A's B's & Rarities [Import]

a's b's & rarities [import]

Track Listings
1. Whole Lotta Love
2. Boom Boom
3. Walking
4. Salome
5. Tap Turns On The Water
6. Save The World
7. Brother
8. Mister What You Can't Have I Can Get
9. Sixteen Tons
10. This Is My Life
11. Band Played The Boogie
12. Hang It On Me
13. Hurricane Coming
14. Dragster
15. Sunrise
16. Wade In The Water
17. Hundred Highways
18. Primitive Love
19. I Want You Back
20. Blues
See all 21 tracks on this disc

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Product Description
CCS are best known for the single 'Whole Lotta Love' which was used as the Top Of The Pops theme throughout the 70s. The band featured blues legend Alex Korner. This is the first CCS album to bring all of their singles together. Including 2 tracks that have never been released. 21 tracks. EMI. 2004.

A's B's & Rarities,C.C.S.,EMI Gold,Rock,Rock/Pop

A's B's & Rarities [Import]
Back to Black
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Can't pigeon-hole this artist...
  • Great music
  • Fan-freakin-tastic
  • A Legend Is Born
  • Finally a breath of fresh air!....Musically
 Back to Black
Amy Winehouse
Manufacturer: Republic
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000N2G3RY
Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

  1. Rehab
  2. You Know I'm No Good
  3. Me & Mr. Jones
  4. Just Friends
  5. Back To Black
  6. Love Is A Losing Game
  7. Tears Dry On Their Own
  8. Wake Up Alone
  9. Some Unholy War
  10. He Can Only Hold Her
  11. Bonus Track 1

From Amazon.co.uk

Amy Winehouse's second album, Back to Black, is one of the finest soul albums, British or otherwise, to come out for years. Frank, her first album, was a sparse and stripped-down affair; Back to Black, meanwhile, is neither of these things. This time around, she's taken her inspiration from some of the classic 1960's girl groups like the Supremes and the Shangri-Las, a sound particularly suited to her textured vocal delivery, while adding a contemporary songwriting sensibility. With the help of producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, "Rehab" becomes a gospel-tinged stomp, while the title track (and album highlight) is a heartbreaking musical tribute to Phil Spector, with it's echoey bass drum, rhythmic piano, chimes, saxophone and close harmonies. Best of all, though, is the fact that Back to Black bucks the current trend in R&B by being unabashedly grown-up in both style and content. Winehouse's lyrics deal with relationships from a grown-up perspective, and are honest, direct and, often, complicated: on "You Know I'm No Good", she's unapologetic about her unfaithfulness. But she can also be witty, as on "Me & Mrs Jones" when she berates a boyfriend with "You made me miss the Slick Rick gig". Back to Black is a refreshingly mature soul album, the best of its kind for years. --Ted Kord

Album Description

Hailed by Newsweek Magazine as a cross between Billie Holiday and Lauryn Hill, British soul singer Amy Winehouse's U.S. debut, Back To Black hits the US amid a flurry of accolades, radio and TV buzz unprecedented in recent years for a young siren.

Her brassy mix of emotive vocals tinged with 60's girl-group stylings, sly funk, and anguished jazz, sparked the New York Daily News to crown Back To Black a "marvelous debut that would do Etta James proud" while New Yorker Magazine called her "a fierce English performer whose voice combines the smoky depths of a jazz chanteuse with the heated passion of a soul singer," and Spin Magazine affirming "there's never been A British star quite like her."

Back To Black smolders with a bristling fusion of old school doo-wop/soul inflected uprisings, (the charismatic singer/songwriter wrote or co-wrote all of the songs on the album) brewing instant classics such as the Shirley Ellis influenced "Rehab," the Supremes tinged title song "Back To Black," the aching "Wake Up Alone," and the album's closer, "Addicted."

Album Details

Ivor Novello Award Winner, Mercury Music Prize and Triple Brit Nominee Amy Winehouse, Follows the Release of her New Single "rehab" and Recent Sell-out Mini-uk Tour, with the Hugely Anticipated Release on October 30th of her New Album "back to Black". On "back to Black", the Follow-up to her Platinum Debut "frank" which Established her as One of the Most Exciting and Challenging Artists in Pop Music, Amy Confirms, Beyond Any Reasonable Or Unreasonable Doubt, What a Truly Remarkable Talent She Is.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Can't pigeon-hole this artist..........2007-07-13

Excellent CD. Every song is a gem. I highly recommend. Although I can't quite tell what category Amy's music is in, all I know is that it's good music-period.

5 out of 5 stars Great music.......2007-07-13

I must be getting old because this cd sounds a lot like the music my parents used to listen to, but with some vulgarities thrown in to make it more interesting. This cd sounds like it was recorded about 40 to 50 years ago, and I mean that in a good way. It has a clean crisp sound of minimal production that you don't often hear these days. Amy's voice is great, the lyrics are great, but with what she sings about you wonder how long she'll be around. Sounds like she's probably living a pretty fast hard life.

5 out of 5 stars Fan-freakin-tastic.......2007-07-13

My friend introduced me to a few songs and I was hooked. I love the mixture of past and present. Amy Winhouse brings the styles of the past and adds the attitude of the present. She impressed me.

5 out of 5 stars A Legend Is Born.......2007-07-12

This CD ranks among the best and is a definite must have for anyone who loves great jazz, blues, soul and grind. Nina Simone, Macy Gray, the Squirrel Nut Zippers, and Janis Joplin fans are sure to adore and appreciate the vocals, lyrics and swing of one of the greatest new artists to have emmerged on the list of Legends

4 out of 5 stars Finally a breath of fresh air!....Musically.......2007-07-11

Any Winehouse is the best thing to come along in YEARS. With a touch of girl group pop and motown soul, and a dash of jazz Amy's got it. When she sings she reminds me of Etta James. For just being 23 years old her lyrics speak of love lost and found as if she had been 40. Not to be negative...the people who don't get what she is all about are really missing out on something special. Amy Winehose fills a void that has been missing in the music industry for the last 15 years. I look forward to her next album. And Amy if you read this....You rock girrrl!
Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A Wicked musical
  • Wicked Wonderful!
  • Wicked Soundtrack
  • Wicked in London
  • Classic, classy, and funny
 Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast)
Stephen Schwartz , Kristin Chenoweth , and Idina Menzel
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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ASIN: B0000TB01Y
Release Date: 2003-12-16

Tracks:

  1. No One Mourns the Wicked - Cristy Candler
  2. Dear Old Shiz
  3. The Wizard and I - Idina Menzel
  4. What Is This Feeling? - Kristin Chenoweth
  5. Something Bad - William Youmans
  6. Dancing Through Life - Michelle Federer
  7. Popular - Kristin Chenoweth
  8. I'm Not That Girl - Idina Menzel
  9. One Short Day - Kristin Chenoweth
  10. A Sentimental Man - Joel Grey
  11. Defying Gravity - Idina Menzel
  12. Thank Goodness - Kristin Chenoweth
  13. Wonderful - Idina Menzel
  14. I'm Not That Girl (Reprise) - Kristin Chenoweth
  15. As Long as You're Mine - Norbert Leo Butz
  16. No Good Deed - Idina Menzel
  17. March of the Witch Hunters
  18. For Good - Kristin Chenoweth
  19. Finale - Kristin Chenoweth

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One of the most common complaints about musicals is that the books are flimsy pretexts from which to hang numbers. Wicked runs into the opposite problem: it has a great plot, but too often the songs just get in the way. Based on Gregory Maguire's novel of the same name, Wicked tells us what happened between Glinda the Good and Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, before Dorothy showed up in Oz. And the show is lucky to boast a pair of ace leading women in the main roles. As Glinda, Kristin Chenoweth delivers a sensational star turn, displaying a crystal-pure voice and sharp comic timing; Idina Menzel lends her powerful pipes to the tricky role of Elphaba. Unfortunately, you wish they had better material to work with. Stephen Schwartz's pop score is often dragged down by overly synthetic orchestrations and sentimental lyrics (think Chicken Soup for the Witch). Still, at its best Wicked is a seductive slice of popular entertainment that could well give a younger audience a lasting taste for musical theater. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A Wicked musical.......2007-07-13

There are two, for me, outstanding pieces to this recording of the Original cast recording of the musical 'Wicked' The wizard and I and Popular. Both sung with great fun and gusto.
Over all I enjoyed the CD, being a massive wizard of Oz fan, it was interesting to listen to the story from an altogether different perspective. Enjoyable, memorable and fun- a great purchase, that comes highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Wicked Wonderful!.......2007-07-12

My son and nieces saw Wicked on Broadway three years ago and it took me this long to order the CD. I played it endlessly the last several weeks and as a long time musical afficionado can say unequivocally, it is a superlative example of score and libretto. The lyrics are exemplary in their poignancy and clever massage of the concepts of good and evil. The music tugged at every heartstring I have. Wicked is sublime!

5 out of 5 stars Wicked Soundtrack.......2007-07-12

I have experienced Wicked in London at the Apollo Theatre on three separate occasions. Owning the soundrack enables me to relive the emotion surrounding this amazing theatrical production. This soundtrack includes an appropriate character dialog and music combination enabling the listener to participate in a continuous story line flow, avoiding gaps and interrupted transitions, providing the opportunity to relieve each theatrical experience scene by scene.

I recommend this soundtract for those who are planning to go to a Wicked production. The soundract includes printed musical lyrics in the included folio. Immersing oneself in the music and lyrics will enhance the total experience at the theatre.

Enjoy

5 out of 5 stars Wicked in London.......2007-07-11

I went to see Wicked at the Victoria Apollo Theatre in London last weekend. I had been playing this cd for a couple of weeks so that I knew the music beforehand and, although the vocals are not bad, it doesn't come anywhere close to the performance by Kerry Ellis. She is absolutely superb & if you get the chance to see her then you should jump at it. I hope that a Wicked cd featuring her is produced as this one has lost it's charm a little after hearing her.

5 out of 5 stars Classic, classy, and funny.......2007-07-09

The songs that are funny are VERY funny, and the songs that are sad are very sad. It opens with "No One Mourns the Wicked", a song that in any other show would be the closing number (in other words, start off with a climax and build from there.). For my money the three best songs are the ironic "The Wizard and I" (the W.W.'s wishes for the future), "What is This Feeling" (the best song in the show, it uses the clichés of a love song to talk about W.W. and Glinda's mutual loathing. If you hum any tune for a week it will be this - unless it's . . .), and "Popular" (Glinda's witty I-Know-How-To-Make-You-Over romp). The much-praised "Defying Gravity" is ok, but really just your standard Broadway Empowerment Tune(tm) -- this generation's "Impossible Dream" from MAN OF LA MANCHA. Likewise "Dancing Through Life" has such a great tune that it was a shame to waste it on those silly lyrics. They should have reprised it later in the show for a different character with deeper lyrics. Still, cast album is going into heavy rotation on my CD player.
Good Girl Gone Bad
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • GO RIHANNA!!!
  • Okay, for what it is
  • great
  • Good Girl Gone Bad Review
  • Please don't stop the music!!
 Good Girl Gone Bad
Rihanna
Manufacturer: Island / Def-Jam
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000OZ2CZW
Release Date: 2007-06-05

Tracks:

  1. Umbrella feat. JAY-Z
  2. Push Up On Me
  3. Don't Stop The Music
  4. Breakin' Dishes
  5. Shut Up and Drive
  6. Hate That I Love You feat. Ne-Yo
  7. Say It
  8. Sell Me Candy
  9. Lemme Get That
  10. Rehab
  11. Question Existing
  12. Good Girl Gone Bad

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There's a cool new development in summer singles: they no longer need to be sunny. In fact, the wetter the better. "Umbrella," the first single off Rihanna's ragingly good third album, may be her strongest ditty yet, and that's saying something considering her run of past summer chartbusters. More stylish than "S.O.S." (from A Girl Like Me) and more interesting than "Pon de Replay" (from Music of the Sun), "Umbrella" barrels forward with big, brawny drums and a hot but haunted-sounding vocal. From there, the upbeat numbers chug forth like chilled pina colada mix into a blender: "Breakin' Dishes" trades skillfully on a recent vogue for man-directed venom, and "Shut Up and Drive" borrows "S.O.S."-style from the '80s New Order song "Blue Monday." Both are irresistible. So, too, are a couple of late tracks. "Rehab" and "Lemme Get That," both produced by Timbaland, prove that being an island girl is no barrier to holding one's own amid a sizzling stew of urban beats. In fact, it's a boon--one that'll register with pop music fans instantly. -Tammy La Gorce

Album Description

Multi-platinum, award-winning SRP/Def Jam recording artist -and CoverGirl spokesperson - Rihanna has taken over the charts with her # 1 smash single "Umbrella" (featuring JAY-Z) and her chart topping album GOOD GIRL GONE BAD. Rihanna's third album release in less than two years, GOOD GIRL GONE BAD is the follow-up to 2006's platinum A Girl Like Me, with the back-to-back #1 hits, "S.O.S." and "Unfaithful"; and her gold debut from 2005, Music Of the Sun, featuring the worldwide smash, "Pon De Replay." GOOD GIRL GONE BAD boasts the production skills of Timabland, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Stargate, and the team of Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken (responsible for "S.O.S." and "Pon De Replay"), as well as songwriting contributions from Justin Timberlake and Ne-Yo, among others.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars GO RIHANNA!!!.......2007-07-10

I THINK THIS IS ONE OF HER BEST ALBUMS. SHE REALLY SHOWS HER VERSITILITY ON THIS ONE. I CAN LISTEN TO ALMOST THE ENTIRE ALBUM AND WHEN YOU CAN DO THAT YOU KNOW ITS WORTH GETTING

4 out of 5 stars Okay, for what it is.......2007-07-09

I listened to this at work and heard it quite a few times over the course of around 5 days. It annoyed some of my workmates and others didn't mind it - I quite enjoyed some of the music on this album, which is undoubtedly well produced. I imagine that it would sound quite good played up loud at a party or in a club.

Some of the song lyrics struck me as being a little silly, but that didn't bother me too much.

I don't think I'd listen to this album very often, but if I had a lot of guests over for a party, I'd consider playing it if people looked like they may want to dance.

5 out of 5 stars great.......2007-07-09

i love this cd its really different form her last two, it shows she's really matured. its def an buyer!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4 out of 5 stars Good Girl Gone Bad Review.......2007-07-09

"Good Girl Gone Bad" is a good album. I feel Rihanna has taken her music to a new level and it really shows in her music. If she keeps this up she'll go a long way. I recommend this album to anyone who is a Rihanna fan or people who appreciate her music.

5 out of 5 stars Please don't stop the music!!.......2007-07-09

I cannot stop listening to this album repeatedly! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Rihanna is a truly talented artist. I love her songs, beats, and her attitude on this album. This album makes me wanna get up and dance. Check out Breakin' Dishes...I didn't like it right away, but after hearing it a few times, it captures the anger a woman can feel for a man doing her wrong.
The Dutchess
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Diverse Hot and Fresh
  • Good singles but lots of filler
  • One Of The Best Albums I've Ever Heard
  • Surprisingly Good
  • Mixed Bag
 The Dutchess
Fergie
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
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ASIN: B000H4VV52
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

  1. Fergalicious (Featuring Will.I.Am)
  2. Clumsy
  3. All That I Got (The Make Up Song) Featuring Will.I.Am
  4. London Bridge
  5. Pedestal
  6. Voodoo Doll
  7. Glamorous (Featuring Ludacris)
  8. Here I Come
  9. Velvet
  10. Big Girls Don’t Cry
  11. Mary Jane Shoes (Featuring Rita Marley & The I-Three’S)
  12. Losing My Ground
  13. Finally

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If you thought Black Eyed Pea-sized bites of Fergie might be all you could handle--that a full plate of Fergie is possibly too much for any discerning musical palate--The Dutchess might change your mind. For here the lumpen lady throws caution to the wind and threads her pop needle with an ambitious ribbon of yet-to-be-conquered genres: reggae and ska on "Mary Jane Shoes," with Rita Marley; vintage soul on "Here I Come"; '80s hip-hop on "Fergalicious"; and sophisticated R&B on the John Legend-assisted "Finally." It's a tremendous and unpredictable expenditure of effort that mostly pays off--echoes of more talented vocalists like Pink, Beyoncé, and Christina Aguilera poke through in places. But while unbridled messing about can pay handsome artistic dividends (here, the guitar-propelled rock-like track "Big Girls Don't Cry" coughs them up), ultimately it's when Fergie's at her Peas-iest that she's most lovable; cases in point are the raunchily irresistible "London Bridge," which earned every week of its chart-topping success, and the will.i.am-assisted "Clumsy," a girl-group-styled bump-a-thon that showcases Fergie's coolest and most distinctive asset--her personality--to winning effect. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Diverse Hot and Fresh.......2007-07-12

Better than I could have expected. First artist who has such a range of songs on this CD that makes it impossible to pigeon hole her. One of the best CD's I've bought ever. She changes it up on every track. 90% of this CD could qualify as hit songs.

3 out of 5 stars Good singles but lots of filler.......2007-07-08

I wasn't really a Black Eyed Peas fan so I was surprised I enjoyed Fergie's singles so much. From the hardcore "London Bridge" to the 80's rap feel of "Fergaliscious" to the self-descriptive "Glamerous" her singles are just amazing. I also love the single "Big Girls Don't Cry." I wasn't however a fan of the album besides the singles. There is a lot of filler and you can tell this album was rushed for the market. Thanks to youtube (where you can listen to the songs for free!) I was able to listen to this album without buying it and I am dissapointed with Fergie. Hopefully next time she'll release a good album with good songs besides the radio singles. If you're a fan of Fergie from listening to her on the radio then I wouldn't reccomend this album. Sorry but I think I'll pass.

5 out of 5 stars One Of The Best Albums I've Ever Heard.......2007-06-22

I just bought this album last night and I loved all of the songs instantly, which doesn't usually happen to me. All of the songs are catchy and fun, very few of them are flops. I would recommend this album to all!

4 out of 5 stars Surprisingly Good.......2007-06-21

I was not really interested in buying this album but I decided to get it after I heard GLAMOROUS. The album is actually good. I love the beats and it is very original which is hard to come by with todays music. My personal recommendation is that Fergie is no longer "The Dutchess" she is THE QUEEN.

4 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag.......2007-06-12

Fergie is young, fun, and funky and marches to a different beat...think Gwen Stefani. Her music is funky,but her lyrics are creative. Not as bubble gum as some pop artists, and come on....we get tired of hearing the same words written to a different beat....that's why I like Fergie. Even if she does like to spell a lot....hey...she's no dummy...haha.
Glamourous is a cool song, and "Big Girls don't cry" shows that she really has a great voice. Her songs are not obvious, and more creatively written than other songs of this genre. "London Bridge" is not a song that I personally like, but is different and creative. "Fergalicious" is fun, and hip saong that you can dance too. "Here I come", a cover, is a good remake too. Fergie has a lot of appeal - to women and men, and does have an amazing range, and a good show of versatility here that I think will throw her into the front of the scene for a bit. She's here to stay, and I welcome change, even in it's funkiest form.
Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • what a great album.
  • Interesting concept for the stage
  • Great show, great soundtrack
  • Great new musical
  • Another awesome Broadway Recording!!
 Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast)
Duncan Sheik , Steven Sater , Skylar Astin , Lilli Cooper , John Gallagher Jr. , Gideon Glick , Jonathan Groff , Brian Johnson , Lea Michele , and Lauren Pritchard
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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ASIN: B000J3FBFC
Release Date: 2006-12-12

Tracks:

  1. Mamma Who Bore Me
  2. Mamma Who Bore Me (Reprise)
  3. All That's Known
  4. The B*tch of Living
  5. My Junk
  6. Touch Me
  7. The Word of Your Body
  8. The Dark I Know Well
  9. And Then There Were None
  10. The Mirror-Blue Night
  11. I Believe
  12. Don't Do Sadness
  13. Blue Wind
  14. The Guilty Ones
  15. Left Behind
  16. Totally F*ucked
  17. The Word of Your Body (Reprise)
  18. Whispering
  19. Those You've Known
  20. The Song of Purple Summer

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Who would have thought that Duncan Sheik would succeed where Paul Simon and Randy Newman failed, successfully transitioning from the pop-rock world to the Broadway stage? With Spring Awakening, Sheik and book writer/lyricist Steven Slater (who had already worked on Sheik's 2001 album Phantom Moon) have created a thoroughly exciting show that incorporates a contemporary art-indie idiom (including a small rock band instead of an orchestra) into a dramatic musical-theater context. The unlikely setting is that of a Frank Wedekind adaptation, but as it turns out, teenage angst is perennial, whether it's in contemporary America or in a 1891 German boarding school. Songs such as "The Bitch of Living" ("with nothing going on, asking just what went wrong"), "The Word of Your Body," "I Don't Do Sadness," and "Totally Fucked" ("You're fucked if you speak your mind and you know you will") resonate with the rage, frustration, confusion, excitement, joy, anger, and of course budding lust of those hormone-driven years. The show is greatly enhanced by its youthful cast members (they're all pretty close in age to their characters), who sing their hearts out. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Album Description

Decca Broadway presents the cast recording for the acclaimed new Broadway production, SPRING AWAKENING. Written by pop music composer Duncan Sheik and playwright/lyricist Steven Sater, the musical explores emotional earthquakes in the lives of teenagers.

SPRING AWAKENING is based on Frank Wedekind's controversial 1891 drama, which was scandalous in its day for addressing sex violence and suicide. The story, dialogue and costumes suggest the 19th Century, and are perfectly wedded to a beautiful alternative pop music score by Grammy® nominated singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik. The creative team also includes Tony® Award Winning director Michael Mayer (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars what a great album........2007-07-13

The songs are written so well, and the performances are excellent! It's quite an experience to listen to.

4 out of 5 stars Interesting concept for the stage.......2007-07-13

The music is good, just takes some getting used to if your into more traditional musical theater. The themes are very adult, but the music is haunting. The phrasing is very different and the lyrics are more obtuse than I'm used to, But once you give it a chance, you will be singing these songs all day. I will be very interested in seeing this production live.

5 out of 5 stars Great show, great soundtrack.......2007-07-13

Spring Awakening is "not your parents' musical," so to speak, and the music certainly reflects that. With many musicals, it is hard to enjoy the music out of context, i.e. if you haven't seen the show, but I don't think that is the case with this soundtrack. The songs are edgy, beautifully written and magnificently performed. I keep going back to this over and over again.

4 out of 5 stars Great new musical.......2007-07-13

I saw the cast performing on the Tony's and was blown away by the music. TV usually deadens live theater no matter how good it is, but when I saw the company performing and they still were dynamite over the airwaves, I knew this was something special. The CD does not disappoint. Only criticism is that some of the lyrics they sing in a few songs are not in the liner notes, and it's so good I wish I had every word in writing. Not suitable for playing if you've got young children in the car, but the profanity is not for shock value, it is justified in the text. Great new work.

4 out of 5 stars Another awesome Broadway Recording!!.......2007-07-13

Spring Awakening is wonderful...the music coming from the hearts of youth struggle and agony, the entire cd grabs the attention of the listener!!
Planet Earth
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    		Planet Earth
    Prince
    Manufacturer: Sony
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    ASIN: B000RMC7H0
    Release Date: 2007-07-24

    Tracks:

    1. Planet Earth
    2. Guitar
    3. Somewhere Here On Earth
    4. The One U Wanna C
    5. Future Baby Mama
    6. Mr. Goodnight
    7. All The Midnights In The World
    8. Chelsea Rodgers
    9. Lion Of Judah
    10. Resolution

    Album Description

    Simply put, Planet Earth is the album longtime Prince fans have been waiting for. Several cuts on this album revisit some of the classic Prince sound the captured fans all over the world and helped deem him an incomparable music icon. Superstar and legendary musician prince kicked off 2007 with a show stopping Super Bowls Half-time performance. Prince pulled out all the stops during the second most-watched super bowl broadcast ever. With an estimated 93.2 million viewers to entertain, Prince wasted no time showing off his stages powers and irrefutable guitar skills. He masterfully captured the attention and respect of music fans in general, while sending a message to long time Prince fans that he was ready to once again reign supreme.
    Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • The Last Kander and Ebb
    • All DAVID HYDE PIERCE FANS WILL LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!
    • Very Pleasant
    • Pure Entertainment
    • Curtains is hilarious
    		 Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast)

    Manufacturer: Manhattan Records
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    ASIN: B000PC1QKQ
    Release Date: 2007-06-05

    Tracks:

    1. Overture
    2. Wide Open Spaces
    3. What Kind Of Man?
    4. Thinking Of Him
    5. The Woman's Dead
    6. Show People
    7. Coffee Shop Nights
    8. In the Same Boat
    9. I Miss the Music
    10. Thataway!
    11. The Man Is Dead
    12. He Did It
    13. In the Same Boat
    14. It's a Business
    15. Kansasland
    16. Medley: Thinking Of Him/I Miss the Music
    17. A Tough Act To Follow
    18. In the Same Boat
    19. In the Same Boat
    20. Show People
    21. Wide Open Spaces
    22. A Tough Act To Follow

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    Sadly, Curtains is the final entry in the long and fruitful partnership of lyricist Fred Ebb (who died in September 2004) and composer John Kander. While the show doesn't reach the heights of the team's previous masterpieces, such as Cabaret and Chicago, it's certainly a lot better than, say, their middling 1997 offering Steel Pier. Deliberately old-fashioned (it even features a real overture, something that's fast becoming a rarity), Curtains is a whodunit rolled into a musical--or vice versa. Set in 1959 Boston, it takes place backstage at a singing-and-dancing Western corker titled Robbin Hood. Someone gets killed, and a show tunes-crazy homicide detective (David Hyde Pierce) is called in. The plot is just a pretext for a series of very entertaining, characteristically brass-heavy songs that may not have the bite of old Kander and Ebb but are still very catchy. Above all, Curtains is (both thematically and stylistically) a love letter to old-school showbiz, and it's delivered on a silver platter by a cast of pros that includes the aforementioned Hyde Pierce, Kander and Ebb habituée Karen Ziemba, endearing Jason Danieley and, a notch above the rest, Debra Monk. Unsurprisingly, she chews the scenery and spits it right back in a pair of rowdy numbers: "Show People" and "It's a Business." --Elisabeth Vincentelli

    Album Description

    Curtains is an entertaining play within a play, as well as a "whodunit" new musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by legendary, Tony Award-winning songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago, New York, New York). Starring David Hyde Pierce (Spamalot, "Frasier") and Debra Monk, the Curtains original Broadway cast album is produced by nine-time Grammy Award-winner Jay David Saks.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars The Last Kander and Ebb.......2007-07-13

    Couldn't miss the opportunity to hear the last of the Kander and Ebb collaboration. This score has a familiar feel to it. The music is good but not great and the show seems as if it would be fun.

    5 out of 5 stars All DAVID HYDE PIERCE FANS WILL LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!.......2007-07-10

    And even if you are not---the music is great!!!!!! This is the final collaboration between John Kander and the late Fred Ebb--plus throw in the efforts of Rupert Holmes (who wrote the underated MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD--and everyone's favorite guilty pleasure 70's tune--THE PINA COLADA SONG). Anyway, I always thought David was robbed of a TONY nod for SPAMALOT--so his win for this was quite overdue!

    Every song is a winner---and it is not just because of Pierce--Deborah Monk also has one of the great show stoppers "IT'S A BUSINESS"!

    All theatre buff will enjoy--I certainly did!

    3 out of 5 stars Very Pleasant.......2007-07-10

    Nice, witty and pleasant music. Sadly, as the teams last work, it is not on a par with their earlier efforts. I kept expecting the big, gorgeous, soaring ballad of other shows, but it never really comes. I still think Steel Pier is their best work (tho the show didn't work). However when you are the composers of Cabaret, The Happy Time, Woman of the Year, Chicago, The Act and The Rink (among still more), you go down in theater history as one of the great songwriting teams in American theater.

    The performers are all first rate, David Hyde Pierce and Debra Monk are hoots. KAren Ziemba, as always, is wonderful. A major disappointment is that Jason Danielly's beautiful tenor voice is not given more to do. Overall, pleasant fun!!

    4 out of 5 stars Pure Entertainment.......2007-07-10

    Very entertaining. A fitting finale to the partnership of Kander & Ebb.
    The story is immaterial to the music. A strong cast carries off what could be considered a nonsense piece. Plaudits all round to the cast, writers and producers.

    4 out of 5 stars Curtains is hilarious.......2007-07-09

    David Hyde Pearce is excellent as the detective -- finally breaking away from his Niles Crane persona. He's not a great singer, but he sure can put over his songs. I was particularly impressed with Debra Monk who is delightfully catty and crude and she sings beautifully. The score is not Kander & Ebb's best, but the lyrics are clever and sometimes had be LMAOROTF.
    The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Delightful.
    • A Few Good Moments, But Disappointing Overall
    • A very good recording
    • The Pirate Queen
    • A minor effort, but it has its moments
    		 The Pirate Queen (2007 Original Broadway Cast)

    Manufacturer: Sony Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000QTCY72
    Release Date: 2007-07-03

    Tracks:

    1. Prologue
    2. Pirate Queen
    3. Woman
    4. My Grace
    5. Here on This Night
    6. Waking of the Queen
    7. Rah-Rah, Tip-Top
    8. Choice Is Mine
    9. Boys'll Be Boys
    10. Wedding
    11. I'll Be There
    12. Day Beyond Belclare
    13. Sail to the Stars
    14. Entr'acte
    15. Enemy at Port Side
    16. I Dismiss You
    17. If I Said I Loved You
    18. Role of the Queen
    19. Christening
    20. Let a Father Stand by His Son
    21. Surrender
    22. She Who Has All
    23. Sea of Life
    24. Woman to Woman
    25. Finale

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    The Pirate Queen, with a score by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Misérables, Miss Saigon), took a critical beating when it opened on Broadway, but as this catchy cast recording demonstrates, that reception was really unnecessarily harsh. Set in the 17th century, the show (which closed after only 85 performances) tells the story of Grace O'Malley (Stephanie J. Block), an Irish ship captain and pirate who defied Queen Elizabeth I (Linda Balgord). The combination of that setting with the fact that the producers also brought us Riverdance means an overall Celtic flavor. But fans of Boublil and Schönberg should not fear. The duo delivers plenty of the over-the-top, super-emotional power ballads they're famous for--it's hard not to wonder what Celine Dion would make of songs such as "Woman" or "I'll Be There" (the latter sung by a man, but no matter!). Special kudos to Balgord, whose deliciously campy stage portrayal of Elizabeth I comes across well on "The Waking of the Queen," "The Role of the Queen," and two harpsichord-driven, vibrato-laden duets with Block, "She Who Has All" and "Woman to Woman." Also of note to fans of traditional singing is the participation of Áine Uí Cheallaigh (known from Riverdance) on several tracks. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Delightful........2007-07-13

    When I ordered this soundtrack, I completely ignored what the other reviews said (which is ironic because I expect someone to read mine: ) Thinking on my own was the right choice.

    Do you like Boubil? Do you like Schonberg? If so, you will most likely like this recording. The farther I get into it, the more I love it!

    The recording is powerful. The slow ballads carry its weakest attributes. There are power ballads left and right. Up beat and very cultural to the Irish heritage, this is a wonderful recording. It's not my favorite.

    Personally, I would prefer "A Class Act" or "Loving repeating", two soundtracks I just bought and LOVE.

    This could be be for you.

    It's a good buy. 11 something for a power ballad musical. I currently have about 57 musicals, and I can honestly say this ranks in the top 15. However, that doesn't mean it's staying in my car forever. I am still waiting to receive "A View from Here". hehehe. I love musicals.

    3 out of 5 stars A Few Good Moments, But Disappointing Overall.......2007-07-13

    I saw this show twice during its run: once in Chicago, once in New York. Loving both "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon", I had high expectations for "The Pirate Queen". Sadly, the show was disappointing - primarily from the once aspect I assumed would be great: the music.

    The score's orchestrations sound terrific and the cast is quite good (esp. Stephanie J. Block), but (as this cast album reflects) only a couple of songs maintain any real staying power:

    Woman
    I'll Be There
    She Who Has All

    Not bad, but could/should have been so much more.



    5 out of 5 stars A very good recording.......2007-07-11

    I really like the CD. I find it too short but it was beautifully recorded. The voices were very strong and the orchestration was done nicely. I really didn't like the electric guitar, it seems so out of place sometimes over powering the vocal especially during I'll be there.

    5 out of 5 stars The Pirate Queen.......2007-07-11

    "The Pirate Queen" was a genious yet unique piece of musical theatre that suffered a harsh yet undeserved fate. I was very blessed to see this show twice on Broadway, including its very last performance on Broadway June 17th. Everytime I listen through the cast recording, I have to question why this show got the ratings it did. I refuse to believe that the critics that panned the show were watching and hearing the same show that I was. The cast, though, including the powerful and haunting vocals from Stephanie J. Block, were all incredibly talented and gave a thrilling and unforgetable experience every performance. I continue to feel shivers when I hear the Prologue, and can still perfectly visualize the opening scene. Some of the highlighted solos of the show include Ms. Block's "Woman" and Hadley Frasier's "I'll Be There". The conversations (duets) held between Grania and Queen Elizabeth in "She Who Has All" and "Woman to Woman" portray the strength and meeting of two historical women in such a time when powerful females were unheard of. Songs that include the chorus such as "A Day Beyond Belclare", "Sail to the Stars", and "Sea of Life" will surely leave you with the chills from the power and depth of the songs. There are so many other songs on the cast recording, and if I could I would tell you the magic behind each and every one of them, but I'll let you listen to it and experience it for yourself. Even though this show was robbed of the recognition it deserved, we are so incredibly fortunate to have a cast recording to allow us who have seen the show to re-live the magic we experienced, and also portray the beauty of such a wonderful yet short lived musical to those who did not have the chance to see it. "The Pirate Queen" may not be playing on Broadway now, but this CR will allow this enchanting show to forever live in our hearts. Long live the Queen!

    3 out of 5 stars A minor effort, but it has its moments.......2007-07-10

    Since the ill-fated "Martin Guerre" in the 90's, I've been waiting for Boublil and Schonberg to make a comeback and recapture some of the glory they achieved with their blockbuster 80's musicals, "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon." Unfortunately, "The Pirate Queen" is more throwback than comeback. Despite some Irish folk stylings thrown in to fit this story about an Irish female pirate, the music is just too similar to their earlier works, never sounding sufficiently new or original. It's derivative, no question, but fortunately, it's derivative of shows I really like (well, not "Martin Guerre" so much, but I'm certainly a fan of "Les Miz" and "Saigon."). Schonberg has a talent for unabashed dramatics, and when he turns it on here in songs like "I'll Be There" and "A Day Beyond Belclare," I can't help but get lost in my nostalgia for the pop opera spectacles that introduced me to musicals and cast recordings. Unfortunately, even nostalgia can't do much about duds like "Boys'll Be Boys," a gratingly corny number that musically is sort of a cross between "Master of the House" from "Les Miz" and "What a Waste" from "Saigon." And don't even get me started on the depressingly banal lyrics throughout, which are never more than functional. But I like the performances of stars Stephanie J. Block and Hadley Fraser, who both have impressive voices that are a perfect fit for this style of musical. Overall, "The Pirate Queen" is the musical equivalent of a summer popcorn movie ("Pirates of the Carribean," perhaps?), and on that level, it works just well enough.
    FutureSex / LoveSounds
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • JUSTIN IS HOT AND HIS MUSIC HOTTER!!!
    • Best one yet!
    • Very nice
    • Perfect for Nickelodeon?
    • What's all the hype about?
    		 FutureSex / LoveSounds
    Justin Timberlake
    Manufacturer: Jive
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    ASIN: B000H305U0
    Release Date: 2006-09-12

    Tracks:

    1. Future Sex/Love Sound
    2. SexyBack
    3. Sexy Ladies
    4. My Love
    5. Love Stoned
    6. What Goes Around
    7. Chop Me Up
    8. Damn Girl
    9. Summer Love
    10. Until The End Of Time
    11. Losing My Way
    12. All Over Again (Another Song)

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    One spin of FutureSex/LoveSounds and it's hard to believe that Justin Timberlake was ever a boy-band barnstormer--no modern-day male artist beats him when it comes to single-minded self assurance or suavity. "SexyBack," the inescapable summer sizzler of a first single off this short and thrillingly unwholesome disc, makes that clear on its own: If there was ever any question about whether sexy was in need of reviving--a doubtful proposition at best, given the sheer volume of JT's gyrating counterparts--he lays it to rest instantly over a small but insistent Timbaland-concocted beat. On that track, Timberlake's appeal is his sweet but newly thuggish-sounding voice--here's a good kid gone bad, and he's determined to convince us of it not only by tossing a few well-timed mother****ers our way but also with such lyrics as "I'll let you whip me if I misbehave." The rest of FutureSex will feel familiar to anyone who picked up 2002's brilliantly funk-flecked Justified: "Love Stoned/I Think She Knows Me," shifts from Michael Jackson-esque paranoid trilling to pulsating guitar rock; "Chop Me Up," a collaboration with Three 6 Mafia and Timbaland, gives up the grit rap-style but still manages to recall both Prince and Stevie Wonder; "My Love," with T.I., mines classic Timberlake territory with meltaway lyrics like "I can see us holding hands walking on the beach/Our clothes in the sand"; and the straight-up but groovy lament "Losing My Way" asks, searchingly, what may be the silliest question a squeal-inducing pop star has ever posed: "Can anybody out there feel me?" Rest assured, JT: we feel every past-, present-, and future-sexy verse. --Tammy La Gorce

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    Come Along with JT through his own groovin' universe of FutureSex/LoveSounds, co-written by Justin Timberlake and produced by Justin Timberlake, JAWBreakers, Timbaland, will.i.am, and Rick Rubin, among others. Guest artists include TI, Three Six Mafia, and Hezekiah Walker. Obviously, there is no shortage of talent.

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    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars JUSTIN IS HOT AND HIS MUSIC HOTTER!!!.......2007-07-06

    I must say that I was very surprised that the whole CD was unbelievable... not just tracks Sexy Back and What Goes Around that is now being played in most radio stations. Every song was amazing, with great lyrics and jammin' beats. It just underlines and reiterates the incredible artistic tales of this dude. I will say that this is my first CD from him as I have bought only single tracks in the past - and definitely will not be the last. Thanks Justin, for a totally kickin' and rockin' album. LOOOOOOOVE it. Definitely blasting this on the way to Vegas!

    4 out of 5 stars Best one yet!.......2007-07-05

    This is Justin's best CD. His sound is blended well with Timbaland and other artists. Good funky, r & b, and hip hop sounds.

    5 out of 5 stars Very nice.......2007-07-03

    When I first got the CD as a gift, I only listened to the songs I had heard on the radio. One day I decided to sit down and listen to the entire thing. With the exception of maybe two songs, I love the CD. Second time was much better than the first. Good job!!

    1 out of 5 stars Perfect for Nickelodeon?.......2007-06-26

    I am shocked that the author of this explicit album hosted the Nickelodeon Kids Awards. This is inexcusable, and a huge failing for the network. Kids listen to TV more than they ever did their parents, and what is this teaching them? I am 22 years old and I know that when I watched Nickelodeon ten years ago they never would have allowed such a person to host the awards.

    2 out of 5 stars What's all the hype about?.......2007-06-08

    Boring is the only way to describe this over produced and over hyped album.
    Legally Blonde (2007 Original Broadway Cast)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Legally Blonde (2007 Original Broadway Cast)

      Manufacturer: Ghostlight
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000R7I3NW
      Release Date: 2007-07-17

      Tracks:

      1. Legally Blonde, Musical/Omigod You Guys
      2. Legally Blonde, Musical/Serious
      3. Legally Blonde, Musical/What You Want
      4. Legally Blonde, Musical/The Harvard Variations
      5. Legally Blonde, Musical/Blood in the Water
      6. Legally Blonde, Musical/Positive
      7. Legally Blonde, Musical/Ireland
      8. Legally Blonde, Musical/Ireland (Reprise)
      9. Legally Blonde, Musical/Serious (Reprise)
      10. Legally Blonde, Musical/Chip on My Shoulder
      11. Legally Blonde, Musical/So Much Better
      12. Legally Blonde, Musical/Whipped into Shape
      13. Legally Blonde, Musical/Take It Like a Man
      14. Legally Blonde, Musical/Bend and Snap
      15. Legally Blonde, Musical/There! Right There!
      16. Legally Blonde, Musical/Legally Blonde
      17. Legally Blonde, Musical/Legally Blonde Remix
      18. Legally Blonde, Musical/Find My Way/Finale

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      Like Wicked, this show is a girl-friendly extravaganza; the main difference--and it's a big one--is that the score of Legally Blonde is better. Based on the hit Reese Witherspoon movie, the zippy, frothy show tells the story of SoCal, pink-loving sorority girl Elle Woods, who enrolls at Harvard Law and goes on to prove that appearances can be deceiving. The opening number, "Omigod You Guys," gives an idea of what the Broadway-pop score by Laurence O'Keefe (Bat Boy--The Musical) and Nell Benjamin is up to, embracing its over-the-top cheer with goofily infectious energy. Sure, a couple of numbers feel a bit derivative (the show with the witches has "Popular," this one has "Positive"), and the Celtic detour ("Ireland") is rather puzzling, but overall the songs are firing on all cylinders. Just check out the use of a marching band on "What You Want" for instance. Laura Bell Bundy (Amber von Tussle in Hairspray) is a charming Elle, and she delivers numbers such as "So Much Better" with the requisite elan. But this is not a one-woman show, and Bundy is surrounded by a crack team, including the endearing Christian Borle as Elle's love interest Emmett, power-piped Orfeh as hairdresser Paulette and up-and-comer Leslie Kritzer as Delta Nu's Serena. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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