Elementary

elementary

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Troubled Times

2. Earl of Sauve

3. Headcoats On

4. Be a Sect Maniac

5. I Don't Like the Man I Am

6. She's Got a Strange Attractor

7. Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

8. Neither Fish nor Fowl

9. Girl from '62

10. Someone Like Me

See all 26 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Every Little Thing

2. Tub's Twist

3. Sad Sack

4. Action the Vision

5. In a Confused Man

6. Now Your Hunger's Gonna Be A-Coming

7. Louie, Louie

8. Louie Louie (Where Did She Roam)

9. When You Stop Loving Me

10. Papa Doc

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Disc: 1
1. Troubled Times
2. Earl of Sauve
3. Headcoats On
4. Be a Sect Maniac
5. I Don't Like the Man I Am
6. She's Got a Strange Attractor
7. Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
8. Neither Fish nor Fowl
9. Girl from '62
10. Someone Like Me
See all 26 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Every Little Thing
2. Tub's Twist
3. Sad Sack
4. Action the Vision
5. In a Confused Man
6. Now Your Hunger's Gonna Be A-Coming
7. Louie, Louie
8. Louie Louie (Where Did She Roam)
9. When You Stop Loving Me
10. Papa Doc
See all 24 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
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Musician Billy Childish, while something of a modern-day Renaissance man (he also writes and paints), will most likely be remembered for his recasting of garage rock, blues, and R&B as a post-punk form. While this is certainly an intuitive endeavor, Childish has handled it with aplomb, delivering music that can include raw emotion, political pith, sardonic observation, or just plain ol' invigorating garage stomp and howl. Childish is also obsessively prolific, with more than 100 albums and countless singles delivered at a breakneck pace. Elementary Headcoats serves as this project's swansong, as Childish disbanded the group in early 2000. Ironically, it's a wonderfully cohesive introduction to Childish's best band, Thee Headcoats. Selecting the songs from the band's huge output of rare and hard-to-find singles, Childish includes a nice mix of Headcoats material--from the funny "Headcoats On" and "The Earls of Suave" to the savage "I've Been Fu*king Your Daughters & Pissing on Your Lawns." Childish is a rare, uncompromising talent (who also happens to be extremely entertaining), and Elementary Headcoats is a more than worthy introduction. --S. Duda

Product Description
Swan song for the UK's snarling and most charming garage rock band. Fronted by Bill Childish (Thee Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Ceasers, The Pop Rivets). The definitive singles collection with 50 tracks (many of which were previously only available on limited edition 7' singles) crammed onto two CDs. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case.

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Elementary

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Sensual Sonic Voyage
Intricate, pleasing and devoid of throw-away tracks

Elementary Particles
Bluetech
Manufacturer: Native State Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CC3PJY
Release Date: 2004-08-23

Tracks:

Elementary Particles
Alchemie Dub
Cosmologic
Koinonea
Prayers For Rain (J. VIEWZ remix)
Oleander
Worthy

Product Description

Elementary Particles is the second album from Bluetech, and the first official release of Native State Records. These tracks skip through ambient, idm, and dub without losing the ethereal melodic sensibilities that have become a signature of the Bluetech sound. 6 new tracks of digital bliss from Bluetech, plus a gorgeous remix of the classic 'Prayers For Rain' track from Israeli mastermind J. VIEWZ.

Customer Reviews:

Sensual Sonic Voyage.......2007-01-19

Intriguing textures melt together into a fusion of mind massaging sensuality. The first track builds slowly and playfully introduces new elements at what seems to be a perfect pace with lots of tempo changes to excite the mind.

The warm soothing textures create a place to relax, but it is the musical temptations (intricacies) that make this exciting. This album offers a variety of moods from dub to ambient escapes, yet all seem to capture a silky sensuality that is very inviting.

I will say that "Worthy" has a deep spirituality and seems
to melt this album into a prayer.

~The Rebecca Review

Intricate, pleasing and devoid of throw-away tracks.......2006-06-22

And yet Alchemie Dub and Prayers For Rain tower over the rest. Rarely do I find tracks that continue to resonate differently and that inspire with each play, day after day, year upon year. Prayers For Rain: meandering, strained melody (you could say thirsty for release and continuity) builds to just that - a sudden reversal... you might imagine rain finally pouring on a parched desert. Listen to the samples! And then click buy, lest a little piece of your soul whither away and die.

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It's different, and I thoroughly enjoyed it
The End shed all their technical proficiency and decided to be an ambient emo band.
2 stars is extremely generous
Elementary is superb!
If tech metal band The End are trying to confuse us all once again, They succeeded in an unfortunate manner

Elementary
The End
Manufacturer: Relapse
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Centralia
Within Dividia
Beautiful Tragedy
Our Puzzling Encounters Considered
The Hinderers

ASIN: B000LSBWY4
Release Date: 2007-02-06

Tracks:

Dangerous
The Never Ever Aftermath
Animals
The Moth and I
Throwing Stones
My Abyss
Awake?
A Fell Wind
In Distress
And Always...

Album Description

THE END build their striking abilities and unique vision to astonishing new heights on its brand-new album Elementary. An incredible listen, Elementary sees THE END find its own unique voice; balancing world-class musicianship with fiery songs that bare the soul and expose the essence of what it means to be real/human. The impassioned vocals of Aaron Wolf lead a stunning ten-song charge of heavy music as expansive as it is expressive, as moving as it is memorable, and immediate in its impact on all within earshot. Awe-inspiring songs like 'The Never Ever Aftermath', 'Throwing Stones', 'Animals', and 'In Distress' look deep into the heart of human experience and emotion, burning with a passion seldom heard in modern music. Simply stated, Elementary is a monumental record; one of the best you will ever hear. Meet your new favorite band; THE END has arrived!

Customer Reviews:

It's different, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.......2007-04-07

These reviews are incredibly harsh. This is a fantastic album. It's an amazing blend of very difficult to master styles and all of them are done perfectly. The ambient sections are never too long or boring like so many sub-popular bands these days... the emo part is never annoyingly off-key or overly self-indulgent. the lyrics are heartfelt and interesting.

the problem these people seem to have with it is that it doesn't sound the same as their last albums (which, i agree, were great), but they can't make the same album every time, it would be pointless. maybe the next album they'll go back and make their first album again and everyone will be happy. also, this album could be accessible enough to bring a whole new audience to grind, ambient, and metalcore. is it better than their other albums? i don't know. all i know is that it's different, and it's good.

in the end, it's just a bunch of very talented, inspired guys making beautiful music.

The End shed all their technical proficiency and decided to be an ambient emo band........2007-03-17

In a nutshell, The End shed all their technical proficiency and decided to be an ambient emo band. For emo, its really good music. But coming from their beginnings, this is a severe disappointment. When Transfer Trachea Reverberations From Point: False Omniscient, it was one of the most awesome recordings of that style for the time. Within Dividia was a step down, but still was gratifying. Elementary is such a turn for the worst, I don't know how it can be justified. For an extreme band, this deserves no listening or stars at all. For an emo band, this is better than the eye-liner boys. But if that were the direction they wanted to go, they should have changed their name.

2 stars is extremely generous.......2007-02-27

'Elementary' may be a lot of things: more straightforward, more 'song-oriented,' more radio-friendly, etc. But it is not representative of The End, who were, until this album, one of the most original and unique bands in extreme music. The band's first EP, 'Transfer Trachea Reverberations From Point: False Omnicient,' is one of the most stunning debuts ever, and their first full-length, 'Within Dividia,' melded the band's musical complexity with just the right amount of texture and atmosphere.

'Elementary,' unfortunately, sounds like a completely different band, and that is not a good thing, because The End once sounded like themselves, and now they sound just like every other hardcore/emo act in existence. Indeed, if you had never heard the band before, and you listened to their first album, and then listened to 'Elementary,' you would have no idea it was the same band.

Now, I am all for a band maturing and growing, but this album is an extreme regression. What's wrong with staying true to your original sound? There was a time when you could not pinpoint direct influences for this band, except maybe Dillinger Escape Plan (and this comparison has always been a big, big stretch). Now, you can hear a little bit of Tool, a little bit of Meshuggah, a little bit of this, a little bit of that, until what's left is a band with no distinct identity. If I want to hear these other bands, I will listen to them.

I cannot overstate enough how generic the music on 'Elementary' is compared to their old stuff. All of these songs could easily be played on MTV or modern-rock radio. I'm not saying it's absolutely terrible (although some of it is); there are some memorably catchy moments on the album. Probably the best song on here is 'Animals,' which starts out as a heavier, more straightforward version of music on 'Within Dividia.' The middle section is a mid-tempo, melodic section that is repetitive but catchy. 'Awake' is the only song that even sounds anything like 'Within Dividia,' and it seems thrown in just to please old fans, and to prevent the listener from nodding off.

Why does this sort of thing happen to bands? It's like they took 'songwriting' lessons in order to gain more mass appeal. Nobody listens to The End to hear heartfelt ballads and emo vocals. People listen to The End because they are incredible, virtuoso musicians who write music that buzzes with energy and excitement, which, unfortunately, you will not find much of on 'Elementary.'

Elementary is superb!.......2007-02-15

Ill keep it short. If you like Tool, Oceansize, Khoma, Mastodon, Isis, APC etc I really think you can find things on this record that you will really dig! I like most of the above mentioned bands, especially Tool, and this record is a favourite for my top 5 of 2007 and its only feb...:-) Combining crushing riffs, really cool rhythms, melodies, build-ups, different vocal styles (i think Aaron Wolff has a really good voice both his superb "screams" and his melodic style. I can put on this record and don't skip tracks because it's so good and that is very uncommon for me!

Give this album a couple of listens before you decides if you like it or not, because it REALLY grows on you!!!

Standout tracks: most of them but listen to these and if you don't like them you probably won't like the rest so much either - "The Never Ever Aftermath", "Animals", "A fell wind", "Throwing stones" and the really slow but extremely beautiful "And Always..."

If tech metal band The End are trying to confuse us all once again, They succeeded in an unfortunate manner.......2007-02-12

First things first; If you are planning on buying something from this band, DO NOT GET THIS ALBUM FIRST!!! This is not The End you want to know first. I was really looking forward to this release because I thought it was going to be something worth buying for once in a long while. Considering their past resume of music writing quality and ability, I was hoping this would be a total departure from anything even close to the monstrous two former albums. This they did. They just went the wrong direction.

This album eludes me completely. Is is The End's answer to Opeth's Deliverance, is this the way they are trying to confuse us. Tech metal is supposed to be thought provoking and quite confusing. This album was both, but not in a musical sense that most people that listen to this type of music are used to. First off, there is way too much groove to make this anything close to Tech Metal. Second, too much acoustic playing, singing, and melodic content for is to be tech metal. This is what you get when you take an old album by The End, slow it down, and change every groove to some random time signature over 4 (?/4). This album IS confusing in the sense that it isn't Tech Metal at all, and a total musical REgression from anything written by them in the past. The album itself sounds great, in the recording and production sense of it. This is a decent album. It is NOT, however, The End. It is more of a statement that since metal is starting to re-emerge out of obscurity(?), and scene kid teens are buying more crap than quality, that The End wants to dip its own hand into that cookie jar. Take this album for what it is. Listen to it and create the most un-biased opinion of it that you can, and move on. Definitely not the masterpiece this band is capable of. if you are about to buy an album by this band for the first time, I suggest Transfer Trachea. I do suggest buying this album, but not before buying one of the other albums first.

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It's Elementary
Various Artists
Manufacturer: De-U Records, Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Addition & Subtraction
Science And Geography

ASIN: B0001O23LE
Release Date: 2001-12-01

Tracks:

The ABC Song
The Vowel Song
Small Words (the one and two letter words)
Count by One's
Count by Two's, Five's and Ten's
Addition (Introduction to Addition)
Subtraction (Introduction to Subtraction)
The Calendar Song (days of the week and months of the year)
The Fifty States (the 50 states of the U.S.A.)

Album Description

Producer Calls on the Power of Music to Increase Math Scores

In just four years, producer David Printis has taught math, science and geography to over 35,000 children by invoking the power of music. Now, his company continues to educate with new CD's.

Fort Washington, MD - As our country rallies for higher math achievement scores by increasing teachers' pay and rewarding states for encouraging learning, one music producer has risen to the call to action by producing educational music CD's that kids, parents, and even teachers are raving about.Launched in October 2001, the series' first CD, "Multiplication Hip Hop," became an instant hit, and has since become one of the hottest selling independent music CD's on the East coast. Later titles in the series, "It's Elementary," "Science and Geography," and the newest one, "Addition and Subtraction" have met with equal success.

"Kids like the CD's," Printis remarks. "They don't even realize they're learning. They just think they're having fun listening to hip hop."

Not only has Printis won the praise of parents, teachers, and school principals, his company has received the interest of university faculties and national media such as The Washington Post and National Public Radio's "Morning Edition."

"Kids learn the alphabet by learning a song, they learn to count by putting it in a song. This is just another way of bringing it to life for kids," says Martin L. Johnson, professor of mathematics education at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Karen Kunkel, principal at Green Valley Elementary School in a suburb of Washington, D.C., uses "Multiplication Hip Hop" to teach her second graders. She has attributed the CD's with her school's significant improvement on the Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills, a standardized test given to students in Maryland.

Tracks:

Going Down The Road Feeling Bad
The Last Thing On My Mind
Freight Train Boogie
More Pretty Girls Than One
I Couldn't Believe It Was True
Summertime
Worried Blues
Interstate Rag
Three Times Seven
Treasures Untold

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This 1972 disc, the first of three he made for Tomato Records, proudly brings Doc Watson's country roots to the fore. Recorded in Nashville and produced by renowned country producer Jack Clement, Elementary offers mostly understated renditions of songs by artists such as Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Travis, and Eddy Arnold. Meanwhile, traditional tunes like "Going Down the Road Feeling Bad," "Freight Train Boogie," "More Pretty Girls Than One," and "Worried Blues," plus Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind," are all folk songs that have long histories in the country music canon. For the most part, Watson reins in his fiery flat-picking, opting for warmth and intimacy over instrumental firepower, with son Merle (on guitar and banjo), fiddler Vassar Clements, and Dobro player Norman Blake sitting in. Watson has built his esteemed reputation by bridging concepts of country, folk, and bluegrass, reminding us all along that, in a musical sense, these terms are rather arbitrary in nature anyway. --Marc Greilsamer

Album Description

The Great Doc Watson is at the heart of American roots music. He straddles the lines between country, bluegrass and folk. On this reissue of his 1973 classic, he's joined by his late son Merle Watson, performing 10 traditional songs including 'Going Down The Road Feeling Bad' & 'More Pretty Girls Than One'. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

One of my favorite Doc Watson Albums.......2007-03-15

Doc is an American Icon of folk, and one of the greatest acoustic guitar players ever. This album has sweet songs and Doc's comforting voice.

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Wonderful Music for Children of All Ages

Classroom Boogie

Manufacturer: Orchard Kids
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000CAF9TU
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

Wiggle Worm
Everyone's an Artist
Welcome to Our Classroom
In Our Band
Have You Seen My Egg?
Climb That Beanstalk
I Love the Dark
Introduction to the Blues
Shake Shake Shake (The Earthquake Song)
Adventures of a Water Drop
The Birthday Waltz
Rockabilly Goats Gruff
Peace in Twelve Languages
Everybody Makes Mistakes
Spin Spider Spin

Album Description

Frisky, savvy and wonderfully entertaining songs inspired by the Elementary School classroom experience - educational, fun and danceable.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Music for Children of All Ages.......2006-12-08

This is good music that everyone can enjoy not just the kids. And it's smart and thoughtful. He sings about the life-span of a water droplet, the earth's tectonic plates, making mistakes...good stuff you want your kids to think about. This cd is a winner, you can't go wrong with this one.

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Elementary School Rock
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Direct Source Label
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005ORAS
Release Date: 2000-07-11

Tracks:

Counting Song
Next Time Won't You Sing With Me
B-I-N-G-O
Wheels on the Bus
Alouette
Is for Albatross
Do Your Ears Hang Low
Ten in the Bed
Six Little Ducks
This Old Man
Five Little Monkeys
Calendar Song
One, Two, Three, Four, Five
Ants Go Marching
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
Yankee Doodle
Ten Little Sailors
Old Folks at Home
This Is the Way We Go to School

Customer Reviews:

bad.......2002-08-26

This cd was awful, I also bought "travlin songs" by the same label. My kids kindergarten class could have done better. It sounded like a bunch of kids screaming at the top of their lungs. I bought it because it was inexpensive, however I dont even think I got what I paid for. Ekkk I would not recommend purchasing this or any music from this recording label Kids Direct.

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Science

Manufacturer: Power Arts Company, Inc.
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0009OPMTG
Release Date: 2005-05-17

Tracks:

Intro
Animals Belong in Class
Where Will I Go? (digestive system)
Food Chain
Water Cycle
Simple Machines
Electricity
Scientific Method
Complicated Machine (human organs)
Nine Planets
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Lemonade Stand (liquid measurement)
Light
How's the Weather?

Product Description

"Guess-the-Answer" songs about the weather, solar system, human organs, electricity and more!

Sherlock Holmes: Classic Themes From 221B Baker Street (Television And Film Score Anthology)

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A good collection
Great music to accompany your favorite detective stories!
Excellent Collection of Pieces from Many Sources
Superb, otherwise unavailable music
Superb, otherwise unavailable music

Sherlock Holmes: Classic Themes From 221B Baker Street (Television And Film Score Anthology)

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Sherlock Holmes TV Soundtrack

ASIN: B0000014Y7
Release Date: 1996-06-18

Tracks:

221B Baker Street - Patrick Gowers
The Seven Percent Solution Suite - John Addison
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Main Title - Cyril Mockridge
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Moriarty - Cyril Mockridge
A Study In Terror - John Scott
The Universal Holmes - Frank Skinner
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Game Is Afoot - Cyril Mockridge
Young Sherlock Homes - The Riddle Solved - Bruce Broughton
The Red Circle - Patrick Gowers
The Seven Percent Solution - I Never Do Anything Twice - Stephen Sondheim
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Elementary - Cyril Mockridge
The Masks of Death - Malcolm Williamson
The Hound Of The Baskervilles - Main Title - James Bernard
Dressed to Kill - The Music Box - Frank Skinner
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes Suite - Miklos Rozsa
Without A Clue - End Title - Henry Mancini

Customer Reviews:

A good collection.......2002-03-27

I have always been a fan of the Sherlock Holmes books, but the films and TV shows have never impressed me. (Except for the originals starring Nigel Bruce and Basil Rathborne.) However, I loved most of the music on this CD, especially the Victorian sounding piece from "A Study in Terror". I also enjoyed the song "I Never Do Anything Twice". (OK, its very blunt, but the tune is original, and I was humming the song for days after I first heard it!) I recommed this album to any Holmes fans, or anyone who likes unusual soundtracks.

Great music to accompany your favorite detective stories!.......2001-09-13

I'm going to say this upfront because I wish I had known it before purchasing this cd. The music on this cd is not original. In other words, a single orchestra has redone the selected pieces. For the most part, they are loyal to the originals - however, there is a difference between what you've heard in these programs or films and what is on this cd. The Granada piece, which I was most excited about, did use an annoying bass drum which, in my opinion, was a bit over the line (a bit too much of a "rock" feel, if you will), but it is very brief and used in a musical bridge. The violin part is intact and impressive.

The Young Sherlock Holmes suite is nearer the original film score than anything on the cd and is very enjoyable. I could have done without the Sondheim vocal piece all together as it breaks the instrumental flow and feeling. The "aztec flute" piece (from the Woman in Green I believe) that is visted three times is slightly annoying - particularly since it is very short in a couple of places and again, interrupts the flow of the album.

Surprisingly, I will say that overall, I'm pleased as a Sherlock Holmes fan and happy to add the album to my Holmes collection. It will make superb reading music when I pull out my Holmes books again this fall - granted, I may put the vocal piece on skip. However, I'm am more anxious to own the TV soundtrack to the Granada/Jeremy Brett show - as, I suspect, it is probably the superior album.

Excellent Collection of Pieces from Many Sources.......2001-06-01

This is an excellent compilation of music from various Sherlock Holmes movies, with the addition of music from the Granada TV series that starred the late Jeremy Brett. The excerpts are really very enjoyable,and cover films from the 1930s onward, so represent a mix of film music styles. Particular favorites of mine are the music from "Young Sherlock Holmes" (when is this going to be on DVD??) and a suite from the underrated Billy Wilder film "The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes." The latter derives from a gorgeous violin concerto by Milos Rozsa, which seems to be appropriate for our violin playing detective. An item some people may like is the Stephen Sondheim song "I Never Do Anything Twice," heard here with its full set of lyrics.

All of the music is very well played (and the one sung well sung) in this well-filled CD. It is definitely a treat if like Sherlock Holmes and have seen any of the movies for which the music was written or the Granada TV series.

Superb, otherwise unavailable music.......2000-01-17

This is a soundtrack that no lover of good film scores should be without. Virtually none of the music is otherwise available. Thanks to Sherlock Holmes' affinity for the violin, much of the music here features that instrument prominently. None of the cues disappoint.

There are two cues from the Granada TV series (which ran on PBS from the mid-80s to mid-90s, starring Jeremy Brett). Patrick Gowers' music is available on a CD collection, but this is out of print and becoming increasingly difficult to find.

Similarly, the score excerpts from The Seven Percent Solution (Addison) and A Study in Terror (Scott) are lovely, lyrical, and melancholy. Ditto for Young Sherlock Holmes (Broughton) -- it is a crying shame that this wonderful score is not available on CD, but this cue is an excellent gloss on the best themes of the score.

I am also fond of the suite from The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (Rozsa); though the score is derived from Rozsa's violin concerto (which exists on a very fine coupling featuring Jascha Heifetz, with the Korngold violin concerto, and Waxman's Carmen Fantasie), it is different enough to be worth hearing on its own.

The other cues are also worthwhile listening. The interruption of the Sondheim song midway through the tracks is something of an annoyance (even though I like the song itself); given that it was available elsewhere it seemed sort of pointless to include it in this collection, which is otherwise all-orchestral.

Highly recommended.

Superb, otherwise unavailable music.......2000-01-17

Tracks:

Troubled Times
Earl of Sauve
Headcoats On
Be a Sect Maniac
I Don't Like the Man I Am
She's Got a Strange Attractor
Shouldn't Happen to a Dog
Neither Fish nor Fowl
Girl from '62
Someone Like Me
Something Went Wrong Again
My Dear Watson
Hog's Jaw
I Can Destroy All Your Love
Fat Back
Louie Riel
Don't Try & Tell Me
Pphile
Headcoat Lane
Comanche
Every Bit of Me
Never to Love Again
(We Hate the Fuckin') NME
Help
Thoughts of a Hangman
Now Is Not the Best Time

Tracks:

Every Little Thing
Tub's Twist
Sad Sack
Action the Vision
In a Confused Man
Now Your Hunger's Gonna Be A-Coming
Louie, Louie
Louie Louie (Where Did She Roam)
When You Stop Loving Me
Papa Doc
No One
Gun in My Father's Hand
Day I Beat My Father Up
A-Z of Your Heart
Shadow
No Escape
Thief
She's in Disguise
Messerschmitt Pilot's Severed Hand
I've Been Fucking Your Daughters and Pissing on Your Lawn
Organic Footprints
Clarabella
I'm Hurting
Art or Arse (You Be the Judge)

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Musician Billy Childish, while something of a modern-day Renaissance man (he also writes and paints), will most likely be remembered for his recasting of garage rock, blues, and R&B as a post-punk form. While this is certainly an intuitive endeavor, Childish has handled it with aplomb, delivering music that can include raw emotion, political pith, sardonic observation, or just plain ol' invigorating garage stomp and howl. Childish is also obsessively prolific, with more than 100 albums and countless singles delivered at a breakneck pace. Elementary Headcoats serves as this project's swansong, as Childish disbanded the group in early 2000. Ironically, it's a wonderfully cohesive introduction to Childish's best band, Thee Headcoats. Selecting the songs from the band's huge output of rare and hard-to-find singles, Childish includes a nice mix of Headcoats material--from the funny "Headcoats On" and "The Earls of Suave" to the savage "I've Been Fu*king Your Daughters & Pissing on Your Lawns." Childish is a rare, uncompromising talent (who also happens to be extremely entertaining), and Elementary Headcoats is a more than worthy introduction. --S. Duda

Album Description

Swan song for the UK's snarling and most charming garage rock band. Fronted by Bill Childish (Thee Milkshakes, Thee Mighty Ceasers, The Pop Rivets). The definitive singles collection with 50 tracks (many of which were previously only available on limited edition 7' singles) crammed onto two CDs. 2000 release. Slimline double jewel case.

Customer Reviews:

Garage Rock Doesn't Get Much Better.......2005-12-01

Garage rock is truly an American enterprise. It was invented by bands such as the Kingsmen and the Seeds, expanded on by the MC5 and the Stooges, carried on through the 70's and 80's by the New York and L.A. punk scenes and garage stalwarts such as the Lyres, and was reborn in the form of bands such as the White Stripes and the Black Keys. That's not to say that other countries haven't put out fantastic garage bands. For example, Sweden has given us the Hives, Japan has given us Guitar Wolf, and the U.K. has given us, among others, the genius of Billy Childish. This two CD set is the best example of Childish's definitive rock that is pure garage freak beat with a purely English perspective. Childish's thick accent and "'ello guvna"-style lyrics give American fans a look into British garages, while the stomp and swagger of his music gives British fans a look into American garages. Thee Headcoats are the best project from a one of the essential artists of rock and roll history.

Too much of a good thing?.......2001-10-13

Although it's a good value for the money, 2 discs may be a little too much Kinks-styled crunch to bite off. I mean come on, their cover of "Louie Louie" is darn near definitive, but do we really need 3 versions of it? Folks, Thee Headcoats are one of the greatest garage bands ever, but it's not easy wading through the same 3 chords over and over for 50 songs. This is the type of band better heard in a brief 30 minute blast of energy. Headcoats fans will eat this album up, but for a newcomer I recommend Heaven To Murgatroyd It's Thee Headcoats Already on Sub Pop (which has their greatest song, "Mantrap").

Classic garage rock!.......2000-11-25

"Elementary my dear Watson." Thee Headcoats were definitely one of the most influential garage bands of all time. However, Billy Childish and his English friends finally called it quits last year. Yet this CD encompases EVERY Headcoats 7" record ever released. What an incredible idea! Honestly I never thought any label would actually be able to do it, but here we have over 50 incredible songs by Thee Headcoats. All of the songs are taken from the original 7" recordings and put on to two extremely long CD's. A lot of these 7" records have been out of print for years, and there was no other place to get these original recordings until now. If you've never heard Thee Headcoats before, or if you've been a fan for years, this is an excellent CD that anyone familiar with the genre would appreciate. Bravo!

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Cindy Morgan???!!!?!
A job well done.
Just keeps getting better and better!
The BEST!
More "Listen"-able than "Loving Kind"

Elementary
Cindy Morgan
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

Christian Contemporary Music | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

General | Adult Contemporary | Pop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B00005NNLW
Release Date: 2001-08-28

Tracks:

The World Needs Your Love
Good Thing
Elementary
Love Can
New World
Believe
End Of The World
Walk In The Rain
Grape Soda
Sunshine
Happy
Love Is Waiting
In These Rooms
I Love You

Customer Reviews:

Cindy Morgan???!!!?!.......2002-04-09

Like the other reviewer says: If you like her work and her past recordings---you will like this! I agree with that statement and this recording will stay in my collection for sometime and be played often as well. Go get yourself this recording and see what we mean!!! You will not be sorry!!!

A job well done........2001-11-16

If you enjoy Cindy's work you must have this one in your collection.

Just keeps getting better and better!.......2001-10-22

Cindy Morgan never ceases to amaze me! I would say that this album is the best, but, then again, every album of hers is the best. 'Elementary' proves, yet again, that Ms. Morgan is not about conforming or even about pop culture. All she knows is her music and her heart, and she delivers a little bit more of both with each new recording. As the wise man once said, she really is "a breath of fresh air". In a day when so much of the music sounds like mass production off of a conveyor belt, 'Elementary' has reminded me of what music really is. Every song on this album is completely original, and like nothing I've ever heard before. She's taken music to realms I didn't even know existed. Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful!

The BEST!.......2001-09-16

Cindy Morgan is one of those artists that continues to amaze me with every album she records. Hands down, one of the best songwriters in the industry (she's written for Rachael Lampa, Michael English, Sandi Patty, and Michelle Tumes to name a few), she manages to touch on issues such as fear, pain, and human insecurity that no one else really has the guts to tackle. However, with her latest album, we see a different Cindy. We see a joyful, happy and "glad to be alive" Cindy. Honestly, when I first heard that the album was going to be much lighter, and not so serious, I was very disappointed. Listen and The Loving Kind were absolute masterpieces and were very dark albums. However, upon listening to the album, I remembered why Cindy Morgan is one of the most respected artists in the industry. She managed to sing these fluffy songs without the fluff that one might expect. She wrote these fluffy songs with as much anti-fluff as possible. Songs like "Sunshine", "Happy", "Good Thing" and "I Love You" come off as being lyrical masterpeices, despite their subject matter. Cindy is also heavily experimenting with some different sounds on this album, which she co-produced with Brent Bourgeois. Did I mention that? She covers sounds from piano based pop ("The World Needs Your Love") to 1960's lounge music ("Believe") to 1970's latin infused pop ("New World") to jazz ("Love is Waiting") to modern pop/electronica ("Good Thing") and even 1920's flapper music ("I Love You"). What's so funny is that Cindy pulls them all off with such ease and clarity. Fans of her stark piano ballads shouldn't get too upset, "Love Can" and "In These Rooms" are truly Cindy and probably the best songs on the album. I applaud Word Records for letting Cindy take such risks and allowing her to create probably the best album I've heard all year, and trust me, I've heard a lot of music this year.

More "Listen"-able than "Loving Kind".......2001-09-08

After her disappointing "Best So Far" album that included too many earlier works, this new album seems to blend the sounds from her last two studio albums into a unique sounding collection. Different, yet the same. The same piano driven sound is there but there is more orchestation behind the tracks, from the Latin tinged sounds of "New World" to string and jazzy/bluesy brass arrangements on many of the tracks. I liked Brent Bourgeois's liner comment thanking Cindy for "a much needed breath of fresh air". Cindy is trying a lot of different sounds and styles and having a lot of fun here. More "pop" sounding than "Loving Kind", yet not as edgy as "Listen" and more mellow and upbeat, it shows Cindy Morgan as she continues to mature as a songwriter and a vocalist. Not as strong overall as "Listen" it still stands out amongst much of CCM pop which often seems to sound the same.

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