Live the Dream [Live]

Live the Dream [Live]

Track Listings

1. Supadickie

2. Most Fantstic Thing You Ever Heard

3. Yeah Word Party

4. Dada Struttin'

5. Rock the Biscuit

6. Rhyme on My Love Interlude

7. International Counting

8. Emma 18

9. We're in Heaven

10. So Many Reggie Perrins in the Arse End of Space

11. Fudge for Your Ears

12. Deeper 'N' Deffer

Tracks:

Steps To the Door
I'm Not Here
And Then the Rain
Hollywood Holiday
Lucifer Sam
It's About Time
Throw Away the Key
You
Look Around
At Night They Speak
Speak Easy
Shot You Down
What About You
Hold On
And Then the Rain
Backroad Bridge Song (What Could I Say)
Ain't No Hangman
Morning Light
Burn the Roses
Look Around
Throw Away the Key

Customer Reviews:

Television Meets Psych Rock Meets Spaghetti Western.......2007-06-19

Each of the Paisley Underground bands seemed to have their own little slant on the sounds of the movement, which was about bringing guitar-driven, psychedelic music back to the fore in the synth-heavy 80s. True West's bent was a little hard to figure. There were the duelling guitar wizards, Tolman and McGrath, who sounded more like Verlaine and Lloyd than any 1960s guitarists. There was the feeling of the old West, not just in the band's name but in their sound and feel - something that put you in mind of tan chinos, shoe boots with spurs, shots of rye at the local saloon, and lots of dirt. Then there was the psychedelic thing - the cover of Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam," the sometimes trippy lyrics, the spiralling guitar lines . . . In the liner notes to this compilation of True West's best material, it is suggested that they hit their peak on the full-length album, Drifters. But that album, despite its excellent opening track, "Look Around," pales in comparison to the EP, Hollywood Holiday. The eight songs on the EP represented all of the best elements of True West - the songs seem fresh, they keep you guessing what might come next, each one has its own little angle on the whole picture the band was presenting then. The album, meanwhile, gets tired after the third or fourth track, and feels like a labor from there. And the three tracks produced by Tom Verlaine thrown on at the end are notweworthy for historical reference, but otherwise pretty unremarkable. If you were into the Paisley Underground thing when it was happening, or if you just like guitar-heavy psychedelic rock, you will absolutely want to pick up this CD. Just be prepared to hear a combination of inspired gems and sludge.

Making The World Safe For Guitars.......2007-06-15

Back in the early-mid '80s, there was talk that the electric guitar was going to go the way of the dinosaur and the dodo bird to replaced by keyboards, computers and things. Bands like True West took a stand and helped save the six-string from the onslaught of the MIDI monster. The dueling guitar duo of Richard McGrath and Russ Tolman was on par with Television's Verlaine and Lloyd, in fact Tom Verlaine was so impressed with True West that he produced three tracks, which are luckily included as bonus tracks on this two-for reissue of the band's first two albums: Hollywood Holiday and Drifters. Drawing inspiration from Syd Barrett era Floyd, 40s film noir, the Beck and Page era Yardbirds, late night 80s cable TV, the San Francisco Sound, and the Mercury space program, True West created a couple classic albums that sound fresh and vital today.

Great 80's psychedelic.......2007-06-11

I own both the original EP and LP on vinyl, the EP is more feedback laden, the LP was, I don't know, more laid back, but w/good dual guitar songs. Both EP and LP appear to be on this CD, so enjoy!

Average customer rating:

coldplay live....good background music
Quality Product
COLDPLAY LIVE
im listen to this genre too
Quite good concert but sloppy editing

Live 2003 (CD & DVD)
Coldplay
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Parachutes
A Rush of Blood to the Head
X&Y
Yellow
Speed of Sound

ASIN: B0000DJZA0
Release Date: 2003-11-04

Tracks:

Politik
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
One I Love
See You Soon
Shiver
Everything's Not Lost
Moses
Yellow
Clocks
In My Place
Amsterdam

Tracks:

Politik (DVD)
God Put A Smile Upon Your Face (DVD)
A Rush of Blood To The Head (DVD)
Daylight (DVD)
Trouble (DVD)
One I Love (DVD)
Don't Panic (DVD)
Shiver (DVD)
See You Soon (DVD)
Everything's Not Lost (DVD)
Moses (DVD)
Yellow (DVD)
The Scientist (DVD)
Clocks (DVD)
In My Place (DVD)
Amsterdam (DVD)
Life Is For Living (DVD)

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Riding high on the phenomenal success of A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay is in peak form on Coldplay Live 2003. This CD/DVD two-pack was filmed (on Super-16mm film) and recorded in Sydney's Horden Pavilion on July 21 and 22, 2003, during an exhaustive year-long world tour, and the medium-sized arena provides a fitting stage for the London-based rock quartet, not so grand as to overwhelm the music, but large enough to indicate their large and loyal following, which includes enthusiastic fans of either gender. Especially when played in DTS 5.1 surround, this 90-minute concert is richer, thicker, and (of course) louder than Coldplay's studio recordings, lending a wall-of-sound expansiveness to the band's signature sound, which draws from such diverse influences as Genesis, Pink Floyd, The Verve, U2, and their own unique sonic landscape. "Politik" gets the gig off to a rousing start, and other impressive! highlights include "Daylight," "Yellow," the as-yet-unreleased new song "Moses," and the popular hits "In My Place," "Clocks," and "The Scientist." And while the concert visuals are slick and professional (perhaps placing a bit too much emphasis on singer/frontman Chris Martin), this DVD and CD--the latter containing a truncated 70-minute version of the same performance--are best appreciated for their pristine audio quality. Culled from 400 hours of home video, the 40-minute "concert diary" represents a wasted opportunity, enjoyable for hardcore fans but offering no insight into the band or its individual members. Much better, then, to play the concert at healthy high volume, and appreciate Coldplay in the prime of their young career. --Jeff Shannon

Description

The two-disc set includes a 90-minute, nine-camera, super 16 live shoot taken from their July 21 and 22, 2003 performances at the Horden Pavilion in Sydney, Australia, as well as band commentary, a never before broadcast behind-the-scenes documentary, a special tour diary and the edited audio CD. The DVD and CD will also include two PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED live tracks- "The One I Love" and "Moses."

Customer Reviews:

coldplay live....good background music.......2007-04-10

Coldplay is definitely a solid live band, the problem is, from a production; sound quality standpoint, how do intelligent musicians like this not realize that you need to increase the high end (treble) to maximize the low end (bass)....the way we used to do back in the 80's...the resonance of the bass is greatly reduced without the high end...this is how bands back then used to get that bright, echo-ee, clean live sound...man, i saw eddie money outdoors one october night at heather farms in walnut creek, ca, and his band sounded freaking awesome...bassy, trebly...crystal clear, the sound just cut through the night sky...anyway, when i hear the last two or three minutes of Politik...I'm in absolute heaven...as good as it is, it could have been so much better - along with the rest of the album, with a little bit stronger production / sound quality...This band is way too talented to suffer from sound like this...That being said, this is a solid live album, and you can't go wrong with the cd/dvd combo pak. And by the way, Chris Martin apparently says we're in for a real treat...they have an incredible song in the works that's about to be released...looking forward to it bro...and to you and the band getting back on the road again...who knows, maybe next time you guys come around, i can actually afford to buy a ticket...peace...out

Quality Product.......2007-03-08

I received this product on time, and was very pleased with my purchase. This is a very good concert for those that really enjoy Coldplay and have not been fortunate enough to go to a real concert.

COLDPLAY LIVE.......2006-11-06

I went to a live Coldplay show and this DVD was as spectacular as the live show!! I reccomend this to any Coldpay fan or anyone that is a fan of live music. ENJOY!!

im listen to this genre too.......2006-07-29

coldplay is a great band. this album is for real fans.
the dvd is bangin ya'll
the songs are great and have a distinct sound only coldplay can produce.

Quite good concert but sloppy editing.......2006-05-03

It's always fun watching concert DVD's. For one thing, being a musician, I can actually watch not only how they play the songs but see the musicianship of the band without the benefit of redoing takes and overdubbing certain parts. It's still a bit too early for a Coldplay DVD but still it's quite a good one regardless, it's just marred by the MTV-style editing that I'm very much despising at the moment.

The show combines some tracks from first release Parachutes to 2nd release A Rush of Blood to the Head, as well as 3 non-album tracks. There's of course crowd favorites such as Trouble(with a huge end sing along), the Scientist, Clocks, Don't Panic, Yellow with a beautifully sung intro to album tracks such as Amsterdam, Daylight and Shiver. As for the 3 non-album tracks, I love 2: The One I Love, a big rocker with a catchy ending("sing it to me, oh oh") and See You Soon, a beautiful/melancholy acoustic ballad.

The editing problems are first evident in the Politik intro. While the track itself has that pounding beat, so does the editing and it's incredibly jarring. It reminds me of an old guy trying to get in the mindset of a young person by acting and talking fast so the hyperactive camera is a result of a "this is what the kids want" mentality. Like most DVD's, the lead singer Chris Martin tends to get the most attention. A talent yes but other band members get very quick shots before going back to Chris. At one point I almost thought I saw band member to Chris to band member to Chris rather than switching between the 4 of them.

It would've been nicer if they waited till X&Y came out so we can get Square One, Speed of Sound and Fix You live but that's alright. Knowing the record company, we'll get another one soon.

Average customer rating:

Linda Eder - Great Voice
Not a voice.......an instrument
the best female singer of the great american standards.
The powerful and beautiful voice of Linda Elder
Linda Eder shines with her Broadway album

Broadway, My Way
Linda Eder
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By Myself: The Songs of Judy Garland
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Storybook

ASIN: B000088E4T
Release Date: 2003-02-18

Tracks:

I Am What I Am (from "La Cage aux Folles")
Anthem (from "Chess")
On The Street Where You Live (from "My Fair Lady")
What Kind of Fool (from "Stop The World I Want to Get Off")
Some People (from "Gypsy")
I'll Be Seeing You (from "Right This Way")
Gold (from "Camille Claudel")
Don't Rain On My Parade (from "Funny Girl")
The Impossible Dream (from "Man of La Mancha")
A New Life (from "Jekyll & Hyde")
Edelweiss (from "The Sound of Music")
Unusual Way (from "Nine")
Man of La Mancha (from "Man of La Mancha")

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The people who felt betrayed when Linda Eder covered several pop songs on 2002's Gold will be relieved that her follow-up, Broadway My Way, is a return to the Great White Way. As if to prove that she isn't limited to either the songs of Frank Wildhorn or ballads, Eder tackles some well-known show tunes. The ballads tend to be overwrought, so it's best to look for the uptempo numbers. The singer's take on "Some People" is technically fine but so va-va-voom showbiz that it lacks the deranged edge that makes the song so compellingly dramatic. Things work a lot better on "I Am What I Am": while Eder doesn't take it to the top (or rather over the top), this is as close as she gets to Mermanizing a number. Elsewhere, "Don't Rain on My Parade" (immortalized by Streisand) and "Man of La Mancha" are appropriately brassy and triumphant, with Eder roaring her way through both songs. Fans of both Eder and Wildhorn should note that the singer reprises her Svengali's "Gold," the title track from her previous album, and an excerpt from his long-in-the-works Camille Claudel. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

On the eagerly awaited Broadway My Way, Atlantic recording artist and acclaimed Broadway sensation Linda Eder performs classics including 'On the Street Where You Live' (from My Fair Lady), 'Edelweiss' (from The Sound of Music), 'Don't Rain On My Parade' (from Funny Girl) and 10 other great broadway songs performed in a whole new voice. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

Linda Eder - Great Voice.......2007-07-06

This lady has one great voice. She can certainly sell a song. My only reservation about her is that she's a bit cocky. I think she could use some humility.

Not a voice.......an instrument.......2007-02-17

Unbelievable breath control, phrasing, and style. My 10 yr. old Granddaughter who heretofore has listened and loved the usual rap
and hip-hop, heard me playing this disc and begged me to buy her
one........and I did, and she plays it all the time, and to her
friends. Linda Eder exceeds the Streisand mystique by far.

the best female singer of the great american standards........2006-07-24

i am turning 60 years old this year. i went to my 1st.broadway
musical in 1960. over the years i have had the honor to see
almost all of the giants of american song, garland, streisand,
patti lupone, lena horne, betty buckley, barbaracook etc. in
"broadway, my way" linda eder cements her place as the best of the best. from an anthem like "i am what i am" to the lovely
"on the street where you live" captures you body and soul.
i loved this album, and don't ever miss a chance to see her live. JOHN POWER

The powerful and beautiful voice of Linda Elder.......2006-02-23

A great selection of songs. Tremendous amount of energy in Linda's voice. I just love it.

Linda Eder shines with her Broadway album.......2006-02-18

Wow! Linda Eder has an outstanding voice. She sells Broadway in the styles of Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand. After hearing this you will want more.

Score: XOX - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra

Average customer rating:

VERY DISAPPOINTED
Blown away
A fantastic live recording
10 stars!
Awesome!

Score: XOX - 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra
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Systematic Chaos
Gigantour
Falling Into Infinity
Systematic Chaos

ASIN: B000G7PMD2
Release Date: 2006-08-29

Tracks:

The Root Of All Evil [Disc 1]
I Walk Beside You [Disc 1]
Another Won [Disc 1]
Afterlife [Disc 1]
Under A Glass Moon [Disc 1]
Innocence Faded [Disc 1]
Raise The Knife [Disc 1]
The Spirit Carries On [Disc 1]

Tracks:

Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence: [Disc 2]
I. Overture [Disc 2]
II. About To Crash [Disc 2]
III. War Inside My Head [Disc 2]
IV. The Test That Stumped Them All [Disc 2]
V. Goodnight Kiss [Disc 2]
VI. Solitary Shell [Disc 2]
VII. About To Crash (reprise) [Disc 2]
VIII. Losing Time/Grand Finale [Disc 2]
Vacant [Disc 2]
The Answer Lies Within [Disc 2]
Sacrificed Sons [Disc 2]

Tracks:

Octavarium: [Disc 3]
Intro [Disc 3]
I. Someone Like Him [Disc 3]
II. Medicate Me [Disc 3]
III. Full Circle [Disc 3]
IV. Intervals [Disc 3]
V. Razor's Edge [Disc 3]
Encore: [Disc 3]
Metropolis [Disc 3]

Album Description

This album marks the grand finale of the 20th Anniversary World Tour Live with the Octavarium Orchestra--a tour celebrating the 20th anniversary of the members of Dream Theater meeting at Berklee School of Music. The recording was captured live at Radio City Music Hall on April 1st, 2006.

Customer Reviews:

VERY DISAPPOINTED.......2007-05-26

3 DISC SET..1 DECENT CD..2 CRAPPY CD'S..THEY COULD HAVE @ SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALOT BETTER !!!!!!!!!!!!

Blown away.......2007-04-29

This is the first Dream Theater record I ever heard and I couldn't believe how blown away I was with it. I popped the first CD in the car and listened to the first 2 songs and couldn't believe the quality of music so I went back and listened to the first 2 songs again. The same thing happened after I listened to 'Afterlife' (track 4) -- I went back to the beginning and listened to the first 4 songs again. It took about a week before I even got to the second CD.

The second CD is the 41 epic tune, 'six degrees of inner turbulence. A song about, well, the inner turbulence of life. There is a spot around the 15 minute mark where I find it too dissonant, and there is an instrument in the orchestra that is flat, but this is a very weak criticism for a absolute work of art including the fantastic 'solitary shell' and powerful climax.

The find the 3rd CD ok but not anywhere near the first 2. Octivarium takes too long to get going and 'Metropolis' starts out so promising but the wonderful keyboard riff that kicks off the song is drowned out in the dissonance.

The keys are great, the guitar playing is great, the percussion is great and the vocals are out of this world outstanding.

One of the top 3 live albums off all time on my list along with Iron Maiden's "Live after Death" and Rush's "All the Worlds a Stage."

A fantastic live recording.......2007-04-06

Simply put, this may be the best collaboration between a heavy metal rock band with an orchestra that has ever been recorded. Separation of sound is very difficult to achieve when you are dealing with high volume but here the engineers manage to pull it off exceedingly well. If you don't know about this group by now then this is as good an introduction as you will find. If you are a fan then you will appreciate the excitement that the live audience adds to the band's performances even if you know most of the songs by heart. If you can't appreciate how incredibly good these musicians are then you have my condolences.

10 stars!.......2007-04-03

Awsome, great set list. Performance Flawless!

The whole group do a great job (like always) and the orchestra does fantastic following the whole six degrees album (side 2) and octivarium and metropolis and more! They do their classics great! Buy this, and if you dont know about Dream Theater... Your world will change, proceed to buy all their albums :)

Awesome!.......2007-02-28

Awesome! That's all I need to say. I'm sure others will write a long detailed review.

Average customer rating:

wallpaper
simply beautiful, so just enjoy it
Sloppy renditions and amateurish
Great songs reinvented, with a twist
Praise for Beyond Imagination

Beyond Imagination
Opera Babes
Manufacturer: Sony
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Renaissance (Eng)
Summer
Etterna

ASIN: B00007MB2F
Release Date: 2003-01-14

Tracks:

One Fine Day (Un Bel Di From Madame Butterfly)
Sempre Ricordo (Piano Concerto in A minor)
There's A Place (From The New World Symphony)
Beyond Imagination (From A Midsummer Nights Dream)
O Fortuna (From Carmina Burana)
Lakm2O (Flower Duet)
Ebben?..Ne Andro Lontano (from La Wally)
You Live On In My Heart (Cinema Paradiso)
Chanson Boh (From Carmen)
Remember Me
Stranger In Paradise (From Kismet)
Ode II Joy (From Symphony No. 9)
1001 Nights (From The Nutcracker Suite)
Barcarolle (From The Tales Of Hoffman)
LakmVibeTribe Mix)
Ave Maria
Vittoria! (Aida 2002)

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Plucked from a wet afternoon of busking Bizet and Puccini to passersby on the Piazza in Covent Garden in the spring of 2001, soprano Rebecca Knight and mezzo Karen England soon found themselves singing in slightly larger venues: the FA Cup and Champions League soccer finals. That the management company doing the plucking had recently performed a similar Cinderella crossover act for Russell Watson offered portent, and indeed the Babes--the moniker began as a joke--were soon on their way to this recording debut. The marketing shtick and its soccer connections may offend purists, but it's the football hooligans that the Babes are trying to win over here; can Borodin soothe the savage Manchester United fan? Their classically trained voices mesh gloriously, with England's warm mezzo showing particular character in her solo turns.

The repertoire choices here cover material that may already be familiar to fans of Charlotte Church (i.e., Delibes "Flower Duet") and other crossover acts, but they do include some pleasant surprises, like Offenbach's Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffmann and "You Live On in My Heart," a reworking of Ennio Morricone's enchanting Cinema Paradiso theme with lyrics by Knight. But in a rush toward the musical middle of the road, it's the productions themselves that sometimes overwhelm the Babes with bathos ("Ave Maria"), hollow thunder ("Aida 2002"), and electro club kitsch (the 'Vibe Tribe' mix of "Flower Duet"). Former Art of Noise mainstay Anne Dudley's tastefully restrained coloring of Tchaikovsky's "1001 Nights" is one of the notable exceptions. They're babes, they sing opera--with fair promise--for the masses, and if they turn one in a hundred from football hooliganism to a well-mannered appreciation of Grieg and Dvorák, won't it all have been worth it? --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

wallpaper.......2007-07-12

overorchestrated, overproduced aural wallpaper...that said, still, these women have wonderful voices and are worth hearing. They are oversold,too...Opera Babes! Indeed. Folks who like Enya will like this.

simply beautiful, so just enjoy it.......2007-06-11

my daughter has taught me to love opera. this immediately captured me. the Babes' voices blend so beautifully. I love it! who cares about Puccini, Classic Opera, blah, blah, woof, woof. I love this album

Sloppy renditions and amateurish.......2007-05-15

I heard one of the selections on Sirius and liked it so I bought the CD. Upon hearing the entire CD I was disappointed that the only selection I liked was the one that prompted me to buy the product. The voices are nice but they are simply adding voice to opera masterpieces that do not fit. They are certainly not of the caliber of Sarah Brightman or Charlotte Church and don't look for that. Their sound is mellow, dim and without the emotion that does an inservice to the opera pieces they sing. I found the CD lackluster and in all honestly very "amateurish".

Great songs reinvented, with a twist.......2006-09-30

Expanding upon the recent interest in Gregorian chant fusion as well as rich-voiced solo vocalists such as Josh Groban, operatic soprano Rebecca Knight and mezzo soprano Karen England offer full-vibratoed, somewhat modernized interpretations of favorite classical themes. Backed by chorus, orchestras, keyboards and drums, they draw from such diversely satisfying works as Puccini's opera "Madame Butterfly," Grieg's "Piano Concerto in a minor," Dvorak's "New World Symphony," Mendelssohn's "Midsummer Night's Dream," Orff's "Carmina Burana," Delibe's "Lakme," Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite," Offenbach's "The Tales of Hoffman," Schubert's "Ave Maria," and Verdi's "Aida." Some of the arrangements are fairly traditional, while others are noticeably enhanced. The emphasis tends to be on pretty pieces with sweet melodies, though a few are more intense in nature (#1, 4, 5, 15 and 17). A couple of pop songs, still sung in operatic style, are thrown in for good measure, although they don't have the same appeal and mystique as the old favorites. All of the selections feature both vocalists together, singing in lovely, close harmony. The arrangers of this elegantly hip music include Jon Cohen, Noely, Frank Gallagher, Deni Lew and Anne Dudley, with multi-language lyrics (for the adaptations of instrumental works) by Rebecca Knight and others. I have to admit that I occasionally found myself longing for the modern additions to be more consistently interesting and distinctive--in other words, equaling the artistry of the classics that they're accompanying. Track #1, which really shines, is a well-done example. Alternately, perhaps the source songs might have been better off left in their pure, original styles rather than watered down with schmaltzy, predictable underpinnings that don't add much to the music. But like Enigma did for medieval chant, the Opera Babes are endeavoring to bring some wonderful, time-tested music to a wider audience, fusing it with modern idioms in way that is artistic and generally appealing. For more opera fusion, compare the work of Amici Forever (a group of five singers, both male and female), and the oddly packaged but similar-in-concept album "Coco de Mer" by Adam Plack.

Praise for Beyond Imagination.......2006-02-26

What I really enjoyed about this album was its distinctive sound and arrangement of the material. I enjoy classically performed opera and was surprised how much I like the Opera Babes' versions. Of course, the wonderful voices added immensely to the high quality of this product.

Average customer rating:

beautiful patriotic music
All new recordings, with a strong patriotric theme

Spirit of America

Manufacturer: Mormon Tabernacle
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ASIN: B0000A4G6H
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

America the Beautiful
Bound for the Promised Land
This Land Is Your Land
Shenandoah
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Distant Land
They, The Builders of the Nation
House I Live In
America, The Dream Goes On
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
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Cohan's Big Three: Yankee Doodle Dandy/Give My Regards to Broadway
Goin' Home
God Bless America - Craig Jessop, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, The Orchestra
Star-Spangled Banner
Call of the Champions

Customer Reviews:

beautiful patriotic music.......2003-08-28

This is an excellent CD. The music, both voices and orchestra, is superb. The content of the lyrics is inspiring. It reminds me of so many reasons I'm proud to be American.

All new recordings, with a strong patriotric theme.......2003-07-16

Surprised that no one has reviewed this yet. Amazon.com doesn't give much info on this release, so I thought I'd rectify that. This is the second brand-new release on the "Mormon Tabernacle Choir" label, following their April 2003 release of "Consider the Lilies." Again, several of the arrangements are by Mack Wilberg, with direction by Craig Jessop and accompianment by the Orchestra at Temple Square. The track list is as follows:

1 America the Beautiful
Music: Samuel A. Ward

Text: Katherine Lee Bates
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:30

2 Bound for the Promised Land
Music: American folk hymn.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 2:35

3 This Land is Your Land
Music: Woody Guthrie
Text: Woody Guthrie
Arrangement: Percy Faith & Michael Davis 2:40

4 Shenandoah
Music: American folk song.
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:48

5 Battle Hymn of the Republic
Music: William Steffe
Text: Julia Ward Howe
Arrangement: Peter J. Wilhousky (Carl Fischer, Inc.) 5:19

6 Distant Land
Music: John Rutter
Text: John Rutter
Arrangement: John Rutter (Hinshaw Music, Inc - ASCAP) 4:41

7 They, the Builders of the Nation
Music: Alfred M. Durham
Text: Ida R. Alldredge
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Deseret Book Co.) 3:28

8 The House I Live In
Music: Earl Robinson
Text: Lewis Allen
Arrangement: Michael Davis 3:26

9 America, the Dream Goes On
Music: John Williams
Text: Alan and Marilyn Bergman 3:18

10 Give My Your Tired, Your Poor
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Emma Lazarus
Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:01

11 God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Music: George W. Warren
Text: Daniel C. Roberts
Arrangement: Mack Wilberg (Oxford University Press) 4:12

12 Hymn for America
Music: Stephen Paulus (Paulus Publications)
Text: Michael Dennis Browne 3:08

13 The Pledge of Allegiance
Music: Charles Osgood
Text: Francis Bellamy
Arrangement: Michael Davis 2:39

14 Cohan's Big Three (Yankee Doodle Dandy, +below)
Music: George M. Cohan
Text: George M. Cohan
Arrangement: Floyd E. Werle
+Give My Regards/Brdway, You're a Grand Old Flag 3:53

15 Goin' Home
Music: Antonin Dvorak
Text: William Arms Fischer
Arrangement: Jay Welch 4:36

16 God Bless America
Music: Irving Berlin
Text: Irving Berlin

Arrangement: Roy Ringwald (Shawnee Press, Inc. - ASCAP)
Orchestration: Michael Davis 3:44

17 The Star-Spangled Banner
Music: John Stafford Smith
Text: Francis Scott Key
Arrangement: Robert Russell Bennett 2:21

18 Call of the Champions
Music: John Williams
Text: Olympic Motto 4:47

Tracks:

Metropolis
Fortune in Lies
Bombay Vindaloo
Surrounded
Another Hand - The Killing Hand
Pull Me Under

Album Description

1993 release on WEA International. Features six songs recorded live at The Marquee Club in London on April 23rd, 1993: 'Metropolis', 'A Fortune In Lies', 'Bombay Vindaloo', 'Surrounded', 'Another Hand - The Killing Hand' and 'Pull MeUnder'.

Album Details

Recorded at the exhalted London venue on April 23rd, 1993. Features six tight versions of tracks largely from D.T.'s independent 1989 release 'When Dream & Day Unite' & 1992 WEA debut 'Images & Words', including the quintet's hit 'Pull Me Under'.

Customer Reviews:

Dream Theater Live......Short But Sweet.......2007-01-29

This live album was recorded on the "Images And Words" tour when the band was really taking off in terms of popularity. It is a single disc that contains material from both "Images" and the band's first album with Charlie Domenici. The album also contains a very cool previously unreleased instrumental called "Bombay Vindaloo". If anyone had any doubts about the band being able to pull of their intricate material in a live setting this album puts all arguments to rest. The inclusion of "Fortune In Lies", and "Another Hand - The Killing Hand" further goes to prove the how much better James Labrie's voice is than Domenici's. The rest of the album feature live versions of "Metropolis", "Surrounded", and "Pull Me Under", all performed fairly similarly to their studio counterparts. "Live At The Marquee" is a nice snapshot in time of where the band was in the early 90's.

butt rock.......2007-01-23

my boyfriend loves this cd and it is so hard to find in a store. we have ordered it twice and it did not come, but you got it out fast and in great new condition and i saved the day. thanks!

Live at the Marq..........2006-11-25

That's what they should've called it, since it's only 2/3 of the show they played. I have the whole thing on bootleg, but it sure sounds a heck of a lot better here! Gotta agree with the other reviewers, Killing Hand, Fortune in Lies, and Bombay Vindaloo are the outstanding tracks on this particular album... BTW, Bombay sounds a bit Zeppelin-esque, don't you think? Maybe a tribute one of their influences? Whether it is or it isn't I'm not really sure, but I am sure of this - for me, this is some old school metal at its absolute best!

Classic, powerful early live DT.......2006-08-29

Live at the Marquee was released as an EP in Europe and Japan only in 1993. It's the only DT live album to feature the original "classic" lineup, including Kevin Moore on keyboards. And it is AWESOME!

Contained on here are probably the best versions EVER of Metropolis Pt 1, The Killing Hand, and A Fortune in Lies. Rounding out the set are excellent versions of Pull Me Under, Surrounded (a rarity on live DT releases!) and an incredible one-off instrumental improv, Bombay Vindaloo.

But what really stick out to my ears are two things: the incredible sound quality, which really captures the scope of Mike Portnoy's amazing drumming (and the depth of his drumkit's sound) and James LaBrie's FANTASTIC voice. This has to be the best live recording in terms of James' voice, which makes sense as it was a year later he ruptured his vocal cords, an injury from which he has only recently recovered.

Regretfully, this isn't the entire concert, and as Mike Portnoy has stated on his website the band like the record but don't consider it a "real" DT release, it's doubtful this will get the expanded re-release treatment ever. So we can content ourselves with this exquisite little live document of a band reaching the height of their powers, which they've sustained to this day.

Good but..........2006-01-19

This a very good live album but it isn't the entire concert. Here is the real set list from that night.
1. Metropolis Part I/
2. A Fortune In Lies
3. Under a Glass Moon
4. Surrounded
5. Ytsejam (w/ drum solo)
6. Bombay Vindaloo
7. Another Day/
8. Another Hand/
9. The Killing Hand
10. Pull Me Under
11. Take the Time
~~~encore~~~
12. Wait For Sleep
13. Learning to Live
Twin Peaks (outro tape)

I think that they should re-release the album because it would be great to have the whole concert on cd. They did the same thing with Once in a Livetime CD and the Live in Tokyo DVD. Go to the bands website and check under Tourography if you don't believe me.

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Dream Theater's Best LIve Album
Classic Dream Theater, on top of their game, Live in 2000 ...
A Stunning Live Album
Wow!
Exellent Live Album, DT's Best One

Live Scenes From New York
Dream Theater
Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea
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Live At The Marquee
Once in a Livetime
A Change of Seasons
Falling Into Infinity
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

ASIN: B00005QJDG
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Tracks:

Regression
Overture 1928
Strange Deja Vu
Through My Words
Fatal Tragedy
Beyond This Life
John & Theresa Solo Spot
Through Her Eyes
Home
The Dance Of Eternity

Tracks:

One Last Time
The Spirit Carries On
Finally Free
Metropolis Pt. 1
The Mirror
Just Let Me Breathe
Acid Rain
Caught In A New Millennium
Another Day
Jordan Rudess keyboard Solo

Tracks:

A Mind Beside Itself: Erotomania, Voices, The Silent Man
Learning To Live
A Change Of Seasons

Customer Reviews:

Dream Theater's Best LIve Album.......2007-02-05

Wow, a 3 disc live album taken from a single performance in New York City near the end of the "Scenes From A Memory" tour. This is, simply put, Dream Theater's best live album and a portrait of a band at the absolute top of their game. This marathon concert was captured in it's entirety giving the band room to fit in many of their longer pieces that shine in all their glory. The entire "Scenes From A Memory" concept album is played from beginning to end including "Metropolis Part 1" from "Images And Words" which was part of the original story. The almost 25 minute "A Change Of Seasons" is here, as is the complete "Mind Beside Itself" trilogy of ""Erotomania", "Voices" and "The Silent Man". Some of these live versions are arguable better than the original studio versions. Each member of the band gets the chance to solo with Jordan Rudess pulling off a mind blowing keyboard spot at the end of disc two. The band is augmented by a gospel choir during "scenes" and additional female vocals are provided by Theresa T who shines on several numbers on the disc. I think that the biggest highlight of this album is James Labrie. Back when I first discovered Dream Theater I always thought that he was the weak link in the band, but the guy just keeps improving and getting better and his performance on this disc is nothing short of magnificent. The soul wrenching "Spirit Carries On" complete with Theresa and gospel choir in full voice still sends chills up my spine. Labrie is simply incredible on this song as it stands out as one of the high points on this album. His vocal work on "Through Her Eyes" is incredible and he even belts out the rockers with more ferocity than I have heard from him before. The bottom line......if you are looking to pick up a Dream Theater live disc, skip over "Once In A Livetime" and "Live At The Marquee" and go for this one. You won't be disappointed.

Classic Dream Theater, on top of their game, Live in 2000 ..........2006-09-17

I remember buying this album late in 2001. It seemed to take forever which was all to do with the unfortunate events of September 11 and the one in a million chance of a band releasing an album on the same day with a cover showing fire streaming out of the World Trade Centre and the New York sky line! A desperate attempt to retract the already shipped copies so they could be replaced with a more "sensitive" cover. The wait was all worth it though for Dream Theater deliver a live album in support of their masterpiece "Scenes from a memory". For me bands typically have up to 3 great live albums in them. 1. When they are new / fresh / energetic / confident. 2. Normally when they are at their creative peak, fully confident and feel on top of the world normally touring on the back of a great album. 3. The last is normally an anniversary type event (eg 20 years, a farewell concert etc). Example of these would be Rush (1. All the worlds a stage, 2. Exit Stage Left and 3. R30) and Dream Theater (1. Live at the Marquee, 2. Live Scenes from New York and 3. Score.

For me "Live Scenes from New York" is Dream Theater's equivalent of Rush's "Exit Stage Left" (1981). It is a the band at the most confident with an album ("Scenes") which like Rush ("Moving Pictures") they were just so proud of.

James LaBrie gives a great performance on vocals (have to admit though his best live vocal performance is on "Score" (2006). John Petrucci is stunning on guitar (it's a close call between his performance here an that displayed on the stunning riffamania shown on "Live @ Budokhan" (2004). John Myung is awesome on Bass (as he always is - also check out his work on Score, stunning). Jordan Rudess really shines on this set, he really is in full flite, his solo has to be heard to be believed. (His performance on "Budokhan" is also top notch and on "Score", well let's just say I'd say the Orchestra would have appreciated his keyboard work, it's is almost unearthly - the "Rick Wakeman / Keith Emerson" of current times, unbelievably good. And last but not least, Mike Portnoy who gives a fantastically energetic performance on drums. This is a 3 hour show (has more material on it than the corresponding DVD) and Mike never lets up. Along with Chester Thompson (Genesis) and Neil Peart (Rush) Mike is in my top three drummers and his display here is awesome. (Also check out "The test that stumped them all" on "Budokhan" or "Score" - awesome performance).

The set list is phenomenal. As with Rush's Exit Stage left there is heaps of material to chose from and it's all top notch. We get the whole of "Scenes from a memory" complete with Choir for the "Sprit carries on" section (this section is totally over the top, exceeded all my expectations - fantastic job). "Metropolis I", "Another Day" and "Learning to live" (yes than can play it live!) from "Images and Words" (1992). From Awake (1994) we get "Mirror", and the whole of "A mind besides itself" ("Erotomania / Voices / Silent Man"). Also included is the whole of "Change of Seasons" from 1995.

It's really a great show, one of those that you can just feel the confidence oozing out of every note / beat / riff.
I can't speak highly enough of this set, it's one of my favourite Live albums over the past 20 years (refer list below ***). If you do decide to get this one I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. 10 out of 10.

*** Some of my favourite Live albums over the past 35 years ...
- "How the West was won" from Led Zeppelin (1972)
- "Made in Japan" from Deep Purple (1972)
- "Yessongs" from Yes (1973)
- "Welcome back my friends" from ELP (1973)
- "Too late to stop now" from Van Morrison (1974)
- "On your feet or on your knees" from Blue Oyster Cult (1975)
- "Live in London" from Bruce Springsteen (1975)
- "One more from the Road" from Lynyrd Skynrd (1976)
- "Frampton comes alive" from Peter Frampton (1976)
- "Live Bullet" from Bob Seger (1976)
- "Seconds Out" from Genesis (1977)
- "A Live Record" from Camel (1978)
- "Bursting Out Live" from Jethro Tull (1978)
- "Two for the Show" from Kansas (1978)
- "Playing the fool" Gentle Giant (1978)
- "Waiting fro Columbus" from Little Feat (1978)
- "Strangers in the Night" from UFO (1979)
- "Live Rust" from Neil Young (1979).
- "Paris" from Supertramp (1980).
- "Exit...Stage left" from Rush (1981)
- "Under a blood red sky" from U2 (1983)
- "Stop making sense" from Talking Heads (1984)
- "Live in the city of Light" from Simple Minds (1986)
- "Live adventures of the Waterboys" from the Waterboys (1986)
- "Operation Livecrime" from Queensryche (1991)
- "Without a safety Net" from Big Country (1992)
- "Secret World Live" from Peter Gabriel (1994)
- "Together in Concert" from Tim Finn, Dave Dobbyn, Bic Runga (2000)
- "Live Scenes from New York" from Dream Theater (2000)
- "Hullabaloo" from Muse (2002)
- "Out West" from Gomez (2005)
- "Instant Delivery" from Flower Kings (2006).
- "Okonokos" from My Morning Jacket (2006)

A Stunning Live Album.......2006-07-25

Live Scenes From New York (LSFNY)is Dream Theater's third live release (following 1993's Live at the Marquee and 1998's Once in a LIVETime) and is 3CDs and 4 hours of prog greatness, captured on one of those rare nights when legendary bands are at the height of their powers (sort of like The Who's Live at Leeds, Rush's Exit...Stage Left, and Hendrix's Band of Gypsys). LSFNY was recorded on the last date of DT's Metropolis 2000 Tour at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City. The original pressings of the CD (of which I have one) had a flaming apple (based on their flaming heart logo) with the New York skyline (and the Twin Towers) visible...and was released on September 11, 2001 (being a tuesday, when all new CDs are released in America). The CD was recalled and reissued with new artwork, so the burning apple covers are rather rare. That being said, enough of this boring stuff...ON TO THE MUSIC!!!

The first disc and a half consists of DT performing their 1999 masterpiece of an album, Scenes From a Memory, in its entirety. And it is simply stunning to hear them pull it off live. Additionally, the live presentation adds to the music, with extended sections, improvs, and guest star Theresa Thomason (who sang on the album) and a gospel choir. Truly fantastic stuff, from the soaring Overture 1928/Strange Deja Vu to the solo trade-offs at the end of Fatal Tragedy, the sweeping Beyond This Life, the poignant Through Her Eyes, all the way to the absolutely majestic sing-along The Spirit Carries On. And how can I forget the technical wizardry of the four instrumentalists contained in Home and The Dance of Eternity, one of the most complex instrumentals EVER! Through it all, singer James LaBrie sounds fantastic.

The second set is started off by an excellent rendition of Metropolis Part 1, and they just move from strength to srength with the material....Just Let Me Breathe, Caught in a New Millennium (a mash-up of two of their songs, Caught In a Web and New Millennium), even throwing Liquid Tension Experiment's Acid Rain (the side project of keyboardist Jordan Rudess, drummer Mike Portnoy, and guitarist John Petrucci). The third disc has the only released live rendition of the entire Mind Beside Itself trilogy (Erotomania, Voices, and the Silent Man), which is excellent, especially the full-band Silent Man. After a marathon Learning to Live, the band returns for the encore to top all encores...the ENTIRE 24-minute A Change of Seasons, which is simply stunning. After the 4 hour show, James LaBrie apologizes for the "short set".....quite the joker, he is. This is also the show where Mike Portnoy collapsed afterwards and spent two hours under blankets recuperating from exhaustion and dehydration!

I have all of DT's live albums and while all excellent, this one is the king of them all (Score isn't out yet, it comes out in a month...that one may top this, who knows?). While anyone new to DT should seek out all of their studio albums (starting with Images and Words) before embarking upon listening to the live ones, they are completely worth purchasing. And this one is simply stunning.

Wow!.......2005-11-07

What a concert CD! The guys hit every musical note, and there is an increased intensity. The choir and Theresa Thomason's vocals are really great. And James Labrie's vocals are not as bad as some other reviewers have said. JLB tends to go flat on really high parts, but it is not that bad here, and certainly not as bad at Once in a Livetime, where he is so horrible I can't even stand it.

Exellent Live Album, DT's Best One.......2005-10-01

As I have said about a billiion times, I love Dream Theater, my favorite band ever! After collecting all of their studio albums I finally got around to getting this live album. I must say, it's frigging awesome! The production is great, the setlist has minimal errors (i'll get to it soon), and, hell, even James doesn't sound bad. Here's a quick rundown of this album.

PERFORMANCES:
DRUMS/BACKING VOCALS-Mike Portnoy-Very good performance. He managed to get every beat exactly how it's done and the bass drums sound great. 10/10
BASS GUITARS-John Myung-Very good as well. He does an exlellent job here. 10/10
KEYBOARDS-Jordan Rudess-JR's first live album with DT does not disappoint. He also gives a great solo on disc 2. 10/10
LEAD VOCALS-James LaBrie-He sounds great. IMO, he sounded good on "Once In A Livetime", but he sounds GREAT here. 10/10
GUITARS/BACKING VOCALS-John Petrucci-THE highlight of the band. He also amnages to add great solos to the songs. 11/10

Overall band performance: 10/10

SETLIST:
Great! It spans the band's enitre career (up to this point). It contains SFAM and (the song) A Change of Seasons in their entirety, an exellent keyboard solo from Mr. Jordan Rudess himself, a track during the performance of SFAM with guest singer Theresa Thomason singing over one of John Petrucci's guitar solos, and loads of the bands classic songs. The only complaint is the lack of the band's breakthrough song - Pull Me under. It was the band's most well-known song, so why the hell didn't they play it? At least they play "Metropolis Part 1" and "Learning To Live".

Overall setlist rating: 9.5/10 (10/10 if they played "Pull Me Under".)

The tracks -

1. Regression 5/5
2. Overture 1928 5/5
3. Strange Deja Vu 5/5
4. Through My Words 5/5
5. Fatal Tragedy 5/5
6. Beyond This Life 5/5
7. John & Theresa Solo Spot 5/5
8. Through Her Eyes 5/5
9. Home 5/5
10. The Dance Of Eternity 5/5

Disc: 2

1. One Last Time 5/5
2. The Spirit Carries On 5/5
3. Finally Free 5/5
4. Metropolis Pt. 1 5/5
5. The Mirror 5/5
6. Just Let Me Breathe 5/5
7. Acid Rain 5/5
8. Caught In A New Millennium 5/5
9. Another Day 5/5
10. Jordan Rudess Keyboard Solo 5/5

Disc: 3

1. A Mind Beside Itself: Erotomania 5/5
2. A Mind Beside Itself: Voices 5/5
3. A Mind Beside Itself: The Silent Man 5/5
4. Learning To Live 5/5
5. A Change Of Seasons 5/5

Bottom line: If you're a Dream Theater fan, just buy this album!

Average customer rating:

Hummmmmmmm
AMAZING Live album
Excellent live record from the legendary Budokan...
The Best Ever Techniqual Metal ever
I don't get it

Live at Budokan
Dream Theater
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Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence

ASIN: B0002XL2WK
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

As I am
This Dying Soul
Beyond This Life
Hollow Years
War Inside My Head
The Test that Stumped Them All
Endless Sacrifice
Instrumedly
Trial of Tears
New Millennium
Keyboard Solo
Only a Matter of Time
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Pull Me Under
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Album Description

Renowned worldwide for their innovative metal/progressive rock and masterful musicianship, Dream Theater first rose to major fame in the '90s with such hits as "Pull Me Under"- an MTV breakthrough-"Another Day," and "Lie." Their legendary stage prowess and intensely dramatic, high-energy live shows have further built a passionately loyal global fan-base. The sonic punch of this stellar concert from Tokyo's acclaimed Budokan arena-recorded during their 2004 World Tour-proves why.

Customer Reviews:

Hummmmmmmm.......2007-04-06

I truly admire the instrumental musicianship of Dream Theater. But, I cannot belive they would release a recording with such shoddy vocals. Far too many times the vocalist's intonation was absloutely horrible! Normally I rate the band's work 4 or 5 stars. This time I am generous with 3.

AMAZING Live album.......2006-11-02

This is an absolutely amazing live album. Budokan in Japan is the equivalent to Carnegie Hall or others like it in the history and culture of the arena. The live cd set is amazing but to really enjoy this cd set even more, buy the DVD as well. When you watch the live DVD and see the amazing show that's being put on it seems to augment the enjoyment of listening to it as well.

Excellent live record from the legendary Budokan..........2006-08-29

....by this legendary band! Live at Budokan was recorded in on DT's Train of Thought tour in Tokyo and is 3CDs (the entire show!) of prog/metal greatness. The concert contains most of the tracks from the Train of Thought album, excellent versions of This Dying Soul, As I Am, Stream of Conciousness, Endless Sacrfice, and In the Name of God. It also contains some real gems: an incredible version of Hollow Years with an extended guitar intro, Trial of Tears, New Millennium (one of the best songs from 1997's Falling Into Inifinity), a 20-minute Beyond This Life which includes a fun keyboard/drum duel between Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy, Instrumedley, which contains portions of: Ytse Jam, A Change of Seasons, Paradigm Shift, Hell's Kitchen, Erotomania, The Dance of Eternity, and other bits I'm probably leaving out. Also included are 4 parts from the song Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, as well as the rarely played Disappear. All in all, from beginning to end, this is an incredible live document of the band. And James' voice sounds almost back to full power, and for the most part sounds really good, although not as good as it did on Live at the Marquee or Live Scenes From New York. An essential live DT album (they all are!)

The Best Ever Techniqual Metal ever.......2006-07-04

Dream Theater, i think anyway, is the best techniqual band i've heard... the review from Rushead does no justice to this DVD.. although i must say the singing in this show isn't the best(sounds better most other times), the real centre of this show is the instrumentals, as they are a techniqual band, and its the best of quality.. the skill on the guitar of John Petrucci is unbelivable, and combinded with the touch of Yngwie Malmsteen with his keyboard abilities makes a fantastic show. Any metal, or person appreciative of skilled musicans will love this DVD...

I don't get it.......2006-04-22

A friend gave me a promo copy of this a while back so I was excited to listen because I had heard a couple Dream Theater tracks before in the past and they seemed cool. I have to say, I don't get what anyone likes about this band. Tons of spliced-together solos that go nowhere and have absolutely no soul. And the lead singer's voice is like listening to someone's fingernails scraping across a chalkboard. Geddy Lee sounds like a great singer next to this guy (I could care less what his name is). I give it a GENEROUS two stars.

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A soothing indie rock album that I think most will love - 4.5 stars
Looking back...
Relaxing....
music from a town just as dark and eerie
excellent, spare, quiet indie with emotional impact

I Could Live in Hope
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A soothing indie rock album that I think most will love - 4.5 stars.......2006-01-06

Low's "I Could Live In Hope" is an excellently dreamy and mellow album that will definitely serve as great background music (perfect music to fall asleep to). It's all just very soothing - there's no bad tracks here either! The singers, especially, sound pretty heavenly and relaxing. The entire album is good - all of it is slow and mellow indie rock. The lyrics tend to be pretty nonsensical as that's not what the music was really made for. Musically it's nothing special really, but you won't care at all. It's true that all the songs sound relatively the same, but that just keeps you from straying out of your trance-like state while your listening to it. Most people will like this as it's incredibly relaxing, and if that's the kind of album you're looking for then I highly recommend "I Could Live In Hope"!

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Looking back..........2003-03-27

This album sets the template for the Low sound in a strong debut. The arrangements are about as minimal as Low can get. This album contains a number of Low classics (Words, Fear, Sea.) Unfortunately, compared to Low's more recent work, this album suffers from unrelenting reverb (producer Kramer's trademark.) While any fan obviously must own a copy, newcomers are best advised to check out the stronger, more recent releases.

Relaxing...........2001-03-15

I came across this cd in an odd way. I was in a cd store and heard a very mazzy star like song playing so i asked who it was, and found out this was the band, it was a used cd, and it was the only copy the store had. I really liked the song a lot since I was on a big mazzy star kick at the time so I asked to buy it, and fell in love with it shortly thereafter.

The environment the cd creates is very relaxed, dark, and somehow very very comfortable and comforting at the same time. If you like mazzy star or cowboy junkies you'll dig this quite a bit, lots of nice long drawn out acoustic guitar bits, haunting female vocals thrown around here and there, minimalistic production work, etc. The standout of the cd is by far lullabye. It's a 10 minute long slow building song that at 5 minutes in just breaks out into a continually climbing acoustic guitar solo that is to acoustic guitar driven music what epic trance is to trance music. It swells and builds and then breaks down only to come back with more oomph than before and envelops you in sound. A very nice choice if you do pick up the cd....

music from a town just as dark and eerie.......2000-05-20

Low is definitely how I would describe this band. There music is very sinister in a dark and eerie way.Tracks like "words", "slide",and "lazy" are definite high points of a superb album. This band hails from a dark little town in minnesota called duluth. I have visited this place and now I always connect this band to this eerie little town. Worth a listen for sure.

excellent, spare, quiet indie with emotional impact.......1998-12-16

all of the songs might sound similar at first but the more i listened to this album the more i liked it. Lazy, Rope, Lullaby, Words are excellent songs. i had this cd on repeat for a week and never got tired of it. beautiful blurry music like having tears in your ears. male and female vocals in harmony. nothing extraneous.

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