Almighty Club Experience4 [Import]

Almighty Club Experience4 [Import]

Track Listings

1. Brothers & Sisters

2. Zulu Tribu (De Donatis Re

3. Ready (Urban Baal Remix)

4. Do It

5. On Your Own (K Lab Remix)

6. Rht Right (Dj Mickey Remi

7. Play My Traack

8. One More

9. In Da House

10. Acid Musique

11. Space People (De Donatis

12. Comin'

13. Future Shoque

14. From Heaven To Hell

Tracks:

Broke Down South Of Dallas
Party Lights
My Wife Thinks You're Dead
Hillbilly Hula Gal
I Hung It Up
Juan Charasqedo
Highway Patrol
Gotta Get Up Every Morning
Lifeguard Larry
Long Walk Back To San Antone
Live And Love All Day
Rock N Roll Medley

Album Description

Junior Brown, the multi-dimensional Americana/honkytonk artist who dazzled fans in 2004 with his Telarc debut, Down Home Chrome, ratchets up the intensity with Live at the Continental Club: The Austin Experience, a richly layered set that captures the witty songcraft and mind-bending fretwork that have become his trademark in the live setting.

Customer Reviews:

This Man's a Genius.......2006-12-30

I "discovered" Junior Brown about 6 months ago when CMT ran the video of (his song) Highway Patrol. At first the quirky black and white presentation caught my eye while the solid beat caught my ear. Then Junior ripped into his Guit-Steel solo and I was mesmerized. I love good guitar playing, and style (Jazz, Country, Rock)doesn't really matter to me. If it's well played I'll listen to it. Anyway, I wanted to pick up a Junior album with Highway. I settled on this one. When I bought it, I listened to it about four times in a row all the way through, and then ordered another Junior Brown CD. If you can appreciate good guitar and real musical talent then you won't be disappointed by this album. I think I know good music when I hear it, and I can summarize this album and Junior Brown in one sentence: This Man's a Genius.

Awesome.......2006-10-19

I was there the night he recorded this album, I was walking down South Congress when I heard that guitar and a super deep voice. I'm a long time Junior Brown fan, so needless to say I freaked out when I walked up to the Continental Club to see the man himself was on stage. The price at the door was about $25, so this album is a bargain.

Should have been better, but this will have to do........2006-09-27

This is a tough review for me to write as I am a total Junior Brown fanatic. I've seen him play many, many times and I've been waiting for a live album forever. Unfortunately, this wasn't his best night. You have to understand Junior is constantly touring - how he is able to get up on stage night after night after night playing the same songs is beyond me, but I'm still happy to hear him in whatever town I'm lucky to catch him in. For the most part Junior sounds tired on these tracks (he sounds great on "Juan Charasquado" though). Maybe he ought to take a few months off and let his batteries recharge or something. I wish he'd included "Freeborn Man" on this cd - the difference between the studio version and live is huge; I've heard him play what can only be described as an incredibly intense, blistering version of it live that had me shaking in ECSTACY - but it is not here. It's GREAT to hear "I Want To Live and Love Always" live, but it just isn't as good without Steve Layne playing and singing along. The "Rock and Roll Guitar Medley" is always a treat but it would have been SO MUCH BETTER if "Ghost Riders In The Sky" and Sergio Leone western themes were included again in the mix (hint, hint Jr. for future road dates).

Better to see him live than to listen to this live disc............2006-07-25

I have seen Junior Brown live a few times and I am always amazed at his guitar prowess, however I am very disappointed in this particular release:

1-First of all its only 52 min. long. A cd has about approximately 79 minutes of available space, and with Junior's songs being relatively short, there could have been 25 minutes more music on here.

2-The set list isn't the best.....there are MANY definitive Junior tracks which don't show up here at all.

3-Aside from the last track (Rock and Roll Guitar Medley) the performance here is rather lifeless, the singing sounds tired and strictly by the numbers....no flash, electricity or energy Junior usually provides in his LIVE shows...on this, he tends to simply 'phone it in'.

I really love Junior Brown and his music/guitar abilities, but this disc doesn't not reflect his ability as a performer, just that of a guitar picker.

Junior Brown Live is an alopated, psychotronic, swampadelic experience!.......2006-03-24

The Man of 'Guit-Steel' does it again. I saw him once
in Virginia Beahc, VA at the Naval Base in an outdoor
free show! I would have paid hundreds, though. He and
his band are excellent and he is very funny and enter-
taining as well, "Get that hippie off stage". No way!

Café Roma: An Italian Chill Out Experience

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Hook-laden chillout grooves
I respectfully disagree with the other poor reviews
Mixture of the Italian Labels
You can do better
Might as well have been called "Cafe Montana"

Café Roma: An Italian Chill Out Experience
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Cafe Roma, Vol. 2
Lounge Italian Style: Laid Back Beats from Italy
Jazz Lounge
Rendezvous Lounge, Vol. 2 compiled by DJ Mark Gorbulew
Café Roma

ASIN: B00006LWQJ
Release Date: 2002-10-22

Tracks:

Mistiche Onde - 4MX
Cosi Ti Amo - The Dining Rooms
It's Samba - Cool Water
Take 4 - S-Tone Inc.
Arabesque - Nicola Conte
Meu Amor - B-Floor
Breeze - Marko Bokun
Waves In The Sun - Barrio Jazz Gang
Kenya - Da' Breakers
Voices In My Head - Dino Pacifici
La Plage - Art Of Soul
Kopynski - Leo Cesari
Si Chiama Amore - Julee Cruise

Tracks:

Astrao - Clan Greco
Om Ha Hum - United Peace Voices
Glider Girl - The Easy Access Orchestra
Cut & Paste (Hefner Remix) - Cybophonia
Portello - Blue Cat
Moon Jumping - Belladonna
Slide - Ohm Guru
The Water, The Sun - Zeb
Tu Sai Chi Sei (On A Clear Day) (Sunaga T Experience Remix) - Montefiori Cocktail
Dream Love - Duran Y Garcia
It's Not Over (Belladonna Remix) - Gazzara
Samba 2150 - Banda Favela
Good Night - Zeb

Customer Reviews:

Hook-laden chillout grooves.......2007-04-11

This two disc set has two distinct feels. The first falls neatly into the trance genre, and hits hard with tracks like Cosi Ti Amo, Meu Amor, Breeze, and La Plage. Other tracks on the disc manage pace and keep you immersed in an upbeat but relaxed feeling. Even in colder weather this disc's songs place me in Spring mindset and I can nearly feel the sun and cool breeze on my face.

The second disc feels more strongly electronic, but remains on the border of trance. Music therein falls somewhere between what you'd hear in a lounge and what you'd listen to relaxing at home.

I respectfully disagree with the other poor reviews.......2005-05-19

This CD, in my opinion, has 11 good songs out of 26. There is a lot of filler, so I can see why some people have given harsh reviews. However, how often do you get 11 good songs on a CD? Programming this while listening to it is recommended as some of these songs can get repetitive for sure. However, the good songs can be absolutely tremendous. Superb.

For example, on CD#2 songs #2,3,9 & 12 are unbelievably fantastic.

My advice: Buy the CD, listen to it a few times and mark the songs that you like with a pencil on the back of the CD so you can program it the next time you listen to it. If you program the top 10 songs, it can sound like the best CD you will buy this year.

Mixture of the Italian Labels.......2003-11-29

Water Music comes out with their dive into the Italian chill/cafe scene with this cd, hoping to pull in a few people that are (and maybe are not) fans of the various French series like Costes, Paris Lounge, Buddha Bar, Saint Germain Cafe, etc. etc. etc. This one came out I believe in the end of 2002.

To be honest, this isn't a bad release. It's two discs that feature the big names in Italian nu-jazz, heavily dominated by Irma and Idizioni/Ishtar (Schema). The artists included range from Banda Favela to Nicola Conte to S-Tone Inc., The Dining Rooms, Montefiori Cocktail, Duran Y Garcia and many many more. Some of these cuts are pretty good, actually - check out the cut "It's Samba", and anyone that's a Joao Gilberto/Caetano Veloso fan will recognize the "Aquelle Abraco" samples in that one which makes this sort of nostalgic. And in general you can get a feel of Brazilian bossa influences through the music.

All in all, I'd recommend this if you're unsure of Schema or Irma, but rest assured those two are terrific labels, IMO the best for this genre as is proven by their contributions to this compilation. If you do dig this, I would recommend checking out Schema's Break & Bossa series - particularly the 5th and 6th editions - those are stellar. Also check out Irma Group's Sister Bossa series OR Pyramide/Cafe Noir's "Bossa" compilations. Just be careful of duplication - Schema is pretty unique, but Irma and Cafe Noir I think are related, hence you will have some same tracks on the cd's.

You can do better.......2003-10-26

To echo another critic, this 2-CD set has a few good tracks, but mostly consists of bland electronica. On Disc 2, tracks 2, 3, 9, and 12 are exceptional - eloquently combining Brazilian/Latin beats and acid jazzy, electronic riffs. Those tracks almost justify the purchase of Disc 2 by itself. However, Disc 1 is pretty much completely unremarkable and it will collect dust on your shelf after one or two plays.

Might as well have been called "Cafe Montana".......2003-08-26

Other than a few tracks with Italian acid jazz-like lyrics (one in a dialect that was incomprehensible) it's mostly instrumental, and not that great. Hip Musak is what this really is. If you're looking for cool Italian music, save your money and get some San Remo Festival CDs (available at amazon.com). If you want to feel like you've turned on the smooth jazz station that plays Kenny G., this is the album for you!

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Hard driving and creative rave music
A True Classic of Electronica
Very entertaining and creative rave music - it's not like "Fat Of The Land" but that won't matter!
Fan-freakin'-tastic
classic rave

Experience: Expanded
The Prodigy
Manufacturer: Xl Recordings
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Music for the Jilted Generation
The Fat of the Land
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Tweekend
Baby's Got a Temper

ASIN: B00005K9UE
Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

Jericho
Music Reach (1/2/3/4)
Wind It Up
Your Love (remix)
Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2)
Charly (Trip Into Drum And Bass Version)
Out Of Space
Everybody In The Place (135 And Rising)
Weather Experience
Fire (Sunrise Version)
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Tracks:

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Ruff In The Jungle Bizness (Uplifting Vibes Remix)
Fire (edit)
We Are The Ruffest
Weather Experience (Top Buzz Remix)
Wind It Up (Rewound)
G-Force (Energy Flow)
Crazy Man
Out Of Space (Techno Underworld Remix)
Everybody In The Place (Fairground Remix)

Album Description

Prodigy's debut album, Experience, is now reissued in a special 2 CD edition. Disc 1 is the Experience album digitally remastered; disc 2 is the expanded bonus album compiled of remixes and single b-sides, including the rave classic Charly Alley Cat remix. This 2 CD set, in a double slimline jewelbox, now includes all the original mixes of the band's first five U.K. top 10 hits. 2001 XL release.

Customer Reviews:

Hard driving and creative rave music.......2006-07-13

I was surprised to find a couple of very good songs by The Prodigy on an Urbal Beats Compilation. I immediately bought this double CD and it's one of my favorite rave CDs I own. This isn't the more industrial punk sounding stuff that they became famous for. This is the first album and an excellent remix CD. The music is energetic, brilliant and the only CD I'm aware of that they did before changing their style. They became famous for their hard style of music. This music is just as hard but with almost no vocals. Just hard charging energy. If your looking for their stuff that's more in the vein of Ministry or the Revolting Cocks, then you should buy anything by them except this album. If you are looking for some very good, very energetic, hard techno, this album will be one of your favorites.All the power and energy of DJ Irene but with a totally different style.

A True Classic of Electronica.......2006-02-16

I am really dissapointed that it took so long for Prodigy to release their new album, yet the newer material will never live up to thier earlier releases. I have been listening to Prodigy since they were only known at the rave and club scene, and let me tell you that fans that only has heard of them when "Fat of the Land" was released, missed out on so much great Prodigy beforehand. Not only "Experience" great, you get to hear it remastered and the second disc includes all of the singles they released. The one thing I am dissapointed in though, is that Charley (The Beltram says Mix) isnt included, and that is so much better the the Alley Cat Mix included on this CD. This is one of the best electronica albums every releaesed, and even for fans that arent familer with the earlier work, should get this to have a great piece of classic electronica in thier collection. You wont be dissapointed !!

Very entertaining and creative rave music - it's not like "Fat Of The Land" but that won't matter!.......2006-01-22

I'll admit that I got "Experience" expecting something along the lines of "The Fat Of The Land", and although it's completely different it's still very good. This is the kind of album that will grow on you - I didn't like it at all at first (because I was expecting another "Firestarter" or "Breathe"), but after a while you it grows on you. You start to appreciate the complexity and energy of the music, and it definitely has much of both. It's a rave album first and foremost, but they add so many other interesting elements to the mix that make the songs worthy of both analyzation and of your club or party mix. Rave music that's both fun and creative is indeed a rarity. Every song here is great, but none of them are necessarily memorable or strike you as instantly great like most of the songs on "The Fat Of The Land", but patient listeners won't mind. As is usual with these kinds of albums the electronic blips and bleeps defy description and thus one must simply hear it to get the picture. Overall I think it's a fascinating album that most won't like at first, but if they give it time then it will probably become one of their favorites! Absolutely recommended!

Highlights include:
the entire album!

Fan-freakin'-tastic.......2006-01-18

I was late getting onto The Prodigy. While I got hooked onto their later work, I went back and grabbed their older works, starting with Music for the Jilted Generation, and now The Prodigy Experience. I'd have to say they've actually gotten worse over time. This is one of my favorite albums ever, of any genre. There's just too much to like - great beats, high energy, and bonus content thanks to the Expanded version. I wish Prodigy made music today like they did back then.

classic rave.......2005-10-06

if you are into your old skool rave this is a definite must have

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Stadium Techno Experience
the stadium techno experience is an epic
The Stadium Techno Experience - Scooter at their best!
SCOOTER IS WICKED!!
SCOOTER!!!

Stadium Techno Experience
Scooter
Manufacturer: Edel Germany
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Mind the Gap
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ASIN: B00008MNYL
Release Date: 2003-04-07

Tracks:

Ignition
Maria (I Like I Loud)
Weekend!
Take a Break
Pulstar
Night
Roll Baby Roll
Level One
Like Hypa Said
Liquid Is Liquid
Little Bit Too Fast
Soultrain

Tracks:

Weekend! [N-Trance Mix]
Nessaja [Flip & Fill Mix]
Logical Song /Weekend! [Clubstar UK-Mix/Weekend!]

Album Description

2003 album from the German techno group. Sheffield Tunes.

Album Details

The German Techno Rockers Charge on with the Music Fans Love to Hear with Great Guitars, Synths and a Beat You Can Dance To! who Says Rock N Roll is Dying? It's Just Getting Intense Than Ever and this Band Will Prove it to You. Sure It's all Cheez N Naff, but It's with Tongue in Cheek and Lets off a Lotta Steam. So Quitcha Bitchin About the State of Music and have a Kick-ass Time You'll Never Forget!

Customer Reviews:

Stadium Techno Experience.......2007-05-17

I received the product which I have to ask in time indicated.

the stadium techno experience is an epic.......2006-01-25

This album is truly meant to be heard as 1 whole piece. Scooter have also got rid of the stereotype of this type of music only being made to be played in clubs and when or if a band like "this" tours for their albums they can only play small rinky dink clubs. So yeah they also picked a perfect name for this album as they are a techno band that plays stadiums sometimes. Buy this album it is their best album thus far as well as the greatest album ever made thus far!!!!!! Who knows if scooter will ever top it or any other band for that matter.

The Stadium Techno Experience - Scooter at their best!.......2005-09-26

Of all the albums that Scooter has released, "the Stadium Techno Experience" definitely stands out as one of the best. It has twelve tracks of purely awesome music. While it's not exactly as musically profound as Beethoven, it really does make you want to get up and start moving around. This album has a great mixture of diverse songs in the techno/trance genre, and all flow smoothly from one to the other. Luckily, H.P. Baxxter's lyrics aren't too dumb on this album, either. There isn't one track on here that I wouldn't give up, because they're all so good! This is one of those rare examples of an album where you can hit the play button and not have to skip any tracks.

IGNITION: This opening track, like "Killer Bees" on "Mind the Gap" isn't really a techno song, but is the sound of a machine starting up followed by a voice that says, "Ignition sequence start." Then a full scale choir and orchestra bust out for a few seconds before becoming "technoized" and leads into the next song.

MARIA (I LIKE IT LOUD): This song is pure fun. The MC (H.P. Baxxter) sings along to the catchy, staccato beat, and the crowd is singing along. I like this track along, and the singing isn't too bad.

WEEKEND!: I absolutely love this song, and I think any other normal person would agree with me that this is one of the best songs on "The Stadium Techno Experience". This hit single has some interesting lyrics, and features one of those high-pitched voices singing about love. The melody is taken from "Stop! In the Name of Love", but it sounds about a hundred times better on this song. It also has a great piano accompaniment in the background.

TAKE A BREAK: The fourth track on "The Stadium Techno Experience" is very catchy. The synthesizer melody is really cool, and sounds like some Irish folk tune, and the snare drum playing gallantly in the background is great too. This is one of the better songs on this album, although I have to say they're all pretty good.

PULSTAR: This song is taken from a tune by Vangelis (who wrote the award-winning score to Chariots of Fire). Scooter takes Vangelis's signature electronic keyboard song and turns it into a techno song. It's a faster, groovier version of the original. The only thing that ruins this song is Scooter's addition of these super-cheesy lyrics sung by some annoyingly high-pitched electronic voice. Apart from that, this song is still great.

THE NIGHT: This is one of my favorite Scooter songs. The beginning of the song has the typical Scooter keyboards playing, with H.P. Baxxter doing his thing. Then, out of nowhere, a beautiful voice comes in, singing the main melody. Even though it's electronic, this is one of the few songs I've heard with a high-pitched voice where it actually sounded really good. Maybe this is because of the actual instrumentation of the piece, but who cares, because it sounds absolutely wonderful. The lyrics aren't that bad either. This is a very typical Scooter song.

ROLL BABY ROLL: "Roll Baby Roll" is a decent track, and what really makes this song nice is the happy hardcore piano that plays during the MC's riffs. The electric melody sounds a bit like another Vangelis song, but it's all Scooter's own creation.

LEVEL ONE: This is a "non-live" trance song, and it's one of my favorite dance songs without words. It starts of quiet with a small chorus in the background, and has some organ play a few notes before the song busts out into the main melody, which is complete greatness. It really reaches out to your emotions if you need something to listen to before a race, basketball game, or other sporting event. "Level One" is a good pump-up song.

LIKE HYPA SAID: This is my FAVORITE SCOOTER SONG OF ALL TIME! Although it's my favorite for personal reasons, it still is one Scooter's best. It blends all the typical elements of Scooter into one, nice six-and-a-half minute package of pure beauty. It starts off with percussion, and then goes into the usual techno beat with Baxxter yelling his lyrics with a very nice instrumentation in the background. Then the beat stops, and you hear chords in the back with some keyboard playing these really amazing arpeggios. Then, a chorus comes in, with somewhat stellar lyrics, and sings this beautiful harmonic solo, followed by some great techno melody, and repeats a couple of times. I love this song, I will always remember it. This was the first Scooter song I ever heard, and it's still my favorite. Even if it is for personal reasons, it's still great.

LIQUID IS LIQUID: This is probably the worst song on the album, but it's still very good. It's a bit repetitive, and I can't understand the lyrics. The electric organ playing along with the beat is good, too.

A LITTLE BIT TOO FAST: This song is really groovy, and doesn't have much singing, but is still fun to listen to. I don' know how to describe it, but the song speaks for itself. He bass is really great in this song.

SOUL TRAIN: The closing track on this album is another lyric-less trance song, and it's very similar to "Level One" in terms of orchestration. It uses the same elements of sound, but with a different melody. It uses the same instruments, but "Soul Train" is very pleasing to the ear.

I highly recommend this album to all techno fans, and it's worth the outrageous price. This album works so well because all the songs are diverse and yet they still manage to blend excellently with one another. This is definitely one of Scooter's best albums of all time, and I am surprised my CD still functions properly because I have played it so many times.

SCOOTER IS WICKED!!.......2004-10-24

For an older scooter cd not bad it will have you move-n with that beat only scooter can bring I'm looking forward to scooter's new cd comming out November 8th 2004 MIND THE GAP
it's comming out in 3 versions:
1. The first album version: 11 fat tracks without a booklett.
2. The second version: 11 fat tracks with a brilliant booklett, additional 2 bonus tracks and on top of that: A multimedia part. This multimedia part contains the uncensored (!) version of the hit-video Shake That!", the making of, an interview with Scooter and funky photos!
3. The third album version is the Scooter power-pack! 11 fat tracks with a brilliant booklett, additional 2 bonus tracks and on top of that: A multimedia part. This multimedia part contains the uncensored (!) version of the hit-video Shake That!", the making of, an interview with Scooter and funky photos, a cool poster and in addition to that an audio CD with 11 LIVE - tracks of the We Like It Loud Tour".
If you can read German go to amazon.de and order a copy

SCOOTER!!!.......2004-06-04

AMAZING album from scooter once again, includes smach hit single tracks 'maria' 'Weekend!' & 'The night' this albums is a must have along with any other of SCOOTER!!!! amazing < >

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MAN, I FORGOT HOW WONDERFUL THIS ALBUM IS!!!!
A rap album with substantial crossover appeal
an unfortunately slept on album...
Seems like No one's heard of this hip hop classic
Any True Fan of Hip-Hop or Funk Should...

Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1
The Brand New Heavies
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ASIN: B00005A09H
Release Date: 2001-03-20

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It's Gettin Hectic
Who Makes The Loot?
Wake Me When I'm Dead
Jump N' Move
Death Threat
State Of Yo
Do Whatta I Gotta Do
Whatgabouthat
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MAN, I FORGOT HOW WONDERFUL THIS ALBUM IS!!!!.......2007-02-09

man, i tell you what, i was just reminded about how lovely this album is to listen to. i had the tape, but i lost the tape. right after i ordered it on here, i find the cotton pickin' think hiding in a doggone bag!!!! nevertheless, this is wonder fusion of funk and hip hop. why it did not get more attention than it did, i do not know. it was a breath of fresh air for '91/'92. you just do not hear that type of thang anymore. if they did it today, they would probably be club bangahs in the form of jazz. shameful!!!!!

A rap album with substantial crossover appeal.......2006-11-10

Let me first say that with a few exceptions like Us3, Digable Planets and the Beastie Boys from Check Your Head forward, I am certainly NOT a fan of rap. But what those artists all have in common is a decidedly funk, soul and/or jazz groove rather than a contemporary urban R&B sound. And so it is with this album, where various American old-school rap artists - this album was recorded in 1991, after all - rhyme to tracks laid down by the London-based acid-jazz/rare-groove legends The Brand New Heavies. Rather than relying on processed beats and looped samples, the Heavies provide the MCs with genuine instrumental tracks with enough funk to get all but the comatose up out of their chairs. The tempo varies from slow-and-low grind-funk as in the opening track "Bonafide Funk" featuring Main Source and "It's Getting Hectic" featuring Gang Starr to driving dance-club beats as in "Soul Flower" featuring The Pharcyde and "Jump n' Move" featuring Jamalski (recently used in a trailer for the animated penguin movie "Happy Feet"). Regardless of pace, the Heavies infuse each song with deep basslines, rump-movin' funk-syncopated rhythms and infectious guitar hooks with liberal use of the wah-wah pedal.

The album has some minor weaknesses, in particular the sped-up, repetitive and insufferably grating vocal samples laid over "Do What I Gotta Do" with Ed O.G. But any weaknesses are superficial blemishes on the otherwise flawless musical foundation beneath each track.

This album should be on every Top 100 Hip-Hop Albums of All Time list. Its lack of widespread critical recognition much less commercial success is practically a crime.

an unfortunately slept on album..........2006-01-09

IMHO, one of the great albums of all time.

Fantastic rhymes from 10 different lyricists (many of them some of the great names in underground/not-so-underground hip-hop of the era), over the Heavies' great vintage-instrument-influenced grooves.

Hip-hop records from the mid-80s through the early-90s have an organic production quality that is generally missing from the more slicked-out productions of today (which is not to say that hip-hop today ALWAYS feels inorganic). To me, what is significant about "Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1" is that the music has that same organic feeling, but none of the music is sampled. Certainly it is influenced by James Brown, The Meters, the Mizells, etc. (who of course were the same artists being sampled in hip-hop around that time), but all the music is written and performed by the Heavies and the guest rappers. And cleverly, too! The subtleties of the compositions still knock me out 15 years later--the Heavies' understated variations on the repetitive grooves call to mind earlier hip-hop productions, but also the music of Fela Kuti and Steve Reich.

In the realm of hip-hop with a live band, "Heavy Rhyme Experience" is hard to compare to The Roots, but this record may be funkier and display more variety and diversity than any of The Roots' recordings. It's kind of a shame that the Heavies never actually made a Volume 2, exploring this direction further. This is easily their best album, though "Brother Sister" is very good.

The only complaint I have is the length, which at 30-something minutes leaves me wishing for so much more...

Seems like No one's heard of this hip hop classic.......2004-02-26

I spent a long time trying to re-find this album after it was originally stolen from me. It wasn't til the re-release that I was able to find it and I was amazed at all the fantastic MC's from the past that were used on this album. Everyone from Grand Puba, Guru, Jamalski, Masta Ace, the Pharcyde, Main Source and Kool G Rap drop rhymes on this album, and the funky, jazzy beats by the Brand New Heavies are just so refreshing. This is like a breath of Fresh air when it comes to hip hop, and just the names of the Mc's alone should make it worthwhile.

Admittedly, this is not really the best example of the Brand New Heavies music. In fact, it's not a good representation of them at all, except it does show the diversity of their style, and the music they make is fantastic, regardless. This version of Soulflower with the Pharcyde is just great and I liked it much better than the version used on the Bizarre Ride 2 The Pharcyde.

Any True Fan of Hip-Hop or Funk Should..........2004-02-03

Own this album! This is one of the best CDs I've ever owned, and one of the best hip-hop CDs of all-time. I can't say it enough -- buy this CD, you can't be dissapointed. Super funky English acid-jazz band at their peak and dope MCs, but all organic and stripped down.

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Outstanding
Very entertaining and creative rave music - it's not like "Fat Of The Land" but that won't matter!
Classic Dance Music CD - gets no better than this
Experience to Another Level
Balancing Artistic merit, With 90's Rave anthems....

Experience
The Prodigy
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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ASIN: B000002HBA
Release Date: 1992-10-20

Tracks:

Jericho
Music Reach (1/2/3/4)
Wind It Up
Your Love (Remix)
Hyperspeed (G-Force Part 2)
Charly (Trip Into Drum And Bass Version)
Out Of Space
Everybody In The Place (155 And Rising)
Weather Experience
Fire (Sunrise Version)
Ruff In The Jungle Bizness
Death Of The Prodigy Dancers (Live)

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Before music journalists were throwing around terms like "drum & bass" or jungle, the Prodigy's Liam Howlett was creating high-energy dance music by marrying sampled, pitch-shifted beats to all manner of electronic timbres. This album has it all: complicated break beats, housey piano riffs, lush analog pads, frenetic and computeresque melodies, and subsonic bass. In fact, the mélange is so dense that the material demands full attention and repeated listenings to gain a complete understanding of the rhythmic interplay. --Michael A. Massa

Customer Reviews:

Outstanding.......2006-05-26

Hmm... I want to describe this album... but can't seem to find the words for it. This is the Prodigy in their rawest form. You'll notice that their other albums are all very different - but this one is my favourite. "Charly" is probably my favourite song here! I wouldn't recommend the album to EVERYBODY (i.e., rock fans), but for electronic music fans, this is paradise. Bottom line, one of the best (if not, THE best) electronic albums ever made!!!

Very entertaining and creative rave music - it's not like "Fat Of The Land" but that won't matter!.......2006-01-22

Classic Dance Music CD - gets no better than this.......2005-03-04

I have been an avid fan of dance music (read house, techno, drum and bass, jungle, breakbeat, trance, happy hardcore, etc) since I was 16. I remember listening to the radio one day, 12 years ago, when I heard a song that changed my life eversince. There was something magical about that song, something that was captivating and exhilarating at the same time. The song spoke to me, even if there were no real words in it. I got a blank tape, stuck it in the stereo and pushed "record". Mesmerized, I sat there listening to the song, watching the little wheels in the tape player spin the tape. My passion for dance music started then and it has never died eversince. That song was Prodigy's Charly.

Experience to Another Level.......2004-12-16

Prodigy's first album was something new when it came out, Liam Howlett and the boys had made a rough high energy album with fast beats, cool samples and voice sounds mixed with beautiful melodies. The result was great, not only for dance fans but also commercially. For those that discovered Prodigy later on, this album is quite diffrent from the rest though. Most songs are more or less instrumental, the songs are rough and they have this house feeling all over them. Most remarkable is probably the choises of samples. On "Fire" they sampled Crazy World of Arthur Brown's classic "Fire", and on "Charly" they sampled a kid from a tv show. "Out Of Space" also had simular samples. "Ruff in the Jungle Bizness" showed their Jungle influnces and is diffrent from the rest. "Everybody's In the Place" is a bit simular to the later "No Good" and "Jericho" is a real energy song with awesome beats, made for the club's. other then that most songs are meliodic high energy songs you could dance to for long. A masterpiece on it's own right.

Balancing Artistic merit, With 90's Rave anthems...........2003-10-30

The first Prodigy album (Hardcore Enthusiasts considered it their best album), was an album that perfectly reflected the rave scene at that time (admittedly the album is hugely influenced by breakbeat techno), so the slightly happy-hardcore-esque "Your Love", the drum `n' bass remix of the "Charly" anthem, the ragga-dancehall sampling of "Out of Space" , or the flat out breakbeat of "Wind It Up", showed and beautifully illustrated what many of the more underground clubs when playing at that period. The prodigy (or more importantly, "Liam Howlett", who produced & arranged all the Prodigy tracks), show not only exemplary production skills, but a keen eye of current musical trends & the ability to seamlessly integrate obscure samples into a prominently dance oriented template with (predictably) remarkable results.

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Very cool
Ver good cover

Floyd: A Chillout Experience
Lazy
Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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ASIN: B000F4TM7I
Release Date: 2006-05-23

Customer Reviews:

Very cool.......2007-05-31

Floyd a Chillout Experience is an album everyone who loves the Chillout genre shall own. This is one of my favorite albums of all times. The Lazy feeling is there and they keep masterfully the Pink Floyd experience inside. Five Stars!

Ver good cover.......2007-01-22

You have to like Floyd and Chillout-type music to enjoy this album. That said, these guys do a fantastic job in bringing the songs into their music style while being respectful of their original spirit.

At first I was a bit thrown off bit a few changes in the pronounciation from Roger W and David G's performances but you get over that quickly

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Jody's Experimental Dance Classic
Timeless
The talented Ms. Watley continues to conquer new ground...
Jody Still Rules!
I paid the extra money and I'm glad!

Saturday Night Experience, Vol. 1
Jody Watley
Manufacturer: Japanese Import
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ASIN: B00003WGA7
Release Date: 2003-04-29

Tracks:

Saturday Night Experience
Another Chapter
Timeless
The Love (The Angel Remix)
Pure Joy
After Hours
The Lonely
The Love
Saturday Night Experience (Reprise)
Another Chapter (DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix)
Another Chapter (S & T Ball Room)

Album Description

Atmospheric, aural cosmic recordings and superfly utilization of smooth vocalization over software and hardware systems. Head-bobbing and vibalicious improvisation over harmonic foundations. In other words 11 tracks featuring the dance diva, two of which are Japanese only tracks 'Another Chapter' (DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix) and 'Another Chapter' (S & T Ball Room Mix). 1999 release. Standard jewlcase.

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring a Bonus Track.

Customer Reviews:

Jody's Experimental Dance Classic.......2005-09-06

Even though Jody Watley has been off the mainstream celebrity radar for some time, she's been rather busy during the last few years. After the Atlantic Records incident (where they refused to release her "Flower" album domestically in the US), some fans feared that Ms Watley would've turned her back on the music business for good. Thankfully, and to her credit, she stuck in there and found her way.

Jody returned to her own label (Avitone) and signed a distribution deal with Universal Victor in Japan. This gave her the freedom she wanted to create a more organic album. I was in Japan when this album was released, and it was really something. Saturday Night Experience was unlike anything Ms Watley has released before. Never had the diva taken such a hard left turn.

In a nutshell, Saturday Night Experience is an atmospheric dance classic and an experimental album. The title track has a cool futuristic feel to it that grows on you the more you listen to it. Other tracks worth noting are:

Another Chapter - a solid dance track with an urgent beat and interesting lyrics.

Pure Joy - a dance track with a sharp bass line and melody - it's awesome!

After Hours - a jazzy, funky track that sounds great while driving.

The Love - this is the only track with a hint of the vintage Jody Watley dance trait that her fans have grown to love over the years. It's a fresh, percussive ditty that's superb.

Don't expect the same vocal performance of old, as this album isn't about that at all - it you do that, you've missed the whole point! It's worth shelling out the extra and buying the Japanese released album with the extra tracks.

"Saturday Night Experience" demonstrated Jody Watley's resilience and entrepreneurial talents. The lady has proved herself to be the ultimate survivor and that she's a trend setter - not a follower!

Timeless.......2003-05-01

Good record... but "Timeless" is simply GREAT ! Thanks Jody !

If you like electronica dance... You MUST have it...

Ciao Mario

The talented Ms. Watley continues to conquer new ground..........2002-11-04

This experimental EP by Jody Watley successfully broadens her already-outstanding artistic palette. Released in 1999, this set preceded her current full-length, "Midnight Lounge". SNE is a colorful and ecclectic affair, running the gamut from house to drums n' bass to lounge.

The dark, bass-heavy title track opens the set (an apparent, yet successful attempt at trip-hop). From there, Watley raises the tempo on the ponderous rave-up, "Another Chapter". The next track is arguably the most danceable; "Timeless" is a novelty progressive track featuring Watley's own sensual vocals over deep house beats, which successfully incorporate xylophone, of all things.

Sequencing and tracks aside, SNE includes some outstanding remixes. One of the great remix talents of the ever-morphing Ibiza club culture, the Angel, creates an ecclectic drums-n'-bass rendering of the skeptical "The Love". Anyone familiar with the Angels remixes for Towa Tei or Brand New Heavies will find this new direction surprising, but ultimately to their liking.

Also, DJ Soma remixes "Another Chapter" in two very different environments; the "DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix" is a mid-tempo funk arrangement, whereas the S&T ballroom mix is a fun and melodic exercise in Eurobeat.

Though it could be argued that Watley's new sound becomes more effectively utilized on "Midnight Lounge", "Saturday Night Experience" should be seen as an essential companion piece to "'Lounge". It would be simply unfair to dismiss SNE as just an EP because, as the track sequencing suggests, it is indeed an EXPERIENCE.

Jody Still Rules!.......2002-07-21

I bought this CD around 2-3 years ago and I still love it. It's smooth, atmospheric, and just plain fabulous. It's too bad it didn't get a release in the U.S. It could've started a new trend if it had. I especially love "Another Chapter", "Saturday Night Experience", and "Timeless". All the other tracks (& remixes) are truly wonderful as well. Please support a truly talented artiste and buy these kickin' CDs (SNE and Midnight Lounge).

I paid the extra money and I'm glad!.......2001-07-02

I am so sorry that Jody Watley's music (as well as a seemingly increasing number of top notch artists) is not being made available in the US. I loved Watley's first album but then felt she fell off until she reinvigorated herself on "Intimacy" one of the best R&B albums of the 90s. Since then, she has been releasing classic CDs one after another. This CD is no exception.

Jody embraces techno and drum & bass stylings into her sound with convincing results. The songs are sultry and hit a mellow, danceable groove along the lines of "Still a Thrill" but with a sleek 21st century update. Her vocals are a bit subdued as one reviewer noted but I didn't mind it. Her vocals are much like they were on "Still a Thrill" - kind of whispery and seductive rather than soaring and emotive. She sings this way to fit with the overall ambience of the music. Hats off to Watley for letting her musical direction dictate her vocal performance rather than any diva-like ego trips.

Tracks:

Bonafied Funk - The Brand New Heavies, Main Source
It's Gettin' Hectic - The Brand New Heavies, Gang Starr
Who Makes the Loot? - The Brand New Heavies, Grand Puba
Wake Me When I'm Dead - The Brand New Heavies, Masta Ace
Jump N' Move - The Brand New Heavies, Jamal-Ski
Death Threat - The Brand New Heavies, Kool G Rap
State of Yo - Black Sheep, The Brand New Heavies
Do Whatta I Gotta Do - The Brand New Heavies,
Whatgabouthat - The Brand New Heavies,
Soul Flower - The Brand New Heavies, The Pharcyde

Customer Reviews:

An incredible piece of Hip Hop History.......2005-11-24

The Brand New Heavies are a ground-breaking and legendary Jazz group (some might call Acid Jazz or Soul Jazz). In 1991 they joined forces with some of the top Hip Hop emcess of the day to put out a truly classic CD of nasty lyricists over Acid Jazz Beats. Truly a collector's piece for any Hip Hop afficionado's collection.

Average customer rating:

Awesome

New Sound Experience
Out of Phase , and Claude Challe
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ASIN: B00008KCOL
Release Date: 2003-02-17

Tracks:

Sand
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The Originator of the Buddha Bar Series Says, "When I was Doing Research for "Nirvana Lounge 2", I was More Than Pleasantly Surprised by the Creativity and Quality of the Scene in Scandanavia. Among My Favorites was Out of Phase, a Danish Outfit Created by Peter Mossman and Composed by Different Musicians from Other Countries-making a Modern and Extremely Vibrant Sound. It Seems to Be a Fusion Between the Four Poles: North-east-west-south. A N.e.w. Sound Experience! with this Musical Experience Comes the Blending of Cold Machines, the Warmth of Ancient Instruments and the Strangeness of Voices that Seem to Come from Far Away. For all You "Flying People", These Musical Swirls Will Carry You Away, Like They Carried Me Away, When all You Want to Do is Lose Yourself...herbally Yours, Claude Challe.

Customer Reviews:

Awesome.......2003-05-01

I bought this CD a week ago and have been listening to it non-stop since. Nobody combines electronic music with didgeridoos, sitars, and ethereal vocals like these guys. Each song builds to it's particular frequency- and so does the album. Each track gets progessively more beat-driven and the effect is awesome. With the exception of a couple chill-out tracks, by the end of the CD you'll feel like a tribal warrior dancing on the eve of your greatest conquest. Ok that might be a little over the top. I'm not a "flying person" like the producer says but I got pretty close flying down the freeway at around 100mph listening to this CD. ... Seriouly- if you like Thievery Corporation, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Govinda, etc.- you'll dig this. Give it a listen.

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