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DJ Kicks
Hot Chip
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Sound of Silver
The Warning
From Here We Go Sublime
Mirrored
The Reminder

ASIN: B000NKHS8O
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

Nitemoves/Grovesnor
I Got a Man/Positive K
Like You/Gramme
Persuasion/Subway
Untitled/Soundhack
Cademar/Tom Ze
My Piano/Hot Chip
Short Road/Wax Stag
Bizarre Love Triangle (Shep Pettibone Extended Mix)/New Order
Jiggle It/Young Leek
In the Basement, Part One/Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto
On Just Foot/Black Devil Disco Club
Der Buchdrucker/Dominik Eulberg
Film 2/Grauzone
24 Track Loop/This Heat
Far East/Wookie
Miracel Whop/Gabriel Ananda
You Got Good Ash/Marek Bois
The Stone That the Builder Rejected/Lanark
The Man's Got Me Beat/Pete Um
Love Affair/Noze
Just F**cking (Roman Flugel's 23 Positions In a One-Night Stand Remix)/Audion
Steppin' Out/Joe Jackson
Mess Around/Ray Charles

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Asking a DJ to produce a mix record isn't the most revolutionary idea in the world, but the DJ Kicks series offers a slightly different spin. Contributing artists are tasked with delving into the deep recesses of their collections and challenging listeners with unexpected combinations. Past entries have landed somewhere on a continuum from "interesting and insightful" to "excruciating, hipper-than-thou obscurity." Hot Chip's entry in the series manages to stay on the good side of that scale. Of course, Hot Chip are barely DJs at all, as records like 2006's The Warning veer wildly between indie rock and tweaked pop-dance hybrids. That freewheeling instinct serves them well here, creating stylistic whiplash and rattling the listener with a fun, herky-jerky flow. The first 25 minutes or so are especially good, with a quick snip of Positive K's "I Got a Man" up against the fat bass sound of Gramme's "Like You," eventually peaking with "Bizarre Love Triangle." You'll want to Google some of the music in this batch, especially Soundhack and the standout track "B1." Later, the record loses its nerve and devolves into more or less a straight dance record, with only occasional sparks like Wookie's "Far East." But they finish strong, following up Audion's "Just F***ing" with Joe Jackson and Ray Charles. While it's not perfect, this DJ Kicks manages an unforced cool and a healthy unpredictability that stops just short of random, making Hot Chip seem both hip and unpretentious. --Matthew Cooke

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For Hot Chip's installment of the legendary DJ-Kicks series, the boys deliver an eclectic mix that features everything from German minimal techno to classic pop, hip-hop, grime and garage. This is a mix that covers an unbelievable broad range of styles and truly pulls it off. To top off the mix, they threw in a brand new, exclusive Hot Chip track entitled "Piano Song," which takes their sound to an entirely new level.

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Nice collection!
Paul Revere & the Raiders - Anthology CD
Great!
Great CD
Great! But often overlooked.

Kicks! The Anthology 1963-1972
Paul Revere & the Raiders
Manufacturer: Raven [Australia]
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Very Best of Herman's Hermits
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy: A Collection
The Grass Roots - All Time Greatest Hits
The Lovin' Spoonful - Greatest Hits
The Vogues - Greatest Hits

ASIN: B0009OUBCO
Release Date: 2005-07-04

Tracks:

Louie Louie - Raiders, Paul Revere
Steppin' Out - Raiders, Paul Revere
Just Like Me - Raiders, Paul Revere
Kicks - Raiders, Paul Revere
Action - Raiders, Paul Revere
Hungry - Raiders, Paul Revere
I'm Not Your Stepping Stone - Raiders, Paul Revere
Louie, Go Home - Raiders, Paul Revere
Ballad of a Useless Man - Raiders, Paul Revere
Great Airplane Strike - Raiders, Paul Revere
Good Thing - Raiders, Paul Revere
Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard) - Raiders, Paul Revere
Louise - Raiders, Paul Revere
Him or Me - What's It Gonna Be? - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Mo'reen - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Gone - Movin' On - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Tighter - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
I Had a Dream - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Ups and Downs - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Peace of Mind - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Too Much Talk - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Cinderella Sunshine - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Don't Take It So Hard - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Mr. Sun, Mr. Moon - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Let Me! - Mark Lindsay, Raiders, Paul Revere
Just Seventeen - Raiders
Indian Reservation - Raiders
Birds of a Feather - Raiders
Country Wine - Raiders
Powder Blue Mercedes Queen - Raiders

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Nice collection!.......2007-05-21

As I mentioned in other reviews, I'm not into the greatest hits thing. I bought this cd because I love one of their songs (Cherokee People). I could not find the original album with that song anywhere else. This compilation is just OK.

Paul Revere & the Raiders - Anthology CD.......2007-04-12

Definitive collection of all the hits of Paul Revere and the Raiders.

Great!.......2007-02-16

The product I ordered was really worth the money. I enjoy music, especially old classic rock. I have been looking in all the music shops for this particular CD. So,when I found it, I was so excited. I had to order it. It is just like the original album. I really enjoy listening to this one.
Anna Benson

Great CD.......2007-01-16

Apparently Paul Revere & the Raiders went through member changes before I became familiar with them as a young teen, watching them on TV, and some of the Raiders I knew were not the original members, but this CD has all the great Raiders songs that I remember and then some. If you like Paul Revere & the Raiders, you'll like this CD, and you get a lot of songs on this one.

Great! But often overlooked........2007-01-06

If you like great 60's rock and roll you'll be delighted with this collection. I was pleasently surprised to hear material I'd not heard before and it sounded as fresh today as their music sounded to me in the 60's. The weakest tune IMHO is the first one "Louie Louie". I suppose it had to be included but it gets much better from that point on and really jams! When you need a positive mood change just through this on and remember!

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wow..
A Slammin' DJ Kicks!
More class grooves...
This is an outstanding album...
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DJ-Kicks
Thievery Corporation
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Sounds from the Verve Hi-Fi
Versions
The K&D Sessions
DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister: !K7046cd
Sounds From The Thievery Hi-Fi

ASIN: B00000J5WD
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

Tropicando - Les Baxter
Rebirth - A Forest Mighty Black
Beija Flor - Da Lata
Mother Africa Feeding Sista India/2001 - Fun-Da-Mental/Thievery Corporation
Rainbow - The 13th Sign
Success (Thievery Corporation Remix) - DJ Cam
Emerald Alley - Up/Bustle & Out
Exploration - The Karminsky Experience Inc
Coming From The Top - Thievery Corporation
Ponteio (Bonus Beats) - Da Lata
Guiro Electro (Rainer Truby Trio Remix) - Bobby Matos
Fedime's Flight - Jazzanova
Janine - Pronoia
Imperial - Lazy Boy
Transmission Central - Rockers Hi-Fi
Mathar (R. Fearless Mix) - Indian Vibes
Reign Dub - Dual tone
It Takes A Theif/DJ Kicks - Thievery Corporation

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It seems Studio K7 do no wrong when its comes to their widely adored DJ Kicks series. The German label has showcased the record-selecting talents of DJs and producers from around the world, and in doing so has become a reliable brand name for quality home listening. This installment has Thievery Corporation, Washington, D.C.'s masters of the mellow groove, flexing their skills. The mood across the disc's 18 tracks is decidedly laid-back, but eclectically so. Les Baxter's '60s cinematic lounge sets the scene, but the second track is a quick fast-forward into modern lounge, as provided by Kraut-chillers A Forest Mighty Black. The vibe spans the gamut from sitar-and-tabla world beat (Up Bustle & Out) to dubby (Rockers Hi-Fi), but in the end, it's the Corp's own works that are the true standouts. This is easy listening for the hipster set; background music for the space-age dinner party. --Courtney Reimer

Album Details

Artists & titles selected by Washington, D.C. based DJ's Thievery Corporation (Eric Hilton & Rob Garza). Features many great lounge / chill-out moments, including cuts from Les Baxter, A Forest Mighty Black, Jazzanova & many more.

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wow.........2004-12-21

This album again deepens my love for Thievery Corporation. I heard about TC last month, and I have purchased six albums by them since. Their flavor from all over the world is captivating, their mixing is flawlessly seamless, their music is so relaxing. This is great music for driving and for studying, and it definitely is a favorite on my collection of music. Garza/Hilton have truly mastered their art, and I am looking forward to 'The Cosmic Game', which is released in February.

Also recommend all CDs by Thievery Corporation, Ursula 1000, and Zero 7.

A Slammin' DJ Kicks! .......2004-10-05

I Love this CD. Thievery Corporation's foray into the DJ Kick's series is a classic one as it has the sounds that makes ESL label so great. It's as though Thievery Corp. were honored to make this album and you can simply feel it by the tunes selected and the flow of the cuts. On a label (K7) that's done DJ Kicks by everyone from Smith & Mighty to DJ Cam to Kruder Dorfmiester to Carl Craig as well as release albums by Tosca, Ursula Rucker and several other artists, they do know a thing or two about DJ's and mixing.

The first track had me - Les Baxter's "Tropicando"... you may remember this old school easy jazz cut from a docker's commercial in 2000 or the late nineties where the dude is at a dinner table, thinks these two lovely ladies are moving up his leg with their feet only to find out that it's actually the mister across the table that's infatuated (yikes...). But then you have a smooth flowing Forest Mighty Black track titled "Rebirth" that'll get the party going with a old styled guitar in the background & a electronic samples. It's a compost thing. Then you have Da Lata's samba influenced "Beija Flor", and this came out at a time before Songs from the Tin, so when you hear the beat heavy "Ponteio" just know that neither cut is on their debut album. Fun-Da-Mental's collab. with them in "Mother Africa" is the perfect prelude to Indian Ambiance with the electrifying "Rainbow" following it up. The beats don't stop there... Karminsky Experience's "Exploration" was a sort of anthem in 1999... so simple and so great, sitar spashes throughout. "Coming From the Top" follows and that track... if I were a boxer that would be my intro music to every fight.

Those are only a handful of the tracks. Rockers Hi-Fi, Jazzanova, Lazy Boy, DJ Cam and a few others have some smokin' tracks in what is IMO one of the best DJ comps ever put out. I was always a fan of ESL, picking up Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi a long long time ago but this one made me want to actually check out the DC lounge for myself. DEFINITELY check this out. It's a bit older and it does have a sort of India vibe to it that maybe not everyone will dig, but I still love this release and the consistency of the cd warrant the international ambience. And if you do enjoy this be sure to check out ESL's other works, from "Sounds from the Hi-Fi" all the way up to "Outernational Experience". And be sure to take a look at some of the many other greats on their label, like Karminsky Experience, Ursula 1000 and Desmond Williams just to name a few.

More class grooves..........2004-05-29

Like their Austrian peers, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Thievery Corporation know how to mix and, like K&D, their "DJ Kicks" album is a class act in both its production and its selection of tracks. More down-tempo than K&D's offering but equally interesting in its sequencing, it scans a broader palette of styles from bossa-nova, through Indian sitars to deep Jamaican dub. Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen?... well, not here, because in these guys' hands each track is integrated seamlessly into an hour long musical journey that's held together by lock-tight beats and overlays. Genuinely interesting and perfectly crafted it's another example of just how good "laid-back" club music can be in the hands of people who know what's out there and how it should be delivered.

This is an outstanding album..........2003-11-06

...of fascinating mixes. I like their own work but find it occasionally repetitive - the reggae riffs in particular. But this album enchants with brilliant elaborations. I've had it for two years and haven't tired of it yet. Along with Kruder & Dorfmeister's mixes (including a great DJKicks contribution) - and the Byrne/Eno collaboration in My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - and many of the cuts in the Verve Remixed series - and some of DJShadow - Thievery's mix albums represent some of the most interesting pop/jazz/electronic music.

ExtraSpectaculary.......2003-08-19

Thievery Corp. does it again. A powerful compilation of extraordinairy sound. These DJ kicks albums always sound so damn good within the genre of the artist.

DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister: !K7046cd

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Great Stuff Done Good
5 billion stars
Up there with K&D
Liquid Lounge at it's finest...
I love these Guys...

DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister: !K7046cd
Peter Kruder , Richard Dorfmeister , and Kruder & Dorfmeister
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Suzuki

ASIN: B0000013EH
Release Date: 1998-06-09

Tracks:

A Mother
Livin Free
Spellbound
Give My Soul
Revolutionary Pilot
In Too Deep
Kauna
Never Say
Dadamnphreaknoizphunk
Shaolin Satellite
High Noon
Keep On Believing
Que Dolor
Bass And Several Cars
Look Up Dere
Radio Burning Chrome
DJ Kicks

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Austrians Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, whose smooth and sexy acid jazz has attracted almost as much attention as their curious resemblance to American folksters Simon and Garfunkel, demonstrate their skills on yet another installment of Studio K7's DJ Kicks series. The mix highlights the best of European trip-hop, acid jazz, and drum and bass, with their own "High Noon" and "Black Baby" mixed with tracks from British trip-hoppers Herbalizer, German technicians Hardfloor, and Viennese weirdo Patrick Pulsinger, among others. Their straightforward mixing is complemented by a heavy dose of studio postproduction but the emphasis here is on track selection rather than technical trickery. Like their productions, this DJ Kicks is classy, sophisticated, and surprising. --Matthew Corwine

Album Description

K&D continue their relaxed & chilled sound they've perfected. Beginning with downbeat trip-hop including Herbaliser, Statik Sound System and Thievery Corporation, Kruder & Dorfmeister flow through jazzy drum'n'bass (with Aquasky and JMJ & Flytronix) and techno (with Hardfloor and Showroom Recordings).

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Great Stuff Done Good.......2007-01-06

Kruder and Dorfmeister, cool-class weavers of drum and bass and otherwise obscure fragments of funk, have knocked off another album of slick chill tunes cribbed from the likes of Herbaliser, Thievery Corporation, Beanfield, and Sapien. This effort is a bit more caffeinated than "Conversions," but it lacks the creative influx of "Sessions." The end product has a good set of legs but fails to use them to go anywhere unique.

The vibe is one strata of liquid lounge after another, and in most cases, the lack of their trademark inventiveness doesn't detract much from the beautifully placid aura the music evokes. "A Mother" and "Livin' Free" have clean, crystalline swells of sound that kick the album off to a good start. "Dadamnphreaknoizphunk" and "Keep On Believing" mix dark ambient soul with deep house intentions with great effect. However, the album lapses occasionally into realms that, while not bad, aren't especially interesting. "Give My Soul" becomes a bit too repetitive, "Radio Burning Chrome" has an electric jazz groove that, while fun, is ultimately out of place on this line up, and every once in a while (see "In Too Deep" and "High Noon") the record hits a level of velvet-lavender lounge that is almost -- if you can believe it -- too chill for the tone that's already been set.

I don't want to harp too much on the various setbacks. This is K&D we're talking about. Like pizza or sex, even when it's not that great, it's still way better than most. In spite of the few uneven snags, the overall product is above average in style, soothing and emotive, and well worth the purchase.

5 billion stars.......2006-08-15

Anyone who gives this less than 5 stars does not know what they are talking about. I've listened to this literally hundreds of times since 97. Most electronic music sounds pretty dated after a few years but this disc is just incredible; amazing tunes in just the right order, perfectly mixed. This disc proves that there is an art to the dj mix and only a few others can even come close to this.

Up there with K&D.......2006-07-28

This cd is not as good as K&D sessions but is right up there. Some may beg to differ. The one good thing about Kruder and Dorfmeister is you have to listen to enter with an open mind cause every cd is different. A lot of mellow pop, bass and drums, techno. This album could be the most mellow I've heard, but the kicks are a plus. A lot of bass and drums, which is the Kruder dorfmeister style anyways.

Liquid Lounge at it's finest..........2005-12-14

Ok, so i'm not an over-the-top K&D fan like most of the reviewers, and i'm pretty new to the genre, but this cd is fantastic! This disc, for me, is the epitome of what good chill-out music should sound like; there's enough funky beats to tap your foot to, but at the same time if you stop listening it's light enough that you can drone out and go about whatever you're doing without the music overpowering it. There's not alot of vocal tracks (i much prefer instrumentals myself), and the beats flow continuously with smooth transitions. Definitely pick this up if you're looking for a nice relaxing cd to drive/work to.

I love these Guys..........2005-06-24

...but I cannot help but to conclude that this album was a bit of a corporate/old boys network collusion and production.
It's good, don't mistake my meaning, but it's not quite what you would expect of these guys and it seems just a little bit lazy, repetative and with questionable track selection.
It's still very much a worthy album and an audible treat but it grates at times and I feel just a little uncomfortable with it's backslapping foundation because it just does not translate into fully focussed work.

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One of My Favorite Albums of ALL TIME
Soundtrack to Europe
Outstanding
My fave so far
super fun dance sing along

DJ-Kicks
Erlend Øye
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DJ-Kicks

ASIN: B0001ENY30
Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

Jurgen Paape - So Weit Wie Noch Nie
Erlend Oye - Sheltered Life (Remix)/Fine Night (Acapella)
Cornelius - Drop (Kings of Convenience Remix)
Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better
Erlend Oye - Radio Jolly Jolly Music/Prego Amore (Acapella)
Alan Braxe & Fred Falke - Rubicon
Avenue D - 2D2F
The Rapture - I Need Your Love
Erlend Oye - Lattialla Taas Uusi Fantasia/Venus (Acapella)
Erlend Oye - 2 After 909 Justus Kohncke/Intergalactic Autobahn (Acapella)
Erlend Oye - The Black Keys Work (Phonique Remix)
Jackmate - Airraid
Royksopp - Poor Leno (Silikon Soul Remix) / Erlend Oye - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (Acapella)
Skateboard - Metal Chix / Erlend Oye - Always On My Mind (Acapella)
Ricardo Villalobos - Dexter
Minizza - Winning a Battle, Losing The War
Morgan Geist Lullaby / Erlend Oye - A Place In My Heart (Acapella) / Ada - Luckycharm / Erlend Oye - Intuition (Acapella)

Album Description

The job title of DJ may not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Erlend Øye. The singer, songwriter and indie pop star behind Kings Of Convenience has only owned a set of turntables for a few months, but despite all this, Erlend Øye the DJ is anything but a joke. With his compilation for the latest installment of the DJ-Kicks series, the Berlin-residing Norwegian not only redefines the DJ mix, but unleashes a monster set of leftfield party tunes as well.

In a certain way, Øye brings to mind DJ-Kicks alums like Kruder & Dorfmeister, however, where they enriched their mixes in the studio using dub effects, keyboard overlays and distortions, Erlend Øye takes to the microphone. Having re-sung nine songs for this mix, Erlend deftly blurs the line between a DJ mix and a full on artist album. Three of these are so far unreleased compositions of his own and the other six are cover versions of tunes by Elvis, Bananarama, Pet Shop Boys and others.

Erlend's selection for his DJ-Kicks draws from the best of both the dance and rock worlds. NYC dance rockers The Rapture are here, as are French house heads Phoenix, Japanese quirk-rock master Cornelius and electronica stars Royksopp. While this type of eclecticism is a constant in the DJ-Kicks series, few have left as distinctive a mark on their mixes as Erlend Øye.

Customer Reviews:

One of My Favorite Albums of ALL TIME.......2007-06-20

First heard this - going on 3 years now - during the summer after my entire life had shifted position. Girlfriend moved abroad, friends moved away, I was finishing college, etc.

For the entire year thereafter, this album would become a soundtrack to my transitional period. Even now, I can STILL listen all the way through and not get tired, bored or even the slightest bit turned off to any track.

There are multiple reasons for this.

Erlend is a fantastic DJ, mixing the tracks seamlessly, with timing that most DJs don't seem to utilize to their advantage; he tells a story with these tracks, illustrated brilliantly by the way he transitions between them.

Adding incredible accappellas, he creates a humble, albeit fun, atmosphere. Having never heard the instrumental tracks of what he sings over, I think I would prefer them coupled with Oye's soft voice. Granted, he only sings over a few - so he doesn't overdo it, but rather makes the mix a very personal creation.

And the tracks in general flow so well, the entire album spans a massive range of emotions, and seems to end in a suitable, satisfiable place.

One thing, however: the actual-released version is slightly different, with one-less track (17 instead of 18), some different transitions, and some horns added in on the final song. I HIGHLY recommend the PROMO version, if you can find it, as that is - in my opinion - the prized (or lost?) jewel (promo has 18 trks). It's kind of like the original Director's Cut, vs. whatever was released to the general public.

I promise you, even if you don't like House/Dance music much (and I did not a few years back), this will possibly change your life, if you let it.

Soundtrack to Europe.......2006-10-26

My wife and I treked around Europe to this album and everytime I listen to it I can close my eyes and put myself right back there. It has a lot of very melow good electronica and hip hop beats. The only song that is a little much is 2d2f. I don't mind it as much as the wife but go figure.

I highly recommend this album.

Outstanding.......2006-07-09

This album is a compilation of songs from different artists, included Erlend Oye (mostly) and his Kings of Convinience band, remixed in an outstanding downtempo-house mood.

My fave so far.......2006-06-01

Since I bought this album last October on a whim (and good word), I quickly grew addicted to the entire DJ Kicks series, but especially this album. Erlend Oye's mix is quite certainly the best I have listened to out of the 11 editions I have so far, maybe only because I've had it the longest. Either way, from my experience, it is one of the most unique and fun ones, in the way Oye seamlessly blends in his own voice and strange vocal interpolations over established techno songs.
The contrast of the Smiths' "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" over Royksopp's "Poor Leno", and Willie Nelson's "Always On My Mind" over Skateboard's "Metal Chix", all sung by Erlend's pleasant but quirky voice, are strokes of minor genius. The entire album, as a result, feels more like a personalized mixtape from Erlend than the top-shelf electronic mixes that DJ Kicks is well known for. There is a rustic and personal charm about this album, but most importantly it is still banging! The variety on this album allows it to be a perfect waking-up album, dancing in the clubs album, relaxing at the beach album, and driving home late at night album. Something for all, and all within a too-short 55 minutes...Best DJ Kicks album I have heard so far.

super fun dance sing along.......2005-12-05

Although I'm not their biggest fan, I do enjoy the work that I've heard by Kings Of Convenience and enjoyed their Versus disc in which they were remixed by a variety of excellent artists. Although I didn't care much for Erlend Oye's first solo album (found it a bit bland), I have to admit that I'm completely won over by this DJ Kicks mix compiled by him. Another in the line of outstanding mixes (the Kruder And Dorfmeister and Andrea Parker efforts are definitely worth having as well), Oye puts his personal stamp on the mix by not only picking out the tracks but actually singing karaoke style over several of them. It sounds cheesy as hell, but it works quite well.

After opening with some German dancefloor by Jürgen Paape, the disc moves into its first such combination as Oye not only drops a remix of one of his own tracks ("Sheltered Life"), but sings vocals from an Opus 3 track over the top. He pops back in at the beginning of "If I Ever Feel Better" by Phoenix and when it makes the transition to the actual band vocals it's flawless. That last reason is really the way that the mix pulls it off. Although Oye changes melodies to fit the tracks that he's singing along with, he has a knack for blending vocals in alongside tracks that you wouldn't think of putting together.

Two examples stand out on the disc in particular. Over the Silikon Soul remix of "Poor Leno" by Röyksopp, Oye sings vocals to the excellent (and much-covered) "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out" and it fits like a charm (especially when his own vocals from the original track softly breath in at the end). Even stranger is Oye singing "Always On My Mind" (Willie Nelson!) over the dancefloor grinder "Skateboard" by Metal Chix. In addition to his unique vocal coups, Oye includes some downright awesome tracks on the disc as well, including the fluttering electronics of "Winning A Battle, Losing The War" by Minizza, the banging minimal dancefloor of "Airraid" by Jackmate and the obscuro and hilarious "Radio Jolly" by Jolly Music. All in all, this is a fun electro-dance release that is 55 minutes well spent. Heck, you'll probably even find yourself singing along with Oye after awhile.

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Superb tribute to Kerouac
A Tribute in Words, Music & Voices
No, no suicide, wine please, wine...
"From these Blues we'll go to H Y M N S"
Hopeful and refreshing

Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness
Various Artists
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Readings by Jack Kerouac on the Beat Generation
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ASIN: B0000009PX
Release Date: 1997-04-08

Tracks:

Kerouac - Morphine
Bowery Blues - Lydia Lunch
My Gang - Michael Stipe
Dream: Us Kids Swim Off A Gray Pier... - Steven Tyler
Letter To William S. Burroughs And Ode To Jack - Hunter S. Thompson
Skid Row Wine - Maggie Estep & The Spitters
America's New Trinity Of Love: Dean,Brando,Presley - Richard Lewis
Dream: On A Sunny Afternoon... - Lawrence Ferlinghetti And Helium
MacDougal Street Blues - Jack Kerouac & Joe Strummer
The Brooklyn Bridge Blues (Choruses 1-9) - Allen Ginsberg
Hymn - Eddie Vedder, Campbell 2000 And Sadie 7
Old Western Movies - William Burroughs And Tomandandy
Silly Goofball Pomes - Juliana Hatfield
The Moon - John Cale
Madroad Driving... - Johnny Depp & Come
'Have You Ever Seen Anyone Like Cody Pomeray?' - Robert Hunter
Letter To John Clellon Holmes - Lee Ranaldo & Dana Colley
Pome On Doctor Sax - Anna Domino
Mexico Rooftop - Rob Buck & Danny Chauvin As Hitchiker
The Last Hotel - Patti Smith With Thurston Moore And Lenny Kaye
Running Through-Chinese Poem Song - Warren Zevon & Michael Wolf
Woman - Jim Carroll With Lee Ranaldo And Lenny Kaye
Mexican Loneliness - Matt Dillon With Joey Altruda And Joe Gonzalez
Angel Mine - Inger Lorre & Jeff Buckley
The Brooklyn Bridge (Chorus 10) - Eric Andersen

Customer Reviews:

Superb tribute to Kerouac.......2006-09-07

Kerouac enthusiasts are well-served with recordings of their master's work read by others. I can think of several such albums already available, mainly of his well known books: On The Road, The Dharma Bums, Visions of Cody, Big Sur, and Mexico City Blues. There are also Jack's own recordings, released on a 3-CD Rhino Records set, in which he tends to explore more unfamiliar territory, such as his Pomes All Sizes, Old Angel Midnight, and Book of Blues, with just the occasional excursion into the more familiar realms of The Subterraneans, Desolation Angels, Lonesome Traveler, and Visions of Cody.

Such is the case with this tribute CD from Rykodisc where the producer (and nephew of Jack's last wife) Jim Sampas, has deliberately chosen more unfamiliar texts for the galaxy of star talents on this release to read. The reasoning behind this decision was apparently to show Kerouac in a different light, and to demonstrate the wide range of his different styles. In this objective Sampas has succeeded admirably.

Accordingly, there are readings of the more obscure items from Pomes All Sizes and Book of Blues as well as four texts which have never before been published: Brooklyn Bridge Blues, America's New Trinity of Love: Dean, Brando, Presley, and two dreams: "On a Sunny Afternoon...", and "Us Kids Swim Off a Great Pier". The excellent 32-page booklet includes the full text of all the readings, and so represents the first publication of these items. It also has some photos of Jack, and paintings by him which have not been widely seen.

So, who is reading the texts? A host of talent from the worlds of music, film and literature. The late Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs are present, as are Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Hunter S Thompson and Jim Carroll. The musician readers include R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Patti Smith, John Cale, Warren Zevon, the Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, Eric Anderson and Julia Hatfield. Other musicians, such as Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, ex-10,000 Maniacs guitarist Rob Buck, and Jeff Buckley provide backings for the readers. From the land of film and stage come Johnny Depp and Matt Dillon, as well as comedian Richard Lewis. There's even a previously unheard recording of Kerouac himself, reading from his MacDougal Street Blues, with over-dubbed bass, synth and guitar by Joe Strummer. Jack can also be heard in the background of Robert Hunter's reading from Visions of Cody, skatting "A Foggy Day in London Town" from a rare tape recorded at the Cassady's home in 1952.

What of the readings? Well, they cover a wide range of interpretations, from the stark Lydia Lunch on Bowery Blues and the wild Maggie Estep on Skid Row Wine to the child-like rendition by Julia Hatfield of Silly Goofball Pomes, and the improvisation of Patti Smith on The Last Hotel, the poem of Jack's which always reminds me of Arthur Rimbaud. The readers I most enjoyed were those who sounded like Jack and who phrased like Jack, since I truly believe that no one can read Kerouac as well as Kerouac did. Accordingly, my favorite reader has to be Lee Ranaldo, who delivers a magnificent reading of a letter to John Clellon Holmes in which Jack is telling of his encounter with the beautiful "Good Blonde" who gave him a lift up the west coast in 1955. I could listen to that voice reading Kerouac all day long. All night too. Runners up in this category would have to be Robert Hunter (Visions of Cody), Warren Zevon (Running Through - Chinese Poem Song), and Matt Dillon (Mexican Loneliness).

Allen Ginsberg does a fine reading of the previously unseen Brooklyn Bridge Blues, recorded at the Town Hall, NYC, in 1995. Only 8½ of the total of 10 choruses were read by Allen because, on the day, the last page had somehow become lost. To rectify this shortcoming, Eric Anderson can be heard performing the missing 1½ choruses on a separate track, from the top of the Brooklyn Bridge, no less, with the sounds of the traffic passing by.

As well as the Kerouac readings, two of the tracks feature new material. The band Morphine perform "Kerouac", their own tribute to the man, and Hunter S Thompson, after reading a short extract from one of Jack's letters to William Burroughs, adds his own "Ode to Jack" in homage to his hero.

The musical accompaniments cover a wide spectrum of styles. No jazz, which Jack preferred, and which backed some of his own recordings, but rock sounds of varying intensities and complexities. I still reckon that Jack would have approved.

The CD as a whole presents a vast variety of content, reading styles and musical accompaniments, all fitted together in a pleasing sequence that would be hard to beat. The playing time is extremely generous at 79½ minutes, and the complete package is indeed a fine tribute to Jack Kerouac. Producer Jim Sampas is to be congratulated in putting it all together. Let's hope that this is but the first of many such projects.

A Tribute in Words, Music & Voices.......2005-04-12

Now and then a CD gets better the more you listen. Such is the case with Kicks Joy Darkness, a tribute to Jack Kerouac. It was released in 1997, but I recently rediscovered it and put it in my car so I could listen again. I'm glad I did.

The CD is a tribute in words, music and voices to one of the greatest writers of our time. Here, his work is interpreted by a diverse range of talents, including actor Matt Dillon, Morphine, Michael Stipe, the awesome band Come, and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, as well as Jack's contemporaries Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg.

The best two tracks are "Dream: "Us Kids Swim off a Gray Pier" by Tyler, who does a phenomenal job of evoking Jack's images of summer through spoken word, and "MacDougal Street Blues," which is Jack's own voice backed by the late great Joe Strummer on electronic beat and keyboards. It's nothing short of sublime.

I like Jack's work because he seems to be a reluctant hero, which is what he was. Once his "On the Road" was reviewed by the New York Times in 1957, he was touted as The Next Big Thing and the spokesperson of a generation (the Beat generation for sure). And sort of like Kurt Cobain in the Nineties, who was also given the role of spokesperson of a generation against his will, Jack resisted. He never wanted to be anything but a writer, so fame ate him up and overshadowed the very thing that had catapulted him to the forefront in the first place - his talent.

My only complaint about this CD is that none of Jack's novels (his best work) are represented here, which is why I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5. I recommend picking up this CD as it's definitely worth a listen.

No, no suicide, wine please, wine..........2000-11-14

A well chosen and diverse mix of musicians, poets and writers contribute intimate interpretations of Kerouac's poetry. Haunting, graceful, raw and humorous, a brilliant album highly recommended. Special hilights-Hunter S Thompson's gonzo "Ode to Jack," Morphine's smoky "Kerouac," and Maggie Estep & the Spitters aggressive "Skid Row Wine." Jack himself is heard to a house beat by Joe Strummer on "Macdougal St Blues." One of a kind.

"From these Blues we'll go to H Y M N S".......2000-02-27

For those of you who know Kerouac, you know that my screen name comes from "The Brooklyn Bridge Blues" - a track on this wonderful CD. For those of you who aren't that familiar with his work, I would highly recommend this collection.

Lydia Lunch's version of "Bowery Blues" is reason enough to get it - sultry, dangerous and mad with introspective passion. John Cale does a really nice rendition of "The Moon", one of Jack's more beautiful poems.

There are other gems here, as well. Juliana Hatfield's take on "Silly Goofball Pomes" has that perfect, childlike sound. "Mexican Loneliness" and Jack's "Dream" highlight his descriptive brilliance.

Very nicely done..

Hopeful and refreshing.......1999-08-11

This CD would serve as a great introduction to Kerouac's work. The balance between spoken word and musical performance is near perfect and serves to show the timelessness of effective poetry.

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cool stuff for cool people...
A Review Of Each Track On DJ-Kicks: Four Tet

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Four Tet
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ASIN: B000FGFUCW
Release Date: 2006-06-27

Tracks:

Leapday Night (Scene 1) - David Behrman
Mom, The Video Broke - Syclops
If I Were Only a Child Again - Curtis Mayfield
Out-Rock - Heiner Stadler
Professor's Here
Soucoupes Volantes Vertes - Heldon
Yper-Sound - Stereolab
Dillema - So Solid Crew
Psychometry 3.2 - Akufen
Baby Day - Animal Collective
Figaro [101 Remix] - Madvillain
Love, Love
Pockets - Four Tet
Psychosomatic - Model 500
Taireva
Superspace
Kneel to the Boss - Cabaret Voltaire
Love Is How Y Make It
Represent
Up Against the Wall [Getaway Car Mix] - Group Home
Flutter - Autechre

Customer Reviews:

cool stuff for cool people..........2006-07-18

It's pretty much a given that a DJ set from Four Tet (a.k.a. Kieran Hebden) is going to be more of an eclectic, cerebral affair rather than a dance floor meltdown. DJ Kicks is his second foray into this realm, after an effectively atmospheric Late Night Tales installment a couple years ago. This mix has a harder edge to it, perhaps reflecting the denser, more percussive textures of Four Tet's recent album Everything Ecstatic. Basically, this is all great stuff, and unless you have a record collection twice as large as Mr. Hebden's, there's plenty of gems for you to discover here. David Behrman... Curtis Mayfield... African mbira... Gong... Madvillain... Autechre... yeah, you get the idea. Cool stuff for cool people. People like you. Buy it.

A Review Of Each Track On DJ-Kicks: Four Tet.......2006-07-10

David Behrman: Leapday Night Scene 1
A light, gentle ambient trip through experimental music and distorted trumpet sounds,
Syclops: Mom, The Video Broke
An electroclash piece by French producer Maurice Fulton. Very heavy stuff.
Curtis Mayfield: If I Were Only A Child Again
Beautiful! A hidden soul gem from maestro Curtis Mayfield!
Heiner Stadler: Out Rock
A short jazz piece. Short, but sweet.
Gary Davis: The Professor's Here
A bizarre piece of music. I don't know the genre. It's good though!
Heldon: Les Soucoupes Volantes Vertes
A piece of French progressive. The title means 'The Green Flying Saucers'
Stereolab: Les Yper-Sound
A piece of feel-good rock. Happy!
So Solid Crew: Dilemma
A short piece of electro. Simple, but very good
Akufen: Psychometry 3.2
A bizarre piece from Akufen. Akufen is the phonetic spelling of acouphéne (French for tinnitus)
Animal Collective: Baby Day
A sadly lacking piece from the Baltimore quintet.
Madvillian: Figaro
Bad. Just bad.
Julian Priester: Love
An interesting piece of jazz...Is that a latin flavour that I hear.
Four Tet: Pockets (DJ-KiCKS)
Here it is: The DJ-KiCKS exclusive. A smooth piece of 80s pop mixed with techno rhythms
Model500: Psychosomatic
What is this? Is it IDM or electro? Could someone tell me?
Shona People Of Rhodesia: Taireva
African thumb pianos? Why not! A beautiful and refreshing piece of music.
Quickspace Supersport: Superplus
This sounds like The Dandy Warhols met The Chemical Brothers. An interesting combo...
Cabaret Voltaire: Kneel To The Boss
A very short piece from the 70's. And I mean short. 36 seconds!
Gong: Love Is How You Make It
A short piece of modern Britpop. Cute!
Showbiz & AG: Represent
Please! Stop with the profanity!
Group Home: Up Against The Wall
A great piece, with amazing rhythms. Unfortunately, it is also explicit. I just don't get profanity...
Autechre: Flutter
A fast paced IDM/Breakbeat track from electronica gods Autechre. Wonderful!

Four Tet gets Four Stars for his innovative DJ-KiCKS CD! Great job!

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Extraordinary!!
One of the classic Dj Kicks
Awesome!

DJ-Kicks
Henrik Schwarz
Manufacturer: K7
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ASIN: B000HT3TK2
Release Date: 2006-10-31

Tracks:

Intro
Bird's Lament
Woman of the World [Long Instrumental Version]
Claire
Spanish Joint
Since You've Been Gone
Jon [Live] - Henrik Schwarz
Let It Out - Jae Mason
Anthracite - Cymande
Imagination Limitation Mix 1 [DJ-Kicks] - Henrik Schwarz
Black Sea
Giya Kasiamore - Amampondo
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Core - Robert Hood
Chant Avec Cithare [Track 1] - Artist Unknown
Summun Bukmun Umyun - Pharoah Sanders
You Can Be a Star
Get Around to It - Arthur Russell
Conscious of My Conscience
Let Jah Love Come - Sugar Minott,
Wake Up Brothers - Doug Hammond
You're the Man [Alternate Version 2] - Marvin Gaye
Outro

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Extraordinary!!.......2007-06-07

This dance compilation renewed my faith in the possibility of depth and meaning in dance music. Schwarz is a great artist who can paint a flawless canvas of music with character. His mixes are superb. His performance in dance music has the rare ability to move one's soul. His song choices are second to none both musically and lyrically. A dozen listens later, I'm still smiling and going "Wow!"

One of the classic Dj Kicks.......2006-12-17

I have been picky about my DJ Kicks selections..This one is up there on top with Thievery Corp., Vikter Duplaix mix. Excellent cross section of tracks. The mix is seamless and flows great from one track to the next..Just look at the track selection; D'Angelo, Pharoah Sanders, Marvin Gaye, Coldcut.
Certainly one to treasure.

Awesome!.......2006-11-12

This mix album is absolutely fantastic. A must buy!

Henrik soulfully weaves through a number of genres and the placement of tracks is incredibly well thought out. Detroit Techno smoothly transitioning in to South African traditional music - who would have thought it could work? Boy, does it really!

Another reviewer summed this album up perfectly: " It's a CD that tells a story. It contains tracks that ooze class, that reek of history, that are imbued with style. It is a mix that speaks of life's rich tapestry. In short, Henrik Schwarz has delivered a mix with something for your mind, your body, and, most importantly, your soul. "

It has been a while since I felt so good after listening to a new CD!

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Deep and wide and rocksteady
Daddy G
I play this cd over and over....
you have to listen more than once
Beautiful

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Daddy G
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ASIN: B0002W184I
Release Date: 2004-11-16

Tracks:

Philip Levi & Tipper Irie - Intro
Willie Williams - Armagideon Time
Sound Dimension - Rockfort Rock
Melaaz - Non Non Non
Tricky Aftermath (Unreleased Mix)
Meters- Just Kissed My Baby
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Remix)
Les Negresses Vertes - Face A La Mer (Massive Attack Remix)
Massive Attack - Karma Koma (The Napoli Trip)
Johnny Osbourne - Budy Bye
Badmarsh & Shri Signs (Dubplate Mix)
Barrington Levy - Here I Come (Dubplate Version)
Foxy Brown - Oh Yeah
Leftfield - Inspection/Check One
Massive Attack And Mos Def - I Against I
Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady (Danny Krivit Edit)
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Perfecto Mix By Paul Oakenfold)

Album Description

Some DJs get their kicks by dropping the most obscure tunes they can find. Others take pleasure in kicking back with friends and digging out timeless favorites. Daddy G, also known as Grant Marshall, belongs to the latter school. "These," he says of the components of this mix, "are the records that are always in my box."

Although he's best known for comprising one half of Massive Attack, Daddy G has been DJing ever since he started making mixes on a cassette recorder at the age of ten. Reggae records filtered through via his older sister's DJ boyfriend. And his devotion to a good bassline grew out of his mid-teen experience of Jamaican sound systems. From around 1982, he ran the Dugout club in St. Paul's, part of the unique Bristol scene where reggae and funk collided with post-punk - and eventually produced trip hop.

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Deep and wide and rocksteady.......2007-02-10

Listen to this disc in your car. As February 2007 finally arrives, this makes me hopeful about Weather Underground. G brings everything that 100th Window lacked: Funk, rocksteady, swing, swagger. Mighty, mighty grooves, Leftfield's best song ever, and Aretha making it all look easy. I guess for her it is easy.

Enthusiastically recommended.

Daddy G.......2006-06-01

One of the best things about the DJ Kicks collection is the way it allows the mixers/producers/DJs creating them to really be creative, and give props to their influences. One of the more outstanding examples of this is Daddy G's mix. Starting with obscure tracks from Willie Williams and Melaaz, he segues into a black box mix of Tricky's suffocatingly dense "Aftermath", and never looks back. He also gives plenty of face time to his day job in Massive Attack, featuring originals (including "I Against I" with Mos Def, only available on the Blade II soundtrack, and a barn-burner in its own right) and their remixes of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Les Negresses Vertes. With favorites by Aretha Franklin, Leftfield and Foxy Brown's anthemic "Oh Yeah" rounding out the mix, it establishes itself as a seductive reggae/dub/R&B/Euro conglomeration, and definitely a top-tier collection in a long line of prestigious mixes. Definitely one to cherish and listen to during summer nights.

I play this cd over and over...........2005-10-01

I am a Massive Attack/reggae fan and my local record store guy suggested I try daddy G out. It's been in my cd player ever since. If you like trance, reggae, soul, r&b, with a little twist of euro underneath...all mixed together smooth deep and delicious ....you'll love this one too.

you have to listen more than once.......2005-04-08

very nice, very even, good flow, hope he goes deeper if he does it again.

Beautiful.......2005-03-02

Laid back... Waaay back. Massive attack delivers again.

Props to G for dropping some Levy in this mix.

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Over all great score.
Completely surprising
Best animated film music ever!
I'm so glad to have it!
didn't get enough time???

Shrek: Original Motion Picture Score

Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
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ASIN: B00005RZTY
Release Date: 2001-12-04

Tracks:

Fairytale
Ogre Hunters / Fairytale Deathcamp
Donkey Meets Shrek
Eating Alone
Uninvited Guests
March of Farquuad
The Perfect King
Welcome to Duloc
Tournament Speech
What Kind of Quest
Dragon! / Fiona Awakens
One of A Kind Knight
Saving Donkey's Ass
Escape from the Dragon
Helmet Hair
Delivery Boy Shrek / Making Camp
Friends Journey to Duloc
Starry Night
Singing Princess
Better Out Than In / Sunflower / I'll Tell Him
Merry Men
Fiona Kicks Ass
Fiona's Secret
Why Wait To Be Wed / You Thought Wrong
Ride the Dragon
I Object
Transformation / The End

Customer Reviews:

Over all great score........2006-10-23

I've been a fan of Harry Gregson-Williams for quite some time (and to a lesser extent, John Powell). Gregson-Williams is known for working with Hans Zimmer (they worked together on the soundtrack for The Rock) and he is also known in the video gaming community for his work on the Metal Gear Solid franchise (his take on the theme, not originally composed by him, is absolutely breathtaking in both the second and third games).

So it was no shock to me that I absolutely adore his work on the Shrek franchise. I can't say much here that hasn't been said by other reviewers, but I will say that the strongest work on the soundtrack involves the more serious, epic pieces (of which there are far too few).

Stand out tracks, for me, are "Fairytale", "Escape the Dragon", "Ride the Dragon", "I Object", and "Transformation/End".

The action theme of the film is used perfectly throughout the film, but it shows up far too rarely on the disc. I'm not sure if it's actually present less, or if it was a less-is-more kind of thing when it did play in the film. Regardless, it's a beautiful composition (though it does remind me of the "hero" theme from Deep Blue Sea).

You can feel Gregson-Williams' influence on "Escape the Dragon", as there are similar pulsing electric beats that are reminiscent, to me, of his arrangement of the Metal Gear Solid 2 main theme (which to this day remains one of my favorite pieces of soundtrack music ever - it's exciting, it's patriotic, it's epic. What more does one need?)

There's also some beautiful solo guitar work on this score that's a bit reminiscent of Trevor Rabin, but excellent regardless. My only gripe is that the disc feels a bit short in running length, but I think that's because a portion of the soundtrack was dedicated to pop and rock tracks, which show up on the second album.

If you're a fan of Gregson-Williams, Powell, or just film music in general, I strongly recommend picking this disc up. It'll make you sad and it'll get your blood racing.

Completely surprising.......2006-05-24

Harry Gregson-Williams is a fairly new composer, but despite that, he is beyond comparison. (Except for John Williams and Howard Shore and Hans Zimmer). This is supposed to be an animated film, where music doesn't matter AS much. But this composer goes beyond all expectations, putting forth all his best efforts, bringing out the best in Shrek. You can hear some links from this CD to the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Harry's later work. Even by listening to the samples you can tell this music is hard to beat. I don't think Shrek would have won Best Animated Film if Gregson-Williams had not composed the music. BUY THIS CD!!!

Best animated film music ever!.......2004-03-19

Although the other reviewers are right in that there isnt a lot of music on this disc, a little over 40 minutes, it's worth the price just for the first and 25th tracks. There are so many awe inspiring tracks on this cd it's impossible to pass up. The disc opens up with a very serious and magical theme on the strings and oboe. This theme is the same one that the princess sings in her fatal duet with the bird, that track is on here too. Also, there's the memorable Welcome to Duloc theme with the child choir. Also, the fight with Robin Hood theme with some riverdance in it is on this disc. The best theme on the disc is first introduced in the escape from the dragon track, with a funky beat behind it. It's presented in it's full orchestra and choral glory in the Ride the Dragon track which is guaranteed to give you goose bumps. All in all this is a very wide ranging score with some of the most light-hearted/goofy music ever along with some of the most inspired and passionate heroic music. I can't recommend this soundtrack enough. The music of Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell added so much to Shrek, making it the best animated film I've ever seen.

I'm so glad to have it!.......2003-01-12

I'm so glad I got this score. Such a humorous film like Shrek doesn't sound like it would have so much beautiful music, but this score proves it does. The music is absolutely stunning, sometimes powerful, sometimes scary, sometimes sad and sometimes just beautiful. There are a few recurring themes, but they are great themes and sound nice in every song. Although most of the soundtrack is pretty serious, there are a few funny songs placed in, which only add to it's greatness. If, while watching Shrek, you happened to notice some of the nice themes like I did, then I suggest getting this score. It really is a great CD and I'm happy to have this part of my collection.

didn't get enough time???.......2002-12-21

This is the third score that Harry Gregson Williams and John Powell composed together and after buying "Antz" and "Chicken Run" I had high expectations. Unfortunately this score is by far not as good as their previous ones. Still good though, but especially less comfortable to listen to. Most songs are just too short. By the time the theme had captured you the song is over. Strongest part of this album is the humor Powell and Williams have used. Some endings of songs are quite "unusual", like "farquaad's speech" and "merry men", which can crack me up if I'm in a funny mood. Strongest tracks on the album are "escape from the dragon" and "fairytale". The rest of the album kinda sounds as if the composers didn't get enough time to compose the music, so they just put the pieces they already had behind each other. Too bad, because this is a duo that has a lot to offer and hopefully they will soon again, with less, but much longer tracks.

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