Hold It Down [EP] [Import] [CD-single]
Hold It Down [EP] [Import] [CD-single]
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1. Hold It Down [Bugz in the Attic Co-Operative Mix]
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2. Hold It Down [Kaidi Tatham Remix]
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3. Hold It Down [Osunlade's Deep Down Remix]
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Includes 5 great remixes!
Hold It Down,4hero,Universal Int'l,Broken Beat,Club/Dance,Pop,Rock
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- Chanticleer, with Bp. Flunder: INDEED - How Very Sweet The Sound
- Crystalline
- Best Chanticleer CD Yet
- How Angry the Sound?
- This CD is the bomb!
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How Sweet the Sound: Spirituals & Traditional Gospel Music
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ASIN: B00029CZPW
Release Date: 2004-09-14 |
Tracks:
- Jesus Hits Like An Atom Bomb
- Surely God Is Able
- Amazing Grace
- Medley: Soon One Mornin' - What You Goin' Do When The World's On Fire? - You Can't Hide - Run On For A Long Time
- Didn't It Rain
- Sit Down Servant - Plenty Good Room
- Keep Your Hand On The Plow (Hold On)
- My Soul Is A Witness
- There Is A Balm In Gilead
- Medley: Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child - Poor Pilgrim Of Sorrow - Walk In Jerusalem
- Be Still And Know That I'm God
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Chanticleer's repertoire ranges through many centuries. On this recording, the group again proves its infinite versatility in a program of gospel music and spirituals. The singing is so authentic that one feels like a participant in a gospel meeting, swaying to the rhythm with the crowd. Contributing greatly to the impact is Chanticleer's guest, Yvette A. Funder. Possessor of a voice remarkable for its range, power, and flexibility, she brings to the music the empathy and authority of one born and raised in the tradition, whether leading call-and-response, engaging in improvisations that soar high above the chorus, crooning softly in meditation, or shouting in ecstasy. (She is also an active Bishop ministering to the poor and afflicted, and the founder of various social service agencies in California.) Several songs include soloists drawn from the chorus as well, most notably a tenor, a countertenor and a bass who provides a rhythmic ostinato. The program, designed for maximum variety of tempo, mood, character and texture, includes many favorite songs and spirituals, such as "Amazing Grace," "There is a Balm in Gilead," "Sometimes I Feel like a Motherless Child." The arrangements by Joseph Jennings, Chanticleer's Music Director for 20 years, are admirably simple and very good; only a few are marred by awkward modulations or overly sophisticated, Hollywood-inspired effects. Most of them are for a cappella voices. Jennings also contributes a new original composition: "Be still and Know that I'm God." Repeating these words like an invocation, it builds a cumulative drama with increasingly wild, elaborate improvisations in call-and-response between soloist and chorus; supported by a prominent piano part that includes solos, chordal and running passages, it ends with a rousing climax. --Edith Eisler
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Chanticleer, with Bp. Flunder: INDEED - How Very Sweet The Sound.......2006-02-10
On this standard red book 16-bit CD we are offered that rare and special invitation: Come now, pilgrim - take yet another good step forward in gospel praise or supplication. How can we progress in our individual and collective spiritual journeys towards whatever transcendent glories ground us, revive us, and lead us on despite life's challenges, unless we sing?. Are you having set backs? This CD is good medicine, and it is both a worthy addition to the gospel music shelf and perhaps just the sort of musical medicine that turns out to be good for you, on more than one level of body, mind, and soul. Not a bitter root aftertaste, nor a nagging fishy oil payback in any of this welcome elixir. I guess that is why we call it, Good News.
The arrangements of new and old gospel standards have been set by counter-tenor Joseph Jennings - a leading Chanticleer member of long standing - intently drawing upon both the florid improvisations of the soloists and gospel groups climbing ever so dazzlingly into the fiery chariots that sacred texts say carried off the prophet; and yes, rooted as well in the impeccably crafted close harmonies and inwardly solid strength of gospel quartets and ensembles like Fisk University's Jubilee Singers and many other exemplars.
So, when you listen to this one you will be immediately surrounded by that amazing and great, gathering could of witnesses. The messages are familiar: Keep your hands on the plow. Surely God is able. There is a balm in Gilead.
Like the famous vocal work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, his Serenade to Music as written for a star-crossed group of well-known British soloists of the era; so this gospel outing brings the small male ensemble Chanticleer to the fore - both as a vocal group and as a fabulous collection of solo voices who are prodigiously gifted vocal stars in their own rights. Capping off Chanticleer as an embarrassment of riches is a guest turn by San Francisco's own Bishop Yvette Flunder. She is the real deal, too, as both an ordained minister whose leadership in black churches has blazed fireworks in celebration of melding religion with social justice, and a Jen-U-Wine good news singer who can preach and pray and moan with the best of them.
Only the superhumanly perfected intonation of their cappella group singing, as well as the superb blend and polish of the Chanticleer dozen, will remind a listener than this group is as famous for its Flemish medieval polyphony or its unerring Purcellian clarity, as any other ensemble of twelve voices now appearing before us.
So, forget all the categories and musicology boxes which would seal off gospel music from pre-Bach cathedral masters of polyphony. With this CD we can just revel in the mysteries of good music, regardless. Yeah, Josquin, I'm talking bout you - Sit down servant, there's plenty good room.
Five stars. Highly recommended.
Crystalline.......2005-04-08
I'm not a huge fan of gospel, because I find it to be led by emotion, and musically undisciplined. Rousing, yes - but a little goes a long, long way. I've also found most gospel recordings to be sonically challenged. Almost as if microphones were incapable of capturing the music with clarity. None of this holds true for "How Sweet the Sound." This is a beautifully recorded cd, and every tune is both musically precise, and emotionally resonant. It is, however, a little hard to listen to in one sitting because of the "sameness" of the arrangements. That's a small quibble - who says any cd has to be experienced all at once - and "There is a Balm in Gilead," alone is worth the price of admission.
Best Chanticleer CD Yet.......2005-02-01
This is the Best Chanticleer CD yet. I have listened to it dozens of times. Money well spent. I have even given copies to several of my friends.
How Angry the Sound?.......2005-01-02
My daughter gave me this CD, because, while I'm not religious, I'm a long time fan of gospel music. The first pass through the record, I found myself wandering off to other tasks. So, the second time I put it on the player I forced myself to sit completely through the record. I'm not familiar with Chanticleer, so I had no idea whey she thought I'd like it, but she's is right more often than not. This would be one of the "not" times.
I guess this as an attempt to make gospel music "hip." With songs like "Jesus Hits Like An Atomic Bomb" and "What You Gon' Do When the World's On Fire?" the lyrics are like walking a American urban street being threatened by strangers. Far from being uplifting, the songs are decidedly unfriendly. The feel of the music reminded more of the howling noises I suffered as a forced member of my parent's Kansas Methodist Church than the sweet, honest sounds of real gospel music. That intangible thing I get from listening to gospel music that is heartfelt and painfully honest, even if deluded, was nowhere to be heard in "How Sweet the Sound." Instead, the music is chant-like, monotonous, and cold.
I would not recommend this record to anyone outside of the Midwest. If you miss the sterile sounds of a Midwestern protestant church in full howl, this might be your cup of weak wine. If gospel music is what you're looking for, look elsewhere.
This CD is the bomb!.......2004-11-28
From "Jesus Hits Like an Atom Bomb" to "Amazing Grace", this CD is packed with glorius gospel spirituals and terrific talent. Highly recommend to music lovers of all faiths!
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- Slept on Hip-Hop Classic Album (Held it down.)
- I CAN LISTEN TO THIS JOINT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND STILL NOT GET TIRED OF IT
- Ridiculously Slept on. 1995 Classic
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Release Date: 1995-09-26 |
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- Intro (Once Again)
- No Diggedy
- Knockin' Niggaz Off
- Here We Go
- Real Hip Hop (Original Version)
- Hear It Is
- Microphone Master
- 40 & A Blunt
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Slept on Hip-Hop Classic Album (Held it down.).......2007-02-04
Das Efx's "Hold It Down" is one a those underground classics that should have sent a group into the stratosphere but didn't because it was under marketed and the times were changing. The West Coast was starting to take over Hip-Hop and Das Efx boom never happened. In the midst of all of that chaos came "Hold It Down". This album is a purist's wet dream. It is uncompromisingly Hip-Hop. Das Efx are like verbal grafitti writers. They got more flavor than Baskin n' Robbin's. Nearly every song is a beautifully produced neck snapper. Now, if you're from where I'm from then you remember the days when sitting in the car and snapping your neck to the beat while you bobbed your head was the thing to do. On some Redman ish. Well between "Dare Iz a Darkside" and "Hold It Down" there are no two finer examples of the best neck-snapping albums of the early nineties. With producers like Easy Mo Bee and Pete Rock it's just smash after smash. Of course what would an early nineties East Coast Hip-Hop album be without the Primo track? Check. DJ Scratch also contributes fire to this Timbs and Hood Era flag bearer.
I CAN LISTEN TO THIS JOINT THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND STILL NOT GET TIRED OF IT.......2007-01-31
this defines diggy das the best because it is a mixture of the sounds of DEAD SERIOUS and STRAIGHT UP SEWACIDE. it is a bit long, but who cares, every track on here is enjoyable in its own lil way. to me, it was their last good one..............actually, now that i think about it, i agree with one of the reviwers, it was their best one all around.
Ridiculously Slept on. 1995 Classic.......2006-05-02
Incase you don't know Das Efx" is made up of (2 Mc's) Skoob & Dray whom have both mastered two of the most original & influential styles ever to be heard by hiphop audiences, that would soon be admired and imitated over the years. When Das Efx made themselves known, with the critically acclaimed "dead serious" back in 1992, hiphop fans didn't know what hit 'em. " Rhyming with such amazing energy, enthusiasm and best of all the ability to compliment each other by exchanging lines back and forth, taking turns in the spotlight, Das Efx posess a style that is second to none. 3 Years after their debut, in the era of more rugged & rough-esque material, Das Efx step up to the plate and serve more than most heads could chew. The first thing to note about this album is that it is so dam consistent, there is not one filler on here! I can assure you! Consisting of 20 full tracks, with production from such legends as; DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Easy Mo Bee, Showbiz and more unknown but equally as outstanding producers; Solid Scheme, Kevin Geeda, Klark Kent & DJ Skratch any beat junkies will not go wanting with this album. It is amazing, how an album with such an outstanding lineup of producers didnt immediately get more recognition (but there you go). Now, the beats aren't the only superior factor of this album, the lyrics are just as good, with Skoob & Dray kickin' some of their best verses yet...staying consistent in all tracks making any pending doubts erased. Without a doubt, any fan of East Coast, Mid 90's, hardcore hiphop should have this in their collection already, as it is a genuine classic that still hasn't deserved the recognition it deserves. All I can say is if you are reading this, and you consider yourself to be a Hiphop fan, then check this album out as you may have found that special something that special album that you have been looking for. PEACE!!! (P.S. check out everything else by Das Efx, as it is all brilliant Early-Mid 90's material that needs to be recognised, except for the "How We Do" album as that is just an awful fall off in the new millenium)
Lyrics - 10/10
Beats - 10/10
Originality of album- 8/10
Styles - 10/10 some of the most original!
Replay Value - 10/10
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Das EFX - Hold It Down.......2006-03-19
Good album by Das EFX. I think that this album deserves 5/5 stars. The beats are real hiphop. Good vibes and gritty sounds. Good lyrics of course, the production is the best part probably. Real grimey hiphop beats with nice loops. Some of the tracks on here are STRAIGHT classics hands down. Definately pick this album up. My fav song is "Comin Thru". One of the illest beats EVER! Check this cd out no doubt, you wont be dissapointed.
My Top 5 Songs
1.No Diggedy
2.Real HipHop
3.Microphone Master
4.Hold It Down
5.Comin Thru
Awesome real hip hop.......2005-10-19
This is my first das efx album and after listenin to it I can garauntee that it wont be my last:)All the songs on this album are on some classical underground hip hop sh*t n music like this is why we look at hip hop now a days with negativety because music around the early-mid nintie's was just brilliant and nothing will top it i doubt, yeh so some of the stand out songs to me are
-no diggedy
-buck buck
-real hip hop
I highly reccomend this album
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Release Date: 1999-10-19 |
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- Lollapalooza
- John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean
- John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
- John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
- John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
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- John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
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- Slonimsky's Earbox
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- Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine
- Common Tones In Simple Time
- El Dorado - Part I. A Dream Of Gold
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- Harmonielehre - Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie
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- A Sermon On Romance
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- Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On
- Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise
- !Este Pais! / This Country
- One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes
- Finale
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- John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean
- John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Toot Nipple
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- John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Pavane: She's So Fine
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Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto--all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.
Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere best-of; it's an almost-all-of. At times terrifically American--especially in the news-aware operas and their narrative pragmatism--Adams well deserves a major box set, and its coverage is appropriate to his varied, stylistically diverse output. As with any large-scale retrospective, Earbox--which fairly bristles with Adams's new composition, Slonimsky's Earbox--has spots where fans might balk at the quality of the composer's writing. But it's got a fantastic accompanying booklet along with its many hours of inarguably modern and thoroughly listener-friendly music. --Andrew Bartlett
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Moved to tears.......2004-03-18
Never before in my life was i moved so intensely and directly by classical music. I put the first cd in my player and a few minutes later tears are flowing. I find myself dancing and moving to a rythm i already seem to know. Wow, i just have to share that.
Nonesuch delivers.Again.......2002-11-27
John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits and pieces of adams for me, and more and more i found myself amazed. and swayed. His operas have been groundbreaking{Nixon in China} controversial{Death Of klinghoffer},his compostions sublimely beautiful{shaker Loops or harmonium].HIS STATURE IS WORTHY THEN OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL CAREER SPANNING BOX SET.This 10 disc set[great value, again from NONESUCH}encompasses Adams' entire career,and though there are some misses here{I was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky doesnt quite fit},it is still magnificent. the Highlights are ,{for me} the Wound Dresser, Chamber symphony,Violin Concerto, of course, Shaker Loops and Harmonuim are wonderful. The true jewels here are Nixon in China,the Chairman dances and the Death of Klinghoffer,which is simply a masterpiece. The set comes with a wonderful book, which contains essay's by Robert Hurwitz {An Uncommon Man}renaud Machart[John adams as seen from europe} and Essays before an earbox by Adams himself.A Chronology and dicography are included. A wonderful study of an American original,worth the investment, Highly highly recommended
harmonia in excelsis.......2001-11-12
I must agree with Mr. Bartlett, particularly with regard to "Ceiling." It may well be because his Violin Concerto and Harmonielehre are so powerful. 4.5 stars.
Interesting, and likely intentional, is that two names in the extensive liner book fail to mention two great and glaringly obvious precursors: Carl Orff and Raymond Scott. Without "Carmina Burana," there would be no "Harmonium." Orff has his mark all over Adams's gifted and epic compositions. Similarly, though there are glib references to "cartoon music," the polymath engineer/musician Scott is a seminal figure in American music, and casts a large shadow over the witty juxtapositions and sense of play one loves in Adams's work. In all, an excellent career overview.
Our greatest living composer.......2001-07-22
As a composer, I'm staggered that anyone could fail to be gripped by this music.
That anyone can use the words "spoiled, overrated" amazes me. I emphatically disagree with "A music fan"'s review.
I don't think it's "mind-numbing"; I think it's spiritual and exciting. To me it's the most substantial music being created in our times.
I'm really sorry that anyone could fail to enjoy it, and really recommend others to listen for themselves.
Wonderful CD.......2000-04-02
This compilation should turn even the most curmudgeonly listerner into a fan. Beautifully recorded, great notes -- and it's a heck of a bargain!
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- Shakespeare's Musick (Songs & Dances from Shakespeare's Plays) / Pickett, Musicians of the Globe
- William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Two-Disc Special Edition)
ASIN: B0002IQL08
Release Date: 2004-07-06 |
Tracks:
- Ah Robin (Round)
- And Let Me The Cannikin Clink
- And Will He Not Come Again
- Be Merry, Be Merry
- Black Spirits
- Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind
- Bonny Sweet Robin
- But Shall I Go Mourn
- Can'st Thou Not Hit It
- Come Away
- Come Away, Hecate
- Come Live With Me
- Come O'er The Burn
- Come Thou Monarch (Version 2)(Round)
- Come Unto These Yellow Sands
- A Cup Of Wine
- Farewell, Dear Heart
- Fathers That Wear Rags
- Fear No More
- Fie On Sinful Fantasy
- Fill The Cup (Round)
- Flout 'Em And Cout 'Em (Round)
- Fools Had Ne'er Less Grace
- For I'll Cut My Green Coat
- The Friar And The Nun
- Full Fathom Five
- The George Alow (Version 1)
- Get You Hence
- The God Of Love
- Hark, Hark The Lark
- Have I Caught My Heavenly Jewel
- Heart's Ease
- Hold Thy Peace (Version 2)(Round)
- Honor, Riches
- I Am Gone Sir
- I Loathe The I Did Love
- It Was A Lover And His Lass
- Jepha
- Jog On
- Jolly Shepherd (Round)
- King Stephen Was A Worthy Peer
- Lawn As White
- Love, Love, Nothing But Love (Version 2)
- The Master, The Swabber (Version 2)
- No More Dams
- An Old Hare Hoar (Version 1)
- O Mistress Mine (Version 1)
- Orpheus With His Lute
- O Sweet Oliver
- Pardon Goddess Of The Night
- Roses Their Sharp Spines
- Sigh No More, Ladies
- Some Men For Sudden Joy (Version 1)
- Take, O Take Those Lips
- Tell Me, Where Is Fancy Bred
- That Sir Which Serves
- There Dwelt A Man In Babylon (Version 1)
- There Was Three Fools
- Three Merry Men (Round)
- Tomorrow Is St. Valentine's Day
- Under The Greenwood Tree
- Up And Down (Round)
- Urns And Odours Bring Away
- Walsingham
- Was This Fair Face
- Wedding Is Great Juno's Crown
- What Shall He Have (Round)
- When Arthur First In Court
- When Daffodils Begin To Peer
- When Daisies Pied
- When Griping Grief
- When Icicles Hang By The Wall
- When That I Was And A Little Tyne Boy
- Where The Bee Sucks
- While You Here Do Snoring Lie
- Who Is Silvia
- Why Let The Strucken Deer
- Willow, Willow (Version 1)
- Will You Buy Any Tape
- The Woosel Cock
- You Spotted Snakes
Tracks:
- Awake, Awake
- Battle Of Agincourt
- Bride's Goodmorrow
- Broom
- Callino
- Carmen's Whitle
- Chi Passa
- Come Kiss Me, Kate (Round)
- Come Thou Monarch (Version 1)
- Cup Of Wine (Version 1)
- Damon
- Daphne
- Diana (2 Versions)
- Dulcina
- Eglamore
- Eighty-Eight
- Fortune My Foe
- George Alow (Version 2)
- Glass Doth Run
- Goddesses
- Go From My Window
- Greensleeves (2 Versions)
- Guy Of Warwick
- Hem Boys (2 Versions)
- Hey Ho for A Husband (2 Versions)
- Hobbyhorse
- Hold Thy Peace (Versions 1 & 3)
- Hunt's Up
- I Cannot Come Every Day (2 Versions)
- In Crete
- In Peascod Time
- Jack Boy (Round)
- King Cophetua
- King Lear
- King Solomon
- Light O Love
- Loath To Depart (2 Versions)
- Love, Love (Version 1)
- Master, Swabber (Version 1)
- Mounsier Mingo
- Mounsieur's Almaine
- My Mind To Me
- Nutmegs (Of All The Birds)
- Nutmegs (Wooing Of The Baker's Daughter)
- O Death (2 Versions)
- Old Hare Hoar (Version 2)
- O Mistress Mine (Version 2)
- O' The Twelfth Day Of December
- Oyster Pie
- Peg A Ramsey (2 Versions)
- Phillida (3 Versions)
- Please One
- Pyramus
- Queen Dido (2 Versions)
- Ratcatcher
- Rich Jew
- Robin Goodfellow
- Robin Hood
- Rogero
- Rowland
- Sellenger's Round
- Shore's Wife (2 Versions)
- Sick, Sick (3 Vesions)
- Some Men For Sudden Joy (Round)
- There Dwelt A Man (Version 2)
- Titus Andronicus
- Tom A Bedlam (2 Versions)
- Troilus
- Troy Town
- Wellady
- Whenas We Sat In Babylon
- Where Is The Life
- Whoop
- Why Let The Strucken (If Care Do Cause)
- Willow, Willow (Version 2)
- Will Ye Buy A Fine Dog
- With A Fading
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- SUSAN HAYWARD BELTS IT OUT
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I'll Cry Tomorrow
Manufacturer: Film Score Monthly
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- With a Song In My Heart (from the 1952 film)/ Pal Joey (with 1952 cast members)
- I'll Cry Tomorrow
- My Heart Speaks
- I Want to Live!
- Valley of the Dolls (Special Edition)
ASIN: B0006SSQ2K
Release Date: 2005-01-11 |
Tracks:
- Main Title
- Don't Cry/Bye l'Ums
- Sing You Sinners - Susan Hayward
- David/How Soon/Help
- When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along - Susan Hayward
- Trance/Mama's Plea
- Confused/Pour Me
- Transition/Also/Tony
- Stood Up/Shattered/Tortured
- Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe - Susan Hayward
- Ashamed
- String Chord/Real Heel
- Down Girl/Ashamed
- Home Sweet Home/This Is It/Hold It
- Light
- Fight to Live/Serenity
- Burt/End Title
- Ashamed/Home Sweet Home [Original Version][*]
- AA Medley [*] - Susan Hayward
- End Title [Original Version][*]
- I'll Cry Tomorrow [Single Version][*] - Johnny Green And His Quartette, Susan Hayward
- Vagabond King Waltz/I'm Sitting on Top of the World [*] - Susan Hayward
- Starlight Romance/Presently
- Waltz Huguette/Bar Mitzvah Rhumba
- Source Music Medley: Good Morning/Ropin'/Beautiful Girl/We'll Make Hay
- When the Red, Red Robin Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along
- Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe
Customer Reviews:
SUSAN HAYWARD BELTS IT OUT.......2005-03-31
This CD is a rare treat for Susan Hayward fans - a chance to hear her do her own singing in the film "I'll Cry Tomorrow" based on the story of Lillian Roth, who battled alcoholism in her life. The sound quality is EXCELLENT and the CD includes extensive notes, and even includes unused tracks, such as the vocal efforts of studio vocalist Sandy Ellis, who was originally going to dub for Hayward. Many people are not aware that the real Lillian Roth was disapointed that her own voice tracks were not used for the film. But, Hayward surprised everyone with her surprisingly goodvocal range. The background music is exceptionally fineas well, and is all included here. This CD is a must-have for Susan Hayward fans - and lovers of fine film score music as well.
Average customer rating:
- horrible
- The best ever symphonic collection of the Fab Four ever!
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Symphony for the Stars: The Beatles
Manufacturer: Madacy Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
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ASIN: B000000KZV
Release Date: 1995-09-01 |
Tracks:
- All You Need Is Love
- Hey Jude
- Here Comes The Sun
- Let It Be
- Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
- Michelle
- And I Love Her
- The Long And Winding Road
- Can't Buy Me Love
- Strawberry Fields Forever
- I Want To Hold Your Hand
- Penny Lane
Tracks:
- Norwegian Wood
- I Feel Fine
- Something
- Lady Madonna
- Don't Let Me Down
- Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
- Yes, It Is
- She Loves You
- Hello, Good-Bye
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Across The Universe
- I Should Have Known Better
Customer Reviews:
horrible.......1999-05-23
The beatles are bad enough on their own, they dont need an orchestra to make them worse.
The best ever symphonic collection of the Fab Four ever!.......1999-03-21
The fact you are reading this probably means you are a fan of the Beatles. If you sometimes wish for a collection of orchestral Beatles songs but are unsure of some of the cheap numbers you have heard, well! This set is amazing, the music is rich and full of feeling, a best buy without a doubt. If it were possible I would give it six stars!
Average customer rating:
- Straight from the streets of NYC, the DMS boys do it again!!!
- TITLE SAYS IT ALL MADBALL HOLDS HARDCORE DOWN
- Best Madball
- crap price good CD
- good cd
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Hold It Down
Madball
Manufacturer: Epitaph / Ada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Set It Off
- Droppin' Many Suckers
- Demonstrating My Style
- Look My Way
- The Best of Madball
ASIN: B00004TQU1
Release Date: 2000-06-20 |
Tracks:
- Intro
- Can't Stop, Won't Stop
- Hold It Down
- Fall This Time
- Everyday Hate
- Done...
- Say What?
- D.I.F.M.M.
- Show No Fear
- Never Look Back
- Still Searching
- Confessions
- Thinking To Myself
- Semper Fi
Amazon.com
Since first emerging from the ashes of New York hardcore legends Agnostic Front, Madball have been ploughing a similar furrow of wholly uncompromising, full-throttled aggro rock with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer. With their sixth blazing collection, it's pretty much business as usual. Freddy Cricien's throat-tearing vocal assaults intone bludgeoning anthems of strident self-assertion and full-blooded belligerence. It would, of course, be refreshing to report that Madball are creating a riot of their own by moving their hardcore remit into new stylistic territory. However, despite an introductory passage that toys with hip-hop devices, Hold It Down is simply another example of drab, monochromatic austerity. That said, if you like a bit of precision punk bluster toughened up with metal menace and the politics of brutal intent, you could do a lot worse than avail yourself of Hold It Down. --Ian Fortnam
Customer Reviews:
Straight from the streets of NYC, the DMS boys do it again!!!.......2006-10-16
This has to be one of my favorite Madball albums. Straight up lyrics of standing up to the streets and facing the challeges that follow. Truthful lyrics, heavy riffs, nonstop double bass pounding. What more can u ask for. A must for any hardcore fan.
TITLE SAYS IT ALL MADBALL HOLDS HARDCORE DOWN.......2005-08-09
I LOVE THIS ABLUM,BUT I LOVE EVERYTHING MADBALL HAS DONE.NOT MANY BANDS STAY AS TRUE AS THIS BAND HAS AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON THIS ABLUM.THIS ABLUM MOTIVATES ME ALOT THE LYRICS ARE STRONG WITH LOTS OF PRIDE I LOVE SHOW NO FEAR I GET REALLY PUMPED ON THAT TRACK GREAT MUSIC FROM A GREAT BAND.IF YOU LOVE HARDCORE YOU NEED MADBALL OR YOU DON'T REALLY LOVE HARDCORE.N.Y.H.C.
Best Madball.......2004-01-13
This is Madballs best cd yet. It has the NYHC sound with a little bit of a hip hop influence in it. I never get tired of listening to this cd.
crap price good CD.......2003-12-05
all i have to say is: to me this is madball at their best, but the price sux for 25 mins of music.... 1 star: im pissed its so short!!!
good cd.......2003-12-04
the one idiot who said this is a agnostic front side band and he also said theres nothing special your an idiot this band is a great hardcore band
Average customer rating:
- Music of Burton Lane
- Great CD!
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Michael Feinstein Sings the Burton Lane Songbook, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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- Forever
ASIN: B000005J1G
Release Date: 1992-11-24 |
Tracks:
- It's Time For A Love Song
- The World Is In My Arms
- I Want A New Romance
- Medley: Everything I Have Is Yours/ Your Head On My Shoulder
- Poor You
- Open Your Eyes
- I Hear Music
- The Happiest Day Of My Life
- The Lady's In Love With You
- Where Have I Seen Your Face Before
- Don't Let It Get You Down
- It Happens EveryTime
- Look Who's Here
- Medley: Hurry, It's Lovely Up Here
- Medley: On The S.S. Bernard Cohn
- Medley: Melinda
- Medley: Dancing Lesson
- Medley: She Wasn't You
- Medley: Tosy And Cosh
- Medley: Wait Till We're Sixty-Five
- Medley: What Did I Have
- Medley: Come Back To Me
- Medley: On A Clear Day
Customer Reviews:
Music of Burton Lane.......2006-02-18
This CD is a real delight as Michael Feinstein is one of my favorite performers. He does a great job with this music by Burton Lane. I have both Volumns of music by Burton Lane and I enjoy listenting to both of these CD's
Great CD!.......2000-11-26
It took awhile for me to enjoy the songs on this CD, but once I did, I couldn't stop listening. There are romantic songs, funny songs, powerful songs. A little something for everyone. If you don't enjoy it at the first listen - don't give up! This CD will definately grow on you!
Average customer rating:
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REMIXES FROM THE ELEPHANT HOUSE {Cocaine In My Brain - Dillinger, Put It On (Again) - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Peace Time - Groove Corporation, Sunshine Of Your Love - Rockers Hi-Fi Meet Ella Fitzgerald, Hold Us Down - Rae & Christian, Legalise It - UB40, Police & Thieves - Luciano, Echo Beach - Original Cast, Conquering Lion - Yabby You, Dub Remedies - South, Concrete Jungle - Groove Corporation, Across 110Th. Street - Bobby Womack, Giocoso, Gioioso - Ennio Morricone}
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000H35MWQ |
Product Description
Cocaine In My Brain - Dillinger, Put It On (Again) - Bob Marley & The Wailers,Peace Time - Groove Corporation, Sunshine Of Your Love - Rockers Hi-Fi Meet Ella Fitzgerald, Hold Us Down - Rae & Christian, Legalise It - UB40, Police & Thieves - Luciano, Echo Beach - Original Cast, Conquering Lion - Yabby You, Dub Remedies - South, Concrete Jungle - Groove Corporation, Across 110Th. Street - Bobby Womack, Giocoso, Gioioso - Ennio Morricone
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Revolver Usa: Mic: Midheaven.04
Andre Afram Asmar , Cut-Out , Goldcard , The Cuts , Deadly Snakes , Blues Goblins , Horrors , Red Thread , Ursa Minor , and James William Hindle
Manufacturer: Revolver USA / Midheaven
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000QHRBUE |
Product Description
Tracks:1. Andre Afram Asmar - Scientism;2. Cut-Out - At It Again;3. Goldcard - We Only Doubt;4. The Cuts - How Can I Get Through;5. Deadly Snakes - Burn Down the Valley;6. Blues Goblins - Spoonful Blues;7. Horrors - Shake Your Shit;8. Red Thread - Five;9. Ursa Minor - Silent Moving Picture;10. James William Hindle - Come Down Slowly;11. Clue to Kalo - Empty Save the Oxygen;12. Why? - Early Whitney;13. Gresham - Come In;14. Dengue Fever - Hold My Hips;15. Busdriver & Radioinactive - Exaggerated Joy;16. Modey Lemon - Predator;17. Clone Defects - Shapes of Venus;18. Awol One & Daddy Kev - One High School Love Story;19. Flying Lizards - Skin and Stone.Limited Edition Compact Disc Compilation.
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