Music Is the Medicine

music is the medicine

Editorial Reviews
Mitch Potter-Starweek Magazine
A compelling new voice from Canada

Product Description
Music is The Medicine is the culmination of 14 years of performing with artists such as Robbie Robertson and Buffy Sainte Marie.

Music Is the Medicine

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Music Is the Medicine
Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A good value
  • The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann
  • Good mix of film music
  • A mixed collection of movie music
  • Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens
 Varese Sarabande 25th Anniversary Celebration

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008WI90
Release Date: 2003-04-22

Tracks:

  1. The Man from Snowy River (Bruce Rowland)
  2. The Winds of War (Bob Cobert)
  3. Blue Velvet (Angelo Badalamenti)
  4. Witness (Maurice Jarre)
  5. Raising Arizona (Carter Burwell)
  6. Pee Wees Big Adventure (Danny Elfman)
  7. Halloween (John Carpenter)
  8. A Nightmare On Elm Street (Charles Bernstein)
  9. The Fly (Howard Shore)
  10. RoboCop (Basil Poledouris)
  11. The Empire Strikes Back (John Williams)
  12. The Right Stuff (Bill Conti)
  13. The Final Conflict (Jerry Goldsmith)
  14. The Abyss (Alan Silvestri)
  15. Brainstorm (James Horner)
  16. Peggy Sue Got Married (John Barry)
  17. My Left Foot (Elmer Bernstein)
  18. The Dead (Alex North)
  19. Stanley & Iris (John Williams)
  20. The Milagro Beanfield War (Dave Grusin)
  21. Driving Miss Daisy (Hans Zimmer)

Tracks:

  1. Steel Magnolias (Georges Delerue)
  2. Unforgiven (Lennie Niehaus and Clint Eastwood)
  3. Raggedy Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
  4. The Grifters (Elmer Bernstein)
  5. Green Card (Hans Zimmer)
  6. City Slickers (Marc Shaiman)
  7. Father Of The Bride (Alan Silvestri)
  8. While You Were Sleeping (Randy Edelman)
  9. Babe (Nigel Westlake)
  10. The Adventures Of The Great Mouse Detective (Henry Mancini)
  11. The Adventures of Robin Hood (Erich Wolfgang Korngold)
  12. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Laurence Rosenthal)
  13. The Secret Garden (Zbigniew Preisner)
  14. A Little Princess (Patrick Doyle)
  15. Rudy (Jerry Goldsmith)
  16. Iron Will (Joel McNeely)
  17. Memphis Belle (George Fenton)
  18. Eye Of The Needle (Mikl)
  19. Total Recall (Jerry Goldsmith)
  20. Back To The Future Part III (Alan Silvestri)

Tracks:

  1. To Die For (Danny Elfman)
  2. The Player (Thomas Newman)
  3. Black Robe (Georges Delerue)
  4. Medicine Man (Jerry Goldsmith)
  5. 2001 (Alex North)
  6. Star Wars: Shadows Of The Empire (Joel McNeely)
  7. The Crow (Graeme Revell)
  8. Blade (Mark Isham)
  9. The Omen (Jerry Goldsmith)
  10. Vertigo (Bernard Herrmann)
  11. Scream (Marco Beltrami)
  12. The Sixth Sense (James Newton Howard)
  13. Xena: Warrior Princess (Joseph LoDuca)
  14. Air Force One (Jerry Goldsmith)
  15. Starship Troopers (Basil Poledouris)
  16. The Matrix (Don Davis)
  17. The Iron Giant (Michael Kamen)
  18. Youve Got Mail (George Fenton)
  19. A Little Romance (Georges Delerue)
  20. Pleasantville (Randy Newman)

Tracks:

  1. Sunset Boulevard (Franz Waxman)
  2. L.A. Confidential (Jerry Goldsmith)
  3. Rounders (Christopher Young)
  4. The Score (Howard Shore)
  5. The Replacements (John Debney)
  6. Gone In 60 Seconds (Trevor Rabin)
  7. The Bourne Identity (John Powell)
  8. Rush Hour 2 (Lalo Schifrin)
  9. XXX (Randy Edelman)
  10. Die Hard (Michael Kamen)
  11. The Last of the Mohicans (Trevor Jones)
  12. Moby Dick (Christopher Gordon)
  13. The Mists Of Avalon (Lee Holdridge)
  14. Cleopatra (Alex North)
  15. Life As A House (Mark Isham)
  16. Emma (Rachel Portman)
  17. In The Bedroom (Thomas Newman)
  18. Cast Away (Alan Silvestri)
  19. One True Thing (Cliff Eidelman)
  20. Unfaithful (Jan A.P. Kaczmarek)
  21. Far From Heaven (Elmer Bernstein)
  22. Ice Age (David Newman)
  23. Shrek (Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A good value.......2007-05-17

I wasn't expecting to have 4 discs for this price, and the music is a quality selection of film music, giving a good scope of the genre, and a very listenable transfer.

4 out of 5 stars The Sound Track Since Bernard Hermann.......2006-07-25

This collection is bound to capture your heart and evoke a tin ear on successive tracks. I found much to like and some duds - easy to skip over.
Very good value.

4 out of 5 stars Good mix of film music.......2006-07-02

Good mix of films!
I'm a big fan of this soundtrack music and will be looking for more CD's like this.

4 out of 5 stars A mixed collection of movie music.......2006-02-23

For the price, this CD is a great bargain. The musical selections, as you might expect, are mixed in quality ranging from extraordinary to so so, the balance being worthwhile and interesting. Sonically the CD is excellent.

5 out of 5 stars Uplifts your soul, takes your mind into the heavens.......2006-01-06

I have been listening to great scores for many years and this collection is truly inspirational in so far as the choice of different scores takes you on a journey of listening pleasure matched by only a few collections.The price is incredibly reasonable for hours of listening pleasure. Don't pass this one up
Music Is the Medicine
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • What you see is what you get
  • Anthony Rocks
  • A FABULOUS WORK OF ART!
  • DIG IT!
  • Gimme another dose!
 Music Is the Medicine
Anthony Gomes
Manufacturer: Adrenaline Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Blues | Styles | Music
Electric Blues GuitarElectric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music
Modern BluesModern Blues | Blues | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Rock | Styles | Music
Pop RockPop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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  1. A Stone's Throw
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ASIN: B000G6BLZG
Release Date: 2006-08-08

Tracks:

  1. Music Is The Medicine
  2. Bluebird
  3. Now She's Gone
  4. Stand Up
  5. War On War
  6. Love Is The Answer
  7. Everyday Superstar
  8. Testify
  9. Waiting For A Sign
  10. What If?
  11. Run
  12. When The Right Woman Does You Wrong

Album Description

Gomes is a blues-rock guitarist and singer. Since 1998, he's recorded three albums and sold over 50,000 units independently. Career highlights include Artist Of The Year in a 2003 Blues Wax magazine subscriber poll of over 70,000 members, and Buddy Guy's Legends "Best Unsigned Blues Band" in 1998. Look for him on tour throughout the rest of the year.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars What you see is what you get.......2006-12-10

The young rock star with a flashy guitar and in-your-face attitude on the cover of this CD should have told me a thing or two about its contents. No false advertising here: Gomes delivers on both guitar flash and attitude. The funky grooves are in the pocket, but his overly distorted, squawk 'n' squeal guitar solos sound more like '80s glam-rock than the blues. That said, Gomes does deliver soulful vocals. And the gospel-tinged backup singers are right there with him. The songwriting is upbeat and catchy, but not without a few clunkers. On "Testify," for example, Gomes painfully rhymes the words "soul" and "ear hole" (still makes me cringe). Maybe I need another dose of this kid's medicine. Until then, consider me unconverted.

5 out of 5 stars Anthony Rocks.......2006-11-10

CD was well worth the wait!!!!!AAAAAAAAAAAAA+++++++++++ Anthony & Biscuit!!! The only thing better than the cd is hearing Anthony live!

5 out of 5 stars A FABULOUS WORK OF ART!.......2006-09-08

Wow...what a wonderful artist! In this day of x-rated lyrics that promote disrespect and violence, how refreshing it is to have an artist like Anthony Gomes who is obviously trying to spread the word of friendship, faith and love. It seems that his lyrics are like a window into his soul, and this is such goodness there! Very uplifting, I highly recommend. His guitar work is incredible...Stevie Ray comes to mind. I think folks are going to take notice of this deserving young man and there will be many more cd's to come!

5 out of 5 stars DIG IT!.......2006-08-28

YEA BROTHER, U GOT IT TOTALLY GOIN ON!

AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN ABOUT!!

PEACE,
TURK

5 out of 5 stars Gimme another dose!.......2006-08-25

This is a terrific disc showcasing Gomes' growth as an artist. Those familiar with his work already know him for his powerful vocals and incendiary guitar, this new CD brings funk, rock, R&B and the blues together in a manner that few artists could pull together without sounding contrived or manufactured.

The disc has a little of something for everyone, and taken as a whole is a tremendous piece of work...I'm not sure what else to add that hasn't already been said more eloquently by other reviewers already. Buy it.

It's great to know that there are still musicians around that realize that love and music are two things that can truly change the world. Thanks, AG and company.
25 Years: Retrospective
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A worthwhile investment
  • Excelent compilation!
  • Amazingly Now Retrospective
  • How Could You Not Listen?
  • Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music
 25 Years: Retrospective
Suzanne Elder , Paul Hillier , David Krakauer , John Adams , Franguiz Ali-Zadeh , Ken Benshoof , George Crumb , Morton Feldman , Philip Glass , Osvaldo Golijov , Henryk Gorecki , Sofiya Gubaydulina , Arvo Part , P. Q. Phan , Astor Piazzolla , Steve Reich , Terry Riley , Alfred Schnittke , Peter Sculthorpe , Kevin Volans , Aki Takahashi , Ellen L. Hargis , Neal Rogers , and Kronos Quartet
Manufacturer: Nonesuch
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000DD9B
Release Date: 1998-10-27

Tracks:

  1. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Judah to Ocean
  2. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Toot Nipple
  3. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Dogjam
  4. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Pavane: She's So Fine
  5. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Rag the Bone
  6. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Habanera
  7. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Stubble Crochet
  8. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Hammer & Chisel
  9. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Alligator Escalator
  10. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Standchen: The Little Serenade
  11. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Judah to Ocean (Reprise)
  12. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Fratres
  13. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Psalom
  14. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Summa
  15. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Missa Syllabica: Kyrie
  16. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Gloria
  17. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Credo
  18. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Sanctus
  19. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Agnus Dei
  20. John's Book of Alleged Dances (1994): Ite, missa est

Tracks:

  1. Traveling Music: 1. Gentle, easy
  2. Traveling Music: 2. Moderate
  3. Traveling Music: 3. Driving
  4. Song of Twenty Shadows
  5. Five Tango Sensations: Asleep
  6. Five Tango Sensations: Loving
  7. Five Tango Sensations: Anxiety
  8. Five Tango Sensations: Despertar
  9. Five Tango Sensations: Fear
  10. Five Tango Sensations: Four, for Tango

Tracks:

  1. Piano And String Quartet (1985) - Various Artists

Tracks:

  1. Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): I
  2. Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): II
  3. Quartet # 4 (Buczak, 1989): III
  4. Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 1957 - Award Montage
  5. Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): November 25 - Ichigaya
  6. Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 1934 - Grandmother and Kimitake
  7. Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): 192 - Body Building
  8. Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): Blood Oath
  9. Mishima Quartet, Quartet #3 (1985): Mishima/Closing
  10. Company, Quartet #2 (1983): I
  11. Company, Quartet #2 (1983): II
  12. Company, Quartet #2 (1983): III
  13. Company, Quartet #2 (1983): IV
  14. Quartet #5 (1991): I
  15. Quartet #5 (1991): II
  16. Quartet #5 (1991): III
  17. Quartet #5 (1991): IV
  18. Quartet #5 (1991): V

Tracks:

  1. The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Prelude: Calmo, sospeso
  2. The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: I. Agitato - Con fucco - Maestoso - Senza misura, oscilante
  3. The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: II. Teneramente - Ruvido - Presto
  4. The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: III. Calmo, sospeso - Allego pesante
  5. The Dreams & Prayers of Isaac the Blind: Postlude: Lento, liberamente
  6. Quartet #4 (1993)
  7. Mugam Sayagi (1993)

Tracks:

  1. Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): I. Largo (Sostenuto - Mesto)
  2. Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): II. DecisoEnergico (Marcatissimo sempre)
  3. Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): III. Arioso: Adagio cantabile
  4. Quasi una fantasia (Quartet #2), Op.64 (1990-91): IV. Allegro (Sempre con grande passione e molto marcato)
  5. Already It is Dusk (Quartet #1), Op.62 (1988)

Tracks:

  1. Different Trains: America Before The War
  2. Different Trains: Europe During The War
  3. Different Trains: America After The War
  4. Black Angels: I. Departure - 1. Thenody I: Night Of The Electric Insects - 2. Sounds Of Bones And Flutes - 3. Lost Bells - 4. Devil-Music - 5. Danse Macabre
  5. Black Angels: II. Absence - 6. Pavana Lachrymae - 7. Threnody II: Black Angels! - 8. Sarabanda de la Muerte Oscura - 9. Losts Bells (Echo)
  6. Black Angels: III. Return - 10. God Music - 11. Ancient Voices - 12. Ancient Voices (Echo) - 13. Thenody III: Night Of The Electric Insects

Tracks:

  1. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Introduction
  2. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Violin I
  3. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Where Was Wisdom When We Went West?
  4. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Viola
  5. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): March of the Old Timers Reefer Division
  6. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Violin II
  7. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Tuning to Rolling Thunder
  8. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): The Night Cry of Black Buffalo Woman
  9. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Cadenza: Cello
  10. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Gathering of the Spiral Clan
  11. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): Captain Jack Has the Last Word
  12. Cadenza on the Night Plain (1984): G Song
  13. Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Echoes of Primordial Tim
  14. Salome Dances for Peace (1985-86) - III. The Gift: Mongolian Winds
  15. V. Good Medicine: Good Medicine Dance

Tracks:

  1. Quartet No. 2 (1981): I. Moderato
  2. Quartet No. 2 (1981): II. Agitato
  3. Quartet No. 2 (1981): III. Mesto
  4. Quartet No. 2 (1981): IV. Moderato
  5. Quartet No. 4 (1989): I. Lento
  6. Quartet No. 4 (1989): II. Allegro
  7. Quartet No. 4 (1989): III. Lento
  8. Quartet No. 4 (1989): IV. Vivace
  9. Quartet No. 4 (1989): V. Lento
  10. Collected Songs Where Every Verse Is Filled With Grief (1984-85)

Tracks:

  1. Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): I. Deciso
  2. Jabiru Dreaming, Quartet #11 (1990): II. Amoroso
  3. Quartet #8 (1969): I. Con dolore
  4. Quartet #8 (1969): II. Risoluto; calmo
  5. Quartet #8 (1969): III. Con dolore
  6. Quartet #8 (1969): IV. Con precisione
  7. Quartet #8 (1969): V. Con dolore
  8. From Ubirr (1994)
  9. Tragedy at the Opera (1995)
  10. White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: First Dance
  11. White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Second Dance
  12. White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Third Dance
  13. White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fourth Dance
  14. White Man Sleeps Quartet #1: Fifth Dance

Amazon.com

Seems like only yesterday the Kronos Quartet stepped up their career as musical mavericks with a coveted, wide-open contract with Nonesuch Records. Now it's Nonesuch's turn to give Kronos the big-package nod, gathering key works recorded by the group--from younger composers and time-tested veterans alike--into this 10-CD box set. As one might expect, the set is stuffed with contrasts, from the first CD, with its 11-part, upstepping John Adams suite and then the far more solemn Missa Syllabica from Arvo Pärt. Nearly 20 of these pieces here were composed expressly for Kronos, pitched and sculpted for their easily-racked mixture of straightforward string quartet roles and intelligently restructured approaches to the even the simplest gestures. Perhaps most key here is George Crumb's Black Angels, in large part due to Crumb's role in inspiring David Harrington to form Kronos 25 years ago. Crumb's music spirals and chases through the air, engaging high pitches and fast pacings as if they were ends in themselves. Gone from this set are most of the short snippets that have filled some of Kronos's other fine single CD recordings. In abundance instead are some of the legendary works: Morton Feldman's long, endlessly patient Piano and String Quartet (with Aki Takahashi), Steve Reich's unnerving Different Trains, and Henryk Górecki's String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2. There are also some of the astounding Eastern European works from Night Prayers as well, including the stunning Quartet No. 4 from Sofia Gubaidulina. And of course there are the Kronos biggie pieces: Philip Glass's works fill one CD, and so do Terry Riley's. What's more, Riley's Cadenza on the Night Plain and "G Song" are presented here in entirely fresh, new recordings. What the listener gets is a huge block of music, full of shifting colors and textures but perfectly apt in giving a wide-angle vantage on what Kronos has done for contemporary music. --Andrew Bartlett

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A worthwhile investment.......2003-10-06

It would be an understatement to say that this is a fabulous box set. All 10 CDs are packed with some fabulous music that beautifull highlights the first 25 years of the Kronos Quartet, and the booklet included provides a great history of the group as well as nice blurbs on the composers and their pieces.

Equally nice about the box set is the inclusion of multiple new recordings, thus making this a worthwhile investment for fans. The Peter Sculthorpe Quartets are a particularly nice addition, as are the added Piazzolla, Part, and Riley compositions.

Along with this, the "classic" Kronos recordings are all here: "Black Angels" "Different Trains" "Salome Dances for Peace" (well, exceprts), and Feldman's Piano and String Quartet. Of particular note, I think is the inclusion of Gubaidulina's Quartet No 4, a fabulous recording that is otherwise hidden in Kronos' recording "Night Prayers."

Yes, this is quite an investment, but I firmly believe that it's worth it - longtime fans and newcomers alike have a lot to gain from this collection.

4 out of 5 stars Excelent compilation!.......2001-09-09

I like more classic period, like Hayden, but Cronos does it very well, technicaly excelent. The ten sets are wonderful recordings and the selection is unique. It deserves the investment, If you buy it, youre going to have more than ten hours of joy.

5 out of 5 stars Amazingly Now Retrospective.......2001-06-26

Since their youthful start in the NW back in the 70's, Kronos has collaborated with, commissioned, or just played such a breadth of musicians it almost seems that breadth - and especially non western world culture - is their mission. But, while this conservatively and esthetically designed 25-yr-retrospective box (with its increasingly sophisticated photo-portraits) belies the pulsation of social angst and conscience that underlies the bulk of the inclusions, the latter concern, its vitality and relevance - and not some stylish chasing after cultural breadth - is what overtakes the listener/reader, rather soon. I say reader, since the booklet is very helpful, especially to the relative novice, and well balanced in its coverage of composers, historical contexts, performers, individual texts, etc.

There are probably more non contemporaries performed by the Quartet over the years than this selection would indicate. That undercuts their ties with the sense of revolution in music throughout the ages, but it leaves more time for the present: and that is where one expects the group wishes to be, is most contributory and challenged, and is best and most fairly judged. Highly recommended, both for those who know Kronos's work well and wish a handsome tribute on their shelf, and for those who do not but are open and ready to be affected, whether impacted esthetically, reminded socio-morally, or whatever combination of both befits.

5 out of 5 stars How Could You Not Listen?.......1998-12-19

My opinion pales when compared to this CD. Indeed the group's ingeniousness, its knowing and its balls are in full display here, hopefully to put to rest any lingering contention that there is little more to Kronos than form. To any person who accepts the merits of 20th-century music, this CD presents the genius of our culture and teaches that daring and ingenuity do not have to be sacrificed on the road to technical brilliance. My only regret is that the CD does not include Kronos's interpretation of Bartok. But, so what? Górecki's here, as are Part and Benshoof. Listen to this CD -- soar and struggle with it.

5 out of 5 stars Good for help to know up-to-date contemporaly music.......1998-11-28

The Kronos Quartet has released many albums. There let us see what the quartet has tried new titles and arrenges in each period. But this is the best set for understand the quartet as summary of thier works. The CDs are distributed by each composers and we can see thier identities easily.Unfortunately this dose not include all but be enough to see what the quartet has been.I hope that every classical music fans(not only contemporaly music fans) listen this CDs.
The Medicine Is All Gone
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Different Kind of Stoner Rock
  • I think this is good
 The Medicine Is All Gone
Caustic Resin
Manufacturer: Alias Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000006NY2
Release Date: 1998-05-19

Tracks:

  1. Cable
  2. Niacin
  3. Hate in Your...
  4. Once and Only
  5. Dripping
  6. Half Step
  7. Salamander
  8. Man from Michigan
  9. You Lie
  10. Station
  11. Mysteries of.../Hold Your Head Up
  12. Enough

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Caustic Resin's fortune will forever be linked with that of Built to Spill, since Resin vocalist/guitarist Brett Netson helped Doug Martsch launch BTS back in 1993. Though Netson played only on BTS's debut, Ultimate Alternative Wavers, the two bands joined forces for an EP a couple of years ago.

Lest you think that Caustic Resin sound just like Built to Spill, be assured otherwise. Caustic Resin sound like no other band. As with most bands hailing from Boise, Idaho, this decade-old trio has developed its own distinct sound, seemingly unaware of everything else happening in the rest of the Northwest (or the world, for that matter). If anything, Martsch copped some of his moves from Caustic Resin.

Caustic Resin's third album (for as many independent labels) is a towering wave of surging psychedelia. Despite being a power trio, these sweaty cats can just as easily unleash massive washes of guitar swirl with heavy plodding rhythms, or slide into subtle, melodic passages. Though they've refined their songwriting skills enough to sometimes come off like BTS's (drug-addled) redheaded stepchild, much of the material on The Medicine Is All Gone sounds like Neil Young's Crazy Horse playing with their amps on 11 after ingesting too many magic mushrooms. It has a transporting, otherworldly quality that is absolutely sublime and probably best enjoyed in the company of a bong.

Caustic Resin may always be joined at the hip to BTS, but with this stellar effort they've confidently carved out a sound all their own--simultaneously heavy, loose, and insidiously catchy. --Adem Tepedelen

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Different Kind of Stoner Rock.......2003-07-05

If you sniff the CD you can smell pot. Go ahead try it. But that's not a bad thing. Here and on Fly Me to the Moon, Caustic Resin are absolutely astounding. Both are mired in bong hits and heavy psychedelia. Not surprisingly, it sounds like Built to Spill playing Deep Purple or Sabbath. But that also is too simplistic a comparison. A lot goes on in these songs, there's much depth to them. And don't think that this is metal. It isn't. It's heavy but in no way would I call it metal. Having made the stoner rock comparison I would also say they do not sound like Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age, Orange Goblin, Spirit Caravan, Earthlings? or any other stoner rock band out there. There's an organicness to their sound and a beauty that disappears after this album.

The best track on the album does not belong on it. Man from Michigan is an awesome song. When I think of what indie music sounds like this is the song that comes to mind. It sound nothing like anything else on the album. It has a completely different texture. Nevertheless, the album would be a far sorrier affair without it.

5 out of 5 stars I think this is good.......1999-10-24

Music has changed my life in many ways. I have learned who I am and what I am doing here because of music. I like this CD
Music Is the Medicine
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ALWAYS LIFTS ME UP
  • I'm well now!
 Music Is the Medicine
Derek Miller
Manufacturer: Warrior
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006FST5
Release Date: 2002-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Wheels On Fire
  2. End Of The World
  3. Into The Storm
  4. Heaven
  5. War Shack
  6. Lovesick Blues
  7. Someone Call An Angel Down
  8. Fortune Teller
  9. Jaded Are My Wings
  10. Corn Cob Soup

Album Description

Music is The Medicine is the culmination of 14 years of performing with artists such as Robbie Robertson and Buffy Sainte Marie.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ALWAYS LIFTS ME UP.......2005-10-02

I love this album, any time I'm feeling down, I put it on and it always moves me in a very emotional way from laughter and awe at his talented guitar work (Corn Cob Soup), to the emotional plea in (Someone Call an Angel Down). The rebelious (Warshack)and(Jaded Are My Wings)to the spiritual (Heaven) and (The End of the World). I have followed Derek throughout his career, and he never ceases to amaze me with his talent. For those who have never heard his music, you're missing some of the best music since Robbie Robinson. A rising star to be reckoned with.

5 out of 5 stars I'm well now!.......2005-03-01

I was in a state of awe after listening to this album which although was release a few years ago, was very new to me. For a first album to contain such spirit, talent and genre diversity is refreshing. I was moved by every song on the cd, which was also a first for me. This cd should be in every household worldwide.
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    Aja Addy
    Manufacturer: Weltwunder.com
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

    GeneralGeneral | Africa | International | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
    ASIN: B000024Y4O
    Release Date: 2005-07-12
    Music Is the Medicine
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      Derek Miller
      Manufacturer: Arbor
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0002T8CI6
      Release Date: 2007-01-08

      Tracks:

      1. Music Is the Medicine
      2. Wheels on Fire
      3. End of the World
      4. Into the Storm
      5. Heaven
      6. War Shack
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      10. Jaded Are My Wings
      11. Corn Cob Soup [Instrumental]
      Music Is Medicine
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        		Music Is Medicine
        Godxilla
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000FSMOZQ
        Release Date: 2005-11-15
        Wild Indians
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • Mesmerizing and Energizing!!
        		 Wild Indians
        Gary Small Band
        Manufacturer: Medicine Tail Music
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00005NQ21
        Release Date: 2001-07-21

        Tracks:

        1. Morning At Little Bighorn
        2. Crazy Moon
        3. Lucrecia's Kitchen
        4. The Angry Song
        5. Wild Indians
        6. Children of the Snow
        7. The Stars Don't Shine
        8. Warrior's Overture

        Album Description

        Wild Indians/Gary Small Voted "Songwriter of the Year" Native American Music Awards. Wild Indians is a contemporary Native American recording by Gary Small, a Northern Cheyenne Indian and accomplished guitarist and vocalist. The music is a tribute to Small's heritage and also addresses the issues and stereotypes that Native Americans face today. The music is seeped heavily in Small's influences, Bob Marley and Carlos Santana. His band has a stellar percussion section led by former 12 year veteran Santana Drummer, Graham Lear who's work can be heard on numerous Santana recordings from the 70's and 80's.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Mesmerizing and Energizing!!.......2001-08-29

        You know, there's music and then there's Music. Gary Small will transport you to a place you didn't know existed. His artistry is unlike anything I had ever heard before! I've read his playing can be compared to the beloved Carlos Santana - and man, does he prove it on this CD! His lyrics are honest and heartfelt; his sense of humor comes through loud and clear; and his guitar playing is absolutely soul-moving. The band, as a whole, creates truly a work of art. Don't let this CD pass you by! It will be in my "treasured" collection. Check out his "cool" website as well. Kudos, Gary Small.
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          Manufacturer: Halo Records
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD

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          Release Date: 2003-03-18

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