UFO Romantics [Enhanced]

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Ever wondered what vintage American punk acts like Johnny Thunders's Heartbreakers and Joan Jett's Blackhearts would sound like if they'd emerged from Japan? Well, here is the answer. Although this Tokyo trio reigns in its loud sonic assault to allow for actual distinction between instruments on its eighth album, that doesn't soften the primal wallop of songs like "After School Thunder" and "Alcohol Ace." Following the Ramones' two-chord credo, Guitar Wolf stick to the basics: feedback, wailing, and jackhammer rhythms. The ubiquitous black shades and leather jackets only sweeten the deal. Like getting blasted with a bazooka and waking up with a smile. --Aidin Vaziri

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Their first release in nearly four years, UFO Romantics promises to deliver as much compacted energy as Jet Generation their last US release on Matador Records. Enhanced CD contains a live video of the track 'UFO Romantics'. 13 tracks. Narnack Records. 2003.

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UFO Romantics [Enhanced]
A Lesson in Romantics
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    A Lesson in Romantics
    Mayday Parade
    Manufacturer: Fearless Records
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    ASIN: B000RGSOKU
    Release Date: 2007-07-10

    Tracks:

    1. Just Ask Us
    2. Save You
    3. Irukandji
    4. Heartbeat From Hell
    5. If I Die
    6. Hang Your Halo
    7. Detective Detective
    8. The Cover-Up
    9. If It's My Game, I Can't Lose
    10. Heads Or Tails
    11. Goodbye Reckless

    Album Description

    Mayday Parade is destined to follow in the footsteps of label mates Plain White T's and Sugarcult. Their debut delivers twelve radio ready pop tunes, including a re-recorded version of "When I Get Home, You're So Dead" and the MySpace tested single "Black Cat". Look for them on a co-headlining tour with Bedlight For Blue Eyes and on the Warped Tour.
    Hopeless Romantics
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Not up to their usual standards - it drags.......
    • It limps badly
    • Two Reviews; Pick One
    • super mellow extravaganza
    • Harry Warren Uplifted
    Hopeless Romantics
    Michael Feinstein , and George Shearing
    Manufacturer: Concord Records
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    ASIN: B000AA4MEU
    Release Date: 2005-09-27

    Tracks:

    1. I Had The Craziest Dream
    2. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
    3. This Heart Of Mine
    4. At Last
    5. I'll String Along With You
    6. You're My Everything
    7. The More I See You
    8. Serenade In Blue
    9. I Know Why (And So Do You)
    10. September In The Rain
    11. Shadow Waltz
    12. There Will Never Be Another You
    13. I Only Have Eyes For You
    14. You'll Never Know
    15. You're My Everything (Alternate Version)

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    These sixteen performances are a perfect pairing of vocalist and pianist. Both Michael Feinstein and George Shearing work well in such a spare setting and they've wisely chosen to focus exclusively on ballads. These two consummate musicians, a generation apart, are united by the timelessness of the traditions they both draw from. For this project they turned to the songs of an under celebrated American composer, Harry Warren. While many of his songs are well known standards, his name is less recognized than such contemporaries of his as George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern. This elegant set brings to mind a classic collaboration from three decades earlier by Bill Evans and Tony Bennett. Recorded with warm clarity, the CD moves with subtle momentum, as the passion in the performances ebbs and flows across the luxurious songs. --David Greenberger

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars Not up to their usual standards - it drags..............2006-11-15

    As a huge long time fan of both Shearing and Feinstein and collecting both, I was disappointed in this pairing. Mostly it's Feinstein too soft, too slow and no changes in vocal coloring - everything sounds the same - lacking any energy. If you want a CD totally mellow and perhaps sleep inducing, this is the one for you. I expect more from Feinstein. Shearing is perfect, as always! Frankly, Feinstein has lost out in my collection to Michael Ball who really can sing anything perfectly!

    1 out of 5 stars It limps badly.......2006-08-02

    Shearing, a pianist of great sophistication, pokes along on this recording to accomodate Feinstein's overall lame - and occasionally expiring - delivery of the lyrics. If this were Shearing and a quartet, without Feinstein, the results would have been Shearing's usual delicious product, I'm sure. Why is a great talent like Shearing yoked to a mediocre lightweight?

    5 out of 5 stars Two Reviews; Pick One.......2006-07-21

    This is an album of 15 songs written by the late, great Harry Warren (recall the play/review "42nd Street"), sung by the great Michael Feinstein and accompanied by the great George Shearing. Every song is sung as a ballad, and nothing is played or sung louder than mezzo piano.

    What to say about it? I see a strong case for a four-star review, and I see a strong case for a five-star review.

    Four stars: While there is much to admire in the musicality of these two great musicians, they sound here as though they are competing for the prize of who can pull back the most. Except for slight flourishes on "I Know Why (And So Do You)" and "Shadow Waltz", the normally ebullient Shearing (recall his "New York New York" and "Lullaby of Birdland" with Torme, for example) is barely recognizable. Songs that normally have drama to them, such as "At Last" and "I Only Have Eyes for You", have been stripped of that here. As a result, these pieces almost sound like pieces from a museum. The curators, Feinstein and Shearing, have preserved pieces to be admired; but I personally like living things.

    Five stars: Do any of you have any idea how difficult it is to sing a piece softly, without losing tonality, without losing focus, and making your lowest note sound as clear as your uppermost? Can any of you appreciate a singer who can train his voice such as to make his falsetto sound like his chest voice in timbre? Feinstein does that here--15 times. Every note is burnished with beauty. And I do mean every note. When I think of great 5-star albums, such as John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, Sinatra's "Sings for Only the Lonely" or last year's "One to Every Heart" by Mark Murphy, I ask: "Why not 5 stars?" Indeed, why ever not? The distinctions between the 4, in terms of beautiful end product (albeit different styles) are insignificant.

    My verdict: Given that I have had nothing but this c.d. in my player for the past 7 days, I have to give it 5. I just don't have that happen with 4-star c.d.'s. Besides, this is a perfect album to sing along with in the car, while driving to choir practice. Try to match up with Mr. Feinstein for 15 minutes, and by the time you get to rehearsal, you're good to go. RC

    5 out of 5 stars super mellow extravaganza.......2006-03-28

    I had tears in my eyes when I first heard this album. I get emotional over music I really like, and this album got to me.So many great standards so well delivered by the duo. They deliberately chose slower ballads for this album so don't look for uptempo,snappy songs in this one.Not that Harry Warren could not write faster stuff like Jeepers Creepers,Shuffling Off to Buffalo etc. This album is to sing along with softly or hum.I kept thinking of Bogart in the rain in Casablanca and other lovers in W.WII.I know the main tune in that movie was not by Harry Warren;it simply reminded me of great love tunes from that era by Julie Styne[Time After Time] and the grossly underrated Harry Warren.Grab someone you love, some good wine and savor one of the great popular composers and a great duo.They should do more Harry Warren albums,Michael and George.I thank them profusely.

    2 out of 5 stars Harry Warren Uplifted.......2006-02-22

    While I am not a great duo fan, and recommend MF get back to those lushly orchestrated back-ups, these tunes are uplifted as good as I have ever heard them.
    My only gripe is that sometimes, MF gets a little too slow for my tastes. He can be like a Shirley Horn of a different gender, so I found this album drags too much. It's like listening to a doctoral dissertation of Buxtehude.
    Finally, I am an old Shearing Quintet lover, and boy would that have made this a gem. Shearing has not won me over as a paino player like say Brubeck or Evans, but with the quintet setting he is an icon nonetheless.
    Instruments of the Orchestra
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    • Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!
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    ASIN: B00006O0NT
    Release Date: 2002-12-03

    Tracks:

    1. Overture To 'Tannhauser'
    2. Domna, Pos Vos Ay Chausida
    3. We Don't Merely Use Instruments, We Play On Them. And They Play On Us.
    4. Hungarian Dance No.7
    5. The Violin Is One Of The Most Tender And Beautiful Instruments Ever Invented.
    6. Violin Concerto In D Major (Adagio)
    7. But For A Long Time It Was Seen As The Instrument Of The Devil.
    8. The Soldier's Tale: Triumphal March Of The Devil
    9. The Manipulative Seductiveness Of The Gypsy Violin.
    10. Csardas Music
    11. The Violin And The Initiation Of Nature
    12. The Four Seasons (Spring, Mvt 1)
    13. Birds Are Again Evoked In The Second Concerto, Especially Music's Natural Favourite.
    14. The Four Seasons (Summer, Mvt 1)
    15. Like The Devil, The Violin Is A Master Of Disguise.
    16. Old Viennese Dance No.3 'Schon Rosmarin'
    17. The Menacing Sensuality Of Ravel's Tzigane: A Very Different Side Of The Violin:
    18. Tzigane
    19. Do We Now Have The True Measure Of This Instrument? Not Just Yet.
    20. Caprice No.24
    21. The Many Effects Of The String Tremolando: Brandenburg Concerto No.4 (Last Mvt)/From Joy To Fright/Quartettsatz In C Minor/The String Tremolo Practically Spells The World Agitato.
    22. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No.7)
    23. Prokofiev's Tremolo In Romeo And Juliet Should Not Be Heard Just Before Bedtime.
    24. Romeo And Juliet: Act IV
    25. Vivaldi Use It To Illustrate The Shivering Of Travellers Crossing The Ice.
    26. The Four Seasons (Winter, Mvt 1)
    27. The Violin Muted
    28. Clair De Lune
    29. The Gentleness Of Muted Strings Persists Even When A Whole Orchestra Plays.
    30. Piano Concerto No.21 In C Major, K.467 (Slow Mvt)
    31. The Pizzicato Violin
    32. Pizzicato Polka
    33. In Prokofiev's Second Violin Concerto, The Accompaniment Is Pizzicato.
    34. Violin Concerto No.2 In G Minor (Slow Mvt)
    35. Varieties Of Pizzicato: Colas Breugnon (The People's Feast)/Now A Drier, Leaner, Hungrier Pizzicato. There's Not A Lot Of Comfort Here./Capriol Suite (Tordion)/The Use Of Pizzicato As 'Percussion'/Romeo And Juliet (Act I)/Mahler Used Pizzicato...
    36. The Planets (Mars - The Bringer Of War)
    37. The Technique Of Double-Stopping Enables The Violin To Play Duets With Itself./Sonata No.3 In C Major For Unaccompanied Violin (Fugue)/Now A Later Example Of The Same Technique
    38. Hungarian Dance No.4
    39. Double-Stopping Is A Standard Feature Of A Lot Of Folk Music.
    40. The Four Seasons (Autumn, Mvt 1)
    41. Now The Same Technique, But The Sound Might Have Come From Another World.
    42. Bolero
    43. Double-Stopping Can Only Approximate The Sound Of A Real Violin Duet.
    44. Cadenza To The Violin Concerto By Brahms
    45. Now Compare That With A Real Violin Duet.
    46. Forty-Four Duos (No. 1: Teasing Song)
    47. Another Duo By Bartok, Demonstrating The Violin's Rich Lower Register
    48. Forty-Four Duos (No.2: Maypole Dance)
    49. And Now What May Be The Most Beautiful Accompanied Violin Duet In History
    50. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
    51. The Soul Of The Violin Is In Song; But What About This Weird Passage?
    52. Violin Concerto No.1 In D Major (Mvt 2)
    53. The Use Of Harmonies In The Orchestra Can Be Both Magical And Unsettling.
    54. Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 1, Opening)
    55. Tchaikovsky's Use Of Harmonics In The Sleeping Beauty Is Both Strange And Darling.
    56. The Sleeping Beauty (Act II, No.15: Entr'Acte)
    57. Ravel's Harmonics In Mother Goose Effect A Magical Transformation.
    58. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
    59. Stravinsky's Harmonics In The Firebird Transport Us Almost Into Another World./The Firebird (Introduction)
    60. The Natural Upper Notes Of The Violins Have A Unique Emotional 'Grab'.
    61. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Of The Afterworldsmen)
    62. Still In Their Upper Register, The Violins Unleash The Energy Of A Young Colt.
    63. Variations On A Theme Of Frank Bridge (No. 4)
    64. Elsewhere, Britten Uses The Same High Register To Create A Very Different Mood.
    65. Four Sea Interludes (Dawn) From 'Peter Grimes'
    66. To End This Outing With The Violins, A Charming Little Elfin Dance
    67. Elfenreigen

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction To The Viola
    2. Viola Concerto (Mvt 1)
    3. Khatchaturian Gets A Very Different Sound From It: Fuller, Fruitier, More Exotic.
    4. Gayane Suite No.1 (Armen's Solo)
    5. Very Nearly The Whole Of The Violin's Upper Register Is Also Available To The Viola.
    6. Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'
    7. The Viola Can Bring A Special, Rich Twanginess To Pizzicato That The Violins Lack./Don Quixote/Berlioz Drew Sounds From It That Retain Their Metallic Strangeness Even Today.
    8. Harold In Italy (Mvt 4)
    9. The Muted Viola: Intimate, Gentle, Poignant In Dvork
    10. Cypresses (No.9)
    11. The Massed Violas Of The Modern Symphony Orchestra In Mahler
    12. Symphony No.4 (Mvt 3)
    13. The 'Period' Viola In Bach
    14. Brandenburg Concerto No.6 (Last Mvt)
    15. The Cello: A Voice Of Unique Nobility
    16. Suite No.1 For Unaccompanied Cello (Prelude)
    17. Brahms And The 'Soul' Of The Cello
    18. Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major (Mvt 3)
    19. Most Orchestral Composers Tend To Emphasize The Cello's Lower Register.
    20. Cantata 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147 (Soprana Aria: Bereite Dir, Jesu)
    21. In The Time Of Beethoven The Cello Remained As Fundamental As Ever.
    22. Symphony No.3 'Eroica' (Finale)
    23. But The Cello Is Not Condemned To Spend Its Life In The Basement.
    24. Elfentanz, Op.39
    25. Not Only In Recital Showpieces Like That Is The Cello Is Used In Its Highest Register.
    26. The Protecting Veil (Opening)
    27. A Cello With An Identity-Crisis: The Pizzicato Flamencan
    28. Flamenco
    29. Double-Stopping In The Lower Reaches Of The Cello's Range
    30. Solo Suiet For Cello And Piano (Sardana)
    31. It's In The Middle Register That The Cello Really Comes Into Its Own.
    32. Oriental Dance, Op.2 No.2
    33. It Was To The Cellos That Beethoven Gave Two Of His Most Famous Themes./Symphony No.5 (Mvt 2)/Still More Famous Than That Theme Is This One From The Ninth Symphony.
    34. Symphony No.9 (Finale)
    35. Introduction To The Double-Bass
    36. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Elephant)
    37. But The Double-Bass Can Be Intensely Expressive And Graceful.
    38. Elegy No.1 In D Major
    39. The Range Of The Double-Bass Is The Greatest Of All The String Instruments/Allegro Di Concerto, 'Alla Mendelssohn'/And It's Also Capable Of Very Considerable Virtuosity.
    40. Capriccio Di Bravura
    41. Double-Bass Solos In Orchestral Scores Are Rare But Often Memorable./Symphony No.1 'Titan' (Mvt 3)/In His Third Symphony Mahler Makes A Very Different Use Of The Instrument./Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1)
    42. The Double-Bass Muted In Prokofiev/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Kije's Wedding)/In Another Work Prokofiev Uses The Double-Bass To Enhance The Winds./Romeo And Juliet (Act III)/And He Combines The Bass Clarinet With A Shivering Tremolo From The Double-Basses....
    43. Symphony No.5 (Mvt 3)/So Much For The Strings/On Now To The Winds

    Tracks:

    1. The Antiquity And Magic Of The Flute
    2. Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune
    3. The Versatility And Agility Of The Flute
    4. Orchestral Suite No.2 In B Minor (Badinerie)
    5. The Flute In Fifteenth-Century Spain
    6. Sa'Dawi
    7. Other Flutes: The Bass And Alto
    8. Chamber Music No.II
    9. The Piccolo - Aptly Named
    10. La Naissance D'Osiris (Mvt 6)
    11. From A Piccolo Of The Eighteenth Century To One Of Its Descendants In The Twentieth
    12. Suite No.1 For Small Orchestra (Valse)
    13. A Variety Of Techniques
    14. Chamber Music No.II
    15. Flutter-Tonguing. But Tchaikovsky Got There Eighty Years Before.
    16. The Nutcracker (Act II, No.2: Scene)
    17. From The Transverse To The Vertical: The Baroque Recorder
    18. Recorded Suite In A Minor (Menuet II)
    19. An Unfamiliar, Early Vision Of The Instrument
    20. Naelden, Naelden
    21. The Bachian Oboe
    22. Cantata 'Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott', BWV 80 (No.7: Duetto)
    23. Introduction To The Cor Anglais Or 'English Born'
    24. Symphony No.9 'From The New World' (Mvt 2)
    25. The Loneliness Of The Cor Anglais
    26. The Swan Of Tuonela
    27. The Cor Anglais Joins The French Horn In Haydn.
    28. Symphony No.22 'The Philosopher' (Opening)
    29. Introduction To The Oboe D'Amore, Beloved Of Bach - But Also Of Ravel
    30. Bolero
    31. The Clarinet Family: Boxing The Compass, From The Depths Of The Bass Clarinet.../The Egyptian (Violence)/...To The Raucous And Squealy.../Taras Bulba (The Death Of Ostap)/...To The Shrill And Complaining...
    32. Petrushka (No.8: Peasant With Bear)/...To The High Sprits Of A Playful Puppy./Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)/And To The Downright Jazzy/Romeo And Juliet (Act II)
    33. As The High Clarinets Tend To Be Loud, So The Bass Tends To Be Soft:
    34. Gayane Suite No. 1 (Mvt 5)
    35. The Bass Clarinet Is Used By Most Composers Mainly As A Colouring Agent.../Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/...But It Does Occasionally Get A Whole Tune To Itself./Iberia (Almeria).
    36. The Range Of The Normal Clarinet Parts Goes Quite High...
    37. The Snow Maiden (Scene 5: Melodrama)
    38. ...And Quite Low.
    39. Peter And The Wolf (The Cat)
    40. The Clarinet As Concerto Soloist
    41. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
    42. But That's Not The Instrument Mozart Wrote It For; This Is:
    43. Clarinet Concerto In A Major (Rondo)
    44. Introduction To The Saxophone
    45. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 4)
    46. The Soprano Saxophone Has Quite A Different Feel To It.
    47. L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Minuet)
    48. The Little Sopranino Sax Goes Even Higher.
    49. Bolero
    50. The Most Famous Use Of The Saxophone Is In An Orchestration By Ravel.
    51. Pictures At An Exhibition (The Old Castle)
    52. The Saxophone Can Be Quite Contagiously Good-Humoured.
    53. Sax-O-Phun
    54. The Puffa-Puffa Image Of The Bassoon
    55. Peter And The Wolf (Grandfather)
    56. The Bachian Bassoon, In Accompanimental Mode
    57. Cantata 'Weichet Nur, Betrubte Schatten' ('Wedding Cantata'), BWV 202 (Aria No.1)
    58. Bizet Leaves The Puffa-Puffa Image Out, Allowing The Bassoon To Sing./Carmen Suite No.1 (Les Dragons D'Alcala)
    59. And Ravel, Also In Spanish Mode, Does Likewise.
    60. Bolero
    61. The Bassoon As A Voice Of High Seriousness, Indeed Desolate Loneliness
    62. Symphony No.3 (Opening)
    63. The Eerie Bassoon In Its Highest Register
    64. The Rite Of Spring (Opening)
    65. Stravinsky Now Draws On Its Lowest Register, Lonely And Melancholy.
    66. The Firebird Suite (1919, Berceuse)
    67. The Bassoon As Concerto Soloist, Avoiding All Exaggeration
    68. Bassoon Concerto In G Minor (Finale)
    69. The Deep-Voiced Contra-Bassoon, As A Fairy-Tale Beast
    70. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Beauty And The Beast)
    71. The French Horn Under Its Woodwind Hat
    72. Wind Quintet, Op.43 (Last Mvt)
    73. Now A More Prominent Role, In A Woodwind Quintet From An Earlier Era
    74. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Mvt 2)
    75. The Horn In Harmonious Blend With Strings In Another Quintet
    76. Horn Quintet, K.407 (Finale)

    Tracks:

    1. The Trumpet As Virtuoso Soloist
    2. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Last Mvt)
    3. The Special Brillance Of Paired Trumpets
    4. Concerto In C For Two Trumpets, RV537 (Mvt 1)
    5. The Ceremonial Trumpet
    6. Fanfare For The Common Man
    7. Trumpets And Drums - An Incomparable Alliance
    8. Messiah (The Trumpet Shall Sound)
    9. The Versatility Of The Trumpet, From The Most Public To The Most Lonely
    10. Piano Concerto In F (Slow Mvt)
    11. The Trumpet As The Voice Of The City/An American In Paris/The Trumpet As Recruitment Officer/The Soldier's Tale (The March)/The Trumpet As Swaggerer
    12. Carmen Suite No.2 (Habanera)
    13. The Trumpet As The Voice Of Strength And Courage
    14. Carmet Suite No.2 (Toreador's Song)
    15. The Trumpet Muted/Petrushka (No.4: The Blackamoor)/Lieutenant Kije Suite (Opening)/The Trumpet As The Voice Of Weariness
    16. Billy The Kid
    17. The Trumpet As Character Actor
    18. Pictures At An Exhibition (No.6)
    19. The Trumpet As The Voice Of God
    20. Mass In B Minor ('Et Exspecto')
    21. The Birth Of The Trombone
    22. Aenmerckt Nu Hier
    23. The Birth Of The Brass As A Family
    24. Canzon 12 In Double Echo
    25. The Trombone In The Eighteenth Century
    26. Trombone Concerto In B Flat Major (Finale)
    27. The Tone Of The Tenor Trombone/Romance For Trombone And Organ/The Memorable Voice Of The Bass Trombone/Requiem (Mvt 2)/But The Bass Trombone Is More Than An Instrumental Bullfrog.
    28. Hosannah
    29. The Trombones Become Part Of The Orchestra.
    30. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
    31. The Wagnerian Trombone:/Overture To 'Tannhauser'
    32. The Trombone As Caricaturist
    33. Pulcinella (No.19: Vivo)
    34. The Trombone As Raspberry/Concerto For Orchestra (Intermezzo)
    35. The Horn And The Hunt
    36. Horn Concerto No.4 In E Flat, K.495 (Finale)
    37. The Challenging Horn Of The Baroque
    38. Abaris Ou Les Boreades (Menuet)
    39. The Scarcity Of First-Rate Players In Handel's Time
    40. Walter Music (Minuet 1)
    41. The Horn As Magician/The Firebird Suite (1919, Finale)
    42. Horns And The Sound Of Nobility
    43. Overture To 'Tannhauser' (Opening)
    44. The Special Sound Of The Horn In Its Higher Register
    45. Mass In B Minor ('Quoniam Tu Solus Sanctus')
    46. The Trumpet-Like Sound Of Massed Horns
    47. Symphony No.3 (Mvt 1, Opening)
    48. The Tuba - Unfairly Maligned?
    49. Symphony No.6 (Mvt 3)
    50. The Tuba Perfectly Cast By Ravel
    51. Pictures At An Exhibition (Bydlo)

    Tracks:

    1. Introduction. And We Begin With A Bang.
    2. Fanfare For The Common Man/The Bass Drum On The Battlefields/Wellington's Victory, Op.91 (Opening)
    3. At The Opposite Extreme Is The Triangle.
    4. Piano Concerto No.1 In E Flat (Scherzo)
    5. Categories Of Percussion: Tuned And Untuned. The Side Drum
    6. Overture To 'La Gazza Ladra' - The Thieving Magpie (Opening)
    7. The Side Drum In An Effective But Unexpected Role/Clarinet Concerto (Mvt 1)
    8. The Tambourine. One Of The Oldest Instruments In The World
    9. Den Hoboecken Dans
    10. Even Older Is The Originally Oriental Gong.
    11. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
    12. No Single Instrument Can Match The Gong In Evoking The Breaking Of Waves./Passacaglia, Op.33b From 'Peter Grimes'/But Gongs Don't Have To Be Struck To Be Effective.
    13. Gymnopedie No.2
    14. The Cymbals Are Generally Discovered Early In Life./The Sanguine Fan/And They Do More Than Clash Together Loudly. They Can Be Clashed Together Softly./Studio Example: But They Needn't Be Clashed Together At All/Studio Example: They Can Be Lightly...
    15. Other Untuned Percussion Instruments Include The Whip.: Piano Concerto In G Major (Opening)/And Here Are No Fewer Than Twenty, Cracked By Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Act I, Scene 5)
    16. More Versatile Than The Whip Are The Wood Blocks.../Studio Example/...Which Crop Up All Over The Place In Twentieth-Century American Music.
    17. Rodeo (Hoe-Down)
    18. Related To The Wood Blocks, By Sound, Are The Castanets./Jota Aragonesa/But The Castanets Were Also Used By Monteverdi Back In The Seventeenth Century.
    19. Scherzi Musicali (Damigella Tutta Belle)
    20. A Still Earlier Example From Fifteenth-Century Spain
    21. Yo M'Enamori D'Un Aire
    22. The Birth Of The Bongo
    23. Symphonic Dances From 'West Side Story'
    24. From The Streets Of New York To The Blacksmith's Shop/Il Trovatore ('Anvil Chorus')
    25. Desert-Island Decibels: Grand Canyon Suite (On The Trail)/Arcana
    26. From One Vegetable To Another: The Humble Squash, Or Marrow/Huapango
    27. Onwards To The Tuned Percussion. First, The Timpani
    28. Also Sprach Zarathustra (Introduction)
    29. But The Drum Roll Can Be More Effectively Frightening Than The Big Bang.: Symphony No.2 'Resurrection' (Mvt 3)
    30. Not One Drum Roll, But Many/Grand Canyon Suite (Sunrise)/Symphonie Fantastique (Last Mvt)
    31. Taking Advantage Of Tunability
    32. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Mvt 2)
    33. The Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Takes A Downward Turn./Carmen Suite (Changing Of The Guard)/Tuned, Yes; But For The Truly Melodic We Must Look Elsewhere.
    34. Introducing The Glockenspiel/Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
    35. Saint-Saens And The Xylophone
    36. The Carnival Of The Animals (Fossils)
    37. Ravel And The Xylophone
    38. Ma Mere L'Oye - Mother Goose (Laideronette)
    39. Introducing The Marimba/Carmen Suite (First Intermezzo)
    40. Introducing The Vibraphone
    41. The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Narange Dolce)
    42. The Vibraphone Goes Russian.../Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)/...And Is Joined By The Marimba./Carmen Suite (Carmen's Entrance And Habanera)
    43. Introducing The Hungarian Cimbalom
    44. Folk Dances
    45. The Cimbalom And The Symphony Orchestra
    46. Hary Janos Suite (Mvt 3)
    47. Introducing The Tubular Bells
    48. Hary Janos Suite (Viennese Musical Clock)
    49. A More 'Up-Front' Approach From Rodion Shchedrin
    50. Carmen Suite (Introduction)
    51. But The Bells Can Also Make The Sinister Even More Sinister./Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
    52. Introducing The Celeste
    53. The Nutcracker (Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy)
    54. Magic, In The Use Of Collective Percussion
    55. Miroirs (La Vallee Des Cloches)
    56. Plucked Instruments: The 'Undercover Percussion'/Carmen Suite (Scene)
    57. A Prime Case In Point Is The Harp, Irresistible To The Romantics./The Nutcracker (Act II, No.1: Scene)/The Non-Solo Harp As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Hungarian Rhapsody No.1
    58. The Traditionally Subservient Role Of The Harpsichord In The Baroque Orchestra
    59. Brandenburg Concerto No.2 (Slow Mvt)
    60. The Piano: King Of The Tuned Percussion/Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Mvt 3)/And A Quarter Of A Century After That:
    61. Petrushka (Russian Dance)
    62. The Anti-Romantic Piano As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra
    63. Music For Strings, Percussion And Celeste (Last Mvt)

    Tracks:

    1. Keyboard Instruments In The Orchestra - The Most Powerful Of Them All:
    2. Symphony No.3 'Organ' (Finale)
    3. But Things In Handel's Day Were Very Different.
    4. Organ Concerto In B Flat, Op.4 No.3 (Last Mvt)
    5. The Organ Is Difficult To Classify.
    6. An Unexpected, Organ-related Guest
    7. Concerto Pour Zampogna (Last Mvt)
    8. Peasant-Fancying... And A Touch Of The Roaming Cowboy
    9. Les Miserables (Drink With Me)
    10. Outside Artefacts And The Power Of Association
    11. Mahler's Sleighbells
    12. Symphony No.4 (Opening)
    13. A Roll-Call Of Some Unusual Guests/The Typewriter/Parade
    14. Chains, And More/Integrales/An American In Paris/Sandpaper Ballet
    15. Purpose-Built Oddities: Wind Machines/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Opening)
    16. Don Quixote (Variation VIII)
    17. National Calling Cards: The Guitar For Spain/Concierto De Aranjuez (Finale)
    18. And The Guitar's Poor American Relative, The Banjo/Washington Breakdown
    19. And Poorer Still, The Mouth Organ/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (Packing Up)
    20. The Balalaika For Russia/Romeo And Juliet (Act II: No.14)
    21. The Maracas For Mexico/The Treasure Of The Sierra Madre (El Desayuno)
    22. The Bongos And Congas And A Whole Wealth Of Other Drums For Africa And Central America/Studio Example
    23. The Sitar Of India/Evening Raga: Bhapoli
    24. The Accordion For France (Especially Paris)/Paris Canaille
    25. The Zither For Vienna/The Third Man (Theme)
    26. The Cimbalom For Hungary/Folk Dances
    27. The Guitar As An Integral Part Of The Orchestra/Rondena
    28. There Are Whole Orchestras Of Balalaikas./Sveit Mesiats
    29. The Effect Of The Wordless Human Voice, Used Purely As An Instrument/Symphony No.7 'Sinfonia Antartica' (Mvt 1)
    30. Nocturnes
    31. Instruments And the Imitation Of Nature. The Clarinet As Cuckoo
    32. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Cuckoo)
    33. The Flute As An All-purpose Aviary
    34. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aviary)
    35. The Oboe As Duck
    36. Peter And The Wolf (The Duck)
    37. The Recording Of Reality. Does It Work As Well?
    38. The Pines Of Rome (The Pines Of The Janiculum)
    39. The Recording Of Reality Electronically Reborn In New Guises
    40. Cantus Articus - Concerto For Birds And Orchesra (Mvt 2)
    41. Beethoven Turns Avian: Cuckoo, Nightingale, And Quail
    42. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral' (Andante Molto Mosso)
    43. Some Improbable Casting: The Violin As Braying Donkey
    44. The Carnival Of The Animals (Persons With Long Ears)
    45. A Truly Orchestral Hee-haw To Be Reckoned With
    46. Overture To 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
    47. A Thunderstorm In A Million
    48. Symphony No.6 'Pastoral (Allegro-Allegretto)
    49. the Instrumental Depiction Of A Silent World
    50. The Carnival Of The Animals (The Aquarium)
    51. Saint-Saens' Menagerie Takes A Curtain Call.
    52. The Carnival Of The Animals (Finale)

    Tracks:

    1. The Grouping Of Instrumental Families. An Additive Approach. First, Two Violins
    2. Forty-Four Duos (No.4)
    3. A Great Contrast, Of Both Pitch And Character: Violin And Viola
    4. Duo For Violin And Viola In B Flat Major, K.424 (Finale, Vars 1 & 2)/Studio Example
    5. Arrival Of The Standard String Trio: Violin, Viola, And Cello
    6. String Trio In B Flat (Menuetto)
    7. The String Quartet: Two Violins, Viola, And Cello
    8. String Quartet In F, Op.18 No.1 (Mvt 3)
    9. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Viola
    10. String Quartet No.5 In D, K.593 (Adagio)
    11. The String Quintet - When The Extra Instrument Is A Second Cello
    12. String Quintet In C (Mvt 3)
    13. The String Sextet: Two Violins, Two Violas, And Two Cellos
    14. String Sextet In B Flat (Mvt 2)
    15. The String Octet: The Standard String Quaret Times Two
    16. Octet In E Flat, Op.20 (Mvt 1)
    17. Double The String Octet: A Fully Fledged String Orchestra
    18. String Symphony No.2 (Finale)
    19. The Massed Strings Of A Symphony Orchestra
    20. Fantasia On A Theme Of Thomas Tallis
    21. Contrasts Of Pitch And Instrumental 'Colour' In The Woodwind Section
    22. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Op.100 No.5 (Theme)
    23. In The First Variation It's The Horn That Gets The Lion's Share.
    24. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 1
    25. In Variation Two The Torch Is Handed To The Bassoon.
    26. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 2
    27. In Variation Three The Oboe Leads.
    28. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 3
    29. Variation Four: Conversation Before Returning To A Solo-dominated Texture
    30. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 4
    31. And Variation Five is Dominated By The Clarinet.
    32. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 5
    33. The Next To Be Featured Is The Virtuoso Flute.
    34. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 6
    35. Individual Farewells And A Closing Chorus
    36. Wind Quintet In A Minor, Variation 7
    37. A Mixed Group: Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, String Quartet, And Double-Bass
    38. Octet In F (Mvt 3)
    39. The Early Classical Symphony Orchestra Of Haydn And Mozart
    40. Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Finale)
    41. Strings, Wind, But No Brass. What Haydn And Mozart Never Knew
    42. Canzon 28
    43. Beethoven's Fifth: Two Horns, Two Trumpets, And Three Trombones Join The Team.
    44. Symphony No.5 (Finale)
    45. From Beethoven To The Massive Orchestras Of Berlioz, Wagner, And Mahler
    46. Beethoven Changed The Face Of The Symphony And The Orchestra Forever
    47. Symphoy No.6 'Tragic' (Mvt 1)
    48. The Cult Of Orchestral Elephantiasis Reaches Its Peak.
    49. Symphony No.1 'Gothic' (VI: Te Ergo Quaesumus)
    50. When Large Doesn't Necessarily Mean Loud: Debussy
    51. Images (Gigues)
    52. A Crisis Of Confidence; The Orchestra's Survival Hangs In The Balance, But It Still Develops. The Ondes Martenot:
    53. Turangalila Symphony (Chant D'amour 1)
    54. The Advent Of The 'Early Music' Movement Brings A New Vitality And Freshness.
    55. Balle De Xerxes (Gavotte En Rondeau)
    56. Computer And Synthesiser: Friends Or Foes?
    57. Concerto In D Minor For Two Violins (Largo)
    58. A Speculative Look Ahead/Mass In B Minor ('Dona Nobis Pacem')

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Instruments of the Orchestra - Great Reference Material!.......2007-04-04

    This set lends itself to greatly enhancing one's knowledge of the orchestra, instruments in it, and their usage. I am a huge music buff, and I still picked up a great deal I previously did not know. I highly recommend this for all who wish to understand the origin of music, as well as the processes that are employed to create music!

    5 out of 5 stars Beginner or Expert.......2007-03-12

    This CD is excellent for the beginner or expert! To be able to haear the instrumets separately and then together really provides a good education. and/or refresher. The book thaty comes with the CD is alomost worth the price by itself!

    5 out of 5 stars Very Informative and Enjoyable.......2006-11-20

    Whether you're a music novice or pro, "The instruments of the Orchestra" is a very worthwhile purchase. The 7 CDs, with a total of 8 hours, are expertly narrated by Jeremy Siepmann. He's a great speaker, very much like the late Leonard Bernstein was. Mr. Siepmann takes you on an unforgetable musical journey covering the origins and use of the various orchestral instruments throughout musical history. The balance between his narration and a wealth of musical examples, which range from snippets to entire movements, is superb. The comprehensive enclosed booklet is excellent and faithfully follows the 7 CDs in content. Even with my 40+ years of music training I still learned new things from this wonderful collection. Considering the excellence of the content, and a cost that translates to about $5 per disc, this collection is a great value. Grab it, you won't regret that you did. Five solid stars!

    3 out of 5 stars Frank's view.......2006-08-19

    This boxed set of CD's with booklet achieved all I had hoped that it would. There are good samples of individual instruments and well done commentary on each. The only drawback was that some of the samples were too brief and could have been longer, hoiwever I guess this fits in with time constraints of the medium. It has given me a lot of clues as to future purchases of CD's for listening to individual instruments. Altogeth a satisfactory purchase and a welcome addition to my collection.

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent Intro for Those Not Familiar with the Orchestra.......2003-11-08

    I've listened to classical music for years and am interested in composition. I bought this CD set to learn how an orchestra and its instruments work. I thought the CDs would be a nice but boring lecture. They aren't! Not only are they FUN but they are informative as well. I learned a huge amount from each CD and couldn't wait to listen to the next one.

    The narrator and writer is a great speaker and holds your attention well. He is definitely knowledgeable. He provides musical examples for each point he makes, so you get to "hear" what he just talked about. I'd say the CDs are about 65% music and 35% narration. You'll learn about the range of instruments, some history, different ways to play them, how they sound, and how they are used in the orchestra. This CD set was a great learning experience and is sold at such a low price!

    I recommend this CD for those who want to learn about classical music and those who know about it but are interested in learning more about the inner workings of an orchestra. You'll learn much useful information. For instance, the Rite of Spring (with that eerie start) is written for bassoon! I never knew a bassoon could sound like that but now I do.

    The one complaint I have is the last CD. This deals with the orchestra. I wanted more of a tour of how the orchestra has been used through history up to the present. Instead, it was a tour of how different groups of instruments sound. I thought it could have been better. The other 6 CDs are excellent.
    Our Day Will Come: Very Best of
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Big Boy Having A Party!!!!
    • a GREAT ALBUM from A FANTASTIC BUT NEARLY FORGOTTEN GROUP
    • great listening
    • I LOVE THIS ALBUM, YOU WILL TOO!!!!
    Our Day Will Come: Very Best of
    Ruby & The Romantics
    Manufacturer: Rpm Records UK
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00006JXZP
    Release Date: 2002-12-23

    Tracks:

    1. When Youre Young And In Love
    2. Moonlight And Music
    3. Till Then
    4. Our Day Will Come
    5. Everydays A Holiday
    6. Think
    7. Lonely People Do Foolish Things
    8. My Summer Love
    9. Much Better Off Than Ive Ever Been
    10. I Cry Alone
    11. Sweet Love And Sweet Forgiveness
    12. Remember Me
    13. Does He Really Care For Me
    14. No More
    15. Dream
    16. Your Baby Doesnt Love You Anymore
    17. Our Everlasting Love
    18. Hey There Lonely Boy
    19. By The Way
    20. Two Different Worlds
    21. Nobody But My Baby
    22. Baby Come Home
    23. Day Dreaming
    24. Not A Moment Too Soon
    25. Young Wings Can Fly (Higher Than You Know)
    26. Moonglow
    27. We Can Make It
    28. Stranger On The Shore
    29. The End Of The World
    30. Till There Was You
    31. What A Difference A Day Makes
    32. Well Love Again
    33. Imagination
    34. Well Meet Again
    35. My Prayer
    36. Heartaches
    37. Im Sorry
    38. (Im Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over
    39. PS I Love You
    40. Chances Are
    41. Time After Time
    42. How Deep Is The Ocean

    Album Description

    2002 compilation for one of the one of the great male/female soul vocal groups. 42 tracks including their 1963 classic, 'Our Day Will Come' (which topped both the pop & R&B charts) & the original versions of 'Hey There Lonely Boy' (a hit for Eddie Holman in 1974), & 'When You're Young & In Love' (a 1974 hit for The Marvelettes & The Flying Picketts in 1984). RPM.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Big Boy Having A Party!!!!.......2006-11-10

    You will see mama, daddy, uncle and aunts, reappear in your home. You and your brothers and sisters laughter will fill the room. Big Mama and Big Poppa, will be beaming with love for the family!!!!! Lovely trip down memories lane!!!!!

    5 out of 5 stars a GREAT ALBUM from A FANTASTIC BUT NEARLY FORGOTTEN GROUP.......2006-09-16

    RUBY and THE ROMANTICS are one of the great FORGOTTEN groups of POP/R&B HISTORY .FORGOTTEN , BUT NOT DESERVEDLY SO. THESE GUYS (AND GIRL } COULD S I N G !! Fantastic harmonies... great stage presence...LUSH instrumental backgrounds ...beautiful lead vocals by RUBY NASH....THIS GROUP HAD IT ALL ! Most people today only remember THE ROMANTICS as the group that recorded the number 1 smash " OUR DAY WILL COME " ...But,they were much,much more.They were , quite simply, one of the most INFLUENTIAL GROUPS EVER !! Many of their songs were actually re- recorded years later by OTHER artists...who sadly , had MUCH BIGGER HITS with them...which was a tribute to the TALENTED , FINE group they actually were. Examples : Their hit "WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE " became a much bigger hit for Motown's MARVELETTES. Their song " HURTING EACH OTHER " became a big one years later for THE CARPENTERS. Their hit " HEY THERE LONELY BOY" became a smash for EDDIE HOLMAN AS " HEY THERE LONELY GIRL " , their BIGGEST HIT..." OUR DAY WILL COME " became a disco smash for THE 4 Seasons' FRANKIE VALLI .Even their name "THE ROMANTICS" was eventually STOLEN by a rock group,the members of which probably weren't EVEN BORN when they had their first hits. Why did all these other artists have much bigger hits with the ROMANTICS' songs than they did ? It certainly wasn't due to lack of talent since , in many cases, their originals sounded much better than the REMAKES. Part of the reason, in my opinion,had to do with the fact their record label, KAPP RECORDS ,part of what is today known as the (MCA} UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, had almost zero experience with the marketing and promotion of R&B artists. This was , after all, the label responsible for such MOR ARTISTS as ROGER WILLIAMS,BURT BACHARACH,AND LOUIS ARMSTRONG. Also, during the groups' heyday ('62-'67 } , the national music charts were dominated by stiff competition from MOTOWN, with their similar group GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS, the BRITISH INVASION GROUPS, powerful R&B artists such as JAMES BROWN AND THE FAMOUS FLAMES , JACKIE WILSON,and LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS ,Chicago's IMPRESSIONS, GENE CHANDLER ,AND THE DELLS, CALIFORNIA BEACH GROUPS,(THE BEACH BOYS, JAN & DEAN, AND OTHERS), and FOLK ARTISTS ,such as PETER ,PAUL, AND MARY , making it very hard to compete.But the artists and insiders in the industry knew who RUBY AND THE ROMANTICS were,(such as the afore mentioned CARPENTERS,who also covered their hit " YOUR BABY DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE" }, and so did a select group of loyal fans. As a teen growing up in the sixties, I was one of that latter group. I remember their songs "YOUNG WINGS CAN FLY " , "MY EVERLASTING LOVE" , "DOES HE REALLY CARE FOR ME and especially the incredible "MOONLIGHT AND MUSIC " (WRITTEN by THE ROMANTICS' LEROY FANN), were among the greatest DOO WOP classics ever recorded .(They were "quiet storm " long before the term became popular). I never thought that all these classic songs would ever see the light of day on one CD , and it took a foreign label to release it . If you want an example of the best in mellow , romantic (pun intended ) '60's pop / r&b, look no further then " OUR DAY WILL COME : THE BEST OF RUBY AND THE ROMANTICS - LEROY FANN, ED ROBERTS,GEORGE LEE,AND RONALD MOSLEY-You'll see why they deserve a place among the greatest soul/r&b groups of all time !!

    5 out of 5 stars great listening.......2006-02-24

    I thought the only way Ruby and the Romantics would ever be heard again would be on the pop stations of radio. But thanks for comming out with a cd of their best hits. They are always a pleasure to listen to.

    5 out of 5 stars I LOVE THIS ALBUM, YOU WILL TOO!!!!.......2003-09-23

    If you love good music, order this album. Ruby and the Romantics are known mainly for the hit "Our Day Will Come" but believe me they were no ONE HIT WONDERS. Rubys sweet melodic voice and the impeccable harmonies of the Romantics will set the mood for a wonderful candle light dinner, background for a low-key cocktail party or an intimate evening in front of a crackling fire.
    There are songs on here you have not heard in probably 30 years.
    This REALLY is a great album and would make a wonderful gift during the holidays or any time.
    What I Like About You (And Other Romantic Hits)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • It's Lacking...
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    • THE GREATEST SONG
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    • What I like about the Romantics.
    What I Like About You (And Other Romantic Hits)
    The Romantics
    Manufacturer: Sony
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    ASIN: B0000027H0
    Release Date: 1990-12-08

    Tracks:

    1. What I Like About You
    2. Rock You Up
    3. When I Look In Your Eyes
    4. Open Up Your Door
    5. Shake A Tail Feather
    6. Talking In Your Sleep
    7. One In A Million
    8. Test Of Time
    9. A Night Like This
    10. Tell It To Carrie

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars It's Lacking..........2006-11-15

    Yes, yes, "Talking In Your Sleep" and "What I Like About You" are some of the finest pop songs ever. I agree. But what about everything else this band did?

    Judging from the skimpy amount of songs this package delivers, you'd think that these blokes never managed to churn out anything more than two decent songs plus filler in between. The filler on this compilation is rather dismal compared to the primary hits.

    I would've liked to have seen this disc at least TRY to approach the 80 minutes that CDs can hold. Alas, that's not the case. As such, we get two great tracks, some subpar tracks and a bad impression of the band.

    A disappointing set.

    5 out of 5 stars GREAT SONG.......2006-04-23

    What i like about you is a great song and one of my favorite songs yet. I recommend you listen to it.

    5 out of 5 stars THE GREATEST SONG.......2006-01-16

    Wow! This song is amazing, What I Like About You. It is one of my favorite songs you'll most likely ever hear. Please play this
    song over and over and over again.

    2 out of 5 stars fidelity is lacking, not a good quality recording.......2005-09-07

    I just got this in the mail today. I hate to say it, but the fidelity on this CD is, while not awful, still noticeably inferior. I have the single "What I Like About You" on a various artists' CD called "Ultimate New Wave Party 1998" (unfortunately mixed), so I bought the Romantics' Greatest Hits album to get a "clean" copy of the track. Comparing the track on the two sources, the copy on the mixed CD simply blows away the copy on the romantics CD, on the fidelity issue. It may not be too noticeable if you just have this copy, but you will notice when comparing with other CDs in your collection. Perhaps it is that the CD was issued in 1990 and is not remastered. Well, obviously there is a better fidelity version out there somewhere, so if you want decent fidelity, you might take a crack at one of the other Romantics' selections further down the page, and spend a bit more money (they may, or may not, be better).

    3 out of 5 stars What I like about the Romantics........2005-08-31

    This is a pretty simple collection, only 36 minutes, however the Romantics didn't really storm the charts too often. This does give you what you want though. "What I Like About You" of course is included, and kicks off the disc well. Their other hit "Talking In Your Sleep" is great, and got tons of radio time when it came out. Very catchy. Another song I had forgotten about is "One In A Million", and many might recognize that as well. The rest is good filler, the best of which is probably "Open Up Your Door". In short, this is the only Romantics disc any casual fan should ever need.
    Super Hits
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    ASIN: B000002ALW
    Release Date: 1998-01-27

    Tracks:

    1. What I Like About You
    2. Talking In Your Sleep
    3. One In A Million
    4. Do Me Anyway You Wanna
    5. Tomboy
    6. When I Look In Your Eyes
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    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Great artist, lousy compilation.......2003-09-27

    You may have been to your music store lately, and noticed several compilations under the name "Super Hits." What are these compilations, you ask?

    Budget-priced compilations, WITHOUT the budget price (though some dealers are smart enough to sell them for such a price.)

    Each CD in this series has TEN tracks, no more, no less (meaning they don't even come close to filling the eighty minutes you can fit onto a single CD.) And, of course, they omit many key tracks (any other hits compilation by this artist is MUCH better.) This series is obviously a ploy by the record industry to rake in cash, by making compilations that look better than they really are.

    THIS IS BY FAR THIS ARTIST'S HITS COMPILATION! Get a different one, since it will have more tracks. BUT DON'T EVEN BOTHER WITH THIS!

    5 out of 5 stars if these boys dropped this lp today.............................2003-07-27

    oh man, this would be a massive hit album! if you listen to it the melodies, the guitars, the influences (60's pop, surf, and ska!)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a album! pick this up for a good time to be had by your ears! you'll thank yourself later.

    4 out of 5 stars Try the new album ..........2003-07-25

    This is actually a pretty good cross-section of the Romantics' music, because it includes songs from four of the band's five albums from 1979-1985. The song selection was pretty good for this (although there are several I would have chosen over "Do Me Any Way You Wanna" and I can't believe they left out "A Night Like This"). The band has a new album due out Sept. 9 titled "61/49." If you buy this collection, you should try the new album too, because from what I've heard of it on the band's website ..., it's a more up-to-date, full sound than much of the older stuff.

    4 out of 5 stars 80's Power Pop.......2000-12-17

    This Detroit-based band were different from a lot of new wave groups in that they never forgot rock's roots in r&b and the blues. Anyone who grew up in the 80's will remember hearing their straight-to-the-point rock, all over the radio airwaves. Led by propulsive drumming and the no-nonsence vocals of Jimmy Marinos, they left behind a legacy of great 80's power pop. This album features, as it says, their 'Super Hits', and all have been digitally remastered which is a plus and a necessity for true fans.

    3 out of 5 stars A good overview, but...........2000-02-22

    This is OK, but the Romantics' true "super hits" are all found on their debut album, which completely creams any of their hits compilations. That album has the best stuff. The later songs pale in comparison.
    The Romantics
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • THE ROMANTICS ARE A GREAT BAND THAT BRINGS BACK THE TRUE SPIRIT OF ROCK N' ROLL.
    • Ya Know the Songs-This is the album- Must Have
    • A rock 'n roll treasure, it simply doesn't get any better than this!
    • If this CD was an air freshner....
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    ASIN: B0000025HK
    Release Date: 1993-01-26

    Tracks:

    1. When I Look In Your Eyes
    2. Tell It To Carrie
    3. First In Line
    4. Keep In Touch
    5. Girl Next Door
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    5 out of 5 stars THE ROMANTICS ARE A GREAT BAND THAT BRINGS BACK THE TRUE SPIRIT OF ROCK N' ROLL........2007-03-28

    I will be writing a review on the legendary self-titled debut album entitled "THE ROMANTICS" by one of Rock's greatest legendary bands ever and one of America's favorite sons. I give you the band from Detroit, Michigan, THE ROMANTICS. "THE ROMANTICS" was originally released in 1979 on Vinyl/LP and Cassette on the Nemperor Records label which is manufactured and distributed by CBS Records/CBS Inc. As always, if I hear any new additional information concerning this legendary debut album or the artist, I will edit this review immediately so that you the consumer will get the best informative and most accurate review possible.

    THE ROMANTICS will forever go down in Rock n' Roll history and be remembered for playing some simple a*s kicking Rock n' Roll thunder like that from the British Invasion in the 1960's. THE ROMANTIC'S primary musical influence is the high octane energy excitement of the late 60's Detroit Rock n' Roll and Soul scene. THE ROMANTICS music, according to their official website, like it or not, are labeled New Wave which is a term used for the more palatable selling of Punk. THE ROMANTICS were formed on Valentines Day, 1977 in Detroit, Michigan. When lead vocalist and guitarist Wally Palmar met and joined forces with drummer Jimmy Marinos, lead and rhythm guitarist Mike Skull and bassist Rich Cole, the line-up would be completed and THE ROMANTICS would be born. With that in mind, Rock n' Roll and its fans would soon witness a band that would be born to Rock and kill. THE ROMANTICS self-titled debut album "THE ROMANTICS" would be released in 1979 to highly critical acclaim rave reviews and give birth to a career that would last to this very day. In my opinion, the self-titled debut album "THE ROMANTICS" is a true testament of four extremely talented individuals and a fine fitting tribute to a great band that may have indeed, been far ahead of their time.

    It is now time to let THE ROMANTICS Rock n' Roll music speak for itself and do all of the talking. This legendary album begins with the incredible 60's like Rocker "When I Look In Your Eyes," the slow and beautiful soothing 60's like Rocker Rocker "Tell It To Carrie," the breathtaking and fast speedy Rocker "First In Line," the unbelievable raw and crisp 60's like Rocker "Keep In Touch," the killer thriller Rocker "Girl Next Door," the forever ROMANTICS trademark blistering Rocker "What I Like About You," the groundbreaking 60's like Rocker "She's Got Everything," the beautiful and slow smooth Rocker "Till I See You Again," the daring and in your face 60's like Rocker "Hung On You," the 60's like merciless killer Rocker "Little White Lies" and the blasting 60's like Rocker "Gimme One More Chance." may I also add that all four band members were sizzlin' red hot and on fire during the recording of this album. Palmar's and Skill's blistering guitar riffs and licks were definitely taking their music to another level. Marinos' timing along with his drumming was perfect and exact.

    Overall, this is one hell of an debut album worth seeking further into and checking out especially if you are a diehard ROMANTICS fan or a devout music collector. As for all of the newcomers and new beginners to the sound and music of THE ROMANTICS, THIS IS DEFINITELY THE ALBUM TO START WITH. I PROMISE YOU THAT YOU WILL NOT BE SORRY NOR WILL YOU EVER REGRET THAT YOU BOUGHT THIS ALBUM. You can buy this debut album through amazon.

    I would like to highly recommend purchasing this legendary self-titled debut album to own as a valuable and important part of his or her own personal music collection. This legendary debut album will definitely prove to stand the test of time and will always be around to be enjoyed, appreciated and cherished for many years to come, NOW AND FOREVER. This is one great self-titled debut album that no music fan or devout music collector would want to be without.

    In closing, THE ROMANTICS have continued to release new albums to highly critical acclaim and perform to sold-out audiences the world over to this very day. I guess it is safe to say that THE ROMANTICS are here to stay. According to THE ROMANTICS official website, it is clearly evident that THE ROMANTICS are still willing to contribute more Rock n' Roll for the whole world to hear despite all of the many contributions and accomplishments that the band has already made through the years. With that in mind, THE ROMANTICS have definitely left their mark in Rock n' Roll history and will never be forgotten. So here's to you Wally, Jimmy, Mike and Rich. Thanks for the great memories. Keep Persevering. Keep The Faith. And as the saying goes, "AND THE REST IS ROCK N' ROLL HISTORY," am I wrong? Thanks for reading my review and I hope that you have enjoyed reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it for your reading pleasure. I also hope that you will read all of my other reviews in the near future when time permits. THE ROMANTICS RULES. Long Live Rock n' Roll. Rock out always and take it easy. Forever In Rock, John L.

    5 out of 5 stars Ya Know the Songs-This is the album- Must Have.......2006-07-06

    Metaldiva is proud of these homegrown Motor City boys who did good. This is a must have for 80's afficionados, sometimes referred to as the RED album, it contains the best line up the band ever had. It was the vocals and harmonies of the drummer and bassist combined that really sold this album. This is a bit of 50's rockabilly with 60's pop combined with 80's new wave all together in a hit making combo that has boosted "What I Like About You" into the national best loved-played-at-every-game-hit that it is. "Talking In Your Sleep" was a great follow up, but no sooner did the band start to get attention, they changed the line up. "In Heat" has some of the tracks with original members, but the on-stage performances were a let down and the band clings on the edge of oblivion. Their "Strictly Personal"or "Pink Album" was confusing, and latest live offerings, extended offerings and the awful 61/49 are better left behind. Cole and Marino were the sound, and they could be like their peers, enjoying a renaissance of their own if only they could get it back together today.

    Metaldiva Sez: Great addition to your collection. This was the band at it's peak, it brings back memories of shoulder pads, high heels, teased hair and boogying at Bookies in Detroit. Music was fun then and this must have album personnifies this great 80's rock band and makes you pine for Jimmy and Rich's touch today.

    5 out of 5 stars A rock 'n roll treasure, it simply doesn't get any better than this!.......2006-02-21

    The Romantics' 1979/80 release (self titled) is the finest powerpop release of the last 25 years. The track "what I like about you" has risen to the status of "legend" and has become one of the most played and recognizable rock 'n roll anthems of all time. "What I like" exists in the same timeless and cherished rock 'n roll universe as songs like "you really got me", "louie louie" and "wild thing". But, before you label the Romantics as one hit wonders you'll need to get your facts straight;

    "What I like about you" never reached the top 40 and was never a "hit", the highest billboard chart position of the song was #49. The album itself turned in something less than a stellar performance. The HUGE success of the song in later years is a testament to its "magic" and the raw talent and brilliance of the Romantics. There are too few "happy endings" in Rock 'n Roll and these guys DESERVED the long over due success! It's an absolute shame that the Romantics are continually neglected in various rock 'n roll "guides", books and by the many so-called "authorities" and "critics" of rock.

    The Romantics kept the flame of powerpop alive in the early 80's and finally had a pair of hits with "Talking in Your Sleep" and "One in a Million". These tracks represented a turning point within the group, away from raw guitar riffs and toward a more "mainstream" rock sound. The group continued to grow and tour (even during a decade long legal battle for their rock 'n roll soul) and eventually released the CD titled 61/49 in 2003. When sampling the Romantics catalog of material you'll learn that they managed to churn out "hit worthy" songs by the truck load. You'll also find a group that never lost sight of it's roots and that will take you on a ride through sweet powerpop, raw garage rock, a bit of funky R&B tinged rock, a few Motown inspired efforts, British invasion inspired tracks and of course blues based rock.

    This release can stand solid next to the best efforts of the Kinks, Who, Stones and Beatles. In an era ruled by disco and dinosaur rock the Romantics had the heart, vision and talent to bring the Rock 'n Roll dream back to life! If you claim to be a collector of REAL rock 'n roll your collection will not be complete without this CD. ***TEN STARS***

    -JM

    4 out of 5 stars If this CD was an air freshner...........2004-04-20

    ...its scent would be "Smoky Dive Bar". Yes, one spin of this baby will transport you back to your favorite watering hole on a steamy summer night. My shoes feel sticky from the spilled 45 cent draughts.

    Pure fun from beginning to end. The cool, obscure Kinks cover ("She's Got Everything" - BTW, this version is superior to Big Star's cover on "Sister Lovers", and I'm a huge LX fan) more than compensates for "What I Like About You"'s overexposure. So toss out those crummy grunge and emo disks, and P-A-R-T-Y!

    5 out of 5 stars Amazing.......2003-07-05

    I have had this album in both vinyl and cd format. I cannot believe whenever I put this album on (even after a hiatus of several years) how it simply blows me away.

    Fantastic tunes, great driving music, great party music and great to listen to when you are doing odd jobs around the house.

    Just remember, TURN IT UP (to eleven even)!
    King Biscuit Flower Hour Live
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • One of the best LIVE power-pop CD's EVER!
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    • A true Rock 'N Roll Classic
    • Rockin' Romantics At Their Best!
    • THE BAND NEEDS MORE FOCUS!!!
    King Biscuit Flower Hour Live
    The Romantics
    Manufacturer: SSM (Sunset Strategic Marketing)
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    ASIN: B000005EIU
    Release Date: 1996-08-27

    Tracks:

    1. When I Look Into Your Eyes
    2. Do Me Any Way You Wanna
    3. Give Me One More Chance
    4. Love Me To The Max
    5. Stone Poney
    6. Keep In Touch
    7. Come On Girl (Work Out With Me)
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    Product Description

    The King Biscuit Flower Hour, a mainstay of weekend late-night FM radio throughout the late-'70s and early-'80s, tended to catch groups on the way up. But this live set, recorded in San Antonio in late 1984, not only features the Romantics five years after their definitive single, 1979's garage-rock stomper "What I Like About You," it comes over a year after their comeback hit, 1983's slickly-processed "Talking In Your Sleep." Recorded just before drummer/singer Jimmy Marinos left the band--their last album, 1985's RHYTHM ROMANCE, was recorded without him--this set strips away the soulless over-production which mars the band's later efforts. Without the layers of electronics, "Talking In Your Sleep" and its brethren are catchy, politely rocking pop songs. The set ends with a medley of '60s raveups culminating in the one-two punch of "What I Like About You" and a smoking "Little Latin Lupe Lu."

    Album Description

    This concert, recorded on Oct. 30, 1983 in San Antonio, at the peak of the group's popularity, it captures them in a powerful, energetic performance, displaying their best garage punk attributes full force along with a surprisingly melodic sound that put them a few steps above bands like the Ramones. It's all here, including 'Talking In Your Sleep' and climaxing with 'What I Like About You.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars One of the best LIVE power-pop CD's EVER!.......2005-12-23

    First, a few of the previous reviews are incorrect when they state that Drummer/Singer Jimmy Marinos is not on this CD. He was STILL with the group here (plays drums on every song and sings on many including "What I Like About You").

    The Romantics are one of the best live groups I have ever seen and this CD certainly captured a great performance! The first release by the romantics is still the best, but this is a close second! Even if you're a music buyer who doesn't prefer live CD's I think you'll be in for a surprise with this one.

    - JM

    3 out of 5 stars Romantics-'King Biscuit Flower Hour'(King Biscuit)3.5 stars.......2005-06-05

    'King Biscuit...' was recorded live at a gig in October,1983 in San Antonio,TX.Features seventeen tracks that run for an hour.I like the Romantics and all,but I really believe they need to get back long-departed drummer/vocalist Jimmy Marinos.Sound is great,with the guys creating some well penned alternative power pop,as only they can.Cuts I enjoyed reliving again the most were "When I Look Into Your Eyes","Rock You Up","Night Like This","Talking In Your Sleep","What I Like About You"(this tune is what originally drew me to this band way back when,always reminded me of early Kinks)and their Kingsmen cover "Little Latin Lupe Lu".Should appeal to most fans of Tommy Tutone,The Knack,The Producers,Plimsouls and Cheap Trick.

    5 out of 5 stars A true Rock 'N Roll Classic.......2003-05-06

    I'd give it 10 stars but they won't let me!

    Places the Romantics right up there with the Kinks and Stones when it comes to live power! I cannot say enough about this CD, if you call your self a fan of real rock' n roll - it doesn't get any better than this. Buy this disc and go see them live TODAY they're still touring and giving it all they have 20 years later!

    5 out of 5 stars Rockin' Romantics At Their Best!.......2001-11-29

    Absolutely, one of the best live albums ever produced and a must have for people who love the Romantics. All the Original members are here, Jimmy Marinos, Wally Palmar, Mike Skill and Coz Canler, with the exception of Bassist Rich Cole, who left the band after the third album. Great Hooks, Gritty Vocals and Powerful performances make this CD stand out.
    All the Hits are here (What I Like About You and Talkin' In Your Sleep)with the exception of 'One In A Million', but there are numbers from everyone of their first four albums.
    Marinos sings about a third of the Songs here with Palmar singing the rest. The first ten cuts of this album are non stop party fun! If you thought that The Romantics were some cute cuddly pop rock band, think again. Their brand of Detroit Rock & Roll is amazingly sharp and smokin'.

    3 out of 5 stars THE BAND NEEDS MORE FOCUS!!!.......1999-01-31

    THE ROMANTICS HAVE A POP STYLE ALL THEIR OWN BUT THEY LACK IT ON THIS CONCERT CD. TUNES ARE GOOD BUT THEY ARE MISSING JIMMY MARINOS PUNCH
    New Romantics: A Hearts of Space Classical Collection
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    • Soundtrack for a dream...
    • Simply divine. Will take you on a journey upward and inward
    • Soothing, exotic, peace-evoking beautiful music
    New Romantics: A Hearts of Space Classical Collection
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    ASIN: B00000AEH8
    Release Date: 1998-09-18

    Tracks:

    1. Adieu
    2. Minor Blue
    3. White Wings
    4. Recuerdos de la Alhambra
    5. The Perfect Flaw
    6. Riverine
    7. Sky 7
    8. Heaven in a Wild Flower
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    1. Adieu - Paul Sauvanet
    2. Minor Blue - David Darling
    3. White Wings - Oystein Sevag
    4. Recuerdos De La Alhambra - Gino D'Auri
    5. The Perfect Flaw - Tim Story
    6. Riverine - Tim Story
    7. Sky 7 - Mychael Danna
    8. Heaven In A Wild Flower - Bill Douglas
    9. Land Of The Angel - Paul Sauvanet
    10. Shabbes - Kol Simcha
    11. Ocean Without Shores
    12. The Joy Of Forgiveness - Raphael

    Format: CD

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars from Wind and Wire.......2001-02-28

    This compilation of previously-released material on the Hearts of Space label has a very cinematic feel to it. The artists included are Mychael Danna, David Darling, Constance Demby, Bill Douglas, Gino D'Auri, Kol Simcha, Raphael, Paul Sauvanet, Oystein Sevag, and Tim Story. Very classical in approach, the selections range from melodic (David Darling's "Minor Blue") to ambient (Mychael Danna's "Sky 7") to ethereal vocals (Bill Douglas' "Heaven in a Wild Flower").

    My favorite piece is Constance Demby's "Ocean Without Shores", a piano concerto of sorts with soaring electronic accompaniment and embellishment - I hit "replay" over and over with this one! It masterfully conveys the power, majesty, and peace of the ocean. Raphael's "Joy of Forgiveness" is also gorgeous with its effective duality of acoustic piano and electronic accompaniment. David Darling's "Minor Blue" is also very stirring with both bowed and plucked cello. Mychael Danna's "Sky 7" is a pastel daydream set to music. Bill Douglas' "Heaven in a Wild Flower" is a shimmering choral work, but I found it frustrating that I could only understand a few of the words; I guess I'll have to find William Blake's poem to satisfy my curiosity!

    Despite the varied artists, this CD has a cohesiveness that many compilations lack. My only objection is the inclusion of one piece that is almost sixteen minutes long, Paul Sauvanet's "Land of the Angel". I have no problem with the piece itself, but it seems long to the point of being a bit irritating when the rest of the CD flows so well. The purpose of most compilations is to evoke interest in several artists at one time by presenting a sampler of various works, and this CD has certainly done that for me. Very enjoyable as a backdrop or the main event - an exceptional compilation!

    5 out of 5 stars Soundtrack for a dream..........1999-02-14

    I'm not sure where the producers came up with the notion of calling this "classical" music, but with material this dreamy, who cares? I often find tranquil New Age music a bit vapid, but there's something about this collection that's not only soothing & relaxing, but meditative and gently provocative. Truly delightful & transporting!

    5 out of 5 stars Simply divine. Will take you on a journey upward and inward.......1998-12-13

    An exquisite collection of truly romantic and spiritual pieces. I highly recommend them all. Each track has its own style (great for listeners who get tired of 10 tracks of the same artist) and leads me beyond this world. I can't stop playing it, really! "Heaven in a Flower" is beyond words. Encapsulates heaven in a song.

    5 out of 5 stars Soothing, exotic, peace-evoking beautiful music.......1998-11-09

    This is perfect music to dream on. After a post-modern stressful day, play this C.D., curl up and rest. You will rise recharged, inspired. The compliation from various artists is well balanced, hauntingly refreshing.
    Malt Shop Memories, Top Down Convertible Sound 2-Cd Set!
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      Malt Shop Memories, Top Down Convertible Sound 2-Cd Set!
      Ritchie Valens , Dion & the Belmonts , Ruby & the Romantics , Jan & Dean , and The Beach Boys
      Manufacturer: Time Life
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD
      ASIN: B000LZ9MWG

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      Disc 1 Song List: 1 A Teenager In Love Dion and the Belmonts 2 Our Day Will Come Ruby and the Romantics 3 Come Softly To Me The Fleetwoods 4 Take Good Care Of My Baby Bobby Vee 5 Runaround Sue Dion 6 Since I Don't Have You The Skyliners 7 A Little Bit Of Soap The Jarmels 8 He's So Fine The Chiffons 9 Devil Or Angel Bobby Vee 10 Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye The Casinos 11 Mockingbird Inez Foxx with Charlie Foxx 12 Hey Paula Paul and Paula 13 Angel Baby Rosie and the Originals 14 Donna Ritchie Valens 15 Sleep Walk Santo and Johnny Disc 2 Song List: 1 I Get Around The Beach Boys 2 One Fine Day The Chiffons 3 G.T.O. Ronny and the Daytonas 4 Surf City Jan and Dean 5 Hey Little Cobra The Rip Chords 6 California Girls The Beach Boys 7 The Little Old Lady (From Pasadena) Jan and Dean 8 Bobby's Girl Marcie Blane 9 Poor Little Fool Ricky Nelson 10 You're Sixteen Johnny Burnette 11 (Just Like) Romeo And Juliet The Reflections 12 Sally, Go 'Round The Roses The Jaynetts 13 Help Me, Rhonda The Beach Boys 14 Dead Man's Curve Jan and Dean 15 Summertime Blues Eddie Cochran

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