Between the Earth & Sky [Import]

between the earth & sky [import]

Track Listings

1. Strength in Numbers

2. How Many

3. What You Believe

4. Even in the Darkest Moments

5. Back to Emotion

6. Act of Mercy

7. Innocent (With an Explantation)

8. Take It All Like a Woman

9. Lay Down Your Love

10. Between the Earth and Sky

Between the Earth & Sky,Luba,EMI Int'l,Dance-Pop,Pop,Rock

Between the Earth & Sky [Import]

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Escape from stress
from Solo Piano Publications

Between Earth and Sky
Gandalf
Manufacturer: Real Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AM6JT
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

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Echoes from Ancient Dreams
The Blessing
Stardust Dreams
Dreamcatcher
Voice in the Wind
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Shine On Full Moon
Love is the Answer
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Floating Down the Silent Stream

Album Description

Gandalf's music is inspired by the beauty of nature and by the wisdom and myths of various cultures. Magician of sounds and painter of musical landscapes, he conjures moods and magical moments that point to other realities behind the scenes in our fast-paced modern world.

Austrian born Gandalf blends acoustic, electronic and spherical sounds and weaves folk elements into a symphonic structure to create his unmistakable and unique musical style.

Customer Reviews:

Escape from stress.......2006-11-10

Very beautiful and relaxing music. You are transported from your day to day world and float back to a world of relaxation and tranquility.

from Solo Piano Publications.......2003-08-30

"Between Earth and Sky" is a series of "musical landscapes" by Austrian-born multi-instrumentalist Gandalf. Using a musical palette of both electronic and acoustic instruments along with voices, the sound is full, rich, and colorful. In his travels, Gandalf has been touched by the realization that far more things unite than separate the various people and cultures of the world, and his goal in composing and recording is to create music that dissolves boundaries. Folk elements are woven into a symphonic structure, giving Gandalf's music a unique sound. Until this release, his recordings were mostly available in Europe. Gandalf plays various guitars, sax, piano, keyboards, mellotron, balaphon, and percussion. He is joined by White Horse on cello and vocals; and Peter Aschenorenner on flutes, sax, and backup vocals. Sounds of nature are also woven into several tracks. Each piece flows into the next, making this a sonic journey to another world or another reality. Citing individual pieces doesn't make sense for this album since it was conceived as a whole experience, and you can't always tell exactly where one piece ends and another begins. As the album evolves, various musical styles flow in and out - some more rhythmic and even tribal, while others are serene and introspective. It's a fascinating musical journey that is both soothing and uplifting. Real Music's Robin Algaze outdid herself on the artwork - a beautiful job!

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wonderful
Music beyond Zen, beyond words beyond the world.....
The Genius of the Heart
Astonishing Music of the Silk Road: A Powerful Moving Epic

Between Heaven and Earth

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00020W0Z6
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

The Golden Era
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The rise of Bollywood soundtracks in the West has led to an increased awareness of the unique and often kitschy music and their composers, which have a popularity in India that rivals that of top pop stars in the West. With hundreds of song credits ranging from ad jingles or film soundtracks, as well as the music for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Bollywood Dreams, the 38-year-old Rahman's resume is such that he's now considered one of the great composers of India. Based on his original score to the film Warriors Of Heaven And Earth, this album adaptation is Rahman's first full-fledged orchestral work. Eschewing tabla and sitar cliques, Rahman takes in influences of Turkey and China as well as India and integrates them into sweeping orchestral arrangements that recall the East-meets-West panoramic beauty of the The Last Emperor soundtrack. Rahman has the rare ability to articulate complex emotions without lyrics, and Between Heaven And Earth is the work of this master in full bloom. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

wonderful.......2006-09-18

I don't remember how I even found this CD. I had never heard of A.R. Rahman but after sampling the music and reading the reviews I decided to buy it. What a revelation! The music is truly a timeless blend of eastern and western. It is at the same time powerful, sensual, deep, primitive, modern and melodic. Rahman blends primitive-sounding drums with lush orchestration and Indian and Chinese instruments. This is one CD of which I do not tire, even after I've had it on "repeat" in my CD player while I'm doing other things. Highly recommended.

Music beyond Zen, beyond words beyond the world............2006-05-17

His music always sent chills down the spine. I feel sad for people who cant understand his music. Here is one rare gem of India. He is the Kohinoor of India. I have listened to this cd like a zillion times. Some people dont understand the genius of this music. All of the compositions are the same melody. Different variations, differnt tempos, different rhythms, different intruments but all of the 15 or so are the same melody. Unbelievable.
The lyrics to the song Warriors in Peace is very deep in Urdu/Hindi. I have tried to translate it below. Hope you guys enjoy it.

There is a calling in silence
(The world is) a marketplace of sighs
A lonely heart is a pity (as in a heart should never be lonely)
Come to me on this side. (as in the side of peace)

(This paragraph is focused on the night after a day long battle when the warriors are resting)

The dusk is setting in on the deserts.
The day has sunk into peace.
A pleasant breeze I dedicate unto thee. (to the warriors)
Rest thy sabers. (as in for ever)

(This paragraph focuses on the world ravaged by wars)

The world is a garden and
Do not color this garden with blood.
Whatever had to happen has happened. (as in atrocities)
Time itself is a healer.
let go of the bitter memories,
that drown lives in tears.

(this paragraph is in hope for the future)

The sun will rise again tomorrow.
Life will go on
Foster the world of aspirations.
For you are not alone; I am with you.
For I see you through the eyes of my heart Oh my companion
Every moment.

Call out to me
Anytime you need a friend
Like the mountain walks into the sea (referring to the lonliness of the mountains and the seas)
In the same manner we shall share our lonliness.
There is ease in tough times.
There is escape in difficulties.
Go beyond all these.

You have lost your dear ones.
you have shed many a tear.
You have to give your courage a destiny.
For you are not alone; I am with you.
For I see you through the eyes of my heart Oh my companion
Every moment.

Here the thing I like aboutt his song is that the lyrics and music both are in perfect harmony with each other. the music compliments the lyrics of Mehboob sahib. And nobody can do justice to lyrics in India beyond Rahman.

The Genius of the Heart.......2004-06-19

Although I am a native American who grew up in Texas on Lightin' Hopkins and Ray Charles, with a diverse taste in music from Mozart to Bill Evans to Emmy Lou Harris, I now listen primarily to A.R. Rahman - and frankly have just about lost interst in any other music.

Rahman is the genius of melody and subtle percussion. His music has evolved out of India, but it also comes from what must be his personal enormous heart-felt love for all of life, humanity and God. His grasp of the eternal and the transcendental in melody will bring tears to your eyes and long lost feelings into your heart.

Rahman is a superstar composer worldwide, loved by literally millions, and appreciated by great musicians in every country all over the planet. I'm delighted SONY has released this, because not only is it breathtaking, magical music that draws you into far away exotic realms, but it is commercially accessible to us as westerners and perhaps it will introduce many more to the Genius of the Heart - A.R. Rahman.

I can't say enough good things about his music. Look him up on the internet - there are dozens of websites devoted to him, his music, and his remarkable life. A modern day Orpheus, India's Mozart - Awesome!

Astonishing Music of the Silk Road: A Powerful Moving Epic.......2004-05-23

This CD will appeal to anyone who loves the music of China, India, Turkey, Western orchestral arrangements, and original musical phrases expressed on traditional instruments. The erhu (Chinese violin), duduk (Armenian styled recorder), and taiko drums crescendo and decrescendo to create peak emotional interludes throughout the CD. I can only say, at last I found the music of A. R. Rahman!!! Having fallen in love with this CD - I very badly want to view the Chinese film, "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" for which the music was originally created.

Review of contents: track #1, "The Golden Era" begins with a delicate flute introduction which grows into a full blown expressive orchestral interlude, occasionally allowing the flute the most prominent status. It is done with a pleasing refinement. "Warriors in Peace" track #2, has sensual feminine vocals sung in Hindi, which enhance the intense appeal of the song. The melody is lyrical, the words are poetic.

Most highly captivating is track #15 which is an English translation of track #2, "Warriors in Peace". Some lyrics follow,
"Call me when you need a friend,
when you need a friend,
As the mountains crumble to the sea,
Trouble always finds a way to keep you away from me.
Look at me through my mother's eyes ...
See who I am ...
Forever free."

"Lord An's Empire' (#3) has intense drum beats that follow the sound of "AH" which occurs in a wave-like rhythmic chant that reminds me of ancient shamanic traditions. I feel my ancestral roots calling, the Hungarian shamans are whispering to me ... Track #4, "Water" begins with the mellow timber of the duduk, that is enchanting, lonely, personal,and haunting. "Horses" (#5)includes the taiko drums that cresendo and decrescendo, as if preparing for battle. It is energizing and dramatic.

"Mountains" (#6) begins with a higly evocative erhu intro (Chinese violin). It is accompanied by strong taiko drums that awaken the senses. Next are the transitional musical phrases of the orchestra. Again, the rare lone 'voice' of the erhu enters only to be overcome by the intense taiko drum-beat, seems to be a call to battle. Next, one hears Tibetan monks doing their guttural sounds ... chanting for peace, knowing full well that men are preparing for war. "Blue Light" #10, has a soulful soothing flute intro which grows into an orchestral crescendo/decrescendo ocassionally broken up by an unexpected interlude, the sounds of a lonely duduk and the clanging of cow bells. The effect is stunning ...

My sincere thanks to A.R. Rahman, the Czech Film Orchestra and Choir, Sadhana Sargam (Hindi vocals, "Warriors in Peace"), other vocalists and musical soloists -- for this magnificent creation of epic proportions. Erika Borsos (erikab93)

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Eh
Deeply moving masterpiece
d.d. always does it right
Bland uninteresting music
Cello Music To Heal The Soul...

Eight String Religion
David Darling
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Album Description

8 String Religion is a timeless masterpiece by composer/cellist David Darling. The album combines David's cello, piano and vocal improvisations with sound engineer/producer Mickey Houlihan's nature recordings. It features eight nature-oriented pieces that evoke the unity of nature, humanity and music.

Customer Reviews:

Eh.......2007-03-16

I suppose it depends what you're looking for.

The "inspiration" in these compositions seems to be a mantra-like repetitiveness, with very slow drawn-out development, and serendipitous improvisations coming and going.

So if you're looking for a trance-inducing envelope of sound, with a little tinkering here and there (with nothing too challenging), then this is a nice CD.

If you're looking for engaging cello, go Yo-Yo, Rostapovich, Cassales, just to name a few. If you're looking for excellence in composition or improvisation, go just about anywhere else.

Deeply moving masterpiece.......2007-01-16

There are no words adequate to describe the experience of listening to this CD, a deeply moving masterpiece of composition, instrumentation and expression, at times soaring to unexpected heights, at others quietly reaching contemplatively into the depths of one's heart and soul bringing great inner peace...it may bring tears to your eyes with its sheer beauty.

d.d. always does it right.......2005-07-15

ive been listening to david darling since his early days on ecm, own all of his
things, but till now have been allergic to the 'new age' look of, say, his 'cello
blue' and that sort -and couldnt discern WHY hed 'break it up' that way- ecm to
new age- until i listened to the itemd i didnt have. the man can simply do no
wrong. i own pretty much everything (no joke) but invariably when people are
passing thru my apt, house, car, office and hear something from dd, they WANT
it- thats everyone from rockers to classicists.
be sure to check out the magnificent 'epigraphs'(ECM) with pianist ketil bjornstad.
stephen spera

Bland uninteresting music.......2002-12-19

I don't understand the rave reviews for this CD. The music is rather bland and insipid. I had just finished listening to the Beethoven late quartets before I previewed the Darling, so this CD simply paled in comparison. I suppose it would be okay as background music, but it is not a CD one would want to spend time listening to.

Cello Music To Heal The Soul..........2001-06-28

This cd should be selling off the shelves at a rapid pace. This is actually a reissue that was previously on HEARTS OF SPACE label. Music that will touch your soul and change your way of listening immediately. The key tracks are: #2, #3, #4, #9. Be sure to spread the word... David Darling is an amazing artist and hope that more of his work becomes famous...

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Worth it
Instant Classic
Great Album
3.5 Stars
Between Earth and Sky is nice.

Between Earth & Sky
The Colour
Manufacturer: Rethink
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Can't You Hear It Call
Devil's Got A Holda Me
Svae Yourself
Silver Meadows
Our Children Were The Stars
Black Summer
Just A Taste
You're A Treasure
Kill The Lights
Salt The Earth
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Dirge To Earth & Sky

Customer Reviews:

Worth it.......2007-04-16

Fun, funky band with a unique sound. If you like the songs they've realeaed, you are likely to enjoy the whole album.

Instant Classic.......2007-03-07

Straight up rock and roll has been hard to come by in recent years. The Colour step in to fill that void with "Between Earth and Sky". The band offers a modern, organic take on classic rock. The band immediately sparks comparisons to The Rolling Stones, The Doors, Steppenwolf, etc. but honestly...isn't it about time music in that vein came back around? They successfully channel their influences without being imitators through mockery.

Recorded in the same vintage styling, "Between Earth and Sky" is far from a plastic record thats released by every other rock band these days. From start to stop, the album is totally cohesive. While the engineering is spotless, it purposefully lacks that final coat of gloss.

The songs are direct and to the point, dark but not black. The lyrics dabble in mystic poetry while, at the same time, being totally relatable. These guys are also true musicians, playing everything from guitar, bass, and drums to piano, harmonica, and the occasional tambourine.

All in all, The Colour do not set out to reinvent the wheel. They do offer a solid album that will stand the test of time. These guys have a bright future ahead of them.

If you remotely like the classic rock greats, pick this album up. There are also tons of other good bands coming out of LA at the moment. The Shys, Cold War Kids, and Delta Spirit are all worth looking into. Its about time the "roll" was put back into "rock".

Great Album.......2007-03-02

This album is certainly a keeper. Every song on the cd is emotionally-driven and well-written. And, in this day and age, my friend, that's a rarity in itself. If you like the Doors, The Black Crows, and The Rolling Stones, you're gonna love The Colour!!!!

3.5 Stars.......2007-03-02

When pressed to describe the sound of new Los Angeles throwback rock act The Colour, a plethora of words come to mind. Passionate? Oh, yeah! Emotional? Totally. Talented? Undoubtedly. Guitarists' David Quon and Luke MacMaster's licks are hot as the sidewalk in Dallas in July and tasty as a good burger. Vocalist Wyatt Hull croons, yelps, and shouts his way through the record quite amicably. All these qualities and more come to mind, when listening to their first release on the re:think label.

But I'm sure you've got another question. "Are they original," you ask. Ask me that and my up-till-now free flowing praise ebbs a little. I hesitate and am forced to mutter, "Well, not quite." While Hull's got a great voice, he channels Jim Morrison on the opening track, "Don't You Hear it Call," and, more obviously, Robert Plant on "Devil's Got a Holda Me" and "Silver Meadows."

However, if you can get over the fact that this music's been played before, you're in for a real treat. Tracks like "Save Yourself" and "Kill the Lights" bristle with fervor and passion that delights in the art form that is and was rock and roll with sprawling guitar solos and lyrics that span from broken relationships to politics to religion. Tension fills "Our Children Were the Stars," with copious (yet ambiguous) spiritual imagery:

I'll go to the mountain side
To the roots of the sea
You've grown up so wild
You were like the mustard seed
I was the sun
You were the moon
And our children were the stars

On Between the Earth and Sky, The Colour sounds like a band still trying to find themselves, as this album pays more homage to its heroes than establishes a sound all its own. However, it has enough classic rock swagger andcockiness to imply that the future is bright for the California rockers.

Between Earth and Sky is nice........2007-03-01

While still relatively unknown, The Colour is a typical indie rock band however with balls of steel. That might sound a bit verbose, but it is the truth. The band borrows its raw blues rock from more contemporary artists The Black Keys but incorporates itself into something dreamy and surreal.

Between Earth & Sky, the band's debut album, kicks off with "Can't You Hear It Call" and once the bass line sweeps the dirt from the ground, it pretty much never stops cleaning. The guitar hints at hooks but the vocals that derive from that swinging sixties tone is where it's at. Imagine lounge rock but with the volume a tad up.

"Save Yourself" is inarguably the band's strongest song and while the album peaks at this third track, there is room left over for some ambient tunes that follow the similar formula yet bear enough difference to be considered sublime.

"Just A Taste" is a hip swaying number carved straight from a bar in Louisiana. Harmonicas, crashing drums, and lengthy guitar riffs pillow a beautiful song that should do wonders for the band's live act.

Filling the middle, the surfer swinging "Black Summer" picks up the album's pace yet only if one can shake the infectious chorus to the previous "Devil's Got A Holda Me" which sounds like a song either Robert Plant or Jack White might pen.

The ballad "Dirge To Earth & Sky" soars and scales but not to any new heights and it seems quite forgettable once the song is finished through. Unfortunately this closes the album on a more melancholic vibe instead of the dashing pre-mature fun that was seen in the previous eleven tracks.

While The Colour may be making the preliminary rounds of music show business by taking a few shows here and there and opening for bigger acts, its sound should find a home in the iPod generation. This is not a classic album or the most impressive debut but in a world filled with every nickel and dime band alongside the pricey patch of jam bands, it is nice to see simplicity turned into something genuinely decent to listen to.

That is where The Colour refuses to fail.

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Everyone should experience this CD
A very powerful and emotional album...
Tremendously moving, absolutely glorious
A Moving Tribute
BITTERSWEET

Somewhere Between Heaven & Earth
Cindy Bullens
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There is no way to write about Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth without acknowledging that the album was inspired by the 1996 death of Cindy Bullens's 11-year old-daughter, Jessie. Bullens had taken a long break from recording when tragedy prompted her to write and record these songs. But to dwell on the particulars of her awful experience would be to diminish the universal nature of a song such as "The Lights of Paris" (which could be about anyone who has lost the love of another) or the redemptive power of "I Gotta Believe in Something." Bullens has a voice that is honest and simple, yet capable of the assured performance that only experience brings. It cuts through the ringing guitars with pure rock & roll passion. Truth be told (and herein it is) these songs and performances represent the best of what popular music has to offer: the delineation of our pain and the tools to see us through it. Had she exorcised her sadness with a dark, highly personal work, Bullens might have felt better, but what would have been gained? Instead, with a little help from friends Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, and Rodney Crowell, Bullens reminds us why we listen to music in the first place. Michael Ross

Customer Reviews:

Everyone should experience this CD.......2005-07-22

As a pediatric oncology nurse, this CD has very special meaning to me. I try to share this music with as many of my patients' families as possible. Sometimes my families are feeling so many emotions, they can't put them into words. Cindy Bullens does that for them. Even if you haven't experienced a loss such as Cindy's and some of the amazing children I have had the pleasure of taking care of, this CD will touch you in a special way.

A very powerful and emotional album..........2005-02-23

This is a very powerful and emotional album inspired by the death of Cindy Bullens' daughter Jessie. I hate imagining the loss of your child. There should be some sort of law of nature in which no child can die before their parents.

This release has vocal contributions from Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams and Lucinda Williams who sings beautiful harmonies on my favorite song here..."The End of Wishful Thinking". There is also some very touching vocal's from Cindy's teenage daughter Reid on the song "As Long As You Love". Other contributors include Benmont Tench and Rodney Crowell.

This album is much more about hope and coping and learning to live again rather than dwelling on her loss. Included are photos and some inspiring liner note from Cindy as well as from Dave Marsh who also lost a child to cancer. This came out in 1999 and it would nice to hear something new from Cindy again.

"I gotta believe in something
That there's just plain nothing
Don't sit right with me"

Tremendously moving, absolutely glorious.......2003-03-24

This CD features excellent, moving and very thoughtful rock of the highest caliber. Bullens' vocals are super and her guitar work is excellent, but neither begins to compare with the quality of the poetry she has written in each of these songs. This CD represents a triumphant recovery from a deep tragedy, the death of her daughter, Jessie. BRAVO!

A Moving Tribute.......2003-02-24

Cindy Bullens is a powerhouse vocalist. I remember having met her many years ago when she was rocking the stage as a backing vocalist on an Elton John tour. Many years...and tears have obviously passed and she (we) finds (find)the voice of her soul in this amazing album. The quality of the songwriting puts it in the caliber of the best of Don Henley...I wish he could have sung on one of the tracks. The beautiful "As Long As You Love" (Scarlet Wings) is a masterpiece of emotional poetry and the fact that she is acompanied by her daughter Reid adds a special and touching voice. I recommend this album to everyone. Buy it for yourself and listen to what loss and love sound like. Then buy a few more copies as gifts for your friends and family to cherish. Don't burn copies...the original is the only way to go. The booklet and written message are valuable additions to the package. Dave Marsh put it beautifully: "Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth is a miracle."

BITTERSWEET.......2002-10-26

I remember hearing Cindy's "Better Than I Ever Been Before" back in 2000. The song was so warm. It was obvious that a woman who had pulled herself through some serious pain had recorded that song and tried to be as optimistic as she could. It was so sunny yet weary. Come to find out, Cindy wrote not only that gem but this courageous whole album after the unfortunate passing of her eleven year old daughter Jessie. "Somewhere Between Heaven and Earth" is a beautiful album. You may have not lost your daughter but you feel the sadness, anger, remorse, and all the feelings that go through losing a lost one. The entire album grabs you and it's an wonderful album for someone whose lost a child. Or anyone whose lost anyone that's really close to them and they want to find hope in that particular suitation. A great album, nevertheless.

Lost Somewhere Between The Earth and My Home

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Amazing & Powerful Music
The world was robbed of this band...
The Geraldine Fibbers
Musical Abusement Park
Plays like the hoedown before the apocalypse...

Lost Somewhere Between The Earth and My Home
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Rawer and bolder than fellow L.A. hardcore folkies X, the Geraldine Fibbers have lashed out with a frighteningly successful debut album. Lost Somewhere Between the Earth and My Home is an oppressively heavy record, both musically and emotionally, that brings punk rock as close as it has ever come to sounding rootsy. Ferocious and painfully beautiful, singer Carla Bozulich can't seem to decide if she's Patti Smith or Patsy Cline. Similarly numbing and relentless, Daniel Keenan's bleeding guitar and Jessy Greene's weeping violin grind and moan like the Velvet Underground reinterpreting Creedence Clearwater Revival tunes. In other words, the Fibbers growl resembles 10,000 Maniacs--that is, if they really sounded like ten thousand maniacs. Throughout Lost Between, Bozulich wails over broken and destructive relationships--that common lyrical bond between classic country and gothic gloom-rock--as if she'd met the devil at the crossroads, pierced his tongue, and then given him a ride with her to hell. She sings about sinking to a point so low that pitiful hate is the only place to turn--and where half that hate is violently thrust at those who've abused her, while the other half gets nursed inside. Sometimes she tells stories, like the grotesque tales in "A Song About Walls" and "Richard." Other times she just spews narcotized hallucinations like "Lillybelle" and "Marmalade." But always the imagery teeters nervously between goodnight prayer and bad nightmare. --Roni Sarig

Customer Reviews:

Amazing & Powerful Music.......2002-10-11

I bought this album after seeing the Dragon Lady video (I'm probably the only person who saw it. LOL!). Dragon Lady is great but every song on "Lost Somewhere..." is as powerful as DL. In fact, this album is so powerful, I can't listen to it too often because it's so gut-wrenching. And yet because it's so rewarding, I want to listen to it as often as I can. The music is so alive and vibrant and spontaneous, it's what music should sound like. And the lyrics are amazing. It's a CD I'll be treasuring for a long time. Long live the Geraldine Fibbers.

The world was robbed of this band..........2001-01-21

As someone who over the last 18 years has owned at one time or another well over 3,000 CDs, tapes, and albums, I have to say that this record is in the top 10 of all I have ever heard. To quote Frank Sinatra (via Staurday Night Live) Carla Bozulich, the lead singer, has chunks of Courtney Love in her stool! This is the fiercest, most fully-conceived female-led punk rock record of all time. Hands down... How to describe the sound without putting people off-- it's punck-rock country-blues, played at blazing volumes. The musicianship is outstanding-- this is a band captured at its absolute PEAK. This record captures that rare magic of hearing a group of dedicated musicians playing together with a sense of purpose. It is inconceivable that this record did not lead to the break-out of this band. One suspects that the ....... (and relatively undeserved) success of Hole and Courtney Love led to this record getting overlooked. Does the world only have room for one strong female rock singer at a time? Even if that were true, one listen to this record will confirm that Carla was robbed! Everything you hate about Courney Love, Carla does NOT have! We were robbed of the experience of watching music this good succeed.

The subsequent Fibbers album, Butch, has its moments for sure, but this one sets the standard.

Lately, Carla has done an album with guitarist Nels Cline (a later member of the Fibbers) under the name Scarnella, that is very raw, rough and unrehearsed. It's a distant echo of this album, though.

If you love music, it is your DUTY to buy this album. It is in a class all by itself.

The Geraldine Fibbers.......2000-10-11

When Carla sings she sends chills up my spine. You music lovers know the chill I am talking about. The only way I know how to describe this woman is shes sings with the experience and pain of Billy Holiday and the passion of Wendy O Willams(maybe more apparant on the album Butch). The music all together is fantastic! You can hear her influences of punk,country,blues and whatever else they wanted to throw in the mix. This band should have made it big. Some of the lame bands out there that made it big can't even hold a candle to the Geraldine Fibbers!

Musical Abusement Park.......2000-04-02

the emotional pitch of this album swings back and forth so frequently and fluently that there have been times i've literally had to stop listening because the ride was too intense. it's in the way the bass and viola of the opening "lillybelle" lull you up and up and up before the guitar pulls you over the top, hurtling you down faster and rougher and scarier than you thought things would get. lillybelle sets the tone lyrically as well: she's one of a cast of empty, wasted, battered, dreamy, graceful, stoic, resilient characters. "get off of that trip" indeed...except there are 11 more songs liable to lock you right where you sit.

by the time you hit the too-good-for-pop-radio "dragon lady" you're prepared for anything, and get it, straight through to the ultimate album closer "get thee gone," a moody waltz at once punk and country, resigned and defiant, inviting and discordant. as a whole, the album is not really punk and not really art-rock and not really country and not really indie. like the lifestyle it portrays, it ain't all pretty, but in the end you find yourself cycling back through it over and over again.

side note: this is the only live band i've ever seen avoid the encore facade, simply stating "ok now we'll play a few more songs for our encore" and playing the remainder of the set instead of walking off and having to be artificially coaxed back by an audience desperate for more. and this is their best album. need i say more?

Plays like the hoedown before the apocalypse..........1999-07-01

That more people know about Shania Twain than Carla Bouzlich is a big shame. Buy this album if you're convinced that country has been sold out to hat-wearing yuppies or that punk has gone stale. Her vocals and lyrics will make you think of a drug-addled Patsy Cline. Much like the legendary Cline, Bouzlich fully understands the value of writing songs that are deceptively simple yet hold an sinister undercurrent to them. Just as the music starts to lull you, you feel the hand of the devil just barely on your shoulder...

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Between Earth & Sky
Jason Upton
Manufacturer: Key Of David Ministries
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B000QEWZTE

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CD/DVD Combo During 2005-2006, Key of David Ministries made efforts to record every event that Jason Upton and his team was scheduled to do. The idea was to capture a LIVE recording of the particular song cycle that Jason planned on entitling Beautiful People. At the moment, it did not seem like this goal was accomplished, but sometimes hindsight is 20/20. At two different events - one at Life Center International in Harrisburg, PA and the other at Morningstar Christian Fellowship in Fort Mill, SC - several of the recorded moments were beckoning to be shared with a larger audience. The compilation of these moments both audio and video - encompasses Between Earth and Sky.

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Great Introduction to Native American Music
The rhythms of the earth
Very good CD to have for your Native American Collection

Between Father Sky and Mother Earth
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Narada
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005P5C
Release Date: 1995-06-20

Tracks:

The Holy People - Douglas Spotted Eagle
Healing Song #1 - Primeaux, Mike & Attson
Ashne Ate - Perry Silverbird
Snow Geese - Douglas Spotted Eagle
Enchanted Forest - Tsa'ne Dos'e
Kiowa Hymn (lll) - Cornel Pewewardy
Riding With Thunder - The Native Flute Ensemble
Healing Song #2 - Primeaux, Mike & Attson
Moonlit Stallions - The Native Flute Ensemble
Ancient Ground - R. Carlos Nakai
Wind Spirit - Bill Miller
Happy Shepherd - Perry Silverbird
Zuni Friendship Song - Chester Mahooty
500 Drums - Charles Jefferson/Cynthia Jefferson/Mel Adams
Love Song - Cornel Pewewardy
Healing Song #3 - Primeaux, Mike & Attson
Amazing Grace - R. Carlos Nakai

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Great Introduction to Native American Music.......2002-01-07

If you have a strong interest in Native American music and culture, this is a great CD to buy. This CD gives a very good overview of the vast range of styles represented by Native American music. Some of the great Native flutists, such as Douglas Spotted Eagle, the Native Flute Ensemble, Bill Miller and R. Carlos Nakai, are represented on this CD. Also on this CD are a handful of healing songs from Primeaux, Mike & Attson of the Native American Church. Plus, theres a brilliant fusion of Native American music and jazz Mel Adams, Cynthia Jeffereson and Charles Jefferson!

The rhythms of the earth.......2000-07-14

Between Father Sky and Mother Earth is a mystical blend of instrumentals, haunting vocals, and the otherworldly sound of the Native American flute. Many different musical heritages are represented here, including Navajo, Lakota, Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, Mohican, Zuni, and Cherokee. Each song has a story to tell, some with words, some with music and the sounds of nature. This is music to awaken the spirit and soul.

Very good CD to have for your Native American Collection.......1999-08-26

You should have this CD to complete your Native American Collection, Or to start one. You will enjoy this CD very much.

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Awesome!
In my land you are a god, forever far and near
Rhea's Obsession : "Between Earth And Sky"
Disapointed
Rhea's passion

Between Earth and Sky
Rhea's Obsession
Manufacturer: Metropolis Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004SDD6
Release Date: 2000-04-11

Tracks:

Too Deep
Mortal Ground
Spiritual Fear
Dreaming Blade
Nightshade
Between Earth & Sky
Mahakala
Spill Elixir
Matrika
Delusion
Breakthrough

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Awesome!.......2007-01-16

VERY GLOBAL AND ECLECTIC MUSIC WITH DIFF INFLUENCES FROM THE WORLD... MESMERISING! DON'T MISS Nightshade, Between Earth and Sky, Mahankala

In my land you are a god, forever far and near.......2006-09-02

Rhea's Obsession clearly wasn't messing around when they made Between Earth And Sky. Few times has a CD left me completely speechless throughout the entire listen but Between Earth And Sky did just that. Each song is so thick with beauty that it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Sue has a terrific voice that takes you places and Jim creates a soundscape that envelopes you entirely.

I tend to take Between Earth And Sky as a journey rather than dissecting into standout tracks since each song flows so gorgeously into the next. Sure there's songs that are more solid than the next but it's so easy to just lose yourself when you listen to this CD that those less than stellar tracks don't even matter. Much like The Gathering, Rhea's Obsession creates an experience more than a CD.

Between Earth And Sky is heavy on electronic influence thanks to Jim, and Sue's distorted vocal stylings only sets the mood further in a few songs. At times it feels as if you're listening to NIN's The Fragile. It's clear that this CD might not be for everyone but those who are even thinking about buying it should definitely get it. No review will properly prepare you for what you'll hear, this CD is almost beyond description. Moongoddess got the closest I feel however.

My favorite songs are Mortal Ground, Dreaming Blade, Between Earth & Sky, Mahakala, and Delusion. Like I said, I recommend listening to this as a whole rather than skipping through. It's such a rewarding and captivating experience that I guarantee you won't regret it. It's been a long time since a CD has changed the way I look at music but Rhea's Obsession has. Definitely hope to hear more from them in the future.

Rhea's Obsession : "Between Earth And Sky".......2006-03-24

This is a very interesting listen. I was expecting something heavier, but I was still impressed with the overall originality of "Between Earth And Sky"....

I must also confess I had never heard of Rhea's Obsession until reading the other reviews here, and I was not misleadby them, this is a fine offering and something unique to the ears. This is almost like Disco Tech Metal if there is such a classification? It's synths are abundant, but there's also guitars riffs crunching in the background. Did I mention this is an interesting listen???...

The vocals are very nice, and soothing to the listener. A smooth, silky feel is what I'm recieveing here. Not much unlike Theatre Of Tragedy's "Aegis" and vocalist L. Kristin. Beautifully executed. Although I could have used alittle more Metal feel{just my taste}, I'm highly satisfied with this because of it's unique originality...

Disapointed.......2006-03-23

I was very disapointed. The women can't sing. They sounded very cheesy and bland. Every now and then you night hear a sound that hits the spot, but most of the time tumbs down.. They got old real quick. I don't really think I will be listening to this album much at all. Don't waste your money.

Rhea's passion.......2006-03-11

SwitchBlade Symphony meets Siouxsie and the Banshees, just a bit more mature. Passion for the masses. "Spiritual Fear" a definite hit off this album. Not quite a Metropolis release, but it'll do.

Between Heaven And Earth: Music Of The Jewish Mystics

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TRUE TRADITIION CUTTING EDGE CLASSIC
A Musical Milestone
Superb jazz based on an unusual tradition
A refreshing change of pace
Great Soul!

Between Heaven And Earth: Music Of The Jewish Mystics
Andy Statman Quartet
Manufacturer: Shanachie
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000E41
Release Date: 1997-01-21

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Discs that attempt to cross-pollinate jazz with the soulful sounds of klezmer tend to be hit-or-miss; usually you just end up wondering if today's players are half as proficient as the forefathers they're trying to upstage. Andy Statman's credentials don't allow for such doubts. He apprenticed with klezmer legend Dave Tarras (and was even bequeathed the master's clarinet), and whether on clarinet or mandolin, his playing is impeccable. On Between Heaven & Earth, Statman reaches a (thus far) career high point and creates something completely gorgeous and new. The quartet is modeled on the jazz paradigm (horns, piano, rhythm section), and the occasional virtuoso guest (banjoist Bela Fleck and mandolinist David Grisman) joins in. The results are spectacular: extended meditations on Hasidic themes and compositions that quite literally blossom before your very eyes, with shades of klezmer, bluegrass, and jazz all thrown together. The tunes may not come out swinging, but, filled with gorgeous reflections, a gentle pace, and haunting solos, they simmer to great results. The cuts were recorded live in single takes, and the effect is moving and spiritual; there are quiet moments here, and (thank God) the ensemble never sounds rushed. --Jason Verlinde

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TRUE TRADITIION CUTTING EDGE CLASSIC.......2005-12-02

Andy does a tremendous job of taking nigunim (songs) of the holy hasidic masters of long a go. he puts it in a format which people can appreciate today. However, he does not sell out. Meaning, is he does not "water down" . Andy perserves the holiness and sacred nature of each tune so that even the tradional are able to enjoy this. Andy bridge the tradition with modern times and does so in a magnificent fashion

A Musical Milestone.......2004-09-27

It is often said that Andy Statman is a "musician's musician." He also may be said to be a "critic's musician," having earned an unending string of accolades from the press throughout his career. This CD, for example, was featured on the cover of the year-end double-edition of Billboard just before the record hit the stands, and subsequently was dubbed one of the Ten Best CDs of the Year by NY Times music critic, Neal Strauss. If I may add my "two cents," I would say that "Between Heaven and Earth" is an American-Chassidic answer to "A Love Supreme." These sessions were truly inspired!

Superb jazz based on an unusual tradition.......2002-09-20

I think the reviews by Jason Verlinde and Rabbi Yonassan Gershom are accurate as to the feel and value of this music. I mostly want to add some technical stuff that may be of interest. The quartet is Statman on the clarinet (he has a beautiful yearning tone) and mandolin, Kenny Werner on the piano, Harvie Swartz on the acoustic bass and Bob Weiner on the drums. Bola Fleck (banjo), David Grisman (mandolin) and Scott Lee (bass) put in guest appearances.
When I first heard the first song on this record it reminded me a lot of the first song on Moodiology by George Garzone. Werner also plays on that excellent album and on both albums he is in fine McCoy Tyner form- playing piano of great spiritual power and beauty. Other than Statman, Werner is the main instrumental presence on this disc.
Statman on clarinet is wonderful. He doesn't so much tear up the changes as work with the melodies. When you have melodies of this beauty it is a wonderful approach.
One reviewer found this music to be too new ageish. Maybe but I think in that case he has heard a lot better new age music than I have. I find this album to hold its own against anything I put it up against on my CD changer. Right now I am playing it with masses by Palestrina. I have played it up against Leila Josefowicz, Anouar Braham and George Garzone (it is apparent that Statman is not the player that Garzone is but then how many are?). Each time I play this CD I find new things to hear, new beauty to enjoy. These guys play this music because they love it, they feel it to the bone, it cuts to the heart of how they see the world and, I suspect in Statman's case as well as Palestrina, it is part of an ongoing conversation with God. How often do you get to hear music played with that much heart? It may not speak to you but it is definitely worth a listen to find out.

A refreshing change of pace.......2000-08-31

Most albums of Hasidic music tend to focus on the rapidly-paced "table bangers" designed to get your adrenaline going. Not so with this album. Statman and crew have chosen some of the slower, more contemplative Hasidic tunes, and rendered them in a soul-filled cross between klezmer and modern jazz. The result is meditative Jewish music that is definitely not the usual "new age" pablum.

In their original cultural context, these tunes are sung orally, usually without instrumental accompaniment, because the use of instruments is forbidden on the Sabbath and festivals. Instead, the singers sit around the table, using their voices to improvise complex harmonies and variations on the basic tunes. Sometimes the tunes have words, but more often, they are made up of meaningless sounds such as "ai-ai-ai!" that, precisely because they are wordless, can contain all possible meanings of the heart. The result is a sort of verbal jazz that reaches deep levels of the soul.

Such music is known in Hebrew as a "devekus niggun" (D'VAY-kuss-NEE-gun), which means, loosely translated, "A sacred tune for connecting with God." What Statman has done here is to translate that oral devekus experience into instrumental music. And it really works! As I listened to this album, I was carried back to my own deepest experiences around the Shabbos table. There are only nine pieces on this CD, but each is long enough to really get into the music, the same as when we sing them around the table. This album truly conveys the inner spirit of Hasidism.

Great Soul!.......2000-03-06

This album is really a favourite of mine. No easy listening, no swinging. It's full of subtle and spectacular ensemble music. Statman's clarinet reaches out to unknown heights and the combination of styles is really moving. Improvising on well-known Hassidic themes, Statman and his musical friends create a new genre: mystical music with body and Soul! Unlike so-called 'New Age-music', that usually lacks any depth, this album combines the old with the new.

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