Tim Tayshun [Import]

tim tayshun [import]

Track Listings
1. Tim-Tayshun (Temptation)
2. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons/(I Love You) for Seventy Mental
3. Song of Indians
4. Them Durn Fool Things (These Foolish Things Remind Me of You)
5. Git up Off'n the Floor, Hannah
6. Pagan Ninny' Keep 'Er Goin' Stomp
7. Nowhere
8. Pearly Maude
9. Oh! Nick-O-Deemo
10. Cigareets, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women
11. Cigardust (Stardust) [#]
12. I Surrender, Dear [#]
13. Moe Zart's Turkey Trot
14. Prisoner of Love's Song
15. You Can't Be Fit as a Fiddle (When You're Tight as a Drum) [#]
16. Serutan Yob (A Song for Backward Boys & Girls Under 40)
17. Irishman Will Never Fight (Till an Argument's at Hand) [#]
18. Turn Your Head Little Darlin'
19. 'A' You're a Dopey Gal
20. (He Came to Town Hot as A) Two Dollar Pistol
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Tim Tayshun [Import]
Let It Go
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Not Tim's best
  • A Great album
  • Let It Play!
  • "Let it Go" Falls a little flat for this McGraw fan
  • If You're a McGraw Fan, You Will Enjoy "Let it Go."
 Let It Go
Tim McGraw
Manufacturer: Curb
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MG1ZCO
Release Date: 2007-03-27

Tracks:

  1. Last Dollar (Fly Away)
  2. I'm Workin'
  3. Let It Go
  4. Whiskey and You
  5. Suspicions
  6. Kristofferson
  7. Put Your Lovin' On Me
  8. Nothin' To Die For
  9. Between The River And Me
  10. Train #10
  11. I Need You
  12. Comin' Home
  13. Shotgun Rider

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More of a happy-go-lucky artist in his younger days, Tim McGraw here sounds as if he carries the weight of the world on his shoulders. After the comparatively lighthearted, irresistibly catchy opening single, "Last Dollar (Fly Away)," most of the midtempo material that follows ranges from the somber to the morose. There's the night-shift weariness of "I'm Workin'," the alcohol-drenched heartbreak of "Whiskey and You," and the soul-tortured title track. Even a song with the upbeat title "Put Your Lovin' on Me" has McGraw asking his lover to "be my drug" and "take this weight off me." Things turn positively lethal with "Between the River and Me," the story of revenge on an alcoholic, wife-beating stepfather. The set also features the obligatory duet of marital devotion with Faith Hill ("I Need You") and a couple of nods toward classic country ("Kristofferson" and the closing "Shotgun Rider," which could be McGraw's "Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys"). "Nothin' to Die For" returns to the inspirational vein of "Live Like You Were Dying," but little here finds McGraw in a feel-good mode. --Don McLeese

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not Tim's best.......2007-07-09

I bought this CD because of the duet of Tim and Faith Hill, I Need You. It's an amazing song and I absolutely love it! However, the rest of the CD doesn't do much for me. It's not bad, but it's not great either. Some songs are better than others, but the duet is the only one that really stands out to me, although I do enjoy the last track. I can't totally trash this CD, but I just can't highly recommend it either.

5 out of 5 stars A Great album.......2007-07-05

This is a great album, it was my first Tim Mcgraw cd. There is something very real and down to earth about these songs. It has a very authentic feel to it, life, the truimphs, the loses, love... And all throughout there is a spiritual/inspirational feel to the entire album. Tim Mcgraw sings from the heart.

The song "I Need You" just blew me away, it's one of my all time favorite songs. "Last Dollar (Fly Away)" is such a fun song.

All the songs on this album are very good and memorable. Now I have almost all of Mr. Mcgraw's cds!

A Great Album...

5 out of 5 stars Let It Play!.......2007-07-01

I have just returned home from Canada - travelled there to see Tim & Faith on their Soul2Soul Tour. The show was absolutely sensational, and I even got to shake the man's hand! Until I heard these songs performed live! I must admit I felt that the album was a little flat and heavy compared to previous Tim efforts, however I now have a newfound appreciation of their depth and McGraw's abilities. Diversity definitely a word which can be attributed to him and his prowess as a performner.

Between The River & Me marries the aural aspects of Garth Brooks' Thunder Rolls with the lyrics of the Dixie Chicks' Goodbye Earl, and it really works. The obligatory Tim & Faith duet is magnificent - I Need You's lyrics really demonstrate that with a gorgeous melody to boot. Last Dollar is as up-tempo as you can get - a great party tune. One further favourite is Suspicions which could easily be a soul artist performing - exceptional.

I hope Tim's next album has some more hopeful tracks on it, definitely. However as an artistic piece, the album is really quite flawless, with an impressive story-telling dexterity that so many song-writers can only aspire to.

Look forward to the next exciting chapter in the McGraw chronicles, and will DEFINITELY return to the US or Canada to hear the songs live! Britain really does not know what it is missing!

3 out of 5 stars "Let it Go" Falls a little flat for this McGraw fan.......2007-06-27

By this point in his career Tim McGraw is one of the most decorated Country artists of the past 20 years. Unfortunately I found this album to be out in Left Field bouncing along instead of heading out over the fence. Many of the songs have the signature soulful vocals from McGraw, however I found the songwriting to be much weaker than previous albums. Nothing instrumentally seems to have the hooks or emotional sounds of albums past, so instead of peaks and valleys I felt like many of the songs just plodded along without any particular direction. Not until the eighth song did I find a song that really reached out and grabbed me, and with "Nothin to Die For" I at this point am hoping the rest of the album will finish strong. It does pump up the volume a bit with the semi-honky "Between the River and Me" as it also has a bit of a darker appeal within its sound and songwriting. The song "Train #10" is somewhat memorable, but nothing to write home about.

With song eleven the CD rolls into "I Need You" in which his wife Faith Hill sings along. By this time I've heard many tunes that the couple have sang and though this one does not stand out to me as those have, I really enjoyed it for the most part and much take my hat off to Faith's vocal performance on this track. Thirteen tracks in all, it is not near as strong as past CD's but if you are a big Tim McGraw fan and have enjoyed everything he has done up to this point, you may find it appealing enough.

4 out of 5 stars If You're a McGraw Fan, You Will Enjoy "Let it Go.".......2007-06-18

"Let it Go" is a solid McGraw CD. It may not be the best CD of his but certainely one you will be glad you have in your collection. My favorite songs on the CD are: Last Dollar, Suspicions, Train #10, Between the River and Me, Comin' Home, and Shotgun Rider. These could all easily be singles in the future. The first part of the CD the songs, other than Last Dollar, all sound similar. That's one reason I enjoy all the songs on the second half so much better. I am getting sick of his duets with Faith. She's got a great voice, but she's not a favorite of mine. There is speculation that 07 will be the last time Tim and Faith will tour together. Thank god for that. Overall this CD is worth a four star rating. It would have been five but too many just so-so songs. I do think it's better than "Live Like You Were Dying." I don't know why people feel that is such a great CD. It has an awful depressing feel to it. The only songs I like on that CD are "My Old Friend" and "Back When." "Let it Go," in my humble opinion, is much better.
The Open Door
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • worth the wait
  • What a genius!
  • Great music!
  • Open Door - CD
  • Spell Binding
 The Open Door
Evanescence
Manufacturer: Wind-Up
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FTWB7G
Release Date: 2006-10-03

Tracks:

  1. Sweet Sacrifice
  2. Call Me When You're Sober
  3. Weight of the World
  4. Lithium
  5. Cloud Nine
  6. Snow White Queen
  7. Lacrymosa
  8. Like You
  9. Lose Control
  10. The Only One
  11. Your Star
  12. All That I'm Living For
  13. Good Enough

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There's nothing like a breakup to focus your muse. This follow-up to the stunning, multi-platinum Fallen was penned as singer Amy Lee's troubled romance with bandmate Ben Moody was spiraling out of control, impelling her to craft an anxious record full of recriminations, revelation, and self-flagellation, as she questioned everything that kept her whole. It's a fascinating journey for the listener as she ventures into her own personal heart of darkness, her stricken, perfect voice suspended on an unsteady precipice between breakdown and breakthrough. Despite the loss of two members, including guitarist Moody who left mid-tour in 2003, the album has a maturity, sophistication, and a singular vision that wasn't found in their earlier work. Stately and as exotic as Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti, with its intricate instrumentation, disturbing imagery, and disembodied chorus, The Open Door shows exactly what this band is capable of. "Snow White Queen" is a goth-y alternative to Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together," equally anthemic, but with much more grit and pain. --Jaan Uhelszki

Album Description

The follow-up to their Multi-Platinum Debut Featuring the hit single "Call Me When You're Sober"

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars worth the wait.......2007-07-12

This album was completely worth the wait . Amy lee covers all points on the spectrum and her voice is amazing to say the least.from Sweet sacrifice all the way through to good enough, thers not a bad song on this cd in my opinion.

5 out of 5 stars What a genius!.......2007-07-11

Amy Lee is fantastic--far from overrated! What a great album--not only is she a prodigy in terms of musical composition, but her lyrics are poetic. She puts on a great live show, too--real stuff. Any rock guitarist, like myself, would be lucky to be in her band. She's a feminist--get over it. ;) Everybody should be.

5 out of 5 stars Great music!.......2007-07-06

I love listening to this CD while playing video games or driving in my car. The songs are a bit more complex than the first CD, and Amy has developed her range and her belt (chest) voice a bit more than the first CD, so this one has a slightly different feel to it. I do like the simplicity of the first CD though, and I think the songs on the first CD are more catchy and memorable... but if you love Evanesence, you gotta get this CD too.

I think my favorites are Lacrymosa (because I sang that song in highschool and her rock version is brilliant), Call Me When You're Sober, and Lithium.

2 out of 5 stars Open Door - CD.......2007-07-03

When I first bought this item, I selected to have it delivered to my house in 2 days (for a little extra charge). It didn't arrive in time for me to give it to my sister on her birthday. It came 7 days LATE!! What's worse, they still charged me the extra fee even though it didn't show up the day they said it would. Poor service, poor delivery. Very disappointed.

5 out of 5 stars Spell Binding.......2007-07-02

I love this CD. In fact it was in my CD player for so long, I didn't even realize that Kelly Clarkson had a new single out. Great crunching guitars offset by Amy's beautiful vocals.
All That We Needed
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Another one hit wonder
  • as expected
  • Definately a good CD
  • Plain White T's are All That We Needed!
  • One Good Song
 All That We Needed
Plain White T's
Manufacturer: Fearless Records
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ASIN: B000777J6O
Release Date: 2005-01-25

Tracks:

  1. All That We Needed
  2. Revenge
  3. Take Me Away
  4. My Only One
  5. Sad Story
  6. Breakdown
  7. What More Do You Want?
  8. Lazy Day Afternoon
  9. Anything
  10. Sing My Best
  11. Faster
  12. Last Call
  13. Hey There Delilah

Album Description

After four years, this is the long awaited second album from this Chicago pop rock band. Plain White T's have long been recognized as the hardest working band on Fearless playing 250 shows a year. Not only are they loved by fans, but their peers have embraced them as well. For fans of Sugarcult, Simple Plan, and Fallout Boy.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Another one hit wonder.......2007-07-10

I'm soooo tired of hearing the Tees squeek out their one hit wonder "Delilah". This song should be used as a torture device to get criminals to spill their guts. Hearing this over and over and over would invite madness. This is my most hated song of all time, surpassing "I Shot The Sheriff", "Betty Davis Eyes", and "Loving You". Dull, sappy, weak, thin, garbage.

5 out of 5 stars as expected.......2007-06-03

the merchandise arrived to my house in a reasonable amount of time as described.

4 out of 5 stars Definately a good CD.......2007-05-31

Plain White T's CD is definately takes care of your alternative itch. The CD has really good pacing, is fun and and smart.

5 out of 5 stars Plain White T's are All That We Needed!.......2007-01-14

A mix of power pop/alternative/and indie songs, Plain White T's put a lot of passion in their music. The songs are very good and well written even if they are slightly repetitive. Many of their lyrics are sweet love songs or songs about relationships gone wrong that would appeal to many who listen to emo music. However I would not classify them as emo for their music is generally upbeat. If you like to listen to just a few songs off a CD Plain White T's, All That We Needed, is a good buy. You will find that you fall in love with ½ the songs and the find others are good also. Listening to a CD as background noise you will love the sound and the lead singer, Tom Higgenson, has a great voice. The song "Hey There Delilah" sinks into your soul and make you want to melt in your shoes. It is soft and sweet love song it starts off with;
"Hey there Delilah,What's it like in New York City?, I'm a thousand miles away, But girl tonight you look so pretty,Yes you do,Time Square can't shine as bright as you,I swear it's true"
If this is the only song you've heard off that album I will warn you that it is the only real acoustic song on the album. The other songs are good in a different, more 'get up and jump around,' kind of way. The music is passionate and have very good beat that cause you to want to put it in your CD player on repeat. I would 99% recommend this album but try not to over play it as soon as you get it!

2 out of 5 stars One Good Song.......2007-01-11

This CD get 2 stars for the last song and 0 stars for the rest. I bought this CD spefically for the last song, "Hey There Delilah." I had hopes that there might also be some other songs on the CD that would be worth listening to. In my opinion the last song was the only one worth listening to because all of the others are simply annoying.
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • good music
  • Butchery
  • not the best
  • Great songs on this CD
  • He's Horrible
 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Tim McGraw
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ASIN: B000CCD0EO
Release Date: 2006-03-28

Tracks:

  1. Live Like You Were Dying
  2. My Old Friend
  3. Like We Never Loved At All (with Faith Hill)
  4. The Cowboy In Me
  5. When The Stars Go Blue (New Track)
  6. Real Good Man
  7. Shes My Kind Of Rain
  8. Grown Men Don't Cry
  9. Not A Moment Too Soon
  10. Watch The Wind Blow By
  11. Over And Over (featuring Nelly)
  12. Everywhere
  13. Beautiful People (New Track)
  14. Red Ragtop
  15. My Little Girl (from the motion picture My Friend Flicka) (New Track)
  16. I've Got Friends That Do (New Track)

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Tim McGraw's second greatest-hits collection in six years is also his ninth consecutive debut at #1 on the Billboard country charts. That means he must be doing something right. But what, precisely, aside from keeping up his hunk factor, and maturing his voice? Well--choosing dynamic songs that resonate at the very core of most folks' emotional center, for starters. So it's no surprise that this 16-song package kicks off with "Live Like You Were Dying," his ten-week #1 crossover hit. In addition to chart-toppers dating from 1995 ("Not a Moment Too Soon"), McGraw fills the track list with two smashes that never appeared on his own albums: his Grammy-winning duet with wife Faith Hill, "Like We Never Loved At All," and "Over and Over," the soulful Nelly confession in which McGraw, his voice technically altered, essentially serves as the rapper's tortured psyche. Of the four new songs, a cover of Ryan Adams's "When the Stars Go Blue" emerges as a stellar example of the pained loner ballads McGraw does so well, and brings to mind the faint desperation inherent in his interpretation of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer." And "My Little Girl," one of two rare McGraw co-writes here (joining "I've Got Friends Who Do"), draws on his experience as a parent and promises to flatten any father who's ever tucked in his daughter. Through the years, McGraw's on-record persona has evolved from the wimpish underdog ("Don't Take the Girl") to the strong, sensitive alpha male, both in his take-charge delivery and his sometimes edgy repertoire ("Red Ragtop"). All in all, this lengthy, hooky offering isn't just a "value pack" for McGraw fans--it's reason to hire a skywriter. --Alanna Nash

Album Description

Tim McGraw Reflected: Hits Vol 2, his second collection of greatest hits. Showcasing a body of work bookended by 1994's "Not A Moment Too Soon" and 2006's "My Old Friend," it is a reminder of the consistency and depth that have made him such an icon. Several of the songs are drawn from two albums he recorded in a mountaintop retreat with his touring band, 2002's Tim McGraw & the Dancehall Doctors, and 2004's Live Like You Were Dying. Together, they sold seven million copies, and between them they produced hits like "Watch The Wind Blow By," "Red Ragtop," "She's My Kind of Rain," "Real Good Man," and the ten-week #1, "Live Like You Were Dying," all of which are included here. The project also includes "Everywhere," from the CD of the same name, and "Grown Men Don't Cry" and "The Cowboy In Me," from 2001's "Set This Circus Down."

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars good music.......2007-05-14

My daughter is getting married and wanted a song from this cd to use I was delighted that I liked the other music just as well

1 out of 5 stars Butchery.......2007-04-06

A decent collection overall of his "good" songs (I don't really like him anyways), but he completely manages to butcher "When the Stars Go Blue." The original is WAY better, and The Corrs covered it with Andrea and Bono (from U2) MUCH better. The country twang just totally kills the mood of the song. I am a professional audio engineer, and heard him do this song live and it just made me cringe. Skip this CD.

2 out of 5 stars not the best.......2007-03-28

Not Tim's best work. I only liked 1 of the tracks. Spend your money on his most recent albums. I don't think these were his greatest hits.

5 out of 5 stars Great songs on this CD.......2007-03-26

I love this entire CD. This one is worth it. Sometimes I have bought a CD for 1 or 2 songs. This one is full of great songs.

1 out of 5 stars He's Horrible.......2007-03-04

McGraw is a pretentious, talentless slimeball who exploits the ignorance and poor taste of his fans. His songs are mediocre at best and generally unlistenable to anyone who appreciates good music. Basically, he is a talentless slob who ranks among all the other bubble-gum pop/country performers as forgettable and pretentious.

And if that wasn't enough, he absolutely butchers Ryan Adams' beautiful song "When The Stars Go Blue." It's tough to hear McGraw hack such a lovely song, but at least Adams (who is one of the better singer/songwriters around in any genre) is making some money for it.

If you like good music or real artists, you should look elsewhere - perhaps check out Ryan Adam's original version of "When The Stars Go Blue". Regardless, McGraw is a classless act and a mockery to the country music establishment.
Monty Python's Spamalot (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Loved it
  • Get ready to laugh until you cry!
  • A Lot of Spam
  • Love, love, love this soundtrack!
  • Hamalot!
 Monty Python's Spamalot (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
Eric Idle , John Du Prez , Tim Curry , David Hyde Pierce , and Hank Azaria
Manufacturer: Decca Broadway
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0007OY2TE
Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

  1. Tuning
  2. Overture
  3. Historian's Introduction to Act I
  4. Finland/Fisch Schlapping Dance
  5. Monks Chant / He Is Not Dead Yet
  6. Come With Me
  7. Laker Girls Cheer
  8. The Song That Goes Like This
  9. He Is Not Dead Yet - Play Off
  10. All For One
  11. Knights of the Round Table/The Song That Goes Like This (Reprise)
  12. Find Your Grail
  13. Run Away!
  14. The Intermission
  15. Historian's Introduction to Act II
  16. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life
  17. Brave Sir Robin
  18. You Won't Succeed On Broadway
  19. Diva's Lament (What Ever Happened To My Part?)
  20. Where Are You?
  21. His Name Is Lancelot
  22. I'm All Alone
  23. Twice In Every Show
  24. Act II Finale
  25. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life - Company Bow

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As gleefully silly yet wickedly smart as the beloved British comedy troupe and their 1975 cinematic savaging of the Arthurian legend that inspired it, this adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail by MP's Eric Idle and longtime musical co-conspirator John Du Prez has much more on its feverish agenda than merely trashing King Arthur and firmly upending his Round Table. The film's plot remains largely intact, but its core songs ("Knights of the Round Table," "Brave Sir Robin") and comic thrust have been both expanded and satirically redirected, a musical comedy shotgun that takes dizzy aim at pop culture in general, and Broadway in particular. After typically Pythonesque distractions that somehow find us in "Finland..," stars David Hyde-Pierce, Tim Curry, Hank Azaria and company get busy conjuring the Lady of the Lake with the unlikely help of "Laker Girls..," while cast members Sara Ramirez and Christopher Sieber deliciously skewer contemporary Broadway cliches via the loopy showstopper "The Song That Goes Like This," a tune whose reprise also deliciously sends up every overwrought stage diva from Merman to Minelli. Idle has shrewdly ripped off--well, interpolated--Life of Brian's "Always Look On the Bright Side" for the new show, and even a snatch of "The Lumberjack Song" in "He Is Not Dead Yet." "You Won't Succeed on Broadway" reveals the frankly Semitic secret to stage success, and the French get can-canned on "Run Away!" Meanwhile, our bravest knight is de-closeted on the Manilow-mauling "His Name is Lancelot" before the familiar sound of clomping coconut shells brings down the curtain on the season's goofiest if satirically dead-on comic delight. --Jerry McCulley

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Loved it.......2007-06-26

The play was great, and so is the CD. Even my partner, who's generally not a Monty Python fan, says it's "hysterical."

5 out of 5 stars Get ready to laugh until you cry!.......2007-06-25

Being in the unfortunate position of living in a country where Music Theatre is virtually dead, I thought `what the heck' I'll purchase this just to see what it's like. I've never been a huge Holy Grail fan, and have only seen the movie one or two times. This musical is the first musical cast recording that has an independent storyline that you can actually gauge from the recording. It's so refreshing to actually WANT to listen to the entire recording from start to finish more than a handful of times. Most musicals have a few awesome songs that have you keep coming back for more but this musical has so much continuity that I can't help but listen from start to finish.

Don't read what some of the other commenter's have written. This is brilliant and hilarious. And if you have a slightly warped sense of humour you'll love (and appreciate) this musical so much more.

P.S. I love the songs that reference "The song that goes like this." This is supposed to be repetitive to mock its self and Broadway. It is also more comprehensive than some may lead you to believe... however just remember its called `Spamalot' not `Holy Grail' so don't expect too many Holy Grail references.

5 out of 5 stars A Lot of Spam.......2007-05-22

Great CD if you like someone who can laugh at themselves. The play mocks the whole broadway musical experience. Listening to it can almost make sitting in traffic bearable...no I wouldn't go that far, but the songs are funny and will put you in a good mood.

5 out of 5 stars Love, love, love this soundtrack!.......2007-05-18

The show was so much fun, and now getting to hear the soundtrack brings all the funny bits right back. These tunes are infectious! Even my 3-year-old hums them to himself. Any Monty Python fan should own this.

3 out of 5 stars Hamalot!.......2007-05-15

Overall, pretty good. I liked the inclusion of various other Python bits (Always Look on the Bright Side of Life, Finland, etc.), but there was an appalling lack of Tim Curry on this album (Um, hello? Rocky Horror, anyone?). Also an over-reliance on songs with lyrics like, "This is how this song goes," or "Every show has a song like this." Some more inventive lyrics would have been welcome. (Mr. Idle, meet Mr. Brooks!)

Still, pretty good. Buy it for $11 or less & you won't feel taken.
The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Choose this one over the movie soundtrack...
  • Best musical soundtrack ever!!!
  • We love the Lion King
  • Great Soundtrack for a Great Musical
  • Go see the show, just don't buy the CD there
 The Lion King (1997 Original Broadway Cast)
Elton John , Tim Rice , Heather Headley , and Mark Mancina
Manufacturer: Disney
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000001M1B
Release Date: 1997-11-14

Tracks:

  1. Circle Of Life
  2. Grasslands Chant
  3. The Morning Report
  4. The Lioness Hunt
  5. I Just Can't Wait To Be King
  6. Chow Down
  7. They Live In You
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An Oscar win might suggest a score that would need a miracle to be bettered--but this colorful stage adaptation of Disney's The Lion King does so with flair. Composers Mark Mancina and Lebo M worked closely together to fuse the movie's many disparate elements. Where there was a veritable army exercising creative influences for the animated tale, this brings it all under the wings of a like-minded few. This is genuinely apparent as one track flows into the next. The African rhythms--both vocal and in instrumentation--come across as authentic and original all at once. No doubt this is largely through Mancina's passion for peculiar instruments and the possibilities suggested from nightly live performances. "Grasslands Chant" is a good place to hear this. The hit favorites are here of course, but both "Circle of Life" and "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" are pleasingly unrecognizable with chorus and shifting beats. Better still is the likelihood they will now be eclipsed by some of the new numbers. Mancina's own "He Lives in You" being a strong contender. With a sound mix as crisp as you'd hope to find, this is rousing stuff. --Paul Tonks

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Choose this one over the movie soundtrack..........2007-06-28

I bought this cd after seeing the show on broadway. If you like the African-influenced music present in the movie version of the Lion King, all of the original is present here as well as some really good new stuff. My favorite of the new songs is "Shadowland", which really just takes some recognizable background music from the movie and adds lyrics to it. other standouts include "He Lives in You", which you may have heard if you saw The Lion King 1 1/2, and the song Simba sings after his father has died.

I took off one star because I am not a fan of the singer portraying Scar in this recording, and I don't like most of his songs or those the hyenas sing. But the excellence of everthing else makes up for it.

5 out of 5 stars Best musical soundtrack ever!!!.......2007-05-19

Awesome music!!! My kids love it, I love it! Everyone loves it!! I could listen to it over and over and not get sick of it!!!!

5 out of 5 stars We love the Lion King.......2007-05-17

We had just gone to NY in March 07 and saw the play live. The CD is just as beautiful and the music brings tears to my eyes. My five year old knows all the words. We play it on the way to school and back everyday. He particularly likes "I just can't wait to be King".

5 out of 5 stars Great Soundtrack for a Great Musical.......2007-05-13

This soundtrack is just as breathtaking as watching the musical and brings back all of the memories of NYC! This is the original cast recording, so if you've seen the production recently, most of the actors aren't the same; just keep that in mind.

5 out of 5 stars Go see the show, just don't buy the CD there.......2007-03-04

I purchased this CD after seeing the U.S. tour. The show is amazing, go see it. I just say not to buy the CD there because there's a 300% markup! This exact CD is sold at the show's gift shop for $30...look what Amazon has it for. It's a great show, the music is better than that of the film. Enjoy!
Under the Iron Sea
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Absolutely fantastic singles
  • Really like it
  • Great band!
  • Another one for the heartbreak can[n]on
  • Under the Iron Sea is Golden
 Under the Iron Sea
Keane
Manufacturer: Interscope Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000FBHT1C
Release Date: 2006-06-20

Tracks:

  1. Atlantic
  2. Is It Any Wonder?
  3. Nothing In My Way
  4. Leaving So Soon?
  5. A Bad Dream
  6. Hamburg Song
  7. Put It Behind You
  8. Crystal Ball
  9. Try Again
  10. Broken Toy
  11. The Frog Prince

Album Description

"Under The Iron Sea" was recorded at The Magic Shop in Soho, New York, and back at Helioscentric Studios, near Battle.

In making this record we tried to confront all our worst fears, to ruthlessly scrutinise ourselves, our relationship with each other, with other people, and with the world at large, and to make a journey into the darkest places we could find.

It made for an incredibly intense atmosphere during the writing and recording of the album, and the resultant songs and sounds very much reflect that. In the songs we created a kind of sinister fairytale-world-gone-wrong, a feeling of confusion and numbness represented by a dark place under an impenetrable iron sea. To express all this we created entirely new sounds by putting an old electric piano and various analogue synths through many different combinations of vintage guitar effects pedals, creating soundscapes that range from the percussive to vast oppressive walls of distortion.

We were writing, singing and performing with a drive, intensity and fury that is almost unrecognisable from our previous music.

It was important that this album had a strong visual presence too, and the start of that was the collaboration with Irvine Welsh on ¡®Atlantic¡¯ offered somebody who both inspired us, and found his own inspiration in our music.

His resulting film echoes the importance of that visual identity we strove for.

We wrote Under The Iron Sea because we needed a record that was going to make us feel alive again.

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If U2 hadn't already released a pair of career retrospective discs, this British trio's second album would neatly do the trick in one. Not much of a surprise since Keane spent a good deal of time supporting Bono and company following the release their breakthrough debut, Hopes and Fears. From the melancholic "Crystal Ball" to the sinisterly beautiful "Is It Any Wonder?" (a blatant homage to "Zoo Station"), Keane have perfected their forebear's dark stadium-rock formula on their second album, all the more miraculous considering it was once again done without guitars. If Under the Iron Sea sounds considerably edgier than its predecessor, that's because it was recorded while the band was on the verge of splitting. But the friction has also given Keane a renewed sense of purpose, breaking the mid-tempo monotony with vibrant material such as "Nothing in My Way" and "Try Again": soaring songs that make the band sound unsinkable. --Aidin Vaziri

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Absolutely fantastic singles.......2007-06-27

While the album does have a few forgettable tracks, the singles are amazing and worth the cost of the CD. Fans of Coldplay will be drawn to this band and should definitely give Keane a chance.

4 out of 5 stars Really like it.......2007-06-25

Got it after hearing Blake Lewis sing one of their songs, Somewhere Only We Know. I love listening to this in my jeep..fun, carefree cd.

5 out of 5 stars Great band!.......2007-06-20

I love the singer's voice. The lyrics are pretty good too. Great sound for a 3 man band.

5 out of 5 stars Another one for the heartbreak can[n]on.......2007-06-04

Not for nothing did HOPES AND FEARS' breakout "Somewhere Only We Know" include the line "This could be the end of everything". And not for nothing did the b&w simplicity of that record's graphics give way to an icy blue Siberian landscape, inscrutable feminine faces, broken soldiers lying in the snow.

With their propulsive, shifting rhythms and mesmerizing, serpentine melodies, the best songs on IRON SEA are shoutouts to the heartbroken -- tumbling mixes of incredulity, anguish and rage -- and this is one of those discs you will play 5000 times in a row the next time it happens to you. Hey, you did it with "Every Breath You Take" -- but the stalker self-pity that was thrilling when you were a kid and everything was crystal clear no longer seems so useful at an age where things are a leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetle more complicated.

Musically, Keane has mastered the art of baroque-pop in a way that only a few have: their songs have the standout quality of being consistently surprising and perfectly inevitable at the same time.

So it isn't perfect and it won't change the world, but IRON SEA is a minor masterpiece -- a swirling, complex companion to Basho's great, stark haiku, just as true and just as uncomforting:

I think of the day before I met her
When it seemed
I had no troubles at all

5 out of 5 stars Under the Iron Sea is Golden.......2007-05-22

I am not a fan of Keane. In fact, I hated their first album and did not notice when the second album released. However, after hearing "Is It Any Wonder?" on the radio (about 200 times) I thought I would check it out. The sound seemed to have more edge; it captured more of a rock feel, and I liked that. Not to mention, I don't know who can't relate to the lyrics of "Is It Any Wonder?" these days.

I ordered the album and when it came I popped it into my stereo and sat down. I listened to the whole CD. Then I listened to it again. I was dazzled by the intersecting rhythm lines, key changes, the poor lyric scansion that seems to rhyme even though it shouldn't, and the tenor of Tom Chaplain's voice. This album has depth. It encompasses a sound that has been established by the Beatles and has evolved up through bands like Cold Play and Radio Head; Yet it has a little irreverence, giving it a feeling of angst that makes it more interesting to listen to. It's industrial enough to sit in the "Rock" section of your local record store, yet it's still technically a "Pop" album.

I highly recommend this album. It truly is a fresh sound and feel. It will appeal to rock folks, as well as pop people. If I were on the panel for album of the year I certainly would've voted for this one!
A Poet's Life
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Tim Goes Roots
  • Punk is dead
  • Tim Armstrong shows his reggae side
  • A non groupie review...what a concept
  • Now this is a surprise...
 A Poet's Life
Tim Armstrong
Manufacturer: Hellcat Records
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ASIN: B000OY8NEM
Release Date: 2007-05-22

Tracks:

  1. Wake Up
  2. Hold On
  3. Into Action
  4. Translator
  5. Take This City
  6. Inner City Violence
  7. Oh No
  8. Lady Demeter
  9. Among the Dead
  10. Cold Blooded

Album Description

This began as a thank you from Tim to Rancid fans, to be released one track at a time on the Internet to tide fans over until the next Rancid full-length. But when KROQ in LA began heavily playing the explosive track, "Into Action", plans changed. So here's Armstrong's first solo release, backed by some of the strongest radio support since the days of "Time Bomb" and "Ruby Soho". With a killer old-school two-tone groove, helped along by Hellcat label mates The Aggrolites, "A Poet's Life" is loose, punky, infectious, and shamelessly danceable. Bonus DVD features videos of every song and a cool featurette on the making of the album and videos.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Tim Goes Roots.......2007-07-03

This won't be long winded... This album is great, it's fun and done very well. It's a perfecrt record for this summer. Reggae goes great in the heat... Buy this now, thank me later.

1 out of 5 stars Punk is dead.......2007-06-28

I was so excited to see Tim Armstrong had a new CD out. I love Rancid. I bought Boxcar Racer and the Transplants because he was on them. But don't expect anything even close to any of that. It's a slow, boring mixture of reggae, steel drums, horns, and more reggae. I think 6 of the 10 songs start out exactly the same, the other 4 begin and you wonder if its going to be a Billy Joel song. His voice just isn't fitting to the music being played.
He sings about Rock and Roll and Punk but never plays any.
It makes you wonder is this really him and he's been fooling us for all those years? Poetry it is not.

4 out of 5 stars Tim Armstrong shows his reggae side.......2007-06-19

I've been a big fan of The Aggrolites for a while and a Op Ivy and Rancid fan for much longer. I heard a couple of these tracks on the website before this was an actual album. I'm not going to jump on the bandwagon right away and say this is amazing. The reggae music is awesome and really makes this worthwhile courtesy of The Aggrolites, but Tim as a solo vocalist is pretty disappointing. When he's with Lars and Rancid he can be amazing, but on some of the tracks on this album he sounds a little like he's trying to be raggaetone which is weird (especially on Into Action).

As far as comparisons to Op Ivy, I'm not sure you can even make a comparison. Op Ivy was extremely punky, fast and skacore. Not like this album at all. I would compare this one to Rancid's Life Won't Wait album a lot more easily than Op Ivy.

I'm glad he leaves out the gangster stuff he was getting into with the Transplants. There is definitely some Clash influence on this album. Overall, if you want a good pick-me-up reggae/ska album with some Tim Armstrong spirit pick this up.

2 out of 5 stars A non groupie review...what a concept.......2007-06-15

The first three songs on this album are really song. Great reggae and ska inspired tunes, reminiscent of Op IVY. I can even overlook that Tim is singing with a pop punk teenager on "into action" and enjoy the tune. What I can't over look is that the album really falls apart after the first three songs. The rest of the album sound like demos...or transplants outtakes. Pretty disappointing. I love ska, punk, and reggae, but these are dull tunes. The only song I can stand on the rest of the album is "among the dead" and that's because it hints at an OP Ivy reunion. I can only hope after hearing this record....

4 out of 5 stars Now this is a surprise..........2007-06-14

It's been quite a while since a Rancid record (or a Rancid side project record) hasn't dissapointed me. The two Transplants records bored me, the second Lars Frederickson solo record embarassed me and "Indestructible" gave me the sense of deja vu that only having heard "Life Won't Wait" or "...and out come the wolves" could illict.
So when I heard that Tim Armstong was releasing a solo record I merely shrugged it off and went on about my day. Then I heard that he was giving it away for free, one song at a time, on his website(like that was gonna happen). So after hearing the first two tracks, the excellent "Wake Up" and "Hold On", my interest grew a little. And while Armstrong decided not to give the whole thing out on his website(again, not really a big surprise), when I saw it in stores recently I decided to give it a shot.
"A Poet's Life" will surprise anyone who is expecting a record that sounds like Rancid. While Rancid always had a ska/ reggae vibe to many of their songs they always backed them up with a a harder, more '77 vibe that is lacking from this record. This record is straight up reggae/ ska which is actually the smartest move that Armstrong could've made as it gives "A Poet's Life" a laid back, melodic, off the cuff groove that is infectious and impossible to resist. This record sounds like it was a lark, something fun to make while hanging out with one's friends, and that vibe is felt by listener.
Every track on "A Poet's Life" is strong, even if not every song is amazing. The first four songs--- the aforementioned "Wake Up" and "Hold On", the nearly perfect "Into Action" and the roots sounding "Translators"--- set the tone a little too well, as the songs that follow fail to keep the same energy and songwritting level. Also, like the last few records, Armstrong's lyrics are fairly spotty, though vocally he's never been in better form than he is here.
So "A Poet's Life" isn't perfect? Who expected it to be? But what "A Poet's Life" is fun, entertaining, melodic, energetic, brief and engaging. It's everything that you want and more.
Welcome back Tim. It's good to have ya back.
Tim McGraw - Greatest Hits
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • great songs
  • NOT THE BEST ONE FOR ME...
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  • Classic
  • A must have
 Tim McGraw - Greatest Hits
Tim McGraw
Manufacturer: Curb Records
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ASIN: B00004ZAZH
Release Date: 2000-11-21

Tracks:

  1. Indian Outlaw
  2. Don't Take the Girl
  3. She Never Lets It Go To Her Heart
  4. I Like It, I Love It
  5. Just to See You Smile
  6. It's Your Love
  7. Where the Green Grass Grows
  8. For A Little While
  9. Please Remember Me
  10. Something Like That
  11. My Best Friend
  12. Maybe We Should Sleep On It
  13. Down On The Farm
  14. Let's Make Love (with Faith Hill)
  15. My Next Thirty Years

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With a sad tenor that sounded like Mr. Haney from Green Acres, Tim McGraw, a freshman in country's crowded class of '92, seemed the least likely to graduate to superstardom. But eight years and 20 million albums and singles later, here he is with a greatest hits package so stuffed with songs--15 in all--that it doesn't have room for any new tunes, or even the best of all, "Everywhere." McGraw's appeal is two-fold: Aside from his unlistenable duets with wife Faith Hill and the abysmal "Indian Outlaw" that jump-started his career, he's had excellent taste in songs. And he's the epitome of the average guy in search of extraordinary love--the loser who becomes a winner. You see it all here, in the hate-it-but-love-it "Don't Take the Girl," the adrenaline rush of "Something Like That," and the infectious "I Like It, I Love It." If this album doesn't give hope to every karaoke singer in America, nothing will. --Alanna Nash

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars great songs.......2007-05-17

Indian Outlaw is what put Tim McGraw on the map and it is a great song. Some people do not like the song because of its lyrics, in this day and age I guess everyone has to be politically correct. I like this song becase it is fast and fun. I think it is one his greatest songs. Tim McGraw is a very good singer and this cd is a good start if you are just getting into Tim and country music.

3 out of 5 stars NOT THE BEST ONE FOR ME..........2007-03-29

someone told me that Tim McGraw was the best in country music... i bought this cd because i heard some of his songs at a line dance club, and i didnt like this cd that much i only loved the songs "just to see you smile" and "it's your love" man i loved them! but that's about it

1 out of 5 stars Yeeeeeeeeee Haww.......2007-01-22

Don't fuget to smack da wife and leave a bag o' grain for yer 13 kids ta eat bufor ya go to da Mcgraw concert.

5 out of 5 stars Classic.......2007-01-09

The CD has some of McGraw's classic tunes and is a real fun listener. My only complaint would be its opening track, Indian Outlaw, which I consider annoying and almost scared me from the rest of the CD.

5 out of 5 stars A must have.......2007-01-04

If you've got all the individual albums, you probably don't need a greatest hits CD. But, I'd never gotten around to purchasing any of McGraw's albums. Between this and vol 2, there is pretty much every song you've ever heard on the radio and then some.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Music from my all-time favorite Disney movie, plus some!
  • Original Bway Cast Recording is not what the show ended up being
  • i am pretty upset!
  • Wonderful score
  • Great listening
 Disney's Beauty and the Beast: The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Alan Menken , Howard Ashman , and Tim Rice
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ASIN: B00000DT8E
Release Date: 1994-04-26

Tracks:

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  2. Act I: Belle - Susan Egan/Burke Moses/Kenny Raskin/Sarah Solie Shannon/Paige Price/Linda Talcott...
  3. Act I: No Matter What - Tom Bosley/Susan Egan
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  5. Act I: Me - Burke Moses/Susan Egan
  6. Act I: Belle (Reprise) - Susan Egan
  7. Act I: Home - Susan Egan
  8. Act I: Home (Reprise) - Beth Fowler
  9. Act I: Gaston - Kenny Raskin/Burke Moses/Sarah Solie Shannon/Paige Price/Linda Talcott...
  10. Act I: Gaston (Reprise) - Burke Moses/Kenny Raskin
  11. Act I: How Long Must This Go On? - Terrence Mann
  12. Act I: Be Our Guest - Gary Beach/Beth Fowler/Heath Lamberts/Barbara Marineau/Brian Press/Stacey Logan...
  13. Act I: If I Can't Love Her - Terrence Mann
  14. Act II: Entr'acte / Wolf Chase - Original Cast
  15. Act II: Something There - Susan Egan/Terrence Mann/Gary Beach/Beth Fowler/Heath Lamberts
  16. Act II: Human Again - Gary Beach/Barbara Marineau/Heath Lamberts/Stacey Logan/Brian Press...
  17. Act II: Maison Des Lunes - Burke Moses/Kenny Raskin/Gordon Stanley
  18. Act II: Beauty And The Beast - Beth Fowler
  19. Act II: If I Can't Love Her (Reprise) - Terrence Mann
  20. Act II: The Mob Song - Burke Moses/Kenny Raskin/Gordon Stanley...
  21. Act II: The Battle - Original Broadway Cast
  22. Act II: End Duet / Transformation - Terrence Mann/Susan Egan
  23. Beauty And The Beast (Reprise) - Original Broadway Cast

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Way back in 1991, many of us saw the single-handed salvation and revival of the old-fashioned American-style Broadway musical comedy. True, it was in the form of a feature-length Disney cartoon, but Beauty and the Beast had it all: a wonderful, tuneful score (including a huge hit title-song), off-the-wall choreography, a great opposites-attract love story with an ultimately happy ending, comic subplots, colorful period costumes, a romantic location in small-town France, and an irresistible cast, including Angela Lansbury as the voice of a teapot. Alan Menken's songs, with lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, literally introduced the characters ("Belle" and "Gaston") and carried them gracefully through the old fairy tale with its new animated twists. Disney understandably decided to transpose this cinematic miracle to the Broadway stage in 1992. Beauty and the Beast at the fabled Palace Theatre has done as much as anything to revive New York's theatre district; it led to a similar animated film-to-stage transfer of The Lion King, which allowed for the magnificent restoration of the 1902 New Amsterdam Theatre, which was the cornerstone of the cleanup of 42nd Street, which in turn transformed Times Square and "Broadway" into the world's number-one tourist destination. And we're all terribly grateful. But, on stage, Beauty and the Beast was flat, and most of that lack of fizz is, alas, captured on compact disc. The good songs are all here, such as "Be Our Guest," but the performances of them are mostly perfunctory--the exception being the vocal renderings of Susan Egan as Belle, the Beauty. Further, the Disneyfication of the Broadway musical seems to extend to faceless and interchangeable (read: cheap to hire) players, a practice that extends to The Lion King. The only "names" in the original Beauty and the Beast cast were Beth Howland as the teapot and Tom Bosley, a mere shadow of his former Fiorello, as Belle's father. Even worse, unlike The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast was not reinvented for the stage. It's my theory that the kids who made up the live audience (and many of their parents) were filling in the blanks from repeated viewings of the cartoon on video. If you're willing to do the same when only listening, this CD might do. But why, when the movie soundtrack album is available? --Robert Windeler

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Music from my all-time favorite Disney movie, plus some!.......2007-06-28

This show was the first broadway show I ever saw. Of course it was a good choice for me, because the source material is my favorite Disney movie, and one of my top ten favorite movies, period.

All the original music from the movie is here, and (somewhat surprisingly) all the songs they added for broadway fit in seamlessly and really add to character development. The new songs are:

"Me" - this is one of my favorite additions, it's a semi-proposal from Gaston to Belle and the lyrics are very funny. Makes me laugh every time I hear it.

"Home" - A song Belle sings when she first comes to the Beast's castle, it shows her determination in the face of despair. Beautiful vocals by Susan Egan, who makes a great Belle. She also plays Megara in "Hercules"

"If I Can't Love Her" - A song for the Beast that helps to make him a sympathetic character earlier in the show. It is a good song and fulfills its purpose, but I am not a big fan of the actor who plays the Beast

"Mason de Lunes" - Another song for Gaston as he lays down his plan to lock Belle's father in the insane asylum. Not as funny as "Me" but still great.

Out of all the new and old songs, however, my favorite music on the cd is the instrumental "Transformation" I could listen to that every day.

4 out of 5 stars Original Bway Cast Recording is not what the show ended up being.......2007-06-22

If you are looking for an accurate recording of the Broadway show (that is available for rental through MTI), you should get the London or Australian Cast Recording of the show. The OBCR was recorded BEFORE the Broadway run even started rehearsals, so it does not reflect many, many lyric changes, music changes, and dance arrangements that happened between the show's Houston tryout and Broadway opening. Granted, there are waonderful performances on this CD, but if you want to know what the show ended up being for nealry all of its thirteen-plus-year run, get London.

3 out of 5 stars i am pretty upset!.......2007-06-09

ok, so i love beauty and the beast and broadway, but this cd makes me mad. it doesn't have the song "A Change in Me" that is from the broadway musical. and for the song "Home," it doesn't have the lyrics from the show, it has the alternate lyrics that are meant to be used when you sing the song anywhere but the show. the lyrics that are written in the book that came with the cd are the musical lyrics, but she doens't sing them. it is an ok cd, but if you can find a better one, please get that one and don't make the same mistake i did!

5 out of 5 stars Wonderful score.......2007-05-09

After seeing a high-school production of Beauty & the Beast I felt the need to buy the soundtrack. It is wonderful-made me want to go see it on Broadway.

4 out of 5 stars Great listening.......2007-03-08

The kids love to listen to this CD they dance away to it when it is on

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  1. Titus Groan [Original recording remastered] [Import]
  2. Toast Masters [Import]
  3. To Corner Wounds
  4. Today We Fight
  5. To End a Letter [Import]
  6. Together
  7. Together [Import]
  8. Together in the Darkness [Import]
  9. Tom Fogerty/Excalibur [Import]
  10. Tonight [Import]

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