Avenue Pt.2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Avenue Pt.2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Avenue Pt.2 [CD-single] [Enhanced] [Import]

Track Listings
 
1. Avenue (Radio Edit)
2. Avenue (Album Version)
3. Thinking Of You
4. When I'M Ere (Wiley Remix)
5. Avenue (Video)
6. Venue (Full Animated Video)

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The unmistakable debut single from the UK act has been lifted from the album In At The Deep End and features the Radio Edit backed with Album Version, 'Thinking Of You', 'When I'm Ere' (Willey Remix) and the enhanced Promo video backed with the Full Animated video. EMI. 2005.

Avenue Pt.2,Roll Deep,EMI/Relentless,5" CD Singles,5"CD Singles,R&B/Soul
Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • mind blowing
  • What fun!
  • Don't see/hear this Production...
  • Great for college grads
  • Excellent!
 Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Jeff Marx , Robert Lopez , John Tartaglia , Stephanie D'Abruzzo , and Avenue Q
Manufacturer: RCA Victor Broadway
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000BZK1R
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

  1. The Avenue Q Theme - Company
  2. What Do You Do with a B.A. in English? - John Tartaglia
  3. It Sucks To Be Me - Jordan Gelber, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Rick Lyon, Ann Harada, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jennifer Barnhart
  4. If You Were Gay - Rick Lyon with John Tartaglia
  5. Purpose - John Tartaglia & Company
  6. Everyone's A Little Bit Racist - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
  7. The Internet Is For Porn - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon & the Guys
  8. Mix Tape - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia
  9. I'm Not Wearing Underwear Today - Jordan Gelber with Ann Harada
  10. Special - Stephanie D'Abruzzo with the Guys
  11. You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Makin' Love) - Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon, Jennifer Barnhart & Ensemble with Stephanie D'Abruzzo, John Tartaglia, Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada
  12. Come True - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo with Rick Lyon
  13. My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada - John Tartaglia
  14. There's a Fine, Fine Line - Stephanie D'Abruzzo
  15. There Is Life Outside Your Apartment - Jordan Gelber, John Tartaglia & Company
  16. The More You Ruv Someone - Ann Harada, Stephanie D'Abruzzo
  17. Schadenfreude - Natalie Venetia Belcon, Rick Lyon
  18. I Wish I Could Go Back to College - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia
  19. The Money Song - Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Natalie Venetia Belcon with Jordan Gelber, Ann Harada, Jennifer Barnhart
  20. School for Monsters/The Money Song (Reprise) - Rick Lyon & Company
  21. There's A Fine, Fine Line (Reprise) - John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo with Ann Harada
  22. What Do You Do With A B.A. In English? (Reprise) - Rick Lyon with Natalie Venetia Belcon, John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber & Jennifer Barnhart
  23. For Now - Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Jordan Gelber, Natalie Venetia Belcon, Ann Harada, Rick Lyon, John Tartaglia, Jennifer Barnhart

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Avenue Q will only fuel the frustration of those who think that Broadway has given up on sophisticated entertainment geared to adults. "Whatever happened to Cole Porter's witty rhymes and mature subject matter?" they'll say. Well, it's hard to deny that Avenue Q's main frame of reference is Sesame Street and that its humor can be very broad--yes, there's profanity and puppet sex. But the show also displays heart ("The More You Ruv Someone" typically begins with "Why can't people get along?") and a pretty satisfying zany streak. Musically, the score is rooted in 1970s pop, with nods to the aforementioned Sesame Street. The excellent cast, dominated by John Tartaglia and Stephanie D'Abruzzo, does it justice, milking the humorous numbers for all they're worth and finding pathos in the more straightforward ones. Not bad for a childish show. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars mind blowing.......2007-06-14

Seriously, this is the BEST musical that has EVER been created. And the soundtrack is the same.

5 out of 5 stars What fun!.......2007-06-13

I knew what I was walking into when I ordered my tickets for Avenue Q in April 07, since I read several reviews. And it is truly one of the funniest musicals I've ever seen. The harmless and classical tunes belie the racy and politically incurrent, but honest lyrics. I can't remember the last time I sat in a theater with almost everyone rolling in the seats. The only people not rolling apparently were not aware of the content and were shocked.

That's why I bought the soundtrack. Listening to it makes me laugh all over again.

1 out of 5 stars Don't see/hear this Production..........2007-05-31

If this CD is anything like the production we saw in Las Vegas, forget it! Unless you want to be preached to, that is, and by muppet-like characters to boot. You wouldn't expect anything but the best performance in Vegas; the tip off should have been that we were able to buy tickets within the hour--not a good sign. We left at intermission. /sl

5 out of 5 stars Great for college grads.......2007-05-24

Don't make the mistake that I did and send this CD to a high-school grad. However this CD would be great for anyone after the first year of college.
Don't send it to a relative though. Embarrassing.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent!.......2007-05-18

Saw Avenue Q in New York in a few months ago. Having the CD lets you relive the experience.
Mermaid Avenue
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Maybe my favourite record
  • Thanks Nora! Great Idea
  • Walt Whitman previously unrecorded
  • An incredibly productive colloboration....
  • There are some real jewels here
 Mermaid Avenue
Billy Bragg & Wilco
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ASIN: B000007NC0
Release Date: 1998-06-23

Tracks:

  1. Walt Whitman's Niece
  2. California Stars
  3. Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key
  4. Birds And Ships
  5. Hoodoo Voodoo
  6. She Came Along To Me
  7. At My Window Sad And Lonely
  8. Ingrid Bergman
  9. Christ For President
  10. I Guess I Planted
  11. One By One
  12. Eisler On The Go
  13. Hesitating Beauty
  14. Another Man's Done Gone
  15. The Unwelcome Guest

Amazon.com's Best of 1998

A ghost, a band, a troubadour. Easily the strangest co-op project ever, and easily one of the finest and most evocative albums of the year. British socialist and folkie Billy Bragg was given unprecedented access to Woody Guthrie's unrecorded lyrics. Teaming up with alt-country band Wilco and quoting from more than 50 years of country, folk, and rock music, Billy and company bring Guthrie's politics, poetry, and morality to the end of the century and prove he's as necessary now as ever. --Tod Nelson

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When you first heard that Billy Bragg and Wilco were teaming up to set some Woody Guthrie lyrics to music, you knew it'd be an interesting project. But did anyone realistically think Mermaid Avenue would also wind up being one of 1998's finest albums? That's exactly what it is, a distinction it pulls off by simultaneously honoring Guthrie and blasting away any folksy expectations we might have of his music. Walking Guthrie's World War II-era lyrics into the 20th century's second, rock & roll half, Bragg and Wilco's Jeff Tweedy take turns on lead vocals, and the entire group collaborates on a sound that draws on folk- and country-rock, from Bob Dylan and the Band to Gram Parsons and Uncle Tupelo. The results are nearly flawless, ranging from yearning laments and playful children's rockers to horny ballads and brave protest songs that are not merely political but also profoundly moral. Like all of Guthrie's work, Mermaid Avenue is music to live better by. --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Maybe my favourite record.......2007-06-01

I think everything has been said already in the previous reviews so there's not much - or rather nothing - I can add.

All I wanted to say is that this is a very special record for me. I listen to a lot of music and own several hundred CDs but this one is really outstanding. I think that this record is really emotional but in a pleasent kind of way. A lot of songs on the album bring tears to my eyes everytime I hear them. The whole project was a great idea and one can feel that the participators put all their heart and love into it.

In short: Mermaid Avenue is one of the records that makes live worth living for me.

I'm a fan of Wilco but I love this one better than any of their studio-albums.

5 out of 5 stars Thanks Nora! Great Idea.......2007-05-19

We should all thank Nora Gutherie for selecting Billy Bragg and Wilco to put this album together. What a fantastic combination. There are several wonderful songs on this cd. My favorite is "Hesitating Beauty". I was lucky enough to see Wilco perform this on Prairie Home Comapanion last week. It caused me to revisit this album and I'm glad I did.

5 out of 5 stars Walt Whitman previously unrecorded.......2007-04-24

Billy Bragg and Wilco (what a combo!) team up on previously unrecorded Walt Whitman writings and the result is increcible. This is still one of my favorite albums, and, although my husband and I play a wide variety of music, this is an album that everyone likes. For me, it's perfect for a Sunday afternoon.

5 out of 5 stars An incredibly productive colloboration...........2007-04-08

This is one of my all time favorite albums. It is a great colloboration between Wilco, who is one of the greatest bands to come out of the 1990's. I think Jeff Tweedy may be the greatest songwriter working today. For all the talk of the 90's being the grunge, "ironic" decade, there were a few real artists working under the radar, and Wilco/Tweedy was one of them. Billy Bragg is very good here as well. The songs are absolutely wonderful, with the first 5 songs absolutely perfect. Walt Whitman's Niece is a rousing opening number, and California Stars is ethereral and delicate, one of the most beautiful songs ever. Christ for President is really good, along with the raucous I Guess I Planted. Sadly, there will more than likely no more Mermaid Avenue albums, as Bragg and Tweedy weren't seeing eye to eye on a lot of things. Bragg is a political activist, and really wanted to concentrate strictly on Guthrie's political writings. Tweedy wanted to do more of the personal lyrics, and wanted to stay away from the political stuff. Regardless, this album is a masterpiece, and I'm glad that Nora Guthrie instigated this project, and gave it to two passionate, immensely talented people to interpret her late father's lyrics.

3 out of 5 stars There are some real jewels here.......2007-03-01

"California Stars" is as beautiful a song as I have ever heard, all the credit in the world to Wilco for really bringing those lyrics to life. I think Woody Guthrie would have been more than thrilled with the rendition. Moreover, Bragg does a nice job with "Way Over Yander.." I think these are the two clearly outstanding songs on the album. My problem with this album is that some of the other songs are a tad weak, especially the ones that tend to be Bragg numbers. I think Wilco does carry their weight for the most part, but if you are expecting "Summerteeth" or "Yankee Hotel.." you will be very letdown.
The Best of War and More
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Once upon a time...
  • excellent cd
  • I Declare "WAR" On This Disc!!
  • The Best of War and More
  • What I want to know is this...
 The Best of War and More
War
Manufacturer: Avenue Records
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ASIN: B0000032AG
Release Date: 1991-11-19

Tracks:

  1. Livin' In The Red
  2. Low Rider
  3. The Cisco Kid
  4. Slippin' Into Darkness
  5. Me and Baby Brother
  6. Galaxy
  7. Spill The Wine
  8. All Day Music
  9. Why Can't We Be Friends?
  10. Summer
  11. City Country City
  12. Whose Cadillac Is That?
  13. Low Rider (Remix)

Amazon.com

War peppers their music with Latin rhythms and instrumentations, mixing in elements of funk with oldies rock & roll to create a nonstop summer-block-party sound. Hits like "The Cisco Kid" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?" are characterized by the band's lower-register vocals and beg for a singalong. "Spill the Wine, " a hit during Eric Burden's tenure with War, lacks the freer, good-time feel of the later material, but "Low Rider, " a bottom-heavy salsa driven by a raunchy harmonica, remains one of the band's most popular songs. The Best of War ... and More goes beyond retro appeal, displaying a timeless quality. --Steve Gdula

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Once upon a time..........2006-09-03

During the early seventies, WAR irrupted with vigorous freshness in the musical sand, to fill a demanded space, a required balance between the jazz, the Latin favor best known as fusion. You may argue the true pioneers in this field were Carl Tjader an Tito Puente in the sixties and fifties respectively and eve before with Poncho Sanchez in the late forties.

But even so, the most relevant aspect to remark is this music contained in its inner structure the seminal roots of the reggae and this public was immediately engaged with this rhythmical melodies conquering of this way the applause of a neglected audience. If not so, the names of Jimmy Cliff, Bobby Bloom and his Montego
Bay, Shango, Mungo Jerry and the legend of Bob Marley would have been ignored or underrated. In this sense Spill the wine (watch the flute solo as musical curtain and essential support) may be considered the jewel of the crown and likewise the funny theme Cisco Kid

So this album constitutes y itself a decisive breakthrough as well as a vigorous ipulse to the new tendencies that would become inspiration' s source to many ensembles and great audiences all around the world.

4 out of 5 stars excellent cd.......2006-02-26

I found this cd to cover the songs of War that I wanted. It is worth buying.

4 out of 5 stars I Declare "WAR" On This Disc!!.......2006-02-07

Hey Rhino, if you're gonna do War, DO WAR!(The un-edited version of "City/Country/City," "Deliver The Word," "The World Is A Ghetto," "Southern Part Of Texas")

This band built it's rep on long,loose free jams, so any War "Hits" compilation should mirror that.

4 out of 5 stars The Best of War and More.......2005-09-06

Love that Latin group from Long Beach! All Day Music is my favorite song on this wonderful CD. That cut is so relaxing. Low Rider and Summer were big hits from my high school senior year. I like having this CD in my library for a reminder of my happy high school years. Hey, Spill the Wine, which is cut 9, has to be one of the most unusual songs in pop music history. That song, of course, was done when Eric was with the group. Two totally different kinds of songs are Spill and All Day Music, a good example of War's diversity. I still cannot believe I got this at such a low price (-:

4 out of 5 stars What I want to know is this..........2005-07-21

How can you have a compilation of WAR and NOT have "The World Is A Ghetto" and "Don't Let No One Get You Down" on it? This isn't a bad com,pilation, but alof the songs are short versions of the originals and is quite lacking all the way around. Get the "WAR The Very Best Of War. You'll find ALL of the biggest hits and more.
Ocean Avenue
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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ASIN: B0000A0WKG
Release Date: 2003-07-22

Tracks:

  1. Way Away
  2. Breathing
  3. Ocean Avenue
  4. Empty Apartment
  5. Life Of A Salesman
  6. Only One
  7. Miles Apart
  8. Twentythree
  9. View From Heaven
  10. Inside Out
  11. Believe
  12. One Year, Six Months
  13. Back Home

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Ocean Avenue is the major label debut album from the five-piece Yellowcard. Produced by Neal Avron (Everclear, New Found Glory), the album sees the band update the popular SoCal pop-punk sound with help from classically trained violinist Sean Mackin.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Okay, I suppose..........2007-03-23

I don't know, this CD just didn't really do it for me. The chord progressions for many of the songs aren't that great. That's not the case for "Way Away", "Ocean Avenue", "Only One", "One Year, Six Months" and a few other very listenable songs on this album. But it's not really worth it to buy the whole album, in my opinion. I guess I could see this being more appealing to some other people, you know, the scream-my-heart-out kind, who don't really need music, they just need a way to vent their anger. Of course, as the afore mentioned songs will prove, there IS some real music on this album. Just not as much as I think Yellowcard is capable of.

5 out of 5 stars great cd.......2006-10-19

this is their best cd so far. im sure their music is just going to get better!! good album, buy the cd!

1 out of 5 stars I don't get it.......2006-10-16

A pop rock band with a violin? I'm sorry, I just don't get it. It's not like the band sucks, they're good musicians if you're into that poppy sound, but the violin just confuses me. There's a time and place for violin in rock music, with an ensemble arrangement for example, but not solo. IMHO.

5 out of 5 stars They finally got somewhere.......2006-07-15

Ocean Avenue did wonders for YC. They finally got onto the radio after about 7 years of working their @$$es off. And this album does not dissapoint. It has everything a good band needs to make it big. And compared to their first albums, "Midget Tossing", and "Where We Stand", this album is proof that any band can go from struggling to famous if they try.

5 out of 5 stars The second best CD I've ever bought.......2006-06-14

The best is lights and sounds. This CD has some of the best drums not in Metallica or Rush I have ever heard. The violin is the best outside of Led Zeppelin (think Kashmir) or Frank Zappa. The best songs, the ones my band is doing, would be the first three and Life of a salesman. other notables include Miles Apart, Empty Apartment, and Back Home. the rest of the songs aren't bad, they're just a little slow and soft.
Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 stars for remeber the mountain bed
  • Continues winning homage but feels less memorable
  • One of my most treasured albums
  • Good, but disappointing...3 1/2 stars
  • What did you expect, it's a sequel!
 Mermaid Avenue Vol. II
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ASIN: B00004TBES
Release Date: 2000-05-30

Tracks:

  1. Airline To Heaven
  2. My Flying Saucer
  3. Feed Of Man
  4. Hot Rod Hotel
  5. I Was Born
  6. Secrets Of The Sea
  7. Stetson Kennedy
  8. Remember The Mountain Bed
  9. Blood Of The Lamb
  10. Against The Law
  11. All You Fascists Are Bound To Lose
  12. Joe DiMaggio Done It Again
  13. Meanest Man
  14. Black Wind Blowing
  15. Someday, Some Morning, Sometime

Amazon.com's Best of 2000

Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II finds Billy Bragg & Wilco setting Woody Guthrie's words to their own music a second time. The result is more sonically diverse than the first installment, but just as rewarding. With guests Natalie Merchant and bluesman Corey Harris lending their voices to this new-century hootenanny, this 15-song disc manages to capture the collective spirit of both IWW and the WTO times. Woody would've been proud of the initial collection; he'd be prouder still of this one. --Steven Stolder

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Who knew that after the undeniable, sometimes shimmering, sometimes rustic magic of Mermaid Avenue that there was enough quality material for a second volume? By setting their own music to Woody Guthrie's lyrics, Billy Bragg and Wilco once again offer a 50-minute testament to Guthrie's long, dynamic shadow. This sophomore meeting is as balanced between the up-tempo and the down-tempo as was the first Mermaid. Jeff Tweedy's rasp gives all the Wilco-driven tunes a certain grit, and the songs Bragg takes on have a luminescent, frank earnestness that intensifies the delivery of Guthrie's lyrical social critiques. "Hot Rod Hotel," with Bragg on the mic, melds the two approaches best, and "Secret of the Sea" is the CD's poppiest centerpiece--aptly aimed at radio airplay like the first Mermaid's "California Stars." Natalie Merchant's playful "I Was Born" is brief but sweet, just as bluesman Corey Harris's "Against the Law" is an uplift, with his passionate vocal wail mirroring the political gist of Guthrie's words. The moody closers "Black Wind Blowing" and "Someday, Some Morning, Sometime" end Volume 2 with a pair of sweetly sad gems, one a Bragg-sung folk blues that mourns the loss of cotton crops in the American dustbowl era, the other a Tweedy-sung paean to lost love. At the dawn of a new millennium, with labor and the distribution of wealth as pressing historical issues that disrupt every International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization soiree, the time is right for Woody. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 5 stars for remeber the mountain bed.......2007-05-17

Im writing this because i beleive one song REMEBER THE MOUNTAIN BED is one,if not the most meaningful,sublime, peices of poetry,prose,songwiting i have ever heard..this song has sat with me since i first heard it..actually i only have to think of it and im moved...the depth of understanding of the human condition,love, lose,the earth,the elements, love,humanity,the insights into the purpose of lifeand mandkind, etc etc is so utterly compeling and mind numbing.the greatest love song ever written .i get obssessed about this song, i find myself disolving into another place, void of all thats around me.....how did woody guthrie find himself of such composure,empathy and understanding to reach inside of himself and outside of himself to write one of the most perfect peices of art...and then there is WILCO and JEFF TWEEDY...honoring these words so beautifully..jeff tweedys vocals and the bands sympathetic arrangment make this one of music,c highest benchmarks..as great as anything..by anyone..at anytime..ever recorded
oh the other WILCO stuff here is also fantastic..i havent really sat thru the billy bragg..but i will....buy this for REMEMBER THE MOUNTAIN BED alone..wow id love to know what you think

3 out of 5 stars Continues winning homage but feels less memorable .......2007-05-01

3 1/2


Admirable collaboration paying tribute to folk hero Guthrie is a serviceable update to an epic legacy, a hard enough feat in itself that garnered much praise. But after this second volume appeared a few years later, perhaps the conceptual accomplishments gave way to seeing some unimpressive songwriting for what it was. The production and attitude is all there to pull it off, especially well for fans of folk rock (mixed of course with the country sounds of Wilco), but to say this would be necessary to anyone who has the first volume and is not absolutely in love with it would be untrue. Having said that, the band continued to present a polished relevance to Guthrie's legacy in the authentic synergy Bragg and Wilco have. Some gems underneath the generic sounding majority may beckon the devoted to purchase this and spin a great mix from the two volumes.

5 out of 5 stars One of my most treasured albums.......2006-06-15

I got this as a present from a friend. I still don't quite like Wilco, but I learned to like Bragg after this. His sarcasm & reticence combines nicely with Guthrie's lyrics. Great songs to shout along to in the car, especially Joe DiMaggio. Black Wind Blowing is sad but well suited to being played very loud.

3 out of 5 stars Good, but disappointing...3 1/2 stars.......2005-10-11

My younger brother made a good point, I thought, when he told me this album should never have been made. Instead, he said, Woody Guthrie's daughter should have found two other artists--another singer, and another band, even--and had THEM do volume two. Hayden and The Flaming Lips. Soltero and Yo La Tengo. Daniel Johnston and Neutral Milk Hotel. Morrissey and The Postal Service. It could have still used Woody Guthrie's lyrics, but it would have been something fresh...not this...and that format could have gone on indefinitely for any number of albums.
This, however, is a rehash of volume one.
Thankfully, Wilco went back into the studio to record some new songs--this album's best songs--but all we have from Billy Bragg are the outtakes from the first album, and Natalie Merchant's song on this volume...well...to put it nicely...sucks.
"Airline To Heaven" by Wilco is an outstanding song, using Bible verses in its lyrics and an exciting build. "Secrets Of The Sea" is a good one as well, as is "Someday, Some Morning, Sometime," but overall this album should never have happened. Volume one was good, and they should have left it alone.
I saw Billy Bragg on tour for this album--the show was awful, and most of the songs he played were bad covers of the songs Wilco had written--and he hinted there might be a volume three.
Please God, no. Spare us, please. Spare us all. Let these artists put their talents to use in some way better. Let Billy Bragg return to "Workers Playtime," and keep him away from Wilco. They're doing fine without him.

3 out of 5 stars What did you expect, it's a sequel!.......2005-07-08

Of course it's not as good as the first. They took the best material they had and used it on Volume 1. Well, mostly. Somehow they left behind "Remember the Mountain Bed," a wistful song with a fairy-tale quality; "Joe Dimaggio's Done It Again," a rollicking period piece; and "Feed Of Man," which I'm still a little puzzled by, but in a good way. I just noticed that the three songs I've mentioned are all sung by Jeff Tweedy. That may be a coincidence, but he does seem to take the reins of this project over from Billy Bragg. Bragg fans needn't worry, though; it's all about the lyrics, and the legacy of the greatest folksinger ever.
Runnin' Blue
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    		Runnin' Blue
    Boz Scaggs
    Manufacturer: Music Avenue Records
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    ASIN: B000OONR9I
    Release Date: 2007-07-10

    Tracks:

    1. Runnin' Blue
    2. Monkey Time
    3. Hercules
    4. Angel Lady (Come Just in Time)
    5. I'll Be Long Gone
    6. Just Don't Wanna Be Lonely
    7. Let It Happen
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    10. Downright Woman
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    12. There Is Someone Else
    13. Dinah Flo
    14. You Make It So Hard (To Say No)
    15. Near You
    16. Sail on White Moon
    17. Painted Bells
    18. Slow Dancer

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    By the mid-'70s, Boz Scaggs had amassed a varied body of work, rocking out in the late '60s with Steve Miller and laying down some molten blues with Duane Allman and the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section before moving ever closer to full-blown soul music on a series of solo albums.
    Page Avenue
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    • Story Of The Year Page Avenue
    • pretty good
    		 Page Avenue
    Story of the Year
    Manufacturer: Maverick
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    ASIN: B0000C23D6
    Release Date: 2003-09-16

    Tracks:

    1. And The Hero Will Drown
    2. Until The Day I Die
    3. Anthem Of Our Dying Day
    4. In The Shadows
    5. Dive Right In
    6. Swallow The Knife
    7. Burning Years
    8. Page Avenue
    9. Sidewalks
    10. Divide And Conquer
    11. Razorblades
    12. Falling Down

    Album Description

    Story Of The Year explodes with pure punk energy on the St. Louis Band's major label debut album from Maverick. Produced by John Feldman (The Used, Good Charlotte). Enhanced CD includes 3 behind-the-scenes videos and more. 2003.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars AAH! TURN IT OFF!.......2006-06-21

    Matt let me borrow it, so I forced myself to listen to the whole album, and it was horrible! Like Kiss!

    MATT: HEY! HOW DARE YOU INSULT KISS AND STORY OF THE YEAR?!?!?
    WHAT IS WRONG WIT YO BRAIN?????

    5 out of 5 stars Awesome Album.......2006-06-17

    I have 'In the Wake of Determination' but I think this is a solid album. Every song is performed well and they're all extremely well written. The stand out songs are: 'Until The Day I Die','Anthem of Our Dying Day','Sidewalks',and 'Swallow the Knife'. This is a great punk/hardcore album and Story of the Year is one of the best bands out there.

    4 out of 5 stars Pretty dam good.......2006-03-23

    this album intorduced me to story of the year, not the new wake of determination which i find pretty disappointing. this basically got me into screamo (not too intense - stuff like the used and silverstein). overall its a very good album, not perfect but pretty dam good. it only took me one or two listens to get into it and there are no songs that are too bad. and the hero will drown is AMAZING.. the perfect song in my eyes... excellently timed screaming, beautiful guitar, pretty good lyrics. if in doubt just download songs 1 through 3.

    5 out of 5 stars Story Of The Year Page Avenue.......2006-01-31

    Page Avenue is an awesome CD and you should buy it if you haven't already. All the songs are good and I like the whole CD. I can listen to it the whole way through with out it ever getting old.
    My favorite songs are:
    And The Hero Will Drown
    Until The Day I Die
    Anthem Of Our Dying Day
    In The Shadows
    Swallow The Knife
    Sidewalks
    Razorblades

    Go buy it! You will enjoy it

    3 out of 5 stars pretty good.......2005-12-07

    This CD is a pretty rad. Some songs on it are overplayed and over-rated like "Until The Day I Die", and "Anthem of Our Dying Day" got kinda big, with the video in all, which was pretty BA, by the way...
    overall i think this is a pretty cool cd is sit and chill too
    buy it, and you'll most likely like it
    The Royal Tenenbaums (Collector's Edition)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Great easy listenening
    • Help trying to figure out the title of a song
    • omitted song
    • Where's Van Morrison?!
    • The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack
    		 The Royal Tenenbaums (Collector's Edition)
    Various Artists
    Manufacturer: Hollywood Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000068TNT
    Release Date: 2002-07-02

    Tracks:

    1. 111 Archer Avenue - Mark Mothersbaugh
    2. These Days - Nico
    3. String Quartet In F Major - Ysaye Quartet
    4. Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard - Paul Simon
    5. Sonata For Cello And Piano In F Minor - The Mutato Muzika Orchestra
    6. Wigwam - Bob Dylan
    7. Look At That Old Grizzly Bear - Mark Mothersbaugh
    8. Look At Me - John Lennon
    9. Lullaby - Emitt Rhodes
    10. Mothersbaugh Canon - Mark Mothersbaugh
    11. Police & Thieves - The Clash
    12. Scrapping And Yelling - Mark Mothersbaugh
    13. Judy Is A Punk - Ramones
    14. Pagoda's Theme - Mark Mothersbaugh
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    17. I Always Wanted To Be A Tenenbaum - Mark Mothersbaugh
    18. Christmas Time Is Here - Vince Guaraldi Trio
    19. Stephanie Says - The Velvet Underground
    20. Rachel Evans Tenenbaum (1965-2000) - Mark Mothersbaugh
    21. Sparkplug Minuet - Mark Mothersbaugh
    22. The Fairest Of The Seasons - Nico
    23. Hey Jude - The Mutato Muzika Orchestra

    Amazon.com

    The magical triad behind Rushmore's spunky, starry-eyed soundtrack--music supervisor Randall Poster, composer Mark Mothersbaugh, and director Wes Anderson--leaps forward a decade from that beloved soundtrack's '60s gems, in the process adopting a more pensive feel for The Royal Tenenbaums' musical backdrop. It may lack the euphoric sing-along feel of, say, Creation's "Makin' Time," but the rock and folk tracks here perfectly match the film's crumbling characters and their dilapidated relationships. The Ramones' "Judy Is a Punk" is a burst of nostalgic rebellion but surely causes a sad twinge in light of Joey Ramone's untimely death in 2001; gloom-folker Nick Drake's "Fly" and Elliott Smith's excellently depressing "Needle in the Hay"--which is used to chilling effect during a wrist-slashing scene--further deepen the dark thread running through Tenenbaums. But those who prefer the sunny disposition of Rushmore will be thrilled by the calming concoctions of Mothersbaugh, who heralds the coming of a new scene with graceful woodwind/string parts ("Scrapping and Yelling") and playful sitar pieces ("Pagoda's Theme"). Throw in the Clash's squalling "Police & Thieves" and the Velvet Underground's petal-soft "Stephanie Says" and you've got another winning soundtrack from the film biz's most in-tune music lovers. Tenenbaum or not, you can go home again. --Kristy Martin

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Great easy listenening .......2007-02-02

    I like this soundtrack because its very laid back. Enjoyable songs that help you relax.

    4 out of 5 stars Help trying to figure out the title of a song.......2006-04-17

    Hey, maybe you guys can help me, does anyone know the title of the song playing on a radio while owen wilson is getting high (or preparing to do so) with his friends and his dad and brother step in and tell him they want to help him. I really love that song and i have no idea what the title is

    4 out of 5 stars omitted song.......2006-02-01

    For anyone interested, one song which was omitted from the soundtract which has not been mentioned is:

    Emitt Rhodes - Lullabye

    A beautiful track played in the scence where Royal is lying in his bed sucking down a shake and reading a book when Chas say "lights out old man" and switchs off the light. One of my fav songs in the movie along side the rolling stones - she smiled sweetly. sadly both songs were omitted but still a beautiful soundtrack.

    4 out of 5 stars Where's Van Morrison?!.......2005-03-16

    This is a near-perfect collection of 60's and 70's pop and folk. The sad but hopeful vibe of the songs fits the movie's tone perfectly and you can't really agrue with songs like "Stephanie Says." it's also nice to hear the two Nico cuts since Nico's solo work really doesn't get the acclaim it deserves these days. My problem with this album is that it favors symphonic songs from the film instead of pop songs also used in it such as "Ruby Tuesday" and Van Morrison's "Everyone." I'm really bummed about the exclusion of "Everyone" because i thought it closed the movie so well. They should have released the score and the soundtrack separately so all these great songs could be included.

    1 out of 5 stars The Royal Tenenbaums Soundtrack.......2005-03-14

    The Collector's Edition Soundtrack leaves out two great Rolling Stones' tunes She Smiled Sweetly & Ruby Tuesday. Also left to the winds is John Lennon's Look at Me, the Clash's Rock the Kazbah. The First Edition leaves a few tunes off too but it is a far better Soundtrack. Puckstar
    The World Is a Ghetto
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • The World is a Ghetto
    • The World Is a Ghetto...
    • TY BESS(THE MUSIC MAN)
    • Progressive soul music...
    • The BIG one...
    		 The World Is a Ghetto
    War
    Manufacturer: Avenue Records
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000032UW
    Release Date: 1992-08-04

    Tracks:

    1. The Cisco Kid
    2. Where Was You At
    3. City, Country, City
    4. Four Cornered Room
    5. The World Is A Ghetto
    6. Beetles In The Bog

    Amazon.com essential recording

    Best known for its distinctive fusion of Latin-flavored jazz, funk, rock, and soul, War was unquestionably one of the most successful fusion bands to emerge in the early '70s. Initially working with Eric Burdon, former lead singer with the British '60s band the Animals, the seven-member team enjoyed a commercial breakthrough with 1971's "All Day Music." The follow-up, The World Is a Ghetto took War mainstream thanks to the crossover success of the title track, a top 10 pop and R&B smash as 1972 became 1973. Cuts like the 13-minute-plus jazz-flavored adventure known as "City, Country, City" alongside the witty "Where Was You At" and the eerie "Four Cornered Room" were standouts on the six-track album. But it was the immediacy of the No. 2 pop single "The Cisco Kid," with its catchy hook that helped give the band a chart-topping No. 1 gold-selling album in 1973, arguably the best representation of its work as groove pioneers of the day. --David Nathan

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The World is a Ghetto.......2007-06-09

    A classic that remains as fresh today as when it was released.

    5 out of 5 stars The World Is a Ghetto..........2007-02-04

    Once again, WAR comes through...this album is a classic for all times...I rate this album FIVE STARS!!!!

    5 out of 5 stars TY BESS(THE MUSIC MAN).......2007-01-27

    If you like music that is a good backdrop for a party or just hanging around the house or better yet washing the car this is a cd that will fill the bill.enjoy!

    5 out of 5 stars Progressive soul music..........2006-07-10

    This album, which is one of my top 30 favorites, is progressive soul music. It's like Isaac Hayes in his heyday, when his albums like Hot Buttered Soul, Movement, and Joy had epic tracks on them, some running as long as 18 minutes. This is War's best album, with the title track and City, Country, City standing out. Even though there's only 6 songs, and most of them are fairly long, War was one of the tightest bands on the planet. The main theme of the album really resonates today, that the world is indeed a ghetto, because no matter where you go, trouble will find you. You can never cut yourself off completely from society (even though some try to). As the liner notes say, even a Rolls Royce can get a flat tire. If we realised that, we would get along much better, because we all live in this ghetto of a world. We should try and make it better.

    5 out of 5 stars The BIG one..........2006-05-03

    The title of my review says it all. For those of you that are into statistics and sales and chart positions and all that good stuff, you're probably aware that this is the only War album to top the pop charts. Of course, for my purposes, none of that matters.

    Growing up, this was my SECOND favorite War album. As I became an adult, though, this one crept to the top of the list. Why? Perhaps it was the mood of the album. The album is very dark and downtrodden, and perhaps that's the beauty of it. Although the album was released a couple of years before I was born, it was an album that reflected the uncertain times: a few years after the murders of MLK & RFK, in the midst of American dissatisfaction with the Viet Nam war, and the soon-to-be-headline-making Watergate scandal.

    Anyway, even though there's only six songs on the album, they are a WHOPPING six songs. Kicking things off is "The Cisco Kid." Honestly, if I had to name a single song that made me a War fan, it was this one. It's all in the bass line. For all you bass aspiring bass players out there, this song is SERIOUS PROOF that you don't have to slap to be STANKY.

    Next, there's the Big Easy flavored "Where Was You At?"...a great little song, sad but upbeat. Then there's the epic "City Country City." The darkness rises in a big way. You get lots of what made WAR one of THE best: great group work, great individual solos, and the music never gets stagnant.

    The things only get darker with "Four Cornered Room." I'll be honest: I like the song, but it's probably the spookiest song War ever recorded. Couple this song along with the totality of Sly Stone's "Riot" LP for ultimate in depressing, junkie-nodding music.

    Than the culmination, the title song. Great song, great groove, great lyrics, great solos....

    "Beetles in the Bog"? I like the song. It's sort of like one of those campfire sing-along type songs. Well, in this particular case, it's more like a song best sung around a fire lit in a garbage barrell.

    This is War's masterpiece, an album no serious War fan should be without.
    Ammonia Avenue
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Classic APP
    • did not get it
    • Too much pop songs radio style, two classics
    • Ammonia Avenue Rocks
    • Some great, some not so much
    		 Ammonia Avenue
    Alan Parsons Project
    Manufacturer: Arista
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    ASIN: B000002VCO
    Release Date: 1990-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Prime Time
    2. Let Me Go Home
    3. One Good Reason
    4. Since The Last Goodbye
    5. Don't Answer Me
    6. Dancing On A Highwire
    7. You Don't Believe
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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Classic APP.......2007-01-03

    I love this album. It has some great songs that I had forgotten about over the years. I listen to it over and over.

    1 out of 5 stars did not get it.......2006-11-05

    I did not get my order. you were suppoused to send my money back. i am waiting.
    thanks

    3 out of 5 stars Too much pop songs radio style, two classics.......2006-06-15

    As with any AP work, this is one we should have, but my main reason lies in Pipeline and Ammonia Av. This is creative genious working, the rest are good to average pop songs adequate for radio broadcasting.

    5 out of 5 stars Ammonia Avenue Rocks.......2006-05-19

    I enjoy this album. So I say ignore the reviewers that don't like it because it's too pop. Who cares? Why all the categorization? If the music moves you, it moves you, whether it's pop, opera, or whatever. This album helped me get out of a bad relationship, along with Vulture Culture. I enjoy the entire APP catalog. I also say OF COURSE Alan was influenced by the 80s culture. This album was released SMACK DAB in the middle of the 80s. I commend Alan, Eric, et al for producing this nice collection of thoughtful songs. So, forget about the fufu reviews that attempt to over analyze the recording. These are enjoyable songs, each with a great message. ONE GOOD REASON is the ultimate break-up song, which every young naive guy needs at some point. Buy it, play it, enjoy it.

    4 out of 5 stars Some great, some not so much.......2006-05-11

    Ammonia Avenue is many Parsons fans' favorite album. It's also many's least favorite. It is furthering his change towards pop music, from the prog rock that he began as.

    The album opens with Prime Time, one of the better tracks. It is about fame, and being the star, much the same as Limelight (on the later album Stereotomy), but not quite as good. Still, it is quite enjoyable.

    Let Me Go Home reminds me of I Don't Wanna Go Home from Turn of a Friendly Card. Both aren't very good. Lyrically, this song doesn't fit on the album, and the lyrics themselves don't seem to go together. Easily the worst song on the album.

    One Good Reason is a step up. It is a bit repetitive, but it is catchy, and worth listening to in the context of the album. While it is not great out of context, all Parsons albums were meant to be listened to from start to finish. Though this album's theme is not apparent, it still flows and should be treated as a concept album.

    Since the Last Goodbye is a ballad that I personally enjoy. It is not overdone, but not underdone either. It's, as Goldilocks would say, just right.

    Don't Answer Me is a lot like One Good Reason, in that it is very catchy. As a song, it's pretty good, but it could be more refined, especially lyrically.

    Dancing on a High Wire is one of my favorites on the album. It could be better done, but Colin Blunstone's (I think they're his) vocals shine on this song.

    You Don't Believe is another catchy song, and is probably right in the middle, behind Don't Answer Me and ahead of One Good Reason.

    Pipeline is the only instrumental on this disc, which is disappointing, but it is quite well done. It is not Parsons' best, but it is well better than his worst.

    Then, last but not least, comes the title track. This song is the gem of the album. It is one of my favorite Parsons' songs, and probably makes any of my Top 50 song lists. The only downside is the overdone instrumental interlude in the middle, but even that sounds good (as opposed to the one in Silence and I, on Eye in the Sky).

    This album is a good starting place for Parsons if you're a pop fan. If you like songs more in the vein of Pink Floyd, start with I, Robot. Then progress until you get to this album.

    Like any Parsons album, it takes several listens, but fewer than most of his albums.

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