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Track Listings
1. Tenterhooks - Dave Vanian
2. Whip - Carcrash Intern
3. Hungary Years - Marc Almond, Andi Sexgang
4. Eye for the Main Chance - Rosetta Stone
5. Still Born/Still Life - Christian Death
6. Machine Politics - Spahn Ranch
7. Bloodstains Pleasure - Play Dead
8. Scream Like an Angel - Brilliant
9. Junkies - Kommunity FK
10. Permanent Red - Usherhouse
11. Chasing Bars - Superheroines
12. 11:11 - Screams for Tina, Screams for Tina
13. Slavedrive - U K Decay
14. Pictures of Betrayal - Nosferatu
15. Just Call Me Sky - Naz Nomad
16. In the Room That Love Exists - Mephisto Waltz
17. Oh Funny Man - Sex Gang Children
18. Whip LL - Carcrash Intern

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Whip
Whip-Smart
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • stands the test of time
  • "And nobody sparkles like you..."
  • Rockin' -- I dig it :)
  • A More than Competent Follow-Up to an Indie Classic
  • Liz is fair
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Liz Phair
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ASIN: B000002SW1
Release Date: 1996-10-01

Tracks:

  1. Chopsticks
  2. Supernova
  3. Support System
  4. X-Ray Man
  5. Shane
  6. Nashville
  7. Go West
  8. Cinco De Mayo
  9. Dogs Of L.A.
  10. Whip-Smart
  11. Jealousy
  12. Crater Lake
  13. Alice Springs
  14. May Queen

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After Exile in Guyville turned Liz Phair into an indie-rock pinup queen, rock critics and lo-fi aficionados everywhere awaited her follow-up with bated breath. Instead of making Guyville II, Phair sidestepped expectations by delivering Whip-smart, an album that replaced the shoestring intimacy of her debut with more traditional song arrangements and (gasp!) professional-sounding production. Though it lacks anything as memorable (and quotable) as Guyville's "Fuck and Run," the record has some notable high points, including the acerbic "Chopsticks," the lovely ballad "Nashville," and the perfect pop single "Supernova." In short, Whip-smart isn't the tremendous artistic statement Guyville was, but it's far more accessible--and quite enjoyable on its own terms. --Dan Epstein

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars stands the test of time.......2007-06-19

The song "Nashville" off this album still gives me goosebumps each time I hear it. Her voice overall sounds very cool on this album. "Whip Smart" is also a really fun track. I got this in late 1995 as a promo when I worked for a college paper and I still have it in my collection! It's probably the only CD that has survived that long, and I just downloaded it to my itunes -- no scratches, all these years later! thanks Liz! (cool album jacket too).

5 out of 5 stars "And nobody sparkles like you...".......2006-03-26

I bought this album about three years ago and to this day whip-smart is still my favorite album. Liz Phair is a genius. Her song-writing is incredible, her voice a relentless pitbull, and her image, a true reniassance. All the songs I love, especially Nashville, Go West, and the album closer, May Queen.
A lot of people think she sold out with her later albums but hey a girl's gotta get paid. Exile in Guyville is considered her masterpiece, and i think it's a great album but for me, whip-smart is her masterpiece. Totally under-rated, this album has smart lyrics and great guitar playing. You can decide for yourself but Whip-smart is one cd that will never be used as a coaster.

5 out of 5 stars Rockin' -- I dig it :).......2006-02-12


I find Liz's music to be good fun and entertaining. Since there are plenty of persons out there happy to be wordy about it, I'll keep this brief. Love it!

4 out of 5 stars A More than Competent Follow-Up to an Indie Classic.......2005-09-27

Disciples of "Exile in Guyville" will agree with the four star rating, newcomers might say it's more of a 3.5 kinda party, but that's still not bad. In an interview, LP once cited a Pavement album as one of her faves. This is no wonder to me, since her first two albums mirrored the characteristics of her Matador contemporaries' first two albums as well. Both respective firsts were raw, instant classics with undeniable charm and unlimited potential. Both follow-ups realized that potential.
"Whip-Smart" shows that Liz's song writing abilities run deeper than which some may have given her credit. This album has it all: Austere melodies that dance on the fringe between polyphonic bliss and drab monotones (chopsticks most notably)but still stir up your insides. Pop-hooks that'll reel you in like a prized marlin (Supernova, Whip-Smart) and still manage to distinguish themselves from the garden variety which live on FM radio. And...all the smut you can handle. A LP tradition that's continued in rich fashion. You've gotta love her honesty if nothing else. This woman makes talking dirty sound smart.
Spanning a broad spectrum of musical landscapes, slick production (not too slick though), and anthemic vocal melodies, Whip-Smart leaves you wanting more, and wondering why Liz Phair never married Steve Malkmus (former Pavement frontman)

3 out of 5 stars Liz is fair.......2005-09-04

An uneven album that features some very good songs among others that are rather mediocre. Standouts include "May Queen" and the hit single "Supernova."
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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.
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  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....
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  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
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  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.
Screamers (Circus Marches)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Flashy, Fun, and Flamboyant
  • stunning musical review
  • Nice and lively!
  • Sounds even better than when I first heard it
  • A staple
 Screamers (Circus Marches)

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000057L1
Release Date: 1991-02-08

Tracks:

  1. In Storm And Sunshine
  2. Whip And Spur
  3. Invictus
  4. The Big Cage
  5. Bones Trombone
  6. Them Basses
  7. The Circus Bee
  8. The Screamer
  9. Thunder And Blazes
  10. Robinson's Grand Entree
  11. Circus Days
  12. Bombasto
  13. The Squealer
  14. Rolling Thunder
  15. Bennett's Triumphal
  16. Bravura
  17. Bugles And Drum
  18. Illinois March
  19. Children's March
  20. The Interlochen Bowl
  21. Onward-Upward
  22. Boy Scouts Of America
  23. Americans We
  24. Officer Of The Day
  25. March
  26. Second Regiment, Connecticut National Guard March
  27. The Mad Major
  28. Guadalcanal March From

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Flashy, Fun, and Flamboyant.......2007-05-31

The Circus March is unfortunately a style of music that is often ignored, yet can be one of the most difficult things to play. Musicians almost have to have a feel for it to achieve the desired effect. Each march contained herein captures both excitement, showmanship, and even a certain degree of comedy that is associated with this style. Listening to these brings back a by-gone era of bearded ladies, roller coasters, and kettle corn. If you play this regularly, you may even begin to smell the peanuts roasting....

5 out of 5 stars stunning musical review.......2005-09-27

This is music I have not heard, or played, for years. Most impressive musicianship. And the tempos are unbelievable! For this size group, it is amazing--and nothing less would be expected.

I am a retired music teacher, and this brought me back to the times when I played in large marching bands, or smaller groups for the local rodeo, as a college student. Great excitement in listening, and being swept away to a time when I had less to worry about.

The music itself has a great affect on me, besides the impressive way in which it is delivered. Great sound. Great precision. Great music that just isn't played or used much anymore. How fun to relive those moments--especially the ones featuring the trombone.

5 out of 5 stars Nice and lively!.......2004-04-28

I was specifically looking for music of the circus and this recording just blew me away. It is clean and well done -- technically speaking. The Eastman Wind Ensemble is spectacular! If you are looking for something that sounds like a circus band, this is NOT it. This is a very professional, high quality recording of some of the best march music ever composed.

5 out of 5 stars Sounds even better than when I first heard it.......2004-03-01

When I first heard the last eleven marches on this recording; I heard them on tape, and I really enjoyed them, this was back in 1988 when I was in the seventh grade. When I moved in the winter of 1988, I lost that tape. I was very sad when I did, and it was not until the summer of 2002 that I saw this recording at amazon; 14 years later still great, and sounds even better on CD than it did on tape. This time was even better, because it has even more marches, in the old tape, it had what on this recording are tracks 17-28. Tracks 1-16 are equally good, this recording is of a great sentimental value for me...I hope you enjoy as much as I have 14 years later....

5 out of 5 stars A staple.......2003-06-14

A great collection of marches not by Sousa conducting by none other than Fennell. You can't go wrong having this in your band CD collection.
Red, White & Brass
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Canuck Brass' Salute to the States
  • Fun
  • Fun
 Red, White & Brass

Manufacturer: Philips
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ASIN: B00000414O
Release Date: 1991-10-11

Tracks:

  1. Voluntary On Old Hundredth
  2. American Patrol
  3. George M. Cohan On Broadway: Give My Regards To Broadway - Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway - Mary's A Grand Old Name - You're Grand Old Flag - The Yankee Doodle Boy
  4. Westward Ho
  5. Salute To John Philip Sousa: Semper Fidelis - Manhattan Beach - The Liberty Bell - Hands Across The Sea - The US Field Artillery March - The Stars And Stripes Forever
  6. Alexander's Ragtime Band
  7. Grand Circus Fantasia: 1. Entry Of The Gladiators, 2. The Squealer, 3. Skater's Waltz, 4. Three-Ring Finale: Rolling Thunder - Czardas - Entry Of The Gladiators
  8. Shaker Suite
  9. An American Theme And Variations - Beautiful Dreamer

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Canuck Brass' Salute to the States.......2004-03-03

CBrass has for some years now been one of the premiere brass units in the world. Having seen them twice in person, they are true showmen and ambassadors for their country, their music and instruments.

Here is a CD that is needed in our time: a collection of patriotic, good ole' American music.

This is 4th of July clap your hands firework watching music at its best. In fact, that is exactly what listening to this collection does for me: it takes me to the excellent Greenfield Village at Henry Ford's annual 4th Fireworks Concert.

This is good stuff, well done by early CBrass.

5 out of 5 stars Fun.......2002-01-29

The Canadian Brass never fail to please, and this CD really lives up to that reputation. Even with the added orchestra, the songs never get bogged down or unevenly weighted. This was one of the first CB CD's I bought several years ago, and still one of my favourites of theirs.

4 out of 5 stars Fun.......2000-10-24

This cd is a lot of fun to listen to, mainly because of the entirely too impressive trumpet playing. While the quintet may be a bit trumpet heavy, it does not detract from music in this corny, showy style. It is a lot of fun to listen to, and I highly recommend it to those who love brass music.
Whip It On
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Vibes are all it has going for it
  • (Four and a half stars) Who knew three chord songs could be so much fun
  • Irritating
  • Incredibly catchy--Buddy Holly meets Sonic Youth
  • A Challenging Concept Album
 Whip It On
The Raveonettes
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B00008NGA8
Release Date: 2003-03-18

Tracks:

  1. Attack Of The Ghost Riders
  2. Veronica Fever
  3. Do You Believe Her
  4. Chains
  5. Cops On Our Tail
  6. My Tornado
  7. Bowels Of The Beast
  8. Beat City

Album Description

Hotly tipped Danish nu-rock band! Whip It On is basically a soundtrack album, a film noir storybook of eight solid tracks blazing with attitude. Digipak. Columbia. 2003.

Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Vibes are all it has going for it.......2006-04-08

You only need to look at the title of the song "Attack of the Ghost Riders" to know what you're in for. As that song title would suggest, this album has a campy, 50s teen slasher flick feel to it. You can almost see the supernatural antagonist riding off into the night on a motorcycle, looking to cause some chaos. Unfortunately, that vibe is all this album has going for it. Most of the songs sound the same, and almost all of them are skip-worrthy. Beat City is good, and Attack of the Ghost Riders is almost memorable, but you'll forget everything else the moment the stereo turns off. This band has good ideas, they just haven't completely developed them yet.

4 out of 5 stars (Four and a half stars) Who knew three chord songs could be so much fun.......2006-03-29

Start with a heavy dose of the Jesus and Mary Chain's "Psychocandy," sprinkle in some surf music and raunchy lyrics, and limit each song to just three chords (in the key of B-Minor) had you have "Whip It On" by the Raveonettes, a Danish duo consisting of Sune Rose Wagner and the ravishing Sharon Foo. It's pure and simple rock-and-roll with crunching reverb guitar, bass and drums, reminding me somewhat of the Ramones when they first started out. "Whip On It" is an E.P. really, in that it includes only eight songs which average less than three minutes each. But what a fun time it is, and it leaves one wishing for more.

My favorite song on the album is a four-way tie between "Attack of the Ghost Riders," "Do You Believe Her" (where Sharin repeats the word "Honey"), "Chains," and "Beat City." Right behind these are "Veronica Fever" and "Cops on our Tail." Sub-par, but still not bad, are "My Tornado" and "Bowels of the Beast." The Raveonettes are just alot of fun, and I'm looking forward to seeing them live in a small venue, which I can imagine would be like one big Frat party.

2 out of 5 stars Irritating.......2006-03-26

This is an irritating CD for a couple of reasons. Many of the songs have what sounds like a pretty cool guitar riff, but it gets buried in all the muddy lo-fi noise. The songs are sung in an emotionless monotone with some effect that makes them sound disembodied. If one song were done this way, it might be effective, but the entire CD drones on, each song sounding pretty much like the previous one. I think there are some decent songs here that would be entertaining done by another band.

4 out of 5 stars Incredibly catchy--Buddy Holly meets Sonic Youth.......2005-12-02

I'm not usually into musically simplistic three minute pop punk, but I can't get this EP out of my stereo. Yes, this duo does wears their influences on their sleaves, but it's incredibly catchy and well-written for what it is, so who cares? Plus, I think they display a wider range of influences than they get credit for. For example, as a longtime metalhead, I state with confidence that the tuned down riff on "Bowels of the Beast" is total Black Sabbath worship. And considering the title of the song, it's obviously meant to be. Also, "Cops on our Tail" seems very much to be referencing The Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian," itself rather retro, but one has to admit that channeling the '60's through the '80's is a brilliant move. I bought this CD for $1.99 at a used CD store and it may well be the best use of two bucks I've ever made.

4 out of 5 stars A Challenging Concept Album.......2005-10-22

When listening to this album, I feel its images evoke a movie full of surfing, car chases, lonely walks through the desert, and raves, all filmed in a film noir style.

The Raveonettes, with their jangly, simplistic lo-fi chords seem to have been pulled straight out of rock-n-roll's nascent years. However, the album takes a darker spin. Not only are the lyrics of a more plaintive, depressive tone, but the monotonous minor key brings the tone down into rock's dank basement.

Critics cite the minor key as a weak point for the album, but what few understand is that this is a concept album, the concept being "I wonder what would happen if we wrote an entire album in a single key?" The answer is that you get an album that flows seamlessly from track to track, lulling you into a place where all that seems to matter anymore is the music.

Critics also claim that this band has absolutely no versatility, which seems true for this album. They should give "Pretty in Black" a spin, because it seems that after "Whip it On," the band decided to take a different turn and let all of their influences shine.

It's hard to name a star track from "Whip It On," but I think the story the album tells is best summed up in the final track, "Beat City." The raucous chords and melodious harmony line whip up the images that stick with me every time I listen to this album. Other favorites are "Veronica Fever," "Do You Believe Her," and "Bowels of the Beast."

Comparisons are drawn between The Raveonettes and The White Stripes. Both bands are guy-girl duos, but that's where the parallel seems to end. While WS lovers will enjoy this album, the sound is largely different from WS's sparse, laid-back melodies. Fans of Garbage will like the Raveonettes as lyricist Sune Rose Wagner may be seen as the second coming of Shirley Manson, and the brooding words are sometimes reminiscent of Garbage's ranting lyrics. Also, fans of Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Cheifs, Hot Hot Heat, the Bravery, and the Arcade Fire would be wise to give this album a spin.
Motown Legends: Let It Whip/Joystick
Average customer rating: Not rated
    		Motown Legends: Let It Whip/Joystick
    Dazz Band
    Manufacturer: Mca Special Products
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    ASIN: B0000047HN
    Release Date: 1995-03-14

    Tracks:

    1. Let It Whip
    2. Heartbeat
    3. Sooner Or Later
    4. Shake It Up
    5. I Believe In You
    6. Joystick
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    The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Moved to tears
    • Nonesuch delivers.Again
    • harmonia in excelsis
    • Our greatest living composer
    • Wonderful CD
    		 The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective

    Manufacturer: Nonesuch
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    ASIN: B00001SID1
    Release Date: 1999-10-19

    Tracks:

    1. Lollapalooza
    2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean
    3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Toot Nipple
    4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Dogjam
    5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Pavane: She's So Fine
    6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Rag The Bone
    7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Habanera
    8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Stubble Crotchet
    9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Hammer & Chisel
    10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Alligator Escalator
    11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Standchen: The Little Serenade
    12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances: Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
    13. Slonimsky's Earbox

    Tracks:

    1. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Tromba Lontana
    2. Two Fanfares For Orchestra - Short Ride In A Fast Machine
    3. Common Tones In Simple Time
    4. El Dorado - Part I. A Dream Of Gold
    5. El Dorado - Part II. Soledades

    Tracks:

    1. Harmonielehre - Part I
    2. Harmonielehre - Part II The Anfortas Wound
    3. Harmonielehre - Part III Meister Eckhardt And Quackie
    4. Violin Concerto - Part I
    5. Violin Concerto - Part II Chaconne:
    6. Violin Concerto - Part III Toccare

    Tracks:

    1. Chamber Sympony - Mongel Airs
    2. Chamber Sympony - Aria With Walking Bass
    3. Chamber Sympony
    4. Hoodo Zephyr - Tundra
    5. Hoodo Zephyr - Dissappointment Lake
    6. Hoodo Zephyr - Hoodo Zephyr
    7. Gnarly Buttons - The Perilous Shore
    8. Gnarly Buttons - Hoe-Down (Mad Cow)
    9. Gnarly Buttons - Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

    Tracks:

    1. Ensemble - I Was Looking At The Ceiling And Then I Saw The Sky
    2. A Sermon On Romance
    3. Consuelo's Dream
    4. Mike's Song About Arresting A Particular Individual
    5. Tiffany's Solo
    6. Song About The On-Site Altercation
    7. Song About The Bad Boys And The News
    8. Your Honor My Client He's A Young Black Man
    9. Leila's Song; Alone (Again Or At Last)
    10. Three Weeks And Still I'm Outta My Mind
    11. Crushed By The Rock I Been Standing On
    12. Dewain's Song Of Liberation And Surprise
    13. !Este Pais! / This Country
    14. One Last Look At The Angel In Your Eyes
    15. Finale

    Tracks:

    1. Lollapalooza
    2. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean
    3. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Toot Nipple
    4. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Dogjam
    5. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Pavane: She's So Fine
    6. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Rag The Bone
    7. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Habenera
    8. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Stubble Crotchet
    9. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Hammer & Chisel
    10. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Alligator Escalator
    11. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Standchen: The Little Serenade
    12. John's Book Of Alleged Dances - Judah To Ocean (Reprise)
    13. Slonimsky's Earbox

    Tracks:

    1. Harmonium - Negative Love
    2. Harmonium - Becuase I Could Not Stop For Death
    3. Harmonium - Wild Nights
    4. Shaker Loops - Shaking and Trambling
    5. Shaker Loops - Hymning Slews
    6. Shaker Loops - Loops and Verses
    7. Shaker Loops - A Final Shaking

    Tracks:

    1. The Chairman Dances - Foxtrot For Orchestra
    2. Grand Pianola Music - First Movement
    3. Grand Pianola Music - Second Movement
    4. Grand Pianola Music - Third Movement: On The Dominant Divide
    5. Fearful Symmetries

    Tracks:

    1. Nixon In China - Opening
    2. Nixon In China -
    3. Nixon In China -
    4. Nixon In China - Landing Of The Spirit Of '76
    5. Nixon In China -
    6. Nixon In China -
    7. Nixon In China -
    8. Nixon In China -
    9. Nixon In China - Cheers
    10. Nixon In China -
    11. Nixon In China - Opening
    12. Nixon In China -
    13. Nixon In China -
    14. Nixon In China -
    15. Nixon In China -
    16. Nixon In China -
    17. Nixon In China -
    18. Nixon In China -
    19. Nixon In China -
    20. Nixon In China -
    21. Nixon In China -
    22. Nixon In China -

    Tracks:

    1. The Wound-Dresser
    2. Christian Zeal And Activity
    3. Five Songs - Thoreau
    4. Five Songs - Down East
    5. Five Songs - Cradle Song
    6. Five Songs - At The River
    7. Five Songs - Serenity
    8. Eros Piano

    Amazon.com

    Having earned his composing stripes after the 1960s, John Adams had the pioneering work of Steve Reich, Philip Glass, and Terry Riley close at hand as he ventured into his trade. And, while minimalism's historical continuum helps place Adams, he used Reich, Glass, and Riley (among others) only as a starting point. And here's proof: a 10-CD retrospective of nearly all Adams's recorded compositions on Nonesuch Records, the label that also issued Steve Reich 1965-1995 and Kronos Quartet: 25 Years. Adams's Harmonium, a choral work of startling energy and effervescence, appears here in a new recording, as do distillations of both The Death of Klinghoffer and Nixon in China, two path-clearing operas. Over the span of a career covered by Earbox, Adams has returned minimalism to traditional instrumental ensembles as well as to projects that at once advanced a political commentary and took that commentary back to orchestral audiences. And so, in far less time than his predecessors, Adams created works that now play like standard repertoire pieces: The Wound Dresser and Shaker Loops and the Violin Concerto--all of them are here. What these works demonstrate is a fierce creativity on the one hand and perhaps a hunger for commercial advances on the other. Adams may at times be a bustling free thinker, but he sounds ever conscious of what audiences are listening to. As for the works themselves, they remain every bit as daunting as when written.

    Some may object to particular selections. I Was Looking at the Ceiling and Then I Saw the Sky, for example, hardly ranks with Adams's best work. But this box isn't a mere best-of; it's an almost-all-of. At times terrifically American--especially in the news-aware operas and their narrative pragmatism--Adams well deserves a major box set, and its coverage is appropriate to his varied, stylistically diverse output. As with any large-scale retrospective, Earbox--which fairly bristles with Adams's new composition, Slonimsky's Earbox--has spots where fans might balk at the quality of the composer's writing. But it's got a fantastic accompanying booklet along with its many hours of inarguably modern and thoroughly listener-friendly music. --Andrew Bartlett

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Moved to tears.......2004-03-18

    Never before in my life was i moved so intensely and directly by classical music. I put the first cd in my player and a few minutes later tears are flowing. I find myself dancing and moving to a rythm i already seem to know. Wow, i just have to share that.

    5 out of 5 stars Nonesuch delivers.Again.......2002-11-27

    John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits and pieces of adams for me, and more and more i found myself amazed. and swayed. His operas have been groundbreaking{Nixon in China} controversial{Death Of klinghoffer},his compostions sublimely beautiful{shaker Loops or harmonium].HIS STATURE IS WORTHY THEN OF SUCH A MONUMENTAL CAREER SPANNING BOX SET.This 10 disc set[great value, again from NONESUCH}encompasses Adams' entire career,and though there are some misses here{I was looking at the ceiling and then i saw the sky doesnt quite fit},it is still magnificent. the Highlights are ,{for me} the Wound Dresser, Chamber symphony,Violin Concerto, of course, Shaker Loops and Harmonuim are wonderful. The true jewels here are Nixon in China,the Chairman dances and the Death of Klinghoffer,which is simply a masterpiece. The set comes with a wonderful book, which contains essay's by Robert Hurwitz {An Uncommon Man}renaud Machart[John adams as seen from europe} and Essays before an earbox by Adams himself.A Chronology and dicography are included. A wonderful study of an American original,worth the investment, Highly highly recommended

    4 out of 5 stars harmonia in excelsis.......2001-11-12

    I must agree with Mr. Bartlett, particularly with regard to "Ceiling." It may well be because his Violin Concerto and Harmonielehre are so powerful. 4.5 stars.
    Interesting, and likely intentional, is that two names in the extensive liner book fail to mention two great and glaringly obvious precursors: Carl Orff and Raymond Scott. Without "Carmina Burana," there would be no "Harmonium." Orff has his mark all over Adams's gifted and epic compositions. Similarly, though there are glib references to "cartoon music," the polymath engineer/musician Scott is a seminal figure in American music, and casts a large shadow over the witty juxtapositions and sense of play one loves in Adams's work. In all, an excellent career overview.

    5 out of 5 stars Our greatest living composer.......2001-07-22

    As a composer, I'm staggered that anyone could fail to be gripped by this music.

    That anyone can use the words "spoiled, overrated" amazes me. I emphatically disagree with "A music fan"'s review.

    I don't think it's "mind-numbing"; I think it's spiritual and exciting. To me it's the most substantial music being created in our times.

    I'm really sorry that anyone could fail to enjoy it, and really recommend others to listen for themselves.

    5 out of 5 stars Wonderful CD.......2000-04-02

    This compilation should turn even the most curmudgeonly listerner into a fan. Beautifully recorded, great notes -- and it's a heck of a bargain!
    American Whip
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Ahhhh
    • Whip smart
    • sometimes you find it
    • Great CD and great live show!
    • albums of this quality are a rare commodity these days
    		 American Whip
    Joy Zipper
    Manufacturer: Dangerbird Records
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    ASIN: B0007IO7G8
    Release Date: 2005-02-22

    Tracks:

    1. Sunstroke
    2. Christmas Song
    3. Baby You Should Know
    4. 33x
    5. Out Of The Sun
    6. Drugs
    7. Dosed And Became Invisible
    8. Alzheimers
    9. Ron
    10. In The Never Ending Search For A Suitable Enemy
    11. VSX
    12. Vally Stream

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    American Whip is the second album by the very good-looking couple Vincent Cafiso and Tabitha Tindale. This decadent "newgazer" pop is woozy, beautiful, and more than a little tongue in cheek, a pleasant surprise as almost every contemporary group you'll hear that displays inspiration from the British "shoegazer" movement of the 1980s totally blows. Joy Zipper has been criticized for being too referential and kitschy, but it's precisely their dark sense of humor and knowledge of perfect/ fuzzy pop of the past (MBV , Zombies , Stereolab , Association) that makes this the kind of record you want to fall in love to, at least sonically. The obvious single, "Christmas Song," is a sugary masterpiece of Symbolist post-pop: "I feel you most when I'm deep in madness/ I love you more than a thousand Christmases/ I want you more than any gift I can think of." The words are druggy but smart, and their overwhelmingly downer vibe is offset perfectly by the sunny California pop. The lyrics are the sole reason none of these songs have appeared in a Volkswagen commercial yet. --Mike McGonigal

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Ahhhh.......2005-09-20

    Some days there is just nothing more enjoyable than sitting in the open air - whether on a porch, or near a lake; it's just down right refreshing... Every once in a while, you might see something that provokes deep thought, or maybe a sweet smile... American Whip by the Joy Zippers brings that feeling to mind through the ears. Yes, an 'Ahhhh' to my ears & mind it is.

    5 out of 5 stars Whip smart.......2005-07-10

    If the White Stripes got really, REALLY stoned, they might sound something like Joy Zipper.

    This talented duo smothers any sign of a sophomore slump in "American Whip," with its lush mesh of sixties psychedelica and shoegazer pop. The resulting album is languid, expansive and dreamy, but laced with a dark edge that you won't find in any Zombies or Beach Boys album.

    The delicately blurred "Sunstroke" slowly opens into a whimsical little love song: "I need you more than the rain in springtime/love you more than the open sea." It's an exceptionally sweet song, and it does lure you in. But don't expect all to be happiness and light -- despite the colorful, hazy sound, the songs can get pretty grim at times.

    Examples: The swirling lo-fi pop number "Alzheimer's" is from the POV of an old woman with Alzheimer's Disease. "Why do I keep forgetting my name?/Maybe it's something I ate/What is this terrible thing coming over me?" Vincent Cafiso drones. Parent/child alienation. And odes to "Drugs" and magic mushrooms.

    Despite their obvious debts to bands like Stereolab, Zombies and fuzzy psychpop, Joy Zipper doesn't sound specifically like anything but itself. The duo's hazy, mellow music just sweeps the listener off their feet, as it brings to mind visions of California sunshine, summer days, flowery fields... and lots of drugs.

    Cafiso and his bandmate Tabitha Tindale share keyboard duty, weaving a thick electronic fog around Cafiso's slow-burning guitar riffs and mellow basslines. There are some guest musicians, mostly contributing violins to songs like "Dosed and Became Invisible," which has a strong string presence from beginning to end.

    Cafiso and Tindale have wonderfully synchronised vocals -- he sounds stoned and melodic, she sounds ethereal. And they're suited to the smart lyrics: "I dosed and became invisible/A compilation of my dreams/Exploded in my sleep." The "Alzheimer's" song hedges on bad taste when Cafiso sings about Ivory soap, but the lack of humor saves it from seeming grossly insensitive.

    Like a shoegazer Fiery Furnaces or a stoned White Stripes, Joy Zipper churns out beautifully foggy rock music. "American Whip" is definitely worth checking out.

    5 out of 5 stars sometimes you find it.......2005-06-23

    This was way too strange. I heard 33x on XM's XMU station. I write down the group and song. I am unfamilar. I buy American Whip. I also buy the first album... with nary a listen at all. I think there are elements of Stereolab, Ivy, Flowchart, My Bloody Valentine, Lush, and maybe even that vocal standard of Juliana Hatfield from just a limited exposure to a single song. I knows what I like. I jump.
    When I get the album American Whip, I am reading thru the liner notes.. so who is doing some of the mixing? None other than Kevin Shields... what the.... no wonder I like it. I wondered what he was doing since there is no other MBV album on any horizon since Loveless. The sound is unmistakable... you can hear that poppy vocal sound along with great guitar riffs and analog electronics.
    To say the least, both albums are excellent. They are on continuous play. I purchased everything else I could find. That should tell you something.

    5 out of 5 stars Great CD and great live show!.......2005-06-03

    I saw Joy Zipper play at the Avalon in Hollywood about a month ago and thought they were amazing. I had heard their album once before seeing the show and liked it, but now i'm just obsessesed with it. It's got that Beach Boy feel to it but with much darker lyrics. I highly recommend it!

    5 out of 5 stars albums of this quality are a rare commodity these days.......2005-03-09

    Albums of this quality are a rare commodity these days and this goes especially for rock. The sound, though not ground breaking, is fairy uncomplicated, guitar-based psychedelia with some striking vocals. Not only are they fabulously produced to an arguably deeper emotional level than the Beach Boys' "God Only Knows," but they lyrically tackle some frankly dark and thought provoking subject matter. Aside from the obviously depression founded "33x," "Dosed And Became Invisible" relates one of the least glamorizing yet knowledgeable accounts of psilocybin mushroom use I've heard on record, and lord knows I've looked. One of the most spiritually educational drugs, and completely natural at that, theories even circulate about the symbiotic relationship we have with them, that is they could have been the black omen from "2001: A Space Odyssey" which jumpstarted our evolution and gave us such gifts as insight, religion, philosophy, and much more. It's no giggling hippy account but a contemplative celebration and subtle encouragement for this spectacular, naturally growing fungus. "Alzheimers" has to be the most powerful song here though with its gripping sample of an old woman trying to guess her own age and coming up about thirty years short to which the melancholic drone of Vincent Cafiso and Tabitha Tindale lends its most fitting atmosphere and brings much needed attention to a truly paralyzing and family stressing disorder propagated by chemicals and additives that governments and the industries that support them shroud in lies. Calling this a Rock album would be an insult to its integrity. This is a compelling work of emotional magnitude that should be taught from in schools.
    Whip It on
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • nice...
    • 1 Star for each of the songs I liked
    • "Whip It On"
    • A promise
    • 3.5 Stars, I won't mind whipping this into my cd player.
    		 Whip It on
    Raveonettes
    Manufacturer: Red Int / Red Ink
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    ASIN: B00007BH9A
    Release Date: 2002-11-19

    Tracks:

    1. Attack Of the Ghost Riders
    2. Veronica Fever
    3. Do You Believe Her
    4. Chains
    5. Cops on Our Tail
    6. My Tornado
    7. Bowels of the Beast
    8. Beat City

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    Heirs to the White Stripes' new-garage throne, the Raveonettes have delivered a debut of enormous spirit and purpose. Only 21 minutes long, it's one of those rare albums that leave one aching for more. By deliberately setting limits (all songs are under three minutes long, are in B minor, feature three or fewer chords, and don't have high hats), the Danish duo--like the Cramps, the Jesus and Mary Chain, and Suicide--give themselves run to go wild within narrow parameters. "Attack of the Ghost Riders" is thrillingly volatile rock & roll, overlaid with the shrieking of tortured machinery. "My Tornado" is a churning plea to a pitiless, glorious lover. Better still is the slow, grim "Bowels of the Beast," which sounds like the Cramps performing Black Sabbath, and the closing "Beat City," in which the sweet harmonies of Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo tumble into a maelstrom of howling guitar. Whip It On is simple but amazingly energetic. --Dominic Wills

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars nice..........2003-07-27

    This album is a strange one. After only hearing "Do You Believe Her", I immediately went out and purchased the cd.

    After it was put into my cd player, it was like nothing I've heard before. I mean, sure, some would say it all sounds like one long song, but the beauty of the way this EP is put together is magnificent.

    Each song has a haunting value about it.

    All in all, it's just a fantastic listen, especially for those who dig the new old-rock-revival type thing. It has a bit of a 60's influence, and that makes it all the more enjoyable.

    This is good stuff.

    2 out of 5 stars 1 Star for each of the songs I liked.......2003-07-21

    I bought this CD knowing what to expect: A mini album with very similar songs in the same tone. I was a little dissapointed after finally hearing it. Don't get me wrong, this is a very original group with a very distinctive sound and I respect any group who will go out and try something new, but this album really didn't move me. Hell, it didn't really even touch me. I bought it after hearing Attack of the Ghost Riders because it is a great and original song, but everything after, with the exception of Beat City, is quite dull. Beat City is a great song which actually gets this cd going. Unfortunately, that kick is at the very end of the cd. I really think they have the potential to make a great cd, they just need to make a longer cd with a little more diversity. I will give them credit in being original and for the two great songs on the cd.

    5 out of 5 stars "Whip It On".......2003-07-12

    This album is magnificent, it's so simple it's brilliant. Like The White Stripes, The Ravonettes are a duo. Sune Rose Wagner & Sharin Foo, from Denmark, are now European breakthrough artists with the release of 'Whip It On'. Although none of the songs are over 3 minutes long, they satisfy the ears. That's one of their strange rules, that & all songs are recorded in B Minor.
    All of the songs are good, but the ones that stand out would have to be "Attack of the Ghost Riders," "Do You Believe Her," "My Tornado," & "Beat City."
    The sound of "Do you believe her" is incredibly sexy. In fact The whole entire album has a mysterious, haunting, & sexy sound. As long as the Ravonettes keep making albums like this, they'll be legends.

    3 out of 5 stars A promise.......2003-06-10

    Distorted punk-pop-rock, with an eerie 50s-style cover and a small number of short, hard-hitting songs. Either it's a pretentious waste, or a glimpse of future excellent music -- for the Raveonettes' "Whip It On," it's a little hard to tell just what it is. Taken alone, "Whip" is a fairly interesting rock CD.

    Starting with a piercing electronic screech, "Attack of the Ghost Riders" is a steady track, followed by the more flowing "Veronica Fever," the siren-filled "Cops on Our Tail," the heavy-thumping "Do You Believe Her," the rocking "My Tornado" with its haunting whispers, and a few others.

    Comparisons to the White Stripes may be the wrong thing to listen to; the Raveonettes sound quite different from the Stripes. They don't have the flexibility or versatility; the songs are a lot more monotonous musically, as many of them seem alike. It's also very short -- only eight songs, and most of them are about three minutes or less.

    Despite this, the music is fairly raw and dark, but broodingly danceable. The distorted, slightly vocals seem to blend in with the whirling guitar feedback, and the songwriting has the same dark quality as the music, sometimes well-written and sometimes just repetitive. ("Delinquent girl/and all her angels on death row") The words dwell on darkness, crime, Vegas lights, and catching rays off the sun.

    The Raveonettes may be the next big thing, or they may not. "Whip It On" is a nice diversion but gives only some hints of what may be ahead for the Danish duo. A nice (if short) listen.

    3 out of 5 stars 3.5 Stars, I won't mind whipping this into my cd player........2003-06-04

    I credit The Raveonettes for help getting me into the Jesus and Mary Chain about a year ago. I bought this album for around say five dollars because I had heard a few mentionings of it plus it was just cheap. When I bought this album I liked it a lot, I thought it was a really great album. So I looked around for reviews and such for the album and I saw many comparisons to a band I had never heard of before called The Jesus and Mary Chain. So I downloaded their album Psychocandy and I was simply stunned, it soon became one of my favorite albums and it still is today. After hearing Psychocandy I realized how much The Raveonettes sounded like them, and not as good. So a lot of the greatness that was originally in Whip It On, even though I still thought it was a decent cd.

    Now to talk about the actual songs. One thing that hurts this album because they are all strung together maybe too tightly. This creates a feeling that every song sounds the same. Most of the songs, well all the songs, have the great wall of soung reminiscent of shoegazer bands and pop songs. Unlike JAMC, The Raveonettes songs are more dance oriented and are similar to a new band called The Faint. I'd say the strongest tracks are My Tornado (that whisper is cool), Cops On Our Tail, and Bowels of the Beast. When I listened to this album I realized that it was plenty good in its own right, even though it borried much from other groups, but then again so do many bands. I suggest you buy this album if you don't want to dish out the twenty bucks for Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy.
    My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • 5 stars for anything these guys put out on cd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • A great five track sampling of Southern heavy metal
    • Elijah sings Rock and Roll
    • Rage Against the Machine meets Jesus!
    • Buy it! You won't be disappointed.
    		 My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy
    Disciple
    Manufacturer: Warner Bros / Wea
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000005JAE
    Release Date: 1997-12-09

    Tracks:

    1. My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy
    2. Pharisee
    3. Fill My Shoes
    4. Fall On Me
    5. Easter Bunny

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars 5 stars for anything these guys put out on cd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2006-01-20

    can someone tell me how i can get what was i thinking (debut) cd ,from these guys!?its a 1996 release.Is it still in print? If someone has a copy to sell ,new or used, id apreciate it!i love this band !i tryed ,but couldnt find it anywhere on amazon.HIT ME BACK SOON K! thanx!!!ROCK ON!!

    4 out of 5 stars A great five track sampling of Southern heavy metal.......2003-03-03

    "My Daddy Can Whip Your Daddy" offers a great five track sampling of what the Southern heavy metal power house called Disciple has to offer. Each of the five tracks show off a different aspect of the band's sound, making the album good for long time metal fans or for those who are looking for just a taste of what folks are talking about.

    I was surprised, in that the strong points of the album are not the classic hard metal tracks, but the more laid back songs in the middle of the set. The title track starts off with a great drum and bass line and belts it out fast and hard. Showing off the heavier element of the band, there are plenty of raw screaming vocals to fill the need. The band reminds us of their Southern roots with 'Pharisee', a rhythmic and heavy blues influences number.

    The track that gets the repeats, though, is the laid back 'Fill My Shoes'. The guitar elements are still there, and combined with the down-tempo beat make a great emotional cry almost all of us can relate to, "I believe, help my unbelief". Coming right in at second winner on the album is 'Fill My Shoes'. Imagine the heaviest track from Souther Rock bands such as Black Crows or Third Day, raise the beat a notch, and you've got a great song. The CD wraps up with 'Easter Bunny', a track spoken more often than sung as it rails against the replacement of Jesus with the Easter Bunny and Santa Clause.

    A good glimpse of a great band, the album offers a taste of good metal to tide you over for the main courses the band is renown for.

    Chad
    --The Edge On-Line

    5 out of 5 stars Elijah sings Rock and Roll.......2002-09-12

    Every time I hear the song, My Daddy can Whip Your Daddy, I think of Elijah and the prophets of Baal. And everytime I hear this band, the words "singing prophet" always are planted firmly on my lips. Stylistically, these guys share their genre most closely with Galactic Cowboys. The lyrics to their songs are prophetic in nature (not futuristically speaking, but as vision about God's view of society in the present). Visions of Jeremiah, Elijah, and Paul the apostle come immediately to my mind when I hear them.

    The songs here are great. Be sure to find a copy of the song, "Thousand Years" as it is one of the most powerful worship songs I've heard in years and the passion in it cannot be missed...This is music is not for the seeker sensitive - unless of course they are really seeking. ...

    5 out of 5 stars Rage Against the Machine meets Jesus!.......1999-10-13

    Although this band does have a strong flavor of Rage against the Machine and Guns N' Roses and such, they also have their own style mixed in that rocks! The songs vary from the slow and groovy tones of 'Fill My Shoes' to the hard metal rock sound of 'Fall On Me'. This CD is absolutely worth buying, the only thing I don't like about it is that there are only 5 songs!

    4 out of 5 stars Buy it! You won't be disappointed........1999-07-26

    What an amazing discovery..had never heard of these guys before reading the article in HM (July/Aug '99 issue). Bought this CD and now I have to go find their other two albums.

    Heavy...love it! If you like Precious Death or Galactic Cowboys, you'll love these guys.

    Lyrically awesome!

    Keep on rockin'.

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