. La Traviata: Act I: Ah, fors' e lui
      9. La Traviata: Act I: Sempre libera
      10. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: E Susanna non vien!
      11. Le nozze di Figaro: Act III: Dove sono
      12. Die Agyptische Helena: Act II: Awakening Scene
      13. La rondine: Ore dolci e divine
      14. Salome: Finale

      Tracks:

      1. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Puskai pogibnu ya
      2. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Ya k vam pishu
      3. Eugene Onegin: Act II: Net, nikomu na svete
      4. Eugene Onegin: Act II: No tak i byt'!
      5. La rondine: Act I: Chi il bel sogno di Doretta
      6. VANESSA: Act I: He Has Come, He Has Come!
      7. VANESSA: Act I: Do Not Utter A Word
      8. Carmen: Act I: Pres des remparts de Seville (Seguidilla)
      9. Manon: Act II: Allons! il le faut!
      10. Manon: Act II: Adieu, notre petite table
      11. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Vegliammo invan due notti
      12. Macbeth: Act IV: Sleepwalking Scene: Una macchia e qui tuttora
      13. La Boheme: Act IIII: Addio. Donde lieta usci (Mimi's Addio)
      14. Die Frau ohne Schatten: Act II: Empress's Awakening Scene
      15. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: Thy Hand, Belinda!
      16. Dido and Aeneas: Act III: When I Am Laid In Earth
      17. Don Carlo: Act V: Tu che le vanita conoscesti del mondo

      Tracks:

      1. Otello: Act I: Gia nella notte
      2. Otello: Act I: Quando narravi
      3. Otello: Act I: Venga la morte!
      4. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Ah, guarda, sorella
      5. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba, bimba, non piangere
      6. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Bimba dagli occhi
      7. Madama Butterfly: Act I: Vogliatemi bene
      8. Requiem: Recordare
      9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: Bess, You Is My Woman
      10. Norma: Act III: Me chiami, o Norma
      11. Norma: Act III: Mira, o Norma
      12. Ernani: Act II: Tu, perfida!
      13. Ernani: Act II: Ah, morir, potessi adesso
      14. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Sorella, cosa dici?
      15. Cosi fan tutte: Act II: Prendero quel brunettino
      16. Aida: Act IV: La fatal pietra sovra me si chiuse
      17. Aida: Act IV: Presago il core della tua condanna
      18. Aida: Act IV: Vedi? Di morte l'angelo
      19. Aida: Act IV: O terra, addio

      Tracks:

      1. Un Ballo in Maschera: Act II: Teco io sto!
      2. Aida: Act III: Ciel! mio padre!
      3. Aida: Act III: Rivedrai le forest imbalsamate
      4. Aida: Act III: In armi ora si desta il popol nostro
      5. Aida: Act III: Padre! a costoro schiava non sono
      6. Requiem: Angus Dei
      7. Manon Lescaut: Act I: Oh, saro la piu bella!; Tu, tu, amore?
      8. Cosi fan tutte: Act I: Soave sia il vento
      9. Porgy And Bess: Act II: I Loves You, Porgy
      10. Aida: Act II: Silenzio! Aida verso noi s'avanza
      11. Aida: Act II: Fu la sorte dell'armi
      12. Aida: Act II: Pieta ti prenda del mio dolor
      13. Aida: Act II: Alla prompa che s'appresta
      14. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Udiste?
      15. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Mira, di acerbe lagrime
      16. Il Trovatore: Act IV: Vivra! Contende il giubilo
      17. Madama Butterfly: Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio (Flower Duet)
      18. Carmen: Act IV: C'est toi! - C'est moi!
      19. Carmen: Act IV: Ou vas-tu? - Laisse-moi!

      Tracks:

      1. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Villanelle
      2. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Le spectre de la rose
      3. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Sur les lagunes
      4. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Absence
      5. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: Au cimetiere (Clair de lune)
      6. Les nuits d'ete, Op.7: L'ile inconnue
      7. Four Last Songs: Fruhling
      8. Four Last Songs: September
      9. Four Last Songs: Beim Schlafengehen
      10. Four Last Songs: Im Abendrot
      11. Clair de lune, Op.46, No.2: Clair de lune
      12. Notre amour, Op.23, No.2: Notre amour
      13. Au cimetiere, Op.51, No.2: Au cimetiere
      14. Au bord de l'eau, Op.8, No.1: Au bord de l'eau
      15. No.1, Cinq melodies de Venise, Op.58: Mandoline
      16. Main dominee par le coeur
      17. Miroirs brulants No.2: Je nommerai ton front
      18. Miroirs brulants No.1: Tu vois le feu du soir
      19. Ce doux petit visage

      Tracks:

      1. Knoxville: Summer Of 1915, Op.24: Knoxville: Summer Of 1915
      2. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Seit ich ihn gesehen
      3. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Er, der Herrlichste von allen
      4. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Ich kann's nicht fassen
      5. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Du Ring an meinem Finger
      6. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Helft mir, ihr Schwestern
      7. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Susser Freund, du blickest
      8. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: An meinem Herzen, an meiner Brust
      9. Frauenliebe und -leben, op.42: Nun hast du mir den ersten Schmerz getan
      10. Widmung (No.1, Myrthen, Op.25): Widmung
      11. Mignon (No.28, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Mignon
      12. Volksliedchen, Op.51, No.2: Volksliedchen
      13. Schone Wiege meiner Leiden (No.5, Liederkreis, Op.24): Schone Wiege meiner Leiden
      14. Er ist's (No.23, Liederalbum fur die Jugend, Op.79): Er ist's
      15. Heiss mich nicht reden (No.5, Lieder und Gesand aus Wilhelm Meister)
      16. Lust der Sturmnacht, Op.35, No.1: Lust der Sturmnacht
      17. Allerseelen, Op.10, No.8: Allerseelen
      18. Schlagende Herzen
      19. Freundliche Vision, Op.48, No.1: Freundliche Vision
      20. Wie sollten wir geheim, Op.19, No.4: Wie sollten wir geheim
      21. Der Gartner (Morike-Lieder No.17)
      22. Lebe wohl (Morike-Lieder No.36)
      23. Morgentau (From An Old Songbook)
      24. Geh, Geliebter, geh jetzt (Spanisches Liederbuch No.34)

      Tracks:

      1. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
      2. Let Us Break Bread Together On Our Knees - Various Artists
      3. His Name So Sweet - Various Artists
      4. 'Roun' About De Mountain - Various Artists
      5. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Various Artists
      6. Sit Down, Servant - Various Artists
      7. Were You There - Various Artists
      8. He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Various Artists
      9. Deep River - Various Artists
      10. Honor! Honor! - Various Artists
      11. My Soul's Been Anchored In De Lord - Various Artists
      12. On Ma Journey - Various Artists
      13. A City Called Heaven - Various Artists
      14. Ride On, King Jesus - Various Artists
      15. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free - Various Artists
      16. Sinner, Please Don't Let This Harvest Pass - Various Artists
      17. Sweet Little Jesus Boy - Various Artists
      18. There Is A Balm In Gilead - Various Artists
      19. Let Us Cheer The Weary Traveler - Various Artists
      20. Ev'ry Time I Feel The Spirit - Various Artists
      21. My Way Is Cloudy - Various Artists
      22. Nobody Knows The Touble I've Seen - Various Artists
      23. I Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray - Various Artists

      Tracks:

      1. Holy, Holy, Holy
      2. Lead, Kindly Light
      3. Blessed Assurance
      4. Ave Maria
      5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
      6. Amazing Grace
      7. The Lord's Prayer
      8. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour
      9. The Church's One Foundation
      10. Bless This House
      11. I Need Thee Every Hour
      12. Fairest Lord Jesus
      13. I Wonder As I Wander
      14. Ave Maria
      15. Porgy And Bess: Summertime
      16. America The Beautiful
      17. Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing
      18. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
      19. Battle Hymn Of The Republic

      Tracks:

      1. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: He Zigeuner
      2. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Hochgeturmte Rimaflut
      3. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Wisst ihr, wann mein Kindchen
      4. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Lieber Gott, du weisst
      5. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Brauner Bursche
      6. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Roselein dreie in der Reihe
      7. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Kommt dir manchmal in den Sinn
      8. Chants tziganes, Op. 103: Rote Abendwolken
      9. Adriana Lecouvreur: Act I: Io son l'umile ancella
      10. This Little Light O'Mine
      11. Interview With Leontyne Price By John Pfeiffer

      Amazon.com

      This 11-CD set, one might say jokingly, contains all the music ever written for the soprano voice and a bit for mezzo as well. And indeed, it's a staggering collection: In addition to her great Verdi heroines (the two Leonoras, Aida, Amelia, and Elvira in Ernani), Price is heard in her Puccini roles--Manon Lescaut, Butterfly, Tosca--and at least two dozen other roles, most of which she never sang on stage. Here are her heroic, secure Leonore in Fidelio, Strauss's high-flying Egyptian Helen, Purcell's Dido, Barber's Cleopatra, Bellini's Norma, Ariadne, Verdi's Violetta and Desdemona, Bizet's Carmen, Mozart's Countess, and Fiordiligi. Some are, naturally, more successful than others; almost none are embarrassing (Carmen comes close). In addition, she sings songs by Schubert, Schumann, and Strauss--none of them as well as say, Janet Baker or Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, and Barber's Knoxville, etc.--quite beautifully. Berlioz's Les Nuits d'été is not very good, but a group of spirituals is. In all, however, this is an amazing display by one of the century's greatest sopranos. There may be no new depths plumbed here, but the singing is a knockout. --Robert Levine

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars A Long Time Coming..........2006-03-30

      This compilation of Ms. Price's career is almost as complete as anything I've ever come across!!
      An American Icon....I will forever be a loyal fan and admirer!!

      5 out of 5 stars Her Best Album.......2006-01-01

      Along with the equally extensive "Prima Donna Collection" this is Leontyne Price's best album. Anyone who wants to become familiarized with her vocal technique and her art on record should own this album. It features her best work ever recorded. A lot of these arias and their respective soprano roles were not roles she sang on stage. Leontyne Price was not only a consummate artist, but a cautious one. The reason these arias, Lieder, Gospel and spirituals sound so beautiful and technically brilliant is because Leontyne was smart enough to sing them infrequently and in concert form. She did not take on new roles other than her repetitive Aidas, Leonoras, Butterfly, Toscas and Madame Lidoins, etc, because she was afraid of ruining her glorious voice too soon as many of her contemporary sopranos. Like soprano Zinka Milanov, Leontyne Price preserved the freshness and vitality of her voice through "operatic abstinence". Thus, the Norma, Salome, Manon, Lady Macbeth and even Traviata we hear on this album are well-rendered because she did NOT sing them on stage. She would have worn out her beautiful voice if she sung so many roles.

      This collection is overwhelming. Leontyne Price proves herself to be a masterful artist of diverse repertoire. Pity she didn't really sing these on stage because she would have put Maria Callas and all the reigning divas before and after her to shame. Listen to her remarkable, unsurpassed Mozart repertoire. This she did sing in opera houses, probably because Mozart does not require a true lyrico-spinto heavyness and smaller opera houses can accomodate Mozartian voices that do not often rise above the staff/orchestra. She sang exquisite Fiordiligis at the Met. The arias from Cosi Fan Tutte here - Soave sia il vento, O Guarda Sorelle and the fiendishly difficult vocal showcase "Come Scoglio" with its vertiginious scales are all fine samples of Miss Price's artistry. She sang Susanna and Donna Anna with beauty and bravura. The Salome excerpt is quite thrilling. She would have made a terrific Salome but the role is quite difficult and it would have surely killed her voice. Leontyne Price was the number one Verdi soprano. Every opera cognoscente will tell you that. When you hear the excerpts from Verdi operas here - Lady Macbeth's Sleepwalking Scene, Aida's arias, Leonora's arias from Trovatore and Leonora's arias from Forza Del Destino, particularly La Virgine Del Angeli and the ravishing Pace Pace Mio Dio- are the best renditions of Verdi soprano singing. Anyone who wants to study how to sing in the letter-to-letter Verdi lyrico spinto style should hear these arias. A voice like Leontyne cannot be easily imitated. Maria Callas's own voice can be imitated as Romanian diva Angela Gheorghiu has proven. Leontyne was in a class of her own, a voice that is both dramatic and beautiful to hear. However, most people find fault in her lack of dramatic interpretation. I say they're not hearing hard enough. Yes, there is excessive beauty in her singing but she understood that the opera heroines should sound beautiful because they are beautiful and though I never saw her on stage, from the recordings I hear she sounds dramatic and character-driven enough for me to be satisfied. For a devoted fan of Leontyne Price, this album is the Holy Grail. She sings the most beautiful Norma, Madame Butterfly, Tosca, Aida, Violetta, Madame Lidoin, Suor Angelica, Susanna, Dona Ana, Gilda, Fiordiligi, Desdemona and countless other heroines. The last cd is a collection of Gospel, spirituals and patriotic songs. These "American", non-opera selections find her in beautiful voice and she is actually paying tribute to her roots. She was not only African-American, but a Southerner from Mississippi. Her voice must have been heavenly to hear in Church! This is the album that made me love Leontyne.

      5 out of 5 stars Price At Her Peak.......2005-05-02

      Originally a Gospel singer, Leontyne Price rose to the heights of operatic superstardom in the 60's and 70's. She enjoyed the same success Maria Callas did in the 50's. Although Callas will forever be most people's idea of the greatest soprano of the 20th century, Leontyne Price was not a force to be reckoned with. In my opinion, and this is just me, she outshone Callas and was the greater singer as far as techinicality and musicianship. Leontyne Price's best work is recorded in this album. It is her best album, together with the Prima Donna Collection. The price is expensive but it's worth every penny. Prepare to be riveted and blown away by the dynamic strength and passion of her voice as it blasts through yours stereo. While many often point out that Leontyne Price was not much of an actress, from a purely operatic/vocal level, her voice was faultless and virtuosic, powerful, passionate, beautiful, lyrical, soulful. Never have I heard a soprano so richly endowed with strong chest register- she could sing the low octaves that are found in the roles of mezzo-soprano voices or contralto voices. But she was a dramatic soprano and that's dramatic with a capital D- all the high C's were there, perfectly in place, and she was a thrilling singer when reaching for the stratosphere with her voice.

      This album contains arias from operas that I didn't even know she performed- La Traviata (yes, Leontyne Price as Violetta is a moving and powerful interpretation, executed with sublime beauty. She finds herself the equal to Callas in the role- for Callas had a big voice for a role that calls for the "dying" effect. Thus, Price, like Callas, could sing roles that call for beauty and not just dramatic vigor. It's unfortunate that unlike the stars that were rising in her time- Joan Sutherland, Beverly Sills and Montserrat Caballe- Price never mastered the bel canto repertoire - Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini (although she sang a sensational Norma, excerpts are found in this recording). But her strongest suit was Verdi. She had the voice Verdi was looking for in a soprano- rich, dramatic, beautiful, able to fill up the lines with smoky and velvety hues and a gleaming high top. Check out her Amelia in Un Ballo In Maschera, her Leonora in Trovatore, her Leonora in La Forza Del Destino. Of course, her greatest role, her signature role, and one which she connected with on a personal/ancestral level was that of Aida. The first selections in this recording are from that masterpiece. As Aida, she was at her best. It was easy for her somehow, when most other sopranos tackle the role with difficulty. She conveys grace, nobility, passion and spirituality in the role of the tragic Ethiopian princess.

      Further roles she excelled in that are on this recording is Desdemona in Otello, which she sung opposite Placido Domingo. Their masterful voices blend together harmonically and gloriously in the Act 1 Love Duet. She's quite the ground-breaking artist. Most Violettas in Traviata or Desdemona in Otello are Caucasian lyric soprano (Desdemona was white, Otello was black, that was Shakespeare's intention) but in opera, race does not matter and Leontyne Price's voice made her a star in a time when it was incredibly difficult for a black woman to sing opera. From the start of the century, opera was always associated with white Europeans and later on Americans. But Leontyne Price followed the inspirational example of the gutsy contralto Marian Anderson, who suffered a lot of rejection in opera due to skin color in pre-Civil Rights Movement 30's, 40's and 50's. Finally in the late 50's, Anderson, after a lifetime of singing only in private concerts and recitals, debuted at the Met as Ulrica in Un Ballo. Leontyne Price immediately picked up where she left- singing all the soprano diva roles typically associated with white singers - especially Tosca. Her Tosca is second to her Aida. As Tosca, she encompasses the diva who dies for love in the most thrilling way.

      Other than Tosca, Puccini heroines were just as magnificent vehicles for her voice. She sang Madame Butterfly to great acclaim. I dont know how she did it but she suddenly ceased to be herself and became the frail, naive, lovesick Japanese Geisha. Softness and fragility is also mixed with the maturity of a woman in love, with passion and dramatic vocal color. She sang La Rondine with equal success, though this role is more along the lines of Violetta/Traviata. She sang Suor Angelica, she sang in modern works such as Barber's Antony and Cleopatra- in that infamous Zefferelli production- she sang Gershwin's Porgy and Bess, she sang in Dialoge of the Carmelites. All these are on here, along with her Baroque specialties- Dido in Dido and Aeneas. Her Mozart voice is also the best I've heard, really, even with a more dramatic and beautiful charm than other singers I've heard. She sang the acrobatic role of Fiordiligi in Cosi Fan Tutte, both Dona Ana and Donva Elvira in Don Giovanni. I prefer her as Dona Ana, she is all fire, despair, intensity and repressed desire, but she sings a hysterical and lovesick Elvira with a passion as well. She even sang the Countess in Le Nozze Di Figaro. But the sky was the limit to Price. She even sang, in a Jessie Norman way, the Wagner role of Isolde. Her "Liebestod" is the greatest I've heard since Birgit Nilsson, with a passion that stemmed from her religious Gospel heart.
      This is a great album and I recommend it to any fan of Price and any fan of opera in general. If you have never heard Price and want to start somewhere, start with this one. This one or the Prima Donna Collection.

      5 out of 5 stars of course world class.......2000-08-14

      Price is amazing. I will have to also mention that Joan Sutherland in the 1960 is even more incredible, if that's possible. Check Dame Joan out, you will not be sorry. But Price is a D flawless diamond set by Cartier, in my opinion.

      5 out of 5 stars the greatest american soprano of the 20th century.......1999-12-12

      This collection of arias, art songs, and spirituals is truly amazing for the sheer breadth and depth of this soprano's artistry. It is hard to imagine any Verdi soprano after Ms. Price who could offer us the smoky richness of her vocal color, and there are so many wonderful selections, many of them being roles she did not perform on stage. Among my personal favorites are her scene from Dialogues of the Carmelites, the Letter Scene from Eugene Onegin, and the drama of her Lady Macbeth. For those of us who heard Ms. Price over the years in opera and concert, this collection brings back wonderful memories...It is truly a must-have for any serious opera lover.
      Please Come Down
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • great CD, great live show as well
      • A perfect listening treat
      • beautiful and hip
      • beautiful and hip
      • Great Album
      		 Please Come Down
      James Combs
      Manufacturer: Ubiquity
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
      ASIN: B00005IAHM
      Release Date: 2001-05-22

      Tracks:

      1. Soft Star Mode
      2. Disappearing Act
      3. You Just Bring The Drugs, He'll Bring The Religion
      4. In The Oxygen
      5. 4 Star Alarm
      6. Something Resembling Sleep
      7. Strange Intervention
      8. One Hand Clapping
      9. It's Not Me
      10. Please Come Down
      11. Light The Optimist On Fire
      12. Innuendo And Spin
      13. In The Lab
      14. Go Tell Yer Ma

      Amazon.com

      After playing out life in a locally acclaimed, Indiana-based college rock band, James Combs transplanted to Southern California, cultivating his winsome voice and intellectual songwriting into an artful, multifaceted version of Elliot Smith's fragile folk rock. Smith taps his creativity from a depressed stupor, but Combs appears to find his inspiration in the studio. Reverberation, either processed ("Something Resembling Sleep") or natural ("Strange Intervention"), shimmies and undulates beneath a counterpoint of his delicate, breathless voice. His vocal attack decays quickly after expelling each line, and the effect builds a wonderful sense of urgency, as if Combs is being chased down by his own music. Sonically, the songwriter departs from Smith and shares Radiohead's adventurous spirit. Most of his tracks build on an unlikely launching pad of simple acoustic rhythm guitar, but the approach from there is synth-detailed, risky, and emotive, yet precisely controlled (even the "woot-wooh"s seem calculated). Like Radiohead's albums, the vibe on Please Come Down is dusky. The disc exposes a hypersensitive nerve, but strokes the electricity with reserve, finessing this rare construct where the mind and the heart find equal living space. This isn't a debut from a new artist, but rather a solo venture from the leader of a great band you've probably never heard of. No matter what you call it, Please Come Down contends to be one of the best alt-rock albums of the year. --Beth Massa

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars great CD, great live show as well.......2001-06-03

      i just returned home after seeing james combs & his band in SF, and i have to say bravo! after listening to the cd (and loving it) i happened upon an ad in a local music mag about james' show. i had to go! now after hearing them live, i'm hooked! james has a wonderfully unique voice and songwriting style to match. the songs are brilliant and the band re-created them nicely with their own added flava'. buy the cd, see the show! nuff said!

      5 out of 5 stars A perfect listening treat.......2001-05-31

      James Combs should be recognized for this superb collection of songs. Guy-with-guitar tunes with quality production, poetic lyrics, and an amazingly addictive quality. Indie but with melodies that stay with you. One of those CDs you leave in your changer. If you want something honest, unpretentious, and really great get this CD--I haven't been this pleased with a new purchase in a long time.

      5 out of 5 stars beautiful and hip.......2001-05-29

      brilliant lyrics! this record is beautiful and kinda strange at the same time...and groovy enough to dance to--basically everything i love in a record! thanks for recommending it!

      5 out of 5 stars beautiful and hip.......2001-05-28

      brilliant lyrics! this record is beautiful and kinda strange at the same time...and groovy enough to dance to--basically everything i love in a record! thanks for recommending it!

      5 out of 5 stars Great Album.......2001-05-23

      James Combs' album "Please Come Down" is an exciting new addition to the modern singer/songwriter genre. Think Elliott Smith but a little more "produced" with cool sound effects, orchestral digressions and beats. Great melodies, interesting lyrics and strong songwriting make for a compelling listening experience. Highly recommended.
      Please Come Down
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        		Please Come Down
        Lamps
        Manufacturer: Chicken Ranch Records
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        Indie RockIndie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B000L22PD2
        Release Date: 2006-11-14

        Tracks:

        1. Beauty of Japan
        2. I Am Richard Burton
        3. Quietly Stirring Sadly
        4. I Am Richard Burton (Stars of Stage and Screen Remix)

        Product Description

        Lamps are (basically) a group of musicians who came together inspired by a set of familiar experiences and a set of similar desires. Between the seven of them they have collaborated in some way or another in no less than eleven different bands. With five members in Los Angeles and two in New York they have managed to defy logistical difficulties and produce a four song EP entitled "Please Come Down". Their goal was to write and record music that was noisily quiet. Or perhaps gracefully chaotic. Or even spaciously dense. With "Please Come Down" it looks like they have done just that. LAMPS are John Crooke and Dave Burris (Jolene), Vicki Peterson (Bangles), Chris Phillips (Squirrel Nut Zippers), Peele Wimberley (Connells) and James and Timothy Roven

        Music Review:

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        6. Scorpio Rising [Import]
        7. Shallow & Profound
        8. Solar Disco Classics [Import]
        9. Sonar 1.0
        10. Sounds You Can Feel

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