Interior Design [Import]

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Track Listings
1. So Important
2. Just Got Back From Heaven
3. Lots Of Reasons
4. You Got A Hold Of My Heart
5. Love-O-Rama
6. Toughest Girl In Town
7. Let's Make Love
8. Stop Me If You've Heard This Before
9. Walk Down Memory Lane
10. Madonna

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
UK reissue of 1988 album. EMI. 2004.

Interior Design,Sparks,Dfp,Rock,Rock/Pop


Interior Design [Import]
Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great compliation of Janet Jackson's hits
  • THE TALENTED JACKSON
  • design of a wonderful career
  • Janet is a legend!
  • Missing a couple of good ones, but still an affordable and mostly well-chosen overview
Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Janet Jackson
Manufacturer: A&M
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002G43
Release Date: 1995-10-10

Tracks:

  1. Runaway
  2. What Have You Done For Me Lately
  3. Nasty
  4. When I Think Of You
  5. Escapade
  6. Miss You Much
  7. Love Will Never Do (Without You)
  8. Alright
  9. Control
  10. The Pleasure Principal
  11. Black Cat
  12. Rhythm Nation
  13. That's The Way Love Goes
  14. Come Back To Me
  15. Let's Wait Awhile
  16. Twenty Foreplay

Amazon.com

This decade-spanning compilation charts the singer-dancer-actress's transformation from rebellious teenager to sexy diva, along the way check-listing major hits like "Nasty," "Miss You Much," "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" and "Rhythm Nation." Two new tracks bookend the set, but even the older material--most of it helmed by writer-producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis--holds up remarkably well. --Courtney Kemp

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Great compliation of Janet Jackson's hits.......2007-05-15

Great CD, as contains all of Janet's best known hits.

5 out of 5 stars THE TALENTED JACKSON.......2007-02-10

Janet once again shows that she is the talented one in her family by blasting out some amazing dance tunes along with a few slower ballads.

5 out of 5 stars design of a wonderful career.......2007-02-02

This was the first janet album I ever bought and from then on I became a fan for life. This album is full of her hits from control and RN in addition to a hit from the janet. album and 2 new tracks. I love to play this album when I don't feel like switching to different janet CD's for hearing different songs. I don't think anyone's r&b/pop collection is complete without this compilation of some of the greatest pop music of our time.

4 out of 5 stars Janet is a legend!.......2007-01-27

This CD is abslutely incredible. The one and only reason that I took one star off is because of the weird concept. It inclues all her hits from A&M records, as well as two new songs and "That's the Way Love Goes". I understand the reasoning, butit is still a bit akward.

Regardless, that doesn't take away from the fantastic music. It starts off with "Runaway" which is a classic Janet 'holiday' song in the vein of 'Escapade". The camera'click sound on each beat is very catchy and unique.

The next few tracks are from Janet's 1986 breakthrough "Control": "What Have you Done for me Lately", "Nasty" and "When I Think Of You". All classic singles that have the most seductive dance beats and attitude that makes Janet who she is.

It continues with four tracks from "Rhythm Nation 1814": "Escapade", "Miss You Much", "Love Will Never Do...", and "Alright" They all have futuristic, yet 80's pop beat to them which is the tone for the RN1814 album. Of course, they'll all extremely catchy. "Alight" appears in it's radio remix form, which is a nice little treat.

The album continues with two more "Control" tracks: The amazing "Control", and "The Pleasure Principle". Jimmy, Terry and Janet did great job on these. They are R&B classics that sound even better today. Next are "Black Cat" and "Rhythm Nation. The former is also in radio remix form which is a nice luxury. "Rhythm Nation" is basically the same as it's album verison, with the excusion of Janet's 'pledge speech' at the beginning.

The last four songs are slow jams, each from a different album. "That's the Way Lvoe Goes" from 'janet.' is J's biggest hit, and with good reason. The beat is so sexy, as are Janet's vocals. The groove is absolutely blissful. Next is "Come Back to Me" (RN1814), a fantastic soothing R&B ballad that sounds ahead of it's time. "Let's Wait A while" is Janet's first hit ballad (from "Control"), and it's a very sweet song about waiting to have sex. Last but not least is anoher new track "Twenty Foreplay" which starts off as a sweet slow ballad, and then changes it's tone to a straight-up funky, love-making jam.

All-in-all,this CD demonstrates what an amazing talent Janet Jackson is, and what pleasure it is to have her as part of he music industry.

4 out of 5 stars Missing a couple of good ones, but still an affordable and mostly well-chosen overview.......2006-11-26

All of the albums whose material are collected on this set should really be listened to in their entirety, but this is still worth obtaining for the two new songs that were on it, the whimsical "Runaway" and the dreamy sex ballad "Twenty Foreplay". Both of these were great songs that sounded more like vintage hits instead of tacked-on filler.
Purpose by Design
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • ONCE AGAIN A GREAT CD
  • True Blessing
  • Fred Hammond: Minister of Worship
  • Don't miss this experience
  • A Psalmist for the 21st Century
Purpose by Design
Fred Hammond & Radical for Christ
Manufacturer: Verity
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00004RCXZ
Release Date: 2000-03-21

Tracks:

  1. I Want My Destiny
  2. Let Me Praise You Now
  3. Give Me A Clean Heart
  4. Thank You Lord (For Being There For Me)
  5. Jesus Be A Fence Around Me
  6. I Know It Was The Blood
  7. I Press
  8. My Father Was/Is
  9. Our Father
  10. Willing To Follow You
  11. When You Praise
  12. You Are the Living Word
  13. Yes He Will

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Fred Hammond reinforces the strength of his faith with the power of his music. His newest collection combines exuberantly devotional lyrics with a solid R&B musical underpinning. The rhythm section is girded by Hammond's own muscular electric-bass playing and supplementary horns bolster the waves of sound and emotion of Radical for Christ, his dozen-voice choir. His preceding release, Pages of Life, was a double CD with one disc of studio recordings and one disc live in a Detroit church. Purpose by Design distills that mix to a strong single disc with nine studio and four live recordings, although without the experience of a continuous service that the live disc of Pages of Life offered. Both approaches to recording have their strengths; "I Know It Was the Blood," with its vivid imagery, inexorable rhythm, inventive melodic movement, and subtle electronic manipulation of Hammond's vocal melismas, exemplifies the use of modern recording technology to create exhilarating music. The CD's opener, "I Want My Destiny," has an urgent lyric, a groove to match it, and an equally sophisticated arrangement. The live tracks, like "When You Praise," build from a pastoral beginning to an extended, climactic conclusion that really needs a church full of worshippers to help inspire it and can't be readily simulated in the studio. Among the live songs is a congregation-rousing rendition of "Jesus Be a Fence Around Me," a Sam Cooke classic from his days with the Soul Stirrers. --Bob Bannister

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ONCE AGAIN A GREAT CD .......2005-10-12

ONCE AGAIN FRED HAMMOND AND RFC DID AN AWESOME JOB. THIS CD IS THE A FOLLOW UP FROM THE PAGES OF LIFE. FRED HAMMOND IS THE BEST. THIS CD JUST PROVES IT. I LOVE ALL THE SONGS. THE SONGS ARE AWESOME AND IT IS FILL WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT. THIS CD IS A MUST HAVE. THIS IS WORTH YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars True Blessing.......2005-07-18

Fred Hammond is truly blessed with a special gift from God and it is shown through his music. This album helped me get through alot and as a young adult This is just what I needed to guide me in the right path. This albulm is wonderful. I LOVE the songs Living Word and When you praise. I encourage everyone to purchase this album.

5 out of 5 stars Fred Hammond: Minister of Worship.......2005-03-21

Fred Hammond ia a one-of-a-kind gospel artist. He has a way of getting the worship and praise out of you in every song. The message that he brings is simple. He LOVES God and this recording shows that; to anyone who enjoys worship and praise music I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this CD!

5 out of 5 stars Don't miss this experience.......2004-09-20

Fred Hammond possess an annointing which transcends all gospel music. He speaks of daily circumstances and challenges with a most accurate turn of phrase while encouraging listeners to focus on God's phenomenal greatness. I have personally used this album to help me through some of the most challenging times in my life. I am greatful to Mr. Hammond and his gift.

4 out of 5 stars A Psalmist for the 21st Century.......2004-04-13

Being from Detroit, I remember Fred Hammond from his days with Commissioned. God has blessed him mightily to grow into a true Psalmist ministering to this present age.

This project has a balance of worship music. He mixes well the contemporary with old time Black gospel sound. "You Are the Living Word" moves me to worship every time I hear it.

I strongly recommend this album. I pray Minister Hammond will consider doing several LIVE worship recordings in the genre of the old Savoy recordings (but with much better production) where the audience participation enhances the experience for all.
Symmetric in Design
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • where did these guys come from?
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  • A solid debut...
  • Good but could be better
  • Impressive debut if not completely original.
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Scar Symmetry
Manufacturer: Nuclear Blast Americ
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000AA4LP0
Release Date: 2005-09-06

Tracks:

  1. Chaosweaver
  2. 2012 -- The Demise of the 5th Sun
  3. Dominion
  4. Underneath the Surface
  5. Reborn
  6. Veil of Illusions
  7. Obscure Alliance
  8. Hybrid Cult
  9. Orchestrate the Infinite
  10. Detach from the Outcome
  11. Seeds of Rebellion
  12. Eleventh Sphere

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars where did these guys come from?.......2006-11-17

this is a superb first effort from Scar Symmetry. Jonas Kjellgren, who was the vocal powerhouse in Carnal Forge, now showcases his guitar skills. this band would be a welcome addition to your collection if you have Soilwork and Fragments of Unbecoming in your collection or if you are a metalhead.

5 out of 5 stars Great Stuff .......2006-08-06

Just found out about this band from a friend I heard the song REBORN, and was blown away. As a huge fan of the melodic Deth, I was hooked to this band right away. The Heavy riffs, fast drumming, and vocals are really easy to get into. Both clean and Growling vocals on this album are awesome!!! I could go on and on about how much I love this band, but I'll tell you that if you love metal, then this CD is for you.

4 out of 5 stars A solid debut..........2006-07-25

I first heard and listened to SS with their second album Pitch Black Progress (which rocks). I like their newer stuff so much that I bought this one. It is a solid debut, but unless you love their second album, you probably won't like this one a whole lot. The vocals are a little too unpolished for me (both the clean and growls). Musically, this album does showcase the enormous progressive metal potential they have. All in all I think they are a great band to support, and look forward to their 3rd album.

3 out of 5 stars Good but could be better.......2006-07-19

It seems everyone compares SCAR to SOILWORK. SOIL was great at Natural born chaos, everything after that sucked. SCAR seems to have gone in a better path of where SOIL tried to go. This album to me has 5 good songs: 1,2,3,5,7. The rest of the album seems to be filled with FILLERS, just something to give them a complete album. I recommend only if you are in the need for a band that has over shadowed the NEW soilwork. My opinion is that SCAR has a better sound and playing ability than the new soilwork, so there is no comparison between the two.

4 out of 5 stars Impressive debut if not completely original........2006-05-21

Well, what have we here? Scar Symmetry is made of members from various other entities including Theory in Practice and Carnal Forge. Before I had a listen to this, their debut album "Symmetric in Design", I'd read a few positive reviews about it, but I didn't really know what to expect. What it's turned out to be is very much in the vein of Soilwork, but with much more of a technical death metal side to it.

For anyone wanting to give the album a listen, I urge you to listen to more than the first 20 seconds before making up your mind, as the first moments sound something like Iron Maiden. It's a strange opening, since the rest of the album doesn't sound anything like it. Soon enough we are dished out some seriously shredding technical guitar work, awesome powerful drumming and fantastically brutal guttural vocals.

But this really does sound like Soilwork, including having clean vocals mixed with screaming and shouting vocals. The only thing that makes it sound any different at all is the added keyboards and extra technicality due to some very impressive guitar wizardry. So should Scar Symmetry be written off as a clone? Normally I'd say yes, but I have found "Symmetric in Design" to be far more enjoyable than anything Soilwork have put out in a long time. Check out track 2 ("2012 - The Demise of the 5th Sun"), to see how tight and brutal these guys are. The little sci-fi keyboard additions add depth to the album without ever taking centre stage. The death vocals are some of the best I've heard in a while, the solos are fantastic and the drummer is like a machine.

Unfortunately, the album does lull around track 6 or 7, losing a bit of steam, but overall I'm very impressed with "Symmetric in Design". If they didn't sound so blatantly like Soilwork, I'd give them a really high score, but I can't ignore it so I'm going to go for a very solid 4. Maybe with the next album, they can get their own sound and create something truly breathtaking, as the talent and enthusiasm is abundant within the ranks. Impressive debut!
Violent by Design
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • NOT A KID THE BEST RAP ALBUM OF ALL TIME?
  • Darkest hip-hop album you'll ever hear
  • Hear Me Out...
  • Order it right now
  • Underground Classic
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Jedi Mind Tricks
Manufacturer: Babygrande Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001XXAN0
Release Date: 2004-05-25

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. Retaliation
  3. Contra
  4. Speech Cobras
  5. Breath Of God Interlude
  6. Death March
  7. Words From Mr. Len Part One
  8. I Against I
  9. Exertions Remix
  10. The Prophecy Interlude
  11. Heavenly Divine
  12. Sacrafice
  13. Permanent Midnight Interlude
  14. The Deer Hunter
  15. Blood Reign
  16. Words From Mr. Len Part Two
  17. Gengis Khan
  18. Trinity
  19. The Executioners Dream
  20. Muerte
  21. Heavenly Divine Remix
  22. Army Of The Pharaohs: War Ensemble
  23. Untitled
  24. Retaliation Remix
  25. Blood Runs Cold

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars NOT A KID THE BEST RAP ALBUM OF ALL TIME?.......2007-02-03

What is there to say other than each song is mystically hypnotizingly flawless. These guys are incredible Stoupe's producing is great and Ikon's rapping is raw violent and genius. Buy this fu**ing thing now!

5 out of 5 stars Darkest hip-hop album you'll ever hear.......2007-01-19

VBD puts you in a sinister, brooding mood and keeps you there through the duration. It transports you to a world that seems to alternate between the unreal and the all too real. Producer Stoupe provides beats that are incredibly pretty while at the same time threatening. Add to that the startlingly raw lyrics of Vinnie Paz (who has a voice like the giant toad in Pan's Labyrinth) and Jus Allah and you've got the recipe for an adrenaline-pumping fright night. Even the interludes provide some of the best moments of the album, with samples from sources such as the Heaven's Gate guy and the movie Pi playing over dark, ominous beats. The unapologetic embrace of violence and evil makes this Nietzsche's favorite hip-hop album. When the cd stops, you'll feel like you just won a fight or finished an Ayn Rand book. One of my top 5 albums of all time.

4 out of 5 stars Hear Me Out..........2006-12-14

OK. This is an awesome slice of hip hop, and it's a very rare find on vinyl which always adds to its collectability.

The production is the star of the show, but a lot of the rapping is genuinely top-shelf too.

Jedi Mind make that rare thing: mystical hip hop. It's second to none stuff, rousing you with haunting synths and eery vocals and rhymes alluding to religion, myth, spirituality and personal awareness. It's a rare find and the most effective form of hip hop, in my opinion.

"...possessing my peeps to walk streets with stolen heat like prometheus"

How many rappers would even know who Prometheus is or why that metaphor makes sense?

However, the reason I didn't, nay - couldn't - give it the full 5 stars like everyone else is cos of Jus Allah's pig-ignorant take on religious issues.

This is an important thing, especially in 2006, especially as he's rapping specifically about Islam "vs." Christianity, especially because the rest of the LP is worth a listen and might convince lesser minds that this clown is too.

He's a prime example of someone who appears not to get it. He'll make a worthwhile statement such as "Islam shouldn't be blamed for current problems", then he'll go and make an ignoramus out of himself and follow it with "Christianity should".

If you're not insightful enough to see through the religions and the excuses and arrive at the only worthwhile conclusion there is; namely that if you shift blame away from any religion you must shift it away from all religion and look for the culprit on a more personal level; don't be shouting violently your underdeveloped and vastly bigoted opinion.

Conscious hip hop is about the message, not just the beats and rhymes, so this one can't be a 5-star when you've got a spiritual deadweight acting like he's the second-coming of Yoda.

5 out of 5 stars Order it right now.......2006-09-13

there isn't much else a person can say about this album that hasent been said before, it is one of my favorite albums and im sure it will remain one of them. "You can feel the realness" in every song you will not skip a track, lyrics are creative as well as the production it is like a melting pot of early mobb deep, M.O.P., Wu-Tang clan, and Capone-n-noreaga. when i first heard it, i almost fell from my chair and im sure you will do the same. just keep in mind that it is not as polished as most of the main stream stuff you might be used to, make sure to keep an open mind when listening

5 out of 5 stars Underground Classic.......2006-08-31

If you love wu-tang type hip hop with tons of samples , mind melting rhymes , and soundscapes that are cinematic and psychadelic then you'll love this entire album from start to finish.
Complete Flanders & Swann
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Return to Sanity
  • Have Some Madeira
  • British humour at its best
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Complete Flanders & Swann

Manufacturer: EMI Int'l
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ASIN: B000006T4S
Release Date: 1997-04-30

Tracks:

  1. Warthog, The (The Hog Beneath The Skin)
  2. The Sea Horse
  3. The Chameleon
  4. Whale, The (Mopy Dick)
  5. Je Suis Le Tenebreux
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  12. Madeira M'Dear?
  13. Too Many Cookers
  14. Built Up Area
  15. In The Bath (From 'At The Drop Of A Hat')
  16. Sea Fever
  17. The Hippopotamus Song

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  1. The Gas Man Cometh
  2. Sounding Brass
  3. Los Olividados
  4. In The Desert
  5. The Sloth
  6. The Rhinoceros
  7. Kangaroo Tango
  8. Jaguar
  9. Dead Ducks
  10. The Elephant
  11. By Air
  12. Slow Train
  13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
  14. The Humming Bird
  15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
  16. Sea Fever
  17. The Hippopotamus Song

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  1. The Gas Man Cometh
  2. Sounding Brass
  3. Los Olividados
  4. In The Desert
  5. The Sloth
  6. The Rhinoceros
  7. Kangaroo Tango
  8. Jaguar
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  13. A Song Of Patriotic Prejudice - Flanders & Swann
  14. The Humming Bird
  15. The Portuguese Man-Of-War
  16. The Wild Boar
  17. The Ostrich
  18. The Wompom
  19. Twice Shy
  20. Commonwealth Fair
  21. P** P* B**** B** D******
  22. Paris
  23. Eine Kleine Nacht Musik Cha Cha Cha
  24. The Hundred Song
  25. Food For Thought

Album Details

Fantastic Triple CD Box Set of the Recorded Works of One of Britain's Most Popular Comedy Duos. Their Keen Observations of Everyday British Life and Abilities to Exemplify them in Song Made them the Darlings of the UK. Cleverness, Wit and Absoute Hilarity were the Order of the Day, in Just About Any Style of Music. Pure Comic Genius on Three Discs!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Return to Sanity.......2005-07-27

Before Monty Python, before the Beatles, before "'Enery the Aigth Oi Am" there was the subtle, sweet, insdious humor of Flanders and Swann, and their lyrics remain part of the recognition rituals of Ivy Leaguers of the sixties. For any aging hippies or yuppies who find life WAY more stressful than we ever expected, and for whom the down side of alcohol, sex, and drugs has become apparent, I recommend listening several times to "In the Bath". It raises a cry for peace among the nations by inviting all the leaders to sit congenially steaming in a communal bathtub. And they reminding us of our essential self-interest when they add the proviso "as long as Swann and Flanders get the end without the taps." On those nights when we suspect that there isn't any point to it all, reach for the Flanders and Swann. They won't convince you there is any meaning to life, but they'll make it a lot easier to bear. Don't even try to do without it.

5 out of 5 stars Have Some Madeira.......2005-07-06

Not every line in Flanders and Swann has become part of our 37-year marriage, but many have. As our turntables fail, we are pleased that we can relive all the fun stuff we used to collect. Nothing is like this duo, especially what you usually hear as French horn by Mozart converted into "I found that horn go(r)ne." And, of course,
"Have some Madeira, m'dear" is an all-time favorite.

5 out of 5 stars British humour at its best.......2003-03-15

When I started out as a teacher of English, I had the most wonderful colleague as a mentor -- when she retired she gave me three LPs with much of what is on these CDs, and it must be one of the best gifts I have ever been given. Practically all of it makes me smile or laugh out loud (although I must admit that some, like The Armadillo and Slow Train, make me so melancholy that I can just feel my lower lip tremble and my eyes fill up). How can you beat lines like "Hail to thee, blithe Wompom", or "The English are moral, the English are good / And clever, and modest, and misunderstood"? I find they make great listening exercises for my teenaged students as well -- they consider it ancient, but incredibly funny!

5 out of 5 stars If you haven't heard this..........2003-01-16

The great comedic pairing of the late Michael Flanders (vocals) and Donald Swann (piano and occasional vocals) must surely rank among the hall of fame of comic singers and songwriters. Descended from the British music hall tradition, these two men wrote and performed music which still sparkles with wit today, some 40 or more years since it was recorded.

After being told to take up singing as a means of strengthening his polio-weakened lungs, the wheelchair-bound Flanders teamed up with pianist Swann and proceeded to write such classic songs as "The Hippo Song (Mud Mud Glorious Mud)", "The Gasman Cometh", "The Gnu Song", "A Transport of Delight" and many others. As well as a gently satirical spirit, all these songs feature the sublime wordplay and interplay of both men.

The first two discs of this box set are actual concerts - "At The Drop Of A Hat" and its successor "At The Drop Of Another Hat". Recorded at the height of the duo's popularity and form, the sound quality is surprisingly good for recordings this old.

"At The Drop Of A Hat" opens with three of the Flanders and Swann classics. "Transport Of Delight", a song in praise of the "97 horsepower omnibus" features the wonderful harmonies of the duo on lines like "any more fares" and Flanders' dead-on impression of a London busdriver "Geddardait, we're full right up inside". "Song of Reproduction" deals with the new, as it was then, stereo technology and features Flanders delivering an incredible monologue using every conceivable piece of audiophile jargon. "The Gnu Song" (in which "gnu" is pronounced phonetically) is a real treat. The audience's reaction to the reappearance of the gnu is superb.
As well as this opening trio, the disc features Flanders' snippets of "Songs For Our Time" (in which he experiments with conventions of hit songs), "Song of the Weather" (a rundown of English weather throughout the year), "The Reluctant Cannibal" (featuring Swann in the tititular role and the chorus "I can't eat people/I won't eat people/eatin' people is wrong"), Swann's foray into Greek folksong "Kokraki" and the justifiably famous "Madeira M'Dear". The performance ends with a rousing version of "The Hippo Song".
Flanders is in fine voice throughout and his comments introducing each song are delivered with deadpan accuracy. The story behind "The Gnu Song" is an absolute masterpiece. Flanders' monologue about the creation of "Greensleeves" is also superb - "'Greenfleeves'. That's an interesting name for a fong" (referencing old English script) being just a taste.

"Another Hat" begins in equally fine form with "Gasman Cometh" and "Ill Wind". "Gasman", presaged as "a tale of unending domestic upheaval", is sure to have most people who've ever dealt with unreliable tradesmen nodding in agreement, while "Ill Wind" is Flanders' attempt at setting words to a French horn concerto featuring the immortal lines "I lost that horn/lost that horn/lost that horn/found that horn/gorn". The performance continues with Swann's Russian/English song "In The Desert", the ending of which is truly side-splitting. "All Gall" (a reinterpretation of "This Old Man" to fit then-French President Charles de Gaulle) is a little dated but very cleverly done. "Song of Patriotic Prejudice", with its introduction and opening lines grabbing the audience's attention is another triumph, while the "Hippo Encore" is a great end to the performance.
Again Flanders is at his peak. His loving description of the Spanish olive-stuffers ("Olividados") and his superb story about flying ("By Air") are both brilliant examples of the shaggy dog story.
My favourite from both of these discs would have to be "First and Second Law". Flanders decides to educate Swann in elementary science and picks on the first and second laws of thermodynamics ("heat is work and work is heat" and "heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body") and the repetition of these phrases in time to Swann's barely-there piano accompaniment is one of the finest moments in British comedy.

The third disc is largely forgettable. It begins with a series of animal-related songs performed in a studio and without much of Flanders' rambling introductions. "Warthog" has its moments, while the others were clearly not performed in front of an audience for a reason. "Wompom" is also mildly diverting, presenting a story about a made-up substance which is the answer to everything.
The rest of the disc is then filled out with much earlier material in a rather poorly-recorded concert. "20 Tons of TNT" (related to the calculation the pair had done which gave that as the amount of TNT per person on the planet at the time) provides food for thought, but little more.

Is this box set for everyone? No. Much of the humour both within and without the songs does require a bit of background knowledge to what was going on in Britain and Europe at the time (1960s), John Profumo is referenced a few times as well as Charles de Gaulle and the Common Market, while a smattering of classical music knowledge can help out a bit with Swann's work and "Ill Wind". The fact that my grandfather (who's in his late 70s) recalls hearing these songs and laughing may give an indication as to the age of some of the subject matter. Equally the fact that "First and Second Law" references an awful lot of physics might do the same.

Nevertheless, for anyone who loves British humour done in a gentle manner or who is interested in the source of "mud mud glorious mud/nothing quite like it for cooling the blood", give these CDs some serious consideration.

5 out of 5 stars Gentle Satire.......2002-04-03

I've been singing Flanders and Swann every day In the Bath since I first heard them in 1964. If you don't know them, think Gilbert and Sullivan by way of English music hall and Noel Coward, with a bit of Tom Lehrer musical satire and classic Bob Newhart or Charlie Manna monologues. F&S commented gently on their times: "The purpose of satire, it has been rightly said, is to strip away the veneer of comfortable illusion and cozy half-truth. And our job, as I see it, is to put it back again." Quite simply the best comic songs and patter of the 20th century. Michael died in 1975, Donald in 1994. Goodnight, Mabel Figworthy, wherever you are.

Here are some samples of Michael's verbal wit.

Wordplay:
- "A Transport of Delight," their song of the pleasures of the double-decker bus "has recently been adopted as the theme song of the Underground resistance movement."
- Speculating that Henry VIII wrote Greensleeves: "and the royalties go to royalty."
- About a tennis referee late in the day: "the umpire upon whom the sun never sets."
- Explaining how he was hoisted in his wheelchair onto airliners by a fork lift: "Why they need a great machine like that to lift forks I do not know. Well, they're only plastic, now, aren't they?"
- On status symbols: "The object is to Gunga Din your neighbor: 'I'm a better man than you' is the acid test," and, "let's bang our status cymbals with the best."
- To a disenchanted cannibal: "You used to be a regular anthropophagi."
- Of a lecher: "And he said as he hastened to put out the cat, the wine, his cigar, and the lamps," while the girl "lowered her standards by raising her glass, her courage, her eyes, and his hopes."
- At the corrida d'olivas (the Andorran festival of olive stuffing, not to be confused with the Spanish corrida de toros, or bullfight): "And a great cry goes up of Ole! He has made an 'ol."
- "It's no good going up to a scientist and saying to him like you would to anybody else, 'Good morning, how are you, lend me a quid, and so on.' He'll just glare at you, or make a rude retort."

Throw-aways
- During the height of the cold war the Soviet Union sent the Moscow Ballet on a world tour. Donald sang one chorus of the Hippopotamus Song "mud, mud, glorious mud - nothing quite like it for cooling the blood" in Russian. Michael: "That should improve our cultural relations."
- During the 1963 Mandy Rice-Davies and Christine Keeler scandal: "None of that going around saying no smoke without fire. Nil cumbustibus, Profumo." Also, from "Friendly Duet," "such models of friendship are precious and rare, while the friendship of models is not."
- "Now if you're writing a musical, as I'm sure practically all of you are, . . ."
- Of Donald: "You know that no one has a higher regard for your music . . . than you do yourself. I merely meant that you are not great because you are not dead. If you wish to be great you must stop composing and start decomposing."
- "We never found a rhyme for (Soviet Premier Nikita) "Kruschev" until he was dead: Did he die or was he "pushed off"?"
- "We spent two dreadful, uh, delightful years, entertaining the Americans whose need, let's face it, is greater even than yours. Of course, when we're over there we say that the other way 'round."
- "No matter what you may say about the Germans, and who doesn't . . ."
- "Some of the songs that have made our names a household word, like slop-bucket . . ."
- "They've started testing cars now. They started at 10 years, then 5, now three. There's even some talk of having them tested before they leave the factory."

Absurdities
- "I'm delirious about our new oven fitted with the eye-level grill. This means that without my having to bend down the hot fat can squirt straight into my eye."
- A spectator during the construction of Stonehenge: "So, it's not going to be lived in. Well, that's something anyway. So what is it, then? It's a what?! A calendar?! A bit big for a calendar isn't it? You'd look pretty foolish with that on your desk."
- "Donald knocked himself out this morning. Got one of those new pop-up toasters. Nasty things."

Incredible multiple rhymes:
- "The fair hippoptama he aimed to entice from her seat on her hilltop above, as she hadn't got a ma to give her advice, went tip-toeing down to her love."
- Of Josephine: "Nonsense, said Bonaparte. She lives on her own, apart, in her own apartment."
- "Oh let us be married if our parents don't mind. We'd be happy and inseparable. Inextricably entwined. We'd live happily every after, said the Honeysuckle to the Bindweed."
- "And you'll always see a single lace-less left-hand leather boot. A bootless British river bank's a shock. We leave them there at midnight, you can track a member's route by the alternating print of boot and sock."
At the Drop of a Hat
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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  • Witty, clever and a joy to listen to
At the Drop of a Hat
Michael Flanders & Donald Swann
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ASIN: B000026GPR
Release Date: 1999-07-15

Tracks:

  1. A Transport Of Delight
  2. Song Of Reproduction
  3. The Gnu Song
  4. Design For Living
  5. Je Suis Le Tenebreux
  6. Songs For Our Time
  7. A Song Of The Weather
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  13. Too Many Cookers
  14. Vanessa
  15. Tried By The Centre Court
  16. The Youth Of The Heart
  17. The Hippopotamus Song

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars old and still good.......2005-02-20

I count myself a rare American who appreciates this recording. My uncle sent it to me on tape when I was quite small. my mom, ever handy with the censor's razor blade, let it go--untouched--in spite of the song about madeira, which I now know is about an old man doing the nasty to a young innocent lass. back then, of course, I thought it was about cake! with both mom and uncle passed on, I wanted to buy up what music of theirs I could locate, and I fortunately found the Complete Flanders and Swann, apparently no longer available. i bought up the copy and didn't get scalped, somehow. 45 years after the songs were sung, "Transport of Delight," "Soung of Reproduction," and "reluctant Cannibal," and yes even "Song of the Weather," still reverberate in my mind. i used to sing "The Gas Man Cometh," from the "At the drop of Another Hat" show album, in performances as a teen-ager, and sometimes even got good results. any of their albums are money well spent.

3 out of 5 stars Not What it Claims to be.......2004-12-10

For those of you who grew up with the UK recording of "At the Drop of a Hat" be warned - in spite of what it says on the box this is NOT the recording of the 1959 show at the Fortune Theatre. This is the Broadway show.

The identity of the recording can be determined in the first minute from Flanders' introduction of Swann as "noted composer, pianist, linguist, also contains lanolin" - in the Fortune Theatre recording he is introduced as "noted composer, pianist, linguist, and all round egghead". There are substantial differences in the two performances, not least of which the pace which is a lot quicker in this recording, lacking the elegant timing which characterised the UK performance and which is comparable to the available CD of "At the Drop of Another Hat" (which WAS recorded in the UK).

Many of the jokes and asides are different - for instance in "Have Some Madeira", the Fortune Theatre recording includes an aside "He slyly inveigled her up to his flat, to view his collection of stamps [aside] All unperforated! ha ha ha ..." clearly this was regarded as too risqué for the US performance.

The songs are the same vintage and hilarious Flanders and Swann but the presentation, to me, is nowhere close to the quality of the earlier performance - it sounds to me like they were by this stage tired of the material and "going through the motions" for an audience that they did not relate to in the same way as an English audience.

Incidentally - Too Many Cookers, Vanessa, Tried by the Centre Court and The Youth of the Heart were not on the original LP recording and judging from the acoustics these were recorded elsewhere. The sleeve notes identify these as being recorded in 1957, 2 years prior to the Fortune Theatre performance.

5 out of 5 stars Good Memories!!.......2000-12-05

My father used to work in the kitchen, cooking or cleaning, with music playing in the background. One of his favorites was this album by Flanders & Swann. He had seen the show and loved the record. I sang the songs through my childhood and now I sing them to my children, my co-workers, my friends! I only just realized that I can get the original album on CD. WHAT JOY!!!

5 out of 5 stars Witty, clever and a joy to listen to.......2000-08-30

I first encountered Flanders and Swan on the LP version of this recording forty years ago. Loved it then, love it today. These two inventive and joyful British devils have delighted theatre audiences for years and their "Hippopotamus Song" has become something of a children's classic. This is the original cast recording of their first hit London show and is a marvelous performance. Can't say enough good about it but best of all my wife and I have been humming the songs and quoting the lyrics to one another now and then ever since we got the LP as a wedding present.
The Best of Free Design
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The Best of Free Design
The Free Design
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ASIN: B00005N52H
Release Date: 2004-04-05

Tracks:

  1. Chorale
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  4. I Found Love
  5. My Brother Woody
  6. Never Tell The World
  7. Love Me
  8. Love You
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Album Description

UK compilation for the influential vocal group that recorded seven albums for Enoch Light's famed Audiophile label between 1967 & 1973. Cherry Red Records 2001.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Easy listening, good harmonies.......2007-05-09

I'm a child of the '60s but I had never heard of this group until I heard their song "Love You" over the closing credits of "Stranger Than Fiction." This prompted me to look the group up and get this collection of their best songs. It's good stuff with sophisticated harmonies, and I'm glad I got it.

5 out of 5 stars What a gift to give my kids!.......2007-03-15

When I was a senior in high school my ensemble sang the song "Love You" by the free design. 25 years later, I have two girls 7 & 9 who love music. At times of reminiscing, I find myself singing those words "Give a little time to the child within you, don't be afraid to be young and free, undo the locks and throw away the keys and take off your shoes and socks and run you." Now I understand the words to the song, my kids, maybe not so much, but this album is second to none! The Free Design has certainly stood the test of time, their sound is as refreshing now as it was when I first heard them, in a choral room, in Tucson, Arizona. Thank you Mr. Franz for introducing us! Get this album, get it for your kids, get it for yourself, or get it for your kids and listen to it in secret, I'll never tell!

1 out of 5 stars The Emperor's New Clothes.......2007-01-05

The Free Design, huh? Now they're hip, eh? Feh. The emperor's new clothes.

5 out of 5 stars Kites ARE Fun!.......2004-09-18

First, a confession: I didn't really appreciate The Free Design on my first exposure to them--and I got to see them perform LIVE! Talk about "pearls before swine," when I saw this delightful vocal group in the early 1970's at Central Islip Senior High School, I must've rolled my eyes through much of the show. I really would've preferred Alice Cooper or Black Sabbath. Well, looking back, this music has aged better than some of the Coop's stuff, that's for sure. Thanks to a local thrift store and www.luxuriamusic.com, I rediscovered this quirky family band. Think Carpenters-In-Jazz-Lab without a care in the world. All the instruments and voices are real. There's a naive freshness here coupled with musical skillsets that are sorely missing today. You can tell this group was still absorbing pop influences like The Beatles. If you've reached a stage in life where you'd like to hear real people sing with real voices while playing real instruments, this might be a good place to start. Kites are fun! --Tony Madejczyk

4 out of 5 stars Free Design.......2004-03-16

The fact their career lasted from 67-73 (5 albums?) means this group were not slackers. Cutting to the chase: All tracks sound profesional, there are probably between 4 and 7 tracks that are worth the price of admission, depending on your taste. (I like 2, 4, 5, 6, 15, 16). Clever vocal and musical arrangements, unique only in their integration of several styles (jazz and chorale among them). Some sappy lyrics but not excessive (see Love Generation). While this group has the squeeky clean sound of many a commerical jingle (think they did some for that matter), this was a REAL group and is evident in their work. They are who they are (2 brothers and 2 sisters). If you are into Sunshine Pop, I'd give this an even higher rating. When the career dips into the 70's, the work starts resembling the Carpenters. Note: I wish Karen Carpenter had done a version of You Are My Sunshine as found on this CD! Still big in Japan for reasons unknown. (some have suggested the cover art appeals to 90's Japanese sensibilities).
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    Release Date: 2004-09-15

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    Slave Design
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • UNBELIEVABLE!!!
    • Sybreed
    • What everyone else said
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    Release Date: 2004-09-07

    Tracks:

    1. Bioactive
    2. ReEvolution
    3. Decoy
    4. Synthetic Breed
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    8. Rusted
    9. Static Currents
    10. Critical Mass
    11. ReVolution (Syntax Airplay Edit)
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    5 out of 5 stars UNBELIEVABLE!!!.......2007-05-26

    I canNOT stop listening to this album. I never skip a song when listening to this CD; even the single mixes are good!!! I hate new hardcore screams, but the way Ben blends it with singing is just amazing. I actually got a promo copy of the CD alone, then found the retail CD, packaging and all, and picked that up as well. Recommended tracks??? ALL!!!

    5 out of 5 stars Sybreed.......2006-04-18

    Its about god damn time a group begins to draw influences from the Industrial Metal scene. Sybreed's debut sounds like a mix of Fear Factory, with elements of Meshuggah and Spineshank, impressive! These guys are from Geneva, Switzerland. Formed from the ashes of underground Gothic Metal band Rain. Ben [vocals] and Drop [guitars & programming] are great songwriters that definetly have a well-versed background in Metal as well as Electronic that gets worked in here. Theres even a radio edit for "Decoy" one of the more catchy songs on the record. However, last news i heard was that Alex [drums] had quit, due to musical divergencies while writing the new record. Then i heard that they were recording there new album with Dirk Verbeuren [drums] from Soilwork as a session drummer! I'm sure they won't have much of a problem getting a new drummer working with an icon like that. I really can't wait for these guys next release which is scheduled for late 2006 or early 2007, and see what direction these guys go in. Hopefully they'll tour the states! If you like Fear Factory, In Flames, Meshuggah, or Frontline Assembly check these guys out you will not regret it.

    4 out of 5 stars What everyone else said.......2006-03-23

    I heard about this band through Amazon.com and decided to pick it up based on what the amazon users said about it. You guys pretty much nailed this group head on. If you like Mnemic, Raunchy, Soilwork, Fear Factory or In Flames, this band is worth a listen. Of the bands mentioned, I think they sound the most like Mnemic.

    They have a sound that really has a lot of potential. They are a little rough around the edges but overall they have a good concept. I really can't wait to see what this group does next. With the right producer, they could really make a name for themselves. For now, pick up this CD used like I did for $6.00.

    3 out of 5 stars this band needs to get better.......2006-01-04

    The sound is very original but they need make it better with better production if they get that than they will be big. But this album is very hard to listen to because there is barely any substance just potential to get better.

    5 out of 5 stars http://www.purevolume.com/sybreed/music.......2004-12-23

    I've never heard anything like this before! This band is very unique! Sounds like a combination of Meshuggah and Rammstein. Very good stuff. For soundclips of this band go to the link in my title. Those 2 songs convinced me to buy it. I think this should be grouped in with Mnemic in the Future Fusion Metal genre as this is also because it is that different! I loved each song! A metal album you can headbang to and dance to! Never thought that was possible! Definate must buy!
    Kites Are Fun: The Best Of The Free Design
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • Never Thought I Would See This Album Again !
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    Kites Are Fun: The Best Of The Free Design
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    5 out of 5 stars Never Thought I Would See This Album Again !.......2005-06-11

    I had this particular album on 8-track tape !! I believe that the Free Design originated in Buffalo, N.Y. I was ecstatic to find this album. It brings back so many wonderful memories. I was always very fond of "Kites are Fun" and "My Brother Woody" I have ordered the album and cant wait to get it !!

    4 out of 5 stars The Free Design, very unique.......2003-10-13

    I don't have this album but came across "Kites are Fun" on a compilation album with other artists and I've heard the song many times along with, My Brother Woody and the 59th Street Bridge Song. All I have to say is they have a style all their own, much emphasis on the vocal harmonies but with a trendy '67ish backbeat to their songs. It amazes me that in such a turbulent time a group tried to chart hits with some of these, well, odd songs. No other time in history before or after the 60's would anyone attempt that musically.

    5 out of 5 stars FREE DESIGN are sugar playground fun!.......2002-05-26

    Hard to believe this band came out of such a violent period with frothy tunes about flying kites,but yes indeed.I heard the song "Kites are fun" on a cd comp of 60s pop.I couldn't believe what I was hearing!Heavens!I liked it,though,so I bought this compilation.As I listened,visions of Stereolab danced in my head.Good golly!FREE DESIGN were so far ahead of their time.Excellent music and lyrics(either tongue in cheek or sincere(gulp)

    3 out of 5 stars The New Seekers on prozac become born again christians.......2001-05-24

    I bought this C.D. in hopes of finding something new. Well,I did. The groups vocal arrangements are very well done, and the sound quality is great. But........The songs themselves are wayyyyy tooo sweet. Like phoney sweet not like real surgar but like sweet & low sweet. When I finished listening I spent two days trying to figure out how someone could of come up with such bizzarely innocently happy lyrics. They made The 1910 Fruit Gum Co. sound like Black Sabbath.

    5 out of 5 stars Free Design are Fun!!.......2001-04-25

    On the flipside of the 60's guitar-and-noise excess, you had the sharp, clear harmonies of groups like the Free Design. They we're arranging baroque-pop (like Bacharach and the Beach Boys) with Mama's and the Papa's like choral verses about simple, childlike topics (kites, Ouija boards). Hopelessly square - the music is much more at home in the 21st century where groups like Stereolab have muted jazz-pop into experimental ambient-pop (listen to "Dots and Loops" for obvious influences!)

    A must have for any music geek or audiophile into sessions.

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