California

california

Track Listings
1. Spaceball Ricochet
2. Last White Buffalo
3. Always Outgunned
4. Life in a Song
5. She's on Line
6. Spaceball Ricochet [Derwood Re-Mix]

California,Speedtwinn,Allegro Corporation,Rock/Pop,With a range of influences from T-Rex to Johnny Cash, SPEEDTWINN play a unique blend of American roots and British rock & roll. Two Brits, Gary Twinn and Derwood Andrews (formerly of "Twenty Flight Rockers" and "Generation X" respectively), and two Yanks,

California
The Warmth of the Sun
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Interesting Album
  • Lackluster
  • Still "Great" after all these years.....
  • Almost perfect companion to "Sounds of Summer"
  • Give me more!
 The Warmth of the Sun
The Beach Boys
Manufacturer: Capitol
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FC2FUG
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

  1. All Summer Long (new stereo remix)
  2. Catch A Wave
  3. Hawaii
  4. Little Honda
  5. 409
  6. It's OK
  7. You're So Good To Me (new stereo remix)
  8. Then I Kissed Her (new stereo remix)
  9. Kiss Me, Baby
  10. Please Let Me Wonder (new stereo remix)
  11. Let Him Run Wild (new stereo remix)
  12. The Little Girl I Once Knew
  13. Wendy (new stereo remix)
  14. Disney Girls (1957)
  15. Forever
  16. Friends
  17. Break Away
  18. Why Do Fools Fall In Love
  19. Surf's Up
  20. Feel Flows (featured in the motion picture Almost Famous)
  21. All This Is That
  22. 'Til I Die
  23. Sail On, Sailor (featured in the Oscar-winning motion picture The Departed)
  24. Cool, Cool Water
  25. Don't Go Near The Water
  26. California Saga (On My Way To Sunny Californ-i-a)
  27. California Dreamin'
  28. The Warmth Of The Sun

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In a sense, The Warmth of the Sun is to 2004's double-platinum Sounds of Summer as 1975's Spirit of America was to the previous year's chart-topping Endless Summer. Both Summer compilations feature the obvious hits, and their followups collect less famous--though still worthy--tracks like "Hawaii," "409," and "Little Honda." But the 21st-century collections are sequenced by the Beach Boys themselves, and that means this volume's songs are second-tier in fame only. The casual fan whose curiosity was piqued by Sounds of Summer and picks this up for "All Summer Long" will be captivated by Brian Wilson's stops on the road to Pet Sounds ("Kiss Me Baby," "Please Let Me Wonder," "Let Him Run Wild," "The Little Girl I Once Knew"), moved by the father-son collaboration "Break Away" (in many ways the Beach Boys' farewell to the '60s), and floored by a string of five songs from the early '70s--a few of which had their genesis in the ill-fated Smile project--that are a perfect showcase for the maturity the group, especially Brian and Carl, managed to attain less than a decade after penning "Pom Pom Play Girl" ("Surf's Up," "Feel Flows," "All This Is That," "'Til I Die," "Sail On, Sailor"). Taken together, these two volumes provide an extraordinary portrait of a band attempting to straddle popularity and artistic vision, spotlighting each facet just long enough to make you want more. (Collectors note: many of these songs appear in new stereo remixes--they may not be the original Brian Wilson productions as he heard them, but being able to distinctly make out the vibraphone in "Let Him Run Wild" is worth it.) --Benjamin Lukoff

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Compiled and sequenced by The Beach Boys themselves, The Warmth Of The Sun offers a rich view of the artistry and complex legacy of a band that has produced some of the most brilliant music of all time. This new career-spanning, 28-track collection illuminates much of The Beach Boys' most accomplished work. The Warmth Of The Sun is the perfect complement and companion to 2004's double-platinum Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys.

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Interesting Album.......2007-07-14

This album is not just another collection of Beach Boys Greatest Hits. These are alternate mixes (not remakes) of many of their best-known songs. A few are not quite as good as the original mixes while others are superior. In any case, it makes for an interesting experience, listening to our favorite Beach Boys tunes from a slightly different perspective, sort of like sitting in a different part of the auditorium at a concert. The recording quality is very good throughout. I was not disappointed with this CD.

1 out of 5 stars Lackluster.......2007-07-13

There are very few really good songs on this CD. Most of these songs must have been the "B" sides of thier hit records because neither I nor any of my friends had heard most of them. Even after listening to the CD several times, it still didn't "grow" on me. I real waste of money.

5 out of 5 stars Still "Great" after all these years............2007-07-12

Great updates of some of the Beach Boys best. Some new things too. Truly expresses the title "The Warmth of the Sun" in so many ways.

4 out of 5 stars Almost perfect companion to "Sounds of Summer".......2007-07-11

If this had included the songs "Girls on the Beach" and "Caroline, No" it would have been perfect!

5 out of 5 stars Give me more!.......2007-07-06

As a Beach Boys fan since their very first song...................all I can say is "Give Me More of these fine sounds"
Hotel California
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Welcome to the Hotel California
  • 4 1/2 stars.
  • This isn't Wasted Time
  • Can't check out
  • Eagles at their absolute height.... bring back Felder!
 Hotel California
Eagles
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002GVO
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Hotel California
  2. New Kid In Town
  3. Life In The Fast Lane
  4. Wasted Time
  5. Wasted Time (Reprise)
  6. Victim Of Love
  7. Pretty Maids All In A Row
  8. Try And Love Again
  9. The Last Resort

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It's no accident that The Eagles Greatest Hits might one day pass Michael Jackson's Thriller as the best-selling album of all time-- the Eagles made great singles. By contrast, their albums could be spotty and strained by self-conscious artistry. Hotel California was arguably the band's best single album--it was certainly the Eagles' biggest original disc-- and it also underscored the band's need to make a big statement. The title tune reflected the album's theme of paradise lost in California, painting this picture with a musical arrangement that punctuated strumming guitars with dramatic drums, and perhaps the band's most famous lyric: "You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave." "New Kid in Town" was an equally fine albeit much more traditional Eagles ballad. "Life in the Fast Lane" aspired to hard rock but largely gunned its engine without taking off. The rest is okay, but nothing more than secondary Eagles songs that happened to be nestled into the album that came to define the `70s supergroup. --John Milward

Album Description

From the original master tapes on 24 karat Gold disc. Booklet includes complete original artwork. Standard jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Hotel California.......2007-06-10

This is quintessential Eagles. The CD is chocked full of tunes that made the Eagles famous. A fine collection any fan of the Eagles would enjoy. One of my favorite CDs in college. You can check out, but you can never leave. A classic line that really brought back my days of struggling through my first year adjusting to college and being away from home. A great CD, in my humble opinion.

4 out of 5 stars 4 1/2 stars........2007-04-07

the hotel california, baby. in my neck of the musical woods (been listening to a lot of john coltrane lately) you are supposed to dislike the eagles. pure snobbery. i will have none of it. this is a fantastic album. the closing number, "the last resort," is reason enough alone to have this thing in your home. an absolutely beautiful song. seven minutes and twenty-five seconds of exquisite songcraft. not really a dud song anywhere on the album, in fact. this is the eagles masterpiece. no doubt. commercial music that is heartfelt, emotional, and fine. don't be a snob. check it out.

5 out of 5 stars This isn't Wasted Time.......2007-04-01

This is one of the Eagles two best albums(the other being Desperado) and that doesn't mean that their other albums weren't good, however, both of these albums really are great from beginning to end. Okay so the first three songs were/are played to death on the radio. This is another album that surprises me that it was a hit because it's so dark for the most part and doesn't sound like the other stuff that was being played on the radio at the time. A song like Wasted Time reminds me of an updated tourch song and not really anything like the Bay City Rollers or Tony Orlando And Dawn(big hits at the time). Originally this was going to be the last Eagles album but the record company had other ideas. This is also the first with Joe Walsh in the band and his main song on the album Pretty Maids All In A Row is the best song he's ever written. Randy should be pointed out for his tune Try And Love Again which is also the only song on here in which the band does it's country/rock thing. Once again, I would suggest going with the box set and getting the mini lp sleeve version.

5 out of 5 stars Can't check out.......2007-03-13

Time has passed Bachman Turner Overdrive, Ted Nugent and thankfully, The Hansens by, for reasons that only the gods and Robert Hilburn know. Bands may have their peak, but they don't often stay at the summit for decades to haunt the listener with a new nuance or an unheard overtone or a lyric that takes on new meaning or a vocal that pulls a tear when years before it generated a giggle. Time proves the mettle of the band in the maelstrom of public opinion and in the pop culture mindset of society.

A review of Hotel California in the classic sense of a track-by-track critique is folly. It's like going to the symphony to discover that Mahler should be capable of more subtlety, or to take issue with the color of the Golden Gate Bridge. The CD (or the "album" as we remember it) is now a part of us. To take it down to its component parts is like pulling the cornerstone from the Chrysler Building out for inspection. Pick it apart all you like, but there's no replacing a masterpiece of memory. It's not going anywhere. It's the Petrified Forest of rock.

Great music, music that transcends, that transports, is for all time, and messing with the components risks an awakening of evil spirits, a cacophonous clash of cultural traps, a probable trip to the edge of the abyss. DON'T GO THERE. The Eagles are as they were, an aural collection, and recollection for the ages.

5 out of 5 stars Eagles at their absolute height.... bring back Felder!.......2007-03-09

The title says it all. I scrouged $5 of pocket money from my parents in 1977 to buy the vinyl LP and it stayed on my turntable for about a year (only occasionally to be replaced for a breif moment by other greats such as Dark Side of the Moon). This is the Eagles at their peak and not a throwaway track on the album. 30 years later it is on my iPod. The title track is haunting and the ripping guitar solo at the end is a simply brilliant guitar interplay between two of the most under-rated and genius rock guitarists about, Joe Walsh and Don Felder. The album is a nice blend of hard ripping rock (Felder's solo on Victim of Love is simply "wicked" - supposedly done "live in the studio" with no overdubs) and lovely melodic softer tunes (I really like Randy Meisner's often passed over "Try and Love Again"). Only bands of the quality of the Eagles can do this variety on one album and pull it off. The guitars are alternatively, haunting (like Henley's vocals), melodic (like G.Frey) and hard edged. Lyics are bitingly cynical and still relevant today... how many people still say the famous line "...you can check out any time you like, but you can never leave?"
Eagles are also brilliant live. If you like this you will also like Joe Walsh's "You Can't Argue with a Sick Mind" CD and The Eagles Farewell 1 Live DVD (it's great except there's no Felder [boo-hoo], but otherwise Joe is great....). Try also Jay Ferguson's "Thunder Island" for more cruisier stuff from the same year.
Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, California, May 26, 1976 - The Complete Concert
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Gift for a good friend
  • Long Live Bob
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  • Best live album ever!
  • Songs of freedom
 Live at the Roxy, Hollywood, California, May 26, 1976 - The Complete Concert
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Manufacturer: Island
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00009V7T0
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Tracks:

  1. Introduction
  2. Trenchtown Rock
  3. Burnin' & Lootin'
  4. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
  5. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)
  6. I Shot The Sherif
  7. Want More
  8. No Woman No Cry
  9. Lively Up Yourself
  10. Roots Rock Reggae
  11. Rat Race

Tracks:

  1. Positive Vibration
  2. Get Up Stand Up/No More Trouble/War

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Gift for a good friend.......2007-04-08

I was pleased how quickly this CD arrived. It was a birthday present for a dear friend, so I haven't heard it yet, however, I'm sure it's excellent. After all, it's by Bob Marley.

5 out of 5 stars Long Live Bob.......2007-02-03

This is an awesome CD. Many hours of listening pleasure to anyone who purchases this product.

5 out of 5 stars Poetry In Motion.......2007-01-11

With the pace of the arrangements adding even more powerful meaning to the vocals and music, Bob Marley & The Wailers deliver an astounding concert before an appreciative audience in a small club on Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, during the Rastaman Vibration tour.

The pristine sound captures Marley at his poetic best, as his songs of protest & redemption draws the listener into the music. The performance touches the senses in highly subtle ways, which are uniquely found in Want More & No Woman No Cry. The vocal interplay between Marley & Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths and Judy Mowatt tugs at your soul.

Even the obligatory - for American rock audiences - I Shot the Sheriff is delivered with an added punch. The extraordinary set (Disc One) culminates with Rat Race, with the band returning (Disc Two) for an encore of 28 minutes; Positive Vibration and Get Up Stand Up/No More Trouble/War.

This is Marley the artist at the peak of his creative powers and one of the best live performances ever captured on CD.

5 out of 5 stars Best live album ever!.......2007-01-10

When I look at my music collection in its entirety, my favorite albums tend to be the live ones, recorded at small halls or large arenas (think DMB, Zeppelin, U2, Frampton, Stones, Doors, etc). There is something unique, exhilarating, and almost unattainable about capturing the greatness mixed with spontaneity of live music. Live at the Roxy is my all time favorite live album. Incredibly good sound quality, just the right volume of crowd interaction, and Marley's poetic, lyrical leadership at the peak of his grasp of the power of his message and sound all combine to make this concert a priceless jewel. If you're like me, you'll put this double cd set in your car stereo and leave it in there for weeks. Makes you want to grow dreads and join the cause.

5 out of 5 stars Songs of freedom.......2006-11-17

This was the concert that launched Marley in the US. In it he plays the songs from Rastaman Vibration, his breakout album. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it as one of the greatest concerts of all time. It was important for many reasons, but probably the main reason was the star-studded audience that was there to see him. He had already made himself known in America, but this concert would cement his reputation. His songs of freedom spoke of an embattled nation but at the same time reached people in a way no other music had before from the developing world. The Wailers were anchored by Marley, Tosh and Bunny Wailer, but also included the I-Threes, those "three little birds" that included Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths, and his wife Rita. They literally filled the stage not only with their voluminous presence but with the joyful music they sang. As a result of this concert, Rastaman Vibration rose to the top of the charts, and Marley became a household name. It really doesn't get any better than this.
California
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • to michael smith
  • California
  • Magnificant
  • just not feelin it
  • Artwork!!
 California
Mr. Bungle
Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000JG41
Release Date: 1999-07-13

Tracks:

  1. Sweet Charity
  2. None Of Them Knew They Were Robots
  3. Retrovertigo
  4. The Air-Conditioned Nightmare
  5. Ars Moriendi
  6. Pink Cigarette
  7. Golem II: The Bionic Vapour Boy
  8. The Holy Filament
  9. Vanity Fair
  10. Goodby Sober Day

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Nobody ever accused Mr. Bungle of being suckers for a good melody. The syncopated blasts of cartoonish noise that fill 1991's Mr. Bungle and 1995's Disco Volante are one part speed metal and one part Speedy Gonzalez. Initially, the band served as a more aggressive outlet for singer Mike Patton, widely known for his work in Faith No More. But with Faith No More no more, Patton and Mr. Bungle decided to sweeten the Bungle batter with a little songcraft. California boasts harmonies (yes, harmonies!) that would make the Brothers Wilson proud. Opening with a chorus of seagulls and crashing waves that gives way to slide guitar, strings, and Patton singing (not screaming), the poppy yet symphonic "Sweet Charity" announces that this is not your bike messenger's Mr. Bungle album. Songs like the easy strummin' "Retrovertigo," the sultry Scott Walker-esque "Pink Cigarette," and the orchestral "Vanity Fair" make California 1999's golden-hair surprise. --Bill Crandall

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars to michael smith.......2007-06-03

what a dumbass. the chanting has been around much longer than that. mike just borrowed the idea and incorporated it into an amazing song.... kind of like the new tomahawk album... native american songs were around long long ago... but patton took the ideas and made them into a metal/alternative/electronic album. there's a difference between copying something, and being influenced by something and creating your own genius music with those influences. you're probably too dumb to realize that though if you had to post a review just to say something so incredibly dumb and ignorant.

ps-california is a good album :)

5 out of 5 stars California.......2007-03-30

I love everything Mike Patton has done. Mr. Bungle is my favorite of all of his projects. When California came out I was completly blown away. They yet again had turned in a new direction and even though it is more along the lines of "Music" compared to the other albums California is a masterpiece of modern music.
The songs are all very easy to listen to but if you pay close attention you will notice that there is a huge amount of instrumentation and vocalism going on.
This is by fary my favorite Bungle album, even more than the self titled Debut. I just bought this for the third time (stolen twice now) and I am so happy to have it back in my collection. If you like Patton at all and have not heard California, get it.


Goodbye Sober Day

5 out of 5 stars Magnificant.......2007-03-13

'California' is definately a very different item in the Mr. Bungle catalouge. The unnervingly demented experimentation of 'Disco Volante' is watered down, and the unhinged, derranged circus vibe of the first self-titled release is completely gone with the exception of a couple of songs. So what makes this one a hit? What makes 'California' stand out?

'California' is by far the most listenable of the Bungle albums. Before you potential Bungle-heads (If you are a true Bungle-head you already own this) turn an run at the word 'listenable', please understand what I mean. Mr. Bungle truly reached their musical potential with this album. Rather than focusing on extreme and random noises, Mike Patton shows us that even though still delightfully bizzare and unconventional, he is a truly magnificant vocalist capable of carrying a very melodic and captivating tune. Matching Mike's more melodic vocal style, 'California' soars above most experimental music with soothing melodies, and well executed atmosphere. This more melodic and less nonsense approach is obviously going to make the music more 'listenable', but fear not, 'California' still visits every corner of the musical spectrum. With styles from salsa, to metal, to surf, 'California' is still unmistakably a Mr. Bungle release.

By far the most 'musical' (in the traditional sense) Mr. Bungle album, 'California' is a perfect place to start if you are new to the band, and is an essentual piece to any avant-garde musicians' collection.

1 out of 5 stars just not feelin it.......2007-02-20

I just cant see the whole Mike Patton thing,I mean yeah hes a great vocalist and i CERTAINLY THINK HIS BEST WORK IS BEHIND HIM. Faith No More had a COUPLE of good albums,and im not talking about Epic, but drivel is drivel is drivel. Maybe I have been spoiled by some real cutting edge music,or some of the vastly talented bands that metal has to offer,even on the progressive side. I'm sorry guys,this stuff to me while interesting,is just a complete cacaphony of noise. Perhaps Mike Patton should get together with another vocal icon who has long since run out of gas,Axl Rose,and can do some 50's doo-wop and perhaps some ballroom standards. Now THATS cutting edge.

5 out of 5 stars Artwork!!.......2007-01-06

Wow! Thats about the best I can put it. This is the first Mr. Bungle album I bought and it was a hell of an adventure from the beginning to end. It takes a special group to be able to take different styles of music from the whole spectrum and make it flow like that. My favorite song is probably the last one. From the Arabic vocal patterns to the Heavy Metal thrash, it was a blast to listen to. Anybody who's looking for a blend of music with no limits, Mr. Bungle is the way to go. Like many other reviewers have mentioned before, this one is the most accessible CD they put out, and I mean that in the most relative sense.
In the Hills of California
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • In the Hills of California
  • Good stuff!
  • Outstanding!
  • What great Concert!
  • This is what music should sound like
 In the Hills of California
Greg Brown
Manufacturer: Red House
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002O06Q2
Release Date: 2004-09-07

Tracks:

  1. For All
  2. Wash My Eyes
  3. Never So Far
  4. The Way My Baby Calls My Name
  5. Spring and All
  6. Slow Food
  7. Ina Bell Sale
  8. Tequila and Me
  9. China
  10. Introduction to Kates Guitar
  11. Kates Guitar
  12. Say a Little Prayer
  13. You Really Got a Hold on Me
  14. I Want My Country Back
  15. I Shall Not Be Moved
  16. Two Little Feet

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  1. Introduction to Lord I Have Made You a Place in My Heart
  2. Lord I Have Made You a Place in My Heart
  3. Poet Game
  4. Think About You
  5. Where Is Maria
  6. Lullaby
  7. Almost Out of Gas
  8. Livin In a Prayer
  9. Introduction to Mose Allison Played Here
  10. Mose Allison Played Here
  11. Rexroths Daughter
  12. Vivid
  13. Kind Hearted Woman Blues
  14. Just By Myself
  15. Your Town Now
  16. Dont Let Me Down

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Rare is the voice that is both as deep and as warm as Greg Brown's. Though the veteran troubadour boasts the most weather-beaten baritone this side of Johnny Cash, there's sunshine in the smile of his wry phrasing and a disarming playfulness in his work. This two-disc set includes recordings from six years of California's annual Kate Wolf Music Festival and, while it lacks the flow of a single performance, the easy intimacy that the Iowa bard enjoys with his audience offsets any disjointedness from track to track. The generous selection of material (more than two and a half hours) includes nine songs Brown has never recorded before. Highlights range from the sly sensuality of "The Way My Baby Calls My Name" and "Slow Food" to the social commentary of "I Want My Country Back" and the droll evocation of life's ironies in "Where Is Maria." The conviction he brings to Smokey Robinson's "You Really Got a Hold on Me" and the Beatles' "Don't Let Me Down" transforms familiar favorites into testaments of faith. --Don McLeese

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One of America's greatest singer/songwriters returns with one of the finest "live" CDs of roots music ever made...recorded at northern California's idyllic Kate Wolf Music Festival. The only artist to appear every year in the festival's history, he has a strong emotional connection to the event and these stunning performances reflect it. 9 tracks are previously unrecorded and the other 20 are classics with all-new and surprising treatments. Proceeds from this project go to support Jugalbandi, a "Music and Arts as Education" program in northern California.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars In the Hills of California.......2007-04-11

If you've never heard Greg Brown's live performance, this at least gives you a taste of what he can do. As I see it, live shows are Greg's forte, and I thoroughly enjoy listening to this 2 disc album. Greg has such a wonderful stage presence. I think more than anything it just feels authentic and honest with a simplicity to it all.

5 out of 5 stars Good stuff!.......2007-01-10

The sound quality is not the same as his studio work, but for a live outdoor show it is very well done. The tradeoff is that you get an energetic, unscripted performance. Nice double CD set.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding!.......2005-12-09

This cd is a staple in my diet of "soul food". I have had this cd for a year now and I can never play it enough. I have found a profound love for the message, meaning, and feeling of greg brown's music.

4 out of 5 stars What great Concert!.......2005-11-02

If you Love Greg's Studio Albums but have never seen him Live you Have to check this out. I sat down with my old friend the other day and threw this album on he had never heard of Greg Before but instantly loved it. Grab this album sit down with a bottle of good Whiskey and set the mood, and Greg Will do the rest.

5 out of 5 stars This is what music should sound like.......2004-12-16

Greg Brown's newest release has already embedded itself into my list of one of the best Cds I've ever listened to. I just saw Greg at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass festival in San Francisco and was left with a warm fulfilling feeling that only great music can give you. Greg Brown has a way with words and has a voice that just takes you over. The fact that this CD was recoreded at different performances dosent take away from the continuity of the album, but im my mind adds to it. You can really get a feel for Gregs deep connection with Kate Wolf and the festival. I recommend "Kate's Guitar," "Lullabye," and "Two Little Feet."
Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns?
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Pioneering Minimalism
  • Stark and Eerie
  • My introduction to Morton Feldman
  • not quite soporific
  • Ambient Beauty
 Morton Feldman: Rothko Chapel; Why Patterns?

Manufacturer: New Albion Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000R2Z
Release Date: 1992-09-24

Tracks:

  1. Rohtko Chapel 1
  2. Rothko Chapel 2
  3. Rothko Chapel 3
  4. Rothko Chapel 4
  5. Rothko Chapel 5
  6. Why Patterns?

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Pioneering Minimalism.......2006-06-16

Listening to Feldman's music today, it can sound dated and derivative- if only because so many have followed him down that road since. We've heard a lot of this sort of minimalist tone poem from numerous hacks and sci-fi film composers. (I'm sure John Williams keeps a stack of Feldman CDs handy when he writes incidental music for the Star Wars films.) But Feldman can still sound fresh; unlike the hacks, he is fully capable of composing melodies that linger on in the mind long after the piece ends. He's rather stingy with them, but that only makes them even more welcome when- as in the final movement of "Rothko Chapel"- they finally appear.

This, along with "The Viola in My Life", represents the most accessible part of Feldman's work, and probably (I would argue) the part most likely to still be played long after a lot of the boring and overly pretentious work of the 20th century has been condemned to the dustbin. I doubt Feldman will ever rival the great melodic works of the 18th and 19th Century masters- or modernists like Lygeti- for lasting appeal, but I think that he will always have a place in the canon.

5 out of 5 stars Stark and Eerie.......2004-07-26

A repetitive chorus of female voices, moaning, wailing, like a train heard passing from nowhere to nowhere at three in the morning, this is the coldest offering to the ear I've ever heard. And yet, somehow, it fits both Rothko's work and the manner of his death. After the Zen no-mind of the first four tracks, Feldman embraces his listeners and--by proxy--Rothko's spirit--in the 5th track, which offers us a "warm" and charming cello motif, that the composer, in his collected writings, tells us he composed at age 15. Rothko Chapel is then, a radical listening experience of "outside" (as in interstellar space), and "inside" (as in some catchy riff lifted from Dvorak's "American").

"Why Patterns" is more familiar Feldman territory: think aural disjunction, fragmentation, etc.

Exciting, challenging, memorable--these are the three key words I would apply to this CD.

5 out of 5 stars My introduction to Morton Feldman.......2004-06-30

A friend of mine said I should check out Rothko Chapel. He said when he was in college he would go out and play golf and bake in the sun while listening to Rothko Chapel. After hearing this I went right out and got a cd of it. I haven't played golf to it but it's still one of my favorite pieces of music.

4 out of 5 stars not quite soporific.......2003-03-22

Most of the music on this cd is very very sparing -- long tones with real silence between notes. But Morty Feldman also flirts with the baroque in these meticulously composed & arranged, textured pieces. Just don't try to use this music to wake you up. Nor to try to fall asleep to.

5 out of 5 stars Ambient Beauty.......2002-07-31

Morton Feldman may have been the prototypical minimalist. His music, though varied in effect, tends to consist of very soft, discrete sounds which slowly morph from pattern to pattern. Though his music falls into periods, roughly divided by notational practice (early music uses primarily graphic scores and aleatoric procedures, later scores tend toward more precise notation, though the rhythms still remain approximate), the effect of his output is remarkably the same throughout his life. It is intellectually challenging, beautiful ambient music.

Rothko Chapel, written to be played in the famous Houston space, is a wonderful piece, one that should win new converts to the Feldman cause. It isn't daunting in length, like many later Feldman pieces, yet it retains the sonic beauty and delicacy of instrumental color that makes Feldman unique. The piece is also remarkably tonal, unlike many other Feldman works. The gorgeous hushed soprano solo sounds like a distant call to prayer. Feldman talks in the liner notes of the influence of Hebrew cantilation and you can hear it, although it is much more distant than most cantilation. This work is an example of the best kind of ambient music. It is endlessly fascinating, and yet seems to have a physical presence that does not depend on your concentration. You can listen intently or just let the sound wash over you.

Inclusion of Why Patterns? was a good idea. This work is much more typical of Feldman's style. Written for the combination of flute, glockenspiel and piano, the almost 30 minute work is a slow spinning out of subtley dissonant patterns, all at extremely quiet volume levels. The work doesn't seem to start or stop. It's as if we are dropping in on an eternal piece of music, hanging around a while and then leaving again.

As one other reviewer stated, it would be nice to have another version of Rothko Chapel available. With a composer like Feldman, alternative versions can really proove useful. So much of his music depends on chance and the sensitivity of his performers that comparisions are more important than with more standard music. The sound on this CD is wonderful. Thank you New Albion! This is my favorite Feldman CD by far!
The Best of the Rivieras: California Sun
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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  • california sun still shines
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  • Frat boy rock
 The Best of the Rivieras: California Sun
The Rivieras
Manufacturer: Norton
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RDRZ
Release Date: 2000-04-18

Tracks:

  1. California Sun
  2. Danny Boy
  3. Twist And Shout
  4. Little Donna
  5. Church Key
  6. Killer Joe
  7. Let's Have A Party
  8. Rockin' Robin
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  10. Keep A Knockin'
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  18. Lakeview Lane
  19. Tossin' And Turnin'
  20. Bug Juice
  21. Comin' Back Home
  22. Fortune Teller
  23. Church Key Part 2
  24. California Sun '65

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars RELATED.......2003-07-23

I am wanting to let all the main singer of The Rivieras
(MARTY), know that we are related and i have been looking on-line for your CD. Also i just read you have your own band now , please e-mail me with more information on your new band. I would love to come listen to you all play.
hope to hear from you soon.
WARDEN

5 out of 5 stars RELATED.......2003-07-19

I am wanting to let all the main singer of The Rivieras
(MARTY), know that we are related and i have been looking on-line for your CD. Also i just read you have your own band now , please e-mail me with more information on your new band. I would love to come listen to you all play.
hope to hear from you soon.
WARDEN

4 out of 5 stars california sun still shines.......2003-05-26

If You want to hear the Rivieras, the lead singer Marty Fortson still sings that song and many others to this day in South Bend, Indiana. Only now, Fortson has his own band called the "Wildcats." Still the same old Riviera fun, along with some of the original members joining him from time to time. Just some good ol fun time rock and roll.

3 out of 5 stars Lost in the California sun.......2001-06-25

Not the 50s R'n'B group but the Indiana(!) rock band that took the "California Sun" into the top 5 in the 60s. While titled "Best Of...", this CD is actually a two-fer of their two albums with some 45 versions substituted for the album versions. While the grinding organ and hyperenergy of "California Sun" are maintained through most of the tunes (even unlikely ones such as "Danny Boy"), they were never able to capitalize on the success of "Cal-Sun". Instrumentally, they are a progression of the early 60's Johnny and the Hurricanes' sound. Except for scraping the bottom of the charts with a few follow-up singles, they disappeared from the national spotlight, relegated basically to one-hit wonder status. With the freshness of "California Sun" exhausted, and without unique new material, their promising sound couldn't be sustained in the pop charts. Sound quality is reasonably good with all tracks in mono. Includes a comprehensive history of the band in a 12-page booklet. A welcome release by the small indie Norton Records.

4 out of 5 stars Frat boy rock.......2000-07-11

The Rivieras had to be one of the definitive frat-boy rock group of their era. Their lone, big hit "California Sun" is a classic, later covered by the Ramones but never bettered. It just makes you want to get up and dance. As with most surf-frat groups of this era they recorded a lot of cover songs as typified by this compilation, The Rivieras , however , took these covers and made them their own. Songs such as Danny Boy, Rockin Robin , Church Key and Keep a Knockin are all top notch. The songs come fast and furious and this is one good party platter. This reissue contains both of their original albums on one cd. The only question to ask is "why did it take so long"?
King of California
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • King of Alvin Cds
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  • One of the best folk albums of the 1990s
 King of California
Dave Alvin
Manufacturer: Hightone Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000005QQ
Release Date: 1994-05-01

Tracks:

  1. King Of California
  2. Barn Burning
  3. Fourth Of July
  4. Goodbye Again
  5. East Texas Blues
  6. Every Night About This Time
  7. Bus Station
  8. Mother Earth
  9. Blue Wing
  10. Little Honey
  11. (I Won't Be) Leaving
  12. What Am I Worth
  13. Border Radio

Amazon.com essential recording

Former Blaster Dave Alvin takes a break from bluesy rock & roll for a folk-country collection of his best-known songs and a few choice covers. Alvin's voice, a raspy and limited yet emotionally revealing baritone, is better served with some electricity at his back, but this unplugged set is still never less than charming. The spare, new versions of Alvin songs such as "Fourth Of July" and "Border Radio" place renewed emphasis on his detail-rich lyrics, although the most memorable moment comes when Syd Straw joins him for a rollicking duet of the George Jones classic "What Am I Worth." --David Cantwell

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars King of Alvin Cds.......2006-02-25

I'm already a big Dave Alvin fan, and this is probably my favorite CD. A little more stripped down and straight forward than some of the later stuff. An all around great singer/songwriter CD.

5 out of 5 stars A Must Have.......2005-08-23

Whether you are a long time Dave Alvin fan, or only recently started listening to his music, King of California is a must have for your collection. Great CD!

5 out of 5 stars Music That Grows On You.......2004-10-26

I saw Dave Alvin perform at the Strand in Redondo Beach, CA in 1991 with the Blasters. My wife and I were sitting in the front row. The Blasters were over one hour late. They came in and within 1 minute launched the room into 'Marie, Marie'. Phil Alvin's contorted face still a distinct memory. After this, I lost track of Dave Alvin for about 5 years. I guess I was looking in the 'B's' at Best Buy and Borders and finding nothing (this was in the pre-Amazon days). One day, while in the A's at Best Buy, I stumbled onto Dave Alvin again. I bought this CD. At first, I was hoping for the Blasters, so I didn't give the CD too many listens. Then one day, while I was moving, I started listening. This CD was really great, just a different style. Dave Alvin is an acquired taste, like moving from sweet wines to a rich cabernet. After appreciating a cabernet or merlot, it is hard to have a glass of that sweet stuff anymore.
It's very much like listening to Springsteen's Tom Joad or Nebraska after growing up on Born in the USA or Born To Run.

5 out of 5 stars As genuine as it gets........2003-06-11

A beautiful piece of work from the Blasters' hellcat guitarist. Alvin keeps the progressions and melodies simple while finding one devastating lyric after another. The title track will haunt me for years. It may falter a bit toward the end, but "King of California" is an excellent introduction to this roots-music master.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best folk albums of the 1990s.......2003-03-19

King of California is Dave Alvin's career-defining moment. Some songs are slowed-down versions of his old Blasters material (Border Radio, Bus Station), others are from his days in X or early solo ablums. Somewhere along the line Dave learned how his songs should be sung. This is no knock to Phil Alvin, the lead singer for the Blasters. It's just the truth. This album's is Dave's Highway 61 Revisited, and one of the best folk albums of the 1990s. It's sonic poetry.
The Best of the Gatlins: All the Gold in California
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • All the Gold in California ROCKS!
  • Harmony at its best
  • Some of the greatest music of the 70's and 80's
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  • Gatlin music at it's very best
 The Best of the Gatlins: All the Gold in California
The Gatlin Brothers
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000002AAX
Release Date: 1996-03-12

Tracks:

  1. Sweet Becky Walker - Larry Gatlin
  2. Delta Dirt - Larry Gatlin
  3. Broken Lady - Larry Gatlin w/Family & Friends
  4. Statues Without Hearts - Larry Gatlin w/Family & Friends
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  6. Love Is Just A Game - Larry Gatlin w/Family & Friends
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  9. All The Gold In California - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
  10. Take Me To Your Lovin' Place - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
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  14. Denver - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
  15. The Lady Takes The Cowboy Everytime - Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
  16. She Used To Be Somebody's Baby - The Gatlin Brothers
  17. Talkin' To The Moon - The Gatlin Brothers
  18. Love Of A Lifetime - The Gatlin Brothers

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars All the Gold in California ROCKS!.......2007-04-07

I have no idea what this song is about but it's awesome. They play it on Music Choice - Classic Country (comcast digital cable 403) all the time!!

5 out of 5 stars Harmony at its best.......2006-11-11

I love their harmony, every album is "good to the last drop" - or song. I am never disappointed by this trio.

5 out of 5 stars Some of the greatest music of the 70's and 80's.......2006-05-05

The Gatlin Brothers became one of the greatest groups in country music with a polished sound that featured gospel-like vocal harmonies and creative musical arrangements. Larry, Steve, and Rudy can produce some of the tightest three-part harmonies you'll ever hear from any vocal group.

Like Ronnie Milsap, Larry Gatlin is truly among the most underappreciated musical talents of the past 30 years. Not only is he among the very best songwriters of ANY genre, he also possesses one of the finest voices in American music. The beautiful ballad "I've done enough dying today" is stunning proof of Larry's incredible singing and composing talents! This song went to #7 on the country charts, and yet it is probably the greatest pop ballad that never made the pop charts. The great melodies and poetic lyrics of Larry's songs stretch beyond the limitations of simple country music.

Gatlin wrote a career's worth of criminally underrated, grammy-calibre masterpieces such as "Broken Lady" {this one did win a grammy}, "The Heart", "Love is just a Game", "Take me to your lovin' place", "Statues without Hearts", "Night Time Magic", and "All the Gold in California". All of these songs are extremely well-crafted and blow away anything climbing the country charts today.

18 Gatlin classics fill this highly recommended greatest hits compilation that spans their prime years from 1973 to 1988. Any lover of vocal harmony and melodic songwriting who is not familiar with this music needs to be enlightened with a copy of this CD. This is some of the finest country music ever recorded...without an ounce of twang.

3 out of 5 stars Sure Feels Like Love didn't sound right.......2004-03-01

I don't know if it's just my copy, but the song "Sure Feels Like Love" sounded like the tape was slowed down or something about a minute into the song.

5 out of 5 stars Gatlin music at it's very best.......2000-11-14

One listen to this collection and you will hear exactly what sent this group to the top of the counrty charts! Larry's strong lead vocals and the perfect blending of the brothers harmonies are not the only draw here though. Larry's songwrting talents not only shine in the melodies but the lyrics as well. He combines wit and poetry and delivers it up with just some plain old good singing. My favorites include "Love is just a Game" and "I don't wanna Cry" You won't be disappointed
Buddha
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • cool...
  • Not good.
  • Their early stuff. Not that good.
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 Buddha
blink-182
Manufacturer: Kung Fu Records
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ASIN: B000005BOC
Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

  1. Carousel
  2. T.V.
  3. Strings
  4. Fentoozler
  5. Time
  6. Romeo & Rebecca
  7. 21 Days
  8. Sometimes
  9. Point Of View
  10. My Pet Sally
  11. Reebok Commercial
  12. Toast & Bananas
  13. The Girl Next Door
  14. Don't

Album Description

Digitally remixed & remastered reissue of their 1993 debut, previously only available on cassette. Some of these tracks were re-recorded for their albums 'Cheshire Cat' & 'Dude Ranch', and some have never been released at all, including a cover of Screeching Weasel's 'The Girl Next Door'. 14 tracks on this 1998 Kung Fu Records release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars cool..........2007-03-05

this cd really makes me think that we are lucky that we have the instroments we have now.cuze on this cd you can tell the difference.i love blink-182 new and old!if you like blink-182 then i recomend angels & airwaves and plusfourtyfour.best of luck to them.blink-182...R.I.P. :(

3 out of 5 stars Not good........2007-03-04

The swear words aren't the bad part. Its the music and especially the vocals. Blink 182 was a new punk band though. They just had no experience. Well, look at 'em now! Awesome! Why did they have to break up? I reccommend any Green Day, Weezer, BoDeans, and any other blink except maybe ":cheshire cat" and "Flyswatter"

2 out of 5 stars Their early stuff. Not that good........2006-12-29

Blink 182 is by all means a great band, but their early work such as Buddha, isn't that great. It seems more like random themed songs without any passion than the hard rocking tunes they have made in albums like Enema of the State.

4 out of 5 stars awesome.......2006-12-18

Before I get into the review, I've got something to say. To the second guy below me: This was made before cheshire cat and after flyswatter. Flyswatter and Buddha are two completely different things. Flyswatter had 8 songs, and was recorded on a tape deck. Then there were other demos and promos made between the two that not too many people can explain.

Now, to the review:

Is it the sex pistols? no. ramones? no. dead kennedys? no. But is it punk: Yes. Ever heard of the descendents? They rocked, and were possibly one of the most influential punk bands ever. If I had to compare this album to someone, it would be the descendents. While this album may, at some points, seem to venture into pop-punk, it's some of the best pop-punk yet.

Sure, the recording quality sucks, but that just adds to the awesome feel of this album. The band occassionaly messes up vocally and instrumentally, which makes the album feel very natural. Plus, blink had their own identity at this point, so they weren't exactly like every punk band out there. The songs move along at an awesome pace, with very little space between each track.

However, the album could have been a bit more agressive. It seemed like their singing was kinda held back at some points. Some songs could've gone faster, too. But, all in all, it's a good punk album.

1 out of 5 stars ???????????????????????????????????????????.......2006-06-24

This is HORRIBLE!!!
all their doing is talking and yelling to horrible music. I can't beleive my son likes this!Plus it curses!!!
How did I know it cursed? They should tell us these things!!!
Just like "Dookie" By Green Day!!!!!

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