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Company (2006 Broadway Revival Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Revival Musical Hits the Mark
  • Check out Company!
  • This recording disappoints, especially in relation to the live performance
  • GOOD COMPANY
  • Maybe I am partial to Esparza
 Company (2006 Broadway Revival Cast)

Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000LV6R4G
Release Date: 2007-02-20

Tracks:

  1. Opening
  2. Company
  3. The Little Things You Do Together
  4. Sorry-Grateful
  5. You Could Drive a Person Crazy
  6. Have I Got a Girl for You
  7. Someone Is Waiting
  8. Another Hundred People
  9. Getting Married Today
  10. "What did I just do?"
  11. Marry Me a Little
  12. Side by Side by Side
  13. What Would We Do Without You?
  14. Poor Baby
  15. Barcelona
  16. The Ladies Who Lunch
  17. "You have a good third husband, Joanne"
  18. Being Alive

Amazon.com

There may be no original Broadway cast recording more iconic than 1970's Company, with its funky organ sound and Elaine Stritch's not-quite-there high notes, but the December 2006 Broadway revival makes its own mark. For Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's piece about a single man observing the benefits and follies of marriage, director John Doyle borrows the same controversial concept he used for his 2005 Sweeney Todd: the actors playing instruments on stage (now referred to in many circles as "Doyle-izing," and not always with affection and delight). But when you're listening to a cast recording, as Bobby would say: What do you get? For one thing, you'll have to adjust to some different sounds created by Doyle and his music supervisor, Mary-Mitchell Campbell. It's a benefit in "Side by Side by Side," which begins with a jazzy double-bass line. It's a drawback in "You Could Drive a Person Crazy," in which the trio's doo-doots are replaced by their saxophone lines. You also get "Marry Me a Little," cut from the original show but by now very familiar and welcome, as well as a lot of the contextual dialogue before, between, and even within numbers. Finally, the strong cast led by Raul Esparza makes this the best-sung Company we've ever gotten (and they play very well too), and Stephen Sondheim's score is still a landmark in musical theater. There will never be a replacement for the original Broadway cast recording, but this revival recording can stand on its own and in some respects may be more flat-out enjoyable to listen to. --David Horiuchi

Album Description

Maverick British director John Doyle, a 2006 Tony Award winner, enjoyed a surprise Broadway hit last year with his radical reworking of Sweeney Todd. He dispensed with the pit orchestra and handed all the instruments over to his on-stage performers, who doubled as musicians in between their turns acting and singing. Doyle has taken a similarly unorthodox approach to his revival of another Stephen Sondheim classic, the revered yet notoriously difficult to stage Company. As with Sweeney Todd, the results of this theatre-as-concert have entranced both critics and audiences. Linda Winer of Newsday called it "the very best revival that Broadway has ever seen of Stephen Sondheim's landmark 1970 musical."Variety described it as "striking, revelatory and thoroughly compelling." For Sondheim fans, the recorded score to Company has long been as much an object of adoration as the six-time Tony-winning play itself. Company on disc functions as a deeply moving song cycle, even apart from George Furth's libretto, about the vicissitudes of marriage and the joys and trials of the single life, seen through the eyes of the coolly dispassionate Manhattan bachelor Bobby on the occasion of his 35th birthday. This is truly the stuff of sex and the city - wry, sophisticated, painfully honest and deeply melancholy, even in a comic seducing-the-stewardess duet like "Barcelona." As with Sweeney Todd, which featured a bravura performance from lead actor Michael Cerveris, Doyle has found in rising star Raúl Esparza (Cabaret, Taboo, The Normal Heart) an extraordinary singer and actor who, in the words of the New York Times' Ben Brantley, gives Company "the most compelling center it has probably ever had." "Mr. Doyle and his invaluable music supervisor and orchestrator, Mary-Mitchell Campbell, have shaped Company into a sort of oratorio for the church of the lonely," says Brantley. He also praises the work of the entire ensemble - playing five married couples, three single women and one deeply ambivalent, unmarried man: "It's their work as a team that sounds new depths in Company in ways that get under your skin without your knowing it." Variety's David Rooney concurs: "Angel Desai's `Another Hundred People' nails that quintessential New York song; Heather Laws lands every laugh in the mile-a-minute `Getting Married Today' with amazing speed and clarity; and Barbara Walsh is bone-dry as brittle, world-weary Joanne. She reveals the emotional hunger beneath the character's hard shell and adds fresh nuances to `The Ladies Who Lunch,' a song indelibly associated with Elaine Stritch." As Time Out New York put it, "Sondheim's expert musical etchings, his acid craftsmanship, remain unmatched." Sondheim fans will note that this new version of Company, to be released by Nonesuch and PS Classics, restores the original act one closer, "Marry Me A Little," which was dropped from the show before its 1970 Broadway debut; the song has since taken on a life of its own as an orphaned Sondheim gem. The Company cast album is produced by PS Classics co-founder Tommy Krasker (Sondheim's The Frogs, Saturday Night, Assassins, and Sweeney Todd, among others). Along with Company, Nonesuch has also released the original cast album to Doyle's 2006 production of Sweeney Todd and the Tony-nominated A Light in the Piazza, which features a score by Nonesuch artist Adam Guettel.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Revival Musical Hits the Mark.......2007-07-13

Raul Esparza's performance in this revival makes the album a must have. What a talent! What a show! Well worth the cost.

5 out of 5 stars Check out Company!.......2007-07-11

I fell in love with this show when I saw it in NYC and I promptly bought the cast recording upon my return. This was one of those shows that I'm sure will resonate with me for the rest of my life. Although the show doesn't seem to make much sense by listening to the cast recording, you understand what its about and even though this show was written more than 40 years ago, its still relevant today. The theme of marriage and domestic partnership is still something that remains in the minds of all people; whether married or single. This cd airs out all of the thoughts that we all have likely heard or felt in our lifetime.
This cd is truly beautiful and by far one of my favorite Broadway cast recordings of all time.

3 out of 5 stars This recording disappoints, especially in relation to the live performance.......2007-07-07

I am going to assume for a moment that anybody reading this and the other reviews is already a fan of Sondheim and Company. I am also going to assume that most people reading this are familiar with multiple recordings of this show and, hopefully, multiple performances. This is the best and truest means of judging a show, its score, and its recordings. Of course this isn't always possible, but in regards to this show, I have to say this new recording of Company is probably the weakest of the bunch ESPECIALLY after first seeing the show live. I also saw the "Doyle" Sweeney last year and think the new orchestrations were brilliant and translate well to recording. Imagine my surprise when I recently saw the new Company and found it to not only equal but SURPASS the impact of the Sweeney staging. I had purposely delayed the purchase of the new cast recording until I had first seen the show live and unfortunately the CD doesn't contain the excitement, originality, and freshness that was portrayed by the actor/musicians on stage. I think Company is nearly the ideal show for this minimalistic approach but on the recording, it just seems... empty? The listener is also drawn to shortcomings in the musical performances (instrumentally) that I didn't notice (or forgave) when I was in the theatre because the experience in and of itself was so moving and direct. I also don't want to get caught up in an argument of whether this is the best sung version or not, because it all depends on your personal preference/prejudice. The singers in this show may be the best *trained* from a technical standpoint, but the passion portrayed by the singers of the OBC will never be paralleled. All in all this is a decent recording but certainly not definitive and not the one I would recommend to someone who has never heard the show before.

5 out of 5 stars GOOD COMPANY.......2007-07-01

If you're a Sondheim fan, or if you just like lyrics that challenge the listener, this version of COMPANY is a must. I saw this production on Cincinatti before it moved to Broadway, and it was perhaps the most enjoyable theater experience I've had. The soundtrack is a great listen, even if it's all familiar, much of it having been covered by other artists since the show's first soundtrack in 1970. It all builds to a powerful emotional climax when Raul Esparza sits down at the piano and sings "Being Alive". Magical. Buy it--you won't be sorry, only grateful...

4 out of 5 stars Maybe I am partial to Esparza.......2007-06-29

I love the revival of this show. I think its a beautiful version of Company with lovely vocals. I might be partial to Esparza but I truly think that this was a great revival. I think its a wonderful rendition of the Sondheim classic.
Art of Segovia
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured
  • What can you say - it's Segovia!
  • EVERYBODY KNOWS
  • Immortal guitar
  • WOW
 Art of Segovia
Andres Segovia
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
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ASIN: B00006B66L
Release Date: 2002-10-08

Tracks:

  1. Andante
  2. Andantino
  3. Lento
  4. Romance De Los Pinos
  5. Madronos
  6. Serenata Burlesca
  7. Variations On A Theme From Mozart's 'The Magic Flute'
  8. Mesto E Calmo
  9. Theme, Variations & Finale
  10. Cancion Mexicana No.X
  11. Sevillana, Op.29
  12. Sarabanda
  13. Capriccio Diabolico, Op.85
  14. Tonadilla For Guitar On The Name Of Andres Segovia
  15. No.1 In E Minor
  16. No.3 In A Minor
  17. Guitarreo
  18. Segovia, Op.29

Tracks:

  1. If My Complaints
  2. Now, O Now I Need Must Part
  3. Sarabande
  4. 1. Prelude (Transposed In D Major)
  5. 4. Tempo Di Bourree
  6. Courante
  7. 3. Gavotte En Rondeau
  8. Aria E Corrente
  9. Moderato
  10. Menuet In G Major
  11. Andantino Variato
  12. No.7 In A Major
  13. 2. Canzonetta
  14. 2. Quasi Lento (Preludio)
  15. 1. Andantino Poco Allegretto (Allegretto)
  16. 2. Il Vecchio Castello
  17. Allegretto
  18. Tres Calme Et Doucement Expressif
  19. No.4 In E Flat Minor
  20. 5. Asturias. Leyenda - Preludio
  21. 7. Zambra Granadina
  22. Estudio Sin Luz
  23. Allegro Con Brio

Amazon.com

DG has put together a fascinating compilation of Segovia's art that reminds us what a protean figure he was. Segovia single-handedly put the instrument on the map by making classical guitar concerts popular events, broadening the instrument's repertory through commissions and transcriptions, and convincing even doubters that it could be a vehicle for serious music. He's heard here in brief pieces recorded between 1952 and 1969. Even in those made when he was well into his 70s, his fingers remain nimble and interpretations lively. Listening straight through, one hears many all-time Segovia favorites as Turina's Sevillana and Albeniz's Asturias and Zambra Granadina and renews appreciation for path-breaking composers like Castelnuovo-Tedesco. He wrote extensively for Segovia and his Capriccio diabolico and Tonadilla are pieces of real substance. Disc two is largely made up transcriptions and it's amazing how well so many of them work on the guitar, at least under Segovia's magic fingers. Thus the transformations of Bach's violin music and even a Chopin Prelude sound idiomatic, and the gorgeous melodies of the Canzonetta from Mendelssohn's Op. 12 String Quartet are irresistible here. An entrancing set. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Man and His Art - Magnificently Captured.......2007-04-06

This 2-CD set produced by Deutche Grammmophon and first released in 2002 is one set of the hundreds that could have been or the dozens that actually have been made and sold successfully all over the world. The exceptional feature of this particular collection is not, of course, the performer. Quite to the contrary, the miraculous consistency of stylings and performance are amongst the most remarkable aspects of the man who was, arguably, the 20th Centry's virtuoso supreme of the classical guitar, Andres Segovia (1893-1987.) Rather, it is the collection itself - the pieces chosen to be produced on this one set - this, to steal a German word, gestalt. While his style did not remain constant throughout his long life and career, by the time he had developed his most masterful skills that included doing his own arrangements - the era represented on this particular set (1951-1960) - his playing had become completely his own - unchallenged and unmatched by even other clearly great guitarists with whom he shared this era.

There are a total of 31 pieces played on these CDs and while a playlist would be an unnecessary use of space here, a list of the composers represented is not. More than the specific pieces Segovia gives us here, the range of composers chosen by the compilers and editors - with each piece rearranged by Segovia himself, tells us a great deal about his interests, talents and musical range. These composers include:
Isaac Albeniz, Johann Sebastian Bach, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, John Dowland, Manuel de Falla, Cesar Franke, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Edvard Grieg, George Frederic Handel, Felix Mendelsohn, Frederico Moreno Torroba, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolo Paganini, Felipe Pedrell, Manuel Ponce, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Joaquin Rodrigo, Albert Roussel, Domenico Scarlatti, Alexander Scriabin, Segovia's own composition of Estudio sin luz, Fernando Sor, Francisco Tarrega, Joaquin Turina and Heitor Villa-Lobos. A truly magnificent and broad ranging collection held together by Segovia's unique personal style, approach and sound.

Largely self-taught, Andres Segovia did things with a guitar that others only imagined. He didn't just play Bach, for example - music written for an entirely different type of instrument (keyboards.) He went a step further, and recorder Bach's keyboard lessons written for his students (the Two and Three Part Inventions) and made them sound as if they had been written for the guitar! His artistry is evident to even the casual listener and in this collection, any devote of classical guitar and/or of Segovia as an individual artist, will not be disappointed.
Perfect listening for anytime. Hypnotic and, simply, unsurpassed. A necessary addition to any serious classical guitar collection.

5 out of 5 stars What can you say - it's Segovia!.......2007-02-10

I saw Segovia perform live in my youth. What a treat! Anyone who loves Classical Guitar should love this collection.

5 out of 5 stars EVERYBODY KNOWS.......2007-01-13

EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT ANDRES SEGOVIA WAS/IS THE WORLD'S GREATEST CLASSICAL GUITAR PLAYER. THIS CD IS A COMPILATION OF HIS RECORDINGS FROM THE THE EARLY 50'S TO THE LATE 60'S. HIS GUITAR MASTERY IS UNQUESTIONED AND HE IS AN INSPIRATION. I WISH I COULD PLAY GUITAR LIKE ANDRES SEGOVIA (BUT I CAN'T AND I NEVER WILL!).

5 out of 5 stars Immortal guitar.......2006-08-02

Two CD's with Segovia's immortal music - an incredible treat at a great price!

5 out of 5 stars WOW.......2006-02-23

Even though there is hiss from the original analog recordings this one is a must. Segovia! What more can you say. Anyone who likes classical guitar will love this.
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Rubinoos
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • These guys coulda been contenders...
  • Power Pop Classics from the Rubinoos
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  • Power pop at it's finest...
 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Rubinoos
The Rubinoos
Manufacturer: Castle Music UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MTOSDY
Release Date: 2007-05-01

Tracks:

  1. Gorilla
  2. I Think We're Alone Now
  3. Leave My Heart Alone
  4. Hard to Get
  5. Peek-A-Boo
  6. Rock and Roll Is Dead
  7. Memories
  8. Nothing a Little Love Won't Cure
  9. Wouldn't It Be Nice
  10. Make It Easy
  11. I Never Thought It Would Happen
  12. Fallin' in Love
  13. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
  14. Promise Me
  15. Hold Me
  16. Ronnie
  17. Drivin' Music
  18. Operator
  19. Jennifer
  20. Arcade Queen
  21. Lightning Love Affair
  22. 1, 2, 3 Forever
  23. As Long as I'm with You
  24. Rhythm of Love
  25. Rendezvous
  26. Rock and Roll Is Dead [Demo Version]

Tracks:

  1. Hurts Too Much
  2. Hit the Nerve
  3. I Love the Way You Touch
  4. Never Too Late
  5. Troubled Heart
  6. Alright Without You
  7. If I Had You Back [Demo Version]
  8. Handle with Care
  9. Too Up to Feel Down
  10. Revenge of the Nerds
  11. Cruisin' Music
  12. Amnesia
  13. Early Winter
  14. You Don't Know Her
  15. Thorn in My Side
  16. There Goes My Inspiration
  17. If My Car Could Only Talk
  18. Heroes and Villains
  19. You Started It
  20. Too Sweet
  21. In the Worst Way
  22. Someday
  23. I Think We're Alone Now [Live]
  24. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend [Live]

Tracks:

  1. Intro/Rockin' in the Jungle [Live][#]
  2. Wouldn't It Be Nice [Live][#]
  3. Peek-A-Boo [Live][#]
  4. Hard to Get [Live][#]
  5. Hey Royse [Live][#]
  6. I Never Thought It Would Happen [Live][#]
  7. Fallin' in Love [Live][#]
  8. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend [Live][#]
  9. I Think We're Alone Now [Live][#]
  10. Rock and Roll Is Dead [Live][#]
  11. Sugar Sugar [Live][#]
  12. Pushin' Too Hard [Live][#]

Album Details

Tommy Dunbar and Jon Rubin Formed the Rubinoos While Still in Junior High School. By Age Fourteen, after Playing a Few School Dances, They Graduated to the Club Circuit. In 1975 the Band was Signed as One of the Original Acts on the Newly Formed Beserkley Label. The Rubinoos Made their Recording Debut that Year with the Song Gorilla, on the Beserkley Chartbusters LP. Continuing the Trend of Bands Such as the Raspberries with their Engaging Blend of Innocent Bubblegum and Power Pop, their Cover of Tommy James' `i Think We're Alone Now' Made an Appearance in the Lower Reaches of the USA Charts which Gave the Label Its First Hit. With a Career Now Into Its 32nd Year, the Rubinoos Show No Sign of Losing their Inspiration and Continue to Deliver Perfect Power-pop Songs. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About is a 3-disc Set Detailing the Bands Entire Career from '75 and Includes a Complete Previously Unreleased Concert Recorded at Hammersmith Odean in April 1978 Along with Rare Demos.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars These guys coulda been contenders..........2007-06-15

..and in a better world, the Rubinoos would've been stars. The proof's in this sparkling three-disc set. If you like guitar-driven melodic pop with soaring harmony vocals and some tongue-in-cheek humor thrown in for good measure, it doesn't get much better than this. The obvious influences are '60s-era Beach Boys and the Raspberries, but the Rubinoos' music stands on its own merits and is well worth discovering.

If you're already a Rubes' fan, the best reason to buy this set is the terrific remastering job. I offer in evidence "Rendezvous," an Andy Paley song originally recorded for--then left off of--the band's 1978 long-player BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD. I'd heard this song previously on their 1994 rarities collection GARAGE SALE, where it sounded like a 16-year-old outtake. Not any more. Now it leaps out of the speakers, sounding like the Beach Boys produced by Phil Spector, background vocals and castanets right in the room with you. Amazing. And pretty much every song sounds this good (who knew there was so much bass to be found in those old Beserkley tapes?) There might also be the odd track you haven't found elsewhere, like the Rubes' title song from the "Revenge Of The Nerds" soundtrack, or their cover of the Raspberries' "Cruisin' Music." The previously unreleased 1978 Hammersmith Odeon concert also included here is just icing on the cake.

So buy this box to either discover a wonderful, unjustly-neglected band, or to hear familiar songs sound better than they ever have before. You win either way.

5 out of 5 stars Power Pop Classics from the Rubinoos.......2007-04-20

Simply put the Rubinoos are one of the Greatest Power Pop Bands of all time! And while this really does NOT include "Everything " it does a great Job by featuring all of the Songs from their first Two LP's and a ton of tunes from the rest of their 30+ year Career! What really makes this a must have is the Super Live Show featured on disc three from 1978. Energy galore!

5 out of 5 stars EAR CANDY.......2007-04-06

The Rubinoos are a talented band who did not get the recognition they deserved.They rock with hooks and leave the listener wondering who are these "guys"....Buy it,enjoy it and spread the word about THE RUBINOOS".

5 out of 5 stars An Embarrassment of Riches.......2007-04-05

These guys were way too good in the '70s, and they're still way too good. A band has that managed to draw on roots and influences and still sound totally fresh, The Rubinoos are LONG overdue for this sort of collection. Buy it now, and once you've had the tremendously fun experience of listening to it (and that's one of the great things about this great band--their music is just so damn much fun to listen to), buy another copy for your best friend. He or she will thank you. And speaking of thanks, here's to the band for all the music in this set, a document that shows how great they were at the beginning and that proves they haven't lost a step.

5 out of 5 stars Power pop at it's finest..........2007-04-04

You should not buy this set if you don't like hooky songs, great harmonies and incredible guitars. You should not buy this set if you don't like The Beatles, The Beach Boys and The Raspberries. Even if you already own Rubinoos LPs or CDs, the incredible mastering, the recently discovered and freshly mixed 1978 live performance from The Hammersmith Odeon makes this purchase a no-brainer. You've been warned, don't play cute.
Jezebel: The Best of Frankie Laine
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • glaring omission
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ASIN: B00000APLS
Release Date: 1998-02-05

Tracks:

  1. Rawhide
  2. (Ghost) Riders in the Sky
  3. Jezebel
  4. Jealousy
  5. High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)
  6. Mule Train
  7. Memories in Gold
  8. Cry of the Wild Goose
  9. I Believe
  10. North to Alaska
  11. Along the Navajo Trail
  12. 3:10 to Yuma
  13. Fever
  14. Moonlight Gambler
  15. Your Cheatin' Heart
  16. Hey, Good Lookin'
  17. Wanted Man
  18. Call of the Wild
  19. Hanging Tree
  20. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
  21. Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
  22. That's My Desire
  23. Blazing Saddles
  24. Cool Water
  25. You Gave Me a Mountain

Album Details

Tracks Include: Rawhide, Riders in the Sky, Jezebel, High Noon, Your Cheatin' Heart, Call of the Wild, Blazing Saddles, That's My Desire & More.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars glaring omission.......2007-02-08

Nice collection, but conspiciously missing
is his signature song: That Lucky Old Sun.

And, on this CD at least one of his best
known songs: Moonlight Gambler is a poor
ad-libbed rendition that does no justice
to the original recording on Columbia.

5 out of 5 stars Jezebel: The Best of Frankie Laine.......2005-09-10

It is a very good album containing a number of Mr. Laine's greatest hits and some lesser known.

5 out of 5 stars Review of Jezebel: The best of Frankie Laine.......2004-03-11

This is an awesome recording. I have owned this old LP for many years. If you have ever heard the song Rawhide, you know Frankie Laine. I would highly recommend this music in any format you can find !

5 out of 5 stars Frankie Laine An American Classic.......2003-08-07

This is a wonderful cd excellent selection
Ice Cream Castle
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ASIN: B000002L66
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

  1. Ice Cream Castles
  2. My Drawers
  3. Chili Sauce
  4. Jungle Love
  5. If The Kid Can't Make You Come
  6. The Bird

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Whew! If you thought Jodeci and Dru Hill were the masters of putting sex into soul, think again. The Time are anything but subtle: there are tracks laced with heavy breathing, words like "straddle" and lines like "I wanna get you off, baby" are commonplace, and they're completed with a sultry style of soul that is equally as enticing in its uptempo forms (the very '80s-sounding "Jungle Love," "My Drawers") as it is in slow doses (the raw "Chili Sauce" and "If the Kid Can't Make You Come"). Even the more mellow, midtempo funk like "Ice Cream Castles" is addictive. The Time make you realize there's more to old-school funk than just George Clinton and Parliament. --Rebecca Wallwork

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars yayess!!!.......2007-04-24

The most successful(mainstream wise) of The Time albums...largely in part to the Comedy provided by Morris and Jerome in "purple rain"...this album isn't about Prince though...it's personality screams MORRIS E. DAY..."Chili Sauce" is Halerious!..."if the kid can't make ya cum"...is for the true Time fans. The anthums are of course "Jungle Love"...&"The Bird"...This is an album that should have been the Time's coming out party and launched them into the mainstream audience but like so many bands of the past...they broke up...Success followed quite a bit of the band...Jesse Johnson"s Revue...Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis...Morris was the biggest star but he fizzeled out to say the least...still this album lives on thru the Old School dancefloor's of today...This is a real good taste of Prince's creative side being allowed to live thru the "Drawers" of Morris Day and the Time.This album is a must for those who are taken in by the "Minniapolis Music Sound"...i was and still am...(Mazarati, the family, Tamara and the Scene, Alexander O'neil) the Time were among the pioneers of the Stage showmanship to come fronm the 80's...this album is Danceable and fun!!!

4 out of 5 stars An Unfortunate End To A Great Band...........2007-03-08

We all know the story surrounding The Time. Prince wrote for and produced them and put the group together. Unfortunately because of his alpha male syndrome he exerted too much control over the band until they imploded. Ice Cream Castles reflects the tension that was going on in the group (infighting, Prince's dominance). Somehow with Terry, Jimmy and Monte leaving-well being fired by Prince in the case of Terry and Jimmy, the chemistry seemed no longer to be there. Don't get me wrong, Morris was very charismatic and a great lead man and Jesse Johnson on guitar was simply unbelievable, but the spirit and thrill seems to be gone as it seems as if they are just going through the motion. The album seems as though it is pieced together. The title track "Ice Cream Castles" is a mesmerizing song about love and harmony-which is ironic because there was nothing harmonious about climate the group was working in-I love the song but it does seem a tad bit out of place given the songs that proceed it. The synthed out "My Drawers" is a bit of an oddity-but it'll do. I don't need to talk about "Chilli Sauce" which acts as filler. Morris even uses the same line he uses in Purple Rain-the bit about having "a brass waterbed" and having "an Italian cook". The song "If the Kid Can't Make You Come" is not at all satisfying. Then there are the songs for which the band is best remembered, "Jungle Love" and "The Bird" which are hot tracks and the stand outs on this album.

The Time was an extremely talented R&B/Funk band that was not allowed to flourish. Prince was indeed a genius-this has already been established. The problem is he should have given the group the opportunity to have some artistic freedom (something that he ironically preaches day and night about these days). By the time he "allowed" the group to be involved in the process it was too late-Morris and Jesse were headed on their way out of the door. I think Prince never intended them to be anything more than just an opening act. When they began to outshine and upstage him in their live shows-where the music sounded as good if not better than the studio album-he would pull dirty tricks like demoting them. He played too many games-I mean the stories are legendary I'm surprised they endured as long as they did (which was only 3 or 4 years!). I love Prince he is probably my favorite artist of all time-but The Time is a sore spot for me because I love this band and I long for what they could have been. Who knows what the band would have become-unfortunately we'll never know.

4 out of 5 stars The Clock Was Ticking.......2007-02-18

In the life imitating art category was the Morris Day - Prince feud that ultimately found The Time clocking out of the music scene. Such a rivalry was the plot to the movie, Purple Rain.

Ice Cream Castle features music from the movie and is highlighted by the funk rave-up, The Bird. Even today you have to get those arms moving up & down when the beat heats up.

Another dance club gem is Jungle Love, as My Drawers keeps the pace swift, while the catchy title track has a midtempo clip. The facetious lyrics in Chili and If The Kid Can't Make You Come rounds out one of the most satisfying Prince projects from the 1980s.

Prince was building a recording dynasty with a lineup of artists who would dominate the charts. The Time was arguably the best group from that impressive roster.

5 out of 5 stars Them boys good.......2006-11-23

After the sucess of Purple Rain, The Time seemed destined to be huge. Prince was talented but Morris was a cool a jerk you just wanted to hang out with. The CD includes tehe huge hits Junge Love and The Bird both of which can still get a party started. Also worth noting is the ballad If The Kid Can't Make You Come.

5 out of 5 stars Underrated Time classic very sublime, album.......2006-09-01

The original Time did not exist any longer as a band,(due to Jam and Lewis getting fired the April before) so in early 1984 Prince aka Jamie Starr, Jesse Johnson, and Morris Day assembled in an L.A. Studio and recorded "Ice Cream Castles" four great songs and two classic the title track a pop/funk ditty grooves along at nearly 7 minutes and is about their love of women of all races probaly written by Prince with it's classic lean guitar and synth fills. "My Drawers" is as Rock as "The Time" would get until "Pandenoium" six years later.and the Prince written ballad "Chili Sauce"is typical Morris Day come - ons with Prince serving as the waiter in a very high ptiched "garcon- like voice" side two (If you have it on vinyl)is where the classics reside.

"Jungle Love" the first Time collaboration with Jesse Johnson and Morris Day writing and arranging (Prince along with various Revolution members played on the first two albums)where the other songs were lite, Jungle Love swings with a aminalistic funk edge that was unlike the Minneapolis Sound(for the electronic 1980's )with all the elements of what made The Time the best R&B band of the 1980's. Day's macho but flirty come-ons the Drums and Bass lines that would swing the Keyboards playing the classic Minneapolis blueprint but one the one thing that tied it all was Jesse Johnson's monster solo while the band is in full flight.

If the kid can't make you come is the Prince written sexual vibe to a lady he is trying to seduce, but Morris Day and Jesse make it their own jam, with a bluesy guitar line and swirling snyth they take the tune and slam it into a sedctive song that ends in a orgasm of sorts with The female singer cooing the Star- Sapngled Banner in an post sex glow. And finally, one of the best funk jams of the 80's "The Bird "recorded live with many of the new members, they show why they are one hell of a live act. Playing classic funk lines (watch Purple Rain)and cheorgraphy, they take this raging funk jam into the stratosphere.Ironically they broke up as a band not to hear another note expect in their solo ventures (or in Jam and Lewis case producing) for another six years. This is one underrated album in The Time Canon and their biggest selling album.

Woody's Winners: 20 Classic Tracks from the Films
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Woody's winners are THE winning ticket !!!
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 Woody's Winners: 20 Classic Tracks from the Films
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ASIN: B0000520AZ
Release Date: 2001-02-06

Tracks:

  1. Radio Days: Frenesi - Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
  2. Stardust Memories: Stardust - Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra
  3. Manhatan Murder Mystery: Big Noise From Winnetka - Bob Crosby & His Orchestra
  4. Mighty Aphrodite: Whispering - The Benny Goodman Quartet
  5. Radio Days: Take The 'A' Train - Duke Ellington & His Orchestra
  6. Radio Days: If You Are But A Dream - Frank Sinatra
  7. Radio Days: I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra
  8. The Purple Rose Of Cairo: Cheek To Cheek - Leo Reisman & His Orchestra
  9. Stardust Memories: Tickle-Toe - Count Basie & His Orchestra
  10. Hannah And Her Sisters: I've Heard That Song Before - Helen Forrest
  11. Sweet And Lowdown: After You've Gone - Jack Teagarden
  12. Stardust Memories: Body And Soul - Django Reinhardt & The Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France
  13. Celebrity: Did I Remember? - Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra
  14. Radio Days: In The Mood - Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
  15. Hannah And Her Sisters: You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want To Do It) - Harry James & His Orchestra
  16. Radio Days: The White Clliffs Of Dover (There'll Be Blue Birds Over) - Ray Eberle
  17. Stardust Memories: If Dreams Come True - Chick Webb & His Orchestra
  18. Radio Days: Lullaby Of Broadway - Richard Himber & His Orchestra
  19. New York Stories: Sing, Sing, Sing - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
  20. Radio Days: Goodbye - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra

Album Description

20 classic tracks from the films of Woody Allen, including Artie Shaw & His Orchestra-'Frenesi' from 'Radio Days', Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra-'Stardust' from 'Stardust Memories', Bob Crosby & His Orchestra-'Big Noise From Winettka' from 'Manhattan Murder Mystery', The Benny Goodman Quartet-'Whispering' from 'Might Aphrodite', Duke Ellington & His Orchestra-'Take The A-Train' from 'Radio Days' and more big bandclassics from Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra to name a few. Standard jewel case. 2000 release.

Album Details

20 Classic Tracks from the Films of Woody Allen.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Woody's winners are THE winning ticket !!!.......2007-03-20

This CD offers some of the very best songs and instrumentals that Woody Allen used as musical backdrops in several of his movies. We get excellent tracks from Radio Days, Stardust Memories, The Purple Rose Of Cairo and other Woody Allen films as well. The quality of the sound is excellent even on my portable CD player; and Woody's music reflects his exceptionally good taste in distinguished musical standards.

The CD opens with "Frenesi" by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra. The strings and horn carry most of the melody and whet your appetite for more. "Stardust" by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra follows; and Louis and his musicians bat this one right out of the ballpark! This was recorded in 1931 which gives us a chance to hear a younger Louis Armstrong; his voice sure was gravelly even then! SMILE

Other great standards not to be missed are Duke Ellington's "Take The 'A' Train" with a magnificent musical arrangement that really swings hard; "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" by Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra from the movie Radio Days and Glenn Miller & His Orchestra perform a heavenly "The White Cliffs Of Dover (There'll Be Blue Birds Over)."

Fred Astaire sings "Cheek To Cheek" with great sensitivity and panache both at the same time; Leo Reisman & His Orchestra provide the musical accompaniment for this number. "I've Heard That Song Before" by Harry James & His Orchestra shines brightly on this album; this song is especially elegant with its wistful, sweet sentimentality and a flawless musical arrangement. Helen Forrest sings the vocals with flair and a certain grace that I rarely hear. Moreover, "After You've Gone" gets a somewhat bluesy feel for its intro but it sparkles as brilliantly as it ever did. The horn is great and Jack Teagarden sings this ballad without a single superfluous note.

The CD ends fittingly with "Goodbye" performed by Benny Goodman & His Orchestra; this bluesy number clandestinely sneaks into your heart as it captivates you with its beauty.

The liner notes include the song credits and the cover art work has a great rendering of Woody's face on the front. There is also a brief essay about the musical performances in Woody Allen's movies.

One reviewer notes that the final musical piece from Stardust Memories cannot be found on this album. Unfortunately, even a CD chock full of winners like this one just can't hold all of the great music Woody used in his movies. This is why I recommend other Woody Allen film music two CD sets including the set simply entitled Film Music and the two CD set entitled Woody Allen music from his movies.

I highly recommend this CD for Woody Allen film buffs; and people who enjoy the standards with that unforgettable big band sound will cherish this CD for quite some while to come. May you get this CD and enjoy it as much as I did! Enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Perfect except for ONE PIECE!.......2004-06-08

This CD is absolute perfection, but WHERE, oh, WHERE is the Dick Hyman recording of "Easy to Love" played at the end of "Stardust Memories"???? It's achingly beautiful and the one Dick Hyman recording I have of it isn't the slow, sensual version of it. PLEASE someone, let me know! (Woody, are you listening?)

5 out of 5 stars Have a listen at Woody's impressive record collection!.......2003-07-10

Whether out of interest in Woody Allen movies, or perhaps a desire to listen to some supposed cinematic jazz, you'd be hard-pressed to ignore the fact that Woody Allen has great taste in music. This is quite a diversified sampler of the big-band (and not so big-band) jazz and swing music from the 1930's and early 1940's that Woody has intimately incorporated into his films over the past 30 years. What sets this apart from other big-band jazz/swing compilations is knowing this is not just a greatest hits compilation but rather a journey through someone's personal record collection. Nearly half of the music is (obviously) cued from "Radio Days", but there are also songs from the films "Stardust Memories", "The Purple Rose Of Cairo", "Manhattan Murder Mystery", "Celebrity", and "Sweet & Lowdown".

There are many other Woody Allen jazz compilations of similar quality, but with 20 songs clocking in at 70 minutes, this album is clearly the most generous. It showcases the clean and busy work of the famous orchestras of Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, and Benny Goodman. There are gentle vocal efforts as well; Fred Astaire sounding lighter-than-air on "Cheek To Cheek", a young Frank Sinatra swoons and croons "If You Are But A Dream", and Billie Holiday coos through "Did I Remember?" The wacky but clever instrumentals "Big Noise From Winnetka" and "Sing, Sing, Sing" also appear, as do some absolutely sweet & sublime guitar playing from Django Reinhardt on "Body And Soul", which pairs him alongside an angelic string quintet. The notable omission is, of course, Glenn Miller's classic "Moonlight Serenade", a song worthy of including in a 20th century time capsule. None of the tunes here come off as the loud, brash variety - shrill but blazing horn sections, basically - that you may be accustomed to hearing elsewhere.

The music on this compilation seems paradoxical. These songs are timeless in their craft & charm, and yet they can transport you to an era you may have never experienced but suddenly feel very comfortable with. Every song sounds so sophisticated, lively & tasteful, and yet it's all so mellow and easy-to-swallow. This music will work both for dancing on Saturday night and for coffee & toast on Sunday morning. If you'd like to examine Woody's equally appetizing sense of classical music, I suggest "Woody Allen Classics", which offers healthy samples of Bach, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Puccini, Gershwin, and Prokofiev.
Les Miserables (Highlights from the 1987 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • BEST OPERA MUSIC EVER
  • Time well spent.
  • Great Score, But Highlights Missing Critical Songs
  • Buy the full version, please
  • Argh Matey!
 Les Miserables (Highlights from the 1987 Original Broadway Cast)
Alain Boublil , Claude-Michel Schonberg , and Colm Wilkinson
Manufacturer: Decca U.S.
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ASIN: B000084TRM
Release Date: 2003-01-28

Tracks:

  1. Overture/Work Song
  2. I Dreamed a Dream
  3. Who Am I?
  4. Castle on a Cloud
  5. Master of the House
  6. Stars
  7. Do You Hear the People Sing?
  8. A Heart Full of Love
  9. One Day More
  10. On My Own
  11. A Little Fall of Rain
  12. Drink with Me
  13. Bring Him Home
  14. Javert's Suicide
  15. Empty Chairs at Empty Tables
  16. Wedding Chorale/Beggars at the Feast
  17. Finale

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While not overly generous at 55 minutes, the highlights album of the 1987 original Broadway cast recording of Les Miserables is intelligently selected and likely to prove satisfying to most fans. It includes the best-loved numbers of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's score, beautiful ballads ("Bring Him Home," "I Dreamed a Dream") and rousing anthems ("One Day More," "Do You Hear the People Sing?") alike, but eliminates some choral numbers ("Lovely Ladies"), redundancies ("Red and Black"), and connective tissue that propels the plot along ("Valjean Arrested," "Come to Me (Fantine's Death)"). Sure, a more perfect selection could have lasted longer than half of the two-disc set's 104 minutes by adding "At the End of the Day" and "In My Life," among others, but it's still a good representation on a convenient single disc. Of course, those who always want to re-create the theatrical experience will never be satisfied with a highlights album.

Re-creating their roles from the London production, Colm Wilkinson plays the heroic Valjean and Frances Ruffelle is the despondent Eponine. Randy Graff (Fantine), Terrence Mann (Javert), David Bryant (Marius), Judy Kuhn (Cosette), Michael Maguire (Enjolras), and Leo Burmester and Jennifer Butt (the Thénardiers) fill out the cast. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars BEST OPERA MUSIC EVER.......2006-11-03

This is the BEST!! I would highly recommend this to anyone who likes this kind of music!

5 out of 5 stars Time well spent........2005-09-14

Each member of the Les Miserables cast stands to deliver this musical to its audience. Within moments we are transported to France during their Restoration. We experience sadness, laughter and, indeed, want to join in their crusade. The music and deliverance, in my opinion, is excellent.

4 out of 5 stars Great Score, But Highlights Missing Critical Songs.......2005-08-05

Composers Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's score for "Les Miserables" is simply brilliant and the spectacular Broadway cast, led by Colm Wilkinson, Randy Graff, Terrence Mann, and Frances Ruffelle, help bring this incredible music to life!

While I normally enjoy "highlight" cds, this one clocks in at a mere 55 minutes and could have easily included a couple of additional tunes (thus losing one star). Most notably missing: "At The End Of The Day", "Come To Me", "Red And Black", and "In My Life". The show's most memorable songs, however, are included.

Best tracks:

I Dreamed A Dream
Master Of The House
Stars
Do You Hear The People Sing
On My Own
A Little Fall Of Rain
Bring Him Home
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables

Great cast, great score ... even a good buy. But I would suggest the full double-disc score instead.

2 out of 5 stars Buy the full version, please.......2005-01-20

Highlights are never worth it. You will never get the little in-between songs which make a show complete, montages will be cut together badly instead of being full songs as they should be...so much is left out. This is a fantastic show and deserves to be heard in full.

5 out of 5 stars Argh Matey!.......2004-11-22

"Highlights" albums are not the full show, blah blah blah... THIS TAKES UP ONLY ONE SPACE IN YOUR CD RACK INSTEAD OF TWO LIKE THE FULL RECORDING. I rest my case.
The Time Has Come
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Great Wee Folk-Jazz Band
  • Almost perfect
  • Fantastic
 The Time Has Come
Pentangle
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ASIN: B000NIIUQ0
Release Date: 2007-05-01

Tracks:

  1. Mirage
  2. Waltz
  3. Poison (1967 demo)*
  4. Travelling Song (single)
  5. Forty-Eight
  6. Koan (alternate take)*
  7. In Your Mind (BBC session 1968)
  8. Sovay (BBC session 1968)
  9. In Time
  10. Sweet Child
  11. The Trees They Do Grow High(alternate take)
  12. Moondog
  13. Light Flight
  14. Once I Had A Sweetheart
  15. I Saw An Angel (single B-side)
  16. Springtime Promises
  17. Cold Mountain (single B-side)
  18. Train Song
  19. Hunting Song (BBC session 1969)

Tracks:

  1. Lord Franklin
  2. Jack Orion (instrumental edit)
  3. Cruel Sister
  4. Helping Hand
  5. Faro Annie
  6. Reflection (alternate take)*
  7. So Clear (aka John's Song - alternate take)*
  8. The Snows
  9. Jump Baby Jump
  10. Yarrow
  11. Tam Lin (from the film Tam Lin)*
  12. The Best Part Of You (from the film Tam Lin)*
  13. Green Willow (from the Lost Sessions)

Tracks:

  1. Waltz
  2. Way Behind The Sun
  3. The Time Has Come
  4. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
  5. So Early In The Spring
  6. Hear My Call
  7. No More My Lord
  8. Three Dances: Brentzal Gay/ La Rotta /The Earle Of Salisbury
  9. Market Song
  10. Bruton Town
  11. A Woman Like You
  12. No Exit
  13. Haitian Fight Song
  14. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
  15. Bells
  16. John Donne Song
  17. Watch The Stars
  18. Turn Your Money Green
  19. Travelling Song

Tracks:

  1. Pentangling (live from Aberdeen Music Hall)
  2. Sally Go 'Round The Roses (from the Two Brewers)
  3. Sarabande (from the Two Brewers)
  4. Sally Free And Easy (from the Two Brewers)
  5. Wondrous Love (from Journey into Love)
  6. Sweet Child (from Journey into Love)
  7. Willy O' Winsbury (from Set of Six)
  8. Rain And Snow (from Set of Six)
  9. No Love Is Sorrow (from Set of Six)
  10. Wedding Dress (from RTBF TV)
  11. The Furniture Store (from the film Christian The Lion)
  12. Christian The Lion (from the film Christian The Lion)
  13. Reflection (from RTBF TV)
  14. People On The Highway (from RTBF TV)

Album Description

This 40th anniversary box set, lavishly illustrated and exhaustively annotated, features the best of their album tracks, singles and b-sides. All newly re-mastered, achieving the best sound to date - alongside no less than 30 previously unreleased live, broadcast and studio tracks. Among these lost gems are: their very first recording session from 1967; outtakes from The Pentangle (1968) and Reflection (1971); three 1968 BBC radio session tracks newly in stereo; live concert and television tracks spanning 1968- 73; and rare film soundtrack contributions.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great Wee Folk-Jazz Band.......2007-06-08

It's time that a good, multi-disc compilation came out on Pentangle. The band brought together great musicians [Bert Jansch, John Renborn, Danny Thompson, Jacqui McPhee, Terry Cox} to create something much greater than the sum of the parts. The excellent rhythm section of Thompson and Cox providing a foundation for the virtuosity of Renborn and Jansch to take us into heavenly places, whilst Jacqui's pure vocals are breath taking. The first four years of the band produced some of the best Brit-folk music of all time. I could listen to this music ever day of my life and never tire of it. Buy it and enjoy it.

5 out of 5 stars Almost perfect.......2007-05-30

If it had included the studio version of "Let No Man Steal Your Thyme" it would have been perfect. :-)
Some of the movie tracks are not that enjoyable, but I was happy to have finally had a chance to hear them. There's plenty of great music on here even with skipping those tracks.

5 out of 5 stars Fantastic.......2007-05-08

I just recently got this collection and had only listened to the first 3 discs but from what I have heard this is a great collection. It includes singles, alternate takes, key album cuts, and live performances from concerts, BBC radio, and TV and detailed liner notes in a nice digi pack booklet. All the members of Pentangle have contributed to the notes and the sound quality is amazing, especially the Shel Talmy produced cuts. This is an excellent (albeit expensive) primer if you're looking to get into this group since it gives a much broader overview of their recording career so if want to take the plunge into a sound incorporating traditional folk, jazz, pop, and amazing acoustic guitar playing than dive in here. Please keep in mind that the Pentangle was a lot jazzier in their approach than the Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention even though these bands were drawing from the same well each one has there own unique sound but the Pentangle were far more popular so they are a pretty good starting point if you are looking to get in to the English version of folk-rock.
Little Plastic Castle
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Still the one to beat
  • A fun, thoughtful, serious, and eye-opening album!!!
  • Different and Not to be missed
  • A solid album from Ani...
  • This one never pulled me in...
 Little Plastic Castle
Ani Difranco
Manufacturer: Righteous Babe
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Release Date: 1998-02-17

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  3. Gravel
  4. As Is
  5. Two Little Girls
  6. Deep Dish
  7. Loom
  8. Pixie
  9. Swan Dive
  10. Glasshouse
  11. Independence Day
  12. Pulse

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As she's gone from the Young Woman Who Could to the Woman Who Has, Ani DiFranco has explored more than her share of musical styles, all the while remaining true to her core. Even during her most extreme departures, you could hear the sound of the early albums coming through. On Little Plastic Castle, an album on which people are credited for adding pontifications, incantations, and an "evil machine" to songs, you could--for the first time--hear an almost completely new artist. Call her Ani, version 3; she couldn't have existed without hearing all of Ani, version 1's albums, and she wouldn't be as funky and experimental without the influence of Ani, version 2. She still has a lot to say--about politics, about relationships, about herself--but the messages aren't thrown in your face here (well, not as often). Instead they're wrapped in funky hooks and lots of production--anything you learn from DiFranco on this album will come from pure repetition, and for the first time, the album is varied enough, catchy enough, and subtle enough that you'll push the repeat button while cleaning the house. --Randy Silver

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Still the one to beat.......2005-12-08

Like some others who've posted here, I'm not necessarily an Ani-holic, but I have huge respect for her honesty and integrity, and the way she ran her career from a completely outsider approach into what is now a time-honored creative dynasty. She's not someone I listen to constantly, but I return to her regularly for a fix of the kind of blunt and exhilarating earnestness she represents.

That being said, I've always felt that after a certain point she just made too damn many CDs, so that at times musically she covered the same ground again and again. Try making a compilation sometime of your favorite Ani songs and you'll realize quickly just how many have the same tempo, the same key, the same basic structure and feel but (and this is the difference that saves them) new thoughts in the lyrics.

But LITTLE PLASTIC CASTLE probably is the best combination of all of Ani's best instincts along with the greatest variety in style, tempo and overall musical creativity. She also achieved a kind of unusual level of spontanteous vocal excitement on this album where she sounds even more intense and exuberant than her usual standard (which is always pretty intense!).

For me, this album and IMPERFECTLY are her two finest efforts, although I love many things scattered throughout all the rest of the CDs. If you are not already an Ani fan, this CD may be the best way "in," since if you don't like this one, I can't imagine you could generate much affection for Ani, who is so exuberantly accessible here.

5 out of 5 stars A fun, thoughtful, serious, and eye-opening album!!!.......2004-08-01

Background info before writing this review will probly help Ani fans reading it. I'm not an Ani fan in the sense of agreeing with all her messages and supporting the things she does. I am a fan, however, who admires her outspoken honesty. She knows exactly what she feels, thinks, and believes and isn't one bit afraid to put it out there & in your face. That takes guts, more power to her. This world we live in (especially this country, USA) could greatly benefit from exercising her unapologetic frankness.

This was the first album I got by Ani, and I have to say my favorite to date. Personally, I'm an eclectic & enjoy ALL music (I tend to stay mainstream [not Britney Spears-type, though], but enjoy many types of music). When I first heard Miss DiFranco, I was really quite turned off by her sound. A friend of mine had been playing her music in the car on our trips & activities, and I almost couldn't stomach it. She played Revelling/Reckoning, To The Teeth, Evolve, and probably Dilate. I just remember thinking "What is this???" Ani has a musical style all her own, very raw and real. I suppose my ears were just so used to sugar-sweet candy pop that I was somewhat disgusted. But even 'alternative' rock like death metal & all that don't have anything on her; she's got something that so many other artists, whether or not I like them, don't have.

Anyway, back to the task at hand: reviewing "Little Plastic Castle." I'm pretty sure the reason I like it so much is it is probably one of the more musically melodic albums she has out. What I mean is someone who is used to pop and things like that would probably do well to buy this CD as their first Ani album because it's closest to what they know. It's very effective in that way because it tunes the pop listner in by using sounds they can handle while presenting very deep messages and opinions that aren't so popular like the sound they are carried by.

Listening to number 1, the title track, really made me step back and think how boring things can get as far as the music industry and TV, etc. Some lyrics from that song are: "In a coffe shop / in a city / which is every coffe shop / in every city / on a day which is every day / I pick up a magazine / which is every magazine / read a story and forget it right away" She has a very good point here about how the media (TV, radio, movies, newspapers, magazines, etc) train us to know what is 'normal,' and keep spoonfeeding us those stereotypes.

The lyrics to song 2, "Fuel," are hard-hitting & heavy. They talk about racism (slavery), politics, and many other things. It's a very good song to sit & ponder because at the end of it she sums all of her scenarios up by describing them each one as "a fire just waiting for fuel." One of my favorites!

Track 5 is good, "Two Little Girls." It's sad and dark but it's a good listen, it compells me all the way through each time.

I reccomend this CD highly because it helped me break out of the pop mindset, even though I was eclectic I never really understood how narrowminded I was musically (as well as politically, etc). Go for it! Do your best swan dive into the bold, bold world of Ani DiFranco.

5 out of 5 stars Different and Not to be missed.......2004-06-18

This was Ani DiFranco's first really synthesized, fancily-produced album. And it's a whole different world from the style she was known for before this. Listening to this is definitely like being introduced to a whole new artist. There are more electronics, more experimental song styles, and even her voice has changed a little -- it's a tad raspier.

The lyrics are still just as good -- but don't buy it expecting the old Ani ... you have to love it as something completely new.

And I DID love it!

The songs are made not more watery, but more powerful by the elaborate compositions. The topics capture so many sides of life -- from the pretty to the dark.

One song urges rude people to "just suck up and be nice".

Another song, whose entire atmosphere tells of a desperate hour proclaims, "If you think you know what I'm doing wrong, you're gonna have to get in line."

GRAVEL has a catchy, hardcore beat and really gets across the humor in having an ex that you just seem to keep taking back, no matter what he does.

And it all leads up to the climax -- the final song -- that is more of a hypnotic symphony than a song. It only has a few spoken words -- the rest it says in its swaying rhythm -- but it is absolutely powerful. An expected pinnacle.

The first song or two on the album are just warm-ups. Skip past them to really delve into the riches of this outstanding record.

This album is not to be missed by anyone who likes true-to-the-heart, poignant, powerful experimental music.

4 out of 5 stars A solid album from Ani..........2004-05-10

To me this is a solid album from Ani... It's also my first one that I've bought/owned by Ani - got lucky and picked it up in a 2nd hand store (thought it's definitely worth full price)...
Musicwise, 'Two Little Girls' and 'Swan Dive' is my two favorite tracks, though I like them all at varying degrees of enjoyment... As well as I like that it doesn't sound exactly the same from... So after listening to this one, I'm looking forward to one day picking up "Not A Pretty Girl"... Plus, I'm very impressed that Ani performed at the "Women March for Choice" on March 20, 2004... - Savannah Skye...

2 out of 5 stars This one never pulled me in..........2004-03-28

I own Not A Pretty Girl, Dilate, and this album by Ani Difranco. While I thouroughly enjoy the first two--Little Plastic Castle never pulled me in at all really. I've given it numerous listens and still I don't think it remotely compares to the other two albums I own by her. The only song that sticks out to me is "Gravel" and even that song I am having trouble recollecting exactly in my mind. I suggest the other two if you are a starting Ani fan. I must admit I'm surprised by the overwhelming popularity of this one.
The Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Bagpipe Marches of Scotland
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Stay Away
  • Edinburgh Military Tattoo
  • Not like being there, but a good appetizer
  • Pipes and Drums: Amazing Grace
 The Edinburgh Military Tattoo: Bagpipe Marches of Scotland

Manufacturer: Legacy
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002NQ9
Release Date: 1994-07-18

Tracks:

  1. Pipes And Drums: Amazing Grace/Fanfare Trumpets: Fanfare Militaire
  2. Pipes And Drums: The Rock And Wee Pickle Tow/I Lo'ed A Laddie But Ane/The Drummer's Call...
  3. Massed Military Bands: The Band Strikes-Mexican Hat Dance
  4. 4/4 Marches And 3/4 Retreats: Hills Of Alva/Far O' Er Struy/Torosay Castle/Lord Byron...
  5. Waltzes: Hearken My Love/The Herding Song/My Lodging's On The Cold Cold Ground/Westering Home
  6. 2/4 Marches: Kitchener's Army/Balkan Hills/The Rhodesian Regiment
  7. 2/4 March, Strathspey And Reel: Miss Elspeth Campbell/The Shepherd's Crock/Smith O' Chilliechassie
  8. 4/4 And 2/4 Marches: Scotland The Brave/Highland Laddie/The Earl Of Mansfield...
  9. 6/8 Marches: 10th H.L.I. Crossing The Rhine/Mrs. Lily Christie/Dovecote Park
  10. Waltzes: Loch Broom Bay/My Home
  11. 4/4 March, Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes And Jigs: Peter McKenzie Warren/Sporting Jamie...

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Stay Away.......2006-01-05

While the piping is excellent, the audio, particularly in the first half of the cd is terrible. Nearly 15 minutes are almost indecipherable. I think the recording was made with a hand held mike at the edge of a field.

4 out of 5 stars Edinburgh Military Tattoo.......2001-05-19

The Edinburgh Military Tattoo first started in 1947 with some spirited displays of army piping and dancing. Since that time the show has grown to become a world class act, unfortunately losing some of its traditional elements along the way. The word "Tattoo" is a corruption of the Dutch "Doe den Taptoe" which literary means "turn off the taps", a reference to when a lone drummer would play a "tattoo" or drum roll to signal the inkeeprs to stop serving beer and to summon the troops back to barracks. This ceremony was performed by the British while they were in the low countries during the early 18th century, but it is a custom common to many armies of that time, in particular the various German princeapalities of the day. Over time the Tattoo evolved into a more elaborate affair as more bands and musicians were drawn into its fare. What we have here is the modern development of the form started in previous centuries. The Edinburgh Tattoo is justly famed for its display of massed pipes and bands, and while the recording quality here is not the best, the listener can still get a good idea of the spectacle produced. The original recording of this 1972 show was recorded by EMI, but this version is a knock-off cut that was done by a small American record firm, and which since has been sold about in various forms as a popular item. It is unfortunate that we don't have a better version of the show for listeners than this. The Tattoo produces a recording every year, as well as a video which can be obtained by contacting the Edinburgh Military Tattoo via their website which can be found using any search engine. The good thing about this recording is that it does provide a glimpse of the show in its heyday, where modern fluff and show biz influences had not crept in as much as they have today. For this reason this CD is worth having, and serves as an introduction to this great pageant of the Scottish regiments and the British army. Even though the show is watered down today with pop elements, the grandeur is still there when the massed pipes and drums march out onto the castle esplanade playing the grand old tunes. Even the politically correct producers can't ruin this grand sight, and its hoped they never will!

5 out of 5 stars Not like being there, but a good appetizer.......2000-11-23

The producers and engineers for this CD are to be commended for the remarkable quality they obtained on this outdoor recording! While not quite like being there, it does convey the spirit and energy of the Tattoo.

5 out of 5 stars Pipes and Drums: Amazing Grace.......2000-06-11

I love the sound of the pipes for this one song, and is my favorite.

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