Bug [CD-single] [Import]

Bug [CD-single] [Import]

Track Listings

1. Bug (Kamasutra Radio Edit)

2. Bug [Teotwawki Radio Mix]

3. Bug [Twilo Cocktail Mix]

4. Bug [Kamasutra Extended Vocal Mix]

5. Bug [Love Parade Mix]

6. Bug [Y2K Mix]

Bug,Face on Mars,Zyx Records,Club/Dance,Dance Music,Pop

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Excellent

Precious Diamond CD

10 Carrot Diamond

Great CD

Happy and Fun!!

10 Carrot Diamond
Charlotte Diamond
Manufacturer: Hug Bug Records/Newsound
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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TEN CARROT DIAMOND CD

ASIN: B0000683V4
Release Date: 1985-09-15

Tracks:

Four Hugs a Day
I Wanna Be a Dog
La Bamba
The Garden Song
Looking for Dracula
Stella, Stella, Oga
Sasquatch
Spider's Web
Zing, Zing, Zing
Octopus(Slippery Fish)
I am a Pizza
Embrasse quatre fois
Each of Us is a Flower
Why Did I Have to Have a Sister?
Love Me For Who I Am
J'ai perdu le "do" de ma clarinette
May There Always Be Sunshine
10 Crunchy Carrots

Product Description

From the Charlotte Diamond collection. A Parents' Choice Classic. A wonderful selection of songs from one of your favorites. Includes "Four Hugs a Day", "I Wanna Be A Dog", "La Bamba", "The Garden Song", "Looking For Dracula", "Stella, Stella Oga", "Sasquatch", "Spider's Web", "Zing, Zing, Zing", "Octopus", "I Am A Pizza", "Embrasse Quatre Fois", "Each Of Us Is A Flower", "Why Did I Have To Have A Sister?", "Love Me For Who I Am", "J'ai Perdu Le "Do" De Ma Clarinette", "May There Always Be Sunshine", and "10 Crunchy Carrots".

Customer Reviews:

Excellent.......2007-05-13

My son LOVES this CD, a few of the songs are played in his music class. This CD is something I don't mind listening to which is great because it's music you can play often without getting sick of.

Precious Diamond CD.......2007-01-10

10 Carrot Diamond is an excellent cd! The words are easy to understand and the music is pleasant to the ear. I teach English to French speaking children, and this cd is perfect. My favorite songs are "The garden song", "octopus", and "I am a pizza". ELL kids enjoy the songs because they're about real life situations.

10 Carrot Diamond.......2007-01-04

I purchased this for my daughter that is a new mother living in the USA. She loved Charlotte Diamond as a little girl back in the early 80s and was thrilled that I could find these for her to listen to and sing along with her little boy. Thanks AMAZON.

Great CD.......2006-01-07

My daughter and I enjoy this CD very much. We like just about every song, especially Four Hugs a Day, I Wanna Be a Dog, Octopus, I am a Pizza and 10 Crunchy Carrots.

Happy and Fun!!.......2005-10-18

Super-callifragilistic-expi-alli-dotious. Great CD with many happy songs to sing with your child.

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A Must Have
Broad Spectrum Virtuosity
Cool Pairing for Meyer/Fleck Fans
Bela Fleck + Edgar Meyer = strange mixture
Virtuosity Knows No Musical Boundaries

Music for Two (Bonus DVD)

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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Bach Unaccompanied Cello Suites: Performed on Double Bass

ASIN: B0001XAMS6
Release Date: 2004-04-27

Tracks:

Bug Tussle
Invention 10, BWV 796
Pile Up
Prelude No.24, BWV 869
Solar
Blue Spruce
Canon
The One I Left Behind
V. Menuet I - II, BWV 825
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The Lake Effect
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Allegro Vivace
Wrong Number
Woolly Mammoth
Wishful Thinking

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On Music for Two, banjo wizard Béla Fleck and stand-up bass maestro Edgar Meyer effortlessly sail through a challenging program that includes compositions by Bach, a sonata by Henry Eccles, a Miles Davis tune, and a number of self-composed finger twisters. The amazing thing about this varied selection is not its eclecticism--which is only to be expected with these two--but that it all blends together so seamlessly. Fleck's jazz-tinged compositions (like "The Lake Effect") and Meyer's bluegrass-inspired tunes (like "Wishful Thinking") sit so comfortably next to Bach's baroque jewels and Davis's cool jazz that it makes you question the entire of concept of musical classification. (In fact, the Bach preludes, inventions, and partitas translate so well to the banjo/bass arrangements, you have to wonder if old JSB might not have had a bit of bluegrass in his soul.) Music for Two was recorded live at a series of 2001 concerts, where Fleck and Meyer proved conclusively that the banjo and the bass were capable of remarkable subtlety and not just twang and boom. --Michael John Simmons

Customer Reviews:

A Must Have.......2007-04-25

These two really sound good together. If you're not so impressed with the music when you first hear it (I don't know if that's possible), check out the DVD that comes with it. You will gain such an appreciation for the music that's being played. Watch out for the guy making the banjo jokes. This CD is really an incredible work, I can't say it enough. Very relaxing music.

Broad Spectrum Virtuosity.......2007-04-23

This album runs the gamut of styles and genre. It is hard to get bored when a musical turn is but a few notes away. The two musicians integrate their instruments with incredible skill. I hate to give it a four star rating. The music is worth the 5. The loooooong, live applause tracks detract from the album. The asides by the musicians are sometimes hard to hear. Minor aggravations aside,this album plays frequently, very frequently, in our home,car, iPods, etc.

Cool Pairing for Meyer/Fleck Fans.......2007-01-02

I've seen both Edgar Meyer and Bela Fleck live (unfortunately not together) and I really think this album just captures the magic of their live shows: I can almost see them in my living room together! For those not so familiar with the music of one or both the inclusion of classical tunes with those composed by Meyer/Fleck and other contemporary songwriters is a cool drink of water. Music for Two is a good intro to the world of cozy bluegrass.

Bela Fleck + Edgar Meyer = strange mixture .......2006-11-10

Bela Fleck is one of the my jazz favorites... And hi with combination called Edgar Meyer are... great music!!!

Virtuosity Knows No Musical Boundaries.......2006-10-22

Béla Fleck & Edgar Meyer are both extraordinarily accomplished musicians who spend much of their time in very different worlds: Fleck in his newgrass space and Meyer in a more classical mode. But each has travelled in the other's territory before, and on this CD they connect around more genres than you can shake a stick at. In addition to their own compositions they tackle many of their joint favorites. The affection shows in the passion of the playing and the obvious camaraderie. And the accompanying DVD is a treat. Don't miss this one.

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Kings of Slacker Rock
Chaotic+ Melodic Heavily Catchy Indie Rock
A Study in Contrasts
The Third in the Trilogy
My fist Dino album.

Bug
Dinosaur Jr.
Manufacturer: Merge Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Green Mind

ASIN: B0007NMKB2
Release Date: 2005-03-22

Tracks:

Freak Scene
No Bones
They Always Come
Yeah We Know
Let It Ride
Pond Song
Budge
Post
Don't
Keep the Glove
Freak Scene [Video]
No Bones [Video]

Customer Reviews:

Kings of Slacker Rock.......2007-05-07

Where has this band been all my life? You know that feeling right? You've been ignoring a band for such a long time. You keep hearing things about them, but for whatever reason just don't get around to listening to them. Then when you do, it's so mind-blowingly amazing and exactly everything that you like about music that you wish you had gotten in on the ground floor. That's how I felt about Dinosaur Jr the first time I heard this album. Regrettably, that was only about 4 months ago.

I came across Dinosaur Jr in my journey to fill the holes of my musical knowledge (I am one of those obsessive music people, with a bias towards underground and indie). I never liked the eighties at all, so I was in the course of listening to all the underground acts that I had missed by dismissing the whole decade for so long. Along the way I discovered the Minutemen, Husker Du, the Jesus and Mary Chain, Echo & the Bunnymen and many more that I had heard mentioned a lot but had basically ignored (more because of the fact that I always have such a long list of bands to listen to that I never got to it). I kept seeing Dinosaur Jr's name pop up, but it was still last on the list. What a shock when I finally heard "Freak Scene" by them! It was one of those moments where, before you even are done listening to the song the first time, you know it has entered into your personal pantheon of all-time great songs. Naturally, I went out and bought `Bug' which only cemented my love of Dino Jr and I have since become very familiar with their whole catalogue.

`Bug', currently the last album by the original trio, opens with a one-two sucker punch of "Freak Scene" and "No Bones". "Freak Scene" opens as lazy garage rock at it's finest, with J delivering the first verse in typical laid back fashion:
"Seen enough to eye you,
But I seen too much to try you.
It's always weirdness while you
Dig it much too much to fry you.
The weirdness flows between us,
Anyone could tell to see us.
Freak scene just can't believe us,
Can't it just be cool and free us."
The last line is delivered and almost drowned out by the immediate thrashing on low E. The bashing seems to be the musical representation of breaking free, although it doesn't seem to work because the first verse is repeated as some acoustic strumming manages to peak it's head forward. Maybe J decided to stop trying to break free and accept his place? No, as he says it's "so f**ked I can't believe it...what a mess it's best to leave it." The following guitar solo is perfect, but it's when everything suddenly drops out and J delivers the classic last lines that "Freak Scene" crosses the threshold of greatness:
"Sometimes I don't thrill you,
Sometimes I think I'll kill you.
Just don't let me f**k up will you,
Cause when I need a friend it's still you."
Clearly this is a song about a particularly stormy relationship, but there's just something in the details of it that make it more. Maybe it's just the fact that this is the first song I ever heard by them, the one that started it all for me. Maybe the way that even after that last verse you still can just barely make out Mascis sigh "what a mess" as he fires his way through the final solo.

"No Bones" pretty much continues in this same fashion. The little descending guitar riff/fill that permeates throughout the song gives it a unique identity on the album as it slowly winds its way to the climactic end. The solo at the end gives out to what sounds like layers of feedback that can best be described as sounding how lightning actually looks. Keep listening for the acoustic guitar strumming that doesn't quite break through the noise completely, but the feedback somehow compliments it while J slowly sings the last verse.

"Yeah We Know" is set apart by the bludgeoning wah-wah riff that refuses to let up at any point, as well as yet another great solo. "Let It Ride" is, musically, a bit of a lighthearted point of the album and on this album that's quite welcome. "Pond Song" continues this kind of faux-happy sound. The guitar is somewhat restrained, with a great riff and quiet, high pitched feedback that beautifully harmonizes with J. throughout the song, which is one of the album highlights. "Budge" follows with some straight ahead grunge rock comparable to Pearl Jam with a touch of Pavement (and it's worth noting that Pavement weren't formed until a year later).

As a rabid Neil Young fan, it's really no surprise that Dinosaur Jr has quickly become such a favorite. J Mascis somehow manages to channel not only Neil's voice, but his lead guitar and songwriting style as well. The big, dumb riffs of "Yeah We Know" are pure `Rust Never Sleeps', while things like "Pond Song" and "Keep the Glove" have melodies that recall the poppier songs from `Zuma' or `Everybody Knows'. Of course, all this is not to say that Dino Jr sounds anything like a Crazy Horse cover band. Certainly they are informed by the hardcore scene they came out of, as witnessed in the thrashy parts of "Freak Scene" and obviously in "Don't". The rhythm section of Murph and Barlow are also clearly more musical than Crazy Horse at their best.

After `Bug', bassist Lou Barlow left, feeling smothered by Mascis, to form his own band, Sebadoh, which would become a great indie band in it's own right. Dinosaur Jr's first three albums would become huge influences on Pavement, Pearl Jam, Weezer, and of course Nirvana which, looking back, ironically would become a dinosaur of a different sort. J. continued making albums under the bands name until 1997, never quite reaching the same heights but coming awfully close on `Where You Been?' and `Green Mind'. The new album, `Beyond', proves that they are as great as ever, if not better. Long live Dinosaur Jr.

Chaotic+ Melodic Heavily Catchy Indie Rock.......2007-04-01

Explosively Fun, fast and heavy...I am so excited that the original lineup are back together and releasing new material sometime in 2007. Bug which came out in 1988, was the last album to come out by Dinosaur Jr.s' original line-up: J. Mascis - Lead Vocals and guitar, Lou Barlow - Bass - & Murph on drums.
Bug is the band's third and at least to me, it's also their best!
This one is more of a structered, and more accessible sound then their previous albums - (Dinosaur-s/t- 1985, & "You're Living All Over Me" 1987). 1988 also was the year that the band changed their name from "Dinosaur" to Dinosaur Jr. A San-Francisco band who had the same name protested, so J. and crew added Jr.
This was J's band from the start and there was a lot of differences and frustrated tension between the lead singer and Lou Barlow. This showed quite a bit in the band's live shows resulting in more ferocity and aggression than ever, in some ways maybe for the better. Although some live shows were said to be just plain awful. J ends up kicking L. Barlow out of the band, and Lou would form his own band - Sebadoh in 1989.
Opening track "Freak Scene" - become a college radio hit and a U.K. indie chart topper. Mumbled slowed down folkish vocals were J. Mascis' signature including fast "grungy" ragged riffs, and streaming fire blazing guitar solos were Dinosaur Jr.s' trademark and I do feel it is best shown on all of these 10 tracks. Also more accessible like I said before. Songs like "Freak Scene" - "No Bones" - & "Let It Ride" if came out about three years later really could have given the "Grunge Kings" like Nirvana and Pearl Jam; a real challenge for that crown. J sang w/ such a folk-melodic style with chaotically over-charged pure white noise to back up his voice. Pretty close to my definition of a heavy metal sound. He was the true king of the quiet to loud sound.
In a lot of Dinosaur's music J.Mascis vocal delivery sounds a lot like Neil Young, this is mainly apparent on Bug in songs: "Pond Song" & closing track "Keep the Glove."
You can really sense the aggressive tension in the ferocity all the way through, from the original trio's swan-song. Fast Forward to 2007 and they're back together hopefully settling their differences and back to play live again and make some more killer music!
Bug is for Rock fans of all ages, heavier than any of the "BIG" grunge names in the '90s. And another one of my FAVORITES! Yep - 5 stars

A Study in Contrasts.......2006-04-09

This CD has no less impact than when it came out eighteen years ago. As Byron Coley says on the band's website, it shows their sound becoming more orderly as they were ready to burst from internal strife. Well, sad but true, but tension often makes for the best music of a band's career, and J didn't live up to the manic glory here ever again. (Now this line-up is reunited! Got to see them for the first time with Lou on bass last week. HO-LY CRRRRRAAAP!!!).

So many highlights, where do you start? I think Kurt really learned the soft/hard dynamic from J, and in many ways J's use of it sounds more fresh (likely because a trillion J wanna-be's failed to ever pop up--only a score, Kurt being one of them). The album starts with this in somewhat famous fashion on "Freak Scene," where there's a major chord strumming pattern that is mildly distorted. Within in a minute, the low E power chord is thrashed so hard that the piece resembles a form of proto-death metal. The middle part is really pretty . . . and then back to the death metal. A lot of the songs feature this dynamic & it really never gets boring. If you have the right tools, use them to make as many creations as possible. I think my favorite use of this dynamic is in "Pond Song." It starts out with a delicate picking pattern: "Long distance left you undecided/ I'd sprinkle enough to let you know," J pathetically croons to the girlfriend he never finds. Before you know it, the song is awash in fuzz, reverb, and thrashing chords. This pattern happens to match J's attitude towards his love interest, which alternates between tender yearning and murderous disenchantment, best reflected in "Freak Scene": "Sometimes I don't thrill you/ Sometimes I think I'll kill you./ Just don't let me f**k up will you,/ 'Cos when I need a friend it's still you."

There's so much more to say about this classic, but I will leave it at the guitars for now. Simply put, the interplay between J on guitar and Lou on bass remains a high watermark for alternative. Sometimes muddy, but always evocative of new and fresh emotions, there have been few power trios who have got as much out of their guitars (Rush comes to mind, tho' I know the hipster "cognoscenti" would poo-poo me for saying this). Lou ups the ante with his use of chords and arpeggios on the bass for one thing. J himself is certainly one of the top guitarists in the history of alternative. He's not a harmonic genius in the technical sense: more in the intuitive sense. His use of feedback is heartbreakingly beautiful at times (the solo in "No Bones" amply evidences this). He uses dissonance strategically, creating hooks out of repeating skronky lines after a particularly melodic run (again, the second solo in "Freak Scene" is great for this). He shreds the thing like he's, well, ready to break it in two. Oh yeah, and it's LOUD. I saw them live (without Lou) back in the early '90's. J would play solos and my head literally felt like it was being cleft at the lobes. It hurt!!! But it was the true definition of sublimity: intense pleasure mixed with intense pain. You, too, may be able to feel the pain if they come to your area and smash your head on the punk rock.

Last contrast: I played this to my girlfriend for the first time today. She liked it a lot. Of all the grunge bands in the '90's, this was a good one for the women, 'cos J writes more traditional melodies and also wears his heart on his sleeve, unlike, say, the phrygian modes and D&D bludgeonings of Soundgarden. Male/female, yin/yang, silence/noise, love/hate, within/beyond . . . _Bug_ has more than enough contrasts to keep you occupied for a long, long time to come.

The Third in the Trilogy.......2005-11-30

This album came out a year after the classic "You're Living All Over Us" and maybe it was too much to ask to surpass it. That doesn't mean 'Bug' is a bad album, not at all. It makes the Dinosaur JR with Lou trilogy complete.

The first song however might be the best of all the early Dinosaur work. "Freak Scene" is an indie classic that can rival with Pavement's 'Cut Your Hair' or even 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'

Everything is in order again, the sound is still murky but that's part of their sound back then. J's guitar sound is great of course. The sound is a little more varied and fresh, there's even an occassional acoustic guitar in there.

Songs like 'Pond' and 'No Bones' remind you of the previous albums and 'Budge' seems to be the ultimate song showing the old but also the new Dinosaur that would later record 'Green Mind'.

Like YLAOM this album is like wine, it gets better over time and even though it might not get a Hall of Fame status, it's still really good.

My fist Dino album........2005-08-26

Being 13 years old, I missed all the my favorite bands when they were in their prime (Sonic Youth, Polvo, Pavement etc etc), which is upsetting at times but at least I can get these sweet reissues.

I read about DJ from the coolest record reviewer,Mark Prindle [...] I liked what he had to say and looked furiously for these records. Well, it just happened to be the day that I went to the record store, that these things came out. I had to beg some guy to let me buy it, but I got it!

All the songs are fantastic. Let It Ride has to be the best song on here, in my opinion. The Post is one of the greatest noise songs ever. J is a guitar genious.

I highly recommend this and I'm waiting patiently for the reunited Dino to come down to Florida so I can finally see a great band.

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Relive you movie experiences

The Ultimate Movie Music Collection
Erich Kunzel
Manufacturer: Telarc
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2005-10-25

Tracks:

The Imperial March: The Empire Strikes Back
Main Theme: Jurassic Park
Main Title: Shakespeare In Love
Themes: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Main Title: The Last Of The Mohicans
Theme: The Godfather
Unchained Melody: Ghost
Theme: Goldfinger
We're Losing Him: Somewhere In Time
Space Camp
Opening And Closing Titles: Henry V
Theme: The Thorn Birds
Suite: Moonwalker
The Time Of Your Life: A Bugs Life

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Batman Theme: Batman
Bicycle Chase: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial
Suite: Independance Day
Love Theme: Romeo & Juliet
Theme: Back To The Future
End Credits: Contact
Theme: Breakfast At Tiffany's
Main Theme: Star Trek
May It Be And Themes: Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Ring
Love Theme: Cousins
Sean's Theme: Minority Report
I Will Wait From You: The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
Theme: Rocky
The Sand Volcano: The Mummy
The Raider's March: Raiders Of The Lost Ark

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Theme: Mission Impossible
Casablanca Suite
Book Of Days: Far And Away
Love Theme: Superman
Tara's Theme: Gone With The Wind
Don't Mess With: Z
Main Title: The Mask Of Zorro
Finale: Victor / Victoria
Carol Ann's Theme: Poltergeist
Love Theme: Star Wars: Episode ll: Attack Of The Clones
Main Theme: Willow
Main Title: Star Trek ll: The Wrath Of Kahn
MAin Theme: On Golden Pond
Theme: A Summer Place
Theme: Chariots Of Fire

Tracks:

Iceberg!
Back To Titanic
Main Themes: Hook
Theme: Pink Panther
Lara's: Doctor Zhivago
Theme: Love Story
Right Stuff
Theme: Jaws
When You Believe: The Prince Of Egypt
Smile: Modern Times
The Apollo 13 Mission
Re-Entry And Splashdown: Apollo 13
Main Title: Beetlejuice
War: Pearl Harbor
Cavatina: The Deer Hunter
Throne Room And End Title: Star Wars: Episode lV: A New Hope

Customer Reviews:

Relive you movie experiences.......2006-01-24

This collection of movie themes, will allow you to relive the chilling experiences from practically all (4 CDs)of the great movies. Great movies would not be great without great music. The Cincinnati Pop with Eric Kunzel are unbeatable recordings. Every minute is more beautiful and inspiring to the next. If you love Pops music, this is the begin all, end all.

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Mixed feelings
Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay...
He's done it again
Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL!
A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael

The Michael Feinstein Anthology

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Release Date: 2002-05-21

Tracks:

Nice Work If You Can Get It
Isn't It Romantic
Swinging On A Star
Ask Me Again
Rhode Island Is Famous For You
'S Wonderful
Wonder Why
Too Marvelous For Words
Where Do You Start
Theme From The Bad And The Beautiful
Easy To Love
Alexander's Ragtime Band
Who Are You Now?
You're An Education
You Are There
Sophisticated Swing
Love Can Change The Stars
Come Out, Come Out Wherever You Are
Half Of April (Most Of May)
Marianne
They Can't Take That Away From Me
I Love A Piano

Tracks:

That's Entertainment
My Favorite Year
Ten Feet Off The Ground (With Rosemary Clooney)
I Never Felt Better
Someone To Watch Over Me
Kiss Her Now
The Ugly Bug Ball
For You, For Me, Forever More
The Mole People
And So To Bed
You're All The World To Me
Old Friend
Isn't It A Pity (with Rosemary Clooney)
Pattisserie
Open Your Eyes
For Love Alone
I Won't Send Roses/Time Heals Everything
Get Out And Get Under The Moon (with Page Cavanaugh)
My Romance
Love Is Here To Stay
Violin (with Liza Minnelli)

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The line between evangelist and entertainer has always been somewhat indistinct. But as showcased on this 43-track, double-disc collection culled from his '87-'96 recordings for Elektra/Nonesuch/Atlantic, Michael Feinstein's dedication to spreading the gospel of the American song often blurs it beyond recognition. While the singer's pedigree for the task is impeccable (a long-term stint as Ira Gershwin's assistant and early career sponsorship by Liza Minnelli), his interpretations often succeed by playing off a tense axis of fervent emotionalism and a joyous sense of irreverence.

If his readings of romantic standards can sometimes tend toward the precious, they're often balanced here by sheer dramatic power and telling insights ("Isn't It Romantic" fairly bristles with ironic chauvinism) and a few loopy curves ("The Mole People," the Sherman Brothers' "The Ugly Bug Ball," and the previously unreleased "Rhode Island Is Famous for You"). Feinstein's dedicated song archaeology is also showcased on several gems: "Violin," a duet with Liza Minnelli; "My Favorite Year," a rejected ballad for the film of that name; the sublime "lost" Gershwin classic "Ask Me Again."

Sprinkled with live performances (the forum where Feinstein's talents seem most energized) and studio outtakes and featuring a lengthy print interview with the singer, the set chronicles both the pioneering efforts of one of pop music's most successful revivalists and, crucially, the cream of his beloved American songwriters, from stalwarts Gershwin, Berlin, and Porter to later legends like Herman, Styne, Lane, Martin, and Mercer. --Jerry McCulley

Album Description

The definitive collection of performances by the Grammy nominated singer features 43 tracks from 14 albums released by Elektra, Elektra Nonesuch, and Atlantic labels from 1987-1996. Plus 8 previously unreleased live tracks only available here 'Rhode Island is Famous For You', 'S Wonderful', 'Alexander's Ragtime Band', 'I Love A Piano', 'Patisserie', 'Get Out And Get Under The Moon' (with Page Cavanaugh), 'Love Is Here To Stay' & 'Violin' (with Liza Minnelli). 2 Digipacks housed in a slipcase with a booklet. Rhino Records. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

Mixed feelings.......2005-10-05

This album has some GREAT songs on it; sophisticated swing being one of my favorites. However many of the other songs are too operatic and lame. I give three stars but this album is definatly worth it just for some of the better songs.

Your love for this superb collection will be here to stay..........2002-07-18

The magnificently talented Michael Feinstein has made one wonderful album after another for nearly two decades. Now that Elektra and Rhino have put together this anthology, I am blown away by the versatility and diversity in Feinstein's recorded output. Such amazing rare gems, combined with the most beloved favorites in the history of American Popular Song. Assembled with wit, intelligence, and obvious affection on the part of the record company, this set is a keeper. You'll love it!

He's done it again.......2002-07-15

Is there anything this man can't sing? This collection is so varied as to be the definitive collection of songs for any occassion.

This is perfect background music for a dinner party for a whole group but especially for two. Light, romantic and just gorgeous. You just can't go wrong when Michael Feinstein is your musical choice.

Way to go Michael, you've done it again!

Absolutely 'S WONDERFUL!.......2002-06-10

There are very few contemporary performers who can hold their own with the truly great interpreters of American popular song. Michael Feinstein is truly the ONLY performer of the "younger" generation who really understands what these songs are all about. His incredible knowledge of this music, and his enthusiasm and passion for it have fueled his career. Rhino Records has done a truly outstanding job of putting together an anthology that exemplifies why Mr. Feinstein has become so beloved by audiences around the world. The packaging is excellent, and filled with interesting photos and background information about many of the selections.

This collection not only contains all the favorites one would expect, but a neat group of surprises too. I especially love the duets with people like Liza Minnelli and Rosemary Clooney, and the various collaborative efforts with songwriters like Jule Styne and Burton Lane accompanying Michael at the piano.

This collection is a classic to be treasured. Bravo Michael!
Bravo Rhino!

A beautiful 2 disc CD-another hit for Michael.......2002-06-09

I have every CD Michael has ever made and this is by far one of the best ones because of Michael's range in singing and his wonderful singing voice. I love his duets with Rosemary Clooney and Liza Minelli. He is a wonderful performer on this double CD and am looking foward to the next CD.

DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances

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Great compilation
A disappointment

DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances

Manufacturer: Drg
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Release Date: 2001-10-23

Tracks:

A Day In Hollywood A Night In Ukraine: Just Go To The Movies - Priscilla Lopez/David Garrison/Frank Lazarus/Stephen James/Peggy Hewett/Kate Draper
Babes In Arms: I Wish I Were In Love Again - Christopher Fitzgerald Jessica Stone
Pal Joey: Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered - Patti LuPone
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Louisiana Purchase: Wild About You - Debbie Gravitte & New York Voices
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Falsettoland: The Baseball Game - Michael Rupert/Chip Zien/Faith Prince/Janet Metz/Heather MacRae/Stephen Bogardus
Very Good Eddie: Isn't It Great To Be Married? - Virginia Seidel/Spring Fairbank/Charles Repole/Nicholas Wyman
The Fantasticks: A Perfect Time To Be In Love - Harvey Schmidt
Call Me Madam: You're Just In Love - Tyne Daly/Lewis Cleale
Taking My Turn: Fine For The Shape I'm In - Margaret Whiting/Marnie Nixon/Cissy Houston
A Party With Betty Comden & Adolph Green: The French Lesson - Betty Comdon/Adolph Green
The Madwoman Of Central Park: Better - Phyllis Newman
Greenwillow: Never Will I Marry - Anthony Perkins
Song Of Singapore: I Can't Remember - Loretta Swit & Company
Tintypes: Elite Syncopation/I'm Goin' To Live Anyhow, 'Til I Die - Lynne Thigpen
I Love My Wife: Someone Wonderful I Missed - Joanna Gleason/Ilene Graff
The Good Companions: The Pleasure Of Your Company - Malcolm Rennie/Christopher Gable
Forbidden Broadway 20th Anniversary: Liza One-Note - Christine Pedi
Meet Me In St. Louis: The Trolley Song - Donna Kane & Ensemble

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4 Guys Named Jose...And Una Mujer Named Maria!: Feel It - Philip Anthony/Henry Gainza/Allen Hidalgo/Ricardo Puente
Fame - The Musical: There She Goes!/Fame - Natasha Rennalls & Ensemble
Do Re Mi: What's New At The Zoo? - Heather Headley/The Animal Girls
High Society: Once Upon A Time/True Love - Melissa Errico/Daniel McDonald
Tenderloin: Artificial Flowers - Patrick Wilson
State Fair: Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Company
Kiss Me, Kate: Were Thine That Special Face - Brian Stokes Mitchell
Black And Blue: Black And Blue - Linda Hopkins/Ruth Brown/Carrie Smith
The Green Bird: O Foolish Heart - Company
Out Of This World: From This Moment On - Marin Mazzie/Gregg Edelman
The Boys From Syracuse: This Can't Be Love - Davis Gaines/Sarah Berry
Snoopy!!!: Poor Sweet Baby - Pamela Myers
SeesawNobody Does It Like Me - Michele Lee
March Of The Falsettos: I Never Wanted To Love You - Michael Rupert/Stephen Bogardus/Alison Fraser/Chip Zien/James Kushner
Lunch: Perfectly Alone - Carol Burnett
3hree: Foolish Dreamin'/Something Beautiful/Real Enough To Change My Mind - Jessica Molaskey/Will Gartshore/Rachel Ulanet
Lucky In The Rain: Love Me As If There Were No Tomorrow - Barbara Cook
Godspell: All Good Gifts - Sal Sabella & Company
The Act: Walking Papers - Liza Minnelli & Company

Customer Reviews:

Great compilation.......2002-05-10

I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

A disappointment.......2001-12-15

There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.

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Great Acoustic Album.
Honestly, I don't get it
not quite slackers worthy
You shouldn't even be reading this...you should own it.

Alive at the Lady Bug House
Vic Ruggiero
Manufacturer: Thought Squad
ProductGroup: Music
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Release Date: 2004-03-23

Tracks:

Mean + Nasty
Vic's Lament
'Til the Early Morning
International WC
American Psychopath
20 Flightrock
Parking Lot
Yes Its True
Animales
86 the Mayo

Customer Reviews:

Great Acoustic Album........2005-12-06

Vic Ruggiero is not only a talented pianist with The Slackers, but a wonderful solo guitarist. This album is great to listen to when you are just chillin' out. It's no "Wasted Days" or "Better Late Than Never", but it's a wonderful album.

Honestly, I don't get it.......2005-09-02

I was underwhelmed with this album when I got it. I'm still not crazy about it, and yet I reach for it more often than a lot of albums I like way better. I probably listen to this thing three times a week. That's more than I listen to Johnny Cash, Charlie Parker or Joe Strummer.
Vic's fun, but this is really pretty weak... just him strumming and singing, and yet... I can't stop listening. I can't even say which is my favorite song. They all kind of run together. The International War Criminal one is kinda naive, (and I'm a liberal!)
Ooh, um, the best line on the album is in the song about the house the animals take over. Vic says, "There's a big bullfrog in the head," in a real low, croaky voice. Makes me laugh every time. Must be guy humor.
So skip this one, or if not, play it a lot. I know I do, I just don't know why.

not quite slackers worthy.......2004-07-18

I was very excited to hear about this cd from one of our generation's very best songwriters. I was even more excited after looking at the track list because there were two songs I loved off of the very hard to get "Age of Insects". However, it should be noted that every song on this cd is acoustic, with no drums or keyboards in sight. I didn't expect the full slacker sound, but I did expect more from vic. Those two songs from Age of Insects? - Nowhere nowhere nowhere near as good as with a full band. buy this cd if you're a completist like me.

You shouldn't even be reading this...you should own it........2004-06-05

Buy this. If you've gone this far to pursue the Slackers singer/keyboardist's solo effort, you obviously dig the group, and you won't be let down. Just get it already. Neaty-O.

Tracks:

Quuena Suerte
Soy una Pizza
Somos como las Flores
Cuatro Abrazos al d
La Bamba
Un Pulpito
Tengo una Mu / Arroz con Leche
La Tela de Ara
Estaba la Muerte un d
Di, Dinosaurio
De Colores
Quime por lo que soy
Mi Caramelita
Todo lo que quiero es Paz
Himno a la Alegr
Toma mi Mano

Album Description

Winner of the American Library Association Award and National Parenting Publications Award, totally in Spanish, with "Di Dinosaurio", "Cuatro abrazos al día", "De Colores" & "La Bamba".

Customer Reviews:

Kids love this CD!.......2007-07-04

I am a teacher in a dual immersion (Spanish) elementary school. My students beg me to play this CD all the time. The songs are fun, catchy and easy to learn. I would highly recommend this CD for anyone who speaks Spanish and has kids, anyone who wants their kids to learn some Spanish songs, and for teachers who want to incorporate music to their class.

Excellent and fun........2005-09-08

My children are bilingual and they really get a kick out of the words to the songs. The CD is upbeat.

Best learning songs for kids!.......2005-07-09

I first heard this music when my older daughter was a year old. She was too young to appreciate anything but the beat, but she sure liked that! I located a copy this year, and my two kids absolutely love to sing along. At only 2, the younger one has absorbed many of the phonemes of the Spanish language thanks to this album.

The kids like it so much that they request it about 50% of the time (and another album the other 50%). It's interesting enough for both parents to put up with the repetition, too (which is rare)!

Charlotte Diamond is a real gem!

One of the best Spanish albums.......2004-07-26

My preschoolers love the songs. They're catchy and easy to learn with familiar words/concepts. Soy Una Pizza is a hilarious song that the kids love to sing and enact. La Bamba is one of the best versions I have heard and the children love it as well. Un Pulpito is a wonderful song...All the songs are wonderful and I have found them very easy to incorporate into my classroom. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

A Bug's Life: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack

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Not a review just a request for the lyrics to the song, 'The Time of Your Life"
A score full of life
A Good, Solid Disney Score
Vast mood changes, yet unified--Newman does it again
Something for everyone.

A Bug's Life: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
Randy Newman
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Tracks:

The Time Of Your Life
Flik Machine, The
Seed To Tree
Red Alert
Hopper And His Gang
Filk Leaves
Circus Bugs
The City
Robin Hood
Return To Colony
Filk's Return
Loser
Dot's Rescue
Atta
Don't Come Back
Grasshopper's Return
The Bird Flies
Ants Fight Back
Victory
A Bug's Life Suite

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One of the truly great ironies of modern American pop culture is the evolution of Randy Newman, social critic and songwriter superb, into one of the 1990s' preeminent scorers of animated films. As in Toy Story, Newman's music for A Bug's Life forms much of the crucial human dimension of the computer-generated visuals, replete with an upbeat, if ever-so-slyly fatalistic "theme" song, "The Time of Your Life." Newman's mastery of the orchestra sparkles here as he playfully romps from '40s-tinged big-band swing through Stalling-esque parodies and tomfoolery to mock-heroics worthy of Korngold and Waxman (or Randy's uncles--Alfred, Lionel, and Emil--for that matter). The brain trust at Pixar may have made impressive strides in forging their digital illusions of life, but they still seem eons away from replicating the musical synapses of Randy Newman's brain. If Walt's impending, much-rumored big thaw actually works out, will Newman be next in line for the Disney deep freeze? --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Not a review just a request for the lyrics to the song, 'The Time of Your Life".......2006-09-21

If anyone has the soundtrack to A Bug's Life
i was wondering if you could kindly pass on the lyrics
to "The Time of Your Life"
I am a preschool teacher and we are singing this song for a holiday
pageant in a couple of months.
Usually i can find lyrics to the songs we sing but this one I cannot
find ...... and some of the parts of the song, i can't really tell what good ol
Randy is singing
thanks to anyone that can help
Kiley

A score full of life.......2002-11-14

Randy Newman does it again with A Bug's Life. His previous efforts were the Toy Story scores, but this one clearly outdoes them both and is some of the best music written for a Disney film. The music itself is part jazz, part big band, and orchestral. The orchestral is by far the best of the three. The song "The Time of Your Life" written and performed by Randy Newman himself is an upbeat catchy tune that he has a knack for writing. The main theme is a heroic melody that is heard in "Flik Leaves", "Return to the Colony", "Flik's Return", "Victory" and "A Bug's Life Suite", which contains a bit of all the orchestral music in the score. The big band stuff is found in "Flik Machine" and "The City". The jazz part is heard in the song "The Time of Your Life" and pops up now and then, especially at the beginning of "Flik Leaves". The action music is superb and blows you out of your seat. It is present in "Red Alert", "Robin Hood", "Dot's Rescue", "Grasshoppers' Return", "The Bird Flies", and "The Ants Fight Back", as well as parts of "A Bug's Life Suite". The action music is dominated by a powerful brass section and snare drums. This soundtrack has a little something for everyone for all ages. It's got swinging jazz, groovy big band tunes, and powerful orchestral music. A must have!

A Good, Solid Disney Score.......2001-03-29

It's solid, and some of the cues really sweep you up, but this is Disney, remember. However, don't get me wrong, Disney has a tradition of fantastic scores, and this one doesn't really disappoint... It's a good, solid score, and if you liked the film, you should definately get this.

Vast mood changes, yet unified--Newman does it again.......2001-01-06

This album has a little something for everyone. It begins with the loud, bright theme of "The Flik Machine", also containing the fast-paced "Red Alert" and the softer, more contemplative "Atta". Randy Newman has scored other Disney favorites like Toy Story 1 & 2, and does a supurb job with the Bug's Life album. As noted, the songs change theme dramatically from one piece to the next, yet they somehow all seem to fit into the overall soundtrack. Watch for the musical overtones of "The Time of Your Life" to appear in many of the tracks, along with slower renditions of "Red Alert", and slightly varied themes of the music presented in "Flik Leaves". In the end, this album is another great work by Randy Newman, as he once again scores one of Pixar's beautiful computer-generated films, and makes a soundtrack which is even more beautiful in its own special way.

~Kevin

Something for everyone........2000-07-16

This soundtrack is one with all kinds of music. The first selection is actually a song with words that everyone can relate to , not just ants. There are many pieces on this CD which sound kind of classical, but not boring. This is an overall great collection of music.

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Fuse Presents
Steve Bug
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Anne Will [Vincenzo Remix] - Move D
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