Songwriters Speak [Import]

songwriters speak [import]

Track Listings
Disc: 1
1. Red Rubber Ball - The Seekers
2. Fijian Girl - Rolf Harris
3. Smiley - Ronnie Burns
4. Because I Love You - Masters Apprentices
5. Sweet Sweet Love - Russell Morris
6. Ginger Man - Brian Cadd
7. Lights on the Hill - Slim Dusty
8. Evie (Let Your Hair Hang Down) - Stevie Wright
9. Child's Play - Sherbet
10. Devil Woman - Cliff Richard
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Disc: 2
1. Mistress of Mine - Little River Band
2. Overkill - Men at Work
3. Maxine - Sharon O'Neill
4. Saturday Night - Cold Chisel
5. Hard Habit to Break - Chicago
6. Say Goodbye
7. Cootamundra Wattle
8. World Where You Live - Crowded House
9. Hammerhead - James Reyne
10. To Her Door - Paul Kelly & The Coloured Girls
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Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Australian Exclusive! Songwriters Speak is an outstanding 2 disc set showcasing the work of songwriters who have left an indelible imprint on Australia's cultural landscape. A must for any music collection. Performers include pioneers like Slim Dusty, Rolf Harris and The Seekers; iconic bands such as Little River Band, Sherbet, Cold Chisel, INXS, Mental As Anything & Crowded House; contemporary legends such as Nick Cave, Paul Kelly, Archie Roach and Kasey Chambers plus a couple of surprise international stars. Mushroom. 2005.

Songwriters Speak,Various Artists,Mushroom,Pop,Pop/Rock,Rock/Pop Collections

Songwriters Speak [Import]
Battlestar Galactica: Season One
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good companion for Battlestar Fans
  • Captures the feel of the show
  • Awesome Soundtrack
  • BSG
  • Agree with everyone else
 Battlestar Galactica: Season One
Daniel McGrew , Ken Stacey , Lillis Ó Laoire , Melanie Henley Heyn , Michael Now , and Raya Yarbrough
Manufacturer: La-La Land Records
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ASIN: B0009Q0F5U
Release Date: 2005-06-21

Tracks:

  1. Prologue
  2. Main Title (US Version)
  3. Helo Chase
  4. The Olympic Carrier
  5. Helo Rescued
  6. A Good Lighter
  7. The Thousandth Landing
  8. Two Funerals
  9. Starbuck Takes On All Eight
  10. Forgiven
  11. The Card Game
  12. Starbuck On The Red Moon
  13. Helo In the Warehouse
  14. Baltar Speaks With Adama
  15. Two Boomers
  16. Battlestar Operatica
  17. The Dinner Party
  18. Battlestar Muzaktica
  19. Baltar Panics
  20. Boomer Flees
  21. Flesh And Bone
  22. Battle On The Asteroid
  23. Wander My Friends
  24. Passacaglia
  25. Kobol's Last Gleaming
  26. Destiny
  27. The Shape Of Things To Come
  28. Bloodshed
  29. Re-Cap
  30. Main Title (UK Version)

Album Description

Presenting the original soundtrack from the first season of Sci Fi Channel's critically acclaimed, top-rated television series starring Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, James Callis, Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff. Composer Bear McCreary's dynamic score ingeniously melds orchestra, vocals and synth into an emotional experience that ranges from full-throttle action to soul-stirring drama. Packed with more than 78 minutes of music, this is a comprehensive collection of the very best musical moments from this amazing sci-fi drama's first season. Features both U.S. and U.K. main title themes and includes exclusive liner notes.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Good companion for Battlestar Fans.......2007-05-07

If you're a Battlestar Galatica Fan, this audio is an excellent companion to your collection. Passacaglia, Forgiven, and The Shape of Things to Come are emotional and addictive orchestral soundtracks. Not every song from the first season is included in this CD. The opening credit songs for the UK and the US versions and the battle songs (The Thousandth Landing, Battle on the Asteroid) are included. Battlestar Muzaktica is quite odd and doesn't fit with the collection of songs.

5 out of 5 stars Captures the feel of the show.......2007-04-11

Has a great selection of songs from the 1st season. I like show/movie CDs that you can picture the scenes and emotion of the actors when you hear the song. The Celtic underlays are great, and the Taiko drumming style is very well used for building intensity in the music. If you really like the series, you should probably really enjoy the music as well!

5 out of 5 stars Awesome Soundtrack.......2007-04-11

If you like the music in a scene that just blends in and makes the scene even more emotional or suspenseful, that is what the scores from season one do on this cd. I initially bought it to for the prologue (cylon music) and the two main titles (U.S. and U.K.) but after listening to the entire cd, I have become completely addicted to it. The titles of the scores usually give you a hint of the scene and the liner notes also tell you the episode that they are from but the soundtrack has definitely made rewatching season one an even more intriguing experience. The scores with words, are written by Bear and are in various languages, but the words, especially the opera piece, are actually so dead one with the scene and in this specific scene hilarious. I love this soundtrack. If you are someone who is addicted to really grasping everything that happens in this show and watch and analyze it beyond face value, this is an added bonus to have in your collection. I highly recommend it!!!

4 out of 5 stars BSG.......2007-04-10

Man I love the Classic and the Present BSG's So Inaturally find the SoundTrack/Score A joy and very relaxing. They tend to sound very similar but they are very diffrent.

5 out of 5 stars Agree with everyone else.......2007-03-28

There have been lots of raving reviews of this album, as well as the equally sensational season 2 soundtrack. I just wanted to add my opinion on one track, "Destiny". An earlier review describes an Arabic string instrument being used, but it is actually a biwa, a traditional Japanese instrument that has such a distinct sound that it's hard to imagine it being used for anything other than traditional gagaku music. I don't know if anyone but McCreary has ever tried to use this instrument for something else, but it hardly matters. The fact that McCreary managed to use it so effectively in a piece that is so different from gagaku music is a perfect testament to his unique genius. I'm really looking forward to following McCreary's career.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005) (V)
  • Not one of his bests, but very close
  • John Williams' finest work
  • A Great Conclusion to the Prequel Trilogy
  • Williams is slumming it
 Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B000850IS6
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

  1. Star Wars and The Revenge Of The Sith
  2. Anakin's Dream
  3. Battle Of The Heroes
  4. Anakin's Betrayal
  5. General Grievous
  6. Palpatine's Teachings
  7. Grievous and the Droids
  8. Padme's Ruminations
  9. Anakin vs. Obi-Wan
  10. Anakin's Dark Deeds
  11. Enter Lord Vader
  12. The Immolation Scene
  13. Grievous Speaks to Lord Sidious
  14. The Birth Of The Twins and Padme's Destiny
  15. A New Hope and End Credits

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John Williams' lovely and moving score for the sixth Star Wars film brings thirty years of collaborating on George Lucas' beyond-popular intergalactic franchise to a close. (Is this really the end of Star Wars? Can't Lucas and Williams work together on a prequel to these prequels? Let us hope so, and that Jar Jar Binks is nowhere near it.) As this music accompanies the most exciting Star Wars film in many a moon, the soundtrack itself is more fun, more evil, more nasty and bumpy. Many of the heroic, anthemic themes woven throughout Episode Three: Revenge of the Sith will necessarily be familiar to any fan of the series, from the "Imperial March" to the main theme. It's remarkable how stirring the latter can be, no matter how many times you've heard it, and even for those who do not have all their money invested in S.W. memorabilia. There is a lot of new music here, and the lush, extensive range of both Williams and the London Symphony Orchestra is on display, most notably in the menacing, percolating "General Grievous" and the rousing "New Hope" end theme. --Mike McGonigal

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005) (V).......2007-06-21

product: Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005) (V), included as bonus disc in Episode III soundtrack.

The bonus dvd with this soundtrack was the reason I purchased. I enjoy film soundtracks, and science fiction, but this dvd was a real highlight for me. I got the soundtrack cd out of the local library. The cd was missing from the case, but I found this wonderful dvd instead that I went out to purchase later.

With optional segments of dialog from Ian McDiarmid, this film is a stunning visual and musical overview of the full epic story of episodes I-VI of Star Wars. For those of us who felt that eps. IV-VI fell short of our expectations, this film presents them well as parts of the whole story. The Musical Journey also stands as a summary of the entire SW opus for someone who is not familiar with the Star Wars characters and plot. Highly recommended.

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4 out of 5 stars Not one of his bests, but very close.......2007-05-21

The Episode III soundtrack is very good. Not great, but very, very good. You can tell that Williams is getting old, but he still manages to weave together a very memorable score.

My favorite tracks are "Battle of the Heroes," "Anakin's Betrayal," Palpatine's teachings, "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan," and the "Immolation Scene."
The others are very good as well, but these are especially nice. "Battle of the Heroes" is Dual of the Fates for Revenge of the Sith. "Anakin's Betrayal" is a very sad track that is, in my opinion, one of William's most powerful pieces. "Palpatine's Teachings" is really, really neat. It's very dark and moody, a perfect piece for the evil emperor. The only weird thing is the end. "Anakin vs. Obi-Wan" is the action piece that plays during the battles of Anakin and Obi-Wan, and Yoda and the Emperor. Finally, "The Immolation Scene" is another sad piece, even more so than "Anakin's Betrayal."

Although I really like this CD, there are some things that are missing (as usual). First, the whole sequence where the droids are looking for Obi-Wan after he was shot. You see Obi-Wan in his ship with Senator Organa on the Hologram (or whatever it is), and Obi-Wan says that his clones turned on him. That was some pretty awesome music that OF COURSE was left out of the CD. Then there was Dual of the Fates in the movie, but completely absent from the CD. And probably the most annoying was that whole piece of music before Obi-Wan and Anakin fight. It was so touching and sad and I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY LEFT IT OUT! Absolutely amazing. Also, did anyone notice that some little bits were cut out? For example, in Anakin vs. Obi Wan, they cut out about a second or two of choir. What?! What the heck is with that? It's when Anakin is running on the long thing and jumps on the droid on the lava. Also, there was some pretty cool drumming when you see Yoda and the Emperor fighting, and you can see the whole stadium (the big room). There's also drumming in "Enter Lord Vader" that is muted in the soundtrack.

Oh well...if I'm going to collect movie scores, I'm going to have to get used to the fact that in almost all cases there's not going to be every bit of music. I've experienced this in both Pirates of the Caribbean, Jurassic Park I (there was very little left out on this score), and almost everything else. At the moment, I'm just waiting for the 22nd, for the Pirates of the Caribbean 3 soundtrack. It's gonna be amazing.

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5 out of 5 stars John Williams' finest work.......2007-04-20

There is little more I can say that hasn't already been said about the soundtrack to Episode 3, especially what Amazon contributor Dan Mohr wrote in his review of the soundtrack on 2/2/2006. His review captured almost all the thoughts, feelings, and emotions I had when I first listened to the soundtrack, and was, IMO, the best review of John Williams' greatest masterpiece.

Having said that, I will say that few soundtracks have ever so perfectly captured the underlying emotional currents of their respective movie; in the case of ROTS, the contemporaneous tragedies of Anakin's fall to the Dark Side, the extermination of the Jedi, and the rise of the oppressive Empire. The listener is confronted with the depth and totality of the evil that has beset the entire galaxy to a degree that the film could not reach in only 2 hours.

Bravo, Dan Mohr, and BRAVO John Williams!

5 out of 5 stars A Great Conclusion to the Prequel Trilogy.......2007-04-07

This is a great work of art. I rank it 4th among Star Wars soundtracks after A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and The Phantom Menace. I had a hard deciding which I thought was better, The Phantom Meance or Revenge of the Sith, but I decided that The Phantom Menace lays the foundation for so much that is in this soundtrack and is thus the more masterful work. But that doesn't mean that this score still isn't great. Every piece is a thrill to listen to and pace never lets up. "Battle of the Hereos" is an amazing piece and the rendition of the "Funeral Theme" from Episoded I captures the film's tragety magnificently. Also I do not think John Williams could have portrayed the Jedi's extinction more perfectly than he did in "Anakin's Betrayal". This is without a doubt the best score of 2005 and one of the best of the decade.

2 out of 5 stars Williams is slumming it.......2007-04-01

Williams's score for Revenge of the Sith is almost entirely overbearing, lacking any emotional subtlety. The music is overcomplicated and even a bit confusing, especially in the tracks that correspond to action sequences in the movie. His overuse of choral tracks and vocals is too bombastic and irritating to be listened to without the explosions and laser blasts of the soundtrack to soften them. (Yes, this music is actually softened by the sounds of warfare.) Worst of all, much of the music has simply been lifted from earlier scores. At times his self-imitation was so blatant that I actually wondered whether the editor who had complied this score had made a mistake and I was listening to The Empire Strikes Back or A New Hope. Also suffers from not including the entire score, in some cases cutting out musical segues in obvious and awkward ways.
Don Rickles Speaks!
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Rickles is a master
  • Funny
 Don Rickles Speaks!
Don Rickles
Manufacturer: Jmg / Jewish Music
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ASIN: B000EOTEGS
Release Date: 2006-04-04

Tracks:

  1. Current Events
  2. Some Good Friends
  3. Sinatra
  4. Names In The News
  5. Show Biz And Travel
  6. Night Clubs
  7. Television
  8. Some Big Stars
  9. Sports
  10. Thoughts
  11. Capsule Moments
  12. Famous Men And Women

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I think the most interesting thing about "Don Rickles Speaks!" aside from the fact it is in great demand by collectors, is the fact that it shows how savvy Don Rickles was about world events of the day. Today he still does political humor in his act, without ever revealing his true political leanings, other than to appear highly dissatisfied with whomever is in charge or in the Oval Office. Most of the truly sensational comics of any decade, like Lenny Bruce, Richard Pryor, or even Howard Stern of today were all known for being both groundbreaking and controversial. Rickles was always adept at managing to stay out of the controversial category by constantly poking fun at himself and his own inadequacies. He was no schlepper , but he was no big wheel either. Don Rickles beat Peter finch to the window in the movie "Network" screaming, "I'm mad as hell and I can't take it anymore!" On "Speaks", we hear Don Rickles addressing a prestigious panel of political and social climbers who want to know his thoughts and take on many serious and pop culture subjects. ("What do you think of the Electric Prunes?" "I think they should all go suck on a lemon and go to a fruit festival!" "What about the Nixon's?" "Richard Nixon is a lot of fun if you like to go to Whitier and watch oranges go bad." "I think Pat Nixon could make some changes, oh say, a rubber mask."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Rickles is a master.......2007-06-07

This album is great. Rickles' Book is getting a lot of attention... but this album demonstrates why the book is worth reading.

4 out of 5 stars Funny.......2006-11-10

This would be a better and more funny if this were a dvd instead of a cd.
People like to see comedians
Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Robeson on wax
  • The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation
  • A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving
  • Robeson at his best
  • some of the greatest songs of the last century
 Songs of Free Men/ A Paul Robeson Recital

Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000029YJ
Release Date: 1997-12-09

Tracks:

  1. Balm in Gilead
  2. Chassidic Chant
  3. Quiet Flows The Don: From Border To Border
  4. Quiet Flows The Don: Oh, How Proud Our Quiet Don
  5. Elijah, Op. 70: The Lord God Of Abraham
  6. The Purest Kind Of Guy
  7. Joe Hill
  8. The Peat-Bog Soldiers
  9. The Four Insurgent Generals
  10. Native Land
  11. Song Of The Plains
  12. Cradle Song
  13. Within Four Walls
  14. By An' By
  15. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
  16. John Henry
  17. Water Boy
  18. My Curly Headed Baby
  19. Mah Lindy Lou
  20. Wagon Wheels
  21. The House I Live In
  22. Showboat: I Still Suits Me
  23. Sylvia
  24. Showboat: Ol' Man River
  25. Porgy And Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So

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There was nothing like the Robeson sound, ever. To describe his deep, rich, perfectly equalized instrument is futile. Go instead to "Balm in Gilead," the opening track, and see if you can listen to the last pianissimo phrase without falling to pieces. Robeson was at his best when the music was slow and the words contained spiritual or social messages. Faster, lighter fare like Kern's "I Still Suits Me" or Gershwin's "It Ain't Necessarily So" find the serious-minded singer out of his element, lacking irony and swing. "Old Man River," though, gets a simple, dignified treatment. It's Songs of Free Men, though, that will just keep Robeson's artistry rolling along, especially in Sony's astonishing transfers. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Robeson on wax.......2007-06-19

I found this album in a thrift store last week, for a couple of dollars. It's the original pressing on four 78 RPM records, in a gatefold format. It's in pristine condition. I really bought it for the incredible cover art, although I hope to be able to listen to it in this format at some point.

5 out of 5 stars The voice, the sound quality and the interpretation.......2004-09-24

Put this on your stereo and if it is good enough the depth and richness of Robeson's voice will make your fillings rattle and your chest rumble. The power of his voice is awesome. This CD is superbly recorded with no audible noise at normal listening levels.

4 out of 5 stars A Voice from the 40s, often dated, often moving.......2002-09-01

"Red diaper babies" have greeted this disc with nostalgic joy, and it captures a time and an aesthetic and a political belief with precision. Anyone interested in the emotional life of the pro-Soviet left of the 1940s should buy this disc. It's something like Henry Wallace set to music. There is much more to Robeson than that, however, and Sony has given us Robeson whole: there are songs by American masters of the musical, there are labor songs, religious songs, as well as the kind of faux-folk songs which the butcher supreme Josef Stalin encouraged and which were not taken seriously inside the USSR (except at gunpoint!!) but which were taken up by dupes around the world. This is Robeson at his least savory - willing propagandist for a vile mass murderer. Songs such as "Native Land" (fittingly, Robeson is referring to the Soviet Union) and the Red Army song are the equivalent of the "Horst Wessel Song", anthems of murder, and it is difficult to listen to the worst of them without retching. On the other hand, Robeson's commitment to American folk culture was real. "Balm in Gilead" is deeply beautiful; "John Henry" is heroic; "By an' By" is both resigned yet hopeful. "Joe Hill" captures an era in labor history. Anyone interested in American popular song should hear these. Turning to Broadway, his "Old Man River" is very fine, though Robeson changed the lyrics for political reasons and Leonard Warren has done the song better. I disagree with the editorial reviewer: "I Still Suits Me" is wonderfully playful and shows Robeson using his gorgeously rich voice to tease and poke fun. However, Marc Blitzstein's "Purest Kind of a Guy" is beyond saving - another example of Robeson recording an unworthy song by a political fellow-traveller. Ugh. But for every miss there are two hits. Robeson performs Mendelssohn's Elijah with nobility, and sings his favorite song, "Water Boy", with joyous pride: "There ain't no hammer that's on these mountains that rings like mine, boys, that rings like mine."
No one need have any fears about the mono sound quality. The orchestra in the second half of the program is at times a little dwarfed by Robeson's voice, but it generally sounds clean and colorful, and the great artist's voice rings like no other.

5 out of 5 stars Robeson at his best.......2000-05-12

It's hard to believe that most of these recordings pre-date the advent of magnetic tape: the CD transfer is superlative. The songs and performance are beyond reproach. Notable is the imaginative packaging in miniature 'record album' format, complete with the original cover art, and a replica of the original Columbia record label applied to the CD.

In response to a previous question: Robeson's performance of Danny Boy (Londonderry Air) can be found on the Vanguard LP entitled "Robeson" (VRS-9037).

5 out of 5 stars some of the greatest songs of the last century.......2000-05-05

In the 1940s, before rabid McCarthyism and racism had taken its toll on him, Robeson made these wonderful recordings of spirituals, classics and pop tunes. Accompanied by the solo piano of the incomparable Lawrence Brown, or by an orchestra, the songs ring out with pride, dignity, skill and unmatched integrity. The shameful treatment that Robeson was subject to from American authorities certainly seem grotesquely absurd to a modern listener. The wonderful version of "The House I Live In" included on this cd should forever kill off any suspicion that Robeson did not love his country deeply. This album ought to be heard by millions of people, world wide. Robeson's voice is nothing less than a glorious high point in 20th century music, and it's hard to think of any recording capturing it to greater advantage.
Big: The Musical (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • didn't work for rehearsals
  • Big for folks doing the Musical
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 Big: The Musical (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
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ASIN: B000005AY0
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

  1. Overture/Can't Wait
  2. Talk To Her/Carnival/Zoltar Speaks
  3. This Isn't Me
  4. I Want To Go Home
  5. The Time Of Your Life/Fun
  6. Josh's Welcome/Here We Go Again
  7. Do You Want To Play Games?/Stars, Stars, Stars
  8. Cross The Line
  9. It's Time
  10. Stop, Time
  11. The Nightmare
  12. Dancing All The Time/I Want To Know
  13. Coffee, Black
  14. The Real Thing
  15. One Special Man
  16. When You're Big/Skateboard Ballet
  17. I Want To Go Home/Stars, Stars, Stars (Reprise)/Finale

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars didn't work for rehearsals.......2007-03-22

I used this CD to help me rehearse for the BIG production I was in, but it didn't match the libretto at all. I think there was one song on there that I could use.

3 out of 5 stars Big for folks doing the Musical.......2006-03-20

If you're getting this CD to help prepare for your school or community group doing the musical, there are a lot of changes from the CD to the book. Aside from finding the book in a new key and some chunks added/deleted, Here We Go Again and When You're Big aren't included anymore.

Overall, the music's a little trite, but there are some nice moments -- mostly the stuff sung by the female leads.

5 out of 5 stars It's Awesome, It's Amazing, It's BIG!!!!.......2006-01-22

My high school did "Big" my sophomore year, and oh my god, it was such a fun musical to do. I kind of forgot about it until my senior year, when I suddenly craved some of that music again. So I purchased this CD and I've been loving it since. They got rid of a couple of the songs and replaced them with others as the show progressed on Broadway, so I was suprised to hear new material (to me anyways), and for the most part, I actually enjoyed these original songs over their replacements that my production contained. This cast is phenomenal and the guy who plays Josh Baskin sounds so much like Tom Hanks at points, its crazy. It's a simple, yet a bit fantastic musical about growing up, and it's funny and romantic, and a lot of fun. I love all the songs, and it's a shame it didn't do too well on B-way. At least this recording will keep the music alive.

"This Isn't Me" is one of my favorite tracks, as it's a lot of fun and has a great beat, but suprisingly it was replaced with "Good Morning to Mom", which was only so-so. "I Want To Go Home" is a great ballad that Josh sings, and its simple, a bit funny, and the ending is the best, as its cute and sad. Another song they got rid of, "Here We Go Again", is a song Susan sings, and again, I like it alot. It has a quirky melody that I like. "Stars, Stars, Stars" is another great song, and is quite cute. One of the more popular songs. "Cross The Line" is the finale to Act I and is also very excellent and up beat, and makes you want to dance. "Stop, Time" is my favorite song on the album by far. Sung by Josh's mom, it is one of the more poignant moments of the show. Heartfelt, sad, and truly beautiful, it defiantely makes you appreciate your mom. Barbara Walsh sounds superb on this: she has a great voice. I love this one. "Dancing all the Time" is another good Susan song, and it leads into "I Want To Know" by Young Josh, which is another good ballad. "Coffee, Black" is another showstopper, fun ensemble song, and again, very comedic. "One Special Man" is Susan's ballad to Josh, and it is very beatiful. My only regret is that its only 2:21 so its a short one, and I just want her to start belting at the end, but no, its a quiet ending. Still, I love this one too. The finale is great too, and features an amazing duet between Josh and Susan. I love the harmonies they do.

All in all, this is a great album. Sample the songs and give it a try. This is a must have!!

4 out of 5 stars a lost gem.......2004-10-14

i saw this musical at the local high school in 2001 and was plesently suprised i of course saw the movie and the only thing i knew about this musical was it didnt stay long on broadway, so when i saw it was i shocked this is a delight cross the line still resenates in my head 5 years later.

1 out of 5 stars Ungodly awful.......2004-06-19

BEWARE. This musical is perhaps one of the five worst pieces of music I have ever experienced. I began to wonder if the composer was attempting to make the world's worst musical. Listen for yourself and enjoy the disjunct vocal lines, the desperate attempt at "fun music", and - worst of all - how the highlight of the entire show both dramatically and musically is the insipidly awful "Heart and Soul". Stick to the movie because this baby is horrendous.
Speaks Volumes
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Speaks at low volume
  • An amazing debut album
 Speaks Volumes
Nico Muhly
Manufacturer: Bedroom Community
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000KCHW2W
Release Date: 2007-01-23

Tracks:

  1. Clear Music
  2. It Goes Without Saying
  3. Honest Music
  4. Quiet Music
  5. Pillaging Music
  6. Hudson Cycle
  7. Keep in Touch

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Speaks at low volume.......2007-04-22

This debut disk has gotten a lot of hype, but it's hard to hear why. The music is spare and pretty, but not a whole lot more. Well, it is Arty with a capital A but it almost sounds like the main concern is not to do anything aesthetically uncool, rather than to really try anything or take a risk. There are a few odd touches, like having the clarinettist miked so closely that the clacking of the keys sounds like tap dancing. That made me want to turn down the volume.

5 out of 5 stars An amazing debut album.......2007-04-15

Nico Mulhy's "Speaks Volumes" is an amazing collection of diverse, beautiful works for small chamber ensemble. Covering an amazingly wide range of styles, the album's tracks betray the composer's own unique biography: Columbia University English major, Julliard Composition student, collaborator with both Bjork and Antony and the Johnsons, and accomplished percussionist and keyboard player. Most of all, his six-year stint as an editor and performer with the Philip Glass ensemble shines through. Deliberate, serious, and sparse, "Speaks Volumes" is loud and clear.
Bluebird Of Happiness
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Very Pleased
  • audio bad worse than the old LP's
  • My wife talking to me from the grave.
 Bluebird Of Happiness

Manufacturer: Pearl
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000000WSQ
Release Date: 1997-11-18

Tracks:

  1. Something in the Night
  2. Bluebird of Happiness
  3. L'Elisir d'Amore: Una Furtiva Lagrima
  4. Macushla
  5. Robin Hood: Oh Promise Me
  6. Pagliacci: Vesti la Gubba
  7. Ay-Ay-Ay
  8. Morning
  9. Naughty Marietta: I'm Falling in Love With Someone
  10. La Donna E Mobile from Rigoletto Ver(di)
  11. Agnus Dei (Bizet)
  12. O Sole Mio (di Capua)
  13. Mattinata (Leonacavallo)
  14. Torna A Surriento (de Curtis)
  15. La Danza (Rossine, arr. L. Artok)
  16. Parmi Veder Le Lagrime from Rigoletto (Verdi)
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  18. Aria Ma Se m'e Forza Perderti (Verdi)
  19. O Paradiso from L'Africanna (Meyerbeer)
  20. Because (Teschemacher-d'Hardelot)
  21. Bluebird of Happiness (Harmanti-Heyman-Davies)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Very Pleased.......2007-01-12

My Aunt cried whren she heard the music she learned to love in the depression Especially Blue bird of Happiness.

2 out of 5 stars audio bad worse than the old LP's.......2000-11-23

A marvelous singer that I have loved since I was a child, singing the songs of his that I have enjoyed all these many years. The sad part of the recording is that the sound hasn't been reworked and it sounds worse that the old LP. It's really sad that they would issue this great recording in such a sad state. If you don't mind the bad fidelity, you will enjoy this.

5 out of 5 stars My wife talking to me from the grave........1999-03-08

My wife passed awau in Jan.1999. This month (March) Ifound a letter from she had mailed in 1948 to me in which she said in part "It just go'es to show what being truly in love means. Just now they played (radio) BLUE BIRD OF HAPPYNESS. I wanted to tell everone that it's right here." We were married 57 years and deeply in love that will never end. Thank you.
And the Music Speaks
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • In Retaliation To Offensive Boyz II Men Comments
  • Great CD
  • Improvement from the 1st album
  • I love this cd
  • A very good second Album.
 And the Music Speaks
All-4-One
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ASIN: B000002J4D
Release Date: 1995-06-06

Tracks:

  1. These Arms
  2. I Can Love You Like That
  3. Giving You My Heart Forever
  4. I'm Your Man
  5. I'm Sorry
  6. Could This Be Magic
  7. Here For You
  8. Think You're The One For Me
  9. Colors Of Love
  10. Roll Call
  11. Here For You
  12. We Dedicate

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars In Retaliation To Offensive Boyz II Men Comments .......2005-03-01

I think it's great for groups like these to produce decent music as opposed to some of the manufactured trash thats out there. What we can also do less of are Snobby Knobheads from Glendale, Arizona insulting the sassy talent that is Boyz II Men. To compare All 4 One to B2M may initally seem fair, but the fact that one of the groups are still operating and the other is not, is enough to prove which is better. The only reason that you find B2M sleep inducing is obviously because you suffer from Narcolepsy which is brought about by the raw emotion of their music, something that All 4 One Fail to do. Now take Houston's advice and SEE whats right in front of you.

5 out of 5 stars Great CD.......2003-08-07

Man....the first CD was good....but there were two songs I really didnt like.....But this CD has nothing like that. I like every single song especially I Can Love You Like That and Could This Be Magic. Every single song is great! Too Bad they dont make this type of music anymore. All 4 One will go down as my favorite RnB group ever. Peace

5 out of 5 stars Improvement from the 1st album.......2003-05-22

This album is a lot better than the 1st album. The 1st album relied too hevily on I Swear to sell but this has 5 quality slow songs to listen to. A lot may think its cheesy but this is quality love music. The next 5 tracks have the 90's new jack swing thing going on but they are above average songs as well. The last song is gospel which aint my thing but is good. If you liked the 1st you will be happy that they have built on their sucess and took their game to another level.

5 out of 5 stars I love this cd.......2003-01-05

I love the song the are so sothing and they are the way I like to listn to... it ia a cd full of love and compasson...

5 out of 5 stars A very good second Album........2000-09-05

"As the music speaks..." has more of the same formula that made the first album a success. It has more slow jams on this album for all you romantic types that loved "I Swear". It also has a few dance jams. In my opinion, these guys are stronger vocally than BoyzIIMen. All-4-One's sound & harmonies are perfect for the slow loves songs as BoyzIIMen just sound boring on a lot of their slow songs. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big BoyzIIMen fan but I can't listen to a whole album of theirs without falling asleep from boredom. All-4One albums are very enjoyable and easy to sing along to. These guys are first rate and top quality.
When Love Speaks
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • What a gift!
  • Beautiful, well-chosen sonnets
  • RADA; Royal Academy of Deficient Actors when compared to Joe Fiennes
  • I wish Alan Rickman.........
  • The words, the voices, the music: amazing
 When Love Speaks
Various Artists
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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ASIN: B00006357N
Release Date: 2002-04-23

Tracks:

  1. Be not afeard, the isle is full of noises - Joseph Fieness
  2. Live With Me and Be My Love - Annie Lennox
  3. As an unperfect actor on the stage - John Gielgud
  4. My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun - Alan Rickman
  5. Why is my verse so barren of new pride - Diana Rigg
  6. Who will believe my verse in time to come - Richard Attenborough
  7. That you were once unkind befriends me now - Paul Rhys
  8. How oft, when thou, my music - Juliet Stevenson
  9. When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes - Rufus Wainwright
  10. Being your slave, what should I do but tend - Janet McTeer
  11. Tired with all these, for restful death I cry - Alan Bates
  12. When I consider everything that grows - Marianne Jean-Baptiste
  13. Let those who are in favour with their stars - David Warner
  14. They that have power to hurt and will do none - Sian Phillips
  15. Those lips that Love's own hand did make - John Hurt
  16. Come again sweet love (John Dowland) - John Potter
  17. Th'expense of spirit in a waste of shame - Ralph Fiennes
  18. Thine eyes I love, and they, as pitying me - Matthew Rhys
  19. I never saw that you did painting need - Imelda Staunton
  20. When to the sessions of sweet silent thought - Kenneth Branagh
  21. It is thy will thy image should keep open - Fiona Shaw
  22. Mine eye and heart are at mortal war - Henry Goodman
  23. No more be grieved at that which thou hast done - Keb' Mo'
  24. O never say that I was false of heart - Susannah York
  25. Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest - Timothy Spall
  26. Some glory in their birth, some in their skill - Peter Barkworth
  27. How heavy do I journey on the way - Gemma Jones
  28. Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea - Jonathan Pryce
  29. Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore - Richard Wilson
  30. The quality of mercy is not straines - Des'ree
  31. Sweet love, renew thy force; be it not said - Tom Courtnay
  32. Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind - Zoe Waites
  33. Be wise as thou art cruel; do not press - Edward Fox
  34. It is for fear to wet a widow's eye - Trevor Eve
  35. So it is not with me as with that Muse - Imogen Stubbs
  36. Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws - David Harewood
  37. The Willow Song - Barbara Bonney
  38. When my love swears that she is made of truth - Richard Johnson
  39. When I do count the clock that tells the time - Martin Jarvis
  40. What potions have I drunk of siren tears - Roger Hammond
  41. Not marble nor the gilded monuments - Richard Briers
  42. Sin of self-love possesseth all mine eye - John Sessions
  43. Let me not to the marriage of true minds - Thelma Holt
  44. Music to hear, why hearst thou music sadly - Ladysmith Black Mambazo
  45. When forty winters shall besiege thy brow - Caroline Blakiston
  46. No longer mourn for me when I am dead - Peter Bowles
  47. Love is my sin, and thy dear virtue hate - Sylvia Syms
  48. Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day - Robert Lindsay
  49. Not from the stars do I my judgement pluck - Ioan Gruffudd
  50. My love is as a fever, longing still - John Hurt
  51. The little Love-God lying once asleep - Bohdan Poraj
  52. Shall I compare thee to a summer's day - Bryan Ferry
  53. Our revels are now ended - Joseph Fiennes

Album Description

When Love Speaks is a beautiful, classic gift of love inspired by the sonnets of William Shakespeare. A lovely 44-page book features all of the texts, with lovely original artwork and includes a single CD featuring William Shakespeare's love sonnets read by some of the finest actors in the world. Artists Rufus Wainright, Barbara Bonney, Des'ree, Bryan Ferry, Keb Mo, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Annie Lennox, and John Potter perform eight new, original songs. Much of the music was written and conducted by top film composer Michael Kamen.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What a gift!.......2006-10-17

This cd has made my drive to work so pleasant! Though there are admittedly, a few songs I usually (but not always) skip, I feel nearly religious about how wonderful the readings on this cd are, and find myself bringing up out of thin air during random conversations.

For me, the stand out pieces are "Shall I compare thee..." which is sung so beautifully, "Sweet love doth now invite..." (which, I saw that Sting has now recorded on his new album but it is a little dry), Juliette Stevenson's wonderful playfulness with her sonnet, Fiona Shaw's reading, and Ralph Fiennes' piece where his voice is full of sharp intensity.

My seven year old has that one memorized. It is something to hear.

I've also recommended this cd to people for whom Shakespeare is a particularly tough egg to crack. Every day you hear a new angle you hadn't picked up on nor considered before, and in the readers' light it becomes simple to understand.

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful, well-chosen sonnets.......2006-08-24

The musical interludes did not really capture my attention vocally, except for Rufus Wainright's who gave the tune a nice style. The speakers had excellent voices and grasp of the material. I especially like Alan Rickman's, Juliet Stevenson's, Susanah Harker's, and Kenneth Branagh's readings. I recommend this CD especially if you are a Shakespeare fan.

5 out of 5 stars RADA; Royal Academy of Deficient Actors when compared to Joe Fiennes.......2006-07-18

If you enjoy Shakespeare you will appreciate this recording of various sonnets performed by various English actors. Some are presented as musical pieces which seem forced and not enough time is allowed between readings,
HOWEVER, the most interesting aspect of the recording is that Mr. Fiennes, who was rejected by RADA as a student, is the only non-RADA graduate invited to participate in the recording.
Also , he is given the honor of performing the first and last selections. The reason why is obvious. His performance is so far superior to the others you wonder why they didn't just let him record the entire program.

5 out of 5 stars I wish Alan Rickman................2006-04-28

I wish Alan Rickman would engage in more spoken word recordings - his voice is incredible. As another reviewer wrote I, too, bought this CD for Rickman alone, but the cd is great from start to finish. Now, if Alan Rickman would only record something like Edgar Alan Poe's poems! Could you imagine THAT voice doing 'The Raven', or 'The Bells'. Haunting! Absolutely haunting. Please Mr. Rickman (bended kneee) read this and indulge your many fans!

BTW: For those of you who enjoy Alan Rickman, he has recorded 'Return of the Native' by Thomas Hardy -- it is super!

5 out of 5 stars The words, the voices, the music: amazing.......2006-03-17

O.k. I'll be honest: I got this CD because of Alan Rickman. However, in the short time I've had it, I've listened to the entire album, start to finish, probably a dozen times. Rickman is amazing with his recitation of Sonnet 130, which admittedly I've listened to more than any other, but Refus Wainwright also deserves mention for a beautiful musical rendition of Sonnet 29. Although I don't know who Henry Goodman is, his version of Sonnet 46 does such an excellent job of capturing the witty back and forth of the eye and heart at war. I was also pleased to see some names (and hear some voices) that I do recognize: Imogen Stubbs, Kenneth Branagh, John Hurt, Annie Lennox, Juliet Stevenson, and Ralph Fiennes--and that's just naming a few of the greats making an appearance on this CD. Finally, if you don't like any of the actors/musicians I've mentioned, you should buy this album just for the sonnets themselves. It's a must-have for any true Shakespeare fan.
G'night Wolfgang
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A Life Saver!
  • A Bedtime Ritual that has endured for SEVEN YEARS
  • excellent bedtime music
 G'night Wolfgang
Ric Louchard
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ASIN: B000002M53
Release Date: 1995-01-01

Tracks:

  1. Sonata In F Major, K.332: Adagio
  2. Sonata Quasi Una Fantasia Op. 27, No. 2 'Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto
  3. French Suite No. 5 In G Major, BWV 816: Sarabande
  4. French Suite No. 3 In B minor, BWV 814: Sarabande
  5. Well Tempered Clavier, Volume 1: Prelude 1
  6. Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et Douloureux
  7. Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et Triste
  8. Trois Gymnopedies: Lent et Grave
  9. Sonata In C Major, K. 545: Andante
  10. Scenes Of Childhood: From Foreign Lands And People
  11. Scenes Of Childhood: Child Falling Asleep
  12. Scenes Of Childhood: The Poet Speaks

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Life Saver!.......2005-11-12

I bought this CD when my first son was a few months old. He had colic and this was the only CD which seems to sooth him. Plus I have to admit that it relaxes me as well. My oldest son in now 4 1/2 and still asks for me to put it on a few times a week.We now have another son and I think I'm going to buy another one! It really works! All the nights it added to his sleep are priceless to me!!!!

5 out of 5 stars A Bedtime Ritual that has endured for SEVEN YEARS.......2000-11-16

and is still going strong! I bought the cassette when my son was two years old. It always helped sooth him to sleep and is a wonderful accompaniment to bedtime reading. On occasions when we had to take him to a babysitter or out of town on vacation, we would bring G'night Wolfgang to help him feel secure &lull him to sleep in an unfamiliar place. I thought he would tire of it by now, but we all still love it and listen several nights a week at bedtime. This timeless music also works its magic to calm frazzled parental nerves any time of day or night. Though it wasn't our original intention, I do think this collection (and our ritual)has given our son an enduring appreciation for classical music that will probably last a lifetime. Now he's nine years old and chooses his own music which is a bit trendier, funkier (and definitely louder!), but he seems to know there's a place in our psyche well-served by enchanting classical music such as this.

5 out of 5 stars excellent bedtime music.......1998-10-22

this c.d. is a wonderful choice of bedtime music for infants and toddlers. I have played this c.d. everynight since my 2 year old was 2 months old. He absolutely loves it. Plus they say Mozart is good for the brain!

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