Endless Summer

Endless Summer

Endless Summer

Track Listings
 
1. Melody of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
2. Love to Love You Baby
3. Could It Be Magic
4. I Feel Love
5. Last Dance
6. MacArthur Park
7. Heaven Knows
8. Hot Stuff
9. Bad Girls
10. Dim All the Lights
11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
12. On the Radio
13. Wanderer
14. Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger)
15. State of Independence
16. She Works Hard for the Money
17. This Time I Know It's for Real
18. Any Way at All

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Endless Summer
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Beach BoysEndless Summer
  • Flawed but timeless
  • Sidetracked
  • oh yeah.....
  • Well, they sure DID get around.....
 Endless Summer
The Beach Boys
Manufacturer: Capitol
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ASIN: B000002UB9
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Surfin' Safari
  2. Surfer Girl
  3. Catch A Wave
  4. The Warmth Of The Sun
  5. Surfin' U.S.A.
  6. Be True To Your School
  7. Little Deuce Coup
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  11. I Get Around
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  13. Wendy
  14. Let Him Run Wild
  15. Don't Worry Baby
  16. California Girls
  17. Girl Don't Tell Me
  18. Help Me, Rhonda
  19. You're So Good To Me
  20. All Summer Long
  21. Good Vibrations

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Brian Wilson's brilliance manifested itself in the euphoric, cheerfully square, sun-and-fun stuff heard here early on, before it got darker and more complicated. Endless Summer runs from the beginning of the Boys' pinstriped career to 1965, right before the melancholy of Pet Sounds, but also includes the inescapable "Good Vibrations." You can hear a few hints of adolescent sadness and fear--"Help Me, Rhonda" is essentially a kids' sing-along about a wrenching emotional rebound, and the shadow of death is hiding somewhere in "Don't Worry, Baby"--but Wilson is mostly concerned with the cars, waves, and girls that made up the Boys' public image, and his ingenious arrangements (coupled with the group's inimitable harmonies) make everything go down as smoothly as lemonade. --Douglas Wolk

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Brian Wilson's brilliance manifested itself in the euphoric, cheerfully square, sun-and-fun stuff heard here early on, before it got darker and more complicated. Endless Summer runs from the beginning of the Boys' pinstriped career to 1965, right before the melancholy of Pet Sounds, but also includes the inescapable "Good Vibrations." You can hear a few hints of adolescent sadness and fear--"Help Me, Rhonda" is essentially a kids' sing-along about a wrenching emotional rebound, and the shadow of death is hiding somewhere in "Don't Worry, Baby"--but Wilson is mostly concerned with the cars, waves, and girls that made up the Boys' public image, and his ingenious arrangements (coupled with the group's inimitable harmonies) make everything go down as smoothly as lemonade. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beach BoysEndless Summer.......2006-08-18

I am an original fan of the Beach Boys and the Beatles. The first two albums I ever bought at age 13 were Meet The Beatles and Surfer Girl. After all these years, when I want to listen to the Beach Boys, I always grab Endless Summer. There have been many compilations of Beach Boys Hits over the years, but none come close to this, even the new Sounds of Summer. Endless Summer stayed within that early three year period and the programming of the album is perfect(even though they used the inferior LP version of Help Me Ronda). It is still the best Beach Boys album of old material.

4 out of 5 stars Flawed but timeless.......2006-07-26

"Endless Summer" is an essential compilation, supposedly the new 'remastered' "Sounds Of Summer" is so-called 'definitive,' but I don't think so. "Endless Summer" is more than a compilation; it turned the Beach Boys around since they were rapidly declining at the time.

The LP/CD release is notorious for having stereo versions of the singles, and also incorrect versions of "Be True To Your School" and "Help Me, Rhonda." The gold DCC release fixes this by substituting the actual single versions, but it still has stereo versions of some of the singles (which is not bad at all.)

If you can snag the gold CD, especially if it is a bargain, go ahead and get it, otherwise don't even bother with this disc. Get the double disc "Greastest Hits" from Razor and Tie instead.

2 out of 5 stars Sidetracked.......2006-06-22

I've owned several of the Beach Boys compilations and few have been disappointing. This one is. I can't believe that a major record company would put out a product like this and not realize the mistakes involved. "Help Me, Rhonda" has an entire track missing, and it's blatantly obvious to anyone who has ears. "Be True to Your School" is an inferior cut. Why this one is included I fail to understand. It too is missing an entire track. There are other excellent compilations of Beach Boys material out there worth your hard earned money. Let this one slide!

5 out of 5 stars oh yeah............2006-05-22

I'm only 19 years old and The Beach Boys are my all time favorite group of that era. I used to have this album on tape but lost it somewhere. I'm from California so me and my best friend cruise around town listenin to The Beach Boys. I haven't been able to find this album in stores. I listen to them so much I know all thier songs from this album.

5 out of 5 stars Well, they sure DID get around............2006-05-10

Let's go surfin' now
Everybody's learning how
Come on and safari with me
(Come on and safari with...)

Early in the morning we'll be startin out
Some honeys will be comin' along
We're loadin' up my woody
with the boards inside
and heading out singing our song

Come on (surf route) baby wait and see (surfin' safari)
Yes I'm gonna (surf route) take you surfin' (surfin' safari) with me
Come along (surf route) baby wait and see (surfin' safari)
Yes I'm gonna (surf route) take you surfin' (surfin' safari) with me

Let's go surfin' now
Everybody's learning how
Come on and safari with me

Now, at the risk of sounding so schmaltzy that I get 10,000 negative votes for just this one review, I have to admit that this CD brings back a LOT of fond memories for me. Although I was too young to listen to The Beach Boys in the early 1960's, I still grew up listening to the album throughout the 1970's. All of us kids at school would ache for the next dance night when we'd all show up and dance to these great songs. We never wanted to stop dancing when we heard these awesome songs; and when one of the teachers chaperoning the dance would look at us he would smile when he saw us having fun, too. They were beautifully written songs then; and they're equally beautiful songs now.

The set of tracks on this album displays the remarkable versatility of The Beach Boys. They could sing about the excitement of a youthful summer romance ("All Summer Long,") the allure of the opposite sex ("California Girls,") the machismo pride of being a big man on campus ("Be True To Your School,") and even the risk factors in love and the possible end of a love affair with the song "Don't Worry Baby."

Ever since The Beach Boys wrote "Good Vibrations" and performed it for the first time, people have gone wild over it! It's an awesome song that even by itself highlights the talents and versatility of the group. Listen to the song. You will hear it consistently alternating between the sounds of a somewhat more traditional type of ballad with the racier, quasi-psychedelic sounds that were just beginning to permeate music in the mid 1960's. Love it!

The quality of the sound is excellent and the cover art is great. The pictures of the men within nature symbolize for me both the emotional freedom to experience love and the natural sex drive men have for their women. The liner notes have the song credits but the lyrics are not here. I wished there were an essay about The Beach Boys, especially for new fans of the group. Unfortunately, you won't find one in the liner notes; I guess this is a minor disappointment, though.

Overall, this is SOME GREAT CD to pick for your first "Beach Boys" CD! It really highlights some of their very best work. I agree with other reviewers that it is not comprehensive by itself and if you want to get more Beach Boy CDs I would try Pet Sounds for your next CD.

I highly recommend this CD for fans of The Beach Boys (obviously), people who want to try out a Beach Boys CD, fans of pop as well as the bands from the 1960's in general. A keeper! SMILE
Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Donna Summer: ENDLESS SUMMER: GREATEST HITS (1994)
  • no one and I mean NO ONE is better than DONNA!!!
  • Great 70s Disco Music!
  • Summer of Love. Donna is a disco primadonna(some times)
  • Endless Summer
 Endless Summer: Donna Summer's Greatest Hits
Donna Summer
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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ASIN: B000001ECA
Release Date: 1994-11-08

Tracks:

  1. Melody Of Love (Wanna Be Loved)
  2. Love To Love You Baby
  3. Could It Be Magic
  4. I Feel Love
  5. Last Dance
  6. Mac Arthur Park
  7. Heaven Knows
  8. Hot Stuff
  9. Bad Girls
  10. Dim All The Lights
  11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
  12. On The Radio
  13. The Wanderer
  14. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
  15. State Of Independence
  16. She Works Hard For The Money
  17. This Time I Know It's For Real
  18. Any Way At All

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Donna Summer: ENDLESS SUMMER: GREATEST HITS (1994).......2006-11-18

In November of 1994, after releasing CHRISTMAS SPIRIT, Donna Summer next album entitled, ENDLESS SUMMER: GREATEST HITS, an album featuring sixteen of Donna Summer's all-time greatest hits, as well as featuring two new studio recorded tracks. This is an album that will make all of your Summer become an Endless Summer.

MELODY OF LOVE (WANNA BE LOVED)
New Song. The first song from the album. Great song.

LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (Single Version)
Original version from the album LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (1975). Great song. This track still remains a classic.

COULD IT BE MAGIC (Single Version)
Original version from the album A LOVE TRILOGY (1976). One of the greatest cover songs I have ever heard.

I FEEL LOVE (Single Version)
Original version from the album I REMEMBER YESTERDAY (1977). Still a classic.

LAST DANCE
From the original motion picture & original motion picture soundtrack THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY (1978). Great song, still a classic.

MacARTHUR PARK (Radio Version)
Original version from the single MacARTHUR PARK (1978). Still a great song.

HEAVEN KNOWS
From the single HEAVEN KNOWS (1978). Great song.

HOT STUFF
From the album BAD GIRLS (1979). Still a great rock/disco song.

BAD GIRLS
From the album BAD GIRLS (1979). Amazing.

DIM ALL THE LIGHTS
From the album BAD GIRLS (1979). Seems as though Donna Summer's 1979 album, BAD GIRLS, was a massive hit. This is another great track.

NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) (performed by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer) (Single Version)
Original version from Barbra Streisand's album WET (1979). Even this 4:43 minute radio/single version, this track is still the best Diva Duet I have ever heard.

ON THE RADIO
From the album ON THE RADIO: GREATEST HITS VOLUMES I & II (1979). Still a classic song. Can you imagine that this song is so popular that it is still being heard "On The Radio"?

THE WANDERER
From the album THE WANDERER (1980). Awesome song.

LOVE IS IN CONTROL (FINGER ON THE TRIGGER)
From the album DONNA SUMMER (1982). Great song.

STATE OF INDEPENDENCE
From the album DONNA SUMMER (1982). Great song.

SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY
From the album SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY (1983). Still an awesome song about all of the hard-working women out there. We guys have to remember that, "She works hard for the money, so hard for it, honey. She works hard for the money, so we better treat her right".

THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL
From the album ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME (1989). Still an awesome song that I cannot stop listening to.

ANY WAY AT ALL
New song. Great song.

This is a great compilation, but I wish that Donna would have included "Try Me, I Know We Can Make It", "Spring Affair", "Once Upon A Time", "Rumour Has It", "I Love You", "Sunset People", "Cold Love", "Unconditional Love" (performed by Donna Summer & Musical Youth), "There Goes My Baby", "Supernatural Love", "All Systems Go", "I Don't Wanna Get Hurt", & "Love's About To Change My Heart", but this album is still amazing, featuring most of Donna's greatest hits on one CD.

5 out of 5 stars no one and I mean NO ONE is better than DONNA!!!.......2006-05-31

being only 13 years old, I wouldnt have every thought in a million years that i would become so ADDICTED to donna summer. It is weird, I know, but I can't help it.

I LOVE YOU DONNA!!!!!!!!!! keep it up

hey does anyone know if there is a donna summer fan club????PLEASE let me know if you find out!

5 out of 5 stars Great 70s Disco Music!.......2005-12-25

Donna Summer is the ultimate queen of Disco. No doubt about it.

3 out of 5 stars Summer of Love. Donna is a disco primadonna(some times).......2005-09-21

Sure this is Donna Summer`s greatest hits. Some tracks blow you away, some dont. The new track on this album Melody of Love is not to much to shout hurray to. But when it comes to the classics that`s another cup of tea. And i dont mean the oldest one, but at the end of the 70 ths she troughly shine. It start`s with Track 9. Hot stuff and Track 10 Bad Girls. That`s what i called Disco with a sting in it. It brings sweet memories back to when the disco was cool and has a certain creativity over it. You can skip trough much of the other stuff. Track 10 Bad Girls is the ultimate Summer Hit, no over, no besides. That`s a fact Track 15 She works hard for the Money has enough tempo upbeat to make your dance. Also when she uses the same producers as early Sam Fox used back in the 80 ths(stock/aitken/waterman) Summer shines, especially on Track 17 and Track 18
This time i know its for real and I dont wanna get hurt.
Still Summer is good to listen to when the weather is bad. She still sparks sometimes

4 out of 5 stars Endless Summer.......2005-09-07

I must admit that I never really found Donna Summer that interesting (yes I'm a big disco fan) but somehow she just seemed like an obvious choice, so I stayed away. I woke up one day and decided to give it a try, so I bought "Endless Summer" which has all of her most well known songs compiled in their edited versions. All the hits are here: "Hot Stuff", "MacArthur Park", "Last Dance" and "Love to Love You Baby". I'm so glad that Donna didn't turn into one of those "has been" disco singers like Gloria Gaynor (I feel so sorry for her, aimlessly lost, she recorded some truly awful albums in the 80's with shameless covers of such songs as "I Will Always Love You", "Careless Whisper" and endless re-recordings of her only true worldwide hit "I Will Survive"). That being said, I do enjoy listening to both Gaynor and Summer, but I must say that I prefer Grace Jones and Loleatta Holloway any day over them. :)

Endless Summer
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Worthy Reissue
 Endless Summer
Fennesz
Manufacturer: Editions Mego
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ASIN: B000IONG7W
Release Date: 2007-01-09

Tracks:

  1. Made in Hong Kong
  2. Endless Summer
  3. Year in a Minute
  4. Caecilia
  5. Got to Move On
  6. Shisheido
  7. Before I Leave
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Worthy Reissue.......2007-05-31

"Endless Summer" has already been venerated in the minds of many avant-garde music fans as a masterpiece. In fact, it has set the bar for ambient, electronic music in the 21st century thus far. Worthy of countless replays, for so many reasons, "Endless Summer" means so many things to so many different people. It's glitchy electronica ultimately reveals underlying harmonies, its more organic "melodies" really offer pop music in mechanical form, and its often-dreamy ambiance reflects an aesthetic perfectly fitting give the title. If you are new to the avant-garde area, there is nothing I can tell you about this album, because it approaches music different than pop music. I will say this; if you are a fan of love, a fan of summer, a fan of dreams - you should probably listen to Endless Summer.

Rating: 9.6/10
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    Release Date: 2006-07-04
    The Endless Summer II: Music From The Motion Picture
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great music from a great movie
    • QUESTION: HOEY? WHO HE?
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    • The best guitarist you've never heard of...
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    Gary Hoey
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    ASIN: B000002MRE
    Release Date: 1994-05-31

    Tracks:

    1. Riptide
    2. Blast
    3. Sweet Water
    4. Low Rider
    5. Walkin' The Nose
    6. Drive
    7. La Rosa Negra
    8. Linus And Lucy
    9. Surfdoggin'
    10. Pipe
    11. Shake & Stomp (Part ll)
    12. Theme From The Endless Summer
    13. Escape
    14. The Deep

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great music from a great movie.......2007-03-19

    From when i was 9 to when i was 13 i must have watched endless summer II at least 200 times, literally. When i was 17 i wanted to watch it again but couldnt find it, i remember the soundtrack was awesome so i picked it up. Classic stuff, riptide makes me want to go surfing like no other song. Gary Hoey rules, and the rest of band is good too so it's not totally guitar-centric. Got to do some driving? Put this in, put some shades on, one arm on the wheel and you're good to go.

    5 out of 5 stars QUESTION: HOEY? WHO HE?.......2006-08-01


    I'm kind of a quirky character - "unique" is the word that my friends have used to describe me. Those who were not my friends used other less friendly words from time to time, but those people are all dead now so there's no point in our discussing them. One of my little "quirks" is to occasionally ask odd questions from out of the blue. It might be a reasonable question such as, "The year of your best Summer?" (Mine was '74, how 'bout yers?) Or the question might be something totally nonsensical like, "What did you do when the crops failed?" Now, if you expect to remain a friend of mine for very long you will be required to consistently reply immediately with something (at least mildly amusing) that we can develop into a full-blown, long-term nonsensical discussion. Acceptable answers to that last question would go something like: "We turned to cannibalism" or "I died in the famine." You get the idea?

    When I suddenly blurted out, "Best guitarist?" to my buddy at work, The Great LC, he answered, "Gary Hoey." I said, "HOEY? WHO HE?" I thought I had heard of all the highly acclaimed guitarists but this cat was news to me. Well, the compact disc-addicted Rams fan, The Great LC, loaned me a copy of one of his Hoey CDs and I was turned onto truly one of the most unjustly unknown six-string slingers extant. And it came as an added surprise and bonus when I discovered that 'Who He Hoey' had also written and performed the musical soundtrack for the movie sequel 'ENDLESS SUMMER II' (1994). The first 'ENDLESS SUMMER' movie (1966) you'll remember was the original full-length movie on surfing that -- along with the fabulous music of The Beach Boys -- really pushed the sport into the American consciousness, and it is still considered the classic, holy grail of surfing films. (In the days before art house/cult flick movie theatres and Beta/VHS tapes, they used to show 'Endless Summer' at the packed Santa Monica Civic Auditorium to kids like me who rode waves all Summer long in our quest for skin cancer. That was before the invention of sunblock, ya understand!)

    So, is 'Who He Hoey' really the "best guitarist"? Well, The Great LC ain't no dummy, and I'd say that Hoey is darned sure in the running; the cat can really sling it! I think I'd still have to side with Danny Gatton because, despite his amazing versatility, I'm not sure Hoey could quite match Gatton's exquisite finesse on numbers like 'Canadian Sunset' and 'Poinciana.' But I'd certainly be interested in seeing the boys duel. That won't happen any time soon though because Gatton "died in the famine" of '94.

    But let's briefly examine this soundtrack and see what 'Who He Hoey' is doing on it: The first thing you'll be happy to find is that this does NOT sound like your typical movie soundtrack album. There is none of that draggy "movie music" with cheesy orchestras sawing away on strings that meander over nondescript melodies - you know wot ahm talkin' 'bout here: FILLER! No way dudes and dudettes, this is a SERIOUS surf guitar rock album! This is the one movie soundtrack album that REALLY ROCKS! I mean this baby makes most so-called "real" Hard Rock guitar albums sound like the "movie filler" we've been talkin' 'bout here!

    It opens with 'RIPTIDE', a highly electrified excursion into swirling waters of sonic danger. (How many of you blokes know how to swim out of a riptide? There's a secret to it, but I'm keepin' it to myself.)

    'BLAST' is a heavy-chorded piece of menace (think Black Sabbath or sumpin' like dat), but 'SWEET WATER' is a fluidly-picked bit of metal funk and neo-reggae rhythms.

    Then we get Hoey's outrageous cover of the old War classic, 'LOW RIDER' - the unofficial theme song of my hometown, Los Angeles (maybe you've heard of the place?) It's obvious that Hoey's amplifiers go up to 11 and that's where he keeps 'em set during most of these recordings.

    If you don't get mental pictures of some long-haired surfer dude pulling off spinners and hanging ten on his longboard while Hoey plays his original composition 'WALKIN' THE NOSE' then you simply have no imagination whatsoever (and yer gonna be in big trouble when out of the blue I ask you to, "Tell me about your business with Roger O'Vernout.")

    'DRIVE' has a nice little melody; it's not gonna wake the children or anything, but it's got a good beat and you can dance to it.

    With 'LA ROSA NEGRA' (that means "The White Petunia" in Spanish), Hoey gives us his Carlos Santana impersonation; it's fairly Latinized for a White Surfer-lookin' guy, and it's a "daisy" of a tune.

    OK, yer halfway thru this disc now, Surfcats. 'LINUS AND LUCY' is a cover of Vince Guaraldi's famous theme song for the Charlie Brown TV specials, and Hoey launches into it with all kinds of weird harmonic shifts and...somehow I'm tinkin' dat Linus an' da kids (and even Snoopy) would have had a difficult time doing their goofy dances to this version!

    'SURFDOGGIN' is one of my favorite tracks. It's a bit O' tickling Country/Surf pickin' (I dunno; me tinks 'Who He Hoey' may have invented a new genre with this composition) and it really shows off his nimble fingers as they fly all over that fretboard and make me smile - this piece has a real sense O' humor...SERIOUSLY! "No, no, I'm nuh kiddin' you, uh!"

    'PIPE' is an almost indescribably moody composition with Hoey's sparking guitar trading licks with Bud "Barefoot and Slippery" Shank's nasty Tenor Sax and Tony Franklin's great grumbling Bass pushing everything through the whitewater - probably my very favorite cut.

    Hoey duets with one of his heroes, surf guitar legend DICK DALE on Dale's classic 'SHAKE & STOMP (Part II)' and it sounds like that wacko who used to juggle live chain saws on Venice Beach...only faster and louder. Forget about waking the children, this one's gonna getcha evicted from yer apartment.

    'THEME FROM THE ENDLESS SUMMER' is the theme song from the movie 'Endless Summer' (guess that's why they called it that) and I've liked the tune since I first heard the original recording by The Sandals. (Maybe that's the version some of these other reviewers here had in mind.)

    'ESCAPE' is pure Heavy Metal "Shock 'N' Awe' pyrotechnics. You might as well crank it up because the manager's already on his way over to yer unit with the eviction notice in his hand anyway.

    And the disc ends with the surprisingly "spiritual" 'THE DEEP' - it's an electric ballad with long notes of sustain. With this one, 'Who He Hoey' proves that still waters really do run DEEP - this is a genuinely moving piece of introspection and a fitting way to end what is otherwise an energetic assault, like an electric eel attack while riding waves in the Big Blue. And for that reason, I love to workout to this disc! Yer gonna dig it too.

    I'll end this review now with just one question for ya: "What were you doing on the trail with Lewis and Clark?"

    5 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2005-12-14

    First, I have never seen the movie and nor do you need to, to enjoy this CD. This CD came out at a very formitive point in my life and has helped me recover from a surgury or two. The music contained herein is magical. Gary's not preoccupied by beating you over the head with riff after riff. He's able to convey real emotion and pathos out of each song. There are quite a few homages to other guitar players works on this disk. But, Gary is able to maintain his style throught each song. Other players like Vai and Satch seem to favor more of a style over substance approach. Don't get me wrong, they are both great players. Gary's work seems less like a guitar playing exercise and more like a spiritual convergence. Brilliant album.

    5 out of 5 stars The best guitarist you've never heard of..........2003-08-11

    Gary Hoey does things with a guitar that I find amazing. As a guitarist myself, I know how difficult some of the things he does are. He plays some really fun songs, like 'Linus and Lucy' the Peanuts Theme, and gives them a hard rock edge. He's also done 'Low Rider' and a bunch of other songs that I think are great.

    This CD, the soundtrack to the surfing movie, The Endless Summer II, is great. There is a wide assortment of songs on this disk from Linus and Lucy, to The Deep, one of my personal favorites.

    Having never seen the movie, I can't tell you anything about it, but the soundtrack is fantastic!

    5 out of 5 stars WHAT A TALENT.......2003-06-26

    I've now got 6 HOEY CD's and enjoy each and every one of them. This man is a genius. There may be better technicians playing the guitar today, but rarely does another guitarist write such consistently beautifull tunes. These are more than just vehicles for his solo's. These are great songs ( without words ) that at times are emotional enough to speak to you. Even when HOEY plays at full tilt he doesn't loose sight of the composition. The more I hear of this outstanding talent the more I love his stuff. VI and SATRIANI never reach the emotion that HOEY reaches with his musik. He rarely if ever plays for the sole purpose of impressing with his chops. His quiter moments bring tears to my eyes. Simply brilliant!!
    Endless Summer, Vol. 2
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Endless Summer, Vol. 2
      Various Artists
      Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

      GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
      GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
      Surf RockSurf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music
      CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
      ASIN: B00000IAU1
      Release Date: 1999-02-23

      Tracks:

      1. Let's Go Trippin' - Dick Dale
      2. Catch a Wave - The Beach Boys
      3. Mr. Moto - The Bel-Airs
      4. Tell 'Em I'm Surfin' - The Fantastic Baggys
      5. Surf Party - The Astronauts
      6. New York's a Lonely Town - The Trade Winds
      7. Pipeline - The Chantays
      8. Surfin' Safari - The Beach Boys
      9. Diamond Head - The Ventures
      10. Ride the Wild Surf - Jan & Dean
      Endless Summer
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Endless Summer
        Fennesz
        Manufacturer: P-Vine
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Techno | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        ElectronicaElectronica | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        IDMIDM | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        Avant Garde & Free JazzAvant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Jazz | Styles | Music
        Experimental MusicExperimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
        Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B00008Z70J
        Release Date: 2003-06-25

        Tracks:

        1. Made In Hong Kong
        2. Endless Summer
        3. Year In A Minute
        4. Caecilia
        5. Got To Move On
        6. Shisheido
        7. Before I Leave
        8. Happy Audio
        9. Ohne Sonne
        Endless Summer: Greatest Hits
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • ENDLESS PLEASURE
        		 Endless Summer: Greatest Hits
        Donna Summer
        Manufacturer: Mercury
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

        DiscoDisco | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        HouseHouse | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | R&B | Styles | Music
        GeneralGeneral | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
        ContemporaryContemporary | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music
        Dance & DJDance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music
        PopPop | Imports | Stores | Music
        ASIN: B00004SH43
        Release Date: 1997-09-08

        Tracks:

        1. Melody Of Love
        2. Love To Love You Baby
        3. Could It Be Magic
        4. I Feel Love
        5. Love's Unkind
        6. I Love You
        7. Last Dance
        8. Macarthur Park
        9. Hot Stuff
        10. Bad Girls
        11. No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
        12. On The Radio
        13. Love Is In Control (Finger On The Trigger)
        14. State Of Independence
        15. She Works Hard For The Money
        16. Unconditional Love
        17. This Time I Know It's For Real
        18. I Don't Wanna Get Hurt
        19. Any Way At All

        Album Description

        Import pressing features a different tracklisting to the US version. Universal.

        Album Details

        1995 Issue of a Single Disc Volume of the Queen of Disco's Greatest Tracks. This Edition Includes "Love's Unkind", "i Love You" and "Unconditional Love" (Performed with Musical Youth), all of which Do Not Appear on the USA Equivalent.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars ENDLESS PLEASURE.......2006-03-11

        Endless Summer is a chronological collection of Donna's greatest hits from the middle 1970s (Love To Love You Baby) through the late 1980s (This Time I Know It's For Real).

        It offers the best of her dance classics like I Feel Love, MacArthur Park, Hot Stuff, Bad Girls; the best of her ballads such as Dim All The Lights and On The Radio; plus great pop songs from the decade of the 1980s when she worked with a variety of producers.

        My favourites amongst her post-disco work include the majestic State Of Independence and This Time I Know It's For Real. This collection proves that Donna could do it all - her mastery of various styles is complete and her talent has stood the test of time.

        Five stars for this great album by a singer who was once the Queen of Disco but has proved herself a consummate vocalist and a true original long after the disco lights had faded.
        Endless Summer, Vol. 1
        Average customer rating: Not rated
          		Endless Summer, Vol. 1
          Various Artists
          Manufacturer: Platinum Disc
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          GeneralGeneral | Pop | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Surf RockSurf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music
          CDs $7 - $10CDs $7 - $10 | Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
          All Bargain TitlesAll Bargain Titles | Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B00000IATX
          Release Date: 1999-02-23

          Tracks:

          1. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
          2. Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures
          3. Surfin' U.S.A. - The Beach Boys
          4. Misirlou - Dick Dale & the Del-Tones
          5. Surf City - Jan & Dean
          6. Wipe Out - The Surfaris
          7. Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys
          8. Shoot the Curl - The Honeys
          9. Theme from Endless Summer - The Sandals
          10. Penetration - The Pyramids, Pyramids
          Endless Summer
          Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
          • Insane powerviolence chaos
          		 Endless Summer
          Fuck on the Beach
          Manufacturer: Slap a Ham Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

          HardcoreHardcore | Hardcore & Punk | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
          Death MetalDeath Metal | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
          GeneralGeneral | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
          Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
          MetalMetal | Hard Rock & Metal | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music
          ASIN: B0000589DG
          Release Date: 2001-02-27

          Tracks:

          1. Fuck On The Beach
          2. Something I Don't Want To Know
          3. Too Sad To Be Alone
          4. All The World
          5. Broken Back Hole
          6. Alone In Your Room
          7. She Used To Cry For It
          8. Tired My Life
          9. Betrayed Again
          10. I Have Never Seen Myself
          11. Ride On Timing
          12. Fuck Forever

          Customer Reviews:

          4 out of 5 stars Insane powerviolence chaos.......2004-09-22

          Holy Crap!!! This is an unbelievable cd, very fast, very catchy. This is definately a must get for fans of The Locust, Pig Destroyer, or any other thrashy grindy chaotic mess of noise.

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